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What silly and irrational things annoy you?

233 replies

HelenInHeels · 09/11/2024 14:31

Ant McPartlin and in particular his wife lying about her age. She's always reported as being 46. She was born in 1976.

OP posts:
Zanonie · 09/11/2024 19:49

My husband insists on eating sandwiches from a dinner plate, it really annoys me.
Motorbikes and the sound of people eating and drinking.. This has always annoyed me but I'm definitely getting worse, I sometimes piss myself off with my own eating noises.

Pedallleur · 09/11/2024 19:51

RapunzelsSplitEnds · 09/11/2024 18:56

The overuse of ‘stunning’, everything is stunning. Every bloody thing is stunning.

’Veggie’

Amazing. This food is amazing, this concert will be amazing. Got to my 60s and very.few things amaze me. Planes flying does and how some people are lovely and others just utter shits.

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 09/11/2024 19:53

DemonicCaveMaggot · 09/11/2024 14:40

Dr. Who and why they haven't done a remake of Blake's Seven.

Or The Adventure Game!

Pedallleur · 09/11/2024 19:56

The phrase 'My Bad' My bad what? Just say my mistake, error, failure.

JC03745 · 09/11/2024 19:57

At the supermarket, people at the front of the queue, their shopping has all been swiped through- and only THEN, they think about how to pay!

Where is my purse? Which bag is that in? Hmm, WAIT, I have a points card to scan! Its in one of my bags! Now which one is it? 😡

GiveusatwirlAnthea · 09/11/2024 19:58

Riapia · 09/11/2024 18:54

Don’t buy bagels, they’ll tip you right over the edge.
😉😁😁.

Don’t get me started on bagels, why aren’t they pre sliced, again, infuriating!

Ribenaberry12 · 09/11/2024 20:00

It’s my job to provide support.
People say they want support.
I provide the support.
They don’t take up the support.

GameOfJones · 09/11/2024 20:01

Adults using the word "yummy."

weetiddlepop · 09/11/2024 20:05

The 'big light' being on instead of a lamp. The rage this gives me if off the charts lol

herecomesautumn · 09/11/2024 20:12

GameOfJones · 09/11/2024 20:01

Adults using the word "yummy."

Snap

Yum or yummy. Or hubby.

Give me the red rage

2010Aussie · 09/11/2024 20:13

orangetriangle · 09/11/2024 18:02

People who allow their adult children not to work or only work part time just why!
People who wear their winter coats often with scarf hat and gloves in September regardless
People who cheerfully tell you when their dog comes bounding up to you he won't hurt you
People all enable their adult children so they are unable to be independent err what happens when you are no longer here
Rude bus drivers who constantly charge you the wrong fayre
Micro managers I am 55 years old I don't need it thank you
Parents who do not parent their children and let them run wild
People that are still obsessed with covid
People who talk through theatre shows
People that are obsessed with the weather particularly snow
People who think people who live in Essex live in London!
People who are lazy

Not much then !!!!

Agree with this particularly those people who allow their children and/or dogs to run around out of control and get very affronted when you ask them not to do so.

I would add

  • drivers who don't give way when they should do. Particularly not waiting behind a parked vehicle for the oncoming traffic to go past
  • drivers who don't put their lights on in poor visibility
shellyleppard · 09/11/2024 20:15

People who sniff endlessly when I'm traveling.....i offer them a tissue!!! 🤣🤣

Runningforthebus · 09/11/2024 20:15

People who talk, sing, get up for the loo at the theatre. STFU and keep still - I want to be undisturbed while I hear and see professionals.
People who drive at me in limited space even though it’s my right of way then fail to thank me.
Drivers on phones.
Men who see my small car and think aha female driver, clock me to confirm and then pull out right in front of me at a roundabout or junction.
(I have seriously thought about giving up driving!)
My husband encasing himself in the duvet leaving me the edge.
I could go on…

iwishihadaname · 09/11/2024 20:15

HelenInHeels · 09/11/2024 14:31

Ant McPartlin and in particular his wife lying about her age. She's always reported as being 46. She was born in 1976.

If you mean his ex wife she was born in 1971. She lies about her age

emmetgirl · 09/11/2024 20:16

Everything is amazing.
Come up with another word FFS.

DemonicCaveMaggot · 09/11/2024 20:17

People who use the word 'pop' as 'pop it in', 'pop it over there' etc.

Just......pop off.

DemonicCaveMaggot · 09/11/2024 20:17

emmetgirl · 09/11/2024 20:16

Everything is amazing.
Come up with another word FFS.

Amazeballs is worse.

2010Aussie · 09/11/2024 20:19

RapunzelsSplitEnds · 09/11/2024 18:56

The overuse of ‘stunning’, everything is stunning. Every bloody thing is stunning.

’Veggie’

Or 'awesome'. Customer today "Can I use the photocopier?" Me "Yes, it's 20p a sheet." Customer "That's awesome". Not it's not - we're just offering a standard service at a reasonable cost.

MillyMichaelson · 09/11/2024 20:20

DisplayPurposesOnly · 09/11/2024 19:24

People who have put their address in ebay all in lower case

I salute the absolute specificity of your dislike.

DancingFerret · 09/11/2024 20:21

Sniffing.
"Veg".
Anyone who starts a sentence with "Myself" (common on MN).
"To be fair".
"Love you, love you, love you..." at the end of a call.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 09/11/2024 20:21

People who say 'it gives me the ick'. For some reason it really winds me up!

backslashruby · 09/11/2024 20:23

weetiddlepop · 09/11/2024 20:05

The 'big light' being on instead of a lamp. The rage this gives me if off the charts lol

Especially when they do it at night. With their curtains open. Oh look at us, look into our house, we're the most uninhibited and interesting people in the world. NO YOU ARE NOT. Now shut your fucking curtains like the rest of us, well like me anyway. I feel so much better now.

Shmee1988 · 09/11/2024 20:23

Christmas panto!! People who say 'I'm going to the Christmas panto on Decmber 20th'
me: 'lovely? What are you seeing?' ....
Sleeping beauty/shrek/Aladin etc!!!! That's not 'Christmas panto'.. that's panto in December. Sod all Christmassy about it!! I don't know why but it irritates the absolute arse off of me.

Pedallleur · 09/11/2024 20:23

GiveusatwirlAnthea · 09/11/2024 19:58

Don’t get me started on bagels, why aren’t they pre sliced, again, infuriating!

Just no! My local shop that sells 3000 on a Sunday doesn't need that. Proper ones are not presliced

Thenakedwineglass · 09/11/2024 20:24

Opening a packet of paracetamol or ibruprofen and always getting the side where the little leaflet is wrapped round the ends of the blister pack

it gives me an unreasonable level of rage - and for years I’ve tried to second guess which side it is / look for a clue and no matter what I always pick that fecking side !!

I mean it’s no hardship to just slide it out and then the tablets, so I know IABU!