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:agree: Then they call you a sheep.Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
Thee was one on the EEN post re high numbers of Covid, she was spouting off about conspiracy and Gov trying to control the people. I told her to go tell all the very ill Covid patients that it's fake and there's nothing wrong with them .Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
This gets on my threepennies too.Quote:
Originally Posted by easty
A guy at work gets absolutely incensed at folk taking the middle offer. His reasoning is that you are so unlikely to actually win at all that you might as well go for the big bucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by easty
To an extent. However if your last or second last and there is a huge pot and 2/3 players back it's more likely you get back going middle and a full or nearly full squad and more chance of winning.Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
I used to hate the show golden balls for simple fact it was pointless splitting the money. Kinda a flaw in the show for me (albeit funny when someone did actually steal all the money).
Like terrence Howard and his assertion that 1x1 =2!Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
People being labelled by their earnings. the minimum wage label is a common one, it does my head in 😡
These have probably been posted before, but it’s the football cliches. “First name on the team sheet “ and “pin that on the dressing room wall “
Surely the first name on the team sheet is the goalie? And having played football at a young age and crap level and knowing guys who have played league games, nobody has ever seen anything pinned on a dressing room wall.
Or am I just fatally literal 🤔
Websites that bombard you with ads and particularly those pop ups claiming they give a toss about your privacy.
It seems to be worse on smartphones.
Fraudsters, Covid seems to be a booming time for them, never had so many emails or calls, this morning "Amazon" called me to advise that my Prime subscription was expiring and to hit number 1 to speak to their retention team, I was bored and often like chatting to them and stringing them along, got through to a lovely Indian guy who knew my name but funnily enough hung up when I asked him if he thought I was stupid, ****ing chancers :rolleyes:
I miss being in the house all day and having time to wind them up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mon Dieu4
Cyclists. In particular the ****ing rude ones. Out with the dog yesterday on a walking and cycling friendly path. Every time a bike comes toward us I get the dog to come to the side and sit and wait until the bikes are past. The ones who don't even acknowledge the fact we have moved out of their way get right on my tits. A simple thanks is all itvtajes Same with the ones who come up behind and have no bell and don't shout a warning. My dog usually warns me someone is coming but on the odd occasion that we miss them you would think it was entirely our fault that they have to slow down or stop.
I think you can extend that to rude people full stop. I was also out for a walk at the weekend and I lost count of the amount of people out for a walk/cycle/run that neither shared the path or thanked you, when like yourself, you made an obvious move to give room to others.Quote:
Originally Posted by weecounty hibby
Folk are just ignorant!
I only thank people if they've made a significant effort to make my way easier. So on a single-track path, a dog owner who steps off the track and on to a grass verge to allow me to proceed warrants grateful thanks. On a double-track path a dog owner who merely confines himself to occupying half the width of the shared path doesn't warrant profuse thanks because that's just the minimum he/she should be doing anyway on a two-way shared path. Pet peeve: users of shared paths who temporarily confine themselves to taking up less than the full width of the path and say "You're welcome" as you pass them.Quote:
Originally Posted by weecounty hibby
TV series which advertise the fact that there will be another season before the current one has finished.
The tension and uncertainty just diminishes.
Killing Eve was a prime example.
The Loyds Bank advert.
Who would ever have thought that you could slow down a Carpenters song.
The EDF Energy ad. "Doing nothing is the something I do best". WTF???
in keeping - banks who pretend to care. we're all in it together and happy families. utter tosh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saturday Boy
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Anyone that uses Twitter and uses "That's it. That's the tweet" should be banned for life.
People trying to shoehorn religion into threads where it has no place.
And independence, in fact even linking them together as,if one faith wants it and the other doesn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Oh and 'people' seemingly doing it over a number of threads.
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Those with faith want independence, those who don't, have little faith.😉Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Alf
People who ask for red onion in Subway.
They dont offer any other onion so why not just ask for onion?
I just use whatever shampoo my girlfriend buys, but the stuff she buys the shampoo and conditioner both come in the same looking bottles, you cannae tell the difference unless you pick it up to read what it says on the front.
Why is it that 95% of the time I pick up the conditioner bottle when I'm trying to pick up the shampoo? :grr:
Try picking up the conditioner bottle instead & you'll pick up the shampoo. Problem solved.Quote:
Originally Posted by easty
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Originally Posted by Craig_HFC
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People who (rightly) criticise westminster/boris/torys for something, but when the same happens with Nicola Sturgeon/SNP/ScotGov, they bend over backwards to not criticise and defend them.
I get partisanship, but it does none of us any good to not hold any politican/party/govt to the same standards, and makes people look foolish and less than principled because they don't hold them to the same standards.
People who pass on Mastermind. You know that passes are used as a tiebreaker to determine the winner so even if you don't know just give an answer, no matter how daft.
2 people scored 20 last night, one person lost because they had 2 passes and the other had none.
I’ve noticed that as well, just have a prepared answer if you don’t know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
That guy came from last place, and was pretty surprised that he'd won.
Given that Monday night is geek night, I get p'd off at folk on Only Connect and University Challenge who say "pass" :rolleyes: Victoria and Jeremy should dock points for that....
Re University Challenge, the teams who have a lead, have got the starter right and then take as long as possible to delay answering the follow-up question in order to run down the clock. Half the time they know it and are just deliberately time-wasting.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
It is the equivalent of taking the ball into the corner flag. Perfectly legal but it demoralises the spirit.
If im channel hopping and University Challenge or Only Connect is on then I have a rule with myself that I can't turn over until I get a question right, I've watched the whole show on numerous occasions :faf:Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Only Connect is the hardest, I can give myself a headache watching that. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Mon Dieu4
People who use "reply all" when it's not necessary.
People who copy in someone's supervisor / manager in an email with the sole goal of getting them in bother.
Women screaming "woooooooo" in any live recording on YouTube before the singer starts. No matter which song or performer, there is guaranteed to be a high pitched "woooooooo " intro.
The email CC is a particular peeve of mine, I have challenged several people on it in the past to ask why the hell they are doing it. I often reply to the same group asking the originator why they thought it was plausible to add in someone else who didn’t need to be involved in the conversation.Quote:
Originally Posted by CloudSquall
My own peeve folk who listen to an idea, often in an office environment then communicate it to try and pass off as their own.
The second part especially really gets on my nerves. It was a weekly occurance for me for a few years back.Quote:
Originally Posted by CloudSquall
I worked for a large Edinburgh based property management company and when I started back in 2016 I was told that certain property managers were essentially untouchable. Any mistake made was to be someone else's responsibility and they were not to be called out for it. Needless to say I am not working there anymore.
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Originally Posted by StevesFamau5
I agree about the CC part. That said, I've seen it used with people who are notorious non-replyers to make sure they respond :greengrin
The Bluetooth in cars people use to make calls, why is it always so loud? I’m working from home and someone is down the street making a call in their car, the customer I’m speaking to can hear them, that’s through double glazing windows that are all closed.
YouTube videos of cats and dogs when it is plainly obvious that the animals are frightened and react in ways which may be amusing to us but not to them.
People on The Chase who ignore the obvious answer of the 3 and choose the stupidest one, or when they overthink the answer. Don't get me started when they pick the minus offer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
People on Tipping Point who don’t go for three counter questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
Ben Shepherd speaking so fast during Tipping Point you can hardly follow what he's saying.
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
“Oh I don’t know anything about Geography so I’ll go for one counter”
If it’s going to be a guess...go for 3, just as likely to get it right.
Ben Shepherd insisting on going back to complete the questions if the contestant answers before he finishes. No one cares by that point. It does my head in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peanut Shaz
Ben Shephard and his ridiculous buzz words/sayings on tipping point.
"Slider", "Rider", oooooh, a bit of "lateral" there!
I know his job is to spice up this dull game, but c'mon!
It seems there are many of us that find something irritating about Tipping Pount but we all continue to watch it 😁
I only watch it for nostalgic reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Chuckling away as George from Bedworth loads up drop zone 3 and then Margaret from Birtley swoops in and scores the lot,,,, reminds me of my days hawking about Nobles amusements!
That, and the fact I seem to be in the house more often than not these days!
:faf: absolutely!Quote:
Originally Posted by EH6 Hibby
Agree with most of the tipping point peeves, although I've watched it religiously every lunch time since lockdown. :greengrin
Mine is when people don't just try to go for the mystery prizes when they're clearly not going to progress further. Come on Sandra you need 22 counters, just bag yourself a weekend away in a luxury tree house and be done with it.
People from eg Birmingham winning a hotel stay in Aberdeenshire, or vice versa.
:faf:That's a great thing to have a peeve about - I'd never even thought about it but now I'm on board!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pollution
There will come a time when these minor irritations become too much for us to continue to watch and we'll have reached our...nope, not sure what I was going to say there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
I have heated up a couple of things recently and when I've went to peel the plastic from the top only the plastic round the edges has come off the container, leaving me with a perfectly vacuum sealed bit of plastic still on my food container that I have to cut round to remove
Back to scratch made meals for me
Folk at self service tills who scan all their shopping through, then pay, and THEN want to put it into bags!
just put it into bags as you scan FFS!!!:fuming::grr:
Security guards not doing their jobs properly.
I have removed two security tags recently for friends who have purchased clothing items, set the alarm off as they left and been waved on by the security guard who on each occasion told them it’s okay the alarm is just a sticker on the cardboard label. When they got home they realised there was a hard plastic security tag attached to their garments. Not a problem as my previous years spent in Security meant I know how to remove most of them in seconds but bloody annoying if you can’t and have to return. Both times it was Sainsbury’s
I'm surprised it has taken this long for this to be mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
Utterly despicable behaviour.
Must admit I’ve never seen this myself but it would really rip my knitting too.Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
On a similar note, when you go to open a milk bottle and the wee plastic tag breaks off leaving the milk bottle still sealed and you spend the next 30 seconds using your finger nail to try and open it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mon Dieu4
:agree: and similar to those that go to a cashline print off a balance then put the card back in to get cash out. Sometimes a 2nd card comes out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
It should be 1 transaction then get back in the queue.
That gets right on my tits as well. You tend to see it in the metro stores. Said prick turns up at the checkout with his basket and a rucksack, he then scans everything through and drops the shoulder to reveal his bag which he then takes an eternity to load up. Shooting is too good for these people.Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
I have some sympathy for this scenario, you ever try putting your own bag on the scales and hitting, "I'm using my own bag" takes an age to get it working.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
Agree completely which then just holds you up anyway, I always scan then bag for this reason. I only ever use self scan for a few items so the time I spend there scanning then bagging is minimal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onceinawhile
Does the rucksack not trigger the unexpected item in bagging area message if he loads it up? I just hate self service checkouts and don't use them.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
People without an exemption still not wearing masks in shops.Time for mask marshalls to be appointed.
Pumpkins and trick or treating. When I was young carving an old turnip was a test of both physical strength and character and then we went guising.
See also the growing minority of people with no American roots wishing people happy thanksgiving.
I tend to use the scan and go when I’m doing the shopping, it’s so much easier packing your bags as you shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onceinawhile
Carving a turnip without ending up in A+E was a right of passage. A trail of bent kitchen utensils and plasters was worth it to have that finished lantern. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Last year (maybe the year before) i couldn’t get pumpkins in Tesco, so picked up some turnips instead, as that’s what i had when i was wee.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
My kids thought i was at it, i got called all sorts for buying them instead of pumpkins.
The volvo advert with the 'every morning at half past 4' song :grr:
Following on from the Halloween theme, whatever happened to bonfire night? When I was young the week leading up to bonfire night was spent with a piece of waste ground being used as a temporary site to build a huge pile of flammable furniture that was no longer required in people’s houses, we would pass every day and watch the pile get bigger and bigger ready for the big day. The day itself was a massive community event with everyone gathering round the bonfire with sparklers and some fireworks. These events passed of with minimal casualties and a great night was had by all. Now you have organised displays and the firefighters putting out fires all over the place. Get back to the old way of doing things, ffs some people don’t even call it bonfire night anymore.
I can't speak for elsewhere but when I was growing up it was a minority that spoiled it for everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
You'd watch the bonfire pile growing, rival bonfires would nick things off other piles and early doors it was pretty family orientated with sparklers and so on. As the night progressed it was taken over by folk who were pished and they would start firing rockets across the road and aiming them at buses; one year someone got thrown on the fire when a fight broke out and was pretty seriously injured.
It ended up with an organised fireworks display being put together and the unofficial community bonfire disappeared.
On the game show theme - Pointless.
When you're in the final round and the question is something like "Kinks songs", "You've Really Got Me" and "Waterloo Sunset" are obviously going to be high scorers. You'd be far better having a punt on an album track or if you don't know them, guessing that they might have covered a staple song from a decade before.
The local one when I was growing up was on the road in front of Saint Stephens Church at the bottom of Howe Street.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
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Health & Safety , plus neds who used set the bonfire alight before the big night . There's usually one here , but this year obviously it's cancelled due The covid regulations
On Sky Sports during the half time break when the come back for about 30 seconds then go off for more ads pretty pointless I'd say just show an extra couple of commercials instead
I think your probably right with that, I only remember them when I was a young child and it was a highlight of the year. A big fire and the sparklers, remembering not to touch the hot part. Dogs didn’t seem to be bothered by the fireworks during that time, we took the dog with us. Changed days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
I ****ing hate all that nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Especially the pumpkin picking, it’s an absolute racket.
Halloween itself is a lot of ***** too.
Used to love bonfire night when I was a bairn, there were multiple massive ones around Broomhouse every year.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
We used to go to fireworks display (with bonfire) at Saughton enclosure. It was always mobbed. I think it was organised by the Council.
It's because they can charge more for "better" positions in ad breaks. The shorter the break the better.Quote:
Originally Posted by davy67 +
When people do something to hurt themselves and go "Ow", but feel compelled to add "ah" at the end - "Owwww-ah!".
Similarly when someone describes something as "cringe". It's "cringeworthy" or it's made you cringe.
Both hallmarks of the utter moron that shouldn't be allowed out of their houses.
This “ring a bell for Santa” pish that seems to be gathering momentum at the moment.
Get to ****. I wasn’t a huge fan of the clap for NHS but at least that was for real people who were deserving of the recognition.
This is just contrived bull**** though.
I’ve just seen that too.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
The Internet.
Completely changed from the brilliant wild west it was 10 years ago.
Now when you search for something , it's just links to sites selling stuff.
I'm torn on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
Evidently the ring a bell idea is contrived bull****. However for years people have bemoaned the loss of the 'real spirit of Christmas' and complained it's just commercialised nonsense. Is encouraging people to come together and do something as a community a bad idea?
We have a WhatsApp group in our street for most of the families with young kids. There have been some great ideas for what to do for Halloween next week and there are already tentative plans to have a socially distanced street carol service on our doorsteps on Christmas Eve. If a few of the bairns brought bells to ring then I'd probably find myself greeting rather than getting pissed off.
My peeve would be the people who tear the arse out of these things and take an idea and spoil it with one upsmanship. We saw it with the clap for key workers which became bang a pan which became lug a whole drum kit onto the street. No doubt the same thing will happen with whatever streets and neighbourhoods plan for Christmas. Some people just can't help themselves.
Had never heard of this before your post, so it's your fault. 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
As far as I'm concerned the only time someone should ring a bell to celebrate is a cancer patient when they have finished treatment.
Waking up in the middle of a great dream and not being able to get back into it.
Martyn Tyler dining out on his catchphrase And Its LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE every time he's commentating. Nips my heed that.
When you think of everything that you should have said or done 5 minutes after you needed to say or do it.
Generally in the sense of not knocking the **** out of someone when it was merited or losing the head when you should have just walked away.
Arguing with a 3 year old.
It was a dress up day at nursery today so she had the choice of being a witch or a pumpkin. Tried both costumes on this week and loved them. This morning:
'Let's get your pumpkin on'
'No'
'Come on you look funny'
'I don't want to'
** 5 minute wait***
'Ok are we going to put this pumpkin on then?'
'NO!'
'How about a witch?'
'No, thank you'
'You'll look silly if everyone else is dressed up'
'I don't want to'
****Throws costumes on the floor and starts 'crying'*****
'Right you can just wear your normal clothes then'
***Drive to nursery and see about 70% of the other kids dressed up***
'Daddy I want to dress up'
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Your finger going through the bag when you're picking up your dog's ****.
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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
I'm the same, I love the idea of the bairns out ringing bells at 6pm on Xmas Eve. The excitement for them would be so good to see and would bring back a bit of the old fashioned Xmas spirit. I've ordered my grandson a wee bell on a ribbon, like a cats collar bell but bigger.
However the one upmanship is horrific, the NHS clapping around here ended up with buckets being hit or even at one point car horns being tooted. So this will be the only year I'll enjoy the bell ringing as I fully expect firework displays and brass bands next year.
I could change a few words in that and it would describe my ex deciding what to wear before going out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
You’ve described every day of my work :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Questions that dont really need asked or answered.
E.g. Wife "Did you hear me leaving for work this morning "?
WTF? Why do you care?
Wife "Did you phone your work when you were off"?
Again WTF? I cant remember , why TF do you ask?
Wife "Did you have mayo on your subway yesterday"?
Yes , yes i did have mayo but why TF are you interested?
This goes on endlessley :greengrin:
You've just described every waking second of my life working from home.Quote:
Originally Posted by sleeping giant
And some of the ones where I'm sleeping and have been woken up for the question to be asked. That's not even a lie.
“You’re not going out are you?”Quote:
Originally Posted by matty_f
“No, I often walk about the house wearing an overcoat and a woollen hat, of course I’m f****ng going out”
You should probably stop trying to dress kids in pumpkins all year round then 🤣Quote:
Originally Posted by hibee_girl
That’s where I’ve been going wrong! :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
TV series that don't resolve themselves, but set things up for a second series. I find that really arrogant.
Latest example is Road Kill on the BBC.
I really hope that included the phrase "let's get your pumpkin on". :greengrinQuote:
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