What makes you think less of someone in a totally totally irrational way?

[CountessDracula]

Having just watched the end of the Channel 4 best albums of all time, dh and I were discussing how upsetting we find it if someone we love admits to liking U2 and how it devalues them in our eyes TOTALLY irrational I know

So...

oh Moondog, I haven't rd any of the other stuff, but was thinking anout this earlier.
And I thought, shit musicals, that makes me sniff at other people.
And you have beaten me to it.
I think it is even worse when they have been more than once...

Perfectly fit people who use those fold up chairs with drinks holders on the beach. On the other hand they probably think I am mad for getting covered in sand.

lol Swoop.
My bil went to see 'Buddy' (how I cringe to write it) at least 4 times.

Says it all.

hmm, nice.
Does he have memorablia?
That is alos Not Good

moondog, my dh is also guilty of the overuse of first names, he's in sales, and always repeats the name of the call centre person when he phones up his bank/ elctricity board etc argghhh

People who go on about smokers

People who give their children juice in a bottle

People who pierce their children's ears

People who drape their children in jewllery

People who use the word 'naughty' or 'nice' to describe someone/something

People who stick headbands on their children, particularly if they have no hair

People who don't pull their children up on bad manners

Oh and bad handwriting is another one...

People who put up pictures because it 'fills a space' or because 'the colours match the decor in the room'.

People who talk down to waiters/ shop assistants etc just because they can get away with being superior knowing the other person can't retalliate.

Irrational? Can do.

People who have 18 ill-defined and undiagnosed medical complaints, most of which are 'syndromes'.

Picture editors of national newspapers who take the caption 'For some reason teenagers think that smoking is glamourous' and illustrate it with a picture of Marlene Dietrich.

'Somethink' instead of 'something'.

Anyone who thinks that saying 'I'm not being racist but' is a good way of obscuring the raging bigotry of their subsequent remarks.

Anyone who thinks saying 'I'm afraid I'm terribly politically incorrect' is funny, cute and attractive, rather than ballsachingly badmannered.

Any woman who says 'I'd rather be feminine than a feminist'. Wouldn't you rather be fucked off than fucked over, ducky?

People who quote from comedy shows without crediting the origin.

Doctors who dictate referral letters stating 'This lady does not speak much English and I was unable to get any more information' rather than pressing the big hard buttons on the phone for the interpreting service.

[wanders off to complete Vols II to IX of this series]

Oooh I love yours, acnebride.

As for mine:

--when people start using a certain kind of marketing speak, like when I rang the organizers of my son's swimming lessons, and they referred to his lessons as "the product."

The anti-smoking sentiments that keeps reappearing here aren't irrational at allthey're sensible!--but what is irrational is my weird reverse snobbery against anti-smoking people who daintily wave their hands in front of their faces when seated near smokers, as if to make a "subtle" point. I'm not even much of a smoker myself, but I really like the relative tolerance for smoking in this country.

--I think a version of this was already mentioned, but owners of fancy cars.

--a certain kind of twee/busy/ornate home decoration style.

--I know it's kind of the norm in these busy & rushed times, but I do think a little less of people who cancel plans repeatedly.

lol,great ones here.

Anyone who is a 'fan' (in itself a cringe inducing word) of Barbra Streisand.

acnebride yours are fab

oh, and SMOKERS who smoke anywhere outside a locked room with only them and other smokers in it.

Moondog - bleurgh I HATE it when people overuse my name

The woman from Yell who called me about advertising yesterday and debated for 5 minutes why I should use them rather than the local rag "no I do not want to advertise with you I would have to take out 5 adverts under different sections and it would therefore cost 5 times as much, DH cant DO any more work than he has why WOULD I need MORE advertising" (moron) I hasten to add I was very nice to her but thats probably why I counldnt get rid of her.

Friends who ALWAYS complain to ME about their food when we go out - tell someone who cares like the waitress!

People who are patronsing to waiting staff in restaurants - these people are serving you food how wise is it to piss them off?

Ditto people who are patronising or ignore the person at the till in the supermarket - plenty of people do this job because it is "convienient" so dont assume they are stupid or beneath you.

Smokers anywhere I want to eat/be with my family

People who ignore my children when they are trying to be nice

Patients standing outside hospitals having a fag (fgs aren't you ill enough already?)

People who don't thank you when you let them out of a turning/parking space etc

THAT mother who when my 20mth old hit her precious toddler over the head with a plastic toy (naughty I know) wouldn't accept my apology or ds' apology and continued to look at us as if we were bullying thugs. GET OVER IT LOVE

Oh I love this thread, I know it has slightly (ahem) deviated from it's original topic but it's great to get things off your chest :-)

(I'm with the overuse of name hating too)

ooooh standing ovation, acnebride.
Medea - do you mean ruffled blinds

People who finish off their Mumsnet post with "so shoot me".

For some reason this irritates the hell out of me. Just make your point and leave it at that!

People whose mouths hang open. I know this is totally irrational because plenty of people just have big teeth (harder work to keep lips shut) but I can't help thinking 'slack-jawed idiot'.
I hereby apologise for it now.

In a hotel somewhere far away, families arrive for breakfast with all of their clothes looking pristine and ironed. Every day! they really irritate me and I want to spill tomato soup on them.

People who give their kids crap to eat for "tea" and then sit down later for healthy organic meal with hubby - WHY?

I really do have an irrational dislike of people who make big folding maps that never go back they way they are supposed to.

People who write flat pack instructions.

People who stick nasty fake stuff on the front of their period houses.

People who stick cladding on their houses.

People who spit.

People who put massive sound systems into their cars.

danceswiththedevil - with you on people who ignore children when trying to be nice.

Hate having to be nice to children I don't know and whose parents I don't know. ffs can't you see I have three of my own to be nice to.

Women (and it IS women 99% of the time) at the checkout who continue packing their shopping after they've been told the total, then when they've finished packing look surprised that they have to pay...then rummage in their handbag for a credit card...then wait while the whole card thing is processed...then load the bags into the trolley, and slowly saunter off, all while I am next in line, FUMING and in a rush.
I mean how difficult is it:
While you're queueing up locate your credit card. Place it in your pocket / teeth wherever
When the shop assistant tells you how much you owe hand over your card. You can continue bagging and put your bags in the trolley. An efficient use of time - both yours and everyone elses!

(can you tell this really annoys me )