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What grinds my gears...

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Voll Blau

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As a phenomenon which occasionally grinds my gears, I'm very much in favour of this article...

 

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There's something about Brexit - and Trump, who back in 2016 was coated in a hail of shitgibbons and cockwombles on Twitter when he suggested that Remain-backing Scotland had voted to take back control of itself - which makes people want to pretend they're Malcolm Tucker.

 

The problem is that they're not. This is decidedly un-Tuckerish and suffocatingly twee stuff. Despite the apparent coarseness, this 'inventive' swearing is on the same continuum as swing dancing and having Live Laugh Love wall decals in your kitchen, suitable only for New European readers who really, really, really like Blackadder and call each other 'sir' on Twitter.

 

https://www.esquire.com/uk/life/a22747750/cockwomble-there-is-a-crisis-in-british-swearing/

 

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Carl the Llama

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2 hours ago, Unabomber said:

Rude people. I was just in Costa and this woman who was sitting there drinking some bullshit walks up to the counter and goes. “Got a fork?” Gets one then walks off. The lack of manners just shocks me.

There's your problem pal.

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Alf Bentley

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2 hours ago, Unabomber said:

Rude people. I was just in Costa and this woman who was sitting there drinking some bullshit walks up to the counter and goes. “Got a fork?” Gets one then walks off. The lack of manners just shocks me.

 

I know Costa is a rip-off, but surely their coffee's not THAT rough? 

 

Very rude conduct, though, I agree.

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foxy boxing

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2 hours ago, Unabomber said:

Rude people. I was just in Costa and this woman who was sitting there drinking some bullshit walks up to the counter and goes. “Got a fork?” Gets one then walks off. The lack of manners just shocks me.

She probably wanted to pick her teeth with it! :ph34r:

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54 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

I know Costa is a rip-off, but surely their coffee's not THAT rough? 

 

Very rude conduct, though, I agree.

 

Seems likely if she needs a fork to drink it.

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On 29/06/2019 at 12:34, Alf Bentley said:

 

I know Costa is a rip-off, but surely their coffee's not THAT rough? 

 

Very rude conduct, though, I agree.

Can I have a tall skinny marshmallow bullshit and a **** croissant? 

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Izzy

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22 hours ago, Kopic said:

Jo Whiley hosting Glastonbury coverage does my nut in. I mean they're all shit but she is another level.

She's looking good for 54 though. Right up their with Gabby Logan in the BBC MILF charts.

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The Bear

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5 hours ago, Wymeswold fox said:

People who moan about the quality of women's football.

Don't watch it if you aren't keen on it, then, instead of trying to convince others your views on it are superior.

I don't watch it, but still know it's shit that's about Conference level. And am happy to tell people that. 

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The people, generally fat middle aged men or those who look like semi-professional footballers, who make snide comments about the plastic at Glastonbury when they don't even own a recycling bin and have a colon the size of a beach ball. Also the same people who try to trip veggies/vegans up about anything they may do that has a miniscule impact on animals/the environement, whilst clogging their arteries with half a greasy pig in some bread. 

 

It's almost as though you either have to have no care, respect, or interest in animal welfare and or the environment, or you have to dedicate your entire life to it whilst living in a commune and only eat rotting fruit, otherwise the Alan Brazil and and Jeff Brazier lookalikes will be there with their (ironically) recycled jokes. 

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24 minutes ago, David Guiza said:

The people, generally fat middle aged men or those who look like semi-professional footballers, who make snide comments about the plastic at Glastonbury when they don't even own a recycling bin and have a colon the size of a beach ball. Also the same people who try to trip veggies/vegans up about anything they may do that has a miniscule impact on animals/the environement, whilst clogging their arteries with half a greasy pig in some bread. 

 

It's almost as though you either have to have no care, respect, or interest in animal welfare and or the environment, or you have to dedicate your entire life to it whilst living in a commune and only eat rotting fruit, otherwise the Alan Brazil and and Jeff Brazier lookalikes will be there with their (ironically) recycled jokes. 

Yep.

 

In fact extend this to most folks who only have hypocrisy and whataboutery as an argument when it comes to climate change/other environmental issues.

 

Using those arguments to score points feels good, but actually contribute the square sum of naff all to addressing the problem.

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20 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Yep.

 

In fact extend this to most folks who only have hypocrisy and whataboutery as an argument when it comes to climate change/other environmental issues.

 

Using those arguments to score points feels good, but actually contribute the square sum of naff all to addressing the problem.

Its an absolutely fine argument if paternalists seek to impose but also need the paternalism. 

 

Its equally fine if used to piss of that group of vegans that are just wankers. 

 

Otherwise I agree its tedious. 

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