Why the Guardian is going down the pan!

[tommers]

One of these kids is doing his own thing. Adrian never misses.

 

[DaveCinzano]

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One of these kids is doing his own thing. Adrian never misses.

But TBF now you've flagged it up that's the one I'm going to read

 

[DaveCinzano]

But TBF now you've flagged it up that's the one I'm going to read

Turns out the secret is just spraying them with shitloads of stain remover and bleach and washing them over and over again

 

[kabbes]

But TBF now you've flagged it up that's the one I'm going to read

There’s definitely a valid niche in the mundane aspects of life. It’s not like there is a shortage of Guardian hacks pontificating on politics beyond their actual level of understanding.

 

[tommers]

Turns out the secret is just spraying them with shitloads of stain remover and bleach and washing them over and over again

Yeah. It's beautiful how he does it. Genuinely, I'm not even being sarcy.

 

[JimW]

Turns out the secret is just spraying them with shitloads of stain remover and bleach and washing them over and over again

Who knew? No washboard?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Who knew? No washboard?

Astonishing I know

 

[tommers]

The secret of happiness? Embrace the boring and rejoice in repetition | Adrian Chiles

In everything from family life to careers, it doesn’t pay to constantly seek the next exciting thing, writes Adrian Chiles

www.theguardian.com

He's done a manifesto

 

[flypanam]

Scared of a banana, tomato soup gives you the quivers, shepherds pie terror and someone called Ellie Violet Bramley (heiress to the apple millions?) this article has it all.

‘You’ve never eaten a banana?!’ 10 writers face their fiercest – and strangest – food fears

Whether it’s the smell, the texture or the emotional associations, something has kept our guinea pigs away from everyday dishes such as hard-boiled eggs and shepherd’s pie. How traumatic will those first mouthfuls be?

www.theguardian.com

Quite possibly the best guardian article of the year.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Turns out the secret is just spraying them with shitloads of stain remover and bleach and washing them over and over again

Thanks for taking one for the team and reading that so we don't have to. Very much appreciated, cheers.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

There’s definitely a valid niche in the mundane aspects of life. It’s not like there is a shortage of Guardian hacks pontificating on politics beyond their actual level of understanding.

Tim Dowling has had the 'mundane aspects of life' covered from a male perspective for the Guardian for years now.

 

[Serge Forward]

Scared of a banana, tomato soup gives you the quivers, shepherds pie terror and someone called Ellie Violet Bramley (heiress to the apple millions?) this article has it all.

‘You’ve never eaten a banana?!’ 10 writers face their fiercest – and strangest – food fears

Whether it’s the smell, the texture or the emotional associations, something has kept our guinea pigs away from everyday dishes such as hard-boiled eggs and shepherd’s pie. How traumatic will those first mouthfuls be?

www.theguardian.com

Quite possibly the best guardian article of the year.

I thought I was going to really hate that article but after trying it a bit, I thought it was okay but still a bit shit.

 

[kabbes]

Tim Dowling has had the 'mundane aspects of life' covered from a male perspective for the Guardian for years now.

Males have many mundane perspectives. Too many for one man alone

 

[tommers]

Males have many mundane perspectives. Too many for one man alone

I think Adrian Chiles is one of those Zen philosophers - achieving knowledge of the infinite by focusing on the minutiae of life. Appreciating the beauty all around him, at peace with himself and his lot.

The Tao of Adrian Chiles.

 

[hash tag]

Is the Guardian going down the pan because it hasn't had a look in i=on BBC front pages for a few days?

 

[Sue]

I think Adrian Chiles is one of those Zen philosophers - achieving knowledge of the infinite by focusing on the minutiae of life. Appreciating the beauty all around him, at peace with himself and his lot.

The Tao of Adrian Chiles.

You're a much nicer person than I am...

 

[JimW]

at peace with himself and his lot.

At peace with himself and the lot of money he gets for that twaddle

 

[Pickman's model]

I think Adrian Chiles is one of those Zen philosophers - achieving knowledge of the infinite by focusing on the minutiae of life. Appreciating the beauty all around him, at peace with himself and his lot.

The Tao of Adrian Chiles.

Or he's a vacuous waste of space

 

[hash tag]

Or he's a vacuous waste of space

He is a Brummie.
Want a good read?

It's another for ska invita

 

[Orang Utan]

Is the Guardian going down the pan because it hasn't had a look in i=on BBC front pages for a few days?

What do you mean?

 

[hash tag]

What do you mean?

Do you never look at the front pages ?

Newspaper headlines: 'Johnson in peril' as he 'fights for his future'

Boris Johnson's grilling on whether he lied about Partygate makes up most front pages on Thursday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Orang Utan]

Do you never look at the front pages ?

Newspaper headlines: 'Johnson in peril' as he 'fights for his future'

Boris Johnson's grilling on whether he lied about Partygate makes up most front pages on Thursday.

www.bbc.co.uk

I sometime see them on Twitter when an Urbanite posts them, but am not particularly interested in them. Never look at the BBCs news site unless signposted to a particular article

 

[Orang Utan]

Don’t sad face me. You’re the saddo in this exchange

 

[danny la rouge]

Scared of a banana, tomato soup gives you the quivers, shepherds pie terror and someone called Ellie Violet Bramley (heiress to the apple millions?) this article has it all.

‘You’ve never eaten a banana?!’ 10 writers face their fiercest – and strangest – food fears

Whether it’s the smell, the texture or the emotional associations, something has kept our guinea pigs away from everyday dishes such as hard-boiled eggs and shepherd’s pie. How traumatic will those first mouthfuls be?

www.theguardian.com

Quite possibly the best guardian article of the year.

My Mum doesn’t like bananas. She’s not afraid of them. She just doesn’t like them. Says they’re slimy. She didn’t have them during the war, and they were still not really available for a few years afterwards. Then when she finally tried one they weren't like other fruit and she didn’t like them. She won’t even have banana cake. Says it’s springy.

 

[danny la rouge]

Not even in trifle.

 

[kabbes]

My Mum doesn’t like bananas. She’s not afraid of them. She just doesn’t like them. Says they’re slimy. She didn’t have them during the war, and they were still not really available for a few years afterwards. Then when she finally tried one they weren't like other fruit and she didn’t like them. She won’t even have banana cake. Says it’s springy.

Isn’t cake supposed to be springy?

 

[danny la rouge]

Isn’t cake supposed to be springy?

This is the wrong kind of springy. Banana springy. She doesn’t like the texture of bananas.

 

[kabbes]

This is the wrong kind of springy. Banana springy. She doesn’t like the texture of bananas.

Do you know, I kind of agree with her

 

[two sheds]

I can't eat bananas that have gone too ripe.

 

[brogdale]

My Mum doesn’t like bananas. She’s not afraid of them. She just doesn’t like them. Says they’re slimy. She didn’t have them during the war, and they were still not really available for a few years afterwards. Then when she finally tried one they weren't like other fruit and she didn’t like them. She won’t even have banana cake. Says it’s springy.

My Uncle John is at death's door with pneumonia and I have fond memories of him telling me that he loved bananas as a young child and then missed them terribly when, aged 7, they disappeared. My old Mum often repeats how excited he was when they got hold of the first banana after the war. Both of them usually launch into Yes, we have no bananas when recounting these well-known tales.

Think I'll probably be singing the ditty in memory when he finally goes.