General Yellows Forums Room 101

[Londox]

An idea a poster had on the Forum Groans thread genuinely struck me as an interesting this to discuss, what would go in your 'Room 101' ?

I saw some of the Frank Skinner Room 101. If you had your chance to put things in Room 101, what would they be?

For me.
1. Inconsiderate people on their phones on public transport - this is an absolute plague, people playing music and even worse tiktok out loud on trains is one of the most arrogant, self-centred acts imaginable. There is such a self-centredness to people who feel their noise is appropriate, but they are often the first people to get annoyed by other peoples noise. If you challenge them or ask them to quiet down it's always a battle it's never "sorry about that".

2. Supermarket self-checkout culture - the amount of times I end up being stood like a lemon waiting at self-checkouts is infuriating. Often times where I live there is a Sainsbury local where no one is manning the self checkout, lots of people just walk out without paying due to frustration rather than a criminal urge.

3. Stupid baby names - I'm grumpy beyond my years but people naming their kids "cute" sounding names seemingly unaware they will one day become adults does my suede in. Whatever happened to the Ians and the Duncans? Some of the names I hear from school teacher friends of mine boggle the mind. "Uunique" (with two U's) being one, or naming your kid Tiger or some American waffle like Hunter, it just boggles my mind. For me names should convey tradition of some sort, I'm a grumpy fella but it annoys me.

4. Premier League armchair fans - Specifically the type that call into Talksport and say "he only costs £30m" when they're on £40,000 pounds a year, seemingly unaware of the irony of how ludicrous the financial state have become. There is something uniquely cringe about a Toby from West Sussex who supports Liverpool. They never admit it's a glory thing either, "my favourite player was Steven Gerrard growing up". Grim.

 

[Marked Ox]

The quality of the wheels on shopping trolleys. Can pretty much guarantee they will either have a wobble or be uneven and whichever it is it will be noisy.

 

[Eric Blair]

People who pretend to be fixated on a well known matter of trivia in an attempt to be funny i.e. "A Jaffa Cake is a biscuit not a cake!" or ""always put the jam on the scone first before the cream. Anything else is crazy". People who try to ignite these faux debates in order to be funny can just f**k off.

 

[MarkG]

I think I have a theme of impatience here

• people who order cups of tea at half time
• people who aren't ready to pay once they've finished ordering
• car drivers who are turning right off a queue of traffic on the main road whilst I am waiting to turn right onto the main road from a side road, and they don't think to let me out first.

 

[Essexyellows]

Don`t get me started.................

1. People who spit on the street.

I would go full on Singapore and fine them a lot of money.

Failing that I would place snipers on tall building with .50cals and free licence to execute them.

It is THE most disgusting, anti-social, unhygienic thing anyone can do, short of having a dump.

 

[Eric Blair]

The phrase "please take your personal belongings with you". Don't need the word personal and it genuinely makes me shudder every time I hear it on the train.

 

[Eric Blair]

"See it, say it, sorted"

 

[isibuko]

People who performatively leave internet forums. Who cares?

People who don’t thank you for holding a door open.

 

[Morris Oxford]

Selfish behaviour in general gets my goat.

Littering, there’s absolutely no excuse for it, take it home with you or put it in a bin. I include cigarette ends and chewing gum in that.

Spitting in the street. Disgusting.

Umbrellas, if you’re going to use one don’t take someone else’s eye out with it, it’s up to you to move out the way.

Caravans, get ‘em off the road, especially single carriage ways. Nobody needs one, stay in a B&B and support the local economy.

Drinking takeaway coffee whilst aimlessly wandering down the street, going into other shops with it and spilling it on the floor and being completely unaware.

The entitlement of some dog owners is extraordinary. It’s not for landowners or public bodies to provide an area for your dog to run around in.

Drivers who can’t be arsed to indicate.

People who jump queues.

People who stand too close and don’t understand what personal space means.

People at football matches who constantly moan.

Brussel Sprouts, the Devil’s grapes. Vile.

Pious, virtue signallers especially on social media.

That’ll do for starters.

 

[Eric Blair]

Don`t get me started.................

1. People who spit on the street.

I would go full on Singapore and fine them a lot of money.

Failing that I would place snipers on tall building with .50cals and free licence to execute them.

It is THE most disgusting, anti-social, unhygienic thing anyone can do, short of having a dump.

I am massively against state over reach, hate violence and see the complexity in any given situation but I back @Essexyellows with his innovative sniper idea 100%.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

- People who buy Starbucks every day on the way to work and then moan they have no money.
- Middle lane hoggers.
- Seeing lads with them stupid little man bags.
- People who are quite happy to give their opinion to others but don't like it if someone responses with theirs.
- Unnecessary amount of political threads/chat on a forum which is meant for football.
- FIFA
- UEFA
- 2 team wankers

 

[m]

The fact that in Sainsbury's Wantage we have to put a £ in to get a trolley and then scan our receipts to get out of the shop, whilst in DIDCOT they have to do neither!

I don't know whether I'm putting Sainsbury's, Didcot, or the whole universe in there, but something's f*****g going in.

I'm off to drink cheap rum straight from the bottle.

 

[Wallop]

People who watch streams on their mobile phones in public places with the volume turned up.

 

[Eric Blair]

People who jump queues.

Scum. Subhuman scum.

 

[90syeIlow]

An idea a poster had on the Forum Groans thread genuinely struck me as an interesting this to discuss, what would go in your 'Room 101' ?

I saw some of the Frank Skinner Room 101. If you had your chance to put things in Room 101, what would they be?

For me.
1. Inconsiderate people on their phones on public transport - this is an absolute plague, people playing music and even worse tiktok out loud on trains is one of the most arrogant, self-centred acts imaginable. There is such a self-centredness to people who feel their noise is appropriate, but they are often the first people to get annoyed by other peoples noise. If you challenge them or ask them to quiet down it's always a battle it's never "sorry about that".

2. Supermarket self-checkout culture - the amount of times I end up being stood like a lemon waiting at self-checkouts is infuriating. Often times where I live there is a Sainsbury local where no one is manning the self checkout, lots of people just walk out without paying due to frustration rather than a criminal urge.

3. Stupid baby names - I'm grumpy beyond my years but people naming their kids "cute" sounding names seemingly unaware they will one day become adults does my suede in. Whatever happened to the Ians and the Duncans? Some of the names I hear from school teacher friends of mine boggle the mind. "Uunique" (with two U's) being one, or naming your kid Tiger or some American waffle like Hunter, it just boggles my mind. For me names should convey tradition of some sort, I'm a grumpy fella but it annoys me.

4. Premier League armchair fans - Specifically the type that call into Talksport and say "he only costs £30m" when they're on £40,000 pounds a year, seemingly unaware of the irony of how ludicrous the financial state have become. There is something uniquely cringe about a Toby from West Sussex who supports Liverpool. They never admit it's a glory thing either, "my favourite player was Steven Gerrard growing up". Grim.

All very valid points, though Sainsbury's are the best when it comes to having staff around to assist. They also make you tap your receipt to exit so you can’t leave without paying (even though this wastes a s**t load of paper).

 

[Londox]

Pious, virtue signallers especially on social media.

That’ll do for starters.

I wonder if there has always been irritatingly pious virtue signallers and social media is just an avenue for them to express their irritating peity, or social media has made people increasingly pious and virtue-signally?

The common theme is that people don't like selfishness on this thread, it's a minority of people being selfish bast@rds who really do ruin it for the rest of us.

 

[Londox]

All very valid points, though Sainsbury's are the best when it comes to having staff around to assist. They also make you tap your receipt to exit so you can’t leave without paying (even though this wastes a s**t load of paper).

My local Sainsburys is a terrible offender for having no one to help, but I've had the same isue at co-op and Tesco.

If you are going to remove tills, then at least have staff around to deal with those irritating machines.

 

[SteMerritt]

1) People who set up 'Room 101 threads' on internet forums.
2) People who will read my first point and want to pull me up for using 'forums' instead of 'fora'
People who start numbered lists, but abandon them after only a couple of items.

 

[Emilio]

Drivers who don't indicate when there are no other cars about. Pedestrians still need to know what you're planning on doing. Dickheads.


I see @Morris Oxford has already mentioned this. Good man.

 

[m]

1) People who set up 'Room 101 threads' on internet forums.
2) People who will read my first point and want to pull me up for using 'forums' instead of 'fora'
People who start numbered lists, but abandon them after only a couple of items.

You've reminded me:

People.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

The phrase "please take your personal belongings with you". Don't need the word personal and it genuinely makes me shudder every time I hear it on the train.

(Not trying to get at you specifically and I’m sure you may have had your tongue slightly in cheek, but…)

People who get suddenly and genuinely angry, furious even, over tiny things which don’t matter and that don’t really affect them in any meaningful way.

I find it’s usually older people, but for example you’ll be off somewhere to have a nice day out with them and something like that train announcement will happen and they’ll become hugely irritated, pointing out for the hundredth time that you don’t need that ‘personal’ before belongings, and then you’ll get off the train and on to your day but their whole energy is off now, they’re annoyed.

It’s not only jarring when they suddenly blow up like that, but it also feels so unnecessary when it puts a dampener on what comes next - why can’t they just ignore it or laugh it off?

That was just one example that you reminded me of - there’s loads like that.

In fact I’d extend it to anyone who gets suddenly and irrationally angry over anything in the wider world. A politician will come on the radio and they’ll shout ‘Oh SHUT UP!’ and angrily turn it off.

Just chill out, man. You might find life is a lot more enjoyable…

 

[holdsteady]

Anyone man over the age of 16 wearing white socks. When I was young it meant you were a virgin, now it’s all the rage, I would like the social stigma bought back.

 

[Londox]

1) People who set up 'Room 101 threads' on internet forums.
2) People who will read my first point and want to pull me up for using 'forums' instead of 'fora'
People who start numbered lists, but abandon them after only a couple of items.

So you're saying you don't like pedants?

 

[90syeIlow]

My local Sainsburys is a terrible offender for having no one to help, but I've had the same isue at co-op and Tesco.

If you are going to remove tills, then at least have staff around to deal with those irritating machines.

I hate the self-checkout machines.

They give you practically zero space to put your shopping once scanned, but if you put it anywhere but where it’s supposed to it will lock you out - f*****g nightmare.

 

[Kamal]

Regarding self checkouts my local Lidl has now introduced a barrier where you need to scan your receipt to allow you to leave.

Not only is this a waste of time but also a massive waste of paper as everyone throws their receipts in the bin after the barrier.

 

[90syeIlow]

Anyone man over the age of 16 wearing white socks. When I was young it meant you were a virgin, now it’s all the rage, I would like the social stigma bought back.

What colour do you recommend for exercising/playing sports then?

 

[Londox]

I hate the self-checkout machines.

They give you practically zero space to put your shopping once scanned, but if you put it anywhere but where it’s supposed to it will lock you out - f*****g nightmare.

You are my friend.

 

[Oxford57]

Pavement parking, trying to remember passwords ,people in general,overseas call centres,traffic in oxford,politics,tippy tappy football,,the list could be endless ,needs to take a deep breath,

 

[holdsteady]

What colour do you recommend for exercising/playing sports then?

I don’t wear any in the gym. For football you can wear other colours.

 

[90syeIlow]

I don’t wear any in the gym. For football you can wear other colours.

Are you aware that sports other than football exist and why would you wear trainers without socks in the gym?