Things I wanted to shout out loud on the DLR today but didn’t for fear of being knifed*

1. “Turn your fucking music down.  I can’t hear myself think!”

2. “Pull your trousers up!  You’re waddling like a duck and look completely ridiculous”.**

3. “Close your legs, mister!  Yes, you!  I know you think you’ve got an enormous todger, but you probably haven’t.  And you’re taking up half my seat”.

4. “Move your hand away from my leg, you weirdo”.

5. “How can you eat that crap?  It stinks”.

6. “Don’t you ever wash?”

7. “Shut the fuck up!  All of you!  I can’t stand it anymore!”

Things I wanted to say to a lunatic born-again Christian who was screaming in my ear on the bus today, and did*** 

1. “Excuse me!  Hello!  Sorry to interrupt you, but could you speak a bit more quietly - you’re hurting my ears”.

2. [After aforementioned LBAC proceeded to tell all non-Christians on the bus they would burn in hell unless they repented there and then (at an even louder volume than before)]:

“Excuse me! Hellooo!  Look, no one is interested in what you are saying, OK?  Is this really the right way to go about converting people?  People just want to get home from work.  What is your success rate, anyway?  Don’t you realise that this is a multi-cultural society and many people on this bus are going to be upset by what you are saying?”

3. [After LBAC looked me straight in the eyes and told me I was going to burn in hell]:

“Oh whatever.  Shut up you silly woman”.

AAARRGHHGHGGH!  London life, eh?  Is it worth it?

* Apologies for all the swearing.

**Am I showing my age?

*** Don’t know what is happening to my inhibitions recently.  Everyone was looking at me, and I didn’t mind at all.

Absolutely ludicrous.

Further to my post of yesterday, there is an article on the BBC website about what can and can’t be named Muhammad, which is quite interesting …

Oh, and it’s not looking good for Gillian Gibbons, as she’s now been charged with inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs.

I am in agreement with Brennig on this one.  Surely any rational person would realise that the poor woman genuinely didn’t know she would be offending anyone by calling the teddy bear Muhammad.

Although I understand the reasoning behind it (i.e that images should be not be made of Muhammad to stop idolatry), what I don’t understand is why it’s OK for people to call their child Muhammad.  Can anyone explain?