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

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

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JonRB

74,393 posts

271 months

Tuesday 24th February 2015
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Moonhawk said:
I read a lot of science/tech articles online - and I hate it when there is an article about how scientists have used the latest microscope/telescope to image something fantastic - but the article give no pictures of what has been imaged.
Do the articles have more than 1000 words? biggrin

fatboy18

18,930 posts

210 months

Tuesday 24th February 2015
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I must be really accident prone, keep getting calls about all the accidents I've had in the last 3 years
and how there is a security problem with my computer rage

grumbledoak

31,499 posts

232 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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"Comedy" cat's heads with laser eyes edited onto videos that were quite possibly funny before some halfwit added a floating cat's head with laser eyes.

JonRB

74,393 posts

271 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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Recruitment Agents sending me text messages on my mobile.

Unless I have specifically subscribed to a text alert service (which I have not) then don't presume I want to receive text alerts.

rohrl

8,711 posts

144 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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Faye Ruscoe on Radio 5 pronouncing the word "lorry" as "lurry" in the travel news.

Tyre Tread

10,525 posts

215 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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"Courtesy calls"

Issi

1,782 posts

149 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Car stickers - especially geographical ones.

Just so you've spent a week in Newquay, there's no need to permanently display a Kernow flag in your back windscreen.

Oh, you've been to Australia, aren't you clever, but did you need to buy a big bright yellow "Koalas for 20km" sticker for your car. Is it to make your neighbours jealous that you've spent two weeks in Sydney?

Spanish bulls - not sure how many Spaniards live in the Rhondda Valley but it seems like a suspiciously large number.

And the worst ones, are those who for some unknown reason, have visited a non touristy part of the USA like Montana or Nebraska, and then bring back a fistful of college sports stickers so that they can festoon their 1.6 Focuses with 'Go! Razorbacks/Rattlesnakes/Bearcats'etc.

And apart from geographical stickers, the "look at me, look at me, I've been to Glastonbury" stickers prominently displayed for years after the event really make me think you're a twonk.

RobinOakapple

2,802 posts

111 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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'Horses' signwritten on horse boxes. WTF else would be in a 20 year old scruffy looking wagon being driven by a chubby woman in her fifties at 20-30mph slower than the average for that road?

Cobnapint

8,596 posts

150 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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RobinOakapple said:
'Horses' signwritten on horse boxes. WTF else would be in a 20 year old scruffy looking wagon being driven by a chubby woman in her fifties at 20-30mph slower than the average for that road?
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fatboy18

18,930 posts

210 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Cobnapint said:
RobinOakapple said:
'Horses' signwritten on horse boxes. WTF else would be in a 20 year old scruffy looking wagon being driven by a chubby woman in her fifties at 20-30mph slower than the average for that road?
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Llamas? Donkeys? biggrin

JonRB

74,393 posts

271 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Issi said:
And apart from geographical stickers, the "look at me, look at me, I've been to Glastonbury" stickers prominently displayed for years after the event really make me think you're a twonk.
And don't forget the "I haven't actually been round the Nurburgring but like to pretend I have" stickers. wink

R8VXF

6,788 posts

114 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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People here on PH who say "I don't understand 500bhp+ cars, you are still going to get there at the same time as I will in my {insert boring diesel repmobile here}". No you won't cretin.

This is Piston Heads ffs, "Speed Matters"!!!

JonRB

74,393 posts

271 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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R8VXF said:
This is Piston Heads ffs, "Speed Matters"!!!
An often misunderstood tagline. "Speed Matters" doesn't mean "we always like to go as fast as possible". It has always had multiple meanings, including "being aware of your speed is important" and "we discuss matters to do with speed".

R8VXF

6,788 posts

114 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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JonRB said:
R8VXF said:
This is Piston Heads ffs, "Speed Matters"!!!
An often misunderstood tagline. "Speed Matters" doesn't mean "we always like to go as fast as possible". It has always had multiple meanings, including "being aware of your speed is important" and "we discuss matters to do with speed".
I know. I am annoyed beyond reason here don't forget. Don't be talking your rational nonsense! punch

Issi

1,782 posts

149 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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JonRB said:
Issi said:
And apart from geographical stickers, the "look at me, look at me, I've been to Glastonbury" stickers prominently displayed for years after the event really make me think you're a twonk.
And don't forget the "I haven't actually been round the Nurburgring but like to pretend I have" stickers. wink
And the AMAZINGLY original 'Neverbeen' parody version of the Nurburgring.

But still the Glastonbury one annoys me the most, as if the owner of the sticker wants to display that despite them being a middle aged car salesman, they're still down with the kids,because they bought a ticket over the phone and went camping for a few days.

I took the family to Bude last year and didn't feel the need to display to the world my 'I've been to Budemeadows Camping Park' sticker on my car for the next 12 months.

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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However, 20 years worth of GRDC or Prescott stickers on an old Bugatti or XK120 works.

SpeedMattersNot

4,506 posts

195 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Three things this week;

1) The lady who drove straight at me despite it being my right of way, who then wound her window down and shouted "you idiot, you can see my windscreen is frosted up!!!". The foam from her mouth while her kids carried on playing with their iPads was amazing. I was left utterly speechless.

2) People who brake every time an oncoming vehicle goes past them on a B road...

3) People who you go out for a meal with who say you must tip waiters/waitresses. Hate them.

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Issi said:
Car stickers - especially geographical ones.

Just so you've spent a week in Newquay, there's no need to permanently display a Kernow flag in your back windscreen.

Oh, you've been to Australia, aren't you clever, but did you need to buy a big bright yellow "Koalas for 20km" sticker for your car. Is it to make your neighbours jealous that you've spent two weeks in Sydney?

Spanish bulls - not sure how many Spaniards live in the Rhondda Valley but it seems like a suspiciously large number.

And the worst ones, are those who for some unknown reason, have visited a non touristy part of the USA like Montana or Nebraska, and then bring back a fistful of college sports stickers so that they can festoon their 1.6 Focuses with 'Go! Razorbacks/Rattlesnakes/Bearcats'etc.

And apart from geographical stickers, the "look at me, look at me, I've been to Glastonbury" stickers prominently displayed for years after the event really make me think you're a twonk.
[gets coat]guilty as charged

Antony Moxey

8,014 posts

218 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Issi said:
JonRB said:
Issi said:
And apart from geographical stickers, the "look at me, look at me, I've been to Glastonbury" stickers prominently displayed for years after the event really make me think you're a twonk.
And don't forget the "I haven't actually been round the Nurburgring but like to pretend I have" stickers. wink
And the AMAZINGLY original 'Neverbeen' parody version of the Nurburgring.

But still the Glastonbury one annoys me the most, as if the owner of the sticker wants to display that despite them being a middle aged car salesman, they're still down with the kids,because they bought a ticket over the phone and went camping for a few days.

I took the family to Bude last year and didn't feel the need to display to the world my 'I've been to Budemeadows Camping Park' sticker on my car for the next 12 months.
That's probably more through embarrassment than anything else. Bude is probably one of the worst places to camping anywhere on the planet.

Issi

1,782 posts

149 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Oh, I don't know, ever been to Porthcawl?
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