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Curmudgeons' Corner -blame it on the PITAs

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    KT53 said:

    If you watch 'Ladies Day' at Aintree it's quickly apparent that any bra is much smaller than the content!  Also 'Ladies' and 'Aintree' are terms rarely combined in a single conversation.
    Is that why you watch it, KT ?  :D

    Perhaps they should try the hubcaps instead....
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    As we're officially in Curmudgeonly mode, can I say that I fear this country is sleepwalking into a massive gambling addiction problem?
    Almost every ad break on TV has some form of gambling, betting firms sponsor so many football teams and bookmakers seem to take over empty shops where they can.
    I remember reading Sunday Times rich list  a couple of years back and  I think about 5 of the top 20 richest men in UK owned gambling companies.
    Devon.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I think you're a bit late noticing it Hosta.  
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478
    Hostafan, done forget the Bingo on line sites that are advertised on TV 

  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Bet you £5 that @Hostafan1 is right. [ Sorry if that is too flippant ]
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Obelixx said:
    I think you're a bit late noticing it Hosta.  
    not late noticing, perhaps late mentioning it.
    Devon.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    It's not just the ad breaks, although they are bad enough. As well as the football shirts, it also appears on the advertising hoardings, etc. It makes me smile when they do one of those "spoof" adverts showing the guy (why is it always men ?) , sneaking off to make a cup of tea, or sitting on the loo, while planning to place a bet. Suddenly he is transported to the studio, or the side of the pitch, where the "pundits" chastise him. Soon as the "gamble responsibly" bit is done, blow me, up pops an ad for Ladbrokes or whoever.  It's like the channel thinks that they have done the public service bit, so let's just carry on.
    I read somewhere that Ray Winstone's daughter fell out with him over his advertising for a gambling firm.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    KT53 said:
    Fairygirl said:
    WillDB said:
    What happens on Ladies Day? Are the jockeys shirtless?
    Yeh - they just go in a bra.


    If you watch 'Ladies Day' at Aintree it's quickly apparent that any bra is much smaller than the content!  Also 'Ladies' and 'Aintree' are terms rarely combined in a single conversation.
    This sounds appalling. I better check if the photos are freely available so I know exactly what to complain about. :#
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I hate most forms of gambling ... time was when on course betting and the football pools was enough ... what’s wrong with people ... throwing good money after bad ... and dong get me started on those tv ads 😡 

    When I’m in charge it’ll all be different 👸 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I hate most forms of gambling ... time was when on course betting and the football pools was enough ... what’s wrong with people ... throwing good money after bad ... and dong get me started on those tv ads 😡 

    When I’m in charge it’ll all be different 👸 
    Stand at a counter with a Lottery terminal and you'll see the same folk every week spending money they can ill afford.
    My faults are legion, but gambling isn't one of them.
    Devon.
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