to think it's not big or clever to play knock down ginger..

[Gossipyfishwife]

..even if you are 91.

I was having a discreet post prandial nap when the doorbell rang about 5 or 6 times. I opened the door to catch a glimpse of my Dad shuffling off round the side of the house...snorting with laughter.

He was completely unfazed when I told him that April Fool wasn't until tomorrow. He is such a chancer.

Shuffling off...

Ah, God bless him.....at 91 too!

Awesome dad

he sounds great but what's 'post prandile* mean?

post prandial = after lunch

I have forgiven him. He picked a massive bunch of daffs for me from the garden.

Shit. I hope it was the garden.

I will have to check the verge opposite the house in the morning. Oh God. The neighbour caught him robbing apples last year. I told him I won't visit if he gets prison.

Your 91 year old dad pushed over someone with red hair? Why? Fucking hell I'd be livid. My great Aunty became really nasty with dementia. It could be that.

Er are you on the right thread Onesleep?

He doesn't have dementia. He is a criminal mastermind/naughty oap. I will know for sure in the morning when I check whether any daffodils have disappeared from the verge.

Hahaha amazing! Long may he continue with his criminal mastermind plans.

My school friend's Dad used to tell a great story about how he was walking down the road one day and saw two small children struggling to reach a door knocker that was too high for them. So he walked up the front path, asked them if they needed help and knocked on the door for them.

At which point, one of them turned round, looked up at him and said 'OK, now we run.'

Ah. Just seen eatshits post. Did you mean knock a door run? I've never heard of knock down ginger.

I did, but just didn't 'get it'. Maybe I'm tired, maybe not that obvious. I found it a bit confusing, tbh, prob because I didn't know what the OP was referring to initially. Is it a regional thing?

You're north like myself, Derek.

Was just wondering that. I'm in the south, always known it as knock down ginger.

I could figure out what you meant if you said 'knock a door run'. Can see why you'd be confused the other way round though.

It's always been called knock down ginger here in London anyway...and more recently 'knocky'.

However, I had no fucking idea what 'post prandial' meant until this thread. How did I manage to go nearly 45 years without ever having heard this somewhat wanky phrase? Btw, Google has reprimanded me with it's little red squiggly line. It's telling me it's 'postprandial' so now I'm conflicted

Can we stick with 'after lunch'?

You surely mean chap door run (chap door shuffle in this case)

Your Dad sounds awesome.

Your thread title does sound like a game of knocking down gingers though.

I might try to work it into conversation tomorrow Derek

"DH, how about a spot of post prandial intercourse once we've digested the guinea fowl?

Its called Knocky Nine Doors round these parts.

There are many theories but this one sounds the most plausible to me

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_down_ginger

worra I think copulation would sound more natural in that sentence....