Irrational things that annoy you (and non irrational things too come to think of it) - Page 12

Belmit · 27-01-2009, 12:45

Speaking of adverts, the absolute worst one at the moment has to be...

"...the best thing to happen to cooking since me."

The advertisers need shooting for that one. I refuse to buy any product advertised by such an arrogant bell-end. Especially as I have no idea who the supposed celebrity chef is.

Jonny69 · 27-01-2009, 13:06

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Originally Posted by Lopez

Lack of urgency. I am in the middle of a job under the car and ask Kate to fetch me a spanner, the 13mm one on the middle of the living room floor, the only one there. How does this then take her up to a minute to do? I could have got out from under the car, cleaned my hands, walked to the house, got the spanner, and got back under the car in half the time it takes her to do it. What is she actually doing? If I say I need it now I mean I NEED IT NOW RIGHT THIS VERY MILLISECOND

All credit to Miss 69, I needed the chassis number off my car logbook, I described where I had the V5 stashed, what the envelope looked like and she found it and decyphered VIN/Frame Number from chassis number and read it out to me over the phone in no time at all

A spanner might be harder to get her to find though

Pheebs · 27-01-2009, 13:10

People who are blatently ill and drag themselves into work to get everyone else infected.

That's how Zombie invasions start.

Plonkers.

*edit* The other end of the scale with this too actually - people who have a sniffle and think they're dying.

Flibster · 27-01-2009, 16:00

Ooooh, went out and about today and kept getting stuck behind idiotic bints...

How did I know this? The things stuck in the back window saying...

"Princess on board"
"Powered by fairydust"

**** OFF AND DIE!

Oh, and those Baby on Board signs - Is that a warning that they are driving? They are always on the back of cars that are all over the ****ing road.

Kell_ee001 · 27-01-2009, 16:05

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Originally Posted by Barfmit

Speaking of adverts, the absolute worst one at the moment has to be...

"...the best thing to happen to cooking since me."

The advertisers need shooting for that one. I refuse to buy any product advertised by such an arrogant bell-end. Especially as I have no idea who the supposed celebrity chef is.

*nods*

Stan_Lite · 27-01-2009, 17:33

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Originally Posted by Flibster

Ooooh, went out and about today and kept getting stuck behind idiotic bints...

How did I know this? The things stuck in the back window saying...

"Princess on board"
"Powered by fairydust"

**** OFF AND DIE!

Oh, and those Baby on Board signs - Is that a warning that they are driving? They are always on the back of cars that are all over the ****ing road.

Or the signs which say "If you can read this, you're driving too close". Makes me wish I was driving an artic with no speed limiter.

Dee · 27-01-2009, 19:36

Speaking of such, I HATE woman that tell me being a mum is hard work, but in such a way, that they are the only mums in the world and know everything.

Oh, and mums that harp on and on and on about their kids, mostly in FaceBook statuses.

"Clare is soooooooooooooo proud of little Jimmy for having his first haircut today lol"

"Jo is the proud mama of Baby Carlsburg, age 124 days, 5 hours, 47 minutes and 3 seconds"

That gets old after just a little while.

Blighter · 27-01-2009, 23:34

Realised something else at work today.

When you greet customers in a shop, they don't reply, but they don't ignore you... they just sort of look right through you... Grrrr

Dymetrie · 27-01-2009, 23:38

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Originally Posted by Blighter

Realised something else at work today.

When you greet staff in a shop, they don't reply, but they don't ignore you... they just sort of look right through you... Grrrr

Touche

NokkonWud · 28-01-2009, 05:19

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Originally Posted by Barfmit

Speaking of adverts, the absolute worst one at the moment has to be...

"...the best thing to happen to cooking since me."

The advertisers need shooting for that one. I refuse to buy any product advertised by such an arrogant bell-end. Especially as I have no idea who the supposed celebrity chef is.

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Originally Posted by Kitten

I'm the same with this one. Who is that guy? ANd isn't he advertising something pre-made like stock or something, which is THE easiest thing to make ever and all the celebrity chefs say is a no-no and just for lazy people? W**kers.

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Originally Posted by Kell_ee001

*nods*

Marco Pierre White.
The greatest British Chef of all time.
The only person to hold 5 red AA rosettes (red are better than standard black), 3 michelin stars and 9 wooden spoons out of 10 (I believe they are wooden spoons - it's a French honour and it's impossible to get 10, i.e. perfection) at the same time. He is also the only chef in history to give Michelin stars back voluntarily too.

He was the first bad boy celebrity chef, he ran the most popular restaurant in London in the early 90's, 'Harveys' and Gordon Ramsay, Jason Atherton and Heston Blumenthal are amongst those taught by MPW. He is also famously the chef who made Gordon Ramsay cry (a picture which can be seen in MPW's first cook book, White Heat).

Whilst he is undoubtedly a cock, something which everyone knows, he is a gastronomic genius. The whole arrogance in the advert is exactly what MPW is about.

If anyone wants to know more, I'll send you his autobiography.

27-01-2009, 12:45	#111
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Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	People who are blatently ill and drag themselves into work to get everyone else infected. That's how Zombie invasions start. Plonkers. edit The other end of the scale with this too actually - people who have a sniffle and think they're dying. __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk Last edited by Pheebs; 27-01-2009 at 13:12.

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27-01-2009, 19:36	#117
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	Speaking of such, I HATE woman that tell me being a mum is hard work, but in such a way, that they are the only mums in the world and know everything. Oh, and mums that harp on and on and on about their kids, mostly in FaceBook statuses. "Clare is soooooooooooooo proud of little Jimmy for having his first haircut today lol" "Jo is the proud mama of Baby Carlsburg, age 124 days, 5 hours, 47 minutes and 3 seconds" That gets old after just a little while.