Politically Incorrect

Post by **charlesp** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:41 pm

Totally agree that political correctness should be lampooned and brought out into the open wherever possible.

British Seagull were never politically correct, and I'll repost that advert here when I get a mminute, together with the one about women starting outboards when I dig it out.

British Seagull did try to take ladies' needs into account in a manner that was quite enlighted for the time.

One charming woman who I visited as part of my research for the ongoing project was full of praise for the management style of the 1960s when she was the only female machine operator in the factory - she was drilling holes in gearbox castings).

She was expecting a baby, and in those days there were no allowances made for this sort of thing. She reckoned the firm were being really kind to her when, with one week to go before the expected date the foreman told her that as a special dispensation she was going to be allowed to sit down at her machine, and a chair had been specially procured. By the time she got back after the birth the chair had vanished.

There were no canteen facilities. During the lunch break you would sit at your workbench and eat your sandwiches with a large mug of tea. I have a photograph of the lads doing just that, filthy hands, lunch box resting next to open cans of paint, muck and grime all over the place. The Health and Safety people would have had a fit. The ladies were reckoned to have finer sensibilities, and were allowed to eat their lunch in the ladies toilets. They thought they were being treated very well.

Let us have your Political Incorrectness thoughts, even if not connected to outboards. I am keen to dicover what sort of people we have here, although from those I have actually met I think there will be no surprises.

Collector Inspector · Post by **Collector Inspector** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:50 pm

This is a Favorite Down Under.

Regards

C.I.

Post by **charlesp** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:48 pm

Funnily enough we have a similar one here, the message is painted on the White Cliffs of Dover...

Post by **Charles uk** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:00 pm

Our current Government painted it there but like everything else they've done it wasn't too successfull, as they used white paint, but they did claim to spend Â£14 million on it. Probably the most effective part of their imigration policy.

& as for the Aussie pic using that size typeface they had no room for the rest of the expression " of wind & piss!

"Piss" means beer down under.

Andrew Evans · Post by **Andrew Evans** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:21 pm

In the early 70's i worked in Australia for a while and remember at a safari park lion enclosure, a notice saying to stay in the vehicle and some wise guy had put another notice saying except for Pommies who must ride bicycles. I can only imagine that Australia is full because of the great Australia Bight, (good enough for a Christmas cracker). The problem with that sign is you would only see it from the air you would be unaware if you approached from the sea.

Post by **Charles uk** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:44 pm

There is a sign on the bank of the Waikato near Hamilton NZ that says,

Flush twice Auckland needs the water!

Aucklanders are called JAFAs by the rest of New Zealand, Just another F*****g Aucklander!

timberman2004 · Post by **timberman2004** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:41 am

funny thing about the Aussies claiming to be full ....

I mean most Aussies live within 100 miles of the coast, & only 20 million of them at that ..(even so, still scary Huh ?)

hey you jokers, What about that humungous great empty bit in the middle ???.....that bit you never want to visit

I mean, with 3 millon sq miles vs poor old UK's 95 thou sq miles, (so better than 30:1 ratio) ..I reckon you got room outback there for a few mosques and kebab vans ....so do the decent thing guys ...take some of the strain...

and try to do it before the bush-fire season

whoops ..now I hope no-one mis-reads that bit ...

phil · Post by **phil** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:21 am

Right Neal, sounds like a real estate speculators dream, and they were building a great long fence out there somewhere weren't they?

Horsley-Anarak · Post by **Horsley-Anarak** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:22 pm

I like Fox hunting

Is that non PC enough

H-A

Post by **charlesp** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:03 pm

Sort of Seagulls,

Definitely iffy,

But it made me chuckle.....

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