"me and John" instead of "John and I"
People who think "person x and I" is correct, and demonstrates their superior grasp of English grammar.
People doing things slowly. I care less if they're right or wrong but seeing someone doing something slower than I could...
Adults, I mean. Luckily, as I work in a Primary School!
People who harp on constantly about their 'facebook'.
People the use the phrase 'fit for purpose'.
People who use the phrase 'decimate' when they mean MORE than one in ten.
People.
'Trip hazard' signs.
Random use of there/their/they're.
Americanisms such as 'pissed' (as in pissed off) and 'math' (instead of 'maths') being used by non-Americans.
Americanisms such as 'like, like, like, like, like' before every ****ing word.
Corporate speak.
Selfish drivers.
Badly adjusted headlights.
One badly adjusted headlight and the other blown.
One badly adjusted headlight and the other blown and fog lights on to compensate.
Edit: Oh, and people who use the phrase 'great piece of kit'.
Fog lights on when it's not foggy.
Parking on pavements.
Parking on grass verges.
People going into parking spaces forwards, Why?
People who park in parking spaces backwards then attempt to bump and scrape their trolley between their car and yours to get to their boot with their shopping need stoning to death with their cans of cross and blackwell beans.
Whilst we're on flying, people who quite clearly take the piss with carry on luggage. You know what the size limits are so no, you can't squeeze that 65l rucksack into the overhead locker.
Oh and the idiots who stand in a queue for security for ten minutes and only decide it might be a good idea to start getting ready for it when they get to the belt. I mean these regulations have been in place for over ten years, surely everybody knows about them by now?!
A traffic jam when you're already late.
A no smoking sign on your cigarette break...
Something about spoons........
People casually tossing the words racist, fascist and nazi around.
People who are still in denial about who or what they have voted for, while clinging to an idealised version of their country's past.
My Mrs. hiding things, or as she calls it ' tidying up'. This week I have temporarily lost an orbital sander (she put it in the bottom of the airing cupboard), my much needed winter running top ( she put it in HER bottom drawer and it then fell out the back), my front bike light with battery pack and my going-out jacket which are all currently M.I.A.
I'm properly p*****d off !
Just found the going-out jacket on the coat rack 😳
Oh and the idiots who stand in a queue for security for ten minutes and only decide it might be a good idea to start getting ready for it when they get to the belt. I mean these regulations have been in place for over ten years, surely everybody knows about them by now?!
I haven't flown for over ten years, what are they?
People complaining about traffic jams when they are already late because they didn't set off early enough.
People who talk over you before you’ve finished a sentence.
People who finish your sentence with something they have incorrectly assumed you were going to say.
However, for the real ‘gold star’ wee boiling – finish your sentence with something they have incorrectly assumed you were going to say – and then start an argument about it*.
*an ex gf
My Mrs finishing the butter then getting the new one out and using it out of the packet rather than putting it back in the now empty butter dish. This will go on indefinitely until I step in. There would be an empty butter dish sat there permanently taking up worktop space.
Also my Mrs filling dirty things with water and leaving them in the sink forever. Yes, *some* things need a soak before washing, but that's not the same as leaving it there festering and filling the sink so I can't use it.
Just found the going-out jacket on the coat rack
You have a staying-in jacket?
People who go into a cafe and order by saying e.g. "can I get a coffee?"
"Of course you can you prick, its a ****ing Starbucks you retard, but would you like one?"
If so, say
"Please can I have a coffee?" or "Id like a coffee please"
"Can I get a Mars bar?", "No, **** off!"
Please [b]may [/b]I have a coffee.
Honestly, the standard of pedants is dropping around here.
The milk not put back immediately into the fridge, room temp milk reminds me of that 1/3 of a pint that maggie thatch abolished, it was torture if it had sat in the morning sun until 11am
The milk not put back immediately into the fridge, room temp milk reminds me of that 1/3 of a pint that maggie thatch abolished, it was torture if it had sat in the morning sun until 11am
I got into work about 10am today (I'm usually last in and last out). Sitting in the porch was the day's milk delivery, which [i]the entire office[/i] has walked past going "hm, the milk's still there." Lazy barstewards.
People who think retard is an acceptable term.
Is feeling disgusted at people who don't shower before entering a public swimming pool petty?
Went to go for a swim on Saturday and when I got to the changing rooms there was a note stating that the showers were out of action. One or two a session is bad enough but everyone and then not being able to shower until I got home...yuck. I don't have a problem swimming in the sea and open water but in the limited volume of a swimming pool....
People who restart a thread after 11 months
Ignorant [I have a potty mouth] at the bar who can't wait there turn or recognise there are two people before him/her.
Crap bartenders/bar men who cannot note the arrival of three people at the bar and remember which order they arrived in.
Not having a contactless payment system - this is now a god given right so don't look at me in disgust cos I'm tapping my card on your ancient crappy pos system - it's your fault not mine!
Not having a contactless payment system - this is now a god given right so don't look at me in disgust cos I'm tapping my card on your ancient crappy pos system - it's your fault not mine!
This is funny in countries that haven't rolled out contactless yet, but the machine has the transducer in it so it has the symbol, and you wave your card at it to no effect and the cashier thinks you are a complete imbecile who has no idea how to use a credit card terminal 🙂
Can be amusing when the cashier's never seen it used before too, the "wait, what just happened?" look.
Cougar - ModeratorYou have a staying-in jacket?
A smoking jacket, from Selfidge's Man's Shop, circa 1920. 8)
People who think retard is an acceptable term.
Its a widely used term of abuse, get over it.
Please may I have a coffee.Honestly, the standard of pedants is dropping around here.
'Can' is more often used in adult to adult conversation, it politely requests the ability to provide the cup of coffee. 'May' along with 'might' suggests there is a smaller possibility in your request being granted. 'May' does sound more polite even though a tad weaker as a request of a serving person but I was not arguing that point. Such timidity post Brexit is alarming.
Its a widely used term of abuse, get over it.
Prick!
Its a widely used term of abuse, get over it.
When I was a kid, so was "mong" and "spacker".
😆 ^^
Never used spacker, Mong is apparently an abbreviation of Mongol and also widely used.
"The Game"
Never used spacker, Mong is apparently an abbreviation of Mongol and also widely used.
"Mong" was a derogatory reference to Down's syndrome. "Spacker" was a derogatory reference to cerebral palsy. Not really any different to calling someone a retard, when you think about it.
Words shouldn't dictate if you're offended or not, the context should.
I usually find those offended are normally those that cannot process that quick enough so rationalise their response with being offended.
No one should ever go full retard...
My next door neighbours, found out yesterday that they are moving away again, they moved to our sleepy village in Norfolk 9 months ago from Manchester area as they had loved the Norfolk coast when they holiday'ed here every year for 16 years.
Every time I have spoken to them, they have either stated:
"it really smells of the country here"
"broadband speed is slow"
"no bloody mobile reception"
"no public transport links, and they are retired and won't be able to drive forever"
"how long it takes to drive back to Manchester to see family when there are no motorways"
Unsurprisingly, living in a very rural area has issues, thankfully they are remedying all of the above, by moving back to Manchester suburbs, taking all SIX of their yappy small dogs with them!
Words shouldn't dictate if you're offended or not, the context should.
True to a dergree, as a Welshie I can be derogatory about the Welsh, if I were black I could use terms that a honky couldn't use. People with down syndrome could get away with retard too, I imagine, but wouldn't expect them too, and not in a dergatory way as was used by buckster.
HTH.
Probably best not to try and put people down when one is clearly thick as pigcrap, innit?
I remember a long and serious extraordinary assembly at school after one kid naively called another kid a "spaz" and it transpired that he was, in fact, actually spastic.
Words shouldn't dictate if you're offended or not, the context should.
Whilst I completely agree with that sentiment, sadly the world does not work that way. "****" is simply a contraction of ****stani after all, out of context it's not offensive in the slightest, right?
Sometimes, it's best just not to use some words, lest you look like a git.
Men in scarves.. dont ask me why.. I have no idea.
People who start 'I don't like this band' threads,wow really,you like some bands and not others,thats so interesting.Get over yourselves you attenion grabbing 12 year old ****.
Words shouldn't dictate if you're offended or not, the context should.
If the context is derogatory, the word has been chosen to cause offence. And the choice of word can say a lot about the author's prejudices and lack of consideration for others.
In other words, don't blame people for judging you if you use "retard" as an insult. See also "gay", etc.
I usually find those offended are normally those that cannot process that quick enough so rationalise their response with being offended.
No, it's not that. We're not 'ooh gosh how awful' offended.
The problem is that the use of terms like this is corrosive. It's associating a physical or mental condition, a sexual persuasion or whatever with scorn and mockery. The people who belong to those groups are now linked subconsciously with negatives. Now most people can get over this when they meet a person for real and get to know that person, but it shouldn't need getting over.
Indeed.
<mod>If this is going to turn into the full half hour, can we move it to it's own thread please?</mod>
STW threads that start as a bit of fun then get hijacked by hand wringers.
I remember a long and serious extraordinary assembly at school after one kid naively called another kid a "spaz" and it transpired that he was, in fact, actually spastic.
Did you go to the same school as me? Sat through a very similar assembly and had a lasting impact.
