Things that ruffle your feathers.

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C*nts who don't observe the 2 minute silence  

they were sh*t anyway.

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I'm writing a handbook of phrases to use to avoid such people.
"I'm already signed up"
"I'm allergic"
"Racist!"

For the non-charity people, just saying you work in market research is a get out clause because it means you know how the questionaires work, and so would bias it.

I still think that there is no call for anyone to be rude to these people, a simple "sorry, I'm busy/ on my way to work" often suffices. It's what I say, or I just shake my head like I've lost my voice. Don't ignore them. It's bloody depressing, especially when you're just trying to earn a living.

Ruffling my feathers is my phone phobia....! I hate talking on the phone! And at the moment, Martin keeps encouraging me to cold call schools to try to promote my business....That is my biggest nightmare. I know I'm going to have to do it today, but I'm dreading it. I freeze up and don't know what to say and it's so difficult to gauge the other person's reaction, particularly when I don't know them.

Sarah xx

This, which I shall be double posting to the happy thread, for the obvious reasons

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Dear Mr. Burrows,

We encounter hundreds of these issues on a daily basis and cannot remember what each photo is depicting.  Therefore we ask for confirmation of the photo so that we can investigate further.  Our intention is to protect our customer base and those who wish to become a customer of Bose and ensure that when they purchase a product branded Bose they receive a product which has been manufactured by Bose and not some Chinese company who is hijacking the brand in order to make a quick euro.  

It seems that you are highly tuned into the electronics industry and thus I would think that you would respect our approach in dealing with these issues.  eBay has a proliferation of these issues and many companies such as ours deals with these issues in the same way.  Should you wish to make defamatory statements about Bose we reserve all rights in that respect.

We appreciate your sending of the photos again for our inspection and can confirm that these do appear to be legitimate Bose in-ear headphones.  We will undertake to contact eBay immediately to resolve this situation and appreciate your willingness to cooperate in our investigation.  

With Kind Regards,

Bose Legal Department

No apology, though. And also the seemingly worrying implication that they just pulled my auction for no reason other than it being a Bose product, since the photos I sent over were identical to the ones used in the auction listing.

So, another email shall be going back, this one slightly more arsey than the last.

My mother putting the bread in the freezer.

We'll be halfway through, almost finished, or just started a loaf of bread and I'll come looking for a slice at lunchtime and find, LO, she's frozen it.

Why must she torture us so?  

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If girls knew you you'd find someone, you're really funny. You really really like properly make me laugh, that's all I need. Seriously, if I didn't have a boyfriend....

HE CALLS YOU FAT AND GENERALLY TREATS YOU LIKE SH*T!
I f*cking hate that guy. Seriously, they broke up and she stopped her silly milkshake diet that was making her ill and now they've gotten back together and she's gone back on it because he called her Tuna, which is apparently the name of a really fat guy in Blow, and Johnny Vegas.
She looks amazing the way she is, people that treat women like that and make them feel bad about their appearance are the worst kind of manipulative scum.
Even if I didn't like her I'd be p*ssed off at it, it's unforgivably cruel and evil to make someone think they have a weight problem when they don't.