The Room 101 thread - for things you hate or just having a bloody good moan

[Stormbringer]

when he reached the exit to round off his innocence with the announcement that he couldn't be a thief because he's a deep sea diver.

Flawless logic.

So, you live in Edinburgh then?

[eny]

5. Had me wetting myself!

You are the woman from 2. and I claim my £5.

It is the only thing that gives my life meaning

[ManBearSquid]

when he reached the exit to round off his innocence with the announcement that he couldn't be a thief because he's a deep sea diver.

Flawless logic.

So, you live in Edinburgh then?

I lived there for close to 9 years, but I have been living in Glasgow for nearly 3 years. I'm from North Ayrshire originally.

[Stormbringer]

People using "I've never even heard of <whatever> before" as a basis for <whatever> being suspect or bad, particularly three decades into in the internet age, where there's no excuse for someone not having heard of something before when a five seconds Google search will bring up everything you ever needed to know and more, then you don't need to make a fool of yourself in public by declaring your own ignorance.

Also, the idea that you must have personally "heard of" something for it to be credible.

[Lenny Solidus]

The amount of content getting pushed into my Youtube feed on the daily via the community tab tied directly to "Political news".

How exactly does a video relating to two teen scumbags driving a stolen bike into a car and one of them breaking his thumb and crying related in any way or form have anything remotely to do with Politics?? Get fucked with your psyop bullcrap.

[eny]

On a similar note, the number of AI-generated channels, particularly those recycling old political content, such as Congress debates, as "live". Ridiculous, unmonitored crap.

[Stormbringer]

People using "I've never even heard of <whatever> before" as a basis for <whatever> being suspect or bad, particularly three decades into in the internet age, where there's no excuse for someone not having heard of something before when a five seconds Google search will bring up everything you ever needed to know and more, then you don't need to make a fool of yourself in public by declaring your own ignorance.

Also, the idea that you must have personally "heard of" something for it to be credible.

To give some context here, I got some 'neutral' feedback on eBay for a recent sale I made, from some bloke complaining about the 'terrible delivery service', with no further elaboration.

His exact words were "Terrible delivery service (I've never even heard of them)" as if his not hearing of the courier (InPost) means there's something inherently wrong with them. InPost have never failed me. They got the package to him within days of me posting it. Why is that terrible? Was the package torn open? Was it crushed? No details were given. Was the product damaged? You think he'd mention that if it was the problem. Him having "never heard" of InPost seemed to be the biggest flaw. The fact he got a card game worth £25 for less than £2, with FREE SHIPPING (meaning I made a -£1.50 LOSS on the sale ) surely isn't worth making a fuss about?

But, I've also heard people in other contexts say "I've never even heard of..." as if them not hearing about something means the thing not heard of is flawed as a result, instead of them for not being more informed.

[Stormbringer]

I was tempted to write back my own feedback to the guy saying:

"Terrible buyer: never even heard of him."

Anyway, whatever.

1. The man who, after being confronted for trying to sneakily take a whole box of razors in his carrier bag, exclaimed that it was all a mistake, he thought the entire box was £5, put them back before asking if he could buy a lighter at the till. After purchasing the £1.50 lighter with a £2 coin, he happily tells me to keep the change, that this was all a misunderstanding, and then turned back when he reached the exit to round off his innocence with the announcement that he couldn't be a thief because he's a deep sea diver. He was a thief. Deep sea diver status not verified.

I felt compelled to ask ChatGPT to turn this into a rap song. This is the result, for better or worse:

Deep Sea Diver (Wasn't Me)"

Yo, I walked in slick with my bag on the swing,
Spotted razors in the aisle, thought, “That’s my thing.”
Whole box gleamin’ — clean cut striver,
Figured they was goin’ for a cheeky fiver.

Slid it in smooth, no drama, no rush,
Keepin' cool in the calm, like a deep sea hush.
But then dude clocked me, said, “Hey, what’s that?”
I said, “Yo, my bad, man — honest mishap!”

Thought the whole box was five, I ain’t no conniver,
I’m a saltwater soul — a deep sea diver.
Put it back on the shelf, actin' cool as a fan,
Said, “While I’m here, lemme grab a lighter, man.”

Paid with a two-spot, tossed him the change,
Said, “Keep the fifty, no need to rearrange.”
Hit the door with a nod, thinkin’ I’m in the clear,
Then I spin back round so the whole room can hear:

“I ain’t a thief — I’m McGuyver, underwater survivor!
Down in the depths, I’m a deep sea diver.”
But real talk, I was lyin’ like a scuba supplier —
Now it's time to bolt like a getaway driver!

[Alan]

Honestly, could be a Professor Elemental song.

And some folk are just massive arseholes.

[Stormbringer]

And some folk are just massive arseholes.

True enough; well, in any case, I've now got the words 'TERRIBLE DELIVERY SERVICE, DOUG'S ON HIS WAY!" stuck in my head, to the tune of this:

[ManBearSquid]

I was tempted to write back my own feedback to the guy saying:

"Terrible buyer: never even heard of him."

Anyway, whatever.

1. The man who, after being confronted for trying to sneakily take a whole box of razors in his carrier bag, exclaimed that it was all a mistake, he thought the entire box was £5, put them back before asking if he could buy a lighter at the till. After purchasing the £1.50 lighter with a £2 coin, he happily tells me to keep the change, that this was all a misunderstanding, and then turned back when he reached the exit to round off his innocence with the announcement that he couldn't be a thief because he's a deep sea diver. He was a thief. Deep sea diver status not verified.

I felt compelled to ask ChatGPT to turn this into a rap song. This is the result, for better or worse:

Deep Sea Diver (Wasn't Me)"

Yo, I walked in slick with my bag on the swing,
Spotted razors in the aisle, thought, “That’s my thing.”
Whole box gleamin’ — clean cut striver,
Figured they was goin’ for a cheeky fiver.

Slid it in smooth, no drama, no rush,
Keepin' cool in the calm, like a deep sea hush.
But then dude clocked me, said, “Hey, what’s that?”
I said, “Yo, my bad, man — honest mishap!”

Thought the whole box was five, I ain’t no conniver,
I’m a saltwater soul — a deep sea diver.
Put it back on the shelf, actin' cool as a fan,
Said, “While I’m here, lemme grab a lighter, man.”

Paid with a two-spot, tossed him the change,
Said, “Keep the fifty, no need to rearrange.”
Hit the door with a nod, thinkin’ I’m in the clear,
Then I spin back round so the whole room can hear:

“I ain’t a thief — I’m McGuyver, underwater survivor!
Down in the depths, I’m a deep sea diver.”
But real talk, I was lyin’ like a scuba supplier —
Now it's time to bolt like a getaway driver!

This is so genuinely fantastic, my eyes have moistened with laughter,
I hope that was what you were after, with this rendition of Deap Sea Diver.

[Stormbringer]

That was my intention, yes. I too laughed quite hard at Chat's lyrical skills.

Ever since I heard the tale I wanted to make a rap involving the words 'fiver' and 'deep sea diver' but I was too lazy so resorted to the machine god to do it for me.

Now I just need someone with actual talent to generate the music and rap it.

[Rusty]

I've never used it, but I've heard the results of my friend who swears by https://suno.com/home , Ai music generator. He liked it so much he's paid for a subscription!
As a free user you get 5 'go's a day at generating some music. Give it the lyrics and a genre... see what happens.

[Mantis]

It's a fun toy to play with for a few minutes of novelty but, man, AI generated slop will be the end of us.

Every time I see this stuff I die a little inside.

[Sly Boots]

It's a fun toy to play with for a few minutes of novelty but, man, AI generated slop will be the end of us.

Every time I see this stuff I die a little inside.

Yeah, same honestly.