Am I allowed to say this one? It's a bit mean, but really gets on me t*ts. It's those *?!@! charity workers who position themselves strategically on busy streets and try to nab you as you rush past, saying "Can you spare 5 seconds for undernourished children and poor old unloved elderly people?" If you cross the road to avoid them, TA DA! there is their colleague, just waiting for you. They seem to be everywhere near where I work.
agree totally Nic. Although I did sign up to give 10 quid a month to Barnardos cos I liked the young lass. She still blew me out and wouldn't come for a drink!
I have another one: people who whinge about the FLM t-shirts, medals, prominence of the word "Flora" etc. Get over it, or don't enter the sodding thing.
Nic, I once heard somewhere that those charity people in the street are actually hired my temp agencies, so nothing to do with the charity at all! So another reason to ingore them. But it would be nice if the prosletisying (sp?!) Christians tried to convert them, as they take up the same street space!
when i was a lifeguard i was annoyed by the retired people queueing outside the sports centre when it opened at 6am.
Firstly, I had to get there for 5.30, secondly, they are BL##DY RETIRED. GO LATER IN THE DAY. anyone with a job didn't tend to swim till about 7ish.
however I luuuuuuuuuuurved working thursday mornings when all the beach lifeguards had training, a lot weren't too hot at swimming, but were hot full stop.
what I DO like is the Big Issue sellers who say things like "come on I know it's crap but please buy it anyway".
Still won't buy it tho. it's a shite magazine, or so I remember from the few times I have bought it. Market forces n all that - shite product so I won't but it. If I did buy it, it'd be almost the same as begging, cos I know i really dont' want it. And as they are supposed to be not begging anymore I'm doing them a favour aren't I?
I leap to the defence of licquorice and Marzipan- in fact if they could invent a sweet combining the two that would be great. I love those market research people and they love me as I always go and test the product and have so many opinions that they can't write them down quick enough, I think they are used to people giving one word answers.
I did once nearly have to scuffle with a Hari Krishna because I was drawn in by his lovely Scottish accent and then he wouldn't let me walk away from the debate without it getting nasty.
Companies who adopt the user friendly system of ten phone options and then having chosen number nine to be put on hold for twenty minutes. Why can't they just ring me back ??????
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There are too many of us who forget thier manners particularly when they think they are "better". Grrrrr is it too early for a gin?
always always.
I also hate lquorice
and everything aniseed.
Very annoying...sorry.
I have another one: people who whinge about the FLM t-shirts, medals, prominence of the word "Flora" etc. Get over it, or don't enter the sodding thing.
That bl**dy advert where the fella's speaking the words to "Dont you want me baby"
Old people in city centre supemarkets between 12.00 and 2.00
Ditto women with push-chairs
Martin Keown
Star Wars
Big Issue sellers who say "have a nice day" when you dont want to buy their mag
People who wear walk-mans/MP3mini-disc players to race in.
People who don't shower before a race
John Prescott
Cliff Richard
People who tell you what they dreamt about the night before (and I really hate that!)
Firstly, I had to get there for 5.30, secondly, they are BL##DY RETIRED. GO LATER IN THE DAY. anyone with a job didn't tend to swim till about 7ish.
however I luuuuuuuuuuurved working thursday mornings when all the beach lifeguards had training, a lot weren't too hot at swimming, but were hot full stop.
Still won't buy it tho. it's a shite magazine, or so I remember from the few times I have bought it. Market forces n all that - shite product so I won't but it. If I did buy it, it'd be almost the same as begging, cos I know i really dont' want it. And as they are supposed to be not begging anymore I'm doing them a favour aren't I?
Sorry - someone had to say it!
I love those market research people and they love me as I always go and test the product and have so many opinions that they can't write them down quick enough, I think they are used to people giving one word answers.
I did once nearly have to scuffle with a Hari Krishna because I was drawn in by his lovely Scottish accent and then he wouldn't let me walk away from the debate without it getting nasty.