The phenomenon that is the "****** Magnet"

[Famous Graham]

(ETA - ooh, the swear filter has been fixed to include topic titles - the blanked-out word refers to self-pleasuring folk)

Does anyone else get this?

Occasionally I'll sit in a pub reading a book or watching the world go by, or some other "fk off and leave me alone" type activity, and, yet, I attract the most boorish, boring arse in the world who's mission seems to be making my life hell by talking loudly at me, until I relent and engage in conversation.

At which point, I'm snared, and party to the most inconsequential drivel it's ever been my misfortune to experience.

Someone, for god's sake *someone*, reassure me that I don't have a magnet on my head and that I'm not the only one this happens to.

(don't bother to rate this on the usual PH scale, this isn't a rant as such, hence the lack of swearfilter usage, it's more a cry for help )

Edited by Famous Graham on Monday 25th January 03:24

[cheddar]

Kind of ironic that you moan about boring people Graham as that was such a boring post.

[Mr.Jimbo]

FFS, I come on here for a nice quiet pre-bedtime read of the lounge, and some idiot tries to start a conversation about how he hates being chatted too when he's got better things to do.

[sherman]

A poor 1/10 and the best responce I have found if the topic is in any way football related just respond with " Yes I support Ross County" no one from the central belt knows who is in the team and if its an old firm supporter you are talking to the will have lost interest before nw.

[Famous Graham]

cheddar said:

Kind of ironic that you moan about boring people Graham as that was such a boring post.

Touché.

Care to start a more entertaining one?

Mr.Jimbo said:

FFS, I come on here for a nice quiet pre-bedtime read of the lounge, and some idiot tries to start a conversation about how he hates being chatted too when he's got better things to do.

It's a bh, isn't it

sherman said:

A poor 1/10

Malcolm...you didn't do well at comprehension at school, did you?

Edited by Famous Graham on Monday 25th January 04:10

[sherman]

2 and and a half bottles red wine in. I don care any more and should go to bed

[Famous Graham]

sherman said:

2 and and a half bottles red wine in. I don care any more and should go to bed

fk me, where did you put it? Have you got a Mills that you never told us about?

[sherman]

Famous Graham said:

sherman said:

2 and and a half bottles red wine in. I don care any more and should go to bed

fk me, where did you put it? Have you got a Mills that you never told us about?

I put it down my throat. It belonged to my Dad as he is part of wine club and is not a big fan of red wine so I take a notion for it every now and then

Tonight I have taken part in a

2007 - Claret (Bordeaux)
2008 - Rioja -Spanish
and a
2007 - Vin de Pays- Southern France

[AJS-]

Maybe you set off gaydars? Or bordars?

Or perhaps you just need to learn to be rude? It's quite a skill, one I haven't mastered entirely, but if you give a curt reply without looking up then most people will go away, in my experience.

[mat205125]

Give us a clue on what the 6 letter word preceding magnet is meant to be ..... I thought at first this was a thread about cars that attract the opposite sex, however that would be 5 letters.

[sunbeam_alpine]

Maybe you could try different approach - put on a very camp voice and say something along the lines of...

Well, I thought you were never going to come over. What has a girl got to do? I've been giving you the look for ages. Can I come back to yours - my boyfriend gets so jealous.

You should be alone again very quickly.

P.S. This advice is provided without any guarantees. If you are unfortunate enough to try this on a real arsebandit, you're on your own.

[CaptainSlow]

Famous Graham said:

(ETA - ooh, the swear filter has been fixed to include topic titles - the blanked-out word refers to self-pleasuring folk)

Does anyone else get this?

Occasionally I'll sit in a pub reading a book or watching the world go by, or some other "fk off and leave me alone" type activity, and, yet, I attract the most boorish, boring arse in the world who's mission seems to be making my life hell by talking loudly at me, until I relent and engage in conversation.

At which point, I'm snared, and party to the most inconsequential drivel it's ever been my misfortune to experience.

Someone, for god's sake *someone*, reassure me that I don't have a magnet on my head and that I'm not the only one this happens to.

(don't bother to rate this on the usual PH scale, this isn't a rant as such, hence the lack of swearfilter usage, it's more a cry for help )

Put your hand a bit deeper in your pocket and don't go to Wetherspoon pubs.

Edited by Famous Graham on Monday 25th January 03:24

[Nolar Dog]

I usually find "I'm not interested" helps.

[Famous Graham]

mat205125 said:

Give us a clue on what the 6 letter word preceding magnet is meant to be ..... I thought at first this was a thread about cars that attract the opposite sex, however that would be 5 letters.

Coffeebean-shaker.

[Famous Graham]

AJS- said:

Maybe you set off gaydars? Or bordars?

Or perhaps you just need to learn to be rude? It's quite a skill, one I haven't mastered entirely, but if you give a curt reply without looking up then most people will go away, in my experience.

That's probably the root of it, tbh, just too damn polite.

And it's Belhaven pubs usually, not Weatherspoons, whoever said that. Pffft, give me some credit (albeit not much, evidently)

[Poledriver]

We have one of these boring down at my local. He will corner you in a (one-sided) conversation which should last 2 minutes, and keep you trapped for half an hour!
We've all been caught but now we position ourselves away from eye-contact until he traps a newbie... Then we sit back and watch the poor victim squirm!