To find the Corporate Dad in the Med look kinda attractive?

[iCod]

You know the type - past the tiny kids era, so maybe 40 plus. Moans about choosing the holiday but once here's there he loves it.
wheels out a straw trilby that he thinks is beachy, crew clothing polo - collar popped , and patterned swim shorts (maybe featuring a lobster design)
slight paunch. Good legs.
Will be prevailed upon by his 12-year-old daughter to get an ill advised bracelet from the place they're in. Was given a leather one for 40th but can't remember where it went.
retires to the beach bar at 12 to check his work emails without the family seeing. Gets a beer as soon as is respectable

I love this guy. He's so predictable

ooh also sunglasses that perhaps are past their prime? Got them when he went to Ibiza with Rory and Ben for his 30th and they're surfer style.

I think these types are older, more like 50 plus.Dont find it attractive though 😆

I got it, but I'm really old. 😆😆

Find it reassuring that nothing's changed.

For DH’s sake, hopefully I do 😂

Me too! Though not a popped polo, probably weird fish instead

Lol. I'm on the beach and one just walked past and I thought oh bless

I like how you write OP 😊
I feel like you've described a mish-mash of all my friends husbands.

Mine is not quite that stylish sadly, but does do the very helpful "holiday dad" thing of having all our reservations saved on his phone, forwarded to my phone and printed out!

Are you trying to tell us you fancy Giles Coren? 🤣

Laughing at this, no one fancies Giles much as he persuades himself he does

Agree, holiday Dad can be at the same time infuriating and utterly utterly sweet and charming.

Lll @weebarra it's only 30 years away from a big Willy surf shack or whatever that T-shirt was

How big is his head that his hat needs to be wheeled out? 😱

Lol. The one who made me think about this just walked past the other way. He also has a sort of lobster coloured Havianq flip-flops. I think I need to add those to it.

I hope we all know why this is so well written. This is Cod - MN royalty. In briefly from Twitter (still won’t call it …)

Hiya Cod!

She LOVES it when old timers recognise her … 😘

I didn’t realise MNs royalty was a thing! What are the credentials?

Oh you @KidsDoBetter🫣

Has a comfortable old leather wallet.

Will have a posh watch, but it's an undercover practical posh watch, not a tacky brand.

Usually gets points for things, is a member of things, can expense things etc,, to smooth the cost of the holiday.

Uses little understated local snippets of language without succumbing to feeling like an ignoramus. Just enough to get by without looking like a fool, but somehow done well.

Doesn't need to 'get a tan", is already inconspicuously semi tanned year round. Orders nice or unusual things from the menu with smooth alacrity.

Is he single? 👀

Will observed @LimpRat
The old wallet and nice but not flashy watch gets you two points

Probs less so now. Back in the halcyon days of 2008 certain posters gained quite significant cult following.
I’d imagine user numbers were way fewer for a start

I think we need a picture to fully appreciate this man.

Doesn't sound like my cup of tea at all. Sounds like the kind of man who wears brown shoes and posts about being proud of his really disappointing, average kids on LinkedIn.

I was going to ask what was on his feet .
Hopefully he has moisturised his heels , no nasty cracked fissured skin.

@GotANewFrockTooFuckingFat I think that might get me arrested though. 😬

lol @70isaLimitNotaTarget no horned hooves on our guy.
I will have to keep up looking all the people's feet on this beach

@KidsDoBetterthanks