Off Topic A Place to have a Moan about Anything

I do find myself occasionally swearing at VAR but, I swear much more when it is very clear from a TV replay, that millions are watching, that it was a goal/penalty/offside etc and the ref doesn't see it. VAR must stay but it must be used properly. I don't see why they don't simply adopt the same rules as cricket where the captain has so many calls in a match (same in tennis). Knowing they get just 3 calls will ensure that the maximum number of VAR interruptions in any game is 6. A time limit should also be applied whereby if it isn't conclusive within the time limit the ref decision stands

 

Change of rules to handball introduced this season. If the ball hits a player..even if accidental and it results in a goal the goal will not stand. The NEW handball rule therefore was correctly applied using VAR.

No idea who the idiot(s) were who decided to implement the new rule. I think VAR should stay in football as there is too much cheating going on. It just needs to be used better. Countless other sports seem to be able to bring it in with minimal fuss..

 

Lighten the mood on the moan thread, is it allowed?
Edinburgh fringe festival.
The top joke award went to a Swede with, "I keep randomly shouting out Broccolli and Cauliflower. I think I have florets.
I liked his other joke, "Jokes about white sugar are rare. Jokes about brown sugar, well demerara".

 

A man gets a job in the boonies. After a week he approaches the boss.

Worker: "Geez,what do you do for sex out here?"

Boss: "We have a donkey in the shed."

Worker: "I don't think I want any part of that."

Boss.: "It's up to you. Do you want the donkey or not?"

Worker: "**** I suppose so, but only because I'm desperate."

Boss: "Fine, I'll book you in for just after lunch."

The boss goes over to the shed after lunch and throws open the door, and there's the worker fair up the donkey, ****ing for all he's worth.

The boss yells at him:" What the **** do you think you're doing?"

Worker: "Well it is after lunch."

Boss: "Yeah but ****, couldn't you just ride into town like everyone else?"

 

I can’t abide quite a few sports and pretty near the top of the list has to be Rugby. So for me I’m ranting about anyone who calls the ‘Rugby World Cup’ – ‘The World Cup’. And remember your proletarian roots for goodness sake!

It’s almost as annoying as those types who call ‘The Cheltenham Gold Cup’ – ‘The Gold Cup’. And my regular readers know what I think about those people.

 

You seem to have a fair bit of rage within you this morning SBC. God help the canteen lass if the carrots are thinly sliced this lunchtime. #prayforchunkycarrots

 

Its like people who insist on calling St Stephen's Day Boxing Day

 

Dear Jeff Bezos (billionaire man behind Amazon),

You have sent me two parcels that arrived this morning and my neighbour took them in. I have not opened either of them because I have not ordered anything from you for more than six months. One of them comes from Amazon Prime but I am not a member.

I went on your website looking for an email address or some other means of contacting you (Amazon) to tell you that they are not mine but I cannot find one. When I go to the “Returns and Refunds” section, it tells me that I have no orders in the last six months.

It might be a screw up by your IT department – my name and address on someone else’s order. When they complain that their order has not arrived, perhaps someone will contact me...

 

QM i would not open either, one could be Captain Pops tongue the other an incendiary device from Archers.

 

Ask her what 100 is in Welsh though not when any ankle biters are around.

 

I hoe you are dancing and texting mate

 

Standards, Oddy, standards my friend...

 

Saint Greta of Thunberg has finally completed her onerous voyage across the Atlantic to speak to the United Nations.

Just a shame that in the world of climate change hypocrites, her entourage all flew over there; as did some of her most vocal supporters such as Green MEP Molly Scott Cato.

I am sure they can offset their carbon emissions by planting some trees in Central Park before flying home on Matthew Perry’s private jet.

 

Low backed settees. Plonk it the seat and lean your head back to relax and there is nothing to support it. Clueless designers. No we don't have stupid settees in our house

 

Sorry to be late to the party, Barney-old-bean, but I don't get on much these days.

Surely you refer to the Rugby Union World Cup; as I believe the Rugby League World Cup has already happened?..
As such I think you nay have nullified your own point....congrats!
I completely agree with your point however, as The British Open, rather than the correct Open Golf Championship has always ruffled my feathers, but I think as life-president of the pedant society, you may have been more accurate in your expression of displeasure...
I stand to be corrected, both by your good self, and the chiropractors, osteopaths & physioterrorists who have long been employed in trying to straighten me out after prolonged exposure to the Rugby Union you so eloquently (if inaccurately) detest.

 

OK Oddy, here

How about,
"I assume all my team can read, therefore we don't need to gather round a board; hence we can See The Bigger Picture - isn't that why we're here?"..... 'light blue touch-paper & retire', as it used to say on the. Fireworks....