Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

whirlpool

The fact that The Journal doesn't post the year on any of its articles, it only posts the month and day, so when you're reading a random article you have no way of knowing if it was posted last week or ten years ago.

(e.g. "July 18" instead of "July 19 2008")

It enrages me but possibly because of all the spelling and grammar mistakes and generally awful journalism in their articles which already have me enraged.

Pumpkinseeds

We put down a couple of bags of bark chips today and Jesus, it smells like pig slurry:eek::(

LynnGrace

eisenberg1 wrote: »

I just realised, the Simon & Garfunkel reference probably went over the heads of most of you kids:D

I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told
I've squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still the man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest


All together now , for the chorus!

The Princess Bride

eisenberg1 wrote: »

We had a "tree surgeon" call a couple of years ago to give us an estimate to trim some high trees/bushes.

He parks up, wanders up and down the garden measuring with his feet ( real high tech) puts his hands on his hips and stares up in the air, and says "It should be more, but lets say 350 quid ( I think this is a job for Mrs E, and send her out to negotiate) out she goes, and "chopper" sez, I was just saying to the boss ( big mistake) 350 quid. Mrs E says "well, you can fcuk off", quick as a flash he responds with "Ah shure 250 will do it" Mrs E says "You can have 125 when the job is done, and take the sh1t with you"

"Chopper"agrees, and was on his way with the money, job done, an hour later.

We'd have done it for free, you know that,don't you?

eisenberg1

The Princess Bride wrote: »

We'd have done it for free, you know that,don't you?

gramar

LynnGrace wrote: »

I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told
I've squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still the man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest


All together now , for the chorus!

and heres to you Mrs Robinson,
Jesus loves you more than you will know.........
oh oh oh.........

Pumpkinseeds

Fcuks sake, the family fun day close to our house is doing my head in. They've been blasting out really loud music over a PA system for almost 8 hours. Most people have left and I think at this point they're just taking the piss for their own amusement(the ones with the keys to the grounds). My head is pounding. Mean while dim and dimmer or big nose and bigger nose , next door have gone out all dressed up, so being woken up by them and their cronies in the early hours is highly likely :mad:

saralou2011

Blinking while putting on mascara :mad:

tonyka

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Fcuks sake, the family fun day close to our house is doing my head in. They've been blasting out really loud music over a PA system for almost 8 hours. Most people have left and I think at this point they're just taking the piss for their own amusement(the ones with the keys to the grounds). My head is pounding. Mean while dim and dimmer or big nose and bigger nose , next door have gone out all dressed up, so being woken up by them and their cronies in the early hours is highly likely :mad:

Think you need to get out yourself......

Boom_Bap

My head is killing me today....and not from the serious amounts of alcohol that I consumed at a wedding yesterday. Where the ceremony was held there were some low beam on the roof, when everyone was being seated, I was being a gent and letting an older lad with a walking stick move along through the room, and CLONK, whacked the top of my head off the beam, I think I was the first person to cry at the ceremony....the groom being the second but for different reasons:pac:

whirlpool

When relatively new companies boast about being Ireland's "fastest growing" [insert type of business it is] company. That's like saying toddlers are Ireland's fastest growing people!

It's such a lame thing to try to boast about, it's not a boast! It doesn't say anything good about the company whatsoever! It just means all the competition are already successful!

Pumpkinseeds

tonyka wrote: »

Think you need to get out yourself......

I think that clubs shouldn't have been able to give backhanders to people in order to get the go ahead to build Clubs in an inappropriate residential area.

Frigga_92

Buzz Killington the third wrote: »

Have you ever put a car for sale on done deal? You could be asking €8,000 for a 2012 BMW 520 which would be a good discount and you'll get countless offers like "will ya take a trade for a 98 civic?"

@Czarcasm that's the ad I was talking about.

Sold a bike on there a few months ago, gave your man a good deal and last month he had it up on donedeal for €1,500 more than he paid for it, cheeky pup, it's up there now for €1,000 less than he paid for it :cool:

And it still has the same tyres on it as when I sold it and needs new front pads - just change the bloody pads then!!

Maximus Alexander

whirlpool wrote: »

When relatively new companies boast about being Ireland's "fastest growing" [insert type of business it is] company. That's like saying toddlers are Ireland's fastest growing people!

It's such a lame thing to try to boast about, it's not a boast! It doesn't say anything good about the company whatsoever! It just means all the competition are already successful!

It's even worse than that. If I start a religion tomorrow and manage to indoctrinate two other people the next day, my religion grew by 200% in one day. That would probably be the world's fastest growing religion, but it's still just three people in a cult.

Not only does it not say anything good about the company, it doesn't say anything at all.

Pumpkinseeds

The stench from the bark chips we put down yesterday isn't getting any better. I've thrown buckets of water on it today to try to wash it off but not working so far. Our cats won't go near it now:(

whirlpool

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

The stench from the bark chips we put down yesterday isn't getting any better. I've thrown buckets of water on it today to try to wash it off but not working so far. Our cats won't go near it now:(

Your "location" reminded me of this. Anyone seen that new West Coast Cooler ad? I think it's for their new brand of vodka. Four Irish girls looking for a niteclub, and they find it, and one of them puts on an American accent for absolutely NO reason and says "You're not in Kansas now, Toto." It is CRINNNNGGGGEEEE!!!!!!!

edit: here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzPIViUUUiY *douses self in petrol and lights match*

shruikan2553

whirlpool wrote: »

Your "location" reminded me of this. Anyone seen that new West Coast Cooler ad? I think it's for their new brand of vodka. Four Irish girls looking for a niteclub, and they find it, and one of them puts on an American accent for absolutely NO reason and says "You're not in Kansas now, Toto." It is CRINNNNGGGGEEEE!!!!!!!

edit: here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzPIViUUUiY *douses self in petrol and lights match*

They skipped the bit where the drink cost 20 euro or whatever nightclubs charge now

Pumpkinseeds

whirlpool wrote: »

Your "location" reminded me of this. Anyone seen that new West Coast Cooler ad? I think it's for their new brand of vodka. Four Irish girls looking for a niteclub, and they find it, and one of them puts on an American accent for absolutely NO reason and says "You're not in Kansas now, Toto." It is CRINNNNGGGGEEEE!!!!!!!

edit: here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzPIViUUUiY *douses self in petrol and lights match*

There I was thinking that West Coast Cooler ads couldn't get any worse, how wrong I was, how wrong I was. I'll take that match when you're finished with it

whirlpool

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

There I was thinking that West Coast Cooler ads couldn't get any worse, how wrong I was, how wrong I was. I'll take that match when you're finished with it

Thankfully, that ad has 34 dislikes and only 15 likes on YT!

Pumpkinseeds

This is my favourite booze ad of all time

czechlin

Oh how I love the variety of life. Every day there is something/someone else to piss me off! :mad:

I shall purchase a punchbag...

Aidric

Tag whores on instagram tagging their post with every major city in the western world.

whirlpool

Aidric wrote: »

Tag whores on instagram tagging their post with every major city in the western world.

First thing I thought of!
http://www.bankslyon.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tag_heuer_-_aquaracer_2013_presse_release_evolution_1.jpg

MJ23

That Des Cahill clown on the Sunday Game. A big mumbling dribbling eejit, with shoe polish in his hair.

People calling the ground 'the floor'. In my experience, if you're outside, it's called the ground. If you're indoors, then you call it the floor.

MJ23

Omackeral wrote: »

People calling the ground 'the floor'. In my experience, if you're outside, it's called the ground. If you're indoors, then you call it the floor.

Hear it a good bit on British police shows like Road Wars.
It's the ground lad, the floor is inside.

KungPao

MJ23 wrote: »

Hear it a good bit on British police shows like Road Wars.
It's the ground lad, the floor is inside.

And football. "The striker went down too easy, Clive. He's just thrown himself to the floor".

Voodoomelon

Builders quoting for jobs, but then mention the quote is for "cash". Winds me up something serious; I pay through the hole in taxes every year and these f***ers won't get out of bed for €200 a day in their hand.

"Okay, thanks for the quote, seems reasonable, you can invoice me no problem yes?" "Oh, that would be the cash price". :mad:

KungPao

whirlpool wrote: »

Your "location" reminded me of this. Anyone seen that new West Coast Cooler ad? I think it's for their new brand of vodka. Four Irish girls looking for a niteclub, and they find it, and one of them puts on an American accent for absolutely NO reason and says "You're not in Kansas now, Toto." It is CRINNNNGGGGEEEE!!!!!!!

edit: here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzPIViUUUiY *douses self in petrol and lights match*

Saw this ad earlier today...awful stuff. And of course Toto is pronounced "Toe-dough" :rolleyes:

Almost as bad as those bloody "go conquer" phone ads, full of pointless Americanisms.

Oops69

The phrase " in the history of the state" ,overused , lazy attempt at dramatising inconsequential rubbish by journalists at times , soon it'll be "An Taoiseach just had the biggest dump in the history of the dumps by Taoisigh in the history of the state".