Girlfriend on a Short Leash

Posted by: Diccus62 on 23 January 2008

Personally I think these fine young people who were hounded off a bus recently were ill advised and put in the doghouse. The bus driver i believe was barking up the wrong tree in coming to this decision. If only he'd been polite and said "I can see she's a pedigree chum but we only allow Guide dogs on 'ere" I don't think it would have caused any offence.There was wide public and celebrity support from those as diverse as Annabelle Lewin lead singer with 'BowWowWow'and Shania's hubby Bob 'Mutt' Lang, the Rapper 'Snoop' and Donny Osmond who has re released 'Puppy Love' in tribute. Competion for the No.1 hit parade spot also comes in the form of re releases of 'how much is that Doggie in the Window (of PetsRUS)' 'Hound Dog' as well as re releases of films 'Dog Day afternoon' '101 Damned Goths' and 'Vampira Lassie'

Brother & Sister of Mercy story here

Regards

The Bard of Barking

Posted on: 23 January 2008 by garyi

Seriously though. This lame attempt at individuality eh? 'We have a bus passes and everything!'
Wow you non conformists you! haha.

2 individual goths amongst the millions of other goths out there being individuals from time beginning.

Wankers.

Posted on: 23 January 2008 by Steeve

quote:
Originally posted by garyi:
Wankers.

Seems a little harsh! Dysfunctional maybe but live and let live, Garyi! I am curious as to how they were a safety threat though?

Steeve

Posted on: 23 January 2008 by garyi

They were not of course.

However running straight to the papers is hardly in keeping with being dysfunctional is it? All they did there was conform conform conform.

Posted on: 23 January 2008 by Steeve

quote:
Originally posted by garyi:
They were not of course.

Then surely they had every right to be on the bus and are making a valid point.

Steeve

Posted on: 23 January 2008 by Jim Lawson

Bark is worse than her bite I'd guess...

Posted on: 24 January 2008 by 555

I feel sorry for 'em - very ruff treatment

(sorry, someone had to ...)

Posted on: 24 January 2008 by TomK

quote:
Originally posted by garyi:
Seriously though. This lame attempt at individuality eh? 'We have a bus passes and everything!'
Wow you non conformists you! haha.

2 individual goths amongst the millions of other goths out there being individuals from time beginning.

Wankers.

Couldn't disagree there, garyi. It reminds me of a couple of things:

1. A scene in Tony Hancock's The Rebel where a bunch of French beatniks are sitting about going on about pathetic normal people are for all being the same, and how wonderful they were for being individuals while every one of them was dressed exactly the same: black polo neck, black jeans, pasty white face.

2. Walking through the streets of Glasgow with my teenage son a couple of years ago. In front of us was a youth with tinted hair, dressed in black tee-shirt, baggy jeans and Vans. On the tee-shirt was "You mock me because I'm different but I pity you because you're all the same". I looked at my son, also with tinted hair, black tee-shirt, baggy jeans, and Vans. Thankfully the irony wasn't lost on him.

I guess it's a phase we all go through.

Posted on: 24 January 2008 by Nigel Cavendish

quote:
Originally posted by garyi:
Seriously though. This lame attempt at individuality eh? 'We have a bus passes and everything!'
Wow you non conformists you! haha.

2 individual goths amongst the millions of other goths out there being individuals from time beginning.

Wankers.

From someone with 7352 posts on a hi-fi forum....live and let live eh?

Posted on: 24 January 2008 by nicnaim

I thought they were very sweet, and not hurting anybody.

Just glad that my leash is a bit longer!

Nic

Posted on: 26 January 2008 by icogs

quote:
Originally posted by garyi:
They were not of course.

However running straight to the papers is hardly in keeping with being dysfunctional is it? All they did there was conform conform conform.

So they were chucked off a bus for being conformist? I think I am losing the plot.

Posted on: 28 January 2008 by domfjbrown

What's the difference between tripping over a DOG on a lead in a bus accident or tripping over a human on a lead in a bus accident?

The square root of f*** all.

Therefore it seems pretty discriminatory to me...

Incidentally, I know someone who knows the pair. Apparently they're fairly-OK people

Posted on: 30 January 2008 by domfjbrown

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They delight in driving off just before someone reaches the bus after running themselves silly

Damn right - and it's all good fun when you've got enough problems reading the sodding bus numbers in the first place! Tossers!!!