Stupid little things that bug you

Fiftyyearsandcounting said:
The sainted David Attenborough, on TV a few years ago, mentioned that monkeys always bananas from the "wrong "end (i.e. not the joined up end). He added that by doing this, you avoid the stringy bits.
I don't like bananas so never trued his advice.
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I wouldn't usually question Saint Dave but....I vaguely recall trying this year's ago and it didn't work. Maybe I was peeling it clockwise instead of anti ?
 
Football managers who stand stony-faced and motionless when their team scores an important/good goal and everyone else around them is going bonkers.

Example - Watching the Scotland game and when they go 1-0 up, the Scottish players/fans are going crazy, and rightly so. Steve Clarke stands there as if nothing has happened, not even a hint of emotion.

Is it a "I'm too cool to get a little excited" thing, part of the act of being manager that you should keep a calm head, or are people like this just miserable bastards? I've seen plenty do it.
 
bluemc said:
Football managers who stand stony-faced and motionless when their team scores an important/good goal and everyone else around them is going bonkers.

Example - Watching the Scotland game and when they go 1-0 up, the Scottish players/fans are going crazy, and rightly so. Steve Clarke stands there as if nothing has happened, not even a hint of emotion.

Is it a "I'm too cool to get a little excited" thing, part of the act of being manager that you should keep a calm head, or are people like this just miserable bastards? I've seen plenty do it.
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Stuart Pearce would have got excited had we scored a goal, but no luck there.
I love Pep on the touchline, so bonkers.
 
I missed a car by an inch this morning , he couldnt be arsed to give way to the right and pulled out in front of me , fucking basic rule is give way to the right , saves us all banging in to each other ffs
 
kaz7 said:
I missed a car by an inch this morning , he couldnt be arsed to give way to the right and pulled out in front of me , fucking basic rule is give way to the right , saves us all banging in to each other ffs
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You do mean when you were driving, don't you? Not as a pedestrian, I'm guessing ;)
You never know...I see crazy people walking in the middle of the road around here many times.
 
Visited my local Tesco this morning, just by the entrance there are a a few bays clearly marked "Set down and Drop off only". All bays were occupied and all cars empty & locked. A woman came out with a trolley full of shopping and unloaded into the car.
I cannot abide these self-entitled people who get away with such selfish behaviour because the car park staff are too timid to admonish them.
 
The inappropriate use of the word amazing. It’s not amazing that I’ll be in Tuesday or amazing that that my gas meter is in a cupboard outside or amazing you can park outside my house. Some fleas can jump over 200 times their own body length, that’s amazing.
 
BrianW said:
Went into Morrisons yesterday and there were a whole bunch of people playing ukeleles in the lobby like demented George Formby impersonators.

A crime against humanity. I could not quite take it in, but it got right on my tits.
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He’stheleftbackremember said:
The inappropriate use of the word amazing. It’s not amazing that I’ll be in Tuesday or amazing that that my gas meter is in a cupboard outside or amazing you can park outside my house. Some fleas can jump over 200 times their own body length, that’s amazing.
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Quite right. I read reviews on Trip Adviser about pubs or hotels and find that "the chips wwere amazing" or "the staff were amazing", or even "the bread was amazing".
I have never been amazed by a chip or some bread in my life.
For some reason, it is used o mean "very good", which is a total misuse of the word.
 
Big Swifty said:
Quite right. I read reviews on Trip Adviser about pubs or hotels and find that "the chips wwere amazing" or "the staff were amazing", or even "the bread was amazing".
I have never been amazed by a chip or some bread in my life.
For some reason, it is used o mean "very good", which is a total misuse of the word.
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Totally agree, what's wrong with just saying everything is awesome. ;)
 
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