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gettingolderandgrumpier · 2023-03-08T18:59:29+00:00

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.

Inbetweenie993 · 14/03/2023 01:21

Funny! You would be surprised! My Mum was a one-off , I would give anything to hear her say it now though... thanks for making me 😃

Bleachmycloths · 14/03/2023 05:41

Inbetweenie993 · 13/03/2023 18:45

My Mum pronounced vagina as vageeeena and Penis as peeeenisssss in an attempt to either sound 'posh' or less rude maybe? Argh

Not words I would have thought come up in conversation regularly?

JimmyHalpert · 14/03/2023 07:14

People who say their child is 36 months old (etc)… just say 3. Your child is 3.

Fairyliz · 14/03/2023 07:25

Women who make sneery comments about other women wearing makeup.
They say things like ‘I don’t have time to put on makeup’ as if they spend all of their time searching for a cure for cancer or climate change, when actually they spend hours surfing the net.

I am often often tempted to look them in the face and say perhaps you should make time.

SchoolTripDrama · 14/03/2023 07:54

BustyLaRoux · 11/03/2023 09:57

Bad grammar (misuse of too/to, your/you’re, their/there). Awful and hateful.

People using the word “triggering” all the fucking time. I think previous PPs have highlighted this and my God it’s infuriating! Or they preface something they’re posting with “warning; this is triggering”. No it isn’t. It’s a post about something that upset you. It’s not a post about abuse you’ve suffered. Suicide. Bereavement. Chronic illness of a loved one… you are upset about something someone said to you. That isn’t fucking triggering to other people!

Noisy eaters. Should be starved until they can learn how to eat.

Noisy breathers. No need…. Unless there is a need. In which case please move away so I don’t have to hear you! (Meant lighthearted before anyone tells me off!)

People who make mouth noises. My Dad constant noisily licking his lips every 3 or 4 seconds. Disgusting. Then complains of dry lips. You can’t mention it either because he gets angry and shouts that he can’t help it.

People who hate American things! Example - they say they don’t like Halloween. When asked why not, they reply “it’s American!” And I say “And..?” It’s children and dressing up and sweets. Who cares! Being of American origin isn’t a reason to detest something. Get over it!!

People who like to tell you how “what WE do is….” as if this is the best thing ever and we should all do it like this from now on as they are a shining beacon of cleverness and wonderment! So I will say “I’m going to book a camping trip this summer” And they will reply “well, what WE do is book at this place because they’ve got a pool and WE find this works so well to keep the kids busy” And I’m like “uh huh, yeah. I wasn’t really looking for one with a pool
per se…” and they’ll reply (quite indignant that I’m not agreeing this is the best thing in the history of the universe and aren’t they stupendously clever for working out that their way simply is the BEST!!!) “But it works really well!!!! The kids love it!”. And I’ll say “mmmm yeah, I’d probably be worried my youngest isn’t a great swimmer so I’d have to stand by the pool the whole time and I don’t really want that”. But no no. Why have I not agreed how clever and brilliant their idea is! And now they’re quite annoyed. And they won’t accept that this idea isn’t going to work for me/us. And they’ll repeat how great it is and try to persuade me that I MUST now choose a campsite with a pool. As they are actually now TELLING me how great it is. And if I don’t accept this then I’m insulting them and their clever ideas. And surely all I need to do is just admit how brilliant this idea is. So I’ll reply with a non-committal “hmmm yeah ok well I’ll have a think about that”. But they won’t take the hint. And then they’ll
send me links to their favourite campsites with pools. Fuck off!!!!! Why can’t you accept I am not going to be bowled over by your brilliant clever ideas. I don’t want the same things as you!!!!! We are all different!!!!

And now I need to meditate to shake off my rage!

In future if anyone says Halloween is of American origin, you can correct them and tell them that it's actually of Scottish origin :)

MadameSzyszkoBohusz · 14/03/2023 09:56

I've thought of another one - women wearing those 1950s style dresses in loud patterns with the big skirts. Doesn't affect me in any way, but I find them unbearably twee.

They're always getting recommended on here for wedding guest dresses, too.

NevieSticks · 14/03/2023 09:57

Fairyliz · 14/03/2023 07:25

Women who make sneery comments about other women wearing makeup.
They say things like ‘I don’t have time to put on makeup’ as if they spend all of their time searching for a cure for cancer or climate change, when actually they spend hours surfing the net.

I am often often tempted to look them in the face and say perhaps you should make time.

Oh God yes these people.

Schmutter · 14/03/2023 11:49

I have a friend who pronounces ‘worry’ as it’s spelt and not wuh-ree.

This has annoyed me for over 20 years.

She also addresses envelopes in stairs and not with the name and address left aligned. Also annoying.

😬

syrumm · 14/03/2023 13:21

She also addresses envelopes in stairs and not with the name and address left aligned. Also annoying.

Traditional old fashioned way of doing it

whynotwhatknot · 14/03/2023 14:14

i remember that years ago addressing envelopes on a slant

bussteward · 14/03/2023 14:17

I was taught to address envelopes and type letters at the top that way in school! Hard habit to shake.

Bleachmycloths · 14/03/2023 14:44

Fairyliz · 14/03/2023 07:25

Women who make sneery comments about other women wearing makeup.
They say things like ‘I don’t have time to put on makeup’ as if they spend all of their time searching for a cure for cancer or climate change, when actually they spend hours surfing the net.

I am often often tempted to look them in the face and say perhaps you should make time.

Lol. Love this response 😊. Also, women who say ‘Boring people have tidy homes’. They are usually lazy sods, live in a tip and I don’t see them leading particularly interesting lives. Plenty of women have F/T careers, wear makeup and have clean and tidy homes. Love your last sentence 🤣

MyCousinsNotVinny · 14/03/2023 16:34

I've thought of another one - women wearing those 1950s style dresses in loud patterns with the big skirts. Doesn't affect me in any way, but I find them unbearably twee.

This thread is only serving to help me find more things that annoy me that I didn't know annoyed me.

@MadameSzyszkoBohusz yes I didn't know this annoyed me but now you mention it, it really does.

Although it maybe more the type of woman who wears them - they always wear bright red lipstick and have big wide mouths and wear tights with trainers. I think it's because those dresses go hand-in-hand with attention seeking behaviour fronted with aggressive overconfidence that is masking a serious insecurity. Why the big mouths though. It's definitely a thing. You don't get people with catsbum mouths in those dresses!

Often have "red" hair that is a violent shade of orange. Like this.
www.vivienofholloway.com/images/1950s-halterneck-navy-polkadot-dress-p170-20525_image.jpg

NevieSticks · 14/03/2023 16:46

People who say you need " a nude lip" or " a trainer with this". No you need TWO!

And people who talk about 'wearing handbags" 🙄

MyCousinsNotVinny · 14/03/2023 17:26

@NevieSticks "a smokey eye" . FFS.

Justleaveitblankthen · 14/03/2023 17:36

DoesItMakeYouFeelBetter · 08/03/2023 20:42

A colleague who went traveling a decade ago and talks about it non stop

Yep. I have had 2 colleagues who did similar.
One sheared Sheep in Oz probably for one day only in the early noughties, the other one ran the London Marathon circa 1992.

Both dining out on it to this very day..

NevieSticks · 14/03/2023 20:10

MyCousinsNotVinny · 14/03/2023 17:26

@NevieSticks "a smokey eye" . FFS.

😂😂😂😂

MagicClawHasNoChildren · 14/03/2023 20:27

syrumm · 14/03/2023 13:21

She also addresses envelopes in stairs and not with the name and address left aligned. Also annoying.

Traditional old fashioned way of doing it

I was taught that you do stairs if you're putting commas at the end of each line (and after the number of the road), and no stairs if you're not putting commas in. Complex!

Also, a full stop at the end of the line before the postcode, because that's the end of the actual address.

I have no idea if anyone else adheres to these 'rules' or if it's just my mum (and me, by extension!).

FlorencenotRatchet · 14/03/2023 20:39

Upwiththelark76 · 08/03/2023 23:18

Colleague who licks the foil lid of her yoghurt at lunch time . I was oblivious for a long time but once I noticed it drives me
crazy- visually and auditory

I'm the same.
Make me feel physically sick

eastegg · 14/03/2023 20:39

Bleachmycloths · 14/03/2023 05:41

Not words I would have thought come up in conversation regularly?

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😂😂😂

Alcemeg · 14/03/2023 21:54

FlorencenotRatchet · 14/03/2023 20:39

I'm the same.
Make me feel physically sick

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What's wrong with licking the foil lid of a yogurt?! Assuming you mean the inside, not the outside?!

This is another weird one for me, like people hating the word "meal" ... ?!?!?!

MadameSzyszkoBohusz · 14/03/2023 22:08

MyCousinsNotVinny · 14/03/2023 16:34

I've thought of another one - women wearing those 1950s style dresses in loud patterns with the big skirts. Doesn't affect me in any way, but I find them unbearably twee.

This thread is only serving to help me find more things that annoy me that I didn't know annoyed me.

@MadameSzyszkoBohusz yes I didn't know this annoyed me but now you mention it, it really does.

Although it maybe more the type of woman who wears them - they always wear bright red lipstick and have big wide mouths and wear tights with trainers. I think it's because those dresses go hand-in-hand with attention seeking behaviour fronted with aggressive overconfidence that is masking a serious insecurity. Why the big mouths though. It's definitely a thing. You don't get people with catsbum mouths in those dresses!

Often have "red" hair that is a violent shade of orange. Like this.
www.vivienofholloway.com/images/1950s-halterneck-navy-polkadot-dress-p170-20525_image.jpg

Oh god, yes, all of this rings so true, right down to the orange hair!!

HeavenIsAHalfpipe · 14/03/2023 22:11

@Upwiththelark76

Colleague who licks the foil lid of her yoghurt at lunch time . I was oblivious for a long time but once I noticed it drives me
crazy- visually and auditory

@FlorencenotRatchet

I'm the same.
Make me feel physically sick

Oh God, I know someone who does that. Drives me fucking crazy, and I can't look at them when they do it. It's foul IMO. Makes me nauseous! 😆

Hongkongsuey · 15/03/2023 07:32

Alcemeg · 14/03/2023 21:54

What's wrong with licking the foil lid of a yogurt?! Assuming you mean the inside, not the outside?!

This is another weird one for me, like people hating the word "meal" ... ?!?!?!

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I had a colleague who did it-I hated seeing her wet tongue come out and slide up the lid-anyone can do this in private but it’s really ick in front of people. Like chewing with mouth open. I felt like telling her to use a spoon.

CarrieMoonbeams · 15/03/2023 08:03

Oh God, I've just remember another one - people who tip up their crisp packet when they're finished and shake any tiny remaining crumbs into their big wide mouth. As with the yoghurt lid lickers - do that in private if you must, not in front of others. And how do crumbs not go in your eyes or all over your face?!

Although it's better than the woman who sat opposite my SIL at work. She used to lick her fingers and then poke about in the bottom of the crisp packet looking for those elusive miniscule but apparently fantastically tasty crumbs. And then she had to suck each finger extravagantly, and then carried on typing on her keyboard, aaaaargh!

Oh, and one more - people who crack their knuckles. Fuck off.