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 Parental threats
	Parental threatsDid your parents ever make threats when you were a kid eg washing mouth out with soap, and did they ever carry them out?
Alt: What are your favorite bands?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:31, 213 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
 thats Stibbins tangs
	thats Stibbins tangsnew tab required /philcollinsexcelconceptalbumzzzzz
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:34, Reply)
 too fucken right they did, cunts taught me a fucken lesson about having a potty mouth
	too fucken right they did, cunts taught me a fucken lesson about having a potty mouthalt: wrist
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:33, Reply)
 Highlights include
	Highlights includeBeing smacked to shit with a large metal ladle - she got bored of breaking wooden spoons on me (I was 4 when the metal ones started). I was often kept off school until the bruises had faded.
Having a glass milk bottle smashed in to the back of my head (aged 12).
Scrubbing my skin with a pummice stone until all the skin was gone (still have the scar) as I'd written on my arm in biro.
Need I go on?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:37, Reply)
 Nose broken (aged 11).
	Nose broken (aged 11).Concussion (aged 8) from a wooden clog thrown at me.
Ribs repeatedly cracked from about 9 years old onwards.
I had to drink a small glassful of Fairy Liquid on more than one occasion.
My father also used to enjoy regularly spitting in my face (not cum thankfully). This started before I started school. Not sure exactly when.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:43, Reply)
 Fuck, that's pretty horrific mate.
	Fuck, that's pretty horrific mate.Still, at least you are a decent, well rounded, calm individual with no obvious personality problems now eh?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:40, Reply)
 Sounds like a wonderful childhood.
	Sounds like a wonderful childhood. Do you think it's affected you in any way?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:41, Reply)
 well if it makes you feel better by all means
	well if it makes you feel better by all meansi ent saying this is the ideal forum but fuckers get their vinegars all sorts of ways
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:41, Reply)
 Oh, I say Athers. He played that awfully late but he's got it away to the third man bondary.
	Oh, I say Athers. He played that awfully late but he's got it away to the third man bondary.(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:48, Reply)
 I plotted revenge on my dadfor what he did to my mum and sister for many many years
	I plotted revenge on my dadfor what he did to my mum and sister for many many yearsand the cunt spoiled it by killing himself.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:49, Reply)
 my ex's mum used to tell him she was taking him back to the orphanage to swap him for a better little boy
	my ex's mum used to tell him she was taking him back to the orphanage to swap him for a better little boyhe said she had him packing his suitcase once, he was in floods.
my dad used to get so cross when i refused to eat expensive meat that he would hold my nose until i had to open my mouth to breathe and then shove it in. it's no wonder i've been veggie since i was 13. i threatened to report him to the nspcc. he laughed and said, cruel dad forces daughter to eat filet steak, off you go...
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:34, Reply)
 he was an idiot to believe it
	he was an idiot to believe itshe was the only person on the planet with a nose as big as his
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:47, Reply)
 Whenever my kids tell me that I'm mean or they don't like me I tell them I'm going out to find them a better daddy
	Whenever my kids tell me that I'm mean or they don't like me I tell them I'm going out to find them a better daddyCurrently it always works and they back down. However in a few years they will be packing my bag for me.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:45, Reply)
 They didn't make threats very often, but when they did they carried them out.
	They didn't make threats very often, but when they did they carried them out.A couple of wallops with Dad's belt was enough to stop me testing boundaries.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:36, Reply)
 It sounds rough, but he used to hate it, according to my mum.
	It sounds rough, but he used to hate it, according to my mum.More often than not it was some openhand slaps and being sent to bed without supper. He'd sneak up a few hours later with a jam sandwich. He was alright, my dad.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:39, Reply)
 except that he produced you
	except that he produced youwhich is the biggest crime committed EVER.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:41, Reply)
 It's definitely a crime against other men. Poor bastards have to compete against me to get the young, hot ones.
	It's definitely a crime against other men. Poor bastards have to compete against me to get the young, hot ones.As you can see, they mostly have to put up with the wrinklies.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:43, Reply)
 The problem, Tangles, is that they've got nothing to talk about.
	The problem, Tangles, is that they've got nothing to talk about.If only I could find one who'd bang on and on about how many friends they've got.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:52, Reply)
 ooooh, oooooooh, red napkins or green napkins at the christmas party?
	ooooh, oooooooh, red napkins or green napkins at the christmas party?(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:53, Reply)
 ^Making assumptions about somebody's intellect based on their looks = shallow
	^Making assumptions about somebody's intellect based on their looks = shallow(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 who does that?
	who does that?you base it on their job and how many braincells it requires.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:30, Reply)
 Unfortunately this is exactly the sort of spitefulness I'd expect from somebody
	Unfortunately this is exactly the sort of spitefulness I'd expect from somebody well on their way towards dying a spinster's death surrounded by knitting and cats.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:32, Reply)
 unfortunately someone who is only capable of choosing venues for the office party
	unfortunately someone who is only capable of choosing venues for the office partyis all i would expect from someone who chooses her based on her age and looks
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:38, Reply)
 so long as your own criteria are met
	so long as your own criteria are metdon't worry about how they come across to everyone else
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:52, Reply)
 I don't. I figure if somebody's judging somebody else based on their own insecurities,
	I don't. I figure if somebody's judging somebody else based on their own insecurities,that person's probably not worth bothering myself with.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:53, Reply)
 which is how i feel about someone who only ever talks about how their girlfriend looks
	which is how i feel about someone who only ever talks about how their girlfriend looks(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:54, Reply)
 I rarely mention my girlfriend unless I'm talking about something we've done together.
	I rarely mention my girlfriend unless I'm talking about something we've done together.Sure there are implications based on whatever I've said about not liking older women, but that's only because wrinkles are gross.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:56, Reply)
 this goes for men too
	this goes for men tooalong with neckbeards and soggy cocks that can't get as hard as they did in your 20's
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:31, Reply)
 Got my mouth washed out with soap a few times,
	Got my mouth washed out with soap a few times, Pushed my luck with the "if you don't stop that this instant, you'll have a red ear" and the odd "when your father gets home and sees this, the back of your legs will get tanned."
. I don't think it's affected me at all.
Alt: tough one, but the band I come back to time and time again is Clutch.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:39, Reply)
 My mum kept telling me that if I kept pushing out farts 'One of these day's you'll have an accident, and I'll make sure I'm there to revel in your embarassment'.
	My mum kept telling me that if I kept pushing out farts 'One of these day's you'll have an accident, and I'll make sure I'm there to revel in your embarassment'.Which was a shame, because when I did finally butter my own cheeks I simply told her I'd shat myself and my soiled undergarments were awaiting her attention in the bathtub.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:40, Reply)
 I read a lovely article in the hand-wringers a couple of years ago about two teenage girls who were found walking along the side of a dual carriageway.
	I read a lovely article in the hand-wringers a couple of years ago about two teenage girls who were found walking along the side of a dual carriageway.They were about two miles outside town - apparently the mother got done for parental neglect or whatever, and the article was very much BROKEN BRITAIN, but it quickly became apparent that the girls had been playing up. The mother had said "If you don't cut that out I'll put you out of the car and you can WALK home!", they hadn't, so she did hahahaha
My dad used to beat me with a belt if I was proper acting up. The last time my mum tried to hit me was when I was about 16 and by then about a foot taller than her. It diffused the situation as we both laughed at how pathetic it was, as these days I could easily have my mum in a fight.
Alt: I like anything with soul and balls.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:42, Reply)
 we did get smacked, but hardly ever, and it was just a tap on the buttocks
	we did get smacked, but hardly ever, and it was just a tap on the buttocksthe humiliation was far more painful than the punishment. i think i only got smacked twice, but it was the only thing my brother understood. he was just fucking naughty for the sake of it. he got away with lots of shit because he looked like a little golden haired angel.
one day he was about 3, and he was pissing around in church, despite having been told repeatedly to be good. eventually he tore a hymn book, so dad slung him over his shoulder and carried him out to mete out justice in the graveyard. desperate to postpone the inevitable, my brother was frantically reaching out to everyone to shake hands, piping, "peace be with you" and trying to look as cute as possible.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:43, Reply)
 also one day my mother got so annoyed with him throwing things out of the trolley in the supermarket that she told him she was going to smack him when they got home
	also one day my mother got so annoyed with him throwing things out of the trolley in the supermarket that she told him she was going to smack him when they got homeand he could think about it ALL THE WAY HOME. she then promptly forgot all about it, having a million and one other things to do.
until they got home, and this defiant little voice piped up from the backseat, "I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT THAT SMACK, I'M NOT." i think he might actually have been let off that one, she laughed so hard.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:45, Reply)
 he's an accountant now
	he's an accountant nowlook at what it did to him. LOOK AT WHAT IT DID.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:45, Reply)
 My Mum tried to smack me once, but I was a bit too old then and just laughed at her.
	My Mum tried to smack me once, but I was a bit too old then and just laughed at her.(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:59, Reply)
 Got spanked with a flip-flop once
	Got spanked with a flip-flop oncethat was definitely less pain, more humiliation. Not sure if that was the intent but it really didn't hurt. Top tip for the parents here, use a football boot or one of those spiked running shoes.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:51, Reply)
 No idea, can't remember
	No idea, can't rememberprobably means they beat me senseless and I have repressed it.
Or not. I'm veering towards not.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:43, Reply)
 No threats, instant whacks.
	No threats, instant whacks.But I always knew where I stood...or fell
Elbow, Mumford, Snow Patrol
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:44, Reply)
 I tell you what, there's a lot of beaten children on here.
	I tell you what, there's a lot of beaten children on here.Freud would have a fucking field day. After he'd finished wanking over YM.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:45, Reply)
 Only once was it sustained.
	Only once was it sustained.Think he had flashbacks to the sight of POWs in Japan.
Mother dragged him off and he never hit me again.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:49, Reply)
 No, my Mum was nice to me. And you by the sound of things.
	No, my Mum was nice to me. And you by the sound of things.Alt: Too many to have a favourite. I like that new Motörhead album. I also ordered a limited edition 1 of 100 vinyl record recently.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:44, Reply)
 Yes I know. I paid a hefty price for this little number. It better be good.
	Yes I know. I paid a hefty price for this little number. It better be good.(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:50, Reply)
 look mate
	look mateIf it ent been in the top 20, then it ent sold very well. People will only spend money on good music, therefore it's shit.
You can't argue with that, otherwise you're saying that you know better than everyone that bought the stuff in the top 20.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 This, of course is unequivocally true.
	This, of course is unequivocally true.But, come on! LIMITED EDITION! LIMITED TO 100 COPIES! It must be AWESOME.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:16, Reply)
 is it a self-released vanity project, limited by the number of copies in the smallest batch available from the supplier?
	is it a self-released vanity project, limited by the number of copies in the smallest batch available from the supplier?(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:19, Reply)
 I don't imagine this is the case, these guys are clearly going places, and I wanted to get in early.
	I don't imagine this is the case, these guys are clearly going places, and I wanted to get in early.I mean who would do that sort of thing apart from some sort or massive wanker?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:21, Reply)
 the kind of cunt that equates wilful obscurity to high-minded musical intellectualism.
	the kind of cunt that equates wilful obscurity to high-minded musical intellectualism.Musically about as enticing as a vegan's fart.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:23, Reply)
 Mrs V taught me that black vinyl is actually the most expensive
	Mrs V taught me that black vinyl is actually the most expensiveSo when they do the limited edition red, blue, green versions, it's actually cheaper.
Bastards.
Still - MP3 is where it's at - much more convenient and accessible.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:51, Reply)
 I got smacked a few times
	I got smacked a few timesMostly because nothing else worked, I got angry rather than docile. Also my parents used to do the thing where if you acted up in the car, they'd threaten to leave you on the side of the road to walk home. This invariably backfired though because by the time they'd reach this point, I'd be in such a sulk that I'd refuse to get back into the car.
As I grow up I realise my parents had to put up with a lot and it triples my determination never to have kids.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:49, Reply)
 Exactly which is why I'm never having them
	Exactly which is why I'm never having themif I had me for a child I wouldn't even know where to start. Nothing worked.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:53, Reply)
 Based on my experiences of other peoples' children, I'd be mad to invite that sort of hell into my own life.
	Based on my experiences of other peoples' children, I'd be mad to invite that sort of hell into my own life.(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:16, Reply)
 The most bizarre threat, usually handed out when we were playing up in public
	The most bizarre threat, usually handed out when we were playing up in publicwas "I'll take your pants down and smack your bottom". Never quite sure why the bare arse was necessary. Getting told off in front of other people was embarrassing enough. I can't remember the threat ever being carried out.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:52, Reply)
 Hey - how come the other girl in the Sugarcubes didn't make it instead of Bjork?
	Hey - how come the other girl in the Sugarcubes didn't make it instead of Bjork?She's prettier.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:53, Reply)
 That's a good point.
	That's a good point.Mind - it didn't do Bjeerrrrrk any harm though, did it?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:59, Reply)
 I guess stark staring lunacy has a novelty value.
	I guess stark staring lunacy has a novelty value.Personally I think she's shit an' all.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:03, Reply)
 Well
	Well1. Magga was fucking ugly too
2. She was a keyboard player.
3. Beeeeyoork was already an established artist in her own right before The Sugarcubes
4. THEY'RE ALL SHIT!
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:07, Reply)
 Not going to happen
	Not going to happenI have never started a good thread, topics like fruit woes are beyond my imagination.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:09, Reply)
 What I want to know is why Stibbso posted it and then fucked off without getting involved
	What I want to know is why Stibbso posted it and then fucked off without getting involved(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:06, Reply)
 Kept on getting threatened that I'd be kicked out.
	Kept on getting threatened that I'd be kicked out.It got boring after a while so I left. Well 'ard.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:04, Reply)
 alt:
	alt:Pearl Jam, Metallica, Yngwie Malmsteen, Alter Bridge, Pendulum and The Doors.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:11, Reply)
 
	 Didn't get smacked much but once got a elastic band flicked at my arse, really hurt. Also my mate was messing about at dinner once and his mum slapped a fork round his face.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:17, Reply)
 I once had a pencil sharpened over my head
	I once had a pencil sharpened over my headNeedless to say this did not sit well with me.
I can't really remember what happened next.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:19, Reply)
 
	 Also been threatened with a smack from a massive leather belt I won from a kickboxing fight
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:21, Reply)
 Sure, everybody knows that The Fairport Convention and The Levellers are the only REAL bands
	Sure, everybody knows that The Fairport Convention and The Levellers are the only REAL bands(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:27, Reply)
 oh man I remember that from school
	oh man I remember that from schoolAlso:
Some Girls Wander by Mistake.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:31, Reply)
 Nothing like a band formed of public-school south coast trustafarians
	Nothing like a band formed of public-school south coast trustafariansfor that authentic hippy/crusty vibe.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:31, Reply)
 I think the entire hipster attitude was summed up on B3ta a few months ago with
	I think the entire hipster attitude was summed up on B3ta a few months ago with"I hated my music taste before it was unfashionable to do so."
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:36, Reply)
 I liked it when they told people that there's only one way of life.
	I liked it when they told people that there's only one way of life.(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:37, Reply)
 I liked it when they reminded us that it was the things that you do in the garden that matter, not blood sweat and tears.
	I liked it when they reminded us that it was the things that you do in the garden that matter, not blood sweat and tears.Deep AND insightful.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:41, Reply)
 I was watching Jules Holland yesterday.
	I was watching Jules Holland yesterday.There was a young lady on there who's song had the opening line "This beat is sick, this sound is ill."
It was very moving.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:42, Reply)
 I felt the same when Gwen Stefani told me all about her 'fruit woes' when she was furnished with some poor quality B-A-N-A-N-A-S
	I felt the same when Gwen Stefani told me all about her 'fruit woes' when she was furnished with some poor quality B-A-N-A-N-A-S (, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:45, Reply)
 I liked it when they claimed to be 'sick of touring' despite identifying with the 'traveller' lifestyle.
	I liked it when they claimed to be 'sick of touring' despite identifying with the 'traveller' lifestyle.(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:44, Reply)
 It seemed they were committing treason
	It seemed they were committing treasonBy trying to live on the road!
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:53, Reply)
 I was particularly amused by the 100,000 people all standing around me
	I was particularly amused by the 100,000 people all standing around meat Glastonbury in 1994 singing that "there was only one way of life, and that's your own"
ironysheeplols.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 13:32, Reply)
 No band is real unless they come from Sheffield, couldn't afford their own instruments
	No band is real unless they come from Sheffield, couldn't afford their own instrumentsAnd spent at least 20 years in jail for dealing drugs to try and climb out of the poverty imposed on them by THATCHER.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:33, Reply)
 no band is real unless they deliberately reject the hegemony of traditional instruments in favour of turntables, samplers and laptops.
	no band is real unless they deliberately reject the hegemony of traditional instruments in favour of turntables, samplers and laptops.Anything else is mere pandering to the traditional paradigm of patriarchal performance tropes and is tired, intellectually barren and ethically bereft.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:36, Reply)
 Yeah, it's like, 2013, yeah, and people aren't making ALL music digitally. Move with the times, Grandads.
	Yeah, it's like, 2013, yeah, and people aren't making ALL music digitally. Move with the times, Grandads.(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:39, Reply)
 innit doe
	innit doeNobody's fooled by these hipster pricks.
Techno, house, garage, jungle and hip hop can only be made and enjoyed by black people.
Anybody else doing so is a culture tourist wigger just trying to be black.
Ditto jazz and all forms of rock n' roll. And soul.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:42, Reply)
 You need to listen to Heart FM.
	You need to listen to Heart FM.It's the rock n' roll radical station that's more ironic than a single spoon.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:41, Reply)
 My mate was tour manager for The Enemy when they toured with Oasis
	My mate was tour manager for The Enemy when they toured with OasisI don't know if this is good or bad.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:27, Reply)
 That depends, did he take the opportunity to punch the newt-faced midgets?
	That depends, did he take the opportunity to punch the newt-faced midgets?(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:28, Reply)
 I think he took advantage of the free sex, drugs and rock and roll
	I think he took advantage of the free sex, drugs and rock and roll(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:35, Reply)
 Did he take the opportunity to repeatedly shit in both band's coffee pots?
	Did he take the opportunity to repeatedly shit in both band's coffee pots?If the answer is yes, then it's good.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:30, Reply)
 
	 My mate got a kick up the arse with his dad's timberlands once after getting threatened with about 5 times. Almost started crying.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:37, Reply)
 alrite jeffthedogfucker poster
	alrite jeffthedogfucker postertell me something, yeah? i ent got no celebrity connections and what with you being so fucken popular in all regards im quite sure i was wondering..when its offered up on a plate, do you lick it clean?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 ITS ALRITE GUYS I FOUND MR SKELLINGTON IN MY JACKET LINING! PHEW!!!
	ITS ALRITE GUYS I FOUND MR SKELLINGTON IN MY JACKET LINING! PHEW!!!
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:58, Reply)
 im still gutted about my free sunglasses mind weepee but i donno shit about horse teeth and i ent got no chickens
	im still gutted about my free sunglasses mind weepee but i donno shit about horse teeth and i ent got no chickensso im calling that a win for team reggie!!
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 13:04, Reply)
 I sometimes got a belt.
	I sometimes got a belt.Didn't do me any harm apart from my sado-masochistic tendancies and murdering.
I like a lot of synth pop / dance stuff. Not that generic EDM shit they are rolling out now. A lot of Swedish artists. More solo artists than 'bands' as such.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 13:01, Reply)
 Well, it's my individual music taste. Not all I listen to.
	Well, it's my individual music taste. Not all I listen to.Maybe there's something in them stereotypes.
and I re-iterate... Fuck off.
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 13:11, Reply)
 In a bizarre twist of fate I had to threaten your mum with the hose
	In a bizarre twist of fate I had to threaten your mum with the hoseBecause it wouldn't put the lotion in the bucket
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 This threads getting a bit long,
	This threads getting a bit long, Is Stubbins in it or has she asked a question and fucked off?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 13:19, Reply)
 It's posted a couple of answers to its own question, but not really got involved anywhere else.
	It's posted a couple of answers to its own question, but not really got involved anywhere else.Is it too soon to call cunt?
(, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 13:22, Reply)
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