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 86/2
	86/2I actually, literally transcend sport. What do you transcend?
Alt: The KFC Wicked bucket is a work of genius. What do you hate yourself for liking?
92/2.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:00, 245 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
 Abokado bought
	Abokado boughtEdamame rocket salad. Nigiri and the one with the salmon on top. 8 bits.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 Nice
	NiceI'm going to have a sandwich. I'll be sure to wring my hands afterwards.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:10, Reply)
 Let's take a moment to relive this smashing moment of internet.
	Let's take a moment to relive this smashing moment of internet.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1744035
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:22, Reply)
 Hairy, spotty and stained with baked beans at the corner of the largest hole?
	Hairy, spotty and stained with baked beans at the corner of the largest hole?(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:46, Reply)
 They both agreed to use it
	They both agreed to use itthe Australians should just learn to use it properly.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 Everyone is fine with it until they get a bad decision. Then they whine, but there are far fewer wrong decisions with it in place.
	Everyone is fine with it until they get a bad decision. Then they whine, but there are far fewer wrong decisions with it in place.(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:08, Reply)
 I was asking Stunned. Not you. I couldn't give a shit what you think.
	I was asking Stunned. Not you. I couldn't give a shit what you think. (, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:08, Reply)
 What you've got to remember is that Al is a sour, unpleasant little man, who spends his time (when he's not digging holes for work) mindlessly vandalising people's cars & generally behaving like a prick.
	What you've got to remember is that Al is a sour, unpleasant little man, who spends his time (when he's not digging holes for work) mindlessly vandalising people's cars & generally behaving like a prick. (, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:16, Reply)
 I think a rather small pot just called a much taller kettle black here.
	I think a rather small pot just called a much taller kettle black here.(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:16, Reply)
 I hate the fact I am agreeing with you for the second time in one day.
	I hate the fact I am agreeing with you for the second time in one day.  (, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:18, Reply)
 What you've got to remember is that Battered is fundamentally unloveable.
	What you've got to remember is that Battered is fundamentally unloveable.In addition, he forgets a lot of things. Like, you'll thank him for something, and he'll forget it happened and then hold a grudge against you for not saying thanks, even though you did.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:13, Reply)
 Nowhere near as good as people make out.
	Nowhere near as good as people make out.Steve Martin is a prick and Michael Caine is merely going through the motions.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 I think it's a pretty good film.
	I think it's a pretty good film.It's one of the first films I owned on VHS.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:07, Reply)
 gertcha
	gertchaHe's great, even makes Father of the Bride watchable.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:21, Reply)
 She hates you back, you little shit.
	She hates you back, you little shit.  Even my Mam is taller than you. lol.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:15, Reply)
 Your wife must have been really patient to stay there with her legs open for that length of time
	Your wife must have been really patient to stay there with her legs open for that length of time(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:21, Reply)
 She fell asleep while he was still trying to stick the first two bricks together
	She fell asleep while he was still trying to stick the first two bricks together(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:25, Reply)
 I just ate the Thai spicy one of these:
	I just ate the Thai spicy one of these:www.thegrocer.co.uk/fmcg/metcalfes-itsu-pot-noodles-offer-unrivalled-quality/342959.article
It was really fucking nice. I heartily recommend it. What you can't tell from the picture is that they're fucking massive, too.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:22, Reply)
 There's a washing machine and a lightbulb chez monce ruing those noodles.
	There's a washing machine and a lightbulb chez monce ruing those noodles.  (, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:30, Reply)
 week 1 after payday innit
	week 1 after payday innitI'll be dining like Daniel Pelka by the 15th
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:30, Reply)
 I could indeed.
	I could indeed.But hey, I called Damilola Taylor a 'cunt' yesterday so eff it
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:35, Reply)
 Ohhhh....I was wondering what to have for lunch
	Ohhhh....I was wondering what to have for lunchand there is a sainsburys close by
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:28, Reply)
 I've been approached about a 12 month contract, which would require spending one week a month in Pakistan.
	I've been approached about a 12 month contract, which would require spending one week a month in Pakistan.Very good money, but I'm not sure...
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:27, Reply)
 I never want to be married to, or live with, anyone ever again. Trufax.
	I never want to be married to, or live with, anyone ever again. Trufax.(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:30, Reply)
 i had my heart set on sainsburys vegetarian sushi for lunch
	i had my heart set on sainsburys vegetarian sushi for lunchbecause theirs is even nicer than the little japanese place by my office that makes it freshly. but the careless cunts had sold out. now i have a falafel wrap from apostrophe and a vague nagging sense of dissatisfaction. it's full of tomatoes which i had to pull out; i hate myself for NOT liking them, as the little cunts get in everything.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:28, Reply)
 falafel is the shit
	falafel is the shitbut throwing it at you demonstrates her good sense
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:31, Reply)
 Sometime's life is just annoying, my old pal.
	Sometime's life is just annoying, my old pal.I find making off-colour remarks about tragic stories from the day's news can really rouse one's spirits.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:50, Reply)
 Dunno
	Dunnothings like that often make me feel a little darker. I'm a bit mixed up at the moment. Like putting your hand into a bag of haribos and pulling out a foam shrimp. It's like "woah...you're not supposed to be there! Where did you come from?"
You know, like that.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:52, Reply)
 I sure do!
	I sure do!Is it one of those things where something specific is troubling you or can you not put your finger on it?
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:53, Reply)
 It's more like there are 100 things bothering me
	It's more like there are 100 things bothering meAnd I can only put my finger on 12 of them.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:57, Reply)
 I'm trying to sell all my old dogging equipment on eBay.
	I'm trying to sell all my old dogging equipment on eBay.Not had any bids but there's loads of people watching.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:52, Reply)
 Don't waste your time with that fancy nonsense. I just had a lovely lunch, I think the dish was called 'a coffee' or something similar/
	Don't waste your time with that fancy nonsense. I just had a lovely lunch, I think the dish was called 'a coffee' or something similar/(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:56, Reply)
 I both naysay and poo-poo the small-minded social mores of the hoi polloi, personally.
	I both naysay and poo-poo the small-minded social mores of the hoi polloi, personally.(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:53, Reply)
 
	 have annual membership at Chariots and love lying in the urinals whilst old men piss on me
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:55, Reply)
 I used to immerse myself in the durm and strang of all modern psycho-communal paradigms
	I used to immerse myself in the durm and strang of all modern psycho-communal paradigmsbut I realised that all of that was total nonsense, so I put the xbox on instead, you know.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:56, Reply)
 What are we doing, Monty?
	What are we doing, Monty?I mean really...what are we doing? We're not grown-ups are we...what are we? Where are we headed? What's the next big thing?
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 13:58, Reply)
 'Techbag breakhouse', if young Plumdozer is to be believed, which he most certainly isn't.
	'Techbag breakhouse', if young Plumdozer is to be believed, which he most certainly isn't.(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:01, Reply)
 Not related to nonce tranny scat porn
	Not related to nonce tranny scat pornNice choice with the noodles I didn't realise it's this big
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:03, Reply)
 Cooked noodles not dried three sachets
	Cooked noodles not dried three sachetsThe spork looks a bit GHAY though
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:06, Reply)
 Original Series Spork wasnt a gayer unlike the Jayjay Abrahams version!
	Original Series Spork wasnt a gayer unlike the Jayjay Abrahams version!LOL!!
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:16, Reply)
 Well, looks like SOMEONE left their Spork ears at home today, hmmmmmm????
	Well, looks like SOMEONE left their Spork ears at home today, hmmmmmm????(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:18, Reply)
 
	 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382352/Chocolatier-Simon-Dunn-gives-frank-explanation-customers-shut-Wilmslow-shop.html
this is really near my dad, we used to go for coffee all the time. the british high street is properly fucked.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:03, Reply)
 it's true though
	it's true thoughplaces like wilmslow will be full of supermarkets, restaurants and beauty salons. i was on the high street there with my friend and she needed a cable for her dvd player - there was literally nowhere left to go to buy it. places that are less affluent will end up with desolate high streets. it doesn't take much effort for people to support local shops as well as shopping online ffs.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:09, Reply)
 Shop owners don't have a right to be supported just because they aren't a supermarket.
	Shop owners don't have a right to be supported just because they aren't a supermarket.I don't support local shops unless they sell something I want. Otherwise fuck 'em
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:14, Reply)
 i think that's all they are asking for
	i think that's all they are asking forpeople who do want what they sell to use them. it's not really just about local shops, it's about all retailers. will you be patting yourself on the back for saving a tenner on your holiday when thompson goes bust and thousands more people are shoved onto the dole and your pension makes no money because the fund isn't receiving rents from its property portfolio?
it's just about making a bit of effort to spread custom, not to change your lifestyle completely.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:21, Reply)
 I'll buy from a local shop if they can match online prices.
	I'll buy from a local shop if they can match online prices.If they can't, well fine. I don't owe anybody a living except me.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:24, Reply)
 no you won't
	no you won'tyou're dyed in the wool online. fine, but this country will be a damn sight poorer when the retailers are all online, employing far fewer people, and you can't just pop out to browse for books or nice stuff for your flat any more.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:33, Reply)
 Basically your entire argument is "I like it better the way it is, I don't want it to change waaah"
	Basically your entire argument is "I like it better the way it is, I don't want it to change waaah"But, as you've admitted yourself, you don't shop on the high street anymore than anybody else does.
At least I'm being fucking honest.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:35, Reply)
 where did i admit that?
	where did i admit that?i said i try really hard to split my business - eg books. i buy about 30% from second hand or independent retailers, about 30% on amazon, and about 40% in waterstones
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:36, Reply)
 
	 www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post2035209
You use supermarkets and online as much as anybody else. Plenty of people shop on the High Street and they STILL can't compete. It's like HMV and the giant panda. If you can't adapt, you die.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:39, Reply)
 omg it's like you're deliberately not listening
	omg it's like you're deliberately not listeningif everybody just split their shopping a bit, it would be fine.
there is no need not to use supermarkets. and no need not to use online. just use a bit of everything.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:43, Reply)
 Convert the abandoned high street shops into social housing
	Convert the abandoned high street shops into social housingkill two birds with one stone.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:28, Reply)
 from home
	from homeearning big money for stuffing envelopes and phoning vulnerable pensioners as "Windows Support".
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:47, Reply)
 i try v hard to split my shopping
	i try v hard to split my shoppinga bit online, a bit on the high street, a bit in shopping centres, and a bit in supermarkets. there'd be plenty of cash for all retailers if people made a bit of an effort to mix it up; it doesn't need to be all or nothing.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:12, Reply)
 The local retailers can't compete with the prices, it's just the way it is
	The local retailers can't compete with the prices, it's just the way it isI'm anti-battery hen farming in principle, but I have a family to feed...so it's 7 quid for one chicken, or 3 for a tenner. Sorry local butcher, but I'm off to Tesco. This is the way of the world and it's only going to continue that way.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:13, Reply)
 it's not a good way for the world to go, in my view
	it's not a good way for the world to go, in my viewit's not like i preach about only buying local, or only buying organic, because i don't and would be fucking hypocritical if i did. but at the same time, ending up with everything being bought at the same massive supermarket is pretty fucking depressing
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:18, Reply)
 I disagree
	I disagreeI know what you're saying...it's a shame for someone who's worked their whole lives building a business, only to be undercut by a giant supermarket...but this is just what happens. We don't buy our milk from a farm, because it's more convenient to get it from a shop. We don't go to a tailor, because there are loads of shops that sell clothes off the peg. We don't buy stamps, because we have sms and email.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:24, Reply)
 ... and then people whine because their clothes are being made by children in a sweatshop
	... and then people whine because their clothes are being made by children in a sweatshopor their burgers are full of horse
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:29, Reply)
 Nope
	NopeBecause if you complain about the sweatshops, they end up getting closed down...then loads of people who are GENUINELY on the poverty line LITERALLY starve to death.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:32, Reply)
 lots of people are stupid, though
	lots of people are stupid, thoughwah wah poor children, i had no idea, despite the fact that i only paid £5 for this shirt AND skirt
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:34, Reply)
 It's what happens when you only have a few massive retailers who can force the suppliers to accept less money for their goods
	It's what happens when you only have a few massive retailers who can force the suppliers to accept less money for their goodsthan it costs to make them, and therefore have to rely on either government subsidies, or they go bust.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:53, Reply)
 If I don't need to buy anything from a local shop why should I make an effort to support them so they can stay open for me not to buy anything from them?
	If I don't need to buy anything from a local shop why should I make an effort to support them so they can stay open for me not to buy anything from them?I don't watch football and my local team is going bust, why should I give a fuck about saving them?
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:14, Reply)
 that's right
	that's rightnow, get your apron on, tesco will pay you a fiver to sweep that floor
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:18, Reply)
 That's a ridiculous statement to make.
	That's a ridiculous statement to make."I can't really be bothered to walk to the shops, let's take the car"
"YEAH AND EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THEIR LEGS CUT OFF AND LETS CHOP DOWN ALL THE RAINFORESTS WHILE WE'RE AT IT"
Have some perspective.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:23, Reply)
 but by "the shops" you mean a massive giant warehouse where everything looks the same?
	but by "the shops" you mean a massive giant warehouse where everything looks the same?lovely.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:30, Reply)
 Well no, in this case it'll be a van bringing me my goods that I ordered online to my door.
	Well no, in this case it'll be a van bringing me my goods that I ordered online to my door.You know, the way it already happens?
Swap "the shops" for "the beach" if it makes you feel better.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:33, Reply)
 choosing stuff online is fine sometimes
	choosing stuff online is fine sometimesother times it's just not the same.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:34, Reply)
 Everyone complained when the last of our traditional cinemas closed in Portsmouth
	Everyone complained when the last of our traditional cinemas closed in PortsmouthI reasoned that if we all went there to watch movies instead of the non-sticky floored, much bigger seats VUE cinema, it'd still be open. The corporations offer a better experience/better prices/more choice...if you can't keep up, then back out.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:17, Reply)
 I fucking love my local greengrocer/fishmonger/butchers/independant-supermarkets.
	I fucking love my local greengrocer/fishmonger/butchers/independant-supermarkets.If they're done right, they're way better than a super market.
If I drove, I don't think i'd go to the big supermarket.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:55, Reply)
 Good.
	Good. We don't need it anymore. I'm sure he will do alright out of his 6 other shops and online business. Lovely free advertising in the mail though.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:12, Reply)
 What a fucking cunt
	What a fucking cuntPlus, the gayest of all job titles, even gayer than 'gay porn actor', is surely 'chocolatier'.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:13, Reply)
 I thought chocolatier was gay slang for someone who was deviantly gay.
	I thought chocolatier was gay slang for someone who was deviantly gay.(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:15, Reply)
 Seriously, I couldn't give the slightest shit if it goes.
	Seriously, I couldn't give the slightest shit if it goes.My prediction for the future is for increased online purchasing, large warehouses outside of towns for delivery and what used to be the High Street largely residential with pubs and cafes etc.
THe High Street is a relic.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:21, Reply)
 No it fucking isn't.
	No it fucking isn't.I'll be well happy when there aren't crowds of witless spastics milling about on the street with their screaming, bratty children getting in my way.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:29, Reply)
 but why will you be on the street?
	but why will you be on the street?a haircut once every few weeks? a generic starbucks coffee? and?
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:30, Reply)
 And what?
	And what?Lower traffic both pedestrian and vehicular, quieter town centres and a pub on the corner. Sounds perfect.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:32, Reply)
 your world sounds shit and i hope you're wrong and that you die in a chilli-infested ant fire
	your world sounds shit and i hope you're wrong and that you die in a chilli-infested ant fire(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:38, Reply)
 It depends if it gets
	It depends if it getsredeveloped in the way that the Frenchie is envisioning. I see what he is getting at in that you will have a more residential high street so they will return to the Victorian style with cafes and "service" shops and no garish chain stores.
This may not be the reality though
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:36, Reply)
 what will happen will be that the affluent parts will revitalise
	what will happen will be that the affluent parts will revitaliseand other places will become ghost towns
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:38, Reply)
 I don't care if a bunch of Northerners and povvos spend their time drinking in third rate shit holes.
	I don't care if a bunch of Northerners and povvos spend their time drinking in third rate shit holes.(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:40, Reply)
 Possibly
	Possiblybut it could go either way. I have seen lots of plans that include the residentialiastion (made up word alert) of high streets that look very well thought out, and they are also fairly cheap, so if that's the case it could be made to work. you will then have the drip feed of artisan shops from the affluent areas.... or it could go Detroit
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:41, Reply)
 this is britain
	this is britainhave you seen the average twat that lives here?
what part of the average brit makes you think that anything will ever work out well?!
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:44, Reply)
 In a positive frame...
	In a positive frame...What you are expressing is the lowest common denominator I would suggest that the "average" brit is significantly better than you suggest. Yes there are many mouth breathers but the point of them is they are more visible than the mean. They are the ones cluttering up the high street when you want to do anything so they become the vision of average.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:53, Reply)
 Also will put an end to "shopping" as opposed to "buying"
	Also will put an end to "shopping" as opposed to "buying""shopping" being code for "wandering from shoe shop to shoe shop with all the directional sense of a fart in a colander but never actually buying anything. All. Fucking. Day."
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:39, Reply)
 you wait
	you waityou'll be the one who is made to box them all back up and post them back and then spend hours pissing around waiting for the online retailers to refund your money when we HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRY THEM ON FIRST
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:40, Reply)
 It's not our fault women's sizes are retarded.
	It's not our fault women's sizes are retarded.Ours are done in inches. If you don't know what measurement your waist is, it's your own bloody problem.
Besides, plenty of women I know buy online without sending them back and I've never heard them complain about excessive delays.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:42, Reply)
 you wait
	you waitby the time you and OG have kids, and you have to buy their clothes online because mothercare went bust ages ago, and you are spending every lunchtime queuing up in whatever replaces the post office to send back little charva's babygros... you'll look back and go, fuck swipe was right
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:45, Reply)
 What it comes down to is me arguing legitimate points backed up by observable market trends
	What it comes down to is me arguing legitimate points backed up by observable market trends and you going "but I don't LIKE it!"
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:46, Reply)
 no, i am saying the trends point in a sad and worrying direction
	no, i am saying the trends point in a sad and worrying directioni deal with closures of these shops every day; i see how many people lose jobs and how many landlords lose properties over it. it's a crying shame.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:48, Reply)
 It's nothing of the sort.
	It's nothing of the sort.Adapt or die. That bloody chocolate shop isn't shutting down, it's still operating online. It will continue to do business online even if his other six shops close. It's not a shame, it's progress.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:52, Reply)
 Yeah, cos no-one ever buys an imperfectly fitting but exceptionally good looking shoe.
	Yeah, cos no-one ever buys an imperfectly fitting but exceptionally good looking shoe. (, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:44, Reply)
 Besides, Next (for example) deliver to your door, and will then collect what doesn't fit.
	Besides, Next (for example) deliver to your door, and will then collect what doesn't fit.(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:50, Reply)
 Who the fuck was he paying 1300
	Who the fuck was he paying 1300worth of wages to a week... maybe if he was a bit more astute he wouldn't have had to shut,
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:27, Reply)
 He had a weekly breakdown
	He had a weekly breakdownSo looking at the size of that shop and assuming he was paying an average of £200 pw per staff member (semi part time hours) he had at least 6 staff in there...
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:39, Reply)
 i don't think they were all on at once
	i don't think they were all on at oncehe was open from breakfast to supper, 7 days a week, i think
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:45, Reply)
 I suspect he had 3 Eastern Europeans on something piddling and paid himself the rest
	I suspect he had 3 Eastern Europeans on something piddling and paid himself the rest(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 15:01, Reply)
 I agree.
	I agree.He's paying far too fucking much for lots of things in his 'open letter'. It is perfectly possible to run a successful independent business, but you have to work hard keeping on top of your costs, and checking and renegotiating prices and purchasing terms almost weekly. People whine about things costing too much, but spend their time complaining rather than doing anything about it.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:41, Reply)
 EXACTLY.
	EXACTLY. And if he's a bender, he's probably a nonce too. We know this from credible scientific research.
(, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:44, Reply)
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