Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Choco one look at that Brazilian and its T-an-GoM&S is gorgeous as well .GreekmanIm hot and bubblycould work?

Tabasco,

No comment. It's a family show.

Chocolat,

As a clean living Yorkshireman, I don't appreciate the link. Now if it had been a nice cuddly sheep that would be a different story.

Fred1new, something about Somali pirates ?.

I received a letter from the FSA today. It started "Unauthorised overseas......" I thought "oh sh*t, now what?" Then I realised I was not being accused of anything, just warned of "Unauthorised overseas brokers targeting UK consumers". The FSA went on to say that my name has been found on a list used by fraudsters who cold call people trying to persuade them to buy often worthless shares.

I receive at least 4 calls a month from 'boiler room' shites and I have to confess that I take a perverse pleasure in baiting them, convincing them that they've found another sucker, before I tell them to piss off!

I don't need any boiler room to sell me worthless shares, I can do that on my own!

It is good to see the FSA doing something useful though isn't it?!

Yes you can have some fun winding these cold callers up. Same with the cold callers at your door. I tell them straight away I am not interested (I never buy anything at the door). If as they never take the first no for an answer, they carry on trying to sell, I allow them to think I am sort of interested. After several minutes I tell them I am still not interested. They of course carry on the spiel. I then tell them I have no money. Then of course the old, 'We can help with a finance package' comes out. After a few more minutes of flannel, I tell them I am really interested but as I am an undeclared bankrupt and that I have not yet filed yet, with also several County Court Judgements against me I doubt if they could set me up with a loan. (I hasten to add, none of the Bankrupt/CCJ's is true).
Never yet had any further sales pitch.

My wife has also been told that I will always speak to Jehovah Witness and Labour Party activists. I talk them all to a stand still. I think I have converted a few Jehovah's, and the party activists wish they had passed by.

Can't believe that people do buy shares from these cold callers. There are obvious excuses for the none young, mentally challenged (PC brigade won't get me).

Usually, when I get the God Squad at the door, I explain that the wife and I were just discussing religion and the pros and cons of the various versions, but that I am on my way out. The missus, however, is in the lounge and they should go straight through and talk to her.
Meanwhile, I grab my coat and disappear in the general direction of pub.

Alan, you should do a rewrite of 'The Great Escape'!

Alan,
Great idea. Must try that one when I don't have time for the chat.
Trouble is though my missus would become a convert to both the Jehovah's and the Labour Party.
Imagine that, a Jehovah Witness who is a Labour party activist. One bleeds you dry, the other doesn't believe in blood transfusions.
I left her alone once and a salesman sold her some conservatory blinds, and we don't even have a conservatory.
Only kidding, but she does have a soft spot and a salesman would only have to spin a poverty line, such as, will be fired if did not meet sales target, kids have no food on the table, house being repossessed etc and she would buy any line.
Having been married to me for nearly 29 years proves the point.

Alanif you tell them you are a registered blood donor they seem to go with very little persuasion.if that dont work the dog normally takes a small chunk out of the leg and then they need one which of course they cant have.so they bleed to death.dont get a lot of callers these days?

Letting your dog loose on a Jehovah's Witness is cruel.
My last dog, a chihuahua, choked to death on one.

Wifes has just come home with ABBA the movie.7 asda.seen the West End Stage Show 8 times.we are sad!.if you ever feel down in this sometimes depressing World of bad news...give it a go

:-)

Haven't seen it myself. Sounds very much like I might be missing out.

So Gordon Ramsay the highest-earning chef in the worldmarried for 12 years and has four children under tenVoted Celebrity Father Of The Year in 2006 and in 2007 the Ramsays were named Celebrity Family of the YearIn short he has got the lot!
Not enough for that foul mouthed fu*kerhe wants it all and a bit on the sideTanashame on him if he fools you onceshame on you if he fools you twicetake him for the lot
I also remember Paula Yates being the perfect Motherwrote two books on how to achieve thishaving to have psychiatric treatmentand being a heroin addictsays a lot about our so called celebritiesyes Jonathan Ross you twat.I suggest everyone on here turns their channel over when Ramsey or Ross appearI will be!

Tabasco,

Could not agree more. These days many so called Celebs are worshipped like some type of god. It seems that as soon as they have a child they become experts at child rearing, writing books on the subject. They appear in magazines giving advice on anything from fashion to marriage guidance. Within a couple of years they appear on talent show panels judging others, when half of them have no talent themselves.
And just look at these 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here shows'. Just how many are real celebrities! They should be called, 'I'm a has been or/and never was get me out of here.
I am always surprised that anyone buys their books or watches these programmes.
Jonathan Ross is just a foul mouth yob, with no talent that I can see.
As for Gordon Ramsey, he is also a foul mouth yob, but he at least has a talent.

Welcome to 'Miserable old men'.

Tonight's Grumpy old men are Tabby, Doc and greekman. Should be an absolute corker.

Greekmanthanks.Gausieit has been obvious for some time the standard of your morality.here is a little reminder of the meaning:- What are moral values? Moral values are the standards of good and evil which govern an individuals behavior and choices. Individuals morals may derive from society and government religion.. or self When moral values derive from society and government they of necessity may change as the laws and morals of the society change An example of the impact of changing laws on moral values may be seen in the case of marriage vs. living togetherwhich side of the fence are you working from Gausie?

Oh Gausie.nobody parties more than me sunshineI aint grumpyI am just not prepared to suffer arseholesyou set your own morals as low under the bar as you wish!

Limboooooooooooooooo..haaaaaaaaa

Again agree. I also try to get the most out of life. I moan because often it is the only way to change things. I have though stopped asking people to mind their language as much as I used to, as all you get back is more of the same and it has got me into more than a few scrapes. You can go in most pubs these days and hear the most foul language. When I am with other males it does not bother me, but nowadays it matters not if you are out with your wife or kids are present.
Society must have standards, otherwise we descend into total anarchy.
Due to my previous career of 25 years, I came into contact with some of the worse types of people that this world contains, so I'm not a person who is easily offended by words or actions. This does not mean I have to accept such behaviour.
Keeping quiet and meekly excepting where the world is heading is easy.
Standing your ground to be counted is the hard part.