People who think they were part of a disaster, but wasn't.
I hate people who feel personally attached to disasters because they could have been part of it. Then happily boast about this to other people.

For example, take the recent heathrow crash landing. Was chatting about it in the pub, and this guy was like "Oh yeah!!! I was going to be on that flight, but i came back a day later instead" Then looks at everyone like he's so cool or something. Well what do you want? a fucking prize or something??

And of course you have the millions of people that were involved in 9/11 but weren't. "Ooh yeah I was on an airplane the day before! so scary isnt it!!?" No??!! its not!! And of course the tens of thousands of other people on planes that day that feel like they were part of 9/11 despite their flights being totally unaffected and no doubt 100s of miles away.

"I was in New York on the 5th!" were you??? Wow!!!! That must have been scary! I bet you were quaking in your boots at the time.. With no knowledge of what was to happen.. in 6 days time.. You fucking looser why even say that?

Arghhhh. They drive me mad.

Oh and finally the guy who paraded about the fact that he just missed the train which crashed at Hatfield a few years ago. Apparently he has nightmares about that?? YOU WEREN'T ON THE FUCKING TRAIN YOU LOOSER. You're about as attached to the Hatfield disaster as San Ying Yeng in Japan mate.
(Miggyman, Sun 4 May 2008, 12:51, 4 replies)

I hope
the person with the lose/loose hang-up earlier in week isn't reading this

Totally agree with the post - it's just a sad way to try and grab some attention.

Could we round these people up put them on a plane and fly it straight into a mountain somewhere?

At least then they would be part of something
(magic the cat will someone please think of the kittens, Sun 4 May 2008, 12:58, closed)

A guy at my work was in NY the month before
and rattles on as if he escaped death by mere inches. Pisses us all off, but most especially the bloke whose brother-in-law worked for Cantor Fitzgerald. He went to work on 11 September and never came home again. One of these days, punches will be thrown. And we'll all have been looking the other way.
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Sun 4 May 2008, 12:59, closed)

Looser
Yeah, what a complete bunch of fucking loosers, hm, yeah, you're completely right, wanking loosers, so loose and stuff, completely loose saying all stupid looser stuff like that, loosing quims. Gonk loosers.

Hwat?
(Purple Jessop Jessoping Purple all over your father, Sun 4 May 2008, 13:02, closed)

guilty as charged!
In September 1997 I was working in Reading, and had arranged to take a half-day Friday. I had to stay a little later than planned, and only got out around 1PM. Had I left work on time, I would have been on the train that crashed at Southall.

I still get a little kick out of telling that story. To be fair, I always travelled in non-smoking carriage A at the rear of the train, and I don't think that carriage even came off the line. It was the front carriages that came off worst, as did the people in those carriages. 8-(

PS: I was also up the World Trade Centre in 2001... May 2001, so I don't suppose that counts. Oh well, can't win 'em all.
( bnt what, me worry?, Sun 4 May 2008, 13:21, closed)