Little things that annoy you....

[Legends of 2017]

Do they actually say its a minute? Anyway, I do agree it isnt and I reckon its because they think that the crowd won't behave themselves and be quiet for 1 whole minute so they make it 30 secs.

Pretty sure they do say a minute's silence. Don't remember them say stand for....silence, or please stand for 30 seconds silence. I don't know if it's just at the AFL where they do this or not. Like I said, I've noticed it creeping in the past few years. I remember when Richmond played on ANZAC Day and it was a minute. There were a few idiots that yelled ' Carn the ....", but they were shut up pretty quick by those around them. My peeve is that it's supposed to be a mark of respect for a death or deaths. If they are going to do it, do it properly.
On the plus side, if they aren't, I might apply for a job at the AFL. That way I can do my full 8 hour day in just 4 hours then I'm out the door

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

The newsagency at Northland. Been useless for a year. Better selection of reading material available at the supermarkets.

 

[Scoop]

The newsagency at Northland. Been useless for a year. Better selection of reading material available at the supermarkets.

A good newsagency is a dying breed. And just on Norflands as the locals call it, biggest ratio of trackies to commodores in Melbourne.

 

[TigerForce]

The newsagency at Northland. Been useless for a year. Better selection of reading material available at the supermarkets.

I walked in there a few weeks ago not realising The Age rose to $2......WTF!

Can I just add, that the Peter Jackson store are con artists when buying suits. Pricks.

 

[skybeau]

They had a memoriam for John McCarthy at the VFL reserves grand final. But it was a moment's silence, not a minute.

 

[Brodders17]

They had a memoriam for John McCarthy at the VFL reserves grand final. But it was a moment's silence, not a minute.

tonight they 'paused' to remember McCarthy, for about 30secs.

 

[Total Tiger]

Do they actually say its a minute? Anyway, I do agree it isnt and I reckon its because they think that the crowd won't behave themselves and be quiet for 1 whole minute so they make it 30 secs.

Definitely do say a minute's silence. I wasn't sure after Friday night's 30 seconds so I listened for it last night. Peeves me off too. They get cracking into The Last Post on Anzac Day long before a minute's up too.

 

[Tigerdog]

I 'seen' that.
Mute point
'Could' care less
Shot 'on' goal

 

[BluesBloke]

- Carparks. I'm convinced pricks go out of their way to cause the biggest inconvenience for the next person.

- Store alarms. Every bloody time I visit a shop in the Woolworths chain, I set it off, leaving everyone to think I've racked something when I leave, or forgot to empty my coat from the last visit.

- People who stare.

- Allianz ads

- Parents who take their young children to restaurants and allow them to run amok.

- Spelling errors

 

[PBoRSM]

Yeah a shocker. Arrogant way to dismiss anyone who disagrees or criticises your views or actions. I'm a hater of that term.

Careful, you'll end up on the GOLDPOSTS thread with subtle dry pithy wit such as that :cutelaugh

 

[PBoRSM]

The point is that if you give an option, an increasing number of people use 'myself 'instead of 'me'........Jack or myself (WRONG) instead of Jack or me. (RIGHT).

Myself is being misused........ it needs to follow 'I'. eg "I did it myself."

It doesn't really matter that much. It just annoys me when pretentious people appear to want to avoid using 'me'.

I think where you refer to yourself with one or more others the correct word is "I".

'Could you see Jack or I if you would like a ticket to the footy' is correct. 'Could you see Jack or me' is not. I'm not sure, but I think you could use 'Could you see Jack or myself' and not be grammatically incorrect, although you could be considered to be annoying, apparently.

On a different note, I'm not a big fan of those that correct other peoples' grammer; or speling, unless specifically asked to do so. It's smacks of making yourself appear better by making others appear worse - I'm also not wrapped about irony, sarcasm, wit or being a smartarse.

 

[PBoRSM]

What about if you swapped Jack for he in that sentence?

"Could you see he or me if you would like a ticket to the footy"

It's the same thing. It doesn't sound correct. He or I, or Jack or I

Allow me to contradict myself regarding the above post.

"Jack and I both have an allocation of football tickets. If you would like one, could you see him or I." This is correct. You could also finish that sentence with ".....could you see myself or him.", as long as it was clear that you were referring to Jack when using the word "him", which you should have done as recently as the previous reference to Jack, so as to avoid confusion.

I also get annoyed by PRE blow ins that spend 4 hours on PRE drinking home brew and read 30 pages of posts before responding multiple times to multiple posts and simultaneously hogging posting space and wasting time referring to older posts that have long since been forgotten.

 

[PBoRSM]

Here's a tip for advertisers: Don't put anything in my letterbox that you want back.

Things that say, "Don't throw me away, leave me next to your front door next Monday for collection, with or without an order". Then the company busts your nuts to get their booklet back.

I'm talking to you, "Penny Miller". Don't impose on me.

YEEEEESSSSSSSSS - I detest this!!!!!! I purposely don't buy from these companies and purposely throw their material away. Why can't they use more traditional methods of marketing such as a telephone call at 7.05pm, when I am neck deep in bathing my kids, folding washing, eating dinner, taking a dump, watching sport - sometimes all at once. I at least respect the honest, pointed and often incomprehensible rudeness of these folk.

However for shear questionable reasonableness, the following just made it to the top of my "things that annoy me" list............

I had a letter from my council demanding that I pay my pet registration fee or face legal action, despite my three previous, and I thought successful, efforts to inform the council that I had, some time ago, offloaded said pet to an older couple in Bendigo, for both mine and the animal's benefit. The same letter asked if I could kindly go out of my way to contact the council to inform them if my situation had changed, so that they could update their records.

I didn't end up calling as my situation hadn't changed, I still live in a area governed by a council with very poor listening skills and terrible administrative processes!!

Fancy threatening me with legal action and asking me to help them with their record keeping all in the same letter!!!!!! UN*SMILING*BELIEVABLE.

I've got my eye on you clowns Boroondara City Council............

 

[spook]

Allow me to contradict myself regarding the above post.

"Jack and I both have an allocation of football tickets. If you would like one, could you see him or I." This is correct. You could also finish that sentence with ".....could you see myself or him.", as long as it was clear that you were referring to Jack when using the word "him", which you should have done as recently as the previous reference to Jack, so as to avoid confusion.

That's not right. In the first instance it would be "see him or me". If you take out the "him" you would say "see me", so no need to change and in fact incorrect to do so. The second instance is just wrong. You don't say "could you see myself", it's exactly what happytige was going on about.

You say "X and I" where you would normally say "I"; "X and me" where you would say "me". "Dad and I are going to the footy." "Give the tickets to Dad and me."

When do you use "myself"? Almost never.

 

[Willo]

Allow me to contradict myself regarding the above post.

"Jack and I both have an allocation of football tickets. If you would like one, could you see him or I." This is correct. You could also finish that sentence with ".....could you see myself or him.", as long as it was clear that you were referring to Jack when using the word "him", which you should have done as recently as the previous reference to Jack, so as to avoid confusion.

I also get annoyed by PRE blow ins that spend 4 hours on PRE drinking home brew and read 30 pages of posts before responding multiple times to multiple posts and simultaneously hogging posting space and wasting time referring to older posts that have long since been forgotten.

Why not just say "If you would like one, see either of us"

 

[spook]

:clap

 

[SfB_AkA._DeLiCiOuS]

Gangnum style, what a joke.

 

[tigertim]

Gangnum style, what a joke.

Sorry?

 

[Baloo]

Sorry?

[youtube]9bZkp7q19f0[/youtube]

 

[tigertim]

Thanks. Never heard this til yesterday then saw it twice, a big brother ad and the footy show. Agreed, thatts enough already.