to think that just because i'm irish, people should not keep asking me if i am a traveller???

[maggottinfestedbodybag]

wtf

Miss M,

Do you have a big nose? that'll give it away too...

i am fat, people think i eat too much and am lazy...

i am though.

OK. Can't we just supply the response maggot wanted? Just for the sake of peace and quiet?

Tut! How outrageous! Such unacceptable bigotry in this day and age

There you go.

I think you need to examine your feelings about travellers ...

does it really tak a lang spoon to sup wi a fifer?LOL and if so what does it mean

im a scouser, people think i dont wash, go out joyriding nightly, rob money out of me mums purse, swig warm lager out of cans while joyriding (obviously) and that i should "calm down calm down" and stop wearing shell suits oddly they never mention my tight black perm.

really

does it mean that the bowl won't have much food in and you'd need a long spoon to reach the contents? i am married to a fifer..miserable, tight etc, etc...

not sure what mags wants to hear? don't know the circumstance in which the comments were made - i just think it's a bit of a laugh! isn't it?

It means if you want to get near a Fifers food you'll need a long spoon (according to FIL)cos we're violent and tight.

Fair enough.

It's a saying SM. If you eat with the devil, you need a (very) long spoon so that you can keep your distance. A warning not to get too close when dealing with evil people.

isnt the long spoon thing a reference to eating with the devil? ie in hell you can only feed those opposite from you with your long spoon and you have to rely on them to return the favour.

The one i hate (i have a scottish accent) is the short arms deep pockets bull.

though it's true

Or very hungry people presumably.

You'd need a long spoon to take food from my DH's plate Or the kitten's for the matter.

x post quattro

shit! wish i 'd known that before i married him!

Dp has a well known travellers surname[we live in ireland at the mo]I say he must be the black sheep as they are all very rich and we are not.
His surname stopped him from being beaten up where he grew up in Cumbria as they were all part of the family with the surname.To our knowledge dp is not from traveller stock but he has never been asked in UK.My family over here were amusedI couldn't care less but the stigma attached to Travellers over here[for a variety of reasons] is appalling.Then again it is also quite racist over here[in parts]and yes I know it is in UK too.

Oh and I am a softy[streets paved with gold]southerner]

Big nose and curly hair.

Damn. Knew something would give me away.

thanks always wondered about that expression

This has been a funny thread

I'm from Scandanavia,have mad fluffy hair & hide under bridges.Oh,wait a minute,thats not me................

Doobydoo - does the surname begin with a D? My mom's family has the same surname as a well-known traveler family. This family are pretty much hated by other travelers.

No it begins with an S...there are lots round Rathkeale in Co.Limerick and the North of England at different times of the year I believe.Wonder what thee D one is?