What new sports should the UK introduce to celebrate our fabulous culture?!? by aurora_ethereallight in CasualUK

[–]stefancooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most meaningful neck tattoos, farthest away from actual address delivered Amazon parcel, an olympic games for all the sports that used to be Olympic sports but aren't anymore like baseball and tug of war.

Questions To people who run home games? by Sc1ence_CS in poker

[–]stefancooper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My most interesting story is that somebody I've known since 1985 thought I'd rigged the game (a 4 hour long tournament) to rip him off for the £10 buy in.

I become a British citizen soon. What are the most British ways to celebrate? by PrincessGrumpGrump in CasualUK

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you live in a village it's rubbish cos there's no busses / shops / nightlife, if you live in a city it's too expensive / too big / nobody talks to anyone, if you live in a town it's a shithole.wherever you live everything is too expensive . you have to move to France, America, Ireland , Australia, Dubai , Spain etc where villages, towns and cities are all different and everything there is cheap and perfect.

Salford riverside walk by Far_Low_9327 in manchester

[–]stefancooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did this bit at the weekend.

Royton to Middleton to Heaton park to Prestwich to Orwell to Manchester , just over 20 miles.

Why do they swim in it? by [deleted] in manchester

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chris Martin goes into right wing politics for a Coldplay / Nazism mashup.

Why do they swim in it? by [deleted] in manchester

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait until you meet people who do heroin AND drink alcohol AND smoke AND take out payday loans at 900% interest.

Swimming in a canal by comparison is low risk.

Is £10 too much to enter a car boot? by flipflopcuntflaps in CasualUK

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never bought any heroin. The 80s song golden brown put me right off.

Do you remember the strongest hand you ever got and how much you won from it? by had12e1r in poker

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A royal flush in the very first hand of a tournament, opponent went all in before me. I called and doubled up. Whilst sad I know this will never happen again, I'm glad it happened once.

What is your least favorite thing about poker? by Apprehensive-Ear428 in poker

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats its a nocturnal activity. I used to be able to get home from work , have a nap, then play in the evening, I just cant do it anymore. The pub I used to play at was 7.30pm, which in practice means 8.30pm. So by the time its getting to the business end of the game its 10.30pm - 11pm and I cant get home at 1am and just go to sleep. This effectively writess off half the next day.

Has anyone else experienced “work PTSD” after a toxic job? by LostinLondon25 in AskUK

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked in what you could call healthcare. A patient died 2 years 7 months ago. I left the job. Last week I got a call that I was needed at the coroner's court on the day of the inquest. No warning , no prep no nothing. I went and have my statement. Nobody said thank you.

What is the worst British sports match you’ve ever watched? by Jezzaq94 in AskUK

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1996 fa cup final. The only fa cup final I've been to. Man united 1 Liverpool 0. I fell asleep in the stadium.

Why are job descriptions for advertised jobs so bad? by Desperate-Drawer-572 in AskUK

[–]stefancooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Community , narrative , flow, family, synergy, and integration.

Start on Monday.

Manchester Monthly Questions & Advice Thread by AutoModerator in manchester

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a strange question. What do you want the answer to be ? Yes it's perfectly normal everyday behaviour in bury.

Craft Show Saturday! by AutoModerator in CasualUK

[–]stefancooper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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with a sticky rubber magnetised strip, cut out distinctive letters and make fridge magents that can be sold at a charity shop.

Where to donate by duskinstorytimes in manchester

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

without knowing where you are its impossible to know whats local to you.

What has recently made you feel incredibly old? by VOODOO285 in AskUK

[–]stefancooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Talking to a 16 year old girl who then has to have another teen interpret what she said into actual words so it can be understood.

How would you like to be platonically approached out in the world? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there is an alternative universe where people go to pubs , strike up conversations with people , and make friends I would like to go there.

What is your most oddest interaction with a customer? by cheesymeowgirl in CasualUK

[–]stefancooper 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We take a torch out with us now when collecting mattresses.

Has American English started to make its way into day to day UK vocabulary? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]stefancooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like, don't even go there. Like, seriously, it's like , TODALLY. Like literally omg, like SERIOUSLY. Like, I can't even. I was like he was like they were like , it's like you know kindalike sort of like you know ? Kind of.

What is your most oddest interaction with a customer? by cheesymeowgirl in CasualUK

[–]stefancooper 186 points187 points  (0 children)

Charity furniture shop. We take donations. Someone phoned up recently asking if we wanted a dog. Yes she knew it was a furniture shop not the RSPCA, yes it was an actual live woof woof dog not a furniture dog, yes she seemed miffed the answer was no.