Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[Paulclem]

Why don't men like women officials?

I remember the only time I got close to a fight playing soccer was when my first wife was referee and pinged the opponents for offside and they started giving her a very hard time about it.

They quietened down a touch when I pointed out that if it continued, someone would be needing a stretcher.

Yeah, most women are good sports!

It's something to do with the general inner attitude to women that comes out in irrational and embarassing outbursts. I've met a lot of blokes who just can't see women being beyond their own limited views. It's an odd kind of arrogance that's based on too many outmoded and false assumptions that they've never questioned and which turn out to be highly embarrassing when they surface. They give us good blokes a bad name - and we all know that we carry the cans for the sins of our fathers, uncles, brothers etc etc

[The Atheist]

It's something to do with the general inner attitude to women that comes out in irrational and embarassing outbursts. I've met a lot of blokes who just can't see women being beyond their own limited views. It's an odd kind of arrogance that's based on too many outmoded and false assumptions that they've never questioned and which turn out to be highly embarrassing when they surface. They give us good blokes a bad name - and we all know that we carry the cans for the sins of our fathers, uncles, brothers etc etc

You're dead right!

Problem is, as we said a couple of weeks ago, thanks to women going for the bad guys, Darwin ain't going to get rid of them anytime soon.

God, the sins of our fathers and brothers, the tax burden of our children and grandfathers, my shoulders are getting more rounded daily!

[prendrelemick]

I works both ways though.

I'm a Man therefore I can't multitask, I don't do the washing up correctly, I even somehow manage to open the curtains in an unsuitable manner, and of course my flu is is just an excuse to lay in bed.

[Paulclem]

I works both ways though.

I'm a Man therefore I can't multitask, I don't do the washing up correctly, I even somehow manage to open the curtains in an unsuitable manner, and of course my flu is is just an excuse to lay in bed.

It's the sins of our species mate congealing into the everyday harassments that we have to put up with.

Now the multi-tasking myth is our revenge -they assume our lack of co-ordination/ aplomb at completing tasks/ laziness/ low IQ/ complete disregard for what the neighbours think/ neglect of family near and far/ lack of psychic ability and intuition etc etc means we can't multi-task - so we don't and thus have an easier time of it.

Just think if they believed that we could!!! We'd be getting double doses of work

[gbrekken]

even talk of cricket beats the latest rounds of self-flagellation, etc. sorry for the pervasive, subversive nature of such influenza. in the old wild American West a "sporting" woman helped a man fulfill his natural (e)mission in life. :-))

[jocky]

Good God guys, are we on a collective downer ? Financial woes, women troubles, manflu, (e)missions (or the lack thereof) and Soundos went awol. The only good news is Charlie Sheen has been admitted to hospital after falling headfirst into a case full of cocaine. This state of affairs must cease forthwith and good news must be the order of the day.

p.s The price of Glenmorangie has just went up again.

[The Atheist]

Oh god, now we really are doomed!

Does anyone else find it ironic that the price of illegal drugs goes down, while the legal ones are ever-increasingly taxed?

[jocky]

Oh god, now we really are doomed!

Does anyone else find it ironic that the price of illegal drugs goes down, while the legal ones are ever-increasingly taxed?

Yes, It is time you spoke your mind Gbrekken. In English would be helpful.

[Paulclem]

Well it is January. The fun and frolics of Christmas are over, and the bills are now coming home to roost, whilst we trudge wearily uphill to Spring. It's still cold, prices are going up, the sales are ending, and the daily grind keeps on grinding.

I though - (due to me being simple according to my wife) - am incorrigibly cheerful. I was grinning when i wrote the last paragraph. Who says misery in't funny...at times...

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Good God guys, are we on a collective downer ?
...This state of affairs must cease forthwith and good news must be the order of the day.

Oh god, now we really are doomed!

Yes, It is time you spoke your mind Gbrekken. In English would be helpful.

.. The fun and frolics of Christmas are over, and the bills are now coming home to roost, whilst we trudge wearily uphill to Spring. It's still cold, prices are going up, the sales are ending, and the daily grind keeps on grinding.

About the only positive bit of news I can offer is to tell you that I am sipping on some Wild Turkey with Ginger Ale on the rocks.
Jocky's right; where is Sounds?

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[The Atheist]

Jocky's right; where is Sounds?

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My guess is shacked up with a nice man!

Hope that's the case.

[prendrelemick]

Well it is January. The fun and frolics of Christmas are over, and the bills are now coming home to roost, whilst we trudge wearily uphill to Spring. It's still cold, prices are going up, the sales are ending, and the daily grind keeps on grinding.

I though - (due to me being simple according to my wife) - am incorrigibly cheerful. I was grinning when i wrote the last paragraph. Who says misery in't funny...at times...

For heavens sake Paul! Think of your roots. We Yorkshiremen are supposed to be dour and grim. Where would we be if everyone was cheerful all the time?

[Paulclem]

For heavens sake Paul! Think of your roots. We Yorkshiremen are supposed to be dour and grim. Where would we be if everyone was cheerful all the time?

Haha It's inverted cheerfulness - cheerful when it's grim, grim when it's cheerful by reminding people of the inevitable grimness to come..

[gbrekken]

Good God guys, are we on a collective downer ? Financial woes, women troubles, manflu, (e)missions (or the lack thereof) and Soundos went awol. The only good news is Charlie Sheen has been admitted to hospital after falling headfirst into a case full of cocaine. This state of affairs must cease forthwith and good news must be the order of the day.

p.s The price of Glenmorangie has just went up again.

You translated me perfectly Jocky. Even American (English) can sometimes be understandable. Poor Charlie Sheen/Harper--who's playing which? Is this a case of life imitating art? Sheen thinking he's Harper, who can do no wrong, nor suffer consequences if he did? I guess 2+ million per tv episode might mess up my thinking. Maybe Two-and a Half Men can start having Charlie's tv character go into rehab.

An Englishman wins the Australian Open tomorrow for the first time in decades--YEAH!!

[prendrelemick]

An Englishman wins the Australian Open tomorrow for the first time in decades--YEAH!!

Oo-er! where's Jocky