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To think the state of the country is entirely the fault of

75 replies

HoneyDragon · 25/06/2016 08:37

Hipsters, ducks, and a nationwide lack of those things you put on your bicycle wheel spokes that make clacky noises when you pedal?

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sue51 · 25/06/2016 12:58

Houmous

Stuffofawesome · 25/06/2016 13:02

Stickers on apples

TrojanWhore · 25/06/2016 13:05

It was the death of Terry Wogan that changed the views on Europe forever

IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece · 25/06/2016 13:06

Salted caramel

Everyone got lulled into a false sense of security that all problems could be sorted with the addition of salted caramel.

HoneyDragon · 25/06/2016 13:09

Do you remember the olden days when salted caramel used to be Baileys?

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ShtoppenDerFloppen · 25/06/2016 13:11

It was the fucking atheist unicorns.

Can't trust those pointy, sparkling bastards!

Dawndonnaagain · 25/06/2016 13:12

I blame fruit flies, annoying fuckers are everywhere.

BlueFolly · 25/06/2016 13:13

When roller skates turned into roller blades.

Proper roller skates, with a weird key thing underneath to lengthen the length.

Seior · 25/06/2016 13:16

Kale, fucking Kale.

BeyondTellingEveryoneRealFacts · 25/06/2016 13:18

Personally, I think it was the caretaker. Its always the caretaker.

Gardencentregroupie · 25/06/2016 13:19

I blame the demise of LWT. We used to have proper programmes at the weekend, and usually a good film too. Now weekend tv is shite so people can't relax after a busy week and forget about things. 14 years of shite Saturday telly has done for us.

CommonBurdock · 25/06/2016 13:20

No it's because Magic Roundabout which was the ultimate example of Anglo-French collaboration for the greater good of humanity went off air in 1977. Since then we've been on a downward spiral.

ipswichwitch · 25/06/2016 13:21

The whole world went tits up when the made the holes in curly wurlies bigger. They're now like giant gaping black holes that suck the fun out of everything.

emilybrontescorset · 25/06/2016 13:22

It all began with dimmer switches. They slowly killed off the 'big light'.
Big lights were always there to blind you and make sure you weren't getting Upto no good.

emotionsecho · 25/06/2016 13:23

Duvets (or Continental Quilts as they were originally named), the sheets, blankets and candlewick bedspreads are the culprits.

coldcanary · 25/06/2016 13:26

The rot set in when waggon wheels shrunk. They were huge at one point and the last time I saw one in a shop you could eat the whole lot in 2 bites.

emotionsecho · 25/06/2016 13:26

I'll try again so it makes more sense:

The introduction of Duvets (or Continental Quilts as they were originally named), the sheets, blankets and candlewick bedspreads are the culprits for the state of the country, they are wreaking their revenge.

Ikeameatballs · 25/06/2016 13:27

Don't blame it on the sunshine,
Don't blame it on the moonlight,
Don't blame it on the good times,
Blame it on the boogie

StealthPolarBear · 25/06/2016 13:27

" Nah, it was when dairy milk stopped being sold in foil with a paper wrapper and gotvalue engineeredrounded corners!"
That happened on two stages. The rounded corners are fairly recent. Cadbury caramel also stopped being sold in that sort of waxy foil. I used to love that :(

StiickEmUp · 25/06/2016 13:28

I'm Brighton and I love hipsters ! Take that !! Grin

StealthPolarBear · 25/06/2016 13:28

Speaking of hipsters I am making soup tonorrow that apparently ha to be served with a 'hunk' of bread. Where can I get such a thing?

StiickEmUp · 25/06/2016 13:29

I'm Brighton and I love hipsters ! Take that !! Grin

Notbigandnotclever · 25/06/2016 13:29

Flying ants. They can fuck right off.

Gardencentregroupie · 25/06/2016 13:30

Dunno stealth but the country has gorn to the dogs since hunk stopped meaning a big handsome man à la Sweet Valley High :(

SootSprite · 25/06/2016 13:31

It's not been the same since Bejam disappeared from the high street.

The only way to fix things is for George R R Martin to finally fucking release The Winds of Winter.