Boghead ranter Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Ed Smith, former England Cricketer, wrote a very good book called “Luck” where amongst other things he debunks the idea of needing to be “the team that wants it more”. “Wanting it” is good to a point but actually being desperate is more likely to mean you freeze under pressure. @wastecoatwilly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 People who press the button umpteen times at a pelican crossing as if that changes the lights any quicker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Highland Capital said: People who press the button umpteen times at a pelican crossing as if that changes the lights any quicker. It changes quicker than if you don't push the button at all and is far, far less moronic than using the word "umpteen". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Highland Capital said: People who press the button umpteen times at a pelican crossing as if that changes the lights any quicker. People who flash their headlights at traffic lights to get them to change quicker on approach also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 People who love to dish it out but can’t take it. They tend to be the worst people in society. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Thorongil said: People who love to dish it out but can’t take it. They tend to be the worst people in society. Bit harsh on one handed waiters 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 2 hours ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Bit harsh on one handed waiters 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 14 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Ed Smith, former England Cricketer, wrote a very good book called “Luck” where amongst other things he debunks the idea of needing to be “the team that wants it more”. “Wanting it” is good to a point but actually being desperate is more likely to mean you freeze under pressure. Of course, particularly in adverse situations within a game. A cool head and a confidence to continue to carry out a game plan is far more valuable than allowing the emotion of ‘wanting it’ to take over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 Keep a monkey, a tiger, a bear, a crocodile or some other exotic animal as a pet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Keep a monkey, a tiger, a bear, a crocodile or some other exotic animal as a pet.^^^ Joe Exotic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Highland Capital said: Keep a monkey, a tiger, a bear, a crocodile or some other exotic animal as a pet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 "You can't take it with you!" Aye, but you can use it to pay your debts rather than spunking it on shite you're never going to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, DiegoDiego said: "You can't take it with you!" Aye, but you can use it to pay your debts rather than spunking it on shite you're never going to use. Aye, but that's nowhere near as fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Aye, but that's nowhere near as fun. Absolutely, but the person who sparked my post then complains about struggling to pay her bills. There's no quantumly linked facsimile-cake somewhere else in the universe which you can have while you dine on the one in front of you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 My sister in law is like that. The kids are done out in the best gear paying an absolute fortune for it, the pair of them have thousands of pounds worth of ink on their body and they change their entire livingroom on a regular basis yet the minute something important goes wrong in the house, even something as minor as the washing machine packing in, it's the "God we really can't afford this to happen right now". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Spending a quarter of a century insisting that "it's coming home". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Complain that self checkout machines take away jobs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Complain that self checkout machines take away jobs. Is there nothing in this though? I have always somewhat lazily assumed it to be true, but I was in Stenny ASDA the other day and they have changed it so where there used to be probably a dozen manned checkouts there are now only about 3 and it now has the highest ratio of self checkouts I can think of seeing. I dont see how that can fail to result in job cuts?Eta, even if we are not directly there yet, its the thin end of the wedge 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Torpar said: Complain that self checkout machines take away jobs. They take away unwanted social interaction and let me buy haemorrhoid cream and johnnies without embarrassment. That's worth a few livelihoods. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 minute ago, coprolite said: They take away unwanted social interaction and let me buy haemorrhoid cream and johnnies without embarrassment. That's worth a few livelihoods. Same but with me its my lipstick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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