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WE KNOW WE'RE UNREASONABLE BUT...

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TequilaMockingbirdy · 01/05/2014 14:13

what things really really annoy you, but for no reason? Like you know it's unreasonable but you still get annoyed.

DP switching the router off at the wall pisses me off no end.

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Cuteypatootey · 03/05/2014 21:26

Whistling

birdmomma · 03/05/2014 22:06

Old people.

Lariflete · 03/05/2014 22:48

DH pulling his socks off and leaving them in individual balls. I mean, how the fuck do you even get them into balls anyway???

ForeskinHyena · 04/05/2014 11:38

Oh Lariflete, mine too. He used to just throw them across the room or tuck them down the sofa cushions once he'd balled them up, drove me fucking mental, so I got a bin with a basketball hoop on it for him to throw them at! Most of them miss but at least they're in the right direction.

mismylinford · 04/05/2014 11:48

The general public! I love shopping .... Well i would if noone else was there... I can't stand busy shops parks streets etc. Other people just get in the way. I nearly or do have an argument every time i go shopping with some stranger that decided to elbow me bump into or just be too loud about how they don't have something in their size. Argh! Internet shopping best thing ever.

Revengeofthechocolatebunny · 04/05/2014 11:48

Giving the downstairs loo a really intensive clean* and then someone immediately using it and leaving marks in the pan. How do you even poo that colour? Angry

*not the everyday quick clean round but a full on clean.

tabvase · 04/05/2014 11:52

Oh God yes. I would love shopping if noone else was there! Think ghost town with shop assistants...that's my nirvana.

TequilaMockingbirdy · 04/05/2014 11:53

I know I'm unreasonable but...

I'm 22. I have a diploma. I don't want to be spending my weekend completing a poster on exercise. GOD DAMN YOU ACCESS COURSE.

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JuniperTisane · 04/05/2014 13:25

I'm going to turn the sneezing one around. I used to work with a lovely lady who had obviously been brought up to hide a sneeze as far as possible and she would just ch-ch-ch-ch silently into her hand or tissue. Because she never allowed herself to sneeze properly these ch-ch-ch would go on for ages and in the end she would need to excuse herself to have (I presume) a good blow in the toilet.

I always wanted to tell her Just Sneeze Properly and get it all out in one go you silly Moo!

squizita · 04/05/2014 15:08

Juniper I hate people who say 'whachoo' when they sneeze, rather than the natural sound. I don't even think it's deliberate. I work with a lovely man who does this, no one is ever cross with him (the kind of person who spends all weekend doing community work with their church but genuinely never mentions this to anyone)... he does the 'whachoo' thing and I feel the rage!

Trills · 04/05/2014 15:10

Being asked "how are you?" every time I walk into the house.

Just say hello. Or add some variety.

bluebeanie · 04/05/2014 15:15

People chewing gum. That wet sound really freaks me out

Cuteypatootey · 04/05/2014 23:30

Finding ONE last square of toilet paper on the roll. Yes, the last person should've changed the roll but they are too lazy so convinced themselves it's okay because there is still ONE square there - Grrrr!
People who have their 'own' mugs at work and get annoyed if a new person in the office unknowingly uses it. FFS either put your name on it, or keep it in your desk drawer and wash it yourself you big baby.
People who say "OMG".
Those pictures of scripty mottos and how to live your live better posted on Facebook, in particular the one about life not waiting for storms to pass, but learning to dance in the rain (yes, thanks, I haven't heard that gem of information for a whole 3 minutes)
Men with ONE long fingernail - ugh! what do you use it for?

ArtisanBaps · 04/05/2014 23:34

Cafés who serve cartons of UHT milk when they've got acres of fridge space to keep fresh milk in. WHYYYYYYY FFS! Stuff should be banned

TequilaMockingbirdy · 04/05/2014 23:37

Men with ONE long fingernail - ugh! what do you use it for?

Either playing guitar or sniffing coke!

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UncleT · 05/05/2014 01:41

cutey - one relatively long nail is good for opening things, picking tape off things for example, or whatever - a host of useful things in fact. Obviously there should be limits to the length of such a utility nail though.

Cuteypatootey · 05/05/2014 03:04

I meant verrrrrry long though.

UncleT · 05/05/2014 03:07

One verrrrrrrrrry long nail is just odd - agreed.

TequilaMockingbirdy · 05/05/2014 20:23

People with these long toenails

WE KNOW WE'RE UNREASONABLE BUT...
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TheRealAmandaClarke · 05/05/2014 20:56

cuteypatootey totally agree about the "own mug" thing. Grrr.
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And the nail thing too- yuck. The fact that it can be useful just doesn't help tbh. Get a Swiss army knife. Men should have short fingernails.

Cuteypatootey · 06/05/2014 01:02

I thought one long finger is for coke sniffing or but picking - both hideous! My DH plays guitar and he has short nails - and uses a guitar pick. :)

Cuteypatootey · 06/05/2014 01:03

tequlia that makes my skin crawl!

emmelinelucas · 06/05/2014 01:14

People who use their walking sticks to point with.

PrincessBabyCat · 06/05/2014 02:47

People who breath into the phone! Angry

Lariflete · 06/05/2014 09:25

ForeskinHyena I will be getting him a basketball hoop - that is a genius idea! I can deal with all the other little annoyances but that really gives me the rage!!!

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