chav party this sunday the 10th july 2005

compulsory fancy dress


8pm - late


halcyon


smart stylish people will be refused entry


what you wearing?

* yawn *

I used to think Halcyon was a good bar.

What do you mean chav party.

Originally posted by nick2
* yawn *

I used to think Halcyon was a good bar.

really? :confused: whatever gave you that idea?:confused:

I used to think the Halcyon was a great up market bar - God that has put me off the place now :-(

Originally posted by robbie
really? :confused: whatever gave you that idea?:confused:

I feel relaxed in there, and the music is good, and I like the decor.

What a horrible idea. Don't know about anyone else, but I don't need to feel superior to the working classes to have a good time.

I hope some real chavs get in and start causing mischief.

Whilst this is probably taking the analysis of a "chav party" too far I'm going to proceed nevertheless. It would seem apparent that Halcyon is hosting a 'chav party' to poke fun at chavs. Whilst I'm all in favour of a little 'chav-bashing' now and again it does seem that those who frequent Halcyon (and will probably be in attendance at the aforementioned 'chav party') are there merely to make plain that they feel they're innately superior in some way. Therefore it would seem that the chav party is somewhat supercilious!

All this being said, I can't help but wonder whether the Toni&Guy mullet growing, G-star jean wearing, fake tanning crew that frequent the Devonshire Green area have nothing better to do with their time than immitate chavs? Furthermore, one might even dare to suggest that immitation is the highest form of displaying one's veneration for a particular group of citizens!

'Chav Party' at the Halcyon? And people have the nerve to say All Bar One is pretentious........

Is it not just a theme for a fancy dress party? Like an 80's party.

The last 2 threads are unbelievebly pompous. 'Greenback' says he doesn't need to feel superior to working class people to have a good time, then assumes if any 'real Chav's' turn up, they'll start causing mischief!

And, what the dickens does this mean; "Furthermore, one might even dare to suggest that immitation is the highest form of displaying one's veneration for a particular group of citizens!"

Originally posted by Nelly
Is it not just a theme for a fancy dress party? Like an 80's party.

The last 2 threads are unbelievebly pompous. 'Greenback' says he doesn't need to feel superior to working class people to have a good time, then assumes if any 'real Chav's' turn up, they'll start causing mischief!

And, what the dickens does this mean; "Furthermore, one might even dare to suggest that immitation is the highest form of displaying one's veneration for a particular group of citizens!"

It means that you could put forward the idea that by some logic immitating the way in which chavs dress is a sort of respect or admiration for them. You dress up like one for 'fun' - are you really dressing up or do you secretly want to be one?

I don't feel that I need to answer a charge of being pompous from someone who supports having 'fun' at another social grade's expense. In essence, "look at us... we're so cool because we can dress up like chavs.... we're so much better..." That's pomposity at its worst!

Originally posted by JonJParr
Whilst I'm all in favour of a little 'chav-bashing' now and again it does seem that those who frequent Halcyon (and will probably be in attendance at the aforementioned 'chav party') are there merely to make plain that they feel they're innately superior in some way. Therefore it would seem that the chav party is somewhat supercilious! But they are as they made the choice to not dress like pillucks and to be part of a laughable part of society.

Originally posted by Captain_Scarlet
But they are as they made the choice to not dress like pillucks and to be part of a laughable part of society.

I'll agree that it's their choice to dress in a particular way but within their social demographic / peer group it's the norm. As it's their choice does it bestow a right for all those who don't to criticise, demean and poke fun? I don't think so.

I don't personally have a mullet, wear ripped jeans or use fake tan but I don't have a party to celebrate that I don't either! You get me? It all seems a tad pathetic really and suggests that those who get their (to use a modern phrase) 'kicks' from such activities have a rather prosaic existence.

Originally posted by Nelly
Is it not just a theme for a fancy dress party? Like an 80's party.

The last 2 threads are unbelievebly pompous. 'Greenback' says he doesn't need to feel superior to working class people to have a good time, then assumes if any 'real Chav's' turn up, they'll start causing mischief!

I didn't assume anything, I said I hoped it would happen! Though I suppose it would re-enforce prejudices.

The whole "chav" thing is well out of date anyway, and very boring. Shouldn't we start focusing on a different group of people to hold up to ridicule? Maybe there could be a minstrel theme?

*tongue slightly in cheek, but not that much*

So no-one here finds Vicky Pollard from Little Britain funny?

Taking the mickey out of Chavness, may actually be quite prejudice in some forms because they are a perticular type of person.

But they dont seem to be bothered about invading my space on a daily basis so stuff em anyway

Originally posted by monkeylove
So no-one here finds Vicky Pollard from Little Britain funny?


The first time, yeah. Maybe even the second. But then along come people's 'hilarious' impressions of Miss Pollard, along with stunningly witty and imaginative descriptions of "chavness" - they all wear Elizabeth Duke!!! they smoke B&H!!! they live in council houses!!! - and the whole thing becomes extremely tedious.

Furthermore, one might even dare to suggest that immitation is the highest form of displaying one's veneration for a particular group of citizens!


Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, volume I, no. 183
(1780 - 1832)

Hardly a new idea JJP

Originally posted by Cyberscribe
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, volume I, no. 183
(1780 - 1832)

Hardly a new idea JJP

what about goths?

Originally posted by JonJParr
Whilst this is probably taking the analysis of a "chav party" too far I'm going to proceed nevertheless. It would seem apparent that Halcyon is hosting a 'chav party' to poke fun at chavs. Whilst I'm all in favour of a little 'chav-bashing' now and again it does seem that those who frequent Halcyon (and will probably be in attendance at the aforementioned 'chav party') are there merely to make plain that they feel they're innately superior in some way. Therefore it would seem that the chav party is somewhat supercilious!

All this being said, I can't help but wonder whether the Toni&Guy mullet growing, G-star jean wearing, fake tanning crew that frequent the Devonshire Green area have nothing better to do with their time than immitate chavs? Furthermore, one might even dare to suggest that immitation is the highest form of displaying one's veneration for a particular group of citizens!

'Chav Party' at the Halcyon? And people have the nerve to say All Bar One is pretentious........

I'd go one further.

I think the designer cloth wearing orange Mullet heads are the new chavs.

They are a distinct group:

1: they all have stuopid hairstyles.

2: theie shirts cost more than I earn in a week.

3: They wear stuff that looks absolutely stupid but it has a tiny Vivienne Westwood logo on it.

4; They all glow in the dark.

5: They all spend lots of time discussing what they earn.

Originally posted by monkeylove
So no-one here finds Vicky Pollard from Little Britain funny?


Isn't she just a rip-off imitation of a character from the Fast Show... which was made before people realised the fun in being snobbish towards chavs? ;)

Originally posted by monkeylove
So no-one here finds Vicky Pollard from Little Britain funny?


Not even remotely funny.. I don't even find the show entertaining..

Maybe its just me :)

Originally posted by Cyberscribe
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, volume I, no. 183
(1780 - 1832)

Hardly a new idea JJP

Did I say it was?

Originally posted by robbie
I'd go one further.

I think the designer cloth wearing orange Mullet heads are the new chavs.

They are a distinct group:

1: they all have stuopid hairstyles.

2: theie shirts cost more than I earn in a week.

3: They wear stuff that looks absolutely stupid but it has a tiny Vivienne Westwood logo on it.

4; They all glow in the dark.

5: They all spend lots of time discussing what they earn.

Just so I can get this right, your slagging of people for taking the **** out of "chavs" but then you do exactly the same thing to the people you assume go to Halcyon (I'm guessing you've never actually been), stereotyping them by appearance, doesn't that make you just as bad ?

p.s. Last time I went to Halcyon I had on a £15 Levis T-shirt, if you earn less than that a week no wonder you don't get out much.

There is so much venom on this forum it is untrue. Every thread seems to end up slagging off people .

This party is more than likely just a bit of fun - why don't you all just chill out, there really is no need to take life so seriously.

I cannot believe that you start a thread accusing this party of being discriminative & then end it by doing just that to another set of people.

The hypocrisy....

.

i dont think that "chavs" should be encouraged.......Trisha has got away with it for years

people take the mickey out of all "chavs". and i dont think that its anything to do with wear you live or how much money youve got.

wayne rooney is always in the media being labeled as one.

its just more of a behaviour or a way of life.

Originally posted by nick2
Just so I can get this right, your slagging of people for taking the **** out of "chavs" but then you do exactly the same thing to the people you assume go to Halcyon (I'm guessing you've never actually been), stereotyping them by appearance, doesn't that make you just as bad ?

p.s. Last time I went to Halcyon I had on a £15 Levis T-shirt, if you earn less than that a week no wonder you don't get out much.

I've been several times thank you very much (I have mates who go there all the time (with mullets:D ).

My post wasn't serious btw.....

Originally posted by JonJParr
It means that you could put forward the idea that by some logic immitating the way in which chavs dress is a sort of respect or admiration for them. You dress up like one for 'fun' - are you really dressing up or do you secretly want to be one?

I don't feel that I need to answer a charge of being pompous from someone who supports having 'fun' at another social grade's expense. In essence, "look at us... we're so cool because we can dress up like chavs.... we're so much better..." That's pomposity at its worst!

My point was - its a fun, fancy dress party. How do you know people attending will have the attitude you mention above. Maybe people attending will be there to celebrate Chavism, not think they are better than them.

If Wayne Rooney is an example of a Chav, I'd love to be one!

Yeah could be accused of taking it too seriously but my god.....classist is as bad as racist or sexist or homophobic - it's all boring.....

Maybe being a self-righteous whiney middle class fool bout this but I don't really like all this chav chav stuff. This country's got a massive widening gap between the haves-a-lot and the haves-not-a-great-deal cos of our consumerist culture and economic structure. Talking segregation based on wealth, health and education and no city demonstrates it better than sheffield where you've got a north /south divide within a city. So for those who benefit to sit and have a good larf at those who don't......bit pathetic.

Bit of fun maybe but then they said that about black and white minstrels. Don't like it - it's ugly not funny.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand b.t.w We got the olympics WAHEY !!!!!

And the reckoning of the experts is that Beckham swung it in his white shiny shellsuit that metro described as "chav" gear.

So chavs win the day.,...

does that mean we cant take the **** out of toffs?

chavs arent regarded as the poor people in this country but more like a redneck version of the uk

discuss...............?

I thought 'Chav' was a sort of UK Redneck. I didn't think it had anything to do with wealth. Wayne Rooney and Jodie Marsh are hardly poor!

I know what yer saying monkeylover....u can take *** out of who you want. Just think sometimes this chav thing has been an excuse for good ole fashioned snobbery.

So am i to presume that having fun has now become a crime of sorts? this mearly appears to be a celebration of a unique british demographic! We should all embrase our national culture in whatever way shape or form as part of our cultural identity! and if this means dressing up as chavs as an excuse to have a little bit of fun then so be it!

what is chav though?

a class/culture/fashion?

or just that loud mouthed minger from wife swap who went topless in the sport

Originally posted by monkeylove
what is chav though?

a class/culture/fashion?

or just that loud mouthed minger from wife swap who went topless in the sport

Chavs (http://www.chavscum.co.uk)

chavscum.com

does exactly as it says on the tin!

I can't believe there's anyone who isn't yet fed up with this "chav" rubbish. It's intensely boring.

Originally posted by Greenback
I can't believe there's anyone who isn't yet fed up with this "chav" rubbish. It's intensely boring.

stop reading the tread then......good thing your not a moderator

you'd delete the stuff you dont like talking about

If you dont like it let me hold the door for you! now run along, theres a good boy! LOL

Yikes, who new a post for a fancy dress evening would get so nasty...

Why don't you just say 'thanks' or 'no thanks'.

I'm going for no thanks, a chav party sounds a bit tacky.

Originally posted by monkeylove
stop reading the tread then......good thing your not a moderator

you'd delete the stuff you dont like talking about

No, I'd just argue against it as I do now. That's how forums work isn't it, with different points of view and all that jazz?

HUZZARH!for that sir i open the door and tip my hat like a city gent!

Originally posted by tony_santos
HUZZARH!for that sir i open the door and tip my hat like a city gent!

One does appreciate a show of good manners. All too rare in this day and age. Good day to you, sir!

lighten up people it only a bit of fun.

Good publicity for the night tho...

yeah.......should be

i've just spent £2000 on burberry shirt, trousers, jacket, socks, scarf, cap, keyring........& an umbrella just in case it rains

i already had reebok classic's........so i saved some money there

JonJParr.
Is it right that if you rhav anuver bang on yer ed you will start talking normal like

some people just dont have a sense of humour do they? i mean sure i wont be goin but its only cos i cant be arsed to get chav clothing and its a club so i wunt be goin anyway. but cmon people its a bit of fun! some of the people on this thread take life way too seriously! ur prob the ones that were posting about how annoying it is when people type in text speak rather than standard spelling. well i say let people express themselevs and do whateva they want to do. if people want to have fun and poke a bit of fun at chavs than why not? its not like people are going to a chav burning where there goin to kill evry chav alive now is it?
as long as its fun and done in a humourous way and not actually being really nasty than i dont see anything wrong with it. and if no one likes what this club is doin than i say dont go!

Gasp! just realised maybe evry1 on Sheff forum who is ****** off about this chav party is secretly a chav themselves?....:suspect:

u know who u are! :hihi:

and for goodness sakes get some fashion sense!:P

So... what happens if genuine chavs turn up on the night? Wonder what the doormen would make of that

Originally posted by Greenback
The first time, yeah. Maybe even the second. But then along come people's 'hilarious' impressions of Miss Pollard, along with stunningly witty and imaginative descriptions of "chavness" - they all wear Elizabeth Duke!!! they smoke B&H!!! they live in council houses!!! - and the whole thing becomes extremely tedious.

No but yeah .. but no but yeah ... Chesneys mum says Chesney is not allowed in expensive pubs like the Halcyon cos Darrens girlfriend goes there wot fancies Chesney and wrote his number on a toilet wall so all the kids in school saw it and had a laugh but no but Chesney fancies Fiona whose is Billy's little sister anyway and erveryone knows shes done it with Dave in the bicycle sheds and got nits off him for using his comb and now her mum says she cant go out after 9 and anyway Sandra who knows Michelle said Chesneys got too many spots and she wouldnt do it with him even if he paid her !!!!

Originally posted by JonJParr
Whilst this is probably taking the analysis of a "chav party" too far I'm going to proceed nevertheless. It would seem apparent that Halcyon is hosting a 'chav party' to poke fun at chavs. Whilst I'm all in favour of a little 'chav-bashing' now and again it does seem that those who frequent Halcyon (and will probably be in attendance at the aforementioned 'chav party') are there merely to make plain that they feel they're innately superior in some way. Therefore it would seem that the chav party is somewhat supercilious!

All this being said, I can't help but wonder whether the Toni&Guy mullet growing, G-star jean wearing, fake tanning crew that frequent the Devonshire Green area have nothing better to do with their time than immitate chavs? Furthermore, one might even dare to suggest that immitation is the highest form of displaying one's veneration for a particular group of citizens!

'Chav Party' at the Halcyon? And people have the nerve to say All Bar One is pretentious........

Well at least all the under age chavs will be in the Corporation which they seem to have taken over.

R

That was the strangest thing I've ever seen :|

apart from kristian climbing a mountain in his work suit

You've got the award for the worst bar I have ever entered. Congradulations, I shall never step foot in that ****** dive again.

Well I liked it....

erm i kinda thought it was ok....when i finally realised that they were only dressed up as chavs!

Originally posted by robbie
I've been several times thank you very much (I have mates who go there all the time (with mullets:D ).

My post wasn't serious btw..... same here,i have plenty of mates who all have different lifestyles,some slitely chavish some propper parrot haired(jelled mullet)i just happen to think halcyon goers are toffs end of.but ide still have a drink with em.

i think a von-duch or watever it is party is in order-maybe at the local working mans club??:P