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Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

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These adverts trying to get people to keep worrying about their credit scores. Do people really need to know it (unless they are going to make a big purchase on credit?)
The credit scores themselves are a meaningless number, credit history however is important and worth checking periodically for any signs of fraud or identify theft.

What these adverts don't tell you of course is that there are a number of websites which allow to check a summary of your credit history completely free of charge, and if you ever need to see the full details you can request them from the main credit reference agencies for a small fee (a few pounds).
 
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These adverts trying to get people to keep worrying about their credit scores. Do people really need to know it (unless they are going to make a big purchase on credit?)

I'm with you there. Occasionally I check mine, as it's a free service with the bank in their app. I don't need to, but it's become almost a tradition to look once a month, through curiosity if it changes.

Apparently the only thing holding me back from a perfect score is that I don't have a mortgage. I'd imagine in this day and age there's plenty of us who don't want one and, quite honestly, can't afford one. It seems a bit harsh to take so many points off someone's credit score just because they don't believe in the whole buy a house, create an unnecessary family and all that rubbish!
 

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Apparently the only thing holding me back from a perfect score is that I don't have a mortgage. I'd imagine in this day and age there's plenty of us who don't want one and, quite honestly, can't afford one. It seems a bit harsh to take so many points off someone's credit score just because they don't believe in the whole buy a house, create an unnecessary family and all that rubbish!

In a similar vein, the 'marks' against my credit score are account stability and not being a homeowner - graduates of course being notorious for being able to settle down and buy their own accommodation!
 

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I have an extremely poor credit score because I own my own house, never buy on the never-never and always keep my bank account in the black. A few years ago I wanted a short term loan (maximum six months) which could be secured against the house, which was worth at least three times the value of the loan. Not a chance.
 

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Can be male or female: if I see them first, I might nod or mumble ''hello'', so no need to reference the time of day.

I find that a clear and firm ‘Bonjour’ or ‘Bon Dia’ is the best way to avoid such unpleasantness, and also tweaks anyone with Brexit sympathies.
 

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I find that a clear and firm ‘Bonjour’ or ‘Bon Dia’ is the best way to avoid such unpleasantness, and also tweaks anyone with Brexit sympathies.
The main offender is big in the local Lib Dems (not a difficult role to achieve!) and used to teach foreign, European languages to students in his private house. It would only set him off!
 

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Likewise. I have no interest in such nonsense.

On the subject of things like Masterchef, I do like it now and again just to see what culinary delights people come up with. The vast majority of it I have no interest in trying myself, but if it helps inspire people to try cooking their own meals rather than relying on ready meals/takeaways/other easy food, then why not.

I see Channel 4 have got a new programme coming up called Britain's Best Woodworker. I've seen the trailer for it a couple of times today, and some of the work they've shown does look good. I'm not handy with things like that, I just don't have the patience to delicately carve masterpieces, let glue set on a particular project or whatever, but there's clearly some talented people on there. A programme like that will no doubt inspire plenty of people to try something new, and that can't be a bad thing.

Don't start me off on the silliness of things like Come Dine With Me or Four In A Bed though!

Aww..sure we can't tempt you? :lol:

They are enlightening shows if nothing else. A reminder that people can be incredibly petty / pedantic and small-minded especially when in front of a tv camera. Come Dine With Me is unbearable viewing now, suffering from the standard reality tv arc that ends with contestants playing up for the audience instead of trying to win something (see also, The Apprentice). Four In A Bed is still ok to an extent..these people have businesses that they need to advertise on a national tv channel and winning is still an essential part. Hotel and b&b owners obviously make for the worst guests though.

Come Dine With Me can be entertaining, but the new socially distanced version is a bit dull compared to the original.
 

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Having an authoritative opinion on timetable planning issues (or indeed any specialism rail or non-rail) in spite of clearly having no practical understanding of the discipline.

(Not directed at anybody on here - mainly various Twitterati stating authoritative views that fit into 280 characters or less, that seem clever and generate likes/retweets from loyal followers with equally little understanding, but don't necessarily stand up to any scrutiny)
 

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Rumours of the 1980s band Bros reforming that appears in newspapers (i.e. mostly the free Metro in recent years).

They would have done it years ago around the same time New Kids on the Block reformed (2008/9). I was at a friend of mine back then and they appeared on some late night show. I had commented at the time that they may not be new, they may not be kids anymore, they may have been around the block a few times, they sounded absolutely s**t first time round in the 80s, and they still sound s**t today.

I also apply the last two points above to Bros.

Of note, I have only ever met two people who were fans of Bros and New Kids on the Block. One of those was girl in my class at primary school (she was also a fan of Romford's finest Five Star - the one and only person who I knew who openly admitted that), and one of my former partners when I was still in the West Midlands (she was also a fan of Abba and Cliff Richard).
 

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Rumours of the 1980s band Bros reforming that appears in newspapers (i.e. mostly the free Metro in recent years).

They would have done it years ago around the same time New Kids on the Block reformed (2008/9). I was at a friend of mine back then and they appeared on some late night show. I had commented at the time that they may not be new, they may not be kids anymore, they may have been around the block a few times, they sounded absolutely s**t first time round in the 80s, and they still sound s**t today.

I also apply the last two points above to Bros.

Of note, I have only ever met two people who were fans of Bros and New Kids on the Block. One of those was girl in my class at primary school (she was also a fan of Romford's finest Five Star - the one and only person who I knew who openly admitted that), and one of my former partners when I was still in the West Midlands (she was also a fan of Abba and Cliff Richard).

Well, the fact that she was a fan of ABBA and Cliff automatically denotes good taste as far as I'm concerned.

Let's face it, "When, will I, will I be famous"..…. was fairly catchy !
 

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Another one. People who ask a question and finish with the answer they are looking for.

'And if I buy that as well, I'll be getting a bit of a discount yeah?'

'No.'
 

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I’d ban people from voting if they think MPs run local councils.

A family member voted for Conservative councillors in the local elections because he hated what ‘Labour’ was doing in the area. Despite the fact the council is run by the Conservatives, but the MP is Labour.
It’s a similar thing I see on local Facebook groups too.
 

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Rumours of the 1980s band Bros reforming that appears in newspapers (i.e. mostly the free Metro in recent years).

They would have done it years ago around the same time New Kids on the Block reformed (2008/9). I was at a friend of mine back then and they appeared on some late night show. I had commented at the time that they may not be new, they may not be kids anymore, they may have been around the block a few times, they sounded absolutely s**t first time round in the 80s, and they still sound s**t today.

I also apply the last two points above to Bros.

Of note, I have only ever met two people who were fans of Bros and New Kids on the Block. One of those was girl in my class at primary school (she was also a fan of Romford's finest Five Star - the one and only person who I knew who openly admitted that), and one of my former partners when I was still in the West Midlands (she was also a fan of Abba and Cliff Richard).
I doubt that Bros will be reforming - I don't think the two brothers get on very well. There was a documentary about them a while back that I didn't see (honest!).

I also have two Five-Star cassettes lying around somewhere. There's no accounting for taste, I know! :D
 

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All those lists called ‘The ten (*) best songs about armadillos/films about proctologists/TV series set in a car showroom ever.’ They always turn out to be from the last ten to fifteen years and are almost all American made, although usually so obscure that only insomniacs who surf channels at 4 a.m. will ever have heard of them.

* - Some of them have odd totals: nine, seventeen, twenty-two (BINGO!), which suggests some very sloppy journalism.
 

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Flickr group moderators, some of them seem rather inconsistant to say the least
This has actually jogged my memory: I, with no notification, was made the sole admin of a group for First Midland Bluebird. On a account that I eventually ended up being locked out of due to my repeated bungling of passwords (ended up having to create a new profile and start from scratch). As per that link, my old account is still the sole admin for that group. Was rather surprised when I happened to click on the Members tab and find my profile and mine alone under 'Admin' for the first time!

I imagine I'd have a similar feeling if I woke up, logged on to this site and found out that I had been made a admin/moderator/member of the site staff all of a sudden with no prior notification (I know that's not how it works here, but you get what I mean lol).
 

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Yes i've become a moderator too (Birmingham Wildlife), i think when the original leaves flickr the oldest next member of the group is assigned as mod.
 

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All those lists called ‘The ten (*) best songs about armadillos/films about proctologists/TV series set in a car showroom ever.’ They always turn out to be from the last ten to fifteen years and are almost all American made, although usually so obscure that only insomniacs who surf channels at 4 a.m. will ever have heard of them.

* - Some of them have odd totals: nine, seventeen, twenty-two (BINGO!), which suggests some very sloppy journalism.

Yes that really gets on my wick.

"Top ten comedies" and it's all American/modern/only on netflix..... etc
 

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I would like to ban people from recording automated announcements on trains by jamming the camera right against the speaker. It doesn't make the recording much clearer, it just causes distortion.
 

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The PA system used on class 172s which can't pronounce the letter "s" at the end of the announcement. Eg: "the next station is Rowley Regi" or "... wheelchairs and pushchair" (I can't remember exactly how the second one goes, but it definitely ends with a missing "s"!).
 

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People who find a trifling issue to whinge about, and use the statement “that sums up the state of xxx in this country”.

No, it doesn’t.
 

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Plastic bottles with built-in (and non removeable) caps, especially the ones which claim to be more "green". I find them annoying to drink from and less green in any case as you can't easily reuse the bottles for other purposes.
 

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Plastic bottles with built-in (and non removeable) caps, especially the ones which claim to be more "green". I find them annoying to drink from and less green in any case as you can't easily reuse the bottles for other purposes.
I understand this is often done to prevent reuse of the bottle, which would supposedly be unhygienic. In reality I wouldn't be surprised if companies view the main benefit as making it more likely you will buy a new one rather than reuse an existing one.
 

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The common use of over-dramatic language.

Such as ‘carnage’ to describe something chaotic. Carnage of course means ‘the killing of a large number of people’. I’m not sure that spending half an hour queuing up for petrol is quite the same thing….
 

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Crap cover versions of songs. (Good ones that reimagine or improve the original version are acceptable)

The common use of over-dramatic language.

Such as ‘carnage’ to describe something chaotic. Carnage of course means ‘the killing of a large number of people’. I’m not sure that spending half an hour queuing up for petrol is quite the same thing….

See also: Couple of trains canceled = "Chaos"
 

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