In our previous house, our neighbour - a marine - accused me of putting some rubbish in his bin (which I had done tbf) and got really annoyed. Very tense with him after that. I’d never dare graduate to bin stealing now.
This is funny and I also loved it. I think "people just living life joyously but not an annoying joyous a fun joyous, you know what I mean" may currently be my favorite essay genre.
An old school friend of mine used to call the rozzers 'Minglies'. And therefore, speed bumps (which of course used to be called sleeping policemen) are 'kipping minglies'. Try it out, it's lovely to use. I've been trying to popularise this for decades but traction has been negligible.
That's lovely, but I can see why it's never caught on. It sounds a bit too much like cartoon characters! Kipping Minglies is great, though - I'll use that!
If Congleton is a Victorian disease from the colonies then my neighbouring hometown Macclesfield is a Plague on the country from the Middle Ages. Good bin crime.
In our previous house, our neighbour - a marine - accused me of putting some rubbish in his bin (which I had done tbf) and got really annoyed. Very tense with him after that. I’d never dare graduate to bin stealing now.
I mean, that sounds genuinely quite scary! I was less brave and waited until the house was empty before nicking their bin!
A piece of unsolicited advice. If you are going to embark on a life of crime, you may not want to post the details on a widely read forum.
Haha I'm going to be in trouble 😅
I had to rescue my bin from the front garden two door down after they'd kidnapped it. It was like the SAS, but in slippers.
Haha that's brilliant! SAS in Slippers would make a fab, Alan Bennet style monologue.
This is funny and I also loved it. I think "people just living life joyously but not an annoying joyous a fun joyous, you know what I mean" may currently be my favorite essay genre.
That's a lovely compliment, Lynda! I do try to get some fun out of everything so I'm very happy if that comes across ❤️
I enjoy your writing and your art a ton. Continue your crimes against art and developers and I shall help you pay your legal fees.
Brilliant! Thanks so much for that ❤️✨️ I really love your art, too, so I appreciate the encouragement (and the money!)
I'll continue my crimes against art as well.
Great! We can keep each other on the outlaw side of art.
Art outlaw is absolutely something I want in my bio. I'm doing a Substack live later and I'm giving you credit for this nonsense.
Awesome 😊
An old school friend of mine used to call the rozzers 'Minglies'. And therefore, speed bumps (which of course used to be called sleeping policemen) are 'kipping minglies'. Try it out, it's lovely to use. I've been trying to popularise this for decades but traction has been negligible.
That's lovely, but I can see why it's never caught on. It sounds a bit too much like cartoon characters! Kipping Minglies is great, though - I'll use that!
If Congleton is a Victorian disease from the colonies then my neighbouring hometown Macclesfield is a Plague on the country from the Middle Ages. Good bin crime.
Thanks Margaret! Oh well, glad we chose Congleton then! It was okay. I met a blacksmith.
Love your art, attitude, and trying to decode terms I don’t understand (from across the Atlantic).
Thanks! I'm sure I can provide a translation if it helps 😅
A cozy and fun read. Didn't try to sell me any ideas. Just enjoyable.
Thanks! Happy to hear that :)