I apologise!!!
so I apologise for my slating of "ALL" Big Issue salesmen.

I appreciate that not all Big Issue sellers ARE genuinely homeless (unlike the Romanian woman near me who hangs around outside what was Woolworths and actually lives in a council owned flat 3 doors away from Woolies!)

However, yes I will apologise for offending what looks like half of b3ta with the comments I made in the above post. Clearly my misunderstanding between genuinely homeless people, and the chugger-types was my mistake in this case.

I apologise for being such a cunt, and will return to my bookshelf in the attic.

(edited - reason because I am lysdexic and managed to miss out simple words that have now been added to articulate my apology)
(Anne Frank started to build a loft conversion on, Wed 25 Feb 2009, 18:25, 1 reply)

Apology accepted...
...don't worry about it too much. You're bound to (accidentally) offend someone sooner or later; even if you only post lolcats, or the same picture of Hulk Hogan attacking NYC in response to EVERY IMAGE CHALLENGE EVER. Anyway, I enjoy occasionally having my viewpoint challenged.

edit: On careful rereading of your post, I think I see your points now (nae sniggering at the back): A/ You're hardly going to get phenomenal advice in a magasine with a circulation of about 12, telling you anything other than what is common sense. B/ There is slight irony in the combination of subject matter and vendor - a bit like a fat bloke selling diet tips, clearly too little too late.

Do I understand now?
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Wed 25 Feb 2009, 19:07, closed)