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Wanky things! Wanky things everywhere...

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00100001 · 23/02/2017 10:05

Masons Jars for holding lunch and layered salads etc = wanky

Menus that say things like " Shoestring fries ~ 6.5" = wanky

Nespresso's "Vintage" coffee = wanky

Calling chicken nuggets Chicken Gougons = wanky

Gah!

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MrsJayy · 23/02/2017 17:20

I have a friend who FB rants at Masterchef it is funny when you get random PAN FRIED pfft not sure how they manage to get through a series tbh

The80sweregreat · 23/02/2017 17:21

Air dried. It just gets worse doesnt it?

MaryMorpho · 23/02/2017 17:23

Uuurgh I hate "slaw" as well! Angry

I don't even know why, it just winds me up.

Also chocolate soil! Why would I want to connect chocolate with the idea of eating soil? - just gross.

ArcheryAnnie · 23/02/2017 17:27

Using an old plastic box as a lunchbox = not wanky, really quite clever.

Calling it a "bagel tote" = wanky.

TheWinterOfOurDiscountTents · 23/02/2017 17:30

Pan fried is fair enough because it gives you the useful information that it's not deep fried

It also gives you the useful information that its not baked, boiled or barbequed, but people forget that point!

Janey50 · 23/02/2017 17:35

Sparechange If a barman had burst a balloon in my face,I would probably have punched him! I hate being made jump,and I have an intense dislike of balloons for this reason.

The80sweregreat · 23/02/2017 17:38

The balloon cocktail was bizarre.
I havent lived, clearly.

Janey50 · 23/02/2017 17:42

And the word 'hacks' gets my goat when it's referring to hints and tips. Hack is something you do with a saw,or on a horse. And bloody pan-fried! How else would something be fried but in a pan?!

FancyPuffin · 23/02/2017 17:43

I just decided to search hipsters on google and found a buzz feed article with a picture that pretty much sums up everything.

Wanky things! Wanky things everywhere...
MrsJayy · 23/02/2017 17:44

mary it is the sound chefs and other twats make when they say slaw Angry

I got this served to me last year smiley was my addition

Wanky things! Wanky things everywhere...
MrsJayy · 23/02/2017 17:46

Pan fried used to be called shallow fried to stop any deep fried confusion 😀

FancyPuffin · 23/02/2017 17:46

Life hacks are just pretentious top tips from That's Life magazine

TheWinterOfOurDiscountTents · 23/02/2017 17:47

And bloody pan-fried! How else would something be fried but in a pan?!

Deep fried, obviously. Like a lot of fried things?

Flumpernickel · 23/02/2017 17:54

Fancy

Someone should catch that Hipster and display him in a museum! You could not sum hipster culture up better than this singular specimen can.

Actually laughing out loud currently!
Grin

KoolKoala07 · 23/02/2017 17:55

'Jus' My dad always says what's the difference between a jus and a gravy- about 8 quid!

Flumpernickel · 23/02/2017 17:57

Oh, and this might be quite controversial, but gin seems to going down a weird and frankly wanky (craft ale type) path currently, which saddens me no end as I really love gin, but dont identify as a hipster.

Janey50 · 23/02/2017 17:57

MaroonPencil I am just jealous that you have 208766 cafes in your town,never mind that one uses filtered water in all their hot drinks! In my nearest major town,in west London,with a population of just over 268,000,there is the grand total of TWO cafes. Pitiful. and neither of them use filtered water in their hot drinks

The80sweregreat · 23/02/2017 18:01

I had Gin infused with something and something else one christmas. Friend paid £25 for this lovely bottle , it tasted the same to me as sainsbury basic gin and tonic that i buy at christmas time!
My palette is not honed for crafty beer n spirits.

TheWinterOfOurDiscountTents · 23/02/2017 18:02

Oh, and this might be quite controversial, but gin seems to going down a weird and frankly wanky (craft ale type) path currently, which saddens me no end as I really love gin, but dont identify as a hipster

There are so many kinds of gin, its not wanky to enjoy that. Some people can wank on abou gin same as anything else, but there is nothing intrinsically wanky about it.

PageStillNotFound404 · 23/02/2017 18:03

Ugh, "life hacks". "27 life hacks you can't do without!"

Oh, I think I can.

FancyPuffin · 23/02/2017 18:07

That was my reaction flumper Grin

sparechange · 23/02/2017 18:08

Re the balloon bursting cocktail, someone has gone to the trouble of uploading a video to YouTube of the very cocktail being served to them.

At least their waitress warned them first, but you can hear them complaining about the burning rubber smell, because she uses a lighter to pop it!

Flumpernickel · 23/02/2017 18:09

This kind of silly shiz makes Gin a prime candidate for wankiness imo.

www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/22/dedalus-book-of-gin-richard-barnett-review-spirited-read

MrsHathaway · 23/02/2017 18:11

We gave SIL and BIL some pretty wanky booze for Christmas (Jim Beam Red Stag Cherry and some elderflower and rhubarb gin whose name escapes me). They are quite hipster. It was a hit.

They're Instagram hipsters who still appreciate a good Nutella sandwich though.

phoenix1973 · 23/02/2017 18:19

A fuschia lip. 😂😂💄💋

I prefer a black eye 😎😎😎