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Flew home from the states a few years back and travelled 'back yem' (that'll be the north east for the non geordies out there). As I hadnt been back for a few years I decided to pay visits to as much family as possible. We called in and spent an afternoon with my dads cousins, who I shall call Ben and Annette for the purposes of this story.

Ben and Annette had done well in life. Head of the local rotary club, Ben was also lord mayor of the town and very well known. We had a great time, lots of fine wine, some BBQ'd salmon that Ben had caught fresh that morning and lots of bantering chat. It was great to catch up with a arm of the family I had not seen in maybe 10 years and their hospitality was more than generous.

Dont know how but the conversation got onto youtube videos, but it did (probably because I worked in the industry). This was not long after the big flooding a few years back and I piped up with the hilarious video of the cops driving into the flood, sirens blazing and having to get out and push (this one www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2mRJMUN0Ug)

They had seen it and found it hilarous, taking this as the green light, I started on a rant about how police are not very bright and have low IQ's, the usual stuff.

Things went very quiet. Then my auntie Annette looks over to me, fixes me with a "you right pillock" stare and calmly asks

"Did you forget what Bens old job was?"

At which point, in a flood of memory I recall he used to be the chief inspector before he became Mayor. The conversation and merriment stopped. We left not long after as the atmosphere had become slightly chilled. I get to see them again at a big family bash this summer. Hopefully I will not put my foot in it again.
(shamen Geekius Maximus, Thu 12 May 2011, 16:36, Reply)