A bit council (Vol 3)
Discussion
V8mate said:
captain_cynic said:
Wildcat45 said:
I was at a live broadcast of a Radio 4 programme at the weekend. Exclusively white suburban middle class and ashamed of everything from the fact Grandad killed some "Japs" in the war to the fact they bought a coffee from a big chain last week rather than from some fair trade artisan coffee shop..
These aren't middle class... These are Hipsters. Very few Brits would have fought in the Pacific theatre, it was mostly Australians and Indians who fought for the Commonwealth over there... Even then, none of my ancestors would have killed a nip, both sides of my family emigrated to Australia post-war.
An elderly English tenant of mine once got onto the war - he took me into his bedroom- rooted about in a drawer and pulled out a blood soaked Japanese flag.
He then told me how he'd snuck up on the soldier and stabbed him to death. the blood had soaked onto the soldiers bandanna (or however you spell- flag tied up and rolled around yr head thing)
Mind you I understand the yoof are continuing this trend in London- knifing each other whilst wearing banadanna's for dissing each other on social media.
A bloody good war might sort the lot of them out.
actually I did meet a bloke who claimed to have been Montgomery's personal body guard and had also been part of the first batch to invade Burma (maybe land in Burma is more accurate) partially by accident of having got on the wrong ship and then been told to stay there.
Old council folk can be really interesting to meet and talk to.
He then told me how he'd snuck up on the soldier and stabbed him to death. the blood had soaked onto the soldiers bandanna (or however you spell- flag tied up and rolled around yr head thing)
Mind you I understand the yoof are continuing this trend in London- knifing each other whilst wearing banadanna's for dissing each other on social media.
A bloody good war might sort the lot of them out.
actually I did meet a bloke who claimed to have been Montgomery's personal body guard and had also been part of the first batch to invade Burma (maybe land in Burma is more accurate) partially by accident of having got on the wrong ship and then been told to stay there.
Old council folk can be really interesting to meet and talk to.
Composer62 said:
V8mate said:
captain_cynic said:
Wildcat45 said:
I was at a live broadcast of a Radio 4 programme at the weekend. Exclusively white suburban middle class and ashamed of everything from the fact Grandad killed some "Japs" in the war to the fact they bought a coffee from a big chain last week rather than from some fair trade artisan coffee shop..
These aren't middle class... These are Hipsters. Very few Brits would have fought in the Pacific theatre, it was mostly Australians and Indians who fought for the Commonwealth over there... Even then, none of my ancestors would have killed a nip, both sides of my family emigrated to Australia post-war.
FerdiZ28 said:
So much council here.
Aftermarket Merc grille with big badge
Rubbish wheels
Shouting in the street
Weapons
Handbags
Red Vivaro
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5882665/Sh...
Not forgetting shirtless as soon as it’s a bit warm. Can’t see any England flags though....Aftermarket Merc grille with big badge
Rubbish wheels
Shouting in the street
Weapons
Handbags
Red Vivaro
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5882665/Sh...
captain_cynic said:
Wildcat45 said:
30-65 year old plus GoreTex wearing teachers and lecturers. Not hipsters.
That is the very definition of hipster. http://bfy.tw/14m0
captain_cynic said:
Wildcat45 said:
30-65 year old plus GoreTex wearing teachers and lecturers. Not hipsters.
That is the very definition of hipster. Wildcat45 said:
As for very few Brits fighting in the Pacific. You're talking b
ks mate.
No, the majority of fighters over there were dominion, not British. ks mate.India = 2,000,000 combatants.
Australia = 600,000 combatants.
United Kingdom = 400,000 combatants (including all the British overseas territories such as Burma and Malaya). The majority of the actual British (I.E. from Britain) were in the navy so never would have been involved in a land battle.
For comparison, the British Army alone was 3.5 million. Probably more served in the navy with it's 1400 vessels.
Land battles in the Pacific were fought mainly between the Japanese and either Chinese or Indian forces. Even the US' contribution on land pales in comparison.
You're talking rubbish man.
As for the war with Japan, you picked up on something small that I said and clearly wet yourself as it was a chance for you to bang in about something you think you know something about.
Growing up in the 1970s there were plenty of people I knew who had fought against the Japanese.
So keep your statistics to yourself old son and Google search for an image of a Hipster. If you find they wear GoteTex anoraks and are in the main middle aged then you're doing Google wrong.
Now, is Australia council?
HTP99 said:
Eurghh, I hate that and they are always skinny and pasty white and the funny thing is, you will actually be cooler if you kept your t-shirt on, they always have "that swagger" too!
Did you actually mean 'stagger' to describe their walk after several cans of cheap lager for breakfast ?alorotom said:
FerdiZ28 said:
Red Vivaro
Our postie has one of these ... surely Royal Mail and the Post Office are not council and actually the antithesis of council ... no one council sends real letters, they only receive demands and CCJs!MartG said:
HTP99 said:
Eurghh, I hate that and they are always skinny and pasty white and the funny thing is, you will actually be cooler if you kept your t-shirt on, they always have "that swagger" too!
Did you actually mean 'stagger' to describe their walk after several cans of cheap lager for breakfast ?Wildcat45 said:
Sorry to come across less than polite but re: Hipsters, do you actually know what one is?
I do, but it is clear you don't. Wildcat45 said:
As for the war with Japan, you picked up on something small that I said and clearly wet yourself as it was a chance for you to bang in about something you think you know something about.
Get over yourself sunshine.... You were the one who got all hot under the collar at the possibility of being wrong... and you're the one who cant let it go.I'm moving on like everyone else.
well I, am truly outraged.
It's the village gala this weekend. Its fab, Spitfire fly over, fell race on the adjoining moors and so on.
There was the children's animal show last night in the village hall. We attended with our children's guinea pigs.
Everyone was polite, children well behaved. Just lovely.
Then, they walked in. Council's. I'm horrified: there is no social housing around here for miles. Where they have come from I do not know.
The obese mother, with her bright red hair and the names of her spawn written down her back. The obese father- wearing a coat (in this weather) and a tribe of 5 vile children. The youngest of whom was like an out of control ape. Thundering up and down, jumping about and banging- terrifying other children and the little animals. The parent's seemingly not bothered about the impact upon others. All of them drinking Coca cola- to ensure their obesity was maintained and naturally its what you pour into 5 yr old children on a Monday evening as a matter of course. Naturally the parents were covered in random scrawlings- compared to all the other slim, un tattoo'd (lets be honest MILF's) who were delightful.
Honestly, surely for next year some sort of gate policy might have to be instigated.
It's the village gala this weekend. Its fab, Spitfire fly over, fell race on the adjoining moors and so on.
There was the children's animal show last night in the village hall. We attended with our children's guinea pigs.
Everyone was polite, children well behaved. Just lovely.
Then, they walked in. Council's. I'm horrified: there is no social housing around here for miles. Where they have come from I do not know.
The obese mother, with her bright red hair and the names of her spawn written down her back. The obese father- wearing a coat (in this weather) and a tribe of 5 vile children. The youngest of whom was like an out of control ape. Thundering up and down, jumping about and banging- terrifying other children and the little animals. The parent's seemingly not bothered about the impact upon others. All of them drinking Coca cola- to ensure their obesity was maintained and naturally its what you pour into 5 yr old children on a Monday evening as a matter of course. Naturally the parents were covered in random scrawlings- compared to all the other slim, un tattoo'd (lets be honest MILF's) who were delightful.
Honestly, surely for next year some sort of gate policy might have to be instigated.
austinsmirk said:
well I, am truly outraged.
It's the village gala this weekend. Its fab, Spitfire fly over, fell race on the adjoining moors and so on.
There was the children's animal show last night in the village hall. We attended with our children's guinea pigs.
Everyone was polite, children well behaved. Just lovely.
Then, they walked in. Council's. I'm horrified: there is no social housing around here for miles. Where they have come from I do not know.
The obese mother, with her bright red hair and the names of her spawn written down her back. The obese father- wearing a coat (in this weather) and a tribe of 5 vile children. The youngest of whom was like an out of control ape. Thundering up and down, jumping about and banging- terrifying other children and the little animals. The parent's seemingly not bothered about the impact upon others. All of them drinking Coca cola- to ensure their obesity was maintained and naturally its what you pour into 5 yr old children on a Monday evening as a matter of course. Naturally the parents were covered in random scrawlings- compared to all the other slim, un tattoo'd (lets be honest MILF's) who were delightful.
Honestly, surely for next year some sort of gate policy might have to be instigated.
I used to be quite amused by this in my old village. It had its fair slice of council but you didn't really see them out and about, then when we had a big annual fete/party thing they'd all come spewing up out of nowhere, like Goblins in Moria. It's the village gala this weekend. Its fab, Spitfire fly over, fell race on the adjoining moors and so on.
There was the children's animal show last night in the village hall. We attended with our children's guinea pigs.
Everyone was polite, children well behaved. Just lovely.
Then, they walked in. Council's. I'm horrified: there is no social housing around here for miles. Where they have come from I do not know.
The obese mother, with her bright red hair and the names of her spawn written down her back. The obese father- wearing a coat (in this weather) and a tribe of 5 vile children. The youngest of whom was like an out of control ape. Thundering up and down, jumping about and banging- terrifying other children and the little animals. The parent's seemingly not bothered about the impact upon others. All of them drinking Coca cola- to ensure their obesity was maintained and naturally its what you pour into 5 yr old children on a Monday evening as a matter of course. Naturally the parents were covered in random scrawlings- compared to all the other slim, un tattoo'd (lets be honest MILF's) who were delightful.
Honestly, surely for next year some sort of gate policy might have to be instigated.
Nanook said:
captain_cynic said:
Looks like we've found another person who doesn't know what a hipster is.
We have. His name is Captain Cynic, and he posts utter nonsense on the internet, then usually scurries off when people tell him he's being a bit silly.Old white middle class people, wearing a goretex waterproof walking jacket, 'just in case', are not hipsters.
Wearing a scarf when it's not cold, growing and waxing a silly 'tache, wearing tweed to a coffee shop, these are the traits of a hipster.
Goretex jacket wearing outdoors type:
I think Captain Cynic and I are agreed, right?
Nanook said:
captain_cynic said:
Looks like we've found another person who doesn't know what a hipster is.
We have. His name is Captain Cynic, and he posts utter nonsense on the internet, then usually scurries off when people tell him he's being a bit silly.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff