Small things that annoy you (3) - Page 228

Vienna · #**6811** 7th November 2018, 16:14

My partner when he doesn't put his clean clothes in his wardrobe, he'll lay them out on the spare bed and leave them there.
He can do this in his own house but when we move in together....ooh by crickey, things will change

Schmosby · #**6812** 11th November 2018, 20:06

People that pay to win and people that excuse their behaviour.

Businesses are supposed to make as much money as possible, so adding pay to win makes sense but pay to win wouldn't be an issue if weak willed people didn't take advantage of it.

Schmosby · #**6813** 11th November 2018, 20:20

Where you pay with real money for items or boosts etc. In games to give you an advantage enabling you to win unfairly.

Tembo · #**6814** 11th November 2018, 20:23

The way modern documentaries / factual shows are generally made today.

They often start off telling us what happened in the last episode. Yes, I know because I watched it. They then tell us what will happen after the break, and then they***8217;ll tell us what***8217;s already happened after the break. And ALL in a VERY dramatic and OVER-emphasised way like we are FOUR years old.
Thoroughout the programme is some background music, even when people are talking, which makes my brain hurt. In certain places, many camera shots are about 2 seconds long, which also makes my head hurt.
Some programmes with multiple topics start talking about one thing, then say ***8220; we shall find out what happens later ***8220;. No, tell me NOW!

These sort of programmes do not need background ***8216;musak***8217;, and more often than not they don***8217;t need a voiceover as they usually just repeat what a ***8216;talking head***8217; has just said.

Some recent examples have been The Secret Life of a Zoo and Old People***8217;s Home For 4 Year Olds. Thanks Stephen Mangan for repeating what you***8217;ve already said about 10 times.

I often watch old documentaries from the 1980s and 1990s on YouTube and they are much less of a head-****.

This is one of many reasons I rarely watch traditional TV

Schmosby · #**6815** 11th November 2018, 20:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinny

Ah right, do people get carried away with it then and spend too much?

Spending anything to gain an unfair advantage in a game is too much. If you can't play fairly, you should just not play.

By paying to cheat, you are removing enjoyment for the other participants.

anxiouslondoner · #**6816** 11th November 2018, 20:37

^^^ Are you whinging that people with money have an unfair advantage now? How ironic!

Schmosby · #**6817** 11th November 2018, 20:50

Explain the irony?

What I'm saying is weak willed people with fragile egos spending money to gain an advantage over people that choose not to spend money to gain advantage is icky. Any win they make is invalid as is any sense of achievement and as I said it removes enjoyment for the worthwhile people, so it's a lose, lose.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinny

Are you losing?

No, I'm doing well, but as I'm working up through the ranks, I'm seeing more and more people using store bought items to gain advantage, so it could become a problem as time goes on.

anxiouslondoner · #**6818** 11th November 2018, 20:57

^ you were sounding a bit lefty there...

Surely there's no cheating going on, the ability to spend money and get an advantage is by design, it's part of the rules. What do you expect, some kind of hippy-dippy socialism?

Schmosby · #**6819** 11th November 2018, 21:08

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Originally Posted by anxiouslondoner

^ you were sounding a bit lefty there...

Surely there's no cheating going on, the ability to spend money and get an advantage is by design, it's part of the rules. What do you expect, some kind of hippy-dippy socialism?

Do you think that's lefty? You could be right. I am centre, so I agree with many lefty ideas, it's more the mindset of lefties I dislike.

They are technically not cheating since it's built in, but it does show they they are disgusting humans. Imagine the kind of things they do to other people in real life, given they are willing to behave like this in a game where the result is if no real importance.

Mo34 · #**6820** 11th November 2018, 21:11

Narcissists

Dougella · #**6821** 11th November 2018, 23:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schmosby

Explain the irony?

What I'm saying is weak willed people with fragile egos spending money to gain an advantage over people that choose not to spend money to gain advantage is icky. Any win they make is invalid as is any sense of achievement and as I said it removes enjoyment for the worthwhile people, so it's a lose, lose.

You know that what you're describing is the principles of communism don't you?

Schmosby · #**6822** 11th November 2018, 23:53

I always liked the sound of communism, but my ex who was from a communist country told me it's not so great.

Dougella · #**6823** 11th November 2018, 23:55

^ Communism in reality is seemingly no fun at all.

slrrrrp · #**6824** 12th November 2018, 02:45

British communism gives me the CPGBs

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Mr. Nobody · #**6825** 13th November 2018, 13:16

how expensive some stuff is,.. I mean like, stupidly expensive,

I was going to buy THIS book,. but thought better of it when I saw the price

here's a single DVD by William Shatner,. yours for just £395.70 +P&P

kirbycrackle · #**6826** 13th November 2018, 18:56

Why do I start thinking about snot when I'm eating a nice yogurt?? **** off brain!

newbs16 · #**6827** 13th November 2018, 20:53

^ You wouldn't have that problem if you eating pringles, or cake.

kirbycrackle · #**6828** 13th November 2018, 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by newbs16

^ You wouldn't have that problem if you eating pringles, or cake.

Touché

newbs16 · #**6829** 13th November 2018, 21:44

^ Christmas jumper already ?

kirbycrackle · #**6830** 13th November 2018, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purplesnarf

Full on Christmas music blasting, people with Xmas jumpers on, a school choir singing carols and their parents watching (must be some charity thing I guess), chocolates and gifts all over the show in Tesco's this morning at 9.30am.
It was too much, it felt so wrong!
I couldn't get out the door quick enough.

Nothing a flame thrower won't fix...just sayin.

kirbycrackle · #**6831** 13th November 2018, 21:57

^

napalm dem jumper wearing sons of bitc...

Professor Willow · #**6832** 14th November 2018, 13:27

My fear of heights.
Only three of the eight lights in the workshop actually work, the others all need attention but, being 15ft high makes them well out of my reach

newbs16 · #**6833** 14th November 2018, 23:19

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edbander · #**6834** 15th November 2018, 16:01

in the local shop, scampi fries crisps have gone from 65p to 85p. wtf?

anxiouslondoner · #**6835** 15th November 2018, 17:08

^there were scampis in cornflakes!?

Vienna · #**6836** 18th November 2018, 14:00

Click bait thumbnails on youtube

Professor Willow · #**6837** 20th November 2018, 12:42

When DIYers (or even poor quality decorators) use ordinary gloss paint on radiators instead of the proper enamel paint, it never looks good, it usually ends up being permanently sticky and it stinks when the radiator gets warm the first few times.
It's just cheap and lazy.

Schmosby · #**6838** 21st November 2018, 07:34

There's a woman at work that puts things she washes up on the draining board the right way up instead of upside down, so pools of water just sit in the cups and bowls. We also have a holder for draining cutlery, but instead she just puts them randomly on the draining board.

chook23 · #**6839** 21st November 2018, 08:17

^that is very annoying schmosby!
Being the last to know everything is my bug bear today, especially when it is something that is important to you.

Quicksand · #**6840** 21st November 2018, 08:55

^^^ ya gotta laugh at how daft Christmas jumpers can get..or you'd go stir crazy.

being a gemini, i'm not sure which role i'm displaying this season. there are so many years of emotional hurt i'm not sure even want to try. why oh why do local councils "bring in the trees" - a bit like the tune "send in the clowns" mid november. sigh. prob feel a bit more positive after lunch.