tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post504492430987436324..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: The Hardest WordDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-64243440700629923282010-06-09T12:06:10.666+01:002010-06-09T12:06:10.666+01:00J Bonington Jagworth. It would appear we are on ve...J Bonington Jagworth. It would appear we are on very much the same wavelength.<br /><br />My Wife now refuses to go into a supermarket with me. Because as you may have noticed, I am not afraid to TELL people when they are being dick heads.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-91055885354835727442010-06-09T12:00:47.682+01:002010-06-09T12:00:47.682+01:00It's that look of surprise on their faces when...It's that look of surprise on their faces when they have to pay that gets me! Were they expecting to be waved through?J Bonington Jagworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276478597326413459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-50678488590320238412010-06-09T06:35:31.919+01:002010-06-09T06:35:31.919+01:00Dick. Aye. but we do not have libel and slander la...Dick. Aye. but we do not have libel and slander laws, which normally you have to be quids in with your bank to fund. Here any one can do it...FREE.<br /><br />You have to pay if you loose, but that goes for any law, and we DO now get "no win no fee" solicitors.<br /><br /><i> J Bonington Jagworth said...<br /><br />"as a woman fiddled with her card to pay for flowers and a pint of milk"<br /><br />I'm not a mysogynist, honestly, but why do they all wait until it's time to pay before conducting a search for the means to do it? </i><br /><br />Even WORSE. Why is it always a bloody Woman, that with a queue of a thousand people behind her, at the only till open two minutes before closing on a bank holiday Saturday, or christmas eve, insists, that "in order to help the poor girl on the till", in paying for six months worth of shopping in pennies and Ha'pennies, and then after counting them all out, finds she is twopence ha'penny short, so fishes them all back into her purse, then hands over a €500 note, which has to be checked by the manager, who, naturally, happens to be in his office getting pissed and is "unavailable" for half an hour, and THEN the cashier finds she can not change it any way?Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-52406129610795847742010-06-08T22:24:50.133+01:002010-06-08T22:24:50.133+01:00Furor: Don't get me wrong, I'm not knockin...Furor: Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking it entirely, I'd just prefer if an approach more rooted in education was used.<br /><br />I do so hate the stick, you see. ;-)Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-21576922004805302952010-06-08T22:14:48.431+01:002010-06-08T22:14:48.431+01:00DP "But are such qualities still going to be ...DP "But are such qualities still going to be respected in the future?"<br /><br />You may well ask. Our lad did say he'd been accused of 'talking posh', but whether this was because he used a word of more than two syllables or failed to employ enough glottal stops, I'm not sure. Tricky things, schools.J Bonington Jagworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276478597326413459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-37355822642961858082010-06-08T21:42:20.025+01:002010-06-08T21:42:20.025+01:00Dick Puddlecote said...
Furor: Sounds authoritar...<i>Dick Puddlecote said... <br /><br />Furor: Sounds authoritarian as fuck, but how do they rate for knuckle-headed lowlifes?</i><br /><br />Getting more. BUT not from the Born and bred Germans.<br /><br />THAT should say a lot if you read between the lines!<br /><br />But "Authoritarian"??<br /><br />No. It has to do with the respect to others. It is....WAS normal practice at one time, as I think the point of your post was saying.<br /><br />NO! We do not go prosecuting people for not saying "sorry", But if the other one turns around and calls you an arsehole, the we have redress.<br /><br />It must also be pointed out, that whilst it is not as rare as rocking horse shit, it IS used sparingly.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-39583260676742613842010-06-08T20:39:05.702+01:002010-06-08T20:39:05.702+01:00Haddock: I'd argue that they shouldn't eve...Haddock: I'd argue that they shouldn't even be bothering with those unless harm is proven or very likely, but then I'm like that. <br /><br />JBJ: Yes, I've noticed that. We're teasing out a lot of frustrations here, aren't we? ;-)<br /><br />Bayard: It's not too big a leap to think that. Well observed.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-69733868586716268942010-06-08T20:16:45.464+01:002010-06-08T20:16:45.464+01:00Lenko - If you want to fight bad spelling, why not...Lenko - If you want to fight bad spelling, why not include txt spk and CAPSLOCK.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-35899945485653057892010-06-08T19:55:07.713+01:002010-06-08T19:55:07.713+01:00I blame the compensation culture, ambulance-chasin...I blame the compensation culture, ambulance-chasing lawyers and the insurance companies. No-one is prepared to admit that they are wrong any more, in case they get sued and from there it's only a short hop to never saying sorry at all.bayardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-37279395427266276712010-06-08T19:31:05.074+01:002010-06-08T19:31:05.074+01:00Oops! That little outburst was meant to be followe...Oops! That little outburst was meant to be followed by a 'rant off' switch, which Blogger has tried to interpret as HTML...J Bonington Jagworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276478597326413459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-26672403356889809672010-06-08T19:29:28.069+01:002010-06-08T19:29:28.069+01:00"as a woman fiddled with her card to pay for ..."as a woman fiddled with her card to pay for flowers and a pint of milk"<br /><br />I'm not a mysogynist, honestly, but why do they all wait until it's time to pay before conducting a search for the means to do it? These so-called multi-taskers never think to get their purse or card ready for the inevitable requirement while they're waiting in the queue, do they?!J Bonington Jagworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276478597326413459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-7299759872744473252010-06-08T19:10:32.217+01:002010-06-08T19:10:32.217+01:00Sadly FT .. it will never catch on here ..
UK Plo...Sadly FT .. it will never catch on here ..<br /><br />UK Plod are far, far too busy hounding people for "thought crimes ..they can't even prosecute the morons who use Mobile phones whilst driving .. or the moronettes who brush their hair, or apply make-up whilst behind the wheel ..<br /><br />Those kind of things tend to get dumped in the "too difficult" tray .. <br /><br />Its much easier to rely on Speed Cameras, which obligingly provide photographic evidence, thus saving the idle numpties having to endure the fuss & bother of attending Court & actually giving verbal evidence ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-8736953227530742532010-06-08T18:36:02.464+01:002010-06-08T18:36:02.464+01:00Furor: Sounds authoritarian as fuck, but how do th...Furor: Sounds authoritarian as fuck, but how do they rate for knuckle-headed lowlifes?<br /><br />Lenko: Yep, spelling too. But then, under Labour, schools aren't that bothered with spelling. I know, as the boy's teacher told me. Grrr.<br /><br />Julia: I don't discount their food at all, in fact I've <a href="http://dickpuddlecote.blogspot.com/2009/11/fiddling-with-tax-while-labours-vote.html" rel="nofollow">defended it</a> in the past. It's just that I tend to only use this one when it is empty of customers, IYSWIM.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-35777553445587372812010-06-08T18:18:07.356+01:002010-06-08T18:18:07.356+01:00You shouldn't write off Greggs. Their sandwich...You shouldn't write off Greggs. Their sandwiches are very good, and good value too.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-35949507715848171392010-06-08T18:05:50.146+01:002010-06-08T18:05:50.146+01:00Now that the Coalition is going to reverse all the...Now that the Coalition is going to reverse all the Nanny State laws, including no-smoking in pubs (yeah, in your dreams, Dick), you'll have time on your hands.<br /><br />I'd join you in a campaign to fight against bad manners and invective (though not on my blog, obviously).<br /><br />I'd also back a campaign to automatically eliminate bad spelling from the internet. Such as "lose" versus "loose".<br /><br />God, I'm a grumpy old bugger!lenkohttp://dailymoaner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-13531109831946597352010-06-08T17:29:33.614+01:002010-06-08T17:29:33.614+01:00Follow ups. Google even hates my NEW omputer.Follow ups. Google even hates my NEW omputer.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-30271905556085979512010-06-08T17:28:52.362+01:002010-06-08T17:28:52.362+01:00Coming from a country whereby you can, and people ...Coming from a country whereby you can, and people DO, get fined in the HUNDREDS of Euro (Bismarck actualy got THOUSANDS, around 1870 or so) for calling some one "Du" when they should say "Sie", and you can get a hefty fine AND loose your licence for a month for "throwing the finger" at someone whilst driving", and you can get the police to prosecute someone for calling you "an idiot", or telling you to "fuck off". this all appears VERY strange.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-51153288286825125312010-06-08T17:04:27.452+01:002010-06-08T17:04:27.452+01:00Mrs R: There could be truth in that, although I...Mrs R: There could be truth in that, although I'd tend to add in selfishness and a lot of what Bucko wrote. <br /><br />Bucko: Left a message at yours. Very good piece.<br /><br />Ciaran: Yes, but it's a Morton's Fork as there's only the Tesco Xpress or Greggs near my office and, well ... clientele. ;-)<br /><br />Chuckles: The last bit, definitely.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-33294478713593054022010-06-08T14:38:42.237+01:002010-06-08T14:38:42.237+01:00By taking a good large pinch of umbrage and remons...By taking a good large pinch of umbrage and remonstrating with you she was able to place herself in a victim group, of those who have been insulted and cheated by you jumping a non existent queue.<br /><br />It is VERY important to be a member of an identifiable victim group, confers all sorts of rights and privileges. And responsibilities of course, the responsibility to let DP know that he is a lowlife piece of scum.Chucklesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-64691463381386757052010-06-08T14:09:55.712+01:002010-06-08T14:09:55.712+01:00"The question is, how did we get to the point..."The question is, how did we get to the point that others are merely potential threats and not seen as other members of society with whom we should be getting along?"<br />Dick - I've tried to make some sense of that <a href="http://fuelinjectedmoose.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">here. </a>Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-65920337326215867252010-06-08T13:23:42.964+01:002010-06-08T13:23:42.964+01:00Tesco, you say? So you're one of those people ...Tesco, you say? So you're one of those people funding their minimum alcohol pricing lobbying campaign?<br /><br />Also, how do you know the guy in the Princess was only stripped as far as the waist. Did you peer in to check?<br /><br />Sorry.Ciaranhttp://ciarang.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-50768035726598093232010-06-08T13:09:25.272+01:002010-06-08T13:09:25.272+01:00We've had thirteen years of politicians and th...We've had thirteen years of politicians and the media showing us that the best form of defence is attack - any attack has been permissible, as long as it detracts from, and changes, the subject.<br /><br />As for indicating at roundabouts - one of the juniors recently took a driving test. Instant failure for making a 'major' mistake, which was to indicate fractionally too soon at a roundabout.Mrs Rigbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896765062231309345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-82599906435476024042010-06-08T12:59:33.280+01:002010-06-08T12:59:33.280+01:00No, Anon. She had finished and was leaving the sho...No, Anon. She had finished and was leaving the shop but stopped to remonstrate with me first as she thought I'd bypassed the longer queue (which she had presumably waited in herself).Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-54025227071971796852010-06-08T12:48:16.620+01:002010-06-08T12:48:16.620+01:00I don't understand the shop story. The woman h...I don't understand the shop story. The woman had fiddled with her card to pay and then queued up again? Please somebody clarify. I need to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-9892995864247088582010-06-08T12:05:52.501+01:002010-06-08T12:05:52.501+01:00JD: With you on the indicators, especially at roun...JD: With you on the indicators, especially at roundabouts where some seem to think that it's correct to sail past 3 or 4 exits indicating left all the way.<br /><br />Bucko: Yes, I've seen the same too. The question is, how did we get to the point that others are merely potential threats and not seen as other members of society with whom we should be getting along?<br /><br />JBJ: Indeed. I always enjoy those compliments myself, and those commenting on the little Ps's diction. But are such qualities still going to be respected in the future?<br /><br />SorenK: It would certainly appear so.<br /><br />Anon: I can understand that mindset, TBH. ;-)Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.com