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Things that piss you off... (Part 1)

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kiwi pie wrote:
Loose when they mean lose.
 
Should be a jailable offence imo.
 
Ah! Beat me to it...
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Colvinator wrote:
resign when they mean re-sign (I assume).
That's the one that gets me, it's bad enough that they get the spelling wrong, but the two are actually the opposite of each other.
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The fact that these c**ts can have their sentences run concurrently.

"Standing impassively between two Corrections officers in Wellington District Court yesterday, Thompson was sentenced to 10 years' jail. That term will be absorbed into the sentence imposed on him in August 1995 of 30 years' jail and the open-ended term of preventive detention with no parole for at least 25 years. That sentence covered 129 crimes against 47 victims."
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Some prick from MAGS playing social cricket and bowling beamers at extreme pace, when they have obviously won and he is obviously so much better than any of our team. Thus resulting in a double fracture in my hand and a potential end to my season of fun with my friends. In the first game.
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Everyone from MAGS is a prick tbf.

Three for me, and two for them.

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El-Ni�o wrote:
Some prick from MAGS playing social cricket and bowling beamers at extreme pace, when they have obviously won and he is obviously so much better than any of our team. Thus resulting in a double fracture in my hand�and a potential end to my season of fun with my friends. In the first game.


That sucks EN.
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Australians who feel their country is above playing New Zealand at football.
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el grapadura wrote:
El-Ni�o wrote:
Some prick from MAGS playing social cricket and bowling beamers at extreme pace, when they have obviously won and he is obviously so much better than any of our team. Thus resulting in a double fracture in my hand and a potential end to my season of fun with my friends. In the first game.


That sucks EN.
 
It actually does. I'll go and support my mates anyway, but it still sucks! Plus, I can't even drive anymore.
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Buffon II wrote:
Everyone from MAGS is a prick tbf.
 
True.
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Trying to solve one of life's greatest mysteries. Why the f**k doesn't my xbox360 work?
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Paul Henry (again).
 
 
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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The ridiculous rule in some Auckland bars that guys must be accompanied by a girl.

I've argued with some bouncers, 'if I were with a girl, do you think I'd be coming to a bar? I'd be going home'. They didn't understand.
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Not following my own "rules".

Such as, transferring my phone contacts to my sim card before updating my phone software.


Fail.
E + R + O

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cainv wrote:
The ridiculous rule in some Auckland bars that guys must be accompanied by a girl.

I've argued with some bouncers, 'if I were with a girl, do you think I'd be coming to a bar? I'd be going home'. They didn't understand.


Wingman in drag

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Cricket team members who buy themselves a burger during fines session then pig out on team food, others have bought

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cainv wrote:
The ridiculous rule in some Auckland bars that guys must be accompanied by a girl.

I've argued with some bouncers, 'if I were with a girl, do you think I'd be coming to a bar? I'd be going home'. They didn't understand.
sexist? Am sure theyre not allowed to do that

Allegedly

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david warner. little prick just hits and hopes. then the commentary team splooges with excitement when it happens to come off for him
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Tegal wrote:
cainv wrote:
The ridiculous rule in some Auckland bars that guys must be accompanied by a girl.

I've argued with some bouncers, 'if I were with a girl, do you think I'd be coming to a bar? I'd be going home'. They didn't understand.
sexist? Am sure theyre not allowed to do that


No idea, but I'm sure you've seen the outcome of a punter trying to persuade a bouncer :) I believe their bottom line rule is 'they reserve the right to refuse anyone from entering their premises'
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Has to be grounds for that though. Thatd be like if they only let white people in,when people question this they point to their "we reserve the right to refuse anyone from entering the premises". But of course theyre wrong and that policy holds no sway without proper grounds for refusal i.e intoxicated
 

Allegedly

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The fact I'm listening to Lady Gaga right now and actually enjoying it.


Think I'll go and hang myself now.
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Rolling my ankle at volleyball last night but should be ok to make the long walk along the concourse outside the RoF Sunday week.
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Arrogant c**ts.
E + R + O

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people who buy me gold phoenix tickets when I ask for silver! 
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french assisstants who take big dumps and don't open the window meaning the smell lingers around for hours. I fume at that women!

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Tegal wrote:
Has to be grounds for that though. Thatd be like if they only let white people in,when people question this they point to their "we reserve the right to refuse anyone from entering the premises". But of course theyre wrong and that policy holds no sway without proper grounds for refusal i.e intoxicated
 
Suppose the bar has a dress code, their grounds for refusal would be 'you're too casual' when you're dressed just like the guy/gal next to them.
For some reason bouncers will prefer to say too casual than too intoxicated, as drunk people don't like being told they're drunk yet they'll accept the attire debunk. Of course they'll say you're wasted when you're really wasted.
 
Regardless, if they don't want you on their property for whatever reason, they will get their way..discrimination or not
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5kux wrote:

french assisstants who take big dumps and don't open the window meaning the smell lingers around for hours. I fume at that women!



God, what did she eat?
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el grapadura wrote:
The fact I'm listening to Lady Gaga right now and actually enjoying it.


Think I'll go and hang myself now.


Rah rah ah ah ah

Roma romama

Gaga ooh la la

Three for me, and two for them.

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The whole Pretentious Coffee scene.

First off a good cup of tea owns coffee any time.

Secondly why the stupid array of cups and glasses? It's bloody coffee for god's sake not the necter of the gods. It makes me grimly smile to see people struggling to carry/drink from their bucket sized cups of coffee-flavoured milk froth.

And you need a silly, noisy and frankly gay machine to make it. What's wrong with a kettle, some milk and a spoon?

 Get over yourselves, it's a massively overrated drink that needs silly props to fool people into thinking it's the dogs bollocks.


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ForteanTimes wrote:
The whole Pretentious Coffee scene.

First off a good cup of tea owns coffee any time.

Secondly why the stupid array of cups and glasses? It's bloody coffee for god's sake not the necter of the gods. It makes me grimly smile to see people struggling to carry/drink from their bucket sized cups of coffee-flavoured milk froth.

And you need a silly, noisy and frankly gay machine to make it. What's wrong with a kettle, some milk and a spoon?

 Get over yourselves, it's a massively overrated drink that needs silly props to fool people into thinking it's the dogs bollocks.




Sounds like you've only ever drunk instant. Which is basically the same as having never drunk coffee

Real coffee > Daylight > Green & herbal teas > Rooibos > Instant coffee > Tea
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Robb wrote:
ForteanTimes wrote:
The whole Pretentious Coffee scene.

First off a good cup of tea owns coffee any time.

Secondly why the stupid array of cups and glasses? It's bloody coffee for god's sake not the necter of the gods. It makes me grimly smile to see people struggling to carry/drink from their bucket sized cups of coffee-flavoured milk froth.

And you need a silly, noisy and frankly gay machine to make it. What's wrong with a kettle, some milk and a spoon?

 Get over yourselves, it's a massively overrated drink that needs silly props to fool people into thinking it's the dogs bollocks.




Sounds like you've only ever drunk instant. Which is basically the same as having never drunk coffee

Real coffee > Daylight > Green & herbal teas > Rooibos > Instant coffee > Tea



Nope I've had enough "real" coffee around the cosmopolitan coffee places of Wellington and beyond to realize that I am right.

The only use for coffee is to keep you awake and The USA, (who invented these insipid starbuck-type places), used to drink coffee as it should be drunk, not the namby pamby way it is today.

Can you imagine Robert Mitchum or Richard Widmark going into a bistro and ordering a "flat white" or "latte"? They'd kick your lungs out for suggesting it.

If you want to sit in some trendy brown room next to a deafening machine that sounds like the wheezings of group of emphysemic Glaswegian gentlemen of the road, pretending you are in a "friends" episode then be my guest you coffee-breathed buffoon.


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Haha, fair call. I'm not one for the coffee snob scene or for "namby-pamby" drinks myself (I like coffee black and unsweetened). I'm just one for the taste - and the taste of good coffee clearly beats out tea IMHO. I still drink tea occasionally when I'm in the mood for it, but not often.
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Robb wrote:
Haha, fair call. I'm not one for the coffee snob scene or for "namby-pamby" drinks myself (I like coffee black and unsweetened). I'm just one for the taste - and the taste of good coffee clearly beats out tea IMHO. I still drink tea occasionally when I'm in the mood for it, but not often.



hehe I was on a bit of a rant, went to the lighthouse last night, and it was quite comical watching these people thunking there concrete goblets of coffee down, not as annoying as the couple eating the M+M's. I mean you can get away with it in a big cinema but an arthouse  one that's tiny?

Rustle-proof bags please confectionery companies.

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Coffee is yummy.
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I'm not one for sitting down at StarBucks for 10 hours in a knitting circle either, but nothing beats real coffee beans at 4am 
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Horses for courses.
 
With FT on this tho' a nice cuppa cha is a better experience then even the best double espresso.  Sadly for me I can't be @rsed doing it properly and end up swilling the instant coffee stuff for the caffeine.
 
Also as strange as it may seem Billy tea and Billy coffee are very enjoyable brews too (in the bush... sh!t once you are back at home in a warm room and comfy chair).
 
 

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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Having a real sh*tty f**king weekend 

Three for me, and two for them.

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