blandy Posted August 23, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 22/08/2018 at 09:55, snowychap said: Eponymous statutes But, mate. If it wasn't called "Nelson's column" what would you call it? I mean most statutes are of people whose name is their name. Unless it's a statute of an aminal or something. And if it was a statute of an unknown German soldier from the war, it would be Eponymous Bosch. #knowingaboutculture 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unused Sub Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 hour ago, blandy said: Eponymous Bosch. Sounds like a type of boiler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Going to the dump. My Dad's downsizing so we are getting rid of a load of crap, but the dump is now closed Tuesday and Wednesday so going on a Thursday is painfully slow. Doesn't help that people just fanny around without a care in the world even though there are about 25 cars queuing to get in, and they don't organise their stuff before they leave home either so they take about 4 times as long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 3 hours ago, blandy said: #knowingaboutcouture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 23, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 23, 2018 It's important to be able to impress, with a certain style, don't you think? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) This Nazanin lady in prison in Iran, why don’t we just tell them to **** off, go full on SAS and go in and get her out or is she not as innocent as she appears? **** backwards third world bastards. Edited August 23, 2018 by Ingram85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheAuthority Posted August 23, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 22/08/2018 at 11:19, turvontour said: BBC reporting that a teenager has been convicted of kicking a dog to death in what was described as a prolonged attack. He has been banned from keeping animals for 5 years. 5 years ffs. He should be kicked for 5 year. word removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted August 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2018 I was driving in to work today listening to BBC Radio 4, as I do on some occasion. I wept twice. The programme was about the stories of 4 Jewish Holocaust survivors, each with their own story. 1 being a Cello player, saved from death because he could play the Cello in a band outside block 12 in Auschwitz. As he was playing in the band towards the very end of the war, he Nazi's knowing the war effort was now lost, he witnessed them throwing people on a huge bonfire.. alive. At first he thought they were throwing animals onto the fire, but he soon realised. He had to keep playing. When asked why the Nazi's did this, (I'll paraphrase here) he said "They knew time was running out before the war was lost. So they killed Hungarian Jews in any way possible, because they simply wanted to eliminate Jew's from the world." He continued on to say that he was told to walk somewhere (I can't remember where), and he told his "family" (band mates) that he couldn't because he was too weak. They said to him that if he didn't walk, he would die, and he still couldn't muster the strength to walk. He said that his family offered to help him walk all the way there, to which he replied "you're too weak too, we'll all die" - but they got him there. Upon being found by the British soldiers, they gave him water - he said this was the first drops of water for 7 days. After the war, he was obviously in a very fragile state and was nursed better by British carers, and once his treatment was up he was asked where he wanted to go. He said (paraphrasing again) "I didn't want to go to Britain, I didn't want to go back to Poland (85% destroyed), I wanted to go to Palestine". Anyway, he ended up (temporarily) in England. He ended up staying here because the Palestine trip didn't happen for reasons I can't remember. But he said (again, paraphrasing) "I've lived a good life here in the UK, I'll never be thankful enough to the English people, even if I lived another 1000 years - I'm that indebted to them". Now yea I got leaky eye holes because of the story. He and the 3 ladies telling their versions were captivating and it's astonishingly distant to my reality. But I was also sad for what the country is now appearing to become. I know refugees and other people who suffer are still welcome to the country, but the attitudes of seemingly increasing numbers towards "foreign" people is becoming a real issue. I say a real issue, I'm a white bloke with an average lifestyle - foreign people don't real enter my little sphere of existence. But I do hear comments and opinions of people around me that are frankly xenophobic in tone and meaning. If it was down to me, a boarder wouldn't even exist - we'd all just be people doing what we want and living where we wanted. Because someone "foreign" wants to live and work here to improve their lives.. I say "well done for getting off your arse and taking the risk". Moving countries is a huge deal. I watch the TV and see news on Brexit, the "right", the "far left" and a lot of it, even indirectly, ends up pointing fingers at immigration, both legal and illegal. I'm aware because of the news these huge refugee camps in Calais.. I know they haven't gone away, but I haven't heard or seen one on the news since the Brexit referendum was fast approaching. Why? I'm not a particularly politically charge person, but that radio show this morning candidly hit me. There are problems in every society, rich, poor, left, right, democracies, communists, dictatorships, healthcare systems, sicknesses and diseases, internal politics, external politics, blah blah blah. Can't we just start at being nice, caring, decent people first? I'm 31, and even I've noticed lately how easy it is to dislike others for stupid reasons. I don't want to be critical, overly competitive, selfish, unkind or uncaring - but it also seems a systemic by-product of getting older. I'm waffling, so I'll stop. But I recommend you find that show on BBC I player. It was the 150th edition of something, but I can't remember what - apologies. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 24, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) I heard that programme too. Very moving. EDIT: Not an anniversary, but the 150th episode of the series ('The Reunion'). Edited August 24, 2018 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted August 24, 2018 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: If it was down to me, a boarder wouldn't even exist Cracking typo btw There are horrendous stories that we just never hear. Probably for the best in terms of mental health. But yeah, I'm glad you still have hope for humanity. Regarding "Can't we just start at being nice, caring, decent people first?". We're a savage species at heart. We have a society by the skin of its teeth. It takes very little for us to systemically turn on each other, and even less to do it on an individual basis. This current climate of antipathy towards the very people our governments have displaced through war is only the latest in thousands of years of war and human selfishness (that's mine, you're not having it). For me tbqh we're already ****. The planet's health has gone past its tipping point too. The bus has already driven off the cliff. The fact we're still sitting comfy on the bus at this point in time is of artificial comfort. Just get on with your life. Let the rest take care of itself, as it has so spectacularly to this point. The alternative is a perpetual and increasing state of anger towards the world as you become more aware of what's going on and what went on before. Not quite 'ignorance is bliss' (although that adage is no doubt true), more an acceptance that you won't change the world no matter how much a pink haired hippy would like to tell you otherwise. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, BOF said: Cracking typo btw There are horrendous stories that we just never hear. Probably for the best in terms of mental health. But yeah, I'm glad you still have hope for humanity. Regarding "Can't we just start at being nice, caring, decent people first?". We're a savage species at heart. We have a society by the skin of its teeth. It takes very little for us to systemically turn on each other, and even less to do it on an individual basis. This current climate of antipathy towards the very people our governments have displaced through war is only the latest in thousands of years of war and human selfishness (that's mine, you're not having it). For me tbqh we're already ****. The planet's health has gone past its tipping point too. The bus has already driven off the cliff. The fact we're still sitting comfy on the bus at this point in time is of artificial comfort. Just get on with your life. Let the rest take care of itself, as it has so spectacularly to this point. The alternative is a perpetual and increasing state of anger towards the world as you become more aware of what's going on and what went on before. Not quite 'ignorance is bliss' (although that adage is no doubt true), more an acceptance that you won't change the world no matter how much a pink haired hippy would like to tell you otherwise. Goddamn Boarders, with all their boarders and stuff.. D'oh! Any who, I'm fully aware I can't change nout. And I know that other people won't change anything either. It's not just "us", it's others as well. We are a savage species, I've been reading "Sapiens" for a very short time and it nails that it it's first chapter! It was just one of those little moments we have in our lives at some point, a bit of clarity amongst the everyday normal of "Work, commute, eat, sleep, repeat". In an hour I'll be hungry and thinking about pizza, I'll post some random shit and try my best to get into trouble with the mods , I'll sneak home early from work, I'll "carry on". But for that small moment, I was taken away from that, and this is my little platform. Thanks for reading it and taking the time out of your life to comment I guess! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 "Do you want one of these to eat" "No im ok thanks" Sticks it in their gob, gurns and goes "mmmmmm" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 24, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2018 4 hours ago, lapal_fan said: Any who, I'm fully aware I can't change nout. And I know that other people won't change anything either. It's not just "us", it's others as well. Yeah, we can't change anything of consequence, but it's surprising what little changes we can bring about. Because I'm weird I do little challenge thing I set myself. Often in the canteen at work. I've had three recent successes - all involving "miserable" people serving or working the tills. The first one was "I'm gonna make that person smile" (person was always grimly mopey). After about 3 weeks of various lame quips etc. on my part I got a friendly smile and a laugh. (yeah, yeah, then I put it way again...). Next was a till person. I'm gonna get them them to chat to me (they'd barely utter the cost before that)... Similar with Sandwich making person - "what crisps do you recommend with a cheese and tomato sandwich?" just stupid stuff...so now they're recommending "salad cream on that is my favourite" or whatever. So basically I've made 3 caterers think I'm a bit of a simpleton idiot, but they're definitely cheerier now (or have perfected their acting skills - win either way). 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, blandy said: Yeah, we can't change anything of consequence, but it's surprising what little changes we can bring about. Because I'm weird I do little challenge thing I set myself. Often in the canteen at work. I've had three recent successes - all involving "miserable" people serving or working the tills. The first one was "I'm gonna make that person smile" (person was always grimly mopey). After about 3 weeks of various lame quips etc. on my part I got a friendly smile and a laugh. (yeah, yeah, then I put it way again...). Next was a till person. I'm gonna get them them to chat to me (they'd barely utter the cost before that)... Similar with Sandwich making person - "what crisps do you recommend with a cheese and tomato sandwich?" just stupid stuff...so now they're recommending "salad cream on that is my favourite" or whatever. So basically I've made 3 caterers think I'm a bit of a simpleton idiot, but they're definitely cheerier now (or have perfected their acting skills - win either way). [Internally] "Oh god, here comes that dipshit asking about feckin sauces again.." [Audibly] "Oh hey Blandy, little guy! Have you tried TOM-A-TO SAUCE before?" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted August 24, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2018 Amazon gave me mp3 downloads of virtually all the CDs I'd ever bought off them. Which was nice. So why don't they give me Kindle versions of all the books I've bought over the years? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 24, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 24, 2018 Just been to do some food shopping and pick up a parcel we ordered from John Lewis at Waitrose Refused to give me the parcel, even though I had the barcode from the email and the card the missus paid for the item with. I was asked for photo ID. Went to the car to fetch my PH drivers licence issued by the council Sorry, it has to be an official photo ID. It is, its officially my PHD Licence, look its issued by the council and thats me... pointless argument ensues I go home, pick up my passport, go back. The passport is given a cursory glance and I get the parcel They do not make a note of my name or anything. I merely proved I was myself to the person handing over the parcel I asked what they think they've just achieved... they can't tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 42 minutes ago, bickster said: Just been to do some food shopping and pick up a parcel we ordered from John Lewis at Waitrose Refused to give me the parcel, even though I had the barcode from the email and the card the missus paid for the item with. I was asked for photo ID. Went to the car to fetch my PH drivers licence issued by the council Sorry, it has to be an official photo ID. It is, its officially my PHD Licence, look its issued by the council and thats me... pointless argument ensues I go home, pick up my passport, go back. The passport is given a cursory glance and I get the parcel They do not make a note of my name or anything. I merely proved I was myself to the person handing over the parcel I asked what they think they've just achieved... they can't tell me People like this get right on my f***ing nerves. Useless little pen pushing anal b@$tards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seat68 Posted August 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2018 11 hours ago, bickster said: Just been to do some food shopping and pick up a parcel we ordered from John Lewis at Waitrose Dont forget the Quinoa. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, bickster said: Just been to do some food shopping and pick up a parcel we ordered from John Lewis at Waitrose Refused to give me the parcel, even though I had the barcode from the email and the card the missus paid for the item with. I was asked for photo ID. Went to the car to fetch my PH drivers licence issued by the council Sorry, it has to be an official photo ID. It is, its officially my PHD Licence, look its issued by the council and thats me... pointless argument ensues I go home, pick up my passport, go back. The passport is given a cursory glance and I get the parcel They do not make a note of my name or anything. I merely proved I was myself to the person handing over the parcel I asked what they think they've just achieved... they can't tell me My tactic is usually to not be accommodating if I haven’t got my driver’s license or passport in situations like this. I look blankly in their eyes when they ask the question and say “nope”, and don’t move. Ball’s in your court, Karen. Success rates: ID for alcohol in a supermarket: 100% (beard and tattoos and being 30 help) Picking up parcels from courier depots: 95% (like you had bickster, the other ID should have been enough) Airport security: 0% Edited August 25, 2018 by a m ole 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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