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2024-07-22 11:55:04

Can we all stop pretending that cappuccinos and lattes are posh? Walk down any high street in the country and a dozen cafes will serve them. They're just normal drinks.

2024-06-23 22:55:02

Consumption of alcohol should be banned from all forms of public transport, including trains. Those disagreeing are most likely smelly alcoholics. A ban would ultimately be for your benefit as well as your long-suffering fellow passengers.

2024-06-21 18:55:03

Paul Weller's Stanley Road was the one truly great Britpop era record. Nothing comes close.

2024-06-20 18:55:02

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of how bookies odds work. They aren't a predictor of anything, they're essentially a hunch by people who can afford to lose money. Using them to predict anything is stupid.

2024-06-19 00:55:03

The UK 3 pin plug is the best domestic power connection in the world. Safe, secure, reliable. It doesn't get the global recognition it deserves.

2024-06-18 01:55:02

When Elton John sang Crocodile Rock in 1972, it was nod to a time barely a decade and a half before, that seemed so long ago considering all that had happened in between. Funnily, I never see anyone getting nostalgic for 2009 in the same way.

2024-06-15 00:55:03

Played in bands for years and often wondered what kind of nutter wants to be a drummer. Same family tree as goalkeepers. Now I'm older I realise they're the cunts to hang your hat on. Straight shooters, dependable and above all, content. Be a drummer. Be a goalie. Be happy

2024-06-14 18:55:01

Out of old popstars, Tom Jones looks handy in a fight. Rod Stewart seems like a guy who'd fight dirty then leg it. The Stones look tough but aren't. You wouldn't cross Lulu.

2024-06-13 20:55:02

Seen much cliché rubbish about Bob Dylan being a bad singer here. Imo his unconventional voice is his greatest asset as it makes you pay attention to the words. He's a master of phrasing, able to squeeze drama, pathos or comedy from every line. Just go listen to Brownsville Girl.

2024-06-13 10:55:02

Fish is far superior to meat as food. It's healthier, tastier, more sustainable, better for the environment and here in the UK we unquestionably have some of the best of it in the world.

2024-06-09 13:55:03

Instead of a UK general election, there should be rolling membership of Parliament with elections for 10% of MPs every six months. This would mean the government could change at any time and stop politicians thinking just about election cycles.

2024-06-07 21:55:03

Can you borrow my laptop? Fuck no! It's a personal device. You might as well be asking to borrow a pair of my underpants.

2024-06-05 23:55:02

If you want to find the best new music you haven't heard before, search for "music to test speakers". Audiophiles invariably have the best ear for good tunes.

2024-06-05 16:55:03

Let's be honest, your favourite programming language is simply the first one you ever learnt,

2024-06-05 13:55:02

Back in the late 1990s, whoever it was at the BBC that decided Seinfeld should be late-night BBC2 viewing was wrong. It could've been a hit in the UK if shown at 7.30pm on a weekday.

2024-06-05 12:55:03

The fact that Robert Maxwell essentially put every new scientific paper behind a paywall and decades later we are still not up in arms about it show how much we really value science as a society

2024-06-05 10:55:03

Everyone celebrating that Laurence Fox is moving out of London is being selfish. What about those of us that don't live in London, what if he moves here?

2024-06-03 23:55:02

When he wrote 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Paul Simon missed "Get on your bike, Mike", "Board the next train, Shane" and "Conceal your knob, Bob".

2024-06-01 18:55:02

I'm 53 and have yet to discover a more satisfying experience than peeling a carrot. It's the way the crusty outside turns into pure smooth orange is just joyous .

2024-05-31 13:55:02

'We are pregnant'. Wrong. One of you is. I am hearing this phrase from more and more couples and it's so annoying.

2024-05-31 12:55:03

There should be an additional backspace key on the left side of the keyboard for right-handed people, so we don't need to bring our left hand all the way to the right of the keyboard while holding the mouse.

2024-05-31 11:55:03

Britain would be much better off today if Theresa May had won a thumping majority in 2017: softer Brexit, social care reformed, Corbyn binned 2 years earlier, no Boris.

2024-05-30 20:55:02

Couples should be automatically divorced at 20 years. The snoring and miserable sex life are grounds. Let people find mature happiness elsewhere.

2024-05-30 16:55:02

Nobody should be cremated, it's a ridiculous waste of energy.

2024-05-30 12:55:03

Not sure who needs to hear this but if you're thinking of taking up cycling or even walking, you don't need to buy £100+ of equipment and lycra outfits, you can just do it anyway. Nobody will stop you.

2024-05-30 11:55:02

Nobody actually likes going to the theatre. They just pretend to. Everything is overpriced. TV is better.

2024-05-29 19:55:04

The lionisation of GenX is truly pathetic. They are just Boomers with the apathy dial turned up three notches. It's not a good thing.

2024-05-29 14:55:03

My advice to my younger self would be get into sales. All you need is half a brain and minimal self discipline and you'll make a £150k+ income without having to manage anyone.

2024-05-28 14:55:02

I don't get it. Every time Britain starts to prosper, its citizens vote in the Conservatives and everything goes to shit. Do the British enjoy misery or are they just very, very gullible?

2024-05-27 18:55:02

Because of streaming services and the super easy accessibility of music, kids today have a much broader musical taste that older generations have. But they have fuck all attention span and miss out on the sheer joy of experiencing an album, start to finish.

2024-05-26 21:55:02

Bad Romance by Lady Gaga condenses 5hrs of emotional operatic drama into as many minutes of pop music. It's a modern musical masterpiece and should be revered as such.

2024-05-25 01:55:02

The National Trust and English Heritage should be merged. I would happily become a member if I didn't have to worry about which is which whenever I visit somewhere

2024-05-25 00:55:02

Jesus was great. Whatever you believe, the message is sound. It's not about LGBTQ, patriarchy or abortion. Says lots though about welcoming the oppressed, helping less fortunate & not being a dick or a hypocrite. Christians are the problem. Sanctimonious, judgemental Christians.

2024-05-24 16:55:02

Before you do anything ask yourself this question "do you actually want it or do you want other people to see that you have it?" This applies for anything from having kids to buying an expensive watch. Best advice I've ever received.

2024-05-23 01:55:02

Who was the soul-less executive who vetoed putting Here Comes The Sun on the Voyager golden record? And they thoroughly ashamed of themselves yet?

2024-05-19 15:55:03

The definative answer to pouring tea is;
If you make it in the cup it's tea then milk
If you make it in a teapot, it's milk then tea.

2024-05-19 14:55:03

I'm yet to hear a "remastered" album which sounds any different to the original.

2024-05-17 22:55:01

People who fail to understand the benefit of web-based shared documents should have to spend the rest of their lives emailing each other Word documents and discussing if the version they have is the most recent.

2024-05-17 00:55:02

The Windows XP Task Manager is far superior to the one in Windows 10 and 11 in every way except for perhaps looks - but I want functionality over pretty visuals in a task management program.

2024-05-15 12:55:03

It's mad that people play golf when wanking exists

2024-05-14 19:55:02

Cheddar, Red Leicester, Stilton, Parmesan, Mozzarella, Brie and Feta are the only cheeses required. They cover all bases. Any other cheese in use is just for show.

2024-05-12 18:55:02

Liz Truss was a truly shit PM but I'm glad she was PM for death of the queen. The fact Boris Johnson was obviously pissed off at missing out on a place in history he would have bookended with Churchill by two days was very satisfying.

2024-05-11 20:55:03

Every time I see one of those 3D photos on Facebook, the first thought that comes to mind is "did that really have to be 3D?"

2024-05-10 00:55:02

1980 was about twenty years ago.

2024-05-09 22:55:02

I'd rather have limited seasonal access to yummy fruit and veg, rather than all year access to tasteless fruit and veg.

2024-05-07 13:55:02

TV Advertising Producer here. To get an ad on air, we have to prove to Clearcast that the claims we are making are true. Party political broadcasts should be subject to the same scrutiny. It is a scandal that they aren't.

2024-05-07 10:55:04

Jimmy Saville and Boris Johnson prove that the British are awful judges of character, and can be easily fooled by shit hair cuts. No wonder Brits are just sitting there doing fuck all whilst their country is dismantled around them.

2024-05-06 23:55:02

The act of passing your extra few remaining minutes of your parking ticket to a complete stranger, should be rewarded, not punished. Speaks volumes that this is a finable offence.

2024-05-06 17:55:02

"Program" sounds so much cooler than "App." Total downgrade.

2024-05-06 13:55:03

That we, as a country, seem to be more comfortable with Prince Andrew as a Royal, than Meghan Markle, speaks volumes for what really matters to us, and what ultimately we find distasteful.

2024-05-06 00:55:02

"Elemental" is the worst Pixar film ever made. I did cry, but still.

2024-05-02 12:55:02

South Africa has the most boring Country name on the planet. I'm surprised that they haven't renamed it.

2024-05-01 18:55:04

Political and constitutional experts can explain it and justify it however they like but it's just not right for a succession of people no-one voted to be Prime Minister to govern a country while polling at below 25%. Some 'checks and balances' should kick in at this stage.

2024-04-30 14:55:03

Why do Premier Inn persist in the fiction that the 3rd person in a room must be a child? Sick of pretending to be 15 in my 30s.

2024-04-30 12:55:03

There should be intercity car trains like on the channel tunnel so you can go from Birmingham to Glasgow for instance with your own car but without the stress of driving and traffic. Might ease congestion and cut emissions. Can't believe its not been tried already.

2024-04-28 14:55:02

It's a gut-wrenching shame that we have allowed the World Wide Web, a truly transcendent idea that linked together isolated, walled corporate networks, to turn into a series of isolated and monetised corporate networks. We have turned it into a shithole.

2024-04-25 13:55:03

The water companies need give us a very simple spreadsheet:
Income from customers
Income from loans
Operational costs
Expenditure on infrastructure
Debt service
Payouts to shareholders
Infrastructure cost to bring it up to scratch

2024-04-25 10:55:03

Recasting an actor or replacing them with an impressionist is a huge insult, even if they have been long dead. Either move on with a different character or reboot the whole thing with an entirely new cast

2024-04-23 23:55:02

Right-to-buy is probably an even greater creator of poverty in the UK than anything else, buying the votes of an entire generation of working class boomers, and converting the UK rental sector from a social one into a profiteering one.

2024-04-22 16:55:03

All people involved with VAR should have their bank accounts carefully scrutinised to make sure they don't receive payments from the Middle East.

2024-04-22 00:55:02

Rishi Sunak is the Draco Malfoy of politics. A snivelling coward with neither the aptitude nor the stomach for his evil deeds but equally without the wit or backbone to stand up to the headcases propping him up.

2024-04-21 21:55:02

Any song that repeats a verse should just be one verse shorter instead.

2024-04-21 17:55:03

Ghostbusters is simply a feature length episode of The Goodies with a better budget.

2024-04-20 14:55:04

Men in your 50's & 60's that are still committed to the mod look. Do you remember cringing at the elderly Teddy Boys in the 80s? That's you now.

2024-04-17 21:55:02

Forks are the troublemakers in the cutlery drawer. Always getting tangled up and sprawling about. Such a disappointment compared to the knives and spoons.

2024-04-17 11:55:03

That period in the late 90s/early 00s where clubs would have "back to school nights" and encourage people to dress as sexy students or teachers. That was pretty fucking noncey with hindsight wasn't it?

2024-04-16 14:55:03

It should be made illegal to say that "inflation is falling", unless the figure is actually a negative %. If it's a positive % then prices are still rising, albeit the rate of increase may have changed.The reporting of this is completely screwed.

2024-04-15 21:55:04

PEP8 code formatting standard imposes a line length limit of 79 characters! For goodness sake - I've got multiple extra wide screens for coding. And they aren't cheap. Why are some people still coding like it's 1988 in a VT100 terminal?

2024-04-15 11:55:02

Jodie Whittaker will always have my respect for the video she did during lockdown in-character as the Doctor telling kids not to be frightened. Same for Gregg Davies and Alex Horne for their creative and fun lockdown Taskmaster tasks. These are the people who deserve knighthoods.

2024-04-14 20:55:03

Talented musicians write their songs on a keyboard or guitar, meaning that people can whistle the melody. Once they become successful they write their songs in a studio based around sounds and atmospheres that simply aren't catchy. That's why everyone prefers the older stuff.

2024-04-14 11:55:02

I'm a guy and if I use a cubicle in a busy toilet for a piss, I wipe other people's piss off of the seat, just so the next person doesn't think it was me.

2024-04-12 16:55:02

All albums should be able to fit onto one side of an old C90 cassette. It's just enough to keep you satisfied and not too much to bore you.

2024-04-12 13:55:04

Dinosaurs were better when there was only about five of them. There's far too many of them now.

2024-04-11 22:55:02

The best website user experience I've had in the last decade is a swingers site. It is clean, easy to use, and uncluttered. Everything is laid out clearly. No cookies, no pop ups, very discreet ads, it is a joy to use, just like the web used to be. Why can't other sites do this?

2024-04-11 20:55:02

I'm a book editor and I think we're looking at the very real possibility of all future novels being written by lawyers and finance managers. They're the only ones who can afford to write novels now.

2024-04-11 15:55:02

Warhammer dudes should get jobs as nail technicians, transferrable skills would be insane. Love the thought of beauty salons filled up with massive bearded blokes.

2024-04-09 00:55:02

New LPs are not analogue music. They're vinyl pressings of digital recordings. Same for the sleeve. It's printed from a computer file. The analogue production chain of your parents' records is long dead.

2024-04-08 12:55:02

It should be compulsory for vendors who participate in Street Food Festivals to offer a cheap taster option - £1 or less - so that people can try a bit of everything rather than having to decide on one main by sight alone.

2024-04-06 18:55:03

Much as I love Skyfall, the bit where Bond drives M to Scotland in his Aston Martin DB5 is very short on detail - in one scene they're in Chelsea, the next in the Highlands. You don't see them having a Burger King in Charnock Richard, or Wetherby Services if they'd taken the A1.

2024-04-06 17:55:02

We should normalise wearing cloaks again. Because cloaks are fucking awesome.

2024-04-05 20:55:02

The Bermuda Triangle has had considerably less of an effect on my life than I envisaged as a child in 1980s rural Lancashire.

2024-04-05 17:55:04

"Freelance" is just another way of saying that you lack the skills, experience, and qualifications for actual employment.

2024-04-05 14:55:03

There is no need to teach maths beyond the basic operations, fractions, decimals and percentages. A bit of geometry too. The rest, algebra word soup, statistics, calculus, graphs is just bollocks and is only of use of you're going into science or astrophysics.

2024-04-03 18:55:02

We don't need faster internet speeds, we need less unsolicited advertising.

2024-04-03 15:55:03

Neneh Cherry's 1989 debut album Raw Like Sushi should have been called Raw Like Sashimi because the rice that is integral to sushi is cooked.

2024-04-03 10:55:02

Brothers in Arms is NOT the best Dire Straits album. Making Movies all day long

2024-04-02 00:55:03

"Vote for me. I will implement Tory policies but without the corruption and incompetence" is a shit approach to an election.

2024-04-01 11:55:04

No one wants your voice note. Type your message in a text. Then we can read it quickly or skim read to get the gist and read later. We don't need a soliloquy performance with your chosen intonation. You're explaining when you'll get here not addressing a wartime nation.

2024-03-30 23:55:03

Roadrunner cartoons peel back the curtain and show us the dystopian nightmare of corporate capitalism. Why does Wiley Coyote keep buying broken, non-functional equipment from the same company, again and again? Because it has a crushing monopoly that's rife with enshittification.

2024-03-30 21:55:02

Using a phone whilst driving is dangerous & rightly leads to a fine & points. But touchscreen controls built into cars like Volvos & Teslas are just as dangerous yet are apparently fine? 10 secs to look away & jab at a screen just to turn up the heating is ridiculous.

2024-03-30 20:55:02

Schooling would be infinitely better if the history curriculum was replaced with one based on we didn't start the fire by Billy Joel. None of this learning about the Tudors 3 times before you're 10 nonsense, make history relevant, it's fascinating if taught right.

2024-03-29 10:55:03

All modern famines are man-made famines.

2024-03-28 22:55:01

I always thought Christian Bale was American. Then I watched Ford Vs Ferrari. I laughed at his terrible English accent. Turns out that is his normal voice. Still shocked to this day.

2024-03-28 13:55:04

If someone starts a sentence with 'well in my day' they have consigned themselves to history. Even if you're 92, you are in the now. Today is your day, so is tomorrow.

2024-03-27 17:55:02

So Earth's population is becoming unsustainable for our current global agricultural production rate. In that case, why have we not yet terraformed Earth's very useless deserts to make them suitable for growing crops? Would be good practice for colonising other planets too.

2024-03-26 16:55:02

Landlords should be expected to supply references from previous happy tenants

2024-03-25 16:55:02

Petrol isn't too expensive, it's too cheap. If it were too expensive cars would be getting smaller, not bigger.

2024-03-25 11:55:03

Gary Glitter has killed off the name Gary due to his abhorrent crimes. Nobody names their child Gary any more.

2024-03-24 17:55:02

Octopus's Garden should have been cut down to one verse and stuck in the medley on side 2.

2024-03-24 14:55:03

Every website or platform that has been around for more than 10 years is now objectively much worse than it was at the beginning.