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To have screamed like a fishwife in the middle of a packed high street?

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staylucky · 29/10/2011 23:28

Walking through town today, busy saturday afternoon full of shoppers. Dp and I hadn't taken the pushchairs for DS as I'm trying to get him into the habit of walking more. Toddler DS ran in front of some guy, DP immediatly apologised and picked up our DS. Chap then does this huge 'comedy' kick and laughs to his Gf like he's the funniest
man alive.

Ok so I'm 5 months pregnant, hormonal and perhaps I was being a bit precious but I just saw red Blush and said to the guy "as if you just did that right in front of me" this quickly turned into a huge slanting match in the middle of the street. I know he was joking I never thought for a minute he was going to kick my son but why would you even joke about something like that???!! If an old lady had stumbled in front of him would he have done the same? TO HER FACE?!

He told me to get a grip Grin

I await more of the same... No but honestly would you have let that go?

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waitingfornaru · 30/10/2011 17:03

With the OP. Would have comedy kicked him in the nuts with a smirk and laughed at him flinching.

JamieComeHome · 30/10/2011 17:09

the bloke sounds like a bit of a prat. It would annoy me - prats always do

Purpleprickles · 30/10/2011 17:11

Can't say I find that a funny or acceptable joke at all. YANBU at all OP and am quite Shock that others think you are. Maybe I'll try it at work tomorrow with one of my pupils as a first day back at school 'joke' then post on here to ask AIBU and see how many seconds it takes me to get flamed Hmm

catgirl1976 · 30/10/2011 17:14

I had been at the Pimms somewhat worra. Blush

LineRunnerWitchyMother · 30/10/2011 17:18

Is Jonty a real name? Or a nickname? I always wondered...

rubyrubyruby · 30/10/2011 17:20

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complexnumber · 30/10/2011 17:25

Just how much of a slanging match was it? Were you shouting and swearing at each other in the street? Possibly in front of other parents with small children who would have rathered that their offspring did not have to witness the angry shouty woman?

Would you have wanted your child to have witnessed such a scene?

catgirl1976 · 30/10/2011 17:25

I think Jonty is a real name (have seen it in child name books but assume it MUST be short for something?) It is a very FUNNY name when shrieked by hysterical posh woman over and over again :)

squeakyfreakytoy · 30/10/2011 17:27

Maybe I'll try it at work tomorrow with one of my pupils as a first day back at school 'joke' then post on here to ask AIBU and see how many seconds it takes me to get flamed

So long as you dont actually have contact between your foot and their backside, why would there be a problem? You wouldnt actually be kicking them you know... even teachers are allowed to have a laugh with their pupils, or has that been banned by the miserable brigade too now.

rubyrubyruby · 30/10/2011 17:28

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Purpleprickles · 30/10/2011 17:45

No Squeaky thankfully having a laugh hasn't been banned but then I don't think pretending to hit a pupil would be funny. I'm clearly one of the miserable brigade.

molepom · 30/10/2011 17:47

Personally I WOULD have kicked him.

Some things you dont joke about.

BluddyMoFo · 30/10/2011 17:49

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ChippingInAutumnLover · 30/10/2011 18:14

Squeaky, BluddyMoFo - careful there!! I hear having a sense of humour is getting frowned on around these parts!!

BOOareHaunting · 30/10/2011 18:41

Does this remind anyone of the swimming pool and float thread? Basically a swimming teacher used a foam float to tap a child not paying attention on the head. The mother was all for calling the police over this assault.

bluddy when in year R my DS's teacher tried to stop him from running off into the icey playground and grabbed his coat hood by mistake and his feet slipped and kept going. Grin I don't know how she would have reacted if I hadn't PMSL. About 6 different parents approached me about 'what I was going to do about it' Hmm

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PigletJohn · 30/10/2011 18:53

molepom Sun 30-Oct-11 17:47:21
"Personally I WOULD have kicked him"

Surely you should just have pretended?

rubyrubyruby · 30/10/2011 19:16

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EllaDee · 30/10/2011 19:19

'.......and slapstick comedy has been used by many from Shakespeare through to Laurel and Hardy and now Jackass and The Farrelly Bros who have made some hilarious films.'

Shakespeare also thought wife beating and anti-semitism were a riot, though ...

And a play is totally different from a guy in the street thinking it is funny to pretend to kick at a child.

LineRunnerWitchyMother · 30/10/2011 19:22

But what would Jesus do?

marriedinwhite · 30/10/2011 19:25

I'd have thought him a prat but I wouldn't have made myself look like one too - and a vulgar one at that.

rubyrubyruby · 30/10/2011 19:27

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Rollon2012 · 30/10/2011 19:32

For a second there I read a comedy right infront of you, like aimed at you :O

but err, it seems not I would have given him an odd look.

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