Ah the old boom day. I got told about that one around 12 hours before my son had to turn up in costume.
Maybe the teacher mentioned it in a week update that I need a login for that I don't have.
So I get a message 'tomorrow is world book day, your son should turn up in fancy dress as his favourite book character.'
World 'turn up in what fancy dress you have in the cupboard' more like. Anyway we had been to see treasure island at the national or somewhere so I dressed him up as long John silver.
God knows how but I had full gear with the hat, the sword, the cap pistol, trousers and jacket. Even sent him in with the parrot having reminded him of the parrots lines.
What did I get what I dropped him off? 'Oh he's come as a pirate'. No he hasn't he's come as long John silver and what the fuck are all the rest of these Harry Potter parent doing to have Harry Potter outfits, and by the way using your Disney dress you bought for the last part does not mean your daugter's favourite book character is Snow White or whatever.
Next year we will work on it and he will go as Fantastic Mr Fox or something.
Just call it 'go as Harry Potter day' if you can't be arsed to give me enough notice to make it important for him.
I remember at my junior school, I must have been 9? When it was space day or something like that my dad gave me a suit and sent me as Patrick Moore. I even had to explain it to the teachers. I wasn't bullied in case you ask... parenting on this level taught me the art of the percussive put-down
I remember at my junior school, I must have been 9? When it was space day or something like that my dad gave me a suit and sent me as Patrick Moore. I even had to explain it to the teachers. I wasn't bullied in case you ask... parenting on this level taught me the art of the percussive put-down
Did you have a monocle in? I'd have got it right away if you did
I remember at my junior school, I must have been 9? When it was space day or something like that my dad gave me a suit and sent me as Patrick Moore. I even had to explain it to the teachers. I wasn't bullied in case you ask... parenting on this level taught me the art of the percussive put-down
Did you have a monocle in? I'd have got it right away if you did
That was the only thing I lacked I had the suit, the bad hair, the book, and the entirety misplaced sense of superiority
When I was a kid for some fancy dress thing I went as a Mexican bandit in a n outfit made from crepe paper. I won a prize for my bandito walk and my mum asked me where I learnt that walk but it was because the crepe paper trousers had split and I didn't want my pants to be seen by everyone.
I remember at my junior school, I must have been 9? When it was space day or something like that my dad gave me a suit and sent me as Patrick Moore. I even had to explain it to the teachers. I wasn't bullied in case you ask... parenting on this level taught me the art of the percussive put-down
Did you have a monocle in? I'd have got it right away if you did
That was the only thing I lacked I had the suit, the bad hair, the book, and the entirety misplaced sense of superiority
The law of averages says that some of those piss poor parents must read this. It generally annoys me that they don't have the guts to even try to defend their appalling way they are bringing up their offspring.
The law of averages says that some of those piss poor parents must read this. It generally annoys me that they don't have the guts to even try to defend their appalling way they are bringing up their offspring.
I was thinking the very same, Algarve.
My missus is a teacher - pretty much for the age group we're discussing here too. Some of the stories I get of an evening are terrible. From parents sending their kids to school with hygiene issues, parents refusing to get behavioural issues checked (because their kid will grow out of it..?) and so on. The ones that can't be arsed helping their kids with class activities are sadly some of the better ones I fear.
The fact that my little girls nursery asked that all children come to class today dressed as their favourite superhero and to collect sponsorship for charity in the process. She was the only one that went in an outfit cos all the other kids parents couldn't be fucking bothered. Really pissed me off.
That boils my piss!
I'm eldest had to dress up as her favourite character from a book for national book week and half the kids either didn't bother or the boys came in their football kits and theirs mums just said "but that's all he reads about " they are 8 FFS, let them be kids and they might actually be able to read when they're older
It's purely down to laziness of parents. Happens at the school where my youngest 2 go. Really disgusts me.
You don't know the half of it. The things my missus tells me about parents at her school astound me at times. Naturally, she doesn't name names but some complain about the homework their kids are set and state they don't have time to hear them read. Ice cream for breakfast "because they won't eat anything else", TV's left on in rooms until they go to sleep etc.
These are the parents that will no doubt be on Jeremy Kyle when they grow up/outwards/lose their permanent teeth.
Getting an email at 1045 asking me to trek up to the office, as the end-client has questions.
I wouldn't mind but I just know that those questions will be aimed at one of the permanently off-site contractors, and I'll be trekking up there to spend the day twiddling my thumbs yet again. It's 2016, forward me the end-client questions and get me on Skype FFS!
Not to mention that technically my contract ran out yesterday - so how they expect me to bill for it I don't know either, I have no protection: not a leg to stand on. Besides, Oxford Circus has been shit at 6pm this week - and if you think I'm going to walk down to Victoria for a third night running, just to go home - eat, pack, and fuck off back out then you're wrong.
Having got a piece of planning permission turned down last night, we're digging in for the coming months, all over a piece of land directly in front of our home, so no doubt we'll move to the next level, and start writing cheques.
Rugby fans inferiority complex when it comes to football.
Especially Rugby League, we get a lot of northerners over here on holiday, a number of whom insist on calling it the "greatest game in the world" - yeah mate, that's why six of you play it. Some get most disgruntled when they find that you are showing Italy v Germany in the Euros, rather than catering for the three people in the entire town who want to watch Wakefield v Catalans, which Sky have stupidly scheduled up against a massive football match.
F1 fans are as bad. "Can we have the commentary on?". Yeah mate, I'll put that on for you and the thirty people in here for the Manchester derby can do one... Pillock. Pick a sport where you know what the fuck is going on without someone having to tell you all the time.
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Maybe the teacher mentioned it in a week update that I need a login for that I don't have.
So I get a message 'tomorrow is world book day, your son should turn up in fancy dress as his favourite book character.'
World 'turn up in what fancy dress you have in the cupboard' more like. Anyway we had been to see treasure island at the national or somewhere so I dressed him up as long John silver.
God knows how but I had full gear with the hat, the sword, the cap pistol, trousers and jacket. Even sent him in with the parrot having reminded him of the parrots lines.
What did I get what I dropped him off? 'Oh he's come as a pirate'. No he hasn't he's come as long John silver and what the fuck are all the rest of these Harry Potter parent doing to have Harry Potter outfits, and by the way using your Disney dress you bought for the last part does not mean your daugter's favourite book character is Snow White or whatever.
Next year we will work on it and he will go as Fantastic Mr Fox or something.
Just call it 'go as Harry Potter day' if you can't be arsed to give me enough notice to make it important for him.
Or don't do it at all.
Maybe touched a nerve that one.
I had the suit, the bad hair, the book, and the entirety misplaced sense of superiority
Although many would say his sense of superiority was subservient to his ability.
My missus is a teacher - pretty much for the age group we're discussing here too. Some of the stories I get of an evening are terrible. From parents sending their kids to school with hygiene issues, parents refusing to get behavioural issues checked (because their kid will grow out of it..?) and so on. The ones that can't be arsed helping their kids with class activities are sadly some of the better ones I fear.
I feel for a lot of the kids to be honest.
I wouldn't mind but I just know that those questions will be aimed at one of the permanently off-site contractors, and I'll be trekking up there to spend the day twiddling my thumbs yet again. It's 2016, forward me the end-client questions and get me on Skype FFS!
Not to mention that technically my contract ran out yesterday - so how they expect me to bill for it I don't know either, I have no protection: not a leg to stand on. Besides, Oxford Circus has been shit at 6pm this week - and if you think I'm going to walk down to Victoria for a third night running, just to go home - eat, pack, and fuck off back out then you're wrong.
"I'm not racist but......"
You just know they're going to follow it up with something racist
It doesn't make any sense.
"How on earth did you manage to crash into me?"
"I wasn't concentrating, I take ownership of the fact I am at fault"
or
"I wasn't concentrating, my bad"
It really isn't that difficult to work out surely?
F1 fans are as bad. "Can we have the commentary on?". Yeah mate, I'll put that on for you and the thirty people in here for the Manchester derby can do one... Pillock. Pick a sport where you know what the fuck is going on without someone having to tell you all the time.
Just as you think you’ve moderated the flow a huge tidal wave of beer smacks you in the face and ends up on your shirt ... Or is that just me?