Topic: Mingebags

[Jake]

Is this light mingebaggery

Went to my mates the other week for his birthday, we went out on the lash. Before that though he made his special sticky toffee pudding (weird start to a lads night out, but he's got a fucking talent for this pud) and he asks me to bring a few tubs of ice cream to go with. I grab two of those salted caramel hagen daaz tubs and off I go.

Natrually we get shite faced and never tuck into the pud.

Few days later I'm dropping him off after footy (a good 30 mile return trip but he doesn't drive) and I ask him to bob in and bring me one of the tubs of ice cream out if he's not tucked into it so I can have it after me tea.

Now I felt completely reasonable at the time, but I've just realised its just a dairy version of the leftover strongbow cans isn't it?

[Welshred]

Nah not really. Think it's reasonable to ask for one of them, you did buy them afterall.

[Barneylfc∗]

Would only be mingebaggery if he had already devoured them then you asked for the money.

[jackh]

Is this light mingebaggery

Went to my mates the other week for his birthday, we went out on the lash. Before that though he made his special sticky toffee pudding (weird start to a lads night out, but he's got a fucking talent for this pud) and he asks me to bring a few tubs of ice cream to go with. I grab two of those salted caramel hagen daaz tubs and off I go.

Natrually we get shite faced and never tuck into the pud.

Few days later I'm dropping him off after footy (a good 30 mile return trip but he doesn't drive) and I ask him to bob in and bring me one of the tubs of ice cream out if he's not tucked into it so I can have it after me tea.

Now I felt completely reasonable at the time, but I've just realised its just a dairy version of the leftover strongbow cans isn't it?

I've said it time & time again, but I absolutely love this thread   Had to click on your profile for your age, Jake, to set the scene - the thought of my lot reacting to something similar being done makes me laugh.  Fair play though - power to your group and their traditions!

[AlphaDelta]

Is this light mingebaggery

Went to my mates the other week for his birthday, we went out on the lash. Before that though he made his special sticky toffee pudding (weird start to a lads night out, but he's got a fucking talent for this pud) and he asks me to bring a few tubs of ice cream to go with. I grab two of those salted caramel hagen daaz tubs and off I go.

Natrually we get shite faced and never tuck into the pud.

Few days later I'm dropping him off after footy (a good 30 mile return trip but he doesn't drive) and I ask him to bob in and bring me one of the tubs of ice cream out if he's not tucked into it so I can have it after me tea.

Now I felt completely reasonable at the time, but I've just realised its just a dairy version of the leftover strongbow cans isn't it?

Nah think you're good there mate, although I've got to admit in all my years of bevying and drinking with groups of lads, having a sticky toffee pudding to start the night off is a new one on me.

I'm actually sat at my desk in work laughing to myself at the thought of it now!

[paulrazor]

Nah think you're good there mate, although I've got to admit in all my years of bevying and drinking with groups of lads, having a sticky toffee pudding to start the night off is a new one on me.

I'm actually sat at my desk in work laughing to myself at the thought of it now!

haha

you are dead right

[Welshred]

Nice custom title AlphaDelta

[Buck Pete]

Nice custom title AlphaDelta

Haha I knew the fuckers would get on it.

Great work lads.

[AlphaDelta]

Haha I knew the fuckers would get on it.

Great work lads.

Hahahahah........................................................... bastards!

[Jake]

I've said it time & time again, but I absolutely love this thread   Had to click on your profile for your age, Jake, to set the scene - the thought of my lot reacting to something similar being done makes me laugh.  Fair play though - power to your group and their traditions!

Yes, it started with sticky toffee pudding and seeing if we could tell the difference between different brand of teabag, and ended at 5am cunted with us playing "loser of this hand of poker gets his chest shaved" and singing the VVD song as loud as we could.

[afc tukrish]

Yes, it started with sticky toffee pudding and seeing if we could tell the difference between different brand of teabag, and ended at 5am cunted with us playing "loser of this hand of poker gets his chest shaved" and singing the VVD song as loud as we could.

Normal night out, really...

[Buck Pete]

Yes, it started with sticky toffee pudding and seeing if we could tell the difference between different brand of teabag,

Sounds like something Mrs Doyle and her cronies would do round at Father Ted's parochial house

[Tesco tearaway]

Sounds like something Mrs Doyle and her cronies would do round at Father Ted's parochial house

Ah go on, go on go on go on go on 

[PaulF]

Yes, it started with sticky toffee pudding and seeing if we could tell the difference between different brand of teabag, and ended at 5am cunted with us playing "loser of this hand of poker gets his chest shaved" and singing the VVD song as loud as we could.

I never knew sticky toffee pudding was made with teabags. Did it affect the flavour much, could you tell the difference?

[PaulF]

Hahahahah........................................................... bastards!

Thoroughly enjoyed the run up to the custom title.
I had a toy fire truck as a kid, loved that. Don't know what sort , it wasn't really a fire engine as I imagine them with a ladder, but more a long lorry with a nozzle on the top. Maybe the sort you might expect to see at an airfield.
Dunno why the name DENNIS seems so right too (mine wasn't one I think), maybe I'm a subliminal fire truck spotter. Though now I'm wondering if they are waste trucks.  I think I might need professional help.

[Grobbelrevell]

Not sure if i've mentioned this one previously, but...

Back when our group of mates had just turned 18 and were able to go away on holidays together (minus any parents), we all booked onto an 18-30's in Kavos. About ten of of us were set to go, from memory, but in the week before we were due to fly one particular mate came off his motor bike and broke his arm, so had to drop out pretty late. Cue the rest of us asking around a few people to see if anyone fancied filling his spot. No joy, until eventually a mutual acquaintance, mostly from playing footy locally, said yes and hopped on to fill the open space. I knew him, but not particularly well.

For some added context this lad was a few years older than us and working full time, while the rest of us were at college and part timing at the local Tesco or whatever.

Anyway, first night out we jump into a bar on the strip and order some cocktails. The 'deals' they were offering were mad, to be honest - five for one + 8 free shots. That kind of thing.

This lad, rather than buying a drink himself, or getting into a pair with someone else and splitting them, didn't bother buying anything and instead was working his way around the group asking if he could "have one of the free ones".

A few of us obliged in that first bar, not least because there were a lot of drinks knocking about, but this situation went on into the next bar, and the next - and for the rest of the 14 day holiday. I honestly don't think he brought a drink himself the entire trip and would just scrounge a leftover shot, or whatever he could get from the rest of us, instead.

Towards the end of the holiday he admitted that the money he'd brought with him (over a grand - which he also proudly revealed at this point) he wanted to save to "spend in the duty free on the way home".

Why he bothered going on a lads holiday for 14 days, just to do a bit of shopping on the way back, was beyond me. It's fair to say he was never invited to anything else after that, and thinking about it, I don't think I've clapped eyes on him since we landed back from that trip.

Every now and again his absolute mingebaggery does get reminisced about though.

[Joff]

Not sure if i've mentioned this one previously, but...

Back when our group of mates had just turned 18 and were able to go away on holidays together (minus any parents), we all booked onto an 18-30's in Kavos. About ten of of us were set to go, from memory, but in the week before we were due to fly one particular mate came off his motor bike and broke his arm, so had to drop out pretty late. Cue the rest of us asking around a few people to see if anyone fancied filling his spot. No joy, until eventually a mutual acquaintance, mostly from playing footy locally, said yes and hopped on to fill the open space. I knew him, but not particularly well.

For some added context this lad was a few years older than us and working full time, while the rest of us were at college and part timing at the local Tesco or whatever.

Anyway, first night out we jump into a bar on the strip and order some cocktails. The 'deals' they were offering were mad, to be honest - five for one + 8 free shots. That kind of thing.

This lad, rather than buying a drink himself, or getting into a pair with someone else and splitting them, didn't bother buying anything and instead was working his way around the group asking if he could "have one of the free ones".

A few of us obliged in that first bar, not least because there were a lot of drinks knocking about, but this situation went on into the next bar, and the next - and for the rest of the 14 day holiday. I honestly don't think he brought a drink himself the entire trip and would just scrounge a leftover shot, or whatever he could get from the rest of us, instead.

Towards the end of the holiday he admitted that the money he'd brought with him (over a grand - which he also proudly revealed at this point) he wanted to save to "spend in the duty free on the way home".

Why he bothered going on a lads holiday for 14 days, just to do a bit of shopping on the way back, was beyond me. It's fair to say he was never invited to anything else after that, and thinking about it, I don't think I've clapped eyes on him since we landed back from that trip.

Every now and again his absolute mingebaggery does get reminisced about though.

Everyone is a winner there. He got a cheap hols. You got an anicdote and you never have to see the c*nt again

[So… Howard Philips]

Sounds like something Mrs Doyle and her cronies would do round at Father Ted's parochial house

Before darting off to the Craggy Island All Priests Over 75s five a side competition against Rugged Island.

[AndyMuller]

Fucking hell the last couple of pages of this thread have been a cracker. Sticky toffee puds before a night out with the lads, never change RAWK.

[Crosby Nick]

Before darting off to the Craggy Island All Priests Over 75s five a side competition against Rugged Island.

Father Romeo Sensini.

[.adam]

Fucking hell the last couple of pages of this thread have been a cracker. Sticky toffee puds before a night out with the lads, never change RAWK.

You've never heard the old 'line the stomach with a sticky toffee pud' trick?

[Buck Pete]

Fucking hell the last couple of pages of this thread have been a cracker. Sticky toffee puds before a night out with the lads, never change RAWK.

I thought guessing the brand of tea-bag was equally as hilarious.

Having a line of beak is so last decade

[afc tukrish]

I thought guessing the brand of tea-bag was equally as hilarious.

Having a line of beak is so last decade

Beakhind the times, you say?

[AndyMuller]

I thought guessing the brand of tea-bag was equally as hilarious.

Having a line of beak is so last decade

Surely he was only messing about both? I’ve just checked his age and he’s 30 a year younger than me 

[So… Howard Philips]

Father Romeo Sensini.

Everton's next marque signing.

[Barneylfc∗]

Mingebaggery at its finest at a bar just outside Belfast today

https://g.co/kgs/VNzCj5

Siobhan Day

2 reviews

5 hours agoNEW

Visited this afternoon after an important meeting. I ordered one hot water and sugar and they wouldn't serve me again as I used my own teabag. The bar was virtually empty and they werent under any pressure with only 2 bar staff working. As a local woman I find it utterly disgraceful that they would begrudge a 2p teabag because it "might as well be alcohol". AVOID IMHO

Response from the owner2 hours ago

Hi Siobhan, I’m sorry but I don’t know where to start with this. Nothing was ordered by you apart from some hot water and sugar. No food, no snacks - nothing. There is a cost to my business for everything you were consuming while at Ben Madigan’s - heating/Aircon, lighting, the staff that served you, the electricity to heat the water, the water itself, the dishwasher used to wash the cup and saucer, the sugar, our rent, the cost to clean the building - I could go on and on….but I won’t. We have just come out of a pandemic where we have been closed for 13 months out of the past 18 - forgive me if I begrudge you the cost of all of the above, and for you to follow it up with a 1 star review beggars belief. If you would like to discuss any of the above feel free to get in touch with me, I will happily speak to you. Kelvin Collins - Owner

[damomad]

This thread reminded me of a road trip I did for a gig, Belfast to Dublin and back. Brought my mate and his cousin down. It was like pulling hens teeth getting conversation out of the cousin, which is fair enough.

On the way home, I get out at the petrol station fill it up. No word of an offer for money when I get back in which is bad enough. Then went to leave him home, he didn’t know where the fuck he lived, a few times he said oh you were meant to turn off there. When I finally got rid of him and home realised he’d left his empty crisp and sweet packets lying in the back seat the filthy bugger.

[paulrazor]

Mingebaggery at its finest at a bar just outside Belfast today

great to see them called out

I've seen the same argument from people when they are asked to pay 50 cent or a euro for blackcurrant. Likewise the barman gave the list of costs incurred, said he would throw it in for free in a case where its in a round and other drinks or ordered or if it is with a meal.

Sometimes thats all i order if i am driving for instance and on my own watching a game in the pub, i see it as a saving anyway, at worst you are paying between 50 cent - 1.50 for a drink instead of 5 or 6 quid.

[Drinks Sangria]

great to see them called out

I've seen the same argument from people when they are asked to pay 50 cent or a euro for blackcurrant. Likewise the barman gave the list of costs incurred, said he would throw it in for free in a case where its in a round and other drinks or ordered or if it is with a meal.

Sometimes thats all i order if i am driving for instance and on my own watching a game in the pub, i see it as a saving anyway, at worst you are paying between 50 cent - 1.50 for a drink instead of 5 or 6 quid.

I wish more businesses would call out nobheads with reasoned responses such as that. As soon as you step in the building of a hospitality establishment and ask them for a service, you are obliged to be at least buying a drink in my mind.

Same - my partner and I take turns to drive as our 'local' is a few miles away given we live in the sticks. If we're having a meal and I have squash/cordial etc instead of pop, they'll never put it on the bill.

[PaulF]

I was assuming they'd charged her for the hot water. Would Siobhan have gone in and ordered, if they'd charged the price of a tea? Maybe given her the tea bag they would have used, just to not be a mingebag bar!

[Drinks Sangria]

My reading of it is that she’d taken her own teabag, they’d given her a free hot water in one of their mugs, she’s then asked for another/a top up, expecting it to be free again, using the same teabag she’s already used/ another one she has on her. That was my interpretation.

[afc tukrish]

My reading of it is that she’d taken her own teabag, they’d given her a free hot water in one of their mugs, she’s then asked for another/a top up, expecting it to be free again, using the same teabag she’s already used/ another one she has on her. That was my interpretation.

Epic mingebaggery, that...

[liverbloke]

mingebaggery seems to follow me around like a lost dog

here's another one from my past - only thought of this this morning when a mate sent me a whatsapp about a lad we used to know

anyhoo, i bet a lot of you have came across this situation

i used to play for a football team in widness and used to drive up so i'd give a lift to a couple of mates who also played for the team and lived nearby

one weekend a mate of one of my mates decided to join the team and so i used to pick him up along the way too

he'd walk to the top of the street so i literally drove past that way so it was no problem

in all that time my other 2 mates would throw in a quid or 2 each week towards the petrol - even though i never asked but sort of wanted them to contribute if you see what i mean - but this new fella not once chipped in and it was too awkward to ask him in front of the others

this went on for the whole season and pre season training too

when this fella decided to quit the team i said to my mate 'y'know, your mate never ever chipped in towards the petrol' and he said that he had this discussion with his mate and basically his reply was that i was driving there anyway so i wasn't going out of my way to pick him up

mingebaggery? or because i was going that way anyway and was also getting a few quid of the other lads - am i the mingebag?

[ChaChaMooMoo]

mingebaggery seems to follow me around like a lost dog

here's another one from my past - only thought of this this morning when a mate sent me a whatsapp about a lad we used to know

anyhoo, i bet a lot of you have came across this situation

i used to play for a football team in widness and used to drive up so i'd give a lift to a couple of mates who also played for the team and lived nearby

one weekend a mate of one of my mates decided to join the team and so i used to pick him up along the way too

he'd walk to the top of the street so i literally drove past that way so it was no problem

in all that time my other 2 mates would throw in a quid or 2 each week towards the petrol - even though i never asked but sort of wanted them to contribute if you see what i mean - but this new fella not once chipped in and it was too awkward to ask him in front of the others

this went on for the whole season and pre season training too

when this fella decided to quit the team i said to my mate 'y'know, your mate never ever chipped in towards the petrol' and he said that he had this discussion with his mate and basically his reply was that i was driving there anyway so i wasn't going out of my way to pick him up

mingebaggery? or because i was going that way anyway and was also getting a few quid of the other lads - am i the mingebag?

I dont think he could be considered a mingebag. You were travelling that direction regardless of his joining or not.

Having said that, you are spending your petrol to do that travel. So if I was travelling with you, I would offer to buy a 6er beer a month or something. Its customary although not obligatory if that makes sense.

[jackh]

mingebaggery? or because i was going that way anyway and was also getting a few quid of the other lads - am i the mingebag?

Sounds like this lad is saving money (whether on fuel or a bus or whatever) and - even if it's a scenario in which you might not ask for a contribution - even just offering would be the correct gesture.  Especially if you don't know him/he's not your invitee to the footy.

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Sort of reminds me of the situation with my housemate (which you responded to last year) - I already had a tv package including HD sports subscription long before he moved in, so told him not to bother with contributing to that as it's not like gas/leccy where the bill was set to increase with a 2nd person in the house.  What I didn't know was that he's a fan of a Premier League side (who's been able to watch pretty much every single game across the PL, Champions League, cups, etc...) and an avid follower of the cricket (international) & rugby (international, UK, and Australia).  Obviously there are times when it's not an issue at all, but it's extremely frustrating when he treats things like the football as 'a given' and expects me to make way (if I've got the tv on passively) and/or stop whatever else I might be doing (listening to a record, playing guitar, etc).  Much less an issue if he flagged it up a few hours/a day in advance, and even just the gesture of - say - a 4-pack of beers every now & again as a bit of a ('nice one for the 7 footy matches, all the Six Nations, and the cricket this month') wouldn't go amiss.

Not sure if that's me being tight, though.  Doesn't feel like mingebaggery - perhaps just freeloading to an extent.

[Barneylfc∗]

mingebaggery seems to follow me around like a lost dog

here's another one from my past - only thought of this this morning when a mate sent me a whatsapp about a lad we used to know

anyhoo, i bet a lot of you have came across this situation

i used to play for a football team in widness and used to drive up so i'd give a lift to a couple of mates who also played for the team and lived nearby

one weekend a mate of one of my mates decided to join the team and so i used to pick him up along the way too

he'd walk to the top of the street so i literally drove past that way so it was no problem

in all that time my other 2 mates would throw in a quid or 2 each week towards the petrol - even though i never asked but sort of wanted them to contribute if you see what i mean - but this new fella not once chipped in and it was too awkward to ask him in front of the others

this went on for the whole season and pre season training too

when this fella decided to quit the team i said to my mate 'y'know, your mate never ever chipped in towards the petrol' and he said that he had this discussion with his mate and basically his reply was that i was driving there anyway so i wasn't going out of my way to pick him up

mingebaggery? or because i was going that way anyway and was also getting a few quid of the other lads - am i the mingebag?

Extra weight in the car uses more fuel. Stopping and starting to let him in the car uses more fuel. So over the full season you will have used more petrol than you would have had you not picked him up, despite driving the exact same distance. He's a miserable c*nt.

[Buck Pete]

Epic mingebaggery, that...

Indeed

I find it an incredible story and one that moves out of the realms of mingebaggery and into pure ignorance, self-entitlement and disrespect.

What was her next plan?  Order 2 slices of plain bread and bring her own bangers and sachet of HP to make a sausage butty?

The reply from the cafe owner is wonderful too.  Not sure I could have been so reasoned myself though.

[Barneylfc∗]

Indeed

I find it an incredible story and one that moves out of the realms of mingebaggery and into pure ignorance, self-entitlement and disrespect.

Which she highlights by having to tell people she had 'an important meeting'

Absolute gobshite.

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

Which she highlights by having to tell people she had 'an important meeting'

Absolute gobshite.

Unbelievable story and with a big of self importance thrown in.

It's a bit like people who give 1 star reviews for places that are closed when they visit, or cant find them a table when they haven't booked.

[Buck Pete]

Which she highlights by having to tell people she had 'an important meeting'

Absolute gobshite.

It was the "important meeting" bit that got me.

I could totally understand it if a homeless guy had done this and I'm sure the cafe owner would have too.

To be honest it looks like the cafe fella actually accepted her behaviour on the day but lost his head when she actually wrote a review slating his business!!

I think we all agree she should have just offered to pay the price of a cup of tea and then used her own teabag if she so wished.  I get that some people like certain brands of tea.  (ask Jake off RAWK -  him and his mates are tea-bag experts )