small things that really piss you off

[Boomstick]

I'll start, It really gets on my wick when I hear someone constantly use rising intonation at the end of every spoken sentence. As though everything is a question!!!

f**king speak proper !

[Dutch Uncle]

There was an interesting article on the BBC site a few months ago (search for 'uptalk' on the BBC site) about possible origins of this Boomstick. Theories included it coming from Scandinavia, Australia (with 'Neighbours' bringing it to the UK), California, or even up talk coming from a lack of self-confidence. One of the more credible theories was that up talk originated much nearer home (certainly for me) - from Belfast. I'm have quickly grown to like the Belfast accent - despite uptalk for which I share your distaste.

[IDM]

I'll start, It really gets on my wick when I hear someone constantly use rising intonation at the end of every spoken sentence. As though everything is a question!!!

f**king speak proper !

Ha!  You'll love some of the intonations of Stewie on Family Guy then!

Where I work one of our products is a database of information that is of value to the customers, who subscribe to read it, and we update the data regularly.

The bloke who used to sell this, would (correctly) call the product a database (day-ta) but pronounced "data" as "dar-ta" - in the same f**king sentence!  What a Kitson.

[coventryrover]

Lazy sods dropping litter

[Mike_F]

People who say "of" instead of "have", "won" instead of "beat" and pronounce the letter "h" as "Haitch".

[Boomstick]

People who cant make a cup of tea f**k me right off.
Leave the teabag in freshly boiled water for at LEAST 2 minutes, and then remove the teabag BEFORE adding milk.
Its a basic life skill!!

[Glyn_Wigley]

People who say "of" instead of "have", "won" instead of "beat" and pronounce the letter "h" as "Haitch".

And spell 'lose' as 'loose'!

[IDM]

People who use apostrope's in plural's... 

[Donnywolf]

People who say "of" instead of "have", "won" instead of "beat" and pronounce the letter "h" as "Haitch".

... and say in a Café for example "can I get a Latte" .... Assistant should say NO I WILL get the f*****g Latte !

However they usually say OK Mate (ffs !!!)

[afro goal machine]

People who cant make a cup of tea f*** me right off.
Leave the teabag in freshly boiled water for at LEAST 2 minutes, and then remove the teabag BEFORE adding milk.
Its a basic life skill!!

Apparently you put the milk in first so the boiling water doesn't burn your tea :-)

[IDM]

People who cant make a cup of tea f*** me right off.
Leave the teabag in freshly boiled water for at LEAST 2 minutes, and then remove the teabag BEFORE adding milk.
Its a basic life skill!!

Apparently you put the milk in first so the boiling water doesn't burn your tea :-)

I heard the milk first idea was from the days of using fine china, so the hot water didn't crack the cup.  Either way, tea goes in first, so you can judge the strength before adding milk!

[Donnywolf]

Small thing that REALLY bugs me ..... Jimmy Carrs laugh. It seems really unnatural and usually is ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaa. Maybe it is his genuine laugh but seems a bit contrived ! Have a listen next time 8 out of 10 Cats do Countdown is on

Anyone noticed ? My mate says I am a t**t - NOT for noticing such things but for actually telling him. Says once he has been made aware it ruins his enjoyment

[Glyn_Wigley]

People who use apostrope's in plural's... 

People who can't spell apostrophe! 

[Donnywolf]

Small thing that REALLY bugs me ..... Jimmy Carrs laugh. It seems really unnatural and usually is ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaa. Maybe it is his genuine laugh but seems a bit contrived ! Have a listen next time 8 out of 10 Cats do Countdown is on

Anyone noticed ? My mate says I am a t**t - NOT for noticing such things but for actually telling him. Says once he has been made aware it ruins his enjoyment

Its not just me then ! I was looking for an example and found this !!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlgkeLjryRU

[IDM]

People who use apostrope's in plural's... 

People who can't spell apostrophe! 

People pointing out typos...

[Al4475]

Usless confusing one way systems especially in and around leeds, sheff and notts city centres! Miss your turn off and drive all the way round to get back! Annoying as chuff!

[afro goal machine]

People who cant make a cup of tea f*** me right off.
Leave the teabag in freshly boiled water for at LEAST 2 minutes, and then remove the teabag BEFORE adding milk.
Its a basic life skill!!

Apparently you put the milk in first so the boiling water doesn't burn your tea :-)

I heard the milk first idea was from the days of using fine china, so the hot water didn't crack the cup.  Either way, tea goes in first, so you can judge the strength before adding milk!

If I may take a leaf out of IC1967's book

http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/oct/03/how-to-make-tea-science-milk-first

Game set and match ;-)

[Boomstick]

If your brewing a tea in a mug, its milk in last !!!!!

Only when you've already brewed the tea in a pot can you put the milk in a cup first.

Its a good way to judge someone's character, if the cant make a decent cup of tea, they are more often than not, a f**ktard. 

[BillyStubbsTears]

People who cant make a cup of tea f*** me right off.
Leave the teabag in freshly boiled water for at LEAST 2 minutes, and then remove the teabag BEFORE adding milk.
Its a basic life skill!!

Reminded me of a news item a few weeks ago. The EU are introducing a whole raft of regulations to require domestic appliances to save energy. One of them is that new coffee filter/hotplate machines will have to have a timer so the hotplate cuts off after 20 minutes.

There was an argument between a British and and Italian MEP. The Brit complained that this would mean that coffee would go cold after more than 20 minutes and so be unusable. The Italian was genuinely bemused. He said, "But surely, no civilised human being would dream of drinking coffee that had been left standing for 20 minutes anyway would they?"

Maybe the Eurosceptics are right and it's just never going to work...

[IDM]

People who cant make a cup of tea f*** me right off.
Leave the teabag in freshly boiled water for at LEAST 2 minutes, and then remove the teabag BEFORE adding milk.
Its a basic life skill!!

Apparently you put the milk in first so the boiling water doesn't burn your tea :-)

I heard the milk first idea was from the days of using fine china, so the hot water didn't crack the cup.  Either way, tea goes in first, so you can judge the strength before adding milk!

If I may take a leaf out of IC1967's book

http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/oct/03/how-to-make-tea-science-milk-first

Game set and match ;-)

Not quite, cos if you read the whole piece you get to the end:

" So, scientifically speaking, the correct way to make tea is “however you like it best”."

[Glyn_Wigley]

Usless confusing one way systems especially in and around leeds, sheff and notts city centres! Miss your turn off and drive all the way round to get back! Annoying as chuff!

Not as bad as the one in Donny. If you miss one of the disabled parking spaces outside the main Post Office, just see how far you've got to go to get back to there again..!

[knockers]

You should use your local post office 

[Glyn_Wigley]

You should use your local post office 

I do, it's the disabled parking spaces I use..!

[scaley back rover]

People who are rude, manners cost nothing

[The Red Baron]

Pensioners who have all week to do their shopping but insist on doing it on Saturday morning. When those of us who work all week are trying to do ours.

[IDM]

People with no kids parking in the parent and child slots at the supermarket, just because it's closer to the cashpoint!

[Donnywolf]

People with no kids parking in the parent and child slots at the supermarket, just because it's closer to the cashpoint!

People parking in the Zebra crossing zone in Thorne so they can get Cash out of TSB Hole in wall

Would love to be Policeman and watch the place and jump out and say " aha better get an extra £60 - cos that's how much extra its going to cost you for the fixed Penalty"

....and add the numpties who DONT stop at the end of Ellison Street where it is MANADATORY (and for a reason)

[IDM]

disabled drivers who park on double yellow lines - because they can - but in very dangerous places..

[Boomstick]

Shaking hands with someone, but they don't look at you and make eye contact.
Look at me you Kitson !!!

[BillyStubbsTears]

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