No not another thread about the Olympics! But my first entry does have an Olympic connection: People who pronounce "Jessica Ennis" or "Rebecca Addlington" with a superfluous "r" in the middle ie jessicarennis. It gets right up my nose! Sue Barker is the worst culprit.
The BBC extensive coverage of the Olympic torch? I mean why?? Why send (the strangely sexy) Louise Minchin down to the west country to cover it live?? Don't the BBC have a reporter based in Devon/Somerset/Dorset wherever it landed?
Sorry, distracted by the thought of forty-something newsreaders. Maybe it's my age, but even though I'm more chilled than I have been in years, more and more things are irritating me... Geoffrey Boycott - can't believe I idolised this bloke when I was learning to play cricket - what an a*se. The bunch of amateurs who now present the 'Today' programme on Radio 4 - I finally stopped listening a couple of months ago after more than 40 years. The way Euro-sceptics deliberately mispronounce the names of prominent European politicians and places - Bill Cash and Teddy Taylor are the worst - May-strict, my a*se... Aggressive, waddling dogs and their lowbrow owners. People who smoke and text while they're driving (sometimes at the same time). Stick thin, gym toned, yummy mummies walking along with obese, burger chomping offspring - how bloody cruel is this? The killjoys who took the bobbly bits off Rowntrees Fruit Gums. People I've never met before calling me 'mate' or 'pal'. A couple of years ago, I was looking to buy a new Nissan Qashqai. I was looking one over in the showroom and the salesman said - 'What can we do for you, mate?' - I said 'You could try calling me 'sir' for a start' and walked out. Beautiful young women filling their faces full of bits of metal. ...goes on for 94 pages. Someone else have a go - good thread, jimbob.
How long have you got... -Buses -Screaming children (and parents who ignore their screaming children -People who walk slowly -People who stop suddenly in the street -People who stand on the left on escalators -Groups of friends who walk slowly on the street all side by side so you can't get past -People who make noise when they yawn -People who always want to dominate a group discussion At Charlton: -Tossers who shout out to get BWP off, when he makes one mistake -People who turn up 10 minutes late, leave 5 minutes before half time, come back 5 minutes after half time, leave 5 minutes early. -The post half-time hotdog stench in NU -The ****ing triangle in NU?!! Who thought it was a good idea to bring a musical-triangle to a football game? -People who drop a whole bottle of drink on the floor during the game, which then proceeds to flow down every row and give everyone sticky shoes -People who 'celebrate' by pushing their mates, what a safe thing to do in a crowded upper tier where everyone is standing. -The fact that there is such a small choice of food in NU -How quiet the tannoy system is in NU -Mediocre League One players over-celebrating in front of our fans, as though we're rivals or something -Leon Clarke -Players taking corners from just outside the corner line -Teams like Tranmere and Oldham, whose game plan involves wasting time for 90 straight minutes -Referee's from Yorkshire -Lack of loyalty from players -Players who we spend 90 minutes singing their name, and they barely acknowledge our presence once leaving the field -Gary Megson -Charity collectors outside the ground -Programme sell-outs -Short corners
People on trains who insist on pushing the doors open button before the light has come on. JUST WAIT!
-Knobs who use the wrong lane at traffic lights and then just push their way in when they get to the front; -People who think the correct lane to use on the motorway is the middle lane WHATEVER speed they are doing! -Cyclists (both motor and pedal) who think they are indestructible and assume car drivers can compensate for their stupidity; -Women footballers who empty the contents of their nose onto the pitch during football games, a very pretty Frenchwoman did it yesterday during the Women's European Cup Final....eeeuuwwww!! -People who let their kids eat sweets/crisps when in supermarkets and then just leave the empty packets on the shelves before they get to the checkouts; -Lawyers4U adverts -Adverts for small loans with interest rates of 1750%pa -The people on the street who try to make you feel guilty for not giving to their charity; -The Croydon Club; -Wasps; -Squirrels; -Ford Ka; -Stacey Solomon!!!!!! @Charlton -The fact that Charlton Lane is so steep! -Big DL's "let's make some noise for the boys" at the end of EVERY half time; -The fact that I have never won the instant jackpot even though I always buy tickets; -Those stupid adverts the Club has started putting in the season ticket book between the match tickets;
They've taken the bobbly bits off Rowntrees Fruit Gums? 'kin ell the Country's going from bad to worse....got out just in time.
Mild irritants.. - people who rush and queue to get on an aeroplane with an assigned seat - people in supermarkets (don't know why they just do!)... - people that crowd your personal space - people with no respect for those around them - people who fail to control their kids Political irritants... - people on incapacity benefit that are even fitter than me and should be working - people cheating benefits (single mums that claim to live on their own) - people that live in and complain about England but have allegiance to another country they always call home - people that pull the race card as an act of defence when challenged on the errors of their way - age discrimination by employers - employment restructures that see the low paid redundant or paid less while protecting their own high earners at the top of the tree - employers that claim jobs for local people to get planning permission - the tax office - immigration (especially people that come here to harm our citizens) - energy companies (including water) Interference in our way of life... - europe and one state destroying traditions and individual identities - people that do not question what the media tell them - cctv cash cows - the smoking ban - the price of ale Football - the greedy premier league - the price of football - the prices and poor quality of food for that price at the blues rock The list is endless (I must be getting old ) but i'll let someone else have a moan...
Even though I'm in France and on a working trip, I just had to get involved in this one - Motorists using mobile phones while on the move The smoking ban People who drop litter, especially those who drop litter right next to a bin People who sit on bins as though they are actual seats MPs who pretend that they are in favour of a multi-culti society, but actually live in the rural hinterlands away from any ethnic community Eastern Europeans destroying beautiful towns such as Boston, Evesham and East Grinstead Any Romanian not living in Romania The smell of fish - Yuck The taste of fish - Yuck Princes Andrew and Edward Zara Phillips and her odious gargoyle of a husband Those that say fat people and smokers shouldn't get NHS treatment The fact that spitters are not hanged The lack of government funding for charities Admission fees for national heritage museums White kids talking like black kids White girls styling their hair like black girls who are trying to have white girls' hair Gangsta Rap and Hip Hop The BBC's anything-but-English agenda Scottish politicians Welsh politicians Provo terrorists acting as politicians West Ham and their scummy fans East Londoners People from South Essex Rubbish coffee at football grounds Tuition fees Lack of support for the Police Tim Lovejoy. Cock Remakes of The Taking of Pelham 123 and King Kong Polish workers in Poundland, Starbucks etc, etc... Somalians who throw nappies out of their windows The Islamification of Ponders End and Edmonton The fencing off of Stone Henge The demise of Free Speech Ken Livingstone Simon Cowell Nelson Mandela Ray Winstone's voice People who don't bother to blow their noses but continue to talk Irish gypsies The A10 between Waltham Cross and Wood Green The Guardian and its readers Ear infections that linger since Christmas, for Christ's sake! That'll do for now.
Lovely, Tewks - thank you for asking. But I should be working on a synopsis that's needed for a Monday morning meeting - not listing all of the things that get on my tits. I love a bloody good moan, though.
Agree with most of them... but do I not keep up with things or it's always been and i've not known.... is Stone Henge fenced off?
Here are some of mine, sorry if i repeat any already used: The X-Factor, and shows like it. If the public like a musical artist, why not let us discover them ourselves instead of forcing it down the throats of everyone to line the pockets of the already super rich. Argentina. The Falklands are not yours, i know it, you know it, the world knows it. Simple. The FA. Out of every club in the country, Charlton Athletic fans have the most right to go on the pitch and celebrate. If it wasn't for us fans, the club would not be back home in the first place. And Roy Hodgson was not everyone's choice, not the worst choice you could have made, but dont try and Jedi mind trick me into thinking i didn't actually want 'Arry in charge. Facebook Timeline. Girls who pose in ridiculous photos on Facebook. People who don't say thank you if you let them out/in at a junction. People who say "can't be asked" instead of "can't be arsed". Justin Bieber. Lady GaGa (the bloke is mental). Nicki Minaj. Joey Barton. ManUre/Chelski/Liverpoo fans who slate Man City for "buying the title" when they have spent almost as much if not more on players who are laughably bad (Stewart Downing anyone?). Howard Webb trying to hide the excitement of watching his favourite team play every time he ref's a United game. The Football League Show. Clem and his humungous man boobs. Manish, how can someone with less personality than a damp digestive have a name like a classy Portuguese midfielder once at Chelsea. Steve Claridges seemingly endless forehead. Gervinho having a head like a Space Raider crisp. Space Raider crisps being sold for 20p instead of the 10p i used to pay. Doubled in price!!! Lee Hughes being allowed to play football, and also being paid for it. SCUM. Jermain Defoe. Judas. Trevor Kettle (insert pun here). Having loads more things to moan about but not wanting to make this post look like a hostile takeover of the whole thread. And relax..............
I've had a bitter and twisted hatred for Chelsea ever since they poached Parker. Their 'debt free, wherever we may be song' makes me wish Abramovich never bought Chelsea. They could have been Leeds with the debts they had. Wasn't it something like 80 million? Southern Manchester United & Liverpool fans. MK Dons existance as a league club.
