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Room 101

Damojo

What would you put into Room 101?

One pet hate per post.

Post as many pet hates as you want until you experience true catharsis!

If you are not familiar with the Room 101 concept, here is a little bit of background from the relevant article on Wikipedia.

Room 101 is a BBC comedy television series based on the radio series of the same name, in which celebrities are invited to discuss their pet hates and persuade the host to consign those hates to oblivion in Room 101, a location whose name was inspired by the torture room in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four which reputedly contained "the worst thing in the world". Orwell himself named it after a meeting room in Broadcasting House where he would sit through tedious meetings.

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  • People walking dogs where the person walks on one side of the path and their dog walks on the other and the lead stretches between them.

    I can see them looking at me as I approach, but I've lost count of the number of times I've reached them, stopped, and waited for them to reel in the dog before I could pass. It drives my wife nuts, too. We've fantasised about walking with scissors, despite the obvious dangers.

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  • People walking dogs where the person walks on one side of the path and their dog walks on the other and the lead stretches between them.

    I can see them looking at me as I approach, but I've lost count of the number of times I've reached them, stopped, and waited for them to reel in the dog before I could pass. It drives my wife nuts, too. We've fantasised about walking with scissors, despite the obvious dangers.

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  • in reply to Damojo

    Yesterday, it was two people, two dogs and two leads in the same place, forming an impenetrable barrier. I had to stop and wait for a while before they grudgingly began the slow process of reeling them in. I had forgotten my scissors.

  • in reply to Damojo

    Bycycles, my world would be a much happier place without them, I would worry less about knocking them over when they do stupid things, like ignore traffic signs, I would worry less about Fearn and I being knocked over when we're out walking. My eyes would be unoffended by loud tight clothing that seems to show way to many bits and pieces for my comfort.