What immediately screams "tosser" to you?

Read the post before ya post please. Cyclists aren't muppets in general. Just the boys who take the piss.

Btw I don't need to be a cyclist to know theres desperately bad drivers on the road

Anyone that calls them CEO when they are just a sole trader or have a small company

Self awareness?

Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen fans.I love both of them but its the people who go completely overboard about them who are complete tossers.

If Bob Dylan farted some of his fans would try to claim it was a cutting statement about modern life.

And the Bruce Springsteen fans who seem convinced that Bruce has spent most of his life working in a steel mill and writing a few tunes on the side, forgetting of course he's been living in Hollywood for half of his life.A lot of his fans seem convinced that him and the E- Street band are actually close friends of theirs.

Cliches. That's it? You're bellowing about smoking outdoors and vain men? I'm subsequently defined by you as one of your many 'tossers'.

Fine. Your dime. I couldn't give a bollocks for that. I'm triggered? It's a nothing term for gen z dumb arse twats.

'Lighten up mate. Life's too short' .......

Which of your grandad's born in the 1970's taught you that?

This fcuking guy! :) For someone who doesn't like the terms triggered or tosser, you sure are acting like a triggered tosser. If you go back to my original post, you'll find that I said people smoking who BLOCK the door into a pub, and EXCESSIVE vanity especially in men, but hey, why pay attention to detail when it's easier to get worked up first? Also I don't think posting a reply to a thread is "bellowing." I don't recall using ALL CAPS!!! By your definition everybody on this thread is bellowing. Again, if it's not for you move on.

"Grandad's born in the 1970's?" A slightly odd phrasing. Take a chill pill dude! (my other grandad was a stoner hippy before you ask).

Tossers on planes.

"Model Tosser" on our flight last week, comes aboard with his missus and 2 kids in tow, immediately states to the head flight attendant, "Listen, bit of an issue here, we left it till last minute to book our flight, we couldn't book our seats together, what are ye going to do to get us all sat together?"

Flight attendant just shakes her head and tell him to take the free seats and she will see once the plane is fully boarded.

Nope, this isn't good enough for jumped up little jackeen and his stupid wife, she asked, "where can we stand while you sort this out?"

Flight attendant repeats previous instructions.

"Yis would want to get yer acts together, oi'll be maykin a complaints against yis".

Flight attendant repeats previous instructions.

Off he goes mouthing his way down the plane.

He gave them guff the whole flight, and we didn't see them when we all hit arrivals on the other end. Hope they were held back and Airlines had words.

Tosser.

Springsteen fans are the worst, bore the ears off you about "how great he was in belgrade in 2005 but still doesnt beat the gig in chicago in 1991. 5th time seeing him in Ireland, going sunday as well....blahblahblah". All to hear "HURGDRRGHURRGDRGG LAST CHANCE POWER DRIVE" for the millionth time with a crowd of luvvies out of their box on prosecco.

And the weird need to have springsteen validate Ireland - "oh i bet he'll be in the long hall tomorrow, its his favourite pub dont you know." "Hope he gave a free ticket and met charlie bird he deserves it", "great to see him visit shane mcgowan, theyre best friends" etc.

Just feck off, sycophantic nonsense.

(Full disclosure - i cannot stand springsteen's music)

Was I talking to you? Mind your own business. If somebody picks an argument with me I'm going to argue back.

Why was I "warned" over my post?.....it's absolutely ridiculous.

I've cycled tens of thousands of kms over many many years. I've the experience so many near misses to validate why I said.

I've had 3 frightening incidents when I thought I was a gonner.

Any particular reason or is this an instinctive thing? Either answer is ok :)

I'm not seeing the obvious connection between men in white cars and tossers...

What if they bought one second hand and wanted a particular model and it happened to be white?

Lot of anger building on this thread.

Could I refer posters to the platform dictat “Don’t be a tosser”.

Hope the Mods don’t attack me for that… doing my best …

I always thought “Jackeen” and “Culchie” were, somewhat, acceptable descriptors. Harmless, and without intent.

I’ve seen some on here get all worked up over the C-word being used but, surely, “bogger” is crossing a line? There’s intent there.

I dunno, VN, I thought we took back “Jackeen” in the 70s with Heffo’s army, and all that.

A culchie, to me anyway, is anyone from outside Dublin and the North. If I’m being honest, I’d nearly apply the term to anyone outside the M50(!).

But I wouldn’t see it as an insult. Calling them a “country person” sounds a bit off, bogger, bumpkin, mulchie, mulcher, hick, clodhopper all sound too far. Then ones like redneck or hayseed sound too American.

Calling someone from the country a bogger, or turf muncher, is pretty bad in my book. Culchie is fine and Jackeen is fine for a Dub too. Maybe others won’t agree but you can’t please everyone.