What things irrationally wind the hell out of you?

[ElfOnTheTopShelf]

I HATE listening to the BBC news in the morning, when the news readers say "its is EXACTLY half past six" because I always end up shouting "IT IS NOT!!" because it surely can never be EXACTLY unless they string out the sixxxxxx until it is exactly that time.

I get annoyed when people talk about the coins and say that the Queen is on the FRONT of the coin, she is on the back. Because if you were looking at all the pictures of all the coins, you'd put the Queen down to see the pics, therefore she is the back of the coin. And its only "heads and tails" because its a picture of her head.

When I'm really stroppy, I get annoyed at the Kool Kids sign near my house. If they wanted to use alliteration, use Cool Children, surely?!

So... what gets your goat for no reason

[Thunderduck]

Baby on board stickers and their many variations.

[ElfOnTheTopShelf]

oh yes, those "sexy babe on board" and when you see the driver you can only help but think "misguided"

[screamingabdab]

Erroneous apostrophe's

People on Property Ladder and Location... calling houses a "Property" . I's a HOUSE FFS!

[screamingabdab]

Well would you look at that, I used an erroneous apostrophe myself

[ElfOnTheTopShelf]

I thought you were just making a point

[BalloonSlayer]

OK, nearly started a thread about this myself but here goes:

Adverts for kids films that always seem to HAVE to feature a shot of one character doing an enormous burp and (often immediately afterwards) another character saying "Awe-some!!!"

I noticed today that Pinocchio is being re-released. Dear old Pinocchio, simple tale - always let your conscience be your guide - and they have a clip of one of the donkeys braying and whaddaya know? Sounds almost exactly like a burp.

Do they think we say to our DCs; "Well I'm sorry Johnny but unless this film contains an eruption of intestinal gas followed by someone waving their hand in front of their face, then I ain't taking you."

[alicecrail]

The woman who waits at the end of my road in the mornings waiting for me to drive off so she can have my parking space (cheeky cow) so she can work in town without paying £2.50 for parking AARRGGGHHHHHHHH

[screamingabdab]

Elf, I was, but not in the second line (although to be fair, that's more of a spelling mistake)

[screamingabdab]

Wire coat hangers

[sagacious]

People calling cottage pie, shepherds pie.

Even the local pub does it

One is beef
One is lamb ..shepherd.. its a fecking clue

[dizzydixies]

rofl sagacious - would you believe I never noticed that before

[sagacious]

Oh crap have just seen in active convo's someone asking for a receipe for shepherds pie.. this isn't a dig .. honest !

[screamingabdab]

BalloonSlayer: Americanisms such as awesome, and dumd.

When my kids say someone is smart, I always say "what, you mean they dress well?"

OOOH, I'm hitting my stride now !!

[BitOfFun]

Lol at the burps and farts- I've never noticed, but I'm sure I will now, and it will wind me up too

I can't abide those adverts for new mascaras etc which tell you how fabulous they are, but have in tiny writing lower down "Filmed using lash inserts"...or the advert for 50+ clothing which uses a woman who has obviously been beautiful all her life, and then she is heaped with the indignity of her daughter's boyfriend muttering that he'd give her one ...I'm sure there are lots more- I turn into Victor Meldrew when the ads come on!

[ScottishMummy]

women applying make up on public transport,it is tacky- get out of bed earlier.you've got more slap on than pat butcher

chewing gum.looks like people chewing the cud.

commuters who spread their bag on adjacent seat and get humphy at having to move it.well tough titty.I paid for a season ticket the vinyl bag didn't

inane tittering on mobile phones,especially self explanatory "yeah i am on da bus"...yeah the 44

[Hassled]

Queueing for anything. I can't abide it.

[screamingabdab]

Dumb, not dumd

People who don't check their spelling before sending their posts

[Hassled]

And people who are late for everything and unapologetic about it. Particularly the parents who are always late for school - just get up earlier, FFS.

[Hassled]

People who ask questions which are easily googlable. We're not their PAs.

[branflake81]

Clingfilm. I just can't seem to operate it effectively. It winds the wrong way and sticks to itself and I end up losing the will to live.

[screamingabdab]

@BitofFun

Yes, the mascara adverts. The small print might as well say " the preceeding advert has been a big fat lie"

[Tillyscoutsmum]

Spreadable butter.... Its not fucking spreadable Drives me batty

[KingRolo]

Oh, some ads really get me too.

This afternoon the one for that bathroom squirty air freshener thing was on where the boy says he has to go poo at Paul's house because they have a spray thing in the bathroom! Are they actively trying to give 5 year olds a complex about how their poo smells?

And 'aqua-spheres' in face cream ads. So that's be the ingredient water then.

[ScottishMummy]

habitual lateness,and thinking it is ditzy and endearing,it isn't everyone hates you

[sobanoodle]

Items of clothing called "pieces"; as in "this piece will easily carry you through from winter into spring"

footwear in the singular "Wear that dress with an elegant little boot"