Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Gareth Thomas commenting on Joe Market fondling AWJ in the match today "That would never have happened in my day, if it had I wouldn't have retired"
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Pross said:

    Gareth Thomas commenting on Joe Market fondling AWJ in the match today "That would never have happened in my day, if it had I wouldn't have retired"

    Saw / heard that and it made me laugh out loud. 😊
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Coronavirus may cause food shortages and civil disobedience. To deal with this the Govt is leaning on it’s contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    surrey_commuter said:

    Coronavirus may cause food shortages and civil disobedience. To deal with this the Govt is leaning on it’s contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit.

    Not sure how phantom ferries are going to help with toilet roll shortages.

    Wipe your arse on useless contracts maybe.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    morstar said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    Coronavirus may cause food shortages and civil disobedience. To deal with this the Govt is leaning on it’s contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit.

    Not sure how phantom ferries are going to help with toilet roll shortages.

    Wipe your censored on useless contracts maybe.
    a.r.s.e. is censored. Fuck me.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Adam Hastings' reaction to his parents' reaction:
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    A barrel of oil now costs less than a standard pot of hand sanitiser on amazon.
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  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    rick_chasey said:

    A barrel of oil now costs less than a standard pot of hand sanitiser on amazon.

    I must get on Amazon quick and buy a few barrels then.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    :) sometimes bad grammar is fun.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,383
    Explaining to my OH that cycling to and from work is a good way to reduce my chances of getting Corona (she's a little bit paranoid about it) - and telling her that the chances of a pedestrian on the pavement infecting me by sneezing in the general direction of the road as I ride past is not high risk :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,813
    Stevo_666 said:

    Explaining to my OH that cycling to and from work is a good way to reduce my chances of getting Corona (she's a little bit paranoid about it) - and telling her that the chances of a pedestrian on the pavement infecting me by sneezing in the general direction of the road as I ride past is not high risk :)

    Have you tried to explain that riding a bike keeps you fitter so more able to deal with the virus when* you catch it?

    * I say when because I suspect it's likely, we live in a big city with lots of people in close proximity so the chances of coming in to contact with it are more likely than not.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,383
    veronese68 said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Explaining to my OH that cycling to and from work is a good way to reduce my chances of getting Corona (she's a little bit paranoid about it) - and telling her that the chances of a pedestrian on the pavement infecting me by sneezing in the general direction of the road as I ride past is not high risk :)

    Have you tried to explain that riding a bike keeps you fitter so more able to deal with the virus when* you catch it?

    * I say when because I suspect it's likely, we live in a big city with lots of people in close proximity so the chances of coming in to contact with it are more likely than not.
    Not yet, I just smiled at her daft theory and said I'd ride in the middle of the road.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,313
    Given my rural location, sparse population and no cases reported in my Shire*, I hope I miss it.

    *Yet. Cross fingers.
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  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    pinno said:

    Given my rural location, sparse population and no cases reported in my Shire*, I hope I miss it.

    *Yet. Cross fingers.

    Working in Canary Wharf I have accepted my fate.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,337
    pinno said:

    Given my rural location, sparse population and no cases reported in my Shire*, I hope I miss it.

    *Yet. Cross fingers.


    A bit weird that Devon is one of the worse places so far for it. Happy not to be a public transport user (as I cycle commute), though working in a school is probably less good...

    Interesting times. Not cheered up that Italy's so badly affected, given that my French house is only 100 miles from the border, and I'm hoping to go there in a couple of weeks...
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,383
    edited March 2020
    Some of our Milan based Italian management thought they were being clever trying to avoid the Lombardy lock down by headed for their summer houses in the Southern half of the country before the 'doors closed'. That didn't work too well.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,337
    Stevo_666 said:

    Some of our Milan based Italian management thought they were being clever trying to avoid the Lombardy lock down by headed for their summer houses in the Southern half of the country before the 'doors closed'. That didn't work too well.


    I was reading that the rumours of of the first lockdown made the lockdown counterproductive: people raced to get out of the region. Hmm, not great when you're trying to contain infection...

    In other news, it amused me (if not cheered me up) that my local Co-op was having to limit sales of anti-bacterial soap... you really can't argue with ignorance.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,383
    briantrumpet said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Some of our Milan based Italian management thought they were being clever trying to avoid the Lombardy lock down by headed for their summer houses in the Southern half of the country before the 'doors closed'. That didn't work too well.


    I was reading that the rumours of of the first lockdown made the lockdown counterproductive: people raced to get out of the region. Hmm, not great when you're trying to contain infection...

    Which is exactly what our escaping Milanese management may have done. We won't be seeing them for a while...

    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,337
    edited March 2020
    Stevo_666 said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Some of our Milan based Italian management thought they were being clever trying to avoid the Lombardy lock down by headed for their summer houses in the Southern half of the country before the 'doors closed'. That didn't work too well.


    I was reading that the rumours of of the first lockdown made the lockdown counterproductive: people raced to get out of the region. Hmm, not great when you're trying to contain infection...

    Which is exactly what our escaping Milanese management may have done. We won't be seeing them for a while...

    I've cheered myself up by writing some terrible doggerel to fit the tune of Que sera sera...

    Now Covid-19's on the rise
    I asked my mother, "What should I do?
    Should I buy pasta, or toilet roll,
    Or never have a poo?"

    Que sera, sera
    Whatever will be, will be
    The future's not ours to see
    Que sera, sera
    What will be, will be.

    If anyone can do better (and that wouldn't be hard), that would cheer me up, trivially.
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  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Rage Against the Machine have given us "Washing in the name of...On this occasion it's best you do what they tell ya" :D


  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I'm a bit confused about the description of Italy being in lockdown. People are only allowed out for essential reasons which include going to work or grocery shopping and you can still travel to and from the country when it's 'essential'. It doesn't really sound like a lockdown to me!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,320
    My guess is that they want a complete lockdown but realise that it is unenforceable.
    And costly.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,383
    briantrumpet said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Some of our Milan based Italian management thought they were being clever trying to avoid the Lombardy lock down by headed for their summer houses in the Southern half of the country before the 'doors closed'. That didn't work too well.


    I was reading that the rumours of of the first lockdown made the lockdown counterproductive: people raced to get out of the region. Hmm, not great when you're trying to contain infection...

    Which is exactly what our escaping Milanese management may have done. We won't be seeing them for a while...

    I've cheered myself up by writing some terrible doggerel to fit the tune of Que sera sera...

    Now Covid-19's on the rise
    I asked my mother, "What should I do?
    Should I buy pasta, or toilet roll,
    Or never have a poo?"

    Que sera, sera
    Whatever will be, will be
    The future's not ours to see
    Que sera, sera
    What will be, will be.

    If anyone can do better (and that wouldn't be hard), that would cheer me up, trivially.
    Rubbish at writing songs, so you could just play the Bee Gees 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Stayin Alive'....
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    At night when you turn off all the lights
    There's no place that you can hide
    No no hysteria is gonna get ya

    In bed throw the covers on your head
    You pretend like you are dead
    But I know it, hysteria is gonna get ya
    ...

    per Gloria Estefan "Rhythm is gonna get you"
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Covid-19 oh I swear what it means
    At this moment, it's ruining everything

    It gives a bad chest and it causes distress
    To over 60s
    Oh, Covid-19

    Courtesy of Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,383
    Phil Collins - Coming in the air tonight?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,320
    Someone has not only written lyrics but the video has already went viral.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo7HB-slsm4
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    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,973
    Seeing my mum settled in at the care home.

    I can't say it was joyous, but it all went okay and it wasn't as traumatic as i expected.
    Obviously that wasn't the case for mum, but she put a brave face on it.

    The place is nice, they have't said 'no' to anything we've asked (yet), nothing seems too much trouble. I'll get my name down for a room in whatever years time.


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    I'm sure most people have empathy for this situation, glad to hear it went ok.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,541
    capt_slog said:

    Seeing my mum settled in at the care home.

    I can't say it was joyous, but it all went okay and it wasn't as traumatic as i expected.
    Obviously that wasn't the case for mum, but she put a brave face on it.

    The place is nice, they have't said 'no' to anything we've asked (yet), nothing seems too much trouble. I'll get my name down for a room in whatever years time.

    Glad to hear it went well.
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