On a serious note, the cannibalisation of the English language by certain sections of society. You hear it everywhere now in London. “I’m at the stay-SHUN …with my bay-BEE….i haven’t seen the farr-THARR”
This is a good one I catch the 94 bus most days. It runs from one of the nicer parts of London, through one of the more mixed parts. As I board at the 2nd stop, I sit at the front. The bus driver is confronted, every day without fail, with a lot of the following- “Lost my Oyster innit” “No money boss” “My phone is flat bro” I admire the minority of London bus drivers who stand up to this - always from the same sub section of the London underclass - most can’t take the hassle though, and let them travel for free.
People that wear gilets with flat caps. Unless you drive a black taxi or sell fruit in a market such items should be banned.
People who identify as something they are not. We have one in our drama society. She is a woman but identifies as a man. She wants to be called he and will only audition for male parts despite the fact she has big tits. Woke culture. Cyclists who go through red lights. The Catholic Church and Religion in general. The cause of great unrest, hatred and double standards. The name celebrity or star. It seems that anyone who has appeared on the TV is now called a celebrity. Ban programmes like Love Island etc and start making proper programmes, which used to happen years ago.
My old local is full of them. Every Sunday was the same. They used to park their bikes in the doorway spent 2 hours chaining them up and then order lime and soda. They wouid then undress Amd leave their smelly gear on the radiators Amd sit with their legs wide open and talk nonsense. Come the revolution I’m banning saddles
FRANCIS: Yeah. I think Judith's point of view is very valid, Reg, provided the Movement never forgets that it is the inalienable right of every man-- STAN: Or woman. FRANCIS: Or woman... to rid himself-- STAN: Or herself. FRANCIS: Or herself. REG: Agreed. FRANCIS: Thank you, brother. STAN: Or sister. FRANCIS: Or sister. Where was I? REG: I think you'd finished. FRANCIS: Oh. Right. REG: Furthermore, it is the birthright of every man-- STAN: Or woman. REG: Why don't you shut up about women, Stan. You're putting us off. STAN: Women have a perfect right to play a part in our movement, Reg. FRANCIS: Why are you always on about women, Stan? STAN: I want to be one. REG: What? STAN: I want to be a woman. From now on, I want you all to call me 'Loretta'. REG: What?! LORETTA: It's my right as a man. JUDITH: Well, why do you want to be Loretta, Stan? LORETTA: I want to have babies. REG: You want to have babies?! LORETTA: It's every man's right to have babies if he wants them. REG: But... you can't have babies. LORETTA: Don't you oppress me. REG: I'm not oppressing you, Stan. You haven't got a womb! Where's the foetus going to gestate?! You going to keep it in a box?! LORETTA: crying JUDITH: Here! I-- I've got an idea. Suppose you agree that he can't actually have babies, not having a womb, which is nobody's fault, not even the Romans', but that he can have the right to have babies. FRANCIS: Good idea, Judith. We shall fight the oppressors for your right to have babies, brother. Sister. Sorry. REG: What's the point? FRANCIS: What? REG: What's the point of fighting for his right to have babies when he can't have babies?! FRANCIS: It is symbolic of our struggle against oppression. REG: Symbolic of his struggle against reality. trumpets clap
This is beginning to get a bit political. I thought gender and immigration politics was off the agenda on this forum - regardless of individual members' views. It's your call @Dick Plumb1 I gave up responsibility for it.
My dear old mum is 92 and takes great pride in her garden looking tidy and well kept - some fuking knuckle dragging dimwit thinks it’s ok to keep throwing his takeaway coffee cup(costa) in her garden rather than in her bin left by the gate - I will catch him one day
Great contribution @Ponders Revisited Nothing riles me like cruelty to animals. They should bring back corporal punishment for anyone convicted if it. A dog owner in Florida chained his pitbull to a post with the hurricane & floods coming, knowing it would drown. A brave patrol man saw the dog and released it with the storm underway, and rescued it. This week the Governor of Florida announced at a press conference that the dog’s owner had been traced, and had been charged with multiple offences. I hope they put him in the chair & pull the lever.
Another excellent contribution. This pronoun thing genuinely baffles me. Why do some people feel the need to publically declare their sexuality to their work colleagues in their e mail signature ie- Bert Smith Office Janitor (She / Her)
So persecution of vulnerable minorities is back on the menu here. Why couldn't we have just left these matters alone? What do they have to do with Charlton Athletic FC? I cannot merely stay silent while such opinions are posted. That would send the message that this forum as a whole approves of them. But the only alternative is to return to where we have already been. To begin to debate these subjects between ourselves again, which will lead to increasingly personal and toxic arguments. I very much hope that such a step will not in turn lead to members leaving. But if this place becomes a forum where controversial political views are posted and not challenged (just accepted by those who disagree with them for the sake of a quiet life) then how would we be different from ITTV? For three months we have left political matters well alone. And in my view this community has thrived because of that. I'm taking no responsibility for what happens if we let things go back to the way they were.
I make you right Lardi. Not to diminish anything you said I’d like to add under 21s prem teams being allowed in first team cup competitions. Why on earth are we playing a junior Chelski team???
It's a daft idea, a sop to the Big Elite Clubs who want a few competitive games against the 'riff-raff' lower down the pyramid, to help out their academy kids. It brings nothing to the EFL Trophy itself. It's an insult to lower league EFL teams. Should be banned.
