Somewhere over the rainbow… or not

[Louis Balfour]

One of my lunch haunts when I am in Nottingham has a rainbow flag crossing the pedestrianised street. It’s quite a student / bohemian locale.

What amazes me is how many young people refuse to walk over it. They will clutch onto the barriers outside the restaurant in an attempt to skirt round it.

I would be less surprised if it were young men, not wanting to “catch the gay”. But just as many are girls. It must be thirty of them in the last half an hour.

So, are young people not as invested in diversity as we are sometimes led to believe?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Perhaps they are just being respectful of the paintwork.

I walk over it half a dozen times a week, hadn't even occurred to me why they'd painted the road.

[shih tzu faced]

Rainbows have seven colours: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain. This one only has six. If you’re going to do a job do it right

[Whataguy]

Probably worried they will slip over and hurt themselves if they aren't wearing trainers.

When I was riding motorbikes, we were warned that paint on the road was danger.

Weirdly they put more of it in dangerous places, making things worse!

I doubt it is expensive high traction paint they are using.

[andyeds1234]

Maybe they were avoiding the strange man taking pictures of people near the rainbow flag.

[Louis Balfour]

andyeds1234 said:

Maybe they were avoiding the strange man taking pictures of people near the rainbow flag.

The barrier they cling to is the one in the foreground, so they were in fact moving closer to the strange man taking pictures.

[bigpriest]

shih tzu faced said:

Rainbows have seven colours: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain. This one only has six. If you’re going to do a job do it right

Having Indigo AND Violet seems suspect to me - should be a pastel shade of all the others as well.

[Leon R]

A flag should never be stepped on so maybe they are actually being respectful.

[Mr Magooagain]

Leon R said:

A flag should never be stepped on so maybe they are actually being respectful.

Flagstones ok?

[Skyedriver]

[andyeds1234]

Louis Balfour said:

andyeds1234 said:

Maybe they were avoiding the strange man taking pictures of people near the rainbow flag.

The barrier they cling to is the one in the foreground, so they were in fact moving closer to the strange man taking pictures.

In a that case, it’s your animal magnetism.

[S100HP]

Today on things that didn't happen....

[Cold]

Meanwhile, over in Canada Land, tyre marks on rainbow stripes are washed off by city workers.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/...

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I know no fear!

[Louis Balfour]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I know no fear!

You appear to have one leg too few, 2 sMoKiN bArReLs.

Anyway, did you find that you felt in any way at all a bit more gay after doing that?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Louis Balfour said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I know no fear!

You appear to have one leg too few, 2 sMoKiN bArReLs.

Anyway, did you find that you felt in any way at all a bit more gay after doing that?

How do you know I wasn't gay before I stepped on it?

[Louis Balfour]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Louis Balfour said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I know no fear!

You appear to have one leg too few, 2 sMoKiN bArReLs.

Anyway, did you find that you felt in any way at all a bit more gay after doing that?

How do you know I wasn't gay before I stepped on it?

No gay man would wear those socks with that footwear.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Louis Balfour said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Louis Balfour said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I know no fear!

You appear to have one leg too few, 2 sMoKiN bArReLs.

Anyway, did you find that you felt in any way at all a bit more gay after doing that?

How do you know I wasn't gay before I stepped on it?

No gay man would wear those socks with that footwear.

How very true!

[Digger]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Louis Balfour said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Louis Balfour said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I know no fear!

You appear to have one leg too few, 2 sMoKiN bArReLs.

Anyway, did you find that you felt in any way at all a bit more gay after doing that?

How do you know I wasn't gay before I stepped on it?

No gay man would wear those socks with that footwear.

How very true!

But you've made a point of wearing a brand new sock just for the photo - all a bit suspicious I find

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Digger said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Louis Balfour said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Louis Balfour said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I know no fear!

You appear to have one leg too few, 2 sMoKiN bArReLs.

Anyway, did you find that you felt in any way at all a bit more gay after doing that?

How do you know I wasn't gay before I stepped on it?

No gay man would wear those socks with that footwear.

How very true!

But you've made a point of wearing a brand new sock just for the photo - all a bit suspicious I find

I was off to the Cosy Club. They are socks sensitive