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.

whinebuff In my novice internet forum days I was having a very serious debate with someone on some important issue or other, and she kept actually typing all of her statements with question marks on the end. And the were not questions. I'm not sure whether she was typing in the style in which she spoke, (very bizarre) or whether the question marks were supposed to signify a sarcastic tone implying that I was an idiot who needed to be patronised.

Anyway, I asked her as an aside, why she was doing it (genuinely curious) and I got jumped on by about ten people all attacking me for picking holes in grammar as a way of trying to win the argument.

I can argue fine without resorting to those tactics, thanks, but I REALLY wanted to know what all the ??? were for. Never did find out.

Mums who drive 4 x 4s to pick up one child and park inconsiderately - you know who you are....

'funny dot in irish names' ? its called a fada thank you and dont say you didnt know that because thats what the internet is for to find out stuff so you dont offend your neighbouring country's native language on internet forums

Aaahhh cj; GetOrf trying to offend the Irish? That just couldn't be fada from the truth.

I'll get my coat.

This is going back a bit, but is there a link for strapless-wedding-dress-fat-bulge?

I decided to answer my own question: there's a legion of answers out there on google. Including one entirely dedicated to fat arm-pitted Australians.:o

Ebay listings that read like a script for a feature on a television shopping channel.

Eg:

"Up for auction today we have..." Erm, yes, that's why I'm here

or

"You are bidding on a gorgeous ..." erm, no, I'm not, I'm just trawling through your hideous description of your potentially gorgeous item. I will be the judge of whether it's gorgeous or not.

I'm sure people are just trying to be all chatty and conversational but it just sets my teeth on edge I'm afraid.

Current Delia recipe I'm doing:

"Now measure the rice into a glass measuring jug"

Because if I used a plastic jug it would...what?

But equally, I hate Ebay listings, with one crap grainy photo, and a description that says:

One pair curtains. Good condition. pick up only.

Only a man would ever do a listing like that.

I do listings like that! My prices are very cheap to compensate for the fact I cba to do a decent listing.

Couples who get engaged but then don't get married because they're not ready to commit or they want to see how things go.

You're engaged to be married. If you're not ready then don't do it!

Renesmee - reminds me that I wasted hours of my life reading a series of teenage books about vampires

Students in September taking over the city (that I no longer live in!) with their discount vouchers and believing they are the first people in the world to leave home at 18.

The Australian news "ticker" shortening everything to include an "o" or "y" at the end - the best one this week was "Oly" for Olympics - really??

Agree about the engagements. My sister's friend just announced her engagement to her boyfriend she has been with for 10 years, but will be having "a long engagement" WTF???

Being prissy about the fact that someone died - I can't bear passed away, passed over etc. Died, dead. End of.

Leggings, esp on podgy people. You need to be seriously thin to wear leggings - wearing them because "they're comfy" when you're 16 stone is not a good enough reason.

Tracksuit bottoms, can't stand them. Announced loudly to DH after sonographer told us we were expecting a by that he would NOT be one of those boys who wears tracksuit bottoms. Realised just too late that we were opposite a guy in tracksuit bottoms. Also can't stand rudeness

Websites that ask me to fill in a survey about the site when I've only just clicked onto it - how the feck would I know how good you are, you won't let me look!

Hearing 3 times a day how tall my daughter is, blimey is she, I hadn't noticed.

Work colleagues who obsess over tiny details and hold extensive post-mortems when little mistakes happen, just get a life or more work to do - I have plenty I can share!!!!

Random old ladies who say 'can I have a kiss' to my 2 year old - yeah good luck with that, I kissed her cheek yesterday and got a yuck for my trouble, you've no chance.

And breathe, that felt good, great thread!

I love this thread!

Okay:

"Can I lend x?" No, you may borrow it.

On a similar track, "Can I lend a tissue?". Have it, please.

That fact it's taken 8 years for my MIL to realise that I really, really do take my coffee black with no sugar: my refusal of either is not a slight on your hospitality.

Custard.

Ruining perfectly good puddings with custard, ice cream or, worst of all, cream.

Traffic lights.

Ticket machines in multi-storey carparks. I can never, never reach them and have to get out my car.

Male pattern baldness. It's not fair that he can make his shampoo last 6 months and I'm on a bottle every other week.

The neverending engagement one reminded me of another.

Getting engaged then reserving a wedding month 3 years in advance for an overseas wedding!!

Get on with it so we can book it, pay it off, enjoy it and then get on with our own holiday/house/child/life plans!!!!

The people in the upstairs flat nextdoor.

The have loud voices and the woman is always bitching about someone.

agree with the baby n board signs, they make me see red. but I think it's a reasonable reaction

Up to page 13 - don't know if this has been mentioned.

People that say they have "done" a city or country when what they really mean is they have visited it once.

Brides that think their wedding day is just about them. If that's the case you can fucking well get on with it on your own then and not bother inviting anyone.

Simon Cowell.

Well meaning parents that offer my son a lift when he is walking to school. No thank you - he is WALKING to school.

School parent council. Brown nose the Headteacher more like.

:o at stealth's plastic measuring jug

We have both plastic AND glass measuring jugs in our gaff, so we're bound to get it right.:o

I really really can't stand people who chew gum, in fact I find it incredibly rude (I know it's been mentioned already).

It's even worse than people who chew food with their mouths open.

I dislike the American way of ordering food which seems to have become commonplace here:

"Can I get....."

I was out for dinner with a group of ladies last night and every single one of them used this phrase when ordering their food. To be fair, I don't suppose "Can I have..." is any more polite but it just sounds better to my old pedantic ears.

My friend, of whom I am very fond, bleating on about how poor they are as she staggers in from the front door with the latest spoils from Amazon

Mom and Mommy - we're not American (well I'm not, thanks very much) and it sounds cringey and affected.

Nowt wrong with strapless wedding dresses - I didn't have heffalump arms in mine (of course I had no arms in my dress, obviously) and I managed to scandalise my husband's grandmother to boot by showing my shoulders