Your neighbours will be noisy, your landlord will refuse to fix the boiler
and a large black man with a machete will hack your front door down at 3am for sleeping with his girlfriend even though she moved out last week. At best, you'll only lose a couple of fingers.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 17 May 2009, 21:36, archived)

why are there never any large white men with machetes
they only seem to get ornamental samurai swords.

the government equality office is doing a terrible job
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Sun 17 May 2009, 21:39, archived)

Ah yes, those things
I'll be sure to put in a security gate just inside the door, make of cast iron bars.
( SuperMatt, Sun 17 May 2009, 21:39, archived)