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Recommend me a <<insert item here>>

A cry for help from people who can't be arsed spending another 6 hours on the web hunting for that thing, or visiting real shops as they'd have to talk to people who are far more knowledgable. (I'm often guilty of this)


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 9:32 am
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discovered last night that a couple of 19 year olds who I know via Scouting have just bought a house together! 19 ffs!

Barely legal!


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 11:36 am
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Boomer – a term used by people in their 20s or 30s erroneously deployed to describe people slightly older than themselves

Corollary: "Millennial" - a term used by Boomers and Gen X-ers to disparage "the youth of today," some of whom are now into their 40s.

Not really STW-unique terms though.


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 12:22 pm
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"Excel Gurus - help! " - the OP has quite a tricky thing to solve which will need some experience and thought, but if you've ever even used Excel once please feel free to throw in your convoluted solution to what you misunderstood their problem to be especially if you can just about manage a pivot table on a good day.


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 12:39 pm
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Gurus ists assemble.

Just no. Epic man fail followed by will you tutor a complete numpty through it, stage by stage, with schematics, maybe come round and do it for me!


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 1:12 pm
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recommend me a computer/laptop*

STW IT professionals spend every moment of their lives checking out the latest tat in Curries, & are more than willing to spec a computer to your exact budget/needs by using psychic IT abilities

Warning: Not to be confused with "recommend me a mac" which is more of a WWSTWD conundrum

*A chat forum re-occurring topic, if 12 hrs goes by without a "what computer" thread appearing... STW towers will collapse

Heh Wheaton's law


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 1:45 pm
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Recommend me a <<insert item here>>

... resulting in a bunch of middle-class higher tax payers competing to show how much spare cash they have to spend on £2000 hoovers, £600 cooking pots, £12,000 washing machines etc. cos they is good value.


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 3:18 pm
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Heavy hitter - someone stealing a living


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 7:34 pm
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Cat aids- diagnosis for any ailment of any body part


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 9:11 pm
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Surely that should be 'cat aids - the bad kind'?


 
Posted : 23/07/2021 10:43 pm
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I absolutely loathe the pretention of the usage of 'quiver' in relation to having several bikes to choose from. Seriously, are you off to some kind of an archery event?


 
Posted : 24/07/2021 12:23 am
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Have you just invented the Summer Games Biathlon? I'd be down for that.


 
Posted : 24/07/2021 12:25 am
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I assumed it was a MTB bastardisation of Quixotic


 
Posted : 24/07/2021 12:25 am
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"!" appended to the name(s) of the person- typically a politician- who is the subject of the thread e.g. Keir! Starmer!

Originated, I think, with Woppit's (hope he's ok) "Donald! Trump!" thread, where I assume the original reason for the exclamation mark was to ally "Trump!" with the usage of the word to mean fart.

As a special character, this should really be first entry in any glossary.


 
Posted : 24/07/2021 4:39 am
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Cockwomble - A small irritating creature that is really rather bad at driving any vehicle. Usually found endangering the lives of cyclists on a daily basis.

My neighbour - If a thread starts with these words it is going to be fantastic. Biscuits will be required.


 
Posted : 24/07/2021 5:39 am
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Right wing – anyone who doesn’t physically vomit at the sight of a member of the Conservative party

Agreed.

I've never voted Tory in my life. I feel I have to say this.. but anyone who has slightly conservative/right leaning values or views on here is automatically deemed a fascist.

Daily cotic thread: a daily thread whereby bourgeoisie punters compete to be the person who knows the most about what Cy is thinking or doing whilst discussing the properties of steel.


 
Posted : 24/07/2021 3:25 pm
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Fascist !


 
Posted : 25/07/2021 12:48 am
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anyone who has slightly conservative/right leaning values or views on here is automatically deemed a fascist.

[citation needed]

IME, anyone with "slightly conservative/right leaning values" on STW tend to make shit up. Also, what are right-wing "values"?


 
Posted : 25/07/2021 1:08 am
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Also, what are right-wing “values”?

Don't you know?

You have just accused people with right-wing values of having a tendency to "make shit up".

You then follow that by asking what right-wing values are.


 
Posted : 25/07/2021 1:45 am
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Also, what are right-wing “values”?

****ing over society’s most vulnerable and trying to dismantle the NHS. Ooh and incompetence.


 
Posted : 25/07/2021 7:47 am
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