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

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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!

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.

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

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

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.

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.)

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!

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

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.

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.

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

That fairy keeps coming to my house as well bikergran

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

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

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

‘See it, say it, sort it’ !!!

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

toscalily Fri 24-Aug-18 10:34:55

Tweedle24, whenever I phone my friend her cat starts to make a fuss and wants to be let out and when I dog sit for my son if anyone phones he jumps up and tries to sit on my lap, fortunately he is small. So will add to my list:

Attention seeking moggies & mutts.

Auntieflo Fri 24-Aug-18 08:20:34

Gosh, some of you have cyclists with bells. The ones round here don't seem to have heard of such an invention.
And, yes , thanks phoenix, lovely thread.

gillybob Thu 23-Aug-18 23:04:30

Brilliant thread phoenix I am now really mad at stuff I didn’t even realise I was mad at. grin

phoenix Thu 23-Aug-18 22:58:47

Hooray! A thread that hasn't (so far) become contentious or argumentative! smile

(Would still put scratchy labels at the top of the list though, closely followed by any thing that counted as bad manners!)

Tweedle24 Thu 23-Aug-18 11:24:54

1. Not using indicators, especially on roundabouts

2. Men wearing hats indoors, particularly in restaurants (they are usually baseball caps)

3. People talking loudly on trains and in restaurants, whether or not using mobile 'phones

4. Mothers swearing loudly at their children in the street

5. TV announcers using plural verbs for singular subjects e.g. England were doing well.

6. Cats jumping onto lap when I am trying to post, making it take twice as long

Happiyogi Thu 23-Aug-18 11:22:00

Yes! to most of the above.

Plus, loopyloo your idea of a multi-bank shop is brilliant!

Marthjolly1 Thu 23-Aug-18 11:02:38

maggiemaybe yes that is impressive. I always book in the quiet coach so everything does sound loud. Especially crisps!

Larissa67 Thu 23-Aug-18 10:44:52

Phoenix you've really opened the floodgates here.
Can I add 'hedgehogs', people who don't trim their hedges which end up blocking half the street.
People who let small children take up a seat on the bus or tube while adults have to stand instead of sitting the child on their laps.

loopyloo Thu 23-Aug-18 09:51:10

People who are critical all the time. Let's enjoy life.

Maggiemaybe Thu 23-Aug-18 09:34:17

I did once sit near a young woman in the quiet coach of a train, Marthjolly1, who actually sucked her crisps silently. It was very impressive. grin

Marthjolly1 Thu 23-Aug-18 09:25:12

Crisp packets annoy me too shirleyw on train journeys. Rustle, rustle, crunch, crunch, rustle. Drives me mad, along with all the smell, prawn, cheese and onion, salt & vinegar all at the same time.

POGS Wed 22-Aug-18 20:41:11

People who suck the life out of everything

Snobbery / Inverted Snobbery

The size of plane seats

Reclining plane seats , especially when you have a drink or food on your tray.

Going to the dentist.

MissAdventure Wed 22-Aug-18 20:11:53

I expect they really value that. grin