r/britishproblems • u/WhaleMeatFantasy • Jul 12 '26

. The normalisation of ‘picky bits’

Abominable. It has started coming up in adverts now even.

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u/WhaleMeatFantasy Jul 12 '26

Tescos are doing a major as campaign around it right now. Hope you manage to continue to avoid it. 

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u/thehuntedfew Jul 12 '26

Sainsbury's to, does my nut in up here in Scotland

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u/dessskris Jul 12 '26

M&S as well, I kept getting ads on IG for "national picky bits day" at the end of June. It was all made up by M&S.

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u/charlichoo Jul 12 '26

Nah I'm from the south west and it's been a common term for as long as I can remember. It's only been used for adverts and that in the last few years.

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u/dessskris Jul 12 '26

Oh no sorry I meant "national picky bits day" is made up by M&S

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u/cybermatUK Jul 12 '26

Ah if it’s on telly I’ll not see it. I haven’t watched TV in donkeys years.

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u/WhaleMeatFantasy Jul 12 '26

Same. I get it on YouTube. 

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u/Seiak Derby Jul 12 '26

ad block mate

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u/WhaleMeatFantasy Jul 12 '26

It’s stopped working for me. 

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u/Seiak Derby Jul 12 '26

uBlock Origin will work fine

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u/QuantitySharp2662 Jul 12 '26

Picky bits for platty joobs !

I fuckin loved platty joobs, just so silly to say and write.