What gets your goat?

[Henry P]

What or who irks and annoys you? Who gets on your wick? What rattles your cage and gets under your skin? What really gets your goat? Let it out- it can only be good for you (provided you are not sued for defamation!)
I'll start-
Speed cameras

[smorzando]

people who push in front in queues.

[Henry P]

Queues

[Maryd.]

Crowds

[Henry P]

Drivers who go 10mph below the limit

[Jermac]

people who are cruel for no reason

[Henry P]

People who pull rank over minions at work

[Maryd.]

People who think they make their own rules!!!

[Henry P]

The undeserving rich and grossly overpaid

[Maryd.]

(True that Henry)

Bad drivers... ANGRY!!!!!!!

[Henry P]

Politicians who are in it for the money, fame, power and pensions (is that all of them?)

[Maryd.]

Yep, sure is...

Inconsiderate people.

[Henry P]

Hysterical sports commentators

[Maryd.]

Television

[Henry P]

Advertising on the radio and TV

[Maryd.]

I love a good drink, by people who drink and drive make me mad.

[Henry P]

Underage drinkers

[Maryd.]

Fussy women.

[Jermac]

people who think that the world revolves around them

[Henry P]

people who walk with an unnatural swagger to attract attention

[Maryd.]

Violence

[Henry P]

Mindless habitual foul language used without intended humour or anger

[Maryd.]

(Yes... So true Henry)

Educated people who pronounce the word ask, as akz

[Henry P]

I thought that was a Caribbean thing?
Flooded public toilets

[Jermac]

people who suddenly cut in front of you when you're driving

[Maryd.]

Life... (Sorry having a bad day)

[Henry P]

Things will be better tomorrow, my dear
Women who show too much flesh at work

[Maryd.]

Yes, not necessary.

Agressive men!

[Henry P]

aggressive anybody

[Maryd.]

Bullies

[Henry P]

arrogance

[Maryd.]

Ignorance

[Henry P]

Deliberate wanton ignorance. I taught kids who asked what's the point of knowing this?

[Maryd.]

Oh, that gets my goat as well.

[Henry P]

Too much make-up, especially on young gorls who don't need to gild their lilies

[Maryd.]

Fake people... Argh!

[Henry P]

politicians? salesmen? crawlers at work? all fakes
unsolicited phone callers claiming they're not selling anything when they are

[Maryd.]

Phone calls from other countries, selling items/banking deals from one's own country.

[Henry P]

You get them too? Usually from India? Phone rings, then four seconds silence, then someone asks if you're Mrs X? Had one yesterday trying to sell "energy-saving devices". I have them- off switches
Ridiculous "labour" charges from car dealers and garages

[Maryd.]

Ohh hate that.

Women who stay in an abusive relationship to spare loneliness.

[Henry P]

Men who assault their women

[Maryd.]

Men who fight for fun

[Henry P]

Men who deliberately try to look intimidating- muscles out, head shaved, aggressive stance

[Maryd.]

Women who stupidly fall for such men

[Henry P]

Slugs in my garden

[Maryd.]

People who leave snail pallets lying around for pets to eat, only to be poisoned

[Henry P]

I used to do that, now use the nematode worms which you water in. They really work, but you have to top them up after six to eight weeks
Bling- sovereign rings, thick gold chains, gold teeth

[Maryd.]

Jewellery in general

[Henry P]

I like tasteful jewellery, but not an excess
Rappers

[Maryd.]

Yes, it's not music. Especially the one's that throw in abusive words to make a point.
Family squabbles.

[Henry P]

I echo that
Modern jazz- if they can play, why don't they write a tune?

[Maryd.]

Loud screaming bands... Can't understand a word they're saying... So much for lyrics!

[Henry P]

I like a bit of raw noise
Simon Cowell

[Maryd.]

Well, everyone needs a Simon Cowell on TV. So yes, it is quite funny to watch.

Idol?

[Henry P]

Big Brother

[Maryd.]

Hate big brother... Never watch it.

Television.

[Henry P]

I like good programmes, but there aren't many
Celebrity magazines

[Maryd.]

Full page spread advertising in books and newspapers.

[Henry P]

bare-chested men on the street in warm weather

[Maryd.]

People who don't wear shoes in public.

[Henry P]

Schoolgirls with bleached hair and pancake makeup

[Maryd.]

School girls who hitch up their school dresses when they leave the school grounds.

[Henry P]

Driving on snow (we've just a covering tonight and this morning)

[Maryd.]

I know this may sound silly... But I have never seen snow. Well I have in photos, but not for real. I wish it would snow in Melbourne, Australia.

Dry land.

[Henry P]

Snow is picturesque unless you have to travel over it. Have you been to the Snowy Mountains? There'll be some there in your winter (July/August?)
I actually like dry land, coming from a grey drizzled muddy country. I loved the desert in Israel
Corned beefs tins you open with a key

[Maryd.]

Arrogance.

[Henry P]

I agree
People with those hands-free mobile phones, talking to themselves, without the phone to their ear. Lazy and weird

[Maryd.]

Insensitivity

[Henry P]

Ever-rising prices not reflected in the official inflation rate

[Maryd.]

Petrol/gasoline, that goes down on Tuesday and up on Friday.

[Henry P]

the amount of government tax on necessities like petrol and fuel

[Maryd.]

Taxes in general

[Henry P]

the way governments misspend taxes on cronies, jobs for the boys and projects to keep their voters sweet

[Maryd.]

The way politicians spend more money on their campaigns to help them win an election, than to use it for something more important

[Henry P]

Political party campaign songs- Born in The USA, Things can only get better

[Maryd.]

Politicians in general.

[Henry P]

Most , but not all, are in it for fame, power, pensions, money after political life (look at Blair)
Judges ' wigs

[Maryd.]

Wigs, used for vanity.

[Henry P]

Men's hairpieces- more funny than annoying

[Maryd.]

Women over the age of 55, who think it's ok to wear mini skirts.

[Henry P]

that depends on what their legs are like
Size zero anorexic models

[Maryd.]

(cheeky)
Size 0 models...
Yes, very unhealthy.
Undisciplined children.

[Maryd.]

(cheeky)
Size 0 models...
Yes, very unhealthy.
Undisciplined children.

[Henry P]

I certainly disciplined mine
Kids running riot in supermarkets

[Maryd.]

Hate

Mothers hitting their children, whilst in supermarkets

[Henry P]

Fake deals in supermarkets

[Maryd.]

Crowded places

[Gardenhead]

Religious fundamentalism; prejudice, hatred, and violence that spread from its dogma.

[Henry P]

Amen, young sir
religious "fasting"- no meat on Fridays, pre-dawn and post-dusk gorging in Ramadan

[Maryd.]

Shop owners that won't stock a product, due to their religious beliefs.

[Luna Light]

(Would you sell fried cats and dogs if you lived in China??)

Pointing in my face (MAKES ME SOOO MAD!)

[Maryd.]

(no, I am an animal lover - eeewww)

People accepting a phone call whilst in the middle of an important meeting with you.

[Luna Light]

(so why should another person sell something they feel strongly against?)

Yeah that's so rude- phone should be off.

People that play music in public but refuse to use headphones.

[Maryd.]

Annoying...

When on the phone: People who continue to talk to you, even after you say..."I must go, I am busy."

[Henry P]

Office staff/receptionists finishing personal chitchat while you wait for their sattention

[Maryd.]

When driving, people pulling up along side anther car and chatting to each other casusally through their windows, holding up traffic on both sides of the street.

[Henry P]

Double and treble parking

[Maryd.]

No parking

[Henry P]

People who block the aisles in supermarkets for a chat

[Maryd.]

Parents who constantly over feed their children, just to stop them from crying.

[Henry P]

They even bring food to church to stop up the little darlings
Shop assistants who ignore you till accosted

[Jermac]

People who come up to you and say "You don't remember me, do you? What's my name? I bet you can't remember."

I've actually had people to do this.

[Henry P]

I don't mind that- they're being friendly. I get quite often as an ex-teacher
People who ignore you when you sit next to them and attempt small talk

[Maryd.]

People who latch on to you at a party and follow you around like a dog on a leash.

[Henry P]

Never had that, but then I like attention
When your partner leaves you with strangers at a party

[Maryd.]

Oh, I have had that happen once too many times... But I make friends fast and it always works out better for me.

When your partner nags you to go to a work function, then leaves you alone all night while he talks shop with his collegues.

[Henry P]

My wife tried to stop me going to work functions because I worked with a lot of women
Have you ever had someone think you're younger than you are?

[Maryd.]

No. Not that lucky, to look younger than I am.

Have you ever been told you look older than you are?

[Henry P]

I 've been thought older by schoolkids, and younger by colleagues
Have you ever been complimented on your appearance at work?

[Henry P]

I'm getting threads mixed up here.
I hate drivers who don't indicate

[Maryd.]

I'm getting threads mixed up here.
I hate drivers who don't indicate

Silly me got mixed up with you...:rolleyes:

I hate driver who drive slow in the fast lane

[Henry P]

People who hide their faces with hoodies or Muslim veils

[Maryd.]

Oh hate it when people hide their faces.

People who expect you to drop everything when they need you, but have no time for you, whn you need them.

[Henry P]

coffee breath

[Maryd.]

Smokers breath... Yuk!

[Henry P]

smokers being persecuted by the law

[Maryd.]

Long lines in the supermarket.

[Henry P]

That boring curling at the Winter Olympics with the brushes

[Maryd.]

Days over 35 degree heat.

[Henry P]

Traffic lights which aren't working

[Maryd.]

Teenagers who think they know it all.

[Henry P]

Teenagers who are arrogant because they naively think they know all that's worth knowing

[Maryd.]

Women or men over 40 trying to dress like a teenager

[Henry P]

cars parked on the wrong side of the road facing oncoming traffic

[Maryd.]

People reversing on a freeway to go back to, a missed exit.

[Henry P]

Really grotty dusty convenience stores full of out-of-date expensive crap

[Maryd.]

Snobby dress shop assistants, who think you cannot afford their products.

[Jermac]

Peope who ask you a question but don't give you time to answer before they ask you another question

[Maryd.]

People who whinge and moan about had bad life is for them.?

[Luna Light]

OH! My life is the worse life ever!!...

I joke, I joke,
to get on Maryds goat,
:D

People who interrupt!

[Maryd.]

OH! My life is the worse life ever!!...

I joke, I joke,
to get on Maryds goat,
:D

People who interrupt!


Thanks Luna, I was about to send you a pm and console you. Because even though, people who complain get my goat... I feel for anyone who is sad.:hug:

Arrogance.

[Gardenhead]

(Would you sell fried cats and dogs if you lived in China??)


No, but it'd have nothing to do with supernatural beliefs; I'm a vegetarian on ethical grounds, which has a whole lot more evidential basis behind it than scripture.

Dog and cat meat is only eaten very sporadically in China today anyway.

Regarding my goat being gotten... Muddy foot prints on carpets. Grr!

[Henry P]

Awards ceremonies

[Maryd.]

Nothing but sports on the idiot box (TV)

[Henry P]

deal or No Deal

[Maryd.]

(Yes) That is such a stupid show.

People who beep their car horn at you, but you know you are doing nothing wrong or illegal. They are just in a hurry.

[Henry P]

They don't do that in Britain, they just overtake or more likely, dawdle behind
Rough pubs where no effort has been made to make the surroundings pleasant

[Maryd.]

Adults that use obscene language around young children

[Henry P]

Formulaic R & B music which always sounds the same

[Maryd.]

This new way of singing, with the rolls at the end of words that sound like chickens

[Henry P]

what do you mean? Give an example (I just know it'll get my goat?

[Maryd.]

Overcooked pasta... Yuk, must be Al dente.

[Henry P]

I agree, but crunchy is no good either
Hypocrites

[Maryd.]

(True that)

People who are jealous, becaus you are always happy.

[Henry P]

Pants tucked into socks

[Maryd.]

Argh, that is so ugly...

Those stupid hipster trousers/pants... Especially when you can see one's underclothing. Ergh!

[Henry P]

What, with the thong or underpants visible? Ugh!
High heels at work

[Maryd.]

Well I was a culprit of wearing them when I was younger... But not anymore.

Over dress for work?

[Henry P]

I don't like too sloppy dress at work either
Rain which goes on for days

[Maryd.]

Oh no, not good. Floods, not a good thing.

Heat over 35degrees for days?

[Henry P]

Only experienced that abroad for a few days. Hard to sleep at night in such heat
Sudden inexplicable traffic queues

[Maryd.]

Oh, I am so impatient, I do a U-turn and go another way...

People who use their position to push you around.

[Henry P]

taxi drivers who stop and turn round anywhere

[Maryd.]

Taxi drivers in as a rule... Argh!

[Henry P]

Cleaning the bathroom

[Maryd.]

Vacuuming

[Henry P]

I like vacuuming coz of the instantly visible result
Millionaire footballers

[Maryd.]

Men in high position, who think it's ok, to take advantage of women.

[Henry P]

Women who are willing to be taken advantage of

[Maryd.]

The other women... The kind who say... "I didn't mean to get involved with a married man, it just happened."

[Henry P]

The waste of money that is the Olympics industry

[Maryd.]

Oh I have to agree with you on that one Henry... Absolutetly.

[Henry P]

Sports bosses- the presidents of the Olympics, football, formula 1

[Maryd.]

Fuddy duddy old men... Set in their moody ways.

[Henry P]

crashing websites

[Maryd.]

crashing websites

:mobile:

True that.

Unfriendly people.

[Henry P]

boob jobs

[Maryd.]

Women who think these boob jobs look good.

[Henry P]

Like two grapefruit(or melon) halves look good
Heather Mills/McCartney

[Maryd.]

Oooh, that's a touchie one... We were not flies on the walls in their home, so we don't really know the whole story. But if some old man is going to date and marry a woman, whom is a thousand and one years younger than he... Then he deserves to be taken to the cleaners. Do these weird old men think the young women love them for who they really are???

John and Yoko?

[Henry P]

for all his talent and money, sir Paul sure fell for her
Love John, hate Yoko. He'd still be alive if not for her. A Lennon concert would be really something. He'd have been 70 this year. I miss him
Eurodance music

[Maryd.]

Never heard of it.

(Love John, it was always a toss up of whether I like John or Paul... But still haven't made up my mind.)

People who think they can sing and enter those Idol comps, without anyone telling them they can't.

[Henry P]

Believe me, European dance music is crap- listen to DJ Tiesto
Some of the real duffers on the talent shows are there to be mocked and are paid for it
Celebrity shows

[Maryd.]

I like Ellen... But that's it. But I really don't like the idiot box.

Game shows?

[Maryd.]

I like Ellen... But that's it. But I really don't like the idiot box.

Game shows?

[Henry P]

I hate them
Dragons' Den

[Maryd.]

What is Dragons' Den?

[Henry P]

Don't you have it on Oz?
Would-be entrepreneurs present their big idea to a panel of mean millionaires (dragons) Most are mocked and sent home humiliated, but one always get a loan in return for a cut of the profit. Hate those judgement shows

[Maryd.]

I don't know I heve never heard anything of such a show... So maybe we don't have it here, or maybe it's shown in other states, but not Melbourne.

Games of chance?

[Henry P]

Like- I could win even if I'm crap
Chatshows with guests just out to promote their latest thing

[Maryd.]

Ooooh, hate chat shows.

Nagging old women?

[Henry P]

especially the nosy gossips!
Gossips in general

[Maryd.]

Gossipers are one reason I wanted to started a business at home. Hate them with a vengeance.

Fake women?

[Henry P]

Fake anybody!
The McDonalds jingle- "I'm loving it"

[Maryd.]

Hate fake anybody...

Don't know the McDonalds Jingle.

Modern whining music.

[Henry P]

Any whining music

[Maryd.]

Annoying old men, who think they know everything.

[Henry P]

Horses left out in the snow

[Maryd.]

Horses left out in the snow

Oh, so cruel.

Animals in general, left out in the heat...

[Henry P]

farmers being paid a pittance for their produce

[Maryd.]

The new generation that just don't want to work

[Henry P]

The Queen's children

[rantingpete]

Drivers who think that playing their shit dance music at top volume makes them, somehow, tough. And mistakenly presume I enjoy being woken up by it.

[Henry P]

The buggers put massive speakers in the backs of their cars and the music is always crap
Teenagers allowed to be soldiers

[Maryd.]

Drivers who think that the road rules, don't apply to them.

[Henry P]

People who marry foreigners for money so thay can stay in the country

[Maryd.]

People who marry for money

[Henry P]

The same adverts over and over , especially on the radio

[Maryd.]

Chatty radio announcers.

[Henry P]

Useless traffic news on the radio

[Maryd.]

Boring radio announcers.

[Henry P]

Weather forecasters who try to become personalities

[Maryd.]

Piff... Be good if they got the forecast right once in a while.

Television personalities that have books published just because they are popular.

[Henry P]

Celebs who pretend they're novelists

[Maryd.]

Footballers who think are novelists.

[Henry P]

Autobiographies of twenty-something celebs

[Maryd.]

Autobiographies of twenty-something celebs

Argh, they haven't lived long enough for anything worth reading...

Self absorbers.

[Henry P]

That pathetic bowling on ice with brushes at the winter olympics

[Maryd.]

The winter Olympics

[Henry P]

No, I quite like it overall, It ends today
Silvio Berlusconi

[Maryd.]

Is he the Italian Prime Minister? I don't really follow politics, sorry.

Hit and run drivers.

[Henry P]

Bonuses for bosses

[Maryd.]

Flickering office lights

[Henry P]

lights on in daytime in schools, offices, etc

[Maryd.]

Advertising the average person to not overuse energy, due to green house gases... Walk down any popular holiday destination and see the overuse of lights...

[Henry P]

Paying university tuition fees each year for my daughter whereas I was paid to study 30 -odd years ago

[Maryd.]

Turning down apple pie and custard, so I can go back on my diet again.

[Henry P]

Dieting

[Maryd.]

Working out... Argh!

[Henry P]

really bushy eyebrows

[Maryd.]

really bushy eyebrows

You crack me up...

Hipster pants.

[Henry P]

visible thongs

[Maryd.]

visible thongs


Ewww.

Ripped tights as, fashion... In my day it meant time for new tights!

[Henry P]

Ewww again
Long queues outside nightclubs guarded by ugly bouncers late at night

[Maryd.]

Piff... Can't be bothered waiting. Go to a piano lounge somewhere and chat with good friends.

Friends that are constantly late.

[Henry P]

yes- they make themselves seem special and attract attention. Hitler used to be deliberately late to his rallies and look what happened to him
Political extremists

[Maryd.]

No... to political extremists.

Mohawks... (They are so funny - but)

[Henry P]

Michael Jackson's last doctor Conrad Murray Hired in May- Jacko dead in June

[Maryd.]

Michael Jackson's last doctor Conrad Murray Hired in May- Jacko dead in June

RIP... Michael.

Unfriendly teachers

[Henry P]

Polygamy- I struggle with one wife. Why should have other buggers have several?

[Maryd.]

Polygamy- I struggle with one wife. Why should have other buggers have several?:clap:

Insensitive partners

[Henry P]

You don't say!
Robert Mugabe

[Maryd.]

Sorry don't know much about him... Is he a president or someone like that, of Zimbabwe.

Cyber bullies... Or have I said that already?

[Henry P]

Yes, 86-year-old Prez of Zimbabwe, which he has ruined in the last 30 years
Sports judged by judges

[Maryd.]

Never really thought about it.

Snappy bus drivers.

[Henry P]

Idiots who misbehave on buses

[Maryd.]

Buses, that hit the curb, when the turn.

[Henry P]

Your bus services sound pretty bad
Plastic surgery addicts

[Maryd.]

Yep, they sure are!

People without children who think they know how to raise your children, better than you do.

[Henry P]

Like that Supernanny woman Jo Frost(?) with her naughty step
Rupert Murdoch

[Maryd.]

Golly Rupert Murdock...

Pushy people

[Henry P]

Expensive pens- What is the point? I had one given by a girlfriend, but some **** stole it at school

[Maryd.]

Expensive anything... When items/products do not last forever. Just give me simple.

[Henry P]

Suicide clinics

[Maryd.]

Expensive dentists

[Henry P]

They're rip-off merchants
Margaret Thatcher

[Maryd.]

Well, don't laugh, but I use pretend I was Magaret Thatcher as a child... I just loved doing her voice and accent. But don't take well to her these days.

People trying to tame wild animals, only to put them to sleep when they attack someone.

[Henry P]

Thatcher and her crooked son cashed in on an arms dealwith Saudi Arabia
Rich old men with wives young enough to be daughters

[Maryd.]

Rich old men who think the wives were stupid enough to sign a pre-nup, before they wed.

[Henry P]

and the wives who signed them