
Yes, that's right! At last, a holy place, sacred to the really irritating things we see and hear every day.
These are the 7 Deadly Sins of Irritation:
Commercialism |
Immitation |
Americanism |
Abbreviation |
Immaturity |
Ignorance |
Repetition |
Irritation by Scripture
This chapter is made up of irritating phrases and words which people say.
| "Rellies" | noun pl. "relations" or "relatives" of a person. |
| "Profesh" | noun "profesional" |
| "At the end of the day" | phrase "in the end" used mostly by executives and profeshes |
| "With all due respect" | phrase "with no respect at all, you are wrong" |
| "You guys" | phrase Ok for Americans to say, but British office types, no. |
| "Go for it" | phrase Overused outburst, especially when the action requires little or no effort. |
| "Kickaaasss!" | adj "Good" or "Very good". Popularised by seriously irritating cartoon, universally expressed in cheesy American accent. |
| "Sorted" | adj "Sorted out" popularised by east london soap opera, universally expressed in Essex accent with emphasised glottle stop. (sore 'ed) |
| "Guesstimate" | noun A made up estimate. Therefore a meaningless number based on no facts. |
| "Whatever" | phrase "I don't believe you" A popular Americanism, accompanied by hand movement as if batting away a fly which swarms around. American accent required. |
Order of the cloth
This began as irritating things which people wear, but has since been enlarged to encompass all things which people have about their person
| leggings | skin tight trousers. Especially on fat people. |
| pedal pushers | like leggings but only down to just past the knee. Double points for irritating name |
| leg warmers | 1980s socks where the hole goes all the way through. Woolen and sagging. Used by aerobics people |
| headbands | worn by 1980s sports types and pop stars |
| shellsuits | if you don't know what a shellsuit is, you are lucky. Fortunately they are very flammable. |
| baseball caps | typifing trashy american sportswear, they are always perfectly round and have brand names all over. Especially irritating when backwards or sideways except on black people. |
| power skirt-suits | worn by rich bourgois career women and drag queens. Extremely intimidating. Includes shoulder pads which can spike you. |
| all varieties of golf apparel | tweed, knitting, golf shoes, Pringle, caddies etc. |
| Disney ties | worn by bussinesmen who want to conform whilst not conforming. Also flammable |
| Cargo shorts | worn by architects and poseurs worldwide. usually with pockets and sandals, and in desert colours to give the impression that the wearer has just come back from safari. |
The sacred signs
All irritating things which people do. If someone does one of these actions, refer immediately to your holy remedies table.
| buyaka | gangsta rap thing which no actual gangsta rappers do. Like clicking you fingers but by the side of your head, forwards. See Ali G |
| Devil signs | many variations, but basically index and little finger in air. Heavy metal people do it. |
| inverted commas | index and middle fingers on both hands draw imaginary quotation marks in the air to symbolise real ones. Used by people who don't know what they are talking about. |
| Drinking your pint | usually without asking, they take slurp and get slobber all over the glass. |
| spilling your pint down your leg | usually by knocking the table, that way load of pints get spilled and the table becomes a lake. |
| fanning or flapping | rapidly waving hands at face as if to cool it. used by over excited girls. |
| head waggle | used by girls to say "I don't care". A slight cocking of the head to one or both sides, with an attempt at shrug. |