Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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seanoconn wrote:Back on topic. Diamonds. Why spend £8,000 on an engagement ring when a shiny bit of glass would look almost as good.
+1 on that. When I went to get an engagement ring, I wasn't really sure how much diamonds were meant to cost. I just went to the first display cabinet, saw one which looked nice, asked how much it was and the lady told me it was £85. "That's a bit pricey", I thought to myself, but I decided to take it anyway.
So anyway, I propose to my wife-to-be, give her the ring and she's all smiles. She can't stop looking at the ring all day. Eventually, she kept saying "but such a massive stone must have cost you so much."
"Yeah, it was fairly expensive, but I wanted to buy you something nice."
"But how much was it? It must have been at least £600."
"Er, not quite that much, no."
Further interrogation and a web search followed until she found out that it was actually a cubic zirconia , and I found out that you can't buy a big diamond for £85. I also found out that cubic zirconia are more or less impossible to tell apart from real diamonds unless you pass a very high voltage through them.
She still hasn't forgiven me.0 -
The way the rubbish bin, food bin and recycling box always seem to get full at exactly the same time.0
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johnfinch wrote:The way the rubbish bin, food bin and recycling box always seem to get full at exactly the same time.
It's quite clear that you are a pessimist Finchy. If they filled up at different times, you would have a continual intermittent chore. As they all fill up at once, you can empty them on a 1'er and forget about them for a while. Happy days.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
So has your future father in-law forgiven you for showing him the wrong photo album?seanoconn wrote:Back on topic. Diamonds. Why spend £8,000 on an engagement ring when a shiny bit of glass would look almost as good.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Anyone, anywhere, for any reason describing anything as " Like a roller coaster ride!".0
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I'm guessing he's blanked it from his memory, never to be spoken about, ever!Stevo 666 wrote:
So has your future father in-law forgiven you for showing him the wrong photo album?seanoconn wrote:Back on topic. Diamonds. Why spend £8,000 on an engagement ring when a shiny bit of glass would look almost as good.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
Misuse of the word evolution to mean anything new that is a small modification of a previous design.
The Garmin 810 was not an evolution of the 800. Garmin Satnavs not breed with each other and produce offspring. They are designed by semi-intelligent humans (or shaved monkeys at least) and then manufactured.0 -
seanoconn wrote:
I'm guessing he's blanked it from his memory, never to be spoken about, ever!Stevo 666 wrote:
So has your future father in-law forgiven you for showing him the wrong photo album?seanoconn wrote:Back on topic. Diamonds. Why spend £8,000 on an engagement ring when a shiny bit of glass would look almost as good.
I imagine there was a substantial amount of mind bleach needed
"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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earth wrote:Misuse of the word evolution to mean anything new that is a small modification of a previous design.
The Garmin 810 was not an evolution of the 800. Garmin Satnavs not breed with each other and produce offspring. They are designed by semi-intelligent humans (or shaved monkeys at least) and then manufactured.
...and the over used "The event that changed the world/course of history/re-wrote history..." etcseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Me thinks you should tell her politely that she needs to go on a diet.
It's not actually possible to tell anyone that politely, is it?0 -
oblongomaculatus wrote:Me thinks you should tell her politely that she needs to go on a diet.
It's not actually possible to tell anyone that politely, is it?
Pull up a sofa, we need to talk?0 -
matthew h wrote:oblongomaculatus wrote:Me thinks you should tell her politely that she needs to go on a diet.
It's not actually possible to tell anyone that politely, is it?
Pull up a sofa, we need to talk?
Mmm... I suppose that is a bit more tactful than "look, just lay off the pies for a bit, lard arse."0 -
oblongomaculatus wrote:matthew h wrote:oblongomaculatus wrote:Me thinks you should tell her politely that she needs to go on a diet.
It's not actually possible to tell anyone that politely, is it?
Pull up a sofa, we need to talk?
Mmm... I suppose that is a bit more tactful than "look, just lay off the pies for a bit, lard ars*."
Or the old 'do you want a kit-Kat chunky' and give her a normal one0 -
pinarello001 wrote:johnfinch wrote:The way the rubbish bin, food bin and recycling box always seem to get full at exactly the same time.
It's quite clear that you are a pessimist Finchy. If they filled up at different times, you would have a continual intermittent chore. As they all fill up at once, you can empty them on a 1'er and forget about them for a while. Happy days.
No, I'd sooner have to do one a day than all 3 at once, especially as I usually end up doing them at midnight just before I have to start the washing up.0 -
johnfinch wrote:pinarello001 wrote:johnfinch wrote:The way the rubbish bin, food bin and recycling box always seem to get full at exactly the same time.
It's quite clear that you are a pessimist Finchy. If they filled up at different times, you would have a continual intermittent chore. As they all fill up at once, you can empty them on a 1'er and forget about them for a while. Happy days.
No, I'd sooner have to do one a day than all 3 at once, especially as I usually end up doing them at midnight just before I have to start the washing up.
I got the very thing for you.
http://www.aupair.se/seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Porsche 928's with random registration marks (refuse to use the phrase "number plate")
A Porsche 928 in itself is kinda cool, and I wish I had one
Ecrasez l’infame0 -
Sentences that start 'I just....' or 'We just...' = 'Please excuse me for my what I'm doing wrong. I just....'0
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Shops that don't put prices on the items they are selling.0
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Not being able to post comments on old news articles.0
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Whoever it is that thinks an acceptable way to resurface a potholed road is to spread on a a layer of tar followed by a layer of stone chippings, without filling in the potholes first. End result: the potholes are still there, only now you can't see them.0
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The word 'chew' in songs.
No, not the one that has anything to do with eating food, but as in "God only knows what I'd be be without chew".
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Couldn't agree more.Capt Slog wrote:The word 'chew' in songs.
No, not the one that has anything to do with eating food, but as in "God only knows what I'd be be without chew".
There was a particularly irritating example of the phenomenon a few years ago which featured the line "Widowt chew"!0 -
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Wou chew lie with me
And just forget the world?0
