Things that annoy you, (non-political)

[Iron-awe]

The boy stood on the burning deck
A pocket full of crackers
One fell down his trousers leg
And Burny away his kna…..

That was our version at school

[alcazar]

The boy stood on the burning deck,
His legs were all a-quiver.
He gave a cough,
His arm fell off,
And floated down the river.

[Northumbiron]

Tommy Cooper fan then Alcy?

[alcazar]

Northumbiron wrote:

Tommy Cooper fan then Alcy?

Oh yes, my kind of humour.

[64]

Blokes without tops the moment it gets sunny

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Northumbiron

[Iron-awe]

Forty plus fatties wearing football shirts

[Northumbiron]

Large ladies (and some gentlemen) who think they look good in Lycra shorts!

[Iron-awe]

Northumbiron wrote:

Large ladies (and some gentlemen) who think they look good in Lycra shorts!

Even worse when they add a football shirt!

[Northumbiron]

Even worser when it’s a black and white striped one!

[Deereyme66]

On this topic, the comment to this Facebook ad made me chuckle…

[alcazar]

Ladies who, the minute the sun shines, wear sliders or flip flops… with filthy feet.
🤢

[Siderite]

As soon as someone dies we have to pretend the deceased was a venerable saint or we are bad people. I don’t mean we should rejoice in their death, we can have sympathy with them for being human and with their family, but criticising them for views and actions is seen as horrible. So we must pretend they were great people.

It happened with Widdecome, now it’s happening with Rod Liddle. The guy was a sexist boor and punched his pregnant girlfriend once, but any mention of this apparently makes you the bad guy for some, while glossing over it for a biased and rosy view is good. I am sure, like everyone, he had his good points, but the bad needs mentioning while many eulogise him as some great person.

There is something ironic in how he used to glory in offending others and his fans liked that, telling critics to not be so politically correct, and now they’re pearl clutching because critics think he might have been nasty.

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[Northumbiron]

Getting a whiff of someone’s vape and it being akin to having a tube of fruit pastels rammed up your nose!

[Deereyme66]

A packet of fruit pastels trodden repeatedly in to a sticky old pub carpet

[Siderite]

Ricky Gervais.

https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/ricky-gervais-alley-cats-interview-bww22f2sv

Or maybe I don’t like your comedy because it’s weak and not because I am clutching pearls?

[Deereyme66]

2nd callout on people with earplugs in, instantaneously changing direction without looking what’s around them. One of these feckers is going to get an earful from me in this energy sapping heat.

This could either result in me feeling ashamed for upsetting someone, or getting chased down the road by a mad bastard. Spoken from experience.

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alcazar

[Siderite]

I will say that earphone use is preferable to the alternative where they blast their music or videos out loud for the rest of us to hear. They should tune in more to their surroundings because what you describe annoys me, and you get similar when you deal with phone zombies who walk while transfixed on their phone screen, but I am glad they have the consideration to realise that the rest of us might not like whatever they’re tuning into.

Or, maybe I am wrong, and I am being mean in casting those playing stuff to the rest of us as selfish and inconsiderate. According to some, they’re just eager for the rest of us to share in their likes:

https://x.com/maxtempers/status/2085639403968299208

[Iron-awe]

People blasting music at full volume with their windows down in cars. Two points
1 others don’t always want to hear or indeed have their day disrupted by loud annoying music
2 I believe concentration levels are reduced for the driver in such conditions.
No hard evidence but I believe loud music in your ears is distracting from the main job in hand which is driving the car in a safe manner.

[Northumbiron]

3. You always hear the thumping bass line rather than any actual music. Apparently this is the reason:

“Low bass has long wavelengths and can move through walls or car doors. If an audiophile wants deep bass, a large room is required to let the wave develop and keep in the same room. The interior of a car is tiny and most bass is lost to the outside. You hear the bass louder than the occupants of the car, that is why they turn it up even more.”

[alcazar]

Deereyme66 wrote:

2nd callout on people with earplugs in, instantaneously changing direction without looking what’s around them. One of these feckers is going to get an earful from me in this energy sapping heat.

This could either result in me feeling ashamed for upsetting someone, or getting chased down the road by a mad bastard. Spoken from experience.

Nah.
What you do is say “c**t” loudly then look around at everyone else to see who said it.
😂😂😂

[alcazar]

Stiff shrink wrap packaging.
I came across it’s fiendish cousin today: it was sticky inside!
So even cutting it didn’t release the bits it contained.

[Deereyme66]

Jumper T shirts.

[alcazar]

I see half a dozen European governments want a windfall tax on fuel companies who are, once again, profiteering on petrol and diesel.
UK seems reasonable, but in France, they are holding petrol at €2.08-€2.10, with 1-2 cents added every few days. (That’s £1.95-£2 a litre😳)
They get people used to paying over €2 per litre, it’ll never go down.
And government are complicit, with fuel tax, then VAT, so a tax on a tax.
As prices rise, they look the other way and rake the cash in. 😡

[64]

Non political?

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Northumbiron

[Iron-awe]

alcy tries so hard to conform but in the end he just can’t help himself, lol.

[alcazar]

64 wrote:

Non political?

Not political at all.
The only mention of governmentS, plural, being that it is they calling out the fuel companies for profiteering, not us, the consumer.
Which is the opposite of the usual.

[alcazar]

Iron-awe wrote:

alcy tries so hard to conform but in the end he just can’t help himself, lol.

Nah.
Never been a conformist.
And wear my heart on my sleeve.
Didn’t endear me to a couple of bosses, since if I think someone is a tosser, they know it😂

[64]

Alcy has been as good as gold

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[Iron-awe]

64 wrote:

Alcy has been as good as gold

Wonder if he’s a Dire Straits fan?

[alcazar]

Iron-awe wrote:

64 wrote:

Alcy has been as good as gold

Wonder if he’s a Dire Straits fan?

Yes, but sadly one of the few top bands I never saw.

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