Devastating Put-Downs
Amorous Badger says: I once saw a former manager of mine being asked to 'sit down and let your mouth have a chance to speak' by his senior. What's the best heckle/putdown/riposte you've ever seen? (Hint: Recycled 'Your mum' jokes does not make an answer)
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 15:15)
Quelling the Scots
If you're a pompous Edinburgh manager and one of your staff is Kiwi, try to resist the urge to call him a "colonial." Because he may just turn around with a giant Gotcha-type grin and reply "We're not the fucking colony, mate", like I did.
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mudskipper, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 9:09,
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I guess you had to be there ...
... suffice to say, there is no silence more ominous than that emanating from a slighted Scot
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mudskipper, Tue 29 Nov 2011, 4:58,
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Except that clearly, you are
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rockdoctor, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 9:34,
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Arguably, the Scots got the better deal out of the Union
so he's actually a colony of a colony. The shame.
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 9:47,
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Scotland's not a colony
It's a province.
But then, so is London (England having grown out of Wessex, after all)
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shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 17:06,
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I meant you could argue that England is a colony of Scotchland.
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 19:32,
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NZ was mostly colonised by the Scottish, wasn't it?
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emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 11:48,
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The PC term is "Scotch"
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 12:13,
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Scots ya muddy bearded wanker.
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Maffers I flow kinda strange like Spina Bifida footprints, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 15:50,
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And we have a bite.
We're going to need a bigger boat.
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 19:31,
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Don't pretend you didn't post that in the hope that I, and I alone, would see it and reply.
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Maffers I flow kinda strange like Spina Bifida footprints, Tue 29 Nov 2011, 19:42,
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