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Thread: Trivial things that you would banish to Room 101?

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    Trivial things that you would banish to Room 101?

    Tribute bands

    I don't mind pub singers copying songs to give themselves a bit of beer money but I can't abide singers/groups who make a living out of copying a band and even creating a play on their name like Oasish!

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    Can you wait until the end of the year? because I'm taking my dad to go see the Bootleg Beatles in December

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    Middle lane hoggers drive me crazy, they sit in the middle lane at 60MPH totally oblivious to the mayhem they’re causing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Banc Blue View Post
    Middle lane hoggers drive me crazy, they sit in the middle lane at 60MPH totally oblivious to the mayhem they’re causing.
    I'd banish the left hand lane of 3 lane motorways to room 101. No need for them as no-one seems to know what they're for.

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    Political Correctness.

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    Former players as 'second' commentators/experts on live TV football.

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    Getting to know the contestants on quiz shows. No-one cares about what you do in your spare time, Ian of Matlock, get on with the quiz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Banc Blue View Post
    Middle lane hoggers drive me crazy, they sit in the middle lane at 60MPH totally oblivious to the mayhem they’re causing.
    People who go right on a roundabout in the left lane all the way around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Bloop View Post
    I'd banish the left hand lane of 3 lane motorways to room 101. No need for them as no-one seems to know what they're for.
    Wolverhampton (sorry Eastbourne Blues). It just gets in the way and stops me going anywhere useful to the north and east of where I live. And don't get me started on the traffic lights/roundabouts there. I swear they breed them and put more in when your back is turned.

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    The approaching winter, dark mornings & even darker afternoons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Banc Blue View Post
    Middle lane hoggers drive me crazy, they sit in the middle lane at 60MPH totally oblivious to the mayhem they’re causing.
    Beat me to it. As someone who drives a limited van.
    They tottle along at 68 mph as you go to pass them, they accelerate off, then a mile later you catch up with the TW@t and the cycle continues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IanD View Post
    Wolverhampton (sorry Eastbourne Blues). It just gets in the way and stops me going anywhere useful to the north and east of where I live. And don't get me started on the traffic lights/roundabouts there. I swear they breed them and put more in when your back is turned.
    I was driving southbound on the M5 yesterday between Birmingham and the M50. Parts are 4 lanes and all the middle lane drivers now seem to occupy the 3rd lane.
    Clueless.

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    Aunties

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    Rugby.

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    Any so-called "celebrities" who appear on "reality" TV shows. Reality TV - if ever there was a misnomer....!

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    Gogglebox, and anyone who watches it.

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    Here’s one that might have immediate relevance. People who have a postal vote, forget to post it and hand deliver the envelope to the polling station on the day of the election. Having worked on electoral counts for many years it causes a lot of grief on the night.

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    The EU

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    Quote Originally Posted by life on mars View Post
    Political Correctness.
    Seconded. And thirded...and fourthed...

    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    Any so-called "celebrities" who appear on "reality" TV shows. Reality TV - if ever there was a misnomer....!
    Seconded - I hate these people who sre "famous for being famous", and have done feck all in their lives.

    Quote Originally Posted by Der Kaiser View Post
    Gogglebox, and anyone who watches it.
    ditto above
    Quote Originally Posted by Toadstool View Post
    The EU
    Seconded.
    Common Market - OK, but it's got out of hand.

    Now my originals -

    FA referees

    Quad bikes, and "off-road" bikes that are tearing around housing estates.

    Cats

    Americanisms ruining our language.

    Christmas starting in September/October


    Religion in all its forms.

    "R&B" music (Not Rhthym & Blues - just the crap that's hijacked the term in the last couple of decades.)

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    People not pronouncing the letter 't'. Or should I say "le'er".............

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    Angry old men

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    People who take shortcuts

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    People with smelly feet who remove their footwear during a flight.

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    Home owners who set their dogs on pensioners with prostate problems who are forced to pee in their gardens on the way back from the pub at night.

    Women with painted eyebrows and other Oompa Loompa makeup failures.

    People who keep looking at their watch during your anecdotes. Ditto those who fall asleep during your anecdotes and also those who just walk away long before you are finished.

    People who don’t pronounce their T’s and Mockney speakers.

    Footballers who roll their socks up above their knees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bobh View Post
    Seconded. And thirded...and fourthed...



    Seconded - I hate these people who sre "famous for being famous", and have done feck all in their lives.



    ditto above

    Seconded.
    Common Market - OK, but it's got out of hand.

    Now my originals -

    FA referees

    Quad bikes, and "off-road" bikes that are tearing around housing estates.

    Cats

    Americanisms ruining our language.

    Christmas starting in September/October


    Religion in all its forms.

    "R&B" music (Not Rhthym & Blues - just the crap that's hijacked the term in the last couple of decades.)
    Lots of Americanisms grate but the concept of 'ruining our language' is an odd one.
    English is a Germanic language hugely influenced by Norman French, most of which was derived from vulgar Latin.
    Language constantly evolves and English wouldn't exist in the first place if it didn't.
    Grammatical rules were often laid down by academics/printers/authors at a particular point in time and having them set in stone for perpetuity never works.
    However, if I hear 'I'm good' again after asking after someone's welfare I'll scream.

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