The grumpy thread

[Cavcraft]

Is Frankie Boyle the Scottish geezer?He's properly funny and worth watching the programme alone.

[Guest]

I quite liked Simon Amstell on NMTB, I still think it's a mega shame Mark Lamarr left though, he made me chuckle

*sigh* those were the days...

Some years ago on Paramount, I watched a Mark Lamarr standup show filmed in Bracknell of all places, it was exceptionally funny.Agreed Amstell was very funny and close to the knuckle. Frankie Boyle on Mock The Week gets me "shock-ROFL'ing" in a similar manner.

+1

[Mr Lobster]

Last night, driving home along a 50mph limit single carriageway that runs through the countryside. I'm in a Transit doing about 45-50. I catch up with an early Mazda Eunos doing about 30-35. Theres nothing else around in either direction so I indicate, overtake and leaving a decent gap pull back in. Nothing wrong there I would have thought.Mr Eunos driver obviously thinks differently and starts flashing and gesticulating like a crazy fool. WTF?Has overtaking become illegal or something?

[M'coli]

Nah, you just spoiled his view.

[Negative Creep]

Last night, driving home along a 50mph limit single carriageway that runs through the countryside. I'm in a Transit doing about 45-50. I catch up with an early Mazda Eunos doing about 30-35. Theres nothing else around in either direction so I indicate, overtake and leaving a decent gap pull back in. Nothing wrong there I would have thought.Mr Eunos driver obviously thinks differently and starts flashing and gesticulating like a crazy fool. WTF?Has overtaking become illegal or something?

Happens quite a lot, but I'm surprised at that one as MX5s tend to be very well driven cars

[Guest]

Overtaking slow cars on single carriageway roads can lead some puzzling reactions from drivers - if they're going slower than you and you can get around safely without affecting anyone else, what's the big deal? It won't affect anything - you can carry on going fast, they can carry on going slowly.One that gets me is a particular 40mph road where people pull out from side roads and then start accelerating to catch up to the 40mph limit. Because it's a wide road, I tend to just indicate around them whilst they're trying to get up to speed so I can keep going at 40mph and they can take as long as they want to get up to speed. Sometimes they will then see the car going past them and floor it and/or get angry - what's the point? If I can get round without affecting you, why shouldn't I? Shouldn't have pulled out on a car you can see would have to slow down anyway, you'd have failed your test on it. Morons.

[Spottedlaurel]

.....but I'm surprised at that one as MX5s tend to be very well driven cars

I’ll be the judge of that tomorrow, after spending a day with Scrapman in his MX5 at the Marham track day thing...

[mk1_4dr]

Frankie Boyle is obscenly funny on Mock the Week, I actually cry with laughter.Lamarr is still on Radio2 late night on fridays for GodsJukebox, highlight of my week Or and to keep it grumpy, Corden is a dick gobbling numpty. Its obviously a type of humour I just don't 'get'

[Gompo]

People watch Mock the Week, and think it's funny??

 

I watched the first one thinking it might be a bit like when HIGNFY was good, it was nothing like it and wank. Have on the off chance seen 5 mins now-and-then since, still wank. Frankie Boyle can be ok admittedly, but the other regulars easily cancel him out.

 

What happened to proper quiz shows by the way? Why havent we got 15 to 1 or something similar anymore? A quiz with questions and not a lot else, rather than shit 'tension' moments or bollocks about each contestant.

[garycox]

Mock the Week is utter shit. Just a load of unfunny idiots doing impressions of politicians. Even people who are usually quite amusing are rubbish when they go on there.Even that Frankie Boyle's a right smug twat, I'd like to kick his face off.

[Milford Cubicle]

I find it pretty unbearable too. Especially this gurning unfunny Radio 4 comedy-voiced troll.

 

 

If you RAISE THE PITCH of your VOICE it makes things FUNNIER.

[Angrydicky]

I find it pretty unbearable too. Especially this gurning unfunny Radio 4 comedy-voiced troll.

 

 

If you RAISE THE PITCH of your VOICE it makes things FUNNIER.

+1

[andrew e]

Payment protection? Read this...

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8282264.stm

 

Try the www.moneysavingexpert.com - you might need to swap this thread to the cheerfull one Barkin.

[dollywobbler]

I like Mock the Week actually. Sorry.Banks can piss right off though. If only it was possible to live without them.

[RedSparrow]

Bloody Banks - I know they're in trouble, but they have now resorted to pinching my money as well. Just going through my statement on line and found two payments that shouldn't be there.One for an insurance (with them) that was replaced a few months ago by another insurance (with them). What a surprise, because the direct debit is only a few pence different and they are taken about two weeks apart I hadn't noticed them continuing to take the old one as well as the new one.The other one maked as a card payment, for card protection, again this appears to be for a card protection insurance with them, that I'm not aware I've ever signed up to. (Does it protect me against them?) I have rung the contact centre to firstly be told that their system is down so they can't access the direct debit info, then put through to card payments to be told that I need to speak to somebody else, on Monday.Still I'm only about £100 down, thank goodness for the 0.1% interest they are currently paying on my savings. I suppose this means a morning or afternoon off work to go in and argue with them, again.

I have had similar from Twatwest. It appears they 'upgraded' my account to advantage gold without telling me. And charge £12.50 a month for a load of shit like holiday insurance which I never even knew about (I don't get back statements, just check things occasionally online). Today I am writing them a letter saying I want all the money back with interest within 28 days or I'll close my account.

[Milford Cubicle]

Cheers HBOS, it's not like I'm struggling at the moment.

 

 

I didn't realise how much they'd taken until I looked at the breakdown.

Has anybody managed to get these charges reversed? They're fucking criminal.

[RedSparrow]

Cheers HBOS, it's not like I'm struggling at the moment.

 

 

I didn't realise how much they'd taken until I looked at the breakdown.

Has anybody managed to get these charges reversed? They're fucking criminal.

I used that conkers claims lot off the telly for me credit cards. Took about a year but was £400 better off, which as we all know is enough to buy 2 cars.

 

Edit to add this:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/bank-charges

Seems everyone is waiting for this test case to happen. Id imagine it will be delayed as long as possible as it will cost the banks millions in payouts.

[pogweasel]

Cheers HBOS, it's not like I'm struggling at the moment.

 

 

I didn't realise how much they'd taken until I looked at the breakdown.

Has anybody managed to get these charges reversed? They're fucking criminal.

Yup.

I got hit with 7 in one month, because I didn't get paid at all for 4 months, so it all went tits up, I phoned the bank (nationwide) and told them it was bollocks and a pointless exercise and they waived them, on the proviso it didn't happen again.

[Milford Cubicle]

Cheers for the information, I'll give them some hassle next week.It's the first time I've had this kind of trouble with them, so hopefully they'll be alright about it.

[dollywobbler]

Tracey Emin. Talentless, mouthy gobshite and now she wants to escape the taxes in this country by emigrating. The only good she did was paying her taxes! Piss off and don't come back.

[Negative Creep]

Our area manager keeps turning up at work. Now I actually don't mind my job and get on with everyone there. It's busy, but largely chilled out and friendly. Sadly this weapons grade bell end keeps turning up and stressing everyone out with his stupid initiatives and constant moaning. I've never actually spoken to him properly as the only time he's talked to me is to have a go.Sadly it seems to be that to get that far in management, you just have to be a complete prick with no idea how things work in the real world. Still, 6 weeks today and I'm off so not all bad!

[Arragonis]

Our area manager keeps turning up at work. Now I actually don't mind my job and get on with everyone there. It's busy, but largely chilled out and friendly. Sadly this weapons grade bell end keeps turning up and stressing everyone out with his stupid initiatives and constant moaning. I've never actually spoken to him properly as the only time he's talked to me is to have a go.Sadly it seems to be that to get that far in management, you just have to be a complete prick with no idea how things work in the real world. Still, 6 weeks today and I'm off so not all bad!

I think this is called Seagull management. My Mrs seems to be on a mission to practice it at home for any even she hasn't personally managed and initiated...

[Mr Lobster]

'Dame' Ellen McArthur. " I'm giving up sailing to become an eco warrier and promote an eco friendly lifestyle". Just fuck off will you. I don't give half a fuck for you or your opinions so just piss off and have a preferably fatal sailing accident you sour faced cow.

[Cavcraft]

Roadwars/P.C.A/the ilk;.I like the presenter (Boardman?) and I will admit to liking the programme in general as I like to laugh at some of the chavs who appear on it. BUT......wtf is going on when they chase some light fingered twats, capture their every move and subsequent crash and arrest on camera then at the end tell you Kevin Mcshittleface got 20 minutes community service and his mate was let off due to insufficient evidence?

[ashmicro]

Ellen McArthurd pisses me off too. I'm sure we all saw the videos of her gurning her face off while sailing around the world. WTF was she doing out of the kitchen?And Frankie Boyle is a potrridge-munching gwar who pinches his jokes off sickipedia.

[ashmicro]

Roadwars/P.C.A/the ilk;.I like the presenter (Boardman?) and I will admit to liking the programme in general as I like to laugh at some of the chavs who appear on it. BUT......wtf is going on when they chase some light fingered twats, capture their every move and subsequent crash and arrest on camera then at the end tell you Kevin Mcshittleface got 20 minutes community service and his mate was let off due to insufficient evidence?

+21

[warren t claim]

And Frankie Boyle is a potrridge-munching gwar who pinches his jokes off sickipedia.

And speaking of sikipedia:I'm not normally suspicious, but the wife told me yesterday that Gavin from Autoglass came round and injected his special resin into her crack.She hasn't even got a car.Hot joke of the day from them.

[andrew e]

I love road wars becauseI spot the takeways I use at work in slough Dame Ellen? I hope somebody lends her Kirsty McCols speedboat.

[warren t claim]

I love road wars becauseI spot the takeways I use at work in slough Dame Ellen? I hope somebody lends her Kirsty McCols speedboat.

[pogweasel]

That 'Roadwars' does irritate me for exactly the same reasons. Having handed over thousands in penalties down the years for very petty offences (endless parking tickets, SP30/60's, untaxed vehicle yadda yadda), it's pretty galling when you see some drunk, uninsured, unlicensed child get off with a £60 fine for driving like an utter twunthole.