value seeker
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U.K's Top 50 mysterys`1.FOREIGN CALL CENTRES
2.ALGEBRA
3.WHAT WOMEN SEE IN RUSSELL BRAND
4.WHY CHERYL COLE IS STILL WITH ASHLEY?
5CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES
6BUYING A HOUSE
7.POLITICS
8THE LAWS IN CRICKET
9INSURANCE POLICIES
10.LOAN INTEREST RATES
11FOOTBALLS OFFSIDE RULE
12RELIGION
13CONVERTING CURRENCY
14.LANGUAGES
15.FILLING OUT INSURANCE FORMS
16.SETTING UP WIRELESS NETWORKS
17.MEN
18.STEPHEN HAWKINGS THEORIES
19.FIGURING OUT NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELS
20.KERRY KATONA.
Any you have problems with or any you wish to add?
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Papa 3
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The working out of gas and electricity meter readings and reaching a £'s and Pence figure.  
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Papa 3
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Why women aren't in the VS list. 
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Death n Taxes
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| Papa 3 wrote: | | Why women aren't in the VS list. |
Women are no mystery as long as you accept that they are always right no matter what.
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dogsaver
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what about cluedo
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merrymozzer
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Why people watch X Factor 
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Dr_tyler
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How anyone can think Liverpool have any chance of winning the league? Alan 'Liverpool fan' Green is amazing on 606 when on this topic!
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value seeker
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Managers in the workforce who cant understand why there is a THEM and US.
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Papa 3
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| Death n Taxes wrote: | | Papa 3 wrote: | | Why women aren't in the VS list. |
Women are no mystery as long as you accept that they are always right no matter what. |
Look, I have only ever been wrong once in my life, and that is when I thought I was wrong, but it turned out that I wasn't.
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value seeker
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Why people point to a empty chair in a pub and say is anyone sitting there?
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Papa 3
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| value seeker wrote: | | Why people point to a empty chair in a pub and say is anyone sitting there? |
Simples - they may have gone to the bar or the bog, and might smite you when they come back.
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geordie_racer
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| value seeker wrote: | Managers in the workforce who cant understand why there is a THEM and US.
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almost as bad as employees in the workforce who perpetuate the them and us mentality
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The_Pilgarlic
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No 21. - why anyone in their right mind would be remotely interested in numbers 3, 4 & 20 on your list. They are tabloid horse-5h1te for the brain dead and semi literate.
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accajacca
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| geordie_racer wrote: | | value seeker wrote: | Managers in the workforce who cant understand why there is a THEM and US.
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almost as bad as employees in the workforce who perpetuate the them and us mentality |
+1
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gromero
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So according to the British public, algebra is more complex than Stephen Hawking's theories?
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Machiavellian
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The plural of mystery is a mystery to some
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accajacca
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Re: U.K's Top 20 mysterys1.FOREIGN CALL CENTRES
used to reduce costs for british firms to remain competitive in the global market. useful because most people in india speak better english than the people who work in domestic call centres
2.ALGEBRA
as gromero says, there are i think more complex strands of mathematics
3.WHAT WOMEN SEE IN RUSSELL BRAND
he is a comedian and celebrity who is quite intelligent and wealthy, but with enough of a self destructive streak to bring out the "oh i could change him if we were together" element in stupid women and the "is there anything on the other channel becase this celebrity dross is making me want to die" element in others
4.WHY CHERYL COLE IS STILL WITH ASHLEY?
i'd say she punching at about the right weight intellectually. looks wise she could definitely step up a division
5CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES
i can't understand what is difficult to understand about these
6BUYING A HOUSE
an optional transaction undertaken as an alternative to renting accomodation - often in the form of a flat or house where one can sleep and rest
7.POLITICS
quite broad, but a good newspaper should help
8THE LAWS IN CRICKET
not enormously complex - easily understood by a fan of the sport, not so by someone who doesn't watch/play it - who obviously doesn't need to understand the laws. much like all sports in this respect
9INSURANCE POLICIES
a very simple financial transaction undertaken to protect the buyer from adverse future events. if bad stuff happens you'll be glad you bought it. if not you'll have spent money on nothing. on balance a poor value purchase but generally worth every penny for peace of mind
10.LOAN INTEREST RATES
similar to credit card interest rates in so much as they are very straight forward.
11FOOTBALLS OFFSIDE RULE
see explanation 8
12RELIGION
i don't think the mystery of spirituality and the explanation of our existence is limited to these shores
13CONVERTING CURRENCY
i can only see this being a problem if the person in question is incapable of basic multiplication and on top of that does not have access to a calculator and has lost the piece of paper they put in the currency pouch helpfully converting each note for you...
14.LANGUAGES
i think we're confusing mystery and laziness
15.FILLING OUT INSURANCE FORMS
one should be familiar with their own personal details
16.SETTING UP WIRELESS NETWORKS
see instructions or pay person who does understand instructions to set up wireless network for you
17.MEN
not a complex breed in my experience
18.STEPHEN HAWKINGS THEORIES
i would suggest his theories are slightly more than mysterious
19.FIGURING OUT NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELS
?!
20.KERRY KATONA.
overweight drug abuser who is most recently famous for appearing in adverts for frozen food being served at dinner parties.
happy to help.
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geordie_racer
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Re: U.K's Top 20 mysterys | accajacca wrote: | 1.FOREIGN CALL CENTRES
used to reduce costs for british firms to remain competitive in the global market. useful because most people in india speak better english than the people who work in domestic call centres
2.ALGEBRA
as gromero says, there are i think more complex strands of mathematics
3.WHAT WOMEN SEE IN RUSSELL BRAND
he is a comedian and celebrity who is quite intelligent and wealthy, but with enough of a self destructive streak to bring out the "oh i could change him if we were together" element in stupid women and the "is there anything on the other channel becase this celebrity dross is making me want to die" element in others
4.WHY CHERYL COLE IS STILL WITH ASHLEY?
i'd say she punching at about the right weight intellectually. looks wise she could definitely step up a division
5CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES
i can't understand what is difficult to understand about these
6BUYING A HOUSE
an optional transaction undertaken as an alternative to renting accomodation - often in the form of a flat or house where one can sleep and rest
7.POLITICS
quite broad, but a good newspaper should help
8THE LAWS IN CRICKET
not enormously complex - easily understood by a fan of the sport, not so by someone who doesn't watch/play it - who obviously doesn't need to understand the laws. much like all sports in this respect
9INSURANCE POLICIES
a very simple financial transaction undertaken to protect the buyer from adverse future events. if bad stuff happens you'll be glad you bought it. if not you'll have spent money on nothing. on balance a poor value purchase but generally worth every penny for peace of mind
10.LOAN INTEREST RATES
similar to credit card interest rates in so much as they are very straight forward.
11FOOTBALLS OFFSIDE RULE
see explanation 8
12RELIGION
i don't think the mystery of spirituality and the explanation of our existence is limited to these shores
13CONVERTING CURRENCY
i can only see this being a problem if the person in question is incapable of basic multiplication and on top of that does not have access to a calculator and has lost the piece of paper they put in the currency pouch helpfully converting each note for you...
14.LANGUAGES
i think we're confusing mystery and laziness
15.FILLING OUT INSURANCE FORMS
one should be familiar with their own personal details
16.SETTING UP WIRELESS NETWORKS
see instructions or pay person who does understand instructions to set up wireless network for you
17.MEN
not a complex breed in my experience
18.STEPHEN HAWKINGS THEORIES
i would suggest his theories are slightly more than mysterious
19.FIGURING OUT NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELS
?!
20.KERRY KATONA.
overweight drug abuser who is most recently famous for appearing in adverts for frozen food being served at dinner parties.
happy to help. |
post of the week
well played AJ 
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MT VESSELS
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Seconded
Well played Sir
 MT jnr
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johne5knuckle
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Thirded.
On Point 16, the setting-up of wireless networks, I think you will find these days they pretty much set themselves up once you add basic information.
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Flipando
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| Machiavellian wrote: | | The plural of mystery is a mystery to some |
well and truly lol
Also, well and truly lol AJ
In answer to the question, anything by Agatha Christie is quite good from my experience
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dogsaver
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and the biggest mystery is where do all the odd socks go when taken out of the washing machine
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johnnio
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Re: U.K's Top 20 mysterys | accajacca wrote: | 1.FOREIGN CALL CENTRES
used to reduce costs for british firms to remain competitive in the global market. useful because most people in india speak better english than the people who work in domestic call centres
2.ALGEBRA
as gromero says, there are i think more complex strands of mathematics
3.WHAT WOMEN SEE IN RUSSELL BRAND
he is a comedian and celebrity who is quite intelligent and wealthy, but with enough of a self destructive streak to bring out the "oh i could change him if we were together" element in stupid women and the "is there anything on the other channel becase this celebrity dross is making me want to die" element in others
4.WHY CHERYL COLE IS STILL WITH ASHLEY?
i'd say she punching at about the right weight intellectually. looks wise she could definitely step up a division
5CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES
i can't understand what is difficult to understand about these
6BUYING A HOUSE
an optional transaction undertaken as an alternative to renting accomodation - often in the form of a flat or house where one can sleep and rest
7.POLITICS
quite broad, but a good newspaper should help
8THE LAWS IN CRICKET
not enormously complex - easily understood by a fan of the sport, not so by someone who doesn't watch/play it - who obviously doesn't need to understand the laws. much like all sports in this respect
9INSURANCE POLICIES
a very simple financial transaction undertaken to protect the buyer from adverse future events. if bad stuff happens you'll be glad you bought it. if not you'll have spent money on nothing. on balance a poor value purchase but generally worth every penny for peace of mind
10.LOAN INTEREST RATES
similar to credit card interest rates in so much as they are very straight forward.
11FOOTBALLS OFFSIDE RULE
see explanation 8
12RELIGION
i don't think the mystery of spirituality and the explanation of our existence is limited to these shores
13CONVERTING CURRENCY
i can only see this being a problem if the person in question is incapable of basic multiplication and on top of that does not have access to a calculator and has lost the piece of paper they put in the currency pouch helpfully converting each note for you...
14.LANGUAGES
i think we're confusing mystery and laziness
15.FILLING OUT INSURANCE FORMS
one should be familiar with their own personal details
16.SETTING UP WIRELESS NETWORKS
see instructions or pay person who does understand instructions to set up wireless network for you
17.MEN
not a complex breed in my experience
18.STEPHEN HAWKINGS THEORIES
i would suggest his theories are slightly more than mysterious
19.FIGURING OUT NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELS
?!
20.KERRY KATONA.
overweight drug abuser who is most recently famous for appearing in adverts for frozen food being served at dinner parties.
happy to help. |
I agree, couldn't put much better or more succinctly, well done.
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value seeker
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Some more for you the next ten on the list of the published fifty
21.All the different lottery draws
22.Fixing printers
23.Predictive text
24.Poker
25 Twitter
26.Small print
27.Automated phone systems
28.Why and how Stonehenge was built
29.Women
30.Donnie Darko
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gromero
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acca was on form today
28. is quite valid though, that place spooks me out
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Papa 3
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A big mystery is how Rod Stewart and his wife had kids, when they are nose to nose his toes are in it, and when they are toes to toes his nose is in it.
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value seeker
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31.Filling out passport forms
32 Reverse parrallel parking
33.Clocks going back/forward
34 Packaging on kids toys
35Crop Circles
36.Computers
37Birminghams Spaghetti Junction
38 Train fares
39 Fruit machines
40 People who crack their knuckles
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geordie_racer
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can we persuade VS to just cut and paste the contents of every newspaper each morning so that we can save money?
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