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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Pross wrote:
    The above sort of links to my current pet hate. Describing anything that is made in a smaller scale as 'craft' or 'artisan' and then charging over the odds.

    I drink quite a lot of what would be described as craft beer. I find the ones that make a big fuss out of being craft or artisan are generally worse that the ones who just focus on making good beer.

    What annoys me is when bigger breweries badge up some mediocre beers with a load of "craft" branding and sell off that (e.g., Thwaites with their 'crafty dan' con "craft" brewery)
  • forehead
    forehead Posts: 180
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    The above sort of links to my current pet hate. Describing anything that is made in a smaller scale as 'craft' or 'artisan' and then charging over the odds.

    I drink quite a lot of what would be described as craft beer. I find the ones that make a big fuss out of being craft or artisan are generally worse that the ones who just focus on making good beer.

    What annoys me is when bigger breweries badge up some mediocre beers with a load of "craft" branding and sell off that (e.g., Thwaites with their 'crafty dan' con "craft" brewery)

    And when actual small independent breweries making decent beer sell out to large corporation breweries. Only time will tell if the quality of the beer will be detrimentally affected.

    http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... ks-company
    Cube - Peloton
    Cannondale - CAAD10
  • hamish_mctavish
    hamish_mctavish Posts: 142
    Anything described as "pop-up" apart from a children's books or tents.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    Hamish McTavish wrote:
    Anything described as "pop-up" apart from a children's books or tents.

    You mean, you wouldn't like the line I used a while ago with a girl I wanted to get to know:

    "Sit on my lap babe and we'll talk about the first thing that pops up".
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  • hamish_mctavish
    hamish_mctavish Posts: 142
    Pinno wrote:
    Hamish McTavish wrote:
    Anything described as "pop-up" apart from a children's books or tents.

    You mean, you wouldn't like the line I used a while ago with a girl I wanted to get to know:

    "Sit on my lap babe and we'll talk about the first thing that pops up".
    I wouldn't like that for its very high cheese content but it is "pop-up" used as an adjective that I particularly object to. As in "I am selling overpriced sandwiches from a trestle table in a carpark" = "I curate a pop-up restaurant."
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    The cheesier the better.

    I get where you are coming from except "Temporary gourmet sandwich fold away table shop" doesn't fall of the tongue so easy.
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  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    The promoted story at the bottom of this page called "What Cameras Captured At Walmart", that is really tempting me to click on it, even though I know it'll just be a load of shite as usual.

    Here's the accompanying picture, just in case I'm the only one that can see it.

    1HgeFN-19Zu-275x150.jpg
  • oblongomaculatus
    oblongomaculatus Posts: 616
    Cucumber. If it's 99% water how come you eat half a slice in a sandwich and ten hours later you can still taste it?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    oblongomaculatus wrote:
    Cucumber. If it's 99% water how come you eat half a slice in a sandwich and ten hours later you can still taste it?

    ...because it's stuck under your top plate?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    finchy wrote:
    The promoted story at the bottom of this page called "What Cameras Captured At Walmart", that is really tempting me to click on it, even though I know it'll just be a load of shite as usual.

    Here's the accompanying picture, just in case I'm the only one that can see it.

    1HgeFN-19Zu-275x150.jpg

    Yep, and that picture won't even feature. I clicked on one once that appeared to show some sort of creature attached to a man's back. I was intrigued to just find out what it was and having flicked through the entire article it said something like 'this, whatever it is''. Learned my lesson then!
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Pross wrote:
    finchy wrote:
    The promoted story at the bottom of this page called "What Cameras Captured At Walmart", that is really tempting me to click on it, even though I know it'll just be a load of shite as usual.

    Here's the accompanying picture, just in case I'm the only one that can see it.

    1HgeFN-19Zu-275x150.jpg

    Yep, and that picture won't even feature. I clicked on one once that appeared to show some sort of creature attached to a man's back. I was intrigued to just find out what it was and having flicked through the entire article it said something like 'this, whatever it is''. Learned my lesson then!

    I looked so that you didn't have to. You're right, she isn't there. It's just a load of fat yanks in tight clothes or Pokemon costumes.
  • SME
    SME Posts: 348
    ChrisAOnABike wrote:
    Bad spellig and grammer iritate the bejesus out of me. :)

    Joking apart, my particular hates at the moment are plurals with apostrophes in them. They're getting more and more widespread, and it does my head in. It is never, ever, ever correct to include an apostrophe just to make a plural.

    So I'm forever seeing things like day (singular) becoming day's rather than days, in the plural for instance.

    And it's more work, not less, to include the bonus apostrophes, so it's not a question of laziness, with which I can sympathise (for instance, in IM chats I almost never bother with capitals or puctuation at all).

    The worst I've seen is "Todays new's". That's a hanging offence, goddammit.

    If you don't like this one, I have plenty of others. 'Infer' when they mean 'imply'... 'ignorant' when they mean 'arrogant'... the list is endless.

    Sorry, can't help it. When I read something with spelling errors in it, it's like they're highlighted in red, and it becomes literally difficult to read. Weird, but true. More of a curse than anything else, a lot of the time.

    You don't live in a terrorist's (sorry, terraced!) house, do you? Could spell a lot of trouble!!!

    My pet hate is drivers who are un-courteous and thoughtless, especially when it comes to mis-alligned headlights.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    SME wrote:
    ChrisAOnABike wrote:
    Bad...time.

    You don't live in a terrorist's (sorry, terraced!) house, do you? Could spell a lot of trouble!!!

    My pet hate is drivers who are un-courteous and thoughtless, especially when it comes to mis-alligned headlights.

    My triple row of Smart 60 lux lights often makes car drivers flash their headlights at me and when I don't dip as they expect me to do (assuming that I am on a moped or something), they just go to full beam and I can't see jack sh1t. Best of it is, they only point to about 20ft in front of me.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    That so many websites which are typically aimed at mobile users are not optimised for mobile devices. Its 2016 FFS. Nearly everyone has a smartphone or ipad etc. Why are web pages still predominantly designed for windows pc's? - especially ones which are for social media. Worst of all is mobile phone top up pages.

    Also the amount of web pages that jump around as you try to click on them while all the pointless ads load up making you press the wrong tab - BR you're just as guilty!!
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Pinno wrote:
    My triple row of Smart 60 lux lights often makes car drivers flash their headlights at me and when I don't dip as they expect me to do (assuming that I am on a moped or something), they just go to full beam and I can't see jack sh1t. Best of it is, they only point to about 20ft in front of me.
    This one gets me a lot too. I have a couple of nice cheap bright lights - one is very floody and so I point it well down, much more than I'd like if it was just for me to see the best, and one is a very strong spot which is aimed at the left side of the road about 25m ahead. Neither sheds as much light at driver eye level as well-adjusted headlights, never mind WVM lights with a load on or a Corsa with MacD-eating neds in the back.
    I reckon it's the fact that an LED bike light is quite a point source that convinces drivers that it's too bright, even when it's not - that and the same psychology that applies when you overtake a car: they're offended because the natural order of things is being overturned.
    It gives momentary satisfaction to hit anyone who actually gives it full beam full on with a slight twist to the well-focused 1000 lumen spot, but of course it didn't really improve anything.
    I'm really just resigned to this happening by now, my commute is on country roads heading out of town - so in the opposite direction to the rush-hour traffic. I just shut one eye and try not to let it upset me too much.
    Nice to have this thread to vent on though.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    That so many websites which are typically aimed at mobile users are not optimised for mobile devices. Its 2016 FFS. Nearly everyone has a smartphone or ipad etc. Why are web pages still predominantly designed for windows pc's? - especially ones which are for social media. Worst of all is mobile phone top up pages.

    Also the amount of web pages that jump around as you try to click on them while all the pointless ads load up making you press the wrong tab - BR you're just as guilty!!
    Yep. But I reckon browsers could be better designed for this - for example, if you've scrolled to a particular place on the page, they should just hold it there, regardless of what's appearing or disappearing further up.

    As for mobile friendly - with a decent sized phone (I'm on my Galaxy Note right now) I find it much better to load the desktop page rather than the hobbled mobile one - there are apps to fix the user agent string (the thing that tells the website what browser and device you're on) but mine is annoyingly not working. Nor's my bad flocker (that which must not be named) - time to tinker I think.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    Maybe the Bad Flocker needs updating. Mine works terribly since the update, if you see what I mean.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    The way you have to take half a car apart to do a very simple task these days. I'm mechanically incompetent but even for me replacing a fog lamp on my car was about a 2 minute task. However, it took more like an hour by time I had to remove all the wheel arch protection, mud flaps and lower bumper to gain access. Did most of it blind in the end to minimise what I took of but ended up slicing my hand on the broken glass of the old unit as a result.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    The washing up which is sitting in the kitchen waiting for me at 10.20 on a Sunday night.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    finchy wrote:
    The washing up which is sitting in the kitchen waiting for me at 10.20 on a Sunday night.

    You need to get one of them automated dish cleaning things. Whatsitcalled!?!? A woman. Thats it!
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    finchy wrote:
    The washing up which is sitting in the kitchen waiting for me at 10.20 on a Sunday night.

    You need to get one of them automated dish cleaning things. Whatsitcalled!?!? A woman. Thats it!

    I've got one. It's been asleep for 3 hours. Tomorrow she'll tell me that I got a better night's sleep than her, just because she has to keep getting up to breastfeed Little Finchy.
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Ballysmate wrote:
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.

    I'd use the time its on to ride the bike.

    Just a thought ;-)
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.

    I'd use the time its on to ride the bike.

    Just a thought ;-)

    I doubt she could concentrate on Eastenders at the same tim...

    (ducks and runs)
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  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,930
    Pinno wrote:
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.

    I'd use the time its on to ride the bike.

    Just a thought ;-)

    I doubt she could concentrate on Eastenders at the same tim...

    (ducks and runs)

    :lol: What, for half an hour? Besides, some nights it's on twice. :shock:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Pinno wrote:
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.

    I'd use the time its on to ride the bike.

    Just a thought ;-)

    I doubt she could concentrate on Eastenders at the same tim...

    (ducks and runs)

    Cheers. Just spat my tea out :P
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.

    I'd use the time its on to ride the bike.

    Just a thought ;-)

    I doubt she could concentrate on Eastenders at the same tim...

    (ducks and runs)

    :lol: What, for half an hour? Besides, some nights it's on twice. :shock:

    Yeah but you need another 30 mins either side just to be safe.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.

    I'd use the time its on to ride the bike.

    Just a thought ;-)

    I doubt she could concentrate on Eastenders at the same tim...

    (ducks and runs)

    :lol: What, for half an hour? Besides, some nights it's on twice. :shock:

    Yeah but you need another 30 mins either side just to be safe.

    Viagra doesn't take that long to kick in/wear off does it?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Pinno wrote:
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.

    I'd use the time its on to ride the bike.

    Just a thought ;-)

    I doubt she could concentrate on Eastenders at the same tim...

    (ducks and runs)

    :lol: What, for half an hour? Besides, some nights it's on twice. :shock:

    Yeah but you need another 30 mins either side just to be safe.

    Viagra doesn't take that long to kick in/wear off does it?

    No. But the rohypnol does
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,322
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Maglia Rosa wrote:
    Ballysmate wrote:
    The opening bars to the theme for Eastenders. My heart just sinks as my missus watches every episode.

    I'd use the time its on to ride the bike.

    Just a thought ;-)

    I doubt she could concentrate on Eastenders at the same tim...

    (ducks and runs)

    :lol: What, for half an hour? Besides, some nights it's on twice. :shock:

    Yeah but you need another 30 mins either side just to be safe.

    Viagra doesn't take that long to kick in/wear off does it?

    No. But the rohypnol does

    Then Bally will have to sit through the repeats she missed... There must be a better solution.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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