Sbarcher
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Something physical to keep in the loft for the next 25 years!
Astute
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You mean like a wife? Sounds like a good idea.
richnrg
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(sorry, football related, but..)
A thing that annoys me is ex-footballer TV pundits, when talking about VAR, saying that the VAR bosses should employ 'someone that has actually played the game' (ie someone like themselves), to help design VAR/make decision etc.
They seem to think that 'actually having played the game' somehow qualifies them to make better decisions than referees, oblivious to the fact that in almost every case, 50% of said pundits thought a particular incident should have lead to a penalty, whilst the other 50% thought that it definitely shouldn't.
A thing that annoys me is ex-footballer TV pundits, when talking about VAR, saying that the VAR bosses should employ 'someone that has actually played the game' (ie someone like themselves), to help design VAR/make decision etc.
They seem to think that 'actually having played the game' somehow qualifies them to make better decisions than referees, oblivious to the fact that in almost every case, 50% of said pundits thought a particular incident should have lead to a penalty, whilst the other 50% thought that it definitely shouldn't.
Gazolba
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I hate getting letters in the mail where you can't tell from the envelope whether it's an official communication that you are in breach of some law or owe someone money, or just a letter telling you that since you are now old you should consider reserving your cemetary plot, or buying one of their hearing aids.
eastwoodsdustman
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Children in need and comic relief. Mega rich people raising their profile by getting other people to donate money. Hate it more each year.
SBAndy
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The tv show, maybe you have a point. I’d like to think that me and 6 others collecting outside Nuneaton train station this morning weren’t just doing so to raise our profile.
eastwoodsdustman
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Fair play to you all. It’s ‘the celebs’ that really really get my back up. All multi millionaires and give a couple of hours of their time when a bit of their Mooney would be better. But then they wouldn’t be raising their profiles.
SBAndy
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Do you know what - I started thinking that actually it’s probably worth it for them to use their profile to help raise money. Then the Dragons Den cast show up who could raise the £35m raised so far within about 4 seconds, and all of a sudden I agree with you.
SkyblueBazza
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Every charity has a celebrity publicist.
They are all worthy causes - bit the people who genuinely have the free cash to splash about seem to be the celebrities & those of 'status' (?) Who are the very people that either squeeze us in the first instance or try to squeeze us a bit more to donate!
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They are all worthy causes - bit the people who genuinely have the free cash to splash about seem to be the celebrities & those of 'status' (?) Who are the very people that either squeeze us in the first instance or try to squeeze us a bit more to donate!
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fernandopartridge
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Whilst I understand what you're saying, if they raise the profile of something and help people to donate then what's the problem?
SkyblueBazza
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Just the potential hypocrisy for me.
'I live in a 10 bedroom countryside mansion & am giving my time freely to get you to donate x% of your weekly income to support..." kinda stinks to me. Forget the time & effort because that in real terms helps the needy in little or no way whatsoever. If cold hard cash is what makes the difference...then celebrities & rich folk that spout should simply say "I have dontated £X to charity
Y which is z% of my annual wealth" now to me that would be taking a lead.
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shmmeee
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Pretty much any real life police series I watch on the telly that tells you the sentence the criminal got for the crime being documented. One lone policeman got attacked and had the shit kicked out of him. 2 members of the public couldn't even pull the yob off of him. The sentence was 3 months in jail suspended for 12 months. Nothing then. Another guy bit a police dog and battered the policeman whilst his mate helped join in. The case was dropped. How?!
Mcbean
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The fella in front of me at Stans - sits on the back of his chair at half time - he’s such a big chap that it doesn’t allow me to stand up comfortably and when people want to come past I have to really go back in the next row - I have been polite but he still
Persists - suggestions please
Persists - suggestions please
Nick
Administrator
Take a kid to kick the back of his chair all game.
Blind-Faith
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flop your cock out onto the top of his head, if your lucky he might not sit there again
fellatio_Martinez
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Or if he's really lucky the big fella might kiss it.
Blind-Faith
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richnrg
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install some mini-spikes along the top of the chair-back.
Mcbean
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Strangely enough I got some yesterday as some birds keep shitting in my porch !
Nick
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fellatio_Martinez
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Sales c*nts in shops.
I know it's their jobs to sell but I wish they'd be a bit more more subtle about it and not immediately race over when they see someone come into the shop.
I reluctantly went bed shopping at the weekend and they house a special breed of sales creep. My strategy is to never engage because once you engage it's game over.
Sales person "Are you okay? Can I help you?"
Me "No thanks, we're just having a browse"
SP "Anything in particular?"
Me "Not really, just a bit of window shopping"
SP "Ah okay, y'know a bed is a serious investment because you spend most of your life on it!"
Me "Yeah.... Thanks. I'm not buying anything today. Just getting ideas" *walking away
SP "Would you be a spring or memory foam type of guy? "
Girlfriend "Well I love memory foam myself"
SP:
I know it's their jobs to sell but I wish they'd be a bit more more subtle about it and not immediately race over when they see someone come into the shop.
I reluctantly went bed shopping at the weekend and they house a special breed of sales creep. My strategy is to never engage because once you engage it's game over.
Sales person "Are you okay? Can I help you?"
Me "No thanks, we're just having a browse"
SP "Anything in particular?"
Me "Not really, just a bit of window shopping"
SP "Ah okay, y'know a bed is a serious investment because you spend most of your life on it!"
Me "Yeah.... Thanks. I'm not buying anything today. Just getting ideas" *walking away
SP "Would you be a spring or memory foam type of guy? "
Girlfriend "Well I love memory foam myself"
SP:
Nick
Administrator
Sales c*nts in shops.
I know it's their jobs to sell but I wish they'd be a bit more more subtle about it and not immediately race over when they see someone come into the shop.
I reluctantly went bed shopping at the weekend and they house a special breed of sales creep. My strategy is to never engage because once you engage it's game over.
Sales person "Are you okay? Can I help you?"
Me "No thanks, we're just having a browse"
SP "Anything in particular?"
Me "Not really, just a bit of window shopping"
SP "Ah okay, y'know a bed is a serious investment because you spend most of your life on it!"
Me "Yeah.... Thanks. I'm not buying anything today. Just getting ideas" *walking away
SP "Would you be a spring or memory foam type of guy? "
Girlfriend "Well I love memory foam myself"
SP:
Just tell them you are trying them out so you can order them on Amazon.
Mcbean
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C*unts who don’t acknowledge when you make it easier for them to pass you - we live on a single track road with passing places- I see a van coming and pull in 100 yards from him - he races by me without a nod wave etc - c**t - next time I will drive very slowly so he has to get off the road next time - if he does this he will immediately drop 2 feet into the mud !
SBAndy
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Sales c*nts in shops.
I know it's their jobs to sell but I wish they'd be a bit more more subtle about it and not immediately race over when they see someone come into the shop.
I reluctantly went bed shopping at the weekend and they house a special breed of sales creep. My strategy is to never engage because once you engage it's game over.
Sales person "Are you okay? Can I help you?"
Me "No thanks, we're just having a browse"
SP "Anything in particular?"
Me "Not really, just a bit of window shopping"
SP "Ah okay, y'know a bed is a serious investment because you spend most of your life on it!"
Me "Yeah.... Thanks. I'm not buying anything today. Just getting ideas" *walking away
SP "Would you be a spring or memory foam type of guy? "
Girlfriend "Well I love memory foam myself"
SP:
Was this at Dreams in Gallagher Retail Park perchance?
OffenhamSkyBlue
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Why, do you work there Andy??!:happy:
SBAndy
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Alas, no. When bed shopping last year there was a particularly irritable chap working there who was very pushy. So much so that I had a not so discreet word with him to leave me and the other half be.
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Nowt worse than a bad tempered salesman.
Otis
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Well, you can start by stop calling it Stans. That might help.
SBAndy
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Because that way you can’t complain?