a bit council

[V8mate]

Axionknight said:

dannyDC2 said:

Moominator said:

When I see a bloke outside Allbarone in Basildon I don't think 'hes like Steve McQueen that fella'

I think we should assert the difference between enjoying a smoke and being dependent on them.

Being addicted to tobacco is, a bit council.

There are many situations in life though where a cigarette just works. I don't smoke at all when I'm at home, but in Germany after a fast lap at the 'ring, it's great.

I was at the Leeds Festival on Sunday night, to see Metallica, I'm not a smoker but by all accounts I could be seen staggering about, whisky in hand, fag in mouth whilst the band played telling anybody who would listen that "this was the f'in life".

100% council,

Nah. You're my new hero

[Axionknight]

[SilverSixer]

Axionknight said:

dannyDC2 said:

Moominator said:

When I see a bloke outside Allbarone in Basildon I don't think 'hes like Steve McQueen that fella'

I think we should assert the difference between enjoying a smoke and being dependent on them.

Being addicted to tobacco is, a bit council.

There are many situations in life though where a cigarette just works. I don't smoke at all when I'm at home, but in Germany after a fast lap at the 'ring, it's great.

I was at the Leeds Festival on Sunday night, to see Metallica, I'm not a smoker but by all accounts I could be seen staggering about, whisky in hand, fag in mouth whilst the band played telling anybody who would listen that "this was the f'in life".

100% council,

Only council if you'd jibbed in or got a "moody" ticket on the cheap.

(I was doing similar at Reading the night before, but without the fags.)

[Axionknight]

I didn't even know I was smoking until the next day when my brother bemoaned me for constantly tapping him for cigs, oops.

Metallica were great though, that was the best show I have seen them put on - sixth time I've seen them play.

[dannyDC2]

Axionknight said:

dannyDC2 said:

Moominator said:

When I see a bloke outside Allbarone in Basildon I don't think 'hes like Steve McQueen that fella'

I think we should assert the difference between enjoying a smoke and being dependent on them.

Being addicted to tobacco is, a bit council.

There are many situations in life though where a cigarette just works. I don't smoke at all when I'm at home, but in Germany after a fast lap at the 'ring, it's great.

I was at the Leeds Festival on Sunday night, to see Metallica, I'm not a smoker but by all accounts I could be seen staggering about, whisky in hand, fag in mouth whilst the band played telling anybody who would listen that "this was the f'in life".

100% council,

Hey, I was there on Friday night doing the same thing to the Libertines! (swap the whiskey for a gin though)

PH, council matters.

[StangGT]

soad said:

Spitting on bank notes when you count them.

Is that like moistening your finger on your tongue after every three banknotes? Revolting and very much eat-your-peas-with-your-your-knife council.

[austinsmirk]

tell what you don't get, council tenants who are into decent music.

without starting a debate on "decent", I mean metallica, by way of example, rock, blues, classical, or even great pop from years gone by.

the latest chart hits, trance, techno, garage, rap, RnB blaring out of yr windows, house or car ------- full tilt council.

you will never here a great rock riff on a council estate.


there you go, 100's of pages on, I've found a new "council" thing.

[dannyDC2]

austinsmirk said:

tell what you don't get, council tenants who are into decent music.

without starting a debate on "decent", I mean metallica, by way of example, rock, blues, classical, or even great pop from years gone by.

the latest chart hits, trance, techno, garage, rap, RnB blaring out of yr windows, house or car ------- full tilt council.

you will never here a great rock riff on a council estate.


there you go, 100's of pages on, I've found a new "council" thing.

They like whatever is played on the Radio, which is usually garbage.

Speaking of which - local radio non-BBC stations (with adverts). Most of them are council.

Back to the smoking debate, I've just seen another topic on here and I'm sure this has been said a million times before but - e-cigs.

[soad]

StangGT said:

soad said:

Spitting on bank notes when you count them.

Is that like moistening your finger on your tongue after every three banknotes? Revolting and very much eat-your-peas-with-your-your-knife council.

[8Ace]

StangGT said:

... eat-your-peas-with-your-knife council.

Good work.

[Zoon]

dannyDC2 said:

Back to the smoking debate, I've just seen another topic on here and I'm sure this has been said a million times before but - e-cigs.

Especially the ones that are the size of baseball bat, hanging from a piece of string around their necks.

[schmunk]

StangGT said:

Is that like moistening your finger on your tongue after every three banknotes? Revolting and very much eat-your-peas-with-your-your-knife council.

True council don't eat peas - they're green innit. Fahkin' disgustin'.

Eat-your-baked-beans-with-your-knife - now you're talking...

[nicanary]

dannyDC2 said:

Moominator said:

When I see a bloke outside Allbarone in Basildon I don't think 'hes like Steve McQueen that fella'

I think we should assert the difference between enjoying a smoke and being dependent on them.

Being addicted to tobacco is, a bit council.

There are many situations in life though where a cigarette just works. I don't smoke at all when I'm at home, but in Germany after a fast lap at the 'ring, it's great.

I grew up in the 1950s, when just about everybody smoked, and knew no better. I have seen the huge sea-change in attitudes.

It seems to me that there are, in general, two distinct smoking classes. The working-class/underclass, and the professional classes who don't see why they should give up their habit because middle-class oiks don't like it. People like Clarkson and May. who whine about the ban, but won't admit that they're have an addiction. I reckon it's their public school background - showing off to their mates that they can smoke and look like a working-class man.

It might just be my imagination, but those kids who start when they're 12 years old don't always do so because they are trying to look grown-up- they've been inhaling smoke from their parents throughout their life, and they're already addicted to nicotine fumes before they've had a chance. It's a form of child abuse. Someone tell me I'm wrong, but I've got that idea in my head.

PS Since the smoking ban started, I can't half tell if someone's been smoking before they come into my shop. The smell is disgusting, like they've been rolling fully clothed on the council dump. We never noticed it back when everybody smoked.

[shouldbworking]

Probably already been mentioned, but vans that look like the owner runs a plastering business but rather than using a board, just wipes the excess off on the side of their van. For full effect the van should also have a decent amount of emulsion paint spattered on it amongst the utterly flat, never washed paint finish.

[Golaboots]

Calling Tomato ketchup 'Red sauce' or 'Tommy K'

[Stickyfinger]

Even knowing what council might refer too, very council or worse, middle class

[RobinBanks]

My dad has always smoked (never cigarettes - only cigars) and I've just never been bothered by it.

I go through phases when I do and don't smoke. Every time I do again I notice the cost though.

£10 for twenty Marlboro or Embassy is a few times what I paid when I first smoked when I was 12 or 13 ish (and corner shops didn't really care if you were under or over 16 and I thought I was really cool and grown up)

[cobblex]

Hanging white bed sheets with badly painted birthday messages from motorway bridges

[lowdrag]

"Hanging things from bridges". Oh dear, it reminds me of the M1 during the 70's when someone, because of the Tetley tea advert, put one up over the four lanes.

"If Typhoo put the tea in Britain who put the **** in Shorpe. I nearly lost it I was laughing so much. But if the perpetrator was council, which I doubt because it needed a brain, I take my hat off to him.

[triggerh4ppy]

black painted alloys. Especially on a ford.