Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 If you're banning the Normans, what about the Stuarts ? That's discriminating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,269 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 They're next! Then the Scotts... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,893 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Before we speak I suggest we all have a beeper installed , then no one will know what that particular word was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,269 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 As of 24 July, I shall not be wearing a face mask. I shall be wearing a gag, in protest! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 With a name like King, where does that leave me. I don't want Jill Sparrow chasing after me wiv a gag, or worse still a guillotine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,379 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 In the 80's I had a Range Rover, on my last car change I looked seriously at them again but quite honestly the build quality left a lot to be desired... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 On my last Range Rover you could see daylight through the driver’s door front seal! When it caught fire behind the dash it had to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 957 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Just given my wife’s car a clean out. Not saying she doesn’t clean it out often but I found a 10 shilling note and some green shield stamps down the seat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, philmayfield said: I’ve just been reading that. That is an absolute disgrace. What is all this p.c leading to? The death of the nation as you and I knew it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Just outside Lancaster, on the coast at Sunderland point, is the grave of a black cabin boy (slave) who died around 1795 and who was buried in unconsecrated ground. It’s known as ‘Sambo’s Grave’ and there are signposts to direct you to it. How long before that name is changed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,893 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 I'm not uptodate with cars , as long as it takes me from A to B I'm happy. I don't want or need a status symbol. Just thinking about our local Croce Verde , apart from the couple of ambulances the other cars that take patients back and forth are Dublos . They can take wheelchairs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 I don’t buy a car for a status symbol. My prime concerns are comfort and functionality with a fair amount of luxury thrown in. I have nothing to prove to others! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,379 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 The problem is people have too much skin. It is the largest human organ and therefore an easy target to get under. It’s not difficult to tell when something is under ones skin, the symptoms are, in no particular order: indignation – hurt feelings – grumpiness – and immediate condemnation of anything and anyone we didn’t like. Something I entirely relate to... We are turning being offended into a fine art. A shake of the head, careless word, even a look can do it. Everyone can join in being offended, it’s not exclusive and you can even be offended by the lack of something to be offended about! We are offended - by the word Black, right wingers, left wingers, save the whale and cute puppy wingers ,Elf n safety and politically correct correct wingers and now apparently - Normans! Being offended is a godsend for the peevish 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 483 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: If you're banning the Normans, what about the Stuarts ? That's discriminating. I don't know whether I'm offended by that or not.. You can ban the Stewarts if you wish, cause they insist on spelling the name wrong.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,269 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 I am very difficult to offend, chiefly because I was brought up to laugh at life and everyone in it. If I hadn't, I don't think I'd have survived until now without spending time in a strait (as opposed to a gay) jacket and a padded cell. I consider myself to be a balanced personality who would never dream of going around hurling abuse at anyone. I think it's called resilience. I also think it seems to be in short supply these days. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,379 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 I too am well balanced, I have an equal chip on both shoulders. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,002 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 I am all for this political correctness , in fact the quicker they ban the "Gay Gordons" the better. Just think of the school days when you were tortured by evil dance teachers with this painful treatment. As for the unfortunate souls who were named Gordon my heart goes out to them. Where will it end? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,893 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, philmayfield said: I don’t buy a car for a status symbol. My prime concerns are comfort and functionality with a fair amount of luxury thrown in. I have nothing to prove to others! Hope no one thought I was thinking about them. We have a few here that unless they have the newest gadgets, cars, phones then people wil look down on them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 I think the worst aspect of PC is that ultimately it can turn us all against each other. Every word is parsed to see if it could be offensive to someone. A house divided against itself cannot stand. This seems to be the ultimate object of someone, somewhere. The snowflakes have to go and pet a puppy or play with play dough, because everything offends and upsets them. They wouldn't have lasted five minutes on a building site or factory in the early 60s. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 They're going to change the name of the William Gladstone primary school in Newark because of his family's links with the slave trade. William Gladstone used to be the MP for Newark in the Victorian era. The world's going stark raving mad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,269 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Queen Victoria didn't like him either! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 What are we going to do about the Africans that ate our missionaries? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,269 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Ask them for the recipe? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 32 minutes ago, philmayfield said: What are we going to do about the Africans that ate our missionaries? Pay 'em reparations for indigestion and any offence we may have caused them. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 46 minutes ago, philmayfield said: What are we going to do about the Africans that ate our missionaries? That will really annoy the vegans. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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