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Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 2:05pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
dominique: It's completely TRUE! My dad saw them lose to Enugu Rangers, Stationery Stores and the NFA Select XI, and looking lost and clueless while doing so (one suspects it was merely preseason football to them), and after that Lagosians took to calling any clueless person a "Dundee"! ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 2:09pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
stanzo: Nope! Crocodile Dundee was made in 1986... My parents have been using the "Dundee" term since the 1970s. |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 2:16pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
AbujaBlue: One would presume that back in that (pre-EPL, pre-Bosman) era, the Scottish league was relatively strong... Even the likes Kenny Dalgish were playing in Scotland back then and Celtic was the first British club to win the European Cup. |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 2:23pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
Neoteny: Why would it be "parodied as dundee united" when there is another similarly-placed club actually called just 'Dundee'?! |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by ashjay001(m): 2:32pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 2:37pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
klever18: daddytime: femi4: Neoteny: Neoteny: So to disappoint y'all, but it's the TRUTH! Go ask your parents or CyberEagles forum (where many members have been watching Nigerian footy since the 1970s). ![]() |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 2:41pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
ashjay001: The Yoruba drum theory is absolute BS! ![]() |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by Neoteny(m): 2:55pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
9jaRealist: We asked You're lying |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by Neoteny(m): 2:56pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
9jaRealist: Dundee is not really a club, it's a place in Scotland. Dundee United is the club. |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by femi4: 3:21pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
9jaRealist:cyber wetin, you want me to believe in Nigeria website |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 3:49pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
Neoteny: Of course, Dundee is a place just as is Barcelona in Spain or Liverpool in England. However, there are TWO Scottish league clubs based in the city: (1) Dundee and (2) Dundee United. |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 3:53pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
Neoteny: Meanwhile, I did not personally attack nor insult anyone... Would like to believe that folks can have a discussion or even disagreement on a public forum without uncouth and childish personal attacks. |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by Neoteny(m): 5:01pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
9jaRealist: Lols look at this pompous fool. So "you're lying" is now an insult. Only idiots take online insult seriously 1 Like |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by Neoteny(m): 5:03pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
9jaRealist: I don't even understand what point you're trying to make. The topic was about how dundee united became synonymous with an insult. If you're an expert on dunderheads and dundees and dundee united then i, being neither, will not question your credentials. You've won this argument on merit. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 9:37pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
Neoteny: Yet again, I will not descend into the gutter of personal insults and attacks with you... Merely signifies someone who have no substantive argument or who was crudely raised. 1 Like |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 9:40pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
femi4: So you won't believe a NIGERIAN forum with NIGERIAN members about a NIGERIAN slang used in NIGERIA by NIGERIANS?! ![]() . |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by femi4: 9:45pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
9jaRealist:cos we lie too much. E.g Nig vs India 1-99 |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by Neoteny(m): 9:47pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
9jaRealist: I've already conceded the victory you so crave, what more do you want? Your pretentiousness does not impress me one little bit I've given you more attention than you deserve, bask in that glory and move on to the next tug of war to salve your mental impotence. Dundee United 1 Like |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 11:03pm On Apr 16, 2019 |
Neoteny: Still will not get into a mud-slinging contest with you. Bye Felicia! ![]() |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by femi4: 6:35am On Apr 17, 2019 |
9jaRealist:Mumu, same Nigerian website misinformed the public that Ikeja is Ikorodu-Epe Joint Administration |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by Neoteny(m): 10:40am On Apr 17, 2019 |
[b][/b] 9jaRealist: Bye, Nancy. 1 Like |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by 9jaRealist: 7:26pm On Apr 17, 2019 |
femi4: First, I have no interest in joining you in the name-calling and personal insults mud-fest... It is a crude, uncouth, disgusting, boorish and frankly CHILDISH manner to signal disagreement. To the substantive matter at hand, CyberEagles is a football discussion forum so not sure why you seeking the meaning of Ikeja there. Nevertheless, unlike the naming of Ikeja, several members of that forum actually witnessed the Dundee United tour LIVE and are better placed to discuss related events thereto much better than the 'parachute analysis' of foreigners (and/or foreign websites) or the conjecture and guess work of those of us not born during the period of the genesis of the phrase/slang! Meanwhile, saying that you cannot trust any Nigerian (or Nigerian source) because a Nigerian website once misinformed, is akin saying YOU shouldn't trusted or believed you because a Nigerian lied. 1 Like |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by aswani(m): 8:52am On Apr 19, 2019 |
9jaRealist:Well said, those who have ears let them listen. |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by Glycosunde: 10:09am On Apr 19, 2019 |
So can we call bubu n osibande Dundee united |
Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by Nuttybynature(m): 7:26pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Let me add this from BBC website, it was published sometimes in June 2019. Dundee United - Nigeria Dundee United is synonymous with “idiot” in parts of Nigeria where Yoruba is spoken. I wasn’t able to establish with 100% accuracy where this had come from, but it seems to have come from a tour of Nigeria that Dundee United went on in 1972, when they prepared really badly, the weather was really hot, the players got sick, there were injuries and the pitches were no good. Because they complained about it so much, this culminated in the Dundee United name being taken in vain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/68c9c99d-c9d8-4857-96dd-b10336e2118e
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Re: How Dundee United Became A Slang For Fools by SenatorJames(m): 10:12pm On May 16, 2021 |
Richdad50:You are a genius. I can't believe you made me to comment on this your sensible submission by force. |
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