Spoony Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 myself for knowing better. I foolishly agreed to upgrade an online dating profile 6 months ago, thinking I would do it just the once to see if it was any better ( not really, total waste of money ) and thought nothing more of it until the **** billed me for the second "renewal" of this. I hate the **** opportunistic exploitation of the psychology of inertia by these tremendous words removed, but I am more annoyed by myself for making a rookie mistake. Didn't stop me sending possibly the angriest complaint message to the **** this evening when I realised it, closely followed by the realisation that I've been simmering with rage recently. **** business. **** the words removed who don't provide a simple notification email " you're account is due for renewal one week from today" for example ( a suggestion I made punctuated by more unrepeatable words ) to give customers a chance. **** the fact that I know full well the **** do that on purpose to get people hooked in. It's socially irresponsible, a **** exploitation of the market and some ideological construct that all humans always make rational decisions - that they are econs with full responsibility for every decision they make and **** them if they make mistakes no sense of **** taking any responsibility ( seriously - just one **** warning email ) , nah just **** all those silly stupid people who forget to cancel subscriptions - it's their fault - they are always free to cancel after all so we're not doing anything wrong - technically - blah blah blah I WANT TO SAVAGELY ABUSE THEM WITH A RUSTY **** POLE. words removed. It was £40, which is insane when you think about it for the service provided, but **** me I'm bored of these words removed. **** them all. **** me for falling for it initially. I am an idiot, people are idiots and there's no regulation or protection against idiocy. EVERYONE IN BUSINESS IS A word removed. Hmmm I think this actually overshadows me being annoyed by a mug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 myself for knowing better. I foolishly agreed to upgrade an online dating profile 6 months ago, thinking I would do it just the once to see if it was any better ( not really, total waste of money ) and thought nothing more of it until the **** billed me for the second "renewal" of this. I hate the **** opportunistic exploitation of the psychology of inertia by these tremendous words removed, but I am more annoyed by myself for making a rookie mistake. Didn't stop me sending possibly the angriest complaint message to the **** this evening when I realised it, closely followed by the realisation that I've been simmering with rage recently. **** business. **** the words removed who don't provide a simple notification email " you're account is due for renewal one week from today" for example ( a suggestion I made punctuated by more unrepeatable words ) to give customers a chance. **** the fact that I know full well the **** do that on purpose to get people hooked in. It's socially irresponsible, a **** exploitation of the market and some ideological construct that all humans always make rational decisions - that they are econs with full responsibility for every decision they make and **** them if they make mistakes no sense of **** taking any responsibility ( seriously - just one **** warning email ) , nah just **** all those silly stupid people who forget to cancel subscriptions - it's their fault - they are always free to cancel after all so we're not doing anything wrong - technically - blah blah blah I WANT TO SAVAGELY ABUSE THEM WITH A RUSTY **** POLE. words removed. It was £40, which is insane when you think about it for the service provided, but **** me I'm bored of these words removed. **** them all. **** me for falling for it initially. I am an idiot, people are idiots and there's no regulation or protection against idiocy. EVERYONE IN BUSINESS IS A word removed. Sorry mate but BWAHAHAHAHAHA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leemond2008 Posted November 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2014 Just get yourself busy on there and nail as many slags as possible, if you nail 2 in a month that is still less than a proper brothel would charge, last time I checked it was £60 for 1/2 hour, just hammer some slut bags and get your money's worth, they are only on there for one reason 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Tru dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I think my laptop has just died from an STD it has just shut itself off and doesn't want to play anymore, it wants to get itself going again, I've got **** hours worth of porn on it...literally about 7 years worth, I will be gutted if it's dead I think it's officially dead, I wasn't looking at anything overly bad either, I will fight to her life, last thing I'm going to do is take it to a shop for repair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Modern life is both brilliant and atrocious at the same time . So is humanity . It can be both you know. PARKLIFE ] Right thread for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 the number of chavs on 'ere that watch ITV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 The Sainsbury's ad is as crass as shit when you think about the fact that they are using trench warfare to sell food but then again all consumerism is crass . I won't be losing sleep over it at all but when you really dig deep it really is a strange piece of marketing . The war was about preserving the British Empire and securing British trade routes which were the basis of for British prosperity. So chocolate is quite a decent symbol of that reality. So yes, the war was about consumerism, trade, shopping and capitalism. I am sure that it was either Cadbury's or the government who sent the troops chocolate and so the crap about sharing was just sentimental bollocks. I am also pretty sure that the famed Christmas football match was in 1914 when it was still a 'gentleman's war'. As we know it got nastier and nastier the more it went on and so yes, the present generation are being fed a right load of sentimental horseshit. The actors looked a bit too well fed and gym-honed too, and showing some scrawny lad (5ft 3in and 34in chest), would have brought a bit more of the reality to their bollocks. But who needs reality when you are contemplating a Christmas binge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 14, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) The football Christmas was in 1914, and it wasn't one match, there were scores of them, up and down the line. It never happened again, because the officers threatened courts martial if it did. Paul McCartney did a pop video ("Pipes of Peace"???) using the same theme back in the 80s. Edited November 14, 2014 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) The football Christmas was in 1914, and it wasn't one match, there were scores of them, up and down the line. It never happened again, because the officers threatened courts martial if it did. Paul McCartney did a pop video ("Pipes of Peace"???) using the same theme back in the 80s. History today had a good article on this a few years back , their conclusion seemed to be that the 1914 match is a myth .. matches broke out but only amongst English troops ... I'm fairly sure that I read in the same article that the truce went on until New years day , orders were given to fight but nobody seemed to have any desire for it to the point that any shots fired were deliberately aimed high so as not to hit anyone , the British officers got to the point that they feared a revolt so court martial's were threatened and then ordered artillery fire into the German lines and that was that Edited November 14, 2014 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Didn't The Farm already cover this, when they recorded "All Together Now"? I'll probably watch the video to that instead, on you tube, innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 The football Christmas was in 1914, and it wasn't one match, there were scores of them, up and down the line. It never happened again, because the officers threatened courts martial if it did. Paul McCartney did a pop video ("Pipes of Peace"???) using the same theme back in the 80s. History today had a good article on this a few years back , their conclusion seemed to be that the 1914 match is a myth .. matches broke out but only amongst English troops ... I'm fairly sure that I read in the same article that the truce went on until New years day , orders were given to fight but nobody seemed to have any desire for it to the point that any shots fired were deliberately aimed high so as not to hit anyone , the British officers got to the point that they feared a revolt so court martial's were threatened and then ordered artillery fire into the German lines and that was that The other myth the advert repeats is the other Christmas in the trenches tale, about the spontaneous singing of Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night) by the Brits and the German troops. It just seems too perfectly apt and ironic to be true. I wonder if the French or other nations have similar tales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 So the accounts given by those who were there were either falsified or they lied? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 My totally vague contribution, I've seen a programme where there was an investigation into the amount of deliberate shooting high that was going on with both sides and how long it took to get troops into the mindset where they would deliberately harm 'the enemy'. Whole encounters with the enemy where lots of ammunition was used, no ground gained either way and hardly a casualty with upper ranks going apoplectic at the 'incompetence'. A few weeks of sleeping in the rain and shitting where you stand and seeing some casualties had to pass before troops would aim low enough to actually shoot anyone. But just like all WWI stuff, it's difficult to know what's true and what's propaganda and myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 So the accounts given by those who were there were either falsified or they lied? I think the problem is that reports at the time were censored , fraternising with the enemy not real being the done thing thus accounts at the time talk about games of football but only amongst troops of the same side .... the German v England stories materialised years later ,hence the debate I guess interestingly whilst there isn't any / little evidence of the 1914 game , there does appear to be evidence of game taking place in 1915 ..maybe the events have blurred over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 So the accounts given by those who were there were either falsified or they lied? I am sorry you think that way but obviously like the story of the 'Angels of Mons' I think you can't take everything at face value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Teachers striking in Ireland because they don't want to implement the new features of a new exam system. That isn't what annoys me. I'm sure there's a bloody good reason why they've decided to strike. Something like that the government want them to work another ten hours a week for no increase in pay. What annoys me is that there has been no indication as to the reason they're striking. Now I think the media are probably partly to blame, but I also blame the unions. Social media is more important than traditional media now, so instead of the unions coming to the established news broadcasters with some nonsense about how the nature of the educational impact of these changes has not been addressed, and invoking absolute disdain from the public who think, 'oh these bloody teachers are at it again', if they came out with someone with a bit of savvy who told the public, 'Look this new exam thing is coming in. We've been told **** all about it. It's going to mean more work for us. It's going to mean we're even more pissed off every day going in to try to teach your arsehole son French. It's not a good thing. It's for your benefit and our benefit that we argue with the government on this point, or they'll just continue to steamroll everything past us and everything will continue to get worse. Support us in this strike. We're the only teachers you have, and if you don't like it, you see if you can get your very pale son to take a break from his chronic onanism to learn how to get the area of a triangle.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Not drinking my brand of coffee in the morning. I'm grumpy when I wake up and want everything to go my way. Edited November 14, 2014 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 So the accounts given by those who were there were either falsified or they lied? I am sorry you think that way but obviously like the story of the 'Angels of Mons' I think you can't take everything at face value. I asked a question, I did not intend to express an opinion either way. Believing in a well documented (though admittedly potentially falsified) temporary ceasefire is hardly akin to believing in guardian angels. Thanks for answering like a human might Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted November 14, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Going for a medical with work. Being sat in a tardis of a machine to be told that your hearing is on a par with the limits of human hearing and is really sensitive, followed by "doesn't the noise from air con, fans etc really get on your nerves?". Yes, yes it does. Having a lung function test for a computer to tell me that my lungs are that of a 20 year old (I'm 34). Having an eye sight test to tell me that my eyes are 20:20. None of that matters, however, as I apparently have a touch of high blood pressure. Bugger. Edited November 14, 2014 by trekka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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