Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
Discussion
8Ace said:
It annoys me intensely that the dancing programme on Saturday nights is called Strictly Come Dancing.
COme Dancing - yep, with you. No issues there.
Strictly? WTF? Why use this word? What is strict about it?
Me too. I guess it's something to do with the film 'Strictly Ballroom' but as I haven't seen either I can't say. One of those words, though, not unlike "Simply" in front of various foods.COme Dancing - yep, with you. No issues there.
Strictly? WTF? Why use this word? What is strict about it?
nicanary said:
JonRB said:
nicanary said:
With all due respect, that's not "beyond reason".
Conceded. I withdraw my post. 
* Try as I might, I can't think of the situation I want to quote, so I've put the olympics announcement in. A professional TV presenter can carry it off, the getting-on-a-bit president of the IOC cannot. But the one I was thinking of was more serious, more 'not-TV'. I'm not with-holding the name just to create false tension, honest.
droopsnoot said:
8Ace said:
It annoys me intensely that the dancing programme on Saturday nights is called Strictly Come Dancing.
COme Dancing - yep, with you. No issues there.
Strictly? WTF? Why use this word? What is strict about it?
Me too. I guess it's something to do with the film 'Strictly Ballroom' but as I haven't seen either I can't say. One of those words, though, not unlike "Simply" in front of various foods.COme Dancing - yep, with you. No issues there.
Strictly? WTF? Why use this word? What is strict about it?
As stated on Wikipedia:
"Strictly Come Dancing (informally known as Strictly) is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom. The format has been exported to over 40 other countries (see Dancing with the Stars)"
Edited by JonRB on Monday 10th November 11:48
joe_90 said:
People that buy dogs when they already have children, as the kids really want one.
FUnnily enough, my own 6 year old has been on at me recently about getting a dog. I've gone with "No". A lot.I'm damned if I'm getting a dog for the kids only to be walking the sodding thing at 7am, in the driving rain just to exercise it.
JonRB said:
GOG440 said:
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DaveGoddard said:
Whichever d
head that pinched one of the wheeltrims off my car yesterday while I was working. Why didn't you take the other three at the same time so at least all the wheels matched? Throbber.
head that pinched one of the wheeltrims off my car yesterday while I was working. Why didn't you take the other three at the same time so at least all the wheels matched? Throbber.
Sorry, I know it's not funny, but that made me chuckle more than it should. I remember about 10 years ago, I came out to my car to find both my and my neighbours hubcaps had been nicked. Strangely, they'd only stolen the 2 "road" side caps off each car (they were the same cars, same hubcaps, bizarrely). I was sorely tempted to swipe the 2 remaining ones off my neighbours car, stick them on mine, and then go and tell him someone had stolen all of his, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
DaveGoddard said:
Whichever dhead that pinched one of the wheeltrims off my car yesterday while I was working. Why didn't you take the other three at the same time so at least all the wheels matched? Throbber.
he probably only needed onehead that pinched one of the wheeltrims off my car yesterday while I was working. Why didn't you take the other three at the same time so at least all the wheels matched? Throbber.(or you actually lost one on a pothole or speedbump)
PanzerCommander said:
Some may be knocking the cruise control into idle, some others must be like mine where it only has OFF/ON, RES, +/- there is no temporary deactivation button so to temporarily deactivate it you have to dab the brakes (in a manual Mustang you can dab the clutch) then hit the RES button to resume the previous speed.
If it's a Ford then the RES button temporarily deactivates cruise control. No need to turn it off and set it every time.RTFM
Roadwise said:
Fully grown adults on quiet roads who need to press the button to stop traffic at pedestrian crossings when there is a huge gap in traffic and they go and cross anyway before lights change. 10 seconds later when traffic is stopped for this nobdy using the thing , they are long gone on their way, usually zoomed into their mobile device. And i hit every red after that getting to work.
Also - grown adults who, by deduction have several years of driving experience, waiting to get out of fairly easily side road / junctions who juststare blankly at you when you flash them to give way.I always make a point of giving way to at least one car and slow down to leave them time...i dont think its safe to come to a complete stop for the sake of giving way so i time it so they can get out safely without me needing to stop completely.
either they don't go or for some strange reason appear to have no desire to pull out until the last minute when I am almost on top of them then force me to make an emergency stop
What's happening in their brains....what info are they processing that when waiting to get out of a junction and being given way to they just stare aimlessly at you...or pedestrians who just press the button like you say when they're is no need....how do these people make it through the trials and tribulations of life
menousername said:
What's happening in their brains....what info are they processing that when waiting to get out of a junction and being given way to they just stare aimlessly at you...
They're probably wondering why you are flashing them out while still travelling at what they constitute as ramming speed.Then you'll start annoying the traffic behind you by needlessly trying to let others out and slowing the flow. What's happening in your brain?
Contrived, drawn out pauses before announcing winners on competitive tv shows.
I was made to watch 'Strictly' last night......
"And the winner is............(count to 50 to increase the tension but all you're doing is pissing people off).............
......the skinny bird in the dress!"
Just make your bloody announcement & be quick about it.
I was made to watch 'Strictly' last night......
"And the winner is............(count to 50 to increase the tension but all you're doing is pissing people off).............
......the skinny bird in the dress!"
Just make your bloody announcement & be quick about it.
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