In life there are many things that are worth debating and arguing about until the end of time...but then there are all the little things that should be as water off the proverbial duck.

It's these things that I want to get off my chest here and now and I invite others to do the same.

My niggling little gripe is this: Why, when I use a pedestrian crossing and press the little button that lights up the "please wait" sign and stand waiting, will someone inevitably walk up and either press the button again...or even worse, stand and press it repeatedly, as if they have the magic touch to make the lights change in their favour?

... trying to find the remote control.... grrrrr

Nomme

The answer here is quite simple, invent a remote control for the remote control.

Maybe a remote control keyring alarm.

If you lose the remote, you press the button on your keyring and hey presto. Your remote starts making a noise and you can find it.

Genius! :P

but then theres the dilemna of losing your keys. i hate that!

The way Americans say the following words:

Oregano
Basil
Herbs
Aluminium
Nuclear

These pronunciations really get on my nerves.

Also, would it kill Morrissons to actually clean their baking trays? Because if I find currants in the bottom of one more breadcake I'm gonna burn the place.

If I wanted teacakes I WOULD BUY TEACAKES!


Oh yeah, I also hate the :loopy: smiley.
It's very disrespectful and cocky and dismissive.

See, i'm imagining the next post to say:
well why not buy breadcakes elsewhere :loopy:

Very annoying.

Originally posted by jackthedog
The way Americans say the following words:
Oregano
Basil
Herbs
Aluminium
Nuclear
These pronunciations really get on my nerves.
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You can add Iraq to that. They invade the country and can't even pronounce it's name even though it only has four letters!

Originally posted by DaBouncer
Maybe a remote control keyring alarm.

If you lose the remote, you press the button on your keyring and hey presto. Your remote starts making a noise and you can find it.

Genius! :P


I'm damn sure that's already been invented...I'm also aware that The Gadget Shop sells a device that jams the signals from remotes as well.

Originally posted by Ned Ludd
You can add Iraq to that. They invade the country and can't even pronounce it's name even though it only has four letters!

You have to give them some slack...they're very new at this capturing and occupying foreign countries bit...You Brits have a long head start on them.

Oh and if you check how aluminium is spelled in the US you will see why it is pronounced differently.

what really annoys me is when people say everything like a question.
"i was walking down the street? and i like, tripped over a curb-yeah?
and i hurt my ankle? and it like started bleeding-yeah?
aarggghh- how annoying is that!

Think that steven Fry put that one in room 101,

and another thing, those stupidly long wide trousers that trail about on the ground getting really scraggy and dirty, usually worn by people who have those chains on them as well, what are they for ? it just makes them look as if they have lost their dog somewhere along the way.

theyre nice and comfy. i wear this nice big pair of blokes trousers, way too big cos they are the comfiest things ever :) so that explains it!

Originally posted by Memphis Bell
and another thing, those stupidly long wide trousers that trail about on the ground getting really scraggy and dirty, usually worn by people who have those chains on them as well, what are they for ? it just makes them look as if they have lost their dog somewhere along the way.

Erm...ever worn a necklace? Same thing really...

Originally posted by melody on
Erm...ever worn a necklace? Same thing really...

Really sorry, should have logged out first, it was actually me that wrote that.

Originally posted by nomme
... trying to find the remote control.... grrrrr

Nomme

We have over 500 channels of rubbish on our TV, as consequence, our remote control is so big, the settee fell down the back of it the other night.

Threads like the North/South divide.... I mean who the hell cares whether you're Northern or Southern?! Everyone's exactly the same nearly regardless of where they come from IMO.

if this stuff bothers you, you have too much time on your hands to look for things that bother you!

Rise above it.

Originally posted by Memphis Bell
what really annoys me is when people say everything like a question.
"i was walking down the street? and i like, tripped over a curb-yeah?
and i hurt my ankle? and it like started bleeding-yeah?
aarggghh- how annoying is that!

Think that steven Fry put that one in room 101,

and another thing, those stupidly long wide trousers that trail about on the ground getting really scraggy and dirty, usually worn by people who have those chains on them as well, what are they for ? it just makes them look as if they have lost their dog somewhere along the way.

Australians have the copyright on that supremely annoying vocal tic of which you speak. It's known as the "rising inflection" - ie they go up at the end of every line and everything they say sounds like a question.

The Americans are not far behind, though

Food packaging.

Some food packaging just drives me nuts!

What are these people on? Do they have any idea about design? User friendliness?

Examples: Bacon, cheese, those little plastic milk cartons that you get in cafes, etc etc.

Gah.

Nomme

Originally posted by Cyclone
if this stuff bothers you, you have too much time on your hands to look for things that bother you!

Rise above it.

Erm...that was the idea of the thread, to give folks a chance to vent the petty concerns they build up in the course of their lives...put a name to your irritations and let them go, let them be blown away on the wind lest they weigh you down.

Don't know - don't let things get me down to be honest :)

Fair enough. But being above the annoyance in the first place would be a better plan.

Maybe it's all about focus. If I had to identify something that annoyed me, it might be people who drive up the inside/outside lane and then cut into a queue of traffic.

When my sis manages to knot the wire for the headphones!!!! I dunno how she manages it but when shes finished with them its like some sort of cats cradle torture, and I really cannot use them until Ive unknotted them!!!

Also, and this is recently, wasps (scurge of the earth I loathe and fear them) that continually bang against the window frame or ledge and will refuse to go out of the window despite the fact you have opened it so wide that every other nasty flying buzzing thing is finding its way in!!!

Originally posted by Mosherchik

Also, and this is recently, wasps (scurge of the earth I loathe and fear them) that continually bang against the window frame or ledge and will refuse to go out of the window despite the fact you have opened it so wide that every other nasty flying buzzing thing is finding its way in!!![/COLOR]

Oh my good god yes! i have a real problem with wasps. i scream like a small child when one is near me. I used to be stronger i'm sure. reading festival '95' one landed on my hand, so i chilled out and didn't move, thinking that it would go away. It didn't, It stung me with all it's might. It also made the mistake of landing next to me after the stinging, at that point i jumped on it 50 times. It died, I won!
I'm still scared though!

Originally posted by Mosherchik
When my sis manages to knot the wire for the headphones!!!! I dunno how she manages it but when shes finished with them its like some sort of cats cradle torture, and I really cannot use them until Ive unknotted them!!!

Also, and this is recently, wasps (scurge of the earth I loathe and fear them) that continually bang against the window frame or ledge and will refuse to go out of the window despite the fact you have opened it so wide that every other nasty flying buzzing thing is finding its way in!!!

Hit the nail on the head! I despise those creatures and run like a sissy should one come within a mile of me!

I also dislike them little flies that seem to fly in squares and straight lines, dunno why but its just SO annoying!

Originally posted by nomme
Food packaging.

Some food packaging just drives me nuts!



I know just what you mean, although with me it's the so called child proof tops on tablet bottles - adult proof more like. My kids could always get them off, where as I can't. Also biscuit wrappers that are sealed down so much and have strip that is about a quarter of the way down the packet.

Originally posted by Mosherchik
When my sis manages to knot the wire for the headphones!!!! I dunno how she manages it but when shes finished with them its like some sort of cats cradle torture, and I really cannot use them until Ive unknotted them!!!


Because, as we all know, the knots slow the music down!!

Originally posted by MrHelicopter
Because, as we all know, the knots slow the music down!!

Hey, you might laugh, but I'm with Mosh on this one.
I sometimes put the headphones on late at night when everybody else is in bed, and I listen to them quite loud.

One time I didnt untangle them properly so when I sat back, the wire was too short and it pulled the headphone jack out of the stereo, which meant the speakers took over, blasting ridiculously loud heavy metal through the house at about 2am! :D

ALWAYS untangle the wire!

Originally posted by Andy78
Oh my good god yes! i have a real problem with wasps. i scream like a small child when one is near me. I used to be stronger i'm sure. reading festival '95' one landed on my hand, so i chilled out and didn't move, thinking that it would go away. It didn't, It stung me with all it's might. It also made the mistake of landing next to me after the stinging, at that point i jumped on it 50 times. It died, I won!
I'm still scared though!

My friends brother was eating a banana, then a wasp landed right on the end of it. He didn't see it, took a bite and it stung him with all it's effort on the inside of his mouth. Nasty things, but good for boxing training as they're hard to hit :)

Originally posted by jackthedog
One time I didnt untangle them properly so when I sat back, the wire was too short and it pulled the headphone jack out of the stereo, which meant the speakers took over, blasting ridiculously loud heavy metal through the house at about 2am! :D

ALWAYS untangle the wire!
Nail on the head! absolutely!!!
sometimes the reverse has happened, Ive leant back and the jack remained stuck in the socket and so my head was snapped back and the headphones nearly killed me!!!