Is "scanned by the barcodes" the worst of the 'you've been verb X'd by the nickname Ys' fad so far? It doesn't even work. Barcodes get scanned, they don't do the scanning. It's like saying you've been eaten by the dinners, or read by the newspapers. Rubbish.

Is "scanned by the barcodes" the worst of the 'you've been verb X'd by the nickname Ys' fad so far? It doesn't even work. Barcodes get scanned, they don't do the scanning. It's like saying you've been eaten by the dinners, or read by the newspapers. Rubbish.

u/Adventurous-West3403 — 11 days ago

Normal countries - a one man mission

I feel like I'm uniquely placed to finish this new tedious feature.

I'm a travel journalist and am willing to chase some commissions in the not normal countries, just to end this nonsense.

Burundi is difficult but not impossible, I'll email people today and find out how soon I can get out there for a story.

Do we know the other five countries? I'm sure some are more attainable.

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u/Adventurous-West3403 — 2 months ago

Centre of the universe: cavolo nero

Listened to today's cavolo nero chat while walking around Aldi looking for that very leafy vegetable. Couldn't find it, had to go to Sainsbury's. Ordinarily I'd have given up and settled with kale but this spurred me on to get the right ingredient. In it for life.

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u/Adventurous-West3403 — 2 months ago

Can't work out how I feel about England's win over France. It felt very Soccer Aid, but I did also find myself getting caught up in the excitement by the end of it. Was it a thriller, or was it tinpot? Dare I say, a bit of both?

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u/Adventurous-West3403 — 3 months ago

On a recent trip abroad, this cropped up on the menu when I was ordering room service. Almost ruined the night for me, as I couldn't stop thinking of Merse saying it. What would it mean in football terms?

u/Adventurous-West3403 — 3 months ago

Thank god the mayor of New York finally told us what he thinks about something that happened only the day before. We were all desperate to find out.

u/Adventurous-West3403 — 3 months ago

Is Max a big liar?

Max has been trying really hard to persuade us all he's currently working in LA, but is this true, or has he concocted an elaborate lie so he can ditch Jamie and the kids to go on tour with Irish folk/punk outfit Dropkick Murphys? Surely they can't have their own generic man on the drums?

u/Adventurous-West3403 — 4 months ago

Watching the Norway doc on Netflix - 11 meter mark sounds like a funny nickname for a tall man rather than a penalty spot. Not having it.

u/Adventurous-West3403 — 4 months ago