Things you should enjoy but don’t

[HarryFlatters]

jet_noise said:

Bananas .
Good for you, easy to transport, eat on the move.

Bleauch .
Slimy, squidgy.
Horrid taste & smell.

Did I say bleauch?

Agreed. Not that I've ever tasted one, the smell alone is enough to prevent me from getting one in my gob.

[motco]

HarryFlatters said:

jet_noise said:

Bananas .
Good for you, easy to transport, eat on the move.

Bleauch .
Slimy, squidgy.
Horrid taste & smell.

Did I say bleauch?

Agreed. Not that I've ever tasted one, the smell alone is enough to prevent me from getting one in my gob.

I like bananas - in fact one afternoon before night school one spring day I ate five of them. That evening at night-school i farted like I have never farted before or since. It was continuous SBD (there's a technique for ensuring silence), and luckily we were on the fifth floor on a warm evening so the windows were all open or I'd have been sussed and strung up! Stick to one at a time is my advice.

[FoxtrotOscar1]

P-Jay said:

cbmotorsport said:

P-Jay said:

Going to the beach.

Yay, sitting baking in the sun surrounded by grit, what's not to like?

Agreed, give me a private pool, cold beer on hand, and a bit of piece and quiet anytime.

Not a big fan of that either, I'm told I find relaxing too stressful ha ha.

I'm happier doing stuff, my favourite holidays have been the sort you come back knackered and bruised.

Agree with all of the posts above. Happily the Mrs is the same. No beach lounging for us.

[HTP99]

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

P-Jay said:

cbmotorsport said:

P-Jay said:

Going to the beach.

Yay, sitting baking in the sun surrounded by grit, what's not to like?

Agreed, give me a private pool, cold beer on hand, and a bit of piece and quiet anytime.

Not a big fan of that either, I'm told I find relaxing too stressful ha ha.

I'm happier doing stuff, my favourite holidays have been the sort you come back knackered and bruised.

Agree with all of the posts above. Happily the Mrs is the same. No beach lounging for us.

Same here, I can't do nothing, I don't see the enjoyment in that at all.

[Vocal Minority]

StevieBee said:

lord trumpton said:

Car shows/meetings

Went to a couple years back and they were st.

Beardy fat bds wking themselves off stood next to their car and talking about build dates, model numbers and concours stuff

I love cars but can't stand the 'community' thing

There's a top-end concours near me each year (The Warren Classic in Maldon). A few years back, they had a bloke there with his Veyron. Let kids climb inside - parents too. Greasy finger prints all over it. Proper nice bloke only too willing to chat.

At the same event there was a chap with his 'semi' restored Mini 1275 GT. It wasn't the best restoration if I'm honest but he'd bothered to invest in, bring and erect a rope guard around it (like those barriers you get at airport security). He sat on his deck chair reading Classic Car, eating sandwiches from a Tupperware box and his only interaction with anybody would be them to tell them not to touch the car.

I realise the difference in comparative value.....but still!

Oooh yes - this!

I have a mate who is big into his RS Fords - which is fine. But spends a lot of times at RS Club owners meets at places like Silverstone.

I just don't understand the attraction of heading to a not terribly appealing place, to see a lot of cars of varying degrees of similarity all parked in a row. I just don't get it.

I am a member of a club that runs both breakfast clubs and hill climbs. We are inundated with people at the breakfast club,w ho clearly like a parked car. But can we encourage them to come and watch the cars move?

Nope. They only seem to like parked cars.

Conufses the bejesus out of me. That said so do many things.

[cbmotorsport]

GappySmeg said:

Hoofy said:

Dancing to non-dance music.

So much this.

My misses, and my parents and all their friends think it entirely normal that if music is playing in a "party" situation of any kind, then one MUST enjoy having a dance to it.
I used to dance all night to techno, jungle/dnb, etc... but I simply cannot fathom how you are supposed to dance to "Fireworks" by Katy Perry or some such nonsense.
in fact, last time I was out, my misses and her mates were dancing to "Sweet Child 'o' Mine" FFS... not only can I not see how that's enjoyable, frankly I can't see how it's even possible!

And then when you're not joining in, you get that irritating person who refuses to accept that, and tries to drag you onto the dance floor, assuming because you're not dancing then you must be having a st time. Just fk off, I'm fine...I just don't want to dance!!!

[Roofless Toothless]

Dr Jekyll said:

New years eve.

It's supposed to be something to celebrate but it happens every year regardless so what exactly can you celebrate? Unless it was a really good year in which case next year will presumably be worse.

People jumping up and down in delight that 23:59 is followed by midnight. As if there was some doubt in the matter.

Another year older, another year closer to death.

I'd rather have an early night.

Me too.

A few years ago the planets in my constellation of life aligned so that on New Year's Eve my elder son was the (exhausted) parent of two girls under five and my ninety year old mother was a resident of a block of sheltered accommodation flats, with a nice communal room downstairs.

I phoned my son in the morning to wish him a happy new year and asked him if he had stayed up to see the new year in. He said they were far too tired and, in fact, went to bed early, as the kids had gone off fairly easily. He asked about me. I said that I and his mum stayed up to watch Jools Holland, said happy new year and then straight to bed.

I then rang my mum. When I asked her if she had seen in the new year, she said that she was up until two in the morning having a party in the communal room with all the other old 'uns.

[R8Steve]

cbmotorsport said:

And then when you're not joining in, you get that irritating person who refuses to accept that, and tries to drag you onto the dance floor, assuming because you're not dancing then you must be having a st time. Just fk off, I'm fine...I just don't want to dance!!!

So it's not just me that gets this. I'm cringing at the thought of it!

Every single time without fail. Horrible.

[Filton-flyer]

P-Jay said:

Going to the beach.

Yay, sitting baking in the sun surrounded by grit, what's not to like?

This, all day long.
Sitting on, what is in effect a massive pot of grinding paste doesn't interest me one bit.
It gets everywhere (and I mean everywhere) not to mention traipsing back to the car, safe in the knowledge you'll be vacuuming the bloody thing out for the next week, trying to get rid of the pesky sand!

[Guvernator]

Filton-flyer said:

P-Jay said:

Going to the beach.

Yay, sitting baking in the sun surrounded by grit, what's not to like?

This, all day long.
Sitting on, what is in effect a massive pot of grinding paste doesn't interest me one bit.
It gets everywhere (and I mean everywhere) not to mention traipsing back to the car, safe in the knowledge you'll be vacuuming the bloody thing out for the next week, trying to get rid of the pesky sand!

sand



I like beaches but not a big fan of sand for all the reasons above. We went on holiday once and at the hotel we were saying at, they had the normal sandy beach but right next to it they had a tree lined artificial grass area with a nice big shaded tent like affair over all of it. Still got the beach experience without being burnt to a crisp or covered in annoying gritty particles, bliss!

Edited by Guvernator on Tuesday 21st November 11:30

Edited by Guvernator on Tuesday 21st November 11:30

[Dynamic Space Wizard]

R8Steve said:

cbmotorsport said:

And then when you're not joining in, you get that irritating person who refuses to accept that, and tries to drag you onto the dance floor, assuming because you're not dancing then you must be having a st time. Just fk off, I'm fine...I just don't want to dance!!!

So it's not just me that gets this. I'm cringing at the thought of it!

Every single time without fail. Horrible.

LOL, what about the Okey Cokey? Has anyone ever been to a party where they force you to do that? How can anyone possibly enjoy that? What's the matter with people nowadays?

[Geecom]

cbmotorsport said:

And then when you're not joining in, you get that irritating person who refuses to accept that, and tries to drag you onto the dance floor, assuming because you're not dancing then you must be having a st time. Just fk off, I'm fine...I just don't want to dance!!!

I've just read that out to my wife sat opposite to me and shouted "see,it's not me who's a miserable, boring b***ard who dosen't like dancing",i'm not a weirdo,there others like me out there".
I feel slightly better now and a little smug.

[HTP99]

Dynamic Space Wizard said:

R8Steve said:

cbmotorsport said:

And then when you're not joining in, you get that irritating person who refuses to accept that, and tries to drag you onto the dance floor, assuming because you're not dancing then you must be having a st time. Just fk off, I'm fine...I just don't want to dance!!!

So it's not just me that gets this. I'm cringing at the thought of it!

Every single time without fail. Horrible.

LOL, what about the Okey Cokey? Has anyone ever been to a party where they force you to do that? How can anyone possibly enjoy that? What's the matter with people nowadays?

Oh I feel everyone's pain!

[Syndrome280]

A few things a lot of people enjoy, in some cases seem wildly passionate about, that I couldn't give a toss about or bored me to tears.

Scottish Whiskeys, partially because of the snobbery associated with some of them but the main reason is they just taste like antiseptic fluid to me particularly the "peaty" types like Tallisker, I would rather have a bottle of Bourbon or a decent dark rum.

Party dancing and those who try and make you dance when you really couldn't be bothered gets my vote, as do nightclubs, I would far rather have a chat with someone than have my ears blasted while everyone flails around like Kevin and Perry.

Football, it's just a bunch of egotistical drama queens kicking a bad of wind about and it's about as interesting as a 90 minute seminar on carpet sales presented by John Major. This sums it up nicely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MusyO7J2inM

[C0ffin D0dger]

Guvernator said:

C0ffin D0dger said:

Anal

Giving or receiving?

Receiving obviously but the "wife" insists on doing it to me. Maybe I need to try a different brand of lube

[Otispunkmeyer]

P-Jay said:

cbmotorsport said:

P-Jay said:

Going to the beach.

Yay, sitting baking in the sun surrounded by grit, what's not to like?

Agreed, give me a private pool, cold beer on hand, and a bit of piece and quiet anytime.

Not a big fan of that either, I'm told I find relaxing too stressful ha ha.

I'm happier doing stuff, my favourite holidays have been the sort you come back knackered and bruised.

I'm like that... can't abide by a beach holiday. 30 minutes of being on a sun lounger an I'm crawling the proverbial walls. But then we go on a busy holiday adventuring and when I get back I'm like "fk me I need a holiday!"

[Europa1]

C0ffin D0dger said:

Receiving obviously but the "wife" insists on doing it to me. Maybe I need to try a different brand of lube

Or try the real thing rather than a prosthetic?

[Europa1]

Syndrome280 said:

Scottish Whiskeys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MusyO7J2inM

The game was given away right there.

[sinbaddio]

The ex wife.

Now that she's finally an 'ex' life should be a lot more enjoyable.

Some how she still manages to give me at least as much st as she did before she was ex.

[lucido grigio]

Vocal Minority said:

Oooh yes - this!

I have a mate who is big into his RS Fords - which is fine. But spends a lot of times at RS Club owners meets at places like Silverstone.

I just don't understand the attraction of heading to a not terribly appealing place, to see a lot of cars of varying degrees of similarity all parked in a row. I just don't get it.

I am a member of a club that runs both breakfast clubs and hill climbs. We are inundated with people at the breakfast club,w ho clearly like a parked car. But can we encourage them to come and watch the cars move?

Nope. They only seem to like parked cars.

Conufses the bejesus out of me. That said so do many things.

Silverstone would be Ford Fair ,where there is all day track sessions and also a 0-60 timed strip.

It did lose attraction for me as it's WAY too much Fiesta and Focus biased nowadays ,the decent RSs are a small minority there.