A bit council (Vol 5)

A bit council (Vol 5)

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MattsCar

915 posts

104 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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In town the other day, kid (about 12 years old) runs past me and dashes a handful of stones/ rocks against the shopping centre window. Makes one hell of a clatter.

So I say to him, what the f are you doing...

To which he replies, "well I didn't break anything, so what is the problem"...

So I give him a bit of a lecture and tell him not to be a prick.

At that point, 20 seconds later, fat mum in leggings, grandma and the well hard dad arrive and start having a go at me for "swearing at him". I explained what he did. "Yeah me saw it". laugh

Utterly amazed.

ETA- not sure if this is even council. Just terrible parenting.



Edited by MattsCar on Saturday 14th May 21:57

HTP99

22,441 posts

139 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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MattsCar said:
In town the other day, kid (about 12 years old) runs past me and dashes a handful of stones/ rocks against the shopping centre window. Makes one hell of a clatter.

So I say to him, what the f are you doing...

To which he replies, "well I didn't break anything, so what is the problem"...

So I give him a bit of a lecture and tell him not to be a prick.

At that point, 20 seconds later, fat mum in leggings, grandma and the well hard dad arrive and start having a go at me for "swearing at him". I explained what he did. "Yeah me saw it". laugh

Utterly amazed.

ETA- not sure if this is even council. Just terrible parenting.
Edited by MattsCar on Saturday 14th May 21:57
Swearing at a child............

NWTony

2,847 posts

227 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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MYOB said:
Who’s to say what the correct attire ought to be for funerals? Why should some deem it necessary to wear black or dark suits? It’s a hangover from the stuffy Victorian era that we as a society is slowly moving on from. My Irish Catholic family in Ireland wear their everyday clothes to funerals. Those that have emigrated to the US or the UK will invariably wear the dark suits.

Society standards dictated that I wore dark suits previously until the last funeral I went to when I decided to wear what I wanted, which was tan chinos, shoes and a white shirt. I didn’t give a toss what others thought. Was I out of place? Yes! Did it show a lack of respect to the deceased? I don’t think so.
That's the point isn't it? If the Irish Catholic tradition is to wear everyday clothes then if I was invited to the funeral, I'd turn up in everyday clothes too. If the deceased wanted everyone to dress colourfully then I'd dig out my Hawaiian shirt. If the expectation was dark suit, black tie then that's what Id wear, I wouldn't pick n choose because I'm so terribly fking individual, if there is ever an occasion that is not about you, surely a funeral is it.

Blackfeather

148 posts

177 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Caddyshack said:
Brummiebeau said:
I am at Butlins, Skegness this week getting my yearly dose of council.



Best name I have heard so far is Indy-lee? Indielee? Inde-leigh?
And her brother Inde-lent



Pit Pony

8,265 posts

120 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Blackfeather said:
Caddyshack said:
Brummiebeau said:
I am at Butlins, Skegness this week getting my yearly dose of council.



Best name I have heard so far is Indy-lee? Indielee? Inde-leigh?
And her brother Inde-lent
One of my neices is called Heather Leigh
I call her Heavenly just to piss her off. (she's pushing 40)
Her brother is Eric Lee. I call him Little E. (He's taller than me)

Jules Sunley

3,933 posts

92 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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NWTony said:
MYOB said:
Who’s to say what the correct attire ought to be for funerals? Why should some deem it necessary to wear black or dark suits? It’s a hangover from the stuffy Victorian era that we as a society is slowly moving on from. My Irish Catholic family in Ireland wear their everyday clothes to funerals. Those that have emigrated to the US or the UK will invariably wear the dark suits.

Society standards dictated that I wore dark suits previously until the last funeral I went to when I decided to wear what I wanted, which was tan chinos, shoes and a white shirt. I didn’t give a toss what others thought. Was I out of place? Yes! Did it show a lack of respect to the deceased? I don’t think so.
That's the point isn't it? If the Irish Catholic tradition is to wear everyday clothes then if I was invited to the funeral, I'd turn up in everyday clothes too. If the deceased wanted everyone to dress colourfully then I'd dig out my Hawaiian shirt. If the expectation was dark suit, black tie then that's what Id wear, I wouldn't pick n choose because I'm so terribly fking individual, if there is ever an occasion that is not about you, surely a funeral is it.
+1

cjs racing.

2,463 posts

128 months

HRL

3,329 posts

218 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Dermot O'Logical said:
Fair point, well made. And while we're on the subject of fit birds, where did they all come from?

Go back a few decades, you could probably get a decent day's ploughing from a Russian woman, provided you could get the harness on. What's happened? It can't be genetics, so where did all of the fit Commie girlies come from?
Ukraine. Why do you think Putin wants it back, duh. wink

MYOB

4,767 posts

137 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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NWTony said:
MYOB said:
Who’s to say what the correct attire ought to be for funerals? Why should some deem it necessary to wear black or dark suits? It’s a hangover from the stuffy Victorian era that we as a society is slowly moving on from. My Irish Catholic family in Ireland wear their everyday clothes to funerals. Those that have emigrated to the US or the UK will invariably wear the dark suits.

Society standards dictated that I wore dark suits previously until the last funeral I went to when I decided to wear what I wanted, which was tan chinos, shoes and a white shirt. I didn’t give a toss what others thought. Was I out of place? Yes! Did it show a lack of respect to the deceased? I don’t think so.
That's the point isn't it? If the Irish Catholic tradition is to wear everyday clothes then if I was invited to the funeral, I'd turn up in everyday clothes too. If the deceased wanted everyone to dress colourfully then I'd dig out my Hawaiian shirt. If the expectation was dark suit, black tie then that's what Id wear, I wouldn't pick n choose because I'm so terribly fking individual, if there is ever an occasion that is not about you, surely a funeral is it.
The funeral is for you, not the deceased.

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Dog Star said:
Is this council? Or just fantastic?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ccdof0vFEzY/?igshid...
It’s like a camp version of the original Zaouli dance.

https://youtu.be/JgbmeB5HJrs

Alorotom

11,907 posts

186 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Just found out someone we know, is expecting ... the name of the child has already been decided ... Axle Hendrix (I assume no silly additional spelling to go along with the damning name, but im probably wrong)

eldar

21,614 posts

195 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Alorotom said:
Just found out someone we know, is expecting ... the name of the child has already been decided ... Axle Hendrix (I assume no silly additional spelling to go along with the damning name, but im probably wrong)
Axel or Axle?

There is a differential.

mywifeshusband

594 posts

197 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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eldar said:
Alorotom said:
Just found out someone we know, is expecting ... the name of the child has already been decided ... Axle Hendrix (I assume no silly additional spelling to go along with the damning name, but im probably wrong)
Axel or Axle?

There is a differential.
A Rose by any other name......

northwest monkey

6,370 posts

188 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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s2kjock said:
Dog Star said:
Up here in Rossendale, Lancashire we call them wagons. I do.
My sister has worked in manufacturing most her career and she calls them "wagons", so I always assumed it was a casual industry term for anything big that brings in raw materials and takes finished goods out.

She did work in Lancashire for a good while so maybe it was just one of the (several) bits of local vernacular she acquired.
I live in Rossendale but originally from Manchester. Coal comes in wagons, rubbish gets taken away in a bin truck.


DodgyGeezer

40,152 posts

189 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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does this count?


HTP99

22,441 posts

139 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Initially I thought that looked ok, what's council about a log cabin, oh no it is log cabin effect wall paper!!

the-norseman

12,263 posts

170 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Probably be better if it lined up.

KAgantua

3,848 posts

130 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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I actually quite like that!

eldar

21,614 posts

195 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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the-norseman said:
Probably be better if it lined up.
It's the almost lining up that makes it worse.

Jaska

722 posts

141 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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Alorotom said:
Just found out someone we know, is expecting ... the name of the child has already been decided ... Axle Hendrix (I assume no silly additional spelling to go along with the damning name, but im probably wrong)
I suspect we know the same person, the child in question is a twin?

(or this is just a really odd coincidence biggrin)
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