Excessive disposable incomes

jimmyjazz said:
Or when they say they like em because of the art yet don't have the faintest clue who Jackson Pollock or Andy Warhol are nor do they have one piece of art on their walls... Yup mate you love art.
Click to expand...

That's seems like a much bigger discussion, about whether you have to "know about art" to appreciate it. Admittedly Wahol and Pollock are fairly well know artists, but should people be mocked because they like a piece of art but don't know the full history of the artist or the piece ?

Sounds a bit like intellectual snobbery to me.
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
That's seems like a much bigger discussion, about whether you have to "know about art" to appreciate it. Admittedly Wahol and Pollock are fairly well know artists, but should people be mocked because they like a piece of art but don't know the full history of the artist or the piece ?

Sounds a bit like intellectual snobbery to me.
Click to expand...

Nope you don't need to know about art to appreciate it all but if you're a meathead and the only art you appreciate is art inked on skin, I'd say it's more than likely your just talking ***** and doing what you thinks cool in the eyes of others. I can only speak for some guys I've met of course and that's the impression I get.
 
jimmyjazz said:
Nope you don't need to know about art to appreciate it all but if you're a meathead and the only art you appreciate is art inked on skin, I'd say it's more than likely your just talking ***** and doing what you thinks cool in the eyes of others. I can only speak for some guys I've met of course and that's the impression I get.
Click to expand...

Or you've never had much exposure to art, think of it as something inaccessible, but you like certain images and want to get them inked onto your skin - I genuinely don't see the harm in that.

Your boy with the Sherlock Holmes tattoo, perhaps he was a massive fan of the 80's TV show with Jeremy Brett and that's why he wanted it - is consuming it via TV any less acceptable than reading the original Conan Doyle novels or short stories as an example ?
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
Or you've never had much exposure to art, think of it as something inaccessible, but you like certain images and want to get them inked onto your skin - I genuinely don't see the harm in that.

Your boy with the Sherlock Holmes tattoo, perhaps he was a massive fan of the 80's TV show with Jeremy Brett and that's why he wanted it - is consuming it via TV any less acceptable than reading the original Conan Doyle novels or short stories as an example ?
Click to expand...
That's a fair point.

As for the guy that has the Sherlock Holmes tattoo he picked it off the wall to fill up his leg sleeve.
 
The tattoos is an odd one. I appreciate art but have none on my walls.

I have a literary tattoo of the catcher in the rye which I love dearly but I donated my print copy to charity many years ago, in fact I no longer own any physical books other then a few textbooks.

This whole thread is confusing, in another thread we were told that we shouldn’t buy things if we are on a low income because we should have other priorities and in this one we are told we shouldn’t buy things if we have an “excessive” disposable income. By its very nature it’s disposable, so spend it on whatever makes you happy. Not really sure what I should be doing with my money now.

it seems more like “stop buying things that I don’t personally like” than excessive disposable income. Moaning about a one off £300 number plate seems incredibly petty when many people blow that on booze or fags Or takeaways regularly in a month, or have Sky subscriptions costing nearly a hundred quid a month. I personally wouldn’t pay the money for the peloton bike but wouldn’t begrudge anyone with the cash to do so as long as they’re going to use it. Their service is great and I use it daily.

Seems unhealthy to get upset with what other people spend their money on.
 
This is a good point. I have a clear dislike of private number plates, but hey if it's your thing then fine.

I never really considered it before, but you're right you can't have excessive disposable income in reality, you either have disposable income or you don't. I tend to spend mine on tech, I love seeing how tablets and mobile phones develop. Some say this is dead money because they depreciate so quickly, especially tablets. They are correct but if it doesn't cause me financial issues, and I enjoy them, I'm still going to buy them.
 
In the past for my kitchen I have bought:
A nicer dicer
A chip and dice
A wine warmer
A wine breather
A George Foreman Grill
An Acitfry
An Airfryer
A breadmaker
A spice grinder
An omelette maker
A steamer
A pizza peel
Indian serving dishes and pots
A senseo
A Tassimo
A bacon making kit
Burger maker
A rotisserie
 
Surely, cooking in itself is a type of art? Don’t artists require top notch brushes, paints, canvasses and so forth? Aren’t kitchen tools needed to construct your ‘art‘? A decent coffee maker or set of knives p, for instance, are integral to any kitchen in my opinion. I look upon my granite worktops like an artist would his or her easel...
 
hewielewie said:
In the past for my kitchen I have bought:
A nicer dicer
A chip and dice
A wine warmer
A wine breather
A George Foreman Grill
An Acitfry
An Airfryer
A breadmaker
A spice grinder
An omelette maker
A steamer
A pizza peel
Indian serving dishes and pots
A senseo
A Tassimo
A bacon making kit
Burger maker
A rotisserie
Click to expand...
Wow, I've no clue what a few of them are! But, the one that's got me is "A pizza peel". This that a typo, as I can't for the life of me work out what one of them could be? (And, before anyone says, yes I could Google it, but where is the fun in that? :))
 
SmallTown said:
Are you near a nespresso store? I found the same problem but went in the store near me and they do a tasting to find your ideal flavour. I tend to like my coffee strong, but with nespresso I dialled back the strength and it reduced the bitterness a lot. I'm currently sipping an "afloriazo" and it's more to my taste.
Click to expand...
tried them all, i still use it now and then, but prefer bean to cup machine or moka pot
 
weemoby said:
Wow, I've no clue what a few of them are! But, the one that's got me is "A pizza peel". This that a typo, as I can't for the life of me work out what one of them could be? (And, before anyone says, yes I could Google it, but where is the fun in that? :))
Click to expand...
It's that big slice thing that you use to scoop a pizza out of the oven. :)
 

Attachments

  • Pizza peel.jpg
    Pizza peel.jpg
    3 KB · Views: 0
hewielewie said:
In the past for my kitchen I have bought:
A nicer dicer
A chip and dice
A wine warmer
A wine breather
A George Foreman Grill
An Acitfry
An Airfryer
A breadmaker
A spice grinder
An omelette maker
A steamer
A pizza peel
Indian serving dishes and pots
A senseo
A Tassimo
A bacon making kit
Burger maker
A rotisserie
Click to expand...
A bacon making kit! Do you just add the pig and wait for the bacon to be ejected?
 
weemoby said:
Wow, I've no clue what a few of them are! But, the one that's got me is "A pizza peel". This that a typo, as I can't for the life of me work out what one of them could be? (And, before anyone says, yes I could Google it, but where is the fun in that? :))
Click to expand...

I have three pizza peels (different sizes, materials) and a turning peel. You use a smaller one to turn the pizza around quickly using a swift motion, without the need to take it out of the pizza oven to do so.
 
Would you believe that many moons ago I worked in the kitchen of a bar solely making pizzas from scratch and I never knew they were called 'peels'! You live and learn :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top