Gransnet forums

Chat

Come the (GN) revolution, the following will be banned or severely dealt with!

(113 Posts)
phoenix Tue 21-Aug-18 21:15:19

Hello all, please can this be treated as a light hearted thread? smile

First to be tackled, scratchy labels in clothes, especially around the neck area!

Then, over use of the word "like", as in "so I was like really angry, but they were like, so you should like just chill"

TV advertisements for electric tooth brushes (go on, just see, almost every ad break on commercial television features one!)And

Open for your additions!

bikergran Fri 24-Aug-18 10:44:15

The weight fairy...she creeps in during the night whilst I'm asleep and somehow fixes extra weight on me! hmm

Dolcelatte Fri 24-Aug-18 12:31:58

‘See it, say it, sort it’ !!!

Teetime Fri 24-Aug-18 16:17:48

Chewing gum...anywhere, antime...horrible smelly sticky stuff.

sodapop Fri 24-Aug-18 17:56:12

That fairy keeps coming to my house as well bikergran

watermeadow Fri 24-Aug-18 17:56:44

Nothing should be designed so that it can be put together or used wrongly.
Nothing should be designed so you need a 60 page booklet to operate it.
No screw should need turning more than 3 turns.
Puppies and kittens and babies should remain little and cute for 5 years but adolescence should last only a fortnight.

Stansgran Fri 24-Aug-18 18:11:30

People who walk their dogs near me and on Thursday mornings drop their dog poop and early morning snack leftovers in my just emptied bin. Not only would I like them in the stocks I know what I would throw at them.
And of course scratchy labels.

Lazigirl Fri 24-Aug-18 20:26:52

People with a sense of entitlement who talk so loudly in restaurants (with posh voices) that you cannot hear what your companion at your table the other side of room is saying. People in our small cinema who bring glasses of wine into the film and fall asleep and snore.......and you trip on their b*** glass as you leave. Brilliant thread btw. smile

your own

annep Fri 24-Aug-18 21:30:31

Definitely the scratchy labels- they're so difficult to cut off and if you leave a tiny corner it still scratches.
I would ban the use of the word "wee" at supermarket checkouts. I think this is a Northern Irish thing. Put your wee card in, would you like a wee bag, have you a wee loyalty card. grrr!

lemongrove Fri 24-Aug-18 21:48:08

annep grin

I would ban scratchy labels as well, also the very, very large ones sewn on scarves ( you know who you are M&S)always sewn on so that they show at the bottom of the scarf.

Also on the hit list are: people who let doors slam in your face, umbrellas that won’t open properly when you need them to, dirty tables in cafes ( when staff are lounging about doing nothing) noisy people in restaurants ( so that you can’t hear your companions conversation ) and anyone walking about town with a small child in a pushchair and three big labradors on leads getting in everyone's way and with the dogs slobbering at passing legs (I know, how often does it happen grin but it did today.)

GillT57 Sat 25-Aug-18 17:15:27

Addendum: people who park their cars on the pavement. Plenty of space opposite, newly tarmaced pavement, and neighbour's friend has parked bang on the it. Makes me mad.

Auntieflo Sat 25-Aug-18 17:36:04

Have I missed it, or has someone stood up for the snooty Waitrose shoppers?

chicken Sat 25-Aug-18 18:10:10

People who drink straight from a carton and then put it back in the fridge.
People who put dirty dishes on the draining board and think the washing -up fairy is going to deal with them.
People who never say "Thank you" for presents.