Is there anything that's okay, now?

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Travel. Travel used to be okay. Cool, even. Go off and do that TEFL thing. But now it turns out it creates "chem-trails" (I know that's an idiot thing), and they're bad.

Tuna sandwiches. They were alright, once. The better alternative to chicken ones, because those were all in battery farms and treated like chickens in battery farms. Tuna and sweetcorn maxed out over its chicken and sweetcorn rival. Until we found out we were fishing the oceans clean of tuna. And there weren't many of the fuckers left. Oh dear.

[Evariste Euler Gauss]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

With regard to tinned tuna, the key thing is how it's caught. Don't buy the common brands, especially John West, as they use tuna caught by fishing methods which fuck up the oceans badly, and kill loads of dolphins as well as impacting unsustainably on stocks. If you care about that stuff enough to actually pay more for the ethical alternative, buy Fish4Eva tuna instead. Your sandwich vendor probably doesn't.

[hobbes]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

How was I to know during my early teenage years that the beautiful art of self love would have such a negative impact on my eyesight?

[EIM]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Tuna sandwiches have never been alright. Fish is fucking minging. None of our business.

[Jah Womble]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Never mind that, meat is the real deal-breaker here. Aside from all the ethical arguments, anybody consuming it in this day and age deserves some kind of medal for bravery.

It's a bit like smoking, really: I'm always a little surprised that people still do it.

[Sean of the Shed]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

It's okay to be racist again. All those people over the last few decades who told you that you couldn't be racist and it was bad for people...well they've soon shut up, haven't they?

[Mumpo]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Not European Championships finals, that's for sure.

[Slightly Brown]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Sean du Cabanon wrote: It's okay to be racist again. All those people over the last few decades who told you that you couldn't be racist and it was bad for people...well they've soon shut up, haven't they?

True, it's not even casual anymore: being racist is now equated with a righteous fight against the nefarious and tyrannical. Like it's a civic duty to mock and margalise the celestial. Violence will be tolerated for the "greater good".

Wait, that's not what this thread is about. Monster Munch and other maize-based crisp have remained defiantly tasty in this every-changing world. I still believe that classical heavy-petting is a great activity of mutual understanding and promised joy.

[beak]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Stuff that is still topping the charts:

1. Drinking
2. Riding a bike about the countryside on a sunny day
3. The solitary vice
4. Fucking everything off to live a life of narcissistic self-indulgence
5. Rookworst
6. The company of friends
7. Strawberry Fanta
8. MDMA
9. Wordplay
10. Recognizing and accepting professional football as an entertainment product akin to pro wrestling, and enjoying it as such
11. Some, but not all, books

[Toby Gymshorts]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

12. The sound of an overdriven electric guitar

EDIT: Within reason, obviously. I mean, you don't want to risk NIHL, now do you? ELF N SAFETY GONE MAD.

[WOM]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

1 Reading
2 Listening to the radio
3 Walking
4 Riding a bike
5 Cooking
6 Creating stuff...stories...things from wood...cheap jewellery
7 People-watching
8 KenKen puzzles

[Gerontophile]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

WOM wrote:
7 People-watching

But make sure those people are over the age of consent.

[Bored Of Education]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Welsh football and Aldi giant couscous salads.

[Moonlight Shadow]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Being on a bus and no one cares what language is spoken by whom and being away from the toxic Isles for a bit. Back to being in a mono-culture tomorrow evening when i arrive in the Italian Alps but right now being in my home town is what i needed after the last few weeks....

[San Bernardhinault]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Cycling, Beer, Cheese
Staring at palm trees
Pizza, swimming, an ocean breeze
Not having fleas.

[Jah Womble]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Toby Gymshorts wrote: 12. The sound of an overdriven electric guitar

EDIT: Within reason, obviously. I mean, you don't want to risk NIHL, now do you? ELF N SAFETY GONE MAD.

The chances of the sound of an overdriven electric guitar 'topping the charts' must now be around 58 million to one.

(Just an excuse to get in another gripe about the current state of pop music - obviously I knew what was meant.)

[NickSTFU]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

It's okay for men to cry isn't it?

[Sean of the Shed]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

San Bernardhinault wrote: Cycling, Beer, Cheese
Staring at palm trees
Pizza, swimming, an ocean breeze
Not having fleas.

I'm trying to scan this on to a verse of Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3, but without much luck.

[Sean of the Shed]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

NickSTFU wrote: It's okay for men to cry isn't it?

NO! Don't be so pathetic.

[NickSTFU]

Is there anything that's okay, now?

Sean du Cabanon wrote:

It's okay for men to cry isn't it?

NO! Don't be so pathetic.