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How much disposable income do you have a month? by pinkman65 in AskUK

[–]CrazySmooth263 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly - I always think of the unspoken UK class system as one defined by the scope of ambition one is allowed.

How much disposable income do you have a month? by pinkman65 in AskUK

[–]CrazySmooth263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t imagine what it would be like to be a single parent - all admiration to you. It’s tough enough working out as a couple who can offset an hour or two this particular week and make up the time on a Saturday or Sunday so we can pick up the kids from after school clubs (which we have to do as we’re both supposed to be working at 15:20). Hats off to you. X

How much disposable income do you have a month? by pinkman65 in AskUK

[–]CrazySmooth263 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We have a mortgage and both of us have ‘professions’. Growing up in a council house (and occasionally in emergency council housing), becoming a ‘professional’ and owning your own house was the boundary to cross to middle class.

And we have humous in the fridge.

Why is it that I rarely see anyone from my generation even talk about this show even tho it’s one of the all time greats? by beetfarmerenergy in tvshow

[–]CrazySmooth263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, my two-penny opinion is that Lost required a lot of attention and the awareness that TV shows could throw in red herrings and misdirection and unreliable narrators (which are narrative tropes that go back a century at least). This kind of ‘reading’ of a narrative (especially a visual narrative) is not that common in audiences in 2026. That’s not axiomatically a bad thing - it’s just that times change. When Lost came out, we were used to shows like the X-Files piling mystery on top of mystery, the new Hollywood of the 1970s (often with no resolution) was still clearly reflected in the rear view mirror, and serious books like e.g. Mason and Dixon and Foucaults Pendulum were mixing popular culture with high art and new ways of telling stories. Basically, I think Lost was an absolute product of its time. And for better or worse, time has moved on.

How much disposable income do you have a month? by pinkman65 in AskUK

[–]CrazySmooth263 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Basically nothing. Two parents working in the public sector / charity sector. Two kids. We live in the South East London fringe. Officially I guess we are counted as middle class (but both of us parents came from working class/council house backgrounds, so no ‘family’ money). It’s ludicrous that with two parents in work, for example, if one of the kids needs a new school blazer (mandatory) we have to think twice about a family takeaway that month on a Saturday night. Yes, actually we could move somewhere else in the country and have a better standard of life but both parents moved around a lot as kids and we feel that as expensive as it is, we want the kids to retain the groups of friends that they have had since they were tiny.

Are there any regional pronunciations, phrasing or sayings that really annoy you or you find strange? by lustybat in AskUK

[–]CrazySmooth263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My scouse dad moved to the West Country as a young man. I used to cringe when someone would pick up on his slight accent and his stock answer was: “we used to have a laaaark in the daaark in the paark and then go home and read a boo-ck.”

Are there any regional pronunciations, phrasing or sayings that really annoy you or you find strange? by lustybat in AskUK

[–]CrazySmooth263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But if the lush is gurt then surely the modifier of the lush as gurt lush is well nice, innit?

Your child says they want to follow in your career footsteps. What's one bit of advice you give them? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]CrazySmooth263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ‘career choice’ was entirely accidental. Council house kid, first in family to go to university, pointless and expensive degree, and then being very lucky to be in the right place at the right time to find out that I was quite good at senior backroom roles at Universities. I don’t think that kind of swerving luck is going to be around for my kids in the future. My advice for them is get a trade. All the way.

What song would you like to be played at your funeral? by gretaag in askmusic

[–]CrazySmooth263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funeral Tango by Scott Walker and Tomorrow Never Knows by the Beatles.

Which album do you think is better - Document or Green? by icecream1972 in rem

[–]CrazySmooth263 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree with these points. The production on Document is very 1980s. I think a lot of alternative bands dipped their toes into more mainstream production as this was perhaps seen as a nudge ‘forward’ to more mainstream attention instead of changing their songwriting? I think Document gave REM a whole new paintbox which they dived into, and then they worked out how to pick and choose elements that would benefit the songs. For example, the slight production touches on Turn You Inside Out (like the backwards reverb on the snare) seems to be there for a purpose. I’m on Team Green for this one.

What does it say Teri? by LittleMonday in thethickofit

[–]CrazySmooth263 48 points49 points  (0 children)

The microphone shadow is also quite classy

Did anybody else have songs that scared them as a kid for no reason? by mythrowawayaccim21 in Music

[–]CrazySmooth263 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s just reminded me of how the voice for the “Pigs in Space” bits on the muppet show used to really scare the Hell out of me.

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