What things irrationally wind the hell out of you?

[ElfOnTheTopShelf]

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

Christmas season starting in August and Easter end of December, according to supermarkets anyway. A few times I caught myself sending murderous glances at shoppers picking up chocolate eggs in January (they're accomplices and generators ) that's how much I can't stand this lunacy.

I get annoyed about public loo doors that don't have hooks for your coat/bag on the back of them.

I am also annoyed that I am annoyed by this because it means I am getting sad and old.

I get annoyed about public loo doors that don't have hooks for your coat/bag on the back of them.

I am also annoyed that I am annoyed by this because it means I am getting sad and old.

Americans who say i am 56yrs old or whatever age WHYdo they have to say the years old bit we get they mean their age.also when people say "can i get a coffee",or whatever they want instead of "Could i have",if they said to ME "can i get",i would say NO thats my job to get it for you.sorry rant over!!

Americans who say i am 56yrs old or whatever age WHYdo they have to say the years old bit we get they mean their age.also when people say "can i get a coffee",or whatever they want instead of "Could i have",if they said to ME "can i get",i would say NO thats my job to get it for you.sorry rant over!!

'Can I get' drives me insane too!

The fact that I carefully separate paper/card, plastic/tins into separate coloured plastic bags and the bin men throw all the bags in the refuse lorry together. The bags must split open and mix it all up again.

The fact that DH can't seem to work out what goes into the different bags.

The fact that we only have bins emptied ever 2 weeks.

The fact that I carefully separate paper/card, plastic/tins into separate coloured plastic bags and the bin men throw all the bags in the refuse lorry together. The bags must split open and mix it all up again.

The fact that DH can't seem to work out what goes into the different bags.

The fact that we only have bins emptied ever 2 weeks.

Use of the term schizophrenia/schizophrenic in newspapers and by the general population to mean someone who is in two minds, or someone who has 2 personalities.

The phrase "to fall pregnant" - so passive, nothing at all to do with active deed, just "fell" and landed on somebody's penis ; WTF!!

"What can I do you for?" - not funny, not clever, and sooooooo old.

Re roundabouts. Surely you assume that someone is going to be driving into your path unless they are indicating left? I never assume anything from someone who doesn't bother indicating.

I was also taught not to indicate when approaching a roundabout if I'm going straight on. There is a school of thought that you shouldn't indicate at all on approaching a roundabout. The absolute key thing is that you indicate left when leaving the roundabout, and most people are seriously crap at that. Grrr.

fully grown (often pushing 40) women with pink fluffy steering wheel covers, pink fluffy seat covers, bright peroxide pigtails and 'playboy' written across their clothes/ cars etc... FFS

the coke ad with Duffy riding a bike and warbling in that terrible screech she has

people when boarding a plane who block the aisles by making a big song and dance about putting their bags in the overhead locker

TV progs/ films portraying bratty behavior in kids as cute

Tiny cubicles with ridiculous-sized sanitary product disposal bins wedged in next to the toilet. You can't sit properly when a piece of plastic is shoving into your thigh!

Local fruit shop selling v obviously mouldy raspberrys - even though they were cheap, yuck!

Container of dishwasher powder being entirely unopenable - don't get me started on the dishwasher, fancy drawer one, will only take powder...

country drivers in cities, get a move on or you'll never get anywhere!!!

4x4s in cities-pointless road clutterer/hoggers

People who get apoplectic supporting a cause they've only read about.

And the pink fluffy steering wheel cover in my car is ironic, honestly.

People you arrange to meet who change their plans a the v last minute - and I do not mean unforeseen circumstance/emergencies! It is always the same lot as well, you know who you are...

Motor racing.

IMHO there is quite literally nothing more dull than watching identical cars driving around on TV for hours making that awful ear jarring screeching noise.

Motor racing.

IMHO there is quite literally nothing more dull than watching identical cars driving around on TV for 5 hours making that awful ear jarring screeching noise.

When people write or post about sexual matters and refer to "cum" and "cumming" instead of come and coming. There's something about that particular spelling that makes my skin crawl.

I mean, if you have found yourself discussing orgasms, surely you must recognise that the time for coyness has passed?

Or is it some ghastly acronym . . . Cumulative Urgency Mucus, or something similar?

Young people who say "I am really feeling that t-shirt/those trainers/that mobile phone". No you just admire and would like to buy it.

People who call McDonalds Mackey-dees.

Surf and Turf - bloody red meat and fish on the same plate - absolutely digusting.

When my welsh relatives refer to ds as "the boy".

People who describe themselves as "Bubbly" or "Mad" or say "I'll talk to anyone, me".

Daddy/Mummys little princess t-shirts.

Today its the way dh moves his head to copy the movements of the person he's watching on telly. It drives me nuts. But watching it is usually more entertaining than watching the programme itself.