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People who call Leonardo Da Vinci just "Leonardo" rather than "Da Vinci", when clearly this only came about because of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Anyone who thinks that BoJo is a viable candidate for thw Tory election. Am not a Tory supporter, but I'd root for Rory Stewart to get the job which will not happen.

Tom S wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 9:19 pm Anyone who thinks that BoJo is a viable candidate for thw Tory election. Am not a Tory supporter, but I'd root for Rory Stewart to get the job which will not happen.

So much this. He'd be an absolute disaster.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 8:20 am

Tom S wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 9:19 pm Anyone who thinks that BoJo is a viable candidate for thw Tory election. Am not a Tory supporter, but I'd root for Rory Stewart to get the job which will not happen.

So much this. He'd be an absolute disaster.

The Trump of our Terre!

Bojo

People who set their clocks fast. I've never understood anyone who has done this because they all know that it's 5, 10, or whatever minutes fast, which surely defeats the point. If I set my clock 20 minutes fast and it said 7:00, I wouldn't be thinking "it's 7 o'clock", I'd be thinking "it's 6:40" because I'd consciously subtract 20 minutes. My sister has her's about half an hour fast and it's always really bugged me because I fail to see any point to it - she knows it's half an hour fast so she knows that if she needs to leave at 7, it's the same as when her clock says 7:30.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:41 pm People who set their clocks fast. I've never understood anyone who has done this because they all know that it's 5, 10, or whatever minutes fast, which surely defeats the point. If I set my clock 20 minutes fast and it said 7:00, I wouldn't be thinking "it's 7 o'clock", I'd be thinking "it's 6:40" because I'd consciously subtract 20 minutes. My sister has her's about half an hour fast and it's always really bugged me because I fail to see any point to it - she knows it's half an hour fast so she knows that if she needs to leave at 7, it's the same as when her clock says 7:30.

Why does she do that.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:41 pm People who set their clocks fast. I've never understood anyone who has done this because they all know that it's 5, 10, or whatever minutes fast, which surely defeats the point. If I set my clock 20 minutes fast and it said 7:00, I wouldn't be thinking "it's 7 o'clock", I'd be thinking "it's 6:40" because I'd consciously subtract 20 minutes. My sister has her's about half an hour fast and it's always really bugged me because I fail to see any point to it - she knows it's half an hour fast so she knows that if she needs to leave at 7, it's the same as when her clock says 7:30.

I suppose the thinking is that it makes you think it's later than it is so you get a move on and makes you early for things! But obviously, it's difficult to see someone really managing to fool themselves with such a cheap trick, and even if it works initially, they would get used to e.g. 7:00 = 6:40. However, you could have a clock that's set to randomly go to between 0 and 30 minutes fast during each night. That way you'd have to take it seriously (because it might not be fast at all), and more often than not you'd find yourself with some extra time.

Or you could just get up on time in the mornings.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:41 pm People who set their clocks fast. I've never understood anyone who has done this because they all know that it's 5, 10, or whatever minutes fast, which surely defeats the point. If I set my clock 20 minutes fast and it said 7:00, I wouldn't be thinking "it's 7 o'clock", I'd be thinking "it's 6:40" because I'd consciously subtract 20 minutes. My sister has her's about half an hour fast and it's always really bugged me because I fail to see any point to it - she knows it's half an hour fast so she knows that if she needs to leave at 7, it's the same as when her clock says 7:30.

I would like to agree with this, but, having been consistently deceived by the wind up clock in my beaten up mark VI Escort for the better part of six years, thus proving that the concept actually works, I cannot.

People who don't even bother starting sentences with a capital letter or finishing with a full stop, or a question mark if it's a question or whatever.

People who make a post without finishing their

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:07 pm People who make a post without finishing their

Those automated calls from BT that tell you they're about to cut off your intern

A Tory Mp

People who make fake accounts on here.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:59 pm People who make fake accounts on here.

Name and shame

Okay the Penny Has dropped , just seen the Spoilers thread
As you were

Richard

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I am Dave Butt's mum.

People who phone up asking for your pin number. Had it a lot.

People who call a PIN a "pin number".

If you ask for someone's PI number though they might just say 3.14159, which isn't going to advance your career as a fraudster much.

Phil Reynolds wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:14 am People who call a PIN a "pin number".

Same people who refers to ATMs as ATM machine.
I do believe there is a word for this.....I think it was on Only Connect
Edit it is called RAS syndrome

Someone once rung up and said

“Hello it’s Steve from Halifax your card has expired and to renew it I need the 1st and 3rd digits of your security pin” and I said “go away” and I put the phone down

This was obviously a scam.

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:44 am

Phil Reynolds wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:14 am People who call a PIN a "pin number".

Same people who refers to ATMs as ATM machine.
I do believe there is a word for this.....I think it was on Only Connect
Edit it is called RAS syndrome

tis a tautology, and yeah it was an OC round once.

People who reply to those stupid things on Facebook like "Tag a friend who..." or "Your porn name is..." etc.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:21 pm People who reply to those stupid things on Facebook like "Tag a friend who..." or "Your porn name is..." etc.

People who post cruelty to animals and please copy and paste my cancer, depression , autism diatribes are far worse

People who don't say their mobile phone number in the 5/3/3 format

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 11:00 am People who don't say their mobile phone number in the 5/3/3 format

What's worse is when someone reads a number back to you differently so that it sounds like a completely different number.

"Is your phone number...?"

"I don't know. Read it out properly and we'll find out."

People who say "plant-based" instead of "vegan". They are allowed to eat salted mushrooms you know.

If you're talking someone describing themselves I believe the difference lies in eating vs the whole of life.

However, if you're talking on a menu, then yeah generally they are used interchangeably although some places use a more literal version of plant-based - e.g. an Oreo is vegan, but it is not plant-based.

Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:22 am If you're talking someone describing themselves I believe the difference lies in eating vs the whole of life.

So what are you saying the difference is? That "plant-based" people wear leather shoes and vegan people don't?

I don't think that much thought goes into it to be honest. It's just a stupid pretentious term as far as I'm concerned.

Vegans throw a lot of shade.
Plant-based is much more palatable

People who ring you, and lead with "may I ask who I am speaking with?"

L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 3:28 pm People who ring you, and lead with "may I ask who I am speaking with?"

That always reminds me of this.
It's very funny and sums up what you said succinctly.
If offended by something funny please don't open.
Edited .

https://youtu.be/2hM97kEKGME

People that post links to videos without a transcript.

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:10 pm People that post links to videos without a transcript.

People who don't excuse someone for omitting a transcript on something that is genuinely funny

Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:22 am an Oreo is vegan, but it is not plant-based

How is it not plant-based? Are wheat, sugar cane, cacao etc. not plants?

Also: Oreos are not vegan.

Phil Reynolds wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:49 pm

Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:22 am an Oreo is vegan, but it is not plant-based

How is it not plant-based? Are wheat, sugar cane, cacao etc. not plants?

Also: Oreos are not vegan.

It's not that simple though.

Plus, Matt can be forgiving for thinking they are not plant-based as they give the distinct impression of having been produced in a laboratory using the by-products of some chemistry experiment.

If either of you want, or don't want, to forgive me for being correct then that's fine, or not fine.

Did Gev make a typo ?

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:23 am Did Gev make a typo ?

I think I can be forgiving.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:41 pm People who set their clocks fast. I've never understood anyone who has done this because they all know that it's 5, 10, or whatever minutes fast, which surely defeats the point...

A frequently-quoted and plausible reason why people do this, is that the computation you have to do, e.g. "my clock says 07:23, and I know I set it 14 minutes fast, so the time is 07:09", helps you to remember the time (and the importance of that time with respect to any appointments you may have), so that you don't then look at your clock again a couple of minutes later, having forgotten what time it is.

Matt Bayfield wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:08 am

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:41 pm People who set their clocks fast. I've never understood anyone who has done this because they all know that it's 5, 10, or whatever minutes fast, which surely defeats the point...

A frequently-quoted and plausible reason why people do this, is that the computation you have to do, e.g. "my clock says 07:23, and I know I set it 14 minutes fast, so the time is 07:09", helps you to remember the time (and the importance of that time with respect to any appointments you may have), so that you don't then look at your clock again a couple of minutes later, having forgotten what time it is.

Interesting, I haven't had this reasoning given before and will concede it at least has some credibility. This is classifying it as something done to improve memory, as opposed to a tool for "making you earlier for things", which I still don't buy in to.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:43 pm

Matt Bayfield wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:08 am

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:41 pm People who set their clocks fast. I've never understood anyone who has done this because they all know that it's 5, 10, or whatever minutes fast, which surely defeats the point...

A frequently-quoted and plausible reason why people do this, is that the computation you have to do, e.g. "my clock says 07:23, and I know I set it 14 minutes fast, so the time is 07:09", helps you to remember the time (and the importance of that time with respect to any appointments you may have), so that you don't then look at your clock again a couple of minutes later, having forgotten what time it is.

Interesting, I haven't had this reasoning given before and will concede it at least has some credibility. This is classifying it as something done to improve memory, as opposed to a tool for "making you earlier for things", which I still don't buy in to.

I'd say it sounds pretty unrealistic as a reason why people do it.

It might be that the above reason contributes to people getting up on time, but I doubt anyone goes through that conscious reasoning.

People who say "The reason being is..."

Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2019 5:23 pm

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:44 am

Phil Reynolds wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:14 am People who call a PIN a "pin number".

Same people who refers to ATMs as ATM machine.
I do believe there is a word for this.....I think it was on Only Connect
Edit it is called RAS syndrome

tis a tautology, and yeah it was an OC round once.

OC Connect.

People that get on a train, sit next to you, and start clipping their nails.

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:41 pm People that get on a train, sit next to you, and start clipping their nails.

One of my pet subjects is train etiquette.
People who sit next to you on a table seat when there are empty double seats nearby.

People who stand by the door when there are seats available (when I have my bike with me )

Women putting on make up on trains.

People who keep asking me if the toilet is occupied when there are clear indicators to the contrary.
Just because I am sat near the toilet , I am not it's guardian.

People having a full blown row on their phones.

People eating hot food on a train.

People

Don't mind people putting on makeup (or hot food if it doesn't take the piss) but agree with the others. I'd like to add

- people who are on their own but sit in a bay of 4/6 (can make an exception if the train is super empty) because so many times there's nowhere for us to go when I'm in a group of more than 2, even though there's loads of empty 2s)

-people who play any sound from a device without headphones (music, podcast type shit, children's games etc). Shouldn't care as much as I do but there you are. Probably just cranky cause I'm on at train at 5am with no sleep

People who can't be arsed to put the shopping trolley back. Awful people, should be prosecuted.

Rebekah Vardy.

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:03 am People who sit next to you on a table seat when there are empty double seats nearby.

This is fine. As a tall person, I want a table seat because I am more comfortable without having to have knees pressed into the seat in front. And of course there are plenty of other reasons to do with the actual table too, e.g. wanting to use a laptop or something.

Jennifer Steadman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:26 pm Rebekah Vardy.

People that follow the world of pointless "celebrity" gossip.

Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:08 am

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:03 am People who sit next to you on a table seat when there are empty double seats nearby.

This is fine. As a tall person, I want a table seat because I am more comfortable without having to have knees pressed into the seat in front. And of course there are plenty of other reasons to do with the actual table too, e.g. wanting to use a laptop or something.

All the seats on the trains I use have a flap for laptops etc.
I suppose my issue is sitting opposite a stranger.

People who have toasted marshmallows. How is that a thing? It's such an arbitrary thing to do. Excuse me a minute while I stir fry some gummy bears.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:31 pm People who have toasted marshmallows. How is that a thing? It's such an arbitrary thing to do. Excuse me a minute while I stir fry some gummy bears.

tastes good

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:31 pmExcuse me a minute while I stir fry some gummy bears.

or deep fry a Mars bar?

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:31 pm People who have toasted marshmallows. How is that a thing? It's such an arbitrary thing to do. Excuse me a minute while I stir fry some gummy bears.

Is it any more arbitrary than toasting bread? Excuse me while I cook this thing that's already been cooked.

Thomas Cappleman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:59 am

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:31 pm People who have toasted marshmallows. How is that a thing? It's such an arbitrary thing to do. Excuse me a minute while I stir fry some gummy bears.

Is it any more arbitrary than toasting bread? Excuse me while I cook this thing that's already been cooked.

I'm quite partial to biscuits and refried beans

Thomas Cappleman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:59 am

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:31 pm People who have toasted marshmallows. How is that a thing? It's such an arbitrary thing to do. Excuse me a minute while I stir fry some gummy bears.

Is it any more arbitrary than toasting bread? Excuse me while I cook this thing that's already been cooked.

It is more arbitrary, yes. Bread is more of a staple food generally more of a substantial thing and people often eat things like this heated up.

Marshmallows are just tiny pieces of confectionery. It's like peeling grapes.

People who use <3 to represent a heart.