Quote: sootyj @ September 4 2008, 9:54 AM BST"He's mental, he is mental, he needs to get down the mental hospital 'cos he's mental,"
"He's a dirty bastard, he has the kids visit him just so he can wank the Doberman off in front of them,"
I wander if these conversations refer to the same man, as I heard them both in Croydon.
Yep - your reputation stretches all the way to Croydon, Sootyj.
People deliberately say accidentally funny things in Croydon, so I can over hear them?
I suspect you over rate my influence.
I think Morrace means they were talking about you, Soots. 
Irony not made it all the way to the Black Mountains I see.
n.b. walked behind a couple this morning.
BIRD
I said I'd do anything for you but I won't wipe your arse.
BLOKE
But I'd broken my hand.
Curse you Sooty and your irony. 
I'll have to edit my previous post not to make me look like a complete trog. Though I suspect that will be impossible, whether I edit it or not.
Not real life dialogue, but in the London Metro last week an interview contained the phrase "In an ideal world I wouldn't have been married by MC Hammer", meant as a genuine regret rather than a joke.
As well as keeping your ears open, it's always worth keeping your eyes open too.
For example, I was outside a cafe enjoying a coffee yesterday, when trundling down the street in his electric wheelchair came this guy with a mohican and a camoflage jacket. He was also wearing sunglasses and had a slight look of Travis Bickle about him. His wheelchair had been "pimped-up" with two large stereo speakers and was booming out a song by The Clash.
Having seen him I realised that was the perfect look to fit-in with the personality and style of one of the main characters in the new sitcom script I'm writing.
I think I used to work with him, seriously.
Nice guy.
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 18 2008, 12:45 PM BSTAs well as keeping your ears open, it's always worth keeping your eyes open too.
electric wheelchair
a mohican
camoflage jacket
wearing sunglasses
two large stereo speakersbooming out a song by The Clash.
Good job you were paying attention, then.
Quote: Morrace @ September 18 2008, 4:56 PM BSTelectric wheelchair
a mohican
camoflage jacket
wearing sunglasses
two large stereo speakersbooming out a song by The Clash.Good job you were paying attention, then.
Yeah, yeah, you know what I mean! 
(copy of a post I made back in May)
I was at the gym the other week, and a special needs guy was on the exercise bike next to mine. His carer came to check on him:
Carer: You alright John?
John: Yeah... it's them others.
That's the sort of thing that inspires me to write comedy.
BTW have to disagree about Trainspotting... the book was brilliant (although hard to read sometimes as it's written in Scottish).
I can't understand how anyone could love the film but not the book... the story was almost identical, and told in a very visual way.
Nice story Stylo.