tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post5481530634684513628..comments2023-10-18T13:20:16.450+04:00Comments on The Grumpy Goat: The doors in the mall go ding-a-ding-a-dingGrumpy Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944514711900089561noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-16732510692096007482008-01-09T15:25:00.000+04:002008-01-09T15:25:00.000+04:00Billy & Mme Cyn, I'm going to say the first one wa...Billy & Mme Cyn, I'm going to say the first one was an Aussie - that's a favourite expression Down Under.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-69414190697051646252008-01-02T23:35:00.000+04:002008-01-02T23:35:00.000+04:00Bridget thinks Brit too ;)Just discovering your bl...Bridget thinks Brit too ;)<BR/><BR/>Just discovering your blog Grumpy Goat, from a comment you left at Mme Cyn. Enjoying what I'm reading for now :)<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!Jones. Bridget Jones.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13891952469037092164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-44800751153264337262007-12-20T08:01:00.000+04:002007-12-20T08:01:00.000+04:00I agree with Mme Cyn, definitely written by a Brit...I agree with Mme Cyn, definitely written by a Brit! But what a superb note though. What I wonder though, Grumps, is do you pick up all the pieces of paper blowing round the MotE car park or did you just get lucky with this one?dubaibillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508407395899589525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-79638378790366204212007-12-19T23:37:00.000+04:002007-12-19T23:37:00.000+04:00Blinding notes, but I tend to agree with most, tha...Blinding notes, but I tend to agree with most, that they were written by non-locals. If it's not a daft question, why aren't drivers fined/punished for taking up more than one space? Clamp the buggers! (Oh what fun!)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546956519928584352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-6077602312720724832007-12-16T21:00:00.000+04:002007-12-16T21:00:00.000+04:00This is, of course, not limited to Dubai or even t...This is, of course, not limited to Dubai or even the Middle East.<BR/><BR/>Do you recall this incident, GG? I believe it was you, many years ago back in the UK telling the tale of returning to the goatmobile in a public car-park (in Tonbridge, I believe) and finding a large dent in it and a note on the windscreen which read<BR/><BR/>"There are people watching me, they think I'm leaving my contact details, but I'm not"<BR/><BR/>F'wits are not limited to the Gulf by any means, but there do seem to be rather more than the quota active here.Gnomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00554527372940638254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-60986751025978840952007-12-16T18:30:00.000+04:002007-12-16T18:30:00.000+04:00Sorry, i*maginate!I didn't realize it was your car...Sorry, i*maginate!<BR/><BR/>I didn't realize it was <I>your</I> car I left the note on.huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299456569511629114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-24365004940826930892007-12-16T11:36:00.000+04:002007-12-16T11:36:00.000+04:00Despite my efforts - I parked as far from the MotE...Despite my efforts - I parked as far from the MotE entrance as possible, in the car park's own <I>Rub Al Khali</I> - some f'wit still managed to ding my back bumper last Saturday, presumably while failing to park.<BR/><BR/>The bumper is made of 6mm steel, and came off pretty much unscathed save for a paint chip. I do hope the damage to the other vehicle was disproportionately expensive.Grumpy Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944514711900089561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-14875523071266289402007-12-15T16:32:00.000+04:002007-12-15T16:32:00.000+04:00Oh c'mon,i*maginate! With the parking problems in ...Oh c'mon,i*maginate! With the parking problems in this town, how can you encourage the space hogs? Clearly you have never tried to park at MotE on a weekend.<BR/><BR/>I vote the original writer was a Brit (they're the only ones who call people f*wits and naively think public parking could be fair) and the space hog must have had black windows...Mme Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270050276741592376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-16978735063203660572007-12-14T23:02:00.000+04:002007-12-14T23:02:00.000+04:00I am curious, I can see the reverse image but not ...I am curious, I can see the reverse image but not the obverse image. It appears that the first image is considered "inconsistent with the ideals of Islam" here in the Magic Kingdom. <BR/><BR/>(Mind you if you copy the reverse image, paste it into paint, and then flip the image horizontally you can see exactly what was written on the obverse)<BR/><BR/>From my personal experience of local driving and parking standards (and not just by local people I hasten to add) its OK to be a f'wit behind the wheel, its just not OK to call someone one by that particular epithet.Gnomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00554527372940638254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-48535837629590958612007-12-13T21:40:00.000+04:002007-12-13T21:40:00.000+04:00If they wanna double park, good for them for tryin...If they wanna double park, good for them for trying to avoid the fuckwits who scratch expensive cars, deliberately or not.i*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-17495835104544130602007-12-13T21:05:00.000+04:002007-12-13T21:05:00.000+04:00But yeah forgot to add: parking in a double space ...But yeah forgot to add: parking in a double space is a common tendency around here...Dubai Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951647402774044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19660187.post-46266428864409740792007-12-13T20:59:00.000+04:002007-12-13T20:59:00.000+04:00You need a caligraphy expert GG. :)It doesn't look...You need a caligraphy expert GG. :)<BR/><BR/>It doesn't look like they are Arabs though, 'f**wit' is not a favorable cussing word for us as far as I know..neither writing at the back of a paper is our way of getting even!Dubai Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951647402774044439noreply@blogger.com