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Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by GOOSE » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:14 am

Taking pictures is now "Togging", a photographer a "Togger" and a professional photographer is a "Protog".

Anyone else dislike this or am I just too old and crusty for my own good? :whistle: ;)

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by POL » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:15 am

GOOSE wrote:"Protog"
Thought they made cars? :S

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by GOOSE » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:18 am

Very good Chris ;) Genuine question though........it all sounds very pretentious to me :whistle:

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by John W » Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:00 pm

GOOSE wrote:Taking pictures is now "Togging", a photographer a "Togger" and a professional photographer is a "Protog".

Anyone else dislike this or am I just too old and crusty for my own good? :whistle: ;)
Crusty you may be, but I totally agree with your sentiment. :thumb:

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John

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by Gundylunch » Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:21 pm

Hey Goose,

Just throttle back and it'll fly right past !!

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by steve149c » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:43 pm

It's just a term that has developed, abit like birdies are called Twitchers. I quite like it, Togging sounds ok. Better than Anorak, nerd etc

But again everyone to there own, it is like jets, all have official name and nickname -Tornado/Tonka, Typhoon/Tiffie, hawk/scooter etc etc

Roll with is Goose!

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by reheat module » Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:36 pm

Busy day in the office then Goose?
Im sure we've all been known as worse, and it has a kind of ring to it.
I don't mind being a 'togger (Oh damn, typo error, wrong thread, - wrong forum...)
:blush:
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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by aitch9 » Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:01 pm

I agree lets ban the word from this site, I hate stupid acronyms.

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by Mark » Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:13 pm

Isn't it more of an abbreviation rather than an acronym?

Don't mind it myself.. Whats peoples thoughts on 'Chimping' though?
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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by Mike » Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:22 pm

Mark wrote: Whats peoples thoughts on 'Chimping' though?
I had to Google that one Mark, I think we're all guilty of that though. :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimping

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by GOOSE » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:42 pm

reheat module wrote:I don't mind being a 'togger (Oh damn, nearly a typo error with a D, wrong thread, - wrong forum...)
:blush:
SSSSHHHH you're giving away your secrets :thumb:

Oh well if nothing else I've stimulated a bit of a debate ;)

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by Dan214sqn » Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:12 pm

i like the phrase, but im young and against the current,

as others stated, better than nerd / anorak

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by MikeB » Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:38 pm

I'm not a fan of the terms either!

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by Richard B » Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:53 pm

Mark wrote:Isn't it more of an abbreviation rather than an acronym?

Don't mind it myself.. Whats peoples thoughts on 'Chimping' though?
No it is not Mark, it's more of the fact people cannot spell Photographer.

Togger sounds like one of those night time lay-by watchers :lol:

Not a fan of the name and would not liked to be labeled with the said name.

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by Jez » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:00 pm

I disike them intensly. Not a fan of "Waddo" either!

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by Mark » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:52 pm

Richard B wrote:
Mark wrote:Isn't it more of an abbreviation rather than an acronym?

Don't mind it myself.. Whats peoples thoughts on 'Chimping' though?
No it is not Mark, it's more of the fact people cannot spell Photographer.

Togger sounds like one of those night time lay-by watchers :lol:

Not a fan of the name and would not liked to be labeled with the said name.
Yeah but.. FBI or CIA is an acronym or one of the civil service favorites, TLA (Three letter acronym..) Togger, really isn't an acronym in any sense of the word..

Lay-by watcher... Theres a very famous lay-by in my neck of the woods (so i'm told. Cough cough..)
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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by condor » Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:37 am

Thought everyone knew wot a TOG was .... Sure it had been trademarked some 20 years ago . Guess you are all too young to have listened to Radio 2 or the ''Light Programme '' .
Guess I was one of '' Terry's Old Geezers '' before I retired . But Sir Terry Wogan is occasionally still on the airwaves , 'tho I did miss him when he came on the Archers .. lost reception on 198 khz about Copenhagen way whilst East bound

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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by flat cap » Fri Jul 19, 2013 2:29 pm

Probably used by the same people who over use the word 'banter'.
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Re: Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

Post by Mike » Fri Jul 19, 2013 2:43 pm

flat cap wrote:Probably used by the same people who over use the word 'banter'.
Not to mention "brutal banter", a phrase that I am totally sick of - not to mention "Tiffie" (as mentioned before) - how do you get Tiffie out of Typhoon ?

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