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Petty random things that make you want to lose your shit

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user1497787373 · 16/04/2018 22:26

Colleague buys 2 bananas every Monday. Has done so ever since I've worked there (1+ year). They sit on her desk until they go bad and then get thrown away on a Friday. EVERY week. I've never seen her eat one of the damn things yet come Monday another 2 take up residence on her desk.

Otherwise she's a lovely woman and a great pal. But those bananas... just looking at them makes me ragey.

Anyone else have totally petty, pointless things that you should ignore but instead feeds the inner rage demon?

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OhHowardOhMarina · 20/04/2018 17:55

My DM. She won’t hear one word said about the DC, to the point where I can’t mention any less-than-perfect behaviour they exhibit without her hurtling to their defence.

For example I mentioned in a very lighthearted manner that DD (just turned 1) had been a little monster this morning after throwing her breakfast everywhere, and pulling books on the floor and tearing the pages. She replies in an exasperated tone ‘Well? You did when you were little, I will have been the same, it’s what babies do!’ as if I’ve got no experience of living with children (I have had more than she had). It endlessly amuses DH but it gives me the rage, I can’t mention anything without her acting like I’m being extremely critical.

ALongHardWinter · 20/04/2018 18:37

DiscoMoo. Your post reminded me of a party invitation that I received from a friend years ago. It informed me that 'A male stripergram' would be putting in an appearance at the party.

LoveBeingAMum555 · 20/04/2018 22:56

My work colleague opening the window in our small shared office without asking me if I would like a bit of fresh air too. Ok it's irrational because I could just shut said window, or tell him that I don't want it open, but it's as if he assumes that its HIS window and HIS right to open and shut it as he pleases which winds me up beyond any sort of rational thought.

There, I feel better for that.

FannyFaceAche · 20/04/2018 22:59

Has anyone said anything about baby wipes yet? When you've only got one hand free cos the other is holding DC from smearing their breakfast everywhere and you reach for ONE baby wipe, and out shoot 3,4,5 bloody wipes in a string. Pisses me off no end! Gah!!!!!

Daifuku9 · 20/04/2018 23:40

People that tell you, “smile” just because they don’t like that you don’t have a grin slapped across your face.

People that change their babies at tables in restaurants, right in the floor in the midst of a group, or in their car and throw the dirty mess right onto the floor/street/leave it on the table.

snickledon · 20/04/2018 23:47

Monty Dons dogs. They are entirely pointless in a TV gardening show and used as background props. Pisses me right off. I'm doubly irritated that old dog 1 has been joined by young dog 2 recently as old dog 1 is in his later years and clearly phasing the replacement in already. And I'm irritated that they just walk into shot and then stand there looking smug.

And I don't even watch gardeners world! I'm wound up every week by this when it's on in the background thanks to DPs love of gardening.

toomuchtooold · 21/04/2018 06:39

@FannyFaceAche I remember the Huggies ones, what would happen was that like 9 out of 10 of them would come out fine, bit the 10th one would be the start of a separate new chunk and you'd have dig into the pack to get it out and inevitably come out with three. And sod's law, that would be the one that you already had poo on your hand so you'd have to switch hands and in the meantime the baby would make a run for it.

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 21/04/2018 06:40

I think they just follow Monty around because that's what they do. What do you want him to do, lock them in? Confused

Booie09 · 21/04/2018 07:05

People joining facebook groups and then post "thanks for the add"

People announcing they are leaving facebook groups.

Cryptic facebook posts with you know who you are at the end.

When asking dh or dd to do something and you get the response of "in a minute"

When your shopping and people just leave trollys in the middle of th aisle while they look at the packaging.

Shampaincharly · 21/04/2018 07:07

Deaf-in-ate-ly for definitely! (Which results in spelling mistake)

Willow2017 · 21/04/2018 15:14

Booie09
Ha yes. And the other classic When i ask my teen to anything and he says "ok" and half an hour later i am shouting upstairs for him to do it and he yells back "WHAT?" arghhhh!
Or his first response is "whats (sibling) doing?" "Why cant (sibling) do it?" (Because they did x, y, z while you have done zip but play pc games you lazy sod.)
Drives me to drink 😀

Andthatsthat · 21/04/2018 22:47

People who upload birthday photos onto fb with the title Adam Birthday (insert appropriate name!) no no no, it’s Adam’s Birthday!!! 😡😡😡😡 irrational rage!!!!!

Nom nom. Makes me spew.

Whoop whoop is another one, hate it, along with famalam, Chester draws and countless other words and phrases that for now elude me.

My dm saying spaghetti bolognese. She sounds the g in bolognese. I have to bite my tongue. Hard!

There will be more....

RoseWhiteTips · 22/04/2018 11:39

Woot woot

Gives me the rage (popular on Mumsnet)

RoseWhiteTips · 22/04/2018 11:42

On my wick

DarkPeakScouter · 22/04/2018 11:50

People breathing on me Angry

stopfuckingshoutingatme · 22/04/2018 11:52

The human being smell in meetings

Not BO just their human odour

This is why I shower at lunch and have loads of perfume at work (yes it probably annoys people - whatevs!)

trueblueari · 22/04/2018 12:17

stopfuckingshouting yes! I also wear lots of perfume and tend to sit next to other women in meetings as they're usually in a nice cloud of perfume too! I can't stand smelly people.

Bluebell878275 · 22/04/2018 12:31

I hate it when my flapping hair sticks to my lip-balmed lips

Numbkinnuts · 22/04/2018 12:33

People emailing me a trail of emails to look through to 'just have a look through ' instead of summarising the information first so I know what I need to be looking at !

DXB · 22/04/2018 15:04

The misuse of apostrophes.
Lack of punctuation when writing (even in text messages).
Poor spelling and mixing up of words (there/their etc).
Scots (sorry!) who write in a Scottish accent. (A cannae go oot wi ma wee pal).
Weather forecasters who use the phrase, “Bits and pieces of rain” or who advise you to take a coat or an umbrella.

LimonViola · 22/04/2018 16:57

People who use an apostrophe when referring to a decade, such as '80's'

It's a plural. It doesn't need an apostrophe. Nothing is belonging to the 80. 😡

RoseWhiteTips · 22/04/2018 17:44

Weather people who say “all the while”.

vampirethriller · 22/04/2018 18:38

Tins of tuna that flip fish water up my front when I try to drain them.

TrudeauGirl · 22/04/2018 18:44

Thumb twiddling..especially if I can see someone doing it in the corner of my eye. The movement of it drives me insane...irrational I know.

vampirethriller · 22/04/2018 19:31

I go for weekends away with a friend quite often and every morning she complains she's had no sleep. We share a room and she snores from lying down at bedtime to waking up.
I was with a man a while ago who would follow me everywhere in the house. Even if I only got up to draw the curtains, I'd turn around and he was inches from me. If I went to get something from another room he would be outside the door He followed me to the toilet even in the middle of the night. It was like having a really big infuriating poodle. Still makes me boil over now.