I told my friend about my crush on Postman Pat and she suggested he was gay. AIBU or is she?

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I confessed to a friend that I had a bit of a crush on Postman Pat. He’s not the most conventionally attractive man, but he has a calming way about him, and is clearly a capable problem solver and provider. He’ll also have a good public sector pension, and security is a big plus for me.

I mentioned this to a friend and she said I had “no chance”. She said Pat was a middle-aged single man with a cat, and I should “read between the lines”.

AIBU or is my friend just jealous?

I never realised till I watched it back but the skeleton in Superted is very camp

Juliette was a bit pathetic. He could have done so much better.

Ah, now you see, that's only the later ones. When I were a nipper, he was competent and had a delightfully sarcastic streak.
See the one with the hole in the road. Absolute classic.

Oh yes!! Very much so. I think he was supposed to be wasn't he? I had assumed it was a coming out of the closet/skeletons in the closet link.

Genius 😁

ETA: I think many of us here might spend the weekend indoors with the curtains closed against the heat to watch old episodes of Postman Pat et al.

i liked Shaggy from Scooby doo

I saw a mention of He Man but surely Skeletor outshines him. He’s a bit gaunt in the face but well built in other areas and has real bad boy vibes. Not sure I could live in Snake Mountain though.

Pat is a pan demiromantic greysexual. It is a wonder Julian was conceived at all.

My Thunderbirds crush was Scott. I totally agree about Troy Tempest!

No no no Skeletor would break your heart darling. He man is a nice boy.

Just checking that you do know I was joking!

Nudge, nudge, wink, wink 😎

I agree he’ll have a good pension but how he keeps his job is beyond me, he manages about one parcel a day despite having multiple vehicles, including a helicopter, to deal with any situation.

Agree, He-Man was tasty. As was the guy from Thundercats - but definitely not mumrah

I just not feeling He-Man. He just doesn’t seem very sexual. He’s got a great body but he’s too pure, too nice. I also think he could get a bit incel-like as he gets older.

Postman Pat was, according to Danny Dyer, one busy c**t. One of many great 8 out of 10 cats moments.

I call bullshit.
Hes in a relationship with Shaggy off Scooby doo

He’s married to Sara and they have a DS called Julian.

Your friend is BU. I LOVE the early original Postman Pat series.

It is the Lego hair, it just isn't sexy. I feel you could lift it up and change it for something else. I notice that sort of thing.

Not to mention his sister Titty....

Yes really.

He's straight and shagging his way through the ladies of Greendale. Mrs Goggins however is a raging lesbian and lives with her partner, Dot and their three cats. We just don't know this because Pat never bothered to ask her about her life because he's a twat.

Roger the ship's boy was in Swallows and Amazons.
Not to mention his sister Titty....
Yes really.

Roger and Titty Altounyan were real people and those were their names (a nickname in Titty's case). It's not Arthur Ransome dealing in innuendo.

“ Gaunt” ? I prefer “Chiselled” . He’s certainly got good bone structure and an impressive physique. He wouldn’t have any difficulties taking the bins out.

The slippers are a dead giveaway. Functional.

Yeah, I didn't think it was innuendo at the time it was written, though I didn't realise they were real people.

Her name was changed to "Tatty" for the recentish film.