Youths selling overpriced dishcloths door-to-door

[eric007]

their not trained sales men, they are collecting for the unemployed and for the homeless, have some empathy in your middle class work when they approach.

[eric007]

their collecting for the homeless have some empathy in your middle class world.

[Sue]

eric007 Wrote:

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> their not trained sales men, they are collecting

> for the unemployed and for the homeless,

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Eh? I think not! What makes you think this is where their proceeds are going, Eric?

[*Bob*]

There's no Santa Claus either, Eric.

Sorry to be the bearer of more bad news.

[HonaloochieB]

eric007 Wrote:

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> their collecting for the homeless have some

> empathy in your middle class world.

You're point almost won me over, Eric, until I spotted you're use of 'their' instead of 'They're'.

I'm common as muck, me, but even I wouldn't f*ck sh!t up along them lines.

[thexwinglessxbird]

instead of you're use of 'their' instead of 'They're'?

I actually believe that nobody has bothered to report this (god knows I'm the only one in the North Cross Road or top of Barry Road area who will complain about noise polution.) I want whatever the rest of the community has which keeps them so freakishly quiet & care-free.

Report these guys to the police at once.... They haven't come for me yet.

[Narnia]

How does this explain anything? I don't understand.It's no different to you writing 'them lines' instead of 'those lines'. What is your point?

[Sue]

thexwinglessxbird Wrote:

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> > I actually believe that nobody has bothered to

> report this (god knows I'm the only one in the

> North Cross Road or top of Barry Road area who

> will complain about noise polution.)

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No you're not - I'm in the North Cross Road area and I complain about noise if it happens frequently and loudly from the same place.

Wouldn't report the dishcloth people though unless I actually felt threatened by them or felt they were involved in some criminal activity rather than just selling overpriced tat.

[Lawrence]

actually felt threatened by them or felt they were involved in some criminal activity

Sue I have no doubt from your earlier posts that when you say "felt" you really mean "gained evidence, which would hold up in a court of law"

[Sue]

Eh? Not logical Lawrence, sorry.

[thexwinglessxbird]

''Wouldn't report the dishcloth people though unless I actually felt threatened by them or felt theywere involved in some criminal activity ratherthan just selling overpriced tat.''

Alot of people have felt threatened (& have actually been threatened). That's the only reason I've brought it up.

[HonaloochieB]

Narnia Wrote:

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> >

> How does this explain anything? I don't

> understand.It's no different to you writing 'them

> lines' instead of 'those lines'. What is your

> point?

Those lines was belongful to me. personal.

So them was me own, so these lines was mine and I writ them so those went from someone else's those to my them.

Simplication itself as Plato once remarked. Or was it Sophocles?

Quod erat demonstrandum as Popeye once had it.

Edited because I disspelled 'demonstrandum', to leave it in statue would have demined my point and make me look knowledgephobic

[strangemartin]

I had one of these round when I lived on Landcroft Road last year. He was persistent, in the end I had to close the door in his face, and he kicked something outside and shouted "you queer, you f***ing poof!". So I opened it and challenged him, and got into a big argument which involved him telling me "it's not Adam and Steve, it's Adam and Eve", which is such a classic retro bit of homophobic abuse I almost invited him to an 80s theme party.

He also said "I don't like you bringing that s**t around me" to which I replied "yeah, but YOU were the one knocking on MY door", and he started getting aggressive and only backed down when my (somewhat larger) flatmate appeared at the door to see what all the shouting was about.

I called the police and they apparently informed the community wardens and asked neighbours, but nothing ever came of it.

[*Bob*]

I especially enjoyed the visit from the one who looked me squarely in the eye and helpfully informed me that he'd "just got out of prison".

[????]

"....pass the soap"

[HonaloochieB]

strangemartin Wrote:

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> I had one of these round when I lived on Landcroft

> Road last year. He was persistent, in the end I

> had to close the door in his face, and he kicked

> something outside and shouted "you queer, you

> f***ing poof!". So I opened it and challenged him,

> and got into a big argument which involved him

> telling me "it's not Adam and Steve, it's Adam and

> Eve", which is such a classic retro bit of

> homophobic abuse I almost invited him to an 80s

> theme party.

>

> He also said "I don't like you bringing that s**t

> around me" to which I replied "yeah, but YOU were

> the one knocking on MY door", and he started

> getting aggressive and only backed down when my

> (somewhat larger) flatmate appeared at the door to

> see what all the shouting was about.

>

> I called the police and they apparently informed

> the community wardens and asked neighbours, but

> nothing ever came of it.

Not sure about anyone else, but this to me seems the least truthful post since the one of those ones I put on the song game thread.

If it happened, it's been described in the schumckiest possible way.

If, as I believe it's an invention then it's as dopey and dreary an invention that ever there was.

No offence.

Actually, balls to that, every offence possible. Huh.

[tiddles]

had them last night = they were utterly charming when I said I don't buy at the door - this is the first time ever they have not been aggressive!!!!

[*Bob*]

Good Cop Bad Cop

[HonaloochieB]

Cop Shoot Cop.

[Horsebox]

Good mop, bad mop.

[james.]

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[Judy2]

james - you dare to challenge HB?

Don't you know - everyone loves HB....

Check it out,

[Marcus]

We had the same a few months back. Abuse and then out neighbour had the same. I called the police, not sure if they did anything about it.

[jollybaby]

Oh dear . . . . Mr JB is one of the people who keep these guys in business. As of last night we are now the proud owners of two very flimsy tea towels- a bargain at ?4.99!

Edited - my mistake - they were ?4.99 each not for two!!

[strangemartin]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> strangemartin Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I had one of these round when I lived on

> Landcroft

> > Road last year. He was persistent, in the end I

> > had to close the door in his face, and he

> kicked

> > something outside and shouted "you queer, you

> > f***ing poof!". So I opened it and challenged

> him,

> > and got into a big argument which involved him

> > telling me "it's not Adam and Steve, it's Adam

> and

> > Eve", which is such a classic retro bit of

> > homophobic abuse I almost invited him to an 80s

> > theme party.

> >

> > He also said "I don't like you bringing that

> s**t

> > around me" to which I replied "yeah, but YOU

> were

> > the one knocking on MY door", and he started

> > getting aggressive and only backed down when my

> > (somewhat larger) flatmate appeared at the door

> to

> > see what all the shouting was about.

> >

> > I called the police and they apparently

> informed

> > the community wardens and asked neighbours, but

> > nothing ever came of it.

>

> Not sure about anyone else, but this to me seems

> the least truthful post since the one of those

> ones I put on the song game thread.

> If it happened, it's been described in the

> schumckiest possible way.

> If, as I believe it's an invention then it's as

> dopey and dreary an invention that ever there

> was.

> No offence.

> Actually, balls to that, every offence possible.

> Huh.

Interesting, I thought I'd make a little contribution to this forum as a relevant incident had happened. A few weeks later, I come back to find this little bit of unpleasantness.

Well it happened. Not sure what was implausible, though I probably felt a lot more fearful and came across less confidently than the telling implies. As someone later said, I was just trying to describe the incident with a little levity. But again, I'd be interested to know which part of it you think didn't happen, or what leads you to believe the entire incident is fictional.

The incident was dealt with by Catherine Pearson, TDC 220426 at Walworth Police Station, who sent me a statement to fill out. There's probably a crime number but I don't have that to hand. But put it this way, if the incident didn't happen, then I told an awful lot of lies to at least 2 police officers and made a untruthful witness statement.

I might just gently make the final observation that people who post in such a confrontational way on internet forums often do so because of their inability to stand up to people in real life. The fact you've made 7,000 posts in this forum alone can only add to this impression. However, I could be wrong, and if you're man enough you can come round to my flat (pm me for my contact details), tell me again why you think I'm a liar, and then I'll show you the emails from the police (and if it didn't get lost/binned in my last flat move, any documentation I can find). Deal?