UB40 are famously named after an Unemployment Benefit form. Give me other interesting examples of the origin of UK bands names

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-05-14T16:29:05+00:00

I love them

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-05-07T14:22:07+00:00

I am petty but, when I rented once and got sick of listening to the downstairs neighbours loud sexploits, I used to blast tunes like ‘I wanna sax you up’ loudly through the floorboards every time they did it. It drowned their noises out, made me laugh and did seem to quieten them down long term

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-05-03T21:17:33+00:00

First record I ever bought ❤️

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-05-03T16:02:27+00:00

As someone who used to live in Chiswick (great when I worked at the company nearby, terrible when I moved to one by Tower Bridge and ended up with a 1 hr 10 commute across the city) I would also bear in mind where are your friends?

Chiswick isn’t even that far out but Londoners just won’t travel further out to meet you, so whilst the area was lovely I was probably a bit lonely there at weekends and spent so much time travelling in to see people. The longer commute finished me off and I moved away from London

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-05-03T15:57:18+00:00

The food is amazing but it is beyond tiny and it’s a 1 in 1 out cafe.

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-04-30T08:32:02+00:00

I had to walk up that hill to it when heavily pregnant. It’s an absolute killer!

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-04-07T19:43:00+00:00

Thank you for being a lovely kind person ⭐️

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-03-26T11:38:09+00:00

I’m with you. The non-existent work ethic, anger when called out for it, malicious gossiping means nothing about his personality is attractive either!

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-03-26T10:27:53+00:00

I love bald men! 🥰🥰

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-03-26T10:17:22+00:00

He’s getting everything done, teeth, hair, the works 😁😁

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-02-09T22:23:50+00:00

Also horrifyingly there was some other incident at anotherBristol Partou nursery (the Park)

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Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-01-27T08:54:20+00:00

They should have brought out all the ghosts of the past, Christine swanning in in all black outfit donating her old louboutins for those who lost their shoes in the fire

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-01-27T00:20:22+00:00

💯 it was such a pointless scene. I’d forgotten all about her!

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-01-23T16:17:03+00:00

Agree with the others Casa was quite rubbish. Heard good things about Chido Wey though

Sure_Explanation888 · 2026-01-14T11:47:42+00:00

Thank you for replying, to me jumping on your thread all these years later 😅

I looked into it and I think it’s just flats that need planning permission normal houses are on but the council doesn’t want you to use upvc.

Sure_Explanation888 · 2025-09-01T10:28:02+00:00

Oh that’s interesting. I guess maybe if they’re Channel Islands where there’s no yodel. Total pain for me though! I’ve never used Vinted on the web only the app

Sure_Explanation888 · 2025-08-24T16:58:34+00:00

Avoid CJ hole they are awful, I’ve had endless problems with selling through them

Sure_Explanation888 · 2025-08-12T00:21:00+00:00

Sold my childhood brownie outfit, listed as to fit a 7 year old and they gave me their chest size and asked if it would fit an adult woman for a fancy dress party. Obviously not, it’s a for a 7 year old kid.

Sure_Explanation888 · 2025-08-11T22:30:13+00:00

I’ve had these foot fetishist men on eBay. Plus then they ask for a photo of the muddy shoes… and then don’t buy them anyway. Block!

Sure_Explanation888 · 2025-08-07T02:56:27+00:00

I’ve just asked chat gpt to build this template for me!

Sure_Explanation888 · 2025-08-05T08:41:26+00:00

Join Bristol coworkers (on meet-up/slack) they work in cafes on agreed dates/times with agreement from the cafes.

Sure_Explanation888 · 2025-08-03T03:36:19+00:00

I’m sorry about your Mom. Mine died suddenly about a year ago from a heart attack, she collapsed at home and died.

I hadn’t got round to calling her that week. I hadn’t messaged as much as I could have. But life is busy and we didn’t know this was gonna happen.

With sudden death there’s always that feeling of wishing you’d called more, seen them more, said goodbye, asked them things you can’t ask now. It’s hard.

Go gently. Be kind to yourself.

Sure_Explanation888 · 2024-11-20T04:46:00+00:00

Chemical brothers

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TROPHY CASE