To get irritated by this?

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Grown adults who count down to events in ''sleeps''. It winds me right up. My SIL insists on doing this on a regular basis. She is 42 years old.

AAARRRGGHH. It's so twee and annoying. Anyone over the age of 15 who does this in public ought to be the first up against the wall come The Revolution!

*Disclaimer: I know this is not an important issue, just wondered if anyone else finds it irritating? I know IABU.

Anyone else have relatives who write messages, in cards etc.. as though they come directly from their babies. Irritating and slightly creepy...

Can I add "did I say that out loud?" Looking all bewildered, another friends left over that come the revolution they'll be sorry!

Lavender it is testament to my patience and tolerance that she is still alive

According to DH I am the least tolerant person on the planet. The dippy dip incident was a few years ago so I assume alcohol must have been involved which would have calmed me down slightly

Shit, DH and I are a bit like this. Do I get to choose our method of execution?

Guess what?

36 sleeps till Christmas.

Just saying.

(I do have a 7 year old who asks every morning. Please forgive me).

I have a sleeps till Christmas app and no children :(

When DH and I get separated in a crowd, and after looking for a few moments we spot each other, he does this imitation of a small child. Eyes wide, bottom lip stuck out, arms straight held slightly out to the sides, and an awkward toddling run right up to me, usually while saying "Ohhhh! I thought I'd lost you!" I think I found it cute the first time and then it became habit when he tried to make me laugh.

But that was a dozen years ago, and what you find endearing at 19 is mortifying at 30... The last time was in the middle of a crowded Grafton st in Dublin, luckily I managed to cut it off in time (by mouthing "NO! NO! DO NOT DO THE RUN!") but the cutesyness makes my teeth itch now.

ITBMD - Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

I have only count down in sleeps if it's related to Christmas.
I have only counted down the sleeps till Christmas since I've been an adult.
I have the app too.
I'll get my coat...

Fucking exciterated ?!

Cunt.

May I add "anyhoo" to this list? Also "Guys" as a term for a mixed group? Ugh. Was going to say "eeew", but that is one aswell.

BoilyFishBag I'd willingly take 'guys' over 'crew'. That word has the same effect on me as cunt does to others

Tess utter cunty mctwat bollocks!

Boilyfish This thread comes full circle - I will be up against the wall come The Revolution for sometimes referring to mixed groups as ''you guys''. I picked it up during the three years I lived in The States as a young teen, it was really common over there then.

Irrational I know, but the one thing that grates me more than sleeps is 'holibobs'.

If I ever see '2 more sleeps to holibobs' and I swear I'll implode.

Adults who refer to food as 'yummy' or 'scrummy' when not in the presence of children.

People who use phrases like Wine o'clock or el vino.

Total shits.

poorly sick as a status on fb does my head right in

people who write nom nom while posting pictures of their shite looking home-cooked meals.
who makes that noise when eating?
anyone who says metrosexual.
bugger off you geeky,pretentious knobs.

People referring to their spouse as mummy or daddy. Dh does it sometimes and I get very frosty and say " I am not your mother" thank god

Holibobs- wtf is holibobs? Its not twat speak for holidays is it?

I hate the nom nom as well. It makes me physically cringe. Written or spoken. Once I was with a friend in a coffee shop and she did nom nom at her bun. I asked what she was doing it for:) I was in a bad mood, but it wasn't helped by the nom nom

urtwistingmymelonman - anyone who makes the noise "nom nom" when eating in my presence will get stabbed with a fork.

And Lavenderhoney it makes me cringe every time I hear MIL call FIL "dad" as in "would you like a brew dad?" - fucking weird. She also says "go and see your dad" ... to the dog!!

This makes me stabby too.

I have a colleague who, at twenty nine, is the youngest person in our (quite small) organisation. She's always referring to herself as 'the baby' of the office. Eugh!

All of the above.

Freedom of speech can do one as far as I'm concerned when it permits atrocities including but not limited to "yummy / scrummy / hubby / hollibobs / sleeps / nom"

NOT COOL

Sooooo pleased i seen this thread. Just for that comment ^ up there about rhe dh running hahahha. I would run away haha.

My ex used to get peoples names wrong and then stick to them. A nancy would become an edna and id never know who the hell he was talkig about!

I admit, i say din dins. But i do have 4 dc and its now a habit.

It grinds on me people calling slides slidies!
I also say nom nom

I hate hate hate when people say epcept instead of except! Where did the 1st p come from? Why do they think there are two ps in that word

what the hell is metrosexual anyway?
is it someone whos sexual preference is for inner city traffic such as black cabs?
or is it somebody who likes making love on the underground?
I just don't get it?