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

[gareth_r]

talksthetorque said:

gareth_r said:

This week, I have been annoyed by "tow the line".

Sorry!

I take it you weren’t on a fishing boat.

I'm annoyed by "jerry rigged" when I'm on the boat.

[Lily the Pink]

I get annoyed by "fine tooth-comb" when it should be "fine-tooth comb".

[yellowjack]

gareth_r said:

talksthetorque said:

gareth_r said:

This week, I have been annoyed by "tow the line".

Sorry!

I take it you weren’t on a fishing boat.

I'm annoyed by "jerry rigged" when I'm on the boat.

"Jerry-rigged". A legitimate combination of "jury-rigged" and "jerry-built" used to mean something knocked together to improvise, but done so badly or in a messy fashion.

And in use in written English as far back as 1890... https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/jerr...

Officer: "I want to get some equipment across that fast flowing river Corporal. Could you jury-rig a Gin & Shears to get my stuff across please..."

Corporal: "Certainly, Sir. I'll round up some rope, grab the tackle blocks, and get the men felling some tall, straight trees at the double"

Some hours later, a Gin & Shears barely recognisable from the basic field engineering manual, but apparently just about functional, has been constructed.

Officer: "I'm sure I said jury-rigged, Corporal. That looks very much like it's been jerry-rigged - are you sure it will get this equipment safely across to the other side?"

[nonsequitur]

Lily the Pink said:

I get annoyed by "fine tooth-comb" when it should be "fine-tooth comb".

Only a hairs breadth betwee them I feel. Surely they sound identical when spoken. But either way we know what they mean don't we?

Edited by nonsequitur on Friday 12th July 09:50

[Shakermaker]

nonsequitur said:

Lily the Pink said:

I get annoyed by "fine tooth-comb" when it should be "fine-tooth comb".

Surely they sound identical when spoken. But either way we know what they mean don't we?

shouldn't it be "fine toothed comb?" anyway?

[nonsequitur]

Shakermaker said:

nonsequitur said:

Lily the Pink said:

I get annoyed by "fine tooth-comb" when it should be "fine-tooth comb".

Surely they sound identical when spoken. But either way we know what they mean don't we?

shouldn't it be "fine toothed comb?" anyway?

Now you are splitting hairs.

[Lily the Pink]

nonsequitur said:

But either way we know what they mean don't we?

Irrelevant. Remember : "beyond reason".

[Gary29]

MartG said:

People moaning about United Utilities wanting to change the design of a new pumping station to include a higher surrounding wall - the same people who moaned when a similar pumping station overflowed its surrounding wall a few years ago...

Which site is this?

[Sheets Tabuer]

There's a guy at my gym that chews gum with his mouth open, doing it as wildly and fast as possible for the whole hour he's in there.

Really annoys the crap out me for some reason.

[RizzoTheRat]

People emailing me the location of a file on a shared drive by copy and pasting the path, so I have to copy and paste it in to file explorer window, rather then just dragging the file to create a hyperlink in the email that I can just click on.

[captain_cynic]

RizzoTheRat said:

People emailing me the location of a file on a shared drive by copy and pasting the path, so I have to copy and paste it in to file explorer window, rather then just dragging the file to create a hyperlink in the email that I can just click on.

What version of office are you using... Auto hyperlinking was implemented over a decade ago.

[fatboy18]

Trying to text or see photos on a piece of Junk Huawei P un-smart phone when outdoors.

[V8mate]

fatboy18 said:

Trying to text or see photos on a piece of Junk Huawei P un-smart phone when outdoors.

Adjust the screen brightness.

(Or take your sunglasses off )

[fatboy18]

V8mate said:

Adjust the screen brightness.

(Or take your sunglasses off )

screen is at max brightness,
That's why it annoys me .
The Samsung phone I had was much better than the Huawei

Edited by fatboy18 on Sunday 14th July 09:03

[RizzoTheRat]

captain_cynic said:

RizzoTheRat said:

People emailing me the location of a file on a shared drive by copy and pasting the path, so I have to copy and paste it in to file explorer window, rather then just dragging the file to create a hyperlink in the email that I can just click on.

What version of office are you using... Auto hyperlinking was implemented over a decade ago.

Exactly, it's piss easy to send a hyperlink yet people don't. Pasting in a path will sometimes give you a hyperlink but not if theres a space in it.

[Bobberoo99]

Having to sort out other peoples problems because despite claiming to be "fully skilled" they are in fact just button pressing wasters!!!

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

V8mate said:

Adjust the screen brightness.

(Or take your sunglasses off )

Isn't that the same on most devices? My old iphone SE was the same, as is my new Google Pixel, as is my Lenovo Yogo laptop?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

The DHL advert annoys me beyond reason, because there a doorbell noise in it exactly the same as my own doorbell, and it catches me out every single time.

[cmvtec]

People who break out their flaming two stroke powered garden machinery when I'm trying to sleep for night shift.

Every bd time.

[Cotty]

cmvtec said:

People who break out their flaming two stroke powered garden machinery when I'm trying to sleep for night shift.

Every bd time.

That happens ever time I work from home.