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Post by Chris W on Jan 30, 2007 21:30:56 GMT
Third.... well done matey   |
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Post by agoodcuppa on Jan 30, 2007 21:33:19 GMT
Good work ChrisA. Hopefully it will have given the non-offensive language speakers something to think about.
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Post by tubeprune on Jan 30, 2007 21:39:40 GMT
I Loved it. Well done Sir.
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Phil
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Post by Phil on Jan 31, 2007 7:56:36 GMT
Brilliant - loved the comparison between communism and Big Brother!!
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Post by chris on Jan 31, 2007 16:37:46 GMT
Thank you all! Now for battle of the bands tomorow night!
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Post by ongarparknride on Jan 31, 2007 21:54:23 GMT
What a pleasure to read this thread from the start. Fortunately the PC persons have Not Yet Won, else we would be reading this on "District Devina's Forum" or "District DavePerson's Forum".....
At current age 56, I was brought up to be polite and express respect to Women (er, "Wimmen" per Private Eye?" by raising my cap, standing up when they entered and left, and opening doors for them.
More recently since my schooldays, some of them with buggies accept my offer to help them on stairs with a smile instead of Mace thinking I'm about to abduct their kids. A few smile and say "Thank You" when I hold doors open for them. But what really started to freak me was when in the street or anywhere, I came across a person in a wheelchair, I made eye contact and smiled to them - like not being patronising or anything - just acknowledging them. Hardly any responded in any way whatsoever to me. They just looked at me. Blankly.
So I still hold doors open for both women and men out of courtesy and politeness, and most often I get something like a "Thanks, Mate" from the blokes, and 75% a smile, and 50% a "Thank You" from the women... and from all women - not just the attractive ones !!!
And the thing that gets me these days is when I hold a door for a young woman who is so embarressed at a bloke the age of her grandfather offering a courtesy she might have heard her mother talking about in "the good old days" like After The War...... and is possibly the first time she has experienced that courtesy extended to herself.
Ohhh, where have our native English courtesies and politeness gone to?
I like the Golliwogs badges - new to me and wish I'd known about them 40 years ago :-)
Anyone any ideas for a badge for pubescent teen girl these days to wear when a bloke holds a door open for her?
Your speech would have made me laugh, OP, and hope whatever the "battle of the bands tomorow night" means, it goes well for you.
cheers,
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