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Minor things that really piss you off !

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    Changing to the inside lane to turn left at a busy junction, only to find you are stuck behind a line of parked cars.
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      Reverse snobs
      Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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        Originally posted by wobbegong View Post
        J---s B---t
        But he was good on Sesame Street
        Last edited by thunderlizard; 18 February 2011, 13:05. Reason: See below

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          Posters that post peoples real names on the board and then refuse to remove them.
          Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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            OK. Point taken. See above.

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              Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post
              I am a big fan of partially comedic complaint letters.

              Bad service gripes include:
              • The woman working on clientco coffee bar who, in trying to be great at her job, always has your drink ready for you before you get to the till. Great, thanks, except today I wanted a double shot. Seeing her puzzled, then annoyed expression; and having to explain you will need her to make you a new coffee as no, simply dumping another shot of ground coffee in the cup probably won't work. Being told angrily - well, that's just a waste love.
              I hate that in bars too. While 8 or 9 times out of 10 I probably want a pint when I walk into one of my regular venues, I sometimes want something else.

              Proper bar staff will never assume and give you chance to say what you want first.
              Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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                Originally posted by wobbegong View Post
                James Blunt

                Objection: Thread drift.

                James Blunt is not a minor piss off.
                Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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                  Nouvelle Cuisine

                  Stupid Frog affectation, and an excuse to serve dainty microscopic portions at very macroscopic prices

                  Just got back from a pub lunch - The lady I was with ordered beef burger and chips, which was a fiver and looked like a huge pyramid. I ordered "breast of chicken, purple potatoes, and wild mushrooms" which was £15.

                  Expecting half a chicken, and good portions of potatoes and mushrooms, but what arrived was a huge bowl, with a weird sauce containing about half a thinly sliced mushroom, a small pile of weird looking potatoes and about three small chunks of chicken!

                  The "purple potatoes" should have rung alarm bells!
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                    applying for a gig and then getting the interview only to find out the job advert was totally different to what the client is looking for

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                      Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
                      Nouvelle Cuisine
                      Sorry to hear that. I hope you pilfed her chips.
                      Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
                      +5 Xeno Cool Points

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