Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

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  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    People who state that ...'...they have paid into the system all of their lives...' and then discount free education, child benefit, medical treatment, A7E for being a Liverpool supporter, false teeth, dog license (after 1970?), being a tw@ rather than professor of economics and ITV.....

    I calculated that on average the PV (so I've excluded past benefits) of payments on average amounts to about £30k so at best at 65 covers all the stuff they get for free, a couple of years of pension and about 3 months in a care home. Children should look after their parents - no the state!
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Pinno wrote:
    Tables that rock in whatever catering outlet of your choosing. Especially annoying with a coffee. Maybe I should carry a pack of beer mats around with me.

    (I am going to be a right eccentric old f*cker me).

    I found a simple solution to this by simply only going to places with an ample supply of beer mats...
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Driving past the cash machine and seeing there is no-one using it. Park up a couple of hundred yards round the corner and then walk back to discover there is suddenly 5 people in the line, one of them so slow in movement you wonder if they even have a pulse.
  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    ....and they have also parked on a double yellow adjacent to the ATM with their disabled badges displayed next to their gymnastic team badge, blocking the fire engine going past to rescue some...

    And they only want to check the numbers on the £5 note to see if it is AK47 and they also have a huge wad in their wallet...

    And when, in 2019 it is your 'turn' the machine is run out of cash and you and your family will have to starve to death.

    ...and get mugged 5 times on the 200 yards (whatever they are) back to the car.

    And get a sore bottom from a large pervert too.

    Know what you mean - happens all the time near me. You never get used to it - but the sore bottom bit gets better with time and repetition.
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:
  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    Braintree is both trivial and annoying.
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:
  • part time waster
    part time waster Posts: 244
    People who speak with that bullshot inflection. Most of their sentences end in a raised question tone , or inflection.
    What the flip are they doing.
    I can almost understand the under 20 year olds doing it as they have watched too much shat on telly or you tube , but come on grown ups who should know their own minds , stop talking like you are in some garbage American soap .
    If they genuinely use the word brunch , then don't be surprised to find me screaming in your face.
    As I just chill out , the easy going kind of guy I am.
  • figbat
    figbat Posts: 680
    People who refer to the item holding the front wheel as "forks". It a fork, singular, with two fork legs.

    Yes, I know what they mean. Yes, very trivial. Yes, pedant.
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  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    figbat wrote:
    People who refer to the item holding the front wheel as "forks". It a fork, singular, with two fork legs.

    Yes, I know what they mean. Yes, very trivial. Yes, pedant.

    That or "front forks". The sign of a pikey who had a dreadful mountain bike when they were 13 which supposedly cost them over £7k. They may even have been 'Bomberz' or something
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    HaydenM wrote:
    figbat wrote:
    People who refer to the item holding the front wheel as "forks". It a fork, singular, with two fork legs.

    Yes, I know what they mean. Yes, very trivial. Yes, pedant.

    That or "front forks". The sign of a pikey who had a dreadful mountain bike when they were 13 which supposedly cost them over £7k. They may even have been 'Bomberz' or something

    "Rear cassette"
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  • bbrap
    bbrap Posts: 610
    figbat wrote:
    People who refer to the item holding the front wheel as "forks". It a fork, singular, with two fork legs.

    Yes, I know what they mean. Yes, very trivial. Yes, pedant.

    But are they legs? Forks have tines. :P
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  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    Having to send my winter jacket back to Endura for a warranty claim.
    In winter.
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    The over utilisation of the word utilise by people trying to make themselves look intelligent. Why use a word with 7 letters when a 3 letter word will do?
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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    People who use 11 letter words when they could just say 'smart' :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,562
    team47b wrote:
    People who use 11 letter words when they could just say 'smart' :D
    Because smart does not have precisely the same meaning as smart? Equally utilise and use can have slightly different meanings.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    rjsterry wrote:
    Equally utilise and use can have slightly different meanings.
    They can indeed, its just that an inappropriate word is often utilised. :wink:
    T47 was trying to compare me to Trump.
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  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Climate change deniers.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    HaydenM wrote:
    Climate change deniers.
    Only trivial when they are childish keyboard warriors. Still not convinced I should try to educate as it seems to be feeding the troll.
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,562
    Veronese68 wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Equally utilise and use can have slightly different meanings.
    They can indeed, its just that an inappropriate word is often utilised. :wink:
    T47 was trying to compare me to Trump.
    Not enough use of the words great, beautiful, amazing, bad amd dudes to be like Trump.
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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    rjsterry wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Equally utilise and use can have slightly different meanings.
    They can indeed, its just that an inappropriate word is often utilised. :wink:
    T47 was trying to compare me to Trump.
    Not enough use of the words great, beautiful, amazing, bad amd dudes to be like Trump.

    Too subtle I guess I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is according to my truly credible source :D
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,562
    team47b wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Equally utilise and use can have slightly different meanings.
    They can indeed, its just that an inappropriate word is often utilised. :wink:
    T47 was trying to compare me to Trump.
    Not enough use of the words great, beautiful, amazing, bad amd dudes to be like Trump.

    Too subtle I guess I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is according to my truly credible source :D
    Way over much head, I'm afraid.
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  • k-dog
    k-dog Posts: 1,652
    Hotel rooms with no fricking power sockets. I've had to plug my phone in by the door for some reason. Why not just put one by the bed?
    I'm left handed, if that matters.
  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    k-dog wrote:
    Hotel rooms with no ******* power sockets. I've had to plug my phone in by the door for some reason. Why not just put one by the bed?


    Because you are staying in a dormitory.
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:
  • k-dog
    k-dog Posts: 1,652
    Well, close, it's a Novotel. One step up?
    I'm left handed, if that matters.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Novotel? That's the place poor people stay isn't it?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • k-dog
    k-dog Posts: 1,652
    Dunno, someone else is paying for it. The restaurant is robbery so doesn't seem that downmarket.
    I'm left handed, if that matters.
  • Alain Quay
    Alain Quay Posts: 534
    Ageing sportspeople who Tweet constantly to stay 'relevant', e.g. cricketers like Michael Vaughn, Kevin Pietersen, etc.
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    I want to see all bike manufacturers display on their websites each bike they build in every size.

    If a brand makes 5 sizes they should show each size so you know exactly what it looks like. Every bike you see is usually pictured in its most average size and is more often than not the most pleasing. I toyed with the idea of getting a Scott Foil for a while but was extremely turned off when I saw its dimensions in my frame size. It looks hideous in its smaller sizes. If I had bought one online I would have been very disappointed when it arrived. On the other end some larger frames look just as awkward in the very large sizes. This may not mean much to those who ride a medium but if you're sub 5'5" or even well over 6' then it can effect you. End of the day, aesthetics play a big part in bike choice so it would help a lot to decide if I knew my dream bike would actually look like what I imagine. And for those who say go to your LBS the problem still remains if your size is not in stock. You have to order in and all they will likely have is stock photos so when it arrives and you are less than happy both you and the shop are pissed off.
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,495
    Alain Quay wrote:
    Ageing sportspeople who Tweet constantly to stay 'relevant', e.g. cricketers like Michael Vaughn, Kevin Pietersen, etc.
    I get your point on KP, but Vaughan is now retired and a "broadcaster", so probably feels he's maintaining his media presence.
  • Alain Quay
    Alain Quay Posts: 534
    Tashman wrote:
    Alain Quay wrote:
    Ageing sportspeople who Tweet constantly to stay 'relevant', e.g. cricketers like Michael Vaughn, Kevin Pietersen, etc.
    I get your point on KP, but Vaughan is now retired and a "broadcaster", so probably feels he's maintaining his media presence.

    I thought he was a ballroom dancer who played cricket on the weekends. :lol:
  • earth
    earth Posts: 934
    Cash machines that offer you choices such as cash with receipt, cash with no receipt, view balance ... You choose cash with no receipt and then it asks you if you want to view your balance and then if you want a receipt. If I wanted that then I would have choosen that option. :x

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