Things that are a now "a thing"

[BaronVonVaderham]

Yiliterate said:

Been going on for a few years now, but the need to take a bottle of water when doing, well, anything; walking round the shops, catching a train, going out for a coffee...

100% this, was going to post the same thing.

Usually twinned with an 'athleisure' outfit that makes people think they've been to the gym

[Bonefish Blues]

768 said:

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Is that the girl who was on Strictly a few years ago (Georgia or something like?)?

It's Jemma Lucy. A reality star, but not sure which shows.

Celebrity Big Brother in the bottom picture. Mostly known for Ex on the Beach though.

Oh, good - the one I was thinking about seemed so nice, so am pleased it's not, IYSWIM.

[Johnnytheboy]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

under-boob tattoos, such as this -



Seriously, they're everywhere in recent months, what's going off?!

Well, not everywhere.

Concentrated entirely on women's torsos.

[Speed 3]

Bucket Lists

[Rosscow]

Shakermaker said:

ClockworkCupcake said:

It's fizz that's nicer than Cava, and a hell of a lot cheaper than Champagne (although obviously not as nice).

But surely, good Prosecco is better than bad Champagne?

Champagne can be well overrated in my opinion, and definitely plays on its name.

Prosecco has managed to more successfully market itself of late, I think I am right when I say that like Champagne, it has to be grown in a specific region to have the name?

But unlike champagne - it doesn't age.

I'd rather a nice bottle of sparkling wine from Saumur - Ackerman, Bouvet, etc! Much cheaper than both and absolutely lovely!

[BlackLabel]

DIY st transplants are now a thing.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/15/di...

[davhill]

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.

[Frank7]

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.

[LordGrover]

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.

Same with gin.
Suddenly popped out of nowhere a year or two ago.

[nicanary]

LordGrover 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.

Same with gin.
Suddenly popped out of nowhere a year or two ago.

Everything comes round in cycles Next thing it'll be rickets..

[otolith]

The resurgence of small scale gin making was due to a legal decision in 2009 in a case between Sipsmith and HMRC. The change meant that low volume boutique operations were viable and up sprung all the little distilleries making something more interesting than Gordon's.

[alorotom]

otolith said:

The resurgence of small scale gin making was due to a legal decision in 2009 in a case between Sipsmith and HMRC. The change meant that low volume boutique operations were viable and up sprung all the little distilleries making something more interesting than Gordon's.

That belongs in a “things I never knew” thread

Every days a school day!

[otolith]

alorotom said:

That belongs in a “things I never knew” thread

Every days a school day!

https://thechallengerproject.com/blog/2016/sipsmit...

[Ari]

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.

[otolith]

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.

I'm not sure what you mean by "visible", that surely depends entirely on what you are wearing. This soprano singing at the BBC proms last year is a friend of mine. She has a few tattoos, some of them quite large. Obviously such a chav

https://youtu.be/USxCFO0L5ig?t=26m16s

[Mr Gearchange]

LordGrover 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.

Same with gin.
Suddenly popped out of nowhere a year or two ago.

What? Nobody had heard of Gin before 2016?

[glazbagun]

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.

[Morningside]

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.

[Oakey]

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.

The news was making a big deal about Mr T's views on curling the other day, why?

Also, 'incest' porn, that's a thing now.

[TR4man]

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.