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Confidence or Arrogence?

26 replies

ChocNCoffee · 25/04/2009 00:11

My boyfriend said he was off to the butchers and did I want to go. I went along to see what they had as I'm sick of paying tesco prices.

Anyway I was really pleased with what I'd bought at the butchers and what I paid for it so came out singing their praises.

DP then starts saying (quite loudly) "I bet you, I could go in there and I would be much better than any of them. I'm so highly qualified you see. There's not many people with my level of qualification and expertise ... "

I was like " ffs, stop showing off"

Or am I confusing a bit of confidence for arrogence? would this kind of attitude put you off?

If he was that good at butchering, he wouldn't currently be working as a cleaner, would he

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Thunderduck · 25/04/2009 00:17

That can only be described as arrogance, and yes it'd put me off.

YanknCock · 25/04/2009 00:18

Arrogance.

shonaspurtle · 25/04/2009 00:25

Is he a trained butcher? Would be even more if he was a qualified accountant or somesuch.

plimple · 25/04/2009 00:26

How funny! Give him some roadkill to prove his worth!!

midlandsmumof4 · 25/04/2009 00:30

All depends on his field of qualification & expertise . If he's a qualified butcher working as a cleaner then yes he's confident. However if he's a qualified accountant (for example) working as a cleaner then no-he's arrogant.

tigerdriver · 25/04/2009 00:33

I think he's made a total pig's ear of this. and no doubt you are in a stew.

He probably couldn't cut(l)et.

In which case I should give him the chop.

And a bit brisket too.

He might skirt round the issue, and try to shin away.

You'll be left with the rump of the problem. Don't think I'd mince around.

Does he give a fig. Not a sausage.

One or other of you will be a prize chump.

always better to make a clean breast (of lamb) of it.

He sounds a complete tit.

Thunderduck · 25/04/2009 00:35

ROTFLMAO.

tigerdriver · 25/04/2009 00:36

I thank you

Thunderduck · 25/04/2009 00:37

But no thankyou to you for making me choke on my drink!

ChocNCoffee · 25/04/2009 00:37

Tigerdriver I don't get what you mean??

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tigerdriver · 25/04/2009 00:39

Choc, I am being silly. At the expense of butcher's jokes

All a load of tripe really.

Most of my jokes are offal.

LastOrders · 25/04/2009 00:41

If he's that good tell him he can take his meat in hand and sort it out on his own from now on!

kidowner · 25/04/2009 00:44

Tigerdriver, brilliant!

I want to see your posts in other threads now!

midlandsmumof4 · 25/04/2009 00:45

tiger-you are a midlands girl obviously and Choc-Tescos are not real butchers. What did you buy from 'the butchers' btw?.

tigerdriver · 25/04/2009 00:50

cheers

best other thread: penguins.

But is this man a nitwit?

I'd steak my life on it.

tigerdriver · 25/04/2009 00:51

midlands mum

you've sussed me

Thunderduck · 25/04/2009 00:56

You're such a ham Tiger.

midlandsmumof4 · 25/04/2009 01:00

Knew it-us midland girls can make a silk purse from a sows ear any day .

tigerdriver · 25/04/2009 01:02

Ham? Moi?

Just saw a little gap and thought I'd fillet.

Thunderduck · 25/04/2009 01:02

Will you two please quit hogging all of the best puns?

tigerdriver · 25/04/2009 01:09

Night night girls.

Until we meat again x.

Thunderduck · 25/04/2009 01:10

LOL. Goodnight. This thread made me laugh so hard I woke up dp.

kidowner · 25/04/2009 01:11

Goodness look at the time but I've just checked out TigerDriver's other post, thanks!

What a scream. Must go to bed now.

midlandsmumof4 · 25/04/2009 01:24

Tiger-steak my life on it. I kid(ney) you not. We'll live(r) to fight another day .

tigerdriver · 25/04/2009 01:26

Sweet meats dreams, all

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