Stuff that REALLY annoys you.

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:33 pm 0

Big Brother.

I don't normally complain about twaddle like this, engaging in with it and it's fans somehow seems like a validation of it's intended purpose: "yes it's shit but at least it gets people talking and it makes you think". I just try to ignore it, change the channel when it's on and just treat it as the background hum of modern life.

But the recent 'racism' debacle has pushed that hum into an all consuming din. Newspapers, news bulletins, politics, magazines, radio, tv. It's infecting everything with it's cretinous drivel to the point where it's impossible to switch off, impossible to ignore the fever pitch of cretinous, shrill, half-witted jibberish spouted by all and sundry.

And that's the worst part. If this was just confined to the type of people who have a predeliction for meaningless gossip then it wouldn't be a problem. But even the most sensible people, the kind of people who can articulate an intelligent and well reasoned argument are doing just that about Big Brother, seemingly oblivious to the fact that IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER!

It's a fucking game show. A GAME SHOW. A game show where the primary draw isn't the wit and humour of the presenter, not the deviousness of it's challenges, not even the lure of big prizes and flashing lights. It's the possibility of seeing stupid people argue. That's it.

If you've spent more than a few minutes of your life watching, discussing or even thinking about BB you've wasted that time and you really need to find something else to do with your time.

And yes, I'm fully aware of the irony of that final statement.
Sorry if that's offensive to anyone but I've just had more than I can take this week.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:33 pm 0

CARS!

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:35 pm 0

Spirit wrote:CARS!

You just made me put our Gazza on

.

Orava · Post by **Orava** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:20 am 0

Em wrote:Stupid hormones

Spots at 32 years old! I feel like a teenager again

You expecting? It is (kind) of funny when your wife is pregnant, all the hormones again, a bit like living with a teenager.

"Here have a biscuit, and come back when you are feeling human again"

Not that I know anything about it, only two children so far. Ahem. So far...

Here comes clan McOrava.

Stone · Post by **Stone** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:03 am 0

There's a bunch of compscis in the room directly below mine playing with a Wii. It's past midnight and they're STILL FUCKING SHOUTING.

I give it 20 minutes before someone faces my ire.

[edit: and I've an exam Monday morning, which I don't know enough for, and I've not been able to concentrate on revising because they've been at it since about 6. I am significantly irate.]

Stone

MrsSnake · Post by **MrsSnake** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:17 am 0

Orava wrote:
Em wrote:Stupid hormones

Spots at 32 years old! I feel like a teenager again
You expecting? It is (kind) of funny when your wife is pregnant, all the hormones again, a bit like living with a teenager.

"Here have a biscuit, and come back when you are feeling human again"

Not that I know anything about it, only two children so far. Ahem. So far...

Here comes clan McOrava.

I can most definitely say I'm not pregnant, nor do I ever plan to be

Orava · Post by **Orava** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:21 am 0

Stone wrote:There's a bunch of compscis in the room directly below mine playing with a Wii. It's past midnight and they're STILL FUCKING SHOUTING.

I give it 20 minutes before someone faces my ire.

[edit: and I've an exam Monday morning, which I don't know enough for, and I've not been able to concentrate on revising because they've been at it since about 6. I am significantly irate.]

Stone

I used to live in the most badly constructed student dwellings ever, in the Guildford Court, at the University of the same name. These court buildings were made of plywood, corridors too narrow for fire-safety hence fire-drills every month or so. 15 students to one kitchen and bathroom.

Anyway, I had an insomniac, overweight Greek person living above me. He used to stomp around his room in the middle of the night (all of it usually!) and I could see my ceiling deflecting under his weight. Further-more my door made a bang-bang noise mimicking his steps as the air pressure of his steps deflecting the ceiling made the door go bang-bang-bang.

Never been so close to insanity and mass-murder myself.

NorthWay · Post by **NorthWay** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:22 am 0

WoW not working. Been a lot of that recently...

Cloudane · Post by **Cloudane** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:24 am 0

Spirit wrote:CARS!

Wait wait, that's not accurate enough.

All cars - except mine!

There are two types of drivers: the assholes in front of you, and the assholes behind you.

Meow · Post by **Meow** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:41 am 0

people in restarants.

Cloudane · Post by **Cloudane** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:08 pm 0

I think this has already bin dun, but it's so annoying it needs to be reiterated....

Programs that nag and try to tell you how to operate your own computer.
Start Windows...
"There are unused icons on your desktop, you untidy slob! Clean them up!"
"There are Windows Updates available"
"Java would like to update"
"Antivirus is out of date"
"There is a new version of Acrobat available"
"Would you like to join the Microsoft customer experience improvement program, pretty plz?"
"Real Networks have news! Come read our news!"
"Your mouse battery is low, recharge it right now!"

etc etc etc... ARRRRGH!

Stone · Post by **Stone** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:12 pm 0

Orava wrote:Never been so close to insanity and mass-murder myself.

Went one better - landlord was coming to show prospective new people around so I mentioned the hideous smell of mould in Master CompSci's room, at which he rang him and 'gave him both barrels', as he put it. Housemate has now fucked off and not been seen in several hours

Then our landlord turned up after the prospectives so I had plenty of time to brief them on his lies and bullshit

I win.

Stone

piku · Post by **piku** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:53 pm 0

Living in shit housing is some sort of right of passage, isn't it.

zip accident · Post by **zip accident** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:16 pm 0

piku wrote:

right of passage

No offence like, but that should be "rite of passage".

piku · Post by **piku** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:22 pm 0

zip accident wrote:
piku wrote:

right of passage
No offence like, but that should be "rite of passage".

OH bollocks, it should too