One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
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Blown2CV said:
this thread is going off topic, but earning more doesn't require someone to simply work harder. It annoys me when people say that. It's like Boxer from Animal Farm... noble, yet ultimately you can only get so far by working harder. Some of the worst paid jobs, and typically the physical ones are the hardest. Someone that earns more means that their skills and experience allow them to do a more valuable job. Maybe not many people can do it, maybe it requires a weird combination of traits and talents that are hard to quantify, maybe they just know a lot of relevant things. Justifying higher wages by hard work alone is bulls
t. There are some exceptions, such as footballers, but generally people are paid what they are worth. If you do a job that could easily be automated by a relatively unsophisticated robot, well you were in charge of your destiny from an early age.
Fixed that for you t. There are some exceptions, such as footballers, but generally people are paid what they are worth. If you do a job that could easily be automated by a relatively unsophisticated robot, well you were in charge of your destiny from an early age. 
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JagXJR said:
br d said:
JagXJR said:
Not having a go, you seem to be coming under enough flak but as Yellowjack is a username then surely it should be a capital Y?
Yeah this! Bloody yellowjack bloody non-comformist bloody lower-case bloody hell.
[Ducks below the parapet for the inevitable .......................]
Cockortwo.
JagXJR said:
Blown2CV said:
this thread is going off topic, but earning more doesn't require someone to simply work harder. It annoys me when people say that. It's like Boxer from Animal Farm... noble, yet ultimately you can only get so far by working harder. Some of the worst paid jobs, and typically the physical ones are the hardest. Someone that earns more means that their skills and experience allow them to do a more valuable job. Maybe not many people can do it, maybe it requires a weird combination of traits and talents that are hard to quantify, maybe they just know a lot of relevant things. Justifying higher wages by hard work alone is bullst. There are some exceptions, such as footballers, but generally people are paid what they are worth. If you do a job that could easily be automated by a relatively unsophisticated robot, well you were in charge of your destiny from an early age.
Fixed that for you t. There are some exceptions, such as footballers, but generally people are paid what they are worth. If you do a job that could easily be automated by a relatively unsophisticated robot, well you were in charge of your destiny from an early age. anonymous said:
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Good post.My sister is someone who believes she has worked hard for what she has (quite a lot). But she can only say that because she doesn't actually know what hard work really means, as she had the sense to marry a rich bloke and her idea of hard work is giving instructions to other people.
My opinion of knobs who are wealthy are more confined to those who avoid tax rather than hard-working folk who earn plenty, good luck to them.
No the knobs in my mind are the chancers and criminals who exploit others,
drug barons,
human traffickers,
people like certain bankers, who despite the problems they cause still collect big bonuses,
footballers, we have not won the world cup since the 1960's, why do we pay them so much?
Dodgy people like cowboy builders and conmen. I would not be able to sleep at night if I were them!
And don't get me started on the corrupt politicians who have ruined this country, almost!
In the past I have worked many extra hours in overtime to increase my wages by up to half again my wage. I did not complain about the extra tax I paid, I wanted the money. At least I made it honestly.
No the knobs in my mind are the chancers and criminals who exploit others,
drug barons,
human traffickers,
people like certain bankers, who despite the problems they cause still collect big bonuses,
footballers, we have not won the world cup since the 1960's, why do we pay them so much?
Dodgy people like cowboy builders and conmen. I would not be able to sleep at night if I were them!
And don't get me started on the corrupt politicians who have ruined this country, almost!
In the past I have worked many extra hours in overtime to increase my wages by up to half again my wage. I did not complain about the extra tax I paid, I wanted the money. At least I made it honestly.
anonymous said:
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To break it down into available hours is too simplistic. You need to also take into account the responsibilities and accountabilities that go with the job. Your "powerfully built company director" may have responsibility for the employment of 100s or 1,000s of people, or may be in a risk based role such as compliance where to get it wrong could result in financial ruin or imprisonment (leaving aside the debate on the effectiveness or otherwise of the regulators).anonymous said:
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You quoted me but you don't seem to have said anything about what I said.But to say something about what you said, responsibilities really don't mean anything in this case because people get fired or made redundant all the time, and whoever is in charge never gets blamed for it, in fact quite often they get the credit for it- see how the share price goes up every time a firm makes people redundant.
People who get on a plane and stick their luggage into the overhead locker in the first available space at the front, when their seats are actually somewhere further down the back of the plane. All because they cant be arsed to walk down to their actual seat carrying their bags.
The people with seats near the front are then unable to put their bags up above them when they get on and so have to walk down to the back of the plane to find a space (as it's all empty at the back...).
On landing everyone is buggered up as the ones at the front have to push their way to the back of the plane to get their bags and then push their way back again through all the morons who all rush to stand up while the plane is still taxi- ing...
Feckin' morons
The people with seats near the front are then unable to put their bags up above them when they get on and so have to walk down to the back of the plane to find a space (as it's all empty at the back...).
On landing everyone is buggered up as the ones at the front have to push their way to the back of the plane to get their bags and then push their way back again through all the morons who all rush to stand up while the plane is still taxi- ing...
Feckin' morons
Rockstar said:
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Edit: Maybe my view point is biased and it is easy for me to say get out there and make it happen (Am I special?) but without putting in hard work along the way I wouldn't be in the reasonably secure position I've made for myself regardless of whatever talents I may or may not possess.
Given your username, I assume that hard work is putting down the totty and cocaine for a couple of hours 2 nights a week, and the talent is jumping around a stage without looking too much of a tEdit: Maybe my view point is biased and it is easy for me to say get out there and make it happen (Am I special?
) but without putting in hard work along the way I wouldn't be in the reasonably secure position I've made for myself regardless of whatever talents I may or may not possess. t .Flibble said:
Today's knob was the Clio (I think) driver who whilst approaching a roundabout with three lanes marked, left, straight ahead, and straight ahead / right, pulled into the left lane then tried to go straight over. Unfortunately the roundabout itself is only two lanes and I was in the lane he was aiming for. Was a bit concerned for my door, given it was busy and so there was no chance of me driving into the right hand lane.
Not the Brampton roundabout for the A14, A1 by any chance? The number of special people for whom the arrows painted on the road and handy signposts showing how each lane is to be used prove to be a bit advanced is astonishing.People who derail amusing threads into money arguments?!
Nah, the Audi last night anf 4x4 this morning.
Both of whom were speeding like fk along the A406 and/or A12 and making the usual dangerous moves, cutting into queues late, etc etc. Standard knob stuff.
Both of whom I ended up re-passing before my exit anyway because all their bluster and aggro gets them, ultimately, nowhere.
Nah, the Audi last night anf 4x4 this morning.
Both of whom were speeding like f
k along the A406 and/or A12 and making the usual dangerous moves, cutting into queues late, etc etc. Standard knob stuff.Both of whom I ended up re-passing before my exit anyway because all their bluster and aggro gets them, ultimately, nowhere.
The careless lass in a dirty and tatty old silver Citroen C3, reg VA05 PGO, right up the arse of my girlfriend in her P&J as we are stuck behind a bin lorry on the A44. No overtake opportunities to loose the stupid bint, eventually our junction came along and as we moved into the central right-turn only bit, the silly young lass comes past blaring the horn and accelerating up to the back of the bin lorry. Impatient/careless/aggressive/mouth breather, whatever.
anonymous said:
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I think some of their anger is triggered by their shock at being suddenly alerted to how little attention they've been paying - I've overtaken people on single carriageway roads when perfectly safe to do so and been treated to everything from hand gestures to flashing of lights to having the f%^&tard decide actually he will now travel at the speed limit. Abvout 2 feet from my rear bumper.Two knobs for the price of one and both within 500m of each other.
Knob 1 was the driver of the Rover 200 who exited Toddington Services northbound and joined lane 2 of the MI at about 35mph and immediately drifted in to lane 2......right into the path of an HGV doing 56mph
Massive kudos to the wagon driver, who narrowly avoided both jack knifing and also colliding with several other cars as he tried to avoid a (potentially) fatal collision.
Knob 2 was the powerfully built photocopier salesman in the grimy white Insignia. He was so busy updating his Facebook status on his IPhone and fiddling with his sat-nav that he had drifted across 2 lanes and was about to side swipe me at quite a rate of knots
Thankfully I was paying attention and managed to avoid a massive accident. 
Without question, two of the most fking stupid, mindless, self absorbed,irresponsible, dhead wker, fkwit, s I've had the displeasure to share a road with !!!!!
Knob 1 was the driver of the Rover 200 who exited Toddington Services northbound and joined lane 2 of the MI at about 35mph and immediately drifted in to lane 2......right into the path of an HGV doing 56mph
Massive kudos to the wagon driver, who narrowly avoided both jack knifing and also colliding with several other cars as he tried to avoid a (potentially) fatal collision.Knob 2 was the powerfully built photocopier salesman in the grimy white Insignia. He was so busy updating his Facebook status on his IPhone and fiddling with his sat-nav that he had drifted across 2 lanes and was about to side swipe me at quite a rate of knots
Thankfully I was paying attention and managed to avoid a massive accident. Without question, two of the most f
king stupid, mindless, self absorbed,irresponsible, dhead wker, fkwit, s I've had the displeasure to share a road with !!!!!AW111 said:
Given your username, I assume that hard work is putting down the totty and cocaine for a couple of hours 2 nights a week, and the talent is jumping around a stage without looking too much of a tt .
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Thank goodness for auto tune these days to disguise my constant massive hangover and lip syncing... with the wear and tear of the lifestyle making millions a year is a must before I burn out and can't imagine having to settle for standard trimmings if I want Panda bear/Amazonian poison dart frog hide interior combo when speccing my new Ferrari every year 
Just kidding it was only an old childhood nick name that I put in when registering initially. Don't earn crazy 7 figure salary money not even 6, maybe one day... could buy a car from the present decade then
Apologies for contributing towards turning an amusing thread a bit too serious... my bad
jogger1976 said:
Two knobs for the price of one and both within 500m of each other.
Knob 1 was the driver of the Rover 200 who exited Toddington Services northbound and joined lane 2 of the MI at about 35mph and immediately drifted in to lane 2......right into the path of an HGV doing 56mph Massive kudos to the wagon driver, who narrowly avoided both jack knifing and also colliding with several other cars as he tried to avoid a (potentially) fatal collision.
Knob 2 was the powerfully built photocopier salesman in the grimy white Insignia. He was so busy updating his Facebook status on his IPhone and fiddling with his sat-nav that he had drifted across 2 lanes and was about to side swipe me at quite a rate of knots Thankfully I was paying attention and managed to avoid a massive accident.
Without question, two of the most fking stupid, mindless, self absorbed,irresponsible, dhead wker, fkwit, s I've had the displeasure to share a road with !!!!!
I find it staggering the extent to which the smartphone is an umbilical cord for some people to the extent that they can't leave it alone for the length of a car journey. Will they update their status to say "Lying bleeding in tangled wreckage. Sad face."Knob 1 was the driver of the Rover 200 who exited Toddington Services northbound and joined lane 2 of the MI at about 35mph and immediately drifted in to lane 2......right into the path of an HGV doing 56mph
Massive kudos to the wagon driver, who narrowly avoided both jack knifing and also colliding with several other cars as he tried to avoid a (potentially) fatal collision.Knob 2 was the powerfully built photocopier salesman in the grimy white Insignia. He was so busy updating his Facebook status on his IPhone and fiddling with his sat-nav that he had drifted across 2 lanes and was about to side swipe me at quite a rate of knots
Thankfully I was paying attention and managed to avoid a massive accident. Without question, two of the most f
king stupid, mindless, self absorbed,irresponsible, dhead wker, fkwit, s I've had the displeasure to share a road with !!!!!Considering that the roads this morning have been relatively quiet the amount of idiots was comparatively high, the majority of which involved people blasting past on the second lane and forcing their way into the line of traffic usually after the last second, rattling across the rumble strips of the merge in point and shoe horning their cars into a space that only looks as if they will fit into. All of which was totally unnecessary as there were spaces more that big enough in the traffic but they just had to get ahead of one more car (and usually up the chuff of the van in front of them).
Honourable mention has to go the moron in the ratty looking MKI Freelander who undertook a BMW (5 series I think) and damned near clipped my arse end as he squeezed between me and the BMW (and with a blast of the horn from said beemer) then glued himself to the rear of a prison truck at the A689/A19 interchange. The little tit then proceeded to accelerate aggressively up to the truck (and brake hard) as we pulled out, as if the truck was deliberately accelerating slowly to spite him, there goes someone not long for this world if that's how they drive.
Honourable mention has to go the moron in the ratty looking MKI Freelander who undertook a BMW (5 series I think) and damned near clipped my arse end as he squeezed between me and the BMW (and with a blast of the horn from said beemer) then glued himself to the rear of a prison truck at the A689/A19 interchange. The little tit then proceeded to accelerate aggressively up to the truck (and brake hard) as we pulled out, as if the truck was deliberately accelerating slowly to spite him, there goes someone not long for this world if that's how they drive.
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