Really, really, really petty things that annoy you

[BuzzShitbagBobbly]

(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...

@threesmallcows

Being called 'madam'. You may as well address me as 'ancient old bag'. And, on top of that, that the ones calling me madam are doing it as a sign of respect and politeness and most likely think I'm impressed by their good manners! They won't get it until the day someone calls them madam!lol!

Yes THIS! I'll give you Madam!

Recycling not being put IN the bin

Dh leaving his dirty clothes on the bedroom floor and not in the basket

No one being capable of clearing up after themselves when making some food or drink in the kitchen

But I think these are all normal things to be annoyed at and not petty at all.

Being too old and busy to correct ill informed statements made on the internet, and having to delete the explanation I just typed and walked away. Did it about five minutes ago on another thread.

People who breathe at an audible volume.

My DH who has tinnitus insisting he doesn’t need treatment and then never hearing me. This is bad when driving. We miss the exit I told him to take twice. He then comforts me and tells me the map is confusing and he’d have missed it too. ITS YOUR FAULT, YOU DEAF BASTARD. I go quiet instead of saying that and he goes on and on about how it’s okay, he’s not mad.

The AC repair man who doesn’t want to fix our unit and walks in every time and cheerfully says “oh it’s cooler than outside!” We live in the Middle East, of course it is. He might end up buried in the desert.

The American inability to respond to emails. “Why didn’t you call?” Because I didn’t bloody want to.

Mispronunciation of words. Niche. Sikh. Roof - my DH says ruff. We have a dog already.

When my anxious dog pees outside of the door I’ve shut and then I stand in it. I never ever look and I hate how stupid I am.

I’m raging now

tense moment - I nearly jumped out of my skin!

At McDonalds Drive-Thru ("Thru" FFS), when you say the first thing on your order and the voice through the intercom immediately says "Anything else?" then again after everything you say, so it puts you off your mentally carefully prepared order. Especially when she adds in "Is that a large?" or "Is that a Meal?" after everything as well.

Just shut the fuck up and let me actually just say my fucking order!!

@burtsBeesKnees

I took it to mean someone explaining the basic facts that I need to know, rather than it is basic - if you see what I mean?

People that do over exaggerated sneezes like ATCHOOOOOO so fucking irritating. My dad always does this .

Another one is my husband when he does the washing. He packs it so tight, nothing washes properly, it smells weird and it's then got to be split in to two loads and just makes extra work for me.

You don't hear it much now but at one time everyone seemed to be saying 'Yaaaaaaaay!' So annoying.

Fucking everything annoys me right now to be honest ...

People who pronounce 'kahki' as 'cackey' instead of 'carkey'.
I know it's an American thing but it still annoys me.

Also, people who write down their phone number without leaving a space in the middle, so 07711123456. It makes it more difficult to read.

But also, people who put a space in the sort code so you can't copy and paste it into your banking app.

The hundreds of pop-ups for offers, invites, terms and conditions, cookies and privacy notices you have close down to finally get to the page you want to get to.

"a panini" or "paninis" and other bad translation errors

When you go to correct a simple typo, but fat fingers accidentally delete the letter to the side of it instead, then you go back and correct that and add a space/another wrong letter instead and it just goes on and on till you delete the whole fucking line in a rage and type it again!

(just did this and my irritation is high)

@threesmallcows

People who pronounce 'kahki' as 'cackey' instead of 'carkey'. I know it's an American thing but it still annoys me.

It’s not an American thing. It’s a “there’s no ‘r’ in khaki” thing.

Shop assistants and the like saying "for me". Can you enter your pin number for me? Can you fill this form in for me? Fuck off!!

Tv programmes with "famous person's" name in the title. E.g. Joanna Lumley's India. Oh really, I didn't know she owned a country.

When people spell ridiculous 'rediculous'. It does not impact my life in any way but seeing it has a weird effect on me!

People who walk slowly. Even the elderly or infirm. Not just in front of me, even across the street. I'm so unreasonable but just hurry the fuck up, will you.

People who pronounce 'kahki' as 'cackey' instead of 'carkey'.

Oh I'm the opposite - I can't bear it when I hear people pronounce it with an 'r' sound in the middle!

@threesmallcows

People who pronounce 'kahki' as 'cackey' instead of 'carkey'. I know it's an American thing but it still annoys me.

But.. That's how it's pronounced... And I'm not American? Why are you adding an r is the question

Packets of ham and/or cheese that say 'Peel Here' at the corner. It never peels properly, either it won't peel at all or the plastic splits and only half of it peels off. Every time it happens I fantasize about the person who invented it being sentenced to years of hard labour, sitting there, peeling packet after packet! Grr.

People who say ‘was’ in place of ‘were’ in sentences

It’s not an American thing. It’s a “there’s no ‘r’ in khaki” thing

It's true there is no 'r' - I put that into try to get across how that pronunciation sounds when you say it as it's easier than explaining you are describing a pronunciation with a long vowel sound, as in a long 'a' as in 'dark' as opposed to a short vowel sound, a short 'a' as in 'tap.'

My cousin always writes things on Facebook to dead realitives and ends them with 'love you to the moon and back forever and for infinite' like what the fuck does that even mean? And since when can dead people access Facebook?

It'd almost be funny if I didn't have the shame of being related to her.

My DH saying ‘a number of years’ or ‘a number of times’ when he could just say ‘a few’ or ‘several’.

Recipes on blogs that you have to scroll for 5 minutes of life stories before you actually get the bloody recipe ingredients and method!! oh so annoying