Pet Peeves IV

[Scouse Hibee]

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the prevalence of the english style poppy in scotland this year, particularly in the form of pin badges. I was in m&s at the gyle at the weekend and it was english style pin badges they were selling.

The poppy stand at tesco in corstorphine had both scottish and english poppies which i thought was weird as presumably it is run by poppy scotland.

The pundits on sky for the rangers game at the weekend were also wearing english style poppies.

I notice the scotsman and evening news websites are also displaying the english style poppy.

You learn something new every day.

[O'Rourke3]

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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.

Given its a reasonable May/Johnson back story another year and the new PM might be in disgrace and jail....

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[CropleyWasGod]

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Given its a reasonable May/Johnson back story another year and the new PM might be in disgrace and jail....

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That's another thing. TV series that have no connection with reality.

[weecounty hibby]

The way poppies have been used lately as a political tool. By many different groups on all sides of the political spectrum and even a couple of high profile football clubs and their fans. Very sad. I am a firm independence supporter, have been all my life and always buy a poppy. No matter what you think of governments, the money is meant for the brave troops who were/are only following orders. Sadly if you don't have a poppy on you can be made to feel like ****. As I say, always buy one but usually it only goes on my works clothes and I cannot be arsed moving it every time I change clothes.
Folk feeling compelled to buy and wear one, folk not wearing one due to whatever belief, folk who contribute but don't wear one, folk wearing white ones, English ones Scottish ones. It honestly shouldn't matter either way. As I say something that should be a benefit to folk who, like it or not, have served us all and are needing help should not be used as it is as a weapon. It also feels like you need to have one on from the middle of September now. It's a ****ing charity for dogs sake!!
Sorry about such a long rant on the peeves but I get really frustrated by it all, every year!

[CloudSquall]

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Folk who either don’t know how to dress well or put no effort into it, and trainers with a suit. Tim Cahill on Super Sunday fits into the categories above.

Yours, Dapper Dan

Trainers with a suit gets my blood pressure sky rocketing, it's the attire of choice for middle aged TV presenters in Argentina who are trying desperately to appear in their 30s, absolute roasters to a man.

[pollution]

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Trainers with a suit gets my blood pressure sky rocketing, it's the attire of choice for middle aged TV presenters in Argentina who are trying desperately to appear in their 30s, absolute roasters to a man.

Ditto on Spanish TV which you can watch from here.

The men are small and slim and dressed as if there are 18 again.

[Wembley67]

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Ditto on Spanish TV which you can watch from here.

The men are small and slim and dressed as if there are 18 again.

Jealousy is strong here 😁

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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People walking about or driving with a face mask dangling off one ear like some creepy earring, just take it off ffs.

Likewise for people wearing chin hammocks, it's very odd.

[matty_f]

When things don't do the one thing that they're meant to do.

[Jones28]

People who don’t put lids back on jars properly, but put them on with a tiny twist so the jar is 99.9% unsealed.

[Scouse Hibee]

People who use the word “Cheeky”

Cheeky night out
Cheeky bottle of wine
Cheeky day off
Cheeky takeaway
Cheeky McDonalds

WTF?

[Hiber-nation]

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People who use the word “Cheeky”

Cheeky night out
Cheeky bottle of wine
Cheeky day off
Cheeky takeaway
Cheeky McDonalds

WTF?

Definitely. A guy came to my door once wanting me to sign up to a charity donation and asked me if I was having "a cheeky wee day off". All I could say was "No" and shut the door.

[CloudSquall]

When you are doing something, DIY, moving furniture, fixing something, and your partner is giving a running commentary right behind you,

"No not like that"
"Why are you doing it that way?"
"NO, I said I DID NOT want it that way"


It's enough to think about time in Saughton.

[Hibrandenburg]

Facebook posts about the foreign bogeyman abducting kids, stealing dogs and every other evil you can think about. Some of them are so blatantly fake that it beggars belief at the amount of people who blindly share them.

Just seen one with a photo of a foreign car with eastern European plates claiming two men in the car were trying to entice kids to get in. Great photo taken from about 20 yards where the make and number of the car was easy to identify. Problem is the poster claimed it was taken at about 18:00 and it's obviously been taken in daylight but sundown here was at 16:24.

[Alfiembra]

Probably OCD on my part but I hate opening any sort of spreadable food item like margarine or butter soft cheese, pate etc. and the last user has dug a big chunk out of the middle of it. I always take a thin scrape off the top and find it easier to spread. Think my Mrs has potential to become a brickie.

[Scouse Hibee]

Traffic wardens with an attitude, they act like complete ********s, then the next one comes along, listens to your reasoning, sees you are struggling to unload a huge piece of machinery and says there’s something in my eye, I never saw you 😂

[The Modfather]

Bought a new phone as couldn’t fit all my music on my old one. I’m not overly bothered about phones and rarely change them unless they stop working or I run out of space. The new one I bought is a bit bigger than the last one and with the way I hold it I’m forever taking screenshots by accident. Not the end of the world but does annoy the life out of me.

[sleeping giant]

When you're reading a thread ,get to the end and press the back button rather than the up button. The thread title looks like someone else has posted on it as it stays bold so you open it again.
Hope that makes sense :

[Pretty Boy]

Actors who think rolling their Rs and replacing O with ae in some words constitutes a Scottish accent.

[CropleyWasGod]

The use of "onboard" as a verb.

[sleeping giant]

People with Christmas decorations up already.

[c31]

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The use of "onboard" as a verb.

Thought 'onboard' is a verb and 'on-board' is an adjective. (I'm probably wrong though)

[CropleyWasGod]

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Thought 'onboard' is a verb and 'on-board' is an adjective. (I'm probably wrong though)

It is used as a verb. It bloody shouldn't be, though. Another strangulation of the language by our colonial cousins.

There are more, but that's plenty for now 😆

While I'm here, though, "contact telephone number ".

[weecounty hibby]

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People with Christmas decorations up already.

That would ordinarily be one of mine and there is someone in our village who always has theirs up around armistice day. This year they had them up on the 5th. I'm going to make an exception this year though. Anything that makes folk happy this year is ok by me

[lapsedhibee]

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While I'm here, though, "contact telephone number ".

Is that any more worser than 'contact sport'?

[Danderhall Hibs]

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When you are doing something, DIY, moving furniture, fixing something, and your partner is giving a running commentary right behind you,

"No not like that"
"Why are you doing it that way?"
"NO, I said I DID NOT want it that way"


It's enough to think about time in Saughton.

Are you sure this is DIY you’re talking about?

[CropleyWasGod]

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Is that any more worser than 'contact sport'?

Hunting down people who say "PIN number" should be a contact sport.

[EH6 Hibby]

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Hunting down people who say "PIN number" should be a contact sport.

ATM Machine is another one.

[Jim Herriot]

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ATM Machine is another one.

Don't forget your PIN number for the ATM machine at the TSB bank.

[Peevemor]

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Don't forget your PIN number for the ATM machine at the TSB bank.

TSB started that by putting "bank" on their logo/signs.