Ah, her Mum must be so proud...

(Reuters) - A British bus company has apologized to a girl who is led around on a leash by her boyfriend and describes herself as a human pet after one of its drivers threw her off a bus.

Tasha Maltby, 19, told British newspapers she was the "pet" of her 25-year-old fiance Dani Graves.

Pictures showed her dressed in black Gothic-style clothing with silver buckles on a silver chain -- which the driver of a bus from the firm Arriva took exception to.

She told the Daily Mail newspaper Wednesday she was thrown off and told: "We don't let freaks and dogs like you on."

Arriva would not comment on specifics but said it apologized if the couple felt they had been discriminated against. It added, however, that the driver was worried about safety and the company told Maltby to take the leash off in the future.

"We have spoken to the driver who has talked about health and safety," a spokesman said. "Should she be attached to a chain and something happens on the bus, that could be dangerous. All we are saying is that she is very welcome to use the buses but not when she is on her lead."

Maltby -- who lives on state benefits and got engaged in November -- said her choice of lifestyle might seem unusual but was harmless.

"I am a pet," she told the Daily Mail. "I generally act animal-like and I lead a really easy life. I don't cook or clean and I don't go anywhere without Dani. It might seem strange but it makes us both happy. It's my culture and my choice. It isn't hurting anyone."

This is TJL saying help control the idiot population, have your significant other spayed or neutered.

;)

LOL thats a differnet kind of pet

LOL - I thought this was another "fake" news story with that headline!

Say WHAT??

I take it someone's into M&M's? lol

LOL - I thought this was another "fake" news story with that headline!

No, i couldn't make up anything as sad and pathetic as that.

;)

This makes me think of Steve Urkel always saying "no sweat, my pet!" :rofl:

This makes me think of Steve Urkel always saying "no sweat, my pet!" :rofl:
not just that, it gives the phrase "pet name" a whole new meaning :lol:

not just that, it gives the phrase "pet name" a whole new meaning :lol:
:rofl: :brent

Aaaahhh romantic anniversary dinners spent noshing on Fancy Feast and cold water on the kitchen floor. :love: :cat:



See - their big mistake was saying she was a "pet". Had they said she was his service dog instead and wore a red or blue vest, they would have HAD to let them ride the bus while she was on lead. ;)

^ Cathie - you forgot the catnip!!!! :mad: :lol:

^ Cathie - you forgot the catnip!!!! :mad: :lol:


Hey - whatchya think got them noshing in the first place - it's the "munchies" feline style! ;)

This is TJL saying help control the idiot population, have your significant other spayed or neutered.

;)

:rofl:

This is TJL saying help control the idiot population, have your significant other spayed or neutered.

;)

:rotflmao: :uplol: :rofl: :lol: I spit out my drink when I read that! :lol:

What's next,Purina People Chow?!

Lol, I have actually seen crap like that. I also remember when i was in 6th grade, it became the fad for girls to wear pacifiers. Yes, baby pacifiers. I personally didn't wear them, it looked sooo stupid and i'm sure those girls look back on that and are so embarrassed and ashamed..:lol: And by wear, i mean literally put them in their mouth.

Lol, I have actually seen crap like that. I also remember when i was in 6th grade, it became the fad for girls to wear pacifiers. Yes, baby pacifiers. I personally didn't wear them, it looked sooo stupid and i'm sure those girls look back on that and are so embarrassed and ashamed..:lol: And by wear, i mean literally put them in their mouth.

That sounds really.....kinky ;) :lol:

Lol. They didn't know how stupid they looked. When someone asked them a question they'd be taking the pacifier out of their mouth. I wanted to beat those girls up :lol:

Lol. They didn't know how stupid they looked. When someone asked them a question they'd be taking the pacifier out of their mouth. I wanted to beat those girls up :lol:


I remember that fad! I was too old, but thought "oh well, whatever turns your crank I guess"!

Funny story - when I was in middle school (mid-seventies), most of my friends were Italian and wore some sort of real gold chain (back then, that Italian "good luck" horn was hugely popular). I was a little envious since I didn't have any "real" jewelry like that and everything I bought at Kmart turned green on me. I, for whatever reason (don't know what I was smokin') grabbed the chain from the bathtub plug and wore it into school one day. Not only did it catch on, but one clown, even wore it with the plug still attached!

Flash forward to the mid-nineties and I find out some woman has taken the exact same idea, only had the chains plated gold or silver and made $250,000 in six months selling them on the internet. I then saw them everywhere in the accessories stores! Oh if I had only patented the idea....;)

What kind of a thread did I walk into? :lol:

I remember that fad! I was too old, but thought "oh well, whatever turns your crank I guess"!

Funny story - when I was in middle school (mid-seventies), most of my friends were Italian and wore some sort of real gold chain (back then, that Italian "good luck" horn was hugely popular). I was a little envious since I didn't have any "real" jewelry like that and everything I bought at Kmart turned green on me. I, for whatever reason (don't know what I was smokin') grabbed the chain from the bathtub plug and wore it into school one day. Not only did it catch on, but one clown, even wore it with the plug still attached!

Flash forward to the mid-nineties and I find out some woman has taken the exact same idea, only had the chains plated gold or silver and made $250,000 in six months selling them on the internet. I then saw them everywhere in the accessories stores! Oh if I had only patented the idea....;)


:lol: Makes you wonder what you can do with other things in your house...like maybe a toilet flusher?

:lol: Makes you wonder what you can do with other things in your house...like maybe a toilet flusher?


Add the toilet brush, a couple of fishing hooks and you've got a lovely "themed" pair of earrings! ;)

:lol:

The song "Super Freak" by Rick James is going through my head now...:rofl:

What kind of a thread did I walk into? :lol:

If I didn't know any better, I'd say a bunch of sex starved, kinky people, but that's just my observation ;)

What kind of a thread did I walk into? :lol:
I know, right? :lol:

I think this couple are the ones who should apologize to the bus company and to all the riders for being morons.
And to all the people of Britain who work to support idiots like her.