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I just found this thread, and it made wonderful reading for a quiet Sunday morning, but I do think it raised more questions than it answered, such as:-
- why is Guindalf complaining about the sport of taking huge dumps in threads, yet appears to be doing it himself; and which model does he actually have;
- how does Ms Elui know that she can suck more through a straw, and more importantly, what does she do with it afterwards…spit, or swallow?;
- what on earth has bob-grenada been using his on to get “girlie hair” wrapped round his brush?;
- why is such a simple act as positioning the canister over a bin and pressing a button so troublesome to HH? Surely he could hire an illegal alien to do it for him if its that bothersome.
- Can someone please explain the a380 / 747 comparison?
- How can a company like Miele be so honest in their marketing, while anything Dyson says is total bollox?
- Why is everyone ignoring the very pertinent question posed by Nutek in post #44?
- Why are people hung up on the dyson hand dryer, when everyone knows that the xcellerator is by far the most effective hand dryer out there. Not only that, but it comes with a handy built in fat content monitor, which none of the others do.
- Why are 8 of the top ten posters on a thread about girlie domestic appliances blokes?


All right, all right, calm down……I’ve got a Dyson too, had it about a year and I suspect the missus doesn’t even know yet. She’s certainly never used it, and probably doesn’t even know where I keep it! Not sure what it is – one of those uprights with a ball. Its OK – easy to use and empty, suction is OK, not very good on the carpet beating thing, but it does have a nice long cable. Doesn’t feel very robust – a bit plasticky to be honest, but will see how it goes.

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Well you know most people don't have a strong opinion either way. :lol:

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Unlike Independence referendums, I do not feel that this should be a "once in a generation" poll, and people should be allowed to come in from the dark side and embrace the all encompassing supremacy of a front loader...

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There was not an MP3 player that came close to the iPod at the time (and indeed for years after). Creative were the leader then, and their products were junk.

Can you think of one? I can't.

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I hate it when people put out the word 'troll' to describe anyone with an opinion they don't agree with or find objectionable. It's the same moronic misuse of a word that results in paedetricians being labelled paedophiles.

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Archos was a popular early device that predates the ipod. There were dozens of others all boasting much larger capacity than the ipod. But you've already missed the main part of my post so I couldn't be bothered any more.

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Archos was shit. Honestly, are you really saying their were better portable mp3 players available before the iPod? I can't believe anyone could asset such a statement.

Also, being popular does not equal being good. The Vauxhall Astra is popular, despite being bland beyond reason.

BTW - The iTunes store came years after the iPod

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Itunes 1.0 - Jan 2001
ipod - Oct 2001

The device was mediocre the database backend was the key.

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Wrong. Again. The ipod was light years of anything previous, just as the iPhone would be 6 years later. Both devices set a new benchmark in user experience.

The iTunes music store opened on 28/4/2003. Like I said, 'years'.

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So she has arthritis, and the house doesn't get dirty, but she still does a 'whip round' every day! She sounds like my old Gran ... folks from that era were obsessed with cleanliness in a totally illogical way. Do they iron bedsheets, underwear, etc also?

Come to think of it, my Gran also maintained a 'front room' in their terraced house - had the best furniture in the house, and we never went in there. I think it was reserved for if the local vicar or priest or whatever came by for a spot of tea!

I see a few dust-bunnies running around the hardwood floors in my apartment at the moment, so time to break out the vacuum cleaner for its monthly (?) bit of exercise! :)

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Apparently, even some people in Scotland have them.


Splitters.

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used to before the arthritis made her a bit more pragmatic.

I don't think the cleaning obsession is totally illogical though - there were two main drivers.

1. my parents were born and grew up before the NHS was formed and before antibiotics became widespread. Keeping things clean was your primary defence against illness.
2. my grandparents grew up in the 'slum' areas of Manchester, where you may not have had any money, but you were judged by all your neighbours on how clean a house you kept, whether you whitestoned your front doorstep every week etc, and that attitude was passed down through the generations. So a matter of deep pride for my mum that you would never find a spider's web daring to lurk in the corner of her ceiling.

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Domestic appliances are becoming more sophisticated these days, we want to make sure we spend our money on a useful, reliable and value for money product.

Rather than leave it up to the girlies to go it alone and choose based on colour and or looks. ;) :scarper:

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Yes but iPods come at several times the cost of other mp3 players.
And they don't even have a graphic equalizer.