Page 10 | Anyone else have a totally irrational dislike of something?

TravellingSpoon · 2022-12-16T16:54:52+00:00

There is a set of traffic lights/junction near me which I absolutely hate. Nothing bad has ever happened to me there, but i have a loathing for it that I cant explain or understand. Its not a difficult junction either. I actively go out of my way to avoid it.

Cinecitta · 17/12/2022 09:51

TheaBrandt · 17/12/2022 09:20

Taylor Swift is way better than the Beatles. Have you actually listened to her stuff? Sorry but the disdain for her reeks of misogyny. People fawn over Ed Sheeran / Leo Capaldi etc she has written way more and far better songs than those two put together. But they are men 🙄

Please do not embarrass yourself by saying that TS is better than the Beatles. I hope you never say it in real life to anyone because they will think you are brain damaged.
Have you listened to her song Anti Hero? The lyrics must have been written by a 7 year-old. They make no sense at all.
To compare TS to the Beatles is like comparing a toddler’s childish doodle to the Mona Lisa.

HeatwaveToNightshade · 17/12/2022 09:53

TheaBrandt · 17/12/2022 09:20

Taylor Swift is way better than the Beatles. Have you actually listened to her stuff? Sorry but the disdain for her reeks of misogyny. People fawn over Ed Sheeran / Leo Capaldi etc she has written way more and far better songs than those two put together. But they are men 🙄

It's ok. There are plenty of male artists who I think are mediocre too. No misogyny here.

msssm · 17/12/2022 10:07

Idontwantafuckingusername · 16/12/2022 21:17

People saying choccies and biccies instead of using the actual word. Makes me want to stove their stupid faces in.

Also unnecessary abbreviation of words (Martin Lewis's website is terrible for that, I suppose it's because of the people it's aimed at). And unnecessary capitalisation of things, for example someone typing that they're eating a Ham and Pineapple Pizza.

Also agree with lollipop people. Near my old house they used to have a lollipop man on the fucking pedestrian crossing. What a waste of my taxes.

What people are Martin Lewis's website aimed at @Idontwantafuckingusername ?

Mine is ferns. I feel like they are looking at me. Weird, alien things.

LittleBoPeepHasLostHerShit · 17/12/2022 10:18

People who romanticise their local postman, going all gooey-eyed about "my postie", leaving Christmas presents for them and so forth. I don't get it, the Royal Mail is a private company that frequently provides a pretty poor service. Do you also have a cute cartoon-like nickname for the Amazon delivery person?

ThistleSifter · 17/12/2022 10:27

Love this - there’s loads here that I thought were my own personal hell, so am relieved I’m not alone… particularly with:

Brian Cox (physicist)
Cotton wool
Malala

And add:
freshly over-washed particularly white towels or towelling dressing gown that kind of make a weird squeaky texture if scrunched in any way by clean skin eg after a bath/shower… sets my teeth on edge; makes me want to cry lol

Opening post or receiving documents in the mail fills me with adrenaline and fear even though there’s no logical reason for it to do so.

AclowncalledAlice · 17/12/2022 10:28

TheaBrandt · 17/12/2022 09:20

Taylor Swift is way better than the Beatles. Have you actually listened to her stuff? Sorry but the disdain for her reeks of misogyny. People fawn over Ed Sheeran / Leo Capaldi etc she has written way more and far better songs than those two put together. But they are men 🙄

Taylor Swift's stuff is crap, as is Ed Sherran/Lewis Capaldi.

Stevie Nicks on the other hand...

ohyouknowwhatshername · 17/12/2022 10:29

Reading this thread has reminded me how much I hate the speaking part in Shake It Off. I love the rest of the song but when she starts talking about "this sick beat..." (or something like that) I can't stop cringing.

Buildingthefuture · 17/12/2022 10:37

Dried lotus flowers. They make the left side of my face go all weird!!!!!!

Funkyslippers · 17/12/2022 10:39

Mel C's voice. She's ruined lots of songs for me including When You're Gone which would have been a decent song but all I can hear is her awful noise in the background. I would say however that she does come across as a lovely person so I hope I'm forgiven

SinnerBoy · 17/12/2022 11:30

pinneddownbytabbies

Dirty, greasy washing-up left in a bowl of cold water in the sink for the next poor sod to deal with.

We don't have a bowl, but my wife does that. She also doesn't scrape the food scraps into the bin, or take the teabag out of the cup .... or actually do the washing up. The sink is ceramic and flat bottomed.

So....

I have to drain the water, pick all the crap out of the plughole, rinse the stuff in the sink, run water and brush all the debris small enough down the hole. Then run a fresh load of hot water.

And breathe.

SinnerBoy · 17/12/2022 11:31

And it's entirely rational to dislike Owen Jones, his head is made of Finest Dick.

smooththecat · 17/12/2022 11:40

BoingBoing999 · 17/12/2022 09:08

People who don't pack as they scan on the self service check out. Instead they pile everything up and then gormlously pull out a bag and start packing. Omg yes!! Wtf is wrong with you!! I honestly could murder them

The reason for this is that if you put your bag there the computer will turn red and you have to wait for staff to come over and verify your bags.

BoingBoing999 · 17/12/2022 12:01

@smooththecat not anywhere I shop ( sainsburys, co op mainly but nip in to loads of places) .. it says if you have your own bag, put it on.. press continue.. and off you go! Easy!

blackpearwhitelilies · 17/12/2022 12:09

oldestmumaintheworld · 17/12/2022 07:33

The word 'Upcoming'. I want to shout 'It's 'forthcoming' you halfwit'. Also 'Onboarding'. You aren't going on board anyway. You are starting work.
People who play load music in their cars. I don't want to hear it thank you
Car drivers who honk the horn when they arrive because they are too lazy to get out and ring the bell.
Whole families who go shopping together. This just seems weird to me. Why would you take your children with you if you could leave them at home?
People who have no interest in politics.
Baby girls with bows on their heads when they have little or no hair. Are you so insecure about the sex of your child?
People who jiggle their feet up and down on the bus. FFS sit still, you're not 3.
People who sniff when they have a cold. Blow your nose!
I do realise that I am unreasonable.

Yes. Thank you. I also insist on forthcoming and thought I was alone. I fucking hate upcoming.

smooththecat · 17/12/2022 12:26

BoingBoing999 · 17/12/2022 12:01

@smooththecat not anywhere I shop ( sainsburys, co op mainly but nip in to loads of places) .. it says if you have your own bag, put it on.. press continue.. and off you go! Easy!

Not the case unfortunately. I’ve tried. Perhaps if you only have a plastic bag it works. Any other bag (string, backpack, tote, ikea etc) the machine will spit out ‘please wait while we verify your bags’. And it can also lead to the machine turning red on multiple items during the whole process.

Toomuchschool · 17/12/2022 12:31

Cactus cars with the rubber round them. For no good reason at all I loath them.

MenaiMna · 17/12/2022 12:33

nancydroo · 16/12/2022 19:26

Owen Jones

Not irrational.
I was going to say tories...but again: not irrational!

MichaelFabricantWig · 17/12/2022 12:37

TheaBrandt · 17/12/2022 02:27

Taylor Swift is famous because she is a massively talented singer songwriter 🙄. She’s far better than the Beatles if you listen to her stuff and there is lots of it. Sadly think it’s misogyny if she were a normal looking bloke she would be lauded.

I get irrationally annoyed by adult women with two “cutesy” plaits or bunches on either side of their head. The cut off age for that is 9 and that’s pushing it. You don’t look cute or quirky you look daft.

Get a life, seriously. It is actually allowed to not like an artist and it not be misogyny 🤣 there are plenty female artists I really like and admire and plenty males I can’t stand.

EnterFunnyNameHere · 17/12/2022 13:29

WiseUpJanetWeiss · 16/12/2022 19:35

The feel of velvet on my hands, hazelnuts, cockroaches (otherwise I love insects in a way that freaks other people out), tomato skin when it's gone wrinkly, those adverts where children's mouths are superimposed on adults. Also anything in the uncanny valley e.g. clowns and cherubs. Oh and statues with blank eyes. Clearly I could go on...

I hate the feel of velvet on my hazelnuts too...

ichundich · 17/12/2022 14:01

nancydroo · 16/12/2022 19:26

Owen Jones

That's not irrational though.

Stickytoastandhoney · 17/12/2022 14:13

Ice-cream van chimes give me the heebie jeebies.

wind turbines, they seem to just loom from nowhere 😁

CremeEggThief · 17/12/2022 14:18

Ice-cream van jingles give everyone the rage, surely?
Especially our ice-cream van that thinks it's going to get any customers going out still, when it's below freezing!😬

Jellywobblescobbles · 17/12/2022 14:29

The word “lovely” is often used so stupidly and incorrectly! Aarghhhh. 😐. For example, some people go around saying “Hiya lovely” wtaf? Makes me grond my teeth. I even saw a greetings card today in Tesco with “Hello Lovely” on the front! Why though? Speak the correct English please, or it no sense.

Jellywobblescobbles · 17/12/2022 14:30

Jellywobblescobbles · 17/12/2022 14:29

The word “lovely” is often used so stupidly and incorrectly! Aarghhhh. 😐. For example, some people go around saying “Hiya lovely” wtaf? Makes me grond my teeth. I even saw a greetings card today in Tesco with “Hello Lovely” on the front! Why though? Speak the correct English please, or it no sense.

I don’t even make sense now lol.

Stickytoastandhoney · 17/12/2022 14:31

CremeEggThief · 17/12/2022 14:18

Ice-cream van jingles give everyone the rage, surely?
Especially our ice-cream van that thinks it's going to get any customers going out still, when it's below freezing!😬

They don’t give me the rage, they give me the creeps, especially in the distance 😱