Modern life is rubbish - the evidence thread

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Unless eaten

[murf]

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandsc ... ocid=ientp

remember kids don't eat your airpods - if only they had some kind of strap

Thought he'd be about 3. He was 7 (SEVEN).

"The boy is understandably a bit traumatized by the whole ordeal and reportedly refuses to go near his iPhone because he fears that it might sync up with the AirPod still resting in his digestive system. "

[murf]

4th April.

3 months of the drawn own campaign to find a new Labour leader. 3 months!!!!

....and then on to the US election.

(I would say 'bring back the brexit debate' but it can't be that bad..... please).

[Zimmerman]

[RomynPG]

Firms urged to crack down on office football chat

Chat about football or cricket in the workplace should be curtailed, a management body has warned.

Chartered Management Institute head Ann Francke said sports banter can exclude women and lead to laddish behaviour such as chat about sexual conquests.

"A lot of women, in particular, feel left out," she told the BBC's Today programme.

"They don't follow those sports and they don't like either being forced to talk about them or not being included."

"I have nothing against sports enthusiasts or cricket fans - that's great," she said.

"But the issue is many people aren't cricket fans," she added, arguing bosses should crack down on sports banter.

Ms Francke is concerned that discussing football and, for example, the merits of video assistant refereeing (VAR) can disproportionately exclude women and divide offices.

"It's a gateway to more laddish behaviour and - if it just goes unchecked - it's a signal of a more laddish culture," she said

"It's very easy for it to escalate from VAR talk and chat to slapping each other on the back and talking about their conquests at the weekend."

So much wrong with this - where to start?

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Eastendrrs, TOWIE...... the list is endless.

[murf]

Was just coming on to post that link

[Zimmerman]

Bit presumptuous of Anne to assume that women cannot partake in sports chat.

What a load of jizz... smacks of a publicity stunt to me.

[murf]

Publicity stunt?

Maybe she is plugging the publication of her diary....

[murf]

An observation spotted today:

Tell you what you don’t see anymore. Players running out the tunnel before kick off doing a jump and an imaginary header.

[Johnners]

Tell you what you don’t see anymore. Players running out the tunnel.

[Malrom]

Tell you what you don’t see anymore. Players running out the tunnel.

Endless useless VAR discussions!

[raoul]

I'm surprised nobody has just posted the word Covid on here.

[Knulpuk]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/ ... -ipso-says

By far the best quote:

She also raised concerns about the accuracy of the newspaper’s reporting after the article referred to her being married to the chandelier. She pointed out she was in a relationship with the chandelier but not yet married to it.

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Ah the Ch4 Doc about men and cars, with 2 having a set-to after one snuck out at night and jerked off over the other's car and "love".

Not to mention the woman and a roller coaster, amongst others

[Johnners]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/ ... -ipso-says

By far the best quote:

She also raised concerns about the accuracy of the newspaper’s reporting after the article referred to her being married to the chandelier. She pointed out she was in a relationship with the chandelier but not yet married to it.

Surely there's only one thought that goes through anyone's mind when they gaze admiringly at a chandelier.

"Now brace yourself, Rodney, brace yourself..."

[murf]

Doing that to a chandelier is fairly sick but first naming it Rodney.....

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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/ ... -ipso-says

By far the best quote:

She also raised concerns about the accuracy of the newspaper’s reporting after the article referred to her being married to the chandelier. She pointed out she was in a relationship with the chandelier but not yet married to it.

Surely there's only one thought that goes through anyone's mind when they gaze admiringly at a chandelier.

"Now brace yourself, Rodney, brace yourself..."

Well it was the only funny bit in however many series....

Did he get off the Peado charges?

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KFC & McD"s are open and polluting the air.

[RomynPG]

56 years old

[RomynPG]

A wristband that tells your boss if you are unhappy - BBC

The gadget, which links to a mobile phone app and web interface, has two buttons, one yellow and one blue. The idea is that you press the yellow one if you are feeling happy, and the blue one if you are sad.

Aimed at companies who wish to monitor the wellbeing of staff who are working from home, the idea is that employees are encouraged to wear the wristband (they can say no), and press the relevant button as they see fit throughout the working week.

Managers can then view an online dashboard to see how workers are feeling and coping. With bosses no longer able to check in physically with their team, Moodbeam hopes to bridge the gap.

"Businesses are trying to get on top of staying connected with staff working from home. Here they can ask 500 members: 'You ok?' without picking up the phone," says Moodbeam co-founder Christina Colmer McHugh

Pretty much the worst idea I've heard for a while ... pick up the goddamn phone and talk to people!

[murf]

And you aren't supposed to feel good - that is why they pay you!

Needs a 3rd setting anyway, "yeah, alright I guess" which would be the answer from 80% of people you would phone up.

[RomynPG]

Channel hopping and I see

Celebrity Motorhoming on Ch5 - 18:00 - 20:00 (ep1)

Travelogue series following five UK celebs as they bundle into a motorhome and explore the open road. With Lesley Joseph, Don Warrington, Melvyn Hayes, Nick Heyward and Cleo Rocos.

No words.

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Channel hopping and I see

Celebrity Motorhoming on Ch5 - 18:00 - 20:00 (ep1)

Travelogue series following five UK celebs as they bundle into a motorhome and explore the open road. With Lesley Joseph, Don Warrington, Melvyn Hayes, Nick Heyward and Cleo Rocos.

No words.

I think it's a Repeat

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But really sadly I know of all but the 2nd

[murf]

But really sadly I know of all but the 2nd

Rising Damp and now Death In Paradise.

So, yes, I know of them all!

[forestfan]

https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-g ... t-12350676

I blame Walter White. Or Mike Ehrman-trout

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https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-g ... t-12350676

I blame Walter White. Or Mike Ehrman-trout

How on earth did they get the idea and funding from?

[forestfan]

https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-g ... t-12350676

I blame Walter White. Or Mike Ehrman-trout

How on earth did they get the idea and funding from?

Or the meth itself

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https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-g ... t-12350676

I blame Walter White. Or Mike Ehrman-trout

How on earth did they get the idea and funding from?

Or the meth itself

That would be the easy part, as it would be for research...

I assume they took it and urinated it away, rather than just dump it in the water?