Architects
I was struggling to add my least preffered proffession to this list, but Psymon below just triggered it (for different reasons to him). For some reason, despite never having trained as an architect (I do have a laymans appreciation of good architecture though) - I seem to attract them like paedos to a sandpit. At uni, shared house with two (and all their architecture mates that came with it). Left uni, shared flat with two (and all their architecture mates that came with it), now my best female friend works on reception in a London architects (and all her architecture mates that come with it). Gavin, a gruff scot if ever I met one, used to be a good friend ((and all his architecture mates that come with him).

I can't say they are all bad.... but.... A lot of them seem to be completely self absorbed up their own arse twats, the London ones are especially Nathan Barley like. Stupid affectations, like bow ties and cravats, polo necks and soul patches. And a refusal to understand there are other, equally or even more worthy disciplines out there. Frankly I don't know what I did to deserve it. Having said that, there are just so many of them hoping to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright it might just be the law of averages. Still, I take solace in the fact that after 7/8 years of low paid training 10 of them end up fighting over one job to design the next Aldi super warehouse.

And on Kevin McCloud - I really enjoy Grand Designs in spite of him. He's always so brilliantly negative - whispers to the camera 'It'll never work/be finished/stand up when it's done' etc.. Incidentally, a work colleagues Dad went to uni with him and apparently he's always been a cnut.

Sorry for length of rant.
( DeadEyeDick, Thu 27 May 2010, 16:12, 8 replies)

Its
Psymon

/pedant
(Psymon_Spark Jesus Saves! The rest of you take 4d6 damage, Thu 27 May 2010, 16:15, closed)

Edited
Psorry.
( DeadEyeDick, Thu 27 May 2010, 16:24, closed)

Totally
agree about Kevin, I know someone who met him at Grand Designs Live and they said he was a complete cunt.
(Psymon_Spark Jesus Saves! The rest of you take 4d6 damage, Thu 27 May 2010, 16:27, closed)

Whwnever I see him on the TV I always get the urge to shout
"It'll never work!!!". I don't think he has ever been that blatant, but it's the gist of about 99% of what he says.
( DeadEyeDick, Thu 27 May 2010, 16:29, closed)

He never slags off
the finished result, just at every stage until its finished.
(Psymon_Spark Jesus Saves! The rest of you take 4d6 damage, Thu 27 May 2010, 16:37, closed)

Yep
Just makes him look two faced and cowardly though doesn't it? Which probably just about sums him up.
( DeadEyeDick, Thu 27 May 2010, 16:58, closed)

I wouldn't say I HATE architects, but...
I've worked with a fair few, and they can be infuriating. The urge to put their signature stamp on buildings (at someone else's expense) while overlooking practical realities such as the needs of the end user has made me feel pretty stabby at times.

Example: Architect insisting that white plastic door handles would look reeeally good in a primary school.
(IHateSprouts is baking a huge pie shaped like an enormous pie, Thu 27 May 2010, 16:47, closed)

Don't
say that about Kevin McCloud
I man-love him
and he's really clever and can speak different languages and everything
(W3BOPLASTY, Sun 30 May 2010, 4:19, closed)