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richnrg

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  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,216
the phrase "the race to the bottom"
 

vow

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  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,217
richnrg said:
the phrase "the race to the bottom"
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I reckon Skiers have a case on that front.
 

covmark

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  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,218
richnrg said:
the phrase "the race to the bottom"
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Reminds me of Italia.
*shudder*

Dont ever post that phrase ever again.

Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,219
The thing is they say too much has been spent on pre-contract stuff to turn back now. Possibly a billion or two. But they are quite happy to overspend on new comms equipment for emergency services to the tune of £2.5 BILLION! That's not the cost, that's the fookin' OVERSPEND!!!
Scrap HS2 now!
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,220
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
The thing is they say too much has been spent on pre-contract stuff to turn back now. Possibly a billion or two. But they are quite happy to overspend on new comms equipment for emergency services to the tune of £2.5 BILLION! That's not the cost, that's the fookin' OVERSPEND!!!
Scrap HS2 now!
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I never get how they can overspend like they do surely somebody should be looking and saying that’s it or have better contracts
 

Mcbean

Well-Known Member
  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,221
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
The thing is they say too much has been spent on pre-contract stuff to turn back now. Possibly a billion or two. But they are quite happy to overspend on new comms equipment for emergency services to the tune of £2.5 BILLION! That's not the cost, that's the fookin' OVERSPEND!!!
Scrap HS2 now!
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Just a small sign of the incompetence surrounding this vanity project - too many high up people earning a lot of money for it to be cancelled sadly
 

Liquid Gold

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  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,222
Mcbean said:
HS2 - planted a zillion trees in Warwickshire - mostly dead
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That's outrageous. I work for a charity that plants trees in basically the Sahara and we have a 70% survival rate. You should just be able to chuck them in and let them get on with it in Warwickshire unless you've done something seriously wrong.
 
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Mcbean

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  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,223
Liquid Gold said:
That's outrageous. I work for a charity that plants trees in basically the Sahara and we have a 70% survival rate. You should just be able to chuck them in and let them get on with it in Warwickshire unless you've done something seriously wrong.
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Thousands of newly planted HS2 trees dead

Incompetent fuckers !
 

fernandopartridge

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  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,224
Nick said:
Any good?
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Yep, up at 7 and in work 9.30 til 7. I'm a consummate professional. Wasn't too bad really just tired.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • May 22, 2019
  • #5,225
fernandopartridge said:
Yep, up at 7 and in work 9.30 til 7. I'm a consummate professional. Wasn't too bad really just tired.
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I get the same nowadays, clumsy as well.
 

Gazolba

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,226
richnrg said:
people that say 'ruym', instead of 'room'

e.g. Tarquin is in the dining ruym
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I hate it when people pronounce 'issue' as 'issyou' instead of 'ishoo'.
 
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Gazolba

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,227
ajsccfc said:
Self-service are great in part because I'm absolute magic at them, proper speed records and all that, but the amount of people who stare at them blankly and have to call someone over puts me off joining a queue. As long as the person at the checkout isn't firing the items at me quicker than I can bag them, I'm happier to queue to be served by a person.
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Do they have the hand-held units there yet where you scan items as you shop, so when you check out you just hand them the machine?
I tried one recently, scanned dozens of items and when I got to the last item on my list, the battery in it died.
Turned out to be a complete waste of time. I'd never use one again.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,228
Gazolba said:
Do they have the hand-held units there yet where you scan items as you shop, so when you check out you just hand them the machine?
I tried one recently, scanned dozens of items and when I got to the last item on my list, the battery in it died.
Turned out to be a complete waste of time. I'd never use one again.
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I really like them at Tesco, other than when i get flagged for a "random" check. Saves a lot of farting around re-packing, not to mention queuing for the till.

NB to those looking to use it at Cannon Park - silly cunts have decided to have the "Scan as you shop" and self-checkout as the same tills, so the queue is always fookin' massive! #pointless
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,229
Interesting SBT will auto-edit c**t but not cunts!
 

richnrg

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,230
i prefer cúnt , it sounds more French

la cúnt
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,231
richnrg said:
i prefer cúnt , it sounds more French

la cúnt
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Cunning linguistics there, Rich! You must practice a lot!
 
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ajsccfc

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,232
Only time I've used that scanners thing was where I had a handful of items ready to go to a checkout and the fella pulls me aside, scans everything and sends me though the empty self-scan section instead of queueing. This must be how Hollywood types feel when they get shops closed just for them.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,233
Maybe he had heard about you watching two episodes of Cheers every morning and assumed you *are* a Hollywood type!
 

skyblueinBaku

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,234
The use of "upmost" instead of "utmost".
 
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Gazolba

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  • May 23, 2019
  • #5,235
skyblueindorset said:
The use of "upmost" instead of "utmost".
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I've never heard the former and the latter I haven't heard in years. Seems to have dropped out of use where I am.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,236
Gazolba said:
I've never heard the former and the latter I haven't heard in years. Seems to have dropped out of use where I am.
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Saw "upmost" used on a notice about professionalism in an NHS hospital the other day ... (SMH)
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,237
People who pronounce the word "advertisement" as "adverTYZEment".
Especially when they are a senior lecturer in marketing & advertising at Coventry University (yes YOU, Lara Chaplin - as heard on BBC C&W this morning). Mind you, her entire interview fell into the "no shit, Sherlock" category! That's what you get if you employ a cinema manager with no relevant qualifications on your academic staff, suppose. #wasteof9grandtuitionfee
 
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Mcbean

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,238
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
People who pronounce the word "advertisement" as "adverTYZEment".
Especially when they are a senior lecturer in marketing & advertising at Coventry University (yes YOU, Lara Chaplin - as heard on BBC C&W this morning). Mind you, her entire interview fell into the "no shit, Sherlock" category! That's what you get if you employ a cinema manager with no relevant qualifications on your academic staff, suppose. #wasteof9grandtuitionfee
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That’s very enlightening for this time in the morning - must have got your goat !
 

vow

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,239
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
People who pronounce the word "advertisement" as "adverTYZEment".
Especially when they are a senior lecturer in marketing & advertising at Coventry University (yes YOU, Lara Chaplin - as heard on BBC C&W this morning). Mind you, her entire interview fell into the "no shit, Sherlock" category! That's what you get if you employ a cinema manager with no relevant qualifications on your academic staff, suppose. #wasteof9grandtuitionfee
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Ha.

You ok hun xx
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,240
Mcbean said:
That’s very enlightening for this time in the morning - must have got your goat !
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At least you didn't say "must OF got ON my goat" - that would REALLY have pissed me off :banghead:
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,241
vow said:
Ha.

You ok hun xx
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I am now, yeah! Very cathartic, this thread!!
 
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fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,242
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
People who pronounce the word "advertisement" as "adverTYZEment".
Especially when they are a senior lecturer in marketing & advertising at Coventry University (yes YOU, Lara Chaplin - as heard on BBC C&W this morning). Mind you, her entire interview fell into the "no shit, Sherlock" category! That's what you get if you employ a cinema manager with no relevant qualifications on your academic staff, suppose. #wasteof9grandtuitionfee
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Marketing and advertising is a bit of a joke really, no coincidence that it's generally good looking women in the profession
 

Mr Panda

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,243
Working in a corporate environment all my life it annoys me how the word "liaise" is used in what seems like every meeting. Fuck off. Can't you just say you're off to meet someone, or you're going to talk to so and so.

There's literally no scenario where I choose to use the word 'liaise'.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,244
Mr Panda said:
Working in a corporate environment all my life it annoys me how the word "liaise" is used in what seems like every meeting. Fuck off. Can't you just say you're off to meet someone, or you're going to talk to so and so.

There's literally no scenario where I choose to use the word 'liaise'.
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It's still infinitely better than "touch base" though
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,245
fernandopartridge said:
Marketing and advertising is a bit of a joke really, no coincidence that it's generally good looking women in the profession
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Lara Chaplin, Coventry University.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,246
fernandopartridge said:
It's still infinitely better than "touch base" though
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Or "let's take this offline" in a face-to-face meeting (which is the definition of offline, IMHO!) - my Director is a bugger for saying that!
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,247
Yeah corporate speak is bullshit.

Have a bloke I have to deal with who is all over it but knows absolutely fuck all about what he is talking about.

"I'd like to arrange a pitchdeck proposal for my client so I need the info from you guys"
"I have sent you a quote"
"Yes but we need you guys to fire us across more info about the quote"
"It has the price, terms and the service of what you would get"
"Sure but we need more info to submit the pitch to our guys when we touch base next"
"So you want us to write you a proposal for you to give your customer?"

Needed some ID from him for something once, he said "You can just Google me".

They should all be fucked off, if I ran a business and somebody came in for an interview like it they wouldn't even finish the interview.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,248
Already said it but people who start inhaling their drink about 5 seconds before the cup is at their mouth and then try and just suck the drink out of the cup rather than lifting it so the drink flows?
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,249
Nick said:
Already said it but people who start inhaling their drink about 5 seconds before the cup is at their mouth and then try and just suck the drink out of the cup rather than lifting it so the drink flows?
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Struggling to picture that, Nick. But that is quite specific - is this WITHIN useless company meetings, or generally?!
 

vow

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  • May 29, 2019
  • #5,250
Nick said:
Already said it but people who start inhaling their drink about 5 seconds before the cup is at their mouth and then try and just suck the drink out of the cup rather than lifting it so the drink flows?
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Guilty, toby fayre I only do it with hot drinks.
 
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