Things that are not all they're cracked up to be

[ahinton]

You forgot the one Brahms wished he'd written.

No, I deliberately omitted it!

[MrGongGong]

On the other hand:
Beecham
Furtwängler
Rattle

[teamsaint]

Matchbox Superfast.

Are you saying that they weren't as good as the traditional models, or not as good as competitor models ?

[Pulcinella]

Bank Holidays

[MrGongGong]

Bank Holidays

Nonsense
I can get on with the real work or arranging noises into patterns without being hassled about trivia

[Pulcinella]

Nonsense
I can get on with the real work or arranging noises into patterns without being hassled about trivia

Maybe, but I was meaning in the sense that I can still do an instant online banking transaction if I wanted to, so the bank is not really on holiday (except that the day somehow still counts as a non-clearing day for certain transactions).

[ahinton]

Reading through the now more than 200 posts in this thread might be thought to suggest that listing things that are alleged not to be what they're cracked up to be isn't what it's cracked up to be.

[burning dog]

Reading through the now more than 200 posts in this thread might be thought to suggest that listing things that are alleged not to be what they're cracked up to be isn't what it's cracked up to be.

Reading itself may be cracked up

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/reading-roadworks-streets-fallen-through-11039252

[gradus]

Wallander.

Undercover.

Sherlock Holmes.

[Beef Oven!]

Irn-Bru

[pastoralguy]

Irn-Bru

No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!

[Bryn]

Irn-Bru

You've girder be joking!

[Beef Oven!]

Roll on devolution for Wales and Scotland

We’ll stick to Tizer, here in England.

[AmpH]

Amph you've put Robert Simpsons's music on your list.
I assume this is a typo.

Sorry ER , whilst I have gained much illumination / insight from his writing , his compositions just leave me cold.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Nonsense
I can get on with the real work or arranging noises into patterns without being hassled about trivia

You've been listening to Tom.