Saint Toppy Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Price Interview comments on twitter - So much for RL being an inclusive sport when you get comments like this from a SL head coach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 7 minutes ago, Saint Toppy said: Price Interview comments on twitter - So much for RL being an inclusive sport when you get comments like this from a SL head coach What does it mean ''Mong strength''? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Sack him. He should never be involved in RL again. His wife should divorce him and his family and friends disown him. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 11 minutes ago, Saint Toppy said: Price Interview comments on twitter - So much for RL being an inclusive sport when you get comments like this from a SL head coach Plenty of rl fans appear to be happy for Price to use phrases like this, and anyone complaining is just woke. See social media and the match thread for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Toppy Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 2 minutes ago, fighting irish said: What does it mean ''Mong strength''? A 'Mong' is a derogatory term of a person with Downs Syndrome, and other similar associated disabilities. These people often have a physical strength that is above average 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyscoot Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 4 minutes ago, fighting irish said: What does it mean ''Mong strength''? Some people believe that when someone with learning difficulties/special needs gets wound up they can appear to be significantly stronger than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 10 minutes ago, Saint Toppy said: Price Interview comments on twitter - So much for RL being an inclusive sport when you get comments like this from a SL head coach Hasn’t this already been done to death last night by your fellow Saints snowflake,that Warrington loss last week really has upset the folk of St Helens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 OMG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 (edited) Maybe I'm wrong not getting the pitch folk out but is he not just shortening the word mongrel in that typical Aussie way, mongrel being commonly used as in players showing a bit of mongrel when talking about fight and desire? Now I know it means different here but I don't think that was the meaning he meant. Edited June 25 by Damien 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, Damien said: Maybe I'm wrong not getting the pitch folk out but is he not just shortening the word mongrel in that typical Aussie way, mongrel being commonly used as in players showing a bit of mongrel when talking about fight and desire? Possibly but that explanation won’t fit some people’s agendas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 2 minutes ago, Damien said: Maybe I'm wrong not getting the pitch folk out but is he not just shortening the word mongrel in that typical Aussie way, mongrel being commonly used as in players showing a bit of mongrel when talking about fight and desire? Now I know it means different here but I don't think that was the meaning he meant. Mong strength is a specific phrase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyscoot Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, Damien said: Maybe I'm wrong not getting the pitch folk out but is he not just shortening the word mongrel in that typical Aussie way, mongrel being commonly used as in players showing a bit of mongrel when talking about fight and desire? Almost certainly not. I've never heard anyone shorten mongrel to mong. Mong has long been a derogatory word for people with down syndrome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Toppy Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Davo5 said: Hasn’t this already been done to death last night by your fellow Saints snowflake,that Warrington loss last week really has upset the folk of St Helens. Your seriously trying to defend him using terms like 'mong' in a televised interview. This is every bit as offensive a terms used based around someones race, colour or religion. I'm sure high profile Warrington fans like Adam Hills are delighted with their head coach using terms like this in TV interviews. I guess your OK then if he starts referring to Inglis as a fat crippled 'Abo' based on his overweight body structure, his constant injuries and his racial background. Edited June 25 by Saint Toppy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Badrinath Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 4 minutes ago, Damien said: Maybe I'm wrong not getting the pitch folk out but is he not just shortening the word mongrel in that typical Aussie way, mongrel being commonly used as in players showing a bit of mongrel when talking about fight and desire? Now I know it means different here but I don't think that was the meaning he meant. nobody in the history of mankind has ever shortened mongrel like that. it makes no grammatical sense. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 3 minutes ago, andyscoot said: Almost certainly not. I've never heard anyone shorten mongrel to mong. Mong has long been a derogatory word for people with down syndrome Are you Australian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 8 minutes ago, Damien said: Maybe I'm wrong not getting the pitch folk out but is he not just shortening the word mongrel in that typical Aussie way, mongrel being commonly used as in players showing a bit of mongrel when talking about fight and desire? Now I know it means different here but I don't think that was the meaning he meant. It was exactly the meaning he meant. 2 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, gingerjon said: It was exactly the meaning he meant. Yep. The phrase makes perfect sense based on what he was saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 5 minutes ago, Barry Badrinath said: nobody in the history of mankind has ever shortened mongrel like that. it makes no grammatical sense. Well a simple search does say its used that way mong [ muhng, mong ]SHOW IPA noun Australian. mongrel, especially a mongrel dog. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Just now, Damien said: Well a simple search does say its used that way mong [ muhng, mong ]SHOW IPA noun Australian. mongrel, especially a mongrel dog. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mong Now, find examples of +strength that make sense beyond the also well understood, and apparently, well known phrase used. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Badrinath Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, Damien said: Well a simple search does say its used that way mong [ muhng, mong ]SHOW IPA noun Australian. mongrel, especially a mongrel dog. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mong have you ever heard anyone ever, refer to a mongrel dog as a mong dog? I'm 44, my family have rehomed a number of non 'pure bred' dogs from the rspca over those 44 years, i've had many conversations with people, whilst walking, and talking to others about them. not once has anyone either corrected me, or said, unprompted 'mong dog' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Toppy Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 4 minutes ago, gingerjon said: It was exactly the meaning he meant. Yeah right I've heard plenty of aussie commentators in the NRL refer to players as mongrels, when those players are perceived to have a bit of fight or aggression in their play. Even the supposed shortened version of 'mong' has no reference to physical strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Barry Badrinath said: have you ever heard anyone ever, refer to a mongrel dog as a mong dog? I'm 44, my family have rehomed a number of non 'pure bred' dogs from the rspca over those 44 years, i've had many conversations with people, whilst walking, and talking to others about them. not once has anyone either corrected me, or said, unprompted 'mong dog' It is irrelevant what I think and know. It is a term that is obviously used in Australia that is short for mongrel dog and Price is Australian. You may not like it because it doesn't suit your agenda but its a fact: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mong mongin British English (mʌŋ) NOUN Australian informal short for mongrel Edited June 25 by Damien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, Saint Toppy said: Yeah right I've heard plenty of aussie commentators in the NRL refer to players as mongrels, when those players are perceived to have a bit of fight or aggression in their play. Even the supposed shortened version of 'mong' has no reference to physical strength Excellent. So, like Damien, off you go and find that +strength used in that way. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Toppy Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, Damien said: It is irrelevant what I think and know. It is a term that is obviously used in Australia that is short for mongrel dog. You may not like it because it doesn't suit your agenda but its a fact: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mong mongin British English (mʌŋ) NOUN Australian informal short for mongrel And where in that definition is there any reference to a players strength, which is exactly the phrase Price used 'Mong Strength' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyscoot Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 2 minutes ago, Damien said: You may not like it because it doesn't suit your agenda but its a fact: Just an FYI - you don't get paid for everytime you type the word agenda. Can you find me an example of an Australian using the phrase mong strength to refer to mongrel dogs being stronger than pure breed dogs and then applying that to humans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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