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Stones of granite wrote:

Coco wrote:

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:Ive got my ‘pompous fuck,’ ‘arrogant bastard,’ ‘baby killing militarist,’ and ‘knots’ badges but the feckers still give me a ticket for parking in the mothers and babies spaces at Sainsburys!

Mothers and babies spaces? You are joking?

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Is that considered a handicap or just a courtesy? Are there also elderly spaces?

There should be menopausal spaces!

Coco wrote:

Stones of granite wrote:

Coco wrote:
Mothers and babies spaces? You are joking?

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Is that considered a handicap or just a courtesy? Are there also elderly spaces?

Never seen an "elderly" space. I'm sure that I have also seen "parent and child" spaces in Texas.

In Germany, parking garages often also have "women's" spaces, which I originally thought might have been the Serje's menopausal spaces. On close examination, I discovered that they are not, in fact, 30% wider than standard spaces, but are simply well lit and close to the door.

And she still couldn't park correctly.

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:There should be menopausal spaces!

Hardy har har

Stones of granite wrote:

Coco wrote:

Stones of granite wrote: Standard

A646485B-0CC6-49C1-9B48-2C3CDD7DFA57.jpeg

Is that considered a handicap or just a courtesy? Are there also elderly spaces?

Never seen an "elderly" space. I'm sure that I have also seen "parent and child" spaces in Texas.

In Germany, parking garages often also have "women's" spaces, which I originally thought might have been the Serje's menopausal spaces. On close examination, I discovered that they are not, in fact, 30% wider than standard spaces, but are simply well lit and close to the door.

You know, I noticed that I park my huge SUV perfect, yet I have a hard time parking my small SUV straight.. it is crazy. 30% wider space isn't a bad idea.

Coco wrote:

Stones of granite wrote:

Coco wrote:
Is that considered a handicap or just a courtesy? Are there also elderly spaces?

Never seen an "elderly" space. I'm sure that I have also seen "parent and child" spaces in Texas.

In Germany, parking garages often also have "women's" spaces, which I originally thought might have been the Serje's menopausal spaces. On close examination, I discovered that they are not, in fact, 30% wider than standard spaces, but are simply well lit and close to the door.

You know, I noticed that I park my huge SUV perfect, yet I have a hard time parking my small SUV straight.. it is crazy. 30% wider space isn't a bad idea.

They're not really 30% wider! Every time I allege this my wife slaps me really hard on my right ear.

I should also say @Coco, that parking spaces in Europe are really small compared with the US. The're really only designed for compacts like the Golf. Anything bigger and getting in and out is a struggle.

...in and out....classic.

Stones of granite wrote:

Coco wrote:

Stones of granite wrote: Never seen an "elderly" space. I'm sure that I have also seen "parent and child" spaces in Texas.

In Germany, parking garages often also have "women's" spaces, which I originally thought might have been the Serje's menopausal spaces. On close examination, I discovered that they are not, in fact, 30% wider than standard spaces, but are simply well lit and close to the door.

You know, I noticed that I park my huge SUV perfect, yet I have a hard time parking my small SUV straight.. it is crazy. 30% wider space isn't a bad idea.

They're not really 30% wider! Every time I allege this my wife slaps me really hard on my right ear.

I know you were kidding.. but it's actually funny and a stereotype that is sorta... accurate.

Coco wrote:

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:Ive got my ‘pompous fuck,’ ‘arrogant bastard,’ ‘baby killing militarist,’ and ‘knots’ badges but the feckers still give me a ticket for parking in the mothers and babies spaces at Sainsburys!

Mothers and babies spaces? You are joking?

Sexist, isn’t it.

Oh calm down... soon they will be gender nonspecific caregiver & babies spaces.

Is 'babies' not a little ageist?

Crazy world. An elderly person would need the convenience more than a mother... seriously... walk a little you fat cow and quit batting out kids. Your vagina is not a clown car.

I'm kidding... sorta.

Coco wrote:Your vagina is not a clown car..

although..

I sometimes bend the rules a little when I’m out with my son, and chose to interpret “mother and child” as “parent and child” so that I can use a convenient spot.
It does embarrass my son a little, though, now that he’s 25.

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:Is 'babies' not a little ageist?

Not to mention insensitive to those who only have one baby.

It’s a fecking minefield this car park engineering lark. Thank goodness Bognor Regis University run a degree in the subject.

Universities with silly names that also run silly courses.

Galfon wrote:Universities with silly names that also run silly courses.

Classics at Oxford. Cracks me up every time. Just call it Music.

welshsaint wrote:

Galfon wrote:Universities with silly names that also run silly courses.

Classics at Oxford. Cracks me up every time. Just call it Music.

I thought it was a specialist field in Geology.








Oh, wait, that might be Clastics

People who think reading Classics is a serious degree, like say Boris picking someone entirely at random

Digby wrote:People who think reading Classics is a serious degree, like say Boris picking someone entirely at random

I think I only know two people who studied Classics for their degree. One is a teacher in a private school (Glenalmond), presumably preparing future students of Classics, and the other is an NHS GP Practice Manager in that well known hotbed of Greek literature - Paisley.

Now haul on ye ballixes! I wouldn't be half the cunt I am today if I hadn't received 4 years of dedicated tuition in the works of Pliny the Elder and frankly, without studying Catulus I'd be fecked if I ever tried to take a war fleet up against the Carthaginians.

In the spirit of openness, I studied four years of a three year combined honours degree in Zoology and Pharmacology at Nottingham, before finally completing a BA (Hons) in Modern History with the OU. I have currently completed 2/3 of a Masters in Museum Studies with Ulster University. With the exception of 2 years commanding the Army's compulsory drug testing team and the last 6 months as a museum project manager this collective learning effort has net almost no immediately obvious value whatsoever. But I believe that it may have at the very least staved off Alzheimer's for a few months, which means I don't have to resort to the Tumeric-cure and watch my lungs fall out of my arse!

welshsaint wrote:

Galfon wrote:Universities with silly names that also run silly courses.

Classics at Oxford. Cracks me up every time. Just call it Music.

Fer feck sake WS! I hope te feck that didn't come up on The Chase?

Where is the 'DOH!' smiley when you need it?

SerjeantWildgoose wrote:Now haul on ye ballixes! I wouldn't be half the cunt I am today if I hadn't received 4 years of dedicated tuition in the works of Pliny the Elder and frankly, without studying Catulus I'd be fecked if I ever tried to take a war fleet up against the Carthaginians.

In the spirit of openness, I studied four years of a three year combined honours degree in Zoology and Pharmacology at Nottingham, before finally completing a BA (Hons) in Modern History with the OU. I have currently completed 2/3 of a Masters in Museum Studies with Ulster University. With the exception of 2 years commanding the Army's compulsory drug testing team and the last 6 months as a museum project manager this collective learning effort has net almost no immediately obvious value whatsoever. But I believe that it may have at the very least staved off Alzheimer's for a few months, which means I don't have to resort to the Tumeric-cure and watch my lungs fall out of my arse!

I'm all for people studying at university, merely the act of studying itself I'd warrant a good thing. It's just the attitude surrounding classics I find odd, that it's a subject considered of great import, when really it's more on a par with cruise management.

I say this well aware my own subject of economics is well deserving of scorn. I also say this really only considering there are only a few subjects of worth, namely in the fields of maths, physics and chemistry