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What bores you the most?

411 replies

TazzyDrunk · 07/01/2020 20:16

Snooker

Prime minister questions.

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labazsisgoingmad · 09/01/2020 14:19

sport any of it
television we got rid of ours
people who proceed to give you the latest soap news dont know what you are on about nor interested
people who boast what they have yes we are bloody poor work for ourselves often go without to pay the rent so i dont want to hear how wonderful you are when i am hungry and fed up

ssd · 09/01/2020 14:27

Football

loserssaywhat · 09/01/2020 14:29

Probably all been mentioned before but :-
Sport.
Jeremy clarkson in that awful show the grand tour.
People talking about their dreams, cleaning, the gym or things their kids do that aren't remotely interesting.
Also I have a very lovely neighbour but she talks about her cats all the time, just doing every day cat things that cats do but apparently they are sooooo interesting and funny.

wobblywinelover · 09/01/2020 16:35

People who talk about themselves all the time, or turn the conversation back to them.
People (mainly my mother) who talks about all these people I don't really know, then tenuous links and their life stories, I couldn't give a rats ass.
Religion
Brexit and politics
Sport in general
People who bang on about their gym routines, how they ache, their running route, signing up for marathons all the time. Bore off!
People who don't realise a conversation is actually meant to be a two way thing.
'Work' talk ie research has gone into this or that, blah blah blah, just get on with the job fgs
Repeated stories, from anybody. You've told me 10 times already. It's a total waste of time and i'd never do it to anyone else.
Household chores, same thing day in, day out.
Dental surgeries. There's nothing interesting about them at all
People who go on and on about existing about health issues - that's what your doctor is for, not me
Mountain biking. or climbing moutains. People who do this and talk about it are generally completely boring.
People boasting about their kids achievements all the time (once or twice is okay)
Tales of breastfeeding, childbirth etc
In depth accounts of other people's holidays which go on for more than 10 minutes, I don't need to know any more thanks.
supermarket shopping
gym, diet and exercise enthusiasts.

My god looking back at all this it's no wonder I feel so bored lol

mencken · 09/01/2020 16:39

buying clothes

spectator sport

podcasts, especially shrieky women's ones. Ditto shrieky women's tv shows. Here's to the off switch. actually this is more irritation than boredom.

celeb gossip.

one-note singers - Beyonce, Rhianna, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, that sort of thing.

SpruceTree · 09/01/2020 16:49

Extroverts who never shut up!

Babablackship · 11/01/2020 10:01

Drunks

squeamishsquamish · 11/01/2020 10:05

People who go on and on about how perfect their lives are, how smart their kids are, how wonderful their holidays were, etc, etc. Bores me silly.

iamadalek2 · 11/01/2020 10:07

Life coaches with patronising advice plastered all over social media.

Emma861 · 11/01/2020 10:09

Going to tesco!

iamadalek2 · 11/01/2020 10:11

Tales of childbirth!!! Every woman can't wait to tell you their grossly exaggerated story. Always the worst, longest labour ever recorded (5 days+) OR popped out after 5 mins labour.....f@ck off Janet it was 10 years ago no-one cares!!

Carpathian2 · 11/01/2020 10:19

Space ( as in planets) Brian Cox and the sky at night. Sends me to sleep every time.

DuesToTheDirt · 11/01/2020 10:21

Cleaning.

DuesToTheDirt · 11/01/2020 10:23

Ironing is OK as it's so intensely boring that I just don't do it!

Chemenger · 11/01/2020 10:26

PC World, the dullest shop in the world. And football.

iamadalek2 · 11/01/2020 10:36

Diet talk!!! "That's me lost 3lbs. Just another 2 to go" I don't give a f@ck what you weigh or what you eat!!

iamadalek2 · 11/01/2020 10:39

People from Dundee telling the world how wonderful and proud they are to be from Dundee!! No-one cares. It's a shithole!!

Lordfrontpaw · 11/01/2020 10:44

Marmalade is good though...

Mrsjayy · 11/01/2020 11:26

People from Dundee telling the world how wonderful and proud they are to be from Dundee!! No-one cares. It's a shithole!!

That is quite niche Grin

Chemenger · 11/01/2020 11:28

I am willing to guess that iamadalek is from Aberdeen.

iamadalek2 · 11/01/2020 11:30

@Chemenger hahaha no Glasgow. I worked there for a while and was not welcome because I wasn't born and bred there. I have a massive chip on my shoulder about it hahaha

Ifixbrokenthings · 11/01/2020 11:33

Any story or history that doesn't just give me the bare straight up facts. Immediately. My patience rabies gets irritated so I zone out.

Mrsjayy · 11/01/2020 11:35

Brian cox (the actor ) was talking about Dundee the other night he is proud to be Dundonian but kinda said itvwas also a shitehole

SquitMcJit · 11/01/2020 11:38

Gardening

IndigoApple · 11/01/2020 12:16

People telling me what route they took to get somewhere (and possible alternatives).

This!

Also people who talk on and on, smuggly about their solar panels and electric cars!

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