Today I'm angry about.....

[superjohnmcginlay]

People who cannot take a joke, and unfortunate coincidences. Student media ftw.

Change that to the wettest bunch of f*ckers in the history of man. Lying so you can shut down the only tongue-in-cheek thing of freshers' week? That's low.

What the buggery are you talking about?

[Hoboh]

People who cannot take a joke, and unfortunate coincidences. Student media ftw.

Change that to the wettest bunch of f*ckers in the history of man. Lying so you can shut down the only tongue-in-cheek thing of freshers' week? That's low.

Eh? Lost me there!!

Want some bullets?

[thebish]

Just as an aside I would advocate the use of a blow torch on someones balls if they knew where a bomb was planted to save lives that sort of thing but general torture no.

would you justify the use of a blowtorch on YOUR balls if an FBI agent merely BELIEVED you knew where the bomb was - or would you go whining to the authorities afterwards if they had got it wrong and you never knew at all - honest mistake guv etc... ?

(it is quite easy to mistake ordinary law-abiding citizens as terrorists and shoot them on the underground, for instance...)

[Verbal]

People who cannot take a joke, and unfortunate coincidences. Student media ftw.

Change that to the wettest bunch of f*ckers in the history of man. Lying so you can shut down the only tongue-in-cheek thing of freshers' week? That's low.

What the buggery are you talking about?

Institution which sells and encourages the consumption of cheap alcohol is shocked to learn that the Freshers' Week newsletter reports on the results of the consumption of cheap alcohol. Angered them further by getting drunk in our own free time. Shouted at by the LGBT for quoting a Fresher who came up with a drunken interpretation of the acronym S.A.B.B. Personally accused of homophobia. Got invited backstage by the DJ to photograph the crowd from the stage, and then at the end of the night got told we were taking the piss by having six drunken media officers backstage. I'm particularly impressed with this one as there were only ever four of us on duty last night (with one in the office), two of which were driving and cycling respectively, and therefore stone cold sober.

Getting disciplined when you're in the wrong - fine. Getting disciplined on the basis of blatant lies - an absolute joke.

[seanworth]

Just as an aside I would advocate the use of a blow torch on someones balls if they knew where a bomb was planted to save lives that sort of thing but general torture no.

would you justify the use of a blowtorch on YOUR balls if an FBI agent merely BELIEVED you knew where the bomb was - or would you go whining to the authorities afterwards if they had got it wrong and you never knew at all - honest mistake guv etc... ?

(it is quite easy to mistake ordinary law-abiding citizens as terrorists and shoot them on the underground, for instance...)

No way. Hoboh gets angry enough on the best of days. Don't think I could endure many posts by Hoboh if his balls had just been blown.

[Verbal]

People who cannot take a joke, and unfortunate coincidences. Student media ftw.

Change that to the wettest bunch of f*ckers in the history of man. Lying so you can shut down the only tongue-in-cheek thing of freshers' week? That's low.

Eh? Lost me there!!

Want some bullets?

Nah. If you want I could do with a map, compass and torch, as I try in vain to find the Union's sense of humour.

[superjohnmcginlay]

People who cannot take a joke, and unfortunate coincidences. Student media ftw.

Change that to the wettest bunch of f*ckers in the history of man. Lying so you can shut down the only tongue-in-cheek thing of freshers' week? That's low.

What the buggery are you talking about?

Institution which sells and encourages the consumption of cheap alcohol is shocked to learn that the Freshers' Week newsletter reports on the results of the consumption of cheap alcohol. Angered them further by getting drunk in our own free time. Shouted at by the LGBT for quoting a Fresher who came up with a drunken interpretation of the acronym S.A.B.B, and got personally accused of homophobia. Got invited backstage by the DJ to photograph the crowd from the stage, and then at the end of the night got told we were taking the piss by having six drunken media officers backstage. I'm particularly impressed with this one as there were only ever four of us on duty last night (with one in the office), two of which were driving and cycling respectively, and therefore stone cold sober.

Getting disciplined when you're in the wrong - fine. Getting disciplined on the basis of blatant lies - an absolute joke.

Student Union being over sensitive and humuourless? Well I never.

ps. Get a job.

[Verbal]

People who cannot take a joke, and unfortunate coincidences. Student media ftw.

Change that to the wettest bunch of f*ckers in the history of man. Lying so you can shut down the only tongue-in-cheek thing of freshers' week? That's low.

What the buggery are you talking about?

Institution which sells and encourages the consumption of cheap alcohol is shocked to learn that the Freshers' Week newsletter reports on the results of the consumption of cheap alcohol. Angered them further by getting drunk in our own free time. Shouted at by the LGBT for quoting a Fresher who came up with a drunken interpretation of the acronym S.A.B.B, and got personally accused of homophobia. Got invited backstage by the DJ to photograph the crowd from the stage, and then at the end of the night got told we were taking the piss by having six drunken media officers backstage. I'm particularly impressed with this one as there were only ever four of us on duty last night (with one in the office), two of which were driving and cycling respectively, and therefore stone cold sober.

Getting disciplined when you're in the wrong - fine. Getting disciplined on the basis of blatant lies - an absolute joke.

Student Union being over sensitive and humuourless? Well I never.

ps. Get a job.

It's more the behind-back sniping and double standards which rile me, but aye.

Drink responsibly.

[Puskas]

I always drink responsibly.

Straight from glass to mouth. No messing.

[Verbal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26FKgGK84po

basically sums everything up ever.

[hisroyalgingerness]

Has charity sellers come up in this thread? They're hideous. I was out and about working on Monday and passed 4 from the same charity on the way to this hotel. All of which did the same thing:

• Do a little jig
  Grin
  Give you the double thumbs up
  Wave
  say "hello!"
  Hop from foot to foot
  Jump so they're stood in front of you

And then it comes.

"Can I borrow you?"

No you jeffing well can't. You might not give me back.

The the next one, it's like running a gauntles.

"How are you today?"

Well, am a bit annoyed that I'm being disturbed at work by a cold caller, other than that fine.

[jimbo]

Has charity sellers come up in this thread? They're hideous. I was out and about working on Monday and passed 4 from the same charity on the way to this hotel. All of which did the same thing:

• Do a little jig
  Grin
  Give you the double thumbs up
  Wave
  say "hello!"
  Hop from foot to foot
  Jump so they're stood in front of you

And then it comes.

"Can I borrow you?"

No you jeffing well can't. You might not give me back.

The the next one, it's like running a gauntles.

"How are you today?"

Well, am a bit annoyed that I'm being disturbed at work by a cold caller, other than that fine.

There were 12 in pink t-shirts in about a 50 yard area in Liverpool the other day when I was walking through, making avoiding them a highly skilled procedure. I got collared by 4 of them who proceded to explain to me what cancer is. Fortunately I wasn't very busy, so after I'd heard them out, I started to tell them everything I knew about it. They got bored before I could get to the fun stuff and walked away. Me 1, Collectors 0.

By the way, it is not that I am uncharitable - I give to a couple of causes that mean something to me, however I barely have enough money to live and if I gave money to everyone waving a clipboard, my mum and dad would soon have their house taken off them. It's the condescending look you get when you ignore them as well which pisses me off.

[hisroyalgingerness]

Everyone's welcome to their opinions on the charities. I'd like to think I contribute quite well, and I know we as a business are very pro-charity. But we know where to find the charities, and the right ones. They all have websites now where you can find out more about the issues they support, their activities and can review and hopefully set yourself up a payment. A snotty, plummy student will not persuade me to contribute.

[Bruno]

Just pretend you're on the phone and walk by.

Easy

[thebish]

crane flies - horrid clumsy daddy-longleggedy little bastards!

[TANGODANCER]

crane flies - horrid clumsy daddy-longleggedy little bastards!

Thought it was an advert for Barratts (you'll have to think about that one)

[Prufrock]

Has charity sellers come up in this thread? They're hideous. I was out and about working on Monday and passed 4 from the same charity on the way to this hotel. All of which did the same thing:

• Do a little jig
  Grin
  Give you the double thumbs up
  Wave
  say "hello!"
  Hop from foot to foot
  Jump so they're stood in front of you

And then it comes.

"Can I borrow you?"

No you jeffing well can't. You might not give me back.

The the next one, it's like running a gauntles.

"How are you today?"

Well, am a bit annoyed that I'm being disturbed at work by a cold caller, other than that fine.

There were 12 in pink t-shirts in about a 50 yard area in Liverpool the other day when I was walking through, making avoiding them a highly skilled procedure. I got collared by 4 of them who proceded to explain to me what cancer is. Fortunately I wasn't very busy, so after I'd heard them out, I started to tell them everything I knew about it. They got bored before I could get to the fun stuff and walked away. Me 1, Collectors 0.

By the way, it is not that I am uncharitable - I give to a couple of causes that mean something to me, however I barely have enough money to live and if I gave money to everyone waving a clipboard, my mum and dad would soon have their house taken off them. It's the condescending look you get when you ignore them as well which pisses me off.

Most def. I had an argument with one of 'em once about them getting paid, who couldn't get the point that no matter how much they do make in profit, they'd make more if they did it as...charity work. 'We're skilled workers' Get tae feck. Stopped to talk to some cancer ones who looked dissaprovingly at my cigarette, and asked me to put it out (WHATTTTTTTT you stop me in the street and then complain?!) she then went on with the 'we aren't asking for money, just time', gave her my details, then got a phone call asking for money. They need some fecking PR, they rely on people's kidness, pissing folk off aint a great idea!

[Dujon]

Yes we have the 'charity collectors' here as well. Once upon a time such people were genuine volunteers who at worst jingled their money box and waggled their tray of badges and pins at you (although why someone would donate to a charity and then strut around town wearing one in order to prove their moral worthiness is beyond me). If the reports that I have read are true, then many 'collectors' these days are paid for their effort and effectively reduce a donation by a staggering 90% - meaning that the charity to which a well meaning sucker thinks they are donating gets just 10% of his or her hard earned. I therefore glaze my eyes when coming across one of these parasites and walk through them.

These days I restrict my donations, small as they might be, to two worthy groups (The Red Cross and The Salvation Army, if you're interested). I'm afraid that some other equally worthy causes miss out; not because I'm a mean old scrooge or that I don't think that their cause is unworthy of my attention but simply because I cannot afford to do so.

Along the same lines I give you "telemarketers". In this country there is an option to 'opt out' of the ability of such cretins to make begging or coercive commercial telephone calls. I still receive them though and, even though I do my best to let them down lightly, they do still happen. So, Eddie and Phil, don't try ringing me at some ridiculous hour of the day - much as I like BWFC I do have a life outside football.

[thebish]

today - wanky politicians who think they are somehow talking clever by using vacuous bollox phrases and words in the wrong places just because all the other politicians have started doing it....

today's example - a defence spokesman who banged on for 10mins about "uplifting troops" when he meant increasing the number of troops deployed.

aaagghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

[Worthy4England]

crane flies - horrid clumsy daddy-longleggedy little bastards!

Oh yes - right in the centre bull there Bish. I hate the little feckers. My missus interprets this as "scared of them" - which isn't true as one swipe and they're gone. But hate, hate, hate. With a passion.