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letthegoodtimesroll
letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,621
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no, not the Charlton kind, the real circus kind. I noticed the lorries had rolled up not far from me the other night as I drove to the supermarket. I thought at the time that must be a waste of time and money just doing that. Yesterday, on my way to get rid of a load rubbish at the local dump I noticed that not only were they still there but the Big Top was up and the ticket van was parked front and centre by the gate and looked like it was ready for business. How the fck can a circus have people watching if a football club can’t ?

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  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    no, not the Charlton kind, the real circus kind. I noticed the lorries had rolled up not far from me the other night as I drove to the supermarket. I thought at the time that must be a waste of time and money just doing that. Yesterday, on my way to get rid of a load rubbish at the local dump I noticed that not only were they still there but the Big Top was up and the ticket van was parked front and centre by the gate and looked like it was ready for business. How the fck can a circus have people watching if a football club can’t ?
    Same way a cinema can I guess, doubt you'll get 8000 people rocking up to watch a clown fall over a bucket of water. 
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,621
    shine166 said:
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    no, not the Charlton kind, the real circus kind. I noticed the lorries had rolled up not far from me the other night as I drove to the supermarket. I thought at the time that must be a waste of time and money just doing that. Yesterday, on my way to get rid of a load rubbish at the local dump I noticed that not only were they still there but the Big Top was up and the ticket van was parked front and centre by the gate and looked like it was ready for business. How the fck can a circus have people watching if a football club can’t ?
    Same way a cinema can I guess, doubt you'll get 8000 people rocking up to watch a clown fall over a bucket of water. 
    More than that turn up to watch a clown fall over a blade of grass 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    shine166 said:
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    no, not the Charlton kind, the real circus kind. I noticed the lorries had rolled up not far from me the other night as I drove to the supermarket. I thought at the time that must be a waste of time and money just doing that. Yesterday, on my way to get rid of a load rubbish at the local dump I noticed that not only were they still there but the Big Top was up and the ticket van was parked front and centre by the gate and looked like it was ready for business. How the fck can a circus have people watching if a football club can’t ?
    Same way a cinema can I guess, doubt you'll get 8000 people rocking up to watch a clown fall over a bucket of water. 
    More than that turn up to watch a clown fall over a blade of grass 
    I always liked Kim Grant 
  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,107
    shine166 said:
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    no, not the Charlton kind, the real circus kind. I noticed the lorries had rolled up not far from me the other night as I drove to the supermarket. I thought at the time that must be a waste of time and money just doing that. Yesterday, on my way to get rid of a load rubbish at the local dump I noticed that not only were they still there but the Big Top was up and the ticket van was parked front and centre by the gate and looked like it was ready for business. How the fck can a circus have people watching if a football club can’t ?
    Same way a cinema can I guess, doubt you'll get 8000 people rocking up to watch a clown fall over a bucket of water. 
    Especially when it turns out to be a bucket of tinsel
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    no, not the Charlton kind, the real circus kind. I noticed the lorries had rolled up not far from me the other night as I drove to the supermarket. I thought at the time that must be a waste of time and money just doing that. Yesterday, on my way to get rid of a load rubbish at the local dump I noticed that not only were they still there but the Big Top was up and the ticket van was parked front and centre by the gate and looked like it was ready for business. How the fck can a circus have people watching if a football club can’t ?
    circus folk are eternal optimists
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    Fucking Elliotttt Farntwat Mouthall and Shitsheik, i just wish they'd take their Big Flop and just FUCK OFF!!!!
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,844

  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Got a fair opening in Sittingbourne this weekend, surprised by the amount of people on social media announcing that they are attending and will ignore the "advice" from the Government. 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,856
    edited September 2020
    bobmunro said:

    Not saying this is, but topical in relation to @Iceman post. Where are the boundaries?

    From Wikipedia
    In June 2020 The League of Gentlemen was withdrawn from distribution on Netflix due to the character being considered as blackface, following similar action taken against Little Britain by the BBC during the George Floyd protests.[3]

  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    shine166 said:
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    no, not the Charlton kind, the real circus kind. I noticed the lorries had rolled up not far from me the other night as I drove to the supermarket. I thought at the time that must be a waste of time and money just doing that. Yesterday, on my way to get rid of a load rubbish at the local dump I noticed that not only were they still there but the Big Top was up and the ticket van was parked front and centre by the gate and looked like it was ready for business. How the fck can a circus have people watching if a football club can’t ?
    Same way a cinema can I guess, doubt you'll get 8000 people rocking up to watch a clown fall over a bucket of water. 

    I don't know, Roland didn't do too bad. ;-)
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  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Not sure if I posted it on here at the time, probably did as it was so surreal, but me and Mrs was driving through a town (Miramont de Guyenne, Dordogne), about 5am, one day last Summer and come across a circus all set up Two trailer cages, like the ones you see in a Disney film, with a white tiger in each. Couldn't believe it

      
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,981
    SporadicAddick said:
    bobmunro said:

    Not saying this is, but topical in relation to @Iceman post. Where are the boundaries?

    From Wikipedia
    In June 2020 The League of Gentlemen was withdrawn from distribution on Netflix due to the character being considered as blackface, following similar action taken against Little Britain by the BBC during the George Floyd protests.[3]

    Never ever considered this bloke to be in anyway black face or remotely related to a black person.

    Always thought it was just a weirdo with a funny voice.


  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,856
    ValleyGary said:
    SporadicAddick said:
    bobmunro said:

    Not saying this is, but topical in relation to @Iceman post. Where are the boundaries?

    From Wikipedia
    In June 2020 The League of Gentlemen was withdrawn from distribution on Netflix due to the character being considered as blackface, following similar action taken against Little Britain by the BBC during the George Floyd protests.[3]

    Never ever considered this bloke to be in anyway black face or remotely related to a black person.

    Always thought it was just a weirdo with a funny voice.


    I agree, and herein lies the challenge - some clearly do see it that way. Therefore at what point do you or I, who don't have an issue with it, become racist? When someone says we are? And if they do, do we need "educating"? 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,981
    SporadicAddick said:
    ValleyGary said:
    SporadicAddick said:
    bobmunro said:

    Not saying this is, but topical in relation to @Iceman post. Where are the boundaries?

    From Wikipedia
    In June 2020 The League of Gentlemen was withdrawn from distribution on Netflix due to the character being considered as blackface, following similar action taken against Little Britain by the BBC during the George Floyd protests.[3]

    Never ever considered this bloke to be in anyway black face or remotely related to a black person.

    Always thought it was just a weirdo with a funny voice.


    I agree, and herein lies the challenge - some clearly do see it that way. Therefore at what point do you or I, who don't have an issue with it, become racist? When someone says we are? And if they do, do we need "educating"? 
    I think some degree of common sense needs to be used, which unfortunately the people that make decisions seem to lack.

    The little Britain coffee shop woman is clearly black face, he even uses a Caribbean accent. The League of Gentleman bloke clearly isn’t. I think if there’s any doubt then best not to show it.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    After the last 6 years I’m done with circus’s.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,678
    shine166 said:
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    shine166 said:
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    no, not the Charlton kind, the real circus kind. I noticed the lorries had rolled up not far from me the other night as I drove to the supermarket. I thought at the time that must be a waste of time and money just doing that. Yesterday, on my way to get rid of a load rubbish at the local dump I noticed that not only were they still there but the Big Top was up and the ticket van was parked front and centre by the gate and looked like it was ready for business. How the fck can a circus have people watching if a football club can’t ?
    Same way a cinema can I guess, doubt you'll get 8000 people rocking up to watch a clown fall over a bucket of water. 
    More than that turn up to watch a clown fall over a blade of grass 
    I always liked Kim Grant 
    2 goals in the snow at the Den  keeps him in my good books 
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    I heard ESI bought a new team bus.....and the doors fell off.

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