Can we have an "Unpopular Opinion" thread?

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A great deal of motorcyclists ride like inconsiderate twats.
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gremlin wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 10:46 am A great deal of motorcyclists ride like inconsiderate twats.
Some of them appear almost suicidal.
Even bland can be a type of character :wave:
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Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Bugattis and other so-called supercars are ridiculous.
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Re: Can we have an "Unpopular Opinion" thread?

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Pricey art is just money laundering

Greggs is just an average bakery that doesn't deserve the hype it's some how gained.

If in the late 90's. Coldplay, Radiohead and Eastenders had stopped, there would be a lot less depressed people about today.

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Being injured while in the armed forces, does not (necessarily) make you a hero.

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Jody wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:53 am Pricey art is just money laundering
It's better than that. Often your money shrinks when you launder it (arf!) because people take a cut every step of the way.

The modern art market is like printing money if you're at the top of it. Decide who you're going to make famous, create a false market where you decide how much, say, a shark in formaldehyde, or a messy bed is worth, agree a cut with the artist and away you go. For a typical painting - preferably 'abstract' - £20 worth of materials and a few bob for a frame you can pocket '£000s. Then it just becomes a sort of large denomination physical cryptocurrency token. Move it around a few times between the players, push the price up - saleroom gets a cut, 'living artist' gets a cut, taxman gets a cut but meanwhile, you and your pet artist have another one and lo! the price is set by the sale of the last one. With a bit of luck the National Gallery will want one and the taxpayer can stump up the money.

Worked a treat for the likes of the Saatchis.

(Most of it is toss too. :lol: ).
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Not everyone in the NHS is a hero.
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Most healthcare professionals are morbidly obese.
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Jody wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:53 am...

If in the late 90's. Coldplay, Radiohead and Eastenders had stopped, there would be a lot less depressed people about today.

...
Fewer.

(Well, proper grammar's unpopular, innit? :P )
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Saga Lout wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 1:19 pm
Jody wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:53 am...

If in the late 90's. Coldplay, Radiohead and Eastenders had stopped, there would be a lot of less-depressed people about today.

...
Fewer.

(Well, proper grammar's unpopular, innit? :P )

Or ... ?
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Horse wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:07 am
gremlin wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 10:46 am A great deal of motorcyclists ride like inconsiderate twats.
Some of them appear almost suicidal.
…and some succeed.🙁
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Count Steer wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 12:16 pm
Jody wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:53 am Pricey art is just money laundering
It's better than that. Often your money shrinks when you launder it (arf!) because people take a cut every step of the way.

The modern art market is like printing money if you're at the top of it. Decide who you're going to make famous, create a false market where you decide how much, say, a shark in formaldehyde, or a messy bed is worth, agree a cut with the artist and away you go. For a typical painting - preferably 'abstract' - £20 worth of materials and a few bob for a frame you can pocket '£000s. Then it just becomes a sort of large denomination physical cryptocurrency token. Move it around a few times between the players, push the price up - saleroom gets a cut, 'living artist' gets a cut, taxman gets a cut but meanwhile, you and your pet artist have another one and lo! the price is set by the sale of the last one. With a bit of luck the National Gallery will want one and the taxpayer can stump up the money.

Worked a treat for the likes of the Saatchis.

(Most of it is toss too. :lol: ).
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Socks with sandals are a OK.
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Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2024 9:27 pm Socks with sandals are a OK.
Only If you're over 40, a parent, have given up and say "that's not going anywhere" after strapping something to a trailer.
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Coldplay are alright.
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David Bowie was a talentless wanker.
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Pirahna wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:00 pm David Bowie was a talentless wanker.
Spot on!
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Pirahna wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:00 pm David Bowie was a talentless wanker.
I started a thread saying that on Visordown. IIRC I caught hell from FA about it! :D
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Taipan wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:08 pm
Pirahna wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:00 pm David Bowie was a talentless wanker.
I started a thread saying that on Visordown. IIRC I caught hell from FA about it! :D
They should have banned you and done us all a favour :obscene-birdiedoublered: