DA Baracus Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Signing a receipt?! That shit stopped about 20 years ago! Also you can use your debit card for transactions. Not sure why there is an emphasis on credit cards in the discussion. I've just done so in Morrisons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Stand up comedy is absolute fucking dogshit. Do you remember Skippy the Bush kangaroo? No, but I do remember the last shite comedian I saw going on about it you utter c**t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 17 hours ago, Snafu said: But what about the aftermath? Do you carry on doing what you are doing with a smile and a cheeky wink? "a smile and an iffy stink" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, Snafu said: Such a misused word is the word rustic. It's so fake to use it to sell badly made shite furniture and house garnishings such as pots and plates. Shabby chic is another. Why pretend to make a piece of badly made furniture look worn through scrubbing some paint of it when you can buy superior worn hard wearing furniture by auction or through charity shops like BHF or Blythswood. Examples of shit rustic furniture is the Corona range pretend Mexican style Under close examination there are gaps between joints, hinges are small and weak likely not suitable for continual use. Wood is chunky and easily damaged, also the storage space is limited having been taken up by thick pieces of wood that are unsuitable for the job of being furniture. I've sold and put together that shite, the wood's like sponge, if you rest your phone on the surface it will leave a dent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Snafu said: Its ironic that genuine aged furniture isn't rustic enough for these wanks who prefer to buy the concept badly made shite. 'patinated retro-chic' is the phrase you're struggling for and, yes, you're right. It is shite. I actually started railing against this rubbish when I rented a flat in Hoxton Square in 1982 and the furniture factory next door churned out reproduction chairs and tables in some 18th C style with green leather inlays and 'antiqued' mahogany finishes. A shame on the British furniture industry. And on British consumers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: All made from young chinese timber usually as well. Certainly not like normal pine, much softer and incredibly light which is nice if you're delivering it and manage somehow not to dent it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Snafu said: The phrasing is not mine and I'm not struggling . The word rustic is also thrown about to describe food or anything else that is imagined to be rugged and or earthy in a cloud cuckoo land kind of way. Its like describing the highlands of Scotland a scene of rustic natural beauty when it obviously isn't natural having been shaped for use by centuries of land ownership and resource stripping. I just don't see the point of painting a piece of furniture then taking sandpaper to it. It looks shit. It would probably be a bit darker if it looked like a shit... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 People aren’t entitled to their own opinion, if their opinion is total shite and completely wrong. The argument “well, it’s my opinion” is not valid if you’re completely incorrect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 47 minutes ago, NJ2 said: People aren’t entitled to their own opinion, if their opinion is total shite and completely wrong. The argument “well, it’s my opinion” is not valid if you’re completely incorrect. A lot of people don't understand the difference between opinion and fact. One is subjective, the other objective. "Strawberries taste nice." is an opinion and one which anybody is entitled to. Just as others are entitled to disagree. "Strawberries are a fruit." is a fact. Opinion doesn't come into it and if you think otherwise, you're simply wrong. Of course, in Trump's post-truth "alternative facts" world, the rules have changed somewhat. Dumb b*****ds everywhere can state the most unimaginable shite and think they're "entitled' to do so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Shotgun said: A lot of people don't understand the difference between opinion and fact. One is subjective, the other objective. "Strawberries taste nice." is an opinion and one which anybody is entitled to. Just as others are entitled to disagree. "Strawberries are a fruit." is a fact. Opinion doesn't come into it and if you think otherwise, you're simply wrong Oh to live in your simple, B&W, binary world. Add this to your coarse-grained 'there's a clear line between facts and opinions' myopia and see what results: Rangers are shite Rangers are deid 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 15 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Oh to live in your simple, B&W, binary world. Add this to your coarse-grained 'there's a clear line between facts and opinions' myopia and see what results: Rangers are shite Rangers are deid I've a feeling I'm going to regret asking this but how would you define 'facts' versus 'opinions' and in what way is there not a clear line between them? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Shotgun said: A lot of people don't understand the difference between opinion and fact. One is subjective, the other objective 1 minute ago, Shotgun said: How would you define 'facts' versus 'opinions' and in what way is there not a clear line between them? You're the Factmeister, matey. You simply draw the lines and I laugh at them. Go on then...in your simpleton world...(and one apposite to our forum) conjure the statements I made and divide them in to fact and/or opinion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 minute ago, The_Kincardine said: You're the Factmeister, matey. You simply draw the lines and I laugh at them. Go on then...in your simpleton world...(and one apposite to our forum) conjure the statements I made and divide them in to fact and/or opinion. Sigh. Well, the first statement 'Rangers are shite' is an opinion. Do we agree on that at least? As for the second, 'Rangers are deid', I simply don't know enough about the legalities of the case to know whether this is a fact or not. Many of the posters on this forum say it is a fact but that doesn't in and of itself make it one. There are many people, including the ones who make the rules who say it is not a fact, and in the cosmic scheme of things, that carries more weight. Therefore, based on my admittedly limited knowledge of the topic, I'm going to go with that statement being opinion too. To be clear though - me not knowing whether 'Rangers are deid' is a fact or not, does not change whether it 'is' a fact or not. 'Rangers Football Club play in the Scottish Premiership' is a fact, not an opinion. The dictionary is quite clear on the difference between 'fact' and 'opinion.' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Shotgun said: The dictionary is quite clear on the difference between 'fact' and 'opinion.' Only a scoundrel would would use a dictionary as a 'get out of jail' card. Dr Johnson's dictionary, the first 'famous' one, was a work of fact and fancy...a bit like your posts. To quote Molesworth, "as any fule kno" there is a broad and grey area between objective fact and perceived reality. I'm dredging up my memory from doing philosophy in the early 80s but that's what made David Hume, God rest is soul in Calton Cemetery, a genius with his statement that, "axioms are not self-evident truths, they are fundamentally unprovable assumption". Edited December 20, 2018 by The_Kincardine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Well, I did first ask how you would define 'facts' versus 'opinions' but you declined to answer. If you really don't think there's a difference then we're done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/16/2018 at 17:02, Snafu said: Such a misused word is the word rustic. Home improvement centers selling badly made shite furniture and house garnishings such as pots and plates with the concept of Shabby chic or rustic. Why pretend to make a piece of badly made furniture look worn through scrubbing some paint of it when you can buy superior worn hard wearing furniture by auction or through charity shops like BHF or Blythswood. Examples of shit rustic furniture is the Corona range pretend Mexican style Under close examination there are gaps between joints, hinges are small and weak likely not suitable for continual use. Wood is chunky and easily damaged, also the storage space is limited having been taken up by thick pieces of wood that are unsuitable for the job of being furniture. When the wife and I were starting out our bedroom "furniture" was the canvas and wood shite out of Argos. Over the years we've had a succession of shite stuff like that above but when we moved to this house she put her foot down and demanded a custom made set from Sterling. Nearly £4k and I paid through gritted teeth but I have to admit it was worth it. You can turn the drawers over and stand on them, the whole thing is solid and weighs a ton. Also lifetime guarantee so any scratches or dings get fixed by them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Rangers died. This is a fact. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 People who are committment phobic in their personal lives shouldn't be trusted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Rangers died. This is a fact. Popular Opinions Thread for this pish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 36 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Rangers died. This is a fact. Indisputable facts thread for this pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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