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Dec 2012
5:35pm, 29 Dec 2012
8,289 posts
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ChrisHB
The expression "Team GB", barely tolerable during the Olympics in a spirit of generosity.
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Dec 2012
10:27pm, 30 Dec 2012
1,140 posts
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CStar
Exactly CHB. What exactly is wrong with 'British Olympic Team'? Team GB is the sort of marketing boll*cks that everyone was worried would overshadow the Olympics in the first place. Luckily that sort of cr*p, alongside the decision to do the whole thing in orange, purple and bright blue FFS, got overtaken by the people and the performances that made it all such a success. A triumph of the 'doers' over the poncy, arty farty luvvies.
And breathe.
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Dec 2012
11:30am, 31 Dec 2012
627 posts
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Zorba
Weekend Warriors ( an unfortunate offshoot of the Parkrun phenomenon ).....You see them at all sorts of events now....Men ,mostly middle aged ,wearing their entire running wardrobe in one go ,anything but vest and shorts ,trying to look "individual "....
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Dec 2012
11:44am, 31 Dec 2012
7,102 posts
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TRO Saracen
X mas decs.
Tolerable during the build up (if not too far in advance) but hideous once the event is over. There they all sit, throughout the house, mocking you with the knowledge that the fun's over, that january is a really really shit month (my worst work month as well) and that you have still have that grotesque waste of an evening's job to pack them all away to come.
Let's just say mine were not appreciated this morning as I got ready to return to work this morning. 
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Dec 2012
11:49am, 31 Dec 2012
23,164 posts
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Velociraptor
Indeed, TRO. Or as my father says (roughly translated), "There's nothing more tired than a Christmas tree at Ne'erday."
(I have a lovely little turquoise tree in my office and I'm going to keep it up all year.)
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Dec 2012
12:02pm, 31 Dec 2012
3,536 posts
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Jambomo
This will sound odd, but mine at the moment is cafes that serve up massive plates of food - I wanted a little sandwich for lunch, I've got a toastie with side salad and chips. This appears to be the smallest thing on the menu! I don't want to waste it but don't want to eat it all either!
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Dec 2012
12:03pm, 31 Dec 2012
23,166 posts
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Velociraptor
Those preposterous headlines about how fat NHS staff ought to have gastric band fitted. Patients are now just going to go, "Oh, aye, right," when I tell 'em that my "secret" is doing a bit of jogging and laying off the pies.
And doctors and nurses who don't practise what they preach (or, worse, don't even bother preaching) piss me off a bit too.
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Dec 2012
12:04pm, 31 Dec 2012
2,930 posts
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heebiejeebie
Cafes where you buy your coffee then have to clear a table and clean it yourself before sitting down. Hire more staff ffs!
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Dec 2012
12:06pm, 31 Dec 2012
2,931 posts
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heebiejeebie
Ha ha, I was told by a spherical practice nurse once that I didn't need to lose weight (with a BMI of almost 31) because I looked "in proportion"
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Dec 2012
12:09pm, 31 Dec 2012
23,556 posts
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JenL
I would have asked "In proportion to what, exactly?" because that's what I'm like
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