If everyone in your family is vaccinated, I can't see what all the fuss is about. Yes, you can still catch it, but it won't be severe, particularly with this new strain.
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Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you
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Techniquest
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All I'll say in response to that is pish-posh! However, I've decided to bite...
In expansion, while my family is not fully vaccinated, for multiple reasons (I'm the first in mine to get all 3 doses), it's the people I actually live with that are more of a concern to me.
As for not being bothered if it's severe or not, that means nothing to me. I despise sitting indoors all day on a rainy day, let alone be stuck indoors through illness, so excuse me for doing what I can to keep me, my friends and my silly housemates healthy!
And all I'm saying is that Covid will never dissappear, and you either find a way to live with it, or forever live in fear, which I'm don't think is very healthy mentally.
But what if we want to ban CovidAttention Attention.
This is a Covid free zone!
It’s meant to be light hearted so leave the virus at the door and keep things humorous, friendly and light please!
I thank you.
Busaholic
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In a light hearted way?But what if we want to ban Covid
I meant it in a comedic manner, of course.In a light hearted way?
If you make it light hearted then that’s fine.
py_megapixel
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Use of the word "unfortunately" for something the writer blatantly doesn't consider unfortunate. For example I just read:
Unfortunately, we don’t take reservations as we find it fairest to operate on a first come first serve basis.
So fairness is unfortunate, is it?
Unfortunately, we don’t take reservations as we find it fairest to operate on a first come first serve basis.
So fairness is unfortunate, is it?
Valentine's day is coming and I think that should be banned in pubs. They change all the menus to ones that are supposed to be relevant to San Valentino which they seem to think should be red or pink food and drink. I hope they don't get Covid mixed up with Cupid, that would be stupid!If you make it light hearted then that’s fine.
PeterY
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I can't remember the last time I wasted money on a valentine card
. It must've been 40 years ago when I was courting
gg1
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When I was 19 or 20 (can't remember which) I was actually dumped by my then GF because I told her I didn't do Valentines dayI can't remember the last time I wasted money on a valentine card
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It's to be reckoned that there is understood to be an -- unwritten -- "for you", immediately after the "Unfortunately"
.Isn't that usually in terms of "unfortunately FOR YOU"?
It's to be reckoned that there is understood to be an -- unwritten -- "for you", immediately after the "Unfortunately"
Great minds think alike -- three minutes apart !
It means "unfortunately for you, ha ha ha ......."
Unfortunately for me, Calthrop and Meerkat got there first.
Gloster
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The way that newspapers illustrate a serious story with a still from a film about something vaguely similar to the story. A story about an asteroid has a still from Don’t Look Up.
py_megapixel
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I think the technically 'correct' labelling for those is "Power Assisted Door"
krus_aragon
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Better still, the doors labelled "automatic door - keep clear". If you keep standing clear, you'll never make it through the doorway.
Gloster
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Not quite an irritation, but notices on access gates that say ‘This gate must be kept locked at all times’, particularly when it is obviously an access that is used.
py_megapixel
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One gate near where I live is labelled "Please close gate at all times" - an impossibility, given that after closing it cannot be closed again without first opening it.
py_megapixel
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I think use of the 24h clock needs to become more standard in general. It's less ambiguous, and much easier to understand if taught it from a young age.
People who mispronounce the word "escalate" as "esculate".
I first noticed this when I was handling complaints for an energy company, but lately I've been hearing it more frequently on television, and particularly from reporters. This morning I was convinced that I heard one of our government representatives saying it (it was at the press conference in Hungary).
Along with "nukular", this does my head in!
I first noticed this when I was handling complaints for an energy company, but lately I've been hearing it more frequently on television, and particularly from reporters. This morning I was convinced that I heard one of our government representatives saying it (it was at the press conference in Hungary).
Along with "nukular", this does my head in!
That one gets me as well, 'nuclear' is a pretty easy word for english speakers to understand how to pronounce:
'nu' as in new
and 'clear' as in the extremely difficult to say clear.
Then there's secretary, which somehow is pronounced "secutary".
The other big word irritation is the number of people who misspell the word 'lose' as in the verb to mislay something, it gets written as the mainly adjective 'loose' as in slack or not tight. There's quite a few posters on RUK who have this affliction.
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gg1
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ABB125
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This has probably been mentioned before, but electronic handbrakes in cars. What's wrong with a proper, manual handbrake? With an electronic one, you can't control the rate at which the brake goes on/off, which in certain circumstances is incredibly frustrating. For example, trying to to a steep hill start in a bumpy field in the Lake District, with a trailer, and a car with a very dodgy turbo...
75A
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Where would you put it?
My Range Rover certainly hasn't got anywhere
ABB125
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If there's a need for a manual handbrake, the manufacturer should be able to amend the design of the car as required.