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

[popeyewhite]

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[Matthen]

popeyewhite said:

Not so fast.

'Fleet' as a collective noun is used to describe a large number of boats or a large number of cars. People who describe what's in their garage as a fleet when they've only got two cars are indeed wkers. Incidentally 'collective' usually implies more than three as well. Oddly (I think anyway) a group can be made up of two.

Fair point, a quick google also suggests "Mayhem" and "Stack" as the collective noun.

[popeyewhite]

Matthen said:

Fair point, a quick google also suggests "Mayhem" and "Stack" as the collective noun.

I wonder why 'stack'.

[PoleDriver]

popeyewhite said:

I wonder why 'stack'.

Because

[CC07 PEU]

People who don't appreciate retro Reebok Pump trainers and the impact they had on the trainer market in the late '80s/early '90s. Even worse are those who have never heard of Reebok Pump.

[rohrl]

CC07 PEU said:

People who don't appreciate retro Reebok Pump trainers and the impact they had on the trainer market in the late '80s/early '90s. Even worse are those who have never heard of Reebok Pump.

I had a pair of those.

I think they might have been like these -

[whoami]

CC07 PEU said:

People who don't appreciate retro Reebok Pump trainers and the impact they had on the trainer market in the late '80s/early '90s. Even worse are those who have never heard of Reebok Pump.

[Dr Murdoch]

rohrl said:

I had a pair of those.

I think they might have been like these -

"Michael Chang"

[northwest monkey]

Adverts on the radio that for some reason think that using a cockney voice will encourage me to spend money with them.

"The new VW van is a facking diamond geezer of a van. Handy for when you need to get tooled up."

"Get yourself down to Buildbase this Bank Holiday weekend you slaaag."

"Got a job on? Get to Wickes or I'll facking cat your facking face off. Bish bash bosh."

Advertising s.

[berlintaxi]

northwest monkey said:

Adverts on the radio that for some reason think that using a cockney voice will encourage me to spend money with them.

"The new VW van is a facking diamond geezer of a van. Handy for when you need to get tooled up."

"Get yourself down to Buildbase this Bank Holiday weekend you slaaag."

"Got a job on? Get to Wickes or I'll facking cat your facking face off. Bish bash bosh."

Advertising s.

Those and the ones where every other line is a double entendre, like we're all 14 and will laugh our heads off at it, fking hate them.

[br d]

Josie somebody who seems to be on Radio 4 every time I turn it on, she has the most annoying voice in the whole world.
I've no idea if she's any good because I can't get passed the first sentence without switching off.

Mind you, at least David Mitchell seems to have backed off a bit, he used to be on round the clock as well.

[silverthorn2151]

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[IanCress]

silverthorn2151 said:

And people who I'm out with who have a burger, as indeed might I, but then eat it knife and fork. How tossy can you get!

Sometimes they're so badly made that you can't pick them up without throwing half of it down yourself, or get a beard full of mayo.

[R8VXF]

popeyewhite said:

Incidentally 'collective' usually implies more than three as well.

I would personally suggest 3 or more rather than more than 3 though the dictionary definition of collective nouns makes no distinction other than a group of said item.
1 Car - I have a car
2 Cars - I have a couple of cars
3 Cars or more - I have a fleet of cars.

dictionary.reference.com said:

fleet:
/fliːt/
noun
1. a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
2. all the warships of a nation
3. a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership

[silverthorn2151]

IanCress said:

silverthorn2151 said:

And people who I'm out with who have a burger, as indeed might I, but then eat it knife and fork. How tossy can you get!

Sometimes they're so badly made that you can't pick them up without throwing half of it down yourself, or get a beard full of mayo.

But I'm managing ok. In such circumstances might a lamb chop not be more appropriate?

[JonRB]

IanCress said:

Sometimes they're so badly made that you can't pick them up without throwing half of it down yourself, or get a beard full of mayo.

Is that a Hipster beard full of mayo?

Hipster beards annoy me beyond reason.

[james_tigerwoods]

JonRB said:

Hipster beards annoy me beyond reason.

Hipster beards. Just no. Facial hair is ok, but a 20 something year old with a 6 inch beard and a trilby? No sir, you look like a tt.

[Issi]

james_tigerwoods said:

JonRB said:

Hipster beards annoy me beyond reason.

Hipster beards. Just no. Facial hair is ok, but a 20 something year old with a 6 inch beard and a trilby? No sir, you look like a tt.


And not forgetting the obligatory full sleeve tattoo, the vest, Capri pants and espadrilles.

Have you been out on a weekend recently, it's the oddest thing seeing a bunch of young men all dressed EXACTLY the same, same tats etc.

[red_slr]

People who repeat their address when ordering goods online:

Mr Smith
123 Main St
123 Main St
123 Main St
London
London

[PurpleTurtle]

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