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What irrationally annoys you?

135 replies

palooka47 · 05/12/2018 21:22

That you know shouldn't or is unreasonable to be annoyed by?

For me It's

-Seeing people reading menus. Haven't a clue why.
-Seeing people sitting around in their house in their coats.

OP posts:
ElliePhillips · 06/12/2018 21:19

Carey Mulligan. My irrational hate for her knows no bounds.

Squirrel26 · 06/12/2018 21:59

People who sit inside with the curtains drawn and the light on when it's broad fucking daylight outside.

People who come into my office through the door that I have intentionally left open, then leave and shut the door behind them. I have to get up and open it again, because I DON'T WANT THE FUCKING DOOR SHUT. Angry

Bahhhhhumbug · 06/12/2018 22:20

Hair, that sticks to you when in the shower or after getting out. It just clings to you and you get rid of one after 5mins of trying to get it off your wet skin and then there's another of the bastards stuck through your fingers or whatever... grrrr.. My sil had to have chemo last year and really told me off when l told her this as she lost all her hair. Still gives me the rage though, can't help it.

Bahhhhhumbug · 06/12/2018 22:24

Dsil hair has now grown back and she has made a good recovery l hasten to add.

Thankssomuch · 06/12/2018 22:36

ElliePhillips - am entirely with you re: Carey Mulligan.

RapidRascal · 06/12/2018 22:38

Able adults who use traffic light pedestrian crossings as they are designed on near empty roads, stopping a single cyclist.

SixToEightInchesOfSnow · 06/12/2018 22:51

Misplaced apostrophes, particularly in a list where some words have been given one and some haven’t.
Mouth noises.
Middle lane drivers.
People who go right on a roundabout in the outside lane.

LuckyDiamond · 06/12/2018 22:52

People who speak about when they “got with” their partner. Completely out themselves as Jeremy Kyle viewers, IMO.

MalcolmsBrokenWalrusMoneybox · 06/12/2018 23:19

People who don't walk in a straight line but bimble to the left and veer to the right - tried to overtake one the other day and they almost walked into me!

Jojobythesea · 07/12/2018 09:25

@crosser62 - you need home delivery groceries!! All the reasons I am now a convert Grin

ElliePhillips · 07/12/2018 09:50

Thankssomuch you are a kindred spirit! I don't know what it is that makes me hate her so much. I can't watch anything she is in and even found myself feeling annoyed to see her at Harry's wedding!

Nakedavenger74 · 07/12/2018 10:31

Oh god this is going to sound like I'm the fun police but as this is 'irrational annoyances' here goes:
People who make a spectacle of themselves trying to demonstrate just how FUN they are, how wonderfully outlandish or other 'look at me/us' behaviour which is often just dickishness of being gauche.

This could manifest as a bunch of twatty blokes in a supercar, a bunch of godshite hoorays on a yacht, one of those stupid beer cycle machines where a load of pissed up wankers hold up traffic in cities cycling a machine while drinking heavily and shouting at passers by or loud groups in fancy dress who think they are quite 'mad' and utterly hilarious. The purpose being to get everyone to look at them and think 'ho ho ho what larks, I wish I could do that but I can't as I'm too uptight/poor'
It's not them that irrationally annoy me as most people go out of their way not to indulge the behaviour, it's the imbecile pedestrians who indulge them by stopping and pointing and laughing at the 'larks', often taking photos or waving like lunatics like it's the most amazing and amusing thing they've seen.
I am RAGING!
God I'm awful Grin

Nakedavenger74 · 07/12/2018 10:41

There's more:
'Falling pregnant'
'This one' ie 'having coffee with this one'
'Going for a meal'
'Can i do anything for yourself'
People who say 'what's that' when you make a standard 'everyone knows' cultural reference. E.g ' it's like Fawlty Towers here' to a 40+ born and bred British person who then responds 'what's that?!' I cannot summon the energy to even start to explain...

Bunnyhop1502 · 07/12/2018 10:51

Totally get the “this one” trend. I have friends on social media who refer to their very much over 30 partners at “the boy”. Ex. “Me and the boy this summer” as a caption on a photo.

He’s a fucking adult, Susan Hmm

Squirrel26 · 07/12/2018 10:54

People who don’t use a capital letter for the second part of their double-barrelled surname on their Facebook profile. And people who use ‘x’ as punctuation on social media.

And people who try the door handle of public toilets when there’s a very clear indicator on the outside that it’s occupied. JUST FUCKING WAIT.

TeaAddict235 · 07/12/2018 11:01

People badgering mums (never heard it happening to dads) when they are returning to work. Seen it happen toooo often at parent and baby clubs, church crèche etc. Maybe she doesn't want to? Maybe it fits her family's life? Maybe (hold on now) God told her to focus on being a mum. Leave others alone. It irritates the pants off me. And yes, I've had to say something.

SkippedALightFandango · 07/12/2018 11:04

The word “holibobs”. It’s holiday ffs! 😡

Ozgirl75 · 07/12/2018 11:13

I’ve seen it here so I do apologise but inserting random names into things “he’s a fucking adult, Susan”

It’s one of those things that I used to find quite funny but now that everyone does it, I find it irritating.

jenthelibrarian · 07/12/2018 11:15

People who don't know the difference between 'infer' and 'imply'.

People who take all their possessions into the gym and pile everything up behind the machine they're on.
The changing rooms are nice and clean and when you put a quid coin in the locker door to release the key it's not a charge - it returns to you when you open the door, FFS.

Also -is it really necessary to do exaggerated funny walks up and down the gym whilst clutching a great big weight? I don't think so.
That's just showing off.

Ozgirl75 · 07/12/2018 11:15

Also that Christmas song with “rump a pum pum”

Hateful.

Gingernaut · 07/12/2018 11:24

Puffin and Toucan crossings where the sensors have been set at too high a height.

At less than 5 feet tall, whenever I push the button at certain crossings, the WAIT light immediately goes out, as I'm too short to trigger the sensor and it thinks there's no one there.

I end repeatedly pushing the button, trying to keep it alight whilst increasing in rage the entire time.

Poor workmanship.

A crossing was recently refurbished, but one wire was caught in the outer box.

It means the push button doesn't work on one side of the road and to cross, you're either relying on a lull in the traffic or someone else, across the road, to push their button on their side of the road.

WTFIsAGleepglorp · 07/12/2018 11:25

Ozgirl75. Confused The Little Drummer Boy?

Ozgirl75 · 07/12/2018 11:31

Yes.

icouldwriteabook · 07/12/2018 11:34

-everyone who owns a car and is terrified to go above 25 MPH... especially in a 40 Angry
-my OH smashing down the cutlery back in the draw as hard as he can
-unnecessary shouting/ noise in general Grin
-people having a phonecall in an overcrowded shop/hairdressers etc
-people who claim they're being bullied when they've received a small amount of constructive critism
-people who beat around the bloody bush instead of saying what needs saying
-being poked/prodded
-pointless shitstirring/ gossiping
-people who are constantly negative Wink
-how fast the food shop goes in our house

37 weeks pregnant with absolutely no patience left.. apologies

starkid · 07/12/2018 11:38

Some of these aren't irrational!

Brian Cox (voice/face)
Really really loud laughs (makes me feel like I need to also laugh as loud in order for others to think I find something as funny)
Being asked if I'm alright in a sad voice, when I'm perfectly fine just not walking around grinning!