Cringeworthy things

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lucido grigio

44,044 posts

163 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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The "another cyclist dies in London" thread.

I don't dare look but AFAIK no one has died recently but the thread grows daily with arguing over cyclists vs drivers road manners,or lack of etc.

anonymous-user

54 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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Dr Murdoch said:
Very, very similar...

The only difference being our mate who was knocking one out was watching a gay porno! We all had our suspicions but up to that point he had always maintained he was hetro, but after this he had to come clean (so to speak)
had a mate at school, found this magazine by the bed, starting flicking through it to find naked women in it with there heads cut off and the girls from school heads replaced on top.

Also accidentally put my finger in his love hole he made in the side of his mattress vomit


funkyrobot

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18,789 posts

228 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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I've just remembered this one.

Was at Pizza Hut years ago (wooo) and had to nip to the loo. Went to the men's loo upstairs, out of order. Bugger. Ran back downstairs to the disabled loo and decided I had to do it there.

I'd just finished popping it out and all of a sudden, the latch on the disabled loo door dropped away from the lock and the door opened. Stood there, with a big beaming smile on his face, was a lad with Down's syndrome.

I jumped up, ran up to the door, shouted 'fk off' or something like that and slammed it shut. I then did the paper work and other stuff and exited the loo.

As I walked back across the place to my table, I noticed the lad was sat back down and was still smiling at me. I looked back, smiled a bit and as I did so, he leaned to his parent or carer and muttered something. I hoped it wasn't along the lines of 'I met that man in the toilets', or 'that man swore at me'.

The Vambo

6,643 posts

141 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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SirSquidalot said:
So cringe!
Ironical this.

technodup

7,584 posts

130 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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FerdiZ28 said:
When I was about 18 and had been driving about 6 months my mate used to come round on a Saturday with his car and we'd have some "car time".
Sorry, I didn't realise the cringe bit was still to come.

You had me at 'car time'.

anonymous-user

54 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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texaxile

3,291 posts

150 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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Happened to me.

Back in the early 90's when chino's were fashionable, half way through chatting up a girl in the pub, I went to the toilet , then came out with a massive (un noticed) dark piss stain in the crotch as a result of not shaking it dry.

I couldn't understand why she was stifling laughter, and her mate kept looking away giggling, nor why my mate didn't actually point it out, when in fact it was he who noticed it in the first place and told them.


PurpleAki

1,601 posts

87 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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Stormfly1985 said:
Christ what a cock.

Especially the handbag and bracelet comments on page 2.

anonymous-user

54 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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texaxile said:
I couldn't understand... why my mate didn't actually point it out, when in fact it was he who noticed it in the first place and told them.
That's what mates do.

anonymous-user

54 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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PurpleAki said:
Christ what a cock.

Especially the handbag and bracelet comments on page 2.
i don;t see any issues with the thread, seen a lot worse, seems pretty straightforward to me.

PurpleAki

1,601 posts

87 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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The Spruce goose said:
i don;t see any issues with the thread, seen a lot worse, seems pretty straightforward to me.
Naming he brand of the bag. The price of the bracelet. Asking men about a woman's watch. Who buys a watch for 2 months anyway? Whole thread is showing off IMO.

Maybe calling him a cock is a bit strong but it's definitely cringey.

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

179 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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Ari said:
J4CKO said:
Neighbour has private plates with his initials on all his cars, when he gets a new one, he runs round with the latest plate on until it is about to become outdated and the private plates get put back on.
That's good, but I think I can out numberplate cringe that.

I once knew a guy who's initials were SK.

His numberplate was V1 PSK, butchered to read V1P SK.

And knowing the guy, he wasn't being ironic...
That's atrociously bad

A friend from school does the thing with waiting until it's the last plate to put his plate on the car. His parents did it when we were kids and he's perplexed as to why you wouldn't do that. He's also one of those people who assume that your acquisition of status symbols is directly proportionate to your wealth/income. He doesn't look down on anyone poorer than himself, but if you have a Timex and a Corsa, he can't understand that you could feasibly be a millionaire who doesn't much care for cars or watches.

He's not a bad guy, but this weird "must appear exactly as affluent or poor as I am" thing has always run in his family. It has made me cringe since I was about 11 and realised what they were going on about all the time at his house

It seems to be in an odd way though - it's like it's directly linked to his wealth. He doesn't seem to aspire to things more expensive than what he has, he links everything as a certain percentage and just thinks that that's how everyone should do it.

He has also told me what he earns - his head would explode if he knew a TK Maxx and Tesco shopper with an old Astra earns more than him

Edited by Jimmy Recard on Wednesday 17th May 20:16

funkyrobot

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18,789 posts

228 months

Thursday 18th May 2017
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PurpleAki said:
The Spruce goose said:
i don;t see any issues with the thread, seen a lot worse, seems pretty straightforward to me.
Naming he brand of the bag. The price of the bracelet. Asking men about a woman's watch. Who buys a watch for 2 months anyway? Whole thread is showing off IMO.

Maybe calling him a cock is a bit strong but it's definitely cringey.
One thing I do notice is this though. Why do expensive watches look so bland and cheap. smile

Dr Murdoch

3,444 posts

135 months

Thursday 18th May 2017
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I cringe when people amend the name of things to appear derogatory and yet witty (in their mind) at the same time:

Liverfool
Flea-bay
Southern Snail
Faceache

funkyrobot

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18,789 posts

228 months

Thursday 18th May 2017
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berlintaxi said:
You can add "pull the trigger on", usually describing buying a car or watch.
'Pull the trigger' is awful. hehe

I'm finding more and more people saying 'going forward' at work though. rolleyes

amusingduck

9,396 posts

136 months

Thursday 18th May 2017
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xjay1337 said:
laugh true.

I have something that was really cringeworthy, I was about 15 or 16 and my friend who had came out as gay came round and we played an online game on the PC involving guns and soldiers.

My Mum came upstairs into my room and asked us if we wanted anything to eat or drink etc. Somehow, and I'm not quite sure how, the conversation turned towards relationships and my Mum asked if my friend was seeing anyone. He said no as he was gay, and my Mum chirps up and goes "There's nothing wrong with a bit of willy!" and starts going on about her dildo and asked if my friend wanted to borrow it.

Needless to say my friend didn't come round again.
I am gobsmacked that nobody has yet commented on your mum talking about her dildos in front of her teenage son and his friend!


funkyrobot

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18,789 posts

228 months

Thursday 18th May 2017
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amusingduck said:
I am gobsmacked that nobody has yet commented on your mum talking about her dildos in front of her teenage son and his friend!
It probably happens a lot and people are used to it. smile

conkerman

3,301 posts

135 months

Thursday 18th May 2017
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Stormfly1985 said:
Mt inner monologue read that whole thread in a 'Swiss Toni' voice.


generationx

6,750 posts

105 months

Thursday 18th May 2017
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conkerman said:
Stormfly1985 said:
Mt inner monologue read that whole thread in a 'Swiss Toni' voice.
What unbearable-sounding people
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