The MOAN thread

[Guest]

Am I just becoming extremely intolerant in my old age or do adverts really p!ss you off too?
The breaks are SOOOOOOO long now, I flick over and forget what I'm watching. Plus they come up so loud.
My blood boils!
What makes YOU moan?


I'd love to shoot this uckingfay untcay.............

[Growler]

No, its not just you Dem, they piss me off too

'specially the ambulance chasing lawyer ones they really get on me clackers

I see "I tripped over" & can't help thinking well pick your 'kin feet up you dozy sod - or words tioo that effect.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Guest]

Yes Growler, they all seem to be insurance adverts these days.

If they all had just a catchy tune and were nice and short, I wouldn't mind, but so many of them SHOUT at you.

[Merlin]

Agree for the most part.

But the one ad that has me in stitches (shown lots during the NZ-Eng series on Sky) -
The VW Polo (I think) ad with the Jack Russell giving the 60's Spencer Davis hit "I'm a Man" the full volume works whilst being driven IN the car ... but, then quietly mouthing the song nervously OUTSIDE whilst trembling in public and on a leash.

The Halifax Bank slush p!sses me off as do all those ad's which use hit songs with the words changed to suit the context of the product being advertised.

[Dello]

I haven't seen an advert in ages - in these days of Sky+ and PVRs, I just record everything I want to watch and play it back at a more convenient time, skipping the ads at the touch of a button.

Good times.

But this is the moaning thread, so I'd better add something. Silverfish. Urgh. Keep killing them, and they keep coming back for more.

[eowyn]

Agree for the most part.

But the one ad that has me in stitches (shown lots during the NZ-Eng series on Sky) -
The VW Polo (I think) ad with the Jack Russell giving the 60's Spencer Davis hit "I'm a Man" the full volume works whilst being driven IN the car ... but, then quietly mouthing the song nervously OUTSIDE whilst trembling in public and on a leash.

The Halifax Bank slush p!sses me off as do all those ad's which use hit songs with the words changed to suit the context of the product being advertised.

I had dog just like this, Love it too, scarily,,,

[Lara Lara Laughs]

My moan:

What the f*ck was wrong with the layout and format of the old bbc website? The new sport page is horrendous. Dickheads.

[JKLever]

Yeah, it's horrible.

It can't make up its mind either - keeps changing all over the shop...

[Dello]

Modern technology. It's rubbish.

As Harrison Ford once said about the latest technological gizmos and gadgets, "more crap that doesn't work properly".

I bought a video card just before Christmas. £200 - the latest, greatest graphics card, universally approved by all the movers and shakers and rated the best around. Didn't work properly - had to send it back.

Got the replacement card. Didn't work properly. Had to send it back.

Couldn't get a replacement for it, as the company that makes it had discontinued production of that model (presumably because it didn't work properly).

The company I bought it from were kind enough to refund my money and throw in the post and packaging from all the messing around sending and resending it back - but they miscalculated what they owed and over-paid me by seven pounds.

So I'm up on the whole deal. But I'm back to my old graphics card...

Bought a CleanAer electrostatic air purifier not so long ago. Great invention - the tiny droplets of air freshener the machine pumps out are charged with static and when they're released, dust and airborne particles are attracted to and stick to the static-charged droplets and are then dragged to the floor by the weight of them.

Didn't work properly. Lasted about two weeks, then the whole thing flooded - there must have been a leak in the cartridge. So I tried a replacement cartridge, but it was so sloppily manufactured, it didn't fit properly, the metal conductors that were supposed to line-up didn't line-up so the unit couldn't be turned on.

Rubbish.

I bought some expensive high-performance headphones the other day - a list of swanky features and selling points as long as your arm.

When I tried adjusting the size, they just snapped in two like a bread-stick.

Rubbish.

[Guest]

But this is the moaning thread, so I'd better add something. Silverfish. Urgh. Keep killing them, and they keep coming back for more.

You've got damp Jay

[Guest]

Modern technology. It's rubbish.

As Harrison Ford once said about the latest technological gizmos and gadgets, "more crap that doesn't work properly".

I bought a video card just before Christmas. £200 - the latest, greatest graphics card, universally approved by all the movers and shakers and rated the best around. Didn't work properly - had to send it back.

Got the replacement card. Didn't work properly. Had to send it back.

Couldn't get a replacement for it, as the company that makes it had discontinued production of that model (presumably because it didn't work properly).

The company I bought it from were kind enough to refund my money and throw in the post and packaging from all the messing around sending and resending it back - but they miscalculated what they owed and over-paid me by seven pounds.

So I'm up on the whole deal. But I'm back to my old graphics card...

Bought a CleanAer electrostatic air purifier not so long ago. Great invention - the tiny droplets of air freshener the machine pumps out are charged with static and when they're released, dust and airborne particles are attracted to and stick to the static-charged droplets and are then dragged to the floor by the weight of them.

Didn't work properly. Lasted about two weeks, then the whole thing flooded - there must have been a leak in the cartridge. So I tried a replacement cartridge, but it was so sloppily manufactured, it didn't fit properly, the metal conductors that were supposed to line-up didn't line-up so the unit couldn't be turned on.

Rubbish.

I bought some expensive high-performance headphones the other day - a list of swanky features and selling points as long as your arm.

When I tried adjusting the size, they just snapped in two like a bread-stick.

Rubbish.

Do you feel better now?
Harrison Ford???

[Dello]

But this is the moaning thread, so I'd better add something. Silverfish. Urgh. Keep killing them, and they keep coming back for more.

You've got damp Jay

Bollocks have I. I'm as dry as a bone.

[JKLever]

As Harrison Ford once said about the latest technological gizmos and gadgets, "more crap that doesn't work properly".

My millenium falcon toy (circa 1983) didn't work properly either, was supposed to make some noise but never did. I blame Harrison...

[Dello]

Do you feel better now?
Harrison Ford???

He mentioned it once during an interview and I logged it into the memory banks and thought "Yes, Mr Ford, I agree with your sentiment and would like to subscribe to your newsletter".

[Guest]

Really laughing!

Okay, why can't men shut drawers?