Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)

[RizzoTheRat]

SCEtoAUX said:

Men who refer to their young son as "the little man".

Surely it's fine if their son's a knob?

[yellowjack]

Big Easy said:

SCEtoAUX said:

Men who refer to their young son as "the little man".

Is 'the wee man' ok?

Only if you are Glaswegian.

"How're ye d'in' Wee Man..?"

Bonus points for making it sound more like a threat than a question...

[popeyewhite]

yellowjack said:

Big Easy said:

SCEtoAUX said:

Men who refer to their young son as "the little man".

Is 'the wee man' ok?

Only if you are Glaswegian.

"How're ye d'in' Wee Man..?"

Bonus points for making it sound more like a threat than a question...

Similarly men who refer to their young son as 'mate'.

[Halmyre]

yellowjack said:

Big Easy said:

SCEtoAUX said:

Men who refer to their young son as "the little man".

Is 'the wee man' ok?

Only if you are Glaswegian.

"How're ye d'in' Wee Man..?"

Bonus points for making it sound more like a threat than a question...

Warning, minefield ahead. You'd have to be on at least speaking terms with the subject before you addressed him as 'wee man', even if he's smaller than you. 'Big man' is a better approach, unless he is really small, in which case you might be accused of taking the Michael, and invited out for a 'square go'.

[Shakermaker]

I ate an apple earlier and now I have a tiny sliver of apple peel in between a couple of my front teeth, which is pushing on them ever so slightly so that I can feel it, but tightly enough that I am currently unable to do anything at all to dislodge it with anything I have with me in the office.

[geeks]

Shakermaker said:

I ate an apple earlier and now I have a tiny sliver of apple peel in between a couple of my front teeth, which is pushing on them ever so slightly so that I can feel it, but tightly enough that I am currently unable to do anything at all to dislodge it with anything I have with me in the office.

Find a loose thread on your clothing!

[Frank7]

geeks said:

Shakermaker said:

I ate an apple earlier and now I have a tiny sliver of apple peel in between a couple of my front teeth, which is pushing on them ever so slightly so that I can feel it, but tightly enough that I am currently unable to do anything at all to dislodge it with anything I have with me in the office.

Find a loose thread on your clothing!

Loose threads break easily, a £20 note carefully applied should do it,
but it’s more satisfying if you do it with a £50.

[yellowjack]

Halmyre said:

yellowjack said:

Big Easy said:

SCEtoAUX said:

Men who refer to their young son as "the little man".

Is 'the wee man' ok?

Only if you are Glaswegian.

"How're ye d'in' Wee Man..?"

Bonus points for making it sound more like a threat than a question...

Warning, minefield ahead. You'd have to be on at least speaking terms with the subject before you addressed him as 'wee man', even if he's smaller than you. 'Big man' is a better approach, unless he is really small, in which case you might be accused of taking the Michael, and invited out for a 'square go'.

I'm fine with 'the rules'. I was more recalling a Glaswegian Staff Sergeant I worked for back in the late 80s. EVERYONE was "Wee Man" compared to him. He looked like a bigger, tougher version of Desperate Dan and, until you got used to the subtleties in his delivery, everything he said, even friendly greetings, sounded like a threat...

[captain_cynic]

"plant based"

Just call it what it fecking is. If it's made from tofu, call it tofu, if it's made from beans, call it beans.

Calling it "plant based" makes it sound like you're trying to obsfucate what its actually made of, it's like using "chickenish" or "generic mechanically separated meat"... You only use ambiguous terms in regard to food when you're trying to hide what it actually is.

I've no issue with veggies and vegans, but given how much they bleat on about how their lifestyles are healthier, surely they would want to be the first to want to know what they are actually eating.

[Big Easy]

yellowjack said:

Only if you are Glaswegian.

"How're ye d'in' Wee Man..?"

Bonus points for making it sound more like a threat than a question...

I am indeed, glad I'm off the hook!

[Big Easy]

Halmyre said:

yellowjack said:

Big Easy said:

SCEtoAUX said:

Men who refer to their young son as "the little man".

Is 'the wee man' ok?

Only if you are Glaswegian.

"How're ye d'in' Wee Man..?"

Bonus points for making it sound more like a threat than a question...

Warning, minefield ahead. You'd have to be on at least speaking terms with the subject before you addressed him as 'wee man', even if he's smaller than you. 'Big man' is a better approach, unless he is really small, in which case you might be accused of taking the Michael, and invited out for a 'square go'.

Sound advice, one of many minefields to be negotiated when conversing with someone for the first time in Glasgow. I generally try and hold off on dealing with the 'wit team dae ye support?' question for as long as possible.

Thankfully I'm on speaking terms with my son so I can call him 'wee man' without too much risk of a square go.

[RizzoTheRat]

Big Easy said:

I generally try and hold off on dealing with the 'wit team dae ye support?' question for as long as possible.

I generally find replying "KTM" causes enough confusion wherever the person who asked is from

[Shakermaker]

geeks said:

Shakermaker said:

I ate an apple earlier and now I have a tiny sliver of apple peel in between a couple of my front teeth, which is pushing on them ever so slightly so that I can feel it, but tightly enough that I am currently unable to do anything at all to dislodge it with anything I have with me in the office.

Find a loose thread on your clothing!

I ate another apple, that seemed to do the job

[SCEtoAUX]

Big Easy said:

SCEtoAUX said:

Men who refer to their young son as "the little man".

Is 'the wee man' ok?

Not so much, no.

[Cotty]

captain_cynic said:

Calling it "plant based" makes it sound like you're trying to obsfucate what its actually made of, it's like using "chickenish" or "generic mechanically separated meat"... You only use ambiguous terms in regard to food when you're trying to hide what it actually is. .

obfuscate is exactly what they are doing, they don't want to provide an ingredient list and they don't want people knowing what goes into them.

[Shakermaker]

captain_cynic said:

"plant based"

Just call it what it fecking is. If it's made from tofu, call it tofu, if it's made from beans, call it beans.

Calling it "plant based" makes it sound like you're trying to obsfucate what its actually made of, it's like using "chickenish" or "generic mechanically separated meat"... You only use ambiguous terms in regard to food when you're trying to hide what it actually is.

I've no issue with veggies and vegans, but given how much they bleat on about how their lifestyles are healthier, surely they would want to be the first to want to know what they are actually eating.

Some of them just want you to know what they are NOT eating.

I can assure you, I have a 100% paper-clip free diet.

[glenrobbo]

Frank7 said:

geeks said:

Shakermaker said:

I ate an apple earlier and now I have a tiny sliver of apple peel in between a couple of my front teeth, which is pushing on them ever so slightly so that I can feel it, but tightly enough that I am currently unable to do anything at all to dislodge it with anything I have with me in the office.

Find a loose thread on your clothing!

Loose threads break easily, a £20 note carefully applied should do it,
but it’s more satisfying if you do it with a £50.

Get somebody to use the blunt end of a desk stapler on those two teeth.
That should dislodge it

[bigpriest]

Pea protein. In sausages.

[glenrobbo]

bigpriest said:

Pee protein. In sausages.

Doesn't that make them a bit.... hazy?

Does it make them easier to hammer when frozen?

[Triumph Trollomite]

Facial hair causing capillary action whilst drinking from poncy shaped beer glasses.

Poncy shaped beer glasses.