what do you call them where you are?

[rosco rathbone]

for topic: we have nobody who goes into the street and yells at anyone. i can't even imagine that anyone in my neighbourhood would even think of doing that.

We have one member of the hunt who I can see doing much of that - hurling insults, yelling in public, spitting at people, etc. I ruled her off of my farm for being rude to me, if she's with the hunt when they cross, she has to stop at my property line or go around.

If I had to come up with a term for people (as a group), it would be 'common'.

You have streets?

 

[Byron In Exile]

We won't pay for television - I have never paid a satellite or cable bill and most likely never will - so when the format went to digital we decided not to bother with upgrading the set or getting a converter or repairing the antenna. We simply dropped television from our lives and now only have a small set attached to the DVD player (obsolete also) to play movies.

What I mean is: every show you might want to watch is available on the Interwebs.

I've never owned a television set in my life.

If there's something on cable I want to watch, I hook up a computer monitor to a DVD receiver.

 

[Soulen]

i HATE public scenes with a passion but, yes, sometimes i really do wish i didn't care.

interesting.

 

[kbate]

What I mean is: every show you might want to watch is available on the Interwebs.

I've never owned a television set in my life.

If there's something on cable I want to watch, I hook up a computer monitor to a DVD receiver.

I wouldn't even do that, If I want to see something, "The derby, preakness, belmont, masters, us open, etc....) I go to a friend's house and visit and watch their set. None of the popular shows have interested me in any way since the simpsons lost their spark back in the 90s.

 

[kbate]

You have streets?

Not the kind of street you'd run into to yell at people, but my street is paved (unhappily so as it increased the speed people travel from 25 to 60 mph).

We're remote enough that walking to the street to yell, would be more effort than those who are likely to engage in that activity are wont to undergo.

 

[dolf]

interesting.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Not the kind of street you'd run into to yell at people, but my street is paved (unhappily so as it increased the speed people travel from 25 to 60 mph).

We're remote enough that walking to the street to yell, would be more effort than those who are likely to engage in that activity are wont to undergo.

They have to step it up if they want to annoy, like ride around in loud quads with aftermarket exhaust systems.

 

[oggbashan]

You edited that and didn't fix "dignatories"?

Or is that short for "Tory dignitaries"?

I edited the obvious typos, and missed that.

I blame my ancient brain...

 

[oggbashan]

They have to step it up if they want to annoy, like ride around in loud quads with aftermarket exhaust systems.

We have one man with a souped-up electric pavement buggy. In the UK they are either limited to 4 mph for use on pavements (sidewalk), or 8 mph for use on highways. Most users don't appreciate the distinction and ride both on the pavement.

But he has a speedometer fitted to his. Downhill he has reached 46 mph. On the level he usually drives at over 30 mph - on the pavement.

He used to be a race mechanic for Lotus cars.

He's fast but quiet.

 

[kbate]

They have to step it up if they want to annoy, like ride around in loud quads with aftermarket exhaust systems.

we've got one of those, lives in a rental on the apple orchard across the street. He drives a black beat up thing with either loud pipes or no pipes and races up and down the street at night when he's getting ready to go to the track.

It's OK, only 4 or 5 days a year of that, apparently it is just a hobby.

Neighbour's kid has dirt bikes and quads - that's OK too, they stay off the street.

Only the kid who drives the black toyota pickup is on my Shite-List and that's because he throws litter out wherever he goes and some miserable winter morning he's going to find it all returned to him.

 

[rosco rathbone]

we've got one of those, lives in a rental on the apple orchard across the street. He drives a black beat up thing with either loud pipes or no pipes and races up and down the street at night when he's getting ready to go to the track.

It's OK, only 4 or 5 days a year of that, apparently it is just a hobby.

Neighbour's kid has dirt bikes and quads - that's OK too, they stay off the street.

Only the kid who drives the black toyota pickup is on my Shite-List and that's because he throws litter out wherever he goes and some miserable winter morning he's going to find it all returned to him.

I keep telling my mom who lives on a retirement farm down your way, to do more to ingratiate herself to the local yokels. Let them hunt on her land where they've been wont to slaughter deer for generations, take a dish to the american legion fish fry, even stick her head in church once in a while. She'll have none of it and associates strictly with gay landscape painters and people who do yoga. You're going to need those people some day I tell her, outside of the fact of mysterious gut piles appearing on her property, dogs & chickens going missing, break ins ostensibly by youths on a spree and other signs of not being integrated into the community.

 

[Byron In Exile]

I wouldn't even do that, If I want to see something,

Of course you wouldn't, because you can't.

"The derby, preakness, belmont, masters, us open, etc....) I go to a friend's house and visit and watch their set.

Sounds like you actually watch more broadcast TV than I do.

None of the popular shows have interested me in any way since the simpsons lost their spark back in the 90s.

You just said, "curse when i'm lost at dinner parties for being ignorant of 99% of the conversation" — so shows you've never seen don't interest you? How can you know whether or not they interest you, if you've never seen them and are in a state of 99% ignorance about them?

I'm not pimping for the networks or anything, I'm just curious how you reach your conclusion from zero information.

My point, though, is that for watching television series you no longer need a broadcast receiver, cable, satellite, or even a TV set. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. And this lamp. And that's all you need. And this paddle game. But that's it: the lamp, the paddle game, and this ashtray.

 

[Soulen]

how many times have you sat over there safely across the world giggling like a maniac over my....quirks? don't you dare give me that fake mad face, miss!

 

[dolf]

how many times have you sat over there safely across the world giggling like a maniac over my....quirks? don't you dare give me that fake mad face, miss!

that has to be a pretty big number. but it's not my fault you're such a funny bunny! besides, i know you hate a public scene too. maybe i'll grab your hand, start skipping and sing

 

[kbate]

Of course you wouldn't, because you can't.

Sounds like you actually watch more broadcast TV than I do.

You just said, "curse when i'm lost at dinner parties for being ignorant of 99% of the conversation" — so shows you've never seen don't interest you? How can you know whether or not they interest you, if you've never seen them and are in a state of 99% ignorance about them?

I'm not pimping for the networks or anything, I'm just curious how you reach your conclusion from zero information.

My point, though, is that for watching television series you no longer need a broadcast receiver, cable, satellite, or even a TV set. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. And this lamp. And that's all you need. And this paddle game. But that's it: the lamp, the paddle game, and this ashtray.

I could hook my television set to my internet modem by typing a password and I could then watch nearly everything that exists. It is no longer difficult to obtain television programming. I do not wish to do this. The set is modern and wireless and wonderful, with all the right toys. We use it to watch movies, frequently checked out of the public library.

I am happy living in ignorance (blissful and willing ignorance) of television and programming. As I have not dried up and died, I am relatively certain that nothing on television is a life requirement (nor cable, satellite and internet). I also have zero current information about oral sex with men, but rather than experiment, I choose to remain blissfully ignorant.

The only reason it is a 'curse' is because we are rather rare among people in that we have not seen a single television, cable or other programme in several years and therefore are by default eliminated from much of dinner conversation when the talk drifts into: "What about this show. . . do you like this actress or this actor, etc." We are at a loss, without input other than, "We don't watch it" and then comes the "well what about this show," and then repeat until we explain that we don't watch any shows at all.

As far as more broadcast... this year I watched the derby and preakness on my phone and that's my TV so far in 2013.

Have read about 85 books though so far this year and still have a 3 foot pile of new/unread to conquer.

 

[Soulen]

that has to be a pretty big number. but it's not my fault you're such a funny bunny! besides, i know you hate a public scene too. maybe i'll grab your hand, start skipping and sing

fine. then i'll skip us right in to a waltz, complete with a dip and a long kiss.

 

[dolf]

fine. then i'll skip us right in to a waltz, complete with a dip and a long kiss.

one way to stop me singing

 

[Byron In Exile]

one way to stop me singing

Say more about this screaming and spitting that the British apparently do.

 

[dolf]

Say more about this screaming and spitting that the British apparently do.

chavs & povs & northerners.

i don't know a lot about it. i live in twee town.

 

[Byron In Exile]

chavs & povs & northerners.

i don't know a lot about it. i live in twee town.

Do you suppose they would behave the way they do if they were susceptible of being shot at?

 

[dolf]

Do you suppose they would behave the way they do if they were susceptible of being shot at?

it didn't work on the irish.

 

[sperling]

... I am happy living in ignorance ... of television ... Have read about 85 books though so far this year and still have a 3 foot pile of new/unread to conquer.

Great!
I must admit I sometimes use the TV. Just because of the weather forecast.

 

[richard_daily]

You have streets?

Paved with gold.

 

[richard_daily]

it didn't work on the irish.

OUCH!

 

[evesdream]

Paved with gold.

And the carcasses of litterbugs, bless her.