What are "21st century confidence tricks in general"?
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Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you
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Ooh, there's a whole thread in that one I feel.
But certainly the last couple (social media influencing, advertising) mentioned. Infact, couldn't social media itself be described as a large scale confidence trick
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Strat-tastic
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They should be made to do the whole thing at the same speed.
I ban people on food TV shows from talking with their mouths full. It's disgusting to witness, bad manners, and unprofessional yet nearly everyone does it. Sorry, but I can't get light hearted on this one
#Misophone
Says a man posting on social media......
Well, at least this site is based in a good, physical 19th/20th/21st century industry and transport mode, rather than people photographing their dinner.
You're generally supposed to photograph it before eating it...
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I'd ban people who leave the onions in their takeaway!
Gloster
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And please don’t provide a photo of the alternative ‘after eating’ view.You're generally supposed to photograph it before eating it...
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Hope it tasted good
I could have forgiven it if it were from a dining car !!!
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py_megapixel
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If your workplace is still using computers that take that long, they really should look into upgrading them. I can't remember any recent time I've had a computer that took more than a minute or two to boot up.
That's part of the problem. They're always upgrading them !!!
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They might be from the Tovil Hovel (west side Maidstone.)
ABB125
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I think the problem is likely more to do with network issues rather than computer issues - that's certainly been the case when I was at school.
They might be from the Tovil Hovel (west side Maidstone.)
Our even Maidstone West (side) !
A spell at Maidstone Barracks should sort them out anyway.
That was certainly the case when I was at school. The entire network consisted of a single segment of co-axial cable, with network access points in every classroom that required a short loop of co-ax to be disconnected in order to plug a computer in. Needless to say, there were a few teachers who failed to realise that not replacing said bit of cable would result in the whole network grinding to a halt. It was a fairly regular occurrence to be sitting in a class and have a member of the computing class knock on the door and ask to check that it had been replaced properly.
When I was actually in the computing class, it was often a welcome relief to be asked to go round all the classrooms!
GatwickDepress
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I have the same brand of cutlery that your spoon is!
O L Leigh
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People who start a sentence with the word “so”.
Apologies if it’s already been mentioned, but I’m not willing to check through 59 pages of this thread.
Apologies if it’s already been mentioned, but I’m not willing to check through 59 pages of this thread.
Similarly, me when there are people sat at the front of a double decker bus, but are just reading a newspaper or scrolling through their phone.
On a similar note, people who go into a coffee shop just to use the Wi-Fi, and sit there tapping away at their device long after the coffee has been finished, or don't touch their coffee at all.
The main purpose of going into a coffee shop (unless you are in Amsterdam
) is to drink coffee, with the Wi-Fi and plug sockets being a bonus.Too many people act as if it were the other way round - using the coffee shop for the Wi-fi, with the coffee being something they would rather do without but have to purchase just to use the facilities.
The clogs up the tables, meaning that some people can't get a seat.
Some French cafes have a rule whereby you must purchase a new drink every 45 minutes, or where you cannot consume a small espresso on its own at really busy times.
If I go into Costa Coffee (just for a coffee), I pick the free table that has the most comfortable seats. If that means I am occupying a table with plug sockets, then tough.
I actually don’t think it has been mentioned in this thread but I do remember it coming up in another thread a while back.
Whilst it doesn’t really bother me if other people do I don’t do it myself too much.
ABB125
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So, could you expand on this a bit more?
I'd ban the phrase "plug sockets". I know it's logical (a socket into which one inserts a plug), but it just sounds silly!
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I'd ban the use of computers in coffee shops, other than smartphones obviously, and disable all power points in customer areas. I love it when my local Costa has a notice ''sorry, no WiFi'' because there's more room for the cognoscenti.So, could you expand on this a bit more?
I'd ban the phrase "plug sockets". I know it's logical (a socket into which one inserts a plug), but it just sounds silly!
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The nearest thing to that used to be Fanny Cradock's series on BBC, when they only had the one channel, so a year or two back. Fanny was aided by her long-suffering husband, Johnny, who added a few bon mots in-between swigs of the cooking sherry. His best remembered line, delivered deadpan, was ''and may your doughnuts taste like Fanny's.''
I'm banning you doing this.So, could you expand on this a bit more?
ABB125
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So what if you do?
(Sorry, I couldn't resist! Though this one I'd have thought is more acceptable, as "so what" is a phrase on its own, rather than simply starting a sentence with "so".)