I lived in Wigan for a year working for the local paper the Lancashire Evening Post and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there including the plentiful supply of electricity. That said I think you were rather over sensitive about what was clearly a joke - as a scouser I’m used to much worse insults!
If I thought it was a joke made with affection I would have reacted differently, but there’s nothing I’ve seen from @bargepole that makes me think it wasn’t just punching down.
@glasshalffull on the flip side, I work in Liverpool and it is a charming city.
The Wasps coach takes the team out onto the training pitch and asks them to assume their normal positions, so they all go and stand behind the goalposts to await the conversion.
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Or Sir Keir!!!!!
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I can think of a few reasons.
Glad you did that one, @card1.
Most certainly so, in fact I'm constantly amazed at how certain clearly intelligent posters on here are so easily riled.
I lived in Wigan for a year working for the local paper the Lancashire Evening Post and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there including the plentiful supply of electricity. That said I think you were rather over sensitive about what was clearly a joke - as a scouser I’m used to much worse insults!
It can't be all bad as they produce Heinz baked beans! I expect @micra will be heating some up around 6.00pm!
If I thought it was a joke made with affection I would have reacted differently, but there’s nothing I’ve seen from @bargepole that makes me think it wasn’t just punching down.
@glasshalffull on the flip side, I work in Liverpool and it is a charming city.
Could have been worse anyway, you could have called him a slumlord.
By definition ‘a joke’ has to be funny. For the avoidance of doubt perhaps Bargie could add a 😂 emoji to his threads so I know when to laugh.
That would have lead to a Letter of Claim for defamation from Bargie arriving through @Chris's letterbox the next day!
Fair enough and thanks for calling Liverpool charming, a word I have never before seen applied to my home city!
Q; What do you call a Scouser wearing a tie?
A: The Defendant.
😀
The Accused is a better punch line.
Proof positive that an emoji does not, in fact, make an unfunny joke funny
One for you @bargepole
The Wasps coach takes the team out onto the training pitch and asks them to assume their normal positions, so they all go and stand behind the goalposts to await the conversion.
A more accurate but crueller punchline would be they all went and joined the queue in the dole office.
Or helped themselves out of the till of nearest football club