Soapboxes

cromin · 06-05-07 23:37:07

Controversy abound courtesy of Cromin.

What small things realllly gets you on your soapbox:

Being a grumpy old man (27 *cough*) I have loads but amongst the top have to be,

cyclists using the pavement. I've used my cycle for 20 years, never used the pavement and never been hit. i'm a crap cyclist with no sense of balance, so if i can manage it there is no excuse.

groups of girls screaming when they are playing around. One day something is gonna happen and nobody will be paying any attention to you.

grrrrrrr

Just thought i'd bring the tone down a little, get to know people. ;-)

Edited to correct spelling mistakes

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blissed · 07-05-07 00:32:51

I got a police siren for Christmas to fit on my bike so that when I cycle on the pavement people get out the way. I tell you. I find it so annoying when they don't. I find it's a bit like road rage. and old people are the worst!! god! you'd think they had all day to get somewhere!!! Anyway, the sirens pretty loud, I'm gonna have to put some older batteries in it so I can use it.

cromin wrote:

groups of girls screaming when they are playing around. One day something is gonna happen and nobody will be paying any attention to you.

I think they should be able to make whatever noises they want really, the sound of playful screaming is no problem because I think the sound of real distress is quite distinctive. If you take the tune made by a whimper with the pitch starting high and descending, you know somethings wrong. The greater the difference between the hi and the low pitch and the faster the pitch descends the greater the distress and urgency. If I see some sort of suffering it's the thing I think that makes me the most upset. Some boys near me a couple of nights ago were shouting Aaaaaaaarrrrgh!!!! for no reason, I think they were drunk, but it was a continuous pitch with no sign of distress. I rest case :)

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blissed · 07-05-07 00:45:51

Actually I don't have any pet hates but I do find it funny when some people will sit next to 2 interesting people on a train having a good conversation and not join in, but grumble about someone using a mobile phone to have a conversation where their excluded :) I've heard someone say "if I hear them say I'm on the train one more time!!!!" well what is someone who's on a train suppose to say when their on the phone, I'm flying through space? :) Sorry grumpy people whatever age they are should be killed!!!

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aven frey · 07-05-07 02:35:38

even though I use to be one I'm also not a fan of large groups of loud girls, or boys for that matter. I don't know why but large groups of loud people are scary to me!
I think Blissed you have got a pet hate, grumpy people!!

ms4766 · 07-05-07 22:07:18

Cyclists using the pavement? That's all? Here cyclists use whatever they can, ride on the wrong side of the road and when you hit them with your car, it's supposed to be your fault. And why would they use lights at night? I guess, I'm supposed to be a bat and use ultrasound to locate them.

Well, blissed, I guess you've got to kill me then. Since I'm obviously a grumpy old bat... :-)

blissed · 07-05-07 22:51:59

I can't at the moment I'll have to wait until I rule the world :)

I don't mind grumpy people, I think their funny. I work with a moaning machine and when I have a tea break with her I have to listen to "and thats another thing, all these polish people coming here taking our jobs and I don't mind gay people but why they think they should have special rights?!! no thankyou!! and thats another thing, all these people riding their bikes without lights!" I told her thats what lamp posts are for, so you can see at night, but she won't listen :) good job theres usually a Womans weekly magazine for me to read, I don't like reading those celeb mags full of telephoto lens pictures of people I've never heard off. and thats another thing.......

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cromin · 08-05-07 00:18:02

She sounds like a a handful. You should gift wrap a copy of heat for her *eg*

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blissed · 08-05-07 01:13:06

No it's me that reads Woman's weekly while she's telling me why the world is so crap. I like it. it's nice, interesting and you can pick up some good tips.

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aven frey · 08-05-07 01:42:01

ha ha ha, can you let countdown know that the 2007 buzzword should be brocoli.

kirejos · 08-05-07 04:23:46

I hear George Costanza likes to read Glamour Magazine

ms4766 · 08-05-07 22:45:29

No, he's in it: http://www.1stoppostershop.com/products … ArtOfS.jpg

cromin · 08-05-07 22:59:47

Aggggghhhhh, my eyes. It burns.

I need a copy of Peoples Friend to take the pain away.

Blissed, mate, do you read Peoples Friend?

blissed · 08-05-07 23:40:16

No, just Womans weekly, Woman and Womans own, Peoples freind has got too many stories in it.

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blissed · 10-05-07 23:06:57

I just thought I'd let everyone know I fell off my bike today cycling over a wooden footbridge in the rain. I hurt my arm a little bit, but I soon got back up and carried on cycling on the pavement. Anyway, I just thought I'd let everyone know I'm OK.

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Desertgirl44 · 11-05-07 08:38:30

Oh poor Blissed! Please accept this cyber-kiss (you'll need to imagine this as I can't find an emoticon right now) and a cyber-bandaid.

blissed · 11-05-07 21:55:45

Thanks :)

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