Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 2:19 pm
Apparently I'd booked it 2 weeks ago and forget.
Lucky for me the software looks out for Muppets like me![]()
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I was on a cross-channel ferry recently - scurried off to one of those 'quiet' areas which is made super-boring so that there's no kids in there - it's basically a room with rows of recliners so that you can have a snooze. Like a library in there - except for one fat cow watching endless retarded Tiktoks at full volume. Er - headphones?v8-powered wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 10:09 am ....they seem to believe it's acceptable to be watching stuff on their phones at high volume despite other folk trying to have a nice dinner, and this was adults - not kids!
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I'm sat on ferry with my noise cancelling headphones. Oblivious to everythingDefTrap wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 11:15 amI was on a cross-channel ferry recently - scurried off to one of those 'quiet' areas which is made super-boring so that there's no kids in there - it's basically a room with rows of recliners so that you can have a snooze. Like a library in there - except for one fat cow watching endless retarded Tiktoks at full volume. Er - headphones?v8-powered wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 10:09 am ....they seem to believe it's acceptable to be watching stuff on their phones at high volume despite other folk trying to have a nice dinner, and this was adults - not kids!
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That's a very real solution. Rude/oblivious/self centred people can never be fixed,but hitting the mute button can help.Yorick wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 11:21 amI'm sat on ferry with my noise cancelling headphones. Oblivious to everythingDefTrap wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 11:15 amI was on a cross-channel ferry recently - scurried off to one of those 'quiet' areas which is made super-boring so that there's no kids in there - it's basically a room with rows of recliners so that you can have a snooze. Like a library in there - except for one fat cow watching endless retarded Tiktoks at full volume. Er - headphones?v8-powered wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 10:09 am ....they seem to believe it's acceptable to be watching stuff on their phones at high volume despite other folk trying to have a nice dinner, and this was adults - not kids!![]()
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She'd be jumping in the channel to find her phone 3 minutes later if i was there.DefTrap wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 11:15 amI was on a cross-channel ferry recently - scurried off to one of those 'quiet' areas which is made super-boring so that there's no kids in there - it's basically a room with rows of recliners so that you can have a snooze. Like a library in there - except for one fat cow watching endless retarded Tiktoks at full volume. Er - headphones?v8-powered wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 10:09 am ....they seem to believe it's acceptable to be watching stuff on their phones at high volume despite other folk trying to have a nice dinner, and this was adults - not kids!
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Friend of mine died two weeks before he was due to retire with a fat USPS pension.weeksy wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 4:12 pm Bloke at work retired in Dec.... Nice fella, we worked together a fair bit over the last 25 years.
Dropped dead... Sheesh, just a couple of months after retiring. Harsh world at times.
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Caroline not making the final on Masterchef. She was a far superior chef compared to Mark and Luke!
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oh you fucking bell-end !Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2026 4:30 pm Caroline not making the final on Masterchef. She was a far superior chef compared to Mark and Luke!
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Opps I appear to have logged into mumsnet in error
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Opened up my laptop this morning to find 185 emails. One sent in to all of the companies Europe division in error, the other 200 (there's 15 more since I started typing) are either people who are saying it's not an email for them and have hit 'reply all' or people replying to all saying to stop replying to all.
Just ignore it, dickheads.
(205 now)
Just ignore it, dickheads.
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37 of them will be other folks telling everyone to not to reply to all.
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I estimate that it's 50/50 at the moment.MrLongbeard wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 8:33 am 37 of them will be other folks telling everyone to not to reply to all.
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Just found out my youngest brother has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer, he's 43, two young kids, eats healthily, little alcohol and runs marathons for fun. I really shouldn't have looked up survival rates.
FUCK CANCER.
FUCK CANCER.
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Ah ffs man. Its a shit shit world at times
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Sorry to hear this man.MingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 4:57 pm Just found out my youngest brother has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer, he's 43, two young kids, eats healthily, little alcohol and runs marathons for fun. I really shouldn't have looked up survival rates.
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That's truly awful. Sorry MTMMingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 4:57 pm Just found out my youngest brother has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer, he's 43, two young kids, eats healthily, little alcohol and runs marathons for fun. I really shouldn't have looked up survival rates.
FUCK CANCER.![]()
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Bastard disease! Everything crossed for a good outcome! 
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Ah shite. Sorry mate.MingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 4:57 pm Just found out my youngest brother has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer, he's 43, two young kids, eats healthily, little alcohol and runs marathons for fun. I really shouldn't have looked up survival rates.
FUCK CANCER.![]()
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Damn that suxMingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 4:57 pm Just found out my youngest brother has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer, he's 43, two young kids, eats healthily, little alcohol and runs marathons for fun. I really shouldn't have looked up survival rates.
FUCK CANCER.![]()
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I ordered something online, it's being shipped by UPS so UPS sent me an email. This caught my eye:

Is UPS really claiming rights over "the color brown"? I guess I'd better stop shitting.© 2026 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, the UPS brandmark, and the color brown are trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved.
