Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
Discussion
DRFC1879 said:
yellowjack said:
Idiots who stand up to "lead" a standing ovation, especially. It's a f
king workaday show at a provincial theatre. It's the cast's job to entertain me for a couple of hours. They just about earned their wages, but no-one was going to win an Olivier Award for tonight's effort, so sit the fk down and applaud politely as the cast make their final curtain call, like the rest of us.
I do a bit of amateur theatre (generally one show week per year in a provincial theatre). The show is the culmination of months of hard work, getting grief from the missus for the amount of time spent rehearsing etc. and even more grief in the week of the show for being out of the house pretty much permanently from the Sunday morning to the following Saturday night. I might not be a particularly great actor and won't be winning any awards any time soon but the feeling of the audience showing their appreciation at the end of a show is unbeatable.king workaday show at a provincial theatre. It's the cast's job to entertain me for a couple of hours. They just about earned their wages, but no-one was going to win an Olivier Award for tonight's effort, so sit the fk down and applaud politely as the cast make their final curtain call, like the rest of us. TL/DR: Mardy t
t. 
Decent enough actors, you've probably seen them in Holby City, Midsomer Murders, or some Agatha Christie thriller or other. They do a decent enough job. But they're probably "not famous enough" to get a gig on Strictly or eating kangaroo's testicles. A show that's played eight times this week in just this one theatre. One that almost certainly isn't deserving of a standing ovation (which, IMHO, ought to be saved for truly special performances and events, and not stage-managed).
But you're probably right. I'm just a "mardy t
t" when all's said and done...
yellowjack said:
annoying things at gigs
And those people who call the name of someone in the band, while the band are playing a song, like the chap who barged past me last year waving his arm (as if to shake hands) at the bassist, shouting "JJ!" over and over again, right in my ear. What are you expecting? He's going to stop playing the song, call a halt to the gig while he shakes hands with a drunk balding sweaty bloke who wants a chat but not badly enough to hang about for when the band get to the theatre and stop for a few minutes? And, if you want to stand at the front, get there in plenty of time, hand your ticket in, go to the loo, get a place on the front row. Don't get there in your own sweet time, go to the bar while the support band are on, have another couple while their equipment is removed and the main acts checked, then wait until part-way into the first song and then try to push your way in. Don't tap me on the shoulder and "nod" at the rail in front of me as if to say "yes, I know you were here first, but I'm more important". Unless you're hard, that is, in which case, go right ahead.
Edited by droopsnoot on Tuesday 5th December 11:26
talksthetorque said:
SpeckledJim said:
No question their work is amazing. They are the best of us.
But if it was public knowledge that they were hard-up, then donations would spike. The public would respond.
I'm surprised they have so much money (probably because they work hard to keep it quiet, as the reverse is true - that donations would fall if people knew there was such a buffer in place).
How much of this £1bn of assets are tied up in coastal property(expensive) other offices ( not cheap)etc, and Lifeboats( I've never heard anyone use the phrase "Cheap Seaworthy Boat" in my life. ( Although I do live in Nottinghamshire But if it was public knowledge that they were hard-up, then donations would spike. The public would respond.
I'm surprised they have so much money (probably because they work hard to keep it quiet, as the reverse is true - that donations would fall if people knew there was such a buffer in place).
)You can't run a fleet of boats to cover the 11000+ miles of coastline unless they are also on the coastline.
Just curious about the investments.
droopsnoot said:
yellowjack said:
annoying things at gigs
And those people who call the name of someone in the band, while the band are playing a song, like the chap who barged past me last year waving his arm (as if to shake hands) at the bassist, shouting "JJ!" over and over again, right in my ear. What are you expecting? He's going to stop playing the song, call a halt to the gig while he shakes hands with a drunk balding sweaty bloke who wants a chat but not badly enough to hang about for when the band get to the theatre and stop for a few minutes? And, if you want to stand at the front, get there in plenty of time, hand your ticket in, go to the loo, get a place on the front row. Don't get there in your own sweet time, go to the bar while the support band are on, have another couple while their equipment is removed and the main acts checked, then wait until part-way into the first song and then try to push your way in. Don't tap me on the shoulder and "nod" at the rail in front of me as if to say "yes, I know you were here first, but I'm more important". Unless you're hard, that is, in which case, go right ahead.
Green Day. Supported by Aiden and Taking Back Sunday.
We're at the very back of the arena, high in the Gods, only one row behind us. Just about as far from the stage as it's possible to get.
Yet one row ahead and slightly to my right are three girls constantly screaming "Aiden! We Love You!" on a loop. Yes, you silly Dorises, I get it. You love Aiden. But Aiden are on stage across the heads of thousands of screaming, moshing fans in the standing area. Your pitiful shrieks won't even carry that far, let alone be decipherable above the general noise of a 20,000 capacity arena. You could try flashing your bosoms at them, but you are behind about a bajillion jigawatts of lighting rig too, so I doubt they could even recognise you as a humanoid at this distance, never admiring your amply upholstered cleavage...
Clockwork Cupcake said:
nonsequitur said:
On the local 'rural B roads' on my patch, with blind bends, unexpected farm traffic, heavy foliage, narrow lanes and the odd flock of sheep, and you are following behind, it's a big 40 from me.
Fine. But I specifically mentioned that the circumstances I was describing were when the road and conditions didn't justify such a slow speed. You are describing a road and conditions that do.
I might be opening myself up for ridicule here but when I learned to drive - albeit a good few years ago now my instructor made it very clear that if:
"A roundabout is laned on, it is laned off"
does this still apply and if so why do so many drivers (especially in Leeds, and in particular the seacroft tesco area) think this rule doesn't apply to them.
has the standard of driving instruction also dipped or does the rule no longer apply???
inquiring mind wonders....
"A roundabout is laned on, it is laned off"
does this still apply and if so why do so many drivers (especially in Leeds, and in particular the seacroft tesco area) think this rule doesn't apply to them.
has the standard of driving instruction also dipped or does the rule no longer apply???
inquiring mind wonders....
Bluedot said:
I don't even get one what the whole singing emoji thing is or does 
The idea is that you "Face Time" (that's Apple speak for video chat) someone and you can select an emoji that will represent you so the person at the other end, who presumably also has to have an iPhone X, will see the emoji talking instead of you. The emoji's facial movements will perfectly mimic your own thanks to the phone's facial recognition abilities. Great use of tech, eh?Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff