That really grinds my gears thread

by **Crimey** Mon 06 Apr 2015, 2:29 pm

First topic message reminder :

Removed the old one because it was full of crap.

Remember that this section is open only under the condition that it isn't used to attack others. Attacks based on religion was a big reason why it was closed the last two times, so cut it out. If you can't play nicely, don't play at all.

Next time I'm just deleting the section, it's a waste of my time having to wade through all the crap. This thread is supposed to be light-hearted, keep it that way.

by **Galted** Mon 15 May 2017, 11:24 am

Quite a clever way to make money without leaving the house though.

by **Pal Joey** Mon 15 May 2017, 11:33 am

Yeah, you can even do it sitting down at home listening to your favourite music or watching a movie.

It's a great combination of merging cleverness, laziness and crime with minimum physical effort. Hang on... I'm just getting a drink from the fridge.

by **rIck_dAgless** Wed 17 May 2017, 10:21 am

These type of gimps...
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/805160/asda-boys-will-be-boys-sweatshirt

by Scottrf Wed 17 May 2017, 10:34 am

rick_dagless wrote:These type of gimps...
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/805160/asda-boys-will-be-boys-sweatshirt

That reads like a piece in The Onion, I can't believe it's real. Does the Express have form for satire pieces?

by **rIck_dAgless** Wed 17 May 2017, 10:36 am

It is all over the press today unfortunately that was just the first link google - "boys will be boys, gobsmacked"

If it is fake, which it may be, it has gone widespread.

It reads like that, because it is as stupid as something the onion would come out with.

by lfc91 Wed 17 May 2017, 10:50 am

What's the issue? Gender stereotyping, Gender exclusion? I have really lost track of everything people are supposed to be offended by these days....

by Scottrf Wed 17 May 2017, 11:08 am

rick_dagless wrote:It is all over the press today unfortunately that was just the first link google - "boys will be boys, gobsmacked"

If it is fake, which it may be, it has gone widespread.

It reads like that, because it is as stupid as something the onion would come out with.

Wasn't so much the 'issue', whatever the issue is, but how they describe it:

"Another who apparently has difficulty dealing with slogans that have been around for years wrote:" and "encouraged others who cannot cope with everyday phrases to do the same." are very dismissive if it's a legit news story and you wouldn't expect that.

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 17 May 2017, 11:44 am

It's clear that there really is no bottom to the human stupidity pool....

by **rIck_dAgless** Wed 17 May 2017, 12:26 pm

You can use your own discretion as to the validity Scott, but my point stands...

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 17 May 2017, 1:02 pm

Seriously????

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-39947017

by Scottrf Wed 17 May 2017, 1:07 pm

Certainly a sentence in response to favours.

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 17 May 2017, 1:19 pm

Scottrf wrote:Certainly a sentence in response to favours.

Ha. Maybe. It's a load of bilge. I can see it now - Judge let's budding brickie/plumber/teacher/etc off jail time as it might ruin his/her chances. As if. Bollox.

by TopHat24/7 Wed 17 May 2017, 1:37 pm

Her gender is the greater explanator of her sentencing than anything else. Chuck in pretty and she's a shoe in.

by **Galted** Wed 17 May 2017, 2:09 pm

Don't know what the moaning's about, I've seen enough up and coming footballers and cricketers avoid custodial sentences as it might damage their promising careers.

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 17 May 2017, 2:17 pm

Galted wrote:Don't know what the moaning's about, I've seen enough up and coming footballers and cricketers avoid custodial sentences as it might damage their promising careers.

Don't give a damn about that, assuming it's actually correct that is. Not sure those you mention were regularly off their heads on drugs and actually stabbed someone in the leg with a bread knife, as this apparent paragon of future surgical brilliance is meant to have done. Maybe she was just practicing her technique?

by **Galted** Wed 17 May 2017, 2:23 pm

navyblueshorts wrote:
Galted wrote:Don't know what the moaning's about, I've seen enough up and coming footballers and cricketers avoid custodial sentences as it might damage their promising careers.
Don't give a damn about that, assuming it's actually correct that is. Not sure those you mention were regularly off their heads on drugs and actually stabbed someone in the leg with a bread knife, as this apparent paragon of future surgical brilliance is meant to have done. Maybe she was just practicing her technique?

Well then clearly it's irrelevant if you don't give a damn about it.

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 17 May 2017, 3:42 pm

Galted wrote:
navyblueshorts wrote:
Galted wrote:Don't know what the moaning's about, I've seen enough up and coming footballers and cricketers avoid custodial sentences as it might damage their promising careers.
Don't give a damn about that, assuming it's actually correct that is. Not sure those you mention were regularly off their heads on drugs and actually stabbed someone in the leg with a bread knife, as this apparent paragon of future surgical brilliance is meant to have done. Maybe she was just practicing her technique?

Well then clearly it's irrelevant if you don't give a damn about it.

No, read it again. I don't give a damn about your bringing up of imaginary situations re. cricket and football, as if that justifies this BS decision.

by **Galted** Wed 17 May 2017, 4:57 pm

navyblueshorts wrote:
Galted wrote:
navyblueshorts wrote:
Galted wrote:Don't know what the moaning's about, I've seen enough up and coming footballers and cricketers avoid custodial sentences as it might damage their promising careers.
Don't give a damn about that, assuming it's actually correct that is. Not sure those you mention were regularly off their heads on drugs and actually stabbed someone in the leg with a bread knife, as this apparent paragon of future surgical brilliance is meant to have done. Maybe she was just practicing her technique?

Well then clearly it's irrelevant if you don't give a damn about it.
No, read it again. I don't give a damn about your bringing up of imaginary situations re. cricket and football, as if that justifies this BS decision.

That's precisely what I was referring to, sweetie.

Maybe you should read it again.

by TopHat24/7 Thu 18 May 2017, 9:49 am

What are we all arguing about? I'm confused..... Headscratch

by **Galted** Thu 18 May 2017, 10:10 am

Who knows. It's like a centuries old vendetta where no-one recalls the original slight.

by **navyblueshorts** Thu 18 May 2017, 11:45 am

TopHat24/7 wrote:What are we all arguing about? I'm confused.....

I don't think Galted has a clue either...

by Derbymanc Thu 18 May 2017, 2:23 pm

Galted made the point rightly that the upper echelons get let of with stuff all the time,

Whilst Navy also rightly pointed out that that doesn't mean she should be let off with it. Unfortunatley they didn't have a screaming slanging match or so on :-)

by Mad for Chelsea Tue 11 Jul 2017, 3:51 pm

Boris Johnson.

by **Pr4wn** Tue 11 Jul 2017, 4:27 pm

He is indeed quite the disgusting human being.

by dummy_half Tue 11 Jul 2017, 4:41 pm

Internet trolls. I'm having difficulty today with my DNFTT mantra particularly on the BBC message boards, which are suffering a particular infestation of spotty teenagers with no life and no humour.

A few on the rugby board here are rather testing my patience as well. It's not about differences of opinion, indeed that is necessary to have a dynamic discussion (even if very few people ever really change their mind), but about people posting deliberately inflammatory comments simply to draw out a reaction.

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 12 Jul 2017, 9:36 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:Boris Johnson.

Yep, over-rated arisshole.

dummy_half wrote:Internet trolls. I'm having difficulty today with my DNFTT mantra particularly on the BBC message boards, which are suffering a particular infestation of spotty teenagers with no life and no humour.

A few on the rugby board here are rather testing my patience as well. It's not about differences of opinion, indeed that is necessary to have a dynamic discussion (even if very few people ever really change their mind), but about people posting deliberately inflammatory comments simply to draw out a reaction.

Definitely. You can picture them giggling inanely to themselves (or their mates) in their bedroom at mummy & daddy's as they post some bollox and/or get an irate response to their nonsense.

by **Galted** Wed 12 Jul 2017, 9:48 am

navyblueshorts wrote:

dummy_half wrote:Internet trolls. I'm having difficulty today with my DNFTT mantra particularly on the BBC message boards, which are suffering a particular infestation of spotty teenagers with no life and no humour.

A few on the rugby board here are rather testing my patience as well. It's not about differences of opinion, indeed that is necessary to have a dynamic discussion (even if very few people ever really change their mind), but about people posting deliberately inflammatory comments simply to draw out a reaction.
Definitely. You can picture them giggling inanely to themselves (or their mates) in their bedroom at mummy & daddy's as they post some bollox and/or get an irate response to their nonsense.

Whatever happened to Champagne_Socialist?

by Mad for Chelsea Wed 12 Jul 2017, 12:42 pm

Also, this person.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/11/man-jail-offering-money-run-over-gina-miller-rhodri-philipps-viscount-brexit

by dummy_half Wed 12 Jul 2017, 1:19 pm

Mad for Chelsea wrote:Also, this person.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/11/man-jail-offering-money-run-over-gina-miller-rhodri-philipps-viscount-brexit

He's a proper charmer isn't he?

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 12 Jul 2017, 2:28 pm

dummy_half wrote:
Mad for Chelsea wrote:Also, this person.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/11/man-jail-offering-money-run-over-gina-miller-rhodri-philipps-viscount-brexit

He's a proper charmer isn't he?

A little too much in-breeding perhaps...

by lostinwales Fri 14 Jul 2017, 2:04 am

navyblueshorts wrote:
dummy_half wrote:
Mad for Chelsea wrote:Also, this person.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/11/man-jail-offering-money-run-over-gina-miller-rhodri-philipps-viscount-brexit

He's a proper charmer isn't he?
A little too much in-breeding perhaps...

And he got 12 weeks. A deeply useless being

by compelling and rich Sat 15 Jul 2017, 10:09 am

the hype that surrounds the farce that is mayweather v mcgregor. more wwe than a actual fight

by **navyblueshorts** Sat 15 Jul 2017, 3:23 pm

compelling and rich wrote:the hype that surrounds the farce that is mayweather v mcgregor. more wwe than a actual fight

Very true. I should be amazed it was sanctioned, but this is boxing we're talking about.

by TRUSSMAN66 Sat 15 Jul 2017, 5:18 pm

Ali was forced to give up the greatest prize in sports over his Vietnam stance in the 60s and it was a huge deal.....Now there are plenty of Heavyweight titles about so it would mean diddly diddly doo.....

That is the problem..Belts are so cheap that fighters have become bigger than the sport.

Mayweather v UFC bloke is just another nail in the coffin.

Rather watch Mayweather in KFC..

by **rIck_dAgless** Mon 17 Jul 2017, 7:26 am

Touting £90 for the pay per view for this...

by **navyblueshorts** Mon 17 Jul 2017, 8:42 am

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Ali was forced to give up the greatest prize in sports over his Vietnam stance in the 60s and it was a huge deal.....Now there are plenty of Heavyweight titles about so it would mean diddly diddly doo.....

That is the problem..Belts are so cheap that fighters have become bigger than the sport.

Mayweather v UFC bloke is just another nail in the coffin.

Rather watch Mayweather in KFC..

by Derbymanc Sun 23 Jul 2017, 11:37 am

The idea that you have to be close or 'get on' with your family, even if they're a bunch of pr!cks that constantly let you down. Screw that, there just another set of friends that you should be able to drop the minute they show you no respect whatsoever

by **Pr4wn** Mon 24 Jul 2017, 1:32 pm

Bad weekend?

by Derbymanc Mon 24 Jul 2017, 2:42 pm

For the missus really, even worse is people trying to dismiss it as not a big deal (when what she really wants is some photo's of her mum and dad she's been asking for for about 8 years).

Happens once every few months when her family gets all indignant as she asks once again, why they don't speak to her (despite saying they will), why our family is never included in everything and can she have an answer on the pictures. I've told her, if they (and their friends) are trying to have a go at you without even asking the questions then take it you've hit a nerve and you know your right

by **Pal Joey** Thu 03 Aug 2017, 1:34 pm

People who applaud themselves.

by **rIck_dAgless** Thu 03 Aug 2017, 2:55 pm

People who applaud planes landing, especially, in TLD'd case, the Pilot.

by **navyblueshorts** Tue 08 Aug 2017, 6:36 pm

People like this gutter-dweller:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-40860045/putney-bridge-cctv-of-jogger-pushing-woman-in-front-of-bus

by **rIck_dAgless** Wed 09 Aug 2017, 7:22 am

Bet that guy is hanging around on the Parkrun thread...

by dummy_half Wed 09 Aug 2017, 9:34 am

navyblueshorts wrote:People like this gutter-dweller:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-40860045/putney-bridge-cctv-of-jogger-pushing-woman-in-front-of-bus

WTF? Looks like he swerves into the woman and just shoulder barges her off the pavement

by **Galted** Wed 09 Aug 2017, 9:36 am

I don't think we should jump to conclusions, she may have been evil like that woman in 101 Dalmatians.

by TRUSSMAN66 Mon 23 Oct 2017, 8:56 pm

Halloween next week...Which reminds me that Halloween 4 was the first horror movie I ever saw at the theater...Tried my luck a few times before that one but got my arse booted out for being underage..B**tards !!.(Creepshow 2 was a fail I seem to recall)

Think I saw more masks in the audience than on the screen that night....and If you happened to miss a wasting it was okay because a collective "Yeah go Mike" came out from the front..side and back of me. Whenever I see the stab 2 bit in Scream 2 it reminds me of the experience..

Seen worse movies...Seen better.....Certainly an experience.

by **Pal Joey** Tue 22 Jan 2019, 12:50 pm

Forgot about this thread. I got distracted by the Who Gets On My Wick one. That grinds my gears a little... but not that much really.

by Cardiff Dave Tue 22 Jan 2019, 2:00 pm

Wrist watches the size of wall clocks. FFS!!

by SecretFly Tue 22 Jan 2019, 2:05 pm

....With 20 tiny dials on them for anything from weather analysis to lottery number predictions.......

what difference at this point does it make!?

by Cardiff Dave Tue 22 Jan 2019, 6:02 pm

SecretFly wrote:....With 20 tiny dials on them for anything from weather analysis to lottery number predictions.......

what difference at this point does it make!?

I want one. You've convinced me. Must be massive. Will need wizard sleeves to wear it I guess. Is it water resistant to 50m? Just in case I find myself suddenly submerged.

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