Our wee dog hates them, and they also do my nut in. Then there's the news EVERY new year, showing fireworks being set off in cities around the world. We know by now what a fireworks display looks like...Quote:
Originally Posted by Just_Jimmy
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Our wee dog hates them, and they also do my nut in. Then there's the news EVERY new year, showing fireworks being set off in cities around the world. We know by now what a fireworks display looks like...Quote:
Originally Posted by Just_Jimmy
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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
That's brilliant!
I enjoy fireworks. I enjoyed watching the display from Stirling on the TV last night, the ones in my street, and the ones in London I googled this morning.
The one I've just heard go off around 1:10 has me stumped though but each to their own.
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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
This is probably the best post I've read on this website.
ME! I'm pissing myself off because after a lifetime of union membership, fighting for workers rights and being active politically I can't switch off even though I've emigrated to a chilled retirement on the beach in thirty odd degree temperatures.
I want to smash the tv when I see that ******* Johnson or any of his sycophantic self serving cabinet.
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What a loon, and yes, he would be a Jambo.
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Sounds like a bit of a erm.........character.
classic!Quote:
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Amazing! Made my day that did.Quote:
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😂😂😂. That's an absolute belter.Quote:
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She seems to pop up everywhere just now. I can't stand her. It seems that every time the telly goes on, she's there. I can't take to her at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermit Crab
Neighbours that blast music out at all times of the day, almost every day.
Thankfully not mine but it seems that the mentality of "I'm doing whatever the F I want to do and F everyone else" reigns supreme in the province of Buenos Aires near my mother in law's.
How they put up with it I do not know as I'd be doing time (well, I wouldn't be but you get the point :greengrin) if I was having to hear that all day every day.
It's not the noise itself even, it's the lack of thought for anyone but themselves.
Loud music is the worst kind of stress for a neighbour to have to suffer.Quote:
Originally Posted by CloudSquall
The old excuse of Oh I didn't know I was disturbing anyone is balls.
In this age of Bluetooth headsets there's no need for loud music in a residential situation at all.
:agree: I like to listen my music loud, but I wouldn’t play it loud in the house because it would be unfair on my neighbours. Last year I invested in a good pair of Bluetooth headphones and I can listen as loud as I like without bothering anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by heretoday
I don't know if this is a pet peeve or piss-boiler, but energy companies using estimates. We moved in to our new house and both the old supplier - Scottish Gas - and our new one - Bulb - used estimates despite both of them receiving meter readings. Not only that, but they estimated that 2 adults and an 18 month old used 2,500 kilowatts in a period of 7 weeks - thats an outrageous number, around £450 worth of electricity.
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Originally Posted by Jones28
Our previous provider went bust, and we got moved to utilita. We chose to move to another provider. According to utilita, in the 3 or so months we were with them, we’d used the equivalent of 18 months worth of gas and electricity, and tried to hide behind estimates, until I proved to them that they’d had accurate meter readings. Then they blamed the old company. Won’t ever be back to them
When I moved cities a few years ago the flat that I rented had a pre-pay meter in it. Obviously I don't want to do that as they're so expensive, but when I looked to change to a different company, the company who ran the meter phoned and guaranteed a 15% saving on a smart meter compared to any other company. Obviously said yes to that, they spent ten minutes qualifying exactly what I wanted and how I used my energy and all that stuff. They then spent ten minutes telling me how brilliant and fantastic their latest smart meter and plan was and how it's going to revolutionise how I power my home and all that.Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
They then said "We'll transfer you through to sales and they'll get that confirmed for you" only for the grumpiest person to say "yeah, we're sold out of smart meters, it'll be twelve weeks to get that installed".
I forget the name of them but I absolutely hate dealing with energy companies. Takes an age on the phone, racks up a phone bill and without fail horrible to deal with.
Sellotape and the ******* thats used it previously failing to fold the end over making a tab for you to pull when you need to sellotape something.
You need to have your meter read in order to stop them sending you estimates. Energy companies will accept online readings but unless you have it read by them they will continue to send you estimates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
It used to be that case that they had to gain access at least once a year to read the meter.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
It’s still the case. Most people either don’t let you in or aren’t at home. The amount of people that say they’ve already sent their readings in or they have a smart meter is huge. Older people are always fine as they’re more used to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peevemor
We have had people at the old place read the meter but it’s the transition at the new place that’s been pissing me off. What’s the justification for using estimates, especially ones that are so mentally high, instead of sending someone round to read the meter if they’re not going to listen to what we’ve told them anyway?Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
I honestly don’t know how it works with people moving house mate, but I do know it’s where people tend to have the most problems. Have you tried taking a photo of the readings and sending them that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
Watching the House Of Commons live and it’s annoying me that every speaker refers to each other as the “the right honourable gentleman”. It’s like a fake, forced PR exercise, particularly as they quickly mumble through it because they have to than any genuine manners or courtesy.
I think it's because they aren't permitted to use peoples' names, so there are certain things they can say - position (prime minister, etc.), their constituency (the member for ...) or the right honourable lady or gentleman.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Modfather
That would make sense, it’s just the way they quickly mumble through it that’s annoying me. At least vary it, Boris and Angus Robertson addressing each other as the right honourable gentleman couldn’t be more passive aggressive if they tried 😀Quote:
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There's a lot in parliament which could be streamlined and modernised - it's not going to happen in a hurry though.Quote:
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Not sure Angus would be a right honourable....is he not just an honourable?Quote:
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I think the ‘right’ part only relates to those in a government cabinet position past or present.
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Originally Posted by Peevemor
People who are just deliberately belligerent or obtuse, particularly when talking to someone who actually has a bit expertise in what they are talking about.
I'm in a group on Facebook for people who use the Pentlands for walking, running etc etc. There was a post today from a farmer asking people to consider not using the West Kip as a ski resort because it was disturbing wildlife and also frightening sheep and forcing them off the hill. She further stated the ewes are currently pregnant and stress and pregnancy don't go well together. She posted a picture showing at least a dozen people skiing and very clear ski tracks scarred across the hill.
The responses were largely supportive but a couple where as sad as they are predictable. One was stating it's not against the rules (I'd question if skiing on an undesignated site is essential exercise). The more infuriating response though was 'Looks marvellous. I'm sure they are being responsible and causing no problems.' You have literally just been told it is causing a problem you ****ing dimwit and skiing on a snow covered hill when the government, police, mountain rescue, the coast guard, the NHS and countless others are telling you to stay at home and not take risks is quite evidently not responsible.
We’ve only be able to communicate via an online chat, but through these we have given the readings 3 times.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
The plot got even more ridiculous yesterday when I received 2 bills for 2 different amounts over the exact same period from Scottish Gas 😂
Scottish ****ing power.
End of October I did a meter reading online and it screwed up my direct debit, after 5 separate phone calls and 7 weeks later I'm still waiting for a new DD to be set up. Has to be the worst company to deal with, I'm now at the sarcastic phone call stage where I'm ready to have a right go at them, friggin morons who cant do the job they're trained for.
Dundee City Council. Someone had fly tipped a whole load of carpet in our car park so I reported it online. Someone else had dumped matresses behind it along with a broken vaccuum, and at the other side of the car park a whole load of broken furniture.
Came back today to find the carpets had been removed - but literally nothing else. Infuriating.
We’ve only be able to communicate via an online chat, but through these we have given the readings 3 times.Quote:
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The plot got even more ridiculous yesterday when I received 2 bills for 2 different amounts over the exact same period from Scottish Gas 😂
People that skip queues.
I was just in my local Co-Op on McDonald Road where there are signs telling you to queue in a specific aisle. I get to the end of the queuing aisle with only one person ahead of me after queuing for a while only for a young guy in a Kwik Fit uniform to rock up from the other direction and push himself in between me and the guy in front, thus breaking the social distancing and just ignored me pointing out there was a queue. He wasn’t wearing a mask either.
Don't ever go to China - your head will explode. Queueing is against their culture thus queue jumping isn't a thing, it's the norm.Quote:
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Missing ingredients in my meal delivery kit.
I’m quite new to these, and it’s probably partly my fault because I didn’t check everything was there, but it’s the first time something has been missing. Got three quarters of the way through making my chicken jalfrezi meal tonight to discover there was no jalfrezi spice mix in the bag. Couldn’t have been the stock powder or chopped tomatoes or something like that, something you’re likely to have in the cupboard, nooooo, it has to be the most important ingredient and one I have literally nothing I could substitute it with. Had to go out to the shop. Fuming. :greengrin
Agree! In fact Britain must be the politest nation on Earth when it comes to queueing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peevemor
I remember reading Bill Bryson's Notes From A Small Island years ago and he remarked that the British dedication to queuing was something that he was fascinated by. He gave an example of seeing a queue at a train station ticket desk that had 2 windows open. The people present, without being asked, formed one queue, waited patiently and quietly and then the person at the front would go to whatever window became available. Very few people in the UK would even think twice about that or think it worthy of note but he said it was a proper culture shock moment. He said in parts of Asia there would have just been a scramble of people all shouting and demanding attention whilst in America it would have been 2 barely organised queues, each believing the other was moving faster and complaining bitterly about that fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bangkok Hibby
Year ago when I worked in a hotel we used to quite often get organised Chinese tours come in. They could come across as very rude as they demanded service immediately regardless of whether you were attending to someone else. I got chatting to one of the tour guides one night, he was in his early 20s and had only really known modern China. He said the rudeness largely stemmed from the days of real hardship and scarcity that the generations that frequented these tours had known. Food and the like had been in such short supply that if you weren't first you were last.
I don't really have a problem with people not queuing if it isn't in their culture to do so but I hate it among people who know it is an expected social norm. The demise of the bus stop queue is probably the best example.
A local in Shanghai explained to us that it was about standing still. That they have a doctrine that if you don't keep moving/advancing then your life will go backwards.Quote:
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It certainly ties in with what I witnessed.
Except in a busy pub, how many times have you stood at the bar waiting your turn to be served when someone barges to the front and shouts their order over everyone else?Quote:
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That’s down to the bar staff IMO. I’ve worked in busy pubs and found it pretty easy to keep tabs on who was coming and going even when it’s 2/3 deep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfiembra
I try to be as open and relaxed as possible about cultural differenced when I am abroad but the queue jumping is something that without fail sends my blood pressure to Pluto, it´s almost ingrained in my DNA.
My Argentine girlfriend said that the social distancing requirements in supermarkets has actually introduced the queuing system here, there´s an upside to the pandemic after all :greengrin
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People who walk about in public having a mobile phone conversation on speakerphone.
You’re not a contestant on the Apprentice.
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Aye, pricks.
People who stop and stand in the street on the mobile phone. It's a mobile, the clue is in the name.Quote:
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People (partners) who don’t put the rack in the slots in the oven but rather lay them on top of the slot brackets so when you pull the rack out slightly it tips over and the food spills in the oven.
Guess who is now raiding the freezer for something for dinner just as the planned dinner was ready.
Edit: People who use the microwave the day before and have liquid spill over onto the microwave plate but neglect to clean it.
Someone really isn’t in my good books right now.
Laurence Fox.
Not someone I ever paid much attention to before but he appears to be one of those people who is setting out to be deliberately provocative and offensive.
I read him described on Twitter as an 'M&S Tommy Robinson' and that seems pretty apt.
Folk who drink Cristal from the bottle with a straw. Have only just realised how much this annoys me after posting in the other thread. Does my head right in :brickwall
Watching something that’s American/Canadian and them pronouncing Craig as Creg. Not sure why it irritates me so much.
I loved Homeland but reading about it afterwards I was surprised to see the main character was called "Carrie" and not "Kerry".Quote:
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The absolute rats who broke into our bike shed and stole my bike. There were 2 locks on it that needed dealt with along with getting through the door so this wasn't entirely opportunistic.
On the plus side, and maybe for the little things and pleasure thread, one of the brake cables snapped last week and I was all set to fix it today. Hopefully whoever took it discovered that fact whilst cycling downhill at considerable speed.
What weird man he is. He’s actually a really good actor, but I doubt he’ll be getting much work now after the way he’s alienated himself in the last year or so. I think his wife(Billy Piper)has left him and he’s been sacked by his agent. M&S Tommy Robinson is a good description. It probably won’t be long before he’s removed from Twitter and other platforms, what he does after that I don’t know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
"Ramping up" "kicking the can down the road" "cliff edge" "eye bleeding"
Stop it! Just stop using phrases you've never used in your entire life until some politician or poster on a football forum used them.
A bit like "rolling out" the vaccine? It must come in big barrels or something.Quote:
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My brother's bike got stolen a few months back and although he didn't hold out much hope the Police got it a few days later, fingers crossed for you, winds me up when folk steal things other people have worked hard forQuote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Thinking about the Sunderland documentary on Netflix and the disco lights at Celtic - football becoming more of an "experience". I don't want a "Balearic vibe" or blaring music, I want to watch a good game of football, fair enough have some music on when the teams run out but if I wanted ***** music and irritating lights I'd go to a nightclub.
Middle aged men that follow Devi Sridhar on Twitter (public health advisor to Sturgeon).
She could tweet "please drink a pint of your own urine" and you'd have a group of balding, overweight, sub standard looking men filling the replies with "Thanks for the clear and concise information!!!" which would be fine in itself if it wasn't a disguised "I'm a nice guy please read your DMs!!!" plea.
I'm 31, thin, and have a full head of hair which excludes me from the above group :greengrin
I'd rather there was no music at games apart from when the teams come out and at the end of games. It's often the only time I get (got) to see my pals, some of whom are in the hearing-aid denial age bracket, and conversation is impossible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
Was in a shop today getting bits and pieces and added some alcohol free beer into my basket. It was just after half past nine and was told that I couldn't buy alcohol. Pointed out that it was alcohol free and being under 0.05% ABV it doesn't fall into the category of a licensed product. Alcohol will form in orange juice if left out for a day or two. The cashier then asked a colleague, then got a supervisor who I had to go through the same thing again - it's under 0.05% ABV so doesn't fall into the category of a licensed product - for him to change his mind and say "it's company policy not to sell alcohol free products before 10am".
I also bought some Pepsi at the same time and thought about asking why I was allowed to buy that but had kind of lost the will by that point.
What gets on my wick about that is it's clearly not company policy as if he was as certain about it being company policy he wouldn't have wasted several minutes umming and ahhing about it - if it was a case of "I'm really unsure of the laws on that sort of product so I'm not comfortable selling it" I'd actually have understood as you can learn from that, and also if your staff aren't confident that it's right to sell a product, I'm fine with erring on the side of caution.
To just go "It's company policy" when it blatantly isn't got right on my wick as it'll just wrongly happen again next time someone tries to do it.
Funnily enough I was in a shop at 9am this morning and contemplated a couple of alcohol free beers but decided not to bother thinking that might happen since there was a small % of alcohol in them. I wasn't aware of the technicality of such low %s not counting though - looking into it and it's actually as much as 0.5% that is exempt from alcohol rules (separately, 0.05% is the threshold to call things "alcohol free").Quote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
I'd have thought the real reason would have been simply that the till would be programmed to not accept them before 10am and there wasn't anything they could do about it (which I guess could be classed as "company policy"). They may have Kish been a bit sheepish about wanting to say that they agreed with you but everyone was being overruled by a computer?
Like Dan days above, it'll be the "computer said no" that trips up the sales assistant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
Ironically, there will be products out there with alcohol in that they'll happily (and ignorantly) sell.
Some decent vanilla extract, like Neilsen Massey, will be 35% alcohol!
It would have gone through the till as they tried it but said no. As I say, if they said "I'm not comfortable selling it as I'm not sure of the ruling" - it's the "it's company policy" that was pet peeve worthy. As if I'm to believe that they're definite that it's 100% company policy when they've spent five minutes of everyones time completely unsure.Quote:
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This type of decision making is absolutely rife in the oil industry, and I'm sure many others.Quote:
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Doing something wrong because you're unsure is obviously the act of someone who doesn't know their job properly. In an industry riddled with incompetents promoted beyond their ability, just trying to cover their ass, it's annoying enough, but very often that wrong decision continues to be made and it becomes the norm. That boiled my piss.
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I think they're right though, even if they got to the decision the wrong way. I'm sure it's licenced products that can't be sold before 10am rather than alcoholic products.
That's just my understanding, so happy to be corrected on it.
Had a wee converation with a couple of friends who are both personal license holders - and they can't agree on it either. Can find more evidence to suggest that it's legal to sell it than not as it's beneath the threshhold to be a zero alcohol drink than an "alcohol free" drink which is a rule that dates back to 1993 I believe, I'm pretty sure that alcohol free is dodgy to sell before then but not zero alcohol.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
But it does seem to be creating a wee debate. Either way - I'm quite happy to be told "I'm not comfortable to sell that" but don't like the downright lie of "it's company policy" - which if it was there would be no finding out if it's fine to sell or not. The earlier leads to making an effort for the future to finding out if it's possible, the latter doesn't.
The situation described above is one that caused all kinds of issues when I managed a bar.
We treated non alcoholic beers in the exact same way as we treated alcohol. There were 2 key reasons but they are largely connected and a lot of shops and bars do similar. The packaging of non alcoholic beer and the regular thing is pretty much indistinguishable. From a social responsibility point of view that could be seen as encouraging brand recognition in a minor (think branded candy cigarettes). Secondly that similar packaging makes it hard to track who is drinking what at a table. A bottle of Becks Blue and regular Becks could easily be swapped between parent and child at a table without staff noticing. That potentially leaves an individual open to legal trouble. At weddings and the like it wasn't uncommon for an irate dad to kick off because his son had been refused service for a non alcoholic beer.
For most shops and bars it is company policy to treat beer and it's non alcoholic cousin as one and the same. Whilst legally someone under 18 can buy NA beer, the big supermarkets would all refuse service and the challenge 25 would activate on self service tills. Likewise if the barriers on the alcohol aisle are up pre 10am the NA beer will be within that boundary. Whether they would sell you it if you took it to the till is another matter, I'd suspect not as the barcode will belong to the licensed group and much like the challenge 25 activating for NA beer so it will flag up when being scanned 'out of hours'.
It comes back to the same issue as I encountered in bars. The easiest way to avoid encouraging people to attempt to buy alcohol outwith licensed hours is to treat alcohol substitutes as alcohol. I'm not talking about orange juice that has fermented slightly in the carton or whatever but rather items that are packaged to resemble and marketed as comparable alternatives to alcohol.
It sounds like the shop in question suffered from poor training, poor communication and confused or perhaps non existent policy but you would encounter the same answer in many shops and pretty much all the major supermarket groups. I think it's entirely possible the supervisor just didn't know the answer and was uncomfortable with the situation and looked for an easy out. Not an ideal way to deal with it but those selling licensed products are always wary of being caught out because the responsibility is on the person as well as the company.
Yeah, I guess my main peeve was looking for an easy out rather than being straightforward and saying "Y'know, I don't know so I'd rather play safe". I also sell licensed products and also was responsible for dealing with car finance in the past and if I had someone who asked for something I'd just be honest and go "I'm not sure I can do that" and look to find out for the future or if that person is willing and happy to wait for an answer.Quote:
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I can't remember one customer who perhaps after an initial gripe didn't appreciate the open, honest answer of "I don't know". It's three words that are quite frankly quite reassuring.
It really, really didn't help that there was one person working the till properly choosing to have a big long conversation with the people in front who she clearly knew, but that's a gripe all in itself.
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JUST SAY GROUPS YOU ****WITS!!!
Frozen 1 & 2, specifically those films as I like all the Pixar films and you can’t beat the Disney classics but my 2 year old is obsessed with Frozen at the minute. I don’t get it, why was this such a behemoth?
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I have a 3 year old who runs about dressed as Elsa 'singing' Let it Go for about 90% of the week.
I love Disney films and I'd happily watch most Pixar films again and again but I don't get Frozen at all. Obviously it's aimed at kids but that doesn't usually stop me enjoying a film. Both films are slow and boring.
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Frozen is magical, that’s why it’s so loved! Disney magic at its best 💫
My niece has an 8 year old who loves frozen, and he also has the dolls, and wants to be a hairdresser when he grows up. 🤔😁Quote:
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Women that put the toilet seat down. I mean, wtf!!
Urmm I think you’ll find that it’s kind of useful for them to do so [emoji12]Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
If you mean the lid then it’s only good manners and hygiene to close that after use. It is after all what it’s there for!
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Getting asked how to do something that you don’t know how to do, then the person keeping asking you even after you’ve explained you don’t know to the point that you decide to just have a go and then they don’t do what you suggest anyway.
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People who refer to pints as jars.
I've no idea why but it's just always annoyed me.
People who talk through good TV or films. And then when you hit pause on the remote, complain like you’re the one who’s rude.
Agree. Also ‘going for beers’ instead of ‘going for a few pints’. Ditto ‘Going out for some wines’. Horrendous chat.Quote:
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Happens to me all the time. If I'm watching the TV late at night I'll have the sound low so as not to disturb anyone. Then my wife or one of my daughters appear for a drink of water or something, start talking to the cat making high pitched baby talk noises while banging cupboard doors etc.Quote:
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But as soon as I hit pause the comments start...
I was watching The Odd Couple last week. Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. One of my all time favourite movies. Made the mistake of suggesting we all watch it. There’s a scene where the 5 male characters break off from their poker game to have sandwiches, which Lemmon has cut off the bread crusts, evidence of Lemmons obsessive nature. Really funny scene, the men like the sandwiches but hate the way their poker night has been sanitized. Great dialogue, classic script. Instead of watching properly, wife and daughter start a conversation about favourite sandwich fillings. I honestly only threw about three dirty looks before hitting pause and waiting for quiet. But you’d have thought I’d have shat myself or declared myself a neo nazi or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peevemor
This is going to be weirdly specific but the type of 21 / 22 year old ******** who has had "mama and papa" bankroll everything in their cushy lives which for some reason leads them to believe they can treat other people without respect or manners.
***** of the highest order.
Girls/women who say things like "we must meet for a glass of fizz soon" or "need to share some bubbles".just say Prosecco or Champagne!Quote:
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I can't remember what we were watching the other week but I got the inevitable 'who's that guy?'.
That guy is the guy who was introduced in the pub called the Kings Head in Manchester which for some reason prompted you to enquire if I remembered when we went to that pub called the Queens Arms in London 8 years ago and then spend 5 minutes recounting the cocktail menu and spitting venom about the woman sitting behind us who barged past you on her way out.
Just watch the ****ing film.
Worse when they spend 5 minutes farting about with their phone at the start of the movie then complain they don’t know what’s happening with the film.Quote:
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I do this all the time, drives my wife crazy. Just pause it!!
After catching up watching loads of box set series since last March, we've spend far too long trying to figure out what other shows most of the actors are in and end up having to pause or rewind after googling them, it seems like there's only about 40 British actors and they just rotate the roles to keep them all in work.
surely if you're drinking beer in any other measure than a pint or you're actually going out to drink wine than those are correct?Quote:
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folk who drink nonsense coffees. Starbucks and the like have a lot to answer for.
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If you wanted to be really w**ky, you could argue that any amount of drink/liquid can be measured in pints (fractions or multiples thereof) so "pints" still works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just_Jimmy
As for "wines", it's only correct if you're going to drink different types. If you're sticking to the same type then it's just wine - it's the glasses that become plural.
If we start to speak about pints of wine, we sound like we're in a folk song.
Twice recently I've heard younger people interviewed on TV talk about their "friendship group". When did this become a thing? What's wrong with pals, mates or even just friends?
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