The small things in life that annoy you

[Fan The Flames]

  On 08/10/2023 at 20:35, Sheaf Saint said:

I'm with you mate. I do enjoy watching rugby, but most of the time I have no idea what the referee has given certain decisions for.

I also still haven't the slightest clue what the point of a scrum is.

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The South Africa Ireland match was decided on points gained over a technicality over the scrum. A massive game won because someones arse was too high in the air or something.

[Winnersaint]

I'm out with the dogs and I'm doing my civic duty with the poo bag and I go to the area where one of them has crapped, and I bend down and scoop the turd inside the bag only to find it's stone fucking cold! 

Edited 12 October, 2023 by Winnersaint

[The Cat]

Getting the train to work and forgetting your headphones.

Also the plastic Hellman's mayonnaise bottles where you can't get the last quarter of the mayo out due to the shit design.

[Turkish]

People insisting on bringing things back from holiday. Okay maybe a bottle of wine if someone looked after your pet, watered the garden or put your bins out but seriously seeing some piece of tat you’d never entertain buying at home yet insisting that would be lovely for mum. 

[Fan The Flames]

  On 13/10/2023 at 19:31, Turkish said:

People insisting on bringing things back from holiday. Okay maybe a bottle of wine if someone looked after your pet, watered the garden or put your bins out but seriously seeing some piece of tat you’d never entertain buying at home yet insisting that would be lovely for mum. 

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My brother in law bought us a miniature King Arthur sword in a stone from Cornwall, a 12 inch sword standing in a plastic stone. It's fucking awful, my wife doesn't want to hurt his feelings, but after a month or so I hid it away.

[Whitey Grandad]

  On 13/10/2023 at 19:40, Fan The Flames said:

My brother in law bought us a miniature King Arthur sword in a stone from Cornwall, a 12 inch sword standing in a plastic stone. It's fucking awful, my wife doesn't want to hurt his feelings, but after a month or so I hid it away.

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I’m guessing you were unsuccessful at pulling it out?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 13/10/2023 at 19:56, Whitey Grandad said:

I’m guessing you were unsuccessful at pulling it out?

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Bit personal. 🙂

[whelk]

  On 13/10/2023 at 19:31, Turkish said:

People insisting on bringing things back from holiday. Okay maybe a bottle of wine if someone looked after your pet, watered the garden or put your bins out but seriously seeing some piece of tat you’d never entertain buying at home yet insisting that would be lovely for mum. 

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I know what do I do with my eighth fucking sombrero?

[Fan The Flames]

  On 13/10/2023 at 20:06, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Bit personal. 🙂

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😁 he's right though I got my mrs pregnant within 6 months of meeting.

[badgerx16]

At international sporting events when the national anthems are playing and the effects microphone near the players is out of sync with the sound of the band playing the tune and the crowd singing along.

Edited 14 October, 2023 by badgerx16

[Weston Super Saint]

Not being able to celebrate when Wales lose!

[badgerx16]

  On 14/10/2023 at 16:55, Weston Super Saint said:

Not being able to celebrate when Wales lose!

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Not even a little smirk ?

Edited 14 October, 2023 by badgerx16

[Turkish]

international breaks. The premier league season is only 8 games in and they’ve already had two. That game last night v Australia was pointless. It was like the B team games they used to have in the 90s.

[The Kraken]

  On 14/10/2023 at 18:38, Turkish said:

international breaks. The premier league season is only 8 games in and they’ve already had two. That game last night v Australia was pointless. It was like the B team games they used to have in the 90s.

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Absolute waste of time of a game, that. Just a reserves jog about.

[Turkish]

  On 08/10/2023 at 20:35, Sheaf Saint said:

I'm with you mate. I do enjoy watching rugby, but most of the time I have no idea what the referee has given certain decisions for.

I also still haven't the slightest clue what the point of a scrum is.

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The Ireland v New Zealand game is a cracker even if you’re not really that into rugby. 

[Lighthouse]

  On 14/10/2023 at 20:01, Turkish said:

The Ireland v New Zealand game is a cracker even if you’re not really that into rugby. 

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It was a cracker, deserved a higher billing than a QF.

[Turkish]

  On 14/10/2023 at 20:54, Lighthouse said:

It was a cracker, deserved a higher billing than a QF.

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Shame there had to be a loser. New Zealand always turn up at the World Cup though. 

[egg]

  On 14/10/2023 at 21:00, Turkish said:

Shame there had to be a loser. New Zealand always turn up at the World Cup though. 

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Yep. Too good a game for the QF. 30 odd phases at the end, but superb defence from NZ. 

[Lighthouse]

  On 14/10/2023 at 21:00, Turkish said:

Shame there had to be a loser. New Zealand always turn up at the World Cup though. 

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They did have that weird phase of bottling it in the early 2000s though, then they got knocked out by England last time, the same day we lost 0-9 against Leicester.

[Lighthouse]

Back on topic; in movies when a character drops something of critical importance to the plot, when they should be gripping it for dear life, with white knuckles. It’s perhaps the only blemish on the otherwise faultless Jaws.

[revolution saint]

  On 14/10/2023 at 21:30, Lighthouse said:

Back on topic; in movies when a character drops something of critical importance to the plot, when they should be gripping it for dear life, with white knuckles. It’s perhaps the only blemish on the otherwise faultless Jaws.

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You take that back right now, there's no fault with Jaws whatsoever.

[Lighthouse]

  On 14/10/2023 at 21:34, revolution saint said:

You take that back right now, there's no fault with Jaws whatsoever.

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Nigh on flawless, I can't help but 99.99% agree with you, but I'd have been holding that poison dart like my dong whenever Jet was on Gladiators.

[revolution saint]

  On 14/10/2023 at 21:56, Lighthouse said:

Nigh on flawless, I can't help but 99.99% agree with you, but I'd have been holding that poison dart like my dong whenever Jet was on Gladiators.

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Here's to swimming with bowlegged women.

[Lighthouse]

  On 14/10/2023 at 21:59, revolution saint said:

Here's to swimming with bowlegged women.

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That Indianapolis scene. Perfection.

[revolution saint]

  On 14/10/2023 at 22:01, Lighthouse said:

That Indianapolis scene. Perfection.

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Agree, it should really be on the things that bring us joy but fuck it: 

I'll never put on a lifejacket again.

[whelk]

  On 14/10/2023 at 18:38, Turkish said:

international breaks. The premier league season is only 8 games in and they’ve already had two. That game last night v Australia was pointless. It was like the B team games they used to have in the 90s.

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Was out with 5 mates tonight who all love their football. Not one of us watched the England game. 

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 14/10/2023 at 22:07, revolution saint said:

Agree, it should really be on the things that bring us joy but fuck it: 

I'll never put on a lifejacket again.

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Well to bring it back to the thread topic...

When I'm channel hopping in the evening and see that Jaws is on, and knowing that I'm gonna be knackered in the morning because I can't not sit and watch it all the way through to "Smile you son of a bitch".

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 15/10/2023 at 00:18, whelk said:

Was out with 5 mates tonight who all love their football. Not one of us watched the England game. 

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Is that because it was on Friday?

[Fan The Flames]

  On 15/10/2023 at 06:20, Weston Super Saint said:

Is that because it was on Friday?

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Joke or real 🤷🏽‍♂️

[revolution saint]

  On 15/10/2023 at 06:19, Sheaf Saint said:

Well to bring it back to the thread topic...

When I'm channel hopping in the evening and see that Jaws is on, and knowing that I'm gonna be knackered in the morning because I can't not sit and watch it all the way through to "Smile you son of a bitch".

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Yep, I'm the same.  Despite having seen "The Thing" countless times, I'll invariably watch it right to the end as well.

[whelk]

  On 15/10/2023 at 06:20, Weston Super Saint said:

Is that because it was on Friday?

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Not sure what your point is but no

[Turkish]

  On 14/10/2023 at 20:54, Lighthouse said:

It was a cracker, deserved a higher billing than a QF.

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  On 14/10/2023 at 21:04, egg said:

Yep. Too good a game for the QF. 30 odd phases at the end, but superb defence from NZ. 

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SA v France has started unbelievably too

[badgerx16]

England v Fiji was pretty meh.

[The Kraken]

  On 15/10/2023 at 19:19, badgerx16 said:

England v Fiji was pretty meh.

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Decent game I thought. Noticeably lower quality than the other three QFs but still thoroughly enjoyable.

[Sheaf Saint]

Shouty wankers in the gym changing room who insist on having loud phone conversations on speaker while they're getting changed. 

[revolution saint]

  On 16/10/2023 at 19:11, Sheaf Saint said:

Shouty wankers in the gym changing room who insist on having loud phone conversations on speaker while they're getting changed. 

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What kind of gym do you go to?  Pretty sure most gyms don't allow wanking (although it's been a while since I've been to one).

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

Newsreaders (most notably on the BBC) who stick a non-existent 'r' into words, often place names

Glarsgow

Parkistarn

Barth

Belfarst

Ugarnda

...to name a few

[badgerx16]

  On 19/10/2023 at 09:28, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

Newsreaders (most notably on the BBC) who stick a non-existent 'r' into words, often place names

Glarsgow

Parkistarn

Barth

Belfarst

Ugarnda

...to name a few

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Are they the same ones that miss out 't's ? "Thir-y" instead of "thirty", etc.

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 19/10/2023 at 09:28, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

Newsreaders (most notably on the BBC) who stick a non-existent 'r' into words, often place names

Glarsgow

Parkistarn

Barth

Belfarst

Ugarnda

...to name a few

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Sorry but I have to pick you up on this. That's actually the correct and respectful way to pronounce it. 

[Toadhall Saint]

Footballers and football managers saying real fans don’t boo - fuck off you deluded cunts. 

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

  On 19/10/2023 at 11:25, badgerx16 said:

Are they the same ones that miss out 't's ? "Thir-y" instead of "thirty", etc.

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  On 19/10/2023 at 12:41, Sheaf Saint said:

Sorry but I have to pick you up on this. That's actually the correct and respectful way to pronounce it. 

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Fair enough, tbh my accent is a bit 'Estuary' so I'm more likely to drop letters than add 'em!

[sadoldgit]

Napoleon once called us a nation of shopkeepers. According to the daily news reports it seems that we have now become a nation of shoplifters. 😩

[whelk]

  On 23/10/2023 at 17:29, sadoldgit said:

Napoleon once called us a nation of shopkeepers. According to the daily news reports it seems that we have now become a nation of shoplifters. 😩

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Have you ever posted anything relevant to this thread? You know trivial little things that get on your tits?

[whelk]

  On 19/10/2023 at 09:28, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

Newsreaders (most notably on the BBC) who stick a non-existent 'r' into words, often place names

Glarsgow

Parkistarn

Barth

Belfarst

Ugarnda

...to name a few

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Do you say bath like a common northerner?

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

  On 23/10/2023 at 18:07, whelk said:

Do you say bath like a common northerner?

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...everyone knows it's Baff

[trousers]

  On 19/10/2023 at 09:28, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

Newsreaders (most notably on the BBC) who stick a non-existent 'r' into words, often place names

Glarsgow

Parkistarn

Barth

Belfarst

Ugarnda

...to name a few

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Probably best you avoid my adopted county (Devon)... almost every word has an extra few Rs chucked in for good measure

edit: actually, I may be mistaking extra R's for multiple A's... E.g. Trrrraaaacter

Edited 23 October, 2023 by trousers

[trousers]

Halfwits that can't spell Hallowe'en correctly. F***ing imbeciles.

[CB Fry]

  On 27/10/2023 at 17:24, trousers said:

Halfwits that can't spell Hallowe'en correctly. F***ing imbeciles.

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It's not Hallowe'en if it's on a Sunday. It's the day after.

[revolution saint]

  On 27/10/2023 at 17:24, trousers said:

Halfwits that can't spell Hallowe'en correctly. F***ing imbeciles.

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People being pendants.

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 27/10/2023 at 19:29, revolution saint said:

People being pendants.

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People being so anal that they feel the need to highlight the pedantry of others 😉