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Oh dear. : A thread about things that tick you off quite a bit, and might even elicit a frown.

  
  

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ONLY NICE THINGS
15:26 / 06.04.06
Wee in the mug. Really.
 
 
Ariadne
15:32 / 06.04.06
Compeed plasters Ganesh - they're brilliant. They help the healing and stop it hurting. They're kind of scary looking but they do work.
 
 
Spaniel
10:13 / 13.04.06
Okay, so it's not hate and anger exactly, but it does tick me off.
We have a woman in hour office who goes by the name Honour, now, that's not a problem in itself. It's the way that she pronounces it (and in turn the way it is pronounced by most of my colleagues) that gets me. The thing is, she's obviously never heard of dropping your Hs when pronouncing certain words - words like honour - and so she calls herself huhonour. Now, I know I probably shouldn't find it annoying, but it's the way I'm conditioned and I can't help twitching every time I hear her saying it (which is a lot). It also makes me feel self conscious as although I'm not about to start putting Hs where no Hs should be, I'm keenly aware that people often like their names pronounced a certain way (try calling my mate Fraser "Frazier" and see the reaction you get).

I don't know, I just don't like to see bad pronunciation promoted, I suppose.
 
 
Jub
10:24 / 13.04.06
Wait a mo Boboss. Surely she knows how to pronounce her own name? What makes you think she's pronouncing it wrong other than you thinking it's like a word which is pronounced a certain way?
 
 
William Sack
10:31 / 13.04.06
Surely she knows how to pronounce her own name?

You'd have thought, wouldn't you, but some people just can't even pronounce their own name. Ralph Fiennes. Rafe for fuck's sake.
 
 
Smoothly
10:49 / 13.04.06
I have to say, that’d wind me up too, Boboss. But isn’t she mocked remorselessly for it? If she worked where I do, huhonestly, she’d be have the piss ripped huhourly.
 
 
Spaniel
10:50 / 13.04.06
Jub, to be fair I think I have recognised her right to pronounce her name as she sees fit (whether I like it or not), and that this is more my problem than a problem with the world, but let's face it, is it more likely that there's a grand tradition of pronouncing honour "huhonour" when the word is used as a name than it is that she simply comes from a family/social group where Hs aren't usually dropped when pronouncing the word?

Upon reflection I think that beyond my kneejerk tetch the main reason it bothers me is the aforementioned self-consciousness. I don't think it's unreasonable of me to want to pronounce the word in the way that I always have (and I should own up to liking British linguistic idiosyncracies), but also don't want to offend.
 
 
Quantum
12:23 / 13.04.06
(try calling my mate Fraser "Frazier" and see the reaction you get).

Heh, that might tick him off quite a bit or even elicit a frown.
 
 
sibyline, beating Qalyn to a Q
12:52 / 13.04.06
I'm feeling pissy today for no good reason, which usually means it's hormonal and I have little control over the matter. I hate it when I feel sucky and I can't make myself feel better, especially when the conditions of my life are in themselves not sucky.
 
 
Shrug
13:08 / 13.04.06
I'm scared to leave my room (and have been putting it off for some time now) because I know if I do that's when my hangover/day of feeling quite noticeably ill will really begin.
 
 
William Sack
13:12 / 13.04.06
I think we need a "Pull yourself together, dammit (wo)man!" thread.
 
 
Shrug
13:15 / 13.04.06
I know I'm soft but if I don't move very much it will all potentially be okay. (It's a bit like having pins and needles in your leg in that sense).
 
 
Jub
13:34 / 13.04.06
Be a man. Take some Pepto Bismol and get dressed. You're boring me with this stuff.
 
 
Ariadne
13:39 / 13.04.06
Like pins and needles, it'll actually be better once you get moving.
 
 
William Sack
13:53 / 13.04.06
Yes, get off your arse before Jub and I come into your room and hose you down.
 
 
Shrug
14:45 / 13.04.06
I'm up now, sorry, and thanks (all), was feeling miserable, couldn't even find the hangover thread I wanted in the heavy morning mind fog.

Ack. Hose down would be good. Neighbours called building security guards to our flat last night, it was not pretty, I am shamed. If I knew which neighbour called them specifically I'd apologise but alas...
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
17:42 / 13.04.06
Sheena The Dog has rolled in fox poo. I'm a little vexed, but it's okay.
 
 
captain piss
16:59 / 14.04.06
I'm a wee bit bored and fidgety, and not sure what to do with myself, partly because I've given up drinking... and also because i haven't hardly spoken to anyone i know in ages so feel a bit funny about phoning them up. Aaand, i've got work i know i need to do by Tuesday, which i should probably get out the way tonight...Sorry - slightly boring angst-polaroid
 
 
Spaniel
17:08 / 14.04.06
You spoke with me yesterday and I'm brilliant. Take heart!
 
 
Ganesh
22:53 / 14.04.06
Sheena The Dog has rolled in fox poo.

Having sat through The Manchester Passion, I can empathise.

(Is that five threads, now?)
 
 
Essential Dazzler
22:39 / 15.04.06
People who mention their partner/lover/specialfriend/naughtybittoucher at every oportunity on the internet.

"I like this book because of blah blah" was a perfectly fine post "my girlfriend bought it for me" is a complete irrelevance, it does nothing except make everyone who reads it wonder exactly how insecure you must be to feel your opinions aren't valid unless you're in a relationship.

(For the avoidance of doubt, I am currently in a stable loving relationship)
 
 
Essential Dazzler
22:41 / 15.04.06
The internet is not a pissing contest.
 
 
Ganesh
00:44 / 16.04.06
It's not a complete irrelevance. If one's partner buys one a book, one is perhaps more likely to read it out of duty or for reasons other than simply wanting to read it.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
00:47 / 16.04.06
You know, that was exactly the point my very demanding lover made just now...
 
 
Mourne Kransky
00:50 / 16.04.06
Who told you that? Someone given to bullshitting you?
 
 
Mourne Kransky
00:51 / 16.04.06
I was addressing Chao, btw.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
02:13 / 16.04.06
Putting on serious hat for a moment - I imagine that Chao means "the Internet need not be/should not be a pissing contest", which I think is fair and wise. On the other hand, I think there are a number of reasons why people might mention their partners, as Ganesh says - it may be that they are showing off, or making a specific point which requires the datum that they are in a relationship, or they might just be so goshdarned in love that they can't help themselves. I get a very similar twitch reaction, but I try to resist the impulse to comment, even if I can't always suppress a shudder.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
19:46 / 16.04.06
I just lost the game, everyone.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
19:55 / 16.04.06
Hrmph. Was gonna go over to TangoMango and Lilly's for food and stuff, but had to stay in to let a mate stash his stuff at my flat while he moves house. Thought I might go over afterwards. He's nearly two hours late now!
That's not really the "hrmph" part, though.

The "hrmph" part is I've JUST managed to chill Sheena out from a manic phase she was having- and now people are gonna turn up and move boxes into the house. And she'll start all over again!

And she looks so cute and peaceful being all asleep an' that...
 
 
Triplets
20:20 / 16.04.06
I bet Chao has a book his girlfriend really likes.
 
 
HCE
01:40 / 17.04.06
What ticks me off is that I can't tell posters who come here to take shits to go fuck themselves, because I don't want to give them any opportunity to feel victimized.

And that they feel victimized anyway.
 
 
Chiropteran
14:49 / 21.04.06
I'm fairly annoyed right now that a DVD we ordered through Ebay turned out to be, not only a home-burned DVD-R, but a copy of the program recorded from the television! Fortunately it didn't cost much, or I'd be even more annoyed.

What cheeses me off slightly more is the "positive" feedback from buyers who say things like "A+++, fast shipping, would've been nice to know they were copies." Some even give "positive" feedback, while noting that picture quality is poor and sound-synch is off. That's not "positive" - you (and I) were sold shoddy goods under false pretenses, which is exactly what "negative" feedback is for, timely shipping aside. Unfortunately, this misuse of the feedback system gives the seller a deceptive 99.98% positive rating; if all the "smiling complaint" feedback was changed to "neutral" or "negative," then that rating would be cut by at least a third, and future buyers might be more wary.
 
 
ibis the being
17:08 / 22.04.06
Why is it only ever when I'm home alone on an otherwise relaxing Saturday that the dog decides to have explosive diarrhea?
 
 
Shrug
18:10 / 22.04.06
Oh dear.
 
 
All Acting Regiment
18:13 / 22.04.06
Just hoover it up and sell the hoover to some tories or something.
 
  

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