Trivial things that annoy you part 479

whatismyname

Receiving a delivery that is so well wrapped it's almost impossible to access. Like a game of pass the parcel but all on your own.

tomwaterford

whatismyname wrote: »

Receiving a delivery that is so well wrapped it's almost impossible to access. Like a game of pass the parcel but all on your own.

I deos that sometimes in work when we're packaging up stuff if I was full of messing....:pac:

I'm a terrible employee

Menas

whatismyname wrote: »

Receiving a delivery that is so well wrapped it's almost impossible to access. Like a game of pass the parcel but all on your own.

TA that you have received your delivery but all that is in my postbox is something that looks suspiciously like an Irish water bill. :mad:

Mudmask

Trigger Happy wrote: »

TA that you have received your delivery but all that is in my postbox is something that looks suspiciously like an Irish water bill. :mad:

I got a leaflet from the postman telling me he came at 11 with my parcel. I was here at 11! I hate going to the depot

The Diabolical Monocle

TA: seeing a poo when eating chocolate.


what follows:

(mind: thats poo, you're eating poo)

- no its not, its chocolate I've checked

(mind: why are you talking to yourself about eating poo)

- I'm not its just that certain things remind me of other things

(mind: you're gradually going mad, I bet one day you will lose it and start eating poo for real)

- la la la la I can't hear you, this is a delicious chocolate bar, ...oh dear god.

(mind: none of this is real you know, you think you're just walking down the road eating a chocolate bar but really you're inside the mind of a deluded madman rolling around on the ground his face covered in feces as he feasts upon street sht after street sht, the concerned crowd looking on)


Acquaintance: Hi how you doing ?

- Yeah fine.

Pumpkinseeds

Just back from my GP, I have bronchitis.:(

whatismyname

Trigger Happy wrote: »

TA that you have received your delivery but all that is in my postbox is something that looks suspiciously like an Irish water bill. :mad:

haha well does it make you feel any better that my delivery was a new clothes horse?

whatismyname

Accidentally typing 'pubic mental health training' rather than 'public mental health training' in a sent email....

Em, yeah, not sure how much demand there'd be for that

AndyBoBandy

whatismyname wrote: »

Em, yeah, not sure how much demand there'd be for that

pubes have feelings too

OldNotWIse

Drinking so much at the weekend that Monday is made even less bearable because of the depressive comedown, coupled with PMT - I think the amount of enemies I made today has gone into double figures!

AndyBoBandy

When your at the post office like I just was..

and your sending a parcel via An Post's DHL service, and the poor girl who has never done it before is struggling to figure it all out, and the queue behind me is getting ever bigger. and the guy who's next in line is constantly tutting, and gasping to show his disapproval of the time it's taking the girl to figure out how to correctly use the system.

BECAUSE THATS EXACTLY WHAT SHE NEEDS, AND AS SUCH, SHE'LL GO MUCH QUICKER NOW SHE KNOWS HOW PI$$ED OFF YOU ARE.

KatW4

All this talk about deliveries has made me put 5 things into my basket. I don't need them... I just want a parcel to come now!!

Robsweezie

Andybobandy wrote: »

When your at the post office like I just was..

and your sending a parcel via An Post's DHL service, and the poor girl who has never done it before is struggling to figure it all out, and the queue behind me is getting ever bigger. and the guy who's next in line is constantly tutting, and gasping to show his disapproval of the time it's taking the girl to figure out how to correctly use the system.

BECAUSE THATS EXACTLY WHAT SHE NEEDS, AND AS SUCH, SHE'LL GO MUCH QUICKER NOW SHE KNOWS HOW PI$$ED OFF YOU ARE.

hate arseholes like that. poor girl, although some people work better under pressure, sometimes we work better when we HAVE to get something done quickly, its like a fight or flight response. the girl should've been trained better, or she was just flustered cause she's new. nerve of that chap, we've all been there. that's a massive TA for me - dick customers.

fiachr_a

When you stand for an elevator to arrive on your floor and when its doors open one person inside waits for you to go into the lift before exiting.

Macavity.

DISCLAIMER: I may come across as pretentious in this post, that is not my intention. If I do, for your own amusement, here is how you can imagine I look like in real life.

This is a huge pet peeve of mine. People who are obsessed with the movie Fight Club. The ones who quote it religiously as if that makes them super profound or something. Don't get me wrong. The novel is a good read. The movie was very entertaining, director David Fincher couldn't have done a better job. The ending where they look on as the city collapses is one of my all time favourite scenes. Bonus points for the Pixies song in the background.

But the obsession that some people I know have (16-25 age category, usually male) is just ridiculous. In my life I have known at least 10 people who would frequently quote various snippets of apparent wisdom provided to us by Tyler Durden or the Narrator. I once shared an apartment with a guy who would just watch the ending over and over again on repeat, while sitting in a dark room. First time it happened, I was like "Oh great, he likes the Pixies. There's something we can talk about." No. He just liked watching the ending to Fight Club in the dark. I have one friend who quotes the movie almost daily. He even manages to work quotes into everyday situations. Friend of ours gets dumped by girlfriend; he's naturally upset, spends weekly money on a piss up and is temporarily broke, hungover and has no girlfriend. Boom. Fight Club quote - “It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.” Anytime one of us isn't in the mood to go on a night out. Boom. Fight Club quote - “This is your life and it's ending one moment at a time.” Him: "You put out the bins?" His Housemate: "No, not yet." Boom. Fight Club quote - "I am Jack's complete lack of surprise." So fucking annoying. He also says "boom" a lot before making a point.

Anyway, after being friends with this guy for awhile (he's actually alright) I make reference to Chuck Palahniuk (the author) and he looks at me dumbfounded. "Who's he?" That's what he says. Who's he!?!?!?! :mad: :rolleyes: Turns out he didn't even know the movie was based on a hugely successful book before I told him.

Back on point. Aside from the main theme of the story (the criticism of consumerist culture) being totally ignored by everyone I know who is obsessed with it. They also don't see the irony in that two important messages conveyed in the book/movie were that of non conformity and self acceptance. Yet here they are, quoting a line word for word like sheep, while idolising Brad Pitt's badass portrayal of Tyler Durden. Grrrrrr.

*head explodes*

Pumpkinseeds

^^^^

I blame Conor McGregor.

ollaetta

The way the word "gutted" has crept into common usage for being "disappointed". That's all.

whatismyname

ollaetta wrote: »

The way the word "gutted" has crept into common usage for being "disappointed". That's all.

I'm gutted that you feel that way

miezekatze

My cat won't make up her mind as to which food she likes and dislikes. She was so good for a while and ate just about anything, and suddenly she's gone back to being really picky again. One day she loves a certain food and the next day I end up throwing half of it away. Have to order more food soon and I don't even know what to get now.

galljga1

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

TA: seeing a poo when eating chocolate.


what follows:

(mind: thats poo, you're eating poo)

- no its not, its chocolate I've checked

(mind: why are you talking to yourself about eating poo)

- I'm not its just that certain things remind me of other things

(mind: you're gradually going mad, I bet one day you will lose it and start eating poo for real)

- la la la la I can't hear you, this is a delicious chocolate bar, ...oh dear god.

(mind: none of this is real you know, you think you're just walking down the road eating a chocolate bar but really you're inside the mind of a deluded madman rolling around on the ground his face covered in feces as he feasts upon street sht after street sht, the concerned crowd looking on)


Acquaintance: Hi how you doing ?

- Yeah fine.

Monocle, I agree with one line. Guess which one?

galljga1

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Drinking so much at the weekend that Monday is made even less bearable because of the depressive comedown, coupled with PMT - I think the amount of enemies I made today has gone into double figures!

Drink more, it always helps.

Nipping out for a pint shortly.

galljga1

Getting a text yesterday morning from someone of whom I have no recollection of meeting on Saturday night.

Bridge93

People who use 'lol' when having a debate online. Drives me nuts.

ollaetta

whatismyname wrote: »

I'm gutted that you feel that way

I was waiting for that!

Renegade Mechanic

"Thread closed, pending review."

No it's not. It's not pending anything. Why can't ye just tell the truth so I can unfollow it, instead of maintaining thread vigils?

"Thread savagely beaten into the boot of a Cortina and ****ed over the cliffs of Moher."

Sounds more badass

tomwaterford

Taking a half day and all I getting is smart arse comments.....sure look it if ye weren't lazy ***** and turned up mornings etc....I'm working the same amount of hours as all of ye FFS

Menas

Bridge93 wrote: »

People who use 'lol' when having a debate online. Drives me nuts.

Dont get me started on ROTFL.....very annoying.

major bill

TA that 4 episodes of Game Of Thrones were leaked online and me being an impatient bastard had to watch all 4

Mondays are ruined!!

Robsweezie

''let go him you're hurting him!''

''get your hands off me! take your ****in hands off me!''

''shame on you. shame on you''

''im recording dis, im recording dis''

Quazzie

Robsweezie wrote: »

''let go him you're hurting him!''

''get your hands off me! take your ****in hands off me!''

''shame on you. shame on you''

''im recording dis, im recording dis''

Scum of the earth. Every single last one of them

Pumpkinseeds

Bronchitis is making me feel queasy. No matter how much ice water, Difflam, panadol or lozenges I use, nothing is easing it off. Hopefully the antibiotics will work soon. So tired of not sleeping.:(

Pumpkinseeds

major bill wrote: »

TA that 4 episodes of Game Of Thrones were leaked online and me being an impatient bastard had to watch all 4

Mondays are ruined!!

I resisted and just watched the first episode tonight. But I've read the books so I knew what was coming anyway, well in as much as you can know before they start chopping and changing the episodes from the book.

ProudDUB

People who expect you to plan your life around their kids, as if you don't have a life of your own.

My cousin has 4 kids. Her youngest has his Confirmation on Friday morning. She is monumentally pissed off that her siblings and their spouses will not, or can not take a whole day off work to attend the ceremony and the festivities at her house after wards. When her eldest arrived, people did make an effort to attend the first 1st birthday party and the first Holy Communion Day, First School Play, Prizegiving, Confirmation etc etc ceremonies. But now that she is on kid no 4, people are less pushed about attending, if it means taking a day off work, which is totally understandable. Is she willing to be at all reasonable about this? Is she, my arse ! A couple of them are taking the morning off to be there, but not the whole day, and even that isn't good enough for her.

galljga1

major bill wrote: »

TA that 4 episodes of Game Of Thrones were leaked online and me being an impatient bastard had to watch all 4

Mondays are ruined!!

All still to watch and savour.

everlast75

alarm set for 5:30 am.

waking naturally 20 mins before it goes off and not being able to snooze :-(


FFS I WANT THOSE 20 MINS!!!!!

OldNotWIse

Andybobandy wrote: »

When your at the post office like I just was..

and your sending a parcel via An Post's DHL service, and the poor girl who has never done it before is struggling to figure it all out, and the queue behind me is getting ever bigger. and the guy who's next in line is constantly tutting, and gasping to show his disapproval of the time it's taking the girl to figure out how to correctly use the system.

BECAUSE THATS EXACTLY WHAT SHE NEEDS, AND AS SUCH, SHE'LL GO MUCH QUICKER NOW SHE KNOWS HOW PI$$ED OFF YOU ARE.

Urgh....like wánkers beeping learners who are not quick enough to take off when the lights change. Guess what - if the learner gets stressed and hits the accelerator the car will cut out. Idiots. You'd think they were born knowing how to drive.

whiskeyman

allowing tea bag to brew in mug....


and forgetting about it until 1/2 hour later.






Goddamnit!!

galljga1

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Urgh....like wánkers beeping learners who are not quick enough to take off when the lights change. Guess what - if the learner gets stressed and hits the accelerator the car will cut out. Idiots. You'd think they were born knowing how to drive.

Yeah, I can not understand how seeing an L plate on another car turns some people into complete morons.

OldNotWIse

fiachr_a wrote: »

When you stand for an elevator to arrive on your floor and when its doors open one person inside waits for you to go into the lift before exiting.

:eek::mad::mad:

Like those idiots who stand for a second too long before they get out. You wait for the lift. Allow the doors to open. Give it a few seconds to clear. Go to walk in.....and there is some fúcker walking out. What are they actually doing for those few sconds after the doors open?

OldNotWIse

galljga1 wrote: »

Yeah, I can not understand how seeing an L plate on another car turns some people into complete morons.

I used to drive without L plates if I was alone (boo hiss etc) in case I was pulled, and never had any problems from other drivers. If I drove the same way with L plates up, drivers were less tolerant. Funny....

whiskeyman

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I used to drive without L plates if I was alone (boo hiss etc) in case I was pulled, and never had any problems from other drivers. If I drove the same way with L plates up, drivers were less tolerant. Funny....

Undercover guards should go around with unmarked squad cars with L players.
The amount of people they'd pull in for tailgating and dangerous overtaking would be a nice money earner!

jimgoose

galljga1 wrote: »

Yeah, I can not understand how seeing an L plate on another car turns some people into complete morons.

Anticipation, awareness, reading the road - all the things that many drivers don't do. If they did, they'd spot the L-plate a couple of hundred yards away, be aware that they're likely to be a little slow, erratic, nervous, etc. All the things they were when they were learning, in fact. They would then be able in good time to give a wide berth, hang back, be a little courteous and patient, and so forth. But they don't do any of the aforementioned, because they have the usual who-but-me Paddy-First mindset that you get around here. I've half-a-mind to put a half-ton or so of concrete in the boot of the Jag (Yank police cruiser style) and go around with L-plates, to do some Educating. :mad:

jimgoose

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I used to drive without L plates if I was alone (boo hiss etc) in case I was pulled, and never had any problems from other drivers. If I drove the same way with L plates up, drivers were less tolerant. Funny....

That is very wrong and you're a very naughty chungwan for doing it, so you are so you are. Having said that I never used L-plates in my life, you might as well stamp "I'm a wet-behind-the-ears newbie, abuse me!!" on your forehead. I feel sorry for the young Fobbling Wedglings these days! :pac::pac::pac:

veryangryman

jimgoose wrote: »

I feel sorry for the young Fobbling Wedglings these days! :pac::pac::pac:

Why? We all got the same treatment when we were learners. "Balance"

jimgoose

veryangryman wrote: »

Why? We all got the same treatment when we were learners. "Balance"

No, I just got into my car and drove the damn thing, without any by-your-leave whatsoever. But I'm old! :pac:

When someone coming from a side road makes a great effort to get out in front of you, accelerates onto your lane...and then slows right down again and you're thinking what was the point of their big hurry.

jimgoose

Deleted User wrote: »

When someone coming from a side road makes a great effort to get out in front of you, accelerates onto your lane...and then slows right down again and you're thinking what was the point of their big hurry.

A lot of people seem to struggle with the implementation of physics prevailing in this corner of the universe. :pac:

OldNotWIse

jimgoose wrote: »

No, I just got into my car and drove the damn thing, without any by-your-leave whatsoever. But I'm old! :pac:

Yup, my aul fella bought his license and taught himself over a weekend. End of story. Certainly didn't have to contend with the level of road rage bullshít that prevails these days.

jimgoose

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Yup, my aul fella bought his license and taught himself over a weekend. End of story. Certainly didn't have to contend with the level of road rage bullshít that prevails these days.

Indeed. I just used a provisional for years (bikes and cars) and finally got around to doing the car test in 2004, at the ripe old age of 32! :pac:

Menas

jimgoose wrote: »

Indeed. I just used a provisional for years (bikes and cars) and finally got around to doing the car test in 2004, at the ripe old age of 32! :pac:

TA that 'Jim the auld fella' is younger than me.