To be unreasonably impressed with an acquaintence who drinks, fights, smokes, tells sexist jokes and generally is a bit of a bell end in the old fashioned, working class sense...

[colditz]

...and yet, whenever I see his Facebook updates, although I dislike/disapprove of the contents ....

HIS APOSTROPHES ARE ALWAYS, ALWAYS PERFECTLY PLACED.

It's so incongruous!

But what of his infinitives colditz? Does he (whispers) split?

Is he Gene Hunt?

no.

A typical update from him goes something like this

"Stoppin in wif da Mrs tonight, watching Chuck n Larry cos Repo-men's shite!"

It's a thick looking sentence .... but that apostrophe is in the right place and they always bloody are!

here's another ...

"So then?? Who's first for the beatings??? I'm gonna cause some damage!!!!"

Again with the apostrophes. many people misplace the first one, or just change the word for 'whose' - but again, the apostrophe is perfectly placed.

As
Bloody
Always

I find it fascinating.

Well, more disturbing...

Tippychooks - wasn't Jane Austen famous for her split infinitives?
Didn't seem to do her any harm - and your friend just sounds like an old-fashioned blokey-bloke colditz.
And there is nothing wrong with that if he can punctuate properly!!

Mowiol, I haven't a Scoobys what a split infinitive is. Or was. Or may be. I learn, then I forget.
It's a joke

Oops - cross-post.
Sounds like he likes a good old fight??

@ Is he Gene Hunt

But

But

'blokes' like that generally cannot punctuate properly

TBH I think the bloke thing is a bit of an act. he moved to my town when he was 15 and he had to fit in fast .... I suspect he's a darned sight brighter than he lets on.

Sorry tippychooks .

Note to self:
Must engage humour gene before posting!

he reminds me very much of Terry Pratchett's Nac Mac Feegles.

I wondered if this was a friend of mine posting for a minute but I haven't had a gender reassignment in my sleep (checks down trousers).

Hah! Do you fancy him colditz?

Sorry - I'm a nosey stirring old bat

Yer alright Mowiol. Could be only I ever think I am funny .

I now a guy just like that with you know the apostrophe thing.
He is a commitment phobic, binge drinking, self centred arrrgggghhhh

gotta love to hate those mongrels

No. I really really don't.

I am genuinely fascinated by the strangeness of a typed message saying

"If you're going to keep callin my Mrs a slag I'm gonna have to get round to your house and sort you out - who's to say I wasn't in the pub all night? I've plenty of friends, mate"

SGb, I once did a search on your name, with the key word "Service" attached.

It coughed up 135 messages.

I was very amused (and impressed)

yeh it starts with fascination... then its all downhill!
Do you admire his devil may care attitude, his expressive swagger with abit of apostrophe class to boot?

we all find it fascinating... Cod was abit like that on this site... bad spelling, whatever attitude... attracts the fans in droves :o

talk of "third legs" has got me all fascinated

What third legs ?

no, really, he is Not My Type, and besides all that, I am deeply in Lurve with my boyfriend