FabSwingers.com forum: I’ve been called sexist...

By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

My roomie at work was just on the phone to someone in our London office discussing the weather, as you do.

I heard him say that he was disappointed that there was no snow cause he wanted to go out and build a ‘snow person’ with his kids.

Wtf? Building a ‘snowman’ is the phrase you’re looking for I said and he called me sexist!

The world has gone totally mental!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My roomie at work was just on the phone to someone in our London office discussing the weather, as you do.

I heard him say that he was disappointed that there was no snow cause he wanted to go out and build a ‘snow person’ with his kids.

Wtf? Building a ‘snowman’ is the phrase you’re looking for I said and he called me sexist!

The world has gone totally mental!

Theres even a movie for crimbo and everything

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals.

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals."

Well exactly! Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My roomie at work was just on the phone to someone in our London office discussing the weather, as you do.

I heard him say that he was disappointed that there was no snow cause he wanted to go out and build a ‘snow person’ with his kids.

Wtf? Building a ‘snowman’ is the phrase you’re looking for I said and he called me sexist!

The world has gone totally mental!

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agree with that especially interacting with kids its totally ridiculous,no wonder they can't relate to adults

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Perhaps he actually wanted to build a snow hermaphrodite? In which case it was sexist of you to just assume it was male...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is all just political correctness gone to absolute shite...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is why our society is doomed to self destruction. ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does a snow person have snowballs?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A gender neutral snowman. Welcome to 2018

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You literally can't say shit without someone taking offence now...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A gender neutral snowman. Welcome to 2018"

I don't want to live on this planet anymore...

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By *eus n EuropaCouple
over a year ago

Derby

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals.

Well exactly! Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

PMSL A Snowoman with a fanny

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

I do wonder how this pc nonsense will impact in the long run .

From such ridiculous things as gender neutral primary schools , to whether it’s ok to call a blackboard a blackboard , the world has gone mad .

Maybe it’s my age , and I’m not seeing the bigger picture , but sometimes I think it’s impact will see places like Manchester and Blackpool have to be renamed eventually !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I built a snowtranny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You literally can't say sh*t without someone taking offence now...

Fify

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals."

Now I know why some people want a parsnip as well as a carrot for their snowman.

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals.

Well exactly! Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

Someone who wants to slip into something cool ?

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By *arry WindsorMan
over a year ago

Heaton Park Manchester

"You literally can't say shit without someone taking offence now...

I could quite easily take offence at that comment!

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals.

Well exactly! Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

PMSL A Snowoman with a fanny

sign it up to fab and give it a bit of a profile and i'm sure some will message to see if it FAF

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By *amdenfunMan
over a year ago

London

So everyone here, unanimously, thinks gender neutrality is silly?

I'm going to put my neck out here, and suggest that it's odd that fabswingers is so reactionary.

Obviously the snowman example is innocuous and hardly worth spending energy on in a country where snowpeople can only be built every three years. And of course, one could differentiate between genders in a snow person, in which case they come snowmen and snow-women.

But, marginally, of course it's better to say snowperson. When we're addressing people whose gender we don't know, we don't say he anymore, I presume? And we say firefighter now, don't we?

Equality is a process, not a simple belief. It takes time. Throwing the word "man" around to refer to things that might be either, shows that give men precedence.

Or something like that. It's a big topic.

Working from home is distractive! I better get back to work.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

This is what kids are taught at school to not say Snowman, Postman etc.... Its not sexist it's just how it is . Snowperson is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

I used to roll my eyes at the 'pc gone mad' brigade, but now I'm a fully paid up member.

All this kind of stuff gets right on my tits, oops, sorry, not my tits...

Gets right on my Gynecomastia, wait what, that's man tits?!

Shit, I need a gender neutral term for boobs, help me out please.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I still say fireman and policeman. Change it to woman if it’s a woman.

It’s just as bad as seeing an article about someone saying we should call pregnant women a pregnant person. Like what the actual fuck.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So everyone here, unanimously, thinks gender neutrality is silly?

I'm going to put my neck out here, and suggest that it's odd that fabswingers is so reactionary.

But, marginally, of course it's better to say snowperson. When we're addressing people whose gender we don't know, we don't say he anymore, I presume? And we say firefighter now, don't we?

Equality is a process, not a simple belief. It takes time. Throwing the word "man" around to refer to things that might be either, shows that give men precedence.

Or something like that. It's a big topic.

Working from home is distractive! I better get back to work. "

You're right, we do use firefighter now which is the proper way to say it.

We should change all names to that to be inclusive.

Firefighter.

Policefighter.

Fisherfighter.

Snowfighter.

Binfighter.

Much better.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So everyone here, unanimously, thinks gender neutrality is silly?

I'm going to put my neck out here, and suggest that it's odd that fabswingers is so reactionary.

But, marginally, of course it's better to say snowperson. When we're addressing people whose gender we don't know, we don't say he anymore, I presume? And we say firefighter now, don't we?

Equality is a process, not a simple belief. It takes time. Throwing the word "man" around to refer to things that might be either, shows that give men precedence.

Or something like that. It's a big topic.

Working from home is distractive! I better get back to work.

You're right, we do use firefighter now which is the proper way to say it.

We should change all names to that to be inclusive.

Firefighter.

Policefighter.

Fisherfighter.

Snowfighter.

Binfighter.

Much better."

Binfighter

. They’re definitely fighting the bins today with this weather

L x

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

The world cannot be "gender neutral" because men and women are different.

Women give birth, men don't, fact.

Women are ( for the most part ) physically weaker, fact.

Women apparently have a higher pain threshold.

men and women are mentally "wired" differently, fact.

Does any of this make either of the sexes "better" than the other? Not if you are a sensible person it doesn't.

We should embrace the differences, not strive to try and make us sound and look all the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals.

Well exactly! Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

Dash said something about fucking snow recently.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You literally can't say shit without someone taking offence now...

I take offence to that!

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"So everyone here, unanimously, thinks gender neutrality is silly?

I'm going to put my neck out here, and suggest that it's odd that fabswingers is so reactionary.

But, marginally, of course it's better to say snowperson. When we're addressing people whose gender we don't know, we don't say he anymore, I presume? And we say firefighter now, don't we?

Equality is a process, not a simple belief. It takes time. Throwing the word "man" around to refer to things that might be either, shows that give men precedence.

Or something like that. It's a big topic.

Working from home is distractive! I better get back to work. "

I’m absolutely for people being whoever they want to be. Let me just make that abundantly clear.

A snowman is an object that we’ve all grown up knowing about. It’s not a person. It’s a sculpture made from frozen rain. Building a dog shaped snowman is still a snowman... I wouldn’t describe it as a snowdog.

I’m just not sure we need to take political correctness to that sort of level. A firefighter is a firefighter. I totally get that. A policeman or policewoman have always been part of the police force. I just don’t ever think that policeperson will trip off my tongue if that makes sense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There’s a girls school in Manchester that has just banned the word girls just in case any of the children are transsexual

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From now on, I shall be just a person, even though biologically, I’m female. That’s how it’s gonna be it this pish carries on

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

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I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The world cannot be "gender neutral" because men and women are different.

Women give birth, men don't, fact.

Women are ( for the most part ) physically weaker, fact.

Women apparently have a higher pain threshold.

men and women are mentally "wired" differently, fact.

Does any of this make either of the sexes "better" than the other? Not if you are a sensible person it doesn't.

We should embrace the differences, not strive to try and make us sound and look all the same."

Women are from Venus, Men from Mars.

On one hand we are (rightly) expected to celebrate diversity, on the other hand there’s a crusade to ‘neutralise’ everything!

I’m not sure if the person the OP refers to was being wholly serious or not, but of course equality of the sexes is a very important subject. Men and women are different, but should be equals. Getting wound up about calling a snowman a snowman, rather than snowperson, can (in my humble opinion anyway) trivialise the much more important gender equality issues out there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol"

*person cave

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

It was a tongue in cheek post to round up a bit of banter and chit chat whether that be serious or not. It is after all what forums are for.

My roomie was laughing as he told me I was sexist but he did however still use the phrase ‘snowperson’ whilst on the phone which made me roll my eyes and think the world has gone mad.

It did not make me think that people who suffer from gender issues are mad or made up or politically incorrect/correct (delete as you see fit) and the fact that I’m actually having to explain this is utterly fucking bonkers!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't worry, once Brexit happens, we can go back to being homophobic sexist racist..etc..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It was a tongue in cheek post to round up a bit of banter and chit chat whether that be serious or not. It is after all what forums are for.

My roomie was laughing as he told me I was sexist but he did however still use the phrase ‘snowperson’ whilst on the phone which made me roll my eyes and think the world has gone mad.

Welcome back.

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"It was a tongue in cheek post to round up a bit of banter and chit chat whether that be serious or not. It is after all what forums are for.

My roomie was laughing as he told me I was sexist but he did however still use the phrase ‘snowperson’ whilst on the phone which made me roll my eyes and think the world has gone mad.

Welcome back. "

I know... I’ve been here long enough to know better.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can't say anything about snowmen these days. Snowflakes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's just daft. People these days just love to be offended by the smallest of things

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

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"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

*person cave

Omfg yeah haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He has a top hat and a corncob pipe. No woman would be seen dead with a corncob pipe in her mouth.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

*person cave

Omfg yeah haha"

You need to review your username too.

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By *ophleeCouple
over a year ago

Fareham

"My roomie at work was just on the phone to someone in our London office discussing the weather, as you do.

I heard him say that he was disappointed that there was no snow cause he wanted to go out and build a ‘snow person’ with his kids.

Wtf? Building a ‘snowman’ is the phrase you’re looking for I said and he called me sexist!

The world has gone totally mental!

Far too bloody pink and fluffy if you ask us

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By *av_55Man
over a year ago

I bet what ever it’s assumed gender it was a cross fit,vegan, snow person,,,

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By *ink Panther.Woman
over a year ago

Preston

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals.

Well exactly! Who builds a snowman with a pasty?!

FTFY

Forum search ‘smashing’

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"He has a top hat and a corncob pipe. No woman would be seen dead with a corncob pipe in her mouth."

But top hats are okay though right?

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By *arry WindsorMan
over a year ago

Heaton Park Manchester

"I used to roll my eyes at the 'pc gone mad' brigade, but now I'm a fully paid up member.

All this kind of stuff gets right on my tits, oops, sorry, not my tits...

Gets right on my Gynecomastia, wait what, that's man tits?!

Shit, I need a gender neutral term for boobs, help me out please. "

How about manboobs? Shit I mean ... Oh shit I said shit I meant excrement.

So ... Oh excrement it should have been personboobs of the male gender if the male type is applicable.

Oh testicles to it all I'd go with it getting on your tits!

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

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"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

*person cave

Omfg yeah haha

You need to review your username too. "

That's a step too far! But you do have a point

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

"He has a top hat and a corncob pipe. No woman would be seen dead with a corncob pipe in her mouth."

If it was a snowwomen I wonder what it would have in its mouth?

(where's that parsnip?)

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By *iSexGeordieMan
over a year ago

North Shields

Surely it’s better not to tell people what they mean when it comes to using gender neutral terms?

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

"Surely it’s better not to tell people what they mean when it comes to using gender neutral terms? "

What'd you mean?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The term snowballs was invented for a reason.

Snow people are all men

No reasonable snowman would drive his carrot into an ice cold snow fanny to procreate. Tut don't people like reality?

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

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"Surely it’s better not to tell people what they mean when it comes to using gender neutral terms?

What'd you mean?"

Beat me to it. I am not sure either.

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By *aster YorkshireproMan
over a year ago

various! moves around

I was going to say its all bollocks but thought that would be a bit obvious!

I am not sexist in anyway - just putting this out there though my girlfriends car battery has died.

Who do you think is swapping it tonight?

Does it make me sexist because i dont trust her to do it? Or is she sexist for asking me to?

Either way as long as i get a blowjob for doing it I am happy!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"He has a top hat and a corncob pipe. No woman would be seen dead with a corncob pipe in her mouth.

But top hats are okay though right?

Of course

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was going to say its all bollocks but thought that would be a bit obvious!

I am not sexist in anyway - just putting this out there though my girlfriends car battery has died.

Who do you think is swapping it tonight?

Does it make me sexist because i dont trust her to do it? Or is she sexist for asking me to?

Either way as long as i get a blowjob for doing it I am happy!

I managed to change a car battery. I forgot to pick up my medal

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By *hocolate_HeavenMan
over a year ago

Birmingham and Dubai

"You literally can't say shit without someone taking offence now...

Oh hello

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gender neutral is made up.

There are 2 genders.

You cant be another or neither.

The snowman is a man until someone makes the tits and vag

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

"Surely it’s better not to tell people what they mean when it comes to using gender neutral terms?

What'd you mean?"

It's better not to tell anyone

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By *ink Panther.Woman
over a year ago

Preston

"I was going to say its all bollocks but thought that would be a bit obvious!

I am not sexist in anyway - just putting this out there though my girlfriends car battery has died.

Who do you think is swapping it tonight?

Does it make me sexist because i dont trust her to do it? Or is she sexist for asking me to?

Either way as long as i get a blowjob for doing it I am happy!

I managed to change a car battery. I forgot to pick up my medal

I put water in my washer bottle and air in my tyres. However, the air in tyres did require a man to google the pressure required

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I was going to say its all bollocks but thought that would be a bit obvious!

I am not sexist in anyway - just putting this out there though my girlfriends car battery has died.

Who do you think is swapping it tonight?

Does it make me sexist because i dont trust her to do it? Or is she sexist for asking me to?

Either way as long as i get a blowjob for doing it I am happy!

Why the fuck would she do it herself when she’s got you to do it?

I bet it’s not cause she can’t!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If Roomie wasn't joking he needs to get a life!

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"If Roomie wasn't joking he needs to get a life!

Roomie was joking when he called me sexist but he still called it a snowperson on the phone.

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By *arry WindsorMan
over a year ago

Heaton Park Manchester

"Gender neutral is made up.

There are 2 genders.

You cant be another or neither.

The snowman is a man until someone makes the tits and vag"

Think you'll find that there are things called hermaphrodites out there too in the REAL real world.

In biology, a hermaphrodite is an organism that has reproductive organs and produces gametes normally associated with both male and female sexes. Many taxonomic groups of animals (mostly invertebrates) do not have separate sexes.

Alternative Title: monoecism. Hermaphroditism, the condition of having both male and female reproductive organs. Hermaphroditic plants—most flowering plants, or angiosperms—are called monoecious, or bisexual.

So it must be a

"monoecist snowhermaphrodite"

that we need to build from now on then.

I like it! Kind of rolls off the tongue easily don't you think?

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

I think it's racist that all the snow-people are white, that needs looking into.

When it snows next, I'm going to build a mixed race trans snow person.

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By *ineMan
over a year ago

In cave behind a waterfall on a hill

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol"

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

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me thinks he wants you uptight against the wall

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By *ineMan
over a year ago

In cave behind a waterfall on a hill

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

me thinks he wants you uptight against the wall

You know me too well

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By *ineMan
over a year ago

In cave behind a waterfall on a hill

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

*bows graciously*...

I would never be so rude to lady

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

*bows graciously*...

I would never be so rude to lady

Lady?!

Well that proves you’re not one I’ve encountered before!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gender neutral is made up.

There are 2 genders.

You cant be another or neither.

The snowman is a man until someone makes the tits and vag

Think you'll find that there are things called hermaphrodites out there too in the REAL real world.

So it must be a

"monoecist snowhermaphrodite"

that we need to build from now on then.

I like it! Kind of rolls off the tongue easily don't you think?

Snowmen don't have any genitalia.

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Snowshapes

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

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"I think it's racist that all the snow-people are white, that needs looking into.

When it snows next, I'm going to build a mixed race trans snow person."

Reply of the day! Bravo

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By *ineMan
over a year ago

In cave behind a waterfall on a hill

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

*bows graciously*...

I would never be so rude to lady

Lady?!

Well that proves you’re not one I’ve encountered before!

Lunch? The Dome?

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

*bows graciously*...

I would never be so rude to lady

Lady?!

Well that proves you’re not one I’ve encountered before!

Lunch? The Dome?

No. They put their Christmas decorations up in October and it gets right on my tits!

Wagamamas.

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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago

Best Greggs in Cheshire East

"Gender neutral is made up.

There are 2 genders.

You cant be another or neither.

The snowman is a man until someone makes the tits and vag

Think you'll find that there are things called hermaphrodites out there too in the REAL real world.

So it must be a

"monoecist snowhermaphrodite"

that we need to build from now on then.

I like it! Kind of rolls off the tongue easily don't you think?

Snowmen don't have any genitalia. "

Pieman ones do! Just hardly get any fecking snow round here to get the chance!

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By *ineMan
over a year ago

In cave behind a waterfall on a hill

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

*bows graciously*...

I would never be so rude to lady

Lady?!

Well that proves you’re not one I’ve encountered before!

Lunch? The Dome?

No. They put their Christmas decorations up in October and it gets right on my tits!

Wagamamas. "

You are double jointed?

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

Did you just call me uptight

*bows graciously*...

I would never be so rude to lady

Lady?!

Well that proves you’re not one I’ve encountered before!

Lunch? The Dome?

No. They put their Christmas decorations up in October and it gets right on my tits!

Wagamamas.

You are double jointed?

Ha! I like you already!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think it's racist that all the snow-people are white, that needs looking into.

When it snows next, I'm going to build a mixed race trans snow person."

I'm not the only one that can see the snow racism then.

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I think it's racist that all the snow-people are white, that needs looking into.

When it snows next, I'm going to build a mixed race trans snow person.

I'm not the only one that can see the snow racism then.

I could have a wee first if that helps... you know what they say about that though!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think it's racist that all the snow-people are white, that needs looking into.

When it snows next, I'm going to build a mixed race trans snow person.

I'm not the only one that can see the snow racism then.

I could have a wee first if that helps... you know what they say about that though!

Yep.... it's not wee it's squirt.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pc can pee off

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By *amdenfunMan
over a year ago

London

"I am doing a _ine impression and retreating to my man cave. This thread will go right off soon lol

I've read this far and I'm about to roll a stone across the man cave entrance to shut the world out

I wonder how people can find the way to get so uptight about how another chooses to express themselves...

Off to hide in a dark corner of the man cave

First, why do assume that everyone cares all that much, let alone gets uptight, about the things they write here?

Secondly, whether uptight or just engaging in carefree discussion, why do you assume it's the women doing that?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My roomie at work was just on the phone to someone in our London office discussing the weather, as you do.

I heard him say that he was disappointed that there was no snow cause he wanted to go out and build a ‘snow person’ with his kids.

Wtf? Building a ‘snowman’ is the phrase you’re looking for I said and he called me sexist!

The world has gone totally mental!

Oh dear

I hope you gave him a virtual slap??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We are all different

We are all equal

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By *unnoisseurMan
over a year ago

Stratford

"You literally can't say shit without someone taking offence now...

How dare you say “shit” in a public forum!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So everyone here, unanimously, thinks gender neutrality is silly?

I'm going to put my neck out here, and suggest that it's odd that fabswingers is so reactionary.

But, marginally, of course it's better to say snowperson. When we're addressing people whose gender we don't know, we don't say he anymore, I presume? And we say firefighter now, don't we?

Equality is a process, not a simple belief. It takes time. Throwing the word "man" around to refer to things that might be either, shows that give men precedence.

Or something like that. It's a big topic.

Working from home is distractive! I better get back to work. "

NO I DON'T agree, a snowman is a bloody snowman, it's just a phrase for fks sake...Some people build a snow woman anyway....

In a minute we won't be able to say mum and dad because it's sexist. We will have call our parents parents.

I have a milkman, he is a man. If I get a woman one, then I will have a milkwoman, I will never have a milkperson XXX

Firefighters are still mostly called firemen....because....shock, horror...most of them are MEN...but when there is a female one obviously we call them firewoman....firefighter is their job description. We don't call them fireperson.

As for the snowman that this thread is actually about.........leave him alone or he will get all angry, steam will come out of his ears and he will melt..x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Same goes for MANpower! MANicure! MANual! Horsepower! MANchester! MANageability!

So sexist!

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals.

Well exactly! Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

I did . My mum told me I had to let my brother help .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So everyone here, unanimously, thinks gender neutrality is silly?

I'm going to put my neck out here, and suggest that it's odd that fabswingers is so reactionary.

But, marginally, of course it's better to say snowperson. When we're addressing people whose gender we don't know, we don't say he anymore, I presume? And we say firefighter now, don't we?

Equality is a process, not a simple belief. It takes time. Throwing the word "man" around to refer to things that might be either, shows that give men precedence.

Or something like that. It's a big topic.

Working from home is distractive! I better get back to work. "

Are we not man as in the race as well as gender? Mankind!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gender neutral is made up.

There are 2 genders.

You cant be another or neither.

The snowman is a man until someone makes the tits and vag

Think you'll find that there are things called hermaphrodites out there too in the REAL real world.

So it must be a

"monoecist snowhermaphrodite"

that we need to build from now on then.

I like it! Kind of rolls off the tongue easily don't you think?

Snowmen don't have any genitalia. "

Cos they are so cold they retract into the body doh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just googled the definition of ‘man’. The noun has 2 main definitions. One is indeed gender related and means an adult human male. However, the second definition is not gender related, and simply means ‘human being’ of either gender. For example one could say ‘early man were hunter-gatherers and lived in caves’. This statement refers to all men, women and children, therefore the word ‘man’ legitimately means ‘people’ in this context. A ‘snowman’ could mean a snow representation of man as in ‘person’, or it could mean a snow representation of a man, as in an ‘adult male’. If someone were to built 2 snowmen, one of adult size and one of child size, implying parent and child, the smaller snowman would not be a snowchild, snowgirl or snowboy. It would still be a snowman.

Mrs

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By *arry WindsorMan
over a year ago

Heaton Park Manchester

"I just googled the definition of ‘man’. The noun has 2 main definitions. One is indeed gender related and means an adult human male. However, the second definition is not gender related, and simply means ‘human being’ of either gender. For example one could say ‘early man were hunter-gatherers and lived in caves’. This statement refers to all men, women and children, therefore the word ‘man’ legitimately means ‘people’ in this context. A ‘snowman’ could mean a snow representation of man as in ‘person’, or it could mean a snow representation of a man, as in an ‘adult male’. If someone were to built 2 snowmen, one of adult size and one of child size, implying parent and child, the smaller snowman would not be a snowchild, snowgirl or snowboy. It would still be a snowman.

Mrs"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Same goes for MANpower! MANicure! MANual! Horsepower! MANchester! MANageability!

So sexist!"

What about MENstrual, MENopause, MENtal... It's all out there and all men's fault!!!!

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I'd be disappointed because I'd want to build snow genitals.

Well exactly! Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

I did . My mum told me I had to let my brother help .

That REALLY made me laugh!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No snow in Sheffield so no dilemma here but my new work office has ladies loos, mens loos and gender neutral loos.

Sometimes it’s a good thing

Sara

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here we are in 2018 assuming the gender of Snow people...

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By *onnie And Clyde9070Couple
over a year ago

Leeds

Just imagining a team of workers who are employed to go round and perform gender reassignment surgery on snowmen...

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By *onnie And Clyde9070Couple
over a year ago

Leeds

Bin men, sorry, bin people are called "waste removal operatives" here. That's the official term used by the council.

Still daft though.

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

Please type reliable tradeswoman into google search I nearly pissed myself .

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By *ids_NaughtyCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

It’s going to make Fab a bit interesting when we all have to change our profiles to “person” , and then the search only allows you to say person looking for person, or a couple of persons.

What the fuck we all going to do if aliens come to the planet - it be racists then to refer to yourself as a person!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hubby was doing a staff development session at work.

The group was all female, he said morning ladies.

Manager pulled him to one side and said it was inappropriate to address the group as ‘Ladies’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The correct term is to build a Nonsentient Humanoid Structure of undefined Gender.

It's what the Nonsentient Humanoid Structures of undefined Gender prefer

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By *onnie And Clyde9070Couple
over a year ago

Leeds

"The correct term is to build a Nonsentient Humanoid Structure of undefined Gender.

It's what the Nonsentient Humanoid Structures of undefined Gender prefer

But the simple fact that it's humanoid (based on human form) would offend visitors from other planets. It would be speciesist.

Possibly dogs, cats, birds etc are already offended, but are unable to communicate it to us. And the mice? Well, they're the most intelligent species in the universe don't you know.

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Hubby was doing a staff development session at work.

The group was all female, he said morning ladies.

Manager pulled him to one side and said it was inappropriate to address the group as ‘Ladies’"

See that makes me want to go and tell his manager to fuck the fuck off!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hubby was doing a staff development session at work.

The group was all female, he said morning ladies.

Manager pulled him to one side and said it was inappropriate to address the group as ‘Ladies’

See that makes me want to go and tell his manager to fuck the fuck off!

His reply later was ‘good afternoon non gender specific human beings’

To which caused a smirk in the group except one person!

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Hubby was doing a staff development session at work.

The group was all female, he said morning ladies.

Manager pulled him to one side and said it was inappropriate to address the group as ‘Ladies’

See that makes me want to go and tell his manager to fuck the fuck off!

His reply later was ‘good afternoon non gender specific human beings’

To which caused a smirk in the group except one person!"

Good for him!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Who builds a snowman with a fanny?! "

Technically this is possible, but to be honest, DG, it's a lot easier, and you get far fewer strange looks from the neighbours, of you build it with your hands.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There’s a girls school in Manchester that has just banned the word girls just in case any of the children are transsexual

"
you are kidding hope it wasn't a school Mary Whitehouse went to she'd turn in her grave

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

In some parts of the USA, Vets call Dogs..

Canine four legged Support Systems.

Substitute Feline in the case of a cat.

I only know of this when British friends who live out there, learnt of this when they took their puppy to the local Vet.

The world has gone barmy!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ok I just G oogled it.....

It’s on T witter

It’s on P interest

It’s a VID - how to build a snow person (more than one vid!!!!)

Yep totally real and becoming mainstream ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sometimes I am glad I'm getting old

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

It’s a bloody snowman and has been for years so can’t see what the issue is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It’s a bloody snowman and has been for years so can’t see what the issue is"
its a snowperson and just because its white doesn't mean it isn't black

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It’s a bloody snowman and has been for years so can’t see what the issue isits a snowperson and just because its white doesn't mean it isn't black

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

Technically this is possible, but to be honest, DG, it's a lot easier, and you get far fewer strange looks from the neighbours, of you build it with your hands.

Thanks

I now have to clean up the coffee I have just spat across my living room

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Would it be gender fluid when it melts?

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"My roomie at work was just on the phone to someone in our London office discussing the weather, as you do.

I heard him say that he was disappointed that there was no snow cause he wanted to go out and build a ‘snow person’ with his kids.

Wtf? Building a ‘snowman’ is the phrase you’re looking for I said and he called me sexist!

The world has gone totally mental!

Maybe the snow person had gender issues and was neither man nor woman

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

Technically this is possible, but to be honest, DG, it's a lot easier, and you get far fewer strange looks from the neighbours, of you build it with your hands.

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By *ootleCouple
over a year ago

Romford, Essex

I thought I should look up the correct way to be pc for gender correctness before sticking my nose in here – I wish I didn’t bother because I’ve only ever heard of 2 of them.

1. Heternormative

2. Cisgender

3. Transgender

4. Non-binary or genderqueer

5. They/them/theirs (gender-neutral pronouns)

As for ‘professions’ you still see female actors referred to as ‘Actor’ and ‘Actress’.

Black-boards have become ‘white-boards’ are they both politically incorrect?

Calling someone who can’t see ‘blind’ is not pc – ‘visually impaired’ is politically correct.

You can no longer be short, you have to be 'vertically challenged'.

I thought I had a good command of the English language and I thought I was very respectful to others………..apparently not

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By *hetalkingstoveMan
over a year ago

London

Black-boards have become ‘white-boards’ "

They've become 'white boards' because now they are made of white plastic.

It's absolutely nothing to do with racism.

Just another made up thing to worry about by people who are scared of change.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hahahahahaha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

Technically this is possible, but to be honest, DG, it's a lot easier, and you get far fewer strange looks from the neighbours, of you build it with your hands.

I like to think that the reason it took you two weeks to realise it was a joke, is because you've been trying to prove me wrong...

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By *irtyGirl OP Woman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Who builds a snowman with a fanny?!

Technically this is possible, but to be honest, DG, it's a lot easier, and you get far fewer strange looks from the neighbours, of you build it with your hands.

I like to think that the reason it took you two weeks to realise it was a joke, is because you've been trying to prove me wrong...

I wish I could tell you I’ve been rolling giant snowballs with my fanny but I somehow didn’t come back into the thread so only saw it this morning.

I’m blaming age.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wish I could tell you I’ve been rolling giant snowballs with my fanny but I somehow didn’t come back into the thread so only saw it this morning.

I’m blaming age.

Couldn't you have left me with that mental picture just a little longer before ruining it?

(besides, you? old? Never

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