Irritations

[Abby Normal]

Agreed!

One of my friends is a teacher here in Glasgow, and we regularly discuss the horrendous names some of these kids are saddled with.

The worst one I ever heard was La - a.

Apparently that's Ladasha; "you pronounce the dash!!!!!" (said in an aggressive Glasweigan accent as though incensed that the poor teacher had the nerve to stumble over this stupid name when calling the register!).

Notable mention also to "Ibroxia".

I mean, it's ok to be into Rangers (if you really must), but that sounds like some kind of disease!

Just awful!

hi diddles!
i teach in md and luckily none of tje parents have gone the stupid ridiculous route with their kids names at my school, but they have gotten rather creative. I actually love some of the names:

Nirvana
Gerber (parents were new immigrants from mexico and named him after the baby food!)
Zeppelin (Zep for short)
Lorrell
Unique
Tauryn
Shango (really love that one)
Kaliya
Quinn
Manyana(Manny for short)
Zhaniya
Mazie
Reeve
Genesis
Jaden (like three kids named that! )
Aria
Adelaide(for a girl, Addy for short)

Lots more but you get the picture lol. Very diverse area so i think that contributes to the creative names. alot of the beautiful hispanic names too.. Gabriella, Natalia, Maria, Bonita, Mateo, Tuca (love that one!)But most here are pretty traditional too.. lots of jacks, zacks, alex, olivia, chloe, hanah etc.

[c.d.]

You have to learn how to speak your mind, C.F. and say how you really feel and not hold back like you do.

c.d.

[C. F. Leon]

Even worse: Adding numbers or symbols

You mean like "The Artist Formally Named an Unpronounceable Symbol That He Called a Press Conference to Announce When His Record Sales Were Slipping And The Idiots Actually Bought Into It"?

Talk about Pretentiousness!

[C. F. Leon]

People who insist you use their preferred pronouns when referring to them. Pretentious little *****. Here in the U.S., some school teachers have lost their jobs for refusing to do so and some teachers have lost their jobs for using them.

c.d.

U.S. Law is rarely noted for its consistency.

Actually, this is a good example of all participants vying for Stupid Awards. The parents/guardians that have to call their (on-call) lawyers for EVERY minor thing that dares annoy them; the lawyers with Nothing-Better-To-Do than drum up their 15 minutes of Fame going against the "Fascist Authority"; the courts that cater to this Time & $$-wasting Trivia and the legislators that spend Time, $$ and Energy on Minor **** like this instead of actual useful things that they should be doing like repairing the roads, etc. You know, the stuff that they are actually elected or appointed to do?

Bitter, Me? Nah...

[c.d.]

People who insist you use their preferred pronouns when referring to them. Pretentious little *****. Here in the U.S., some school teachers have lost their jobs for refusing to do so and some teachers have lost their jobs for using them.

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

Even worse: Adding numbers or symbols

Agreed!

One of my friends is a teacher here in Glasgow, and we regularly discuss the horrendous names some of these kids are saddled with.

The worst one I ever heard was La - a.

Apparently that's Ladasha; "you pronounce the dash!!!!!" (said in an aggressive Glasweigan accent as though incensed that the poor teacher had the nerve to stumble over this stupid name when calling the register!).

Notable mention also to "Ibroxia".

I mean, it's ok to be into Rangers (if you really must), but that sounds like some kind of disease!

Just awful!

[Filby]

Parents who give their child a normal name but then spell it in an absurd manner.

Even worse: Adding numbers or symbols

[Tani]

The price of books is insane.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I purchased a large, nicely produced 'Ripper diary' book a year or two ago and haven't read it because the print was too small. I learned to not buy old paperbacks produced in the early 70s for this reason. Also, some Kindle books are just small scans of the hard copy's pages which are quite difficult to read. I don't understand these choices by publishers. There should at least be a warning.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

I’ve never had the problem with Kindle books Tom but I haven’t really bought that many. You’re right though, there should be a warning or there should be a page available as a sample.

[Tom_Wescott]

I had that problem about a year ago with a book that I’d ordered from Amazon c.d. Minute print. It was a lesson learned though because I went back and read the reviews and three of them complained about the print size.

I purchased a large, nicely produced 'Ripper diary' book a year or two ago and haven't read it because the print was too small. I learned to not buy old paperbacks produced in the early 70s for this reason. Also, some Kindle books are just small scans of the hard copy's pages which are quite difficult to read. I don't understand these choices by publishers. There should at least be a warning.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Herlock Sholmes]

My local library upgraded their computer system. It took forever to get the book I ordered. Picked it up today and there was a big hassle with my library card not working. Finely get it home to discover that the type is so effing small I can't read it even with my glasses on.

c.d.

I had that problem about a year ago with a book that I’d ordered from Amazon c.d. Minute print. It was a lesson learned though because I went back and read the reviews and three of them complained about the print size.

[c.d.]

My local library upgraded their computer system. It took forever to get the book I ordered. Picked it up today and there was a big hassle with my library card not working. Finely get it home to discover that the type is so effing small I can't read it even with my glasses on.

c.d.

[C. F. Leon]

Celebrities who saddle their kids with stupid names just to feed their own egos….

Techno Mechanicus
RZA
Kal-El
Pilot Inspektor
Bronx Mowgli
Elsie Otter
Audio Science
Diva Thin Muffin
Toilet Paper Elephant Trouserpress


Ok, I made that last one up. How surprised would you have been if it was true though.

You mean like Paris Hilton or River Phoenix? How about Armand Hammer?

[Tani]

Absolutely! Why are we feeding people’s phobias anyway?

We have them in the hospital I work at and I find that most of them work fine. If anything I find the toilet sensor flushers are too sensitive and flush at the slightest movement. I think in hospitals this technology makes sense.

[Geddy2112]

Water faucets with touchless sensors. You have to move your hands back and forth under them about eighty times for them to work. If they work at all.

Irritations, erm folk who call 'taps' faucets. No seriously though those things are terrible, so are the ones you have to push down and by the time you get your hands under the water they have stopped flowing... grrrrr.