Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Accy cyclist]

There I was this evening walking up the staircase to my GP appointment when I heard voices and knew someone was walking down the stairs. I didn't see them 'till we met on the bend of the staircase. I was on the left,he was on the right of the staircase. He looked at me as if to say "Are you going to move". I didn't. I stood my ground making him move to his left to let me pass. Yes I won that little confrontation, but I wasn't happy that he thought I should move for him. He was on his right,he was walking down while I was walking up and he was about 20 years younger than me. I wish i'd have said something to him rather than just stand there while he begrudgingly moved.

 

[swee'pea99]

When you start peeling an onion, most often the brown skin comes off in big, satisfying sheets - three or four good pulls and job done. But every now and then you come across a cussed wee bugger - sneaky...looks just like a regular onion - but when you try to get the brown skin off it keeps breaking, and you end up having to de-skin it in about 137 little fragments the size of a fingernail.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I went into my local health centre today to book a GP appointment. A bloke in the waiting are approached me saying "you have some paper stuck to your shoe". It looked like half a paper towel or similar. Why did he feel the need to point this out? I could understand if it was hanging from my pants, but not just on my shoe.

 

[guitarpete247]

A few years ago I was doing supply work in a school I'd never been to before. The school policy was advertised as no phones, i-pods, MP3 players etc. in school. At all.
I had one lesson in library where a student got his phone and was texting. I asked him to put it away. He looked at as if I was something he'd found on his shoe. There was another member of staff in the library office so I told them. Their response was "You'll need to phone for on call then". Then continued their work.

 

[guitarpete247]

∆∆∆ I've been back their since.

 

[postman]

Railway station staircases.Which clearly state up and down only.Prats do not bother i'm alright jack attitude.

 

[classic33]

Railway station staircases.Which clearly state up and down only.Prats do not bother i'm alright jack attitude.

Leeds is on the left as well, just to confuse folk.

 

[Drago]

Airlines. WTF is "Premium Economy"? It's almost as stupid as "smart-casual". Premium and economy are polar opposites. You can't be tall and short at the same time, the weather can't be simultaneously wet and dry, and you can't be a law abiding criminal.

I find this annoying beyond all reason. Whoever is responsible for this abomination would be escorted from the premises for their stupidity if it were my firm. No wonder some airlines are in financial trouble if the waste money employing people who are so unproductive that the come up with such ridiculous pap.

 

[Low Gear Guy]

Airlines. WTF is "Premium Economy"? It's almost as stupid as "smart-casual". Premium and economy are polar opposites. You can't be tall and short at the same time, the weather can't be simultaneously wet and dry, and you can't be a law abiding criminal.

I find this annoying beyond all reason. Whoever is responsible for this abomination would be escorted from the premises for their stupidity if it were my firm. No wonder some airlines are in financial trouble if the waste money employing people who are so unproductive that the come up with such ridiculous pap.

Airlines and Eurostar have introduced this class of seat for passengers travelling for work who have been banned from travelling first class by their employer. As long as the ticket doesn't say first class it will get past the expenses inspector.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Airlines. WTF is "Premium Economy"?

It's actually very good, nice wide leather seats, proper cutlery, champagne glasses made of glass etc. used to use it regularly when I was flying to America. TBH it's how it should be, not the bus type seats they have in cattle class.

 

[Drago]

It may be awesome, but the name is nonsensical and self-contradictory. It's akin to Ford naming their new pickup truck the "Vauxhall Unicycle".

 

[Yellow Fang]

The word 'journey' annoys me when not used in the sense of travelling from one place to another. It probably shouldn't annoy me as I hear that is how language develops. Supposedly, if one tracks down the etymology (or is it entomology) of any word in the dictionary, it originated as a dead metaphor.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Parents who name their children by diminutive or nickname forms of other names. Jack is alternative form of John, so you should christen your son 'John' if you want to call him 'Jack'. Even Prince Harry is guilty of this. 'Archie' is short for Archibald, so he and Megham should have christened him that. Besides, if you christen your daughter 'Elizabeth', there are so many diminutives of Elizabeth you could call her. If she looks like a Lizzie you could call her that. If she looks like a Bess you could call her that.

 

[Beebo]

Parents who name their children by diminutive or nickname forms of other names. Jack is alternative form of John, so you should christen your son 'John' if you want to call him 'Jack'. Even Prince Harry is guilty of this. 'Archie' is short for Archibald, so he and Megham should have christened him that. Besides, if you christen your daughter 'Elizabeth', there are so many diminutives of Elizabeth you could call her. If she looks like a Lizzie you could call her that. If she looks like a Bess you could call her that.

Prince Harry’s given name is Henry.

I haven’t christened any of my children. Have I done something wrong?

 

[mudsticks]

Prince Harry’s given name is Henry.

I haven’t christened any of my children. Have I done something wrong?

Yes, you have clearly failed miserably as a parent.

Although I did give my kids, the full versions of their names on the birth certificate*.

It's useful to be able to bring out the full length, rather than the shortened version, if they've been a bit naughty

(*they're both heathen bastards, though, so no christening here not neither)