From 50 Shades of Grey to politics and Alan Titchmarsh, see what came where in the top 50 most mind-numbing things
Alan Titchmarsh, Bargain Hunt and updating your CV have been ranked in the top 50 most mind-numbingly boring things in everyday life.
The study asked 2,000 adults what causes them to switch off and party political broadcasts topped the poll as life's biggest bore.
Ad breaks, queueing in the Post Office, a painfully slow wi-fi connection and delayed trains are also placed highly.
Mark Walters, Managing Director of Interparcel, which carried out the study said: ''It seems we Brits get bored very easily.
"And we all have different boredom triggers - many often find themselves restless and looking for things to do, while others relish their free time.
"It seems our general impatience is a common cause for boredom nationwide and that suggests our free time is very precious.
"It's no surprise that most of the top ten were made up of situations where we have to wait around so any areas of life where we can avoid this are embraced."
Sport bore a brunt of the blame, with extended football analysis, Formula 1 races and horse racing on TV all making an appearance.
And snooker, cricket and bowls were added to the many sporting mentions that sent those in the poll snoring.
Ed Miliband, David Cameron and Gordon Brown were all deemed boring by the poll, as well as the current affairs discussion show, Question Time.
Other TV entries included the daytime classics Bargain Hunt and Loose Women, while Scrapheap Challenge and Gardener's World were also shown to tip Brits into tedium.
TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh came in as the 50th entry, accompanied by the famously boring A-listers of Kanye West , Gwyneth Paltrow and Bono .
The world of work was another source of boredom - 14 per cent claimed to work with someone who bores them to death - while company meetings and Powerpoint presentations made the top fifty.
But life outside of work doesn't provide entertainment it seems, as filling in tax-returns, washing the dishes and mindless small talk were also named.
Doctors' waiting rooms, staying in for a delivery and train delays all came within the top ten bores.
Amazingly, over seven in ten adults confessed they lead boring lifestyles, and almost half considered themselves a boring person.
Though almost a third said they're tired of their jobs, 58 per cent said they get bored on their days off.
Mark Walters added: "As the research clarified, the majority of us find queuing boring. What seemed liked endless queues in the Post Office was a key trigger in the development of the Interparcel.com business.
"The emergence of the internet and the rapid development of technology mean you no longer have to queue up to send a parcel."
THE 50 MOST BORING THINGS ABOUT MODERN LIFE
- Party Political broadcasts
- Being kept on hold
- Queuing in the post office
- Traffic jams
- Shopping channels
- Doctor waiting rooms
- Slow Wi-Fi
- Waiting for a delivery
- Train delays
- Ad breaks
- Football pundits/analysis
- The Kardashians
- Bowls
- Selfies
- Horse racing on the TV
- Ed Milliband
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Darts
- Gordon Brown
- Men playing Fifa
- Diet chat
- Formula One
- Rice cakes
- Filling in tax returns
- Cricket
- Bargain Hunt
- Snooker
- Kanye West
- David Cameron
- Scrapheap Challenge
- Football
- Other people's family trees
- Loose Women
- Updating your CV
- Top Gear
- Shakespeare
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- PowerPoint presentations
- Coldplay
- Time team
- People telling you about their dreams
- The Gadget Show
- Bono
- Company meetings
- Question Time
- Buying socks
- Washing the dishes
- Gardeners World
- Small talk
- Alan Titchmarsh
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I agree with this list, I find many of these things boring also....
Good article, Nona. Interesting to say the least. Pretty much agree with all listed as being boring or tiring. I would only add one more, but definitely move it to the top.3 1/2 hr. baseball games, for 23 minutes of actual playing time. Major bore and snore, given the 162 game season. Only guys who actually work less than baseball players are the Housed of Rep. and the Senate.
I didn't even think about buying socks!!!GOOD ONE!!
I can't add buying socks, since I don't wear them. Commando feet. LOL
First off, I'm taking the 5th on any further revelations as to my dress code. A man does have to have some secrets you know.
Hmmmm, replace number 46....Thinking, thinking......Got it. listening to any politician...As the old saying goes, ''politics is the second oldest profession, closely related to the oldest''.
I see # 32 & # 33 as being closely related . Other people's family trees are often affected by Loose Women .
Not really Petey, there mostly affected by wandering dick heads.
I agree with these John....I read the book(s)" 50 Shades of Grey,", but haven't seen the movie. I don't know anyone who has.
hmm....I'm sure the books were a LOT better than the movie. That's usually the case
when a movie is made from a book.
Nona
Good article thanks for sharing
There are indeed a lot of things on the list I find very boring.
Yeah, but wandering dickheads didn't make the list, so I guess the loose women find them entertaining to a degree. (at least until the time comes where it effects the family tree)
The discussion of "Fifty Shades of Grey" is boring.
The movie "Fifty Shades of Grey" is boring.
Experimenting in "Fifty Shades of Grey" on the other hand.....
(ie. go for it, just don't tell us all about it)
Thanks for stopping by RIO! I'm glad you enjoyed the article.....