Meaningless product descriptions

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Silent Runner Sep 2022 9:36pm, 20 Sep 2022 836 posts	0 Silent Runner Interesting use of the word "famously".
GordonG Sep 2022 9:53pm, 20 Sep 2022 9,298 posts	0 GordonG (I can remember my late mother, 50 or so years ago, telling me that a fortune teller had predicted that Charles would never be king. Remind me how that one worked out...)
ChrisHB Sep 2022 1:16pm, 25 Sep 2022 21,946 posts	0 ChrisHB Exaggerated rather than meaningless, but deserves a wide audience... Situated on the south coast, Burgh is the first stop off for any influx of visitors from the continent The place is a tiny, tidal (part-time) island off Bigbury-on-Sea not all that close to Kingsbridge which in turn is not all that close to Totnes in Devon.
GlennR Sep 2022 3:22pm, 25 Sep 2022 65,647 posts	0 GlennR “The breathable, lightweight material provides a comfortable wearing experience.”
um Sep 2022 5:07pm, 25 Sep 2022 6,547 posts	0 um Not sure where you saw that Chris, but I think the original was referring to birds and other flying things (insects?) that cross the channel ...
GregP Sep 2022 5:22pm, 25 Sep 2022 139,434 posts	0 GregP Not quite meaningless but Fred Olsen Cruises offer cabins with ‘fully obscured views’ which tickled me.
ChrisHB Sep 2022 6:03pm, 25 Sep 2022 21,947 posts	0 ChrisHB Re-reading it, I see that you must be entirely right, um. It still doesn't read like that to me, maybe because of the way the words are arranged on the page.
ChrisHB Sep 2022 11:21pm, 26 Sep 2022 21,952 posts	0 ChrisHB An item of running kit: designed to be breathable - even when you're struggling for breath.
GlennR Sep 2022 11:09pm, 27 Sep 2022 65,689 posts	0 GlennR Introducing Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro. It’s a shape-shifting, multitasking, head-turning, game-changing iPhone experience that blends fun and function like never before, consolidating notifications, alerts and activities in one interactive place.
GregP Sep 2022 12:37pm, 28 Sep 2022 139,521 posts	0 GregP Courtesy of my buddy Fr Paul White down in Rye: