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What makes you lose the will to live....

116 replies

Rupertgrintismyguiltypleasure · 28/01/2022 22:35

Golf.... I love mini golf but I cannot stand normal golf, it’s soo friggin boring zzzzz

Cricket - just

Downton Abbey -

Opera music

Classical music

Bill Bailey..... he’s just not funny

There’s probably more I can’t think of right now, they are the main ones..
What’s yours?

OP posts:
Daisychainsandglitter · 28/01/2022 22:46

You've definitely covered off a number of mine but I'd add snooker to your list. So boring IMO.

whatsoccuringnow · 28/01/2022 22:48

Tennis
Golf
People on cocaine

36degrees · 28/01/2022 22:50

People doing big wet snuffly sniffs when they could just as easily blow their nose. Grim.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 28/01/2022 22:52

DS talking about video games

Toloveandtowork · 28/01/2022 22:52

How long intensive motherhood goes on for. Far longer than nature intended.

KateMcAllister · 28/01/2022 22:53

Whistling

MintJulia · 28/01/2022 22:54

Science fiction.

Doesabear · 28/01/2022 23:35

Microsoft Teams

Whatinthelord · 28/01/2022 23:37

People talking at length about TV programs they’ve watched.

BarrowInFurnessRailwayStation · 28/01/2022 23:39

Very slow drivers

SpottyStripyDuvet · 28/01/2022 23:41

Golf

Any sentence from my DS that starts "In Minecraft..." I.e. 80% of them.

ProudThrilledHappy · 28/01/2022 23:45

Trying to make an appointment with my local GP

dipdye · 28/01/2022 23:49

Deciding what to have for dinner, again

PureBlackVoid · 28/01/2022 23:50

Seeing dimensions listed in inches

Kenwouldmixitup · 28/01/2022 23:50

Ill-fitting bra. Literally.

Sgtmajormummy · 28/01/2022 23:58

Seeing dimensions listed in inches

And recipes in cups, just whyyyyyy…

GTAlogic · 29/01/2022 00:01

Hearing about Minecraft or Roblox from dc1.

Hearing dc2 and friend bickering and falling out over which person's games they play most often.

PureBlackVoid · 29/01/2022 00:02

@Sgtmajormummy

Seeing dimensions listed in inches

And recipes in cups, just whyyyyyy…

I spent years being confused by ‘cups’ until an MN thread popped up about it. I always thought ‘how do I know what size cup to use?’
slimshady18 · 29/01/2022 00:07

living

Ricekrispiebun · 29/01/2022 00:16

I second golfSmile, also tennis, ignorance of any kind and too hot weather

BorisKilledMyHusband · 29/01/2022 00:19

When someone wants to tell you about their dream.

Crackercrazy · 29/01/2022 00:22

Repeatedly having to tell my teenagers to tidy up after themselves.

Crackercrazy · 29/01/2022 00:23

And put cups in the bloody dishwasher.

Crackercrazy · 29/01/2022 00:23

Also, anything to do with cars or bikes.

BlueSkyeThinker · 29/01/2022 00:24

Darts. Nylon shirts and mental arithmetic. What's not to love?!

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