Little things that irk you.. (no swearing please)

[randombs]

The Trocadero

My favourite is when I'm in the fighting game corner playing SSF2 or something, and these random kids run through and check all the coin slots for coins, the little gits!

I've been thinking about something:

When did people decide it's acceptable to ask total strangers for cigarettes? It baffles me. I've never done it, but people ask me quite often. People will ask even if I'm not smoking, as though it was worth the punt (I rarely smoke, so it's not like they can smell it or something). Is it some kind of smokers' community spirit thing? An unwritten rule?

A cigarette generally costs about 30p. A Chomp or a Fudge is 15p, but if I'm eating one of those, no one will ever ask me for one. Even friends will sometimes stare admiringly but never ask (when I offer, they'll snap them up of course). Is it because cigarettes come in a packet with at least nine other cigarettes, that you won't miss one? What if nine people asked me in a day, that's a whole packet gone (assuming I agree, of course). Is it sort of like how I'd be more inclined to ask someone for a chewing gum, fruit pastille, or other sweet but wouldn't ask someone for a piece of their chocolate bar (and that's mates, not strangers)?

They are known in some circles as 'Black Catters'

If you had a cat, they'd have a blacker one.

I love this!

Internet forums that make you register just to read the threads. Allow guests you gimps!

While I've seen a few of those in my time (my trick was to Google the thread in question and then read Google's cached version. Not sure if that still works as I haven't had to use it much recently. It was really handy for one of those tech help sites that makes you pay to see the answers posted but they've wisened up to it), I have a much bigger problem with websites that force me to register just to see how much their delivery cost will be. I almost never buy from such sites because of that.

[Lyris]

With the ads, I used to think that perhaps they are written by men and totally misrepresent women. But women love Sex and the City and I know it's based on a book by a woman so the problem has actually got to be me, not them.

Interesting that it's based on a book - I thought the film (or at least the second one) was written by a gay man.

Speaking of sexist adverts, anyone remember the one for some washing up liquid that went, "So simple, even a man can do it? TEE HEE!"

When did people decide it's acceptable to ask total strangers for cigarettes? It baffles me. I've never done it, but people ask me quite often. People will ask even if I'm not smoking, as though it was worth the punt (I rarely smoke, so it's not like they can smell it or something). Is it some kind of smokers' community spirit thing? An unwritten rule?

How about people who light up at the bus stop or in other "close to breathing space" situations? Uh, no, keep that to yourself please. It's a shame I can't fart on queue, next time someone breathes nicotine and tar in my direction I'd love to let rip and then point out the hypocrisy when they look around in shock.

[Daragon]

Interesting that it's based on a book - I thought the film (or at least the second one) was written by a gay man.

Speaking of sexist adverts, anyone remember the one for some washing up liquid that went, "So simple, even a man can do it? TEE HEE!"

Let's see how easy it is for a woman to do it when they're drinking said washing up liquid!

Probably best not to get me started on any kind of -ism. Seems to be very much a one way thing this. Women only insurance companies? MOBO awards? BBC Asian network? (ok so the latter is gone, but still).

I could very easily go on.

[NW2013]

It's a shame I can't fart on queue, next time someone breathes nicotine and tar in my direction I'd love to let rip and then point out the hypocrisy when they look around in shock.

At least the smell of a fart dissipates quite rapidly and doesn't cling to your clothes.

[noobish hat]

At least the smell of a fart dissipates quite rapidly and doesn't cling to your clothes.

[randombs]

How about people who light up at the bus stop or in other "close to breathing space" situations? Uh, no, keep that to yourself please. It's a shame I can't fart on queue, next time someone breathes nicotine and tar in my direction I'd love to let rip and then point out the hypocrisy when they look around in shock.

I don't like people who walk down the street and smoke, too. Especially when I'm stuck behind one. I have the uncanny ability to hate the smell of smoke whenever I'm not smoking myself. I've been making all these rules which help curb my smoking loads, and one of them is not smoking anywhere near non-smokers. I'll usually only smoke at work, anyway, in the smoking corner outside the building. I know I sound like a hypocrite, but I'm trying not to be.

Farting on cue sounds epic, like an anti-smoking advert waiting to happen

[EJG1980]

Following the speculation for the announcement of the England World Cup squad has lead me to see the phrase "unconfirmed rumour" a lot.

Surely all rumours are unconfirmed, as once they've been confirmed they're no longer a rumour?

[randombs]

[Skull Commander]

Why is it that every track and field style videogame has a really complex pole vault event? Without exception it's always the hardest to figure out and the instructions never help.

[kernow]

I own at the pole vault on psx track and field. I find swimming (because if you don't turn around correctly you've done lost) or high jump an arse though.

[Skull Commander]

High jumps are always a bit dodgy too. Never too sure when I shoul jump in most games.

[Darwock]

I just had a flash back to Daley Thompson's Decathlon. We would always be battering the keys to sprint down the track in the pole vault, get to the line and he would just stop and start scratching his head. I can still hear the music. EVERY TIME. I seem to remember it was always very funny after the 5th or 6th time it happened.

[dataDave]

I own at the pole vault on psx track and field. I find swimming (because if you don't turn around correctly you've done lost) or high jump an arse though.

My mate was scarily good at PSX Track and Field. He could make the game accuse him of cheating eventhough he wasn't.

[Decider-VT]

No black DSi XL yet. Come on, Nintendo...

[Ady]

I just had a flash back to Daley Thompson's Decathlon. We would always be battering the keys to sprint down the track in the pole vault, get to the line and he would just stop and start scratching his head. I can still hear the music. EVERY TIME. I seem to remember it was always very funny after the 5th or 6th time it happened.

I borrowed Hyper Sports off a friend once back in the day. It almost killed my joystick.

Then Combat School finished the job.