Trivial things that annoy you Part 27

eisenberg1

Rosie Rant wrote: »

I hate when a writer feels like he/she has to remind the reader over and over and over about a particular fact. In the book I'm reading at the moment, the two main characters are twins. This fact is mentioned every time there's an interaction between these two characters. Also, the twins' relationship is starting to get strained and they're drifting apart. The writer also mentions this every time the two characters interact. It's as if he assumes that the reader is an idiot who can't retain these particular pieces of information for more than a page or two. I have rolled my eyes so much reading it, they might get stuck up there!

Gone Girl?

Rosie Rant

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Gone Girl?

Nope! But that writer was guilty of it too. I didn't like that book much.

eisenberg1

Rosie Rant wrote: »

Nope! But that writer was guilty of it too. I didn't like that book much.

Its sh1te, about 300 pages too long.

MsBubbles

TA that over 600,000 people have signed a petition for Clarkson. The man is an idiot

Pumpkinseeds

MsBubbles wrote: »

TA that over 600,000 people have signed a petition for Clarkson. The man is an idiot

The sad part is that the BBC won't get rid of him, without him they don't have a show. It's not so much about cars as a lot of people enjoying watching him be a prick. I can't stand the guy or the programme.

eternal

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

The sad part is that the BBC won't get rid of him, without him they don't have a show. It's not so much about cars as a lot of people enjoying watching him be a prick. I can't stand the guy or the programme.

I don't mind him. I always did have bad taste in men.

jimgoose

MsBubbles wrote: »

TA that over 600,000 people have signed a petition for Clarkson. The man is an idiot

He certainly is, but he is an idiot on a professional basis, the Public-School Chappiemiladdo. Sort of Rudyard Kipling meets Al Murray. :pac:

MsBubbles

Jim the worst thing is he's made a fortune from being a professional dhead.
Re Gone Girl does anyone else wonder how in the name of all deities Ben Affleck has an acting career ?

Rosie Rant

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Its sh1te, about 300 pages too long.

Most definitely!


Another TA : Lately I have noticed that an awful lot of people seem to be just walking along the street smoking joints openly. I'm just annoyed by the sheer brazen-ness of them. The smell of ordinary cigarettes annoys people enough. And God, I want one!! I know that is mild compared to what people see in big cities or on the luas.

There was a funny moment the other day, though. I was taking a shortcut through an alley and I smelled that unmistakable smell the minute I stepped into it. There was a girl standing in the middle of the alley, facing the wall, puffing away on this joint. Did she really think people couldn't tell what she was doing because she had her back turned? Or was she SO high that she actually thought that by doing so, she had become totally invisible. It just looked funny to me. I suppose you had to be there..

eternal

MsBubbles wrote: »

Jim the worst thing is he's made a fortune from being a professional dhead.
Re Gone Girl does anyone else wonder how in the name of all deities Ben Affleck has an acting career ?

Cos he's hot!! He has redeemed himself though in terms of acting. Edit :Argo.

Menas

MsBubbles wrote: »

Jim the worst thing is he's made a fortune from being a professional dhead.
Re Gone Girl does anyone else wonder how in the name of all deities Ben Affleck has an acting career ?

It is annoying that someone like him, who could not act his way out of a tayto bag, has made a career in acting.
And then someone like me has to work in IT to make ends meet.
Its all wrong. :mad:

Pumpkinseeds

Telly Bingo, why, oh why is this shite on TV

MsBubbles

Trig Life aint fair. It was I'd be 5ft 8 a size 10 and have perky boobies.

oops I forgot Goooooodddddd Mooooooooorning Tittties !

Pumpkinseeds

Rosie Rant wrote: »

Most definitely!


Another TA : Lately I have noticed that an awful lot of people seem to be just walking along the street smoking joints openly. I'm just annoyed by the sheer brazen-ness of them. The smell of ordinary cigarettes annoys people enough. And God, I want one!! I know that is mild compared to what people see in big cities or on the luas.

There was a funny moment the other day, though. I was taking a shortcut through an alley and I smelled that unmistakable smell the minute I stepped into it. There was a girl standing in the middle of the alley, facing the wall, puffing away on this joint. Did she really think people couldn't tell what she was doing because she had her back turned? Or was she SO high that she actually thought that by doing so, she had become totally invisible. It just looked funny to me. I suppose you had to be there..

I know what you mean. Funnily whenever I'm in Limerick city there's almost always the smell of dope wafting from outside the doors of Penneys and Arthurs Quay, yet when you point it out on a forum people would verbally rip you to bits and call you a liar. It's an unmistakeable smell and is usually coming from something a funny shade of orange or wearing tracksuit pants tucked into white socks.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

TA - yesterday evening I was in pennies, and some fat howiya next to me asked me if I could reach up and take a size down for her. She was the same height as me
Obviously didn't want to overwork her muscles or something

Menas

TA that my laptop is broken. I am working off a loaner from the IT department and its all different to what I am used to.
And TA that they are going to fix my old laptop instead of giving me a new one.

PandaPoo

LexieOnRale wrote: »

TA - yesterday evening I was in pennies, and some fat howiya next to me asked me if I could reach up and take a size down for her. She was the same height as me
Obviously didn't want to overwork her muscles or something

Maybe she had injured herself eating a big Mac earlier?

dub_skav

LexieOnRale wrote: »

TA - yesterday evening I was in pennies, and some fat howiya next to me asked me if I could reach up and take a size down for her. She was the same height as me
Obviously didn't want to overwork her muscles or something

She was checking you out.
For what purpose who knows, maybe as a potential organ theft :eek:

MsBubbles

Pumpkinseeds Skangerius Layaboutis a sub section of Homo Erectus whose habitat is Councilus Estateus.

Menas

MsBubbles wrote: »

Pumpkinseeds Skangerius Layaboutis a sub section of Homo Erectus whose habitat is Councilus Estateus.

TA that MsB has swallowed a latin book and I have no idea what she is saying any more.

Rubberlegs

Self sealing ice cube bags that leak when you turn them upside down after filling them.
Peoples ridiculous impatience. I'm very impatient myself but some people are way above and beyond. I was first in line at traffic lights and I was a smidge too far forward, so I didn't have a good view of the lights beside me, so told my daughter keep an eye on them. I watched the ones across the junction. The green arrow wasn't working on them, and in the time it took for my daughter to say I had the green arrow, some douche nugget was beeping impatiently. Get a grip !! I'd love a flashing middle finger for my back window.

Pumpkinseeds

73Cat wrote: »

Self sealing ice cube bags that leak when you turn them upside down after filling them.
Peoples ridiculous impatience. I'm very impatient myself but some people are way above and beyond. I was first in line at traffic lights and I was a smidge too far forward, so I didn't have a good view of the lights beside me, so told my daughter keep an eye on them. I watched the ones across the junction. The green arrow wasn't working on them, and in the time it took for my daughter to say I had the green arrow, some douche nugget was beeping impatiently. Get a grip !! I'd love a flashing middle finger for my back window.

This plus one box I got had been pierced somewhere along the line so the water was spraying out everywhere, not a single useable bag in the box.

MsBubbles

73Cat wrote: »

Self sealing ice cube bags that leak when you turn them upside down after filling them.


TA they are allowed to sell such rubbish. self sealing my eye

FoxyVixen

TA annoyed some bell-end blasted me out of it this morning driving in. Em, YOU were on the wrong side of the road, YOU weren't slowing down but thought a beep would make me throw the car in the ditch to make space for you?!

Further annoying, last Tuesday we had a delightful abundance of snow here in the north west. Pretty bad on most of the road, but it finally opens up grand with just a little slush in the centre. Two gombeens in front of me continue to drive at 30kph?!! What's with the fear of some people driving in SLIGHTLY above average conditions. Then the gob****e in front starts to speed up when they see me over taking. Get the FLOCK outta my way love, I'm winning this race!!

Customers who need to be hand walked through everything like a toddler:

Customer: "how much are they?"
Me: "everything this side is €12 and these ones are €8"
Customer: "and where are the red ones?"
Me: "right in front of you"
Customer: "where are they?"
Me questioning where Darwins survival of the fittest works these days - "RIGHT...IN...FRONT...OF....YOU" Points to them.
Customer: "So how much are they?"
Me caressing pen knife in pocket.....

Rosie Rant

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I know what you mean. Funnily whenever I'm in Limerick city there's almost always the smell of dope wafting from outside the doors of Penneys and Arthurs Quay, yet when you point it out on a forum people would verbally rip you to bits and call you a liar. It's an unmistakeable smell and is usually coming from something a funny shade of orange or wearing tracksuit pants tucked into white socks.

Exactly! It's one of the most recognisable smells. Do they think people are idiots?

jimgoose

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

The other evening I saw a group of lads, about 8 of them, getting off a bus together, ALL of them were staring at the screens of their phones and tbh it actually looked a bit creepy watching them walking along together in silence just staring at the phones in their hands, like something out of a horror movie. How did it get to this point? I'm annoyed that current generations don't seem to know life without social media and are almost constantly glued to their phones, oblivious to their surroundings.

It's the Zombie Apocalypse. Hmm, it's early. Righty-ho then, you're going to need a 12-bore autoloading shotgun, a pair of 1911 Colt .45 ACPs, a strong Bowie knife and rope. Lots of rope.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

TA - it's cheltenham, and I put some money on horses. I never really watched horse racing before, until today (after I made bets) and God it's so cruel I was in tears by the time the race was done, terrified one would fall/die. Both horses I bet on won, and now it feels like blood money. Such a hyprocrite.

jimgoose

LexieOnRale wrote: »

TA - it's cheltenham, and I put some money on horses. I never really watched horse racing before, until today (after I made bets) and God it's so cruel I was in tears by the time the race was done, terrified one would fall/die. Both horses I bet on won, and now it feels like blood money. Such a hyprocrite.

Umm, do you not think those thoroughbred racehorses look quite content galloping along like the wind, head out and tail up? Believe me, that's what they want to be doing!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

They get slapped, they look like they might fall and what about the ones at the back? Must be horrible for them running last

PandaPoo

Our new neighbours. Their little girl seems to just scream instead of talking, and it's constant. She throws a tantrum every hour. tempted to bang on the wall earlier.