picicata Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 29 minutes ago, KentVillan said: I wasn't really moaning about grief, or suggesting a dog dying isn't sad. It was a moan about Main Character Syndrome. Well, yes, the advent of social media has meant that everyone is the star of their own show should they wish to be. I'm glad I grew up in a time without it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 59 minutes 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’d be gutted if my dog died, I wouldn’t be downing tools for half a year because I couldn’t face the world though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 5 hours ago, KentVillan said: What did lunatics do before social media They were ignored, and rightly so! Social media gives a platform for buffoons* * yes, like me 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted January 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, KentVillan said: What did lunatics do before social media Put dog poo in an envelope, seal it, set fire to it and post it through letterboxes, that and worrying sheep Edited January 28, 2023 by Follyfoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) The lad wanted to go swimming today and I thought I'd be good and cycle there with him on the back of the bike instead of using the car. I get a bit more exercise and we save some fuel. Unfortunately, for whatever reason the back of the bike went out from under me resulting in him falling and hurting his elbow and me severely hurting my foot to the point I'm probably going to have to go to A&E tomorrow to check if it's broken. Never not using car again. Edited January 28, 2023 by Rds1983 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: The lad wanted to go swimming today and I thought I'd be good and cycle there with him on the back of the bike instead of using the car. I get a bit more exercise and we save some fuel. Unfortunately, for whatever reason the back of the bike went out from under me resulting in him falling and hurting his elbow and me severely hurting my foot to the point I'm probably going to have to go to A&E tomorrow to check if it's broken. Never not using car again. I'll never stop recommending the minor injuries units instead of A&E after @Genie made me aware of them. IDKWTCHA hurt her elbow in the week and went. She was seen in less than 45 minutes. A&E you'll be waiting for hours and hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I'll never stop recommending the minor injuries units instead of A&E after @Genie made me aware of them. IDKWTCHA hurt her elbow in the week and went. She was seen in less than 45 minutes. A&E you'll be waiting for hours and hours I've used minor injuries before and it's been successful. However I've also used them and they've told me to go to A&E. Will see how I feel in the morning and how challenging the lad is being, spending 7 hours at A&E by myself whilst my wife watches him might actually be a bonus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 17/01/2023 at 20:09, bickster said: John Lydon, 1978 Heard that before and never understood why, of all the things he had to say about him, he called him, first and foremost, "a hypocrite". I mean, come on, being a hypocrite is the very least charge you can level against Jimmy f****** Saville. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I don't think there's any reason to believe that Lydon genuinely knew anything, it fits in well with his (at the time, pre-butter advertiser) edgelord persona. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Rds1983 said: I've used minor injuries before and it's been successful. However I've also used them and they've told me to go to A&E. Will see how I feel in the morning and how challenging the lad is being, spending 7 hours at A&E by myself whilst my wife watches him might actually be a bonus. Best time for A&E is about 8am from experience. The late night drunks are gone and the day-trippers haven't arrived yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Stevo985 said: IDKWTCHA My best, and only, lasting contribution to the English language. It’s not Shakespeare, but it’s not nothing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 29, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2023 11 hours ago, Xela said: Best time for A&E is about 8am from experience. The late night drunks are gone and the day-trippers haven't arrived yet. Maybe traditionally. Nowadays by 8.am the day trippers from yesterday are still in the ambulances and the drunks are still lying on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 29, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2023 14 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I'll never stop recommending the minor injuries units instead of A&E after @Genie made me aware of them. IDKWTCHA hurt her elbow in the week and went. She was seen in less than 45 minutes. A&E you'll be waiting for hours and hours Went to the hospital and there was a minor injuries unit attached to the A&E. In, triaged, x-ray, results and out again in about an hour. Which is fantastic. No broken bones is a plus but strained ligaments around the metatarsal and told to rest for 6 weeks. Will have to figure out a new gym routine for a bit as won't be able to squat, deadlift etc for a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2023 On 27/01/2023 at 15:05, blandy said: I went to the Supermarket to get some food etc. on Tuesday dinner time. At the checkout the lady said "the card reader's been playing up, you might need to insert your card instead of contactless. Tried contactless, it said on my phone it was authorised, but the till said it was not accepted. So we tried again, this time with a (different) card and into the reader. The reader said "verified" the till spooled out a receipt, the till operator lady said "I think that's worked" and gave me both the receipt for the "transaction failed" and the one for the one that "worked" just in case. When I got home I looked at the one that "worked" and it said "not verified", and there's been no deduction from my bank account(yet). I think I got 50 quid's worth of shopping for now't. I'm leaning towards doing nothing. I guess the Supermarket might get in touch, as the loyalty card will show them my transaction didn't go through. They’ve just taken the money. Oh well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 People calling the Premier League the "Premiership". It hasn't been called that for about 20 years and yet I hear it often. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just now, GlobalVillan said: People calling the Premier League the "Premiership". It hasn't been called that for about 20 years and yet I hear it often. People pointing that out narks me. Everyone knows what they mean when they say it. Just reminds me of the IT guy in The Office when he's correcting Gareth about Enter The Dragon or whatever it was. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 20 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: People pointing that out narks me. Everyone knows what they mean when they say it. Just reminds me of the IT guy in The Office when he's correcting Gareth about Enter The Dragon or whatever it was. I don't point it out to people as that would be annoying. It just grates on me that people use the word Premiership as I never liked that title even at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Bagels. Like eating a chewy rock. Get rid of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, sharkyvilla said: People pointing that out narks me. Everyone knows what they mean when they say it. Just reminds me of the IT guy in The Office when he's correcting Gareth about Enter The Dragon or whatever it was. WAY of the Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted January 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2023 I've had a great Sunday. My oldest played football this morning,and for the second half, he went in goal. He's not been a keeper in a league match before, so I was really nervous for him. We were winning 2-0 when their team rightfully earned a penalty. I was stood behind the goal to support him and just keep him mindful to leave his line (he's just turned 8). Anyway, he saves the penalty and the rebound and everything is really good. After a few mins, we get a free kick and one of our little players runs over to take it. I semi loudly shouted "SHOOOOOOT", cos y'know.. fun an that. Two of the mom's went mental at me, shouting at me that I'm "boo-in our kids he is!" It was one of those where they didn't really stop their "attack", and their coaches did call over "you shouldn't be behind the goal, that's against league rules", so I start walking back to where our teams parents were standing. As I pass their calling me a cheater and carrying on with the "booing" thing, so I'm saying "I was saying shoot" which they absolutely were not buying. Anyhow, I say my piece, really calmly (which probably wound them up more) and a bloke tells me to **** off I walk to my parents, we win 3-0, my son kills it in goal, we're all happy. Their coach comes steaming over, saying "I'm an embarrassment for intimidating their moms" etc and that I should go and apologise. All my parents say "leave it" but as I wanted it to be defused I say "ok" and walk over. I go up to their parents and try and explain and as I'm doing so, the woman in question says I was spitting and being a "toxic misogynistic man, who was booing their kids and "gaslighting their parents"" and just kept going. I kind of give up and walk back to where our team are giving MOTM award. To leave the field we have to walk through a gate and I can see their coach waiting. I go through thinking "here we go" and he's evidently calmed down by now and tells me "everything is all right" etc. It didn't really piss me off or annoy me, but it's mad that some people, despite me being really calm in that moment, just have zero interest in saying "ok, I misheard or misunderstood what you were saying" but double down and just use sentences they've read on twitter. But I had a **** great time and my boy got 6 packs of FPL cards as his first clean sheet bonus 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts