Petty Things That Get On Your Nerves...

[Derry Alli]

16 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said:

The Harry Corry logo. 

It's just the guy's name written in some skinny Arial-like font, which I could recreate in PowerPoint within 15 secs.  For a rather widespread chain, I'm looking for a bit more imagination, plus it looks tacky and sh*te.  In a word: lazy. 

No chance I'll be setting foot in one of their stores if that's the effort they put in to things. F*** you Harry, and your stores. 

I've told this story on here before, my company does some work for Mars and they run a competition to name their new biscuit entering the market. It, effectively was 3 maltesers chopped in half and melted together into a finger like shape. 

The 'winner' would have their name used, a nominal fee paid and a free supply of the biscuits. A guy I work with was walking around work with a pen and pad jotting down names (I genuinely believe he was up half the night that week thinking on what to call them). 

Anyway, he had a multitude of potential names the most fitting of which was - Malthreeesers - blinding. He's got to be in with a chance. 

The following Monday arrived, with a cardboard tube revealing the name required on the artwork :

Boy was barmy for about a fortnight. Fucking Maltesers Biscuit. 

 

Edited December 14, 2020 by Mr. Alli

[19QOS19]

I find people to be far less cuntish in the build up to Christmas, for that reason alone Xmas is a good thing.

[Blootoon87]

Women. Just women in general.

[tamthebam]

32 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said:

The Harry Corry logo. 

It's just the guy's name written in some skinny Arial-like font, which I could recreate in PowerPoint within 15 secs.  For a rather widespread chain, I'm looking for a bit more imagination, plus it looks tacky and sh*te.  In a word: lazy. 

No chance I'll be setting foot in one of their stores if that's the effort they put in to things. F*** you Harry, and your stores. 

A logo like that is commercial suicide. So, yes, they've committed Hari Cori...

[Melanius Mullarkey]

19 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said:

I've told this story on here before, my company does some work for Mars and they run a competition to name their new biscuit entering the market. It, effectively was 3 maltesers chopped in half and melted together into a finger like shape. 

The 'winner' would have their name used, a nominal fee paid and a free supply of the biscuits. A guy I work with was walking around work with a pen and pad jotting down names (I genuinely believe he was up half the night that week thinking on what to call them). 

Anyway, he had a multitude of potential names the most fitting of which was - Malthreeesers - blinding. He's got to be in with a chance. 

The following Monday arrived, with a cardboard tube revealing the name required on the artwork :

Boy was barmy for about a fortnight. Fucking Maltesers Biscuit. 

 

^^^^Maltseether.

[Szamo's_Ammo]

21 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:

I find people to be far less cuntish in the build up to Christmas, for that reason alone Xmas is a good thing.

I would say it's the opposite.

Idiots stressing themselves out getting prepared for "the most important day of the year" becoming more selfish and entitled than before.

[Florentine_Pogen]

12 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

^^^^Maltseether.

That is outstanding, even for a concretising mushroom supper deviant and duly awarded a Charles.

Chapeau sir.

[19QOS19]

I would say it's the opposite.
Idiots stressing themselves out getting prepared for "the most important day of the year" becoming more selfish and entitled than before.

You definitely get the fuckwits who can't wait to show off the pointless shite they have bought for their kids, which is really just a 'look at what we can afford*' opportunity. But I think out and about in the run up folk are generally in better moods.

*That part is questionable, obviously.

[Granny Danger]

17 minutes ago, Szamo's_Ammo said:

I would say it's the opposite.

Idiots stressing themselves out getting prepared for "the most important day of the year" becoming more selfish and entitled than before.

Maybe you just mix with the wrong sort of people.

[101]

55 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said:

I've told this story on here before, my company does some work for Mars and they run a competition to name their new biscuit entering the market. It, effectively was 3 maltesers chopped in half and melted together into a finger like shape. 

The 'winner' would have their name used, a nominal fee paid and a free supply of the biscuits. A guy I work with was walking around work with a pen and pad jotting down names (I genuinely believe he was up half the night that week thinking on what to call them). 

Anyway, he had a multitude of potential names the most fitting of which was - Malthreeesers - blinding. He's got to be in with a chance. 

The following Monday arrived, with a cardboard tube revealing the name required on the artwork :

Boy was barmy for about a fortnight. Fucking Maltesers Biscuit. 

 

They should be called, "fucking dangerous". You can't have just one of the wee things.

[Derry Alli]

49 minutes ago, 101 said:

They should be called, "fucking dangerous". You can't have just one of the wee things.

They're terrible, IMO. 

[coprolite]

1 hour ago, Szamo's_Ammo said:

I would say it's the opposite.

Idiots stressing themselves out getting prepared for "the most important day of the year" becoming more selfish and entitled than before.

The foodbank donation box at my local supermarket has been overflowing for the last week. It usually isn't. Maybe they stopped collections, i don't know. 

[buchan30]

Scrooge, Grinch, Grumps, Infidel. I've had them all thrown at me. Infidel was the only one that made me laugh.

[101]

3 hours ago, Mr. Alli said:

They're terrible, IMO. 

Nah they are cracking with a pint of coffee

[Granny Danger]

3 hours ago, coprolite said:

The foodbank donation box at my local supermarket has been overflowing for the last week. It usually isn't. Maybe they stopped collections, i don't know. 

Never been more important.  Contributing to food banks is one of the simplest practical things we can do at the moment.  Not just food but toys too.

While at the same time raging that this is necessary in 2020.

[tamthebam]

44 minutes ago, buchan30 said:

That reminds me, I must consider Lord Tebbit for next year's Deadpool

[coprolite]

1 hour ago, Granny Danger said:

Never been more important.  Contributing to food banks is one of the simplest practical things we can do at the moment.  Not just food but toys too.

While at the same time raging that this is necessary in 2020.

All part of the Tories' Victorian revival. 

[red23]

On 12/12/2020 at 08:28, pandarilla said:

Surely things get better when she goes, though?

I fucking hate people that go through life with a dour attitude. We always have bad days but you've got to make some effort with people sometimes, especially at Christmas.

I generally enjoy when these folk piss off, when other folk can point out their misery and then get on with the evening.

It does but most of the day has already had the fun sucked out of it with her presence. It's amazing how just one of these people can bring an entire party down just by being there. Someone who just sits watching it all.

Edited December 15, 2020 by red23

[welshbairn]

Not so much a PTTGOYN but incredulity on my part. Why do people who own a decent slice of the planet's wealth, a fucking huge one in this case, decide where they want to live because they're scared of paying taxes? It's like moving out of your girlfriend's flat because you're worried the DWP might find out you're sharing a bed, and you're one of the richest people on the planet!?! That c**t who owns Ineos is another one, and vacuum cleaner boy.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oracle-larry-ellison-says-moved-205441890.html

[Theroadlesstravelled]

That’s why ‘tax the rich’ doesn’t work.