aener Posted November 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 11:53 AM, monkeyseemonkeydo said: Joe Biden wanting to be President. Expand Consider him a martyr, I guess? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Morris Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 10:06 AM, Ross McArthur said: You forgot this... "I don’t understand what you’ve done and why you’ve done it... and I’ve now watched it three times. You seem to have cut a tube apart and stuck patches inside it. How, I don’t understand?!?" The foam stops the tube from pinching so hard between the rim and a wall. What's not to get? Expand From memory, rather than putting something between the tyre and tube, he actually cut the tube open and put something inside the tube then sealed the tube back up? Seems crazy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 I don't get athletics, the whole commitment of training to shave off half a second or add a few cms just seems crazy. I get enjoying running and jumping and climbing but the competitive aspect just seems boring. Especially shotput, who knows why someone would get involved in that in the 21st century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 11:53 AM, monkeyseemonkeydo said: These, but particularly the 'professional' ones that clearly have like several broadcast quality cameras etc. involved and you get awful canned laughter to boot. Another politicy one to balance out the Trump hate: Joe Biden wanting to be President. Trump's an arse but an arse who has spent his life trying to be as famous as possible and literally sticking his name on anything he can. Him wanting to be president makes sense to me. Joe Biden is a multi millionaire and 77 years old. He must have grandkids and maybe great grandkids but he wants to waste some of that last years of his life (when he should've already retired like 20 years ago on a nice healthy US government pension) stressing about viruses, global financial ruin and warzones. Mental. Expand Ah yes, that reminds me - the Biden sniffing children / women thing. I don't understand that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 2:18 PM, bikeperson45 said: I don't get athletics, the whole commitment of training to shave off half a second or add a few cms just seems crazy. I get enjoying running and jumping and climbing but the competitive aspect just seems boring. Especially shotput, who knows why someone would get involved in that in the 21st century. Expand I would say it's the opposite for me, I don't understand the enjoyment of running, apart from things like 100m where you try and be faster than everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Cyclocross. Wtf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 3:02 PM, manuel said: Cyclocross. Wtf. Expand I very much enjoy the 'wheel tractor fork' there Think it's already been mentioned but fishing, definitely. I would also agree on the silly exhausts and the current fad of the farty ones (think mostly DSG boxes?). People who argue on twitter (or any social media for that matter). People who ring up to complain about TV shows. People. I've probably got a load more that I'll add another time too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 These people 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Morris Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 3:59 PM, J.KYDD said: These people Expand The earlier they do it, the more I hate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 11:53 AM, monkeyseemonkeydo said: These, but particularly the 'professional' ones that clearly have like several broadcast quality cameras etc. involved and you get awful canned laughter to boot. Another politicy one to balance out the Trump hate: Joe Biden wanting to be President. Trump's an arse but an arse who has spent his life trying to be as famous as possible and literally sticking his name on anything he can. Him wanting to be president makes sense to me. Joe Biden is a multi millionaire and 77 years old. He must have grandkids and maybe great grandkids but he wants to waste some of that last years of his life (when he should've already retired like 20 years ago on a nice healthy US government pension) stressing about viruses, global financial ruin and warzones. Mental. Expand I feel like I've seen the Biden thing quite a lot with volunteer and charity groups, there are quite often older men who's motive seems to be wanting to create some sort of legacy since death is approaching and they're rushing to give something back. I did just compare America to a charity group, no regrets. On 11/27/2020 at 3:00 PM, MadManMike said: I would say it's the opposite for me, I don't understand the enjoyment of running, apart from things like 100m where you try and be faster than everyone else. Expand Maybe I'm so competitive it renders me as not competitive because my thought process is if I'm not winning a gold medal at the Olympics for the 100m then I can skip it. What I like about trials is even a beginner can do something cool, but athletic events don't really have that factor to them. Or maybe I'm just bitter because Harry beat me at the 100m during year 11 sportsday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 4:53 PM, bikeperson45 said: I feel like I've seen the Biden thing quite a lot with volunteer and charity groups, there are quite often older men who's motive seems to be wanting to create some sort of legacy since death is approaching and they're rushing to give something back. I did just compare America to a charity group, no regrets. Expand He's been in politics in some form for something like 45 years. Think his son's dying wish was that he ran for president or something like that. Part of it is no doubt the power side of it, but he does just seem to be one of those people who have that draw to some form of public service. The lives of he and his family would have been a lot easier if he'd just retired after being Obama's VP, so it seems they're all on board with it. I guess removing Donald Trump from office was quite a big draw too... More on topic: something that baffles me every time I see them at the supermarket are the magazines that seem to pretend soaps are real life. It's just insane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 5:49 PM, Mark W said: More on topic: something that baffles me every time I see them at the supermarket are the magazines that seem to pretend soaps are real life. It's just insane. Expand Related to this, people getting really fixated on particular celebrities and what they're doing or wearing. People also get that way with football teams, which is pretty weird too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillermo M. Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Xbox Series S/X is much better than Ps5 but seems people keeps buying more PlayStations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 If I was going to buy either I'd be getting the PS5...I've played on an X-Box once and hated the controller setup and that put me off them completely (irrational I'm sure). I've always had Playstations so I think I have a brand loyalty that I don't with the X-Box...I imagine a lot of the people buying the new PS5 might be similar. I don't even know the specs of each and I wouldn't even read up on them, I'd just get the PS5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Fake Christmas trees The fun bit it going out and buying a real one, decorating it then having that amazing Christmas smell in the house. I understand the convenience of a fake one, but personally I don't get it. Christmas is about the experience not the convenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Christmas trees full stop for me, just dont get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Watching other people play video games, on live streams. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 7:39 PM, Mikee said: Watching other people play video games, on live streams. Expand Depends on the level for me. If there's a game I've just got, I'll watch a pro to get tips on how to play it / be amazed at how good they are. Sometimes the personality wins it too, like Limmy on Twitch - his dry humour is great. But generally I agree, I don't watch it much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 3:18 PM, Tom Booth said: Christmas trees full stop for me, just dont get it. Expand Nonsense, what's not to love about either dragging the dusty box out of the loft and making a mess, or having the real tree shed needles all over the place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 12:09 PM, dann2707 said: Fake Christmas trees The fun bit it going out and buying a real one, decorating it then having that amazing Christmas smell in the house. I understand the convenience of a fake one, but personally I don't get it. Christmas is about the experience not the convenience. Expand agree but... Christmas that lasts longer than much longer than Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. It’s a fairly bullshit holiday if you aren’t religious, and people spend 2 months a year thinking about it planning it and doing it - it’s crazy - a 1/6 of your life being in Christmas season?!??!? my perfect Christmas - Eve eve- get some presents for immediate family. eve - get a tree decorate it, cook the ham day - eat, go for a walk and slob out with Claire and griff boxing - see some relatives and slob out. Days before new year - eat cheese and drink wine with friends New Year’s Day - take down the tree. Don’t think about it again until 23.12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 10:04 PM, MadManMike said: Depends on the level for me. If there's a game I've just got, I'll watch a pro to get tips on how to play it / be amazed at how good they are. Sometimes the personality wins it too, like Limmy on Twitch - his dry humour is great. But generally I agree, I don't watch it much. Expand Gamers that cheat or play dirty on racing sims and have no intention of racing competitively. They just wanna force you off track or Brake test you when trying to pass them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 5:49 PM, Mark W said: I guess removing Donald Trump from office was quite a big draw too.... Expand He might have been considered the only person who could safely do it, being that he was Obama's VP comes with a lot of default votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 7:39 PM, Mikee said: Watching other people play video games, on live streams. Expand People playing games, agreed. Speedrunners, however, I can quite happily watch for a long time. The ones that actually play the game though, rather than glitch-warps etc. The precision is nuts! Mario is probably the go-to example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 3:25 PM, aener said: People playing games, agreed. Speedrunners, however, I can quite happily watch for a long time. The ones that actually play the game though, rather than glitch-warps etc. The precision is nuts! Mario is probably the go-to example. Expand There's a guy a sub to right now who's doing his second run of Ocarina of Time, 100% (all items, all hearts) blindfolded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 4:16 PM, JT! said: There's a guy a sub to right now who's doing his second run of Ocarina of Time, 100% (all items, all hearts) blindfolded. Expand I tend to veer away from OT runners because of all the backwards movement. More impressive, sure, but much less watchable. That's a bonkers idea to do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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