Grumpy Old Man Syndrome

[Mick Dempsey]

These days I watch a lot of quiz shows.

Mostly I have no idea of the rules, I just answer the questions.

Not a fricking Scooby what’s going on.

The Chase

The wheel

The Wall

1% club

no idea, and don’t give a toss either.

[Mick Dempsey]

It’s cos I’m watching Millionaire Hotseat.

[Joe Newton]

On 23/11/2025 at 22:50, monkeybusiness said:

A mate used to drink in the Fawcett Inn in Southsea when at college - never gave the name any consideration. This has reminded me of his later ‘KY Jelly’ anecdotes once the penny dropped…

I've drank in that pub. They were serving their own house Cider at the time.

 

Can you guess what it was called?

[Mark Bolam]

Fawcett Down?

[Joe Newton]

On 24/11/2025 at 10:18, nepia said:

Grumpy Old Man moans... where to start?

 

How about the appalling use (misuse) of Road Closed signs?  You cannot trust them either way and if they're legitimate you can't tell what road they're referring to.

My starter for 10...

Anyone who heeds those signs and turns around is a coward. Risk it all and if you're wrong you unhitch the chipper and turn around with your pride intact.

 

Same as those pointless temporary lights when there's nothing to avoid. Most of the time they don't have planning permission anyway. Fair game. 

[Mick Dempsey]

Force-it-inn? 
Bit rapey perhaps..

[Joe Newton]

56 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Force-it-inn? 
Bit rapey perhaps..

It was a very rapey name.

 

The pub was "the fawcett inn" and they had their own cider...

 

I know it was 20 years ago but still. 

[AHPP]

Fawcett Down would have been just as funny and not appalled at least 51% of the client base.

 

Like Pete's daily three words from the paper, you have to sound it out.

Edited 1 hour ago by AHPP

[monkeybusiness]

Fawcett inn cider!!! 😂😂

(Otherwise known as ‘surprise sxx’)…

[AHPP]

2 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

Same as those pointless temporary lights when there's nothing to avoid. Most of the time they don't have planning permission anyway. Fair game. 

 

Every November, the people who run the firework night near me have the fhucking gall to put a card through my letterbox to display in my vehicle, purportedly granting me permission on the night of the event to drive along the road I own and park at the house I own. I've chased the bloke down the street to give them back before and I've several times made a point of going out in the van to calmly waft past their signs and security people. Did it twice once. Have they bollocks got a traffic regulation order.

 

Edited 44 minutes ago by AHPP