The grumpy thread

[Guest Hooli]

Except you are. You're just not allowed to whale the shit out of them with a belt any more.

Using a phone book doesn't leave marks, so I'm told.

 

 

I wonder if that's why the yellow pages is so small these days?

[loserone]

See that's another thing that gets me. "Protected characteristics". Why should it be a free-for-all to rip the piss out of certain groups but completely taboo to do the same to other groups, just because they have been decreed "special" by Those Who Tell Us How To Think?

 

 

 

(I'm not saying that it's a free-for-all on AS by the way, most of us are better than that - I'm talking about society at large.)

Not sure I get you.

 

If you can't be derogatory to a woman, you can't be derogatory to a man. If you can't be derogatory to a Sikh, you can't to an atheist. It's the /equality/ act, man, not the "list of people you can't pick on".

 

Edited to add "because they are a woman/man/Sikh/atheist" at the appropriate points.

[John F]

So in what way was the thread title "grumpy old man" derogatory to anyone, except possibly men? Most of whom apparently don't give a fuck tbh.

[loserone]

So in what way was the thread title "grumpy old man" derogatory to anyone, except possibly men? Most of whom apparently don't give a fuck tbh.

It wasn't, it was the title of a TV show following people ranting, but it was removed because of hilariously point-missing snowflakeism, or some such

[Lacquer Peel]

 

 

Same reason you aren't allowed to smack children.

 

Because the majority of people can't be trusted to make judgements of what is right / acceptable / not abusive.

 

So a blanket ban on certain jokes, actions, etc is safer.

 

Not saying that's my viewpoint, just how the world has become.

 

#thanoswasright

What's been banned?

[loserone]

Reading the daily mail.

 

*Only in my wildest dreams*

[Tamworthbay]

Reading the daily mail.

*

If only.......

[John F]

It wasn't, it was the title of a TV show following people ranting, but it was removed because of hilariously point-missing snowflakeism, or some such

 

Ah, OK. I must have missed that bit.

 

Still, why change the thread title? The current one is daft.

[wuvvum]

Reading the daily mail.

 

*Only in my wildest dreams*

I find that comment offensive.  I thoroughly enjoy reading the Daily Mail, and appreciate its balanced, well-informed reporting of the news and current affairs.

[loserone]

I assume to draw attention to it, because two pinned posts aren't enough.

[wuvvum]

Ah, OK. I must have missed that bit.

 

Still, why change the thread title? The current one is daft.

I actually think the thread title change is a pisstake in itself.

 

 

Although I'm starting to doubt myself...

[pandamonium]

 

What's been banned?

OK, so banned was the wrong word. 'frowned upon'

[wuvvum]

Not sure I get you.

 

If you can't be derogatory to a woman, you can't be derogatory to a man. If you can't be derogatory to a Sikh, you can't to an atheist. It's the /equality/ act, man, not the "list of people you can't pick on".

 

Edited to add "because they are a woman/man/Sikh/atheist" at the appropriate points.

Yup.  That's the theory.

[loserone]

I find that comment offensive. I thoroughly enjoy reading the Daily Mail, and appreciate its balanced, well-informed reporting of the news and current affairs.

I hope you'll understand that daily mail reading is not a protected characteristic, and therefore I will freely liken you to a slithering creature with an attractive quality like having a nice collection of cars, mister.

[Tamworthbay]

I find that comment offensive.  I thoroughly enjoy reading the Daily Mail, and appreciate its balanced, well-informed reporting of the news and current affairs.

You are Donald Trump AICMFP

[New POD]

I am grumpy. Just that.

[loserone]

Yes, but are you an old man?

[Guest Hooli]

I find that comment offensive. I thoroughly enjoy reading the Daily Mail, and appreciate its balanced, well-informed reporting of the news and current affairs.

The daily mail exists to give office workers their lunchtime firewall safe soft porn in the sidebar of shame.

[bub2006]

Can't find the stairs?

It's called making do! It's been down in the house about a year so it got pulled up and put in bungalow. And there are creases.

[Guest Hooli]

It's called making do! It's been down in the house about a year so it got pulled up and put in bungalow. And there are creases.

Iron it WCPGW?

[anonymous user]

Iron it WCPGW?

What, iron a whole bungalow, I hope he's got some extension leads

[loserone]

Fit stairs

[bub2006]

No stairs I keep falling down them

[dozeydustman]

Aside from everyone being offended by each other and the daily mail, there have been some really shitty updates to this thread today.

 

Colc, really sorry to hear your mum has been injured. Be there and help her with her R&R.

 

Hooli, I'm truly sorry for your loss. Losing loved ones is always horrible. Be there for the rest of your family.

 

Ghosty, offer your help and support to your folks. Being optimistic, dad going out to somewhere may be just to clear his head of thoughts and bad ideas and comes home ready to talk and sort out whatever the issue is. Be there for him, be there for your mum.

 

I can't offer much to anyone going through bad experiences save my sympathies and thoughts. Here if you want to get things off your chest.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I find it mildly amusing that a bunch of, mostly , white men , from a comfortable , safe, prosperous country can presume to know what is or isn't offensive to women, racial minorities, recent immigrants, members of the LGBT community or anyone that feels marginalised or scared because of something that's slightly different in their background, psyche or lifestyle.

 

As usual AS members who might fit into those and other minority pigeonholes have kept well out of it, demonstrating far more restraint and class than I'll ever have.

 

As a white , middle aged, middle class, heterosexual male, I have never worried about walking along a dark street at night, or going into a rowdy pub or club in a strange town. Never wondered if that copper is going to pull me because of how I look or backdown from making a complaint in a restaurant or shop because it might draw unwanted attention to me or my friends. Things most of us take for granted, even feel entitled to do...

 

I'm not quite sure what snowflake means , wasn't it what Patrick from Eastenders used to call his neighbour in that hilairious* racist sitcom in the 70's?

I mourn the passing of ' Cars and Girls' as much as the next pervert, but I understand why it had to go- presumably ' Women you'd like to shag' won't be long for this place, but if that's what it takes to stop us decending into a bunch of stereotype Trump, Philip Green, Ron Atkinson wankers that use words like banter when we mean bullying - so be it.

[John F]

I think a common sense of decency - which we have - is adequate tbh.

 

We're a bit sweary, but we don't tend to attack 'minority groups'. Not even Picasso owners.

[Cavcraft]

I find it mildly amusing that a bunch of, mostly , white men , from a comfortable , safe, prosperous country can presume to know what is or isn't offensive to women, racial minorities, recent immigrants, members of the LGBT community or anyone that feels marginalised or scared because of something that's slightly different in their background, psyche or lifestyle.

 

As usual AS members who might fit into those and other minority pigeonholes have kept well out of it, demonstrating far more restraint and class than I'll ever have.

 

As a white , middle aged, middle class, heterosexual male, I have never worried about walking along a dark street at night, or going into a rowdy pub or club in a strange town. Never wondered if that copper is going to pull me because of how I look or backdown from making a complaint in a restaurant or shop because it might draw unwanted attention to me or my friends. Things most of us take for granted, even feel entitled to do...

 

I'm not quite sure what snowflake means , wasn't it what Patrick from Eastenders used to call his neighbour in that hilairious* racist sitcom in the 70's?

I mourn the passing of ' Cars and Girls' as much as the next pervert, but I understand why it had to go- presumably ' Women you'd like to shag' won't be long for this place, but if that's what it takes to stop us decending into a bunch of stereotype Trump, Philip Green, Ron Atkinson wankers that use words like banter when we mean bullying - so be it.

 

'Snowflake' is a stupid expression, 99.9% of the time banded about by the kind of people who believe they have the right to say whatever abusive/stupid/racist/sexist thought crosses their mind, or the sort of people who are actually thick enough to think any form of human rights is wrong.

[artdjones]

'Snowflake' is a stupid expression, 99.9% of the time banded about by the kind of people who believe they have the right to say whatever abusive/stupid/racist/sexist thought crosses their mind, or the sort of people who are actually thick enough to think any form of human rights is wrong.

I thought generalisations were really,really wrong.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

'Snowflake' is a stupid expression, 99.9% of the time banded about by the kind of people who believe they have the right to say whatever abusive/stupid/racist/sexist thought crosses their mind, or the sort of people who are actually thick enough to think any form of human rights is wrong.

So, you've met my mother in law.

Ahh bollocks I've turned into Bernard Manning.

[loserone]

'Snowflake' is a stupid expression, 99.9% of the time banded about by the kind of people who believe they have the right to say whatever abusive/stupid/racist/sexist thought crosses their mind, or the sort of people who are actually thick enough to think any form of human rights is wrong.

I do try, love