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Good one! Try selling them something is fun too – tell ’em you’ve got a car for sale, or some CD’s or some old clothes, and they’re just brilliant, just what they need, etc.
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When somebody suddenly sings and shouts at you while you were watching something else – adverts on tv, radio, youtube …
“Just forget whatever you were doing, it’s time to buy something!”
“We know this annoys you, but you can pay to stop it!!” is their message.2 users thanked author for this post.
I’ve a sneakin’ suspicion Hong Kong money is involved.
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Haha! Same here at Tesco Gainsboro a few years ago.
Big weekly shop, nearly all checked though, then they spotted three packs of paracetamol. Store said no.
Why?
You might take them all and that’d be dangerous! Or words to that effect.
Yeah, I do that all the time. Call the manager.
Manager comes.
Mrs Gurn was there, so I said one was for her.
Oh but we know it’s you who wants to buy them/pay for them, etc etc. Only one per transaction etc.
OK, so let me buy one then another one then another.
No, cos we know you want three.
Stalemate. So, a big weekly shop already checked through was emptied onto the belt with a flourish and we left.
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Yep, apps and chatbots, banks, most landlords/estate agents, car hire and extra charges, repair folk that don’t / won’t turn up, most utilities…
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Yep, excellent post Sodiron, and all the above.
The biggest irony is that the flag fondlers’ great-grandfathers gave their lives fighting against exactly this kind of ‘politics’.
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I put the question to Chatgpt as to whether any clubs had banned the chant. It said:
There have been specific responses by football clubs in the UK to stop or discourage chants about Tommy Robinson, though most are requests and disciplinary actions rather than formal stadium-wide bans on the chant itself. Here’s what’s been reported:
⚽️ Club-level responses
🔹 Ashton United FC (Non-League)
The club issued a strong statement condemning pro-Tommy Robinson chants heard during a match, saying such behaviour “has no place in football or society” and vowed to ban anyone identified as taking part. This reflects a formal disciplinary approach to stop the chants and exclude those responsible.🔹 Luton Town FC (2018)
While not a formal ban, Luton Town’s CEO publicly asked fans to stop singing Tommy Robinson’s name, describing the chants as “hugely disappointing” and urging supporters to leave politics out of matches. This was a clear club-level plea to discourage that chant among their fanbase.🧾 Broader context
• Clubs can and do discipline fans under FA rules if chanting crosses the line into discriminatory or abusive behaviour. The FA emphasises that discriminatory chanting by supporters is a breach of rules, and clubs can be held responsible if they fail to act — which often leads clubs to ban individual supporters rather than ban specific chants by name.• Formal bans on certain chants (like Tommy Robinson) typically aren’t written into stadium regulations specifically by club name — unlike historical cases where particular songs (e.g., “Billy Boys”) were officially prohibited because of sectarian content.
📌 Summary
Club Action Taken Type of Policy
Ashton United FC Condemned chants and warned that participants will be banned. Disciplinary, supporter bansLuton Town FC Publicly urged fans to stop the chants Official request from club management
General FA rules Clubs responsible for preventing discriminatory/abusive chanting Regulatory framework, not chant-specific
So while no top professional club has formally banned “Tommy Robinson chants” in a rulebook phrased that way, clubs have condemned such chants and taken action (including bans on individual supporters) to discourage and penalise them.
And that’s it. The problem is that the racists won’t care about bans and punishments. They don’t have feelings because they’re sub-human!
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C’mon AWG, how would you feel if the stand was full of aggressive young men singing, to the tune of ‘Rule Britannia’, something like:
You old b@stards, just f-off and die,
Just like a dry turd falling in the riv-er-side
Etc.And as they did so, maybe people pointed and looked at you, and laughed, and then the drummer joined in to encourage them.
I expect you wouldn’t feel too good, especially after paying decent money for a nice day out, maybe with the grandkids in tow, who’d start asking you questions about it.
That’s what it’s like for those who feel threatened by Tommy-ten-names, not just those in the stands, but those lads playing for the Iron, ffs. And there’s nothing they can do about it.
But in the spirit of goodwill and balance which forever characterizes our happy crew, here is a truly heartwarming moment amid all the AI stuff of bears, babies, Jagger, etc. which shows there are good people who care, and as AWG’s might say, ‘have grown a pair’.
Happy New Year!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1167058318873877
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Virgins and wise men in ‘ull??
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