Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

the playing mantis

Ballysmate wrote:

People paranoid about their luggage.

is there a stalking button i can press to alert the mods? i think im being followed!

ballysmate

Egocentric people who think everything is about them.

ballysmate

Oh and people who run off to the Mods.

the playing mantis

ooo watch out mikey he means you...

ballysmate

People who deflect perceived criticism onto others.

smoggysteve

People who post twice in a row without giving others a chance to reply to the first post.

Alain Quay

The bloody Archers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

crumbschief

Alain Quay wrote:

The bloody Archers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bet they annoyed them at Agincourt as well

k-dog

crumbschief wrote:

Alain Quay wrote:

The bloody Archers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bet they annoyed them at Agincourt as well

Yeah, isn't there a gesture for that?

jawooga

seanoconn wrote:

the playing mantis wrote:

jawooga wrote:

People with bigoted opinions or controversial views on things they clearly have no idea about or which don't concern them. My mother used to say "if you've nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all". I think Eastenders has got a lot to answer for with respect to wide spread argumentativeness and self importance of ones ignorant opinions.

suppression of free speech

Agreed.

Perhapse you're living in the wrong country jawooga and hardly a trivial matter.

Nothing like the time honoured tradition of taking posts on a forum completely out of context :-)

I am all for free speech, but not when it's an excuse for vindictiveness. Perhaps that wasn't clear from my post. And actually, I think we tread the line pretty well in this country in terms of the laws of the land. Agreed it's not trivial too. I was more thinking of general anti social behaviour like the chavs who shouted at me from their range rover with their views on cyclists. It just amazes me that people have such strong dislike towards people they don't know, and that they are prepared to voice it.

Kieran_Burns

jawooga wrote:

Nothing like the time honoured tradition of taking posts on a forum completely out of context :-)

I am all for free speech, but not when it's an excuse for vindictiveness. Perhaps that wasn't clear from my post. And actually, I think we tread the line pretty well in this country in terms of the laws of the land. Agreed it's not trivial too. I was more thinking of general anti social behaviour like the chavs who shouted at me from their range rover with their views on cyclists. It just amazes me that people have such strong dislike towards people they don't know, and that they are prepared to voice it.

In agreement with the sentiments posted here: freedom of speech carries a great responsibility. Just because you are allowed to say whatever you like, does not mean you should.

Mikey23

@pm... Nah, deffo somebody else...

People who have 5 miles notice that they are coming to a toll bridge, yes that's a toll bring and it requires money to get over the toll bridge, and sit in front of me in the queue for ages rooting around for money to get over the flipping toll bridge...

jus71n

Wil.I.am

TOWIE

My wife hanging unused carrier bags on the back door handle & using it as a bin

My wife hanging handbags on every door handle she can find

Ants

People who park in parent/child parking with no kids

Most recently, The f00king Egyptians who look like there going to completely f00k up my holiday

Frank Wilson

Montages which now seem to appear in every sports programme and football match usually accompanied by some drivel music that someone is trying to promote.

The BBC news in the morning where between every headline there is a big dum dum which is louder than the people speaking so if someone is still in bed the dum dum is dead loud or if you want the dum dum quiet you can't hear the newsreader.

Televised footbal games where they keep the camera on the managers face for what seems like an eternity when you would rather be watching the football.

capt_slog

A few more air-plane type annoyances....

There are only two toilets working on the plane, and they are right at the back, the one at the front is out of order. There are 220 people on the flight and they all want to go for a pee at some point, but of course, selling duty free and the rest of the crap is SO much more important isn't it? and no-one can get up and down the aisle for the fecking trolley!

I have to get on a bus to take me the 100m from the ramp of the plane to the door of the arrivals building as if I'm infirm but THEN have to walk 200m around one of those serpentine queuing barrier systems to show my passport.

There are four passport check desks, and two attendants to point you to the next available desk so the chappie can look at your passport. However, the ten automated, chip-reading check desks are standing idle and roped-off because it needs one of the above to look after them. :?:

The families of four, (usually two adults and two 3-5 yr olds) that have to stand in heaps next to the baggage carousel to look for their cases. And when the case comes round, the dad can't get it off without knocking the kids over which he now shouts at because they are in the way! No sh1t Sherlock?

Skiathos BTW was lovely, but I sometimes wonder if the whole flight home is designed to annoy you so much that you need a another holiday.

Doctor House

Whistling

Giraffoto

Doctor House wrote:

Whistling

The two most common reasons for which people whistle:

(1) Because they don't realize how annoying it is

(2) Because they do

bompington

It should be an offence punishable by, oh, I don't know, maybe death, to knowingly water down the last half inch of hand soap in the jar so that the same force on the dispenser that worked just fine yesterday now releases a jet of runny, soapy water across your shirt, the crotch of your trousers, and the back wall of the bathroom.

Mikey23

You are not 'bored of' ... You are 'bored with' you muppet...

Mettan

That bottom inch bit of Skinsuit zips that always seems to have a snag in it. Spent 10 minutes of hell last week with a new one.

Alain Quay

Councils, the way they reply on the public to report potholes, bad lighting, etc. Whatever
happened to 'being pro active' and 'pride'?

If you applied the same principle to other areas of life, e.g. banks could spend your money till
you complained, airlines would only repair their planes if passengers saw something fall off, etc.

capt_slog

That "BBQ flavour" now seems to mean "tasting of chilli". It never used to.

GiantMike

jus71n wrote:

People who park in parent/child parking with no kids

The massive expansion in parking spaces for everybody except able-bodied people without kids. If all the other places are taken, the 'family' slots should be free to use.

GiantMike

Littering. I simply cannot comprehend why people seem to think it's OK to drop litter. I should be able to set up a vigilante group to police my local area.

Peddle Up!

GiantMike wrote:

Littering. I simply cannot comprehend why people seem to think it's OK to drop litter. I should be able to set up a vigilante group to police my local area.

Especially cigarette butts thrown out of car windows, often still alight. :evil:

ballysmate

GiantMike wrote:

jus71n wrote:

People who park in parent/child parking with no kids

The massive expansion in parking spaces for everybody except able-bodied people without kids. If all the other places are taken, the 'family' slots should be free to use.

Quite right.
If the supermarket car parks around my town are any indicator, either we could send our own independent team to the Paralympics or the Blue Badge scheme is being massively abused.

Giraffoto

GiantMike wrote:

Littering. I simply cannot comprehend why people seem to think it's OK to drop litter. I should be able to set up a vigilante group to police my local area.

Littering is one of the few crimes that justifies arming the police. If that sounds too harsh we can maybe compromise by just winging them for a first offence

mrfpb

Street signs on rounded corners so that you can't tell which street they belong too. Often seen when lost on poorly signposted National Cycle routes.

Alain Quay

Giraffoto wrote:

GiantMike wrote:

Littering. I simply cannot comprehend why people seem to think it's OK to drop litter. I should be able to set up a vigilante group to police my local area.

Littering is one of the few crimes that justifies arming the police. If that sounds too harsh we can maybe compromise by just winging them for a first offence

Yes, littering is really bad in Scotland. It's sometimes done in a cowardly way, i.e. in every empty buildings, under stairways, etc. We had roofers round last year and they threw their lunch rubbish in our garden and never gave it a second thought. It requires public education. I have emailed Supreme Leader Alex Salmond about it a few times times. I don't car if he thinks I'm bonkers. Other countries stopped littering 50 years ago and the people from those countries come here as tourists. I hate littering. Grrrr.

bockers

"Cyclists Dismount" signs