To say if you were in the V&A lift today

Blownagail · 24/02/2025 13:34

I thought you were going to say "I apologise for that terrible fart"

MILLYmo0se · 24/02/2025 13:32

CaptainFuture · 20/02/2025 20:20

They would slap them in the face with a herring and say 'your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries you brigand!!'

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You just made me snort me tea 😂😂I've only ever heard my DP quote that before

Mummaduck82 · 24/02/2025 12:29

ThereAreManyPathsToGoal · 20/02/2025 19:45

and ~ literally ~ barged me out of the way to get to the members room till seconds ahead of me you are RUDE. And next time I won’t seethe quietly I will call you out.

You missed an opportunity to say "one is not amused with your behaviour "

But seriously some people do act so entitled

viques · 22/02/2025 20:33

viques · 22/02/2025 20:30

Speaking of museums, was at the Wallace collection today, very nice cafe well worth a five minute walk if you are unfortunate enough to find your self in Oxford Street at lunchtime - and found this little crittur in the toilet, I brought her home! I also found a carrier bag with a very nice bag of posh coffee from an Arabic coffee shop, but I handed that in to an attendant, I hope it found its rightful owner again.

In case the picture doesn’t pass the review she is a tiny yellow plastic duck, the size of my little finger nail, poor little orphan, couldn’t leave her there among all the chandeliers and gilding.

viques · 22/02/2025 20:30

Speaking of museums, was at the Wallace collection today, very nice cafe well worth a five minute walk if you are unfortunate enough to find your self in Oxford Street at lunchtime - and found this little crittur in the toilet, I brought her home! I also found a carrier bag with a very nice bag of posh coffee from an Arabic coffee shop, but I handed that in to an attendant, I hope it found its rightful owner again.

To say if you were in the V&A lift today

Mirabai · 22/02/2025 20:24

OED.

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 22/02/2025 20:05

Mirabai · 22/02/2025 19:48

I think that’s entirely specious along the lines of the origin of POSH.

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My source is the Oxford English Dictionary - what's yours? 🤭

Mirabai · 22/02/2025 19:48

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 22/02/2025 17:34

As posted earlier, it dates back to the 1700s

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I think that’s entirely specious along the lines of the origin of POSH.

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 22/02/2025 17:34

Deboragh · 22/02/2025 17:15

I think it's a relatively recent americanism. We used to say things like "I told him to his face" or "I read them the riot act"! Or "I gave them a piece of my mind" , and "gave them a bloody good talking too"!! can't to think of any more off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are some.

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As posted earlier, it dates back to the 1700s

FeetLikeFlippers · 22/02/2025 17:27

ThereAreManyPathsToGoal · 22/02/2025 14:26

@FeetLikeFlippers yes so deliberate I’m sure but each time there is someone who behaves like this! Inters about the accent comment earlier - I hadn’t actually spoken.

Museums and galleries always seem to attract a number of elitist twats like this unfortunately. I’ve been to a few talks/courses at the V&A and when the lunch break comes around there is always at least one person (usually an older woman with a bouffant and tweed) who feels the need to announce loudly that they are going to the members room.

Deboragh · 22/02/2025 17:15

FrivolousKitchenRollUse · 20/02/2025 20:44

I think "call you out" probably dates back a few hundred years tbf? As in for a duel.

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I think it's a relatively recent americanism. We used to say things like "I told him to his face" or "I read them the riot act"! Or "I gave them a piece of my mind" , and "gave them a bloody good talking too"!! can't to think of any more off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are some.

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ThereAreManyPathsToGoal · 22/02/2025 14:26

@FeetLikeFlippers yes so deliberate I’m sure but each time there is someone who behaves like this! Inters about the accent comment earlier - I hadn’t actually spoken.

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CameltoeParkerBowles · 22/02/2025 08:05

ThisFluentBiscuit · 20/02/2025 21:56

Told them off?
Said something?
Had a go at them?
Gave them a hard stare/dirty look?

I think the whole concept of calling out comes from the extra-virtue-signalling society of cancel culture that we have today. I don't think there's a previous equivalent as we weren't able to public-shame before social media.

Agreed!

happinesspersonified · 22/02/2025 07:15

CheeseNBooze · 21/02/2025 01:16

Next time, shout after them, “You’ve left a fart in here!”.

I love this!😆

MaddestGranny · 21/02/2025 23:33

@FattyLump when someone steps on my foot (in the Tube; at the cinema, theatre, wherever), I enjoy delivering the old chestnut:
"that's alright, I've got another one".

MaddestGranny · 21/02/2025 23:26

I generally try to say something like:
"Oh no. Not at all. Please. After you." whilst deliberately trying to keep all traces of sarcasm or irony out of my voice. 😁

Clafoutie · 21/02/2025 23:19

StSwithinsDay · 20/02/2025 19:50

What used people say before 'call you out' became fashionable?

I recall people were ‘taken to one side’ or, perhaps more likely in this scenario ‘ remonstrated with’ ?

Rockchicknana · 21/02/2025 20:56

NC28 · 20/02/2025 20:45

Can’t work out what V&A stands for.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Fullofpasta · 21/02/2025 19:44

Ben Miller (TV personality) pushed in front of me in a queue and I did call him out - loudly.

FeetLikeFlippers · 21/02/2025 19:21

ThereAreManyPathsToGoal · 20/02/2025 20:20

@happystory was especially charming when I was on the receiving end of a full body eye check and a ‘the next floor is a members one’ complete with head tilt comment. I know I had been rained on but I didn’t look that bad.

Was it the same person who barged you that made the judgemental sarky comment? Unbelievably rude. When I have the misfortune to encounter somebody like that I enjoy the “kill them with kindness” approach, it confuses the fuck out of them!

GalaxyWasOnOffer · 21/02/2025 12:28

@Agapornis It's the same situation with Benugo at Bletchley Park Trust & the London Transport Museum, & the staff there are delightful 🙂

@ADHDHDHDHD I suspect we're talking about the same manager and that's my experience too. @Coolasfeck is right in saying some staff in shops selling expensive items seem to put themselves at the level of those buying the items & treat the actual purchasers as the lowest. That's the feeling I get re: the manager (not that V&A exhibits are up for sale, but you take the point 😀)

BIossomtoes · 21/02/2025 10:30

abnerbrownsdressinggown · 21/02/2025 09:35

Agree with pps that I never use the V&A members room - too noisy, busy and uninspiring when the main cafe has three of the nicest rooms in London! Last time I even tried to get into the members room it was a 30 minute queue for a table!

We used to be members of the NHM (dinosaur obsessed DS and used it mainly to jump the queue and use the cloakroom) and the new(ish) members room is lovely and never that busy - always a seat to eat our sandwiches and get a coffee or have lunch if we fancy it.

The Tate ones are good as well. I took out membership of the National Gallery for the Van Gogh this year, so need to investigate if they have one (I'll probably let this one lapse).

Same. The only way to see the Van Gogh exhibition was to buy membership. I don’t envision renewing when it expires.

BeaLola · 21/02/2025 09:46

Cartier Exhibition I thought this would sell out really quickly like Chanel but I managed to get 2 tickets last week very easily for later in year - there was tonnes of choice - I didn't do it on one of the "release" days just one evening went onto website and booked.

abnerbrownsdressinggown · 21/02/2025 09:35

Agree with pps that I never use the V&A members room - too noisy, busy and uninspiring when the main cafe has three of the nicest rooms in London! Last time I even tried to get into the members room it was a 30 minute queue for a table!

We used to be members of the NHM (dinosaur obsessed DS and used it mainly to jump the queue and use the cloakroom) and the new(ish) members room is lovely and never that busy - always a seat to eat our sandwiches and get a coffee or have lunch if we fancy it.

The Tate ones are good as well. I took out membership of the National Gallery for the Van Gogh this year, so need to investigate if they have one (I'll probably let this one lapse).

letshavetea · 21/02/2025 09:31

I don’t live in London (40 minute train ride away) then a tube to the V&A. It’s very easy and I have had my membership with guest pass for many years. There is always at least one excellent exhibition to see. Like @BIossomtoes I go with different friends or with my husband if he’s interested in the exhibitions on offfer. Friends like it because they can travel in from where they live and then we can meet up. This all started for us with the sold out David Bowie exhibition and has continued since. I’ve had membership of various other museums over the years (usually for sold out exhibitions) but this is the one I always keep up!