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Sir posts

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:26 pm
by steve56
In the late 60s there was a dairy near where i lived the boss there always called people sir thank you sir hello sir i thought he was being sarcastic i was about 12 i said sir once to him and he didnt like it.

Re: Sir posts

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:28 pm
by Trumpton
I call people Sir out of respect.


Re: Sir posts

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:40 pm
by Shelley Louise
I call my Commanding Officer at work Sir but it is not compulsory to.

I do like the double meaning of the thread title 'sir posts' as Sir 56 is the author and we are discussing calling people Sir :)

Please Sir!

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:48 pm
by Shelley Louise
Anyone watch this TV prog?

Re: Please Sir!

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:13 am
by steve56
I have the DVDS think ive got one episode i havent seen as yet.

Re: Sir posts

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:09 am
by Deuce Bigolo
Obviously didn't happen in 1969,your dream year? ;-)

I worked with a guy(religious fruitcake aged 40/50) in the early 80s who wouldn't call anyone who was his senior anything other than Sir.

Call someone a squire or chief back and the look is priceless

Re: Please Sir!

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:12 am
by colonel
Regularly repeated on ITV4 now. Bit of a curse on it, as half the cast are dead- and it's a mixture of teachers and pupils.

Re: Sir posts

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:06 pm
by steve56
Squire was used in a TV thing i think was about Headmasters or teachers in the 80s.

Re: Please Sir!

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:16 pm
by IG
bizarrely i read this post earlier and now it's currently on Men & Motors channel. Not a channel i frequently watch of course! just flicking through the channels......

Re: Sir posts

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:08 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
monty python