Seal Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 49 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'd agree with this, lived there for a decade or so, and while it's a lovely country to drive through, and visit a nice country pub, the towns are absolute shitholes without exception. Much like many other areas out of the south east, the industry left, and there was **** all left in terms of career prospects, so with no big city in the country, it's just lots of small towns with no personality and no prospects. I think I only know one person who left for university and actually went back. Hold up. Whilst I agree with point - Northampton is a donut, sh*t in the middle, lovely round the outsides. No way is Daventry the best town. Northampton probably is still the best, pretty objectively. I actually left to go to Uni (in brum) and came back. I must admit I love the place. Its streets whilst are ugly are decorated with my memories and I have never wanted to live anywhere else. Unfortunately my girlfriend wouldn't move there, so I left to go to London, although have moved to the tube stop (almost) closer to Northampton than any other. To be honest I don't require much from a place so I am easy to please. Also - if you know Northampton well, a housing estate has just been set up with villa themed roads. Holte End / Doug Ellis Way / Trinity Road etc. Jerusalem by Alan Moore, as well as being the sixth longest English language novel of all time, is quite a good book for painting the town as some sort of sunken Atlantis ruined by developers. This video always makes me smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: Gave the world The Troggs. Wild. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Why is it that right handers when they hold a knife and fork, if you take the knife off them they have to swap the fork to the other hand. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 25, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 22 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Why is it that right handers when they hold a knife and fork, if you take the knife off them they have to swap the fork to the other hand. Guilty as charged, m'lud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Seal said: Hold up. Whilst I agree with point - Northampton is a donut, sh*t in the middle, lovely round the outsides. No way is Daventry the best town. Northampton probably is still the best, pretty objectively. I actually left to go to Uni (in brum) and came back. I must admit I love the place. Its streets whilst are ugly are decorated with my memories and I have never wanted to live anywhere else. Unfortunately my girlfriend wouldn't move there, so I left to go to London, although have moved to the tube stop (almost) closer to Northampton than any other. To be honest I don't require much from a place so I am easy to please. Also - if you know Northampton well, a housing estate has just been set up with villa themed roads. Holte End / Doug Ellis Way / Trinity Road etc. Jerusalem by Alan Moore, as well as being the sixth longest English language novel of all time, is quite a good book for painting the town as some sort of sunken Atlantis ruined by developers. This video always makes me smile: Y'know, you're never gonna survive. Unless... You go a little crazy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 When did quiz shows become so dumbed down?? Just caught the final jackpot round of Bridge of Chavs on BBC1 and the standard of question was incredibly low. I’m sure there are many more like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seat68 Posted March 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, theboyangel said: When did quiz shows become so dumbed down?? Just caught the final jackpot round of Bridge of Chavs on BBC1 and the standard of question was incredibly low. I’m sure there are many more like it! Have you seen Tipping Point? It's embarrassingly easy. "Name any colour".... Is it potato Ben? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 55 minutes ago, theboyangel said: When did quiz shows become so dumbed down?? Just caught the final jackpot round of Bridge of Chavs on BBC1 and the standard of question was incredibly low. I’m sure there are many more like it! People are thick as shit now* You don't need to learn anything anymore. Everything is at the click of a mouse or touch of a screen. Why bother retaining information? Before, you actually had to absorb information from books and remember stuff. To be honest, i've felt my concentration levels fall in recent years. *a sweeping generalisation to make a point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Seat68 said: Why is it that right handers when they hold a knife and fork, if you take the knife off them they have to swap the fork to the other hand. It's true! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 25, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Seat68 said: Have you seen Tipping Point? It's embarrassingly easy. "Name any colour".... Is it potato Ben? Potato is always the answer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted March 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 40 minutes ago, Xela said: To be honest, i've felt my concentration levels fall in recent years. Are you sure it's not old age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 36 minutes ago, BOF said: Potato is always the answer. What do you like putting up your butt, BOF? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 25, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: What do you like putting up your butt, BOF? As I said. Potato is always the answer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xela Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) Might be me in my little bubble again but the amount of people who pay for their shopping at the self service checkouts with cash. Some of the tills are card only and always empty. Don't people have debit cards? I haven't paid cash for my shopping in 20 years. Edited March 25, 2022 by Xela 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted March 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 I paid cash for a few items yesterday as it happens. Admittedly, it was mainly so I could acquire a pound coin in change so I could hand that over to the attractive young woman who sells the big issue outside the shop. I’m playing the long game there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Xela said: People are thick as shit now* You don't need to learn anything anymore. Everything is at the click of a mouse or touch of a screen. Why bother retaining information? Before, you actually had to absorb information from books and remember stuff. To be honest, i've felt my concentration levels fall in recent years. *a sweeping generalisation to make a point. Sorry, didn't bother reading when I saw you'd stretched your post out to 3 lines. NEXT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 hours ago, BOF said: Potato is always the answer. If potato isn't the answer, I don't even want to know what the question is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 minute ago, sidcow said: Sorry, didn't bother reading when I saw you'd stretched your post out to 3 lines. NEXT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 27 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: Admittedly, it was mainly so I could acquire a pound coin in change so I could hand that over to the attractive young woman who sells the big issue outside the shop. I’m playing the long game there. I like your style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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