Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[Scotch]

22 minutes ago, RumbleFox said:

Aye was pretty good. I remember seeing The Strokes tour their first album and the support band were unknown at the time but later I realised it was the Libertines haha. Great gig. 

Reminds me of the time I saw Sum41 just after they appeared on the seen and the little known local support act to open for them were Biffy Clyro. 

[Foxdiamond]

Bit controversial for Burns Night. I prefer Irish Whiskey to Scotch. 

[BenTheFox]

21 hours ago, The Bear said:

It used to wind me up when pundits would constantly spout about PL experience when talking about prospective transfers from abroad or lower leagues. 

 

It doesn't matter! If they're good enough they'll soon adapt. 

Yeah, 'premier league proven' is about the biggest myth going. Since we've been back in the premier league we've been very hit and miss signing players who have previously played in the premier league. Some of them are amongst our best ever signings such as Huth, Evans, Albrighton, but we have also had some absolute shockers in Vestergaard, Bennett, Bertrand, Perez etc. I would say we have had more consistency signing players from the championship and even lower down!

 

[Daggers]

7 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

Bit controversial for Burns Night. I prefer Irish Whiskey to Scotch. 

It's all vile. The only way to make it palatable is to drown it in Irn Bru.

[Foxdiamond]

11 minutes ago, Daggers said:

It's all vile. The only way to make it palatable is to drown it in Irn Bru.

Ha. What about Tizer ?

[Scotch]

45 minutes ago, Daggers said:

It's all vile. The only way to make it palatable is to drown it in Irn Bru.

Never used IrnBru as a mixer because it was a vital hangover cure and you can't have your hangover cure tasting like the drink you had the night before. 

 

But then they changed it and I don't drink it at all apart from the odd bottle of the 1901 recipe. 

[Daggers]

41 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

Ha. What about Tizer ?

No idea. We had to drink some last summer when we did the NC500 on scooters. It was the first time I’d been able to down whiskey without retching. 

[Foxdiamond]

2 minutes ago, Daggers said:

No idea. We had to drink some last summer when we did the NC500 on scooters. It was the first time I’d been able to down whiskey without retching. 

To be honest I can't drink as much as I used to  I like it but it don't like me(heartburn) More likely to find me drinking green tea! 

[Daggers]

2 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

To be honest I can't drink as much as I used to  I like it but it don't like me(heartburn) More likely to find me drinking green tea! 

I love drink. I’ll slam anything from tequila to rocket fuel - but not whiskey

[Foxdiamond]

5 minutes ago, Daggers said:

I love drink. I’ll slam anything from tequila to rocket fuel - but not whiskey

It certainly seems to be a marmite for some. The peaty malts like Isla are not for me. Like drinking TCP. Do you like Brandy by any chance ? 

[Finnegan]

5 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

To go off on a tangent this is actually one that I went to…..

 

My cousin forced me to watch Slipknot and we got into the mosh pit and my skinny indie boy ass nearly died. X 

 

I was there! (Reading 2002, 03, 04 & 05)

 

Holy shit there's some great memories on there. Pretty sure Casablancas did his set sat on a chair with a broken leg, the White Stripes were spectacular, Andrew WK was barmy, one of either Dilinger Escape Plan or Raging Speedhorn's singers took a massive shit on the stage, I got deafened by screaming girls when Brandon Boyd took his shirt off, The Hives were the sleeper hit of the weekend ("CLAP FOR YOUR HIVES!"), it rained it just before Muse came on and pretty much stopped just as Bellamy opens with the piano riff to New Born. As he breaks in to the main guitar riff pretty much the entire crowd bounces, one of the biggest mass bounces I've seen at a fesitval, and this huge wave of steam starts rising off the crowd under the lights, it was incredible. Sacked Foos off for Jimmy & BRMC who were immense.

 

Definitely saw Offspring and Prodigy but god knows what I did when GNR were on because I've got no recollection at all of seeing that rapist ****, although I was there with some big Roses fans so it's possible I was just fvcked up by that point. 

 

Probably the most surreal memory though was the guy in his pants stumbling up to us at the campsite taps and dowsing his face in water, staring straight through us and telling us he'd taken 15 herbal highs because "the first two did fvck all" and that he'd been "up for 36 hours playing Challenge Anneka." Festival animals man.

 

 

Oh and regards festivals now vs festivals then:

 

My missus actually bought us tickets to go to Reading in like 2014 or something? I knew the festival scene had changed a bit, when I used to go when I was younger Reading was very much a place for scruffy skater nerds, it wasn't particularly "cool" with a popular crowd. But the lineups kept getting increasingly more pop and mainstream and it became far more 'cool' to go to a festival, the vibe of the crowd changed entirely. By the time we went like a decade later, obviously I was older and had less tolerance for sleeping in a field surrounded by little willy pullers who can't handle their booze (one of whom I used to be) but I did feel it was a lot more 'chav' than it ever had been. Thieves all over the place, a lot rowdier, far more people looking for a scrap. Reading circa about 2004 was a hippy paradise, you could approach basically anyone and have a chat, almost anyone would just randomly hug you, hang out. Camps would just merge together, there was a really togetherness. When we went a few years ago the whole vibe was more hostile, way more people looking for trouble, just lots more anti social behaviour and way less camaraderie. I didn't really like the vibe at all. Wouldn't go again. I know people that have gone to alt music festivals in like Germany and Scandi and have gotten on way better, so I'd consider doing that. But Reading and Leeds are dead.

 

Enjoyed that Rumble, thanks. Way better than your ridiculous Clough vs 15/16 post.

 

 

Edited 25 January 2022 by Finnegan

[Finnegan]

2 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

 

Shout out to Corby's Finest, Raging Speedhorn, too. Had no idea they were anywhere near big enough to have played the main stange at Reading.

 

One of the first acts on, pal. All of about 3 people were there to see them. Probably more security than fans at that time of day. Everyone's still trucking back from the town carrying crates of tins and bogroll.

Edited 25 January 2022 by Finnegan

[MonkeyTennis?]

Not sure if this is unpopular or not, but as its in the news again with Facebook's 'metaverse':

 

Virtual reality technology will never take off, its a complete waste of time, no-one really wants it. Its like 3D. 

 

[lcfc278]

8 minutes ago, MonkeyTennis? said:

Not sure if this is unpopular or not, but as its in the news again with Facebook's 'metaverse':

 

Virtual reality technology will never take off, its a complete waste of time, no-one really wants it. Its like 3D. 

 

I was seriously underwhelmed when I saw the first-glimpse/sneak peak of the Metaverse when Facebook changed to Meta. It looks like really poor, Nintendo Wii style graphics that I can't see catching on with anyone except maybe the younger teenage demographic.

 

If the technology significantly improves and also becomes cheaper or more accessible, I could see it having more of an impact but at this moment in time I'm not convinced.

[Daggers]

59 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

It certainly seems to be a marmite for some. The peaty malts like Isla are not for me. Like drinking TCP. Do you like Brandy by any chance ? 

Not really, but I'll do it.

 

Tequila tops my list, it's my go-to fun drink. Gin and rum or everyday drunk, expensive rums for fancy drunk. Aguardiente for annihilation. 

[Foxdiamond]

1 minute ago, Daggers said:

Not really, but I'll do it.

 

Tequila tops my list, it's my go-to fun drink. Gin and rum or everyday drunk, expensive rums for fancy drunk. Aguardiente for annihilation. 

Thanks. Not surprised you are not a big fan. I do but not Gin or Rum. Boring if we were all the same. Cheers.

[RumbleFox]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

 

I was there! (Reading 2002, 03, 04 & 05)

 

Holy shit there's some great memories on there. Pretty sure Casablancas did his set sat on a chair with a broken leg, the White Stripes were spectacular, Andrew WK was barmy, one of either Dilinger Escape Plan or Raging Speedhorn's singers took a massive shit on the stage, I got deafened by screaming girls when Brandon Boyd took his shirt off, The Hives were the sleeper hit of the weekend ("CLAP FOR YOUR HIVES!"), it rained it just before Muse came on and pretty much stopped just as Bellamy opens with the piano riff to New Born. As he breaks in to the main guitar riff pretty much the entire crowd bounces, one of the biggest mass bounces I've seen at a fesitval, and this huge wave of steam starts rising off the crowd under the lights, it was incredible. Sacked Foos off for Jimmy & BRMC who were immense.

 

Definitely saw Offspring and Prodigy but god knows what I did when GNR were on because I've got no recollection at all of seeing that rapist ****, although I was there with some big Roses fans so it's possible I was just fvcked up by that point. 

 

Probably the most surreal memory though was the guy in his pants stumbling up to us at the campsite taps and dowsing his face in water, staring straight through us and telling us he'd taken 15 herbal highs because "the first two did fvck all" and that he'd been "up for 36 hours playing Challenge Anneka." Festival animals man.

 

 

Oh and regards festivals now vs festivals then:

 

My missus actually bought us tickets to go to Reading in like 2014 or something? I knew the festival scene had changed a bit, when I used to go when I was younger Reading was very much a place for scruffy skater nerds, it wasn't particularly "cool" with a popular crowd. But the lineups kept getting increasingly more pop and mainstream and it became far more 'cool' to go to a festival, the vibe of the crowd changed entirely. By the time we went like a decade later, obviously I was older and had less tolerance for sleeping in a field surrounded by little willy pullers who can't handle their booze (one of whom I used to be) but I did feel it was a lot more 'chav' than it ever had been. Thieves all over the place, a lot rowdier, far more people looking for a scrap. Reading circa about 2004 was a hippy paradise, you could approach basically anyone and have a chat, almost anyone would just randomly hug you, hang out. Camps would just merge together, there was a really togetherness. When we went a few years ago the whole vibe was more hostile, way more people looking for trouble, just lots more anti social behaviour and way less camaraderie. I didn't really like the vibe at all. Wouldn't go again. I know people that have gone to alt music festivals in like Germany and Scandi and have gotten on way better, so I'd consider doing that. But Reading and Leeds are dead.

 

Enjoyed that Rumble, thanks. Way better than your ridiculous Clough vs 15/16 post.

 

 

Haha you remember a lot more than I do! My Brian doesn’t work that way, awful recall. I do seem to remember someone getting trampled during the Foo Fighters set and Dave Grohl asking everyone to get back and saving the guy while simultaneously singing “there goes my hero”. X 

[RumbleFox]

Awesome, looks like I didn’t dream it…..

[FoxesDeb]

2 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

Haha you remember a lot more than I do! My Brian doesn’t work that way, awful recall. I do seem to remember someone getting trampled during the Foo Fighters set and Dave Grohl asking everyone to get back and saving the guy while simultaneously singing “there goes my hero”. X 

[Carl the Llama]

It's not particularly funny to mock people's lisps or indeed any speech impediment they might have.

 

That said I can think of one instance of good comedy on the matter but that was released over 4 decades ago now and, with respect, nobody on this forum is on the level of the Monty Python lot in their prime.

[Strokes]

28 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said:

It's not particularly funny to mock people's lisps or indeed any speech impediment they might have.

 

That said I can think of one instance of good comedy on the matter but that was released over 4 decades ago now and, with respect, nobody on this forum is on the level of the Monty Python lot in their prime.

I think it depends on the intent of the mocking/imitation, I can occasionally have a bit of a stutter. Usually from stress or over tiredness. In the right crowd it’s funny when it gets ripped.

 

I think @Facecloth said he has a mild lisp, I don’t know whether he feels similar?

[Carl the Llama]

1 hour ago, Strokes said:

I think it depends on the intent of the mocking/imitation, I can occasionally have a bit of a stutter. Usually from stress or over tiredness. In the right crowd it’s funny when it gets ripped.

 

I think @Facecloth said he has a mild lisp, I don’t know whether he feels similar?

That's fine, but you'll have a job convincing me that Hodgson is in on the Woy jokes.  Just seems like unnecessary punching down, I doubt the same people would corner the guy on the street and demand he say the word 'sausages' repeatedly for instance.

[Jimothy]

7 hours ago, Strokes said:

I think it depends on the intent of the mocking/imitation, I can occasionally have a bit of a stutter. Usually from stress or over tiredness. In the right crowd it’s funny when it gets ripped.

 

I think @Facecloth said he has a mild lisp, I don’t know whether he feels similar?

 

6 hours ago, Carl the Llama said:

That's fine, but you'll have a job convincing me that Hodgson is in on the Woy jokes.  Just seems like unnecessary punching down, I doubt the same people would corner the guy on the street and demand he say the word 'sausages' repeatedly for instance.

I do have a lisp. Mine makes the S or Z sound sloppy. I find the lisps jokes funny and actually sent one I saw on here to a mate yesterday. I think there's a world of difference between an online joke about someone not involved at all, and ripping into them repeatedly in person as described above. I've had mates briefly take the piss out of me and that's fine, where its stops being fine is when I've had people (at times ones I barely know) repeat everything I've said, back to me, mocking my inability to say an S. I don't think constantly making a joke that you know winds someone up is funny. I think a good example was I remember watching Jonathan Ross once and I think he was interviewing a comedian, can't remember who, and he pronounced prostate and prostrate and the comic replied something like "Come on mate, you can't say R's as it is, don't start adding them to words." Everyone laughed including Jonathan. Now if that had continued and he mocked everything he said with an R in, it's gone too far. So yeah, I don't think a few Internet forum posts or tweets, or even the Athletico Mince sketch are too much, I think if people start rocking up to every press conference mocking his lisp, or graffitiing Woy on the wall of Vicarage Road then it's not on. I also think if Roy spoke up and said he didn't like it then it should stop, but I can't imagine he's aware of most of it.

 

I also have a wonky eye (I know I really won the lottery of life ) although it's not that noticeable, unless I'm tired, due to an op I had. I saw this the other day and it's pretty true. I think when we reach the stage of having issues with people joking about themselves we've got problems, although I'm slightly digressing here I know.

 

 

Edited 26 January 2022 by Facecloth

[Carl the Llama]

52 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

 

I do have a lisp. Mine makes the S or Z sound sloppy. I find the lisps jokes funny and actually sent one I saw on here to a mate yesterday. I think there's a world of difference between an online joke about someone not involved at all, and ripping into them repeatedly in person as described above. I've had mates briefly take the piss out of me and that's fine, where its stops being fine is when I've had people (at times ones I barely know) repeat everything I've said, back to me, mocking my inability to say an S. I don't think constantly making a joke that you know winds someone up is funny. I think a good example was I remember watching Jonathan Ross once and I think he was interviewing a comedian, can't remember who, and he pronounced prostate and prostrate and the comic replied something like "Come on mate, you can't say R's as it is, don't start adding them to words." Everyone laughed including Jonathan. Now if that had continued and he mocked everything he said with an R in, it's gone too far. So yeah, I don't think a few Internet forum posts or tweets, or even the Athletico Mince sketch are too much, I think if people start rocking up to every press conference mocking his lisp, or graffitiing Woy on the wall of Vicarage Road then it's not on. I also think if Roy spoke up and said he didn't like it then it should stop, but I can't imagine he's aware of most of it.

 

I also have a wonky eye (I know I really won the lottery of life ) although it's not that noticeable, unless I'm tired, due to an op I had. I saw this the other day and it's pretty true. I think when we reach the stage of having issues with people joking about themselves we've got problems, although I'm slightly digressing here I know.

 

 

I agree with most of that but when the joke is just 'ha ha, speaks funny' and the person isn't in on it then the humour becomes less obviously affectionate to me and it comes off more like a pejorative aside thrown into the middle of a sentence..

 

 

[Jimothy]

21 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said:

I agree with most of that but when the joke is just 'ha ha, speaks funny' and the person isn't in on it then the humour becomes less obviously affectionate to me and it comes off more like a pejorative aside thrown into the middle of a sentence..

 

 

I think you're leaning towards what you find funny, which is obviously subjective and away from what's genuinely offensive and upsetting to people. I think if me and @Strokes now make a point of making a "Woy" joke everytime we quote you or something, you'd probably have a point about us trolling and we're being twats, but I think that's about all you can say on these types of jokes on an Internet forum. In reality it's all harmless fun, and you have from two people with speech impediments say that they don't mind it or find it funny, so it's probably not worth getting worried about.

Edited 26 January 2022 by Facecloth