Today I'm angry about.....

[ohjimmyjimmy]

When they say on the news '...so if you don't want to know the score look away now' , then say about 2 seconds later 'Man Utd. returned to the top of the table with a 2-0 win...'

As if, in those two seconds i had time to shield my eyes, then either suddenly turn deaf or get up and run out of earshot. Who am i, Usain Bolt? Frick me.

[Il Pirate]

"I must warn you, this report contains flash photography.'
How many times do we hear this on the news? Is it really that big a problem that we have to be warned that there's a few flash pops on the screen? I've never heard tell of anyone effected by it in any way whatsoever. Do we really have to have every news report polluted by it?

Just gives me enough time to grab my gabapentin.............

[CAPSLOCK]

As for the younger ages, my club's under 11s, 12s, 13s and 14s ages, I'd agree should be playing smaller sided games, on smaller pitches. They actually play on full size pitches, at 11 a-side. Wanna guess why? Because the money isn't there for other options. I of course take personal responsibility for this as well.

Ermm, just stick the plastic goals on the 6 yard line or the edge of the penalty area

My lot are 13s next year and have to play full size goals...fcuking rdiculous

[TANGODANCER]

I was in school Juniors at nine years old. We played our games on Moss bank, Hulton Lane, Shephard Cross Street, Castle Hill, Leverhulme Park etc etc. Add mud and a medicine ball and its a bit hard to feel sorry for up to sixteen year olds having to play on half-size pitches. Make em watch "Kes".

[Lord Kangana]

Don't you mean make 'em watch Kev?

[thebish]

quite specifically - spiders who spin virtually invisible sticky webs at human man face-height across the path in the woods where I walk the dog. Enough already! There is plenty of space in the woods to spin your clever-arse webs without booby-trapping the pathway.

[Lofthouse Lower]

quite specifically - spiders who spin virtually invisible sticky webs at human man face-height across the path in the woods where I walk the dog. Enough already! There is plenty of space in the woods to spin your clever-arse webs without booby-trapping the pathway.

This - the little feckers have made my shed almost impassable without having to inhale a million webs

[Gary the Enfield]

quite specifically - spiders who spin virtually invisible sticky webs at human man face-height across the path in the woods where I walk the dog. Enough already! There is plenty of space in the woods to spin your clever-arse webs without booby-trapping the pathway.

This - the little feckers have made my shed almost impassable without having to inhale a million webs

I had one spin a web across my shared drive the other day (Iwas about to type 'Back Passage' and decided against it). Anyway as I walked into a faceful of Arachnid arse-string I felt something drop onto my head. The spider (for it was she) then ran down my face and base jumped onto the floor before scooting under my gate. Now I love spiders (well, I'm very tolerant of them) but that sh*t me up no end.

[ratbert]

It's the buggers that emerge from under the TV set and zig zag cazily across the room that I can't be doing with...

[2399]

After I posted on here the other day I got a Virus!
I won't mention the name, it was a fake anti virus thing that didn't let me use the internet or any other program.
Had to reset the computer, got a few things off the computer.

to top it all off the Bolton - Stoke match this weekend isn't being shown live!

[KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab]

It's the buggers that emerge from under the TV set and zig zag cazily across the room that I can't be doing with...

I had one appear from behind the driver visor of my car. Little bugger pulled himself back up onto the ceiling of the car as I was negotiating the M25.

Which made me nowhere near as angry as the 90% (and I'm not exaggerating there) of cars on the M25 who use lane 3 of a 4 lane motorway for the purpose it is not intended for (overtaking), meaning that those that do 70 have three options - 1) Join them in the two congested lanes and take an extra hour to get home. 2) Slow down in order not to undertake and take an extra hour to get home. 3) go with the flow of traffic and perform the dangerous move of undertaking.

Obviously I took option three, but with a lot of tutting, headshaking and sighing.

[Gravedigger]

It's the buggers that emerge from under the TV set and zig zag cazily across the room that I can't be doing with...

I had one appear from behind the driver visor of my car. Little bugger pulled himself back up onto the ceiling of the car as I was negotiating the M25.

Which made me nowhere near as angry as the 90% (and I'm not exaggerating there) of cars on the M25 who use lane 3 of a 4 lane motorway for the purpose it is not intended for (overtaking), meaning that those that do 70 have three options - 1) Join them in the two congested lanes and take an extra hour to get home. 2) Slow down in order not to undertake and take an extra hour to get home. 3) go with the flow of traffic and perform the dangerous move of undertaking.

Obviously I took option three, but with a lot of tutting, headshaking and sighing.

That stretch from Leyton area to Queen Elizabeth Bridge, just been widened or in the process of. Reckon that's one area that'll eventually claim the title of "Most accident" eventually. Often do the M11/ M25 /A127 stretch and all times of day, bloody nightmare without end.

[Dujon]

Often do the M11/ M25 /A127 stretch and all times of day, bloody nightmare without end.

Perhaps the locals should begin calling that stretch The Mobius Strip?

[Gary the Enfield]

It's the buggers that emerge from under the TV set and zig zag cazily across the room that I can't be doing with...

I had one appear from behind the driver visor of my car. Little bugger pulled himself back up onto the ceiling of the car as I was negotiating the M25.

Which made me nowhere near as angry as the 90% (and I'm not exaggerating there) of cars on the M25 who use lane 3 of a 4 lane motorway for the purpose it is not intended for (overtaking), meaning that those that do 70 have three options - 1) Join them in the two congested lanes and take an extra hour to get home. 2) Slow down in order not to undertake and take an extra hour to get home. 3) go with the flow of traffic and perform the dangerous move of undertaking.

Obviously I took option three, but with a lot of tutting, headshaking and sighing.

That stretch from Leyton area to Queen Elizabeth Bridge, just been widened or in the process of. Reckon that's one area that'll eventually claim the title of "Most accident" eventually. Often do the M11/ M25 /A127 stretch and all times of day, bloody nightmare without end.

Was bad yesterday again. Also Monday at jct. 25 (Enfield) with a body found on the carriageway. That eastern stretch is a nightmare at the moment.

[thebish]

That stretch from Leyton area to Queen Elizabeth Bridge, just been widened or in the process of. Reckon that's one area that'll eventually claim the title of "Most accident" eventually. Often do the M11/ M25 /A127 stretch and all times of day, bloody nightmare without end.

me too - my patch - still, good for those of us in the funeral trade...

[Bruce Rioja]

"I must warn you, this report contains flash photography.'

How many times do we hear this on the news? Is it really that big a problem that we have to be warned that there's a few flash pops on the screen? I've never heard tell of anyone effected by it in any way whatsoever. Do we really have to have every news report polluted by it?

If you're epileptic then yes, you absolutely need to be warned.

[thebish]

"I must warn you, this report contains flash photography.'

How many times do we hear this on the news? Is it really that big a problem that we have to be warned that there's a few flash pops on the screen? I've never heard tell of anyone effected by it in any way whatsoever. Do we really have to have every news report polluted by it?

If you're epileptic then yes, you absolutely need to be warned.

I'm not sure a few flash-pops on a news report are that likely to set off a photosensitive epileptic fit - but there is no harm offering a warning..

actually it isn't strobe lighting and flash photos that are the biggest culprits (though these are the ones we are warned about)

the biggest culprits in the past have been a pokemon advert in Japan in 1997 - which sent 600 japanese kids into epileptic fits (many of whom had never been diagnosed before), and a Pot Noodle advert in the 1990s.

and.. famously - the 2012 olympic logo launch footage - the section with a diver causing ripples in a pool - reportedly led to 18 cases of epileptic seizures...

apparently, 60% of photosensitive epileptics have their first seizure while watching television...

so - warnings - fine by me!


(there is a machine for advertisers to use nowadays that assesses whether an advert is likely to cause problems to a photosensitive epileptic... it's called the Harding Flash and Pattern Analyser)

[jimbo]

Only 2% of epileptics are photosensitive anyway, so you're talking about really low numbers there.

[thebish]

Only 2% of epileptics are photosensitive anyway, so you're talking about really low numbers there.

I think it's about 5% - and in the UK that would amount to about 25,000 people...

[jimbo]

Only 2% of epileptics are photosensitive anyway, so you're talking about really low numbers there.

I think it's about 5% - and in the UK that would amount to about 25,000 people...

You're right. Just checked and it's 2% of people presenting with seizures, 5% of diagnosed epileptics. Anyway - it's still a pretty small number.