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Ginger in the Scratcher

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  • #32
    KeithM89_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,806 ✭✭✭✭KeithM89_old


    What do you call a ginger with a rape whistle?


    Optimistic.


    /leaves


  • #33
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    Well, maybe the reason I hear it quite a lot is by virtue of the fact that I am ginger.

    It'd also depend on what way you pronounce it. In the UK they pronounce it like "ging-aw" for the most part, I've rarely heard it being pronounced that way here, in Ireland it's mainly "gin-ger".

    I'm a red head too and would still associate ginger and all it's spellings as a British way to describe a red head.


  • #34
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    I'm a red head too and would still associate ginger and all it's spellings as a British way to describe a red head.

    Well most of the language we speak derives from Britain so I wouldn't be surprised.


  • #35
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    KeithM89 wrote: »
    What do you call a ginger with a rape whistle?

    Optimistic.

    /leaves


    Wonder how long that would last if it was about a skin colour instead of hair colour. Great AH hypocrisy strikes again.


  • #36
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    Well most of the language we speak derives from Britain so I wouldn't be surprised.


    True, but it seems to me as more of a recent thing.


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  • #37
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    prinz wrote: »
    Wonder how long that would last if it was about a skin colour instead of hair colour. Great AH hypocrisy strikes again.


    Can't ban him for flaming (pun intended) sadly :P

    I was in a bar in London one night, it was late and the bar was shutting.

    I was calling a drink at the bar, so was a big black guy. I caught the bar persons attention first and the black guy shouted "Oi Ginger" I replied with, "fcuk you, do you think it's ok to comment on my colour? what would you do if I did the same?"

    He walked over and he was massive, he give me a hug and said, "only messing mate" it was surreal :P


  • #38
    KeithM89_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,806 ✭✭✭✭KeithM89_old


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Can't ban him for flaming (pun intended) sadly :P

    Il ban myself. :p

    I didnt realise we werent allowed to make jokes in AH anymore.


  • #39
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    KeithM89 wrote: »
    Il ban myself. :p
    I didnt realise we werent allowed to make jokes in AH anymore.

    You are, but only about a select few things it seems. Ha Ha Ginger hair lolz...
    Ha ha black skin....BAN

    :pac:


  • #40
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    KeithM89 wrote: »
    Il ban myself. :p

    I didnt realise we werent allowed to make jokes in AH anymore.


    Jokes are meant to be funny though.


  • #41
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,940 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    KeithM89 wrote: »
    Il ban myself. :p

    I didnt realise we werent allowed to make jokes in AH anymore.

    nagger.


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  • #42
    KeithM89_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,806 ✭✭✭✭KeithM89_old


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Jokes are meant to be funny though.

    That was my 'A' game :(


  • #43
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    That doesn't answer the question. It was wide spread when I lived in the UK but rarely heard it in Ireland. It's probably the exposure of British TV over the past decade, people are impressionable , I suppose.

    Wait a minute.. are you a ginge by any chance?


  • #44
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Confab wrote: »
    Wait a minute.. are you a ginge by any chance?

    Did you stop reading there?
    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    I'm a red head too and would still associate ginger and all it's spellings as a British way to describe a red head.
    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Can't ban him for flaming (pun intended) sadly :P

    I was in a bar in London one night, it was late and the bar was shutting.

    I was calling a drink at the bar, so was a big black guy. I caught the bar persons attention first and the black guy shouted "Oi Ginger" I replied with, "fcuk you, do you think it's ok to comment on my colour? what would you do if I did the same?"

    He walked over and he was massive, he give me a hug and said, "only messing mate" it was surreal :P


  • #45
    Solnskaya
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭Solnskaya


    My kids seem to have a lot of "strawberry blonde" friends and cousins, and I spend a lot of time biting my tongue when the cat comes in(the ginger tom -that is). Normally just let out a roar "get that ginger fecker out of the house". This has caused a lot of red faces in our house. sh1te no, I meant embarrasement, I'm scarlett there now, no, no, hang on, I mean, ah, feck it.....


  • #46
    Darkginger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭Darkginger


    Ginger and proud here :) In the UK I was 'jinjer', now I'm here I'm 'ging-er' with a hard G. Oo, a hard G :) Sorry, am suddenly distracted...


  • #47
    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    I don't get why some people hate red hair. I would prefer a red head to a blonde any day.
    I am a bit biased as some of my family are red heads.


  • #48
    LETHAL LADY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,145 ✭✭✭LETHAL LADY


    Ginger in the scratcher Maggie Thatcher that is all.


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