[Closed] My big mouth in the supermarket.

Trimix......Self righteous ****

Rubbish. Too many kids eat nothing but shite these days. I know, I saw it on TV.

ernie, Fred's using your account again.

One may well try to impose their [b]strict eating regimes[/b] on them but it doesn't always work.

By "strict eating regimes" i presume you mean a balanced diet, with all the nutrients a child needs to grow up healthy and fit?

Still, it would be interesting to know if the OP does have kids so we can put there comments into perspective.

If he doesn't then he has no idea what it's like to feed a kid

[i]By "strict eating regimes" i presume you mean a balanced diet, with all the nutrients a child needs to grow up healthy and fit?[/i]

No by 'strict regimes' I mean someone that won't allow turkey dinos in the house. My son ate a chicken nugget once - he's still very fit and never has colds, etc.

I used to love turkey dinosaurs, they go especially well with those smiley potato faces and baked beans. One of the things about having small kids is you get to eat that kind of thing... Might go out and buy some later now I've been reminded about them.

Hello forum, just come back from riding my high horse, your right, it did not fit into the supermarket.

I cried my self laughing at this thread - very funny. But the comments are also quite interesting.

To any doubters, I must say, I did actually make the comment in the supermarket - not very quietly either. Those that know me will probably agree it was fairly restrained.

Perhaps I am a bit self righteous, but I dont mind and I encourage good healthy debate. Im happy to learn from well constructed debate. What I do mind is the fact that some poor kid is having to eat shite food due to her ill educated parents feeding it too her.

Of course, Im assuming they are ill educated and poor. But given we were not in Waitrose and they were buying crap food Im happy to stand by that assumption. I could be wrong, but its just an assumption.

I would be genuinely surprised if anyone here thought it was good food, well farmed and sincerely advertised. To me it plainly is not. Whats it to do with me, not much as its not my kid. But I do feel sorry for her and annoyed that companys can market such crap and people are not taught the basics about nutrition. I also think people should speak out when things seem wrong and not just abdicate responsibility.

Kids are not born fat, they are fed fat by parents.

I do have a biased opinion when it comes to food, I was brought up in southern Africa where there were no fat kids and food was scarce. I lived on a farm where you caught/grew the food first.

This forum is constantly speaking out (albeit to itself) about shite products / service. Just mention your off to Halfrauds to buy a full suspension bike for your kid for Xmas and lots of posters will give you their opinion.

Im just compelled to say what I think, out loud - I know this can be seen as rude or selfrighteous, but thats OK, its partly true. However, it dosent mean it should not be said.

But nevermind, it was a funny thread. I hope no one finds my half serious retort too unfunny in an otherwise very funny thread.

Im off to my freezing garage now to clean my bike.

Actually I dont have kids and wont have kids, but thats another forum thread.

Now, a what tyres for ice thread is overdue.

[i]What I do mind is the fact that some poor kid is having to eat shite food due to her ill educated parents feeding it too her.[/i]

Really? I couldn't care less what other kids eat, well 'couldn't care less' isn't quite right perhaps it's just that it really is nothing to do with me. Your latest post has certainly proved something - that you really are as sanctimonious and self righteous as you first appeared.

This is all very Jamie Oliver.

Now, a what tyres for ice thread is overdue.

Pi**ing myself laughing at Gary_M as he has clearly got a bee in his bonnet about this thread! Trimix's last response was VERY CLEARLY quite tongue in cheek!

As for not having children and not understanding .. a classic "parent" response "you wouldn't understand ...." really if they won't eat it then they don't get anything else! worked for me as a kid .... go to bed hungry you'd eventually eat tea the following day even if it was something I didn't like!!! But then again I don't think I can understand ... sorry! I'll just carry on laughing at this thread! It's brilliant and is really making me laughing.

Turkey Twizzlers for tea me thinks. 🙂
What a good thread.

I was brought up in southern Africa ......

Well I guess that might go a long way in explaining the self-confessed 'self-righteousness'.

go to bed hungry you'd eventually eat tea the following day even if it was something I didn't like!!!

Didn't work for me Munge-chick - I once went 3 days without any food after refusing to eat some stew I didn't like
they gave-in in the end 😀

[i]ernie_lynch - Member
I was brought up in southern Africa ......
Well I guess that might go a long way in explaining the self-confessed 'self-righteousness'.

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Strange Ernie, you're making some unpleasantly Eurocentric assumptions about Trimix's social and ethnic background there.

I'm more partial to the "Spanish" shaped Dinosaurs 😐

Most of the southern Africans I know have some "interesting" opinions on things.

you're making some unpleasantly Eurocentric assumptions about Trimix's social and ethnic background there.

How can someone's ethnic background ever be described as 'unpleasant' ? 😕

How can someone's ethnic background ever be described as 'unpleasant' ?

If you'd ever lived anywhere near Mansfield, you'd understand perfectly.

It was your assumptions - that Trimix is a white South African - that troubled me Ernie, nothing at all to do with anyone's background. Read what I actually wrote...

(Mr MC posting)

Uplink- it didnt work for me either. My family had a standing rule finish your dinner or go to bed. One sunday lunch (wih whole family around) I saw them put my plate on the table with sprouts (food of satan) on it. I went straight to bed without going near the dining table, and my parents lost a psychological battle with an 8yr old.

On a supermarket related aside, me n MC were in tesco recently on either side of an aisle. Out of the corner of my eye I saw her struggling to reach a bottle on the top shelf, and said "they didnt put that there for short arses".

The five-foot-nothing girl in front of me reaching to the back of another shelf spun on her heels and gave me the evil eye. On the same trip I turned to look in MC's shopping basket and said "what the hell have you bought that for?" only for a pensioner to say "well, I like them!". Not my finest day (though she saw he funny side). 😳

It was your assumptions - that Trimix is a white South African - that troubled me Ernie, nothing at all to do with anyone's background. See also APs comment above. Read what I actually wrote...

Mattie_H why did it 'trouble you' that Ernie thought Trimix is a white South African? Genuine question, don't take the hump or go off on one. The fact that he said he was 'brought up' there suggests to me he wasn't born there.

It was your assumptions - that Trimix is a white South African - that troubled me Ernie, nothing at all to do with anyone's background. See also APs comment above. Read what I actually wrote...

Step away from the internet.

It was your assumptions - that Trimix is a white South African - that troubled me Ernie

And your assumption that I'm assuming that Trimix is a white South African, troubles [i]me.[/i]

Southern African is an area of the world with a history of 'self-righteousness', ie, "we know best, so we tell you what to do, and you do as you are told". Now if Trimix was brought up in this environment, then it might not be entirely surprising if some of it has rubbed off on him, he does after all, accept that he might perhaps be [i]"a bit self righteous"[/i]. I have no idea what his ethnic background is ...... maybe 'Trimix' is a clue ?

All I can say is that it's sometimes best just to engage the jawbone fairly tightly shut when it decides to open and put sound to the words in your head.

My neighbours are always asking me and mrs deadly if we fancy going to Macky Dee's for a shnackette on a Sunday afternoon. We just politely refuse (even if nothing beats a strawberry shake yum yum). They're lovely people who could do with having a better idea about nutrition for their kids. They don't roast battery chickens any more after I persuaded them (gently) to try a free range, well fed bird - in the nicest possible way. And in the same way, they don't buy "basics" meat/bacon/sausages anymore. I'm not going to patronise them by having a go because they occasionally go to McDonalds, because they're just really good people who are generous with their spirit and hospitality and great neighbours.

[i]maybe 'Trimix' is a clue ? [/i]

More a clue to his hobby rather than his ethnic background

Uplink .. that's good on you though as any parent who wants to feed their child some stew (they dislike) 3 days in a row deserves to be psychologically outbid by an 8 year old (or whatever age you were!). Good stamina!!!!!

More a clue to his hobby....

I didn't think black people** were very keen on swimming related sports - on account that they are often rather poor swimmers 😕

**of course I'm making the assumption that he might be black, based on the fact that he was brought up in Africa.

I've worked with both the white diaspora (it was amusing to be told one morning in a broad Afrikaans accent that "There's lots of furriners in Lindin, man!") and Africans from surrounding countries who are not so different in opinion to be honest. There's a slightly different personal philosophy between them but broadly they're the same.

More a clue to his hobby

A triathalump?
Jeez - that explains it all

Apologies to any rude South Africans out there 😉

There's a slightly different personal philosophy between them but broadly they're the same

[i]A triathalump?[/i]

Maybe, but more likely refers to a gas mix for diving.

the tags on this thread are quite good 🙂

DD has it right better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt 🙂 I've only just about learned tact in my late 40's

Ernie Lynch - next time your near the Chilterns give me a call and we could go for a bike ride. Since we share a love of mountain biking there should be enough common ground for you to have a good day out and find out what Im really like.

To find out what I'M really like

Outspoken,self-righteous and quick to share your opinion of other peoples shopping habits it would seem.Oh and offer ANY kid the unhealthy option and see what they choose.Still, don't have any good recipes for venison do you?

Im with ernie on this one I have worked with very similar people from SA in the past.

Ernie Lynch - next time your near the Chilterns give me a call and we could go for a bike ride. Since we share a love of mountain biking there should be enough common ground for you to have a good day out and find out what Im really like.

Go for it,ernie.

And pack some Turkey Dinosaurs for lunch.... 😉

Go for it,ernie.

Well as you can imagine, what Trimix is [i]'really like'[/i], is foremost on my mind. So the temptation to drive all the way from Croydon to the Chilterns, just to find out, is really rather strong.

However, should I decide to satisfy my insatiable curiosity, I very much doubt that I would "pack some Turkey Dinosaurs for lunch". As, for a whole multitude of reasons - including health, I don't eat meat. In fact, I find the thought of eating bird's flesh particularly distasteful. Indeed forced to eat meat, I would rather choose steak.

Strangely enough though, despite my aversion to eating meat/birds/turkey (including for health reasons) I feel no impulse to give loud and spontaneous lectures, to random strangers in supermarket queues, on their personal shopping selections 8)

Ok ernie, so what is

is foremost on your mind

I'm also interested by yours' and others' assumptions that the 'southern african' upbringing mentioned by Trimix somehow equates to South African. As I'm sure you're aware, there are 15 countries in the [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_African_Development_Community ]Southern African Development Community[/url] - which is one measure to catagorise 'southern Africa'. I don't know off-hand what the combined population of those countries is but (going back to your post) your sweeping statement that:

ernie_lynch - Member

I was brought up in southern Africa ......

Well I guess that might go a long way in explaining the self-confessed 'self-righteousness'.

and subsequent assumption is analagous to claiming some type of standard behaviour and common mindset amongst all northern european inhabitants - all french, german, dutch, belgium, polish citizens for example. Happy to stand by that assumption?

Anyhow, go up to the Chilterns sometime and ride with Trimix - surely you must have to drive anyway out of Croydon to ride? Must be only an hour and a half from That There London to the Chilterns - where else to mtb do you reach in much less time than that?

ernie - just thought of something else. For someone who chooses such a self-evident left-wing moniker for this forum, how do you square that with appearing as a mouthpiece for a big business on this thread - unquestionally taking as gospel what the Bernad Matthew company claim?

I'm also interested by yours' and others' assumptions that the 'southern african' upbringing mentioned by Trimix somehow equates to South African.

I have never said that Trimix was South African - why don't you read my posts, [i]if[/i] you want to comment on them, specially if you also want to accuse me of 'missing and/or ignoring points'.

Trimix initially made a comment to his wife about the person's choice of food, which the person overheard and responded to. Then a conversation took place, amicably as far as I can make out. Which you choose to characterise as 'loud and spontaneous'.

So it wasn't 'spontaneous' then - he had the whole thing planned ?

And it wasn't 'loud' either, and everything was just tickety-boo ? That's why he chose to post a thread titled :
[b]"My big mouth in the supermarket"[/b] ?

And why he proudly announced that he was overheard saying, [i]"How can people eat that shite"[/i] ?

And how did he manage to address, quote : [i]"the now large audience"[/i] without speaking loudly ?

And tell me ('cause this is really quite interesting) is OK whilst queuing in supermarkets, to make whatever comment you wish, maybe something along the lines of, "look at that fat **** and his ugly wife" as long as the comment is made to your wife, and not to the persons in question ?

I'm also still interested btw, in whether Trimix will approach Trading Standards with his evidence that Turkey Dinosaurs are made "from battery turkeys, stuffed full of growth hormones", despite Bernard Matthews categorical claims that they are not.

But he doesn't seem to have hinted whether he will or not - surely it would be more constructive telling them,
than telling some geezer in a supermarket queue ? 💡

BTW, I'm not defending "big business on this thread". I have said that Bernard Matthews should be prosecuted for lying. Unfortunately I don't have the evidence. However, Trimix apparently has.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear, I'm not sure if this thread is hilarious or tragic, what I do know is that it is addictive, the STW massif at their cute and cuddly best, my only question is 'where will this thread go to next?' keep up the good work all, good to see the festive spirit is alive and well!!

Share the love people, share the love.

You think that's bad, never mind supermarkets, I went into B&Q yesterday and some pr1ck in an orange overall asked me if I wanted decking.

Luckily I got my punch in first.........

I'll get my coat.

Merry Christmas

how do you square that with appearing as a mouthpiece for a big business on this thread - unquestionally taking as gospel what the Bernad Matthew company claim

I think you need to turn up the sensitivity on your ironic-o-meter there fella. 😀

😆 Bregante!

You think that's bad, never mind supermarkets, I went into B&Q yesterday and some pr1ck in an orange overall asked me if I wanted decking.

Luckily I got my punch in first....

Good points and well made CrispedWheel. It's slightly duplicitous for Ernie now to claim than he wasn't implicitly assuming that Trimix was South African - and he still hasn't addess CWs point about the earlier gross generalizations about the southern African character. Intellectual laziness ahoy...

Perhaps we should all take up Trimix's invitation to go for a ride.

e_l never made any reference to Saffa's - I think some of you are way too sensitive, there must be someone here wandering round grumbling "You lie!"

...for Ernie now to claim than he wasn't implicitly assuming that Trimix was South African ................ Intellectual laziness ahoy

😀 I was assuming that Trimix was, what he said he was : "brought up in southern Africa". And since you appear to be [i]too lazy[/i] to bother to check the facts, let me do some copying and pasting for you :

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ernie_lynch - Member

[b]I was brought up in southern Africa ......[/b]

Well I guess that might go a long way in explaining the self-confessed 'self-righteousness'.
Posted 19 hours ago

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ernie_lynch - Member

[b]you're making some unpleasantly Eurocentric assumptions about Trimix's social and ethnic background there.[/b]

How can someone's ethnic background ever be described as 'unpleasant' ?
Posted 18 hours ago

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ernie_lynch - Member

[b]It was your assumptions - that Trimix is a white South African - that troubled me Ernie[/b]

And your assumption that I'm assuming that Trimix is a white South African, troubles me.

Southern African is an area of the world with a history of 'self-righteousness', ie, "we know best, so we tell you what to do, and you do as you are told". Now if Trimix was brought up in this environment, then it might not be entirely surprising if some of it has rubbed off on him, he does after all, accept that he might perhaps be "a bit self righteous". I have no idea what his ethnic background is ...... maybe 'Trimix' is a clue ?
Posted 17 hours ago

See ? No mention anywhere, that Trimix is South African, just that he was bought up in southern Africa - as he says he was.

So given the evidence Mattie, I suspect your prejudicial assumptions that I am assuming Trimix is South African, is due to a rather large dose of [i]intellectual laziness.[/i] Because I have no reason to believe that the level of [i]self-righteousness[/i] is any lower in other southern African countries. Indeed when considering the self-righteousness/southern African issue, I tend to automatically first think of Rhodesians. As their open rebellion against the British Crown, and their declaration of UDI, suggests an impressive level of "self-righteousness".

Given that I did not refer to Trimix as South African, and that Trimix himself suggested he might be a bit self-righteous, it would appear that some punters are a tad casual with evidence and the facts, preferring instead to jump to conclusions. All of which, is making me start to wonder whether Trimix [i]actually[/i] has any evidence to back up his claims that Turkey Dinosaurs are made "from battery turkeys, stuffed full of growth hormones".
I would be very disappointed if he hasn't 😐

Jeez the c*ck quota for this forum just keeps increasing and increasing..It'll be all that's left soon

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-ot-daughters-xmas-dinner

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puts down what he's doing at work and pulls up a chair.........

Jeez the c*ck quota for this forum just keeps increasing and increasing..It'll be all that's left soon

Sadly Houns, it's all that is pretty much left now.

[i]. Because I have no reason to believe that the level of self-righteousness is any lower in other southern African countries. Indeed when considering the self-righteousness/southern African issue, I tend to automatically first think of Rhodesians. As their open rebellion against the British Crown, and their declaration of UDI, suggests an impressive level of "self-righteousness".[/i]

This just sounds like typical Northern European bellicose flim flam to me 🙂

I cannot believe this thread is still running! WHen I opened it yesterday I read Trimix's comment and pi**ed myself laughing (as I think it's funny, whether others do or don't I'm not asking for a debate on). now it's turned into a bunch of ididots arguing over goodness knows what.

You would've thought we would've accepted by now we all have different opinions/views etc and to end up in this petty argument over some turkey dinosaurs is brilliant!
noticed how Trimix is sat on his chair watching and laughing his head off I imagine!!!!!!!

Happy Christmas all ... oh and ernie et all please keep me entertained for another 3 days at least!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you honestly find this thread entertaining? ffs you need to get out more.

noticed how Trimix is sat on his chair watching and laughing his head off

I had assumed that his silence was because he was too busy preparing his dossier on Bernard Matthew's WMDs to hand over to Trading Standards ?

.....and thereby helping to save little children from biological and chemical attacks launched from secret farms in Norfolk.

I bet he's spending Christmas Eve doing the final 'sexing up' touches to his dossier. This year is going to be a very good Christmas for children everywhere. And a very bad year for the Norfolk sponsored Turkey Terrorists.