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Le Rack · 05-07-2005 10:40PM

burn.

Stark · 05-07-2005 10:46PM

WellyJ wrote:

These people come from bad backgrounds usually

Dont be so hard on 'em

Specially the younger ones that are learning it from their parents every day

:rolleyes:

That's no reason to excuse someone's behaviour.

Repli · 05-07-2005 10:46PM

I also dislike them

grimloch · 05-07-2005 10:48PM

Stark wrote:

:rolleyes:

That's no reason to excuse someone's behaviour.

Precisely, I'm going to make a generalisation here but being from a "bad background" does not give someone the excuse to beat somebody up or act the prat.

WellyJ · 05-07-2005 10:52PM

My point is they dont know any better

Its no coincidence that the "Chavs" all grow up in poor areas.

I dont recall seeing any burberry hats while driving through malahide and howth today.

Stark · 05-07-2005 10:58PM

WellyJ wrote:

My point is they dont know any better

Its no coincidence that the "Chavs" all grow up in poor areas.

I dont recall seeing any burberry hats while driving through malahide and howth today.

That's because the poor variant is the most visible. Scum comes from all walks of life. In all cases, behaving like scum is inexcusable. I think most of us here like to make life a little better for those around us even if it's just a friendly face. We don't need people who exist only to make life worse for everyone else.

WellyJ · 05-07-2005 11:03PM

Stark wrote:

That's because the poor variant is the most visible. Scum comes from all walks of life. In all cases, behaving like scum is inexcusable. I think most of us here like to make life a little better for those around us even if it's just a friendly face. We don't need people who exist only to make life worse for everyone else.

Agreed, in a way you have actually backed up my point. This topic is centred around a bad sterotype of what a "Scumbag" is. As you say there are scum in every town etc. Just cos someone asks you for a "smoke" and wears a burberry hat or jumper doesnt instantly make them a scumbag just as a guy in an expensive suit could just as easily be out to rob your car.

Also. the poll question is moronic. Everyone will obviously answer "No" to the question, apart from a few of course who just vote on these polls for the sake of it.

Hagar · 05-07-2005 11:09PM

Just for the record, a scumbag is a totally different kettle of fish.

It is slang for a male contraceptive ie a bag in which to catch your scum.
Don't ask me how I know these things. It's a gift.

punka · 05-07-2005 11:12PM

bullock wrote:

I think here in Ireland we call them:
3) Thinkers

made me think of this:
(apologies for poor photoshop skills & crapness of joke)

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 05-07-2005 11:19PM

Any one got any interesting story's about chav's?
preferable about beating the living snot out of one!!!

apart from getting asked for change for the bus or a hostel!

ajmurphy62 · 05-07-2005 11:20PM

WellyJ wrote:

My point is they dont know any better

Its no coincidence that the "Chavs" all grow up in poor areas.

I dont recall seeing any burberry hats while driving through malahide and howth today.

Excuse me but i come from a poorer area of Dublin, and i know many many people in my estate. Just because we live in corpo houses, doesnt mean that i am a scumbag, either are my neighbours or my friends from the area. Making that generalisation is the same as saying that all Irish people are alcoholics. As is saying everyone who wears sports gear is also a scumbag as said by another poster. I resent that statement.

WellyJ · 05-07-2005 11:23PM

Well ironically enough, with me defending them, i had a run in with one a couple months back outside the local.

Me and my friend were standing talking outside and from across the road he threw an empty pint glass at us narrowly missing my friend and smashing off the wall.

Ended up in a row with him and his 2 mates.

So i can see why people have a bad opinion of them

I probably should too, but i guess im not one to generalise people.

WellyJ · 05-07-2005 11:25PM

ajmurphy62 wrote:

Excuse me but i come from a poorer area of Dublin, and i know many many people in my estate. Just because we live in corpo houses, doesnt mean that i am a scumbag, either are my neighbours or my friends from the area. Making that generalisation is the same as saying that all Irish people are alcoholics. As is saying everyone who wears sports gear is also a scumbag as said by another poster. I resent that statement.

If you read my posts properly you will see that im actually defending people from poorer areas, and agreeing with you that just cos you may be from a poor area of the city doesnt make you an instant scumbag, apologies if that post made it seem like thats what i was saying but its not what i was getting at at all.

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 05-07-2005 11:27PM

I'v often been out the front of a pub drinking in a beer garden when a pikie
has tried to rob people and started fights with the bouncers. all the while the cops were watching afraid to get involved.

Gazza22 · 05-07-2005 11:32PM

bazH wrote:

most other countries call them Irish

Call yourself Irish? The cheek.....

Imeacht gan teacht ort

Tiffany · 06-07-2005 04:22AM

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote:

I'v often been out the front of a pub drinking in a beer garden when a pikie
has tried to rob people and started fights with the bouncers. all the while the cops were watching afraid to get involved.

Reminds me one night when a group of us were walking home, there were two groups of skangers fighting with each other so we decided to take a different route and around the corner were three gardai, one male two female, obviously too afraid to go near them. They got a shock when we appeared around the corner, obviously assuming we were one of the groups. :rolleyes:
And on another note, the male garda got into his car and almost reversed into us. :eek:

joseph brand · 06-07-2005 04:53AM

Who is the scumbag??

A. Bertie

B. The banks

3. Bush

All bigger dirtbags than the common peasant on the street.

joejoem · 06-07-2005 09:16AM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

On another note, what's with Irish people using the word "chav"?

That is really annoying. Scumbags are all **** we all know, weve talked about it before. But what can you do? You cant educate them and you cant kill them (Genocide) and you can try to move them but since the law seems to protect them we just have to put up with them.

joejoem · 06-07-2005 09:18AM

ajmurphy62 wrote:

As is saying everyone who wears sports gear is also a scumbag as said by another poster. I resent that statement.

90% of the time imo

Einstein · 06-07-2005 09:42AM

Ironically, while this thread was being posted on, a 19 year old was stabbed to death by two "Skangers" in ballyfermot. Last night around 10pm...
great city eh...

Kiera · 06-07-2005 09:55AM

Wouldn’t say he was all that innocent either! But maybe I’m very wrong…..

bullock · 06-07-2005 10:13AM

Probably looking for a Euro Bud ..... Think it happened that he was stabbed outside an Offie!!!!

Whats the story muppets!!!!!

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 06-07-2005 10:16AM

Northern Ireland they call em, steeks. (Not sure of the spelling)

ambrose :cool:

Kiera · 06-07-2005 10:16AM

Paudie (hehehehe)

Stephen · 06-07-2005 10:31AM

Another term i've heard used in england for them is "scallies".

shellby · 06-07-2005 10:52AM

skobie wan kenobie's that's a personal favorite of mine a friend favoured it because he said it's like they constantlly have the next generation in training

what ever about the clothes try having an intellectual converstion with one and there is nothing worse then some fella with a high pitched voice and an unbearably drawn out accent trying to chat you up

Zapho · 06-07-2005 11:00AM

punka wrote:

made me think of this:
(apologies for poor photoshop skills & crapness of joke)

Freakin quality pic!

the_syco · 06-07-2005 11:10AM

bullock wrote:

I think here in Ireland we call them:
2) Scum Bags

They wear trakkies, etc.

bullock wrote:

In England they call them:
1) Chavs

They wear burberry, etc.

TheBigLebowski wrote:

Prefer skanger myself. Chav is such an english tabloid word.

Skangers don't like being called skangers. Chav's take pride in being called a Chav.

WellyJ wrote:

Specially the younger ones that are learning it from their parents every day

Specially when the kid is what, 5? And the daddy is doing his L. Cert, and the "burd" dropped out of school, after doing her j Cert?

=-=

I call someone a scumbag by the way they act. F*ck the way they dress. You dress to get a woman, and depending on the area, how you dress may differ.

Raiser · 06-07-2005 11:13AM

Used to hear of them being called Comanches here in Limerick quite regularily.

- In Limerick its not uncommon to have a wild eyed man charging you down on a busy road while riding bareback on a piebald pony.

I just feel sorry for the tourists - they think they've severely messed up on their medication when they see this.

Was reading in one of those history of soccer books that the first ever pitch invasion on horseback was officially recorded in Limerick also - on pitch by Our Lady of Lourdes church.

* Also, finally, a tip - call them knackers, scobes, or whatever - but their own word for someone who they think is a knacker is actually Scumbag - ie. three knackers will see a fourth and say "fooksake packie looka dah fooking sch-cum-baag". - I know this cause I heard of a lachie who once stabbed another lachie for calling him a scumbag, beautiful irony.

BlitzKrieg · 06-07-2005 11:14AM

should we just sticky a "Rant about scumbags" post to the top of after hours instead of having to go through these threads every other week?

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