Little things that irk you.. (no swearing please)

[fuse]

We are probably going even later than that. We've got a lot of field-based people who couldn't make it in mid-Dec due to the snow, and as such we took the initiative to do it late Jan when more people are inclined towards a free night out.

[wakka]

What is with these January Xmas parties, that's mental.

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

I buy the Big Issue from the guy at Finsbury Park Tube now and again though.

There's this immigrant woman down here that sells the Big Issue outside M&S, which I thought was a bit sly but clever at the same time as you'll get plenty of well off people entering/leaving. A few days later I saw her buying food in there.


My irk: those charity canvassers who hang around town, with their 'witty' banter.
"Alright there gorgeous!", "Dont worry, you havent done anything wrong!", "Hey there, Mr Cool!", "Morning Mr Happy!", blah blah blah blah bollox!
And when you tell them "no I cant stop I have to go to work" or "I'm busy, sorry" you hear them curse you under their breath or shout "you havent got 2 minutes?".
No I havent. Thats why I'm busy. And I'm even less likely to stop when youre taking the pi55 out of me. Now I dont stop for any of them because theyre all a bunch of wankers & I'm not giving them any of my money because funnily enough I havent got any spare to give every month.

[kryss]

Bit late for a Christmas Party isn't it?

I thought so too when I first heard but apparently it's the norm for hotels/restaurants as January is MUCH quieter. On the ever-so-slightly positive side, working the next day means I won't be found sprawled across the pavement outside the hotel covered in vomit. Well, it's less likely at least.

[kernow]

There's this immigrant woman down here that sells the Big Issue outside M&S, which I thought was a bit sly but clever at the same time as you'll get plenty of well off people entering/leaving. A few days later I saw her buying food in there.


My irk: those charity canvassers who hang around town, with their 'witty' banter.
"Alright there gorgeous!", "Dont worry, you havent done anything wrong!", "Hey there, Mr Cool!", "Morning Mr Happy!", blah blah blah blah bollox!
And when you tell them "no I cant stop I have to go to work" or "I'm busy, sorry" you hear them curse you under their breath or shout "you havent got 2 minutes?".
No I havent. Thats why I'm busy. And I'm even less likely to stop when youre taking the pi55 out of me. Now I dont stop for any of them because theyre all a bunch of wankers & I'm not giving them any of my money because funnily enough I havent got any spare to give every month.

I like the people who hand out leaflets, I used to just take one and throw it in the air in one swift motion, they loved that. 'oi you cheeky sod!!' etc.

But yeah next time I get mauled by a chugger (charity mugger), I am going to say to them 'you get paid pretty well for this don't you? something like 8-?10 an hour? Why don't you work for free then and donate your earnings for the day?'

I'm such an arse.

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

'you get paid pretty well for this don't you? something like 8-?10 an hour? Why don't you work for free then and donate your earnings for the day?'

I'm such an arse.

Sounds like a good answer to me mate .

I actually had a chugger on my doorstep of all places. There were a few in the street that day. I told the guy (who looked like a stoner btw) that I was pretty tight on spare cash myself so I had to decline, to which he asked, "so you're living off tesco value beans & stuff are you?", suggesting that I could cut back on my food spending (yeah, cos I gorge myself on caviar & stuffed pheasant everyday ).
So I told him quite bluntly, "are you then?", to which he had no reply & I shut the door.

[Dogg Thang]

You know when a song gets totally overplayed and eventually it drives you insane not because it's a bad song but just because every time you turn on the radio there it is? Well, every time I come here, that song is Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION.

[Kieran76]

You know when a song gets totally overplayed and eventually it drives you insane not because it's a bad song but just because every time you turn on the radio there it is? Well, every time I come here, that song is Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION.

Quoted for truth.
I am amazed that everytime I log on it is still the top thread in the film/fv forum. That said, I did have to agree when someone wise said that Keaton was the best Batman.

[dazzling_bubble]

Apart from Sheila's Wheels


......& there's another irk of mine

I haven't had an accident. I want to change car details. They quote ?100 cheaper online then changing on the phone, although to do this you would have to pay ridiculous fees to leave your contract in the first place.

[randombs]

You guys are great. I just tell them I'm busy and carry on. Recently I've developed a tactic whereby I walk at just the right angle near another walker, such that I'm out of the chugger's line-of-sight. It's like an eclipse but with people.

I do buy the Big Issue, though. I bought it regularly all through uni(first issue I bought had an interview with The Prodigy in it which made me notice it) but then stopped after that as I never saw anyone selling it around Watford where I worked. Now I'm back in Central London I pick it up when I can. It's probably crap lefty-right-winged fiend nonsense to someone more in touch with reality than I am, but it's the only thing I read other than novels and PC Pro. I've never come across a bad official seller. I've seen a few fakers, though, so I look for the badge.

I loved Keaton's Batman. As Wayne, he was just the right side of kooky, especially when dealing with anyone other than Alfred, and I really believed he was a rich guy who basically spent most of his time in a cave with some bats, but then he'd become super cool as Batman with his one-liners and general detectiveness. And then there's the "Let's get nuts!" bit

I nearly excommunicated a mate of mine who had the audacity to tell me how crap the Burton Batman films are now that Begins and TDK are out.

[kernow]

Sod being out of sight, I just let them know I'm avoiding them, just jog slowly out of their way novelty cops and robbers style. They usually get the message.

[Ady]

I like the people who hand out leaflets, I used to just take one and throw it in the air in one swift motion, they loved that. 'oi you cheeky sod!!' etc.

I do the same.

Just because you take the leaflet from them, it doesn't mean you're under any obligation to keep it.

But yeah next time I get mauled by a chugger (charity mugger), I am going to say to them 'you get paid pretty well for this don't you? something like 8-£10 an hour? Why don't you work for free then and donate your earnings for the day?'

I'm such an arse.

I always assumed they were on commission, hence the aggressive hard sell and general air of desperation.

If you want to really throw the chuggers off, tell them that you might be interested in supporting their cause, but you'd prefer to make your donations through the website, if they'd be so kind as to provide the link. They hate that.

[Kieran76]

I would buy the Big Issue if...

A) It was any good. Poems from people on the street are not my cup of tea.

or

B) The folks selling it actually told you what was in it. According to the mag, all their vendors are trained. As far as I can tell all that training is just learning how to shout "Help the homeless, buy the Big Issue". If we are to think that this is not a charity thing, but a decent product, then they should try and sell the mag, not the cause. Big Issue gets interviews from top stars all the time. Surely shouting about that is going to sell you more copies.

[Rossco]

Mass Effect 2 has arrived but Mass Effect 1 has not!

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Quoted for truth.
I am amazed that everytime I log on it is still the top thread in the film/fv forum. That said, I did have to agree when someone wise said that Keaton was the best Batman.

Oh, you've just reminded me. I need to make a followup to the opinion I held back when it was on in the cinema, as I've now watched it again on Bluray.
Will do the same when I've watched the DVD that came with it .


I agree about Keaton tho. He will never be bettered imo. He wasnt some super hunk like the actors that took over from him, & it actually helped him look meaner as BM, whereas the hunks just looked like like fluffy teddies.
Nicholsons Joker was the best too.