View Poll Results: Are snobs as annoying as chavs
Yes
38
44.71%
Almost
13
15.29%
No
34
40.00%
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POLL, chavs and snobs
15 May 2012, 05:20 PM
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Come on Addi ..... Don't be a spoilsport! 
You just had a bit of a fail moment, where a slightly childish attempt to stick it to a mod you perceive as being a snob backfired, not only in terms of the results, but also check out the comments on the thread. Then you f*cked up the interpretation of the poll. It's ok - I don't hold it against you. It's been fun!
You just had a bit of a fail moment, where a slightly childish attempt to stick it to a mod you perceive as being a snob backfired, not only in terms of the results, but also check out the comments on the thread. Then you f*cked up the interpretation of the poll. It's ok - I don't hold it against you. It's been fun!
Your just proving to me now what most have said about you, sorry if this offends you
I feel you may need to trot off and sip some herbal tea and munch a scone or two as this is clearly affecting your ability to be a mod
15 May 2012, 07:14 PM
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It's "snobs" mate, only one "b".
It derives from ages ago when public schools noted next to pupils who were NOT from "noble" families, "sans nobilite", (French: without nobility), and the abbreviation, "s.***", was used.
It became a word for someone trying to be posher than they actually are.
And even the word "posh" derives from the old steamship days, when people with money requested cabins: "Port (side) out, Starboard (side) home", abbreviated to POSH.
It derives from ages ago when public schools noted next to pupils who were NOT from "noble" families, "sans nobilite", (French: without nobility), and the abbreviation, "s.***", was used.
It became a word for someone trying to be posher than they actually are.
And even the word "posh" derives from the old steamship days, when people with money requested cabins: "Port (side) out, Starboard (side) home", abbreviated to POSH.
Apparently: P&O say they have never issued such tickets and, although many tickets from that era still exist, no 'POSH' ones have been found. These have the status of an etymological Holy Grail and occasionally someone claims to have seen one. Needless to say that hasn't yet been backed up with any evidence.
Even being an ex-public schoolboy myself, I think snobs are easily as annoying as chavs!
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