Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Oldhippy]

In Japan it is Sumo or baseball before football.

 

[Pblakeney]

In Japan it is Sumo or baseball before football.

That makes me happy.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Almost every BBC news has some football-related 'headline' whilst other sports get very little or no coverage.

it's the sport that generates most money!

 

[icowden]

it's the sport that generates most money!

Also, to be fair, it's the most viewed sport by a long way. A 2023 poll found that 38% of respondents followed football , 17% for rugby and tennis, 15% for cricket.

A 2003 poll put football at 46%, rugby at 21%, tennis, athletics and cricket at 18%, snooker at 17% and motorsport at 16%.

Thus if you only have 2 minutes for sport, you are going to report the football.

It used to be that you only got football in the late autumn / winter / early spring and cricket / tennis for the other half of the year, but football is now pretty much year round.

 

[Oldhippy]

But it hardly headline news worthy. A bunch of people running about for a bit and getting the ball in the goal a few times more than the other. Celebrity likewise.

 

[Alex321]

But it hardly headline news worthy. A bunch of people running about for a bit and getting the ball in the goal a few times more than the other. Celebrity likewise.

If it is something of interest to 38% of their viewers, then it IS headline worthy. The fact you are one of the larger proportion with little interest doesn't change that.

 

[Oldhippy]

Indeed so.

 

[Oldhippy]

I've always thought if humanity could get as passionate about the world and all the issues that need urgent attention as they do about sport, the world would be in much better shape along with everything living on it.

 

[Pblakeney]

I've always thought if humanity could get as passionate about the world and all the issues that need urgent attention as they do about sport, the world would be in much better shape along with everything living on it.

I could make so many points along this line but that would be too political.
In summary, the World is not poor.

 

[Binky]

Rock bands swearing.

Bit random maybe seeing as I swear, a lot.
However, I'm currently watching Glastonbury on TV and some of the bands swearing and it almost seems forced, unnatural. Almost as if it's a statement of "We're a rock band so we swear"

I'm not offended or embarrassed (by having young kids here or elderly people etc) but just seems unnecessary.

 

[lazybloke]

A 2003 poll put football at 46%, rugby at 21%, tennis, athletics and cricket at 18%, snooker at 17% and motorsport at 16%.

Blimey, if i ever want to bring my body to an expedited end, a trip to Dignitas might do the trick.

Or i could just go back to Lord's and be bored to death.

 

[ColinJ]

I am annoyed that someone at Lidl thinks it makes sense for the Lidl Plus app to proudly announce that a special offer is available at 1,004 of its UK stores and that one can click a button to see if one's local store is on the list, which... is not sorted into alphabetical order... and is not searchable... and doesn't all load at once... so, read a bit... scroll a bit... wait a bit... load a bit more... repeat a lot... and eventually... give up!!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I'm more slightly worried than annoyed that I spotted 2 small moths hanging around my tweed, wool, linen and silk clothing yesterday. We have a moths eating clothes problem in the retro clothing shop I work in, with the owner constantly battling to keep them at bay. Those 2 I saw might not be natural fibers eating moths and just part of the insect influx we get in our homes in the summer and I've never had a problem with them before, but I'll be keeping an eye open for possibly seeing more than 1 or 2 in my flat.

 

[ColinJ]

I'm more slightly worried than annoyed that I spotted 2 small moths hanging around my tweed, wool, linen and silk clothing yesterday. We have a moths eating clothes problem in the retro clothing shop I work in, with the owner constantly battling to keep them at bay. Those 2 I saw might not be natural fibers eating moths and just part of the insect influx we get in our homes in the summer and I've never had a problem with them before, but I'll be keeping an eye open for possibly seeing more than 1 or 2 in my flat.

I got a moth infestation when I lived in Hebden Bridge about 25 years ago and have been unable to stop the little swines. They came over to Todmorden with me when I moved here about 10 years ago!

I have been killing 4 or 5 a day this week but they just keep coming...