Recent trends that haven't 'grabbed' me

[Robert Poste's Child]

Ditto cupcakes, the property ladder and anything prefaced by the word 'pop-up' (other than books).

[Jeremy]

Otta Wrote:

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> And can I just ask what sort of beards we're

> talking about?

 

[Robert Poste's Child]

Botox. During all the recent media coverage of the floods, I noticed several female presenters standing in howling gales with totally smooth faces, apparently unable to screw their eyes up against the wind and rain. Looked very strange to me.

['bout now]

Hand cut chips

Sam Allardyce

'slaw

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Scottish Independence

[malumbu]

Not observing things anymore, nor cherishing the memory.

Instead seeing things through the eye of your smart phone and then having to share this with everyone you know three steps removed.

Worse still, being interested in what others are sharing on social media.

Ironic, that I am using social media to share my hatrid of instant information and social media.

[mancity68]

Damon Albarn.

[number 2]

Yes Jeremy!!! That's the sort of beard! Not the "I've had one for years because it suits me and/or I can't be arsed to shave". It's the self conscious, hipsteresque "ooh look at me, with my big bushy beard" (with or without beard comb) that gets on my wick.

[steveo]

Not helped by Barbie's glasses

[FJDGoose]

people saying 'can I get...!' all over the place

[tomskip]

Salted caramel.

Gnome hats.

False eyelashes.

Everyone having a dog.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Ooh, I LOVE salted caramel, though granted it's only the same principle the cookery teacher at school used when making biscuits.

I'd agree about accessory dogs though.

Especially carried while wearing trannie shoes, tramp stamp, Croydon facelift, tarantula eyelashes, scousers, botox, trout pout and tango spray tan.

I feel cleansed now.

[edcam]

Also, red onions in everything(one of the devil's foods, along with rocket.)

And twerking.

[Dopamine1979]

You don't get grabbed by twerking. Unless I'm wrong the recipient does the grabbing.

[Jah Lush]

Twerking has been going since the late 40s early 50s in black American blues dances and it's been on the reggae scene in Jamaica for as long as I can remember. The fact that mainstream white America has suddenly got it is nothing new.

[edcam]

Ok - sorry if that displeases you. How about "mainstream white America" getting it not grabbing me. Is that allowed?

[steveo]

I've seen Jah Lush do it

[Jah Lush]

edcam Wrote:

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> Ok - sorry if that displeases you. How about

> "mainstream white America" getting it not grabbing

> me. Is that allowed?

Of course. Absolutely.

[Millhaven]

FJDGoose Wrote:

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> people saying 'can I get...!' all over the place

It is spreading like a disease. Glad I don't work in an industry where I had to face that all day as I would feel duty bound to correct the user.

[dbboy]

Use of poor spoken language/grammar.

A few examples include

"ya get me" and/or "know what I mean" at the end of every other sentence. And

"that was awesome"

[MrBen]

Beards.

[titch juicy]

moustaches

[????]

'Super@ prefixed to everything is moving into getting on my tits territory too

as in " I am super hungry" etc

[Millhaven]

dbboy Wrote:

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> Use of poor spoken language/grammar.

>

> A few examples include

>

> "ya get me" and/or "know what I mean" at the end

> of every other sentence. And

>

> "that was awesome"

Yes, see also 'right' at the end of each sentence. Ok to use sparingly but at the end of every sentence becomes hard on the ears.

There is a great Eddie Izzard sketch where he bemoans the over use of the word 'awesome' by Americans.

[Millhaven]

What about MILFs and 'yummy mummies'?