What really grinds my gears...

stratospheres

I fcukin hate it when people answer the phone by sayin their number!!!
Tosspots :mad:

biko

Get it off your chest

ShowUsYourXbox

(01)6576584

Tar.Aldarion

Hi, I'm an 8.

tba

I hate therefore I am

windy bee

You should say to them "You are more than just a number you tit"

Bothers me too, philistines, they probably have the attention span of a lightening bolt. Off with their heads.

Caliden

You are number 6

microgirl

stratospheres wrote:

I fcukin hate it when people answer the phone by sayin their number!!!
Tosspots :mad:

Tosspot yourself :P

But seriously, why? Surely it's better to know straight away if you've accidentally dialled a wrong number, no?

And before you say "Well, they could answer with, I dunno, they're family name or something" yes, they could, except there could be more than one family with that name :P Ok, yes, that's a rather far-fetched possibility I admit, but I still don't see what's so aggravating about answering the phone with the number.

Creamy Goodness

surely you'd know by the voice no?

what grinds my gears, women using the self service lanes in tesco's when they are clearly marked 5 items or less and they have a fecking trolly with them.

stratospheres

microgirl wrote:

Tosspot yourself :P

But seriously, why? Surely it's better to know straight away if you've accidentally dialled a wrong number, no?

And before you say "Well, they could answer with, I dunno, they're family name or something" yes, they could, except there could be more than one family with that name :P Ok, yes, that's a rather far-fetched possibility I admit, but I still don't see what's so aggravating about answering the phone with the number.

It's too formal like I'm ringin your house not a business!
People answering with their family name?
I hate that too lol I dunno why it's just a little pet peeve of mine!
Plus it's always posh oul Southsiders that do it!

People who use credit cards to pay for a mars bar in the supermarket. Who the f**k douesn't have enough money on them to pay for a mars bar!:mad:

microgirl

Cremo wrote:

surely you'd know by the voice no?

Not necessarily. People can sound very different over the phone, and not everyone you ring is someone you know well

what grinds my gears, women using the self service lanes in tesco's when they are clearly marked 5 items or less and they have a fecking trolly with them.

Now *that* I agree with, although I've never noticed that it's women more than men. Also never noticed that the self-service lanes are specifically "X items only" but yes, the "10 items only" lanes being used by people with 15 or 20 items is a pain in the neck!

BKtje

You are number 6

I am not a number, i am a free man!

My grandad answers the phone with his number, i actually tried it for a while but always felt a tit. I generally just say "hello" now like a common pleb

Creamy Goodness

also ever notice how the wimin go fishing for the cash/card after they've packed it all up and the cash/card is always so far away it's normally check pockets, check bag, check purse, check bag again, find make up brush, look in bag again finally find money, whereas with a guy it's whip out the wallet and magically there's a payment method there.

Mr. Presentable

Cremo wrote:

also ever notice how the wimin go fishing for the cash/card after they've packed it all up and the cash/card is always so far away it's normally check pockets, check bag, check purse, check bag again, find make up brush, look in bag again finally find money, whereas with a guy it's whip out the wallet and magically there's a payment method there.

And how our lovely girls wait until they are on the bus before starting the search for change. "Didn't you know you were getting on the bus?"

Mr. Presentable

Cremo wrote:

also ever notice how the wimin go fishing for the cash/card after they've packed it all up and the cash/card is always so far away it's normally check pockets, check bag, check purse, check bag again, find make up brush, look in bag again finally find money, whereas with a guy it's whip out the wallet and magically there's a payment method there.

And furthermore, they wait until everything is scanned before they start bagging.

Niamho!

stratospheres wrote:

I fcukin hate it when people answer the phone by sayin their number!!!
Tosspots :mad:

Do many people do that!? i've NEVER heard anyone answer the phone like that. Victor Meldrew style...lol

There's a thread for this ranting!
Get it off your chest thread part 2 do fcukng search!

connundrum

Cremo wrote:

what grinds my gears, women using the self service lanes in tesco's when they are clearly marked 5 items or less and they have a fecking trolly with them.

Excuse me!! There are men who do this as well. Namely me! Soz

stratospheres

coolsmileygirl wrote:

There's a thread for this ranting!
Get it off your chest thread part 2 do fcukng search!

Now why would I bother doing that?!
It takes effort

Mr. Presentable

Thanks CSG, that's another thing that that winds me up.

Search doesn't work properly

nice1franko

I never heard anyone answer the phone by saying the number ('cept on the telly). what wankr did that? that's as bad as answering like in the cosbies or something. "cosby residence". even the kids answer it like that making them easier prey for sexual predators who will exploit the fact that they know the ma's name is missus cosby etc.

way to go bill u fukcing muppet.

aequinoctium

people who buy jeans that are already ripped!

what's the point!!?

thelordofcheese

aequinoctium wrote:

people who buy jeans that are already ripped!

what's the point!!?

Saves valuable time that would be spent ripping them so that you can...erm....do something?

*shrugs*
I gave up trying to understand the myriad of stupid things that people do, it's just not worth it.

Caliden

aequinoctium wrote:

people who buy jeans that are already ripped!

what's the point!!?

It's called fashion, what age are you? 40?

intheknow

People who use the company taxi account to try and get a taxi on a saturday night and make a huge deal in front of their drunken mates saying ''No its ok I'll sign for it ! No more out of hours taxi account jobs will I do :mad:

As for a tip.forget it

aequinoctium

It's called fashion, what age are you? 40?

18 actually....and mentally competent!!!

it's ridiculous and looks awful

Stephen

Calling it fashion doesn't stop it being retarded.

MooseJam

Deleted User wrote:

People who use credit cards to pay for a mars bar in the supermarket. Who the f**k douesn't have enough money on them to pay for a mars bar!:mad:

I've done that on occasion, I'm not going to go without my snack just because I have no money

WetDaddy

Stephen wrote:

Calling it fashion doesn't stop it being retarded.

Quote of the week. Nice one, Stephen!

aequinoctium

so true

MooseJam

MooseJam wrote:

I've done that on occasion, I'm not going to go without my snack just because I have no money

Be ashamed of yourself.:D

Alanthroneus

what grinds my gears is fat women wearing thin womens clothing..... im sorry you just cant do it.............also people wearing GOD DAMN PYJAMAS in the street....what the hell is

Also Starring LeVar Burton

What really grinds my gears is that weird dance thing people do when you're trying to get past them, when they move the same way you do. It's gotten to the point that I continue to walk in a straight line to avoid this happening, if someone gets knocked over in the process, it's their own fault.

The_B_Man

i hate when ppl answer the phone with anything other than the exact information i want.

ya ever see in the movies, or 24, when they make a phone call, theres none of thi "hello" crap or "hello 087 456 345345634w56" crap. its just *ring*ring*bomb is in the phonebox *click*.

i prob should be of the opposite opinion since i work on the helpdesk!

Alanthroneus

CaptainNegative wrote:

What really grinds my gears is that weird dance thing people do when you're trying to get past them, when they move the same way you do. It's gotten to the point that I continue to walk in a straight line to avoid this happening, if someone gets knocked over in the process, it's their own fault.

lol:D
or when people with buggies do that " test to see if the traffic is bad " with their buggies..... HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN SPEED???????

Smellyirishman

CaptainNegative wrote:

What really grinds my gears is that weird dance thing people do when you're trying to get past them, when they move the same way you do. It's gotten to the point that I continue to walk in a straight line to avoid this happening, if someone gets knocked over in the process, it's their own fault.

The sidewalk shuffle?

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Smellyirishman wrote:

The sidewalk shuffle?

That's the one, but putting a name on it, makes it seem acceptable, when it is nowhere near acceptable.

Dord

CaptainNegative wrote:

What really grinds my gears is that weird dance thing people do when you're trying to get past them, when they move the same way you do. It's gotten to the point that I continue to walk in a straight line to avoid this happening, if someone gets knocked over in the process, it's their own fault.

You see, what you're missing here is you're not supposed to stop. It's like a game of chicken.



This really pisses me off, especially when I'm carrying heavy stuff. People just stop in the middle of the path suddenly. Especially those spanish/italian/noisey students.:mad: :mad:

Seriously I just walk into people if they get in my way. :mad: :cool:

Cravez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmICDi7w8EA

J.S. Pill

With regard to answering the phone with one's number...

I think that dates back to the days when phone numbers were al lot shorter

"hello 25" "Oh I'm sorry, I'm looking for 24, my mistake"

I'd say that sort of thing is a lot more common where people still have 5 digit phone numbers. My friend's parents used to do that, I wonder do they still do that now that they've added a 91 in front of all Wexford numbers, probably doesn't roll off the tounge as easily.

And staying with phone numbers; something that really 'grinds my gears' is when you're in work and you have to take down someone's number and they don't give the area code. 90% of the time they're from Dublin and assume that they're the only county in Ireland wo have 7 digits after the area code - yeah well yis are not so f**king special any more. If I'm feeling cheeky I'll say "6771234? is that Cork now?"

Alanthroneus wrote:

what grinds my gears is fat women wearing thin womens clothing..... im sorry you just cant do it

I actually find that a bit of a turn on...all that matter squezing into a small confined space. Do you thing wimmns go out and buy clothes that are too small for them? What happens is they loose a bit of weight and decide to revamp their wardrope to celebrate. When their normal eating habits (inevitably) return, they find that the new clothes they bought are a bit of a tight squeeze and usually don't bother to do anything about it till a button flies off and hits some child in the eye

stolenwine

I live with two members of my family- I hate it when I answer the phone "Hello" and people say "whos that?", the done thing is to say "hello I am so and so, I am looking for such and such" ....not to demand who is at the end of the phone you just dialled. The onus is on you as the caller to identify yourself not the other way round!!!!!!

Tar.Aldarion

aequinoctium wrote:

people who buy jeans that are already ripped!

what's the point!!?

My gf liked jeans she saw that were ripped, so she bought them and sewed up the holes!
heh.

sweet-rasmus

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

My gf liked jeans she saw that were ripped, so she bought them and sewed up the holes!
heh.

too true. they were a good shape.

midger

Our flight home from Cyprus yesterday was dreadfully ruined when,as the plane touched down and came to a stop,the clapping and cheering from about 20 skangers made me cringe. Why the clapping? As someone pointed out to me before,when your taxi stops at your destination,should we start cheering and whistling????

gucci

see answering using a number is dumb, everyone knows the best phone answer ever from a certain movie:
"Hello the elf, whats your favourite colour?"*




*sometimes people at work dont find it funny when i do it 3 or 4 times in a row

Terry

Lack of grease.

Kintarō Hattori

midger wrote:

Our flight home from Cyprus yesterday was dreadfully ruined when,as the plane touched down and came to a stop,the clapping and cheering from about 20 skangers made me cringe. Why the clapping? As someone pointed out to me before,when your taxi stops at your destination,should we start cheering and whistling????

Are you sure they were Skangers? Polish people flying for the first few times have a habit of doing that and it always brings a little smile to my face.


I really hate it when someone asks you a question about something in the most round about way and you have to spend a few minutes trying to figure out what the hell it is that they are asking. Then when you realise what it is, you look like a moron for not knowing what it was straight off. Ask it normally next time!!!

WindSock

stolenwine wrote:

I live with two members of my family- I hate it when I answer the phone "Hello" and people say "whos that?", the done thing is to say "hello I am so and so, I am looking for such and such" ....not to demand who is at the end of the phone you just dialled. The onus is on you as the caller to identify yourself not the other way round!!!!!!

I hate that one too. Just put the ball back firmly in their court by answering with a question.

What really grinds my gears is on American films or telly they say Paris, France. Duh, I thought it was Paris,Texas.

Ruu_Old

midger wrote:

Our flight home from Cyprus yesterday was dreadfully ruined when,as the plane touched down and came to a stop,the clapping and cheering from about 20 skangers made me cringe. Why the clapping? As someone pointed out to me before,when your taxi stops at your destination,should we start cheering and whistling????

Hehe, happens on nearly every flight I am on and that is a lot of flying. I think like everyone, they are just glad the flight is over!

McSandwich

midger wrote:

Our flight home from Cyprus yesterday was dreadfully ruined when,as the plane touched down and came to a stop,the clapping and cheering from about 20 skangers made me cringe. Why the clapping? As someone pointed out to me before,when your taxi stops at your destination,should we start cheering and whistling????

Yes, even worse when they do it in the cinema. Don't they get that it's a movie and not a live performance? ****ing idiots