My friend insists that the things
a gentleman can use a brolly for is to hail a black cab or bash a street urchin
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:53, 6 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Bashing street urchins?
What a fine idea. Would one be allowed to use the pointy bit on the end?

*goes off to hone pointy bit to atomically sharp tip*
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:55, Reply)

I bet your friend tuts when people put sugar in tea.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:55, Reply)

My mother
long before she was my mother (i.e. before I was born, not because she suddenly became my mother in any other way), was away on holiday with her pal somewhere in England.

The landlady of the B&B they were in thought she'd welcome her Scottish guests by making them porridge for their breakfast. My mum and her friend were delighted by this until they tasted it. Because there was sugar in it. And Scots traditionally eat porridge with salt, not sugar.

The landlady was most bemused!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:59, Reply)

I bet your friend has a large collection of world cinema but doesn't actually secretly prefers die hard.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 9:56, Reply)

He's pretty normal in most ways,

but he does like a touck of tweed, brogues and brolly's. He is always immaculatly turned out, I look like a tramp when we go to the pub together.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:04, Reply)

Is your friend Prince Charles?

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:07, Reply)

Good Lord.
Now I like to dress well, if possible, but this guy takes the biscuit.
Seriously, tweed and brogues down the pub? Tell me you live in rural Oxfordshire.
(ConanTroutman thought we would free the vulture, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:13, Reply)

West and South West london

Although we were both schooled in Oxford.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:25, Reply)

I bet your friend still measures in chains, and converts things to old money.

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:00, Reply)

I bet your friend wears tweed and brogues.
Edit - haha! Knew it.
( girlinthehole, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:05, Reply)

To be fair I wear brogues

and would wear a tweed jacket if I could afford a decent one, I found one I loved but it was £400
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:14, Reply)

Or almost 381 guineas!

( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:17, Reply)

That's a lot of groats.

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:20, Reply)

I went out with a guy who wore tweed suits and brogues.
He was a bit strange too.
( girlinthehole, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:19, Reply)

If they smoked a pipe,
they were probably a 1950's lesbian.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:32, Reply)

Monty, by any chance?
Sounds like his rakish MO
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 10:20, Reply)