CPFC BBS - Things that annoy you

This post reminds me of an argument I once had with my bank a few years ago. Now older posters may recall back in the days of people writing cheques as a matter of course, you would pay one in and it would normally take 3 days to clear. However with the advance of modern banking, it seems a cheque nowadays actually takes longer to clear, and when I pointed this out, the bloke on the phone was adamant I was wrong, the bastard.

Scruff the printed numbers on the cheque so that they can't be read by machine, takes ages to clear.

FORZA SELHURST

16-02-2016 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ElwissAtMemphis (Post 12823395)

Yes but to be fair I didn't know that exactly. I would have said 1810. The head dumbass, while thinking outloud, said something like "I'd guess 1500".

That was considerably bad given the other team had already identified Napoleon.

ElwissAtMemphis

16-02-2016 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jobiinthelastmi (Post 12823407)

Having a hair cut where it looks like an ice gem

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3 Beers at HT

16-02-2016 09:57 PM

I feel we may need to start a thread on Pointless, two more incidents of stupidity and annoyance have occured today.

Earlier on BBC1, the topic being 'famous people's surnames, beginning with the letter B', some bloke banged on about 'every one knows the Scout leader but I reckon it'll be a high score' but then proceeded to answer 'the inventor of the system of raised dots on paper' with Braille :confused: :grrr:

The irony being he won the jackpot at the end of the show.

Secondly, on Challenge earlier, the subject of 'Julius Caesar' more people (71) knew the name of the Egyptian queen who reputedly gave birth to his son than the number of people who knew the month that was named after him (66) FFS :bash:

FORZA SELHURST

16-02-2016 10:26 PM

TBF I think he knew it was 'Louis Braille' while the public answer had clearly been counted on the basis of just 'Braille' - seventy-something.

Which seemed a bit harsh on the bird who got the wrong Bronte sister - why couldn't she just say 'Bronte'?

danpalace07

17-02-2016 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Stellavista (Post 12823657)

Really? I remember being fascinated from a very early age. I've got a stick men drawing of the Battle of Hastings from when I was about four.

depends if you have good teachers

chrisophiex

17-02-2016 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by danpalace07 (Post 12823932)

depends if you have good teachers

Capital D when starting a sentence please.

:D

EagleSE24

17-02-2016 12:26 PM

People who take a bite of food mid-sentence while talking to you.

catty

17-02-2016 04:43 PM

Inconsistency

Chocky

17-02-2016 06:49 PM

I thought everyone knew Waterloo was named after a station and Julius Caesar was named after a salad.

ET1	17-02-2016 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 3 Beers at HT (Post 12823365)

You forgot:

(4) Name the year the battle took place

This was the lowest scoring question of the 5??!!

What the f*ck did those 100 divs learn at school, whichever generation they're from.

I only studied History for 3 years (up to 14), but I have visited the Monument in Belgium en route to Euro 2000.

I don't remember ever being taught about Waterloo, Trafalgar, Nelson or Napoleon in primary or secondary school during 90s/00s.

History was all about Romans, 1066, Tudors, Slave Trade, Suffragettes, WW1/WW2, holocaust and that's it.

little al

17-02-2016 08:51 PM

Any Haribo advert. Adults talking like 2 years olds is shite.

Chocky

17-02-2016 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by little al (Post 12825132)

Any Haribo advert. Adults talking like 2 years olds is shite.

Big willies. Smelly plops.

little al

17-02-2016 09:05 PM

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