Shandon Par Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, ICTChris said: It’s a few years before my time but Blue Peter once had a regular guest who had cerebral palsy, in order to help kids understand and empathise with disabled people. His name was Joey Deacon and for years afterwards if you did something stupid in the playground people would call you Joey Deacon. Kids aren’t nice tbh, it’s all part of growing up. The headmaster of our primary school had a surname that rhymed with a racial slur and when we were about ten to be daring kids would see if they could chant “Mr xxx is a *racial slur*” as close to earshot as possible without getting caught. I was a good kid so never took it to extremes but I’m sure I joined in with it, no-one knew any better. Thats a blast from the past! Totally forgot that my old boss used to call me Joey, on account of how I’d end up after too much booze. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy Snake Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Just discovered there's a metal festival in India every year called Bangalore Open Air. How on Earth has this not been named HeadBangalore? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 We used to make an "" Nnnnnn "sort of sound and flap our hands a bit.Also, a friend of mine who hasn't posted on here for a while most certainly IS a spastic but does NOT like being called it. Which is tough shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Mrs Jamieson, French teacher, was known as 'Spaz hand' due to her handicap, this would be the early eighties. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 hours ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: The Americans don't seem to care so much about the feelings of people with disabilities, so spastic is still an acceptable insult, along with retard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skerla Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Stellaboz said: We used to make an "" Nnnnnn "sort of sound and flap our hands a bit. Also, a friend of mine who hasn't posted on here for a while most certainly IS a spastic but does NOT like being called it. Which is tough shit. That reminded me of the Simpsons ep where Apu thinks he is a hummingbird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 In Irving Welsh's "Filth" the uniformed polis were referred to as spastics by the CID. Unsurprisingly there were no such references in the film 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Also, a friend of mine who hasn't posted on here for a while most certainly IS a spastic but does NOT like being called it. Which is tough shit. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Thanks![emoji38] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Rebecca Long-Bailey is cancelledhttps://news.sky.com/story/labours-rebecca-long-bailey-sorry-for-calling-man-with-brain-damage-a-practical-vegetable-11925656?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 9 hours ago, ICTChris said: Rebecca Long-Bailey is cancelled https://news.sky.com/story/labours-rebecca-long-bailey-sorry-for-calling-man-with-brain-damage-a-practical-vegetable-11925656?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter The correction from her staff is just as bad. " No she didn't mean he was a vegetable. Just that he was in the same state as one" wtf is wrong with these folk are they not meant to be clever. Most folk understand if you have a brain injury you are hardly in the picture of health. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 19 hours ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: Yep, it was just the term used to describe the movement problems of people with conditions like Cerebral Palsy. So everybody took to calling each other "spastics" as an insult, and doing the hilarious impressions that were so big on the playground. The Americans don't seem to care so much about the feelings of people with disabilities, so spastic is still an acceptable insult, along with retard. Looking forward to the input from the anti-PC brigade on this topic, especially the inevitable, "my mate's a spastic and doesn't complain". My granddaughter has cerebral palsy and in her diagnosis has quad spasticity. The word spastic is still used, unfortunately it’s still used to mock. We’ve come a long way with offensive words of the past, the disabled however are still seen as fair game 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I use 4 eggs every day and scramble them. I add nothing but a touch of salt and pepper. The same size eggs today produced almost double the quantity of scrambled egg than 9o% of the time happens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, heedthebaa said: My granddaughter has cerebral palsy and in her diagnosis has quad spasticity. The word spastic is still used, unfortunately it’s still used to mock. We’ve come a long way with offensive words of the past, the disabled however are still seen as fair game Yes, spasticity is a medical term that describes increased muscle tone (stiffness) along with brisk reflexes and a variable degree of paralysis. Sadly it has become a term of abuse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dele said: I use 4 eggs every day and scramble them. I add nothing but a touch of salt and pepper. The same size eggs today produced almost double the quantity of scrambled egg than 9o% of the time happens. Not even some butter? Or finish them with a splash of cream? Perhaps some finely chopped chives on top? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Not even some butter? Or finish them with a splash of cream? Perhaps some finely chopped chives on top? I used to use butter but then I would sometimes have toast as well so there would be butter there, too. Never tried cream. Chives I just can't be bothered buying simply for scrambled eggs. I need to get back to the overnight oats. This standing at a hob first thing in the morning is bullshit. Edited February 4, 2020 by Dele 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Not even some butter? Or finish them with a splash of cream? Perhaps some finely chopped chives on top? Or smoked salmon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 My youngest step daughter was at Womens Aid yesterday, and scored 20 out of 27 on their abusive relationship scale. If she only got a 20 I hate to think what anybody who gets a 27 is putting up with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 After seeing this on twitter I've been reading up about how coyotes and badgers hunt together. They chase prairie dogs and squirrels with the badgers covering under ground and the coyotes above ground. I love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 It's got to the point where I'm watching Limmy watch 3-2-1. It's worth it just to see proof that Ted Rogers wasn't as good at doing the 3-2-1 finger thing as he'd have you believe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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