Follyfoot Posted January 27, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2023 52 minutes ago, Seat68 said: The lidl store near me barely have functioning human staff let alone self service tills. I quite fancy the computer generated woman on the Co Op self service machines 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 56 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Lidl is great over here, probably my favourite supermarket the one in Hungary way out in the sticks near my In laws is always full of German products so is kinda seen as expensive and fancy ( Hungarian stuff tends to be in Spa and Tesco ) I always stock up with German Marzipan and these fake peanut M&M's Lidl produce when I'm out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 25 minutes ago, bickster said: You clearly don't know many Evertonians You're right. I only know one, and he's particularly insecure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted January 27, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2023 People (OK, women) who refer to their cats or dogs as 'fur babies'. 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 55 minutes ago, BOF said: For me it's a more general 'you always punch up, never punch down' thing. In this instance rugby fans, as fans of the smaller, less popular sport can get a win by pointing out how their sport is 'better' than football. Football fans, on the other hand, don't feel the need to punch down because they know they follow the better and more popular sport. They're less insecure and don't feel the need to pick on another sport to make themselves feel better. We just nod and smile politely. Except that rugby (union that is) is seen by its aficionados as a superior sport played by more successful officer class types, so they are punching down in their own heads, and taking great satisfaction in doing so. Even though their more sophisticated sport gives you brain damage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, mjmooney said: People (OK, women) who refer to their cats or dogs as 'fur babies'. Got one of these on my social media. She kept her fur baby alive for over a year on chemotherapy even though vets said it should be put down. And then when he finally carked it, has turned her FB and Instagram into a never ending memorial to him, with "On this Day" snaps from 5 years ago, a funeral style video with Amazing Grace backing track, etc., long tribute posts. What did lunatics do before social media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, mjmooney said: People (OK, women) who refer to their cats or dogs as 'fur babies'. My step daughter is struggling to get pregnant due to medical issues, so she refers to her dogs as her fur babies. In her case I guess it's a coping mechanism. BTW @mjmooney that's not a dig at you mate just a response. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Got one of these on my social media. She kept her fur baby alive for over a year on chemotherapy even though vets said it should be put down. And then when he finally carked it, has turned her FB and Instagram into a never ending memorial to him, with "On this Day" snaps from 5 years ago, a funeral style video with Amazing Grace backing track, etc., long tribute posts. What did lunatics do before social media Supported a football team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 27, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2023 56 minutes ago, mjmooney said: People (OK, women) who refer to their cats or dogs as 'fur babies'. Never heard of this. How terribly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 35 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Got one of these on my social media. She kept her fur baby alive for over a year on chemotherapy even though vets said it should be put down. And then when he finally carked it, has turned her FB and Instagram into a never ending memorial to him, with "On this Day" snaps from 5 years ago, a funeral style video with Amazing Grace backing track, etc., long tribute posts. What did lunatics do before social media I used to follow Supercar Blondies videos on fb for a while, I don’t know why as they were shit. At one stage she started getting “reviews” done by some other model/bimbo who knew nothing at all about cars (apart from how to bend over in leggings). Then a while later she did this full crying into the camera video about how she had to take step back because she was grieving the loss of a little one. She was trying too hard to do her “work” and pushing her feelings aside but wrestling with this grief. She had to bring others in to keep the channel going as she couldn’t face it. She eventually had to take a step back from her work for 6 months because the pain was too much. It was about 20 minutes in all. It turned out it was one of her several dogs that had died. I couldn’t believe it tbh. I thought she’d lost a child the way she was going on. She’s a multimillionaire living in a Dubai penthouse crying about how tough her life was for months cos her dog died. I immediately unfollowed. Some people really don’t know what real struggles are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2023 51 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Except that rugby (union that is) is seen by its aficionados as a superior sport played by more successful officer class types, so they are punching down in their own heads, and taking great satisfaction in doing so. Even though their more sophisticated sport gives you brain damage. Countless dead footballers including Jeff Astle are wondering if you are confused 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rds1983 Posted January 27, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2023 I love both football and rugby. Feel it's fair to say there's good and bad in both sports and certainly things they could learn from each other. There's nothing wrong with recognising where something works better somewhere else and looking at ways you could improve. Fans of either sport getting worked up and making it a competition is a bit sad really. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, bickster said: Countless dead footballers including Jeff Astle are wondering if you are confused The rate of brain injuries in rugby is higher, evidenced by higher rates of drinking teammates’ piss and necking pints of sick. P.S. I really like rugby as a sport, but like football, the culture around it can be a bit shit. Edited January 27, 2023 by KentVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Genie said: I used to follow Supercar Blondies videos on fb for a while, I don’t know why as they were shit. At one stage she started getting “reviews” done by some other model/bimbo who knew nothing at all about cars (apart from how to bend over in leggings). Then a while later she did this full crying into the camera video about how she had to take step back because she was grieving the loss of a little one. She was trying too hard to do her “work” and pushing her feelings aside but wrestling with this grief. She had to bring others in to keep the channel going as she couldn’t face it. She eventually had to take a step back from her work for 6 months because the pain was too much. It was about 20 minutes in all. It turned out it was one of her several dogs that had died. I couldn’t believe it tbh. I thought she’d lost a child the way she was going on. She’s a multimillionaire living in a Dubai penthouse crying about how tough her life was for months cos her dog died. I immediately unfollowed. Some people really don’t know what real struggles are. This is exactly it. Around the same time this girl was posting about the trauma of her dog dying, I’d just lost two (human) friends in their 30s. Like I’m sorry your dog died, it must be horrible. But get some perspective. It’s like your 100 year old nan dying. It happens. Did you not Google dog life expectancies when you bought it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Look I am not one of them people but if someone wants to mourn their dog, it’s their experience and not anyone else’s. So let them. I miss my dogs like a really bad person but I deal with it in a different way, let them do what is right for them and not worry about what other peoples lived experience is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 hours ago, KentVillan said: .What did lunatics do before social media Turn lesbian and hang out at Greenham Common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 27, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2023 44 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Turn lesbian and hang out at Greenham Common Some of my best friends are Greenham Common lesbians. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 43 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Look I am not one of them people but if someone wants to mourn their dog, it’s their experience and not anyone else’s. So let them. I miss my dogs like a really bad person but I deal with it in a different way, let them do what is right for them and not worry about what other peoples lived experience is. You're probably right, but can we still post about it in things that piss you off 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, KentVillan said: This is exactly it. Around the same time this girl was posting about the trauma of her dog dying, I’d just lost two (human) friends in their 30s. Like I’m sorry your dog died, it must be horrible. But get some perspective. It’s like your 100 year old nan dying. It happens. Did you not Google dog life expectancies when you bought it? But pain and grief is personal. Her dog dying maybe the saddest thing that's ever happened to her personally. I can't really see why that would wind someone up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 minute ago, picicata said: But pain and grief is personal. Her dog dying maybe the saddest thing that's ever happened to her personally. I can't really see why that would wind someone up. I wasn't really moaning about grief, or suggesting a dog dying isn't sad. It was a moan about Main Character Syndrome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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