Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

Czarcasm wrote: »

Google isn't helping much, but the album version is the "clean" version, and the single edit is the "all the nasty stuff that was cut out is included" version?

Trivial thing that annoys me - when I put my music on random shuffle play, and it plays all those radio edits and remix's that are usually thrown in to fluff out the album. Rihanna's 'Unforgettable' is just one example with three different versions of "Diamonds" on it

Other than that though, cracker of an album, just the first one that came to mind though, not like I listen to her ALL the time or anything

In the situation you describe the album version is generally the unedited take and the single mix has the bleeps (to mask swear words / controversial lyrics etc).

But clean/dirty versions are not really what I am getting at.

I'm predominately referring to 1980s/early 1990s tracks.
In a number of cases the album take might well be "better" but the single version may not otherwise exist on CD [particularly for tracks released pre-1988] so it's important to compile it somewhere.

This is one of the reasons why my collection contains numerous compilation CDs released in the late 1980s/early 1990s from Germany and Holland (as well as the UK and US - Now / Hits / Deep Heat series etc). The vast majority of them include the 7" edits and in many cases are the only places to get the "AS WE HEARD IT ON THE RADIO" version on CD.

For artists as big as Madonna and Prince it's absolutely mind-boggling that numerous single edits (i.e. 7" versions) of their hits still have not been released on CD.

shruikan2553 wrote: »

The amount of chuggers to people ratio on shop street has reached a new level. Any more and it would just be a street of people shaking buckets at each other like some sort of animal mating season.

Going down to the train station today and there was three either side of the path all shaking buckets. I thought 'aaah their intimidation won't work' I'll cross the road a few times to avoid them. Ah but no two more up there two.. wtf?? I wouldn't even see what they were collecting for because they were so decking intimidating. .

Oops69 wrote: »

People letting on they have no time for 'the church ' after all scandals, what happens when the priest does his tour of the tables at a wedding , everyone including me is back in 'making their confirmation 'mode , doffing the cap and " yes father , no father, thank you father " , are we ever going to cop on .

I don't think wanting nothing to do with the church has to manifest itself by being rude to someone who drops by your table at a wedding to say hello.
What would you prefer people do? Stare fixedly at their plates until he gets the message and leaves? Take turns to berate him for the failings of his church?

KKkitty wrote: »

Run the onion under cold water before chopping or chew chewing gum while cutting it.

Cold water makes it mildly better but not much, haven't tried the gum yet

People telling all their facebook friends how great their mother is on a day like today.

Well thank you to all advisers in regards onion-chopping. My weekend feels much more productive now as I have learned the theory of various techniques to avoid cooking tears!

When you go in the back door and realise the bin hasn't been emptied.

'We buy crapola for cash' signs stuck in to road signs. Such 'traders' should stick their wares advert to windows of closed down shops with suitable permission.

wazky wrote: »

When you go in the back door and realise the bin hasn't been emptied.

Maybe I'm getting the wrong end of the stick here but is that a euphemism?

Omackeral wrote: »

Duncan Bannatyne (of Dragon's Den fame) owns a chain of gyms and they have those dryers. I think I recall him saying that on the show

....either that or I'm just having really weird and specific dreams again.

They have them in the national aquatic centre.

I always make sure I bring a few two euro coins so I can hop in one of them and then to buy an ice cream on the way out :pac:

Vel wrote: »

Yesterday's Mother's Day Facebook feed. Inspirational quotes, selfies with their mothers, photos of the handmade cards their husbands knocked up on behalf of their 2 week old baby. Vomit inducing, especially the god-awful inspirational quotes

I deliberately stayed away from wánkbook yesterday for this very reason. I have a plethora of relatives who think procreating is their only goal in life and there is a constant feed about breastfeeding and baby yoga and bullsh1t nouveau parenting! It's like these people just sh1t out all sense of personal identity when they give birth. One of then is due in a few weeks, can only imagine what went on in her feed. Messages from the uterus or something. Now, will someone pass me that placenta smoothie... I'm very busy this morning washing organic nappy inserts and waving La Leche banners in people's faces.