Things that are a now "a thing"

Things that are a now "a thing"

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Bonefish Blues

29,157 posts

229 months

Friday 16th February 2018
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TR4man said:
davhill said:
48k said:
Prosecco. When did Prosecco become "a thing"? A swear five years ago nobody in this country had heard of it, now it's everywhere.
Ah yes, Prosecuto, a.k.a. witch piddle. So glad I packed in drink 30 years ago.
Chardonnay used to be the "thing" for women to drink before Prosecco became trendy.
Via Pinot Grigio.

Frank7

6,619 posts

93 months

Friday 16th February 2018
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Ari said:
Frank7 said:
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
Slag tag is a nickname for lower back tats, the same as tramp stamp is.

I simply think that women look far nicer without a tonne of ink on them, a preference.
Me too X 1000, perhaps we’re in the
minority, personally I can live with that.
Big visible tattoos are the badge of chav, whichever sex they're applied to.
Just apply my X 1000 reply verbatim
to Ari’s post, I make him right, yuk.

toastybase

2,238 posts

214 months

Saturday 17th February 2018
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School kids marching around the shopping centre like they bloody own the place. Getting in the way.

funkyrobot

18,789 posts

234 months

Saturday 17th February 2018
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Morningside said:
glazbagun said:
What people say on Twitter becoming news. I think it started about five years ago with stories of people being fired over something stupid they said. It exploded until it got a man elected President over the stupid things they said and now no news story is complete without a smattering of twitter quotes from Nobodies across the internet giving their sentence of wisdom.
I was bloody amazed and laughed when I saw "Recommended by mumsnet" on a product in the supermarket.
Was it a bunch of lemons?

anonymous-user

60 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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How long before the Dailymail has, 'Recommended by Pistonheads'.

amusingduck

9,424 posts

142 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Short Grain said:
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
Of course they may, I think women covered in ink generally look rough as fk.

An example, which of these looks prettier?

this -


or this -
Who is that?

Looks far better without but the second photo was without makeup and probably intentionally to make her look rough anyway. 'Reality TV'?
rofl

Second photo isn't without makeup, she's bloody caked in it!!! laughlaughlaugh

Morningside

24,114 posts

235 months

Monday 19th February 2018
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Strange wedding stuff. (Yes, we are getting married so it's very odd).

Long gone are the days of turning up at the church, down the village hall and then 2 hours later after everyone is stuffed on the homemade curled up egg sandwiches it is all over.

Nope.. you can have a photo booth, food carts, coconut shy. I thought it was all about the couple getting married but it seems not now.


TameRacingDriver

18,405 posts

278 months

Monday 19th February 2018
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2nd photo of that "bird" just above - repulsive, but then I've never been a fan of tats on women; I'm probably quite old fashioned but I can't help but associate them with working class blokes.

Another "thing" I've noticed, and Ive not seen it mentioned here - 'virtue signalling'. I didn't realise it had a name until recently so clearly it is now also a 'thing'.

RB Will

9,885 posts

246 months

Monday 19th February 2018
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Women wanting to look like frogs seems to be the current thing. If social media is anywhere near a rough representation of the general population then the current ideals for the female figure are big lips and completely out of proportion thighs and buttocks. Their lives seem to just revolve around squats and prosecco.

48k

13,879 posts

154 months

Saturday 29th September 2018
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When did gin become a thing?

Prosecco seems to be so last year now, anyone who's anyone is raving about their preferred brand of gin. The more exotic the better.

nicanary

10,154 posts

152 months

Saturday 29th September 2018
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48k said:
When did gin become a thing?

Prosecco seems to be so last year now, anyone who's anyone is raving about their preferred brand of gin. The more exotic the better.
All these things come in cycles. Gin always used to be an old ladies drink, now all young people think they discovered it. We could all make good money if we could second-guess the next trend.

Gin stinks. It tastes and smells of perfume. Fecking awful, the only spirit I won't drink.

andy_s

19,544 posts

265 months

Saturday 29th September 2018
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48k said:
When did gin become a thing?

Prosecco seems to be so last year now, anyone who's anyone is raving about their preferred brand of gin. The more exotic the better.
See a dozen posts above.


There was a thing on the telly the other day about the trend of 'bone broth' - available in cafes as an alternative to coffee. The usual list of 'reduces ageing, increases energy' etc. Now I quite like broth, but the thought of ordering one and being thought of as 'trendy' makes me shudder a bit; maybe I should just cup my hands and ask for Bovril...?

anonymous-user

60 months

Saturday 29th September 2018
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superfoods, not new but still there.

Bonefish Blues

29,157 posts

229 months

Saturday 29th September 2018
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The bar at an event now seems to have become a Pop Up Pub.

I'm looking at you, Thame Food Festival. And your Street Food, now I think about it.

Turn7

24,110 posts

227 months

Saturday 29th September 2018
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Bonefish Blues said:
The bar at an event now seems to have become a Pop Up Pub.

I'm looking at you, Thame Food Festival. And your Street Food, now I think about it.
Thame can be totally forgiven for all its sins as long as Newitts continue trading..... wink

DanielSan

19,148 posts

173 months

Saturday 29th September 2018
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glazbagun said:
What people say on Twitter becoming news. I think it started about five years ago with stories of people being fired over something stupid they said. It exploded until it got a man elected President over the stupid things they said and now no news story is complete without a smattering of twitter quotes from Nobodies across the internet giving their sentence of wisdom.
That's partly cheap/lazy journalism. It costs money to send a couple of people out with a mic and a camera to get some interviews. It costs considerably less to get an intern to find a few comments on Twitter.

Clockwork Cupcake

75,920 posts

278 months

Saturday 29th September 2018
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DanielSan said:
That's partly cheap/lazy journalism. It costs money to send a couple of people out with a mic and a camera to get some interviews. It costs considerably less to get an intern to find a few comments on Twitter.
Exactly. As you say, it obviates the need to interview "the man on the street" whilst still fulfilling that function.

Speed 3

4,882 posts

125 months

Sunday 30th September 2018
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Football teams have to be "compact"

Thankyou4calling

10,698 posts

179 months

Sunday 30th September 2018
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And they have to “Go deep” into a tournament.

I don’t know how far they have to progress to be considered deep but the phrase was rife at the World Cup.

AlasdairMc

555 posts

133 months

Sunday 30th September 2018
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nicanary said:
All these things come in cycles. Gin always used to be an old ladies drink, now all young people think they discovered it. We could all make good money if we could second-guess the next trend.

Gin stinks. It tastes and smells of perfume. Fecking awful, the only spirit I won't drink.
It’s also the easiest one to make. I went to a gin ‘distillery’ tour, where they failed to cover up the pallet-sized tank of purchased ethanol in the corner.

1. Buy ethanol
2. Add flowers
3. Invent a story about the recipe.
4. Profit

Rum might be the next thing, but as it requires a modicum of skill to make it won’t be as widespread as gin.