Disappointed dog at Joppa

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 07 Oct 2004, 09:33

Ras - I was just wondering if, while passing by, you've seen any more of the poor dog that was so unkindly ignored by the travelling public? I wonder if anyone has been kind enough to retrieve his/her ball from the gutter yet.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 07 Oct 2004, 09:54

What a classic thread title!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 07 Oct 2004, 10:03

Thank you! $\:D/$ And I've not had my third cup of coffee yet!

ras · Post by **ras** » 07 Oct 2004, 13:57

no

i suspect the dog is cowering in it's kennel pondering the state of society today, when the simplest of kind gestures is shunned for fear of losing your place in the queue

i am also guilty, as i could have ran downstairs, stopped the bus, retreived the ball, thrown it back and returned to my seat - but i didn't for fear of looking like a total eejit

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 07 Oct 2004, 14:01

ecm wrote:What a classic thread title!

Agreed.

Post by **wangi** » 07 Oct 2004, 14:25

Although... WTF is it about?

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 07 Oct 2004, 14:40

On the end of the TGIF thread

ras wrote: Thought i'd stick this one the TGIF slot

While sitting on the top deck of the bus this morning a large dog popped it's head over a high garden wall of a property next to the bus stop we were at. It had a plastic ball in it's mouth which it placed very carefully on the cope and then nudged very gently, with it's nose, forward towards the people standing in the queue.

The ball then rolled very slowly until it fell off onto the pavement. The dog looked in anticipation at those at the bus stop, but no-one picked it up and threw it back over! As we drew away the dog looked totally gutted.

If anyone sees a plastic ball in the gutter on Joppa Road next to a bus stop, please throw it back over so the dog can start the weekend happy too.

Sorry - I'm a big softy! I had to ask about it further!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 07 Oct 2004, 14:47

Actually ras - bringing in the Nanny State thread here - if you had run downstairs for the ball, and had fallen down the stairs, or off the bus, or even tripped up in the gutter - could you have sued the dog?

ras · Post by **ras** » 07 Oct 2004, 15:13

i'm sure someone would have a go

you made me think about the stair though - i'm sure if i tried to put a stair in my house of those dimensions i wouldn't be allowed in case i fell down them... and the last time i looked my house wasn't moving - so if it's okay for buses why not for buildings?

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 07 Oct 2004, 15:29

Indeed!

You could probably get away with putting a staircase of the dimensions and steepness of a bus stair in your house if you motorised the house and drove it around Portobello.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Oct 2004, 15:35

How about:

'Disappointing Day at the Dogs in Joppa'?
'Joppa's Gone to the Dogs'
'Dog Days in Joppa'
'Dogging in Joppa - Disappointing'

Post by **wangi** » 07 Oct 2004, 15:39

Bob wrote:'Dogging in Joppa

Not seen any of that in these parts!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 07 Oct 2004, 19:31

wangi wrote:
Bob wrote:'Dogging in Joppa
Not seen any of that in these parts!

But you'll have your camera at the ready, just in case............

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 07 Oct 2004, 22:23

Jay wrote:Indeed!

You could probably get away with putting a staircase of the dimensions and steepness of a bus stair in your house if you motorised the house and drove it around Portobello.

Jay, what do you put in all this coffee you drink??!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Oct 2004, 23:24

I've just had an email from Stan Collymore to recommend Longniddry Bents car park no. 3. Hope this helps.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Oct 2004, 23:30

Oh, so you knew about Longniddry too?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 07 Oct 2004, 23:41

Marya wrote:Haven't got around to actually reading the article for myself. My other half disappeared off with my newly purchased mag, uttering the usual disparaging comments about what a waste of money these women's mags are...then proceeded to give me a summary of some of the pages he'd read.

Bags I borrow it when he's finished!

Sounds a right, good read.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Oct 2004, 23:43

I know, it's scary what they put in Jackie nowadays!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 07 Oct 2004, 23:54

I think this thread should win the title of "The most bizarrely off topic "!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 07 Oct 2004, 23:56

Marya wrote:I think this thread should win the title of "The most bizarrely off topic "!

How on topic can you stay when dealing with disappointed dogs??

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Oct 2004, 23:59

Unless we decide to delete the thread on taste grounds.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 08 Oct 2004, 00:01

Marya wrote: You've gone Potty again!!!

Yahoo!

I shall celebrate by eating a tunnocks teacake, watching the rest of Curb your Enthusiasm and then go off to bed and wake Ali up to tell him the news.

He'll be well chuffed.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 08 Oct 2004, 11:34

ecm wrote:Jay, what do you put in all this coffee you drink??!!

Only the best!

Actually, it was late afternoon hysteria, after one of THOSE days!

Congratulations on your state of pottiness!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 08 Oct 2004, 14:26

Jay wrote: Actually, it was late afternoon hysteria, after one of THOSE days!

Congratulations on your state of pottiness!

Thank you Jay!

I think I'm having one of those hysterical afternoons right now.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 08 Oct 2004, 15:34

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 08 Oct 2004, 20:45

Marya

My other half went off with the said mag too.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 09 Oct 2004, 22:01

Well for goodness sake get them back and post the relevant passage (maybe not the best use of words?

) on here! I've spent the whole day today in Longniddry and I can assure you I saw nothing untoward although it was getting steamy in the bedroom and a fair bit of stripping was happening in the hall

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 11 Oct 2004, 08:13

Are we sure it's women's mags we're talking about here?

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 11 Oct 2004, 14:54

its in this month's Marie Claire