The grumpy thread

[bub2006]

Der Powerhaus!

Ishant be there. Sorry.

[bub2006]

Great dunking biscuit the nice.

Play nice. Even phone hates me.

[dollywobbler]

This all seems utterly ridiculous. I didn't like one particular phrase. Was I offended by it? I guess so. Was I standing up for women because I felt they were being unfairly targetted? No, it's just a shitty thing to say that I don't think has any relevance in modern society. Now the thread title has been updated and feels like the whole place is going mad. I'm going back to the Grin thread. It's happy there.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

What era Disco? When I had mine, it tried earthing the engine through the handbrake cable. Made a right sodding mess of the cable! Apparently, it's a trick they like doing.

Yes, my last one spent it's last 6 months with no handbrake( because the melted outer caused it to stick on) and a cheap set of jump leads earthing the starter and block straight to the battery. It also had no exhaust from down pipe back, drove and sounded OK, couldn't understand why Mrs N wouldn't drive it!

[iainrcz]

Mrs V8 received a email yesterday from someone claiming they had hacked her email account,quoting her password.

 

Demanding 800 bitcoins.

Also stating do not contact the police.

oh passwords changed.

I got one too, various statements and assorted drivel.

I just deleted it and blocked the sender.

 

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[robinmasters]

Chill out R. Masters. The preach thing was a bit of a light-hearted thing, it's not some I use in every day speech. I though we were supposed to not take ourselves too seriously around here.

 

Anyway, unlike Black Friday which has been readily and happily adopted and accepted across the country. I don't think I have heard anyone other than my sister employ "preach" through the medium of a gif on messenger very occasionally. Not really comparable, useless I am missing its usage somewhere/everywhere, in which I apologize.

 

As a woman it never occurred to me to be upset or offended by the title of this thread, I got the point that it was more a description of the state of mind rather than anything else. But I will quickly add the caveat that I don't expect to be taken as meaning I expect everyone else to feel thd same way... For fear of upsetting all those having undergone the recent mass sense of humour bypass.

Sorry, the 'Preach' thing came across as being his you were actually speaking rather than a sarcastic piss take.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

‘Modern society’...........

 

Is AS not somewhat out of step with this anyway? None of us is sexist/racist (I fucking despise that worthless, overused word) so would the mods kindly revert the thread title? Thanks awfully.

[chaseracer]

Truly, irony is dead.

[andy18s]

I take offence at that remark.....Lol

[New POD]

Truly, irony is dead.

No. I'm alive and well this fine morning.

 

Just having a sit on the loo. And then off to buy petrol and then 2 maybe more hours drive to work.

[New POD]

I take a gate at that remark.....Lol

All you faux offended ?

[GrumpiusMaximus]

The title of the grumpy thread making people grumpy is very apt.  Or, as the kids would say, 'meta'...

[andy18s]

All you faux offended ?

I have no idea,just off to Google that and see if it fits

[purplebargeken]

I'd like to be offended by something, sadly I'm too grumpy to be able to catagorise something specific to be offended about. 

 

Generic grumpy is really so much easier

[They_all_do_that_sir]

The fella who lives next door has a new girlfriend.

 

This would be great if he didn't work odd hours, and bring her home at 3 AM on a Sunday morning for her to scream her head off.

 

YESSSS YESSSS YYYYEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!

 

to clarify, that in itself is not the grump because I could sleep through a bomb and so can the kids.

 

The grump is directed towards the Mrs, who feels the need to shake me awake to ask me "can you hear that???"

 

I fucking can now darling

 

The energetic sexual episode is over in minutes. The Mrs then keeps me up for half an hour while she grumps and mutters about people having more consideration etc etc

 

I can get her annoyance however our three kids make such an enormous racket from 06:00 right through to them leaving the house at 08:30, with a repeat session from 16:00 until their bedtime.

 

So I sort of see it as swings and roundabouts, Mrs not inclined to agree....

 

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[D Spares & Tyres]

Truly, irony is dead.

And here we go back to my original comment that started this silly discussion and thread change.

 

I was being ironic and posted exactly what I would have said man to man. Er, sorry I mean person to person. It was a light hearted comment.

 

No offence meant.

 

I am still offended though, this thread title is AGEIST

[NorfolkNWeigh]

The fella who lives next door has a new girlfriend.

This would be great if he didn't work odd hours, and bring her home at 3 AM on a Sunday morning for her to scream her head off.

YESSSS YESSSS YYYYEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!

to clarify, that in itself is not the grump because I could sleep through a bomb and so can the kids.

The grump is directed towards the Mrs, who feels the need to shake me awake to ask me "can you hear that???"

I fucking can now darling

The energetic sexual episode is over in minutes. The Mrs then keeps me up for half an hour while she grumps and mutters about people having more consideration etc etc

I can get her annoyance however our three kids make such an enormous racket from 06:00 right through to them leaving the house at 08:30, with a repeat session from 16:00 until their bedtime.

So I sort of see it as swings and roundabouts, Mrs not inclined to agree....

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I hate to be the one to point out that you're missing quite an obvious message from your wife here...

[dozeydustman]

When is it okay to be offended? Is it ever okay to be offended? It'd be good to get an idea from Captain Self-righteous.

 

I think the most 'offended' people are often the ones who have perceived that someone else is offended about something they think is trivial and live in an endless cycle of outrage.

 

 

In other words, Daily Mail readers.

[Tamworthbay]

Truly, irony is dead.

But we are rusty in great measure to make up for it.....

[They_all_do_that_sir]

it really wasn't a message, I did try

I hate to be the one to point out that you're missing quite an obvious message from your wife here...

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[Inspector Morose]

Truly, irony is dead.

Here, I’ve found you some more:

 

https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/home-and-garden/laundry-and-cleaning/irons/c:29432/

[AMC Rebel]

 

I am still offended though, this thread title is AGEIST

 

Yes it is - it needs renaming IMMEDIATELY to the omit the offensive and ageist reference to "old" 

[dozeydustman]

I have 3 days leave. What happened this morning? woke up at half 5 full of beans. Forgot to charge phone overnight, bored. Bedroom TV has again crapped out.

 

Get up for a coffee, trod in cat sick on the landing. Why do cats puke so much? Fucking things.

 

Out of ground coffee, only the wife's gravy powder stuff left.

 

FFS

 

That's just it. I know it's slightly different because of the reasons for the event but I caught a picture of the Invictus games and everyone had a poppy on. And to me, that just looks staged. Had those people all happened to have chosen to wear a poppy a full 3 weeks before remembrance by chance? Same with the news and things. If everyone in the studio is wearing one it just looks a bit suspect to me, are they being made to wear it? Are they wearing it because they know the wrath they will receive if it's spotted that they aren't? None of these reasons respect the meaning of the gesture. I don't presume these people are not respectful and are just doing it for show but I do think that it dilutes the symbolism and possibly the meaning. It would be much better in my opinion if poppies were reserved for the days surrounding the 11th of November Remembrance Sunday. And I don't presume that anyone not wearing one doesn't care or is ungrateful for the sacrifices made during conflicts.

 

 

I was told off by the fleet manager for putting a poppy on my lorry a few years ago, a week or so before Armistice day. He cut it off and put it in the workshop bin. I retrieved it, refitted, went and did my round, next morning it was gone. My crew and I clubbed together to buy one.

 

I had a massive argument with him about it, it was causing no harm to anyone, he was wearing a poppy himself. Wasn't allowed to put on lorry because it might offend someone. Told him if he removed it again, I would issue a formal complaint to the department director. It got left on this time.

 

Members of my family and some of my friends have needed help from the RBL (and other military charities) in the past. I always put a minimum of a quid in for a poppy, I'll happily buy 3 or four poppies as I have a tendency to lose them.

 

I do agree they come along a bit too early now; I think 2 weeks prior to Armistice day is early enough. The various military benevolent funds do fantastic work for the serving/ex military and their families who need help.

[Tetleysmooth]

I'm only grumpy because no-one's answered my thermostat question in 'Ask a Shiter'.

 

Do I get offended easily? I don't think I'd have survived being a lorry driver for 42 years if I took to heart everything that was said to me.

 

Banter? Only on Friday night did one of my fellow drivers announce loudly that I like Thai ladyboys.

 

Completely untrue of course, but a bloody good laugh.

[Lacquer Peel]

 

 

I'm only grumpy because no-one's answered my thermostat question in 'Ask a Shiter'.

 

I did some research and could only find conventional thermostats for 2003 C70 petrols.

[oldcars]

Hop House is definitely the worst for hangover for me - it’s a lovely drop but it’s fucking lethal the next morning

You don't have to drink 13 pints, its just called Hop House 13 

[BavarianRetro]

Surely changing the name of the thread was one of Cavcraft's better jokes?

 

I'm certain it wasn't done to avoid causing offence and can't believe the responses to be honest.

[D Spares & Tyres]

Actually on reflection, this is supposed to a family friendly site.

 

Autoshite is not a word I can say in front of my young children. This offends me, this forum is discriminatory against people with young children and should be renamed.

 

Or, we could just ignore this whole 'offended' culture just try and ignore it as nobody on here, to my knowledge is actually racist, sexist, ageist etc.

 

We could start our own movement as generally this place is a drop a sanity in an otherwise mad world

 

Hang on,a movement is another word for a shite. The new name should be Automovement.

 

But now I'm being a twat and have therefore just offended myself.

[dozeydustman]

Hang on,a movement is another word for a shite. The new name should be Automovement.

 

But now I'm being a twat and have therefore just offended myself.

 

 

I am offended because you have offended yourself. I'm telling the Daily Mail, so all the other people who like to be offended on behalf of others can be offended as well.

[AMC Rebel]

I am offended because you have offended yourself. I'm telling the Daily Mail, so all the other people who like to be offended on behalf of others can be offended as well.

 

That's offensive, that is.