Irritations

[Herlock Sholmes]

That “see it, say it, sorted” message on the railways and the underground.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Announcers at railway and coach stations or in supermarkets that no one can understand.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Radio stations that play the same songs over and over.

[C. F. Leon]

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People are complaining that the Thompson conversation has taken over this thread, so I'll stop here. I'm sure we'll continue to talk in other, more appropriate threads. I'm going to take some time to read up on Thompson so I can have a more informed opinion.

Thank you for your restraint, Kunochan. Part of Good Form is know when to shut up. Unfortunately, Good Form isn't being taught ANYWHERE nowadays.

[Doctored Whatsit]

I'm in Scotland CFL.

I'm not sure what species of wasp it was, but it was certainly angry about something!

There was no food around, but it dropped on me from a tree in the garden and immediately stung me!

I guess it's late summertime when they all start going a bit nuts.

I think they get intoxicated on late summer fruit, and become the insect version of lager louts.

[Ms Diddles]

I have been bitten by fire ants and I can tell you they don't call them fire for nothing.

c.d.

Ouch!

I once accidentally sat on a jellyfish in Malta.

It was excruciating and I couldn't sit down for a week!!

[c.d.]

I have been bitten by fire ants and I can tell you they don't call them fire for nothing.

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

Since I don't know your location, Ms Diddles, I can't be sure, but I'm guessing that you had an encounter with a yellowjacket, which are VERY territorial and bad-tempered to boot. They smell your food (even the stains on your clothing from last night's dinner) and go into seagull mentality (Mine! MINE!).

I'm in Scotland CFL.

I'm not sure what species of wasp it was, but it was certainly angry about something!

There was no food around, but it dropped on me from a tree in the garden and immediately stung me!

I guess it's late summertime when they all start going a bit nuts.

[Ms Diddles]

Yes, like flies, what is the point of Wasps?

Well, the one thing I'd say in favour of flies (sky raisins) is that they provide excellent entertainment, exercise and invariably extra nutrients for my cats if they ever have the misfortune of entering my house!

The same applies to spiders, although that's usually all over in seconds.

It's like an Attenborough documentary here sometimes!

[C. F. Leon]

Yes, like flies, what is the point of Wasps?

Seriously, in the ecological sense, like vultures and hyenas they are scavengers and clean up other people's messes. Humans absolutely HATE scavengers, but we make the biggest messes, which then attracts them. Go figure the hypocrisy.

[Sorry, this was supposed to be a follow-on to the previous post.]

[C. F. Leon]

Wasps!

I was minding my own business earlier today when one landed on me and stung me!

It was a completely unprovoked attack.

Even though I dislike them, I'm never mean to them and always remove them humanely.

It seems that doesn't give me a free pass.

Arseholes!

Since I don't know your location, Ms Diddles, I can't be sure, but I'm guessing that you had an encounter with a yellowjacket, which are VERY territorial and bad-tempered to boot. They smell your food (even the stains on your clothing from last night's dinner) and go into seagull mentality (Mine! MINE!).

[C. F. Leon]

Yes, like flies, what is the point of Wasps?

To counter WASCs (White Anglo-Saxon Catholics)?

[Herlock Sholmes]

Wasps!

I was minding my own business earlier today when one landed on me and stung me!

It was a completely unprovoked attack.

Even though I dislike them, I'm never mean to them and always remove them humanely.

It seems that doesn't give me a free pass.

Arseholes!

Yes, like flies, what is the point of Wasps?

[Ms Diddles]

Wasps!

I was minding my own business earlier today when one landed on me and stung me!

It was a completely unprovoked attack.

Even though I dislike them, I'm never mean to them and always remove them humanely.

It seems that doesn't give me a free pass.

Arseholes!

[Pcdunn]

association with prostitutes, disappearance of his prostitute lover right before the killings,

I am very irritated by your phrasing here, which implies Thompson may have murdered his prostitute lover! Ridiculous exaggeration of the idea that he walked the streets looking for her due to affection.