Let's play "why do you have a cob on?" Who would win?

[ForTheLoveOfGrace]

Things that have seriously irritated me today even more than normal as sleep deprived :-

1. DD not having her listening ears on (No change there then)

1. People who post on social media wishing friends or family a happy birthday with tons pictures of themselves with that said person when all they’re doing is posting pics of them looking fab and are saying “look at me aren’t I gorgeous” get over yourselves.
2. Tailgaters (No change there then) I want to get a big flashing red sign that says ‘fuck off twat’ installed in the back of my car or better yet get out and punch the bastard!
3. Negative depressing people who have nothing but negative things to say! I have to visit this person regularly and it's sooooo draining. Even things going on with other people that don't effect them directly are a complete disaster!

Arrrggghhh! Where is the wine!! Right your turn.....

I have a cob on because I’m sick of getting up at 6:30 every day on my annual leave for babysharkpuppy, who can’t wait any longer for the toilet and uses the kitchen floor if I’m not up promptly.

I am tired and grumpy

@JohnnyHatesJazz it's me who runs the recovery (not the vehicles) but yes we have a specific type of debrief that we will run with all our guys, especially those who have had to view the footage. It's not necessarily what we saw but all the facts combined that make this one so hard. There will always be one that sticks with you, this one will be mine.

My ex who owes me money who knows he owes my money but is now passing it to "his accountant" to deal with plus Im guarantor on a loan for him and he isn't paying it despite apparently having thousands in the bank (he cashed in his pension) apparently the bank manager and his accountant are advising him on the best way to pay that off too, is it me or is it bullshit? He says his accountant can tell how much money he has paid back too because of the"money trail" that would be the trail from my account to his then because he didn't transfer any back bastard I called him all kinds of cunt last night I'm taking it to court I've had enough I'm a single parent working full time he knows the kids dad wont pay child support and hits me with this naaaaaa not happening threaten me all you like no childrens services are not going to take my kids away because you claim I'm unfit any one will see that's bullshit fuck off and pay your debts

Because the kids (particularly DD6) are doing my fucking head in.

Seriously on the verge of giving them to the next passing random outside my house.

The dog has chewed up my shoe.

Dog is an adult, has never chewed since a pup and I had popped to the loo for 5 minutes.

Think I must be particularly grumpy though as the show was old and the dog isn't half the things that I told him he was...

Love to all I hope your days got/get better. I can throughly recommend lasts nights googlebox - best one I've seen in ages 😂

@ForTheLoveOfGrace yes! When they're all watching the new Ricky Gervais show. Made me laugh after my day. Although the gin also helped.

Minor ones compared with some of these...

The fence between us and the neighbours has come down this week in the weather. It's their fence, but they are not going to bother sorting it out, so we can either live with no fence or sort it out ourselves. They just seen to leave things like this for us and expect that we'll sort it all out for them.

And one of the other neighbors has got a cherry picker... Which beeps as it goes up and down. He's spent all afternoon going up and down on this thing, not doing anything on it just going up and down for presumably the fun of it... The beeping is getting on my nerves now.

Menopause
Steroids
Fibro.
That will get me going every time.

General disappointment with life can be enough to make more 'little things' get on your wick. It's like adding one more straw on the camel's back. In themselves they can very very trivial indeed, they just build up. And some of them never go away.

DD received a cookie making set for her recent bday and is trying to make cookies at 8am, getting the whole set out and not taking no for an answer

Took her to a kids party yesterday. The music was so loud my head was pounding all evening and there is still residual pain now

At said party, lots of mums were micro managing and I didn’t realise you were meant to stand behind your child whilst they eat in case (insert catastrophe) happens. Also lots of cliques going on. At that point I thought I am done with random females and their stupid rules of social engagement.

Was I the only one who came on this thread to find out what "got a cob on" meant? I get it now, means you're pissed off about something.

What region is the phrase from?

My “D”H was away all of last week on business. He got back after the kids were asleep on Friday night, then got up yesterday morning and went for a run. He continued to get on with some jobs that needed doing in the garage, barely acknowledging them or that he had not seen them all week. He knew I needed to do some college work, and that yesterday was my only opportunity, but his jobs took longer than expected and he didn’t finish until 5pm. I’m feeling really hurt and angry, and not sure where we go from here.

@givemesteel

I'm from the Midlands and grew up knowing the phrase so round here somewhere I expect

Thanks Johnny!

I walked into the office this morning and a ‘friend’ says to me, loudly so everyone can hear: ‘morning sleepyhead, you look so tired that even your hair thinks you’re still in bed’

Thankfully I have an awesome ‘did you really fucking say that’ face, and she’s now terrified of my wrath and is avoiding me.

I feel more murderous than merely having a cob on.

Around here ‘cob on’ means erection! I was expecting a very different thread

Yorkshire lass here and we’ve always used getting a cob on to mean getting pissed off about something like:
There was no bastard milk in the fridge this morning
The latch has fallen off the gate
Dh has accidentally gouged a hole in the kitchen work top(Christ knows what he was doing)
The hose on my Henry has fallen off. Had to gaffer tape it back on
The sodding cat has sodding scratted the plastic litter tray liner over and pissed on it leaving a sodding puddle of piss for me to deal with again. Will no one else ever change the litter tray. When and why did it become my sole responsibility to deal with it.
And while I’m at it why in Christ’s name can no one else change the toilet role. It doesn’t require any special sodding training. I might go back to bed. Aaaaaaaagh.

I gave up smoking yesterday.
I hate everyone and everything.

God knows where I picked up the phrase then I thought it was family bit apparently not

But

It’s a Yorkshire saying I believe.

fed up as ive forgotten how to do the crossing out of words on MNs and have no idea how to make a persons name in deep colour letters so they know ive made a comment re them
im also fed up of this damn wind blowing everything about and making it hard to see where im going cos my hair is desperate for a cut and i sent a message to the lady who normally comes to my home for haircutting but she hasnt answered which means ill have to find someone else which has peed me off big time

People telling me what wonderful box sets and documentaries are on Netflix. My internet has been down since Thursday and apparently by open reach don't work weekends . My daughter has moved in with her Nan, until our "shit internet" is fixed. So at least I don't have to put up with her and her hormones. Every cloud and all that. But I swear to god, the next person who moans about the internet is going to find themselves murdered. To death. I have a place to put at least 3 bodies.

I was giving myself a good talking to because compared to many posters on here I have absolutely nothing to get grumpy about. BUT I still have a bloody headache after 3 days (tiredness I think), and either my sister has a cob on with me for some unfathomable reason or she really has forgotten my birthday.