#23

Ownership of Dad’s Army merchandise, usually bought by frustrated children who don’t know what to get the old sod for Christmas

(Sorry Dad)

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#24

I was in a Spar at the age of about, 12 with the old man and instead of his wallet he accidentally got a big bag of weed out at the till and just went “oh no that’s for me”

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#25

Tapping the walls on a new house.

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#26

I forgot about that thread. It was very heart-warming!

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#27

This is spot on

#28

An update to my Dad’s bonsai hobby. My parents are moving in the next few weeks, went for my final visit to the family home on Saturday, counted 153 (one-hundred and fifty three) plant pots with trees/other plant bits that will need moving to the new place. Insane.

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#29

boning your mum

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#30

Vehemently following sports teams but being relentlessly defeatist and pessimistic about them

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#31

Rawlplugs which gave already been used once and are a bit mangled and have bits of plaster stuck to them, which he claims “makes no difference”

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#32

“Just wrap a bit of masking tape around them - they’ll be fine.”

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#33

Watching F1

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#34

My dad is a retired surveyor. You cannot stop him inspecting buildings or looking at gutters and drains and going " I don’t like the look of that"

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#35

My dad’s a retired town planner. He likes taking photos of paving schemes.

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#36

Nipping out to run an errand completely unannounced and then your Mum coming in and going “Where’s Dad?”

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#37

Don’t get my dad started on Cumbernauld, Bracknell or the old Bull Ring.

#38

Letting your mum do the talking.

#39

Ordering a steak well-done

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#40

Asking if you’d like a hand, and when you say yes, applauding a bit before wandering off and chuckling to himself

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#41

I bet Theo does this.

#43

Not answering the door or phone unless absolutely pressed, and is then kind of pissed off for doing so.