Little things that irritate you

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DasNutNock wrote:A bloody mouse running around the living room. Laid down some traps, and then proceeded to watch the little b*stard happily eating the peanut butter I'd baited them with, without any of them actually springing.
Buy a few of those humane traps - it's quite fun and rewarding letting them go in the place of your choice - living in an old house we've had mice quite a few times in the 30 years we've been living on Skye . A couple of years back I stayed up late to watch the telly or just posting on here like I do when I noticed a rather large mouse skitting about by my feet , I quite enjoyed the show - we get the odd shrew too , fast little things but at least they never bring a mate or their families with them .
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I've said it before - follow the pooh. The mouse **** trail will be their usual route of running, and mice are very consistent in following the same route over and over because they consider it safe. Get a couple of those fast springing wooden traps and put it across their running path so that they have to step over the trap.

Don't feed the bloody things peanut butter. He's laughing at you right now with his mates.
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We had mice 6 - 8 weeks ago and I used peanut and these traps

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One night, a trap went off and the mouse got away so after that I put down three or four traps in a small area to make sure I caught the little bastards.
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Saw the little bugger run behind the TV unit so set the cat on him. He’s now happily playing by the Thames (the mouse, not the cat).
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I am Lawro wrote:I know that the national anthem starts abruptly, but people should know that by now. It really grates on me hearing a whole stadium sing out of time with the music for 15 seconds before getting back in sync. :lol:
Isn't there always a bit of a lag between the music we hear on the telly & the music that the crowd hear/sing to?
They always seem to be out of sync to me.
And yes, it's a right, f**king dirge!
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sendô wrote:Our national anthem is ****. It must be one of the worse ones.
What should we replace it with?
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Monkeybubbles wrote: What should we replace it with?
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Monkeybubbles wrote:
What should we replace it with?

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau -

You know it makes sense .

It's the nearest language we have to the original Old Brythonic [ or Old Welsh ] we used to speak to each other until that Germanic nonsense took over through violence and aggression .

Would be a right old laugh seeing you lot struggle with the first line . :)
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Don't we use Land of hope and glory in the Commonwealth games?
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[quote="Mega Ron"
It's about £3000 now. [/quote]

f*** me where do you live, Knightsbridge?
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The Old Man of Storr wrote:................................

Would be a right old laugh seeing you lot struggle with the first line . :)

My hen laid a haddock on top of a tree

Easy.
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Ebay and Facebook Marketplace.

We're trying to sell bits from the house before demo in two weeks - fireplace, fitted cupboards, kitchen, appliances etc.

Full of time wasters.
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The Old Man of Storr wrote:Would be a right old laugh seeing you lot struggle with the first line . :)
We'd all be like John Redwood...
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RichieRiv wrote:Ebay and Facebook Marketplace.
We're trying to sell bits from the house before demo in two weeks - fireplace, fitted cupboards, kitchen, appliances etc.
Full of time wasters.
Trying to sell anything, always is..
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vietnammer wrote:
**** me where do you live, Knightsbridge?
I live in the land of the Saveloy lips and oompa loompa tans. Brentwood.
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sendô wrote:Our national anthem is ****. It must be one of the worse ones.
Monkeybubbles wrote: What should we replace it with?
'Heroes'
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RichieRiv wrote:Ebay and Facebook Marketplace.

We're trying to sell bits from the house before demo in two weeks - fireplace, fitted cupboards, kitchen, appliances etc.

Full of time wasters.
you knocking down your house?
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Alexander Armstrong.

He must have a great agent as i'm struggling to see what it is he does

However, he does have massive ears, which may be the reason he gets on prime time tv
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woodford wrote:Alexander Armstrong.

He must have a great agent as i'm struggling to see what it is he does

However, he does have massive ears, which may be the reason he gets on prime time tv
Sounds posh tick
Private school tick
Friends from private school probably now in high places tick
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He's a fantastic singer though...
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