Things you'd like to say, but can't

[Mad Doug Biker]

It could be worse, you could like football with all the pointless tribalism and hero worship that goes with it.

Don't get me wrong, I respect people, but more than that?? No!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It could be worse, you could like football with all the pointless tribalism and hero worship that goes with it.

Its the old one where the actual thing itself isn't the problem, it is the people. If I was a football fan then I probably would be in a straight jacket by now!

 

[EltonFrog]

Keep your self righteous "right on" opinions to yourself you Pecksniffian prig. ( now on my ignore list)

 

[Hover Fly]

So, even though I was wanting Quintana to take a bite out of Froome's lead....

Did anyone else read that as "...taking a bite out of Froome's head..."?

 

[Lullabelle]

Did anyone else read that as "...taking a bite out of Froome's head..."?

No

 

[srw]

No, despite the fact that your buyers' solicitors are being a pain, it really is too late to pull out. You have already completed on the purchase of the new place, all the kitchen appliances have been collected by the council, a load of furniture has already gone to charity and the removers arrive in 90 minutes.

I know it is a wrench, and you've lived here for 42 years and love it. But we are beyond the point of no return.

Reader, she moved.

The sale was completed on Friday, and by golly both of us are pleased.

To return on topic... "You did mention that you might give up smoking when you moved..."

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Keep your self righteous "right on" opinions to yourself you Pecksniffian prig. ( now on my ignore list)

What did I say?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I am pretty sure it is

'Lah de dah'

Except you keep saying

'Lah tee dah'

Like it is a coffee!

 

[Brandane]

Eventually, the police got involved. They knocked on the door and were NOT told to p*ss off. The music was turned down, and there was a nice quiet street again.

But they watched the police car drive away and then they turned the music up again.

I don't know anything about the law and Police powers in England, but in Scotland here is what happens.....

In my days in the Police I was once sent to attend a complaint of excessively noisy music from a flat in a rural town in Renfrewshire, this place being about 15 minutes drive from where I was stationed. 'Twas a Sunday night/early Monday morning and complainer couldn't get to sleep and had work in the morning etc... I noted statements from complainer and wife, and told them I was duty bound to give the offender a warning and request that he turned the noise down. I also told them that he would probably turn it back on as soon as we were out of sight, and that if he did, they were to phone us back as we were not going to be far away!

Predictably, the nobber failed the attitude test but agreed to be a good boy and turn the music down. We got in the Police car and I drove round the corner and waited - for all of 2 minutes when the complainer phoned in reporting the noise had started again. In Scotland we have the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 which gives certain powers to the Police in these circumstances. I went back to the offenders flat and knocked on the door. He obviously couldn't hear for the noise, so the door got kicked in. The tenant didn't like this much so began shouting and swearing at us, for which he was arrested. In addition his stereo system was taken as evidence and would have been out of his possession for months. He was taken to the Police station 10 miles away and locked up for a few hours, before being released to WALK home!
We never did get another call to that address .

 

[pauldavid]

You really shouldn't have gone to the chip shop for your lunch again fatty!

Your already exceeding the safe working limit on that belt and if the buckle lets go we'll all be in trouble.

 

[Profpointy]

Keep your self righteous "right on" opinions to yourself you Pecksniffian prig. ( now on my ignore list)

Now that is a splendid insult I must say. Reminds me of something at work a good few years back. Two of my team had arranged a meeting with a certain manager - location some open plan tables in the coffee area. "we're meeting such-and-such but don't know what he looks like" It was a big company so not unusual when meeting someone for the first time to be looking around for someone sitting alone seemingly waiting and then asking "are you ...?". To help I said, "well he's a bit like Uriah Heap". They were a bit taken aback by the slightly unprofessional description of a fellow manager.

Half hour later they returned with big grins.

"we spotted him immediately"

 

[EltonFrog]

I'm fairly sure that no one gives a flying fig what you think, so why don't you just go away and ride your bike you silly twit.

 

[simon.r]

At the fat women who only ever eat salads in the works canteen:

You're really not fooling anyone. You must be going home and gorging on chocolate and crisps or you'd be half the size you are.

 

[Andy_R]

At the fat women who only ever eat salads in the works canteen:

You're really not fooling anyone. You must be going home and gorging on chocolate and crisps or you'd be half the size you are.

...judgemental.........sizeist.......

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I'm fairly sure that no one gives a flying fig what you think, so why don't you just go away and ride your bike you silly twit.

No, seriously, what have I said??