An old man was sitting on a bench at Civic Park. A young man walked up to the bench and sat down. He had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, pink, blue, yellow, purple. The old man just stared. The young man said, "What's the matter old timer, never done anything wild in your life? The old man replied, "Got drunk once and rutted a peacock. I was just wondering if you were my son."

Pardon my ignorance , but, what on earth are, "loaded-nappy jeans" ?

re. the pandemic tattoo on females (and apparently compulsory in the Hunter) on the lower back just above rear end - you could not get a better description than "Tramp Stamp". Yes, most women are sexy at age 20 - but love, the butterfly on your bosum at 20 while morph into a wrinkled semi-formed tattered moth with the passage of time. Just leave your skin alone girls.

Jeff, i think we have all seen whats offensve now from these youth, and its violence, and the cowardly gang style violence at that. You would have seen Angry Andersons outburst over the last few days regarding the style of fighting that has exploded, being group attacks and kicking someone when their down and involving weapons. This is the type of violence that is being used as a statement for these kids. I'm no old timer at 27, but even back 10 years and when i was in my youth, this wasn't a problem, fights were always 1 on 1 with the winner being admired and the looser helped to his feet. Now its the bigggest gang and back to the animal world of surrounding the weekest and then steamrolling him. Anyway thats the way i see it anyway.

Lots of young people wandering around looking like Michael J Fox used to on Family Ties. Besuited up and coming corporate wankers. That is what the streets need more of to drive pure hatred. Specially if they also have tats, piercings and drive a green, low to the road ute!!!!

Jeff, I would like to expand on Nafe's comment. I watched Angry Anderson on TV, what i saw was the Aussie Bloke. What he said made complete sense and was stating the blatantly obvious. Yet academics and experts condemed him. I have known many "blokes" and call many friend, they are very wise in their simplicity for answers to major problems. Just to state some incidents, the Hansen art, blokes see it as a middle aged man taking photo's of young girls in the nude, experts see it as art. Garretts insulation debarkle, blokes tell me that only an idiot would put aluminium foil in the ceiling covering the timber, there is wiring there and you won't be able to see where to walk, let alone use metal staples to secure it. I think blokes get over looked by the young, the academics, society in general. Maybe if we let the blokes do what they are good at, teaching boys right from wrong and respect we would be in a better place today. Also they are very good at moving fridges, while academics sip lattes working out a complicated solution to a simple problem.

Thanks for that descriptive comment. Yes, I have seen them, (loaded nappy jeans) both recently and years ago when we were given the hand-me-downs from our older siblings. I have a nephew who is now on his third marriage, and has had the name of all 3 spouses tattooed on himself and two of the names lasered off. I suggested to him, with some reluctance, that he should consider finding potential spouse with the same first name. Call me old fashioned.

Nafe..reminds me of an encounter i had in my younger years in pitt st sydney..there to see a movie and passed a group of 9 or 10 skin heads on the street who were harrassing the hell out of a pair of little asian guys. one of the asian guys ran off and they proceeded to hit and kick etc the poor guy that was left. next minute the one that ran off comes chargiing back with half a dozen of his mates ..it was like a jacky chan movie,,flying kicks, people rolling in front of cars the works ...but im happy to say the skin heads copped an absolute flogging and the whole street was cheering . warms my heart to see morons cop a larruping .

I reckon its got to be the strut which amuses me most. Some guy with no job hops out of his 1997 hyundai excel and struts off down the street as though he owns the place - it always amuses me as to what these idiots think and how drawing attention to yourself would be a good thing?? I can see a wealthy self made young businessman, stepping from his porsche in a nice suit with a beautiful wife and at least having some sense that he could strut down the street and feel good about himself for working so hard and being successful - but surely, if your measure of success is your empty bank account, a dole cheque, a council house, a 20 year old car and a 17 year old girlfriend pregant with her third kid then perhaps you are deluded! Raise the bar people, strutting under the very low bar at the moment is too easy...apparently... and I'm with Nafe - I've just moved into my early 30's and am amused at how tought these idiots thing they are when they have 20 friends with them!! Gone are the days when being nudged in line draw nothing more than a 'sorry mate' - now you bump into someone and they want to kill you (only if they have 20 friends to help though)

Tomato Juice - what do you mean?! Doesn't the moderate-to-high prospect of a stranger putting a schooner glass into your face resulting in partial blindness and possibly death, over an incident such as sitting in an unoccupied chair, add that extra bit of thrill to a night's outing? And that's during Housie at the local church hall.