Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
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People proudly proclaiming their ignorance of something.
One of my younger, hipper, friends made a reply to a Facebook post and used a slang word that is currently "down with the kids" that I didn't recognise, so I calmly went onto Urban Dictionary and looked it up without making a fuss about it.
The PistonHeads way, of course, would have been to proclaim "what the bloody 'eck doth that mean?" or "I'm proud that I have no idea what you are talking about".
However, unlike some posters here on PH, I am never proud of ignorance. I might look something up and say "oh, I have no interest in this" or "I really wish I could un-see that" but I'd never be proud of being ignorant.
One of my younger, hipper, friends made a reply to a Facebook post and used a slang word that is currently "down with the kids" that I didn't recognise, so I calmly went onto Urban Dictionary and looked it up without making a fuss about it.
The PistonHeads way, of course, would have been to proclaim "what the bloody 'eck doth that mean?" or "I'm proud that I have no idea what you are talking about".
However, unlike some posters here on PH, I am never proud of ignorance. I might look something up and say "oh, I have no interest in this" or "I really wish I could un-see that" but I'd never be proud of being ignorant.
ClockworkCupcake said:
People proudly proclaiming their ignorance of something.
One of my younger, hipper, friends made a reply to a Facebook post and used a slang word that is currently "down with the kids" that I didn't recognise, so I calmly went onto Urban Dictionary and looked it up without making a fuss about it.
The PistonHeads way, of course, would have been to proclaim "what the bloody 'eck doth that mean?" or "I'm proud that I have no idea what you are talking about".
However, unlike some posters here on PH, I am never proud of ignorance. I might look something up and say "oh, I have no interest in this" or "I really wish I could un-see that" but I'd never be proud of being ignorant.
One of my younger, hipper, friends made a reply to a Facebook post and used a slang word that is currently "down with the kids" that I didn't recognise, so I calmly went onto Urban Dictionary and looked it up without making a fuss about it.
The PistonHeads way, of course, would have been to proclaim "what the bloody 'eck doth that mean?" or "I'm proud that I have no idea what you are talking about".
However, unlike some posters here on PH, I am never proud of ignorance. I might look something up and say "oh, I have no interest in this" or "I really wish I could un-see that" but I'd never be proud of being ignorant.
WHAT WAS THE WORD?? PH is not complete without 50 pages of arguing and hair-splitting over the most trivial and unimportant things. On you go >
Doesn't matter how carefully you arrange the contents of the dishwasher, you open up the f
ker and there's a plastic dish right-way up full of watery gunge.
Oh, and another one, loading up the washing machine and just as it starts the cycle you find a sock lying on the bedroom floor. Same with the aforesaid dishwasher, finding a cup lurking in the corner after the fker has started washing.
ker and there's a plastic dish right-way up full of watery gunge.Oh, and another one, loading up the washing machine and just as it starts the cycle you find a sock lying on the bedroom floor. Same with the aforesaid dishwasher, finding a cup lurking in the corner after the f
ker has started washing.Replacement shoelaces.
I need some, as our cats had decided to chew through the old laces and snap them off.
But can I find the right pair of laces amongst the otherwise full range of shoelaces on offer in either Sainsburys or Waitrose? No. All I want is some 75cm black round laces but they only appear to do 75cm in brown. So I am making do just about with the 60cm version but they're not as good.
Amazon is seemingly useless for this - they will sell them to me, but only for £6.50 when the same item in town is marked on the shelf as £1.50, even though they don't have it.
I need some, as our cats had decided to chew through the old laces and snap them off.
But can I find the right pair of laces amongst the otherwise full range of shoelaces on offer in either Sainsburys or Waitrose? No. All I want is some 75cm black round laces but they only appear to do 75cm in brown. So I am making do just about with the 60cm version but they're not as good.
Amazon is seemingly useless for this - they will sell them to me, but only for £6.50 when the same item in town is marked on the shelf as £1.50, even though they don't have it.
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