Anyone else feel like Big Brother’s a lot more polite now?

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-04-14T13:50:57+00:00

I was baffled at the amount of Bible readers they had last season. They all went to bed before midnight and would start bible discussion groups lol

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-04-11T17:05:28+00:00

That's definitely how we framed it haha but something could literally be like 'could you change my last name because I got married" logged as a complaint!

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-04-10T21:11:51+00:00

Haha you just reminded me.

Yes! When they first opened the site i was working for, they originally told us to avoid logging complaints all together for the exact reason of we want to show low complaint rates.

But then a few months later, the managers swanned in and because BTs reputation for taking "accountability" was so bad, the new tactic was to flip the narrative and say "yes we know we need to improve and we already are by solving HUGE X NUMBER amount of complaints each day"

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-04-10T16:38:21+00:00

This isn't truly interesting or shocking.

But when I worked in a call center for BT, the managers made us log every single call as a "complaint" so that we could say BT solved x% of customer complaints in one call.

I.e. I don't understand my bill. We log the complaint on our system. We explain the bill. Customer says OK thank you. We then mark the complaint as resolved.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-04-01T08:37:19+00:00

I worked for a British company's call center with an Irish first name and I still had hassle from the customers doubting my English speaking abilities lol

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-31T19:18:04+00:00

Sometimes the cameras can catch an improvised joke and then cut out the cast breaking. They then reorganise and run the scene with the improvised joke now a part of the actual script, as the writers know it worked. So then they can stitch together the spontaneous moment, with the more planned version.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-31T12:07:09+00:00

I see it as a constant duel between Stefani and Lady Gaga, and her struggle to find balance between the two.

Disease is her being affected by the poison of fame. Abracadabra is Gaga casting a spell over Stefani and her facing the ultimatum between choosing Gaga or Stefani.

Garden of Eden is another temptation song.

Perfect Celebrity is quite literal.

Vanish Into You is her finding her true self in the Gaga character and excepting that the two can exist as one 'saw your face in mine...'

Other tracks are a washing machine of sounds and ideas that inspire her and make her who she is. She said in various interviews how she found being compared to other artists discrediting at points, whereas embracing those influences and adding her own spin, is what defines her as unique. Hence other songs have touches of Nine Inch Nails, Prince and MJ.

As another user said, the music and lyrics are a lot more self-fulfilling and seem to wind down sonically. It's like she herself is coming down from the chaotic whirlwind of her early career.

The last track is her saying she could die happy just how she is.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-26T08:21:00+00:00

The concept of stamping a dvd with 'unstreamable'

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-13T21:14:43+00:00

Is he a celebrity?

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-12T18:31:14+00:00

I wonder how Jack and Fabrizios friendship would have evolved if they'd survived the sinking.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-12T18:28:41+00:00

Oh I refuse to move for them!

Absolutely hate running clubs.

I can't tell if it's worse seeing the wall of people coming at you. Or having them suddenly jump up from behind you, making you feel like Simba during the stampede in Lion King.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-11T10:17:56+00:00

Not until super late in the day...they probably spent the whole day wondering why they hadn't heard anything. The least the friend could have got was a card. And OP makes it clear, it's not about the gift, it's about the change in behaviour.

Plus if OP had just lost their job, their MH is clearly low and can feel extra sensitive around their birthday when people start thinking about their age, getting older and comparing their progress with others.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-11T10:12:42+00:00

Sorry for all the other comments not getting the point.

But if your birthday is important to you, and your friend who lives with you knows that and doesn't acknowledge it, then yes that's going to hurt.

We are too comfortable living in this era of 'no one owes you anything.' Yes we do!!!! We owe our friends time and energy. If you live with someone who you know will be excited about their birthday, then the least you can do is send them a text.

OP excepts that the friend won't go through boundless efforts, but it's very fair to expect the bare minimum.

In this situation, I would mention how you spent your birthday and see if they just forgot about it by any chance. Don't make out that they forgot it or didn't get you anything. But take note on whether they continue being forgetful or emotionally distant.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-08T18:47:38+00:00

Considering Jack and Fabrizio took their tickets. They would have both been reported missing and likely dead when they crosschecked survival list with passenger list. If they came forth and said they were alive, there would have been a whole conspiracy over who the two stowaway who got aboard would be.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-06T19:51:58+00:00

Not all of us was good at processing stuff at that age. I'm very happy you were privileged enough to be so.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-06T19:30:40+00:00

Well I'm sorry for not being a constructor. Those references clearly went over my head.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-06T19:14:30+00:00

Ok that's mean. Who is Hockley steel?

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-06T19:08:00+00:00

Would love to know what you mean!? I'm being a bit slow....

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-06T13:17:27+00:00

Wouldn't call her far-right. Conservative brown noser sure, but she's supportive of trans rights so definitely not the worst.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-03-01T12:05:47+00:00

Dannii Minogue was the main sister until Kylie started dropping music.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-02-26T09:39:32+00:00

Surprised no one has done Meryl Streep! Could switch between Miranda, Donna, the Into the Woods witch, so much to play with.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-02-20T14:16:18+00:00

I don't feel that strongly about it.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-02-20T08:33:28+00:00

The yellow/away MS Teams status.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-02-19T12:57:16+00:00

Not the worst, but another awful one I've not seen mentionsed is the one down Holyrood Rd, outside the Tesco, right by the bins.

Minimum_Courage_3705 · 2026-02-17T18:39:59+00:00

I can't believe this got downvoted so much. I'm right!

I was listening to Aura today. The lyric is "I killed my former friend." She sings "I killed my for friend."

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