What irrationally annoys you that has no effect on you whatsoever

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I'm sitting reading a book in the front room watching the neighbour close just 1 of his double gates after driving off his drive. When he comes in layer he'll then have to stop the car, get out, open gate etc. He can be out anything from 5 minutes to all day but does this every time.

Other neighbour leaves his bins at the front of the house rather than putting them down the side of the house. Same neighbour has 4 people who drive living in the house, yet mum always comes and goes in taxis, sometimes with her grandkids, shopping etc. when they are home.

My mum drives her car right up to her back gate then has to walk around the car to go through gate. She then moans that she gets wet doing this when it's raining, but then won't leave a gap at the front of the car!

None of these things affect me so whyyyyyyyyy do they annoy me so much.

I should get a life

AND ANOTHER THING

When did people start to feel it necessary to add the word 'up' into perfectly acceptable everyday expressions?

We now have 'So I parked up'
'Professor Smith heads up an international team'
'It's time to switch up from summer to winter clothes'

Why, WHY?

@FloralTeacup another bonus point when they include their pets...

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People who refer to their "hubby" or "kiddies" arrgggghhhhh!
People who talk about food and say "ohhh yummy" or "yum yum" and then smack their lips together like they pretend they are tasting it.
Bloke down the road who parks in from of a substation with a big 'no parking' sign on it. It doesn't effect my parking but it pissed me off.
Friend that post pictures on social media of their dinner and what they are drinking.
Oh and one friend who is actually lovely in all other ways but will put up a Facebook post about once a month with an essay on how wonderful her husband and children are and what a challenge it was to get the babies to sleep and she's so tired but has such a wonderful life and blah blah blah! (Obviously I don't have to read it but it's not until I've read the whole thing that I am able to realise it's not interesting and it's totally self indulgent and dull).

People typing “Jesus wept”. Never heard that expression until mumsnet and for some reason it just makes me want to 🙄. Sounds so over the top.

finn “Jesus wept” is actually a pretty well known phrase - what with it being the shortest verse in the Bible!

People who say super instead of really.

And, even worse, 'crazy' e.g. 'It's crazy good.' STOP IT.

I use the line Jesus wept although I don't think I'd type it. It has history.

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finn “Jesus wept” is actually a pretty well known phrase - what with it being the shortest verse in the Bible!

I'm guilty of using that. And "Sweet suffering Jesus!"

I once heard someone describing someone else as 'a creeping Jesus' which shocked me a bit (although I'm not religious I wouldn't want to insult other's beliefs). Then when reading Blake's journals I saw him using the phrase, way back in the early 1800s.

I drop the occasional Jesus wept when there is no other words for my exasperation (sp)

Christ on a bike is my favourite

I first read Christ on a bike on mumsnet it tickled me

The one I can't get out of my head is my neighbour who moved to the area and made some (in my opinion) very weird choices on childcare and schools. There is NO WAY this has any impact on me whatsoever so I really should forget about it. But it bugs me.

Firstly, she chose to drive back to her old area (an hour drive) every day for an entire school year for nursery despite there being 3 good nurseries within walking distance of here. This meant none of the family met anyone local as they were out in the car for most of every day. She said it was because her DD was settled there, but there was plenty of time for a 3 yo to settle in a new nursery.

Then, when it came to schools, instead of choosing either of the good local schools they chose a Catholic one a drive away - totally understandable if you're Catholic or if you just think it's a better school - but the reason she told me was 'well, I was brought up as a Catholic and even though I'm not anymore and my husband isn't, I feel like if she doesn't go to Catholic school where else is she going to get that influence in her life?'. So she drives off every morning past all the kids on the road walking to one or other of the local schools.

She told me recently she doesn't feel like she knows many people locally.

'well, I was brought up as a Catholic and even though I'm not anymore and my husband isn't, I feel like if she doesn't go to Catholic school where else is she going to get that influence in her life?'

I can understand that. I was brought up a Catholic and even though I don't believe in anything now the Catholic education was part of what made me 'me'. I've heard various horror stories in relation to Catholicism, but it wasn't my experience. If there'd been a Catholic school handy both my DDs would have gone there.

People pressing lift / pelican crossing buttons over and over again. It's not going to make the lift come quicker or the lights change faster. They don't work like that.

My lapsed inlaws send their kids to Catholic schools i just think it is in people to give kids the religious education they had.

ikltownofboothlehem People pressing lift / pelican crossing buttons over and over again. It's not going to make the lift come quicker or the lights change faster. They don't work like that.

Am going to start a government petition so for every extra time a crossing button is pressed, the lights changing is delayed by an extra 10 seconds. You in?

People who call pets 'babies' or even worse, 'furbabies'. They're animals people - they didn't grow in a human womb so they're not babies

Coffee slurping

Coins on top of notes

Sniffling - just blow your bastard nose before I break it for you

Ill voice - unless you have a sore throat or laryngitis, pack it in FFS

My PIL. Don't get me started.

Oh yes.

"I was today years old when I realised xx"

Clearing plates while people are still eating

People who walk with untied shoelaces

Blokes with underwear proudly on display and jeans half way down their arses

Women who can wear heels with no discomfort (MAY be jealousy on my part 😊)

John Travolta

People who hold their mobile phones out perpendicular to their face when talking on them - why???? Just put it against your ear or use headphones with microphone.

And being something of a grammar pedant, the unnecessary addition of the word "of" after "outside" and "inside". And don't get me started on the way the word "likely" is used wrongly. I think I need to get out more....!

people who shuffle
people who hold one nostril and blow snot out of the other
sniffers
people who faff at till points
cafes full of buggies

CallMeSirShotsFired - definitely in

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33 I agree people I know making “wrong” life choices annoys me too. It’s totally unreasonable and absolutely none of my business but in my head I think “wrong! Your child should have gone to that school / you should not have bought that house / camper van”