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Post by matt on Nov 15, 2013 21:06:56 GMT -5
Anyone from the UK will remember that show Room 101 with Paul Merton (from Have I Got News For You) in which a celebrity would choose pet hates of theirs that they would like to get rid of.
So asking the forum members here, what would you choose? Let's not go for obvious pet hates that everyone dislikes (e.g. loud talkers, rude people) but ones that seem to rankle with you in particular.
So I'll start off with..... Game of Thrones.
Not directly an issue with the program here. I have preconceptions that anything with fantasty, black magic, wizards living in another world is a no go area. I detest fantasy, so obviously Game of Thrones would not naturally interest me and I never intend to watch it. But I wouldn't have so much of an issue with Game of Thrones if everybody didn't bang on about it.
Never having watched, social gatherings turn awkward when everyone bangs on about it, I say nothing, and then everyone finds out. When stating that I have never watched it, I am inundated with a shock reaction and displeasure that seems to rank somewhere on the 'socially unacceptable' meter just behind necrophilia. Therefore, the fans of this particular type of show make this a pet hate of mine, and I would consign it to Room 101 to get my social life back!
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Post by retrolego on Nov 16, 2013 0:13:55 GMT -5
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Nov 16, 2013 0:54:27 GMT -5
People banging on about Mitch Lucker as a 'hero' for dying drunk. So because he drove drunk and crashed his bike resulting in his death it's ok? Not making fun as his 'fans' say I am, had my uncle die from a drunk driver.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2013 4:27:24 GMT -5
Game Of Thrones is shite man.
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Post by eva on Nov 16, 2013 6:19:13 GMT -5
People using "Like a boss". Makes me cringe.
Reblog if/Like if/RT if/Thumbs if types of comments
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Nov 16, 2013 7:42:56 GMT -5
One of Karl's best ever moments.
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Post by eva on Nov 20, 2013 17:44:55 GMT -5
Ok, one thing that pisses me off beyond belief is geoblock. It's 2013 and the world is fueled by the internet, social media and instant access to everything. Having something as mundane as an interview or a music video on youtube for example, or a preview of an album on fucking itunes only available for a certain country is ridiculous.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Nov 20, 2013 18:21:56 GMT -5
Alex Jones blaming everything on 'false flags'. His house burns down? OMG FALSE FLAG!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2013 6:47:14 GMT -5
umbrellas
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2013 12:37:07 GMT -5
People who text while in the company of others ..... Especially dates. Wanna break there god damn phones and tell them to look up asshole and actually talk to a person
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Post by welshylad on Nov 21, 2013 13:21:20 GMT -5
Dickheads who park really fucking close to me in an empty carpark.. Fucking pisses me off!!!!
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Nov 28, 2013 21:57:15 GMT -5
People who vote one party all their lives...then whinge about the others.
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Post by mkoasis on Nov 29, 2013 0:02:53 GMT -5
Cell phones, definitely. Nothing wrong with having one but people seem addicted to them like crack cocaine.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2013 13:01:47 GMT -5
Cell phones, definitely. Nothing wrong with having one but people seem addicted to them like crack cocaine. I literally just use mine as an alarm. I'd probably be better off with one.
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Post by matt on Jan 25, 2015 16:32:47 GMT -5
Pet hates that grind my gears lately:
1. Box sets of TV series - the amount of time I am recommended to watch some new American TV series is unreal. Original post was complaining about Game of Thrones, it's now widened entirely! I haven't seen Breaking Bad, nor Game of Thrones, or Orange Is The New Black, and I don't intend to watch them no matter how much I am - apparently - 'missing out on'. Why watch a 20 episode season when a 2 hour film can tell a story much better? I cannot be bothered.
2. Golf - the entire sport and the people who play it. The worst thing that Scotland ever contributed to the world.
Just had to get that off my chest!
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jan 25, 2015 17:53:44 GMT -5
1. I hate it when I'm walking in town and people are smoking, and they blow the smoke in your face. Hey, if I wanted to have your fucking smoke in my face I would smoke myself.
2. People who chew really loud and with their mouth open. Is just eating properly that hard? Pig!
3. When there's a lot of space, but people still bump into you when they walk past you.
4. When people pick their nose in public. Gross!
5. Fireworks on any other day than NYE. It started in September and now it's nearly February and I still have to be scared to go near the trainstation, seriously?
6. When people brag about the amount of money they have. Even if you're a billionaire, I don't care. It's sad that some people think they're not worth anything unless they brag about how rich they are. If you're so rich, just donate me something already.
7. People who go on and on about themselves. I always like to know what others are up to, but it's also nice to be asked how I am doing for once.
8. When people let their dog shit on the sidewalk. You've got bags for that, and if you don't want to clean your dogs shit up, at least let them shit somewhere where people don't walk, like next to the sidewalk, you idiot.
9. Bossy people who aren't actually your boss.
10. People who think they are better than everyone else.
11. That lame manufacured autotuned pop music. It gives me a fucking migraine!
12. The company who run the trains here.
The list goes on and on..
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Post by Sternumman on Jan 25, 2015 18:04:37 GMT -5
Pet hates that grind my gears lately: 1. Box sets of TV series - the amount of time I am recommended to watch some new American TV series is unreal. Original post was complaining about Game of Thrones, it's now widened entirely! I haven't seen Breaking Bad, nor Game of Thrones, or Orange Is The New Black, and I don't intend to watch them no matter how much I am - apparently - 'missing out on'. Why watch a 20 episode season when a 2 hour film can tell a story much better? I cannot be bothered. 2. Golf - the entire sport and the people who play it. The worst thing that Scotland ever contributed to the world. Just had to get that off my chest! That's just you being stubborn. If people keep telling you something is great and those shows keep winning awards and you refuse to watch them, maybe, just maybe they are onto something. I too prefer movies but TV when done right can be better than a movie. Is there gong to be some episodes that dont match up to the others? Of course but if you tried to tell Breaking Bad in a two hr movie it would not be as affective. As to your original post about GOT, it is fantasy, but that is just a small portion of the show. It is more a political drama than a sci fi/ fantasy show.
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Post by matt on Jan 25, 2015 18:15:42 GMT -5
Pet hates that grind my gears lately: 1. Box sets of TV series - the amount of time I am recommended to watch some new American TV series is unreal. Original post was complaining about Game of Thrones, it's now widened entirely! I haven't seen Breaking Bad, nor Game of Thrones, or Orange Is The New Black, and I don't intend to watch them no matter how much I am - apparently - 'missing out on'. Why watch a 20 episode season when a 2 hour film can tell a story much better? I cannot be bothered. 2. Golf - the entire sport and the people who play it. The worst thing that Scotland ever contributed to the world. Just had to get that off my chest! That's just you being stubborn. If people keep telling you something is great and those shows keep winning awards and you refuse to watch them, maybe, just maybe they are onto something. I too prefer movies but TV when done right can be better than a movie. Is there gong to be some episodes that dont match up to the others? Of course but if you tried to tell Breaking Bad in a two hr movie it would not be as affective. As to your original post about GOT, it is fantasy, but that is just a small portion of the show. It is more a political drama than a sci fi/fantasy show. I just don't have the patience for them, tried Breaking Bad once, switched over to non-league football after 40 minutes I think.
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Post by htd78 on Jan 25, 2015 19:15:44 GMT -5
I hate Pittsburgh. I hate the Pittsburgh Steelers. I hate how people fom West PA talk: WTF is "Yinzer?" It's WASH, not "Warsh!"
I'm so glad I'm moving soon.
Oh. I also hate that Jim Shearer is no longer on VH1. Bastards didn't renew his contract.
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Post by Sternumman on Jan 25, 2015 20:17:35 GMT -5
Dallas Cowboy fans Any sitcom on CBS Texting and driving Commercials Checkout lines Vegetables UnFlushed toilets
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Jan 25, 2015 20:42:13 GMT -5
Death metal bands in this country trying to out brutal each other. I'm talking about you, Claret Red and Infested Entrails
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Post by World71R on Jan 25, 2015 20:48:19 GMT -5
Good/great songs being omitted from albums. Most pop singers' annoying vibratos. AC/DC Creed All of the shitty Cobain & Nirvana wannabes that came from the post-grunge era (Three Days Grace, Nickelback, bands that talk about bleeding & dying & depressing shit, fuck that) Women/girls falling for assholes. Mayonnaise When people become major assholes when they get drunk. Drinking and driving Cigarettes Secondhand smoke The cost of certain musical instruments The fucked up two-part US political system Financial troubles Greed Shitty weather Caffeine highs Broken promises Rapists ...and finally... The terrible twosome on Dig Out Your Soul; Ain't Got Nothin' and The Nature of Reality.
Not sure if I followed the concept right, but those are some things I absolutely hate.
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Post by mimmihopps on Jan 26, 2015 14:00:02 GMT -5
Dutch railway Bus driver who let passengers wait because they want to enjoy their break Bus driver who doesn't see someone at bus stop Bus driver who arrives earlier at bus stop and ride further if nobody is at bus stop Bus driver who gets into fight with a passenger and swears as hell to him/her
So called "social media"
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Post by The Invisible Sun on Jan 26, 2015 14:42:57 GMT -5
I hate that 'worldstar' shit.
I hate that stupid Creationist "Museum" in Kentucky, as if you couldn't make America look any more stupid.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jan 26, 2015 14:56:02 GMT -5
Dutch railway Bus driver who let passengers wait because they want to enjoy their break Bus driver who doesn't see someone at bus stop Bus driver who arrives earlier at bus stop and ride further if nobody is at bus stop Bus driver who gets into fight with a passenger and swears as hell to him/her So called "social media" So basically: Dutch busdrivers are assholes Same experiences regarding busdrivers btw. I may be short but I exist damn it!
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