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What things irrationally wind the hell out of you?

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ElfOnTheTopShelf · 06/03/2009 18:18

I HATE listening to the BBC news in the morning, when the news readers say "its is EXACTLY half past six" because I always end up shouting "IT IS NOT!!" because it surely can never be EXACTLY unless they string out the sixxxxxx until it is exactly that time.

I get annoyed when people talk about the coins and say that the Queen is on the FRONT of the coin, she is on the back. Because if you were looking at all the pictures of all the coins, you'd put the Queen down to see the pics, therefore she is the back of the coin. And its only "heads and tails" because its a picture of her head.

When I'm really stroppy, I get annoyed at the Kool Kids sign near my house. If they wanted to use alliteration, use Cool Children, surely?!

So... what gets your goat for no reason

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lou222 · 09/03/2009 20:58

middle lane drivers

people who are scared of driving in bus lanes in the times they are allowed to
can't you read signs???

paolosgirl · 09/03/2009 21:00

People who can't give you a mobile phone number correctly - as in they'll tell you it's 077 12345678

NO NO NO NO NO - it's 07712 (as in a landline dialling code, you numpty) then 345678. It's not hard, really it's not. This really really winds me up for some reason.

SweetestThing · 09/03/2009 21:04

People who put used teabags in the sink - bleh.

People, invariably 4x4-driving mothers driving their DCs to school, who think that putting on their hazard lights exempts them from all parking restrictions

People who take up more than one seat on the train because of their fat arses

SniffyHock · 09/03/2009 21:07

Children's playcentres or shops that insist on spelling things incorrectly - 'Kidz City' to name but one.

Fimbo · 09/03/2009 21:08

"On Trend" really winds me up.

as does

Myleene Klass

My effing neighbours who leave their bins out on the street until its almost next week's collection before they put them away.

People who park on pavements right outside their front door when they have no need to and a perfectly good driveway to park on.

People who every single day are late collecting their child from school.

And thousands of other gems that I can't think of right now.

kittykat21 · 09/03/2009 21:11

Ian Beale from Eastenders (yes i watch it when i have a chance hangs head in shame)

GetOrfMoiLand · 09/03/2009 21:13

It's AITCH

There.

As judge, jury and executioner I thereby end the debate.

nomoreamover · 09/03/2009 21:13

fimbo - oh yes bloody myleene fecking klass - she is so irritating!

Like how did she suddenly become cool when hearsay were so shite!

paolosgirl · 09/03/2009 21:13

Oh, and the people on the A road that I drive to and from work on who do a steady 45 all the way - through villages with a 30 limit and along the rest of the road which is a 60. Very few places to pass, so I'm usually like this when I get to work -

nomoreamover · 09/03/2009 21:14

getorf - absolutely - aitch.....

but its barth and grass not baaath and graaass - don't you agree?

GetOrfMoiLand · 09/03/2009 21:19

Paolosgirl - yes, yes, I agree about people saying telephone numbers wrong.

It gets me all confused and I end up writing the number down wrong.

paolosgirl · 09/03/2009 21:20

Depends where you live - very difficult to say barth with a Scottish accent, for example.

mummypig · 09/03/2009 21:21

My mum using @ to mean 'and' in her text messages.

The word 'playdates'. Where did that come from? Why can't kids just come round to play at each other's houses without it being a 'date'?

People who won't leave a message on an answerphone. Then when they finally speak to you, they say 'I've been trying to get in touch with you for ages.' How was I supposed to know, telepathy?

Or even worse, people who say 'We were unable to contact you' when I know they have my phone number and all they've done is called once when I wasn't in. Sorry, I don't call that being 'unable' to contact someone.

GetOrfMoiLand · 09/03/2009 21:31

I say barth and grarss. Much to the annoyance of my mum who says baaath and graaass in suitable west country accents (says I 'put on' my accent in order to try and sound like Keira Knightley

QueenofAllWildThings · 09/03/2009 21:38

The way that everything for little girls is bloody PINK these days... can we please just dress them in normal colours and not like a blimmin' candy floss from head to foot?

The hours between 9pm and 11pm go quicker than any others in the day.

The Daily Mail.

TheSmallClanger · 09/03/2009 22:24

The expression "chop chop". I have authorised my DH to shoot me if he ever hears me saying it to Tiny Clanger, or to him.
Ubiquitous fake tan.
Teenage boys with their hands down their pants who then proceed to touch things in your office with their smelly hands. This may not be so irrational...
Spitting.
Tracksuit bottoms when not worn for sports or exercise.
My DH's hairstyle.
People who say "end of" and think they sound all decisive.

Linnet · 09/03/2009 23:08

People in the library who, after choosing their books, take them to the counter, put them on the desk and while the library assistant is stamping them they then start to look for their library card!

They look in their purse/wallet, taking out every single card they own and rummage through them all the while muttering about having so many cards these days and where did I put it after the last visit etc etc
etc If they don't find it they then produce another little card holder and rummage through all of those cards as well and when they still don't find it they go back to looking in the first purse/wallet and find it there, where it was the first time but they missed it! aarrgghh

Either put it back in the same place every single time, I always do, or else clear out all the cards in your purse/wallet that you haven't used in the past 6 months.

Or better still once you've chosen your books, sit down for a minute before going to the desk and rummage through all your pockets/purses etc and find the damn card before going to the desk and holding up a huge queue of people!

Thanks I feel much better now

apostrophe · 09/03/2009 23:16

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eloisetasty · 09/03/2009 23:29

That bloomin Rob McElwee trying to 'teach' us about the weather aaaaaaggghhhh

upagumtree · 09/03/2009 23:39

Jeremy Clarkson...but then again he is a rational irritation

minouminou · 10/03/2009 00:25

People who aspirate the beginning of the letter aitch.
Haitch Em Are Cee, Haitch Dee TV
You WANkers!!!!!!!!!!
Hate it. It makes my skin crawl.

sarah76 · 10/03/2009 00:36

Furry boots worn when it's raining (or any time really, but they look especially bad when wet)

Fur trim on collars/cuffs (even the fake stuff). It always looks dirty and matted, I wouldn't like to think what it feels like!

Ear piercing on kids that are clearly not old enough to ask for it.

Being asked a million times why I'd ever want to live in the UK (originally from USA). This said by people who've only ever been Disneyland and are therefore experts on what it's really like to live in America.

American tourists, including members of my own family. Inevitably they do something that makes me cringe. Why are they so fecking loud? Was I ever that loud?

bellabelly · 10/03/2009 00:45

People who say Sex In the City, instead of Sex AND the City. No idea why it bothers me but it really feckin does!

minouminou · 10/03/2009 00:45

Oh, and expresso.
There ain't no "x" in the Italian alphabet, and it's not called an expresso because you can drink it quickly, Sue.
There.

UnquietDad · 10/03/2009 09:50

They may be confusing it with 90s comedy "Caroline in the City".