The MD top 30 household 'crimes' of our youth list.
In order.
Number 30.
Making a phone call before 6pm. Even if the house was on fire.
In order.
Number 30.
Making a phone call before 6pm. Even if the house was on fire.
Number 28
Leaving the fridge door open. Apparently, doing this for even a minute could bankrupt an average family of four.
Leaving the fridge door open. Apparently, doing this for even a minute could bankrupt an average family of four.
Number 23
Letting the coal fire go out.
A no-no.
During our profound acoustic/folk phase we once did this on purpose and wrote a song about it. A mistake. An even bigger mistake in telling our Ma why we'd done it.
Letting the coal fire go out.
A no-no.
During our profound acoustic/folk phase we once did this on purpose and wrote a song about it. A mistake. An even bigger mistake in telling our Ma why we'd done it.
Number 21
Forgetting to take your Da's pools coupon to the Pools Man. The following Saturday's Final score was always a particularly arse-clenching affair.
Forgetting to take your Da's pools coupon to the Pools Man. The following Saturday's Final score was always a particularly arse-clenching affair.
Number 15
Hanging your washing out badly. THE worst offence in our Ma's book. A serial killer neighbour would be looked upon admirably if they hung their washing out 'right'.
Hanging your washing out badly. THE worst offence in our Ma's book. A serial killer neighbour would be looked upon admirably if they hung their washing out 'right'.
Number 13
Nibbling the chocolate of the Brazil nuts and leaving the nut in the tin. Disgraceful, but an artform .
Nibbling the chocolate of the Brazil nuts and leaving the nut in the tin. Disgraceful, but an artform .
Number 12
Leaving the door open.
People were obsessed with draughts in the seventies. We were somehow expected to come through a door without opening it. Or disturbing the snake draught excluder.
Leaving the door open.
People were obsessed with draughts in the seventies. We were somehow expected to come through a door without opening it. Or disturbing the snake draught excluder.
Number 10
Binning the empty quality street tin.
Our Ma once left home for 3 days when we did this. Stayed with her Sister in North Wales. She loved those tins.
Binning the empty quality street tin.
Our Ma once left home for 3 days when we did this. Stayed with her Sister in North Wales. She loved those tins.
Number 9
Toilet etiquette transgressions.
To flush or not to flush? Toilet seat left up or to be put down? A nightmare for the young and inexperienced. Rules seemed to change weekly
Toilet etiquette transgressions.
To flush or not to flush? Toilet seat left up or to be put down? A nightmare for the young and inexperienced. Rules seemed to change weekly
Number 8
Touching the TV aerial.
Moving it an inch would lead to hours of frantic re-positioning and swearing about 'snowy' pictures.
Touching the TV aerial.
Moving it an inch would lead to hours of frantic re-positioning and swearing about 'snowy' pictures.
Number 6
Bin related crimes.
Many and varied, culminating in the very worst - forgetting to put them out.
Bin related crimes.
Many and varied, culminating in the very worst - forgetting to put them out.
Number 5
Milk related crime
Getting the wrong sort, letting it go warm, not letting it get too cold for the tea, bringing it in before the birds peck it, or it freezes, some rule about the f*cking cream on the top (shake nor not to shake?) spilling it and making the house smell
Milk related crime
Getting the wrong sort, letting it go warm, not letting it get too cold for the tea, bringing it in before the birds peck it, or it freezes, some rule about the f*cking cream on the top (shake nor not to shake?) spilling it and making the house smell
Number 4
Forgetting to put the immersion on.
Everybody sat miserably waiting for a bath, desperate to get out on a Saturday night.
"STOP TESTING IT! IT'LL NEVER GET HOT"
Forgetting to put the immersion on.
Everybody sat miserably waiting for a bath, desperate to get out on a Saturday night.
"STOP TESTING IT! IT'LL NEVER GET HOT"
Number 3
Twin-tub trauma.
Forgetting to put the drain pipe in the sink. Personal experience of this . With spectacularly bad results
Twin-tub trauma.
Forgetting to put the drain pipe in the sink. Personal experience of this . With spectacularly bad results
Number 2
Forgetting to turn the immersion off.
Therapy inducing stuff.
How could there possibly be a worse home related 'crime' than this?
Well....
Forgetting to turn the immersion off.
Therapy inducing stuff.
How could there possibly be a worse home related 'crime' than this?
Well....
****Number 1****
Tissues left in pockets on a black wash.
The ultimate crime.
More upsetting to our Ma than the Kennedy assassination.
Dear God, the language.....
Tissues left in pockets on a black wash.
The ultimate crime.
More upsetting to our Ma than the Kennedy assassination.
Dear God, the language.....
Cheers all. Thanks for the love and contributions
