Fads or trends that passed you or others by

@the-gravedigger said
I used to smoke but decided the risks weren't worth it when my crack dealer got shot.

You said you wouldn't bring that up anymore!
How was I to know that old lady had a gun?

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"Oh my God they couldn't even get your name right!"

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Nah. My mum was just always happy one of her children had never smoked.

@fmf said
"Oh my God they couldn't even get your name right!"

Checklist for FMF:

1. Learn the meaning of pseudonym.
2. Always ask permission.
3. Stop being a total ass.
4. Don't mess with the Ghost.
5. Invest heavily in watermelons.

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Yes sir, you are the person I really want to discuss such things with. I trust you implicitly, despite your cardigan and tambourine.

Strange though that you don't see why a mother wouldn't want her children to smoke.

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Sure, that works too.

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I don't think you missed your calling sir. Perhaps stick to selling your encyclopaedias?

@very-musty said
You said you wouldn't bring that up anymore!
How was I to know that old lady had a gun?

😆 😆 😆

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Ok, I'll correct your many errors once again.

1. My permission wasn't sought. The first I knew of it was on live radio. Is that cool?

2. I was the 'only' person who's name was changed. Only after my complaint to the radio show did this become the norm (with permission from the other contributors) obviously to try and mitigate/disguise the petty motivations behind it.

3. FMF deliberately didn't preview the show on that and the subsequent occasion (as he had always done before) to ensure the first time I heard it was live. - This was picked up at the time by another contributor to the show who asked me if I knew why the show hadn't been put up as normal before broadcast. The reason soon became apparent.

4. The reason for FMF's vindictive actions was that he begrudged including my stories but was short of contributors and had already put in the effort of recording them. Messing with my name was the only (weak) control he had left at his disposal.

5. FMF had previously asked me to approach two writers to see if they would be interested in being part of the show. The first wasn't interested and the second said he would be, but only if he didn't use his own name. FMF rejected this and said he only wanted to broadcast contributors under their real names. (Ask him). Strangely this didn't stop him going on to spoonerise 'my' real name.

6. That it all backfired and went messy is entirely FMF's fault for failing in his duty as a responsible radio show host.