Things that sh*t me the seventeenth

[rocker_oz33]

Rolled up sleeves is a great look

At least ice cream won't melt on the cuffs.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Maybe I have to enjoy watching grown men running around in their underwear pretending to hit each other while thousands of braindead Americans scream and yell like it's real to be qualified to judge who looks silly and who doesn't.

I dunno man, maybe open up your mind just a tiny fraction and understand that the bullshit you watch on tv doesn't make you better than anyone.

You're just as big a ****ing dork as the rest of us.

Pretending you're not, and trying to convince the internet how cool you are? It's real lame, and you aren't fooling anyone.

 

[rocker_oz33]

I went though my online order.
I brought more for myself than Mrs R.

Whoops .

 

[Pistol Night]

I dunno man, maybe open up your mind just a tiny fraction and understand that the bullshit you watch on tv doesn't make you better than anyone.

You're just as big a ****ing dork as the rest of us.

Pretending you're not, and trying to convince the internet how cool you are? It's real lame, and you aren't fooling anyone.

Floored me.

 

[Beerfish]

Well, one thing wrestling fans can't argue with, it sure is easy winding them up.

 

[raskolnikov]

Those skinny mirrors ..

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Nah. Wasn't the size. It was the style. Looked good in the shop but when I got home realised it was way too loud for my style.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Nah. Wasn't the size. It was the style. Looked good in the shop but when I got home realised it was way too loud for my style.

Can't you take it back ?


I brought from the clearances beach shops.
A tie die singlet pretty sure it's ladies.
But I make it work.

 

[Beerfish]

Nah. Wasn't the size. It was the style. Looked good in the shop but when I got home realised it was way too loud for my style.

Pics or gtfo

 

[rocker_oz33]

Pics or gtfo

Yeah.
We need to see this ...

 

[Off The Couch]

For all the years we spent hoping for sports to be unbundled from Foxtel... it went completely out of control.

With an impending need to sign up for Netflix for WWE, I started thinking about the subscription services I have.

• Kayo Sports (the expensive 4k one)
• Optus Sports (although I just pay the annual... $199? I dunno what it costs)
• Amazon Prime (which also includes Doordash, whose monthly fee is actually more than Primes.)
• NFL Gamepass through Prime
• AEW TV through Triller
• Apple Music
• Apple iCloud

+ the VPN that lets me save elsewhere I guess.

That's nearly 150 bucks worth of monthly subscriptions, with Netflix to bump me over that $150 mark.

We really screwed ourselves here didn't we? This is outrageous.

This got me thinking and now have to do a review - I do know we “share” some as a family but I need to check which ones I pay for.

Fox - footy only (so frustrating - expensive)
Apple
Netflix
Spotify
You-Tube
Prime
Brit Box
Stan

I’ve got some reviewing to do

 

[rocker_oz33]

Is it this loud ?

 

[Scotland]

For all the years we spent hoping for sports to be unbundled from Foxtel...

I tried to warn the Foxtel haters years ago this would happen.

When I had Fox I think it was $60 a month for a basic subscription + sports + HD upgrade. Used to watch AFL, A-League, EPL, Super Rugby, NBA, BBL at stages and a few other bits and pieces. And I wasn't at the mercy of the internet gods.

Remaining Fox content of AFL, NRL, cricket, motorsport, some NBA on Kayo ($25)
EPL, FA Cup - Optus ($25)
A-League - Paramount+ ($11 including regular Paramount+)
La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A - BeIN Sports (now separate to Fox/Kayo, $15)
UEFA Champions League, Super Rugby, Wallabies tours - Stan ($27 including regular Stan)

So having all of the above would be minimum $103. And that's excluding non sports content from Binge, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Netflix etc.

 

[Scotland]

Well, one thing wrestling fans can't argue with, it sure is easy winding them up.

Some say their outrage is fake but I'm convinced it is real.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Well, one thing wrestling fans can't argue with, it sure is easy winding them up.

 

[Hamingja]

Stores with member prices for stuff.

I'm not going to sign up to be a member the one time a year I buy stuff from you Dan Murphys you campaigners.

I'm also not paying RRP when you are selling it cheaper to others.

I will just buy it elsewhere instead.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

The MCG charging 12 bucks for a beer.

 

[blueboy25]

The politician's 'I'm hard at work' look popularised by FDR iirc...

David Littleproud has the permanent rolled up sleeves to show his national party constituents he is a man of the land not the former banker that he was.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

The politician's 'I'm hard at work' look popularised by FDR iirc...

I don't care who popularised it, the male forearm is a thing of beauty

 

[Over The Post]

Re the whole casual labour hire thing again. I've been working at a job for 18 months. Last Christmas the agency rep came to our Christmas lunch and handed out goodie bags to all the contractors.

Christmas lunch today, I'm at my desk when a colleague (manager) walks past carrying a big box of chocs. "Oy, the agency rep is downstairs and she gave me this."

Cool. Zoom downstairs. Agency rep is standing there with two boxes of chocs in her arm. Other agency dude is next to her carrying four boxes of chocs. I make small talk for a couple of minutes about timesheets over Christmas etc. Random manager walks by. "Here, this is for you, Merry Christmas!"

Becomes apparent that I'm shit out of luck. The agency got over $10k commission from my wages this year and I didn't even get a Merry Christmas let alone a present.

Know Your Place.

 

[Gralin]

Re the whole casual labour hire thing again. I've been working at a job for 18 months. Last Christmas the agency rep came to our Christmas lunch and handed out goodie bags to all the contractors.

Christmas lunch today, I'm at my desk when a colleague (manager) walks past carrying a big box of chocs. "Oy, the agency rep is downstairs and she gave me this."

Cool. Zoom downstairs. Agency rep is standing there with two boxes of chocs in her arm. Other agency dude is next to her carrying four boxes of chocs. I make small talk for a couple of minutes about timesheets over Christmas etc. Random manager walks by. "Here, this is for you, Merry Christmas!"

Becomes apparent that I'm shit out of luck. The agency got over $10k commission from my wages this year and I didn't even get a Merry Christmas let alone a present.

Know Your Place.

Pricks

 

[Quivorir]

Stop expecting things from your employers.

You're not friends. It's a business transaction.

 

[gaskin]

Stop expecting things from your employers.

You're not friends. It's a business transaction.

In general I agree but there are times an acknowledgment is in order. At my dad's old job there was a guy who hit 25 years with the company and he got nothing. Not even a thank you. That is piss poor from any company.

 

[the_interloper]

Rolled up sleeves is a great look

A short sleeved shirt and a tie isn't, you're a 90s IT salesman I reckon

 

[Over The Post]

In general I agree but there are times an acknowledgment is in order. At my dad's old job there was a guy who hit 25 years with the company and he got nothing. Not even a thank you. That is piss poor from any company.

Quoting my post in this thread from 6 months ago:

25 years of service at IBM is a big thing. (Or it used to be.)

Colleague of mine was getting all revved up, as we all were, as the big day approached. Celebrations, dinner, selection of gifts from the company, etc etc.

He was made redundant with no notice 6 weeks from his 25th anniversary.

 

[Over The Post]

A short sleeved shirt and a tie isn't, you're a 90s IT salesman I reckon

You don't mess with them.