welshbairn Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 hours ago, milton75 said: I hate the Cinch adverts on the radio at the moment. "That'll be my lemon-pepper chicken" "No, that'll be my tasty motah" If I ever hear anyone referring to a car as a "motor", or far worse a "tasty motor", I will wish significant ill on them. I like the idea of being able to try out a car for 2 weeks then hand it back for no charge. I presume there's a catch? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, DiegoDiego said: People who seek out the cheapest thing of its type available, then complain when it doesn't have the service/features/performance of the best in class. You wouldn't buy a Ford Fiesta then complain that it doesn't do 0-60 like a Lambourghini, so why book something no-frills then complain about the lack of frills? "Irritating things your partner does" posts incoming, I guess? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, TheScarf said: My mum does that. 'Aww this laptop is shite'. Well yes, it costs £200. In fairness, the one I'm using atm is fine, and cost £210. It is a chromebook, mind. Brilliant concept when you don't need too much grunt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 The media's attempts at ramming the Olympics down our throats. Seems to be a never ending succession of interviews with the athletes' friends and family, probably because they're largely the only people that give a sh*t about it. I think it's what feels like millions of categories for individual sports, especially ones that are fairly niche to particular parts of the world, that cheapens it for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: The media's attempts at ramming the Olympics down our throats. Seems to be a never ending succession of interviews with the athletes' friends and family, probably because they're largely the only people that give a sh*t about it. I think it's what feels like millions of categories for individual sports, especially ones that are fairly niche to particular parts of the world, that cheapens it for me. The adverts are the worst. Treating athletes we never see like household named celebrities. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 On a separate note: folk that lay glass bottles on the supermarket conveyor belt with the cap/base facing the chewing gum display (resulting in them all clinking together whenever the belt moves). Side by side with the caps or bases facing the till is the correct etiquette. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Hedgecutter said: On a separate note: folk that lay glass bottles on the supermarket conveyor belt with the cap/base facing the chewing gum display (resulting in them all clinking together whenever the belt moves). Side by side with the caps or bases facing the till is the correct etiquette. My local Sainsbury's has a little sign by the belt telling people to do this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 My local Sainsbury's has a little sign by the belt telling people to do this.Bit of an antiquated punishment, but I suppose it fits the crime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: Side by side with the caps or bases facing the till is the correct etiquette. Sandwiched between plastic bottles -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: The media's attempts at ramming the Olympics down our throats. Seems to be a never ending succession of interviews with the athletes' friends and family, probably because they're largely the only people that give a sh*t about it. I think it's what feels like millions of categories for individual sports, especially ones that are fairly niche to particular parts of the world, that cheapens it for me. I generally think people who complain about the Olympics are dreadfully boring or ignorant - admittedly that's mainly due to people on here who seem to take it personally that sports besides football are shown on the TV for a few weeks once every few years - but something about the coverage this year is annoying me. There's an enthusiasm about it from the BBC which just seems insincere and wildly over the top I don't know if they're over-compensating out of some sense of shared national joy in response to the pandemic, or if it's just me resenting everyone the BBC employs to be on the telly, or if it's there being no fans which makes them all try too hard to say how great it all is, but I'm not into is this year in a way I have been before. It's not helped by all retired athletes being loathsome Tories. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Not knowing the difference between a dessert spoon and a table spoon. This has been getting on my tits for some time. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Cosmic Joe said: Not knowing the difference between a dessert spoon and a table spoon. This has been getting on my tits for some time. Look it up, don't torture yourself. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: I generally think people who complain about the Olympics are dreadfully boring or ignorant - admittedly that's mainly due to people on here who seem to take it personally that sports besides football are shown on the TV for a few weeks once every few years - but something about the coverage this year is annoying me. There's an enthusiasm about it from the BBC which just seems insincere and wildly over the top I don't know if they're over-compensating out of some sense of shared national joy in response to the pandemic, or if it's just me resenting everyone the BBC employs to be on the telly, or if it's there being no fans which makes them all try too hard to say how great it all is, but I'm not into is this year in a way I have been before. It's not helped by all retired athletes being loathsome Tories. The highlight show on the BBC is unwatchable, 20 second highlights of some Brit losing at Archery say with an awful sound track, brief mention of the finalists and winner, back to the studio, yak yak, then brief recorded bit of a 45 year old pretending to be a teenager in downtown Tokyo with a backwards baseball cap, segueing into 20 seconds of 3 a side basketball. Recorded the athletics today from lunchtime, bit better but not sure about the mixed 4x400. Maybe it's an early move to solve the trans dilemma though. Edited July 30, 2021 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 The more relays the better, IMO. I'd like mixed teams of 20 x 10 metre relays, that would be chaos. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The highlight show on the BBC is unwatchable, 20 second highlights of some Brit losing at Archery say with an awful sound track, brief mention of the finalists and winner, back to the studio, yak yak, then brief recorded bit of a 45 year old pretending to be a teenager in downtown Tokyo with a backwards baseball cap, segueing into 20 seconds of 3 a side basketball. Recorded the athletics today from lunchtime, bit better but not sure about the mixed 4x400. Maybe it's an early move to solve the trans dilemma though. Eurosport is the place to go if you can get it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Cosmic Joe said: Not knowing the difference between a dessert spoon and a table spoon. This has been getting on my tits for some time. Alright Wadsworth, I never even asked you to set the table in the first place. I'll just slurp my alphabetti spaghetti from the bowl from now on. Jeez. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 15 hours ago, superbigal said: Why do people pronounce lieutenant as Loo Tenant ? It's fecking Left Tenant. It even means to walk to the left of a senior officer ffs. 15 hours ago, coprolite said: American isn't it? It is also spelled loo-tenant so that probably doesn't help. As it is derived from French, lootenant is actually more correct, is it not? For the same reason the way they say "Erbs" is historically more correct, but also fucking ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: As it is derived from French, lootenant is actually more correct, is it not? If by more you mean 'entirely', yes. God knows what those bumbling clowns say when they come across the phrase 'in lieu of...'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 7 hours ago, virginton said: If by more you mean 'entirely', yes. God knows what those bumbling clowns say when they come across the phrase 'in lieu of...'. In pure spelling terms, yes, entirely correct. The British pronunciation is not 100% derived from the spelling alone, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Having to use a pound coin to get a trolley at the supermarket.You need one of these. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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