lesley153 
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Merged threads that aren't identical. Occasionally the two titles are the same word for word, like "what's your favourite singer/song/band?", but often there is a material difference, not even a subtle one. Merging them obviously kills the thread that's been uprooted and dumped into an existing one, but it usually kills the receiving thread too. Nobody wants to look at a mess.
Reply #441. Mar 30 09, 5:13 AM
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supersal1
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Those serve yourself desks at Supermarkets. "Unexpected Item in Bagging Area" - yes, you cretin, it's a bag, what did you expect, I'm constantly being nagged to use reusable bags, that's what I'm doing, so you flaming well recognise it or I'll come back with a sledgehammer and set about you.
A nice lady comes over to help - here's an idea, tell your boss to let you open up a proper till instead.
Also, being told by a checkout operator that it would be better for me to go through one of these monstrosities with a small amount of shopping - turkeys voting for christmas comes to mind.
My daughters have prohibited me from even trying to use these devices, can't think why!
Reply #442. Mar 30 09, 6:03 AM
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lesley153
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My son tries to prohibit me from going into a certain local supermarket I may never have had a good word to say about. Aren't our children wonderful? They don't want us to explode. :)
Reply #443. Mar 30 09, 6:22 AM
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supersal1
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I just tell them it's revenge for any embarassments they may have caused when they were small, eg, me 8 months pregnant and four year old says "Mummy, I understand how the baby gets out but how did it get in there in the first place?". Oh well, it kept the Post Office queue entertained!
Reply #444. Mar 30 09, 6:33 AM
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lesley153
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Not to mention bus queues, as you stagger past, trying to think of an answer to the hundredth question in the last hour, and end up gasping the answer hippopotamus to every new question. And my four-year-old standing in the queue to pay, eyeing the cotton wool products, and asking me "Mummy, do you need Tampax this week?" It's part of the job that nobody tells you about - entertaining strangers.
Reply #445. Mar 30 09, 8:17 AM
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veronikkamarrz
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That is funny! My son would hold his breath until we were safely past the "bra section" at Wal-Mart...
Reply #446. Mar 30 09, 2:03 PM
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Let's see - how about folks who constantly quote that remarkable vehicle of reliability known as Wikipedia! Facts are so outdated! Someone posted that the Miss America pageant is in NJ - hasn't been in NJ for at least 5 years now. Or that it's illegal to buy or sell cabbages in NJ on a Sunday - has anyone told Shop Rite that? Take the time to check the dates please. And remember that facts and situations do change.
Reply #447. Mar 30 09, 3:42 PM
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Oh - and another Fun Trivia favorite! Is it or isn't it a sport? Who cares! As long as the poster considers it a sport - then it is.
Reply #448. Mar 30 09, 4:47 PM
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jordandog
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I just looked at new Jersey in Wiki and it says:
re Miss America "The pageant began in Atlantic City, New Jersey and was held there each year in September through 2004 (except for the year 2000, when it was held on October 14).
In January 2006 the pageant moved to its new home and time in Las Vegas, Nevada."
The cabbages are in the "strange state laws" section, so it's really not a matter of being out of date for those. I agree Wiki is NOT the most reliable source, but it is often a good place to start because they reference a LOT of other sources you can go to.
Reply #449. Mar 30 09, 5:39 PM
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lesley153
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Someone's just posted asking for favourites in the UK premiership, and no less than three American smart alecs have posted the names of American teams. Har har that's really funny I almost laughed.
Reply #450. Mar 30 09, 7:13 PM
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lesley153
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That should have read four smart alecs but two of them named the same team.
Reply #451. Mar 30 09, 7:56 PM
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sherry75
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Just shows how thick they are really, doesn't it Lesley. Brain cell deficiency..lol
Reply #452. Mar 31 09, 1:47 AM
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kels_76
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Work is annoying me, I seem to be getting irked at the smallest of things lately, but maybe it is just time to find a new job!
Reply #453. Mar 31 09, 4:33 AM
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lesley153
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Sherry, some of my best friends are American, and most of them aren't thick at all! I can't tell if the American contributors to the football thread thought they were being funny, or if it was some America-centric protest at the temerity of anyone who would want to discuss a non-American sport. But I'm confident that someone will tell me.
Reply #454. Mar 31 09, 6:24 AM
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fleester
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People that think they know everything and don't realise how annoying they are to those of us who know that is just not possible. I don't understand why being nasty makes a person feel less thick-headed, judgemental and mean than the clowns they are insulting..
Reply #455. Mar 31 09, 6:59 AM
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sherry75
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I actually meant those who posted on the thread, not americans in general... see things don't change on here.... c'est la vie.
Reply #456. Mar 31 09, 7:25 AM
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lesley153
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"I actually meant those who posted on the thread, not americans in general..."
Ooh that's a relief.
Reply #457. Mar 31 09, 7:53 AM
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lesley153
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fleester, yes that is annoying! but what I find even more annoying is people who can't accept other people's opinions, or other people's right to have an opinion. Still, most people on FT have grasped the principles of civilised behaviour: thank goodness.
Reply #458. Mar 31 09, 7:56 AM
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sherry75
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Here here to that Lesley. Bravo.
Reply #459. Mar 31 09, 8:56 AM
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veronikkamarrz
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OK, how about people who obviously don't know that 'civilised' is really 'civilized' and 'behaviour' is actually 'behavior'!
Now now, before you get your undies in a knot...I'm only kidding!
I would have said something clever about the different sports, but I don't know the difference.
Reply #460. Mar 31 09, 3:54 PM
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