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Carpathius May 2017 10:42pm, 29 May 2017 11,880 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius The stray sock you notice just after you've started the washing machine.
Jono. May 2017 1:37pm, 30 May 2017 5,317 posts	Quote Pin Jono. every bloody time carp!
decorum May 2017 1:50pm, 30 May 2017 2,029 posts	Quote Pin decorum [Or the person who rocks up just after the cycle starts and asks "Can you put this in with the next load?" ... usually when you've already done two loads, this is the last load, and it's a hlaf load ... ]
Fragile Do Not Bend May 2017 3:34pm, 30 May 2017 1,849 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend People who develop technology who clearly have no idea what it is like using the system when you have an impatient queue of customers in front of you. Id be quite happy to test it out before they implement it and tell them exactly where they are going wrong.
CharlieP May 2017 5:25pm, 31 May 2017 794 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP The seemingly recent trend for describing a half marathon as a '13.1', including on medals and T-shirts.
JK chameleon May 2017 7:51pm, 31 May 2017 12,219 posts	Quote Pin JK chameleon Hayfever
z1000jeff Jun 2017 4:53pm, 1 Jun 2017 3,061 posts	Quote Pin z1000jeff How do you feel about full marathons being referred to as a '26.2' Charlie ... which also appears now to be a thing ?
CharlieP Jun 2017 6:37pm, 1 Jun 2017 795 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP Pretty much the same way.
Wriggling Snake Jun 2017 7:21pm, 1 Jun 2017 15,212 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake That 26.2 13.1 thing is a bit pants. Is a 5k a 3.1 then?
Surrey Phil Jun 2017 8:02pm, 1 Jun 2017 1,969 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil As a marathon is traditionally measured in miles, I object to it being 42.2. In the same way, why do some runners' Garmins bleep during a marathon at the km mark (roughly every 0.6 mile)? Change the setting depending on whether the event is an imperial or metrically measured event!