Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

Czarcasm

wolfmoon87 wrote: »

Attempting to sign on of those electronic signature pads that couriers use. Disaster!

Soo glad it's not just me then!

Czarcasm wrote: »

Damned electronic signature pads that couriers use...

If you've any sort of heavy handwriting at all, just forget about it!

Next time I'm just going to ask him to give me a damned delivery docket to sign! :mad:

yeppydeppy

This cut on my upper lip

czechlin

wolfmoon87 wrote: »

Attempting to sign on of those electronic signature pads that couriers use. Disaster!

Czarcasm wrote: »

Soo glad it's not just me then!

I'm not a big fan of those either. I was told my signature loos rather artistic though, guess he was just taking the p1ss...

deise08

Ash Wednesday

eisenberg1

deise08 wrote: »

Ash Wednesday

"Did you not get your ashes yet?"
"No"
"Oh, are you getting them later"
"No"
""

deise08

You know you can't eat meat today!
aagh

Aglomerado

deise08 wrote: »

You know you can't eat meat today!
aagh

If anyone says that to me I'm going to tell them I'm having blue steak with the blood still dripping off it tonight.

czechlin

People walking around with dirty foreheads today! Weirdos! :eek:
Asking me what I'll eat!
None of your business pal... :mad:

RedFormanFITA

All the holy Joe's wearing ashes on their foreheads today. Must watch the news on RTE at 6 tonight to see how many politicians have them. Bertie Ahern was a great man for that back in the day. There he was standing up in the Dail displaying his ashes, just like the common man he was too.

eisenberg1

If you cant eat meat, does that mean.......................no, I wont even go there.

Pumpkinseeds

BO again. I passed a young lad this morning and the stench of it turned my stomach. He must have been aware of it as he was flapping his jacket open. Jesus, have a wash already.

2nd gripe is touch screens. I hate them with a vengence. I had to pick up a parcel from the local Parcel Motel earlier on and I had to enter the information about 6 times, as it(not me) was either not registering the digits or was entering the digits twice. My husband keeps trying to persuade me that I need a touch screeen phone, no way in Hell I'm getting one of those. I need a new one this week and I think it'll be a Nokia 300 or whatever the number is. I don't have the patience for touch screens.

bnt

It bugs me when a manufacturer of something tries to "repackage" their product and sell it at a higher price. Chocolate is one that I see a lot, since ... well, I like chocolate. You see this from Cadbury: same chocolate, just plopped out of the machines in a different way. I'm not interested in paying a lot more just because it's shaped like little marbles, instead of a slab.

Bread is another one: the latest fad is selling "thins" - supposedly "optimised" for healthy sandwiches, at more than twice the price. What's wrong with making your sandwich with, you know ... bread?

(This is one case where going to Tesco helps - because they print "normalised" prices on their shelves, so I can go "you want how much per kilogram?") :mad:

DeanAustin

The use of the word partner. I know it's a tough one because boyfriend/girlfriend sounds a bit teenagerish but partner is an awful term.

eisenberg1

I agree, but there is also something a bit weird when older people introduce someone as their boyfriend/girlfriend.

It's not 'Tow the line'

You're not pulling something off the damn line with a tractor.

It's 'TOE the line' like in a bloody race. You step up to the mark and don't go over it! You comply! You TOE the damn line!

eisenberg1

Same as the saying "cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey" should be "OUT of a brass monkey"

eisenberg1

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Same as the saying "cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey" should be "OUT of a brass monkey"

Ooops

Always thought it was freezing the balls off!

SpaceCowb0y

People not indicating exiting roundabouts!! INDICATE YA PRICK!!!!:mad:

yeppydeppy

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Same as the saying "cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey" should be "OUT of a brass monkey"

Why do you say that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_monkey_(colloquialism)

OK so wikipedia isn't totally reliable but there's no mention of out here?

eisenberg1

Candie wrote: »

Ooops

Always thought it was freezing the balls off!

Well, it seems a "brass monkey" was a device for holding cannon balls on a ship, something like the triangle for snooker balls, and when weather got very cold, the brass, being metal, would contract, and pop the balls out...

Mind you, that could be a load of aul ****e:D

yeppydeppy

I'm afraid it is - see the bottom of the Wikipedia article above - it's an urban myth that I used to believe myself.

eisenberg1

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Well, it seems a "brass monkey" was a device for holding cannon balls on a ship, something like the triangle for snooker balls, and when weather got very cold, the brass, being metal, would contract, and pop the balls out...

Mind you, that could be a load of aul ****e:D

I just thought it was a literal brass monkey with cold balls. You learn something new every day!

yeppydeppy

yeppydeppy wrote: »

I'm afraid it is - see the bottom of the Wikipedia article above - it's an urban myth that I used to believe myself.

Vindicated!

eisenberg1

yeppydeppy wrote: »

I'm afraid it is - see the bottom of the Wikipedia article above - it's an urban myth that I used to believe myself.

Ah, there you then. Wikipedia ay. I can't recall where I heard/read it..so I cannot argue.

But Wiki pedia, it does sound like some sort of sexual offence, no?:eek:

yeppydeppy

Why do 99% of C.I.T. students have to wear track suit bottoms and hoodies? Whatever happened to teens wanting to express themselves and be individualistic? Although that's kind of annoying too.

krudler

yeppydeppy wrote: »

Why do 99% of C.I.T. students have to wear track suit bottoms and hoodies? Whatever happened to teens wanting to express themselves and be individualistic? Although that's kind of annoying too.

Loads of students wear tracksuits and hoodies, work near a college and that's the uniform for 90% of them there too.

GenieOz

yeppydeppy wrote: »

Why do 99% of C.I.T. students have to wear track suit bottoms and hoodies? Whatever happened to teens wanting to express themselves and be individualistic? Although that's kind of annoying too.

Comfy and easy. Number one priority of most college students to be fair.

Oops69

Couples dressing the same , you know the ones , in the matching red anorak and bobble hat holding hands ............GAG! , ......in fact a gaggle of GAGS!

sunflower27

When people say 'I know, RIGHT'

God, that is annoying and juvenile.

Lyaiera

sunflower27 wrote: »

When people say 'I know, RIGHT'

God, that is annoying and juvenile.

I'M NOT GOING TO FALL FOR THAT ONE!