Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    kingstongraham said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    People who think football only started in 2004.

    Whereas we all know it started in 1992.
    I mean there was football before Aldershot Town were founded, but it was a very different sport.
    Before 1992 they used to kick an inflated sheep's bladder around, wearing hobnail boots.

    Spurs even used to win trophies.
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    TheBigBean said:

    de_sisti said:

    TheBigBean said:

    de_sisti said:

    Football derby games. They only mean something to the 'local' fans, who can have
    banter with each other in pubs, bars, factories, office, etc etc, when the teams play
    each other.
    Players* and managers sounding-off about the importance of derby games are just
    talking tosh.

    *Mind you, I think derby games meant a lot to United-hating Mike Doyle (a mancunian) when he played for City during the 60s and 70s.

    The atmosphere at the ground is different on a derby day. This then affects the players, so they learn the importance.
    I suppose the same could be said for important league or cup games?
    Not really, no. Of course there is a good atmosphere for big games, but it is not like a derby.
    A 'big game' with a good atmosphere, is the same as any old 'big game' with a good
    atmosphere, especially where virtually all players on teams have no local-connection with whom they play for.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,820
    morstar said:

    Back on topic.

    People not using the football thread for football ‘bants’.

    It can run for gazillions of posts.

    I'm done. I can leave Pinno to stew with the thought that Arsenal threw away their best chance to win the league in ages o:)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,027
    de_sisti said:

    TheBigBean said:

    de_sisti said:

    TheBigBean said:

    de_sisti said:

    Football derby games. They only mean something to the 'local' fans, who can have
    banter with each other in pubs, bars, factories, office, etc etc, when the teams play
    each other.
    Players* and managers sounding-off about the importance of derby games are just
    talking tosh.

    *Mind you, I think derby games meant a lot to United-hating Mike Doyle (a mancunian) when he played for City during the 60s and 70s.

    The atmosphere at the ground is different on a derby day. This then affects the players, so they learn the importance.
    I suppose the same could be said for important league or cup games?
    Not really, no. Of course there is a good atmosphere for big games, but it is not like a derby.
    A 'big game' with a good atmosphere, is the same as any old 'big game' with a good
    atmosphere, especially where virtually all players on teams have no local-connection with whom they play for.
    A derby is a big game. Clearly our experiences differ.
  • wavefront
    wavefront Posts: 397
    Football. Trivial and annoys me
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,868
    Football bores
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    You all do realise that talking about cycling is relatively dull as well?
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,736
    First.Aspect said:

    You all do realise that talking about cycling is relatively dull as well?


    Good job someone had the wisdom to give it forum threads all of their own elsewhere so we can discuss riveting stuff in CS.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    You all do realise that talking about cycling is relatively dull as well?


    Good job someone had the wisdom to give it forum threads all of their own elsewhere so we can discuss riveting stuff in CS.
    🫤
  • wavefront
    wavefront Posts: 397
    First.Aspect said:

    You all do realise that talking about cycling is relatively dull as well?

    Yup, but it also doesn’t annoy me.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    I remember that shrinkflation was mentioned on here but lately I'm getting more annoyed by substituting or changing the product so it is now too awful to buy.
    Two examples...I used to buy a chorizo ring that was sold under the supermarkets own brand and it was actually ok but they've recently changed it for one of much poorer quality so it's not worth buying anymore. I'd rather they'd increased the price.

    Also own brand Jaffa cakes, they were so bad I didn't finish even two and binned the rest, terrible I admit given some peoples struggles to afford food but they were made so cheaply they were just nasty. I dread to think what the low budget 'savers' ones were like.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,820
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    You all do realise that talking about cycling is relatively dull as well?


    Good job someone had the wisdom to give it forum threads all of their own elsewhere so we can discuss riveting stuff in CS.
    :)



    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    One jug is bigger than the other.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,820
    First.Aspect said:

    One jug is bigger than the other.

    If took a slurp out of one you could try to even up the contents.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,736
    First.Aspect said:

    One jug is bigger than the other.


    Maybe that was the first thought for the Father Ted explanation about cows.
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  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    verylonglegs said:

    I remember that shrinkflation was mentioned on here but lately I'm getting more annoyed by substituting or changing the product so it is now too awful to buy.
    Two examples...I used to buy a chorizo ring that was sold under the supermarkets own brand and it was actually ok but they've recently changed it for one of much poorer quality so it's not worth buying anymore. I'd rather they'd increased the price.

    Also own brand Jaffa cakes, they were so bad I didn't finish even two and binned the rest, terrible I admit given some peoples struggles to afford food but they were made so cheaply they were just nasty. I dread to think what the low budget 'savers' ones were like.

    M&S own brand jaffa cakes are better than the original version
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    surrey_commuter said:

    verylonglegs said:

    I remember that shrinkflation was mentioned on here but lately I'm getting more annoyed by substituting or changing the product so it is now too awful to buy.
    Two examples...I used to buy a chorizo ring that was sold under the supermarkets own brand and it was actually ok but they've recently changed it for one of much poorer quality so it's not worth buying anymore. I'd rather they'd increased the price.

    Also own brand Jaffa cakes, they were so bad I didn't finish even two and binned the rest, terrible I admit given some peoples struggles to afford food but they were made so cheaply they were just nasty. I dread to think what the low budget 'savers' ones were like.

    M&S own brand jaffa cakes are better than the original version
    That wouldn’t be too hard to achieve.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,511
    surrey_commuter said:

    verylonglegs said:

    I remember that shrinkflation was mentioned on here but lately I'm getting more annoyed by substituting or changing the product so it is now too awful to buy.
    Two examples...I used to buy a chorizo ring that was sold under the supermarkets own brand and it was actually ok but they've recently changed it for one of much poorer quality so it's not worth buying anymore. I'd rather they'd increased the price.

    Also own brand Jaffa cakes, they were so bad I didn't finish even two and binned the rest, terrible I admit given some peoples struggles to afford food but they were made so cheaply they were just nasty. I dread to think what the low budget 'savers' ones were like.

    M&S own brand jaffa cakes are better than the original version
    Are they called 'Jaffa cakes'?
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    No, they are called sumptuous clementine and dark chocolate sponge treats.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,495
    First.Aspect said:

    No, they are called sumptuous clementine and dark chocolate sponge treats.

    Nothing to do with you, but why did I hear Nigella say that?
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited May 2023
    People incredulous that raising rates because of inflation makes people poorer so they have less to spend.

    As if that isn’t literally the point.
    _
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,495
    rick_chasey said:

    People incredulous that raising rates because of inflation makes people poorer so they have less to spend.

    As if that isn’t literally the point.

    I still maintain that this inflation is not driven by over spending.
    Raising interest rates may give the correct result but it is the wrong tool resulting in other problems. The entire chain of supply has to be looked at, the Ukraine impact for example.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,736
    pblakeney said:

    rick_chasey said:

    People incredulous that raising rates because of inflation makes people poorer so they have less to spend.

    As if that isn’t literally the point.

    I still maintain that this inflation is not driven by over spending.
    Raising interest rates may give the correct result but it is the wrong tool resulting in other problems. The entire chain of supply has to be looked at, the Ukraine impact for example.

    My suspicion is that there's some blatant profiteering going on, not least in energy and food.
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  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    pblakeney said:

    rick_chasey said:

    People incredulous that raising rates because of inflation makes people poorer so they have less to spend.

    As if that isn’t literally the point.

    I still maintain that this inflation is not driven by over spending.
    Raising interest rates may give the correct result but it is the wrong tool resulting in other problems. The entire chain of supply has to be looked at, the Ukraine impact for example.
    When your only tool is a hammer every problem looks like a nail
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,495
    ^^^ Those two points as well. ^^^
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited May 2023
    pblakeney said:

    rick_chasey said:

    People incredulous that raising rates because of inflation makes people poorer so they have less to spend.

    As if that isn’t literally the point.

    I still maintain that this inflation is not driven by over spending.
    Raising interest rates may give the correct result but it is the wrong tool resulting in other problems. The entire chain of supply has to be looked at, the Ukraine impact for example.
    I mean, supply side reform is always welcome but where is this mythical policy that can deal with inflation immediately that doesn’t make people poorer?

    See rates like chemo for cancer, where inflation is the cancer.

    Also, the core inflation figures show that it is not really ukraine war stuff anymore...
    _
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,495
    edited May 2023
    Raising interest rates will not reduce this iteration of inflation. The price of oil & gas is always an OPEC stitch-up. Ukraine was an excuse. My opinion and that only.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited May 2023
    pblakeney said:

    Raising interest rates will not reduce this iteration of inflation. The price of oil & gas is always an OPEC stitch-up. Ukraine was an excuse. My opinion and that only.

    The core inflation figures exclude energy, food, tobacco etc. Energy prices are not particularly high at the moment; it's May.

    Plus, OPEC's share of global oil supply is a lot lower than it was in the 70s. They can't swing the prices as much as they used to.
    _
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,495
    https://www.ftadviser.com/opinion/2023/05/11/what-is-causing-uk-inflation-to-be-so-persistent/?page=5
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    briantrumpet said:

    pblakeney said:

    rick_chasey said:

    People incredulous that raising rates because of inflation makes people poorer so they have less to spend.

    As if that isn’t literally the point.

    I still maintain that this inflation is not driven by over spending.
    Raising interest rates may give the correct result but it is the wrong tool resulting in other problems. The entire chain of supply has to be looked at, the Ukraine impact for example.

    My suspicion is that there's some blatant profiteering going on, not least in energy and food.
    Which energy firms and in what way?

    And the same for food?

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