Really, really, really petty things that annoy you

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(and which have zero impact on your life!)

My list includes:

• Companies which have the owner's initials as the business name. I have no problem at all with (say) "Clare King Picture Framers", but "CK Picture Framers" winds the shit out of me.

• Similarly, businesses which merge two names to create one made up word as the name. For example, Clare goes into business with Jenny and they call it "Clajen Picture Framers" Grrrrr!

• People who use lame examples as brilliant suggestions. E.g. say someone (not me, I assure you!) wanted to organise a really original/unusual theme for a party. The Lamer would say "how about tarts and vicars". Nasty AND boring!

I'm sure I have a million more...

Whenever DM comes around and makes a cup of tea, she fills the kettle back up with cold water after she has boiled it.
When I then shortly go to the kettle to make myself a cup of tea and notice that the kettle is still hot to the touch
"Brilliant!" I say "No need to reboil the kettle! I'm saving the environment AND I don't need to wait two mins for the kettle to boil!"
And I'll pour the water from the kettle onto my teabag and the teabag doesn't colour the water because it's COLD WATER in the kettle and I have been TRICKED AGAIN in my own house.

Drives me up the wall. I have begged her to stop filling the kettle back after using it. I know it's petty though!

@giantangryrooster @DappledThings yes, it did say wifey, until my phone corrected it, because it must annoy my phone as much as me.

@BellatrixLeStrangest I'm stealing hoofwanking bunglecunt and I don't care. Not the person, I assure you. You can keep his lazy arse.

@WagathaChristieDoesItAgain How big is your patio, and do you have a spade (not the knicker sort)?

This is probably too petty. It still irritates me though. The word "invite" used as a noun and as an abbreviation of "invitation". It's a verb.

Just been reminded of another petty thing that really annoys me.

People who write “need gone”

OH leaving a car in gear on a flat area.

People who say draw-ring instead of drawing.

the to/too thing made me think of another one.

People who say "stag doo" Why the extra O? why is "doo" better than "do"?

Stag do. Hen do. Perfectly fine and not fucking annoying.

I'd also like to mention people! on facebook!!! who add too many exclamation marks!!!! Throughout their boring posts!!

@FetchezLaVache next time he asks, say "no, they're sopping wet" - in a totally normal voice without a hint of sarcastic tone.

@BendyLikeBeckham can't hate that - blimey, where have you been? They really can....

@merryhouse

That might actually succeed where explaining that he is better placed than I to answer that question has consistently failed...

This is silly but dh tapping the mug and saying a stupid quote from somewhere, I’ve never asked but it drive me crackers, no need for it. When I’m trying to read he comes out with crap about bands people I couldn’t give a shit about, usually when it’s a history novel or something medical on tv.

@merryhouse I get that some people do find some accents annoying (sometimes this can be racist). But Stacey's pronunciation was portrayed as just lazy, when in fact it is a regional accent, just like Scots or Geordie is and is part of her identity/upbringing.

I actually really enjoy hearing different accents, especially when clever women rise through their profession with one/despite having one.

The words.
Choccy
Choc
Pop
Fizz
Hubster
Ickle or likkle STOP IT.

This is so petty....but my DH whispers at normal speaking volume. It's no quieter than when he speaks normally and it drives me mad. He also does it when he doesn't even bloody need to, like if I put the DC to bed and come back downstairs he'll "whisper" EVERYTHING OK?

No it's not ok you aren't actually speaking quietly and you don't even bloody need to whisper the children are upstairs!!!

I love him really

Also people saying October five instead of October the fifth. Usually on adverts for new film releases but it drives me potty!

My son wearing mismatched pajamas.
When I drive my husband,he thinks I am on a driving lesson .
Taking stuff from the bottom of a pile and leaving the shelf/drawer a mess

My work colleague who butts into conversations and talks over you!!!! I literally have to start talking louder to drone them out... and they keep doing it!!!!!!

I genuinely don't think they are aware they are doing it either!

Kids who sneeze without covering their nose/mouth and the parents stand by and don't say anything...... EWWW!!!!

Patronising shop signs.

If you socially distance in the co-op, you're a "local hero". Ffs!

I can't stand it when I see spelling or grammar mistakes on company signage, signs on vans and promotional flyers.

Don't people proof read???? Grrrr, someone paid good money for that...

@ReginaaPhalange

My work colleague who butts into conversations and talks over you!!!! I literally have to start talking louder to drone them out... and they keep doing it!!!!!!

I genuinely don't think they are aware they are doing it either!

Time to be blunt, maybe, @ReginaaPhalange.

“I was talking - it is rude to interrupt!”

Or just hold a hand up right in front of his face.

Various forms of packaging set me off on the rage gauge.

There’s a new form of packaging that has appeared in recent years, it’s an air tight, firm transparent plastic usually for really inane objects. You need scissors to get into them, but if you use a knife, you have to be quite brutal just to prise the fucker open.

I bought some scissors recently. Packaged in this new secure plastic package. I couldn’t open it for some time because you need scissors to open the fuckers.

Americans and their "bunch of...."
lt drives me absolutely mad. Unreasonably so, but it really, really annoys me.

People who sit at a junction for ages, then pull out in front of you when you're nearly level with them, so you have to brake. Then they dawdle along in front of you at 15mph.

Tailgaters. l hate this. Especially at night, when they're so close their headlights are dazzling you. Even if you tilt your rear view mirror, you can still see the lights in your wing mirrors.

My ex husband who would have Weetabix for breakfast (after l'd left for work) and would put the dish next to the sink. Not in the sink, three inches away from it. Just put it in the fucking sink with some water in it, then l won't need a hammer and chisel to get the bits off!

People in supermarket checkout queues who queue quite patiently, pack their full shop, then spend five minutes looking for their loyalty/payment card. Just get the bloody things organised while you're in the queue!

People in supermarkets wandering along pushing their trolley with one hand, glued to their phones, not looking where they're going. Especially just now. l've seen so many people bump into others because they were staring at their screens, and not where they're actually going.