Bold Rover Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 He/she used "sir" to disarm you with his/her charm! I think it worked. I do that myself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 hours ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: I presume this is a "former Rangers player Gordon Dalziel" situation. That's up there with "World cup winner Lionel Charbonnier" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, microdave said: That's up there with "World cup winner Lionel Charbonnier" One cap, one World Cup winner's medal. You'd take it TBH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 JK RowlingGenuinely gets me seething nowadays 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 JK RowlingGenuinely gets me seething nowadays The Galbraith novels aren't as good as Harry Potter but they aren't that bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, jmothecat said: The Galbraith novels aren't as good as Harry Potter but they aren't that bad. I still find it astounding that adults read Harry Potter books willingly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I still find it astounding that adults read Harry Potter books willingly. Really? I think they are fantastic. I've re-read the entire series a couple of times as an adult and I'm hard-pressed to think of a book series as good as Harry Potter. I'm really looking forward to when my daughter will be old enough to read Harry Potter so I can share the books with her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, jmothecat said: Really? I think they are fantastic. I've re-read the entire series a couple of times as an adult and I'm hard-pressed to think of a book series as good as Harry Potter. I'm really looking forward to when my daughter will be old enough to read Harry Potter so I can share the books with her. I'm beginning to understand your fondness for Tony Blair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I'm with Jmo I loved the Harry Potter books, although I read them from when I was about 9 through to 16. Don't know if I'd pick one up and give it a go now if they'd just came out though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 11 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I still find it astounding that adults read Harry Potter books willingly. ^^^^^ Tried reading them but his lips got tired. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I'm with Jmo I loved the Harry Potter books, although I read them from when I was about 9 through to 16. Don't know if I'd pick one up and give it a go now if they'd just came out though. I'm probably the same. Grew up with them, last one came out when I had just turned 18. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I'm probably the same. Grew up with them, last one came out when I had just turned 18. Are you only 26? You're a very mature laddie Jmo. And yeah I'm exactly the same was year for year with him in most of the books when I was reading them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 minute ago, GordonD said: ^^^^^ Tried reading them but his lips got tired. I was persuaded to read the first one by my nieces and nephew, which was ok for a kid's book, and tried to finish the second which was identical and gave up half way through. Nothing wrong with enjoying them but don't pretend they're adult literature. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Are you only 26? [emoji33]You're a very mature laddie Jmo. And yeah I'm exactly the same was year for year with him in most of the books when I was reading them. How old did you think I was? Think that's the first time anyone's called me mature before, must come across a lot more dour on here than in real life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I though jmo was 40+ tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyaccies Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 JK RowlingGenuinely gets me seething nowadays Why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 . Nothing wrong with enjoying them but don't pretend they're adult literature. Agree. I love them, films are decent as well (also quite good for a drinking game). Although like previous posters I grew up with them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Why? Because she's a hypocritical delusional wee bairn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Went for a haircut earlier, and the barber had some pretty robust views about homosexuality. Disagreeing with overt bigotry when the bigot is holding a massive razor to your face is tricky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I was persuaded to read the first one by my nieces and nephew, which was ok for a kid's book, and tried to finish the second which was identical and gave up half way through. Nothing wrong with enjoying them but don't pretend they're adult literature. Perhaps not 'adult' literature as such, though there are complex themes. I would argue they are better written and more thought provoking than a lot of books aimed for an adult audience.When I was 18, not long after the final Potter book was released, I was in my first year English lit class at uni and they did the intro thing where you say your name, something interesting about you and your favourite book. Most people before me said things like Wuthering Heights, or Paradise Lost or books by Virginia Woolf or Tolstoy or Dostoevsky etc, I said, completely honestly, 'Harry Potter' and the rest of the room laughed, as if I were joking. Always found that frustrating, and whilst I enjoyed the course, there was something about the literature snobbery from some of the other people on the course which always frustrated me. All I could think was that if it wasn't for Harry Potter I probably wouldn't have even been in that class. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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