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Old 25-10-2016, 14:59
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"I'm not being racist but..." <insert racist comment here> Person quite clearly spends far too much time reading the Daily Mail instead of using their brain a bit too.
And the closely related "You can't say anything these days without being labelled 'racist'."

Yes you can, you can say lots of things without being labelled 'racist'. Specifically, non-racist things.
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Old 25-10-2016, 15:16
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And the closely related "You can't say anything these days without being labelled 'racist'."

Yes you can, you can say lots of things without being labelled 'racist'. Specifically, non-racist things.
Being called racist has lost its impact though. It's become a petty term applied far too readily and usually by people who cannot sustain an argument so they resort to 'Ah, you're just a racist' thereby assuming they've cut you down to size.
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Old 25-10-2016, 21:50
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Blokes who keep their headgear on when inside, especially in 'Behind Closd Doors' and hospital programmes. I was brought up to regard the wearing of hats by men inside as the height of bad manners.

I suppose it's a generational thing.
Yes, perhaps it is a generation thing but its still bl**dy bad manners. I really loath seeing men wearing hats indoors, even base ball caps. It's so rude.
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Old 25-10-2016, 23:49
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Being on a packed metro and people getting on with hefty backpacks which they don't remove from their backs on the crowded carriage.

The number of times I've been whacked in the face whilst sitting (or standing, I'm only 5 foot) by someone who is totally ignorant of what's just happened because, you know, it's all taking place behind them - take the bloody things off your back when there's not enough room to swing and cat and keep it down to your side you morons!

Loads of examples on this thread really resonate with me. I did hope that as I got older I'd mellow a bit, but it appears I'm getting worse.
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Old 26-10-2016, 00:27
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People snogging, cuddling or going over the top with the lovey dovey romance in public.

No thanks.

I would rather watch a huge blazing row - possibly involving blunt instruments and the arrival of the rozzers.
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Old 26-10-2016, 08:20
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I get really furious when I open a drawer and lots of things fall out!!
My mum would drive you mad. I don't know how she does it but every time I take something off a shelf or out of a cupboard there is an avalanche of stuff falling from the opposite side of the shelf. Never happens when she takes something out.
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Old 26-10-2016, 08:26
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People snogging, cuddling or going over the top with the lovey dovey romance in public.

No thanks.

I would rather watch a huge blazing row - possibly involving blunt instruments and the arrival of the rozzers.
There was a couple on my train a few months back. They were sat opposite each other, but both leaning forward in their seats, holding hands, and with their faces really close. They were talking quietly to each other, and giggling - and giving each other kisses occasionally. I'd put them at aged about 40. I felt like chucking a bucket of water over them.
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Old 26-10-2016, 09:10
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There was a couple on my train a few months back. They were sat opposite each other, but both leaning forward in their seats, holding hands, and with their faces really close. They were talking quietly to each other, and giggling - and giving each other kisses occasionally. I'd put them at aged about 40. I felt like chucking a bucket of water over them.
How utterly tragic.

And I don't mean them.
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Old 26-10-2016, 09:11
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Patiently waiting to speak with someone who is talking to someone else and that other person is just going on and on...they've said all they have to say but can't bring themselves to stop.

The same when the person your'e waiting to speak to is on the phone to someone and is trying repeatedly to say goodbye but whichever fool is on the other end of the line keeps finding something else to go on about.
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Old 26-10-2016, 10:56
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People who like to jump on your mistakes even after you've already admitted fault and the topic has been covered
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Old 26-10-2016, 11:05
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People who like to jump on your mistakes even after you've already admitted fault and the topic has been covered
I had this on a FB group a few weeks ago. I was apparently being "rude" and got called out on it. Someone else than did the same. There really was no need for it.
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Old 26-10-2016, 11:49
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People who like to jump on your mistakes even after you've already admitted fault and the topic has been covered
I used to work with someone like that - he'd make a major issue out of the slightest mistake and would go on and on about it for ages.
One night we were having a night out in a local pub when he noticed a bloke at the bar had a shoelace untied and told him.
Now it should have ended at that but no, he had to keep making snide remarks "Can't you tie your own laces? Should you be drinking, if you can't tie your laces how can you handle drink? I wouldn't sell him anymore booze, he can't even tie his own laces."
He kept going on about right up to the moment he got a punch in the mouth.
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Old 26-10-2016, 12:34
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Overuse of the words wow and awesome for fairly trivial things.
Likewise news media sticking the word "crisis" on the end of a story to make it sound more serious than it actually is.
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Old 26-10-2016, 14:33
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People who use 'angle' instead of 'angel' when writing out those RIP cards for children / younger people who nine times out of ten, the person writing it has never met but stands a chance of getting on the news.
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Old 26-10-2016, 16:27
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People on a quiz table who always insist on putting down their answer (which turns out to be wrong)

Know-alls generally, as it goes....
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Old 26-10-2016, 16:38
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I'm sure this has been said before. However..

People eating smelly food on public transport.
Two girls in front of me on the bus were each munching a bag of stinky Nik Naks
Gag....
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Old 26-10-2016, 18:08
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I'm sure this has been said before. However..

People eating smelly food on public transport.
Two girls in front of me on the bus were each munching a bag of stinky Nik Naks
Gag....
Quite. And it's not so good for those of us who suffer from travel-sickness!
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Old 27-10-2016, 13:03
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When people ask a question by simply making a statement and following it with "Right?"
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Old 27-10-2016, 13:39
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Now it's got to the time of year where it's cold in the mornings and the heater/fans in my car don't get anywhere near warm until I'm arriving in my works car park!
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Old 27-10-2016, 13:47
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When people ask a question by simply making a statement and following it with "Right?"
Usually said in a tone that means there is no dissent allowed
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Old 27-10-2016, 13:58
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When you make a subtle little joke post involving a play-on-words and then someone points out the joke thinking that you didn't make it intentionally and 'missed it'. And then you reply thinking that they're making a joke but then it turns out they're actually being serious and genuinely think you did not make the joke intentionally and because you've been sarcastically replying there is no going back meaning it now looks as though you actually didn't make the joke on purpose and thus losing any kudos.
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Old 27-10-2016, 14:02
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When you make a subtle little joke post involving a play-on-words and then someone points out the joke thinking that you didn't make it intentionally and 'missed it'. And then you reply thinking that they're making a joke but then it turns out they're actually being serious and genuinely think you did not make the joke intentionally and because you've been sarcastically replying there is no going back meaning it now looks as though you actually didn't make the joke on purpose and thus losing any kudos.
and breathe...
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Old 27-10-2016, 14:40
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I either have a cold or another nasal infection. Urgh!
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Old 27-10-2016, 15:37
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Another one. Is it possible to listen to a news broadcast at the moment without them endlessly babbling on about this bloody bake off competition and the winner Candice or whoever the hell it is.

Not news.
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Old 27-10-2016, 15:44
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Companies that bombard you with a catalogue every few days, and then when you DO decide to order something, it's always sold out.

Yes Cotton Traders. I'm talking about you.
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