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To detest most scouse celebrities

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Afroturf · 07/09/2013 14:59

Cilla Black, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Tarbuck et al - celebrities who take every opportunity to remind us about their days in Scottie Road and all who, coincidentally, moved away from the city years ago.

What fake accents....I have never heard anyone else speak with Cilla Black's particular accent.

And now bloody Les Dennis has reared his head. God, how I've loathed him on Celebrity Masterchef - another one harking back about 'me Mam and Dad in Liverpool'. Fuck off. He was on radio 2 this morning with Rhod Gilbert and, my word, what a fucking name dropping twat. It was embarrassing.

I am not a fan.

Now I must mention that I'm from Liverpool, a city I love and live in today. I can't, however, abide these 'professional scousers' who go on and on about where they're from. Perhaps it's to try and fool us plebs that they are one of us. Again, do fuck off.

I don't want this thread to descend into an anti-Liverpool rant as my city is a very special place but wonder if anyone agrees with me. I think it's probably the fact that they come from the same place as me that I have a particular distain for them. I dare say that slebs from other parts of the UK annoy folk from their neck of the woods too.

OP posts:
KenDoddsDadsDog · 09/09/2013 06:33

Yeah Paradox was Vernon Pools. Never went though.
Used to go to Mardis quite a lot , they did a good indie night on a Saturday.

auntpetunia · 09/09/2013 06:41

Oh Kevin Seed!!! The things I could tell you.... Went to school with him, lived round the corner from him for years mum still lives there. Prat.

AngryBeaver · 09/09/2013 06:42

Tell aunt petunia!

elcranko · 09/09/2013 08:10

You fellow paradoxers may have also visited my other teen hangout- Secrets in L21 (was also Alison's and the Whisper I think, but that was before my time). I don't recall ever seeing any local slebs sticking to the carpets in there though! Smile

bottleofbeer · 09/09/2013 08:36

Ahhh The Paradox. I still feel a bit sad when I see the waste ground where it used to be.

It was so bad it was great. Yes, it was known as a meat market.

Kev Seed sleazed up to mate in there and said something along the lines of "don't you know who I am?" She looked him up and down and said "uhm, no. Should I?". He was really, really pissed off.

Youtube Set You Free, it was filmed in there.

bottleofbeer · 09/09/2013 08:36

Hahahah Secrets! never did go there though.

I raise you; The Quad!

BOF · 09/09/2013 08:48

Yes- I knocked the volume switch on the radio the other day, and DP yelled "Bloody hell, it's like Quadrant Park in here!" Grin

Growlithe · 09/09/2013 09:24

Secrets - you used to come out of there wet through all of the evaporated sweat dripping off the ceiling.

Jins · 09/09/2013 09:31

The Razz. One day I'll go back and the same DJ and bouncer will be there Grin

bottleofbeer · 09/09/2013 09:35

And Kiss! next to the Flicks. That closed down before I was 18 though and I went from looking way younger than my age to looking way older than it. Can't win Grin.

elcranko · 09/09/2013 10:29

The Grafton is gone now too Hmm

Growlithe · 09/09/2013 10:45

Can I hijack this thread to pick your brains. Me and DH haven't been out in town for years because of DCs and no babysisters. And as we know town has changed so much. The DCs are on a sleepover on Saturday and we want to take advantage of it. Grin

We'd like to go for a meal and to a couple of bars. Nowhere poncey or loud cos we're getting old, just nice and chilled and quite casual.

Any recommendations? TIA

Jins · 09/09/2013 11:15

Growlithe you need to be aware that freshers week possibly month started at John Moores last Saturday. DS1 is rather enjoying it :)

I can do places to avoid if that helps

Mistyshore · 09/09/2013 11:16

I was generally in the 147 snooker club, The Krazy House or The Pink Parrott. I met my ex husband in the Cabin (dead classy me)!

Growlithe · 09/09/2013 11:20

Jins bloody brilliant! As if I didn't feel old enough already. Grin

KoalaFace · 09/09/2013 11:27

Growlithe I think The Hub is great for what you describe. Yummy food, nice atmosphere, not too "try hard".

Jins · 09/09/2013 11:27

Growlithe I'm a lot older - obviously - and I'm quite jealous of some of the events on the list. However I can't imagine that 3000 drunken students on their way to a foam party would make for a chilled atmosphere anyway near where they are headed Grin

Can't even help with next Saturday. It's a secret warehouse party with venue tbc.

Growlithe · 09/09/2013 11:33

Koala oh I've been to The Hub for lunch, yes good choice.

Jins DH was one for nights like that in his yoof. He even DJed at Cream (or Nation - I don't understand) in a former life. He's 6 years younger than me. Have to make sure he doesn't have a bit too much to drink and want to join in. Grin

MoominMammasHandbag · 09/09/2013 12:25

OK all you Liverpudlians, I once had someone take complete umbrage at me calling them a scouser. DH and his brother (from woollyback country, but worked in Liverpool a lot) took me to one side and told me that people from Liverpool consider it a derogatory term. I have never dared to use it since. Are they correct?

Growlithe · 09/09/2013 13:33

It's never bothered me unless it's followed with 'git'. Grin Are you getting mixed up with 'scally'?

timidviper · 09/09/2013 13:53

Ooh the Whisper! That brings back memories of far too long ago! I lived quite close to the Paradox although it was still the pools when I was there (KenDoddsDadsDog you are right it was Vernons)

I'm not worried about being called scouse. Do you think it was somebody from the Wirral or Cheshire who thought they were superior? When the county boundaries changed I remember some folk who lived in Lancashire areas whose address changed to Merseyside being appalled! We had friends in Maghull whose mother, when asked where they were from on holiday, would never say near Liverpool but had this ridiculous "near Ormskirk, where?, near Preston, where? Lancashire, where?" until one of the kids would pipe up near Liverpool, whereon questioners would understand and mother would glare daggers at offending child Grin

Mistyshore · 09/09/2013 13:54

Was your scouser actually from Liverpool? I'm from over the water and not the posh bits so I have an accent. I'm always being called scouse when I travel away from the area but I've got to the age where it's easier to just smile rather than try to explain that your from the other side of the Mersey because no one has ever heard of Wirral.

It's not an insult though, it sounds like the scouser you met was just a tosser (we have a few). I'd never see my arse (good scouse phrase there) if someone used it. Smile

MoominMammasHandbag · 09/09/2013 13:57

Hmmm, it was in Ormskirk. I wonder if DH was winding me up? No it definitely wasn't scally, even I know better than that.

Jins · 09/09/2013 14:18

Well if it was Ormskirk then I can understand. They aren't scousers. The accent extends beyond the boundary like the Cockney accent.

I don't mind being called scouse or a scouser even though I'm not.

KoalaFace · 09/09/2013 14:22

If they didn't want to be called scouse why would they want to be called liverpudlian?

They sound hard work!

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