Funny things overheard at the festival

[stuartbert two hats]

I've started to use the term "Gillespied" when talking to my wife.  She does look at me funny be I think she gets the idea.

[mungo57]

I've started to use the term "Gillespied" when talking to my wife.  She does look at me funny be I think she gets the idea.

same.

My other half gets it but only after I showed her a video of Bobby G in full flow!

[The Placid Casual]

"Working 9 to 5" is obviously your song.

Break on Through or Another One Bites the Dust. I can nail both of these.

[RossTC]

I'll see you there.

I love it, it's a bit like Glastonbury in the middle of a city (tho without music around every corner).

What is it like? I'm in Bristol tomorrow so was considering checking it out, there much to see do? Bars/music scene? The website isnt overly helpful!

[pecks]

I think they deliberately don't put the programme up online so that you have to buy a programme when you get there. 

It's usually busy but there should be some good music around. 

Places to check out are Queens square, the Grain Barge stage, the Thekla and the Louisiana 

[RossTC]

I think they deliberately don't put the programme up online so that you have to buy a programme when you get there. 

It's usually busy but there should be some good music around. 

Places to check out are Queens square, the Grain Barge stage, the Thekla and the Louisiana 

Worth a look then?!

[pecks]

Oh yeah there will be some good stuff around. If you're in the centre you won't be able to avoid it anyway!

Personally I'd head down the Grain Barge and park myself there. It's a little away from the main crowds, has decent beer and the guy who runs the stage knows the music scene well. 

[JoeyT]

really looking forward to tomorrow.

 

what are the guidelines around taking your own drink down? last time I went it was pissing down so bar hopped.

[pecks]

No idea tbh. The centre probably has restrictions on street drinking (I would guess), but whether or not they can enforce them at the Harbour Fest I don't know. 

[RossTC]

Sounds good, im looking forward to it now!

[Badlands]

Here he comes again....with vodka in his veins....

 

Too obscure CG.

 

Personally prefer the term Rango'd. 

[Likearollingstone]

Two Northern fellas running around asking everyone if they're a "top shagger" and when they hesitated in replying they preceded to shout "No? Well that's becausae you're a bottom shaggerrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!"

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Two Northern fellas running around asking everyone if they're a "top shagger" and when they hesitated in replying they preceded to shout "No? Well that's becausae you're a bottom shaggerrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!"

 

Reminds me of an old 70's joke;

 

A.  Are you a bummer tied to a tree?

 

B . No, I'm not.

 

A.   Aaaagh, bummer on the loose, bummer on the loose.

[___S_o_m_a__]

Reminds me of an old 70's joke;

 

A.  Are you a bummer tied to a tree?

 

B . No, I'm not.

 

A.   Aaaagh, bummer on the loose, bummer on the loose.

 

Stealing it. Cheers Yog.

[frostypaw]

Though the implication that a gay guy on the loose is something to remark on is a little off...

the first one was just funny tho

[stuartbert two hats]

Though the implication that a gay guy on the loose is something to remark on is a little off...

the first one was just funny tho

He did say it was a 70s joke.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

He did say it was a 70s joke.

 

Exactly. You beat me to stating this.

 

 

However, on top of that a lot of my friends are gay men who often come out with puerile gay jokes like the one I posted*. Which begs the question - do you have to be gay to be able to tell a joke about gays? To me it's all about whether there is 'intent' to offend or not.

 

 

* I'm going to a party in London tomorrow held by one of my gay mates. It's the 20th anniversary of him holding a summer party, which has a fancy dress theme. A couple of years ago the party had a theme (can't recall what it was) which saw my mate lash pretend sticks of dynamite to himself as he was going as the Unibummer ( a joke on Ted Kaczynski who was the Unabomber in America). Should Ted or any other terrorist in the world be offended by this?

 

[frostypaw]

Exactly. You beat me to stating this.

 

 

However, on top of that a lot of my friends are gay men who often come out with puerile gay jokes like the one I posted*. Which begs the question - do you have to be gay to be able to tell a joke about gays? To me it's all about whether there is 'intent' to offend or not.

 

 

* I'm going to a party in London tomorrow held by one of my gay mates. It's the 20th anniversary of him holding a summer party, which has a fancy dress theme. A couple of years ago the party had a theme (can't recall what it was) which saw my mate lash pretend sticks of dynamite to himself as he was going as the Unibummer ( a joke on Ted Kaczynski who was the Unabomber in America). Should Ted or any other terrorist in the world be offended by this?

That's brilliant

Yeah I didn't mean to sound too chastise-y but it seemed close to the line where you gotta think about how it sounds

[stuartbert two hats]

 

Exactly. You beat me to stating this.

 

 

However, on top of that a lot of my friends are gay men who often come out with puerile gay jokes like the one I posted*. Which begs the question - do you have to be gay to be able to tell a joke about gays? To me it's all about whether there is 'intent' to offend or not.

 

 

* I'm going to a party in London tomorrow held by one of my gay mates. It's the 20th anniversary of him holding a summer party, which has a fancy dress theme. A couple of years ago the party had a theme (can't recall what it was) which saw my mate lash pretend sticks of dynamite to himself as he was going as the Unibummer ( a joke on Ted Kaczynski who was the Unabomber in America). Should Ted or any other terrorist in the world be offended by this?

 

 

I think it goes beyond intent, it's more whether it's likely to cause offense.  You can bandy around the most offensive words in the world ignorantly not intending to offend people, but just because you weren't thinking about it doesn't mean it's ok.  If you're sure nobody is going to be upset and you're amongst friends, then sure.  But you do need to have built up a large degree of trust.

 

I'm not really bothered about offending terrorists, especially if it's their terrorism that they're having the piss taken out of them for.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

That's brilliant

Yeah I didn't mean to sound too chastise-y but it seemed close to the line where you gotta think about how it sounds

 

No worries. I did think about it before posting - I came to the conclusion that we are all adults on here and that it would be factored in that it was a 70's joke with people on here knowing that times weren't so liberal then in terms of gay and lesbian rights. Then again, thinking about it further, I guess many on here wouldn't have even been born in the 70's so may not know that.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I think it goes beyond intent, it's more whether it's likely to cause offense.  You can bandy around the most offensive words in the world ignorantly not intending to offend people, but just because you weren't thinking about it doesn't mean it's ok.  If you're sure nobody is going to be upset and you're amongst friends, then sure.  But you do need to have built up a large degree of trust.

 

I'm not really bothered about offending terrorists, especially if it's their terrorism that they're having the piss taken out of them for.

 

I get your point. Maybe my posting the 'joke' on a public forum wasn't the smartest thing to have done. As for terrorists then I'm with you all the way in that they should be derided at every available opportunity.

[stuartbert two hats]

I get your point. Maybe my posting the 'joke' on a public forum wasn't the smartest thing to have done. As for terrorists then I'm with you all the way in that they should be derided at every available opportunity.

I think you've got away with it this time

[not worthy]

Libertines

[___S_o_m_a__]

Who said a bummer has to be a gay man?

 

Stay offended if you want. I'm still stealing it :-P

[Field Commander Jefferson]

same.

My other half gets it but only after I showed her a video of Bobby G in full flow!

 

haha bobby's teetotal though isnt he these days?!