Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you

First.Aspect

TheBigBean said:

In fairness, it's a thread that never really delivered on the promise of the title. Click bait for a minority of one perhaps.

It does tell ypu it could be dull in the title BB. You only have yourself to blame.

briantrumpet

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

In fairness, it's a thread that never really delivered on the promise of the title. Click bait for a minority of one perhaps.

It does tell ypu it could be dull in the title BB. You only have yourself to blame.

Given it was Stevo's thread for Rick, it's not doing badly at 106 pages. And yes, it was Stevo's way of keeping the vroom vroom thread pure. As I have no interest in vroom vroom at all, the 'boring' thread is actually more interesting for me.

pinno

What's with this horrendous penchant for compartmentalisation BT?

If you keep fracturing everything down, then you'll end up 100 threads each presided over by one individual.
Anyhoo, do you sit at a café with mates and clearly delineate what you can talk about and what you cannot and in strict order?!
That is absurd and implausible so therefore, cross over subjects in every day conversation is natural and if Cake stop is to remain fluid and interchangeable, this practice is bonkers.

Is Cake stop suffering from a collective autism?

Stevo_666

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

In fairness, it's a thread that never really delivered on the promise of the title. Click bait for a minority of one perhaps.

It does tell ypu it could be dull in the title BB. You only have yourself to blame.

Given it was Stevo's thread for Rick, it's not doing badly at 106 pages. And yes, it was Stevo's way of keeping the vroom vroom thread pure. As I have no interest in vroom vroom at all, the 'boring' thread is actually more interesting for me.

Maybe somebody who isn't interested in cars saying that the car thread is boring should go in the Irony Thread?

kingstongraham

Stevo_666 said:

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

In fairness, it's a thread that never really delivered on the promise of the title. Click bait for a minority of one perhaps.

It does tell ypu it could be dull in the title BB. You only have yourself to blame.

Given it was Stevo's thread for Rick, it's not doing badly at 106 pages. And yes, it was Stevo's way of keeping the vroom vroom thread pure. As I have no interest in vroom vroom at all, the 'boring' thread is actually more interesting for me.

Maybe somebody who isn't interested in cars saying that the car thread is boring should go in the Irony Thread?

Not really irony is it? Someone saying that a thread about a topic that doesn't interest them isn't very interesting to them.

Sometimes, things just "aren't for me" - the car thread is happily sitting at 1.4k unread. Same goes for the mountain bike section.

briantrumpet

pinno said:

What's with this horrendous penchant for compartmentalisation BT?

If you keep fracturing everything down, then you'll end up 100 threads each presided over by one individual.
Anyhoo, do you sit at a café with mates and clearly delineate what you can talk about and what you cannot and in strict order?!
That is absurd and implausible so therefore, cross over subjects in every day conversation is natural and if Cake stop is to remain fluid and interchangeable, this practice is bonkers.

Is Cake stop suffering from a collective autism?

Do you have a filing system on your computer so you can find stuff? If you went into a library, would you want to trawl through random books on crochet and assorted needlework which had been put on the shelves on books on classic cars?

I'm not sure how many threads I've created, but it's not that many - some because they interest me, such as language and words, that aren't going to interest others, and others because it gets frustrating when general interest threads (intriguing, learnt, annoy, etc) get spammed by one topic which obviously interests a lot of people (e.g., bands) and deserves (IMHO) a dedicated thread.

pinno

briantrumpet said:

pinno said:

What's with this horrendous penchant for compartmentalisation BT?

If you keep fracturing everything down, then you'll end up 100 threads each presided over by one individual.
Anyhoo, do you sit at a café with mates and clearly delineate what you can talk about and what you cannot and in strict order?!
That is absurd and implausible so therefore, cross over subjects in every day conversation is natural and if Cake stop is to remain fluid and interchangeable, this practice is bonkers.

Is Cake stop suffering from a collective autism?

Do you have a filing system on your computer so you can find stuff? If you went into a library, would you want to trawl through random books on crochet and assorted needlework which had been put on the shelves on books on classic cars?

I'm not sure how many threads I've created, but it's not that many - some because they interest me, such as language and words, that aren't going to interest others, and others because it gets frustrating when general interest threads (intriguing, learnt, annoy, etc) get spammed by one topic which obviously interests a lot of people (e.g., bands) and deserves (IMHO) a dedicated thread.

That's your opinion and though you are entitled to it, I disagree.
The subject will soon fizzle out and be replaced by something else.

...and this:

Do you have a filing system on your computer so you can find stuff? If you went into a library, would you want to trawl through random books on crochet and assorted needlework which had been put on the shelves on books on classic cars?


...is just utter codswallop.
Nobody comes into Cake stop to 'find stuff'. It sets no standard for informed opinion.

pblakeney

pinno said:

...is just utter codswallop.
Nobody comes into Cake stop to 'find stuff'. It sets no standard for informed opinion.

Never a truer word typed.

pinno

If a thread goes down an uninteresting track, I simply don't post. Nothing is static and it will soon change.

pinno

Back OT. B of E lending rate: 6.25%.

...and Lloyds inform me that they are gong to pay me 1.9% interest on any saving above £100.

carbonclem

pblakeney said:

carbonclem said:

I think Arctic Monkeys are the only band from the noughties indie scene successfully creating new music now? Can’t think of another really.
All the rest are milking their minor success?

Blur released a new album in the past couple of months?
Google.

Google what? That blur are a 90’s band?

ddraver

kingstongraham said:

Stevo_666 said:

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

In fairness, it's a thread that never really delivered on the promise of the title. Click bait for a minority of one perhaps.

It does tell ypu it could be dull in the title BB. You only have yourself to blame.

Given it was Stevo's thread for Rick, it's not doing badly at 106 pages. And yes, it was Stevo's way of keeping the vroom vroom thread pure. As I have no interest in vroom vroom at all, the 'boring' thread is actually more interesting for me.

Maybe somebody who isn't interested in cars saying that the car thread is boring should go in the Irony Thread?

Not really irony is it? Someone saying that a thread about a topic that doesn't interest them isn't very interesting to them.

Sometimes, things just "aren't for me" - the car thread is happily sitting at 1.4k unread. Same goes for the mountain bike section.

Would it be more ironic if someone, say, posted about a thread being "finished" over and over and over again thereby keeping the thread going..?

rick_chasey

pinno said:

Back OT. B of E lending rate: 6.25%.

...and Lloyds inform me that they are gong to pay me 1.9% interest on any saving above £100.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/best-cash-isa/

Shop around!

rick_chasey

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5.78% for a 1 year fixed!

Stevo_666

kingstongraham said:

Stevo_666 said:

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

In fairness, it's a thread that never really delivered on the promise of the title. Click bait for a minority of one perhaps.

It does tell ypu it could be dull in the title BB. You only have yourself to blame.

Given it was Stevo's thread for Rick, it's not doing badly at 106 pages. And yes, it was Stevo's way of keeping the vroom vroom thread pure. As I have no interest in vroom vroom at all, the 'boring' thread is actually more interesting for me.

Maybe somebody who isn't interested in cars saying that the car thread is boring should go in the Irony Thread?

Not really irony is it? Someone saying that a thread about a topic that doesn't interest them isn't very interesting to them.

Sometimes, things just "aren't for me" - the car thread is happily sitting at 1.4k unread. Same goes for the mountain bike section.

Missing the point. It's more about how interesting the anti car brigade tend to be

TheBigBean

The UN weighing in on kissgate.

rjsterry

TheBigBean said:

The UN weighing in on kissgate.

The whole bin fire is just weird.

pblakeney

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

The UN weighing in on kissgate.

The whole bin fire is just weird.

Latest cause celebre.
There'll be another once this is done with.

TheBigBean

I'm intrigued whether Neville has offered his view.

rjsterry

pblakeney said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

The UN weighing in on kissgate.

The whole bin fire is just weird.

Latest cause celebre.
There'll be another once this is done with.

As a way to completely ruin a pretty impressive sporting achievement it takes some beating. Also the Spanish guy's inability to just stop digging is impressive.

verylonglegs

rjsterry said:

pblakeney said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

The UN weighing in on kissgate.

The whole bin fire is just weird.

Latest cause celebre.
There'll be another once this is done with.

As a way to completely ruin a pretty impressive sporting achievement it takes some beating. Also the Spanish guy's inability to just stop digging is impressive.

I can usually ignore these kind of media storms quite easily but this one is so insane I am actually looking forward to see how it all pans out.

ddraver

It's so incredibly Spanish...even the hysterical Catholicism...

kingstongraham

When his mother went on hunger strike - that's when I was IN.

veronese68

kingstongraham said:

When his mother went on hunger strike - that's when I was IN.

I’ve clearly not been following this closely enough to keep up with this level of batshit.

pblakeney

Does the MET Office have a shift change at 08:00? (Rhetorical).
I've noticed a trend for the forecast at 08:30 to be very different to that at 07:30.

focuszing723

pblakeney said:

Does the MET Office have a shift change at 08:00? (Rhetorical).
I've noticed a trend for the forecast at 08:30 to be very different to that at 07:30.

I've often wondered that it goes a bit loopy on a bank holiday as well , also that the BBC (use other metrologists) is different the majority of the time. If both are the same the forecast is a good shout.

pinno

pblakeney said:

Does the MET Office have a shift change at 08:00? (Rhetorical).
I've noticed a trend for the forecast at 08:30 to be very different to that at 07:30.

I spend more time on Ventusky or Netweather.tv for an immediate forecast.

pblakeney

pinno said:

pblakeney said:

Does the MET Office have a shift change at 08:00? (Rhetorical).
I've noticed a trend for the forecast at 08:30 to be very different to that at 07:30.

I spend more time on Ventusky or Netweather.tv for an immediate forecast.

Yeah, I cross refer.
Met Office is easier as a first check point as all data is on one screen.

Pross

focuszing723 said:

pblakeney said:

Does the MET Office have a shift change at 08:00? (Rhetorical).
I've noticed a trend for the forecast at 08:30 to be very different to that at 07:30.

I've often wondered that it goes a bit loopy on a bank holiday as well , also that the BBC (use other metrologists) is different the majority of the time. If both are the same the forecast is a good shout.

The BBC seem to have a different forecast on TV to what their weather app shows. They also say things like 'temperatures could reach 25 degrees in London today' while the map behind them shows something else.

pblakeney

Pross said:

focuszing723 said:

pblakeney said:

Does the MET Office have a shift change at 08:00? (Rhetorical).
I've noticed a trend for the forecast at 08:30 to be very different to that at 07:30.

I've often wondered that it goes a bit loopy on a bank holiday as well , also that the BBC (use other metrologists) is different the majority of the time. If both are the same the forecast is a good shout.

The BBC seem to have a different forecast on TV to what their weather app shows. They also say things like 'temperatures could reach 25 degrees in London today' while the map behind them shows something else.

I treat "could" with the same distain as "from" in pricing.