what 'trends' really (maybe unreasonably) make your teeth itch?

[littlerayofsunshite]

Some things really piss me off. Those wall stickers 'live, laugh, love' and other shitty phrases for example. Another is those glittery wine glasses/bottles being sold on every Facebook page. Then there are those books that have been turned into words and classed as art.

There are more. Wow there are more but before I go on, are these common pet hates or AIBU a miserable bitch

ElephantsAndMiasmas I expect the poster of the second post meant it ironically.

I really hate that anything painted in chalk paint is now "vintage/antique" ; a) How is repainting furniture keeping it in tune with what it was 40 years ago? I thought the point of it was to look vintage - see also "rustic" b) if you have chalk painted anything that is actually an antique, you have probably now rendered it completely valueless. How much do you now want me to pay for it?

I think I may have been optimistic in that post saying "vintage" is 40 years ago, as anything past 4 years ago seems to be now given this tag

Oh and a FB trend that I hate is the amount of "juggling" that goes on. You'd think I was friends with a circus troup. Everyone seems to be juggling their kids, husbands, fitness programmes, jobs, housework, commute, cooking - etc. Whatever happened to just getting on with the things most other people have to do rather than trying to make out you are superhuman and really having a whinge which makes me think you have no place in a circus rather than makes me ooh and ahh at your 'busy' schedule

En pointe. It does not mean amazing, awesome, fantastic, whatever you think it means. No doubt you'd type on point if you were to write it down. Fuck off.

And all of the above.

DS1 is longing for the demise of the "Hipster". He has become unintentionally trendy. He is very lazy and grew a beard at age 17 (as did his father) because he would need to shave twice a day to keep it at bay. His father keeps his beard trimmed and presentable. DS1 is going for the Gandalf look.

To compound this he and his partner have no TV. Theirs broke so they didn't bother to replace it because they watch most things online anyway.

His clothes may appear to be "vintage" but they are just old because he hates shopping for clothes.

He will look exactly the same in 10 years time when the hipster is forgotten and will revert to his previous definition of Geek.

I've just been reminded of another one or two.

Travel systems. Awful.

Any kind of "system" is awful.

And "solutions" as in "storage solutions".

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

^"Pan fried indeed.

How else do you fry something? In a frigging colander?

Bloody stupid oxymoron. With the emphasis on moron."^

Er, nice pun, but hardly an oxymoron.

Someone has already said it, but I feel the need to emphasise the terrifying overuse of the word curated that society seems to be suffering from. People's houses are curated now, according to magazines, ffs. And it's virtually impossible to go out anywhere without risking encountering a carefully curated menu or some such wank speak.

Anyone remember Cher saying 'my bad' in Clueless?

I've thought of another one. 'Passed'.

'I'm sorry to hear your father passed.'
'Passed what? Oh, I see. Yes, he died.'

maizieD over here they are called "thrice cooked chips"

Oh yes, the "hacks"!
When I first saw Ikea Hack on Pinterest I thought Hack was one of those Ikea names, then started to see it everywhere and realised that it was my bad....

(sorry, couldn't help myself)

Clicked on something yesterday, basically some fairly wise (though basic) parenting advice on a website called Life Hacks???? That did annoy me. Why is basic, good advice on how to bring up your kids a 'hack'?

shrunkenhead, surely you say "Thankyou driver!" when you get off the bus!

In Bristol you say cheers drive!

It's even on a t-shirt!

I'm glad I'm not alone!

Upworthy type speak is getting on my tits lately. Ubiquitous human interest stories that clog your newsfeed which have a certain way of phrasing things to make the mundane seem profound. As in, "She has something to say, and once she begins to talk, she brings a whole room to tears." I'm not describing it well.

The phrasing below. I'm sure the story is interesting but this really grates www.upworthy.com/she-says-9-sentences-in-the-beginning-and-thats-all-it-took-to-convince-me?c=fea

You describe it perfectly. There was a thread about it.

She Posted It And What Happened Next Will Amaze You
(we all agreed it was awful)

Haha, I love Portlandia. The rope shop with Jeff Goldblum - totes hilare!

The trend of 'lunching'. "Let's do lunch on Monday. Me and Bob lunch on Tuesdays."

Pulled pork.

Those theme, pop-up type restaurants that sell overpriced, novelty food like lobsters with a side of hotdog. They're all run by vintage, hipster wannabes.

Sentences like: "That dress is so on trend but if you add a pink belt then I'll really pop."

Facebook posts (although I'm sure it's not confined to Facebook) containing the word 'blessed'.

Facebook posts with a picture of your birthday presents, captioned with "Had a great day, been so spoilt!xx"

When people say 'en pointe'. I must confess before this thread I'd only seen it written 'on point'.

I pretty much hate everything and everyone.

Ohh yeah! Upworthy speak, also Buzzfeed style "Josephine Bloggs walked up the stairs and broke the internet and it was glorious".

Lunching is an old usage though. My very posh 83 year old friend says this, quite unselfconsciously: "I'm so sorry, I can't come that day, I'm lunching at the Garrick/playing golf at Wentworth/at Goodwood with Teddy's widow. You remember Teddy, don't you?" etc

En pointe is hilarious. That's what ballerinas do!