tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753176231132205902.post934316998642822889..comments2024-02-18T22:11:22.339-08:00Comments on Last Django in Paris: DementiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753176231132205902.post-63256714708183239962009-01-17T23:26:00.000-08:002009-01-17T23:26:00.000-08:00Gadjo - yes indeed; but thinking of what I should ...Gadjo - yes indeed; but thinking of what I <I>should</I> have said a few minutes late is my normal modus operandi. I have faced open anti-Tziganism only once in my current job; that was a particularly ditsy female colleague who, on discovering my Gypposity, said "Oh what fun! Can we call you Gypsy Rose Byard? Are you going to start coming into work with one earring and a hanky tied round your head?" I was too stunned to reply, but it occurred to me later that I <I>should</I> have responded "Sure - why don't I nick your bag, park my vardo on your front garden and kidnap your kids while I'm at it, too?" The same colleague made a big thing of being 'anti-racist', which she put into practice by initiating conversations with Asian colleagues about curry recipes. As Boyo said of her at the time "For such people was the word dreck invented".<BR/><BR/>Mrs P - actually the lady in question is always unfailingly polite and helpful, even faced with the likes of Boyo and me.<BR/><BR/>Curiously, Boyo, the Salvation Army is one charity I NEVER give any money to on ethical grounds...Gyppo Byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823690986571629011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753176231132205902.post-54914381286129629252009-01-17T17:00:00.000-08:002009-01-17T17:00:00.000-08:00I discussed charities with a fellow rightwing thug...I discussed charities with a fellow rightwing thug the other day, and we found that the one cause we both give to generously is the Salvation Army. And for the same reason. As my colleague said: <I>"It's not so much charity for people like us. It's insurance."</I>No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753176231132205902.post-41296287404875312802009-01-16T01:00:00.000-08:002009-01-16T01:00:00.000-08:00To which the overall'd wageslave would reply: "jus...To which the overall'd wageslave would reply: "just put the change in the box, you git". Or words to that effect.Mrs Pouncerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750280825519545045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753176231132205902.post-3270207745718994512009-01-15T22:52:00.000-08:002009-01-15T22:52:00.000-08:00I reckon we're all going that way, Gyppo. Of cours...I reckon we're all going that way, Gyppo. Of course you could have said: "Ah yes, I'd seen <I>that</I> collecting box, of course, but I believe that to be truly charitable one should contribute to something that one won't personally benefit from".Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753176231132205902.post-57373572564718941672009-01-15T07:31:00.000-08:002009-01-15T07:31:00.000-08:00Apologies Gyppo, you appear to have got caught in ...Apologies Gyppo, you appear to have got caught in my bush.<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753176231132205902.post-68501334883506242202009-01-15T04:39:00.000-08:002009-01-15T04:39:00.000-08:00Not sure - I didn't look that closely at it...Not sure - I didn't look that closely at it...Gyppo Byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823690986571629011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753176231132205902.post-36576252085540120352009-01-15T02:24:00.000-08:002009-01-15T02:24:00.000-08:00The cashier handed me a footlingly small coinWas i...<I>The cashier handed me a footlingly small coin</I><BR/><BR/>Was it from the Isle of Man?<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.com