In the main adverts they had left the baby in Africa to be raised with other meerkats so I don't know why they are still featuring him in the Corrie breaks.


Something that contestants on quiz shows do that irritate me is when the quizmaster asks a question about something that happened in the 1980s or before (even previous centuries) and the 20 something contestant says: "Sorry I don't know, it's before my time." The time period being talked about could be before everyone's time but it would still be something we would all know. For example 1966 is 12 years before I was born but I still know England won the World Cup that year or 1066 was the year of the Battle of Hastings.

Is this item from the UK? Usually when you have bought something from eBay it tells you what the expected delivery date should be. If it's exceeded this date then you first contact the seller and if you've had no response after a few days then take it through the resolution centre route on eBay. I bet you're pulling your hair out?

Sellers on EBay who won't post items to 'the Highlands and Islands', why the hell not, Britain is a relatively small island, I've driven most of the length of it in a day (Newquay to Aberdeen).

Hey,
Its actually from the US, and the seller was listing on Ebid (similar to Ebay, my bad), surely it shouldnt take almost 30 days to arrive (seller said the items (some BDs) were sent out at the start of this month).
Was really looking forward to them too
I'll wait and see if I get a reply.

Contestants on tv quiz / games shows who lean into the mic when giving answers to their questions.
As well as allowing us to hear their plosives and spittle, it implies they think they know a bit about 'technical things' - that they know more about such matters than the sound engineer who organised and tested mic placement for the set and has adjusted audio levels accordingly prior to the start of recording.

Invariably, they're the busybody type who are parish councillors / school governors / bowling club presidents etc.

I get that all the time, the really annoying ones are the people who batter the microphone with their hand and say "Is this working?" Yes it bloody is! I know what I'm doing!

Doesn't it imply the opposite? That by leaning forward they are essentially demonstrating naive ignorance of the technical issues surrounding sound?

And don't get me started on the bastards who blow into the mic.

That'll be the quite lovely Ms Reynolds from Bristol Uni on University Challenge recently. Nice girl, brainy, posh... all the things we like but boy did she need a slap for constantly doing a "I'll have a T please Bob".

The ones that really wound me up were a bunch of snooty old women who had a monthly floral art meeting at my workplace. Every one was a nightmare.
"The microphones aren't working! We can't hear anything." The microphone is sitting on a table, switched off and fifteen feet from the speaker.
"It's not loud enough!" People at the other side of the building are complaining that they can hear it. "Yes, but I'm not wearing my hearing aid."
"It makes a loud howling sound when I stand in front of the speakers." Don't bloody stand there.
Every month we'd get the same moans. We got the last laugh when they decided that our system "simply didn't work and we were unprepared to help" and bought their own very expensive PA system and then had the same problems - and, for "insurance reasons" I couldn't help them

People referring to female celebrities as 'La [Surname]'. It irritates me almost as much as "methinks"!

Check one two, One. One. Two. Two. Check.

Blowing into, tapping and / or touching of mics by unauthorised punters / interviewees should be hanging offences.

I prefer
Mary had a little lamb
She kept it in a bucket
Every time the lamb got out
The sheepdog tried to.. yep sound's okay

Wind chimes. I'm sure I've mentioned them before, but it needs repeating at every possible opportunity.

People who refer to their pets as their 'fur babies.' No, just no.

The SNP

Mary had a little lamb
It fed on safety pins
And every time she milked that cow
The milk came out in tins.

The main thing that annoys me about quiz shows is the small talk between host and contestant. I really couldn't give a shit who they are, what they do for a living, what strange hobbies they have etc Just ask them a question and see if they know the answer.

On Trend - just a fancy name for fashionable

Sourced - just a fancy name for found

Yes, I agree. I caught a bit of the new Catchphrase the other day and the host was asking about mad things the contestant had done in their life. Then they'd tell some anecdote about sneaking into their partners house or something. I was thinking 'I really couldn't give a monkeys - get on with the game already!'.

My annoyance atm is the gap at the bottom of the bed (between the bed base and the floor) which means everything useful will automatically be sucked into the void under the bed and never found again as it's too heavy to move. In my defence I did not buy/choose this bed.

Do you watch Pointless

Mary had a wristlet watch
She swallowed it one day
And now she's taking chemists' pills
To pass the time away

Automatic ads on some sites (like this one) - in fact there are TWO ads playing at the same time!
"Show me how to/twist it/snap it/crack it" (Oreo advert)
SHUT UP!!!

People who push their way onto the London Underground trains before alighting passengers have left. Usually done by simpleton tourists.

Thankfully, my tall and broad frame enables me to scatter unruly Spaniards across the platform with consumate ease, should they be so foolish as to try to board before I exit.