I mean sad in the traditional sense, not the modern way it's used.
There's this children's play area that I must have passed a thousand times, as I skip merrily along the various Acacias. It's not big, maybe the size of four tennis courts. It's all grassed over has plenty of mature trees growing around the boundaries. It has a slide, a couple of swings and a wee roundabout.
It also has a sign. On this sign, written directly under the words, "Acacia Avenue Children's Play Area", is the admonition, "Ball games not allowed".
I despair at times.
17 Oct 11, 2:49 PM
Honeyblue
UK(B), 9 mths
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well at least it didnt say no children allowed I want to be as free in life as I am in my mind.
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17 Oct 11, 3:03 PM
Trolly
8 mths
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That is sad 
That's why all those other countries keep beating us at ball sports, coz they let their kids play ball games almost everywhere.....
Soon we'll be telling kids that play is bad for them, poor little blighters!
And what about all those subliminal (well, almost subliminal) messages on things saying, 'Keep away from children!'
Why?????? I like kids - I am a kid!!!  I make this look a lot easier than it really is!!!
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17 Oct 11, 3:20 PM
Richtea
UK(BN), 2 yrs
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Honeyblue wrote:
well at least it didnt say no children allowed
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The next stage will be no noisy children allowed.
"Me and Kevin, we're just not the same"
Women are from Reigate, men are from Reigate. Not all of them of course, that would be silly, some are from Pimlico, or Cleethorpes, or that little village in Derbyshire who's name eludes me, or Bridlington, or Weston Super Mare, or Clac....
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17 Oct 11, 3:44 PM
Richtea
UK(BN), 2 yrs
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Trolly wrote:
That is sad
That's why all those other countries keep beating us at ball sports, coz they let their kids play ball games almost everywhere.....
Soon we'll be telling kids that play is bad for them, poor little blighters!
And what about all those subliminal (well, almost subliminal) messages on things saying, 'Keep away from children!'
Why?????? I like kids - I am a kid!!!
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To a very small extent, I slightly understand the 'no ball games' signs in a very few other areas. But in a place that is supposed to be all about play?!
I stayed with a couple of mates and their two kids last year,(boy ten, girl 4). He'd never made a bow and arrow out of a tree branch and some string before....we soon put that right. Then we spent an afternoon chasing each other in and out of a small wood, firing crooked arrows at each other that wouldn't hit a house from ten yards.
Mind you, I had to stop every five minutes or so to get my breath back.
"Me and Kevin, we're just not the same"
Women are from Reigate, men are from Reigate. Not all of them of course, that would be silly, some are from Pimlico, or Cleethorpes, or that little village in Derbyshire who's name eludes me, or Bridlington, or Weston Super Mare, or Clac....
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17 Oct 11, 5:43 PM
male00
15 mths |
Don't know about the saddest sign... But the funniest i've seen said "squirrels!" (on a proper road sign, i should add). I used to judge men's thoughts and actions, now i hear there thoughts and see there actions.
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17 Oct 11, 5:56 PM
perra_diablo
UK, 3 yrs
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saddest sign ....... Closed on your favourite shoe shop. |
17 Oct 11, 6:24 PM
Reversed
23 mths
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Richtea wrote:
Trolly wrote:
That is sad
That's why all those other countries keep beating us at ball sports, coz they let their kids play ball games almost everywhere.....
Soon we'll be telling kids that play is bad for them, poor little blighters!
And what about all those subliminal (well, almost subliminal) messages on things saying, 'Keep away from children!'
Why?????? I like kids - I am a kid!!!
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To a very small extent, I slightly understand the 'no ball games' signs in a very few other areas. But in a place that is supposed to be all about play?!
I stayed with a couple of mates and their two kids last year,(boy ten, girl 4). He'd never made a bow and arrow out of a tree branch and some string before....we soon put that right. Then we spent an afternoon chasing each other in and out of a small wood, firing crooked arrows at each other that wouldn't hit a house from ten yards.
Mind you, I had to stop every five minutes or so to get my breath back.
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'Struth - next you'll be telling me they had never been scrumping!!
Tell me they had - please!!!! Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
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17 Oct 11, 6:31 PM
Richtea
UK(BN), 2 yrs
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male00 wrote:
Don't know about the saddest sign... But the funniest i've seen said "squirrels!" (on a proper road sign, i should add).
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I've not seen squirrels, but I have seen toads and badgers. I'm never sure what you're supposed to do....have someone with a torch walk in front of the car for a mile or so?
"Me and Kevin, we're just not the same"
Women are from Reigate, men are from Reigate. Not all of them of course, that would be silly, some are from Pimlico, or Cleethorpes, or that little village in Derbyshire who's name eludes me, or Bridlington, or Weston Super Mare, or Clac....
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17 Oct 11, 6:32 PM
Richtea
UK(BN), 2 yrs
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perra_diablo wrote:
saddest sign ....... Closed on your favourite shoe shop.
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I'm alright there, I know all the charity shops opening hours.
"Me and Kevin, we're just not the same"
Women are from Reigate, men are from Reigate. Not all of them of course, that would be silly, some are from Pimlico, or Cleethorpes, or that little village in Derbyshire who's name eludes me, or Bridlington, or Weston Super Mare, or Clac....
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17 Oct 11, 6:40 PM
Richtea
UK(BN), 2 yrs
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Reversed wrote:
Richtea wrote:
Trolly wrote:
That is sad
That's why all those other countries keep beating us at ball sports, coz they let their kids play ball games almost everywhere.....
Soon we'll be telling kids that play is bad for them, poor little blighters!
And what about all those subliminal (well, almost subliminal) messages on things saying, 'Keep away from children!'
Why?????? I like kids - I am a kid!!!
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To a very small extent, I slightly understand the 'no ball games' signs in a very few other areas. But in a place that is supposed to be all about play?!
I stayed with a couple of mates and their two kids last year,(boy ten, girl 4). He'd never made a bow and arrow out of a tree branch and some string before....we soon put that right. Then we spent an afternoon chasing each other in and out of a small wood, firing crooked arrows at each other that wouldn't hit a house from ten yards.
Mind you, I had to stop every five minutes or so to get my breath back.
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'Struth - next you'll be telling me they had never been scrumping!!
Tell me they had - please!!!!
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Nope, I'm afraid not. Mind you, in all fairness, they live out in the wilds, so scrumping opportunities are fewer. Sadly climbing trees is considered a bit too dangerous, so thta's out as well.
"Me and Kevin, we're just not the same"
Women are from Reigate, men are from Reigate. Not all of them of course, that would be silly, some are from Pimlico, or Cleethorpes, or that little village in Derbyshire who's name eludes me, or Bridlington, or Weston Super Mare, or Clac....
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