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Which inanimate objects do you have an irrational hatred of?

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ThePinkCushion · 04/07/2019 20:30

It's acoustic guitars for me. If I see someone with one in public you can pretty much guarantee that its owner is going to start playing the bloody thing even though no one asked.

Shower cubicles are another. Why are they so bloody hard to clean? Between the glass and the little crevices. I hate them.

I need time to think of others though I'm sure it's a long list. What objects drive you crazy?

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Soola · 04/07/2019 20:34

Buggy boards. No wonder children become obese.

Funny how no one needed them years ago and children were not fat.

DropOfffArtiste · 04/07/2019 20:35

Polystyrene, an actual phobia of the stuff

Soola · 04/07/2019 20:35

Dummies. Hate them with a passion especially when the child is old enough to be walking.

Soola · 04/07/2019 20:36

@DropOfffArtiste my husband isn’t keen on polystyrene either! He hates it!

VanGoghsDog · 04/07/2019 20:37

Gorse.

Cigarettes.

Soola · 04/07/2019 20:37

Extendable dog leads. I hate them. Get a long line if you can’t let your dog off.

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ThePinkCushion · 04/07/2019 20:37

This was supposed to be lighthearted! It isn't going to end well now, I can see that.

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Soola · 04/07/2019 20:37

Vaping things. Vapes?

Saucery · 04/07/2019 20:37

The tops of plastic milk cartons.

Iamthewombat · 04/07/2019 20:37

Fridge magnets. Why? Especially the type with pithy sayings on them. Or things about Prosecco. Or keeping calm and eating biscuits or something.

I am with you on the acoustic guitar, OP. They fill me with dread too. Warning: if anyone has an acoustic guitar, a lava lamp and fridge magnets on display, you should run.

Soola · 04/07/2019 20:37
Grin
Soola · 04/07/2019 20:38

Live love laugh stickers/signs etc

TroysMammy · 04/07/2019 20:38

Tinsel. Yuck.

Soola · 04/07/2019 20:38

Baby on board signs in cars.

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ThePinkCushion · 04/07/2019 20:39

Oh well...

Anyway, resealable packs that never bloody seal again!

Bloody vacuum clean cords. They get caught on everything.

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MargotsFlounceyBlouse · 04/07/2019 20:40

My hoover/vacuum cleaner because it will bonk my ankles and get itself tied around a door despite having plenty of cable to work with.

Any extension cable for similar reasons also requiring total unfurling and rewinding just to use the fucking strimmer for 20 minutes.

Also the strimmer.

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ThePinkCushion · 04/07/2019 20:40

I am with you on Baby on Board stickers though, Soola.

Yes to milk tops that don't come away in one piece.

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Soola · 04/07/2019 20:40

Mary Jane shoes

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ThePinkCushion · 04/07/2019 20:41

Vacuum cleaner cables sorry.

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Neilsfavouritechilli · 04/07/2019 20:41

Stickers, make me want to be sick.

TheSweatyPregnancy · 04/07/2019 20:42

Bandana bibs... absolutely no valid reason. Just really hate them. Hmm

EltonHoratio · 04/07/2019 20:42

Disney merchandise on adults.

RickAstleyGaveMeUp · 04/07/2019 20:42

The freezer. When I was pregnant the first time the sound of a freezer drawer opening and closing triggered my morning sickness. It still makes me gag now six years later.

OhTheRoses · 04/07/2019 20:43

Fairy lights
Twiggy stuff
Artful stones

Soola · 04/07/2019 20:43

Men’s cardigans. If my husband wore a cardigan I would disown him

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