How am i supposed to find this money?

SugarSpun

Gavin83 wrote: »

I can actually think of quite a few things that would land you in legal trouble but my first assumption was child !!!!!!.

What was you presuming when you were questioning the contents of the laptop?

I wondered if there was anything on there he wouldn't want the repair guy to see, but that could be illegally downloaded music/movies, perfectly legal adult !!!!!!, bank details on an unprotected Word file or even nudey pictures of the OP. I didn't even think of child !!!!!! (and from the number of perverts who get caught with child !!!!!! when their laptops go in for repair I'm guessing they don't think about it too much either).

ailuro2

Can we please stop bickering now, children?:p

OP, how is he/it today (partner and laptop)

OrkneyStar

ailuro2 wrote: »

Can we please stop bickering now, children?:p

OP, how is he/it today (partner and laptop)

It was me who raised it, for the record I was not bickering, just did not think it was acceptable for a female to say they would slap their OH, any more than for a male to say it! End of!

Mark_the_owl

paddy's_mum wrote: »

If you were my daughter, I'd be quite worried by this over the top reaction to accidental damage to a mere thing.

What's he going to be like if ever you became accidentally pregnant - "it's your own fault, and I don't want kids yet so get rid of it. It's your problem not mine so don't come running to me with tears ..."

Seriously, cold shouldering someone over an incident that is at least as much their mistake and shortsightedness as yours would have me asking questions about the maturity of the "other half".

Speaking of overreactions.............

euronorris

mikey72 wrote: »

Surely it would be myself making them, would it not?

Why? Are no other males capable of making a misogynist comment?

I think Person One was trying to point out that, perhaps, you don't pull up every guy you hear making a casual/jokey misogynist comment.

I must admit that I didn't say anything, simply because it read as a joke, not a serious comment.

And no, if a guy made a similar comment as a joke, then I wouldn't say anything either.

If, however, he developed a habit of frequently making those comments then I would begin to question how much truth was actually behind those comments and ask him to stop. Just as I would with a woman.

Mutter_2

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

I can assure you..pot noodles are far far worse :(:eek:

My worst was a wax strip, sticky side down.

As for a slap. I read it as a figure of speech, it's very often used at the moment, as in "What she needs is a good slap." never put into practice I hope.

OrkneyStar

Mutter wrote: »

My worst was a wax strip, sticky side down.

As for a slap. I read it as a figure of speech, it's very often used at the moment, as in "What she needs is a good slap." never put into practice I hope.

Must be a region or something type thing, as I have never heard that phrase said very much tbh!

jen_br

LOL you know what I love about this thread???

The fact that a laptop a very expensive one was broken (no different then getting in a car acceident) OP's OH flips out like most people would..

and now hes got syndroms, hes a wife beater, porno watcher, insurance lapser... loll

Maybe he was just mad becuase he is without his macbook!?

Or maybe he was mad because he left his drink there?

Either way if my DHs Playstation 3 broke (DS dropped a remote in the bath) he cried about it for days till i got em a new one lol...

euronorris

OrkneyStar wrote: »

Must be a region or something type thing, as I have never heard that phrase said very much tbh!

Really? Mmm, interesting.

Quite common in Kent and will often receive the response 'You could try..... but you'll get a slap back!'. But it's all done in a very light hearted and jokey way. If there's ever a serious tone to it, then said person is quickly told it's not acceptable, by both the men and the women present (and usually shuts up pretty sharpish too).

easy

I certainly didn't read the original reference to "giving a slap" in the literal sense. We use the term here, just as a figure of speech...