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Trivial things that annoy you

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  • #3482
    Mr.Prodston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    "2fm's Ad Free Bank Holiday Monday sponsored by Liberty Insurance."

    I was apoplectic when I heard this in the car. I mean dafuq? :mad:


  • #3483
    Dostoevsky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Dostoevsky


    Common words and expressions which are frequently confused by journalists, that is people who write in English for a living. Here are five that spring to mind:

    1) Currently and presently are not synonymous- i am currently here; I'll be there presently (shortly).

    2) "begging the question" - contrary to the views of the vast majority of its users, this does not mean "poses the question" or "raises the question". Begging the question is a logical fallacy. If, for instance, somebody asks you "Why is he so unintelligent?" And you answer "Because he is stupid" that is "begging the question": in your answer you are merely repeating the premise of the question as 'stupid' and 'unintelligent' have essentially the same meaning.

    3) Number and amount are not the same (please learn the diffference everybody): number of things/people vs amount of money, rain, uncountable nouns.

    4) The number in that phone digit you called out is not, not, not the letter "o". It should be the number 0, that is zero. Zero, eight, seven...

    5) Compliment vs complement: He have her a compliment because her dress complemented her hair. They complement (go along with) each other.


  • #3484
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    People (on You Tube, mostly) who post a song and then others comment on it "why don't they make good music anymore, like it was in the 90s/80s/70s/60s ad nauseum".

    Every decade has good and bad music, dammit.

    People who call rap music "crap music". Ha fecking ha.

    People who talk loudly in the workplace. Or on the tube/bus etc.


  • #3485
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    Dostoevsky wrote: »
    5) Compliment vs complement: He have her a compliment because her dress complemented her hair. They complement (go along with) each other.

    Grammar bullies ;)


  • #3486
    downey2003
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭downey2003


    Dostoevsky wrote: »

    4) The number in that phone digit you called out is not, not, not the letter "o". It should be the number 0, that is zero. Zero, eight, seven...

    Zero is an Americanism. Good old NOUGHT is good enough for me!
    :D


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  • #3487
    keano_afc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,713 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    Terrible TV shows.

    I'm talking about the likes of The Kardashians and an abomination I saw at the weekend called Your Face Sounds Familiar. Just no need to make such appalling tripe.


  • #3488
    Mr.Prodston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    keano_afc wrote: »
    Terrible TV shows.

    I'm talking about the likes of The Kardashians and an abomination I saw at the weekend called Your Face Sounds Familiar. Just no need to make such appalling tripe.

    I really cannot fault anything you have said, however Alexander Armstrong is a hero of a man who unfortunately found himself mixed up in this tripe due to the summer months being slow and made things a little more watchable. However give me a Pointless show any day of the week :cool:


  • #3489
    keano_afc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,713 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    Mr.Prodston wrote: »
    I really cannot fault anything you have said, however Alexander Armstrong is a hero of a man who unfortunately found himself mixed up in this tripe due to the summer months being slow and made things a little more watchable. However give me a Pointless show any day of the week :cool:

    I absolutely love Pointless, one of my favourite shows. I was disappointed to see him in that stinking turd at the weekend, its so beneath him. What I don't get is that some people will have watched that "singing" show and been entertained by it. Very worrying.


  • #3490
    Ace Attorney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Ace Attorney


    The awkwardness of pulling up in the Car behind your hot neighbour in town


  • #3491
    Ihatecuddles-old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,785 ✭✭✭Ihatecuddles-old


    keano_afc wrote: »
    I absolutely love Pointless, one of my favourite shows. I was disappointed to see him in that stinking turd at the weekend, its so beneath him. What I don't get is that some people will have watched that "singing" show and been entertained by it. Very worrying.

    I love pointless! I get annoyed when I guess something and it doesn't come up at the end.

    I don't know if I watched todays or yesterdays one, but it was films with Humphrey Bogart. I said Sabrina and I'll never know if anyone else said it :( happened again with Ricky Gervais movies. Still the best show ever.


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  • #3492
    Mr.Prodston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    Ihatecuddles wrote: »
    I love pointless! I get annoyed when I guess something and it doesn't come up at the end.

    I don't know if I watched todays or yesterdays one, but it was films with Humphrey Bogart. I said Sabrina and I'll never know if anyone else said it :( happened again with Ricky Gervais movies. Still the best show ever.

    Well I've got a treat for you :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=81835978


  • #3493
    Ihatecuddles-old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,785 ✭✭✭Ihatecuddles-old


    Mr.Prodston wrote: »
    Well I've got a treat for you :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=81835978

    That's my day gone tomorrow :)


  • #3494
    Joe10000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭Joe10000


    Dostoevsky wrote: »
    Common words and expressions which are frequently confused by journalists, that is people who write in English for a living. Here are five that spring to mind:

    1) Currently and presently are not synonymous- i am currently here; I'll be there presently (shortly).

    2) "begging the question" - contrary to the views of the vast majority of its users, this does not mean "poses the question" or "raises the question". Begging the question is a logical fallacy. If, for instance, somebody asks you "Why is he so unintelligent?" And you answer "Because he is stupid" that is "begging the question": in your answer you are merely repeating the premise of the question as 'stupid' and 'unintelligent' have essentially the same meaning.

    3) Number and amount are not the same (please learn the diffference everybody): number of things/people vs amount of money, rain, uncountable nouns.

    4) The number in that phone digit you called out is not, not, not the letter "o". It should be the number 0, that is zero. Zero, eight, seven...

    5) Compliment vs complement: He have her a compliment because her dress complemented her hair. They complement (go along with) each other.

    There was a time when I would've agreed with you but not anymore. English was a spoken language a long time before people were writing it down so once you can communicate what you are trying to say then its job done.


  • #3495
    Naid23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭Naid23


    Whats annoying me right now is the fact that 2 songs on bought on itunes wont play!!! Grrrrr


  • #3496
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,363 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Just now I was a millisecond away from a good sneeze and then... nuthin'...


  • #3497
    stefan idiot jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,518 ✭✭✭stefan idiot jones


    Naid23 wrote: »
    Whats annoying me right now is the fact that 2 songs on bought on itunes wont play!!! Grrrrr

    You 'buy' songs ? :eek:


  • #3498
    bricky06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 381 ✭✭bricky06


    The phrase 'same difference' being used to make the point that two things are the same...

    ...if they're the same then there is NO DIFFERENCE, nothing is the 'same'.


  • #3499
    ardle1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭ardle1


    one minute shower gel in hand,next you look down and yes this blue gel is on the floor of the shower headin for the plug hole laughing it's [EMAIL="f@*#&$g"]f?*#&$g[/EMAIL] blue head off:mad:


  • #3500
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,301 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    speaking of in the shower, putting shampoo in your hands and then rubbing it under your arms and on your body before you realise its not the shower gel/soap


  • #3501
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    retalivity wrote: »
    speaking of in the shower, putting shampoo in your hands and then rubbing it under your arms and on your body before you realise its not the shower gel/soap

    At least you'll have tangle free pubes and armpit hair.


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  • #3502
    Dostoevsky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Dostoevsky


    Restaurants which serve classy food, have a classy ambience and sublime service and then ruin it all by having an abysmally inappropriate choice of music in the background, usually playing far too loud to facilitate good conversation.

    Reminder, restaurant staff: the music is not to reflect your musical taste; it is there as mellow background music to create a context within which your customers can enjoy their meals and conversations with each other without that music being intrusive.


  • #3503
    saltyjack silverblade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 480 ✭✭saltyjack silverblade


    When restaurants add a service charge on to your bill.


  • #3504
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    Thatdoesnt looksafe tome AHHHHHHH wrote: »
    The awkwardness of pulling up in the Car behind your hot neighbour in town

    Pulling what up in the car, exactly? :eek:


  • #3505
    BeerWolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,122 ✭✭✭BeerWolf


    These flies - they're so bad this year, omg!!

    /RAGE

    Bloody trolls of the animal kingdom - I can only imagine that meme'd trollface on their lil heads...

    Picture


  • #3506
    Dostoevsky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Dostoevsky


    When you book an adult-only resort, and pay extra for it, and all is going grand until one evening somebody moves in with screaming children disturbing everything that has been built up in your oasis. You know they are there because the greedy hotel owners overbooked their family resort section and are now giving them alternative accommodation in the adult-only section. You know you're going to have to say something to management but you'd prefer not to. At the very least their otherwise flawless Tripadvisor review will not be the review you had expected to write before this. No winners here.


  • #3507
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    When a store has shelves and shelves of white shirts in every god damn size but mine :mad:


  • #3508
    Pumpkinseeds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭Pumpkinseeds


    Peoples complete lack of consideration for others sharing the same space bugged the ar*e off me today. My Husband and I went to Limerick and decided to have lunch, all fine til that point. A middle aged woman, her mother, daughter and toddler came into the cafe. First she almost ploughed a guy down with the pram to get the table before he could.

    Then she proceeded to let the child crawl on the table, shriek and shout at the top of his voice, pound on the walls and a mirrored wall at the side of the table, all the while ignoring him. Now if the child had been throwing a tantrum I could have accepted that she was ignoring him in order to break the habit, but oh no, she was allowing him to behave like a spoilt little brat:mad: I was delighted when a young man with Downs Syndrome went over to her, introduced himself and politely complained about the noise:D

    On the bus back we were stuck in the middle of loves young teenage dream with a young wan sucking the face off some lad while blasting out music that sounded like the smurfs on helium. Behind us 3 grown Indian lads in their late 20's and all with headphones blasted Bollywood music out.

    Some days I just want to verbally rip someone a new ass.


  • #3509
    December2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,695 ✭✭✭December2012


    Pumpkinseeds wrote: »
    Peoples complete lack of consideration for others sharing the same space bugged the ar*e off me today. My Husband and I went to Limerick and decided to have lunch, all fine til that point. A middle aged woman, her mother, daughter and toddler came into the cafe. First she almost ploughed a guy down with the pram to get the table before he could.

    Then she proceeded to let the child crawl on the table, shriek and shout at the top of his voice, pound on the walls and a mirrored wall at the side of the table, all the while ignoring him. Now if the child had been throwing a tantrum I could have accepted that she was ignoring him in order to break the habit, but oh no, she was allowing him to behave like a spoilt little brat:mad: I was delighted when a young man with Downs Syndrome went over to her, introduced himself and politely complained about the noise:D

    On the bus back we were stuck in the middle of loves young teenage dream with a young wan sucking the face off some lad while blasting out music that sounded like the smurfs on helium. Behind us 3 grown Indian lads in their late 20's and all with headphones blasted Bollywood music out.

    Some days I just want to verbally rip someone a new ass.

    Why didn't you complain?


  • #3510
    elfy4eva
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭elfy4eva


    December2012 wrote: »
    Why didn't you complain?

    I wouldn't complain either to be honest. Mothers with kids don't tend to take kindly to people strolling up and giving them "advise on their parenting" (as they would put it). You always end up looking like the bad guy. :/


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  • #3511
    Nialler15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭Nialler15


    elfy4eva wrote: »
    I wouldn't complain either to be honest. Mothers with kids don't tend to take kindly to people strolling up and giving them "advise on their parenting" (as they would put it). You always end up looking like the bad guy. :/

    Its hardly advice on parenting. Its asking them to show a common courtesy to other people in the restaurant.


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