To want to know the pettiest things that annoys you.

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Just for fun to take our minds off the huge, horrible stuff in our lives.
Me :
Tiny, tiny cloves of garlic
"Pull tab here"

God yes, I've seen that so many times on MN in the last few days!

people who drag their feet along the floor when walking, especially when my husband does it in his slippers along our wooden floors 😡😡🤬

Also bought and brought.

My fridge does this too!!! I thought there was a shopping button at the inner top, but noooo beep beep, light flash... Grrrrr!

What an incredible wimp my car is. "I know-I can SEE it! That's why I'm reversing so carefully. I've been doing this for YEARS!"

Cars that make beeping/bonging noises when they reverse

"shopping button"

Is this some sort of Smart Fridge, with a camera inside that sees when items need replacing and adds them to your digital shopping list? 🤔 I mean, I wouldn't be surprised by anything these days! 😅

The fridge in our caravan does this pathetic, whiny beeping when the door's been open for too long. I just tell it to stfu and carry on filling it.

Motorway driving: people in front who just signal and go simultaneously causing you to break because THERE WASNT ANY SPACE for them. Double annoying if there were no cars behind you. Using the indicator doesn't give you an automatic,instant right to be in that lane! Look and wait you dangerous selfish impatient bustards!!!

People who think talking about babies requires a specific syntax that exists for no other topic. For example, apparently words like 'the' and 'your' cease to exist for some people when they're talking about babies. Someone will ask a perfectly normal question like 'DD is six months old and I'm really struggling to get her into a routine that fits around my DS who is five', and people will reply 'I would always advise putting baby down for a nap after you've had lunch, then make sure baby is awake and changed before the school run'. JUST SAY 'THE BABY' OR 'YOUR BABY' LIKE A NORMAL PERSON FFS.

It's not even just the baby who suddenly gets its own grammar, either, it's also things related to them, like food etc. Someone asks something like 'Is this an OK diet for my 18-month-old DS?' and the replies will all say things like 'I would give wholemeal toast' and 'Could you give water instead of juice to cut down on sugar' and 'That seems fine - you can always give milk as well if they're still hungry'. What happened to 'give HIM toast' or 'give YOUR CHILD water'? Why do people slip into this weird, officious and uniquely patronising style of speaking as soon as babies are involved?

I do not have children but if I did, the moment someone said 'is it time for baby's bottle' instead of 'is it time for the baby's/your baby's bottle' I would be immediately irritated. Also if a midwife or something said 'So if MUM could just lie on the couch while we take a look...' instead of 'So, if YOU could just...' I would probably be moved to actual violence.

When people post on mumsnet and refer to people as X and Y. I understand people want to be anonymous but calling people X and Y makes it sound like they are spies. Just use a fake name of you are worried.

Knobhead cyclists who whizz up silently behind you on a narrow footpath. Call or fit a fucking bell

Us too. It's as if there is no lid at all!

People who spell Wetherspoons as Weatherspoons and worse still Witherspoons.
Also people usually on FB who put an S on the end of every supermarket name....so Tescos...Asdas...Aldis....this morning ive seen Icelands and Superdrugs....dont know why it irks me so much but it does😡😡😡

Oh and also Facebook posts starting with 'dose anyone know....' ffs its does you thicko !!!

Im on a roll here....people who share scam posts on FB when a quick glance at the scammers profile would be enough to realise its a fake post....comments turned off is an obvious red flag too....yet these dog found on the side of the road posts are still being shared over and over by friends who i thought were reasonably intelligent.

People who say ‘brought’ instead of ‘bought’

Packaging in general. It is almost impossible to get into some things these days. Toothbrushes, printer ink, even cheese frequently defeats me

Also, people putting "Recommend me..." in posts. Do they say that in RL? How hard is it to type "Can anyone recommend...?" I don't respond to commands; I'm not in the army.

My DH still balls his socks up when he puts them in the dirty washing basket. After 20+ years of me telling him not to. It's a 1 second job per pair, for me to unball them when I put them in the machine, but still it's a petty annoyance.
Secondly, when people ask "Are you free on X day?" Tell me what you want first!

I saw someone online yesterday talking about fitted sheets not fitting the mattress; they said it was like trying to put a swimming cap on a fridge...

On a similar vein, saw one of my local page this week that said "Does eney one no..."

Also worse and worst.

'Sat' instead of 'sitting', see also stood/standing. "I was sat there for an hour.' No you weren't.
'a myriad of' - myriad means many, so it doesn't need the a and of. There are myriad annoying things in the world.

Oh, and 'little one(s)' instead of child(ren). It sets my teeth on edge, so unbearably twee.

My washing machine that plays a song and clearly expects a standing ovation every time it finishes a wash- that’s your job so shut up 🤫