Stupid little things that bug you

Pre-match huddles on the pitch in football.

Nothing shouts, ‘we’re not up to date with the tactics and not ready motivatiinally so we need a last minute reminder off the captain’ than a pre-match huddle.
 
Fiftyyearsandcounting said:
Trying to watch a film (with American actors) and I can't make out what they are saying. He is mumbling in a forced hoarse whisper, she has a high-pitched nasal whining tone.
Press the subtitles button, "Subtitles Not available".

Odd to think that my brother, who has been totally deaf since his late teens, can lip read, and has no problem following the film.
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Lots of footy stuff on BBC doesn’t have subtitles which is bad for me, deaf as I am. Years ago, when I could still hear, I went to a comedy film in English with Norwegian subtitles in Oslo. Gales of laughter at the subtitles meant I missed half the dialogue.
 
Marklr said:
In-jokes you're not in with.
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I was at a party about 50 years ago where some knobhead and his pals set up a supposed 'magic' trick.

There were about 5 or 6 of us who didn't have a clue what was going on, or how he did it. It was very clever, but he just had to wind us up, trying to make us look stupid in front of his pals.

My ex-brother in law (who wasn't the most patient or sober person in the place) decided to work things out by punching the knobhead across the room and diving on top of him, demanding to know how the trick was done.

We were soon 'in' on the joke.
 
lefty goldblatt said:
"Tied" in Ryder Cup

What happened to "All Square"?
Another yankism coming in
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Ha, that’s been bugging me on the scoreboard. “A/S” fits much better than “Tied” on the screen, or just don’t put anything.

And also, when they cut to a new match and highlight the game/score bottom right of the screen, but show the name of the player and what the shot means (2nd shot/to win or tie etc) top left. Just show it in one place.
 
Big Swifty said:
"Tell us how we did" requests when a firm has just posted something to you successfully.

I just automatically delete them. Waste of time.
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Had email asking us to confirm that the meter fitter had turned up and fitted a new smart metre. Surely the fact that the meter is working means he did turn up as we didnt have one before !!
 
East Level 2 said:
Left is hot and right is cold in the UK. Usually.
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You'd think so but my sister is renting a house where the hot and cold levers in the kitchen and bathroom are opposites and, as I only go there every couple of weeks (when City are playing), I can never remember which is which. Throw in the fact that the shower is one lever backwards and forwards and it's a minefield (not literally).
 
Newman Noggs said:
You'd think so but my sister is renting a house where the hot and cold levers in the kitchen and bathroom are opposites and, as I only go there every couple of weeks (when City are playing), I can never remember which is which. Throw in the fact that the shower is one lever backwards and forwards and it's a minefield (not literally).
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Probably installed incorrectly and as a rental property potentially dangerous. Vision impaired people rely on it being the standard way round.

For baths though some plumbers put the hot tap furthest away (ie not reaching over a hot tap to use the cold tap) so it could get swapped.
 
Places where you order food at the bar or on an app. When you get to the payment screen they ask if you want to add a tip/service payment of 10% 15% etc.
What service, the waiting staff don't do anything expect bring you cutlery and your food.

Was in a pub in town last week. I stood at the bar and asked for bottle of beer. The guy turned opened the fridge retrieved the bottle then removed the cap with a bottle opener and place it in front of me. Then on top of the extortionate price the machine asked me if I wanted to add a tip.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
Ha, that’s been bugging me on the scoreboard. “A/S” fits much better than “Tied” on the screen, or just don’t put anything.

And also, when they cut to a new match and highlight the game/score bottom right of the screen, but show the name of the player and what the shot means (2nd shot/to win or tie etc) top left. Just show it in one place.
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The worst thing this weekend was the delay in displaying the significance of the shot. What dickhead decided that it would be a good idea to wait until the ball's halfway to the cup to show it? Definitely diminished the viewing experience. Also sometimes the match involved was highlighted in yellow, sometimes it wasn't.

And I hate that zooming in to the ball when it approaches the hole, slightly changing the angle all the time so that you can't anticipate whether it's in or not.

Similar to when - strangely, only every now and again - darts coverage changes from the usual split screen to showing the thrower full-screen, only jumping to the board precisely as the dart hits home. What on earth does that add to anything?

You can always tell when a director has zero experience of watching a particular sport.
 
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