Random Irritations

[paddyjk]

Get an old jam jar, hammer some holes in the lid big enough for wasps to crawl through then half fill the jar with honey or somthing similar.
Works a treat.

Just leave them be, they kill other nastys you wouldnt want around. All part of a healthy ecosystem.

 

[backwoodsman]

Just leave them be, they kill other nastys you wouldnt want around. All part of a healthy ecosystem.

By default that means me. Am allergic to the little b'stards...

 

[Budds]

Tv reporters/journalists who seem to think they are paid by the word.
Ask the question once, slowly and clearly and then shut the hell up.

TV reporters or journalists who don't press interviewees who evade the question. Slowly an clearly, tell them that they hven't answered the question and ask if they need it to be repeated, or why they are evading the question. Particularly applies to politicions.
Oh and politicians who reply to a question with an answer that bears little or no relation to the question, but is something positive for them, that they want to broadcast.

 

[Budds]

Just leave them be, they kill other nastys you wouldnt want around. All part of a healthy ecosystem.

If they are going for the likes of strawberries, they are after sugar, so arent't in their 'kill nasties mode'. Distracting them with alternatives or disuading them with strong odours, like thyme, are better options when they are in that mode.

 

[IanM]

Accommodation search engines that take no notice of the information you put in. 4 people, 4 rooms. Comes back with 2 double rooms and variations on a theme, none of which is the 4X4 you searched for!

 

[Alan Clifford]

Why? If you hear 'England' you assume the men's team. There's no need to specify something unless it goes against the likely assumption. This is not about equality but simply about it being clear who you're talking about. If you saw a headline saying "Chelsea sack manager" you'd assume the men's team first wouldn't you?

That said, I'm not going to object to the men's team being called England men, no skin off my nose.

That's actually a really good example of gender bias that pervades out society.

 

[Orikoru]

That's actually a really good example of gender bias that pervades out society.

No it isn't.

 

[3offTheTee]

Australia women* and England women* please. Otherwise it's confusing and creates clickbait headlines. Matildas is a crap nickname but at least I know who they're talking about immediately.

The best thing is the song The Barmy Army sing about Matilda

 

[Alan Clifford]

I can live with Lionesses - but Matildas?? Really! Sounds like an old lady's hair salon!

I should have thought that Cassowary would have been most appropriate. "There's no escape from the sharp claws of the Cassowaries".

 

[PhilTheFragger]

That's actually a really good example of gender bias that pervades out society.

There has to be some differentiation between reporting mens and women sports,

You just cant say England, as it could be Footy, Rugger or Cricket etc men or women

So England Women or England Men is OK , The Women are known as The Lionesses, so the blokes could be The Lions

 

[paddyjk]

No plans for bank holiday if England win World Cup

The government rules out announcing an extra day off if the Lionesses lift the trophy on Sunday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Maybe it'll get corrected but I'm sure we are the reigning Euro champs as well. I'd say thats pretty major

 

[Alan Clifford]

There has to be some differentiation between reporting mens and women sports,

You just cant say England, as it could be Footy, Rugger or Cricket etc men or women

So England Women or England Men is OK , The Women are known as The Lionesses, so the blokes could be The Lions

England women could be netball.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

England women could be netball.

Thats the point.

The team has to be known as something "like the lionesses"
Or you say Englands Women Football team,

Just saying England is pointless

Just saying England Women is as pointless as saying England Men.

 

[Budds]

Why? If you hear 'England' you assume the men's team. There's no need to specify something unless it goes against the likely assumption. This is not about equality but simply about it being clear who you're talking about. If you saw a headline saying "Chelsea sack manager" you'd assume the men's team first wouldn't you?

That said, I'm not going to object to the men's team being called England men, no skin off my nose.

No...YOU assume the men's team. I've got used to having to check links out and not be surprised if it's the other bunch. I'd be happy to see 'Lionesses' always used for Women and 'England' used for Men, simply because of historic familiarity.

 

[Budds]

I can live with Lionesses - but Matildas?? Really! Sounds like an old lady's hair salon!

Matildas was the winner of a nation wide popular vote in 1995. It wasn't the preferred name of the team at the time. Soccerlasses or another Soccersomething name, complementing Men's Socceroos name would seem better imo.

 

[D-S]

They’ll be naming the New Zealand men’s rugby Union team after their shirt colour or something, or even calling the South African side after some random herbivore - what next?

 

[HeftyHacker]

Matildas was the winner of a nation wide popular vote in 1995. It wasn't the preferred name of the team at the time. Soccerlasses or another Soccersomething name, complementing Men's Socceroos name would seem better imo

Soccersheilas Shirley?

 

[Captainron]

Makes sense to name the team so you know who is playing

 

[Dando]

Australia women* and England women* please. Otherwise it's confusing and creates clickbait headlines. Matildas is a crap nickname but at least I know who they're talking about immediately.

Mate, in this day and age you can’t assume gender

 

[Pin-seeker]

I don’t see gender,so think we should just have one national team