The small things in life that annoy you

[whelk]

1 hour ago, LeBizzier69 said:

Getting to the bar when not that busy, some bloke comes to stand next to you and accepts being served first - not saying "he's first". 

Absolutely, the most un-British of behaviour 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 hours ago, LeBizzier69 said:

Getting to the bar when not that busy, some bloke comes to stand next to you and accepts being served first - not saying "he's first". 

 

53 minutes ago, whelk said:

Absolutely, the most un-British of behaviour 

I sadly did this last week. It wasn't busy, but I just didn't see him. He seemed very hurt by it. I was mortified. 

I join the foreign legion next week.

[trousers]

Young people on quiz shows who say "that was before my time" when not knowing the answer to a question. 

Most of f***ing history is before all of our times you f***ing imbeciles. You're just thick twats embarrassing yourselves on national TV. 

Twats. 

Edited March 4 by trousers

[trousers]

On 03/03/2026 at 14:59, LeBizzier69 said:

Getting to the bar when not that busy, some bloke comes to stand next to you and accepts being served first - not saying "he's first". 

This should be in the "Offences to bring back hanging for" thread, not the "Small things that annoy me" thread.

Ignorant twats.

[AlexLaw76]

4 minutes ago, trousers said:

This should be in the "Offences to bring back hanging for" thread, not the "Small things that annoy me" thread.

Ignorant twats.

I went to a bar in town a while ago on a Sat afternoon , it was not too busy, but we are required to queue single file.

felt odd

[trousers]

3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I went to a bar in town a while ago on a Sat afternoon , it was not too busy, but we are required to queue single file.

felt odd

I walk straight out of pubs where that happens. Massive red flag.

[trousers]

Young people.

Twats, the whole f***ing lot of them.

Edited March 4 by trousers

[badgerx16]

11 minutes ago, trousers said:

Young people.

Twats, the whole f***ing lot of them.

Define "young".

[Weston Super Saint]

11 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Define "young".

Ask Nic  

[whelk]

35 minutes ago, trousers said:

I walk straight out of pubs where that happens. Massive red flag.

Moderate! I fetch the flame thrower from the boot and merrily torch them all

[trousers]

56 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Define "young".

Anyone under 57 years of age...

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 hours ago, trousers said:

This should be in the "Offences to bring back hanging for" thread, not the "Small things that annoy me" thread.

Ignorant twats.

Ummm...

 

On 03/03/2026 at 17:47, Holmes_and_Watson said:

 

I sadly did this last week. It wasn't busy, but I just didn't see him. He seemed very hurt by it. I was mortified. 

I join the foreign legion next week.

Legionnaires: Why did you have to join the Legion?

H&W: I await the end of a terrible persecution! I await The Fall Of Trousers!

Legionnaires: You'll be wanting the Follow That Camel set. This is Beau Geste.

H&W: Beau Jest?

Legionnaires: Just 10 minutes over there...

[Gloucester Saint]

2 hours ago, trousers said:

Anyone under 57 years of age...

In Sidmouth it would be young, very young.

Not it is elsewhere though….

[east-stand-nic]

15 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Ask Nic  

sorry, I am not a peado protecting labour liberal type. You all are. 

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, east-stand-nic said:

sorry, I am not a peado protecting labour liberal type. You all are. 

WOOF WOOF

[Gloucester Saint]

Another excerpt from the Andrew Lownie book ‘Entitled’

One of Ghislaine Maxwell’s friends, Cynthia Matthews, ‘told her about a luxury vehicle deal she had going with Prince Andrew in Thailand. She said Andrew loved Thailand and spent a lot time there’.

[Winnersaint]

Heard a young American woman referring to the risk of going outside and being ’unalived’. What’s wrong with killed? While I’m at it why and when did died/dead become passed. Makes them sound like some kind of midfielder. 

Edited March 5 by Winnersaint
Missing word

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 hours ago, Winnersaint said:

Heard a young American woman referring to the risk of going outside and being ’unalived’. What’s wrong with killed? While I’m at it why and when did died/dead become passed. Makes them sound like some kind of midfielder. 

LISTER:
Look, Rimmer, death isn't the handicap it used to be in the olden days. It doesn't screw your career up like it used to.

RIMMER:
That's what they say, Lister. But if you had two people coming for a job, and one of them was dead, which one would you pick?

LISTER:
It depends which is better qualified.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

World book day. Not so much the general idea of it to increase enthusiasm for reading but the fact that it's basically now just a "dress up as whatever you want day" because some kids are a bit too thick to have ever read a book.

There were a good proportion of boys at my daughter's school in football kits this morning, and various others on pajamas for some reason.

Edited March 5 by Stripey McStripe Shirt
Sausage fingers

[ChrisPY]

14 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

World book day. Not so much the general idea of it to increase enthusiasm for r adding but the fact that it's basically now just a "dress up as whatever you want day" because some kids are a bit too thick to have ever read a book.

There were a good proportion of boys at my daughter's school in football kits this morning, and various others on pajamas for some reason.

I suppose you literary types don’t class Wayne Rooney’s autobiography as a ‘real book’.

[Whitey Grandad]

11 hours ago, ChrisPY said:

I suppose you literary types don’t class Wayne Rooney’s autobiography as a ‘real book’.

Nah. The covers are too far apart. 

[whelk]

Increasing reference to ‘under the lights’ as if something special playing an evening game

[trousers]

The ever increasing trend of customers and/or prospects not responding or acknowledging emails you send to them, until you've sent 5 reminders... Whatever happened to common courtesy FFS?

Twats.

[Wiggles31]

People who are unaware of their own personal space and stand in the middle of supermarket aisles and the like. 

[ChrisPY]

Lee Hendrie

[skintsaint]

Pretty much everyone on that latest Netflix Theroux documentary...

[Winnersaint]

23 hours ago, whelk said:

Increasing reference to ‘under the lights’ as if something special playing an evening game

Ah yes, the so called special European nights under the Anfield lights, such a cliche.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

23 hours ago, trousers said:

The ever increasing trend of customers and/or prospects not responding or acknowledging emails you send to them, until you've sent 5 reminders... Whatever happened to common courtesy FFS?

Twats.

Thanks for this post trousers. I'll have a think about whatever happened to common courtesy and get back to you in due course.

Kind regards,

Stripey 

[iansums]

“I hope this email finds you well’. I’ll say no more.

[Sheaf Saint]

People who use the same wet teaspoon in the coffee jar as in the sugar bowl, resulting in loads of black clumpy bits in the sugar.

[Gloucester Saint]

6 hours ago, iansums said:

“I hope this email finds you well’. I’ll say no more.

Usually meaning that they have no such interest in that being the case.

[Dr Who?]

People that comment on social media. For example on TIK-TOK when there are a band and someone says ‘terrible band, terrible music’ or any content that people are negative. Not debates like on here, you can have an opinion. But on social media why do they not just move on, swipe on, what do they feel they have to be abusive at times, or have to comment at all? 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

10 minutes ago, Dr Who? said:

People that comment on social media. For example on TIK-TOK when there are a band and someone says ‘terrible band, terrible music’ or any content that people are negative. Not debates like on here, you can have an opinion. But on social media why do they not just move on, swipe on, what do they feel they have to be abusive at times, or have to comment at all? 

"Terrible post. Terrible poster." 🙂

 

[Dr Who?]

3 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

"Terrible post. Terrible poster." 🙂

 

I knew that would happen! 😂 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

The reporting of this meningitis outbreak. It's very sad that an 18 year old and a 21 year old have died. For some reason though the BBC keep reporting it as "two people between the ages of 18 and 21". 

[revolution saint]

I feel like I probably say this every year but non-irish people celebrating paddys day.

[badgerx16]

1 minute ago, revolution saint said:

I feel like I probably say this every year but non-irish people celebrating paddys day.

Ameticans then.

[egg]

34 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

I feel like I probably say this every year but non-irish people celebrating paddys day.

That's only acceptable when it conincides with the Cheltenham festival. The Guinness village on Paddy's day is brilliant. 

[Whitey Grandad]

35 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

I feel like I probably say this every year but non-irish people celebrating paddys day.

To be sure.

[iansums]

People who leave a new toilet roll balanced on an empty roll left on the holder, too lazy to replace it.

[revolution saint]

3 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

To be sure.

Why do leprechauns wear two condoms?

To be sure, to be sure...

[whelk]

5 hours ago, revolution saint said:

I feel like I probably say this every year but non-irish people celebrating paddys day.

I would even say substituting Paddy instead of Patrick is annoying 

[revolution saint]

5 minutes ago, whelk said:

I would even say substituting Paddy instead of Patrick is annoying 

That's fair enough, promise not to do it again.  Reminded me of another thing that annoys me - abbreviations of McDonalds such as Macky Ds.  Fairly sure there was an advert listing all the different names which just compounds the annoyance.  Right up there with "Cheeky Nandos" if you ask me.

[whelk]

3 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

That's fair enough, promise not to do it again.  Reminded me of another thing that annoys me - abbreviations of McDonalds such as Macky Ds.  Fairly sure there was an advert listing all the different names which just compounds the annoyance.  Right up there with "Cheeky Nandos" if you ask me.

I caught myself saying Prem, for PL the other day so have now put myself in sackcloths for a week. May have already listed that on this thread!

Edited 28 minutes ago by whelk

[badgerx16]

2 minutes ago, whelk said:

I caught myself saying Prem, for PL the other day so have now put myself in sackcloths for a week. May have already listed that on this thread!

People calling it "The Premiership" - that's rugby.