Things you think are over rated

[standardpostage]

Similarly |Nanny Ogg wouldn't wear silk as it "came out of a worms bottom"

Nanny Ogg; a character in Discworld.

[Blackpool Rock]

Taylor Swift 

[Stevelondon]

Fosters lager is  piss poor for me  not sure if its the same in OZ but very over rated

Be lucky if you found a real Aussie drinking that piss. Lots of good ales in Oz.

[DastardlyDick]

Have you been close up to a fully grown beef cow? They are really huge and typically weigh over 1 ton.

Cows account for more deaths in the UK than any other animal.

Not if they're Red Dexters.

[Ali Katt]

It has to be said Terry Pratchett's books. Like most people of a certain age I read some of his Discworld novels as a prepubescent. I like the universe he created, but were they ever funny or even interesting? They always felt like a bad parody of Warhammer or even Tolkien.

[Bonker]

I'm of the same view Ali.
The 'chett' is silent.

[PilotMan]

Not if they're Red Dexters.

That's a bit of a rarity in the UK.

[WARSZAWA16]

McDonald's. I know it's probably an age thing, but I just don't "get it" at all I'm afraid. Fair play to their advertising people though because they have certainly got the kids "hooked" on it. On the rare occasions I have indulged though I have found their food to be very bland and dry.   

[8MillionDollarMan]

McDonald's. I know it's probably an age thing, but I just don't "get it" at all I'm afraid. Fair play to their advertising people though because they have certainly got the kids "hooked" on it. On the rare occasions I have indulged though I have found their food to be very bland and dry.   

Not had a MacD for 10 years the last time my "burger" looked like it had been run over by a steamroller and the fries were basically a bag of salt and I like salt.
How on earth they get away with their adverts I've no idea,2 hands to hold a burger 

[Ghost89]

Not had a MacD for 10 years the last time my "burger" looked like it had been run over by a steamroller and the fries were basically a bag of salt and I like salt.
How on earth they get away with their adverts I've no idea,2 hands to hold a burger 

Michael Douglas nailed it in the burger restaurant in the movie Falling Down. His burger was like that and he wasn’t happy either.

[juzz]

A.I.- Artificial Intelligence. It's a long way from intelligent (yet).

[Ali Katt]

A.I.- Artificial Intelligence. It's a long way from intelligent (yet).

However, it is great for certain things. I used it to do my resignation letter for my old job.

[Colston36]

Is Budweiser still a "thing" for people to drink when they go out?

I used to only drink Bud if I wanted to have something to drink but not get pissed

The original Budweiser, a Czech beer - not the American horse-piss with the same name - is a great beer.

[juzz]

However, it is great for certain things. I used it to do my resignation letter for my old job.

Excellent. Did you want them to think it was AI and that you couldn't be arsed to write anything personal 

[webpunter]

McDonald's. I know it's probably an age thing, but I just don't "get it" at all I'm afraid. Fair play to their advertising people though because they have certainly got the kids "hooked" on it. On the rare occasions I have indulged though I have found their food to be very bland and dry.   

A quarter cheese fries & coke zero can be sublime
Post emptying the tanks eats ideal
Tho my preference is a [badly packed] kebab of an evening, Mickeys after a day time punt / R&T
Or when you've got a hangover & have missed / not easy to get brunch Mickeys to the rescue

Probably an age thing
Do you wrap your sandwiches in tinfoil & head out with a flask, regularly ?
An occasional nod to the past doesnt do any harm, a novelty
& dont forget your chequered travel blanket when travelling by national express 

[webpunter]

The original Budweiser, a Czech beer - not the American horse-piss with the same name - is a great beer.

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[bigden40]

The original Budweiser, a Czech beer - not the American horse-piss with the same name - is a great beer.

Indeed.  Budweiss is the German name for the Czech town of Ceske Budejovice.  The town was founded by King Ottakar II and the beer produced there became known as the Beer of Kings.

The German immigrant who founded Anheuser Busch set out to produced a Budweis style beer and in a nod to the Czech nickname marketed it as the King of Beers

[Blackpool Rock]

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Ah yes the American version or PissWeiser as I call it 

[ulstersubbie]

The original Budweiser, a Czech beer - not the American horse-piss with the same name - is a great beer.

Very true, luckily I have a bar near me that stocks it, on occasion the Budvar Dark as well.

[Bonker]

However, it is great for certain things. I used it to do my resignation letter for my old job.

Did it say fuck off?

[Ali Katt]

Excellent. Did you want them to think it was AI and that you couldn't be arsed to write anything personal 

It created a template and I just filled in the personal details and changed some of the words were it looked to much like I was kissing their arse. Saved me a good 20 minutes and I could be arsed, I was done with the job, but it was policy to email a resignation letter.

[Blackpool Rock]

Doesn't seem to really be a right or wrong thread for this so i'll put it here

Glastonbury 2025 line up has just been announced and I see "The 1975" is not just playing but headlining, WTF 
Surely it can't just be me that thinks they're utter utter shite 

Over rated by miles if they are headlining, I didn't even realise they were ever actually that popular 

[mr.bluesky]

Doesn't seem to really be a right or wrong thread for this so i'll put it here

Glastonbury 2025 line up has just been announced and I see "The 1975" is not just playing but headlining, WTF 
Surely it can't just be me that thinks they're utter utter shite 

Over rated by miles if they are headlining, I didn't even realise they were ever actually that popular 

They are that popular that I would not be able to give you the title of a single song of theirs. Then again that probably accounts for most of the Glastonbury line up. 

[ulstersubbie]

"The 1975"

Never heard of them, daft name for a band anyway. 

[mr.bluesky]

Never heard of them, daft name for a band anyway.

You and me both ulstersubbie . We must both be musical dinosaurs and " not with it " 

[Blackpool Rock]

You and me both ulstersubbie . We must both be musical dinosaurs and " not with it " 

They only came to my attention because some stupid bitch kept putting them on the video jukebox down the gym I go to, here's a track which I think gives a fair representation of them and hopefully shows exactly why I think they are just so fucking crap

Sorry to lay this shit on you guys too but unless you've experienced them you really can't contemplate 

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[mr.bluesky]

They only came to my attention because some stupid bitch kept putting them on the video jukebox down the gym I go to, here's a track which I think gives a fair representation of them and hopefully shows exactly why I think they are just so fucking crap

Sorry to lay this shit on you guys too but unless you've experienced them you really can't contemplate 

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Looks like I haven't missed much.

[MLawro93]

Never heard of them, daft name for a band anyway.

Their music is just so dull, can't believe they are headlining Glastonbury. At least Olivia Rodrigo brings alot of energy to the stage

[Hoping]

Having done a bit of research as I act as a part time DJ (no I've not played them) four of their tracks are on fairly recent NOW CDs, so they must be reasonably successful.

[Ali Katt]

Doesn't seem to really be a right or wrong thread for this so i'll put it here

Glastonbury 2025 line up has just been announced and I see "The 1975" is not just playing but headlining, WTF 
Surely it can't just be me that thinks they're utter utter shite 

Over rated by miles if they are headlining, I didn't even realise they were ever actually that popular 

Had a look I had heard the song Chocolate multiple times before, I did realise it was 11 years ago,bI thought it was more like 15. A middle of the road indie band. I don't particularly rate  their contemporaries The Arctic Monkeys, but at least their music has some balls.

[DastardlyDick]

Not had a MacD for 10 years the last time my "burger" looked like it had been run over by a steamroller and the fries were basically a bag of salt and I like salt.
How on earth they get away with their adverts I've no idea,2 hands to hold a burger 

They use actors who are smaller than average size, so the product looks bigger. Believe it or not, there are "hand models" out there usually used in jewellery or hand cream ads.

[I like natural boobs]

Size 7-11 socks. How can anything that fits a size 11 foot fit a size 7 foot correctly? I don't care how stretchy the material is. A sock that fits a size 11 foot is baggy as fuck on a size 7 foot and the heel rides up the ankle.

[sir wanksalot]

They use actors who are smaller than average size, so the product looks bigger. Believe it or not, there are "hand models" out there usually used in jewellery or hand cream ads.

I rarely have a McD. Something with the fries or the burger would often give me the shits within an hour of eating it (I never got to the bottom of it..pardon the pun).

You do have to tip your hat to McD though as they remain just as relevant to the "yoof" of today as when they first opened on our shores in the 80's/90's 

[mr.bluesky]

Size 7-11 socks. How can anything that fits a size 11 foot fit a size 7 foot correctly? I don't care how stretchy the material is. A sock that fits a size 11 foot is baggy as fuck on a size 7 foot and the heel rides up the ankle.

Exactly,  you wouldn't buy a pair of pants that fit medium to extra Large 

[ulstersubbie]

You do have to tip your hat to McD though as they remain just as relevant to the "yoof" of today as when they first opened on our shores in the 80's/90's 

The first one opened in Woolwich back in 1974, just looked it up. Personally I prefer Burger King but it's all fast food at the end of the day, and not exactly good for your health.

[ulstersubbie]

Size 7-11 socks. How can anything that fits a size 11 foot fit a size 7 foot correctly? I don't care how stretchy the material is. A sock that fits a size 11 foot is baggy as fuck on a size 7 foot and the heel rides up the ankle.

Not great for people who are size 12+, glad I'm a size 11!   

[catweazle]

I rarely have a McD. Something with the fries or the burger would often give me the shits within an hour of eating it (I never got to the bottom of it..pardon the pun).

I was once really poorly, and the eventual diagnosis was shigella dysentry.  The rules at the time required some kind of Investigatory follow up. The first question was " just before you fell ill with this, had you eaten at somewhere like McDonald's?"

At the time, ( probably over 20 years ago) it was quite well known that MCD had poor hygiene practices, but they were massively litigious so it never got to be challenged.

[akauya]

Windows 11

[PilotMan]

Windows 11

I changed to a new Win 11 PC recently, but I still keep my Win 10 PC active and use a KVM switch.

I can't really see much difference 

[akauya]

I changed to a new Win 11 PC recently, but I still keep my Win 10 PC active and use a KVM switch.

I can't really see much difference 

Apart from the GUI (which, to me looks nicer) it's much worse in terms of privacy - telemetry is off the scale! I also can't stand it forces people to ditch perfectly good hardware (increasing e-waste). The amount of bloatware it comes with - and continually tries to install - is also annoying. If it wasn't that I have to use Windows because of some specialist software that only runs in Windows (b/c of work) I'd ditch the bloody thing and install Linux. And don't get me started on Copilot and Recall - what a waste of resources.

[PilotMan]

The new version of Outlook, Classic is way better.

[I like natural boobs]

The music of Daryl Hall and John Oates. Arse gravy.

[akauya]

The music of Daryl Hall and John Oates. Arse gravy.

Noooo. You must be Out of Touch with the soulful craftsmanship that defines their sound, no sir, I Can’t Go for That - No can Do! You must have been left Alone Too Long and without company to have this opinion. Don't be a Maneater of their legacy 

[ulstersubbie]

Noooo. You must be Out of Touch with the soulful craftsmanship that defines their sound, no sir, I Can’t Go for That - No can Do! You must have been left Alone Too Long and without company to have this opinion. Don't be a Maneater of their legacy 

 

[A Decent Fist]

The music of Daryl Hall and John Oates. Arse gravy.

They made a few good records a long time ago. They are now chiefly of interest for the bitterness and rancour of their falling out. It’s up there with David Gilmour and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.

[Ali Katt]

A few films and I'm sure some people will disagree:
Requiem for a dream - a profoundly stupid movie pretending to be clever. The concept of "just say no to drugs" as a music video. Surprised how successful the movie has been. It was done better with films like Christianne F.
Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind - says more about the people watching it as some still think it is a "hidden gem" despite it being a huge success and having to A+ actors. It's an idiot's idea of what an intelligent film is.
Shit kid's films from the 80s - you know which ones they are; often wholly unsuitable for the audience and it's just sad when people in their 40s say The Goonies is their favourite film.

[PepeMAGA]

I rarely have a McD. Something with the fries or the burger would often give me the shits within an hour of eating it (I never got to the bottom of it..pardon the pun).

You do have to tip your hat to McD though as they remain just as relevant to the "yoof" of today as when they first opened on our shores in the 80's/90's 

I try to avoid McDonald's mostly for health reasons than anything else, but it's good when you want something quick or everywhere else is shut.

The Shamrock shake they've been raving about, but basically tastes of garden mint. Not good.

[PepeMAGA]

A few films and I'm sure some people will disagree:
Requiem for a dream - a profoundly stupid movie pretending to be clever. The concept of "just say no to drugs" as a music video. Surprised how successful the movie has been. It was done better with films like Christianne F.
Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind - says more about the people watching it as some still think it is a "hidden gem" despite it being a huge success and having to A+ actors. It's an idiot's idea of what an intelligent film is.
Shit kid's films from the 80s - you know which ones they are; often wholly unsuitable for the audience and it's just sad when people in their 40s say The Goonies is their favourite film.

Agree on requiem for a dream. Unrealistic smackheads that look like models and poor plot.

[scutty brown]

The music of Daryl Hall and John Oates. Arse gravy.

Listen to Daryl Hall and Robert Fripp together and see what could have been. Hall nearly became the vocalist for King Crimson
Here they are together playing "Red" Allegedly unrehearsed
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And Fripp is actually smiling!!!

[Blackpool Rock]

Bumping this thread

Recently i've been seeing a lot of products getting bigged up as "Dubai Chocolate" with "Pistachio cream"

It does appear to be quite pricy however I recently had a token for a free bakery product from Lidl and while choosing what they had on offer there were Dubai chocolate muffins with Pistachio cream, normally priced at £1.99 each (And remember this is Lidl) but if it's free then why not try this sensory delight 

Bang fucking average, in fact I was struggling to taste the cream much or tell what was so special about it, another thing that's bigged up is the texture which I thought was fucking horrible 

AI Overview -

From LIDL, Lindt and all the £££ brands, we've tried them and ...
Dubai chocolate is special due to its unique texture contrast (creamy pistachio-tahini filling with crunchy kataifi shredded pastry), decadent flavor, viral social media appeal (visuals, crunch sound), and perceived luxury/exclusivity, stemming from the original Fix Dessert Chocolatier bar inspiring a global craze with limited supply, but often featuring unlabelled allergens in imitations. 
Key Elements of its Appeal:
Texture Triple Threat: The filling offers a rich, smooth pistachio-tahini cream contrasting with the distinct crispiness and chewiness of the shredded phyllo pastry (kataifi), a Middle Eastern staple.
Social Media Sensation: Its visual appeal (vibrant green filling, sleek packaging) and the satisfying crunch sound when broken make it perfect for platforms like TikTok, driving massive demand.
Exotic & Indulgent Flavor: It's known for being rich, sweet, and nutty, combining familiar chocolate with unique Middle Eastern flavors (pistachio, tahini) for a luxurious feel.
Inspired by Tradition: The original bar from Fix Dessert Chocolatier modernizes the traditional knafeh dessert, making it accessible and trendy.
Scarcity & Price: Limited supply, especially of the original, and its high price point (around $20) added to the hype, making it a sought-after luxury item.
Why the Hype? The combination of novel texture, visual appeal for sharing, perceived luxury, and the satisfying sensory experience (creamy, crunchy, sweet) created a perfect storm for virality, even spawning numerous imitations from major brands.
A Note of Caution: While the viral trend is fun, official bodies have warned that many unofficial "Dubai chocolate" products might contain undeclared allergens like peanuts or sesame, so caution is advised for those with allergies.