Perfectly reasonable things which you unreasonably unreasonable about

[GetOrfMoiLand]

Names with umlauts in them, unless you live in Germany or nordic lands. I don't mind accents in names, or that funny dot above the i in Irish names, but names with umlauts in get on my tits. Especially Zoë. Everyone can pronounce it when it is spelled Zoe. It is just attention seeking.

GetOrf it was me!! - the power of suggestion, darn it .

When somebody knocks on the door (uninvited) and I won't answer - usually because I'm not dressed.

And then they start peering through the letterbox and the windows....FUCK OFF.

"My head, brick wall, RSI. Sigh." Must find somewhere to use that phrase soon! Genius

Baked beans - work of the devil, yet ubiquitous

MIL phoning at 9pm when she knows DH is on lates. I am heavily pregnant, still working, and in charge of a toddler. 9pm-10pm is the only hour of the day when I'm not running round like a blue arsed fly, tending to the needs of others, or passed out asleep. I want to spend that hour watching a shitey ITV drama, not talking to you.

DH pegging out the laundry in a way that neither maximises the surface area, nor makes best use of the available sunlight. I am generally a slattern, but this makes me itch to give him a chinese burn.

FloraFinching I have never agreed with someone more in my life! Beans are pure evil. I start panicking and sweating when I get their disgusting, juice of satan slime on my hand.

Also, dh never puts the finished-with pegs back on the line properly. They should be left so they slide along easily, not shoved on as far as they can go so they don't move the next time you hang washing out.

Infact, are you me?

Nooo. Pegs go back in the bag. Definitely not left on the line!!

"DH pegging out the laundry in a way that neither maximises the surface area, nor makes best use of the available sunlight. I am generally a slattern, but this makes me itch to give him a chinese burn."

genuinely laughed out loud at that one.

I find myself getting irrationally, unreasonably annoyed with various authors upon finishing a really good book. Why couldn't they write more?

FloraFinching, get caller ID, I just don't answer the phone, you do get a twinge of guilt sitting and listening to the answer machine message when it's quite obvious they know you're in, but it quickly passes.

FloraFinching another agreement - this time about phonecalls. How do people, particularly in-laws, know? Even if you tell them you won't answer, they still ring - because you couldn't possibly have meant them.

PortBlacksand Dh texts to say he's just going for a 'cheeky' after work, Arghhh! I think he still doesn't get that I don't mind him going for a pint after work, I just object to that word!

AlCrowley I used to have a peg bag but I always forgot it when I took the washing out and had to go back for it which drove me demented until I wanted to stab myself repeatedly with a plastic fork which was detrimental to my day as it took away from my wanting-to-stab-dh-with-a-plastic-fork-repeatedly time .

A friend who says properly "propley". Of all words to pronounce incorrectly.

That before we had dc's and i was working when dh did the housework he didn't put the cleaning materials away.

ROFL at this thread - freat idea getoifmyland.

PSML even harder at the fact I call DS mate at times or matey

Love licking the lids of yoghurts - altho the 0.01g of its all I get as the yoghurt is for DS meds to go in so he gets the rest

I REALLY hate it when a lady at work says 'oh, so and so needs to be doen ....' - one of these days I'll actually get the courage to say 'ok, well do it then'

Phonecalls - have a friends - who's lovely btw way - but if I have said I'm going out to x place at 1pm she'll ring at 12.59 and say - oh I thought you were going out - and when I say I am she'll say - 'your be late'

or will ring my mobile 10 minutes after I have said I'll be somewhere again!!!

Facebook

Twitter

People checking their emails ALL THE TIME no matter what

People taking kids to school while talking non stop into their mobile

Parents who want to be "best friends" with their children.

People who think bad and destructive behaviour by their child is "cute" or "always testing the boundaries" (thanks, but not on my child's skeleton please)

People who describe everything as "cool". The richest language in the world and that's their only adjective....sob

Adults who go to Disneyland.

Parents who take 2yr olds to Disneyland and think they'll actually appreciate it.

Disneyland.

Oooh yes. Disneyland. I used to work for Euro Disney.

Yuk.

Unfortunately, DD2 is obsessed with all things Disney. What can you do?

People eating popcorn in the cinema.

Actually, people eating anything in the cinema. It's a film, it's likely to be less than two hours, so why do you have to chomp noisily on the greasiest, most disgusting pseudo-food ever invented? Go home and have a sandwich, then come and watch the film and stop making me shudder with your filthy, rattly chweing noises.

Actually, I'm pretty sure this isn't unreasonable, so I'm probably on the wrong thread too...

Fussy eaters, particularly of the adult variety. (and yes I mean you, twerpy exbf who would not eat at Maccas when DD wanted to as you hate all the food, yet love BK)
What was I thinking?)

People who won't try food based on what it looks like. (again you exbf)

Overly serious women who dress like they're on a jury and never crack a smile.

People who define themselves based on what they own, particularly if it's electrical goods.
You are not better than because your TV is bigger and flatter than mine.

Mobile Phone obsessives.

This thread has made my day

I bet we would all describe ourselves as easy going too

What you can do is tell them they can go to Disneyland when they can take themselves and pay for it.
Spending thousands to spend time in the boiling hot with dressed up people, fat folk, other peoples children and chavs.
No, no, and just no.

I was on a Disney Forum the other day, a friend asked me to, and I swear I thought about suicide.
It makes Netmummers look like Einstein.

I agree re eating in the Cinema, and would further with folk eating on public transport.
Just stop it, stop it now. you greedy pig

"spread", as in margarine (can barely type it without grimacing)

cafetieres

people saying "whilst" instead of "while"

people who don't lick the lids of yogurt pots - what a waste