Little things that irritate you

[Redway]

LinkedIn security-checks. I want to sign in, not do endless puzzles that don’t even update in live time.

[Zizu]

Gutless, whiny covers of classic songs used on adverts. They make me shudder.


Mmm

Some of them are really quite good though ?

Fiona Apple - Across the Universe ?

Lily Allen - Mr Blue Sky ?

[Mystic Mock]

Over the last few months I've bumped into some terrible scenes in TV, Anime, and Film that share a commonality.:bawling:

- Three vile sex scenes in Sinners, and one of the women is goodlooking in this Film imo, but I actually think that her sex scene might possibly be the most gross in the Film, with the drool element being thrown in there.:yuk:

- Episode 9 and Episode 25 of Noir - Tbf to Noir it is a decent Anime imo and it's kissing scenes were far less gross and more brief than any of Sinners sex scenes, but to be really immature and shallow about it for a minute, I just really really didn't want to see any of the Noir characters acting remotely sexual.:yuk:

- Bizarre sexual gunplay on Twin Peaks between Bobby (I think that's his name) and the woman that's being domestically abused by a different guy (but thankfully not in this scene) I really don't understand why anyone would get a kick out of seeing that?:laugh:

- The Godfather 3 incestuous relationship, I love the Film despite that element in the Film.:joker: It will forever haunt my dreams.:worry:

- I saw a WatchMojo list on YouTube talking about "the best Movies of 2025” and they showed clips of a Film called Black Bag (what a horrible name for a Film btw) and it looked like there was going to be some sex scenes around the main couple, which again I did not really have that on my wishlist to go into 2026 with.:joker:

Basically I keep bumping into horrible Romance/sexual/kissing stuff in Entertainment recently and it's starting to annoy me a little bit.

Thank God for the new Shinobi Video Game, not a sex scene in sight to potentially gross me out with.:dance::laugh:

I keep bumping into this kind of content.:bawling:

[Mystic Mock]

Gutless, whiny covers of classic songs used on adverts. They make me shudder.

I remember when Dream On got butchered on one of the Adverts a few years back.:bawling:

[Ray.]

How modern Britain uses the word 'literally' as a placeholder word to the point where it's basically now a verbal crutch.

[Zizu]

So many Brits don’t pronounce the ‘t’ properly in words ..



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Not pronouncing the "t" in words, known as T-glottalization, is a common feature in many English accents, especially in casual speech, where the 't' is replaced by a glottal stop (a catch in the throat like in "uh-oh") or simply omitted, particularly after 'n' (e.g., "internet" becomes "innernet") or at the end of words, creating smoother, faster speech, though fully pronouncing it often signals a more formal or "posh" accent.
Common Scenarios & Examples
After 'n' (T-glottalization): The 't' is often dropped, especially in American English.
"Internet" -> "Innernet"
"Mountain" -> "Moun'n"
"Twenty" -> "Twenny"
In Consonant Clusters: Dropped in words like "Christmas" or "Westminster" (sometimes).
At the End of Words: Often replaced by a glottal stop.
"Don't" -> "Don'"
"Water" -> "Wa'er" (or "wader" in some dialects)
Silent 't' Rules: Some 't's are always silent, such as in "fasten," "castle," "soften," and "ballet".

[Ammi]

How modern Britain uses the word 'literally' as a placeholder word to the point where it's basically now a verbal crutch.

…and also when 100% is added to literally as well…it’s just an unnecessary addition that isn’t added to any other percentage …

[Zizu]

…and also when 100% is added to literally as well…it’s just an unnecessary addition that isn’t added to any other percentage …


What about people who give 110% effort !!

[Ammi]

What about people who give 110% effort !!

…I think that they’ve probably expended that extra 10% that is never going to be fully appreciated tbh…

[Ray.]

…I think that they’ve probably expended that extra 10% that is never going to be fully appreciated tbh…

https://i.redd.it/esx3jc5riks61.jpg

[Ammi]

…honestly, Ray. literally 100% opening a can of controversial worms here…

[Redway]

The way cold water’s supposed to wake you up but in the winter freezes you more than anything and reminds you of why you’d rather be snuggling up in bed with the radiator on. Sunday-morning included.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Things the EU gave us like

having to accept cookies 20x a day online and these ridiculous plastic new bottle tops that dont detach

[Ray.]

these ridiculous plastic new bottle tops that dont detach

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[Redway]

The brattiness of Lisa in the Tracey-Ullman shorts, where she’s written like a typical kid. She’s like a great-great-great-great-great aunt twice-removed and from an alien dimension compared to the real Lisa. I don’t find the slight eeriness of season 1 too jarring but the shorts are very-much pre.-personality for Marge and Lisa. Embryonic silhouettes and nothing more. No-one expected any more from them in 1987. And in retrospect it’s creepy and unfulfilling, knowing what’s to come with the real Simpsons.

[Zizu]

…I think that they’ve probably expended that extra 10% that is never going to be fully appreciated tbh…


Ahh

I was saying that it irks me beyond belief when someone says they gave 110% effort..

[Livia]

I remember when Dream On got butchered on one of the Adverts a few years back.:bawling:

Honestly Mock, they make me want to push sharp stuff into my ears.

[Zizu]

I remember when Dream On got butchered on one of the Adverts a few years back.:bawling:


Dream On is an amazing song isn’t it !


I regularly watch a few LIVE versions

https://youtu.be/EnDbHi9-EA8?si=fFpw6FenIOAFqPi_


https://youtu.be/GilzbcZOcHU?si=dU8GoafHTagrz32L

[Redway]

When you’re cooking white rice, reduced the post-boil heat to low and it still frotheth over in bubbles. Ugh.

[Livia]

When you’re cooking white rice, reduced the post-boil heat to low and it still frotheth over in bubbles. Ugh.

Or, cooking generally. Ugh.

[Mystic Mock]

Honestly Mock, they make me want to push sharp stuff into my ears.

:laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

Dream On is an amazing song isn’t it !


I regularly watch a few LIVE versions

https://youtu.be/EnDbHi9-EA8?si=fFpw6FenIOAFqPi_


https://youtu.be/GilzbcZOcHU?si=dU8GoafHTagrz32L

Imo it's Aerosmith's best song.

From what I've heard anyway, it's fantastic.

[Zizu]

Imo it's Aerosmith's best song.

From what I've heard anyway, it's fantastic.


One of their earliest as well I believe

[Mystic Mock]

One of their earliest as well I believe

I never knew that.

[Zizu]

I never knew that.


Mmmm

First EVER song .. I didn’t know that


Although some group / artists have had their best song at the beginning

Pet Shop Boys - did they ever really better West End Girls ?

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[Mystic Mock]

Mmmm

First EVER song .. I didn’t know that


Although some group / artists have had their best song at the beginning

Pet Shop Boys - did they ever really better West End Girls ?

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260112/2d8618acc015717a87ff5f60877eb1db.jpg

I always liked It's A Sin.

[Zizu]

I always liked It's A Sin.


Oh yeah
They had dozens of fabulous tunes but West End Girls has always felt to be their best imho

[Redway]

St Helens.

Everything about that place is bad vibes.

[Redway]

Lack of self-awareness.

[Redway]

Also. When self-service checkout gives you a Euro instead of a pound.

[Livia]

Also. When self-service checkout gives you a Euro instead of a pound.

Really? A Euro is only worth about 88p, that's outrageous. And on that note, why do Tesco price tags say, for instance £5/5 Euros? £5 is worth about 5.75 Euros. We are bein ripped off even more than we thought.

[Mystic Mock]

Kyogo failing to score a single goal.:fist:

[Redway]

Really? A Euro is only worth about 88p, that's outrageous. And on that note, why do Tesco price tags say, for instance £5/5 Euros? £5 is worth about 5.75 Euros. We are bein ripped off even more than we thought.

Yep. Total rip-off all-round. I agree.

[Redway]

The stigma associated with being a pregnant women across certain cultures (if you know, you know). Even when the woman’s married and expected to have kids at some point, it can be seen as a moral stain that lowers status.

[Zizu]

Catching your sleeve or jacket on a door handle as you walk past

[Ray.]

Catching your sleeve or jacket on a door handle as you walk past

Yes! :facepalm:

[Mystic Mock]

The stigma associated with being a pregnant women across certain cultures (if you know, you know). Even when the woman’s married and expected to have kids at some point, it can be seen as a moral stain that lowers status.

Women get stigma for becoming a Mother in some cultures?:umm2:

[Redway]

Drink-fluid leaking into your bag even when the lid was firmly closed.

[Redway]

Women get stigma for becoming a Mother in some cultures?:umm2:

Pretty-much. We live in a world that judges women for all sorts of unfair reasons, their looks, their aspirations, the state of their children, their right to inherit property and much more. So yes. Pregnancy does have a conditional stigma to it across the world.

[Mystic Mock]

Pretty-much. We live in a world that judges women for all sorts of unfair reasons, their looks, their aspirations, the state of their children, their right to inherit property and much more. So yes. Pregnancy does have a conditional stigma to it across the world.

That's crazy that people would judge a woman for being a Mother.

[Redway]

Binge-drinking culture (especially strong in the U.K.). Ugh.

[Mystic Mock]

The way that this dude speaks about Sophie Turner in this video.

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[Zizu]

Hearing a song somewhere that I like then discovering it’s by someone I rather dislike …

[Redway]

Misplaced and unwanted omnipresence.

[Mystic Mock]

Hearing a song somewhere that I like then discovering it’s by someone I rather dislike …

That's bound to happen at some point tbf.

Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar will have their day.:joker:

[Redway]

People who seem to get stuck perpetually lurking on a single thread.

[Zizu]

People who talk utter bollox

[Redway]

That's bound to happen at some point tbf.

Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar will have their day.:joker:

I miss Lamar being active.

[Zizu]

That's bound to happen at some point tbf.

Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar will have their day.:joker:


I was thinking James Arthur and Tom Grennan more recently

[Mystic Mock]

I miss Lamar being active.

What's your favourite Album of his?

[Mystic Mock]

I was thinking James Arthur and Tom Grennan more recently

Tom Grennan sounds like a bang average Footballer who plays for Port Vale.

[Zizu]

Tom Grennan sounds like a bang average Footballer who plays for Port Vale.


He usually plays in SoccerAid and he’s a filthy player .. takes it all far too seriously

[Mystic Mock]

He usually plays in SoccerAid and he’s a filthy player .. takes it all far too seriously

He should be playing for Newcastle if he likes filthy playstyles.

[Zizu]

He should be playing for Newcastle if he likes filthy playstyles.


Newcastle UFC

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