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  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,696
    I was confused when Jerry Hall married Rupert Murdoch.

    I note the divorce settlement has now come through.  She gets £72 million and two mansions including the £11.25 million Holmwood House near Henley on Thames.

    I'm now confused by my own naivety  :/.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,983
    Why are there no own brand wine gums available anywhere? Ive tried Tesco, Coop, Waitrose, Asda and Aldi - none to be found.
    Maynards are not as good, and Haribo just doesnt cut it. It's bizarre and sinister.


  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,647
    If the object of football is to score goals, why do teams only play one player up front  fro score against 11 on the other side ?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,079
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    If the object of football is to score goals, why do teams only play one player up front  fro score against 11 on the other side ?
    Because the object of the game isn't to score goals, it's to score more than your opponents. Sometimes, the way leagues are structured means that scoring the same as your opponents is sufficient and in rare cases the object is simply to concede less than some other team who are playing in an entirely different match.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,033
    IdleHans said:
    Why are there no own brand wine gums available anywhere? Ive tried Tesco, Coop, Waitrose, Asda and Aldi - none to be found.
    Maynards are not as good, and Haribo just doesnt cut it. It's bizarre and sinister.


    Tesco do stock own brand, better than Maynard's in my opinion 
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,983
    I agree they're better but I've been in probably four tescos in the last two weeks and the shelf is empty. Most odd.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,033
    IdleHans said:
    I agree they're better but I've been in probably four tescos in the last two weeks and the shelf is empty. Most odd.
    My store is the same, Tesco own sweets missing many varieties each week when I go
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,983
    Including miss mollys midget gems, my 29p go-to bag of shit sweets
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,869
    People buying Robbie Williams records and tickets.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,894
    IdleHans said:
    Including miss mollys midget gems, my 29p go-to bag of shit sweets
    They are too hard. The Aldi ones are better but they have been missing last few weeks too 

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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,894
    What do Go Compare gain by changing to Go.compare ? 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,053
    MrOneLung said:
    What do Go Compare gain by changing to Go.compare ? 
    Free advertising as we're discussing it now?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,894
    But it is a well known brand , seems strange to make such a minor change that makes the cadence  of the name more awkward 
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,647
    MrOneLung said:
    What do Go Compare gain by changing to Go.compare ? 
    No longer being pointless ?
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,223
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    MrOneLung said:
    What do Go Compare gain by changing to Go.compare ? 
    No longer being pointless ?
    Isn’t pointless a tv game show?
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,696
    What is it with this Prime drink?  

    I was accosted by some mum of two teenage boys today pleading that I buy a bottle on their behalf.  They already had their full allocation of one bottle each.  I of course obliged and it was although I'd given them a million pounds.

    I note it goes for silly prices on Ebay  (the bottle actually cost £2).  From what I can make out it is a sort of energy drink.  Stop the World I wanna get off  :/
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,696
    This one is signed by Hasim Rahman Jr.  Who the *!!* is he?


  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,713
    anybody being taken in by twats on twitter making out they're selling Man U league cup tickets at £200 a pop
    then the gullible getting all indignant and lary about these supposed ticket touts
    the allocation's over 7400 FFS take a breath the game's midweek in January
    obviously several born every minute
    for the hard of understanding: buying stuff off randoms on twitter is gonna be a scam
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Rub a dub dub, three men in  tub.

    WTF is that nursey rhyme all about?
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,621
    man_at_milletts said:
    Rub a dub dub, three men in  tub.

    WTF is that nursey rhyme all about?
    A voluptuous lady being given a good (airtight) time by the sounds of it.

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  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    DaveMehmet said:
    man_at_milletts said:
    Rub a dub dub, three men in  tub.

    WTF is that nursey rhyme all about?
    A voluptuous lady being given a good (airtight) time by the sounds of it.
    that or it's about a party at barrymores house
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,977
    edited February 2023
    Why so many Americans give their kids the same name.  George William Pett Jr, George William Pett III and all that.

    Is it an ego thing?  

    Must get confusing when post arrives for a Mr G Pett etc before the younger moves out.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,760
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Oh, and then another ten for shoes to match. Love being a bloke - suit, maybe a new shirt, smart shoes, most importantly - one shop.
    People are amazed when I turn round and say that I have one pair of shoes for work and one pair of trainers for everyday use... Seriously why do you need more footwear than that?
    Maybe they are amazed that you turn round and say it rather than just say it to them directly.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    North Lower Neil said:
    Why so many Americans give their kids the same name.  George William Pett Jr, George William Pett III and all that.

    Is it an ego thing?  

    Must get confusing when post arrives for a Mr G Pett etc before the younger moves out.
    Its cos they aint got no heritage or culture like what we haves over here, either that or they cant cope with too many names
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,977
    Hal1x said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Why so many Americans give their kids the same name.  George William Pett Jr, George William Pett III and all that.

    Is it an ego thing?  

    Must get confusing when post arrives for a Mr G Pett etc before the younger moves out.
    Its cos they aint got no heritage or culture like what we haves over here, either that or they cant cope with too many names
    They go mad for their whole heritage thing, 6 generations down the line and they're all "I'm Italian", "an Irish girl, eh?" etc.  So you think they'd pick a different Italian, Irish or whatever name.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,977
    Plays that basically just do the whole story of a film.  Just watch the film, the original is bound to be better.

    Can just about understand it when it's a musical, but to be honest even then I think I'd rather see something original.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,977
    The emails about opting out of Mother's Day emails (or Father's Day, Valentine's Day etc). 

    I get why, but (putting aside the "you could just delete/not look at them" debate) it strikes me that you've now had an email that mentions it anyway, and have to think about these things more applying to not hVe them?  They feel counterproductive.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,760
    IdleHans said:
    MrOneLung said:
    IdleHans said:
    Why CAFC have the oxymoronic 'pre-match review'. 
    Why not just match preview?
    Well the former is things that have happened and the latter is about things in the future 
    Indeed. And the thing they refer to is a preview of a thing yet to happen, not a review of a thing that has happened.
    Now that is confusing.

    I would define a 'pre-match review' as discussing what happened before the match.
    That would make the punditry on MOTD more interesting. They could talk about the pub or the journey to the ground.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    if I want to try this or am irrationally disgusted by it


    https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64727626 
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,983
    cafcdave123 said:
    if I want to try this or am irrationally disgusted by it


    https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64727626 
    Their coffee will still be shit though

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