The grumpy thread

[Metal Guru]

42 minutes ago, Dick Cheeseburger said:

Using that logic*, Midget Gems need to get in the sea, too. The world's truly gone bonkers. 

The article says the woman who campaigned against the pub name had already got M&S to rename Midget Gems.

[junkyarddog]

Just bought a brand new adjustable clutch cable for my shitbox Jetta to replace the auto adjust one.

Took it out of the packet to be greeted with this.

🙄🙄

Fucking wonderful. 

 

[bunglebus]

8 hours ago, Dick Cheeseburger said:

Using that logic*, Midget Gems need to get in the sea, too. The world's truly gone bonkers. 

Funny enough...

I think it was Stephen Fry that said "you're offended, so fucking what?"

About time we stopped pandering to these pathetic morons 

[bunglebus]

Here's a grumpy rant: why do I have to order food at a self service kiosk when there are members of staff standing there doing nothing?

Just been into Subway to be told to F off essentially, go at play with the touchscreen rather than talking to the two people stood at the counter. Fucksakes

[Zelandeth]

We have to share the roads with these idiots.

All four as bad or worse.  No surprises there's two child seats in the back.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

12 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Funny enough...

I think it was Stephen Fry that said "you're offended, so fucking what?"

About time we stopped pandering to these pathetic morons 

Fry has a valid point. 

I've just looked at the dictionary definition of midget. It transpires the Oxford dictionary deems it 'often offensive', despite the fact that as a noun, it literally means 'something that is small'.

What 

A

Joke.

[Barry Cade]

Wonder if there will be a lawsuit against the MG owners club , or if Rimmer Bros have just designed  a line of "MG Small" badges to replace the originals. Can't be MG Mini  there..

 

[comfortablynumb]

And what of midget racers? 

[ruffgeezer]

5 minutes ago, comfortablynumb said:

And what of midget racers? 

They'll have to use a booster cushion.

[EyesWeldedShut]

2 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

We have to share the roads with these idiots.

All four as bad or worse.  No surprises there's two child seats in the back.

If it was a silver Cuntyman on a 21 plate then it was in Morrisons at Aberystywth a few months back - front seats full of smeg, back seats full of kiddie shite.  Mrs. EWS and myself were both agog (n.b. not Gog as in the Welsh Gogs - that's them up N. Wales)

I guess chances are it's just another PCP Bini coming up to the three year mark......

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Thinking about how the word 'midget' is now deemed to be offensive,  I wonder if clothes which are XXL will be renamed 'for people who aren't thin'? 

[Dyslexic Viking]

32 minutes ago, Dick Cheeseburger said:

clothes which are XXL will be renamed

Fat Bastard?

[Dyslexic Viking]

And I don't understand why people have to get hung up on everything and be offended by everything these days.

[High Jetter]

29 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Fat Bastard?

Sizeist? 😁

[Wibble]

7 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Sizeist? 😁

Just label everything as “Is this your size?”, on every size and no one can take offence. Might make the queue for the fitting rooms a bit slow mind🙂

[sheffcortinacentre]

34 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And I don't understand why people have to get hung up on everything and be offended by everything these days.

Another way to be recognised.

People can't understand that only a handful can be famous the rest of us are just plain old ordinary.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And I don't understand why people have to get hung up on everything and be offended by everything these days.

They haven't read the Desiderata and taken it as a creed.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Fat Bastard?

It worked for Mike Myers! 

[maxxo]

grandparents picasso broke down today

this car

the clutch release baring has been making a very exciting sound all week, and i told them not to drive it

but popping 2 miles down the road to go shopping doesn't count apparently

clutch pedal is rock solid about halfway down and feeling very broken, no chance at all of doing anything with that

anyway he rang me to come and rescue him, bear in mind i live 15 or so miles from them, and 17 ish miles from the breakdown point, and i know their car has a questionable battery

the one thing i said a few times on the phone was if you're sat with the hazards on leave the engine running

once i fought rush hour traffic and got there, he was indeed sat with the hazards on, i noted dim looking hazards and dim headlights on too

great, so sat there in the car with not the best battery with both the hazards on and the headlights on with the engine off......great

anyway set about towing him back home, i tried to start the picasso but nothing just one turn and a click

i said multiple times you are going to have to stand on the brakes to get the car to stop as there is no servo assistance, cue a confused look

i said drive the XM and i'll be in the picasso

"i can't drive it, it's an automatic and i don't know how to"

fine so we set about driving home

100m down the road, stopped at the lights, very very slowly stopped and BANG, rear ended the XM

alright fine, whatever

almost back at their house, had to stop for traffic and unfortunately had to stop in a way that wasn't like an atlantic cruise liner but not fast

no slowing down from him at all

BANG into the XM

BANG again, i couldn't move forward as there was a car infront of me

 

the grump is, he took his foot off the brake when he said the pedal felt different

 

anyway, done a good job on their bumper, really not looking too good

XM well had a look, can't really see much at all maybe a few little marks

so yes, that was my day

first time i've ever properly towed, so was really taking car to make it as smooth as possible

in hindsight i think i'd have picked up a solid bar on the way from halfords or somewhere and done it that way

 

TLDR, helped someone, got rammed up the arse

[High Jetter]

43 minutes ago, maxxo said:

TLDR, helped someone, got rammed up the arse by my grandparents

That's unusual 🤣

[Metal Guru]

9 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Funny enough...

I think it was Stephen Fry that said "you're offended, so fucking what?"

About time we stopped pandering to these pathetic morons 

Can we still eat shortbread?

[Pieman]

3 hours ago, maxxo said:

the clutch release baring has been making a very exciting sound all week, and i told them not to drive it

but popping 2 miles down the road to go shopping doesn't count apparently

I'd have stopped helping at that point.  Anyone who displays me any degree of "fuck off, I know better than you so don't give me advice" gets told to shove it.

[andyberg]

Following on from my previous post….

BAH HUMBUG Hong Kong

[EyesWeldedShut]

11 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And I don't understand why people have to get hung up on everything and be offended by everything these days.

Social media apes the journalistic media - Outrage Sells?

"If it bleeds, it leads" however, replaced as dead kittens offend.
So may my use of
'bleeds' (men who identify as woman cannot menstruate and may take offence there),
'leads' (PETA will be in on that one)
'it' (gender neutral pronoun is they, apparently, not it - he, she, they?)

So I actually should only say "If ....."?

 

[Remspoor]

RE: HP printers.

 

[Remspoor]

London lights  up for Christmas....before Guy Fawkes night.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c4g2rpyxpn6o

[maxxo]

Decided to have a little break from driving and take the train

only one stop down the line

ah yes a 13 minute delay as it’s a bit damp

should be fun

[myglaren]

Wasn't aware that they still ran trains to Whitby.

[maxxo]

1 minute ago, myglaren said:

Wasn't aware that they still ran trains to Whitby.

Seemingly they do, I bet that’s a faff 

[Metal Guru]

15 minutes ago, myglaren said:

Wasn't aware that they still ran trains to Whitby.

The normal train goes via / from Middlesbrough.. The North York Moors railway (preservation) , goes from Pickering but stops at Grosmont where it connects with the normal train.