What annoys you about someone that has no effect on you whatsoever but still irritates the hell out of you.

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a colleague will not put her phone on silent ( in case of emergency) but will leave in her bag and every times it rings and it’s often a cold call she will leap in the air in panic to turn the phone off .
I’ve said leave it on vibrate , leave it on your desk so you can turn it off quicker but no . She never answers it and grumbles that it’s cold calls .
I’m not bothered about the phone ringing but this leaping up in panic and a mad scramble for her phone makes me want to hit her with her daft phone .
why not leave on your desk or stop panicking every time it rings I don’t get it .
i know it has no effect on my life but I’m worried she may have a panic induced heart attack ( I’m joking ) .
share with me lighthearted irritations that you have.

One thing that really annoys me - that has no actual effect on me whatsoever - is people walking along holding hands, or sitting down holding hands. One particular couple on Gogglebox on Channel 4 does this. (Annie and Ronnie I think their names are.) Just sit there watching TV, in separate chairs, holding hands.) Weird.

I find 'holding hands' soooo awkward and uncomfortable and restrictive, and it makes your hands sweaty... I don't 'get' why people walk along holding hands, or sit down holding hands. I know someone will come along and say 'maybe they hold hands because they WANT to' 😜but that doesn't change the fact I find it irritating and weird, and as I say, wholly restrictive, and uncomfortable.

I saw a ‘little man on board’ this morning in Asda car park! I hope it was referring to a child, and not warning of a driver who can’t reach the pedals/see over the steering wheel.

I used to love being in Post Office queue when the pensioners were getting their money, pre bank payment being the norm, and the SATs results had just come out, the one who starts the conversation was usually the one whose grandchild had scored highest!

People expressing delight at snow! Yes, I know they have the right to, but due to disabilities I am extremely restricted by snow, and I feel as though they're gloating over my getting a prison sentence. Unreasonable, I know.

I also get hugely irritated by people chitter chattering for ages to the checkout operator in the supermarket, keeping them talking, and faffing around with vouchers. Often for 2 pence off a £9 box of washing powder (and the voucher is ALWAYS out of fucking date, so they fish in their bag for more vouchers for something else!!!) Then they keep chatting, and waffling on. This DOES affect me though because it's making me have to wait/delaying me/making my morning run late.

If they are 'lonely' and need someone to chat to, join a fucking club! Art club or book club or something. Don't sit there gasbagging at the checkout with 5 or 6 people waiting to be served behind you!

I was about to post this! So irritating, particularly if floral and/or pink.

The obsession with the word 'curate', it's everywhere. a couple of years ago there was 'source', no-one went out and bought something, they 'sourced' it, sounded like they were tramping through the fields to find eg tomatoes.

Surely they say anyfink and somefink to complete the illiterate pictue.

I might be making an absolute fool of myself here… but what is the difference between a loo and a toilet?!🙈

Some people think it's common or too direct or explicit.

I feel the same about 'pardon' which makes me cringe inwardly when I hear it. No idea why and I realise it makes me unreasonable.

The way my OH cleans his teeth, he does it over the sink but with an open mouth so all the toothpasty water falls out and gets sprayed EVERYFUCKINGWHERE it even runs down his arm, how is that even possible? Just clean your teeth like a normal person!!!

Yes! Especially when they follow it up with something like "if he was still alive he'd be 126 today.

Aye, but he wouldn't be, would he?

Also find it intensely when anyone describes the death of someone over 80 as "a tragedy." It may be tragic to you, but it's not "a tragedy." Getting to live that long a life is a blessing.

People - actually almost invariably young men - who say "yeah yeah" and sometimes "yeah, yeah, yeah" when I've just told them something new and important about life, work, or the meaning of the universe. Like fuck did you know that before, you arrogant little fucker.

But I'm over fifty and realise I pathetically expect them to say "I hear and obey, old wise one".

And adults using the word tummy about themselves. Bonus points if they use both (about themselves - OK if it's to a small child.)

I also hate ‘pardon’ to be fair!

Or adults using ’poorly’ about themselves.

@DanceMonster I am guilty of telling a colleague recently that I ' have an icky tummy'

'I love you to the moon and back'

Sigh. Terribly common, a phrase for the common people

There was a brilliant (40 page) thread about this a couple of weeks ago. It was a great read. About people who comment on what other people are eating; I think it had 'performance eating' in the title. It was so entertaining. 😂

But quite agree with you; people like this are infuriating.

I feel like throwing something at the TV when Pointless is on, almost every person on there has the So disease.

I'm quite a calm person but if someone says “pud” rather than “pudding” I actually find an unprecedented level of rage arising within me - Mary Berry I’m holding you largely responsible for this abomination- I’m angry even writing this!

Weirdly I am ok with poorly - makes me even more unreasonable.

😅If I were there, I would look at you like this 🙄- because I am unreasonable!

The moment i hear that big headed twat Ryland Clark ( Raymond in real life) on my radio, I switch stations or turn it off.

Any woman under the age of 80 who has her phone in one of those wallet style cases that open up
Guilty!🤣
However it saves me taking a handbag with me as it holds my cards so I don't need a wallet.

This one's hilarious 😂