Little things that irritate you

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Francoisvander or else wrote:People who get through to the final round of a gameshow who are then confronted with a wall of numbers. All they are required to do is pick a number off of a board and they stand there hesitating wasting valuable time, how hard can it be to pick a number quickly Headbanger
You've just watched Ore Oduba on Catchphrase, haven't you?
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Ingratitude.

Someone buzzed my intercom earlier. She had the wrong address. Then she got arsey with me, as if it was my fault, even though she'd inconvenienced me. It just so happened that I recognised the place she was talking about and gave her precise directions. She didn't even have the courtesy to say thank you, just went off in a huff.

What is wrong with some people?
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They're KUNTZ
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Having a visit from one of pinky's little friends the day before I go on holiday!!
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WHU_Del wrote: People who get through to the final round of a gameshow who are then confronted with a wall of numbers. All they are required to do is pick a number off of a board and they stand there hesitating wasting valuable time, how hard can it be to pick a number quickly
You've just watched Ore Oduba on Catchphrase, haven't you?
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More like - SSN have nothing to talk about as there is no sport on, so they're going to put something out there that they know will irk people and get them emailing in.
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The term “double-down”. Just f*** off.
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Greatest Cockney Rip Off wrote:The term “double-down”. Just **** off.
Is that the new down down (deeper and down)?
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Greatest Cockney Rip Off wrote:The term “double-down”. Just **** off.
Sounds American. Not sure what it means. :oops:
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It means to dig your heels in, or be more committed or something. It's from poker or blackjack, when you double the bet you've put down when you're feeling bullish about your hand.

I think the phrase itself is quite useful when the chips are down, but it seems to be used solely by corporate/political/meeja droids.
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It’s a term used in Blackjack or Pontoon as we know it over here. It means to go for it, even though thins might be risky. What really annoys me is that when you hear some posh BBC reporter saying it, you just know he or she is doing it to sound hip. f*** off you pathetic arse and speak English!!
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the kfc ads , narrated by some cretinouus teenage moron
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chigwells finest wrote:the kfc ads , narrated by some cretinouus teenage moron
KFC in general. Vile stuff even when pissed!
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chigwells finest wrote:the kfc ads , narrated by some cretinouus teenage moron
Worse than that is the new Febreze advert where the guy eats a bacon roll, kisses his girlfriend, and then smugly winks at the camera
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I just saw a woman in a café order a glass of red wine with her spaghetti, and then proceed to pour coca cola into the wine. :shock:
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sendô wrote:I just saw a woman in a café order a glass of red wine with her spaghetti, and then proceed to pour coca cola into the wine. :shock:
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Waste of a good red if you ask me.
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I think it's quite nice.
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