What grinds my gears...

[Muzzy_no7]

Hull City being referred to as ‘The Tigers’

[CrazyKopCorner]

50 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Hull City being referred to as ‘The Tigers’

You're getting mauled by the Tigers mate with that attitude 

[Trav Le Bleu]

Saw an advert for a mobile phone service that "comes with hundreds of free essential apps".

 

Erm...

 

Essential? There's not one single essential app. Even owning a mobile phone isn't essential. I'd even argue that there's not even 100 very useful apps, assuming you only had one app to send messages, one to read/write docs, one to view/edit photos, etc. 

 

How these things get past advertising standards is a mystery. No doubt they argue that, "when we say essential, we don't mean essential." Well use another word then!

[Samilktray]

3 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Saw an advert for a mobile phone service that "comes with hundreds of free essential apps".

 

Erm...

 

Essential? There's not one single essential app. Even owning a mobile phone isn't essential. I'd even argue that there's not even 100 very useful apps, assuming you only had one app to send messages, one to read/write docs, one to view/edit photos, etc. 

 

How these things get past advertising standards is a mystery. No doubt they argue that, "when we say essential, we don't mean essential." Well use another word then!

Flightradar24 is pretty essential as far as apps go

[The Bear]

17 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Flightradar24 is pretty essential as far as apps go

Why? I've never used it in my life. 

[Samilktray]

Just now, The Bear said:

Why? I've never used it in my life. 

To check which planes are flying overhead? Use ya brain pal

[Trav Le Bleu]

2 minutes ago, The Bear said:

Why? I've never used it in my life. 

That's because Wolves never sign exotic players.

[StanSP]

13 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

That's because Wolves never sign exotic players.

They've completed the Portugal route.

[Foxdiamond]

Loud journalists shouting out questions to politicians etc when they know full well there will not be a reply. All about them and the febrile atmosphere they want to create

[AjcW]

26 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

Loud journalists shouting out questions to politicians etc when they know full well there will not be a reply. All about them and the febrile atmosphere they want to create

Beth Rigby definitely had her Ketabix this morning! 

[Blarmy]

“Real ones”. Example - “Only real ones know this inane, pointless fact”.

 

 

[Parafox]

On 08/05/2026 at 20:36, DJW1 said:

Much cheaper to grow your own parsley from seed

Mine died.

[Parafox]

On 12/05/2026 at 13:34, Samilktray said:

To check which planes are flying overhead? Use ya brain pal

Yeah. You can see which aircraft type it is, it's callsign, it's current altitude, airspeed and it's destination airport and ETA. Whether it's a helicopter, light aircraft or military. Even who took the photo of the aircraft type.

 

It's actually useful for checking arrival times TBF.

[FrankieADZ]

top level football now, its all just feels corrupt.....

[Muzzy_no7]

46 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

top level football now, its all just feels corrupt.....

Because it is! 

[Jon the Hat]

On 12/05/2026 at 22:34, Foxdiamond said:

Loud journalists shouting out questions to politicians etc when they know full well there will not be a reply. All about them and the febrile atmosphere they want to create

To be fair, 4 ministers came over and spoke to her while I was watching.  

[Zear0]

On 12/05/2026 at 15:34, Foxdiamond said:

Loud journalists shouting out questions to politicians etc when they know full well there will not be a reply. All about them and the febrile atmosphere they want to create

When Streeting visited No. 10 yesterday his car dropped him off at the bottom and picked him up there. Politicians do deliberately for the pics rather than the hacks creating it.

[DJW1]

18 hours ago, Parafox said:

Mine died.

In the garden, parsley grows for one summer, overwinters and flowers the following summer, then dies off. You can sow the seeds, but they take at least 2 weeks to germinate.

The plants in pots you buy in shops will probably die off. Leave them in the garden over the winter and see if they sprout the next year

If you have a lot, freeze the excess leaves

[DJW1]

On 12/05/2026 at 14:34, Samilktray said:

To check which planes are flying overhead? Use ya brain pal

There are apps that identify a plane when you point your mobile at the sky. Is Flight Radar one of them?

[fox_favourite]

Why do people have to say 100% recently when they agree with something?! 

 

Are you coming pub? 100%

 

Do you agree Leicester are crap? Oh yeah 100%

 

Do you think Trump farts out his mouth? 100%. 

 

I have no idea, but it really winds me up! Radio presenters do it, people in work chats do it. It's really annoying.

 

Anyone reply to this saying 100% will be slapped. 

Edited 15 May by fox_favourite

[Blarmy]

1 hour ago, fox_favourite said:

Why do people have to say 100% recently when they agree with something?! 

 

Are you coming pub? 100%

 

Do you agree Leicester are crap? Oh yeah 100%

 

Do you think Trump farts out his mouth? 100%. 

 

I have no idea, but it really winds me up! Radio presenters do it, people in work chats do it. It's really annoying.

 

Anyone reply to this saying 100% will be slapped. 

I 110% agree. 

[StanSP]

When you're drinking a beer and the condensation drips on to your shorts making it look like you leaked after taking a piss. 

[fox_favourite]

3 minutes ago, StanSP said:

When you're drinking a beer and the condensation drips on to your shorts making it look like you leaked after taking a piss. 

Yup been there. I wonder where you are currently 

[fox_favourite]

23 minutes ago, Blarmy said:

I 110% agree. 

[LCFCCHRIS]

When you've pissed yourself in the pub and have to make excuses to everyone 😔