General Chat

I feel I have a duty to register my disgust & abhorrence on a topic that irks me greatly - that is the amount of swearing heard all around the place nowadays, more often than not involving disaffected youngsters with occasional inputs by a few old codgers awaiting their turn to be put out to grass.

It saddens me that so many seem to regard loud swearing in public as wholly acceptable & almost as some sort of rite of passage simply to look cool in the presence of their peers. It is usually the loudest & the noisiest who tend to get everybody's attention, as demonstrated the other day by the pompous PP.

Shouting out many profanities, some of which they would probably not be able to spell, if asked, effectively reinforces that goal.

Hearing a teenager using that language would come as no surprise.
As for using it on here, it would very probably be rapidly RRd as it´s against the terms & conditions.

I just wonder if your reactions would be the same if it was a teenage boy swearing in front of Prince Phillip.

If this language was used on here, how many of you would press the RR?

When I was at primary school, very early sixties, I can remember a boy was heard swearing in the playground and a teacher telling him that he should follow the example of Prince Phillip.

Clearly he was doing just that.

Don´t you just love him???

more power to his elbow I say :-D :-D :-D :-D

Yep, I like Prince William's face too, he knows what his grandpa is like. But Prince Philip's is the best, boy is he annoyed.

Yes, what he said might not of been 'proper' but who cares, I'm sure he was just saying what everybody was thinking, and at 94 he can get away with it. :-D :-P

Perhaps he was a) speaking on his own behalf or b) speaking on behalf of himself and the others who were patiently waiting and feeling the heat etc.

We all know what photographers are taking photos at public public functions. At our daughter' wedding some years ago - ours decided to take a photo of the bride with the two mothers - he moved and pushed us and OH then recognised a squeal 'Betty (the other mother) he just lifted and moved my leg'.

LOL @ Rollo :-D :-D

You are definately on a roll....

My mother, at about 97 years of age told the vicar to p**s off.

One good thing about having served in the armed forces is that people get a bit less precious about basic Anglo Saxon after a regular blast from petty officers and sgt majors. Even back in the olden days 1930s - 1960s it was wildly unlikely that the gentlemen of the press served a term always suffering from flat feet, poor vision, to tall, to short etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGyAez5_MI

Now they say that the Sergeant's a very nice chap, oh what a tale to tell.
Ask him for leave on a Saturday night and he'll pay your fare home as well.
There's many an airman has blighted his life through writing rude words on the wall
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
So cheer up my lads bless 'em all

Why pontificate when a simple 'effing get on with it' will suffce? :-S

The English language is a wonderful composition of varied words & sayings that just seem to roll off the tongue.

But it is interspersed with taboo words & unacceptable phrases. They may be made up of a few letters of the alphabet & arranged in a particular order. But in their power to cause offence, these naughty words might as well be weapons.

Even in the most polite society, we sometimes permit language capable of wreaking profound devastation.

PP should know better! :-P

he's a great guy an inspiration to anybody over 60 long may he rule over press photographers and their ilk

When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now
Will you still be sending me a valentine, birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
If I'd been out 'til quarter to three, would you lock the door?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm ninety-four?

You'll be older too
Ah
And, if you say the word, I could stay with you

I could be handy, driving a horse, when yours has cast a shoe
You can knit a sweater by the fireside, Sunday mornings, go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm ninety-four?

Every summer we can rent our cottage
In the Isle of Wight if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Ah
Great Grandkids on your knee
George, Charlotte, Ann, Isla

Send me a postcard, drop me a line, stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say, yours sincerely, cursing away
Give me your answer, fill in a form, mine forever more
Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm ninety-four?

I won't wait 'til I'm 94... :-D

If I get to 94 I'm going to tell everyone who annoys me to f off.

:-)

I think I'll start practising tomorrow ;-)

Well done, Phill my favourite royal! ;-)
Tell it like it is mate, wonder if he votes UKIP!

What I loved was Prince William's face! He obviously heard what was said and tried hard not to smile but gave in to a big grin. :-D

The photographer had one job - so why wasn't he ready?
Go! Prince Phillip!! :-D

He probably did Wend but we all like to break out sometimes :-D and at his age why not ?