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To think we can all learn something from Flop

71 replies

AuntyJanet · 11/02/2022 18:01

Flop is the most even tempered, tolerant, laid back person / sock / weird stuffed rabbit ever. He puts up with all manner of whining and bullshit from Bing and his mates but never, ever loses it. Should we all just chill out like Flop?

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CanofCant · 11/02/2022 19:34

Padget is the worst. She's like a wet rag. Amma is the best.

airbalonz · 11/02/2022 19:35

Haha we still use ‘clumbo’ even though my DC don’t watch Bing anymore.

Re Pingu it’s true the parenting is the opposite to bing. Pingu is regularly shouted at and has his bum smacked in one episode.

Allthesefolks · 11/02/2022 19:38

I wish I had his patience!

But actually I’d rather be more like Bluey’s parents, they know how to have fun.

Lasagnaface · 11/02/2022 19:40

Flop and Paget are having an affair though, aren’t they? And I think Ama thinks that she’s in with a chance, but doesn’t realise that Paget and Flop are sleeping together. Tragic, really.

It’s why she is so pleased about the unexpected sleepover when Pando falls asleep in Bing’s bed. And why she just happens to be jogging past when they are making chalk dinosaurs on the pavement. But he should have dumped her when she pushed Pando’s swing into Bing’s face (… and then asked him why he ran into it).

Paget is a piece of work, actually.

ThirdElephant · 11/02/2022 19:43

@CanofCant

Padget is the worst. She's like a wet rag. Amma is the best.
Padget is a total bitch.

'Bing, why did you run into the swing?'

You know damn well why, Padget.

DogDaysNeverEnd · 11/02/2022 19:43

I'm watching wolf hall on iPlayer and all I can think is "ooh that's a bit bold flop" every time Thomas Cromwell (aka mark rylance aka the original flop) gets clever. I think Henry VIII would have been less naughty if he'd had a flop. Or was it that he did have a flop and that's what caused all the trouble?

Anyway, bing can naff right off.

BlueThursday · 11/02/2022 19:55

Bing is an arsehole of the highest order snd Flop does fuck all to stop his pish.

He’ll regret it when Bings 15, gets drunk and steals the car

ThirdElephant · 11/02/2022 19:58

@BlueThursday

Bing is an arsehole of the highest order snd Flop does fuck all to stop his pish.

He’ll regret it when Bings 15, gets drunk and steals the car

Nah, he'll just help Bing sort out the wreckage, bury any bodies (in the garden, with a picture of them that Bing drew to keep them company), help him get over his guilt and then cheerily announce, 'Grand theft auto- it's a Bing thing!'
BlueThursday · 11/02/2022 19:58
Grin
stuntbubbles · 11/02/2022 20:00

Flop is fucking awful. Bing goes around doing murders or whining about nothing and Flop just encourages him: “That’s OK, Bing, not to worry.” IT’S NOT FUCKING OK HE’S A LITTLE SHIT.

The only one I like is Pando, because he winds up Bing and I love to see it. Bingly-Bangly.

ThirdElephant · 11/02/2022 20:01

The only one I like is Pando, because he winds up Bing and I love to see it. Bingly-Bangly.

This made me laugh out loud.

BobHadBitchTits · 11/02/2022 20:04

My FiL is exactly like Flop.

1000yellowdaisies · 11/02/2022 20:04

Bing is a whiney little shoplifting shit and Flop lets him get away with murder.... that noise flop makes when he sneezes drives me crackers.... aychee
I also hate the episode where pando won't get off the swing and Padget just continues to push him

whatinthenameofhen · 11/02/2022 20:06

Flop is so passive. He facilitates Bing being a brat!

ThirdElephant · 11/02/2022 20:07

@1000yellowdaisies

Bing is a whiney little shoplifting shit and Flop lets him get away with murder.... that noise flop makes when he sneezes drives me crackers.... aychee I also hate the episode where pando won't get off the swing and Padget just continues to push him
Yes, what is the deal with ayeechee?
inheritancetrack · 11/02/2022 20:10

I love flop and his calm patience.

Cornishbelle · 11/02/2022 20:13

Flop will lose his shit one of these days, now that episode will be worth watching

tubbythumpy · 11/02/2022 20:17

What I've learned from Flop is not to shack up with a massive whining bunny.

Best ever episode was when Bing stepped in dog shit.

NoneOfYour32Potatoes · 11/02/2022 20:18

@inheritancetrack

I love flop and his calm patience.
Yeah but Rewritethestars1 thinks Flop smokes dope.

Flop was going to get impatient but then he got high. Flop was going to lose his shit but then he got high.

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 11/02/2022 20:19

@fourandnomore

I always thought wow is this what other parents are like? Am I a monster as I don’t parent like Flop? I feel much better after reading these responses Grin
So much this. Dd used to live Bing. I hated Bing and Flop made me feel massively inadequate.
1000yellowdaisies · 11/02/2022 20:19

@tubbythumpy

What I've learned from Flop is not to shack up with a massive whining bunny.

Best ever episode was when Bing stepped in dog shit.

Grin
NameChanged15729 · 11/02/2022 20:20

I cannot tell you how much I hate that fucking rabbit and his weird sock puppet guardian! My daughter has autism and loves Bing. She has started repeating whole episodes of Bing but in the accents and voices of the characters. All day, everyday. I feel like I’m living in an episode of it.

The swing episode makes me irrationally angry. Also the episode where Bing breaks Coco’s hula hoop and instead of buying a replacement, Flop tries to convince her that the damaged hula hoop is actually improved. Just no Flop. No. Flop.

SparkleSpangle · 11/02/2022 20:22

theyruinyourlife.com/2016/03/03/an-open-letter-to-flop/

This is brilliant

OutlookStalking · 11/02/2022 20:22

Have you seen Bluey?? Its even better. I love Bluey ❤

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 11/02/2022 20:40

I hate Bluey. Do the parents never do any work? They just play kids games all day long.