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

[nlogax]

Do you not find that uploading and downloading files from it takes ridiculously long?
I had to upload 48 megabytes earlier and it took almost 15 minutes despite having a fast internet connection.

Tbh I don't keep track of upload speeds, OneDrive just sits quietly up on the menu bar uploading, syncing and doing its thing without complaint.

 

[py_megapixel]

Tbh I don't keep track of upload speeds, OneDrive just sits quietly up on the menu bar uploading, syncing and doing its thing without complaint.

Ah. I use it for file sharing (because it integrates with our organisation licensed Office 365) but it takes ages.
I don't tend to use it for backup purposes

 

[birchesgreen]

OneDrive, which my company switched to last year unfortunately, is awful. Sometimes it takes such a long for even smallish (in relative terms these days) to sync in and be available.

 

[xotGD]

no fryer in any catering outlet should be cooking meat/dairy products with the same oil and in the same appliance as non-meat/dairy products

We have a separate pan of lard that we only use for cooking vegan food.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

We have a separate pan of lard that we only use for cooking vegan food.

Isn't lard essentially rendered pig fat?

 

[Class800]

The concept of this thread is pretty simple. Imagining you were an entirely selfish dictator guaranteed to stay in power for your entire life, and you wanted to make the world 'perfect' from your perspective, what petty things that annoy you would you make illegal?

Let's try to keep this lighthearted please. An example I'll give is ticket booking interfaces where typing a CRS code in the station search field doesn't automatically send the pertinent station to the top of the list.

farting

 

[Strat-tastic]

I ban Amazon from not giving track listings for albums they sell.

I also ban people on this thread from banning people who do things, as opposed to banning them from doing things.

 

[Bevan Price]

While it had a few funny moments, Only Fools and Horses is ludicrously over rated. Exemplified best by probably the most famous (based on how many times it's repeated) scene of the entire series where Del Boy falls over at the bar. Mildly amusing the first time maybe, but why it's held up as one of the funniest scenes in any series ever is beyond me.

Taking slightly more recent examples, I never 'got' Friends either and How I Met Your Mother gives me a strong urge to throw the TV out of the window. Unfortunately my GF likes both of them.

I think we all have things we cannot understand why they are described as funny. In my case it included Steptoe & Alf Garbage (Garnett). The actors may have been talented, but the "material" was s**t.

 

[xotGD]

Isn't lard essentially rendered pig fat?

Indeed. Just my attempt at humour.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Indeed. Just my attempt at humour.

Didn't want to take it for grunted.

 

[yorksrob]

There's too much comedy being banned on this thread. Please can we can crappy soap operas instead.

 

[Bevan Price]

There's too much comedy being banned on this thread. Please can we can crappy soap operas instead.

Already done that - see post # 2172

 

[yorksrob]

Already done that - see post # 2172

Good. Not before time.

 

[Cowley]

Didn't want to take it for grunted.

Nice.

 

[birchesgreen]

Didn't want to take it for grunted.

Was a bit rash there.

 

[Ianno87]

After 2,325 posts, is there anything in the world left that isn't banned by this thread?

 

[duncanp]

After 2,325 posts, is there anything in the world left that isn't banned by this thread?

The waving of EU flags at the Last Night of the Proms.

Mind you, the way things are going, it probably won't be too long before the Last Night of the Proms is banned.

 

[ABB125]

After 2,325 posts, is there anything in the world left that isn't banned by this thread?

Face masks?

 

[alex397]

Face masks?

I think we already have about a hundred threads dedicated to the banning of face masks.

 

[ABB125]

I think we already have about a hundred threads dedicated to the banning of face masks.

Quite probably! Though I don't recall them being banned in this thread...

 

[Cowley]

Quite probably! Though I don't recall them being banned in this thread...

Yep. They are.

 

[Busaholic]

I think we already have about a hundred threads dedicated to the banning of face masks.

On a sleepness night, I get off by counting to myself the number of threads devoted to face masks. Got up to 582 one night before deciding morphine was a better route.

 

[Acey]

TV Channels that keep making programmes about that God forsaken barren wasteland that is Yorkshire,what with Yorkshire fireman,Yorkshire vets,Yorkshire Farmers ,Yorkshire puddings etc,there ARE other Counties in England !

 

[Ianno87]

TV Channels that keep making programmes about that God forsaken barren wasteland that is Yorkshire,what with Yorkshire fireman,Yorkshire vets,Yorkshire Farmers ,Yorkshire puddings etc,there ARE other Counties in England !

Twenty years ago, Merseyside was the obsession. Trot out some lovable scousers for 25 minutes once a week.

 

[yorksrob]

TV Channels that keep making programmes about that God forsaken barren wasteland that is Yorkshire,what with Yorkshire fireman,Yorkshire vets,Yorkshire Farmers ,Yorkshire puddings etc,there ARE other Counties in England !

There is something very compelling about Yorkshire though.

That said, looking at your avatar, a programme about Sussex would be good as well

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Twenty years ago, Merseyside was the obsession. Trot out some lovable scousers for 25 minutes once a week.

I've been re-watching 'Bread' recently and have been quite enjoying it !

 

[Busaholic]

TV Channels that keep making programmes about that God forsaken barren wasteland that is Yorkshire,what with Yorkshire fireman,Yorkshire vets,Yorkshire Farmers ,Yorkshire puddings etc,there ARE other Counties in England !

I look forward, as a cricket fan, to a fly-on-the-wall series set in Headingley.

 

[Cowley]

People that set the clocks in their cars or kitchens a few minutes fast in the belief that it’ll make them finally get to things on time.
It won’t.
Now you haven’t got a clue what the correct time is and you’ll still be late for everything!

Actually going on from that, people that are constantly late whenever you arrange to meet up with them…

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Actually going on from that, people that are constantly late whenever you arrange to meet up with them…

Is that because they are clueless and disorganised, or maybe because they believe that their time is more important than yours?

 

[Busaholic]

Is that because they are clueless and disorganised, or maybe because they believe that their time is more important than yours?

Could be because they were travelling by GWR?

 

[Cowley]

Is that because they are clueless and disorganised, or maybe because they believe that their time is more important than yours?

Yes could be either couldn’t it? Drives me up the wall…