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Oct 31, 2012#1

Yoshimickster

This I guess could be thought of as a spin-off to the "Whine like a baby" thread. Its where we talk about the little annoyances that bother us in our every day lives.

Being interupted. I hate being interputed, and I feel like people just do it to me and no-one else.

Oct 31, 2012#2

Emrys

I'm going to peeve about my pets.
Doomweasels, the Hallowe'en candy is not for you! Stop levitating to the top of the shelf and stealing it! And give me back my shoes, my car keys, my favourite bra, and my little bag that I keep all my extra cables in!

Oct 31, 2012#3

bhamv3

When someone types "should of," as in "I should of done something."

Spoken aloud, fine. In writing though?

Oct 31, 2012#4

Yoshimickster

The fact that Americans don't understand the word "otaku." First of all, the word just means "obsessed fan" so you should call yourself just a fan boy/girl/species of indeterminable gender. Second of all, your saying it wrong. People think if you call yourself an otaku it means you are a fan of Japanese animation. However, the right term is either "anime otaku" or "manga otaku." Really the term is just for anyone who has an obsession with anything. There are Train otakus, military otakus, hell even freakin' Jellyfish otaku! Just bugs me is all.

Oct 31, 2012#5

Bowielee

The argument can be made that Otaku as a co-opted english word can have a different meaning than the explicit translation.

Oct 31, 2012#6

Yoshimickster

Bowielee said:
The argument can be made that Otaku as a co-opted english word can have a different meaning than the explicit translation.

True, but it still bugs me all the same. Also a pet peeve of mine is how we as a culture created the slang-term "anime" for Japanese animation. This bugs me mostly because in Japan when they think of American cartoons they call it "American anime". Anime is just their word for animation and animated series, yet we feel the need to just specify their animation just because of their style. Not me, I'll just call them cartoons or animated series(the more accurate term in the modern age). Incredibly nitpicky you say? Yes. But hey das jus me.

Oct 31, 2012#7

Frank

Wet mouths. Sloppy gross ass wet mouths. If I can hear your gross ass mouth when you talk.

Yeah, I know it's pretty unreasonable but it's something I focus on and can't help it.

Oct 31, 2012#8

Bowielee

I have the usual grammar nazi pet peeves, like double negatives, but one specific internet thing that annoys me is the intentional misspelling of words like boi or kewl. Like. Nails. On. A. Chalk. Board.

Oct 31, 2012#9

Yoshimickster

I got one similar to that Frank , people who keep their mouths open when their not talking. It just looks wrong to me. What are they trying to catch flies or something? CLOSE YOUR DAMN MOUTH!

Oct 31, 2012#10

Dei

People who make me run late for things. I can't stand it. If I'm not 10 minutes early for something, I feel like I'm late. Trying to not show up early to a party and be a creeper is so hard for me.

Nov 1, 2012#11

WasabiPoptart

Cutesy bullshit names like hubby and prego drive me insane.

Nov 1, 2012#12

Gared

bhamv3 said:
When someone types "should of," as in "I should of done something."

Spoken aloud, fine. In writing though?

What really gets me about this one, is when someone calls them on it, and they try to defend it. "It's a colloquialism in my part of the world, so that makes it correct." Bitch, you can use colloquialism in a sentence correctly, but you don't know that should've is pronounced should of but is a contraction of should and have?!

Nov 1, 2012#13

David

You - u. I have unfriended people on Facebook over this.

"Myself" used improperly while trying to sound overly proper. "Jim and myself worked on it over the weekend..." just makes you sound retarded.

Complaining of non-specific "chemicals" in food. There is literally no food in existence which does not contain chemicals. That pure, filtered water you're drinking? Totally full of H2O. 100% of people who consume this chemical die!

People who go out of their way to tell me they're never going to talk to me again. What the hell? Just stop talking to me then. Do I look like I give half a shit? They usually end up talking to me again a few days later anyway.

People who ask for criticism then act defensively when I give it. You asked for a critique, not an empty pat on the back and "good job". Grow a thicker skin or don't waste my time asking me for help you don't actually want. I see this far too often from graphic design and art students.

Nov 1, 2012#14

sixpackshaker

Slow drivers in the left lane... worse than theater talkers.

Nov 1, 2012#15

David

sixpackshaker said:
Slow drivers in the left lane... worse than theater talkers.

Alternatively, people who crawl up behind me and make dirty looks because I'm going slower in the right lane. Just go around me, idiots.

Nov 1, 2012#16

GasBandit

Being interrupted is also a pet peeve of mine, bordering on a berserk button.

Nov 1, 2012#17

strawman

GasBandit said:
Being interrupted is also a pet p...

Oh yeah me too I also hate it when people won't shut up about something and repeat themselves over and over again it seems like those two things go together - interrupting and not shutting up, two things which I just can't stand but I suppose its my own fault for not telling them to shut up once in awhile you know it's like talking to a fish that can't remember more than two words previously but you know I can remember the whole conversation over the last half hour so why are they going on and on about how annoying it is to be interrupted and incessantly talking about the same thing over and over again I'm not a fish...

Nov 1, 2012#18

PatrThom

Said it before, but I'll repeat myself.
Misleading comparisons. "Twice as small" when you really mean "half as big," that sort of thing.
Accordingly, misleading ad copy/marketing. "10 for $10" instead of "$1 ea," or "Buy A, get B absolutely free!" B is not absolutely free, or else I wouldn't have to buy A to get it. What you really mean is "Buy A and get B at no additional cost!"

This is what I resent about marketing. It is the science of crafting language and sentences such that your brain slots the words into what it wants to hear rather than what is literally being said. "Close enough," your brain says, "now get out that wallet!"

EDIT:

stienman said:
Oh yeah me too

Is this what you do with your Idle time?

--Patrick

Nov 1, 2012#19

Yoshimickster

People who turn in a lane and don't use their damn turn-signal. For fuck's sake, there are other people on the damn road! Also people who don't fucking yield to oncoming traffic. If I crash into y'all, your paying for my car/friend's car(as the case may be).

Nov 1, 2012#20

sixpackshaker

People that use the left turn lane as an acceleration lane to merge to the right...

Nov 1, 2012#21

strawman

sixpackshaker said:
People that use the left turn lane as an acceleration lane to merge to the right...

I knew there was a reason you hated me.

Nov 1, 2012#22

Gared

Most of my pet peeves have been covered here already, but I do have one work pet peeve; when I'm sending a report to a distribution list of 20 or more people, half of whom are managers of different departments, and all of whom want different information on the report, but none of whom have managed to communicate with each other and nail down an acceptable standard, so I spend half my time prepping and sending the report and the other half reconfiguring and/or defending the current configuration. Seriously people, there's a reason that we're doing this report this way. I promise I didn't just randomly pick a set of criteria and then decide how frequently I'd analyze them and report on them - I'm running this report as I've been asked to, by your manager. Lets try to pay a little attention before lashing out at the messenger. It's not my fault your numbers look bad.

Nov 1, 2012#23

GasBandit

Gared said:
Most of my pet peeves have been covered here already, but I do have one work pet peeve; when I'm sending a report to a distribution list of 20 or more people, half of whom are managers of different departments, and all of whom want different information on the report, but none of whom have managed to communicate with each other and nail down an acceptable standard, so I spend half my time prepping and sending the report and the other half reconfiguring and/or defending the current configuration. Seriously people, there's a reason that we're doing this report this way. I promise I didn't just randomly pick a set of criteria and then decide how frequently I'd analyze them and report on them - I'm running this report as I've been asked to, by your manager. Lets try to pay a little attention before lashing out at the messenger. It's not my fault your numbers look bad.

Oooh that reminds me of another one. Meddling upper management that insists on getting involved in/micromanaging menial tasks via e-mail and insisting that every reply be "reply to all" of 10 different people.

Nov 1, 2012#24

Adam

I've found that the people who hate being interrupted are usually the worst offenders for interrupting others and appear completely oblivious to it.

I have a coworker who types like she's POUNDING AT THE KEYBOARDS. But that's only part of the pet peeve, the biggest pet peeve is how she capitalizes words.

A normal person begins a sentence with a capital letter, created by holding down the shift button, hitting the letter you want to capitalize, and then letting go of the shift button. This coworker capitalizes by turning on Caps Lock, entering the letter and then turning the Caps Lock off. I just...

Nov 1, 2012#25

Azurephoenix

Adam said:
A normal person begins a sentence with a capital letter, created by holding down the shift button, hitting the letter you want to capitalize, and then letting go of the shift button. This coworker capitalizes by turning on Caps Lock, entering the letter and then turning the Caps Lock off. I just...

Nov 1, 2012#26

sixpackshaker

I have one of those users... it boggles the mind.

Nov 1, 2012#27

GasBandit

People who use the mouse wheel to scroll rapidly down more than 5 rolls of the roller. Just use the scroll bar, dude.

Nov 1, 2012#28

Shakey

I love noisy keyboards, even though everyone hates. CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK. "LOOK HOW FAST I'M TYPING!" CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK.

Nov 1, 2012#29

Yoshimickster

Self-clicking laptop cursor pads. It gets even MORE annoying when I'm watching an HD video, and then I have to wait for the whole fucking thing to load again because of this stupid pad.

School cafeteria pizza. Don't need to explain. You all know why.

Nov 1, 2012#30

Shakey

I also click pens. :twisted:

Nov 1, 2012#31

Gared

Yoshimickster said:
Self-clicking laptop cursor pads. It gets even MORE annoying when I'm watching an HD video, and then I have to wait for the whole fucking thing to load again because of this stupid pad.

School cafeteria pizza. Don't need to explain. You all know why.

But... school cafeteria pizza was my favorite pizza... I've even found ways to replicate that oh so delicate balance of greasiness from the diced pepperoni (Boar's Head sells natural casing pepperoni in log form that can be diced) and cheesiness from the right amount of shredded mozz (not so little that it doesn't cover the pizza, but not so much that it becomes a dense cake of cheese), with a lightly flavored sauce and a chewy crust.

Nov 1, 2012#32

Adam

Azurephoenix said:

This coworker also puts her entire message into the subject line to make sure I get it.[DOUBLEPOST=1351800975][/DOUBLEPOST]

Shakey said:
I love noisy keyboards, even though everyone hates. CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK. "LOOK HOW FAST I'M TYPING!" CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK.

I type pretty damn fast and even on the noisiest keyboards, it's not CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK. More of tactactactatcatctatatatac*BACKBACKBACKBACK*tactactactactatctactactatcactac.

Nov 1, 2012#33

Gared

Ooh, I remembered another one. When someone doesn't specify their relation to a deceased account holder, even if they share the same last name, when they're contacting us for assistance. I can't just assume that you're the person's relative, and if you are, I can't just automatically know what relation you are; so instead of a more personal "I'm very sorry to learn of your husband's death" or "I'm very sorry, but we won't be able to assist you with your husband's account," I wind up talk in the's and them's.

Nov 1, 2012#34

Shakey

Adam said:
I type pretty damn fast and even on the noisiest keyboards, it's not CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK. More of tactactactatcatctatatatac*BACKBACKBACKBACK*tactactactactatctactactatcactac.

I take my aggression out on it. That keyboard is going to pay.

Nov 1, 2012#35

Tress

I should not hear you eat. End of story.

Okay, if it's just the two of us in a quiet room with no other sounds, fine. Sometimes that's unavoidable.

But if you're scarfing food down, smacking your fucking lips and making loud noises, you need to knock it off. Act like an adult, not a damn savage. It's disgusting, rude, and annoying. The same goes for making sucking noises between your teeth, unusually loud gulping noises while drinking, and so on. Food/mouth noises make me want to bludgeon people with a hammer.

Nov 1, 2012#36

sixpackshaker

I have a user that wants me to replace her keyboard because she types so hard that she rubs all the letters off.

Nov 1, 2012#37

Yoshimickster

People who just throw away perfectly good food. There are people starving in the world, and they think they can just THROW IT AWAY! Ridiculous.

Nov 1, 2012#38

Gared

Countries that don't have postal codes, and shipping software that requires postal codes when attempting to ship to countries that just don't have them.

Nov 1, 2012#39

Bubble181

People who - especially in restaurants - pick their teeth with their fingers. Even worse when said offender is either restaurant personnel (you're touching my food with that?) or, at home, the person cooking. Yes, I believe you wash your hands often. No, I don't believe you're washing them after every time you pick your teeth or lick your fingers or pick your nose. I don't want what's left of your breakfast, your boogers, or your saliva, in my food. Thank you.

Nov 1, 2012#40

Shakey

Yoshimickster said:
People who just throw away perfectly good food. There are people starving in the world, and they think they can just THROW IT AWAY! Ridiculous.

Me keeping food I don't want to eat won't make it magically appear in front of the hungry. It's not my fault most restaurants have over sized portions.

Nov 1, 2012#41

blotsfan

stienman said:
Oh yeah me too I also hate it when people won't shut up about something and repeat themselves over and over again it seems like those two things go together - interrupting and not shutting up, two things which I just can't stand but I suppose its my own fault for not telling them to shut up once in awhile you know it's like talking to a fish that can't remember more than two words previously but you know I can remember the whole conversation over the last half hour so why are they going on and on about how annoying it is to be interrupted and incessantly talking about the same thing over and over again I'm not a fish...

People that make lame jokes.

Nov 1, 2012#42

Officer_Charon

Say heighth again mother fucker. SAY IT AGAIN!

Nov 1, 2012#43

Tress

Bubble181 said:
People who - especially in restaurants - pick their teeth with their fingers. Even worse when said offender is either restaurant personnel (you're touching my food with that?) or, at home, the person cooking. Yes, I believe you wash your hands often. No, I don't believe you're washing them after every time you pick your teeth or lick your fingers or pick your nose. I don't want what's left of your breakfast, your boogers, or your saliva, in my food. Thank you.

Related to this, people cooking at home who taste their food with a spoon, then continue to use their spoon to stir or spread the food. I've seen my dad do this many times over the years, and it drives me nuts! He'll be stirring something, try a spoonful to make sure it's coming out right, then keep stirring the with same spoon. Ugh.

Nov 1, 2012#44

Yoshimickster

People who go in my fridge for food without asking. What. The. Hell? Its just the rudeness of it all. Its even MORE annoying when they take my damn beer. Beer is expensive dammit! Just the rudeness of it all.

Nov 1, 2012#45

North_Ranger

Sauna pants.

Being "mistaken" for a Swede.

Old ladies that think they can say and do whatever the f*** they want. There's this one lady who lives in my neighbourhood who has come to me twice, on the street, to pat my belly and say how sturdy I look while smiling like a freakin' idiot. Bitch, I'll break your arm if you try that shit with me again.

Agreeing on something - and then the other person doesn't do what was agreed upon, "just in case".

Those hot air blowers that you're supposed to dry your hands with in the men's room. Thanks, now my hands are warm and clammy, and definitely not dry.

Crying babies in public places - especially restaurants. Parents, shut the little larva's mouth before I do it with napkins.

Nov 1, 2012#46

sixpackshaker

cheap people that won't give up a damned Natural Light.

Nov 1, 2012#47

North_Ranger

Yoshimickster said:
People who go in my fridge for food without asking. What. The. Hell? Its just the rudeness of it all. Its even MORE annoying when they take my damn beer. Beer is expensive dammit! Just the rudeness of it all.

I once had a girlfriend who was like that. Only she didn't go for beer; if I had cooked the day before and had leftovers to eat for another a day or two, she would eat it all when I wasn't looking. Then again, her idea of a healthy eating rhythm was not eating for two or three days and then hitting a McDonald's like a ravenous locust swarm...

Nov 1, 2012#48

sixpackshaker

Living in an one industry town. Today is payday, and the grocery store is going to be past my comfort zone for crowds.

Nov 1, 2012#49

Frank

Tress said:
I should not hear you eat. End of story.

Okay, if it's just the two of us in a quiet room with no other sounds, fine. Sometimes that's unavoidable.

But if you're scarfing food down, smacking your fucking lips and making loud noises, you need to knock it off. Act like an adult, not a damn savage. It's disgusting, rude, and annoying. The same goes for making sucking noises between your teeth, unusually loud gulping noises while drinking, and so on. Food/mouth noises make me want to bludgeon people with a hammer.

Yeah, me too.

Nov 1, 2012#50

Gusto

Fucking puns.

Unless they're exceedingly clever.

Nov 1, 2012#51

Cajungal

People who post those goddamn sappy chicken-soup-for-the-soul stories on Facebook.

Parents who don't understand that their children are fallible.

When people pronounce it "mis-chee-vee-us."

When I explain something to a student for the 8th time, and instead of getting back to work, they stand there, staring, and then go "ooOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhh, now I get it!" Bitch, you just wasted fifteen seconds telling me you understand. Get to work! You can already barely write.

People who are clearly able-bodied stealing Walmart rascals. I want to run them over to make them honest.

Nov 1, 2012#52

mikerc

People that claim to be giving over 100% effort / more than 100% certain.

You're not. Stop claiming you are, you sound like a moron.

Nov 1, 2012#53

Bubble181

People using handicapped parking spaces or handicapped parking cards, without a need for it. Drives me up the wall. Leave those spots for those who actually need them. If you can't park your hummer because normal spaces are too small, learn to drive or buy a smaller car.

Nov 1, 2012#54

Azurephoenix

People driving in snowy and icy conditions on balding all season tires. This is Calgary. We have cold, icy and snowy winters. Buy some damn winter tires for your safety and mine. Thank you.

Nov 1, 2012#55

bhamv3

Gusto said:
Fucking puns.

Unless they're exceedingly clever.

You dislike sexual relations with wordplay unless it's a particularly intelligent specimen? :awesome:

Nov 1, 2012#56

Squidleybits

There is a guy at work who cuts his nails at his desk. This is gross because:

1. Because he's cutting his nails at his desk.
2. Because its so loud that I can hear it in my office.
3. Because it seems to be necessary every day.

Nov 1, 2012#57

Bowielee

Tress said:
I should not hear you eat. End of story.

Okay, if it's just the two of us in a quiet room with no other sounds, fine. Sometimes that's unavoidable.

But if you're scarfing food down, smacking your fucking lips and making loud noises, you need to knock it off. Act like an adult, not a damn savage. It's disgusting, rude, and annoying. The same goes for making sucking noises between your teeth, unusually loud gulping noises while drinking, and so on. Food/mouth noises make me want to bludgeon people with a hammer.

What if it's really crunchy food? There's no way to avoid that being loud.

Nov 1, 2012#58

Squidleybits

It's questionable at best.

(And I really need to be doing my homework. Why are there so many fun threads on the night I have so much homework?)

Nov 1, 2012#59

Bowielee

Cajungal said:
When people pronounce it "mis-chee-vee-us."

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mischievous

According to Merriam Webster, both pronunciations are correct.

Nov 1, 2012#60

Bowielee

Oh, seeing as it has been mentioned recently, and it's one of my biggest pet peeves.

Hitting Disagree on a post with no explanation as to why. Have to balls to back up your statement, or get your mouse off that button.

Nov 1, 2012#61

Emrys

Cancer. I fucking hate cancer.

Nov 1, 2012#62

Dei

Squidleybits said:
There is a guy at work who cuts his nails at his desk. This is gross because:

1. Because he's cutting his nails at his desk.
2. Because its so loud that I can hear it in my office.
3. Because it seems to be necessary every day.

I can't stand it at all. My husband will clip his toenails in the bathroom and I'll be in the next room and still get heebie jeebies.

Nov 1, 2012#63

Cajungal

Bowielee said:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mischievous

According to Merriam Webster, both pronunciations are correct.

Still sounds stupid.

Nov 1, 2012#64

Yoshimickster

When you click close on a pop-up or banner and it just takes you to the site that its advertising. Its just sneaky is what it is.

When you can't find another fitting glove. Or just can't find gloves at all. MY FINGAHS COLD!

Folgers after ONE hour. Coffee's flavor should stand for at least 5 hours in my opinion.

Nov 1, 2012#65

Gared

Bubble181 said:
People using handicapped parking spaces or handicapped parking cards, without a need for it. Drives me up the wall. Leave those spots for those who actually need them. If you can't park your hummer because normal spaces are too small, learn to drive or buy a smaller car.

Just remember not all physical disabilities are blatantly obvious. One of the reasons that you can get those cards is if you're missing a lung and can't breathe well enough to hike to further-away parking spaces; and more and more people are getting very convincing prosthetic legs these days.

Nov 1, 2012#66

Officer_Charon

I don't know what Folger's YOU'RE using... my Folgers stays flavorful and vital throughout the day.

Nov 1, 2012#67

WasabiPoptart

Tress said:
But if you're scarfing food down, smacking your fucking lips and making loud noises, you need to knock it off. Act like an adult, not a damn savage. It's disgusting, rude, and annoying. The same goes for making sucking noises between your teeth, unusually loud gulping noises while drinking, and so on. Food/mouth noises make me want to bludgeon people with a hammer.

I broke up with someone who used to make almost a moaning sound when he ate. I couldn't take it.

Nov 1, 2012#68

sixpackshaker

WasabiPoptart said:
I broke up with someone who used to make almost a moaning sound when he ate. I couldn't take it.

Don't watch American Test Kitchen...

Nov 1, 2012#69

Emrys

WasabiPoptart said:
I broke up with someone who used to make almost a moaning sound when he ate. I couldn't take it.

He was a well-disguised zombie and you were next on the menu.

Nov 1, 2012#70

WasabiPoptart

He sounded more like he was having sex with his dinner.

Nov 1, 2012#71

Frank

WasabiPoptart said:
I broke up with someone who used to make almost a moaning sound when he ate. I couldn't take it.

My friend's boyfriend does that. He grunts with every bite and does a growling, "MMMMMMMMM" while he's chewing. I want to savage him with my telescoping baton every time he does it.

Nov 1, 2012#72

Tress

When a cat makes the "om nom nom" sound, it's cute. When a person makes that noise, it's annoying. Double standard? Maybe. Doesn't change how stupid and annoying it is.[DOUBLEPOST=1351831096][/DOUBLEPOST]

Bowielee said:
What if it's really crunchy food? There's no way to avoid that being loud.

It's still a little annoying, but I can't hold it against the person if a food is that crunchy. It's unavoidable. The really annoying stuff is something like chewing with your mouth open, which is just rude. Everyone here was raised not to do that... there's no excuse.

Nov 1, 2012#73

Yoshimickster

WasabiPoptart said:
He sounded more like he was having sex with his dinner.

I think that was on an episode of "Taboo".

People who bury perfectly good jars in the ground. I don't get it either.

Nov 1, 2012#74

WasabiPoptart

I have another one. Adding "Y'all" to the end of everything. "Happy fall, y'all!", "Merry Christmas, y'all!" , "Cheers y'all!", etc.

I understand ya'll is a colloquialism. I remember my relatives from Alabama using it often. I have nothing against Paula Deen or other people from the south, bless their hearts. However, it seems like y'all is popping up everywhere. It's like nails on a chalkboard in my brain.

Nov 2, 2012#75

David

In that same vein, adding "You know what I mean?" to every other thing you say.

Advertisements which automatically start playing sound when you load a page. If I'm loading a video, sure, video ads are a given, but I don't expect ads to start blasting sound when I'm reading an article. I now actively refuse to buy FeBreze air freshener because of their annoying sound-ads.

The total number of air freshening products I've purchased in my life can probably be counted on one hand, but I digress.

Nov 2, 2012#76

Yoshimickster

David said:
In that same vein, adding "You know what I mean?" to every other thing you say.

I got similar, people who say "You see what I'm saying?" It is just the way they say it that boils my blood.

Nov 2, 2012#77

GasBandit

My boss cannot utter 3 words consecutively without splicing in a "... yaknow..." in there. With hesitations and gestures. ARGH.

Nov 2, 2012#78

Tress

David said:
In that same vein, adding "You know what I mean?" to every other thing you say.

Nov 2, 2012#79

WasabiPoptart

Yoshimickster said:
I got similar, people who say "You see what I'm saying?" It is just the way they say it that boils my blood.

There was a guy I worked with who used to add "y'know what I'm sayin'?" at the end of every other sentence. I used to tell him I didn't know what he was saying because he hadn't said much yet.

Nov 2, 2012#80

evilmike

WasabiPoptart said:
I have another one. Adding "Y'all" to the end of everything. "Happy fall, y'all!", "Merry Christmas, y'all!" , "Cheers y'all!", etc.

I understand ya'll is a colloquialism. I remember my relatives from Alabama using it often. I have nothing against Paula Deen or other people from the south, bless their hearts. However, it seems like y'all is popping up everywhere. It's like nails on a chalkboard in my brain.

Nov 2, 2012#81

Adam

I have another cow-orker who likes to use "So the circumstance is" at the beginning of every second sentence or so. I feel bad as it's obviously his version of 'ummm' but it doesn't make you look smarter.

Nov 2, 2012#82

Bowielee

Adam said:
I have another cow-orker who likes to use "So the circumstance is" at the beginning of every second sentence or so. I feel bad as it's obviously his version of 'ummm' but it doesn't make you look smarter.

Intentional or not, I lol'ed.

Nov 2, 2012#83

GasBandit

I have a verbal tic, of correcting myself with an "or I should say." As in, "I'm fighting a stealther. Or thief, I should say." Sometimes it even drives ME nuts.

Nov 2, 2012#84

Adam

GasBandit said:
I have a verbal tic, of correcting myself with an "or I should say." As in, "I'm fighting a stealther. Or thief, I should say." Sometimes it even drives ME nuts.

Toastmasters for 3 years, they've driven the "Um's" out of me, but I know there are certain words I fall back on regularly "particularly" "fantastic" "amazing", I could be an Apple presenter.

Nov 2, 2012#85

Yoshimickster

Toasters that can't fit my specific brand of bread. Why would they make these horrible machinations if they don't work with every piece of bread? WOULD ADDING A FEW CENTIMETERS BE TOO MUCH TO ASK?!

Nov 2, 2012#86

Adam

Yoshimickster said:
Toasters that can't fit my specific brand of bread. Why would they make these horrible machinations if they don't work with every piece of bread? WOULD ADDING A FEW CENTIMETERS BE TOO MUCH TO ASK?!

I am incredibly concerned that my mentioning of Toastmasters precipitated your toast complaint.

Nov 2, 2012#87

Gared

Yoshimickster said:
Toasters that can't fit my specific brand of bread. Why would they make these horrible machinations if they don't work with every piece of bread? WOULD ADDING A FEW CENTIMETERS BE TOO MUCH TO ASK?!

I found a quite nice toaster a few years back that could accommodate pretty much any size slice of bread I could throw at it, and bagels. It worked for almost 4 months.

Nov 2, 2012#88

sixpackshaker

Amazon product

I bought a cheaper version of this toaster 25 years ago.

Nov 2, 2012#89

Jax

GasBandit said:
Being interrupted is also a pet peeve of mine, bordering on a berserk button.

This one really made me think of

Nov 2, 2012#90

David

People who disable embedding on their youtube videos.

Nov 2, 2012#91

Adam

David said:
People who disable embedding on their youtube videos.

It's just the Big Bang Theory, you didn't miss anything funny.

Nov 2, 2012#92

Yoshimickster

Adam said:
I am incredibly concerned that my mentioning of Toastmasters precipitated your toast complaint.

Pretty much just reminded me of my toast issues, indeed.

Gared said:
I found a quite nice toaster a few years back that could accommodate pretty much any size slice of bread I could throw at it, and bagels. It worked for almost 4 months.

Man ain't that the worst? Friggin' technology.

Not being able to remove deleted videos from my favorites page. It just makes me feel sad that I can't watch them there any more.

Nov 2, 2012#93

sixpackshaker

The unpassable driver. You know, he's driving 40 in a 70, then when you go to pass... he's matching your speed. annoying on the free way, dangerous as fuck on a 2 lane road.

Nov 2, 2012#94

GasBandit

My toaster is built into the side of my microwave. It isn't heavy duty. Doh.

Nov 2, 2012#95

Gared

sixpackshaker said:
The unpassable driver. You know, he's driving 40 in a 70, then when you go to pass... he's matching your speed. annoying on the free way, dangerous as fuck on a 2 lane road.

Along a similar vein, people who refuse to let you merge into their lane. I can kind of understand not wanting to let people get in front of you (but only kind of), but there are people around her who will speed up to prevent you from merging into their lane in front of them, and then slow down when you decide to just get in behind them and prevent you from doing that.

Nov 2, 2012#96

Dei

Gared said:
Along a similar vein, people who refuse to let you merge into their lane. I can kind of understand not wanting to let people get in front of you (but only kind of), but there are people around her who will speed up to prevent you from merging into their lane in front of them, and then slow down when you decide to just get in behind them and prevent you from doing that.

Along yet another similar vein, people who ignore "lane ends" signs in construction areas until the last minute while everyone else has already merged over in a safe manner, and they expect to just be let in, cutting ahead of the people who weren't dicks.

Nov 2, 2012#97

Jay

- People who use debit or credit cards for paying for shit under 20$. I wish more places had "cash" only or GTFO. I don't have the patience to wait for fuckers to pay their Tim's coffee with a fucking debit card.

- Teenagers at movie theaters and mom's with children. Children under 12 shouldn't be allowed in movie theaters after 6 PM and their tickets should cost 50$.

- People who park badly. Yeah, I keyed your shit at least 50 times, congrats.

- My wife and I might start to try to have a kid soon but I'm not ready for the commitment of uploading so many baby pictures on Facebook.

- While driving your car, it is not the time to talk on the phone, text your friend, put on makeup, eat, fall asleep.....

Nov 2, 2012#98

Dei

Jay said:
- People who use debit or credit cards for paying for shit under 20$. I wish more places had "cash" only or GTFO. I don't have the patience to wait for fuckers to pay their Tim's coffee with a fucking debit card.

Since all I have to do is swipe a card and go, I'm faster with my debit card than a lot of people are with cash. Some people still look at card machines like they are magic, which at this point I do not understand. Then those people who can't figure out how to use a card machine after they have been out for *years* get in front of me in the express lane and I go into total silent rages. Actually, for stuff like Starbucks (since I don't have a Tim Hortons down the street like my parents who live near the border), I just have my Starbucks gift card/phone app where I can just scan it and go.

Much faster than the people digging in their pockets for exact change.

Nov 2, 2012#99

Gared

Jay said:
- While driving your car, it is not the time to talk on the phone, text your friend, put on makeup, eat, fall asleep.....

Shave (electric or otherwise), change clothes, conduct a business meeting, attend a business meeting (conference call - thanks, yeah, we can all tell you have the top down on your convertible, bitch)...

Nov 2, 2012#100

Jay

Dei said:
Since all I have to do is swipe a card and go, I'm faster with my debit card than a lot of people are with cash. Some people still look at card machines like they are magic, which at this point I do not understand. Then those people who can't figure out how to use a card machine after they have been out for *years* get in front of me in the express lane and I go into total silent rages. Actually, for stuff like Starbucks (since I don't have a Tim Hortons down the street like my parents who live near the border), I just have my Starbucks gift card/phone app where I can just scan it and go. Much faster than the people digging in their pockets for exact change.

For each person to get it right, 9 others get it wrong. So, I will generalize and said, fuck em all.

Sorry.

Nov 2, 2012#101

David

Yeah, I've seen people take exactly as long fumbling with cash/change as taking to swipe, punch in a PIN and go. I don't see the "taking extra time," there.

Nov 2, 2012#102

GasBandit

Screw people who pay cash at stores. Takes me 3 seconds to swipe my credit card and sign my name. Takes cash bitches hours to count their change.

Nov 2, 2012#103

Shakey

You don't even need to sign your name for most purchases under $20. Plus you don't have to wait for high school drop outs to try and count your change.

Nov 2, 2012#104

Jay

Alright then, I'll be even more broader in my approach.

I hate people.

Nov 2, 2012#105

David

Or take 5 minutes because they have to go get more of the bill or coin they need because the register is out of it[DOUBLEPOST=1351884682][/DOUBLEPOST]Now, how about people who use checks? Can we all hate them?

Nov 2, 2012#106

Shakey

David said:
Now, how about people who use checks? Can we all hate them?

Especially when they stop to ask who to make it out to.

Nov 2, 2012#107

Adam

The biggest problem with cheques is the little old ladies at the grocery store who stand there watching the person scan all their groceries while gabbing away about the most inconsequential of things, and when it comes time to pay, start digging around in their purse for their cheque book. HEY, YOU, FUCKWAD, DO THAT BEFORE GABBING.

Nov 2, 2012#108

GasBandit

If my apartment admin company didn't charge 35 bucks extra to pay online with credit card (seriously? 35 dollar credit card fee?) I wouldn't even need a checkbook anymore.

Nov 2, 2012#109

Yoshimickster

TV static. It can come at any time, and most of the time its when there is a new episode of one of my favorite shows on. Its like it does it on purpose.

Nov 2, 2012#110

Gusto

Jay just likes his coffee like he likes his women: immediately.

Nov 2, 2012#111

Jay

Gusto said:
Jay just likes his coffee like he likes his women: immediately.

Nov 2, 2012#112

Azurephoenix

Gusto said:
Jay just likes his coffee like he likes his women: immediately.

You forgot "often".

Nov 2, 2012#113

Yoshimickster

Not being trusted. It fucking sucks.

Nov 2, 2012#114

Adam

Gusto said:
Jay just likes his coffee like he likes his women: immediately.

I would have suggested "Rich and Creamy" but "Immediately" works well too.

Nov 2, 2012#115

Cajungal

Yoshimickster said:
Not being trusted. It fucking sucks.

Then quit tripping me as I go by! It's not funny anymore.

[DOUBLEPOST=1351894395][/DOUBLEPOST]

Adam said:
I would have suggested "Rich and Creamy" but "Immediately" works well too.

Effective at kick-starting his metabolism in the morning?...

Nov 2, 2012#116

Azurephoenix

Cajungal said:
Then quit tripping me as I go by! It's not funny anymore.

You think that's bad? He always pulls the football away at the last minute when I go to kick it and makes me fall.

Nov 2, 2012#117

Cajungal

Azurephoenix said:
You think that's bad? He always pulls the football away at the last minute when I go to kick it and makes me fall.

YOU MONSTER!

Nov 2, 2012#118

Adam

Cajungal said:
Effective at kick-starting his metabolism in the morning?...

A great way to keep him up past his bedtime?

Nov 2, 2012#119

GasBandit

Adam said:
A great way to keep him up past his bedtime?

Tied up in a burlap sack and dragged for miles behind a donkey through south america?

Nov 2, 2012#120

Yoshimickster

Cajungal
Azurephoenix
Well I definitely feel better now! Thank you.

Nov 2, 2012#121

Adam

GasBandit said:
Tied up in a burlap sack and dragged for miles behind a donkey through south america?

Ground up and in the freezer?

Nov 2, 2012#122

GasBandit

Adam said:
Ground up and in the freezer?

Available at my local convenience store for $0.89?

Nov 2, 2012#123

Yoshimickster

The rising price of vending machine snacks at my school. Last year it was just 1.50, now its 1.75! Everywhere else in the world its 1.50, NOT HERE! Ridiculous.

Online videos that use the same ad over and over and over AGAIN! I can deal with ads, but why the hell can't they just have 6 alternating ads like Television?!

Nov 2, 2012#124

Adam

GasBandit said:
Available at my local convenience store for $0.89?

With very nice round breasts, a magical smile, and an award winning personality?

Nov 2, 2012#125

Tress

Yoshimickster said:
Toasters that can't fit my specific brand of bread. Why would they make these horrible machinations if they don't work with every piece of bread? WOULD ADDING A FEW CENTIMETERS BE TOO MUCH TO ASK?!

Yoshimickster said:
TV static. It can come at any time, and most of the time its when there is a new episode of one of my favorite shows on. Its like it does it on purpose.

Yoshimickster said:
The rising price of vending machine snacks at my school. Last year it was just 1.50, now its 1.75! Everywhere else in the world its 1.50, NOT HERE! Ridiculous.

You seem to have mistaken this for the Whine Like a Baby thread. That's down the hall, second thread on the left.

Nov 2, 2012#126

GasBandit

Adam said:
With very nice round breasts, a magical smile, and an award winning personality?

I don't like coffee.

Nov 2, 2012#127

Cajungal

GasBandit said:
Available at my local convenience store for $0.89?

With whip?

Nov 2, 2012#128

Adam

Cajungal said:
With whip?

CajunKink to the rescue.

Nov 2, 2012#129

Squidleybits

David said:
Or take 5 minutes because they have to go get more of the bill or coin they need because the register is out of it[DOUBLEPOST=1351884682][/DOUBLEPOST]Now, how about people who use checks? Can we all hate them?

Yes we can hate cheque users.

Also, I do Mastercard for everything. I love my airmiles!

Nov 2, 2012#130

PatrThom

WasabiPoptart said:
I have another one. Adding "Y'all" to the end of everything.

I wish there were a better 3rd person plural pronoun in English. It's so hard to tell the difference between "you" and "you" in sentences.

--Patrick

Nov 2, 2012#131

Yoshimickster

Neighbor cats on my lawn. What are they up to?

Nov 2, 2012#132

Cajungal

When people don't read the instructions you give them. This happens with the teachers and parents almost as much as the kids.

Nov 2, 2012#133

Tress

Cajungal said:
When people don't read the instructions you give them. This happens with the teachers and parents almost as much as the kids.

OH MY GOD this. A thousand times this. You might think it gets better in high school... nope!

Nov 2, 2012#134

Cajungal

Tress said:
OH MY GOD this. A thousand times this. You might think it gets better in high school... nope!

*hand out test* *read instructions together*

Any questions? silence Ok, begin. A dozen hands go up. I don't get it.

Nov 3, 2012#135

WasabiPoptart

Yoshimickster said:
Neighbor cats on my lawn. What are they up to?

Watching. Plotting. Waiting for the right opportunity.

Nov 3, 2012#136

Cajungal

WasabiPoptart said:
Watching. Plotting. Waiting for the right opportunity.

And peeing. A lot.

Nov 3, 2012#137

Yoshimickster

Ketchup bottles. Annoying they are.

Nov 3, 2012#138

Tress

People walking down the middle of the lane in a parking lot. Move, assholes!

Nov 3, 2012#139

Dei

People who take a "walk" sign to mean walk as slowly as you possibly can while crossing the street while someone is waiting to make a left turn on the only break in traffic there is going to be before the light changes.

Nov 3, 2012#140

Yoshimickster

People who walk on the wrong side of the road. For fuck's sake- ALWAYS WALK ON THE RIGHT SIDE! Figuratively and literally.

Nov 3, 2012#141

Ravenpoe

Yoshimickster said:
People who walk on the wrong side of the road. For fuck's sake- ALWAYS WALK ON THE RIGHT SIDE! Figuratively and literally.

Wrong. If sidewalks are available, you can walk on either in any direction. If no sidewalk is available, you're supposed to walk facing oncoming traffic, which in the USA means walking on the LEFT side of the road.

Nov 3, 2012#142

Yoshimickster

Ravenpoe said:
Wrong. If sidewalks are available, you can walk on either in any direction. If no sidewalk is available, you're supposed to walk facing oncoming traffic, which in the USA means walking on the LEFT side of the road.

Yes I was wrong, thank you. I am not sure why I posted my peeve wrong(probably because I like wordplay). I mean hell, fucking move! There is plenty of room OFF the right side.

Waiting more than two hours for food. It...bugs me.

Nov 3, 2012#143

WasabiPoptart

Ear worms. I have a few songs stuck in my head from the Color Run today including Gangnam Style and Party Rock Anthem. I've read listening to the entire song again should take care of it....but I don't even really like these songs!!

Nov 4, 2012#144

Yoshimickster

WasabiPoptart said:
Ear worms. I have a few songs stuck in my head from the Color Run today including Gangnam Style and Party Rock Anthem. I've read listening to the entire song again should take care of it....but I don't even really like these songs!!

I've tried that, its got a fifty fifty chance of working. Though if what I've learned from the webcomic "Tripp" is accurate, then listening to Spirit in the Sky will dissolve any song you have in your head. I've tried it and I think it works!

Nov 4, 2012#145

König

When waiting staff expect a tip after giving terrible service.

Nov 4, 2012#146

Rovewin

Receiving text messages that make my brain want to run screaming "I R iz dum u no"

I refuse to respond to texts like that. On those occasions where I know its something I should read I call and ask what the hell it said or tell them I don't get texts so I hopefully never get another one like it again.

Nov 4, 2012#147

evilmike

WasabiPoptart said:
Ear worms. I have a few songs stuck in my head from the Color Run today including Gangnam Style and Party Rock Anthem. I've read listening to the entire song again should take care of it....but I don't even really like these songs!!

I've heard that doing a math problem will also help shut down the earworm.

Nov 4, 2012#148

PatrThom

WasabiPoptart said:
Ear worms. I have a few songs stuck in my head from the Color Run today including Gangnam Style and Party Rock Anthem. I've read listening to the entire song again should take care of it....but I don't even really like these songs!!

Someone else (Radiolab?) suggested that Starship's "We Built This City (On Rock 'n' Roll)" can erase any other song from your head.

Good news, though. If "Gangham Style" is the song that is stuck in your head, I have a guaranteed cure. If you have a modern browser (ie, Chrome or Safari), click here and let it run until that yappy part of your brain has had enough and curls back up into its corner (until next time).

--Patrick

Nov 4, 2012#149

Officer_Charon

Oh, Pat... you magnificent bastard... thank you!

Nov 5, 2012#150

Frank

PatrThom said:
Someone else (Radiolab?) suggested that Starship's "We Built This City (On Rock 'n' Roll)" can erase any other song from your head.

Good news, though. If "Gangham Style" is the song that is stuck in your head, I have a guaranteed cure. If you have a modern browser (ie, Chrome or Safari), click here and let it run until that yappy part of your brain has had enough and curls back up into its corner (until next time).

--Patrick

Firefox isn't a modern browser then huh?

Nov 5, 2012#151

Yoshimickster

When you open Firefox right after you turn on your computer and for some reason it just closes. This happens to me like, every other day.

Nov 5, 2012#152

Frank

So, tonight I hung out with one of my best friends and her boyfriend and some of his friends. They're all ultra-gamers. One of them is working his dream job as a video game dude at Best Buy and the other is unemployed, happily so, because it allows him to play video games all day. Talking about how exciting it is to be lining up at the midnight release of Halo 4 where they can all get their Halo 4 edition Xboxes. They all have Xboxes already. Why do you need another console because it has a shitty Halo paint job? What the fuck? This is how Xbox sells so many consoles.

I hate these kind of people. Not a word out of their mouths isn't some video games utterance. Fuck.

This is what comes to mind:

Often I feel like I play too many video games and spend too much time thinking about them but then I meet people like this and realize, hey, I can discuss books that aren't Warcraft novels or Halo novels, I don't own any video game t-shirts, I shower and shave and maybe my shit isn't so bad after all.

Nov 5, 2012#153

Ravenpoe

PatrThom said:
Good news, though. If "Gangham Style" is the song that is stuck in your head, I have a guaranteed cure. If you have a modern browser (ie, Chrome or Safari), click here and let it run until that yappy part of your brain has had enough and curls back up into its corner (until next time).

--Patrick

It's not working. I just danced for like 25 minutes.

Nov 5, 2012#154

PatrThom

Ravenpoe said:
It's not working. I just danced for like 25 minutes.

Then for you, it's a fitness companion.
Still a win.

--Patrick

Nov 5, 2012#155

Yoshimickster

Sleep deprivation. I hate school some times.

Nov 5, 2012#156

Gared

Stress. I hate sleep dep sometimes.

Nov 5, 2012#157

strawman

Illness. I hate stress sometimes.

Nov 5, 2012#158

GasBandit

The Beastie Boys. I hate illness sometimes, even when licensed.

Nov 5, 2012#159

Dei

When I'm playing an online game of any variety and get grouped up with people bragging about how high/drunk they are, as if though it makes them awesome.

Nov 5, 2012#160

strawman

Dei said:
When I'm playing an online game of any variety and get grouped up with people bragging about how high/drunk they are, as if though it makes them awesome.

https://www.halforums.com/threads/t...h-thread-part-too-drunk-to-count.24619/unread

:trolol:

Nov 5, 2012#161

Squidleybits

Dei said:
When I'm playing an online game of any variety and get grouped up with people bragging about how high/drunk they are, as if though it makes them awesome.

I hate that but at least it's good to know this in advance. There are often times in a group when people act so bizarrely that it has to be the only explanation.

Nov 5, 2012#162

Yoshimickster

When I choose the game server that literally no-one is on. LITERALLY no-one. I just feel foolish afterwards.

Nov 5, 2012#163

Dei

stienman said:
https://www.halforums.com/threads/t...h-thread-part-too-drunk-to-count.24619/unread

It's one thing to do that around people you kind of know, another to do it around a bunch of people you have never interacted with in your life.

Nov 5, 2012#164

Ravenpoe

Yoshimickster said:
When I choose the game server that literally no-one is on. LITERALLY no-one. I just feel foolish afterwards.

When people LITERALLY use literally incorrectly. LITERALLY.

Nov 5, 2012#165

Dei

DUDE, LIKE, LITERALLY!

Nov 5, 2012#166

Cajungal

When people update their facebook status in real time during a football game... and not just once or twice, but every 10-15 minutes or so. The people who care are already watching. Good thing you can block people, I guess.

Nov 5, 2012#167

Yoshimickster

Ravenpoe said:
When people LITERALLY use literally incorrectly. LITERALLY.

Seriously, absolutely no-one playing on the server! This happened to me like twice!

Nov 5, 2012#168

Cajungal

Also, when I ask a friend what they did over the weekend, and they start listing the types of alcohol they drank. Jager and Guinness? Color me impressed, college ghost.

Nov 5, 2012#169

Ravenpoe

Yoshimickster said:
Seriously, absolutely no-one playing on the server! This happened to me like twice!

So there was not a single person on the server? Alright then, I stand corrected.

But people use that word incorrectly all the time. It's a way to express that you're not speaking figuratively, yet people use it figuratively all the time.

Nov 5, 2012#170

Yoshimickster

Ravenpoe said:
So there was not a single person on the server? Alright then, I stand corrected.

But people use that word incorrectly all the time. It's a way to express that you're not speaking figuratively, yet people use it figuratively all the time.

Yeah I admit that bugs me too at times. Its like Chris Traeger has escaped to the real world.

Nov 5, 2012#171

figmentPez

Microwaves that keep beeping periodically to tell you that you haven't opened the door since their cycle ended. Yes, I know. I am doing other things in the kitchen, I will come back for you when I'm ready. Good gravy, I don't need my appliances acting like needy children.

Nov 5, 2012#172

Yoshimickster

Seat-belt alarms going off when no-one is sitting there. ITS MY BACK-BACK YOU DAMN CAR! And there ain't a button or nothing to turn it off, you just gotta wait for the damn thing to stop on its own.

Nov 5, 2012#173

Dei

Yoshimickster said:
Seat-belt alarms going off when no-one is sitting there. ITS MY BACK-BACK YOU DAMN CAR! And there ain't a button or nothing to turn it off, you just gotta wait for the damn thing to stop on its own.

I have this problem a lot after a trip to the library.

Nov 5, 2012#174

Yoshimickster

Dei said:
I have this problem a lot after a trip to the library.

Which reminds me of another peeve, when a libray or book-store doesn't have the book you want. You make a trip to this place, checked to see that they had it, and its not there. Ugh.

Nov 5, 2012#175

Siska

figmentPez said:
Microwaves that keep beeping periodically to tell you that you haven't opened the door since their cycle ended. Yes, I know. I am doing other things in the kitchen, I will come back for you when I'm ready. Good gravy, I don't need my appliances acting like needy children.

I HATE that. If fact I don't want it to beep at all, ever. Mine very audibly hums and vibrates when running so I don't need a beep to tell me it's done. It also beeps when I open it and when I push buttons. BEEP fuckity BEEP! How am I suppose to discretely heat stuff up in the middle of the night when I can't sleep because I have a cold or a headache or something. Hope I'm not bothering the whole house with my beeping insomnia. Are there beepless microwave ovens?

Nov 5, 2012#176

CynicismKills

Beards being frowned upon in most workplaces unless you're a lumberjack.

I guess I should be a lumberjack.

Nov 5, 2012#177

Cajungal

CynicismKills said:
Beards being frowned upon in most workplaces unless you're a lumberjack.

I guess I should be a lumberjack.

You'll have to get some high heels, suspenders, and a bra.

Nov 5, 2012#178

figmentPez

Siska said:
Are there beepless microwave ovens?

The microwave my parent's have has a silent setting. That was such a blessing while my sister was sick. She was hyper-sensitive to all sorts of noise, and the microwave's beep more than most. It made absolutely no electronic sounds when in that mode, and it's pretty nice. I wish more had a feature like that.

Nov 5, 2012#179

CynicismKills

Cajungal said:
You'll have to get some high heels, suspenders, and a bra.

Oh no no, not a British lumberjack. I was thinking more Brawny man lumberjack.

Nov 5, 2012#180

Ravenpoe

CynicismKills said:
Beards being frowned upon in most workplaces unless you're a lumberjack.

I guess I should be a lumberjack.

Nov 5, 2012#181

PatrThom

figmentPez said:
The microwave my parent's have has a silent setting. That was such a blessing while my sister was sick. She was hyper-sensitive to all sorts of noise, and the microwave's beep more than most. It made absolutely no electronic sounds when in that mode, and it's pretty nice. I wish more had a feature like that.

We used to have a microwave which would beep 5 times when it was done, but if you opened the door it would stop immediately. That one broke, so the one we have now will beep 5 times when it is done regardless of whether you open the door or not.
5-4-3-2-1-BE*click*EEPBEEPaaughdon'tyouseeIopenedthedoorDON'TCAREBEEPBEEPBEEP.

So now Kati gets mad because I leave it sitting at 0:02 or something. I just don't want to hear the beep!

--Patrick

Nov 5, 2012#182

sixpackshaker

Luckily all the guys at my office are allowed all the facial hair they want... I'm growing a beard for Movember.

Nov 5, 2012#183

Dirona

CynicismKills said:
Oh no no, not a British lumberjack. I was thinking more Brawny man lumberjack.

I do believe that suspenders would still be a requirement.

And we rarely see his feet, so I suppose it can be up to you on the heels.
And those are some pretty well developed pecs... you might want the bra - helps with back pain!

Nov 6, 2012#184

strawman

PatrThom said:
We used to have a microwave which would beep 5 times when it was done, but if you opened the door it would stop immediately. That one broke, so the one we have now will beep 5 times when it is done regardless of whether you open the door or not.
5-4-3-2-1-BE*click*EEPBEEPaaughdon'tyouseeIopenedthedoorDON'TCAREBEEPBEEPBEEP.

So now Kati gets mad because I leave it sitting at 0:02 or something. I just don't want to hear the beep!

--Patrick

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2011/05/09/conserve-unused-microwave-time/

Nov 6, 2012#185

Yoshimickster

Being told I look like Jesus because of my beard. For the love of FUCK, can't someone just call me Santa or Zach Galifinakis for once? I'm sick of Jesus. Or maybe Walt Whitman, hell I was born where he died! Th-the city, not the exact spot of course.

Popcorn nails. They get stuck in your teeth and they are annoying as fuck to get out. Hell, one time I had one in there for a fucking week!

Nov 6, 2012#186

North_Ranger

CynicismKills said:
Oh no no, not a British lumberjack. I was thinking more Brawny man lumberjack.

Do you speak with a French accent? Better yet, do you speak French? Do you wear nothing but flanel shirts? Is your duck on fire?

Nov 6, 2012#187

Gusto

Yoshimickster said:
Being told I look like Jesus because of my beard. For the love of FUCK, can't someone just call me Santa or Zach Galifinakis for once? I'm sick of Jesus. Or maybe Walt Whitman, hell I was born where he died! Th-the city, not the exact spot of course.

Perhaps you talk like a gentleman that they remember from when they were young?

Nov 6, 2012#188

CynicismKills

Speaking of resemblances, I've been told I look like Jack Black almost everywhere I go for the last 5 years or so. I have yet to decide if it's a compliment or not.

Nov 6, 2012#189

Tress

CynicismKills said:
Speaking of resemblances, I've been told I look like Jack Black almost everywhere I go for the last 5 years or so. I have yet to decide if it's a compliment or not.

I have the same reaction to the numerous times I've been told I look like Jonah Hill... do I have a similar face, or is that the only other fat guy you could think of?

Nov 6, 2012#190

GasBandit

Heh, the more things change, the more they stay the same. My college nickname was Bluto, and I'm pretty sure it was more Animal House than Popeye.

Nov 6, 2012#191

Yoshimickster

One thing I find weird is how nobody says I look like "The Unabomber" anymore. Mostly because I have big glasses, a beard, and collection of hoodies. Its just odd is all. I like not being compared to the Unabomber, but its still weird.

Dander. It can make your eyes wattery, make you hard of breathing, and make your fuzzy blanket look uninviting. That last one isn't that bad, but still.

Nov 7, 2012#192

bhamv3

I have been told I resemble Harry Potter, Bruce Lee, and the kid Russell from Up.

Nov 7, 2012#193

Yoshimickster

bhamv3 said:
I have been told I resemble Harry Potter, Bruce Lee, and the kid Russell from Up.

Now thats just offensive, not all boy-scouts look alike!

Nov 7, 2012#194

Yoshimickster

Class couples: The people who are in a relationship and take a class together. And they ALWAYS argue. It...it infuriates me.

Nov 8, 2012#195

fade

Driving slowly in the fast lane. It's the state sport in Texas.
People who feel compelled to drag meetings out by asking questions that were clearly answered in the talk, or that have absolutely nothing to do with the subject at hand.
People who walk three abreast on a sidewalk and refuse to fall into single file when you walk toward them (every college campus in America).
Political posts from idiots on facebook. Especially right wing idiots. The left wing idiotic posts are stupid and annoying, but mostly harmless. The right wing posts are usually hate-filled, violent, and borderline racist.

Nov 8, 2012#196

GasBandit

E-mails, particularly from affiliate/client sources, that are addressed/CC'd to EVERYONE in your organization they've ever met or heard of - The general manager, the owner and president, you, the company accountant, the receptionist, the traffic director, the program director of the station, everybody. Usually for something tiny, mundane, and routine... and then allll those other people forward it to you, to make sure you got it.

Nov 8, 2012#197

ThatNickGuy

Since I've started working at Chapters, there are some book-related pet peeves that I've been remembering:

-I hate books that have the author's photo on the back of it rather than a synopsis. Or books with reviews instead of a synopsis. Just tell me the book is about!
-Author's names that are larger text than the title of the book. Another very egocentric thing to do.
-The sheer amount of "sexy Highlander" books. Apparently "There can be only one" does not apply to Romance books.
-Nora Roberts. Just...screw you, Nora Roberts and your massive contribution to the Romance section.

And some comics ones:

-Collections that have the following: incomplete issues, no covers to break between each issue, printed in one format then forgotten about for years until the next volume is printed in a different format (softcover, hardcover, etc)
-Being reminded of Gwen Stacey's death. WE GOT IT. Almost every writer does it in the Spidey comics that it's just gotten old.
-Fill-in artists to meet a deadline. I understand why, but in the long-term, it would be better to wait for the regular artist to finish. Otherwise, when it's collected together, it's really off-putting.

Nov 8, 2012#198

Squidleybits

People who never turn down their high beams and blind me for a sec with them it's dark and rainy and hard enough to see as it is...

Nov 8, 2012#199

Yoshimickster

The DMV. No explanation needed.

Nov 8, 2012#200

sixpackshaker

I made a big mistake, I just read an article in the local paper that states that Texas has on average 10 highway deaths daily.

This is bad for me because I already have enough anger issues behind the wheel. I tend to get mad because I see driving as a life or death proposition. This just re-affirms my bias.

Nov 8, 2012#201

strawman

sixpackshaker said:
I made a big mistake, I just read an article in the local paper that states that Texas has on average 10 highway deaths daily.

This is bad for me because I already have enough anger issues behind the wheel. I tend to get mad because I see driving as a life or death proposition. This just re-affirms my bias.

The fatalities per 100 million miles driven has consistently gone down ever year. In 1994 there are 1.73 fatalities per 100 million miles driver, in 2010 there were only 1.11 fatalities per 100 million miles driven. Further, of the fatalities per year, the driver only accounts for half of them. So if you're typically driving, then your chances of fatality are less than 0.56 per 100 million miles driven.

http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx

Nov 9, 2012#202

Yoshimickster

Sensitive car alarms. Just about every time I went up to my car I grab the handle once and then I remember(oh no) and then the alarm goes off! And I have to hit the key thing like 10 times for it to work. Why couldn't it be like, two grabs? That seems so much simpler!

Nov 9, 2012#203

PatrThom

stienman said:
The fatalities per 100 million miles driven has consistently gone down ever year. In 1994 there are 1.73 fatalities per 100 million miles driver, in 2010 there were only 1.11 fatalities per 100 million miles driven. Further, of the fatalities per year, the driver only accounts for half of them. So if you're typically driving, then your chances of fatality are less than 0.56 per 100 million miles driven.

http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx

By your stats and sixpackshaker 's newspaper article, Texans and those driving through Texas (as a whole) must therefore amass a little over 1 billion miles driven daily.

--Patrick

Nov 9, 2012#204

Squidleybits

People who insinst on driving douchebag trucks and then my poor car getting boxed in and needing to do a 400 point turn.

My 400 point turns aren't pretty

Nov 9, 2012#205

sixpackshaker

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/texas-traffic-fatality-rate-dips-still-above-natio/nRNMh/

This is pretty much the same info, as the local article. But the local article also stated that it has been 12 years since Texas had a death free day on the roads.

Nov 9, 2012#206

Azurephoenix

GasBandit said:
E-mails, particularly from affiliate/client sources, that are addressed/CC'd to EVERYONE in your organization they've ever met or heard of - The general manager, the owner and president, you, the company accountant, the receptionist, the traffic director, the program director of the station, everybody. Usually for something tiny, mundane, and routine... and then allll those other people forward it to you, to make sure you got it.

"Did you get the memo?"

Nov 9, 2012#207

Yoshimickster

Tight pockets. It makes getting my wallet feel awkward, and putting it back in just as awkward.

Nov 9, 2012#208

Rovewin

Yoshimickster said:
Tight pockets. It makes getting my wallet feel awkward, and putting it back in just as awkward.

Yes. Especially when you cant seem to pull it out right away. People give you stares like "what are you doing in your pants!" "I'm just trying to get out my wallet, I swear"

Nov 9, 2012#209

LordRendar

People who order shit like medium-large or medium-small at the coffee shop.Im standing behind them and im like "The fuck is medium-large? The woman just asked would you like a small,medium or a large one? Where did you hear MEDIUM-FUCKING-SMALL!!!??"

Nov 9, 2012#210

sixpackshaker

I love asking for a large coffee at Starbucks then listening to the dimwit behind the counter explain that there are 3 sizes (translated) Large, Large, and Twenty.

Nov 9, 2012#211

LordRendar

They dont sell coffee at Starbucks,they sell statussymbols that taste like crap.

Nov 9, 2012#212

Yoshimickster

Cafes that don't have glass cups. I would just like the option to choose is all I'm saying.

Nov 9, 2012#213

blotsfan

sixpackshaker said:
I love asking for a large coffee at Starbucks then listening to the dimwit behind the counter explain that there are 3 sizes (translated) Large, Large, and Twenty.

The worst is cold stone where they're trained to assume you want medium. I ordered a small but since i didn't say "like it" thats what i got.

Nov 9, 2012#214

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker said:
I love asking for a large coffee at Starbucks then listening to the dimwit behind the counter explain that there are 3 sizes (translated) Large, Large, and Twenty.

Oh, and ALWAYS ask how many ounces are in the Venti...

Nov 9, 2012#215

fade

I like starbucks coffee. Tastes like coffee to me. If that's what your crap tastes like, I'm coming along next time you poop.

Nov 9, 2012#216

Jay

Better start driving to Montreal then, I got to take the Browns to the Superbowl soon enough.

Nov 9, 2012#217

evilmike

fade said:
I like starbucks coffee. Tastes like coffee to me. If that's what your crap tastes like, I'm coming along next time you poop.

If that's what your crap tastes like, you're probably a civet.

Nov 9, 2012#218

Yoshimickster

Blackboard. It is im-POSSIBLE to navigate through at times.

Nov 16, 2012#219

Gared

People who use 3rd party spam prevention on their email addresses that require people they've emailed to jump through a bunch of hoops in order to reply to their emails. I don't have time to put up with this bullshit and I'm not going to try to get our corporate domain name through your shitty spam filter. You want a reply? Get rid of that shit.

Nov 16, 2012#220

Yoshimickster

People who park in two spaces. Especially when one of the space that they are hogging is the closest possible SPACE! It irks me.

Nov 16, 2012#221

Gared

People who are afraid to drive in rain, or at night, or on curvy roads, or all three. If you live in western Washington and you're afraid to drive in any or all of these conditions, sell your car and take the damn bus.

Nov 16, 2012#222

Yoshimickster

Public transportation. Because whenever I need it, it just HAPPENS to be late. Fuck you universe.

Nov 17, 2012#223

Gared

Pizza places that give you no warning whatsoever that the delivery time is going to be ridiculous when you order online. If I'd known I was going to be waiting 85 - 95 minutes for this delivery, I'd've driven to the damn McDonald's.

Nov 17, 2012#224

Yoshimickster

Gared said:
Pizza places that give you no warning whatsoever that the delivery time is going to be ridiculous when you order online. If I'd known I was going to be waiting 85 - 95 minutes for this delivery, I'd've driven to the damn McDonald's.

I got a similar one, when they don't specify which number is the location closest towards you. One time I had to drive in this wicked bad storm only to find out I ordered from the wrong restaurant. UGH!

Nov 17, 2012#225

PatrThom

When two guys monopolize the rant threads. Seriously, do they think nothing bad happens to anyone else? It's like they think they own the place.

--Patrick

Nov 17, 2012#226

strawman

c-c-c-combo breakers.

Nov 17, 2012#227

Yoshimickster

The broken controller. It makes 2-p annoying, and ruins single player completely.

Nov 17, 2012#228

Bowielee

In an office, people who drink the last of the coffee, but don't make a new pot.

:fu:

Nov 17, 2012#229

Yoshimickster

Audio advertisements on websites where I'm trying to read. It is distracting.

Nov 19, 2012#230

David

Unpunctual people. If you say you're going to be there at 2:30, then dangit, be there at 2:30. If you need it to be later, schedule it later. I have other things I could be doing other than standing around with all other things on hold because you could be showing up at "any second now" for 30 minutes.

I am also sometimes guilty of this sometimes but... dangit is it annoying when it happens to me.

Nov 19, 2012#231

Frank

Bowielee said:
In an office, people who drink the last of the coffee, but don't make a new pot.

Ugh, when the support staff sit around the coffee room all day chatting instead of doing their effing jobs and you come in to get some of that shitty low end Superstore coffee and they've drank it all and not started a new pot.

Yes.

Lucky.

Nov 19, 2012#232

Yoshimickster

Overly watery coffee. It makes me freakin' GAG!

Nov 19, 2012#233

Tress

Songs with incredible music/hooks/sounds and terrible singers/lyrics. I'm looking at you, "Thrift Shop."

Nov 21, 2012#234

Yoshimickster

The phrase "No-homo". Its bad enough that people I knew said it when they were teenagers, now they say it as adults. Its weird how I'm a cartoon obsessed man with Aspergers syndrome, and yet I feel generally more mature every time I hear someone say that.

Dec 5, 2012#235

Gared

You know what's really annoying? When people give you their shipping address and don't tell you what country they live in. Like I'm just supposed to know which country Ludinghausen is in. Sure, it sounds like a German placename (and is), but just because it sounds German doesn't necessarily mean that it's in Germany. Come on people.

Dec 5, 2012#236

sixpackshaker

Hey, the Germans have historically been good about staying within their own borders...

Dec 5, 2012#237

PatrThom

...just inconsistent about defining them.

--Patrick

Dec 5, 2012#238

LordRendar

Ha ha ha.

Dec 5, 2012#239

Yoshimickster

Unnecessary class conversation: Where its just before class right before a test, and you wanna study a little more but EVERYONE is talking. It...is irksome.

Dec 6, 2012#240

fade

People who use British English conventions and wordage despite being from the US.

Dec 6, 2012#241

Dirona

People who use United States English conventions and wordage despite living in Canada.

Extra annoyance for teacherswho grade elementry school spelling WRONG for using British/Canadian English spellings.

Dec 6, 2012#242

Chippy

LordRendar said:
Ha ha ha.

Dec 6, 2012#243

SpecialKO

People who don't know what "low sample size" means...and then ask for "meaningful numbers".

Dec 6, 2012#244

PatrThom

SpecialKO said:
People who don't know what "low sample size" means...and then ask for "meaningful numbers".

"I want ANSWERS, not estimates!!!"

--Patrick

Dec 6, 2012#245

SpecialKO

*shudder* It's truly kind of appalling to me, and genuinely makes my job harder to do because I waste tons of time making qualitative focus group data and turning it into something that look quantitative to the untrained eye, but is still obiously qual.

Dec 7, 2012#246

PatrThom

In other news, stienman you are 100% correct, Opera's text selection/manipulation is so nonintuitive as to be frequently frustrating.

--Patrick

Dec 7, 2012#247

Cajungal

My 5th graders are saying "cray-cray" instead of crazy. Our school's right by the Vermilion River, and I want to throw them all in there.

Dec 7, 2012#248

North_Ranger

Cajungal said:
My 5th graders are saying "cray-cray" instead of crazy. Our school's right by the Vermilion River, and I want to throw them all in there.

DO EEEEET!

Dec 7, 2012#249

sixpackshaker

Cajungal said:
My 5th graders are saying "cray-cray" instead of crazy. Our school's right by the Vermilion River, and I want to throw them all in there.

Then they will be sleeping with the Cray-Fishes...

Dec 7, 2012#250

Cajungal

sixpackshaker said:
Cray-Fishes...

I'm going to boil you alive, dip your lower half in a delicious hot sauce, and feed you to a group of hungry drunk people.

Dec 7, 2012#251

sixpackshaker

Sorry, CrayCrayFishes...

Dec 7, 2012#252

Yoshimickster

Things that are hard to open: This includes battery doors, house doors, boxes, anything. Who designed these damn things?! I JUST WANNA REPLACE SOME BATTERIES/GO INSIDE MY HOUSE/LOOK INSIDE MY SECRET BOX!

Dec 10, 2012#253

Gared

People... there are over 100 employees in our company. We do not all need to see you welcome someone to the team. It is possible for you to email them individually.

Dec 10, 2012#254

Yoshimickster

I am pretty sure this doesn't count as a rant, so I'll post it here.

Sudden Change in fiction: When something is going one way in a story, and then OUT OF NO-WHERE the writing's pace changes to something completely different. This mostly happens in webcomics. You know the one.

Barking: SHUT UP!

Dec 11, 2012#255

Ravenpoe

Yoshimickster said:
I am pretty sure this doesn't count as a rant, so I'll post it here.

Sudden Change in fiction: When something is going one way in a story, and then OUT OF NO-WHERE the writing's pace changes to something completely different. This mostly happens in webcomics. You know the one.

Barking: SHUT UP!

I bet you hated Life Is Beautiful

Dec 11, 2012#256

WasabiPoptart

Cajungal said:
My 5th graders are saying "cray-cray" instead of crazy. Our school's right by the Vermilion River, and I want to throw them all in there.

I had a neighbor tell me that something was "cray". I thought maybe she stumbled on the word.

Dec 11, 2012#257

Tress

WasabiPoptart said:
I had a neighbor tell me that something was "cray". I thought maybe she stumbled on the word.

Wait, people use that term seriously? Unless your name is Kanye, that word shouldn't appear in a sentence without being a joke.

Dec 11, 2012#258

Gusto

That shit cray.

Dec 11, 2012#259

GasBandit

Tress said:
Wait, people use that term seriously? Unless your name is Kanye, that word shouldn't appear in a sentence without being a joke.

It is also acceptable as a noun, if you are in computer science. Usually it must be followed by numbers or letters.

Fun fact - for a brief year, I had an active, legitimately obtained personal user account on LANL's Cray XMP

Dec 11, 2012#260

Tress

GasBandit said:
It is also acceptable as a noun, if you are in computer science. Usually it must be followed by numbers or letters.

Fun fact - for a brief year, I had an active, legitimately obtained personal user account on LANL's Cray XMP

I know nothing about computer science, so that's a new one on me. What does it mean?

Dec 12, 2012#261

GasBandit

Tress said:
I know nothing about computer science, so that's a new one on me. What does it mean?

Cray is a prevalent manufacturer of supercomputers used in large research institutions. Last year they created a supercomputer called Titan that is currently the fastest computer in the world, performing just shy of 20 petaflops (by comparison, an intel i7 does about 70 gigaflops), has 710 terabytes of ram, and 10 petabytes of storage space.

The cray I had an account on (at LANL, Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico, AKA where we developed the atomic bomb) was the fastest computer in the world from 82-85, running at a staggering 105 mhz (400 megaflops), a mindbending 16 megabytes of ram, and I dunno how much storage space. probably measured in gigabytes. I accessed it via dialup 2400 baud modem (that's 0.0000024 gigabit connection), and it ran a cray-specific variant flavor of unix called UniCOS (Unix Cray Operating System) and pretty much was all 100% prompt driven text interface. But back then it was like whoaaaa nelly.

I mostly used it for e-mail, or I would have, if anybody I knew had an e-mail address besides the ex husband of one of my aunts.

Dec 12, 2012#262

PatrThom

Yoshimickster said:
Sudden Change in fiction: When something is going one way in a story, and then OUT OF NO-WHERE the writing's pace changes to something completely different. This mostly happens in webcomics. You know the one.

Barking: SHUT UP!

Two pieces of advice:
-Don't read George R. R. Martin
-Don't get a dog*

--Patrick
*except maybe a Basenji.

Dec 12, 2012#263

fade

From Dusk Til Dawn. That's not so much a change in the fiction, though, as it is two entirely different movies that happen to have characters with the same name.

Dec 12, 2012#264

Yoshimickster

Okay I liked "From Dusk Til Dawn" so maybe I just don't like it when its done poorly. Maybe I'm just thinking of really bad transition in general.

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