Trivial things that annoy you part 479

TomBtheGoat

Johngoose wrote: »

Does anybody else feel that everything in modern Ireland is about competition.Who can:
1.Run more miles
2. Cycle more miles.
3.Have the better car/holiday.
4. Be more knowledgeable.
5. Have the better house.
6. Have the best looking husband/wife.
7. Brighter kids.
8. Better job.
9. Bigger crowd at their funeral.

I think a lot of that applies to other countries also. But the bigger crowd at your funeral is certainly uniquely Irish.

scdublin

When you're quite clearly in the bathroom (light switch is on or tap is running while you wash your hands or brush your teeth) and someone tries to open the door. Some people are so unobservant!

Rubberlegs

Wrote a post ages ago in a fever of trivial annoyance and it didn't work, stupid internet.
The fabulous moment when the bag of bottles in the boot keel over en route to the bottle bank. I'm then on my knees at the boot of the car, slowly edging the boot open, desperately trying to stop an avalanche of bottles and jars crashing on the ground.
My 3yr old jumped in a little stream so violently that the water went up over her wellys, soaking her socks. This is within minutes of getting there. Cue her taking them off and having to be carried
I put a whole stock cube into the dinner when it should have been half of one. Should have gone to Specsavers

RaRaRasputin

Mother on the phone....nothing else to add apart from the fact that she insists on using Viber even though the connection breaks down every 20 seconds....

rosie16

Went for what was meant to be a leisurely/lazy cycle. The kind where your not interested in going fast, up hills, etc. I'm less relaxed than I was before I went-ha! Met the owner of the big black lab, put the lead on my dog and my dog got twisted up and somehow managed to snap the rear mudguard in half. It's an ancient bike but I'm still trivially annoyed. And I got two flies/midges in the same eye.

selous

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Great stuff, now all I have to do is to drive about 125 miles to get one.:(

Is that 125 round trip??
better buy 2 so,
(did ya google map where it was?)

Miss Demeanour

When you take ages, think deeply, take your time and type a long winded reply to a topic then read it over and decide nah fcuk it and delete the whole thing!

Cienciano

Robsweezie wrote: »

Having my phone battery at a nice healthy 80-90% before bed, but by morning it's drained overnight and down to 20 despite no activity. I can't keep it charged overnight for safety reasons and in the morning I never have enough time to get it charged back up to a decent level before I've to head out. And it drains quicker than it charges.

Safety reasons? Just plug it in before you go to bed

selous

seen a cement mixer lorry today driving up a 3 ton limit road today, and back down it all the cars hopped up on the footpath both times, then for good measure he went back up it, (totally lost I presume) then in and out of 2 estates, every where he went and corner he turned a slosh of cement came our of it, nice when ya meet it braking on a corner, the pr1k.....:mad:

Menas

TA that I am awake so early. Supposed to be having a lie in!

Colser

Menas wrote: »

TA that I am awake so early. Supposed to be having a lie in!

Me too:(
Why cant I feel like this on a work morn...

Menas

Colser wrote: »

Me too:(
Why cant I feel like this on a work morn...

Boom_Bap

Menas wrote: »

TA that I am awake so early. Supposed to be having a lie in!

SNAP!
I was told last night that I'll be having a lie in, the joy the excitement.........being woken up at 8:11 by the kids going bananas in my bedroom.

Menas

Boom_Bap wrote: »

SNAP!
I was told last night that I'll be having a lie in, the joy the excitement.........being woken up at 8:11 by the kids going bananas in my bedroom.

In fairness my wee fella did not wake me up. It was my brain. Excited about weekend stuff.
Still though!

(Edit: Wee Fella is not a euphemism).

padd b1975

Golf commentators who insist on calling The British Open... The Open.

flazio

When people post up "RIP" on Facebook or here on boards, I don't understand why use the three letter abbreviation?
Would it not be more respectful for the deceased and their family to actually spell out "Rest in Peace "?

jimgoose

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Has anyone seen these two guys in the same room?:)

jimgoose is in no way afilliated with, and does not necessarily endorse, johngoose!

redbel05

When you go to make an offer on something that was uploaded on a site two days before. Noone has commented and the ad has very few views for some reason. Too good to be true you think- a ps4 and 42 inch tv for sale for €250!
Get your hopes up, only to have them dashed. Seller doesn't reply to you for a couple of days and when he does it is to tell you that he sold the items already. BUT he has the number of a guy who is also selling the same bundle, same price- how lucky is that! Hope replenished. Ring up the guy saying- Hi, I got your number from another person, who says you have a tv and ps4 for sale. Slight pause, then he says- NOT AN EFFING CHANCE. And hangs up.

Actually its myself that I'm most trivially annoyed at. I just wasted a bunch of time on this, and now wasted more typing this TA....:rolleyes:

Son Of A Vidic

jimgoose wrote: »

jimgoose is in no way afilliated with, and does not necessarily endorse, johngoose!

Jim, I hear you are a 'real' goose and John is a breakaway from your organisation. Some even say John represents a more extremist element of geese, so I can appreciate your efforts to dissociate yourself from them.

galljga1

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Jim, I hear you are a 'real' goose and John is a breakaway from your organisation. Some even say John represents a more extremist element of geese, so I can appreciate your efforts to dissociate yourself from them.

Don't be taken in by propaganda, John is actually a propagoose.








Sorry.

Aidric

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Jim, I hear you are a 'real' goose and John is a breakaway from your organisation. Some even say John represents a more extremist element of geese, so I can appreciate your efforts to dissociate yourself from them.

Continuity Goose.

Menas

Aidric wrote: »

Continuity Goose.

Wild Goose more like.

eisenberg1

Is there a military wing (see what I did there ) of the "geese" ?

Can I join? I used to be a hitman for the Legion of Mary.

Son Of A Vidic

Dear God, what have I done to the thread?:eek::)

frozenfrozen

not sure if this is slightly more than trivially annoying but got the letter for college fees going up to 3 grand.. family make slightly too much to get financial aid and not enough that 3k is easy. I could get so many breakfast rolls for 3000.

something actually trivially annoying, a few years ago two brothers that I half know were given a good bit of money in an accident settlement. They bought two chicken rolls each, every day, for basically 3 months of the summer. About two grand just in chicken rolls.
Not saying I'm annoyed that they did it, I'm annoyed that I didn't get to do it (:D)

Quazzie

frozenfrozen wrote: »

not sure if this is slightly more than trivially annoying but got the letter for college fees going up to 3 grand.. family make slightly too much to get financial aid and not enough that 3k is easy. I could get so many breakfast rolls for 3000.

something actually trivially annoying, a few years ago two brothers that I half know were given a good bit of money in an accident settlement. They bought two chicken rolls each, every day, for basically 3 months of the summer. About two grand just in chicken rolls.
Not saying I'm annoyed that they did it, I'm annoyed that I didn't get to do it (:D)

Where were they paying €11 for a chicken roll?

frozenfrozen

Quazzie wrote: »

Where were they paying €11 for a chicken roll?

3.50 for a chicken roll, 2 each per day, two brothers, ~30 days in a month, 3 months.

sorry for saying about two grand, would you prefer if I had said about 1300 euro? Didn't realise i'd have to get a calculator out to post here

Quazzie

frozenfrozen wrote: »

sorry for saying about two grand

No problem.

frozenfrozen

Things that trivially annoy me: Quazzie :pac:

KatW4

Saw a woman in her forties wearing one of those plastic chokers. I don't know why, but it really bothered me!

Aidric

Walking back from the off licence with a bag of cans and some fitness freak zipping by you on a bike.

jimgoose

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Dear God, what have I done to the thread?:eek::)

Well obviously you've goosed it. Don't worry, we'll send you the bill - you can't duck it.

John G. is alright, he's Orthodox Hasidic Goose - ringleted feathers, constantly quoting the Old Goosetemant in the original Quackish, using only his beak for everything, including driving. Quaint but harmless.

Colser

jimgoose wrote: »

Well obviously you've goosed it. Don't worry, we'll send you the bill - you can't duck it.

John G. is alright, he's Orthodox Hasidic Goose - ringleted feathers, constantly quoting the Old Goosetemant in the original Quackish, using only his beak for everything, including driving. Quaint but harmless.

At last ladies we have the male version of the kebab..the beak:D

Schwiiing

People who play the victim when you call them out for indulging in bitching, gossiping and spreading rumours.

Menas

TA that my own gluttony has left me feeling fat and guilty. A bad combination.

Sunflower 27

Thanks-whoring mods

Quazzie

Sunflower 27 wrote: »

Whore-thanking mods

Do you mean Thanks-whoring mods, or are there whores on Boards that the mods are thanking?

Sunflower 27

Quazzie wrote: »

Do you mean Thanks-whoring mods, or are there whores on Boards that the mods are thanking?

Very good

Sunflower 27

People dropping litter. It always shocks me when I see it. Saw a teenage boy the other day finish eating a bag of chips and just drop the paper as he strolled casually on.

elfy4eva

When the belt loop of my jeans catches in door handles around the house.

Tell me this doesn't just happen to me!

JillyQ

People who reverse into parking spaces when they could have quite easily driven straight into them.

efb

James McLean

AndyBoBandy

JillyQ wrote: »

People who reverse into parking spaces when they could have quite easily driven straight into them.

What's wrong with that?

I've worked in facilities in the UK where reverse parking is mandatory! The logic being you reverse park earlier in the day when your more alert, as opposed to at the end of a work day when you are more tired, and more likely to slip up while reversing, and possibly have an accident. Studies have proven this practice does indeed reduce carpark dings etc... So I myself will usually always reverse park if I can.

Sunflower 27

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

What's wrong with that?

I've worked in facilities in the UK where reverse parking is mandatory! The logic being you reverse park earlier in the day when your more alert, as opposed to at the end of a work day when you are more tired, and more likely to slip up while reversing, and possibly have an accident. Studies have proven this practice does indeed reduce carpark dings etc... So I myself will usually always reverse park if I can.

I think the point is it holds up traffic..maybe.

AndyBoBandy

Sunflower 27 wrote: »

I think the point is it holds up traffic..maybe.

Of course, if someone is an idiot who can't reverse

Badly Drunk Boy

padd b1975 wrote: »

Golf commentators who insist on calling The British Open... The Open.

That's its official name. It's sometimes referred to as the British Open just to differentiate it from the others.

My trivial annoyance is the term 'emotional roller-coaster'. It's usually used on 'reality' shows like The X-Factor, Big Brother, and the like. Followed by "I've learnt a lot about myself'.

The thing is...I don't watch any of these programmes so I don't really know where or when I hear it, except for when clips might be shown on other less detestable programmes.

Menas

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

That's its official name. It's sometimes referred to as the British Open just to differentiate it from the others.

My trivial annoyance is the term 'emotional roller-coaster'. It's usually used on 'reality' shows like The X-Factor, Big Brother, and the like. Followed by "I've learnt a lot about myself'.

The thing is...I don't watch any of these programmes so I don't really know where or when I hear it, except for when clips might be shown on other less detestable programmes.

Pregnancy is also referred to as an emotional roller coaster.
They even have a forum for pregnant women called rollercoaster.ie!

Comic Book Guy

I know the staff are paid to do it but I find it quite annoying and ignorant when people don't clean up their left overs from tables in places like McDonalds.
The bin is literally 5 foot away from them too.

Kev W

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

I know the staff are paid to do it but I find it quite annoying and ignorant when people don't clean up their left overs from tables in places like McDonalds.
The bin is literally 5 foot away from them too.

100% agreed. A little bit of courtesy goes a long way.

Maximus Alexander

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

I know the staff are paid to do it but I find it quite annoying and ignorant when people don't clean up their left overs from tables in places like McDonalds.
The bin is literally 5 foot away from them too.

The job market is tough enough without you undercutting them and doing their job for free.