I annoy myself because I have the affliction of starting sentences with "I'm not being funny but ..." Said it once in an interview for a job and the interviewer was a Psychologist. He said ... did you know when you said that it means that you are trying to soften the blow but really underneath don't care if what you say upsets people because you think it needs to be said. I got the job strangely enough but felt I had to watch what I said from there on in or I would get a mini Psych session each time I said something "telling"
