😮 – don’t mention the ‘C’ word where service regulars (and ex-regulars) are around!
Last thing the country needs is a load of disaffected teenagers with guns.

On the other hand it could be just what they need!

Seeing the snowman I made with my grandson yesterday afternoon completely covered in a new blanket of snow this morning. At this rate he’ll be a metre taller by Monday!

Bearing in mind what he was like when he was 45 I’m glad he isn’t around to celebrate his 75th. Give me 1955 to 1965 – after that it was downhill all the way, and some of those movies…..aargh!

So do I (Off Switch). But I will never stop telling jokes about ALL the usual subjects…race, Irish, Welsh, Septics, stills, etc. I EXPECT them to be returning it.
I do not do totally sick jokes about kids though.

Hear, hear!

Bumblebee, I do apologise for misreading your post and so possibly misrepresenting your view.

I suppose it is not surprising that your daughter feels the way she does in view of the media/governmental strictures on multiculturalism and how we must all be treated exactly the same.

Nothing should be taboo and within the bounds of common courtesy we should be able to feel free to say what we feel.

Well I think snafu352 and I better agree to differ as we have diametrically opposed views. There seem to be more cons than pros on this thread.

I reckon Rocketeer has got just about right. But try convincing that twerp Thompson and the Trust. Whatever happened to the Board of Governors? Or was it yet another of Blair’s “I know we’ll change it – it works well now, but we’ll still change it ‘cos we are Noolabour the party of change!”.?