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Things that cause you instant rage!

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Qpobb · 29/11/2020 20:01

A safe space to vent upon the things that cause you to burn with rage at the mere mention of them.

Mine:

  1. MLM schemes (especially people trying to "recruit" 16 year olds asking about work on Facebook).
  2. The 11+/grammar test system. So many things wrong about it and makes me so angry on behalf of the kids.
  3. Nose hanging out of mask (I'm looking at you, man in my local Sainsbury's!).

Happy ranting. I feel better already! Grin

OP posts:
DancingQueen2018 · 29/11/2020 21:55

The halfwits in the school drop off line who are apparently incapable of following instructions and rather than turning round where we’ve been asked to do, think it’s ok to skip half the queue by turning in driveways.

And the same idiots at pickup who park on the double yellows causing absolute chaos.

Sideorderofchips · 29/11/2020 21:56

The iron. Smug bastard sitting there nagging me to use it. Guilting me about not.

Printers. Bastard things never work.

LindaEllen · 29/11/2020 21:57

@Paranoidmarvin

People who manage to get their toothpaste all over the bloody sink. What do u people do. Squeeze it out and rub it all over ???
Oh god this. And also, spots of it all over the black blinds in the bathroom. What the hell are DP and DSS doing to even make that possible?! I could even understand little bits if you're brushing vigorously, but here it's as though they've just decided to spit it all out on the blinds. Just, why?
Sideorderofchips · 29/11/2020 21:58

Hand prints on the bathroom mirror. Why? How? Why!

Fromage · 29/11/2020 22:00

Car revvers.

Twats.

YellowPostItPad · 29/11/2020 22:05

People who drive out to the country to walk their dogs and proceed to park in the passing spaces causing havoc and then don't have their dog on a lead.

YellowPostItPad · 29/11/2020 22:08

Also people not putting masks on properly, anti vaxxers and anyone who uses the words '5g', 'Bill Gates', 'plandemic' or 'snowflake' in relation to covid.

Don't forget "sheeple" Grin

Takethewinefromtheswine · 29/11/2020 22:09

Cyclists who cannot cycle in the bloody massive cycle lane and expected me to guess which way they will be going.
The Elf on the Shelf is pointless twattery but that is people's own business. However, why in the name of God they feel the need to send me photos, post it on FB or even tell me about it Every Fucking Day, I have no idea. Could not give a shit, it's not funny, it's tedious.
Crocs/Uggs/those ugly bastard furry flipflops/sliders. All ugly.
The name Florence.

dementedma · 29/11/2020 22:13

Cyclists
Nicola Sturgeon
People who sniff

SlopesOff · 29/11/2020 22:30

Noses hanging out of masks. This has become a trend among the younger people who shop in our Morrisons.

Gum chewing.

Foot waving and general fidgeting.

Loud eating, open mouth chewing.

Car engine idling.

Horn beeping instead of getting out to ring the doorbell, lazy bastards.

Enjoying those rare few minutes in the garden before all the noise begins and finding that some cunt has released the child with the voice from Hell into the peace and quiet at bloody 7 a.m.

ILoveAnOwl · 29/11/2020 22:40

Being told to 'calm down'...

Afishcalledwonderful · 29/11/2020 22:42

Coathangers (tangled)
Ringo only parking (when your car isn't registered and no signal on your phone) and train leaves in 3 minutes
When you forget to soak the pan that had mashed potato in it

Pyewhacket · 29/11/2020 22:45

Double standards and hypocrisy

AgentCooper · 29/11/2020 22:49

The use of the words irregardless, over-exaggerate and normalcy. Fucking hell.

Being stuck behind slow walkers with headphones in. Not elderly folk or those with mobility issues, just slow walkers.

The Scottish govt ads telling us we’re all killing people and destroying the economy as we’re clearly all ‘tweaking’ the rules by hugging people, when they had months upon months to get their shit together with testing and tracing and they fucked it up.

Cocomelon.

SaltedCaramelIcedLatte · 29/11/2020 22:53

2 or 3 ppl walking side by side on a path and not moving out of the fucking way to let any body else pass....we are in a pandemic...MOVE dumbass

Rant over

FrenchtoEnglish · 29/11/2020 22:54

People who, when you're telling them a story about your kids, your work, your anything, say "wait 'til your my age", "wait 'til you've got 3 kids", "wait 'til whatever it is you're saying is as bad as MY VERSION". Fucking turbo twats.
People who say "cheeky", "vino", "living my best life"... all that wank talk that's done to impress.
People who think it's somehow cool or funny to moan about how their kids/husband/doc gas driven them to drink. But it can only ever be wine or gin. You never hear: "The cat shat in the bath and DS ate a jar of jam! Time for a six pack of White Lightning!"

BashfulClam · 29/11/2020 22:55

I also hate whistling but there is a die use place in hell for people who stop dead at the end if escalators or just inside/outside doorways....move you absolute twats!

justgeton · 29/11/2020 22:56

Rant over.

LoveFall · 29/11/2020 23:10

Construction noise. Especially truck backup beepers starting at 7am on the dot 6 days a week.

The kid who screams non stop at the daycare near us. Not crying. Full on screaming as loud as she can. Proper outside voice already. I can hear it like she is standing next to me.

Happylittlethoughts · 29/11/2020 23:15

1.Idiots who thinking giving you a fright is funny

  1. Burning my tongue on hot tea
ToDoListAddict · 29/11/2020 23:16

Competitive Tiredness

sukieinthegraveyard · 29/11/2020 23:17

Cocomelon!!! AgentCooper I am with you on that one.... annoying Mum and gormless Dad; songs that are godawful but stick in your head on repeat - urgh!

Afishcalledwonderful · 29/11/2020 23:25

@FrenchtoEnglish creased up at 'turbo twats' 😂 I remember my old boss saying 'welcome to my world'. Wanker

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 29/11/2020 23:26

Websites that patronisingly inform me that my password is wrong or too short before I've typed it all in and pressed Enter. Think about it: if I had a single button on my keyboard that I could press to enter my password in one go, it wouldn't be a very secure password, would it?

Taps in public toilets that stop the water flow the instant you remove your hand, meaning that you can't properly wash your hands by rubbing them together without very awkwardly deploying your elbows. The tap that gives 20 seconds of water with one push before cutting out is a brilliant invention, but some imbecile clearly saw it and thought they could improve on it further.

People (especially on TV quiz/gameshows/challenges) who, when asked "Are you ready?" reply with a chuckle, as if they're being soooo original, "As ready as I'll ever be!!" Goodness, what an irritating cliche - whatever is wrong with just "Yes"?

haircutsRus · 29/11/2020 23:29

Thick people.

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