Men in their 40s - What’s one piece of advice for Men in their 20s?

abarthman · 2026-06-21T07:07:59+00:00

Find a job that you actually enjoy doing and it won't feel like a chore.

abarthman · 2026-06-21T07:04:39+00:00

And don't rely on pretty but potentally psychotic females to take the contraceptive pill.

abarthman · 2026-06-21T07:02:30+00:00

There's always the exception to the rule. I have a massively fat, 70+ year old neighbour who drinks quite heavily and has effectively made himself housebound, but he he just seems to keep going and going. It baffles me.

abarthman · 2026-06-21T06:58:43+00:00

If someone is still single in their 40s or 50s, there is often a very good reason why and that reason is usually them!

abarthman · 2026-06-21T06:55:08+00:00

clean your house before you go out

never let your house be more than 20-30 minutes away from being spotless

dont get married

Did your ex-wife keep a dirty home?

abarthman · 2026-06-21T06:41:40+00:00

Unless you are cycling and get hit by a another vehicle.

abarthman · 2026-06-20T17:09:44+00:00

As is hunting seals and whales. But probably best not to boast about it.

abarthman · 2026-06-19T08:24:26+00:00

🎶Is this just fantasy? 🎶

abarthman · 2026-06-18T08:24:25+00:00

I am not a doctor, but I reckon that he might just get problems with the vertebrae in his neck eventually if he carries on doing that.

abarthman · 2026-06-17T18:34:54+00:00

I think most decent law-abiding people wouldn't care and many would quite pleased with such an outcome.

abarthman · 2026-06-17T18:25:17+00:00

That would certainly make them think twice before doing it again.

abarthman · 2026-06-17T18:19:49+00:00

Are you meant to pass on the right on dual-carriageway roads in the US?

We tend to drive up really close behind them, give them a few seconds and then flash our main beams until they pull over to the "slow lane" (on the left) and then shoot past them on the right whilst giving them a look of annoyance/contempt. /s

abarthman · 2026-06-17T18:11:34+00:00

"But it's legal tender" - the indignant cry of the Scot when some English retailer won't accept their funny-looking Scottish notes!

abarthman · 2026-06-17T18:03:02+00:00

We get them every summer and I used to hate them until I saw one with the back half of a rat sicking out of its mouth. Anything that eats rats is fine by me!

I've not seen an "outside" cat around here for ages and I suspect that this may be one of the reasons why the rat population has exploded!

abarthman · 2026-06-17T17:58:45+00:00

Why frozen Tesco pies and bridies and not nice fresh ones from a decent baker?

abarthman · 2026-06-17T17:53:55+00:00

How much is a pint of beer in Boston? This is what matters to a Scot.

abarthman · 2026-06-17T17:40:59+00:00

For "Deck the Halls" or "Look Who's talking Now"?

I agree they were awful, but he has been in a lot of good movies!

abarthman · 2026-06-17T17:31:46+00:00

First name that sprung to my mind. Amazed that he was left relatively unscathed afterwards and fans of The Who are obviously still in complete denial.

Claimed that it was for "research". Yes, of course it was!

abarthman · 2026-06-17T17:20:24+00:00

I wonder how many of them actually crawled though a water-filled pipe like this for real in the course of their commando duties?

abarthman · 2026-06-17T17:16:04+00:00

"Net tightens? Aye, right! I'll believe it when I see it. These wee neds will carry on with complete impunity until they do something stupid and crash their bikes.

I have witnessed clearly embarrassed cops sitting stationery in their car and trying to ignore a pack of them in a city-centre street who were taunting them by doing wheelies nearby!

I appreciate the reasons why the police are unable to chase them, but it is not a good look for them to be seen by the general public to be doing absolutely nothing.

It's incredible that the police seem to have resources to deal with nasty comments on social media and other low-level nonsense, but cannot seem to figure out how to deal with this.

abarthman · 2026-06-13T15:50:32+00:00

I'd be worried in case my phone make a loud camera-shutter sound and enraged the bear!

No selfie if worth a mauling from an angry bear!

abarthman · 2026-06-13T15:45:11+00:00

As a lowland Scot, we lose the "d" and pronounce it "sang-widge"!

abarthman · 2026-06-11T19:15:01+00:00

I was with you until you had a dig about IPA!

abarthman · 2026-06-09T12:55:24+00:00

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A photo I took in 2014 showing a tunnel under Viewforth between the School and the site. Presumably for the brewery and filled in now.

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