The grumpy thread

[Wilko220]

From yesterday's London Evening Standard. Supposedly an award-winning motoring journalist and can't even work out how to describe a Reliant properly.

 

[freebird]

  Wilko220 said:

From yesterday's London Evening Standard. Supposedly an award-winning motoring journalist and can't even work out how to describe a Reliant properly.

 

Who the fuck are the IAM anyway? Does anybody really give a shit who they are? Its like getting an award off the the Society of Turd polishers.

Anybody who gets an award off the IAM has come to the attention of them through the kind of motoring journalism that serves only one particular demographic, the cloth capped old fart who buys a car on its NCAP rating and whether he can fit the driving gloves in the glovebox while his wife holds the Yorkshire terrier on her lap.

To wit, the kind of people we hope to God we will NEVER be.

I hope that puts his efforts into a greater perspective...

PS: UPS are massive c***ts.

[Rod/b]

Grump of the day: Cunts who stereotype IAM members.

[freebird]

  Rod/b said:

Grump of the day: Cunts who stereotype IAM members.

Get the lil Lego man out of the wheelchair fella...

[Guest]

  freebird said:

  Rod/b said:

Grump of the day: Cunts who stereotype IAM members.

Get the lil Lego man out of the wheelchair fella...

 

GRUMP OF THE DAY : The use of the contraction "l'il" in forum posts, which is fucking cringeworthy even in Septic land. It's LITTLE, for fuck's sake!

[freebird]

  watanabe said:

  freebird said:

  Rod/b said:

Grump of the day: Cunts who stereotype IAM members.

Get the lil Lego man out of the wheelchair fella...

 

GRUMP OF THE DAY : The use of the contraction "l'il" in forum posts, which is fucking cringeworthy even in Septic land. It's LITTLE, for fuck's sake!

GRUMP OF THE DAY: The pedantic and the smug.

If I want to use "Iil" instead of "little" I fucking well will.

On such a diverse forum where the literate, semi literate and the downright thick rub shoulders, its hardly anything to get your knickers in a twist about, is it.

Now fuck off and whinge about something important.

Thank you.

[M'coli]

Grump of the day - those who fail to realise this is both the grumpy and pedantic thread. If you wish to use "American" English, then please fuck off to the Americas - we speak, and write, in English over here.

[Cavcraft]

People who don't end their posts with 'thankyou'

[Richard]

  freebird said:

GRUMP OF THE DAY: The pedantic and the smug.

If I want to use "Iil" instead of "little" I fucking well will.

On such a diverse forum where the literate, semi literate and the downright thick rub shoulders, its hardly anything to get your knickers in a twist about, is it.

Now fuck off and whinge about something important.

Thank you.

 

it's

[freebird]

  Cavette said:

People who don't end their posts with 'thankyou'

Im just trying to be polite.

Anyway,I have to confess that a small amount of bear baiting works wonders in getting the seige mentality enthusiasts out for a run.

Even better when it flies nice and straight over their heads.

Thank you.

[freebird]

Even worse are those absolute c**ts who over use those "smilies".

I mean, do they REALLY need to use them?

[freebird]

  Richard said:

  freebird said:

GRUMP OF THE DAY: The pedantic and the smug.

If I want to use "Iil" instead of "little" I fucking well will.

On such a diverse forum where the literate, semi literate and the downright thick rub shoulders, its hardly anything to get your knickers in a twist about, is it.

Now fuck off and whinge about something important.

Thank you.

 

Tits

EFA.

[Bobthebeard]

Gosh, is everyone on here grumpy today? I just found out that a close friend died last Thursday. He was 61. He and his wife sold everything they owned to move to a Greek island and live the dream. He lived the dream for less than three years and died of a massive heart attack. His wife is shattered. As are his friends.

A wake up call! Stop whining about stuff that doesn't matter?

Maybe.

No smilies or American speak here.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

You know a forum is struggling when you get a page of the regulars bickering over each others fucking grammar! 0.2/10

[Bobthebeard]

  Mr_Bo11ox said:

You know a forum is struggling when you get a page of the regulars bickering over each others fucking grammar! 0.2/10

 

Sorry Mr B. Bad news grump.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

No need to apologise to me bob, or indeed at all! Stand at ease

[Bobthebeard]

  Mr_Bo11ox said:

You know a forum is struggling when you get a page of the regulars bickering over each others fucking grammar! 0.2/10

 

+1

[Guest]

  Bobthebeard said:

Gosh, is everyone on here grumpy today? I just found out that a close friend died last Thursday. He was 61. He and his wife sold everything they owned to move to a Greek island and live the dream. He lived the dream for less than three years and died of a massive heart attack. His wife is shattered. As are his friends.

A wake up call! Stop whining about stuff that doesn't matter?

Maybe.

No smilies or American speak here.

 

Appropriate use of thread detected.

[Bobthebeard]

  watanabe said:

  Bobthebeard said:

Gosh, is everyone on here grumpy today? I just found out that a close friend died last Thursday. He was 61. He and his wife sold everything they owned to move to a Greek island and live the dream. He lived the dream for less than three years and died of a massive heart attack. His wife is shattered. As are his friends.

A wake up call! Stop whining about stuff that doesn't matter?

Maybe.

No smilies or American speak here.

 

Appropriate use of thread detected.

 

[Mr Lobster]

Audi drivers living up to the traditional stereotype -

 

Coming up the M6 this evening a newish A4 / A5 in white joins the motorway and obviously pulls straight into the third lane. Then proceeds to do a bit of tailgating, a bit of undertaking using both of the other two lanes and generally driving like a cock. Nothing new or surprising there.

 

But what I wonder is this - is there something in the DNA of newish Audi drivers that makes them like this or does it just happen when they get behind the wheel.

 

And do they at anytime whilst driving like a knobgargler think to themselves 'Hang on, what am I doing, I really do drive like a dick'

 

Seemingly not.

[trigger]

Is it just me or is the Autoshite facebook page getting a little over bearing lately?.

[Spiny Norman]

  trigger said:

Is it just me or is the Autoshite facebook page getting a little over bearing lately?.

 

I was wondering if someone else was going to mention this, I noticed a distinct change in 'ambience' over the last couple of weeks too.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Just turn off notifications and job's a good un. I don't mind them, as it breaks the monotony of Greek politics posts which clutter my newsfeed.

[trigger]

I've just left the group, Had enough now.

[warren t claim]

  studebaker hawk said:

  trigger said:

Is it just me or is the Autoshite facebook page getting a little over bearing lately?.

 

I was wondering if someone else was going to mention this, I noticed a distinct change in 'ambience' over the last couple of weeks too.

 

Sorry if it's me causing it.

 

Anyway, tomorrow is the funeral for the father of WTC_BIRD. I've just tallied up that out of my last four wives/girlfriends I've had to cope with the deaths of one or more of the parents of three of the aforementioned ladies. I should be getting used to it by now. By shocking coincidence I've owned a black car every time.

[trigger]

  warren t claim said:

Sorry if it's me causing it.

 

It's not you mate. Hope tomorrow goes as well as a funeral can for you.

[Spiny Norman]

I don't always know who's who over there because most people use their real names but I don't think the problems are down to any of the regulars on here, there seems to be a few Pistonheads types joining up who just don't seem to be on the same wavelength.

 

Luckily one of the few plus points of Facebook is a really useful one click 'ignore/fuck off' button which totally removes another individual's lifestyle and opinions from view, as I discovered the other day.

[autofive]

is it alex daniels who "likes" phil collins?

 

incldently on April 22

he posted:

 

Fish and chips for dinner.

 

and this attracted 9 likes and 3 comments

 

 

 

I really, really, really love facebook

[trigger]

I'm as guilty (If not more) as the next man for posting shite on there but it does make me laugh and it does have it uses.

[Guest]

  trigger said:

I've just left the group, Had enough now.

 

Thank Christ, thought it was just me. Not leaving, just not posting on it much any more. It fills up too quickly with pointless crap that was never interesting or special in the first place. I don't want to look at a fucked Corsa or Metro - BORING! If that's what being an Autoshitiest is, I'm not one. I'm not an inverted snob.

 

Also, there's a couple of PH mongs that are really battering my swede.

 

I can't get Firefox to update, in other news. The extensions are whinging about being vulnerable and the updates won't install without McCuntingAfee [even if the check box is turned off] so that can fuck off too - it won't play anything in YouTube. It won't display Facebook either, although in many ways that's a blessed relief.

 

I've been through all of them now, stuck with IE8, the only bloody browser that will log on to Autoshite. At the moment I have the choice of my Dell, which is chronically slow and basically falling to pieces [the CD drive hasn't worked for about 18 months], the machine SCTSH_ANDY built which is so dementedly stressed it falls over and refuses to boot if you dare install a program on it [he's rebuilt it 3 times], and my netbook, which is even slower, is gradually getting fucked up the arsehole by Chrome and has fallen to pieces.

 

Basically, computers are shit and I can't be arsed with them.