Annoying Adverts

[Nutcase]

Originally Posted by Feek

Made of wood IIRC

I got one of them for Christmas once, never did figure it out. Last seen being used as a centre punch by my Dad!

I hate adverts too, but have developed the art of ignoring them. My Dad detests them, and seem to revel in actively bemoaning them each time they're on. When F1 went over to ITV I thought he was going to implode

[Treefrog]

Evil mummy? Bad parent? WTF??

I think I'd rather see a few more of this type of evil mummies than a nation of softy, politically correct doormats who let the kids rule the roost.
Spare the rod and spoil the child, cruel to be kind, hurts me more than it hurts you - all true.
And what favours are we doing our children if we don't teach them how to behave properly towards others?

[Muban]

There was an advert on not that long ago (can't recall what on earth it was for), it had a policewoman walking home. She wanted to get back home asap and took the most direct route walking over the top of cars etc. Bugged the crap out of me as someone once did that to my car cracking the windscreen, denting the roof and scratching the spoiler

Loads of adverts annoy me though. When you watch them (especially the supposedly funny ones) you have to wonder how many people sat there thinking 'oh this is a great idea, people are going to love it!', really what are they thinking

[Mark]

Treefrog. How could you? rod? cruel? hurts?

Beware the thought police with their inappropriate labels. They'll be around shortly to correct this un-PC, un-nanny state, deviant, behaviour. If you should see these misguided fools, tell them to get spalled.

This country needs people like those in this thread who are willing to apply some discipline. What did protecting our kids from dirt get? A nation of asthmatics. What did wrapping our kids in cotton wool against the nasty parents who smack them? A nation of chavs.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by kitten_caboodle

Mark for PM!! \o/

Should I take that Literally?

[mejinks]

I went to see Jenny tonight and the next door neighbours kid (aged 7) knocked on the door and said "we are going to wash the car, you need to give us a quid" (You think I would hesitate eating you for touching MY car?!?)

I was totally The absolute brass b****** of this little **** when I told her politely that I could wash my own car and indeed had spent most of the afternoon doing so, she disappeared. When I went home, there was a wheelie bin with its lid open lying on the front of my car.

I know it was her and I know it was the same kid that scratched all down Jennys car. If only flaying was still legal.

It was this kids birthday last week and as usual her mother had spent all the money on booze and was lying in the garden apparently, so Jenny yet again fed them and put them to bed.

They repay her by burglaring her twice in the last year. This is why im helping her to move out of scumsville. Parents that can't look after their children shouldn't be allowed to keep them, that's what I thought the point of social services was. Doesn't work imho, things only change when it is far too late.

With the gradual decline of intellectually stimulating things, especially the dumbing down of tv, I can only see the future of tomorrow having a particularly low IQ. How long before society regresses?

Maybe we are fighting a losing battle? Im not joking when I say we should bring back the cane and capital punishment. Things like rape and murder should be met with equal response, not 2 years reduced to 6 months. I wonder how long it will be before society becomes like a dystopic fiction novel from a decade ago?

Im ashamed of what our society is becoming. We need to start at the bottom where a difference can be made, with the kids. There was an old saying "spare the rod and spoil the child" I think that although it doesn't mean beating a child, there should be stricter control over the children at school for example. I mean, whats the worst a teacher can do to a child these days? Detention? big wow, like thats going to make a kid think twice about what they have done. I believe its all about attention and what they don't get at home. In a perverse way, getting into trouble is a substitute for the lack of attention they should be getting from their dysfunctional families.

Just my 2p worth

[Blackstar]

Meh my parents used to let me eat sand and dirt if i wanted, i got smacked when i misbehaved never did me harm. My younger cousins are little ****es as my aunt didn't believe in smacking or really disciplining them and undermined my uncle when he tried.
I hate these adverts that are basically breeding a generation on mindless, antisocial little ****s.

[Treefrog]

Originally Posted by Mark

Treefrog. How could you? rod? cruel? hurts?

Beware the thought police with their inappropriate labels. They'll be around shortly to correct this un-PC, un-nanny state, deviant, behaviour. If you should see these misguided fools, tell them to get spalled.

This country needs people like those in this thread who are willing to apply some discipline. What did protecting our kids from dirt get? A nation of asthmatics. What did wrapping our kids in cotton wool against the nasty parents who smack them? A nation of chavs.

Heh. I'll spall them myself and leave them crumbling away internally with just a thin shell of what should be a strong structure to mark their passing.
See what I did there?

And on a lighter note: our remote ancestors didn't wipe down their caves with Cillit Bang, nor did they use New Improved (oxymoronic) Lemon Fresh Antibacterial washing up liquid on the pointed sticks that last nights Aurochs was roasted on - and we're still here. I guess we'll survive a bit of dirt

And I guess our kids will survive a smacked arse if they won't listen to "No!"

[Stan_Lite]

The sole of a slipper applied with force to the buttocks of an errant child is a marvelous deterrent and contrary to popular modern belief, does not turn the recipient into a sociopath. Lack of discipline is more likely to encourage sociopathic behaviour than appropriate corporal punishment.

I hate listening to people who say, in a haughty manner, "I don't believe in smacking" as their children run amok and terrorise the customers in the supermarket or the local OAPs.

[Haly]

Originally Posted by kitten_caboodle

And Ms Haly, I remember telling you nicely that the bagel you wanted was rather expensive, and that it wasn't very much for how expensive it was. I didn't say 'PUT IT BACK YOU'RE NOT HAVING THAT' (although that's what I was thinking)

Firm but fair

It certainly wasn't much to it considering I originally thought it was half the size it was I couldn't help it, there was the lure of food and my brain hadn't kicked in and realised I was surrounded by cheaper food

I think you and Lynnie were good cop, bad cop in that scenario