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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,925
    You're doing it on purpose now! It's like a cat deliberately shïtting on your living room carpet when you know they know how to use the litter tray.
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    briantrumpet said:

    You're doing it on purpose now! It's like a cat deliberately shïtting on your living room carpet when you know they know how to use the litter tray.

    That sounds like bitter personal experience.
    Did it wink at you when finished?
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,925
    morstar said:

    briantrumpet said:

    You're doing it on purpose now! It's like a cat deliberately shïtting on your living room carpet when you know they know how to use the litter tray.

    That sounds like bitter personal experience.
    Did it wink at you when finished?
    Never had a cat and never will. But that's the sort of thing they'd do to show disapproval of a human who just feeds and houses them.
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,461
    edited January 2023
    briantrumpet said:

    morstar said:

    briantrumpet said:

    You're doing it on purpose now! It's like a cat deliberately shïtting on your living room carpet when you know they know how to use the litter tray.

    That sounds like bitter personal experience.
    Did it wink at you when finished?
    Never had a cat and never will. But that's the sort of thing they'd do to show disapproval of a human who just feeds and houses them.
    That's not what happens. It'll either be stress or illness.

    Anyhow. Lampard or Gerrard, Brian?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,614
    briantrumpet said:

    morstar said:

    briantrumpet said:

    You're doing it on purpose now! It's like a cat deliberately shïtting on your living room carpet when you know they know how to use the litter tray.

    That sounds like bitter personal experience.
    Did it wink at you when finished?
    Never had a cat and never will. But that's the sort of thing they'd do to show disapproval of a human who just feeds and houses them.
    My cat never sh*ts on the carpet and never sh*its in the litter tray (he hasn't even got one). I told him about you and he is quite insulted.

    Back OT: Gerard.

    Bobby Moore or Cyrile Regis?

    No one's mentioned Greavsie.


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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,614
    Billy Bonds.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,614
    edited January 2023
    Vinnie Jones.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,614
    Florent Sinama Pongolle...

    Hang on... somethings wrong there.
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,925

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,591
    Why do people on this forum let us know what annoys them. 😉
    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.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,591
    edited January 2023
    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230
    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.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Sales are sales.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,591
    rick_chasey said:

    Sales are sales.

    Fine. Good if that is explained which it isn't. How do they quantify sales? Units?
    An apple ≠ a good bottle of wine so I assumed it was money taken.
    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.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,287
    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,591
    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    Well spotted! Or a failure to read on my part. Still, my point stands and they admit it.
    "The group, which also owns Argos, said sales growth was driven by rising prices while volumes had remained "resilient"."
    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.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,461
    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,591
    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
    Thus emphasising my point even further.
    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.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    pblakeney said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
    Thus emphasising my point even further.
    But sainos are setting the prices, right? It's part of their pricing that goes into inflation.

    Yoour argument's a little tautological.
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,461
    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
    You realise you've just argued against yourself?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited January 2023
    First.Aspect said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
    You realise you've just argued against yourself?
    It's not a straight calculation of "sales up 5%, inflation is at 10%, thus 5% drop".

    It's much more complicated than that for the reasons I've described above. Because of their role in daily spending, them absolutely coining it could be the very reason inflation is so high, right? It could also not be.

    Just easier to look at profits.
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,461
    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
    You realise you've just argued against yourself?
    It's not a straight calculation of "sales up 5%, inflation is at 10%, thus 5% drop".

    It's much more complicated than that for the reasons I've described above. Because of their role in daily spending, them absolutely coining it could be the very reason inflation is so high, right? It could also not be.

    Just easier to look at profits.
    Is that what you meant by "sales are sales" then?
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,079
    edited January 2023
    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
    You realise you've just argued against yourself?
    It's not a straight calculation of "sales up 5%, inflation is at 10%, thus 5% drop".

    It's much more complicated than that for the reasons I've described above. Because of their role in daily spending, them absolutely coining it could be the very reason inflation is so high, right? It could also not be.

    Just easier to look at profits.
    Sales have declined in real terms. It's not complicated.

    Whether everything should suddenly be quoted in real terms with random base dates (e.g. 2010) is another question.

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,591
    TheBigBean said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
    You realise you've just argued against yourself?
    It's not a straight calculation of "sales up 5%, inflation is at 10%, thus 5% drop".

    It's much more complicated than that for the reasons I've described above. Because of their role in daily spending, them absolutely coining it could be the very reason inflation is so high, right? It could also not be.

    Just easier to look at profits.
    Sales have declined in real terms. It's not complicated.

    Whether everything should suddenly be quoted in real terms with random base dates (e.g. 2010) is another question.

    This.
    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.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,894
    First.Aspect said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    Accountancy and headlines.
    Sainsbury's announce a record sale period with sales being up 5.2% year on year.
    But if inflation is running at 10% does that not show a 4.8% drop? 🤔

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64225230

    It does. One of the factors mentioned in the growth is inflation, and that sales volume is "resilient" which implies no growth in volume.
    But Rick knows best. Stop talking sense.
    It's a bit more complicated because obviously what a supermarket sells makes up the basket of things that go into defining the headline inflation rate, but does by no means constitute the whole basket.

    For example, food price rises are up 14% in the UK in 2022.
    You realise you've just argued against yourself?
    Anything so long as he can shoehorn his favourite abbreviation into the post
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64224950

    I just don’t get crypto and especially don’t get one linked to a traditional currency model.

    I spend GBP online and in the shops most days without using cash well over 90% of the time.

    To all intents and purposes my transactions are digital. Am I missing something?
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,925
    morstar said:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64224950

    I just don’t get crypto and especially don’t get one linked to a traditional currency model.

    I spend GBP online and in the shops most days without using cash well over 90% of the time.

    To all intents and purposes my transactions are digital. Am I missing something?


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  • pangolin
    pangolin Posts: 6,666
    Massive gains
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,287
    Gives you the option of not having a banking system behind it. So you can either keep it under a mattress or entrust it to someone who might steal it and you have no protection.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    morstar said:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64224950

    I just don’t get crypto and especially don’t get one linked to a traditional currency model.

    I spend GBP online and in the shops most days without using cash well over 90% of the time.

    To all intents and purposes my transactions are digital. Am I missing something?

    10/10 if you want to run a ponzi scheme or other financial scam.
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