- Location
- Inside my skull
Why, after a 5 minute break, do reality tv programmes spend 10 mins summarising the 15 mins before the advert? The programmes could be half as long if they didn’t summarise them after every advert break.
Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?
- Thread starter PaulB
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youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
- following on from above - ad breaks and repeat of the same annoying ad. All it does for me is to make me absolutely certain I will never ever purchase that product.
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
Almost as bad as “and the winner is………………
………….…….……….”
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
I gave up trying to watch Fargo on the All4 Channel 4 streaming site. For those that don't know, one of the cinematic tricks to the Fargo series is an underlying soundtrack that sets a rhythm to the entire episode and helps link lots of staccato almost unrelated scenes. It's really effective and draws you in. But the streaming site has 4 minutes of adverts every 10 minutes 
Totally wrecks the rhythm, ruins the episode and means you've lost track of where you were when the programme starts again. I love the Fargo stories but they're completely unwatchable with Ch4.
Totally wrecks the rhythm, ruins the episode and means you've lost track of where you were when the programme starts again. I love the Fargo stories but they're completely unwatchable with Ch4.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
You can pay an All4+ subscription (£3.99/month) which removes all of the ads on some shows, and most of them on others. I was a bit annoyed when I found that they still show those few ads "for contractual reasons" but usually it is only one 20-30 second ad instead of 4-5 minutes worth, and I can put up with that.I gave up trying to watch Fargo on the All4 Channel 4 streaming site. For those that don't know, one of the cinematic tricks to the Fargo series is an underlying soundtrack that sets a rhythm to the entire episode and helps link lots of staccato almost unrelated scenes. It's really effective and draws you in. But the streaming site has 4 minutes of adverts every 10 minutes
- Location
- London
because you are taking far too long to lovingly lather yourself up.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Banner adverts cable-tied to railings at junctions. Adverts for destroying wasps, driveways, garden clearance, taxis, whatever. It's unsightly and really winds me up.
Occasionally they appear near my house where one junction has those small railing for pedestrian corralling and I cut them all down and bin them.
Other ones I report to the council and they eventually clear them too.
Occasionally they appear near my house where one junction has those small railing for pedestrian corralling and I cut them all down and bin them.
Other ones I report to the council and they eventually clear them too.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
People who moan about the NHS.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
People who think the NHS is flawless.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
A couple of summers ago a sign nailed to a telegraph pole appeared on my regular cycling loop round Stirling "WASPS REMOVED - £15".
I was delighted when it was still there next day and I was able to write "EACH" on it.
Made me laugh anyway.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
The worst ones are US traffic lights. Do they mean just the lights themselves or should you include the cables that they hang from?
And do the 'bike' ones mean motorcycles, too?
Hate them.. (Captcha, not motorcycles)
And they don't seem to work properly on my phone, either!
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Adverts are usually banned from places like that because they're a hazard which distract drivers.
