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HTP99

22,539 posts

140 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Dog Star said:
Getting taken to and from the supermarket in a taxi.

Which reminds me - a life of unemployment ages people fast: when I used to work for the Jobcentre I'd see some people who I assumed were in their 60s or a bad 50-odd. They were often in their 30s and had never worked.
The wife's aunt used to go to the supermarket in a taxi when she was a housewife, this was because she didn't drive and it was cheaper than the bus.

I can quite believe that people who choose not to work age fastest; for a couple of reasons:

  • these people need to occupy their days with something so I can imagine they are heavy drinkers and/or smokers; both of these activities will age you if you do it a lot.
  • they have no job to look good for and to tidy themselves up for; the wife gets up early, showers, puts her make up on, moisturises etc so she is is looking after herself, I do the same; minus the make up of course. Looking after yourself properly when you are young, makes you look better when old.
  • they are more likely to eat crap food; a lifetime of crap food makes you look awful.
  • no positive outlook on life; a positive outlook makes you look and feel better.

northwest monkey

6,370 posts

189 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Anyone who uses a Post Office regularly will know of the "All Of It" card. It's what the Benefits get paid onto and is a little purple / white bank card given to people on benefits to help them manage their finances. Rather than get say £10 out to pay the electric, or £20 for some groceries, the card gets stuffed in the machine, the phrase "All Of It" is grunted, the cashier gives them their money & then they head off to Bargain Booze for 4 cans of Strongbow, 20 Lambert & Butler and scratchcards.

In fact, add scratchcards to the list. Very, very council.

nicanary

9,792 posts

146 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Dog Star said:
Getting taken to and from the supermarket in a taxi.

Using one of those supermarket provided electric invalid chariots when you're just a fat, lazy chav, wheezing from your forty Bensons a day.

Which reminds me - a life of unemployment ages people fast: when I used to work for the Jobcentre I'd see some people who I assumed were in their 60s or a bad 50-odd. They were often in their 30s and had never worked.
They can't afford to run a car because of their spending habits. If they live near a supermarket, look out for shopping trollies in the front garden. Stolen. The big ones cost shops about £150, the smaller ones about £80. Prosecute the scum.........

CarAbuser

695 posts

124 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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wildcat45 said:


My quest to track down counciality continues. ASDA last night in a northern town.

I think this ticks a lot of PH prejudice boxes.
Nice HID lights. The ultimate accessory for any true council chariot.

Truckosaurus

11,271 posts

284 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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nicanary said:
...shopping trollies ... Stolen...
In my youth I had an after school job at the local Tesco. One evening I was tasked with collecting all of our trolleys after the council had fished them out of the harbour. Unsurprisingly Barnacle encrusted trolleys steer even worse than normal.

nicanary

9,792 posts

146 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Truckosaurus said:
nicanary said:
...shopping trollies ... Stolen...
In my youth I had an after school job at the local Tesco. One evening I was tasked with collecting all of our trolleys after the council had fished them out of the harbour. Unsurprisingly Barnacle encrusted trolleys steer even worse than normal.
Presumably worse than the Black Pearl. Garrr.......

Steamer

13,857 posts

213 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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'Does ya' wanna bag o' Krips, Kieren?'


northwest monkey

6,370 posts

189 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Steamer said:
'Does ya' wanna bag o' Krips, Kieren?'
Extra points if you see a primary school kid eating them for breakfast on the way to school in the morning while mum walks about 100 yards behind smoking a fag while browsing Facebook. Extra, extra points if the 8/9 year old washes them down with a supermarket own brand energy drink.

jas xjr

11,309 posts

239 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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northwest monkey said:
Steamer said:
'Does ya' wanna bag o' Krips, Kieren?'
Extra points if you see a primary school kid eating them for breakfast on the way to school in the morning while mum walks about 100 yards behind smoking a fag while browsing Facebook. Extra, extra points if the 8/9 year old washes them down with a supermarket own brand energy drink.
Really?

lowdrag

12,884 posts

213 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Currently sitting in the mountains outside Alicante looking at the tower blocks of Benidorm in the distance. One apparently has 57 stories, but no lifts. The French we are staying with want to take us to see the bars and fish and chip shops. They think it is quaint. I shall take photos.

Steamer

13,857 posts

213 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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northwest monkey said:
Steamer said:
'Does ya' wanna bag o' Krips, Kieren?'
Extra points if you see a primary school kid eating them for breakfast on the way to school in the morning while mum walks about 100 yards behind smoking a fag while browsing Facebook. Extra, extra points if the 8/9 year old washes them down with a supermarket own brand energy drink.
Ooo thats bad. So much for the 'ready brek glow'.... more like the Red Thunder Chunder!

The 'Krips' comment I heard in the super market on Saturday and it went through me like nails on a black board, partly because I remember being reprimanded for saying the same thing 20 odd years ago. frown

northwest monkey

6,370 posts

189 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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jas xjr said:
northwest monkey said:
Steamer said:
'Does ya' wanna bag o' Krips, Kieren?'
Extra points if you see a primary school kid eating them for breakfast on the way to school in the morning while mum walks about 100 yards behind smoking a fag while browsing Facebook. Extra, extra points if the 8/9 year old washes them down with a supermarket own brand energy drink.
Really?
Sadly, yes.

Issi

1,782 posts

150 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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northwest monkey said:
jas xjr said:
northwest monkey said:
Steamer said:
'Does ya' wanna bag o' Krips, Kieren?'
Extra points if you see a primary school kid eating them for breakfast on the way to school in the morning while mum walks about 100 yards behind smoking a fag while browsing Facebook. Extra, extra points if the 8/9 year old washes them down with a supermarket own brand energy drink.
Really?
Sadly, yes.
Saw much the same at about 0830 in Sheffield recently, Mum in pyjamas with cig in mouth outside a bakers, handing out what looked like sausage rolls to her gaggle of primary school kids.

wolfracesonic

6,988 posts

127 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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Posting threads inquiring about your launderette experiences.

The Mad Monk

10,474 posts

117 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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Allanv said:
joebongo said:
Audi, BMW 1 series, iPhone.
Care to explain the bold part?

I have a 130i yet own my own house which has never been council? What makes a 1 series a council house car?
Yep.

The Moose

22,845 posts

209 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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wildcat45 said:


My quest to track down counciality continues. ASDA last night in a northern town.

I think this ticks a lot of PH prejudice boxes.
At least they're all parked properly!

Issi

1,782 posts

150 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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People who pronounce Baby as Babby.

austinsmirk

5,597 posts

123 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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we took our oldest daughter for ballet exams on Saturday.

One of the girls called in was named "Venus"

I thought of this thread.

Also there are some surprisingly fat girls doing ballet (age group roughly 5-10)

Unsurprisingly when I look around the waiting rooms, they have fat parents.

The clues are there. Its shocking that children of this age are already becoming obese.

Issi

1,782 posts

150 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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'But she won't eat anything that isn't chips or cheese, it's a really rare medical condition, and anyway, green food is so expensive compared to Farm Foods'

Morningside

24,110 posts

229 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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Issi said:
People who pronounce Baby as Babby.
Crimbo.

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