Things that confuse you...

[Orikoru]

Super models?!?!
How is walking up and down wearing clothes that will never see the high street or average person, considered a job? And a highly paid one at that?

I know this will be a hard one to digest by those on the forum that wear loudmouth tops, cargo shorts and black socks on the course but the fashion industry baffles me🤪

It is very confusing when they wear ridiculous outfits on the catwalk, made of random objects and all sorts of things that people don't wear in real life. I don't really know why an industry exists to model clothes people don't wear. It would make more sense to display them as art in a gallery or something.

 

[Rooter]

It is very confusing when they wear ridiculous outfits on the catwalk, made of random objects and all sorts of things that people don't wear in real life. I don't really know why an industry exists to model clothes people don't wear. It would make more sense to display them as art in a gallery or something.

reminds me of the most awkward experience of my life. Was with my Mrs in Harrods, she liked designer handbags. She didn't care if they were knock offs. Louis Vuitton staff spotted her with this big loud bag (i had bought her off ebay for like 50 quid) and they were all over her being nice (we initially thought they were going to confiscate it and destroy the bag!), we got dragged into a 'private' catwalk event, where there were about 5 of the richest hags you have ever seen watching. Literally half a meter from these models wearing the most ridiculous clothes ever, then they tried to give us the sales patter after. we could not get out of there fast enough!! Well, after i had polished off 4 glasses of what i assume was very expensive champagne!

 

[patricks148]

It is very confusing when they wear ridiculous outfits on the catwalk, made of random objects and all sorts of things that people don't wear in real life. I don't really know why an industry exists to model clothes people don't wear. It would make more sense to display them as art in a gallery or something.

Publicity

 

[Slime]

Why my provisional or 3rd off the tee is always bullet straight and about 240yds!

 

[williamalex1]

Why is there only 1 Monopolies commission

 

[Hitdaball]

That a stray tea towel only needs to get within 2inch of the power button on the induction job for it start alarming to tell me it is covered up, but when I wish to turn it on to cook I need to apply the same pressure as an elephant sitting on a drumstick to get the thing working.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Why my provisional or 3rd off the tee is always bullet straight and about 240yds!

We all know we're suppose to hit the provisional first

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Why, when people register on the Organ Donation Register do relatives still have to be asked for their permission? The donor has given permission that should be the end of it.

 

[Pin-seeker]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1168841861651451904

 

[Orikoru]

Why is 'below par' an accepted metaphor for something that is sub-standard, when all of us here know that being below par is actually a good thing??

 

[Bunkermagnet]

That a stray tea towel only needs to get within 2inch of the power button on the induction job for it start alarming to tell me it is covered up, but when I wish to turn it on to cook I need to apply the same pressure as an elephant sitting on a drumstick to get the thing working.

Because the pressure that your thumb applying is irrelevant, it’s that your thumb doesn’t reduce the light to the sensor below enough
Perhaps you have hands of a girl , or the sensor underneath isn’t centred to the markings on the glass

 

[sam85]

Why is 'below par' an accepted metaphor for something that is sub-standard, when all of us here know that being below par is actually a good thing??

I have always thought of par as average, if you think about it it really is only in golf where "below par" is good.

 

[Orikoru]

I have always thought of par as average, if you think about it it really is only in golf where "below par" is good.

But I figured 'par' was a word that comes from golf in the first place! Could be wrong.

 

[sam85]

But I figured 'par' was a word that comes from golf in the first place! Could be wrong.

You most likely are right but I had seen the word par used long before I had any kind of interest in golf so I always assumed it to mean average.

 

[anotherdouble]

But I figured 'par' was a word that comes from golf in the first place! Could be wrong.

I would hazard a guess that it will be long before golf was invented and golf used it

 

[Lord Tyrion]

You most likely are right but I had seen the word par used long before I had any kind of interest in golf so I always assumed it to mean average.

A quick Google, Par comes from a latin word meaning equal. First recorded around 1615. Pre-dates golf then.

Every day is a learning day.

 

[USER1999]

Why do cricketers have to cover their tattoos with bandages?

 

[Slime]

Why do cricketers have to cover their tattoos with bandages?

Maybe they're worried they'll smudge.

 

[Neilds]

Why do cricketers have to cover their tattoos with bandages?

It’s to stop them hurting their poor little elbows when they dive on the rough grass

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Why do cricketers have to cover their tattoos with bandages?

The boring answer is largely twofold. One, diving on the square will strip your skin and you only have to do that once or twice to realise it is not fun. The squares will be hard from about June onwards and often bare if you are on an old wicket. Bad enough for normal skin but if you strip skin with a tattoo on the tattoo is then ruined (they could have thought about that prior to having the tattoo but they don't 🤔).

Second up, it will likely be a bowler that has these. They wont be bandages as such, they will have an element of compression to them. This helps circulation, helps relaxes the muscles in their arms a little to avoid tendinitis, tennis elbow etc.

Apologies that the answer isn't a funny one 😥