General Things That Annoy You thread - part 2

CharltonManor1966 · March 4

Kneeling on my Subbeuteo players!
Like many I had several Subbeuteo teams the pride of which were CAFC who I painted myself with Airfix paints.
Charlton always won - never lost! I had my own league tables and Charlton were always top and always win the FA Cup.
I used to hate it when they got knelt on and could never be repaired very well. A bit like Lloyd Jones being out for the rest of the season.
I bought online, at great expense some old Subbuteo stuff for my grand-kids a few weeks ago.
I went round there recently ready to thrash them (I was my primary school Subbeuteo champion in 1969).
I discovered that in no time at all half the players were already bent and broken and one goal had been broken in half on the crossbar.
Oh woe is me. The pain and disappointment is unbearable.

ValleyGary · March 4

I had Subbeuteo, all the stands, floodlights, advertising, individual crowd members, the whole lot. It took so long to set up by the time it come to play I couldn’t be bothered. I just looked at how beautiful it was.

SporadicAddick · March 4

ValleyGary said:

I had Subbeuteo, all the stands, floodlights, advertising, individual crowd members, the whole lot. It took so long to set up by the time it come to play I couldn’t be bothered. I just looked at how beautiful it was.

I hated playing subbuteo - it was just shit...but the stands and floodlights....

DaveMehmet · March 4

ValleyGary said:

I had Subbeuteo, all the stands, floodlights, advertising, individual crowd members, the whole lot. It took so long to set up by the time it come to play I couldn’t be bothered. I just looked at how beautiful it was.

I’ve still got all mine, loads of teams, grandstand, terracing, floodlights and scoreboards etc. My old man stuck the pitch on a board which made playing a lot easier. Used to get it down from the attic and set it up when I had the boys over but as you say, spent more time looking at how great it was than actually playing it.

MrOneLung · March 4

my Dad nailed my pitch to some hardboard, so it was always pristine and crease free.

I too had stands, floodlights, crowds, scoreboards, trophies etc

CharltonManor1966 · March 4

MrOneLung said:

my Dad nailed my pitch to some hardboard, so it was always pristine and crease free.

I too had stands, floodlights, crowds, scoreboards, trophies etc

I used to paint sand in the goalmouths to make it look 'proper as no pitches looked all green other than Wembley.....

The Red Robin · March 4

Colleagues sending me overly long emails clearly churned out by a LLM. If you can’t be bothered to write it, I can’t be bothered to read it.

Rizzo · March 5

The Red Robin said:

Colleagues sending me overly long emails clearly churned out by a LLM. If you can’t be bothered to write it, I can’t be bothered to read it.

One of my colleagues has acquired the nickname CraigGPT as almost anything 'he' does appears to be AI generated. I'm not sure he's thought this through really as I'm fairly sure he's putting himself out of a job.

gringo · March 5

Rizzo said:

The Red Robin said:

Colleagues sending me overly long emails clearly churned out by a LLM. If you can’t be bothered to write it, I can’t be bothered to read it.

One of my colleagues has acquired the nickname CraigGPT as almost anything 'he' does appears to be AI generated. I'm not sure he's thought this through really as I'm fairly sure he's putting himself out of a job.

start using the nickname CraigP45.

AFKABartram · March 5

Getting excited about for once receiving an envelope in the post ,only to open it and find it’s a bowel cancer screening kit :-(

DaveMehmet · March 5

AFKABartram said:

Getting excited about for once receiving an envelope in the post ,only to open it and find it’s a bowel cancer screening kit :-(

That’s shit mate

9goalswentpastperry · March 5

AFKABartram said:

Getting excited about for once receiving an envelope in the post ,only to open it and find it’s a bowel cancer screening kit :-(

Happy 50th...😉

Covered End · March 5

MrOneLung said:

my Dad nailed my pitch to some hardboard, so it was always pristine and crease free.

I too had stands, floodlights, crowds, scoreboards, trophies etc

So did mine.
I used to play him most evenings, absolutely loved it.
I remember him complaining about his back aching & me thinking him decrepit.
He was probably late 30s.
RIP dad.

Covered End · March 5

DaveMehmet said:

ValleyGary said:

I had Subbeuteo, all the stands, floodlights, advertising, individual crowd members, the whole lot. It took so long to set up by the time it come to play I couldn’t be bothered. I just looked at how beautiful it was.

I’ve still got all mine, loads of teams, grandstand, terracing, floodlights and scoreboards etc. My old man stuck the pitch on a board which made playing a lot easier. Used to get it down from the attic and set it up when I had the boys over but as you say, spent more time looking at how great it was than actually playing it.

I've still got my Subbuteo football and cricket in my loft, underneath my hundreds of Charlton programmes.

Arsenetatters · March 5

People in Dubai moaning about being stuck there. Heard one bloke say that his hotel were only providing 3 basic buffet meals a day. FFS man I know you probably had an all inclusive but there is a bit of a war situation going on. Oh and I do hope they're still folding your loo paper into a point.

usetobunkin · March 5

AFKABartram said:

Getting excited about for once receiving an envelope in the post ,only to open it and find it’s a bowel cancer screening kit :-(

A proper game of Pooh sticks!!!

DaveMehmet · March 5

The son of those 2 idiots who thought it would be a good idea to take a motorbike trip through Iran.

It’s very sad for him the situation they’re in but complaining that the government aren’t doing enough is a piss take. It was the government (and their family) who advised them not to go but they refused to take any notice.

Not once have I heard him say that he wished they’d listened to advice and that it’s even partly their fault.

Masterbrew · March 5

AFKABartram said:

Getting excited about for once receiving an envelope in the post ,only to open it and find it’s a bowel cancer screening kit :-(

I had one, told them where to stick it...

Alwaysneil · March 5

AFKABartram said:

Getting excited about for once receiving an envelope in the post ,only to open it and find it’s a bowel cancer screening kit :-(

You too? I thought i was getting an unsolicited present

Carter · March 6

DaveMehmet said:

The son of those 2 idiots who thought it would be a good idea to take a motorbike trip through Iran.

It’s very sad for him the situation they’re in but complaining that the government aren’t doing enough is a piss take. It was the government (and their family) who advised them not to go but they refused to take any notice.

Not once have I heard him say that he wished they’d listened to advice and that it’s even partly their fault.

I've weirdly, always fancied a trip to Iran. The place looks beautiful, mixture of climates and terrain but the place being run by a load of Islamic fundamentalists has always rightly been a huge red warning flag that as nice as the place appears to be the risk far outweighs the reward. Same with North Korea.

A lot of the middle east is somewhere people forget a lot of stuff that they would be sensible to remember. Qatar, still they chop hands and heads off every week. As much as our judiciary pisses me and a lot of others off, we can appeal and get sentences overturned. I'm not sure they have managed to reattach a head or a hand or even admitted wrongdoing and I don't fancy a pissed off Qatari copper or security guard stitching me up for shits and giggles and losing a wanking paddle

LargeAddick · March 6

DaveMehmet said:

The son of those 2 idiots who thought it would be a good idea to take a motorbike trip through Iran.

It’s very sad for him the situation they’re in but complaining that the government aren’t doing enough is a piss take. It was the government (and their family) who advised them not to go but they refused to take any notice.

Not once have I heard him say that he wished they’d listened to advice and that it’s even partly their fault.

Couldn't agree more. Have no sympathy for his parents at all. The Foreign Office advice is there for a reason.

LargeAddick · March 6

AFKABartram said:

Getting excited about for once receiving an envelope in the post ,only to open it and find it’s a bowel cancer screening kit :-(

Had a similar situation yesterday but it was the Council Tax bill.

guinnessaddick · March 6

LargeAddick said:

AFKABartram said:

Getting excited about for once receiving an envelope in the post ,only to open it and find it’s a bowel cancer screening kit :-(

Had a similar situation yesterday but it was the Council Tax bill.

Just 💩 on it and pop it in the post.

DaveMehmet · March 6

Carter said:

DaveMehmet said:

The son of those 2 idiots who thought it would be a good idea to take a motorbike trip through Iran.

It’s very sad for him the situation they’re in but complaining that the government aren’t doing enough is a piss take. It was the government (and their family) who advised them not to go but they refused to take any notice.

Not once have I heard him say that he wished they’d listened to advice and that it’s even partly their fault.

I've weirdly, always fancied a trip to Iran. The place looks beautiful, mixture of climates and terrain but the place being run by a load of Islamic fundamentalists has always rightly been a huge red warning flag that as nice as the place appears to be the risk far outweighs the reward. Same with North Korea.

A lot of the middle east is somewhere people forget a lot of stuff that they would be sensible to remember. Qatar, still they chop hands and heads off every week. As much as our judiciary pisses me and a lot of others off, we can appeal and get sentences overturned. I'm not sure they have managed to reattach a head or a hand or even admitted wrongdoing and I don't fancy a pissed off Qatari copper or security guard stitching me up for shits and giggles and losing a wanking paddle

At least if they cut your right hand off, you could use your left and imagine it’s someone else doing it

iaitch · March 6

I usually sit on my right hand till it goes numb, has the same effect.

Carter · March 6

DaveMehmet said:

Carter said:

DaveMehmet said:

The son of those 2 idiots who thought it would be a good idea to take a motorbike trip through Iran.

It’s very sad for him the situation they’re in but complaining that the government aren’t doing enough is a piss take. It was the government (and their family) who advised them not to go but they refused to take any notice.

Not once have I heard him say that he wished they’d listened to advice and that it’s even partly their fault.

I've weirdly, always fancied a trip to Iran. The place looks beautiful, mixture of climates and terrain but the place being run by a load of Islamic fundamentalists has always rightly been a huge red warning flag that as nice as the place appears to be the risk far outweighs the reward. Same with North Korea.

A lot of the middle east is somewhere people forget a lot of stuff that they would be sensible to remember. Qatar, still they chop hands and heads off every week. As much as our judiciary pisses me and a lot of others off, we can appeal and get sentences overturned. I'm not sure they have managed to reattach a head or a hand or even admitted wrongdoing and I don't fancy a pissed off Qatari copper or security guard stitching me up for shits and giggles and losing a wanking paddle

At least if they cut your right hand off, you could use your left and imagine it’s someone else doing it

Yeah someone else doing it terribly badly! I'd trust your right hand more than my left

Thats actually making me feel a bit sick

DaveMehmet · March 6

Carter said:

DaveMehmet said:

Carter said:

DaveMehmet said:

The son of those 2 idiots who thought it would be a good idea to take a motorbike trip through Iran.

It’s very sad for him the situation they’re in but complaining that the government aren’t doing enough is a piss take. It was the government (and their family) who advised them not to go but they refused to take any notice.

Not once have I heard him say that he wished they’d listened to advice and that it’s even partly their fault.

I've weirdly, always fancied a trip to Iran. The place looks beautiful, mixture of climates and terrain but the place being run by a load of Islamic fundamentalists has always rightly been a huge red warning flag that as nice as the place appears to be the risk far outweighs the reward. Same with North Korea.

A lot of the middle east is somewhere people forget a lot of stuff that they would be sensible to remember. Qatar, still they chop hands and heads off every week. As much as our judiciary pisses me and a lot of others off, we can appeal and get sentences overturned. I'm not sure they have managed to reattach a head or a hand or even admitted wrongdoing and I don't fancy a pissed off Qatari copper or security guard stitching me up for shits and giggles and losing a wanking paddle

At least if they cut your right hand off, you could use your left and imagine it’s someone else doing it

Yeah someone else doing it terribly badly! I'd trust your right hand more than my left

Thats actually making me feel a bit sick

Well it has had plenty of practice.

Chunes · March 6

Carter said:

DaveMehmet said:

The son of those 2 idiots who thought it would be a good idea to take a motorbike trip through Iran.

It’s very sad for him the situation they’re in but complaining that the government aren’t doing enough is a piss take. It was the government (and their family) who advised them not to go but they refused to take any notice.

Not once have I heard him say that he wished they’d listened to advice and that it’s even partly their fault.

I've weirdly, always fancied a trip to Iran. The place looks beautiful, mixture of climates and terrain but the place being run by a load of Islamic fundamentalists has always rightly been a huge red warning flag that as nice as the place appears to be the risk far outweighs the reward. Same with North Korea.

A lot of the middle east is somewhere people forget a lot of stuff that they would be sensible to remember. Qatar, still they chop hands and heads off every week. As much as our judiciary pisses me and a lot of others off, we can appeal and get sentences overturned. I'm not sure they have managed to reattach a head or a hand or even admitted wrongdoing and I don't fancy a pissed off Qatari copper or security guard stitching me up for shits and giggles and losing a wanking paddle

I think it's just Saudi Arabia who carry on with that amputation and beheading practice. Most countries haven't done it in decades. Although who knows what goes on in the tribal communities.

The Red Robin · March 6

Chunes said:

Carter said:

DaveMehmet said:

The son of those 2 idiots who thought it would be a good idea to take a motorbike trip through Iran.

It’s very sad for him the situation they’re in but complaining that the government aren’t doing enough is a piss take. It was the government (and their family) who advised them not to go but they refused to take any notice.

Not once have I heard him say that he wished they’d listened to advice and that it’s even partly their fault.

I've weirdly, always fancied a trip to Iran. The place looks beautiful, mixture of climates and terrain but the place being run by a load of Islamic fundamentalists has always rightly been a huge red warning flag that as nice as the place appears to be the risk far outweighs the reward. Same with North Korea.

A lot of the middle east is somewhere people forget a lot of stuff that they would be sensible to remember. Qatar, still they chop hands and heads off every week. As much as our judiciary pisses me and a lot of others off, we can appeal and get sentences overturned. I'm not sure they have managed to reattach a head or a hand or even admitted wrongdoing and I don't fancy a pissed off Qatari copper or security guard stitching me up for shits and giggles and losing a wanking paddle

I think it's just Saudi Arabia who carry on with that amputation and beheading practice. Most countries haven't done it in decades. Although who knows what goes on in the tribal communities.

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