Stupid little things that bug you

[old blue]

Then the deranged gerbils wave at themselves on the screen rather than at the cameras.

The Deranged Gerbils were they a pop group? your description made me laugh. :-)

 

[East Level 2]

The Deranged Gerbils were they a pop group? your description made me laugh. :-)

I use gerbil as a generic insult when I don't feel foul and abusive is in order.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

I cringe when I hear a parent using industrial language against a small child. I never swore at my kids when they were growing up and still don't, even now as adults.
I was in a supermarket yesterday and overheard a woman trying to control a misbehaving boy (6 or 7 I guess)... "Will you stop f...ing around with that trolly, you'll hit somebody".
I live close to a primary school and often hear the kids as they pass by, swearing at each other.
I recall a time (many moons ago) when it was rare to hear a women swear and frowned upon for a man swore in front of a woman.

 

[staffsblue]

I cringe when I hear a parent using industrial language against a small child. I never swore at my kids when they were growing up and still don't, even now as adults.
I was in a supermarket yesterday and overheard a woman trying to control a misbehaving boy (6 or 7 I guess)... "Will you stop f...ing around with that trolly, you'll hit somebody".
I live close to a primary school and often hear the kids as they pass by, swearing at each other.
I recall a time (many moons ago) when it was rare to hear a women swear and frowned upon for a man swore in front of a woman.

I find blokes repetitively swearing completely unnecessary too.
At the match on Saturday I overheard a bloke using the "f" word as every other word in a normal conversation.
I'm not a prude or anything but what's the point of industrial language if you don't use it sparingly?
I'm usually a positive sort of chap, but people can definitely tell when I'm pissed off when I use a well placed expletive.

 

[Grassland Blue]

Trees etc. obscuring roadsigns or traffic lights.
And smart motorways....

 

[BrianW]

The hassle of setting up a new laptop, especially if you do not want to use Edge and ******* McAfee. Singularly inflexible, modern PCs.

 

[JakobC47]

Had a mate from Barnsley who pronounced fruit as ‘froo-it’, and the tins of fruit in juice as ‘froo-it in joo-iss’.

Don't forget yer 'coyt'

 

[blue cigar]

Mods using a personal agenda to thread ban people

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

Just had a chap call round to repair the washing machine. I'm paying them good money, so why do these guys (boiler service, decorators etc), all give the impression that they are doing me a favour. Telling me "I'm so busy" , "Need a break, "Mrs wants a holiday" and so on.

 

[bluebc]

Those sidelights on cars that automatically come on on the side of the corner you are taking , why , surely indicators are more than adequate ?