Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Hyperthermic when they mean Hypothermic
Or "hypothermic" when they mean "feeling a bit cold"Specialized Roubaix Elite 2015
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OxBridge students 'Read' a subject and students from All other universities 'Study' a subject. It grinds my gears.
Back in my student days we "did" subjects.
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I'm sure I've mentioned this before on this thread, but it kept happening yesterday so I'm freshly irritated by it: People who go in or out of a shop then stop immediately on the other side of the door so no-one else can get in or out.0
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The Eurostar livery. You go to all that effort to complete one of the most impressive engineering feats in the history of the world and then you paint the trains grey. :roll:
To be fair, it's white, yellow and grey.
If you were to paint a Eurostar train red white and blue, or yellow and blue, or black red and yellow...seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Coffee machines in hotel restaurants!!
I'm staying in a Novotel and until recently you had a large pot of coffee or tea served on your table which was a nice and civilised way of doing things. Now you have to go to a machine which will grind you out a, in my opinion, inferior coffee cup of coffee usually with the dregs of the last persons hot chocolate!!! How this be considered progress0 -
Got yer big plate, Alan?0
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Coffee machines in hotel restaurants!!
I'm staying in a Novotel and until recently you had a large pot of coffee or tea served on your table which was a nice and civilised way of doing things. Now you have to go to a machine which will grind you out a, in my opinion, inferior coffee cup of coffee usually with the dregs of the last persons hot chocolate!!! How this be considered progress
With you there, and it can take ages for the crap result.
in the same vein....
Sugar in little packets rather than in a sugar bowl.
Butter in little packs instead of a dish.
Okay in a Mac d's but not in a nice hotel.
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Use of words by the media such as the example given in the wrong context.
physicality (ˌfɪzɪˈkælɪtɪ )
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noun
1. The state or quality of being physical
2. The physical characteristics of a person, object, etcseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Photoshop, or rather the over use of it. You see a nice picture and then wonder if it's been photoshopped beyond recognition.0
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Photoshop, or rather the over use of it. You see a nice picture and then wonder if it's been photoshopped beyond recognition.
Did a particular photo bring this on? Such as the young lady in the bathroom in "Big Girls Thread"?
Because I was just thinking the same,
and whilst we're on the subject of photos, why do some photographers feel that the image looks better when it's taken on a slant?
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No, although I'm sure nobody will believe me. It was the sunset in the beautiful things thread, there is more doubt on that one. The girl in the bathroom is so massively touched up it's obvious.Photoshop, or rather the over use of it. You see a nice picture and then wonder if it's been photoshopped beyond recognition.
Did a particular photo bring this on? Such as the young lady in the bathroom in "Big Girls Thread"?
Because I was just thinking the same,0 -
No, although I'm sure nobody will believe me. It was the sunset in the beautiful things thread, there is more doubt on that one. The girl in the bathroom is so massively touched up it's obvious.Photoshop, or rather the over use of it. You see a nice picture and then wonder if it's been photoshopped beyond recognition.
Did a particular photo bring this on? Such as the young lady in the bathroom in "Big Girls Thread"?
Because I was just thinking the same,
I'd quite happily massively touch her up :twisted: "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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Grills on traffic lights that make them almost impossible to see in daylight.0
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Waiting patiently in the queue behind 4 dizzy 20 something girls at passport control, only for it to come as a total shock to them that someone may actually need to see their passports. Cue searching through bags and holding everyone up.
Oh and Manchester ground crew managing to send my luggage to the wrong carousel. :twisted:0 -
The passports - it's a woman thing. If me and Mrs BBGeek are out in the car and she's driving, she walks to the car, and then stops, and then we have to have the handbag search. Probably in the rain. Like it's a surprise that a key will be needed.Waiting patiently in the queue behind 4 dizzy 20 something girls at passport control, only for it to come as a total shock to them that someone may actually need to see their passports. Cue searching through bags and holding everyone up.
Oh and Manchester ground crew managing to send my luggage to the wrong carousel. :twisted:
If I know I need the key, I will get it and have in my hand as I approach the car, saving vital milliseconds of my life.Ecrasez l’infame0 -
That's the same for the queue at the supermarket. You stand there waiting for ages. Woman in front has put all her shopping on the conveyor. Packs her shopping and then the crucible: get into her handbag, get purse out, have a look at how much cash she has, decide that she needs her card, try to find card in amongst the myriad of nooks and crannies stuffed with receipts and god knows what else, then pays and then gets hit with the question:
"Do you want cash back?". Which further delays the whole process which could have all been decided whilst waiting in the queue.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Using a spirit level to draw a straight line.
All going well until you get about halfway and realise you have used the side with the bubble!!!0 -
People brushing their teeth and leaving the tap running while they are just brushing with toothpaste and not using any water.0
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People brushing their teeth and leaving the tap running while they are just brushing with toothpaste and not using any water.
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That's the same for the queue at the supermarket. You stand there waiting for ages. Woman in front has put all her shopping on the conveyor. Packs her shopping and then the crucible: get into her handbag, get purse out, have a look at how much cash she has, decide that she needs her card, try to find card in amongst the myriad of nooks and crannies stuffed with receipts and god knows what else, then pays and then gets hit with the question:
"Do you want cash back?". Which further delays the whole process which could have all been decided whilst waiting in the queue.
This - deserves a whole thread of its own so people ( or should that be just men ) can vent at this daily occurring type of behaviour0 -
The fact that this forum has only a button for quick reply, and not full editor, at the first instance0
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My OH taught the kids to brush without 'wasting water' and it was me had the unlovely task of using a screwdriver to break up the solid splodge of dried 2nd-hand toothpaste that blocked the plughole and buy a tub of sink unblocker to make sure it was all clear down the pipes. Run the tap; doesn't have to be on full bore, just enough to wash it away.People brushing their teeth and leaving the tap running while they are just brushing with toothpaste and not using any water.0 -
The fact that this forum has only a button for quick reply, and not full editor, at the first instance
At the bottom left of the last message in the thread is a button marked 'Post Reply'.
For me, it's people who can't see things in front of their faces
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The fact that this forum has only a button for quick reply, and not full editor, at the first instance
Don't take this the wrong way, but duuuuhhhhhhhwww.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
My OH taught the kids to brush without 'wasting water' and it was me had the unlovely task of using a screwdriver to break up the solid splodge of dried 2nd-hand toothpaste that blocked the plughole and buy a tub of sink unblocker to make sure it was all clear down the pipes. Run the tap; doesn't have to be on full bore, just enough to wash it away.People brushing their teeth and leaving the tap running while they are just brushing with toothpaste and not using any water.
Run the taps when you're washing the toothpaste away, of course, but I'm talking about when people wet their toothbrush, then leave the tap running while they put toothpaste on the brush and are then brushing with the toothpaste. After you've finished doing that and it's time to spit the toothpaste out and rinse it away, that's when the water should be turned back on.0 -
The fact that this forum has only a button for quick reply, and not full editor, at the first instance
At the bottom left of the last message in the thread is a button marked 'Post Reply'.
For me, it's people who can't see things in front of their faces.
Like drivers and people in front of them.0 -
Perhaps mentioned before, but if so, certainly warrant another mention.
E cigarettes. Wtf???????
Do people realise that they look a total bellend using them?0 -
The fact that this forum has only a button for quick reply, and not full editor, at the first instance
At the bottom left of the last message in the thread is a button marked 'Post Reply'.
For me, it's people who can't see things in front of their faces.
perhaps I should clarify. Why not have buttons for preview, submit etc all on the same bar, rather than having options all over the place.
And yes, I need to clean my specs...0 -
Dirty spectacles annoy me 0
