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Middle Aged Men On the Train Out Poshing Each Other

15 replies

QueenSconetta · 13/03/2012 17:20

Shut up!

I'm sure your children are as wonderful and high achieving as each other, now leave me to commute in peace.

AIBU

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SaraSidle · 13/03/2012 17:24

Grin 'out poshing'!!

QueenSconetta · 13/03/2012 17:29

I nearly typo'd as out pishing which would have disturbing but funny equal measures.

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KatieScarlett2833 · 13/03/2012 17:31

Ah, the lesser-spotted "Biggus Dickus"...

QueenSconetta · 13/03/2012 17:33

Indeed Katie. Worryingly I am finding one of them quite handsome Blush

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welliesandpyjamas · 13/03/2012 17:34

Examples, please Grin

QueenSconetta · 13/03/2012 17:40

The best was I have bought a flat and they have let me buy the loft space too, but to do that they said I had to buy the flat next door, so I did (this is for daughter at uni).

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QueenSconetta · 13/03/2012 17:42

Lots of talk of horse trucks (yes trucks) and terribly worthy vocational courses (teaching and physio) but how dcs are now x.important person at x company

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rogersmellyonthetelly · 13/03/2012 17:46

Eh? People who really have horse trucks don't call them that. They are known as horseboxes or up north, nag wagon.

welliesandpyjamas · 13/03/2012 17:48

Fab Grin

Competitive spending parenting!

AwkwardMary · 13/03/2012 17:53

They're probably called Kev and Wayne and they grew up on a housing estate in Hackney....they learned all they know from watching telly.

kerala · 13/03/2012 17:59

Overhead comments that confirmed for DH and I that we could not live in Fulham a moment longer:

"oh you simply must let me exercise your polo ponies"

"but do we have to queue?" said in whiny drawling public school tones. Has now become a catchphrase though.

PineCones · 13/03/2012 18:05

katiescarlett - a juvenile comment on your comment- do you mean there's a variety called Spotted Biggus Dickus? Grin

TheDowager · 13/03/2012 18:06

You need to pinpoint the train/station!

KatieScarlett2833 · 13/03/2012 18:07

Yes *Pinecones"

or Adolescent Biggus Dickus

Grin
FluffyBunnyWunnyMummyKins · 13/03/2012 18:09

My brother and his friends have "middle class-offs". Quite amusing, especially when they don't realise they are doing it.

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