Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]

Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]

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hidetheelephants

23,758 posts

192 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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bigkeeko said:
ChemicalChaos said:
"To be born British is to win first prize in life".
I`m not going to insult your intelligence by presuming to think you actually believe what you just typed.

I suppose you are `proud` of Jimmy Savile , Fred West and Peter Sutcliffe? After all, they`re as British as you. Patriotism provides only one thing. Self serving sentimentality that extends itself to the dislike and distrust of others. I understand the tribal aspect we haven`t got away from and the need to protect the`group` but what makes you any more `proud` than someone from China? They had science and civilization long before us. As I`ve demonstrated , selective observation is easy when you can choose what to feel good about.
What about America? That`s about a proud as it gets. How about a proud Masai warrior? Or someone from New Zealand? Are we all to be `proud`? What kind of nonsense is that?


Infact, why am I bothering? We haven`t really evolved as a species. I`m out.
It depends; to paraphrase the quote(google thinks it is a misquote of Cecil Rhodes, not Campbell, but I digress), 'To be born in the western world is to win first prize in life'. That would be an observation of fact rather than jingoism or nationalist dogerel; access to education, social mobility, health care and housing unprecedented in human history means it's true. The fact a depressing percentage of the population can't or won't take advantage of this doesn't stop it being so.

Dog Star

16,079 posts

167 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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I have never heard anyone else complain about this so maybe it's just me, but it is really really irritating.

Go to the bog, sit down and have a "number 2" but somehow end up with wee going in between the rim of the toilet and the seat, so you look down and there's a pool of wee between your feet. Argh!

That annoys me beyond reason.

getmecoat

JonRB

74,401 posts

271 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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Dog Star said:
I have never heard anyone else complain about this so maybe it's just me, but it is really really irritating.

Go to the bog, sit down and have a "number 2" but somehow end up with wee going in between the rim of the toilet and the seat, so you look down and there's a pool of wee between your feet. Argh!
Worst "I have such a huge penis that it sticks out even when flaccid" post ever. wink

BristolRich

545 posts

132 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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Those people you follow that approach the end of a queue of traffic brake hard to a complete dead stop and then:

a) Creep the remaining 10-15 meters to the queuing car ahead of them.
b) Engage first gear and drive the remaining 10-15 meters to the queuing car ahead of them.


GTIR

24,741 posts

265 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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BristolRich said:
Those people you follow that approach the end of a queue of traffic brake hard to a complete dead stop and then:

a) Creep the remaining 10-15 meters to the queuing car ahead of them.
b) Engage first gear and drive the remaining 10-15 meters to the queuing car ahead of them.
Aren't A and B pretty much the same thing?

I'd imagine you're tail-gaiting them and they are brake testing you, by braking sooner than you'd expect.

MartG

20,622 posts

203 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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BristolRich said:
Those people you follow that approach the end of a queue of traffic brake hard to a complete dead stop and then:

a) Creep the remaining 10-15 meters to the queuing car ahead of them.
b) Engage first gear and drive the remaining 10-15 meters to the queuing car ahead of them.
Very similar to the ones who creep up to a red light hoping it will change before they get there, not realising it won't change until they cross the sensor in the road next to the stop line

kowalski655

14,599 posts

142 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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JonRB said:
Worst "I have such a huge penis that it sticks out even when flaccid" post ever. wink
Actually if you work out the angle, it means he has such a microscopic one it still points forward when sitting down. Brave man for admitting that DogStar. smile

arfur sleep

1,166 posts

218 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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Cold calling recruitment agency lying to me about me requesting details of their available staff. I've never heard of them, never called / emailed / faxed them. When I challenged his initial statement the guy then lied again to cover for his first lie. Told him he was an idiot and put the phone down.

Get plenty of shyster cold calls and this is by no means the worst but this has properly riled me.

JonRB

74,401 posts

271 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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arfur sleep said:
Cold calling recruitment agency lying to me about me requesting details of their available staff. I've never heard of them, never called / emailed / faxed them. When I challenged his initial statement the guy then lied again to cover for his first lie. Told him he was an idiot and put the phone down.
On a related note, initial emails from Recruitment Agents whose subject line starts with "RE: " in some kind of lame phishing attempt to make out that it is an ongoing email conversation rather than a new (and cold) one.



BenWRXSEi

2,343 posts

133 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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Also related, poorly-written LinkedIn messages offering 'exciting opportunities' that I have been 'specially selected for' that also get sent to every other member of my team. And for less money than I'm on now.

I believe the phrase is 'spraying and praying' hehe

BristolRich

545 posts

132 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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GTIR said:
Aren't A and B pretty much the same thing?
No...B is a distinct engage gear and "drive forward" into the space that could have been used for braking. A is a slow creep forward into the space.

GTIR said:
I'd imagine you're tail-gaiting them and they are brake testing you, by braking sooner than you'd expect.
I was waiting for that comment and you fell for it. Nope I am not.


JonRB

74,401 posts

271 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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BenWRXSEi said:
Also related, poorly-written LinkedIn messages offering 'exciting opportunities' that I have been 'specially selected for' that also get sent to every other member of my team. And for less money than I'm on now.
Well, whilst we're having a moan about this...

Recruitment Agents who email me with "exciting graduate opportunities" when
a) I graduated 20 years ago and have been working in this sector ever since.
b) I bill more in a Quarter than the offered salary
c) I've been freelance for 16 years and pretty much nothing would compel me to go permanent.

Nothing like finely crafted targeted email. And that's nothing like finely crafted targeted email. smile

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Oh, and
d) it isn't even in my geographical area. So "nil points".


Edited by JonRB on Thursday 9th October 12:55

silverthorn2151

6,298 posts

178 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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JonRB said:
Dog Star said:
I have never heard anyone else complain about this so maybe it's just me, but it is really really irritating.

Go to the bog, sit down and have a "number 2" but somehow end up with wee going in between the rim of the toilet and the seat, so you look down and there's a pool of wee between your feet. Argh!
Worst "I have such a huge penis that it sticks out even when flaccid" post ever. wink
Well, not just me then. That's a relief.

I thought it was just a feature of passing 50 years of age and associated random peeing that was just going to have to deal with for ever more. Now I know its because I have a big cock I'm much happier. Wait 'till I tell the missus!

james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

196 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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JonRB said:
BenWRXSEi said:
Also related, poorly-written LinkedIn messages offering 'exciting opportunities' that I have been 'specially selected for' that also get sent to every other member of my team. And for less money than I'm on now.
Well, whilst we're having a moan about this...

Recruitment Agents who email me with "exciting graduate opportunities" when
a) I graduated 20 years ago and have been working in this sector ever since.
b) I bill more in a Quarter than the offered salary
c) I've been freelance for 16 years and pretty much nothing would compel me to go permanent.

Nothing like finely crafted targeted email. And that's nothing like finely crafted targeted email. smile

Edit:
Oh, and
d) it isn't even in my geographical area. So "nil points".


Edited by JonRB on Thursday 9th October 12:55
Am I the only one that gets calls about "opportunities" in Switzerland/Abu Dhabi/wherever? What's the scam here?

DJFish

5,917 posts

262 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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Everyone in the supermarket car park I'm currently parked in.
Crimes include:
Bad parking
Careless reversing
Not indicating
Parking in a disabled space while wearing yellow trousers
Not sticking to designated walkways
Walking between my car & the one next door
Wearing ugg boots
Wearing leopard skin print
Dressing their kids in leopard skin print
Doing that stupid run because it's raining
Not having the common sense to take a brolly
Knocking on my car window to "borrow change"
Knocking on my car window to "borrow my phone"
Hanging about with a scabby dog being a scroate & looking like the bloke out of the Stereo MCs
Running into my car with a trolley
Knocking my wing mirror with their fat arses.

And that's only in the 10-15 mins I've been sat here.
I don't know if my car is steaming up due to humidity or intolerant rage.

nicanary

9,751 posts

145 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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The title of the thread in "General Gassing" concerning "good number plates".

The title is "Real Good Number Plates". What the feck does this mean? Does it mean they simply exist, that they are entities? They can be seen by the human eye, plastic or metal in construction?

The title should read "Really Good Number Plates"!!!!!!!! We KNOW they're real - they're on a car FFS. Illiterate monkey OP.

fatboy18

18,930 posts

210 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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DJFish said:
Everyone in the supermarket car park I'm currently parked in.
Crimes include:
Bad parking
Careless reversing
Not indicating
Parking in a disabled space while wearing yellow trousers
Not sticking to designated walkways
Walking between my car & the one next door
Wearing ugg boots
Wearing leopard skin print
Dressing their kids in leopard skin print
Doing that stupid run because it's raining
Not having the common sense to take a brolly
Knocking on my car window to "borrow change"
Knocking on my car window to "borrow my phone"
Hanging about with a scabby dog being a scroate & looking like the bloke out of the Stereo MCs
Running into my car with a trolley
Knocking my wing mirror with their fat arses.

And that's only in the 10-15 mins I've been sat here.
I don't know if my car is steaming up due to humidity or intolerant rage.
Welcome to England frown

Teppic

7,317 posts

256 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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Any scandal, conspiracy or problem having the suffix 'gate' tacked on to it.

GTIR

24,741 posts

265 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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Being put in the sin bin..

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JonRB

74,401 posts

271 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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Teppic said:
Any scandal, conspiracy or problem having the suffix 'gate' tacked on to it.
And also any thread whose subject contains "Talk to Me"

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