Not at all. Once you have bared all in a variety of places, including beaches, car parks, schools, and pubs you get very complacent about these things.
People who try to walk down busy streets whilst on the phone.
Cashpoint customers who queue out into the street rather than queuing along the wall.
People who start phone calls with "I'm not trying to sell you anything".
Drivers who put their satnav right in the middle of their eyeline. You need to be able to see what you're going to run into FFS. (a friend told me recently he'd seen a car with an iPad suckered onto the screen running satnav software)
Uttering the phrases "work colleague", "PIN number" and quoting a London dialling code as 0208 or 0207 will be punishable by use of electrodes with an escalating voltage for repeat offences.
Uttering the phrases "work colleague", "PIN number" and quoting a London dialling code as 0208 or 0207 will be punishable by use of electrodes with an escalating voltage for repeat offences.
eeeek I didn't even get the dialling code bit, not living anywhere near the city.
PIN number - guilty as charged. Can you set it at a low frequency BDB
People slow in thought, when I'm in a hurry. I do try to sound patient and kind...
Motorists that don't bother to indicte - hate being stuck at an island twice as long as necessary because some twat didn't thint to tell people they were turning left
Pedants who get worked up about things where the "mistake" is usually a matter of pragmatism which everyone understands, even though it's technically incorrect.
Take PIN number for example. "Pin" is a very small three letter word that can mean all sorts of things. Your "PIN number" is quite clearly the code you need to type into the keypad at the ATM in order to get cash out. Technically a tautology, but people KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN by it.
Utility companies that charge you extra to pay your bill just because you won't give them free rein with your bank account - thieving b*****ds!
People who turn right at roundabouts from the left lane and cut me up.
But I will lavish expensive gifts on the wonderful person who moved 'Dickinson's Real Deal' from 2 to 3pm - now I can see it all when I get in from work!
... quoting a London dialling code as 0208 or 0207 will be punishable by use of electrodes with an escalating voltage for repeat offences.
When I rule the world all those huge toilet-roll holders in public/office toilets will be taken out and burnt.
The ones where you can never find the end of the roll, and when you finally grab it, one tiny sheet of paper immediately tears off, and the end disappears again.
Oh, and most journalists, but certainly any who work for red-tops.
People who go to the gym at peak time and proceed to spend 30 minutes walking on the treadmill whilst having a chat with the person next to them or playing on their iphone. They don't even break a sweat!
People who go to the gym at peak time and proceed to spend 30 minutes walking on the treadmill whilst having a chat with the person next to them or playing on their iphone. They don't even break a sweat!
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Not at all. Once you have bared all in a variety of places, including beaches, car parks, schools, and pubs you get very complacent about these things.
I did sit in a pub with no trousers on yesterday
That sums up Robbie Savage apart from the Miliband bit.....
Westlife...
Red hot chili peppers (the band not the veg)
People who type in text speak
*is feeling bold and brave so dials 0207 to try and get hold of BDB*
People who try to walk down busy streets whilst on the phone.
Cashpoint customers who queue out into the street rather than queuing along the wall.
People who start phone calls with "I'm not trying to sell you anything".
Drivers who put their satnav right in the middle of their eyeline. You need to be able to see what you're going to run into FFS.
(a friend told me recently he'd seen a car with an iPad suckered onto the screen running satnav software)
Good luck Schumks - my code is 01372
Drivers who give you about 2cm of space as they drive past at 80 mph on a 50 mpt hour road.
I felt myself quake reading that
eeeek I didn't even get the dialling code bit, not living anywhere near the city.
PIN number - guilty as charged. Can you set it at a low frequency BDB
People slow in thought, when I'm in a hurry. I do try to sound patient and kind...
ok someone's going to have to explain the London dialling code thing to me please
London codes are 020-7XX or 020-8xxx, but some people (me included) say them as 0207 and 0208
Thanks
I still don't see the crime....
Neither do I...that's why I still say it
I like the pattern better - 020x xxx xxxx rather than 020 xxxx xxxx
And just for BDB's amusement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_telephone_code_misconceptions
I'm getting rid of Wagamamas, Michael Buble and motorists who overuse their brakes.
I think that's what it is for me, hence why I recite mobile numbers in the same format
"Forward planning"
Big Brother
Samantha Brick
Motorists that don't bother to indicte - hate being stuck at an island twice as long as necessary because some twat didn't thint to tell people they were turning left
People who say, "quite unique"
People who stop just inside doorways and look around deciding where to go but blocking the door to anyone else.
Pedants who get worked up about things where the "mistake" is usually a matter of pragmatism which everyone understands, even though it's technically incorrect.
Take PIN number for example. "Pin" is a very small three letter word that can mean all sorts of things. Your "PIN number" is quite clearly the code you need to type into the keypad at the ATM in order to get cash out. Technically a tautology, but people KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN by it.
Utility companies that charge you extra to pay your bill just because you won't give them free rein with your bank account - thieving b*****ds!
People who turn right at roundabouts from the left lane and cut me up.
But I will lavish expensive gifts on the wonderful person who moved 'Dickinson's Real Deal' from 2 to 3pm - now I can see it all when I get in from work!
Smokers who smoke in the doorways of restaurants and pubs....right in the doorway
Smokers who smoke in the entrance to shopping centres, and then push aside the guy on crutches when they want to get back inside!
IT guys who think that they're gods when really their ego is too big and they're a complete pain in the arse.
I'd like to also add in: Drivers who go 40mph on a motorway. It's dangerous. People who cannot park cars sensibly.
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When I rule the world all those huge toilet-roll holders in public/office toilets will be taken out and burnt.
The ones where you can never find the end of the roll, and when you finally grab it, one tiny sheet of paper immediately tears off, and the end disappears again.
Oh, and most journalists, but certainly any who work for red-tops.
People who go to the gym at peak time and proceed to spend 30 minutes walking on the treadmill whilst having a chat with the person next to them or playing on their iphone. They don't even break a sweat!
Agreed!