Author Topic: A random thread for small things that don't really warrant a thread of their own (Read 3074682 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #27675 on:** 10 November, 2021, 10:09:52 pm »

Quote from: ian on 10 November, 2021, 08:30:51 pm

I'm just enjoying saying hashtag cock destroyer at the end of random sentences. It really improves them. I should probably stop this before my weekly 1-to-1 with the CEO tomorrow.

A hashtag cock destroyer is something that destroys people who use cocky hashtags?

Pingu · « **Reply #27676 on:** 10 November, 2021, 10:15:02 pm »

Quote from: sg37409 on 10 November, 2021, 09:55:55 pm

AOC likes Irn Bru

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/10/love-it-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-gives-verdict-on-scottish-favourite-irn-bru-cop26

As does the Ugandan bloke on C4News last night.

https://www.channel4.com/news/cop26-how-indigenous-people-have-struggled-to-find-accommodation

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #27677 on:** 11 November, 2021, 05:30:03 pm »

I only saw one person with a poppy today and no poppy sellers. I suppose they'll be out on Sunday. Or maybe not.

SteveC · « **Reply #27678 on:** 11 November, 2021, 06:20:22 pm »

In our village they've not been able to do the door to door poppy rounds because the volunteers don't feel it's safe. Most of them are on the elderly side. Maybe the same is true of the street collections.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #27679 on:** 11 November, 2021, 06:24:33 pm »

I don't recall ever seeing a door to door poppy seller.

robgul · « **Reply #27680 on:** 11 November, 2021, 07:09:48 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 11 November, 2021, 05:30:03 pm

I only saw one person with a poppy today and no poppy sellers. I suppose they'll be out on Sunday. Or maybe not.

Our club run went to a local village war memorial today at the appointed hour - only us there, the village will be turning out en masse on Sunday.

There does seem to be a lack of poppy sellers, and fewer shops with them too. Last year was pretty traumatic for them (as with most other charities) but hopefully they'll recover.

Kim · « **Reply #27681 on:** 11 November, 2021, 07:18:48 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 11 November, 2021, 06:24:33 pm

I don't recall ever seeing a door to door poppy seller.

They were a thing when I was a child. Assume they're a bit like doorstep milk deliveries, in that I assume they died out decades ago, but it turns out that I'm just living in less middle-class places.

Anyway, weren't we all supposed to have stocked up on poppies and poppy-related tat back in mid-October?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #27682 on:** 11 November, 2021, 07:47:56 pm »

Dunno about October, but I took a fairly bad photo of a wonderful poppy field near Uffington back in June. I'd genuinely never seen so many poppies growing in such a huge mass.

Beardy · « **Reply #27683 on:** 11 November, 2021, 11:17:12 pm »

I don’t suppose the local selling of poppy related tat is helped by the ability to by reusable poppy related tat online

Jaded · « **Reply #27684 on:** 12 November, 2021, 12:51:22 am »

Poppy benches and poppy silhouettes of Tommy.

No. Just, please, No.

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #27685 on:** 12 November, 2021, 04:25:22 am »

Quote from: Jaded on 12 November, 2021, 12:51:22 am

Poppy benches and poppy silhouettes of Tommy.

No. Just, please, No.

I think you should light one of these and calm the fuck down...

https://www.mysaintedaunt.com/products/CAPTAIN-TOM-MOORE?gclid=CjwKCAiAm7OMBhAQEiwArvGi3FgfihGvm-eozUWctqkmv2DjQJeMOhtxGxBhai2oVtAXn1gj-mm4shoCba0QAvD_BwE

Jurek · « **Reply #27686 on:** 12 November, 2021, 05:48:26 am »

Tim Hall · « **Reply #27687 on:** 12 November, 2021, 08:48:21 am »

Looking at that page, there's a "this product would go great with.."

Options include

(click to show/hide)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #27688 on:** 12 November, 2021, 11:56:58 am »

I for one would be overwhelmed were I to receive for Christmas a Luxury Scented Dave Grohl Candle. No products featuring Lemmy though. Shame on them!

woollypigs · « **Reply #27689 on:** 12 November, 2021, 02:33:06 pm »

Mr Larrington this is pretty close mind https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/968742591/jack-daniels-scented-candle

IanDG · « **Reply #27690 on:** 12 November, 2021, 03:04:58 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 12 November, 2021, 12:51:22 am

Poppy benches and poppy silhouettes of Tommy.

No. Just, please, No.

Are you referring to the Tommy 'is that a rifle in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me' badge?

Jaded · « **Reply #27691 on:** 12 November, 2021, 05:49:45 pm »

Badge, statue, garden ornament...

https://rbli.shop

IanDG · « **Reply #27692 on:** 12 November, 2021, 05:52:56 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 12 November, 2021, 05:49:45 pm

Badge, statue, garden ornament...

https://rbli.shop

The lapel pin @ £12 got a lot of funny comments on FB

Jurek · « **Reply #27693 on:** 12 November, 2021, 06:04:32 pm »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 12 November, 2021, 08:48:21 am

Looking at that page, there's a "this product would go great with.."

Options include
(click to show/hide)
What is seen, cannot be unseen
(click to show/hide)
https://www.mysaintedaunt.com/products/priti-patel-cushion

I think you may've won the internet, Tim.

robgul · « **Reply #27694 on:** 12 November, 2021, 06:57:07 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 12 November, 2021, 05:49:45 pm

Badge, statue, garden ornament...

https://rbli.shop

Having seen the Tommy silhouettes around many of the local villages over the last few years I made this for our front fence this year (and made a donation for a real poppy)

... I have a series of seasonal cut-outs that go on the fence (little kids walking by on the way to school love them) - snowmen and snowball plus Father Christmas, Easter bunny, chick and Easter egg . . . I'm working on a yellow TdeF bike cut out for next year.

citoyen · « **Reply #27695 on:** 12 November, 2021, 07:05:55 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 12 November, 2021, 05:49:45 pm

Badge, statue, garden ornament...

...which just happens to be the location of the Cenotaph on W3W!

Deano · « **Reply #27696 on:** 12 November, 2021, 07:15:27 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 12 November, 2021, 11:56:58 am

I for one would be overwhelmed were I to receive for Christmas a Luxury Scented Dave Grohl Candle. No products featuring Lemmy though. Shame on them!

Well, there's the sister's present sorted.

ian · « **Reply #27697 on:** 15 November, 2021, 11:17:41 am »

I shared a dataset last week – some regional trends since 1980.

Got an email this morning saying there's something wrong, there are two separate rows for Germany...

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #27698 on:** 15 November, 2021, 12:42:01 pm »

Quote from: ian on 15 November, 2021, 11:17:41 am

I shared a dataset last week – some regional trends since 1980.

Got an email this morning saying there's something wrong, there are two separate rows for Germany...

PMSL

Probably born post reunification.

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #27699 on:** 15 November, 2021, 12:59:56 pm »

Quote from: robgul on 11 November, 2021, 07:09:48 pm

There does seem to be a lack of poppy sellers, and fewer shops with them too. Last year was pretty traumatic for them (as with most other charities) but hopefully they'll recover.

I was surprised to sea poppy's being sold in the Expat shop in Amsterdam.

J