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

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gettingolderandgrumpier · 08/03/2023 18:59

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.

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Zanatdy · 09/03/2023 06:36

Colleague who repeatedly says ‘I’m not being funny but…’ when she is infact being funny. Drives me mad

Lizardonachair · 09/03/2023 06:38

When people don't cross the road at the crossing but a few meters down from it instead, because they want to cross directly in front of the shop they want to go into. The they end up standing in the middle of the road stranded waiting for someone to let them cross.

Chias · 09/03/2023 06:41

Climbles · 09/03/2023 00:52

When my children say they are going to ‘search up’ something. It’s ‘look up’ or ‘search for’. ‘Search up’ just sounds wrong to me.

It has a slightly different meaning though. It means I am going to look up something using a search engine/search function.

Sunset6 · 09/03/2023 06:47

People who are constantly posting on Facebook with political opinions, links to articles etc, but then something important happens in their personal life eg engagement, childbirth, house move and they never mention it

AmberChase · 09/03/2023 06:57

My MIL pronounces Prosecco ‘pro-shek-o’.

Drives me insane.

Hongkongsuey · 09/03/2023 07:01

People who talk about their ‘grandogs’ 🤣. Also irritating is an acquaintance who announced they’re going to be grand parents because their dog is having puppies.

Orphlids · 09/03/2023 07:01

Women who refer to themselves as “a mummy” when in conversation with another grown adult. “I’m a mummy to little Patrick.” See it a lot on Facebook, women describing themselves as a “full time mummy”.

BT11 · 09/03/2023 07:06

AmberChase · 09/03/2023 06:57

My MIL pronounces Prosecco ‘pro-shek-o’.

Drives me insane.

My dad does this and it makes my eye twitch 🤣

LakieLady · 09/03/2023 07:08

People who start every other sentence with a totally superfluous "So...".

WeekendInTheBoondocks · 09/03/2023 07:11

mistermagpie · 08/03/2023 20:27

A guy I sit next to at work sometimes gets calls from his wife and he acts like they are discussing something so top secret to the extent that he basically refuses to actually speak. He answers the phone, not kidding, by going 'hmmm?' and then it's like he's playing the 'yes/no' game while he tries to avoid saying anything that anyone could overhear.

The thing is, he has the volume on his phone quite loud, so often I can hear the wife's side of the conversation anyway. It's always something banal like what should they have for dinner and he's all covering the mouthpiece and going 'the first one you said, yes, that one' to avoid saying 'shepherds pie' in earshot.

No idea why but it drives me nuts!

This is hilarious 😂 😂

Bluffetybluff · 09/03/2023 07:15

crispsandnuts · 08/03/2023 22:55

Bite to eat...

Or worse 'shall we go for a bite'

or 'feed'

  • I need a 'feed'
  • come over for a 'feed'
  • let's stop for a ''feed'
  • do you need a 'feed'?
  • that was a good 'feed'
(I'm in NZ btw)

sounds like they're referring to animals to me !! lol

WeekendInTheBoondocks · 09/03/2023 07:15

AliasGrape · 08/03/2023 20:38

My in laws have a chain across their driveway and then spend their lives worrying about whether they’ve taken the chain off because they’re expecting someone, or rushing out to put it back on again as soon as someone leaves.

Much like a pp, a delivery driver ONCE used their driveway to turn round in about 10 years ago and they’ve never got over the shock of it. They live on a quiet cul-de-sac of about 6 bungalows, there is ample room for anyone to turn round without troubling their driveway and apart from other residents they probably get about 2 vehicles a week going down there. And even if anyone did do the unthinkable and use their driveway again - does it really matter enough to justify the endless bloody conversations about ‘the chain’.

It annoys me so much.

This is so funny but also so bloody petty of your in laws. I live down a lane of 5 houses, I park my car on my drive in a way that affords delivery drivers a little room to turn around if they need to, even if, shock horror, their delivery isn’t for me 😉

Orphlids · 09/03/2023 07:17

People whose Facebook feed is just a relentless campaign of advertising for how wonderful their children are. It’s like their kids are a brand they’re promoting. “SO proud of my Barnaby for beating his personal best on the junior park run this morning,” followed hours later by “SO proud of Barnaby for shaving his head for charity.” This particular one was even followed up with a little lecture about how the rest of us should try doing something for charity too, because it feels so good and makes such a difference don’t you know.

People who post about five almost identical and poorly executed photos of their child doing something boring. Why not just post one?! If you’re posting photos to Facebook, they should be either entertaining or visually pleasing. Preferably both.

And yet I can’t bring myself to come off Facebook, because I’m a massive TWAT.

Hamofthesea · 09/03/2023 07:18

My mother-in-law who says “pacific” instead of “specific”. “I’m getting the train at nine, to be pacific.”

My teenage son who has a massive bowl of porridge last thing at night to save time in the morning as he never gets up in time to have breakfast.

My colleague who will moan endlessly about something and then say “it is what it is”. It doesn’t have to be - stop moaning and do something about it!

Deathraystare · 09/03/2023 07:20

@RuppyDa

People on the Chase who run out of time pressing the button. Boils my blood for absolutely no reason !

Oh yes! Even though I would probably take even longer than them to answer!!!

barbrahunter · 09/03/2023 07:24

People who say 'purposefully' when they mean 'purposely'

QueefQueen80s · 09/03/2023 07:25

There's nowt as queer as folk 😆

MultipleVeganPies · 09/03/2023 07:29

People who write “wierd” instead of “weird”

people who write “I could of done that” instead of “could have”

yeah I know my English isn’t perfect either, but English is not my first language. And it’s native speakers who do this!

Don’t you know how hard it is for us foreigners to learn English? We respect the English language. We spent years learning it. Now respect your own language please!

irrational I know

doubleshotcappuccino · 09/03/2023 07:29

People who don't get the second part of drop & go on the school run ... inner silent scream

Calistan · 09/03/2023 07:30

Twee phrasing in general, going out for a bite to eat, off to see the folks.

People who quote great chunks of TV, even worse if you are watching the thing at the time. (This makes me genuinely angry for some reason Hmm)

People who shout out the answers to quiz programmes, it's fine if you say the answer after actually giving time to hear the question ffs.

People who refuse to have a preference for anything.

RainbowBrightside · 09/03/2023 07:31

People who get me and I wrong. E.g. ‘can you send the email to John and I’ 😡😡😡 You wouldn’t say ‘Can you send the email to I’ No you wouldn’t doofus!! I think they do it to sound educated but actually they sound thick as pig shit. Same with they/they’re/their. Just take a moment to think what each work means and you’ll soon get it!!

MultipleVeganPies · 09/03/2023 07:31

Also the legions of native speakers who say “defiantly” when they mean “definitely”

it means something completely different

RainbowBrightside · 09/03/2023 07:32

Damn, it autocorrected word to work. Now who looks silly…

Fuckstix · 09/03/2023 07:32

People sticking their tongue out like a lizard to insert a forkful of food. Don't get why it's necessary.

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gettingolderandgrumpier · 09/03/2023 07:34

HangerLaneGyratorySystem · 09/03/2023 02:59

ooo this is a handy thread - I need to say that I have a colleague who constantly tells us that everyone loves HER - the inference being that they're not so keen on me or the rest of our team etc. "I called the premises manager up, he LOVES ME!" big grin, wide eyes. "I spoke to Tracey from the 3rd floor, she couldn't do enough for me!!" big grin, wide eyes. "I went to visit Mr and Mrs Clients, they LOVED me!!" in an amazed tone, more wide eyes. "I got a lovely message from Tony in the London office, I helped him out and he sent me such a lovely message!" "Did I tell you about Tony from London branch? He sent me a lovely message!!" excited squeak!

All these love stories will be repeated over and over again on that day and possibly even the next until she is very sure you appreciate just how fucking much she's loved. And you know what the worst bit is? Everyone apart from me DOES love her!!!

Ha ha I know what you mean they will say oh she’s so lovely , yeah but annoying as fuck 😂

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