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mememe
13 Aug 14 18:04
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ambulance men - now they're paramedics and healthcare officials
secretaries - now they're personal assistants
motor mechanics - now they're automotive technicians
OAPs - now they're senior citizens
wives and husbands - now they're partners
homosexuals - now they're gay
firemen - now they're firefighters
dustbin men - now they're refuse collectors
unemployed - now they're graduates
'O' levels - now they're degrees
lab technicians - now they're researchers
prostitutes - now they're sex workers
naughty - now they're ADHD
fat - now they're big
and so it goes on
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Report naydam • August 13, 2014 7:23 PM BST
Aye, we used to look out for our fellow man.................but now it's all Me! Me! Me! LaughLaugh
Report dewey • August 13, 2014 9:21 PM BST
I've got degrees!!!!! - I didn't realise.  Undersold myself. Cry
Report Crisp77 • August 13, 2014 9:28 PM BST
Suspend monkeys - Betfair Customer Services Mischief
Report sideshowbob • August 13, 2014 9:33 PM BST
lol it would be so funny if betfair actually put out a job advert looking for suspend monkeys!
Report dewey • August 13, 2014 9:33 PM BST
naydam -  'we used to look out for our fellow man'.........what century was that? if you don't mind me asking.
Report mememe • August 14, 2014 3:03 AM BST
Naydam & Dewey,
we still look out for our fellow man ... and when he's not being careful we snatch his money from the cash machine, or we sneak round the back and burgle his house, or if he's in an accident we film him on our cameras.
Yes, we live in a caring society.
Report sideshowbob • August 14, 2014 3:09 AM BST
nobody has ever mugged me, burgled me, assaulted me, picked my pocket, stole my bag or anything. i guess ive just been lucky?

two kids did try to mug me once, one of em said "give me your money"...i looked at him and laughed and said piss off im not giving you my money. and they did. obviously ive been threatened by kids and drunks loads of times, but nobody has ever actually laid a finger on me. it does feel like society is more violent though. but maybe were just getting old so it feels worse? who knows.
Report kenco • August 14, 2014 3:20 AM BST
I've had gun pointed at me and crossbow and been shot numerous times with air rifles and stabbed in the leg and I come from a quiet little townShocked.Seen stabbings,someone kicked so much they got brain damage there's some right ****s around early hours of the morning!Strnge thing is when I used to go to raves every week everyone off their tits,no trouble whatsoever and great atmosphere,alcohol is the worst drug of all..Shocked
Report sideshowbob • August 14, 2014 4:02 AM BST
wow. what quiet little town is this?? im from a large city. and ive walked home in the early hours lots of times, not just here but in other cities too. obviously not walking home lol, walking back to the hotel or whatever. the other year i was stuck in the arse-end of edinburgh at 3am after a gig. had no idea how to even get back in to the city centre, had to ask about 10 random people along the way. waited in the train station til the morning and to cap it off i had a union jack t shirt on but had no bother off anybody. i was actually expecting trouble of some kind due to the shirt.
Report erse2 • August 14, 2014 5:06 AM BST
>wives and husbands - now they're partners

I don't mind saying partner. It can make things confusing though, as you can refer to a work colleague you're in business with as your partner too.

'girlfriend' just seems a bit immature and 'wife' is inaccurate and a little scary.
Report Aunty Post • August 14, 2014 6:33 AM BST
Opal Fruits-now Starburst

Marathon Bars- now Snickers

Builder's sales office- now Marketing Suite

Personnel- now Human Resources

Transport- now Logistics

Jif- now Cif

Subway sandwich maker- now Sandwich Artist
Report mememe • August 14, 2014 9:44 AM BST
erse2
Don't mind partner for girlfriend/boyfriend when you're older (but can be very confusing as you say) but I get irritated when I'm asked for my "parner's name, etc".  FFS she's my WIFE.

Oh and schoolchildren or pupils are now students.
Not really relevant to my response to you but I just thought of it.
Report Ken Masters • August 14, 2014 10:04 AM BST
Frank - Kellie
Report utc • August 14, 2014 10:52 AM BST
Try having a partner called Jo.  They immediately think you're a homosexual, sorry gay.
Report mad mad moon • August 14, 2014 11:31 AM BST
Technical Colleges and Polytechnics are now all Universities.
And even the most basic qualification entitles you to don the cloak and mortar board and receive
a rolled up certificate from some B list celebrity.
Report johnizere • August 14, 2014 11:31 AM BST
someone who makes coffe in a caff....BARISTA ffs!
Report mememe • August 14, 2014 12:06 PM BST
leaving school and getting a job - now graduation (with all the ceremony - often from a former College of FE or Technical college) and going on the dole

(when will they ever learn, when will they e-ever learn?)
Report Stow_judge • August 14, 2014 12:39 PM BST
Grade C is now Grade A* Sad
Report call me a taxi • August 14, 2014 4:58 PM BST
Thames Ironworks F.C. - West Ham United
Oil Of Ulay - Oil Of Olay
So bad you got sacked - resigned
a gallon - fiveanarfleeters
The M25 - fackingbastardsh1thouseroad
Sussex - Paul McCartney's back garden
Report Burton-Brewers • August 14, 2014 5:18 PM BST
homosexuals - gay
Report call me a taxi • August 14, 2014 5:40 PM BST
rug munchers - lesbians
lesbians - gay
Report Owmybrainhurtz • August 15, 2014 11:48 PM BST
What used to be called "Telling the truth" is now called "Hate Crime".
Report akabula • August 16, 2014 12:12 AM BST
.................... or racist
Report sideshowbob • August 16, 2014 12:19 AM BST
gravy is now called, well anything that sounds more expensive than gravy does
Report TheChaser • August 16, 2014 2:58 AM BST
sideshowbob
14 Aug 14 04:02
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wow. what quiet little town is this?? im from a large city. and ive walked home in the early hours lots of times, not just here but in other cities too. obviously not walking home lol, walking back to the hotel or whatever. the other year i was stuck in the arse-end of edinburgh at 3am after a gig. had no idea how to even get back in to the city centre, had to ask about 10 random people along the way. waited in the train station til the morning and to cap it off i had a union jack t shirt on but had no bother off anybody. i was actually expecting trouble of some kind due to the shirt.



You wont get much trouble ion Edinburgh ever unless maybe you went into some estates
Report TheChaser • August 16, 2014 3:01 AM BST
unemployment - scrounger
Report sideshowbob • August 16, 2014 3:16 AM BST
it was the edinburgh corn exchange the gig, dunno if you know that area. i dont. first time id ever been to edinburgh, got there in a taxi had no idea where i was. asked some really funny drunk people for directions. 1 bloke seemed determined to give me directions to the wrong station, cos he thought i was from newcastle and apparently the train from that station gets to newcastle quicker or summat i dunno! then i asked 3 chinese student types and none of spoke english. was fooking hilarious trying to do choo choo sign language with random chinese people at 3-4 in the morning!
Report ExtremeX • August 16, 2014 7:58 AM BST
police department is
now the police force

think about itSad
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