The usual mix of ranting, pandering, name calling.
What else is there?

Morning all.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:20, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Where did you get 'rag man's trumpet' from???
*steals*
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:29, Reply)

A very old family expression.
Normally used as a sign of suprise.

"Bugger me with a rag man's trumpet."
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:38, Reply)

He he.
My favourite version is "A fanny like a rag-man's trumpet."
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:46, Reply)

I imagine that means it has verdrigris in it.
and the valves don't work very well.

You must have seen some wonky fannies in your time, porky.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:50, Reply)

Nah, it refers to it's width and being full of slimy bits.

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 4 Oct 2010, 9:30, Reply)

That's OK then.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 9:33, Reply)

I've got a good rant.
It's about my mum waking me up this morning to accuse me, loudly and at length, of not having my own toothbrush.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:29, Reply)

Was her accusation unfounded?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:31, Reply)

I am like 85% certain I have my own toothbrush.
We are talking electric toothbrushes here at £60 a pop, so it's slightly less than trivial, but a)godfuckingdammit I bought my own and b)I WAS ASLEEP.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:35, Reply)

You know how it is when mums are cross

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:37, Reply)

I wish I didn't.

(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:52, Reply)

yeah his family don't appear
To have learnt the art of being cross about truly trivial things yet
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 8:55, Reply)

Like, to pull a completely random couple of examples out of my elbow
small plastic lids for herb dispensers and single glasses of orange juice?

Yeah, they've learnt the art all right.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 9:01, Reply)

who sits at what place at dinner
Now has about as many strictures and arguments as the EU
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 9:06, Reply)

Mein Gott, that sounds like my family
we had to get permission to sit somehere else at the table.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 9:09, Reply)