Arthur Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Probably an urban myth but there is the story of the expectant chav mother telling the midwife she had a lovely name in mind for her new daughter......,.... Chlamydia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Probably an urban myth but there is the story of the expectant chav mother telling the midwife she had a lovely name in mind for her new daughter......,.... Chlamydia I thought Klamydea was a Greek island famed for its hedonistic lifestyle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 13, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2011 I remember it too, and I certainly don't miss it. I detested the acrid smell of cheap cigarettes, particularly when I had to carry it home on my hair and clothes. A lot to do with the changing face of Britain's industrial past also. Where I used to work from the 1960s to the 1990s there were plenty of street corner pubs which, to start with, were well used, however the was also plenty of mixed industry around as well. One by one the industrials closed, along with a college and the lunchtime and post work trade dropped to almost nothing. Several of the pubs are now closed (in fact most before the smoking ban) and the industry, having been largely replaced by houses is not there to provide any custom. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted July 13, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2011 EU Education systems that refuses to recognise that they are supposed to teach! DaFT's constant interference in the running of the railways Cold callers ( both at the door and on the phone ) Hearing aid clinics that only allows the reporting of faulty hearing aids by voice telephone ( think about that one! ) Flourescent jackets worn for reasons other than genuine safety requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Nissan Juke. Horrible looking things. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Nissan Juke. Horrible looking things. I see a lot of opprobrium directed at the Juke. Does Nissan not market the Cube in Britain? It is far worse than the Juke. I'm not keen on the Murano Cabriolet either. It just looks ... wrong. Nevertheless, I'm very happy with my 350Z. I very much want to upgrade it to a 370Z, but it runs so well, there's no point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 13, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2011 cold calls on the phone had 7 in the last two day trying to get me to claim back PPI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 cold calls on the phone had 7 in the last two day trying to get me to claim back PPI Go for it if you've had some PPI. It ain't worth the paper its written on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscale Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I do miss the haze in a well used pub! It just seemed part of the whole pub "thing" that I remember from my yoof! So are "Brew Ten (same again)" and "Toby Light (just right)" but I don't think either would be welcomed back. I'd like to nominate Virgin Trains' luggage racks as another item for the list of things that are not gone but won't be missed, simply because they are afforded a better view out of the window than seated passengers are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Probably an urban myth but there is the story of the expectant chav mother telling the midwife she had a lovely name in mind for her new daughter......,.... Chlamydia The version I heard when I was working in the clinic was that some misguided poor soul from the bottom of the urban dregs named her child "positive wassermann" at the suggestion of the Ob/Gyn resident who was clearly at the end of a very hard and very long shift... F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Like the family in Discworld who named their son Legitimate - a family can be proud, can't they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 14, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2011 So are "Brew Ten (same again)" and "Toby Light (just right)" but I don't think either would be welcomed back. Are these the watered down versions of Brew Eleven and normal Toby? Neither of which were out of the ordinary. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 14, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2011 Are these the watered down versions of Brew Eleven and normal Toby? Neither of which were out of the ordinary. Brew XI! I had a friend who specialised in putting on his best West-Midlands accent and asking for a pint of "Brewxi", which was calculated to confuse bar-men and -women entirely. He'd then point to the pump/tap bearing the Brew XI insignia and look puzzled himself, while watching the penny drop.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Everyone has pretty much filled my list of things I'd like to see jettisoned into the sun. My personal fave for extermination and it won't be missed by anyone: SouthEastern Trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I can think of a few more: Injury lawyers 4U Go Compare and their annoying ads The meerkats of meerkovo, Compare the Meerkat and Compare the Market. Over done, old joke, old news. The coffin dodger ads for life cover to pay to get you planted after you've popped your clogs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I see a lot of opprobrium directed at the Juke. Does Nissan not market the Cube in Britain? It is far worse than the Juke. I'm not keen on the Murano Cabriolet either. It just looks ... wrong. Nevertheless, I'm very happy with my 350Z. I very much want to upgrade it to a 370Z, but it runs so well, there's no point. ---->Already covered in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted July 14, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2011 Go for it if you've had some PPI. It ain't worth the paper its written on. the point is i have not got any if i had i would claim it back myself and not let them take a slice for themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldfield_Park Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Most of mine have been covered, but I'll list a few that either I didn't notice or think are important enough to warrant further votes: - The stranglehold that the big four supermarkets have on our retail economy - Reality TV in all it's ghastly forms - Our lousy governments - The EU - The lack of respect that children and many parents have for their teachers and authority as a whole - E-books and Kindles, which alas don't look as if they'll be going anywhere yet - Mills and Boon books - The all powerful mass media 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hale Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Charlie Gilmour Need I say more? I bet his Dad is really proud of him? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Add to the list the totally cringeworthy Uncle Ben's Chicken Faijitas advert with the kid dancing as he makes one. Who thinks this cr@p up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 15, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2011 Advertising Executives - In the words of Douglas Adams, they will be first against the wall when the revolution comes. Allow me to also add BBC News's obsession with big name reporters/correspondents who spend ages telling us what they think might happen rather than reporting the facts. Robert Preston and Stephanie Flanders are the worst offenders, reporters and correspondents are supposed to report news and facts, not give us piles of speculation and opinions (and get vastly overpaid for it into the bargain). BBC News has been on strike again today and much like the last couple of 24 hour walkouts, the news coverage with the ordinary plucked from relative obscurity presenters has been refreshingly informative and waffle free. The BBC could save a fortune, cut the licence fee and improve the quality of their news and current affairs output overnight just by firing Preston, Flanders and all the other self opinionated big names. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ngtrains.com Posted July 15, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2011 Can I add TV programs that think we're so dim that we've forgoten what its about during the adverts and so start the next bit recapping the last ten minutes? Then again it isn't just the commercial crap, the Beeb now keep doing the "still to come........." crap. Just get on with the damn program Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I thought Klamydea was a Greek island famed for its hedonistic lifestyle? It is, apparently its not on the map, but I am reliably informed that it is very close to Lesbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Nigel Harris and his belief that RAIL is the industry mag and that his opinion really matters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted July 16, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2011 Actually no, "theyre" as written in an earlier posting in this thread. It reminded me of the usual confusion between the other two. Probaly, the ae like me & mishi kys. Kevin Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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