I don't know...a lot of things annoy me (go figger)...
At Barnes & Noble I see hundreds of mouth breathing bipedal annoyances...like...
People who shop forever on store credit...they literally haven't bought a book in years with money...they just keep returning the books and getting store credit on a beat-up dog earred plastic store credit card. One woman had lost her copy of a receipt in her purse and pulled out a million receipts (Home Depot, TGI Fridays, Target, WaWa, Wal Mart, Borders!!!) out of it and began searching and searching...as the line grew and grew...annoying to say the least?
No, I hate people who take an eternity in line (this annoys everyone on either side as above). Like wanting to get exactly the amount of their purchase...they search and search...pockets, purses, wallets cigarette cases, socks even a bra one time...as the line grows and grows....these are also the ones who give you this perfect amount in crumpled balls of bills or a pile of loose change.
Don't even talk to me about check writers...21st century at the station people...trains leaving, get on it dammit!
Well, these people are still in the 19th century...so the reference of trains...\
Don't even talk to me about check writers...21st century at the Starbucks people...SUV's leaving, get your South Beach Diet ass inside dammit!
I was just checking.
eeps that was bad, I'll pay for that one, you can bill me later though, I sure hope that safari doesn't cache these either, terrible puns, I should be punished or something, the charge, bad puns a la carte blanche
People who freeze up and get in my way when I'm trying to bike. Don't worry, I'm a controlled biker, if you just keep moving in the same direction and speed you were moving before you saw me, I'll avoid you. Of course, most people freeze like a deer in the headlights the moment they see me approaching on my bike. I use the streets as much as possible, but sometimes I have to bike on the sidewalk.
People who walk down the sidewalk fairly far apart (say, an arm's length), especially when there are more than two of them. And they're always walking really, REALLY slowly. But they won't let anyone around, oh no.
Drivers who go well under the limit (usually 5-10 under, or more) and acquire a huge line of cars behind them, but never pull over and let people around for any reason. It can be bad out where I live because there are a lot of twisty roads. I don't have a problem with people who want to drive slow, but if you have a ton of people behind you, please be courteous and let them pass.
People who drive while severely distracted - not just cell phones, but also having a conversation with the passenger while constantly gesturing and looking at them. My dad does this - when we have conversations in the car, and I'm the passenger, I always fix my gaze straight ahead, hoping to encourage him to do the same. It only sometimes works though. Many times, he'll look at me even though I'm not looking back at him.
Teachers who give me really, really vague assignments. Like, "Write a paper that relates to something we've been talking about in class in the past three weeks." Come on, tell me what I need to write about. I'm not a creative writer, I'm more technically oriented. I can crank out high-quality papers fairly quickly, but I have to have a very specific task to accomplish.
People who are arrogant, patronizing, and hypocritical when arguing a point. This happens in AO a lot. People need to argue by presenting evidence to support their position, and showing why that evidence refutes the opposing side. It pisses the hell out of me when someone states flat-out "That's a lie" or "You actually believe that?" without giving any reason whatsoever. I try to avoid AppleOutsider because of this.
Adults that smoke but don't inhale. Do they think smoking is so cool that they have to be seen doing it? Smoking really isn't that cool. If you don't inhale and get all that delicious nicotine in the pit of your lungs your just wasting precious tobacco. I see people doing this in the middle of winter-in Canada. I'm only out in the cold smoking because I'm horribly addicted and I'm not allowed to smoke at my desk.
I also hate people that have to spit after every drag. If it's making your teeth sweat it means you shouldn't be smoking.
I also hate people who claim to care about "diversity" but almost always are white girls whose definition of "diversity" is dating a minority. In addition, minorities only seem to include African-Americans and Hispanics on my campus. We have a lot of people crying foul about the lack of diversity on our campus and I have never heard anyone complain about the lack of Asians, even though I have only seen 2 in my entire four years here. For some reason, I've noticed that Asians don't seem to count as minorities. That annoys me as well.
I like taking bubble baths, but I hate it when I buy bubble-bath liquid that claims 'not' to dry out your skin, but 'does' so anyway. And why is 'good quality' bubble bath so expensive? I'm sure it costs the company like five cents to make the amount purchased, but they charge a fortune for each bottle. Greedy capitalists! (hahaha) Don't they realize people would buy lots more of their product if it weren't so prohibitively expensive?
I have a few more gripes, but I don't have time right now. Will have to add them later.
Gender/whatever quotas at workplaces instead of just hiring the best person for the job.
Ad hominem and other non-reasoning arguments, when their user *knows* he is wrong and will lose by using reason. It's not half as bad if he is just being illogical, then it's easy to ignore the idiot and go on. It's a long term goal of mine to be able to dissect this sort of arguments accurately enough that I can dismiss them on logical grounds.
I hate tourists. They clog up the sidewalk, gawk at the buildings, and block the entrances to the subway while they fumble with the MetroCard.
Some advice for those people thinking of coming to NYC and not wanting to feel the wrath of this pissed off New Yorker:
Do not walk more than two people across. I have somewhere to go and you're keeping me from getting there.
Do not look up while you walk. The buildings are tall, get over it. You slow me down and paint a gigantic bulls-eye on your back to muggers.
Do not stand in front of the turnstile unless you already have your MetroCard out and ready to be swiped. You slow me down and slow down the people trying to get out.
Do not take a subway map out on the train. Again, bulls-eye on back.
Do not come to my hole in the wall bars. We don't want you there. There are some nice tourist trap places that you and your kind are welcomed.
Most importantly...
Do not stop walking in the middle of the block unless you are going into a building or getting into a cab. In those two instances move to the side of the curb with the building or cab. Never ever ever stop in the middle of a block or I will walk over you.
I like taking bubble baths, but I hate it when I buy bubble-bath liquid that claims 'not' to dry out your skin, but 'does' so anyway. And why is 'good quality' bubble bath so expensive? I'm sure it costs the company like five cents to make the amount purchased, but they charge a fortune for each bottle. Greedy capitalists! (hahaha) Don't they realize people would buy lots more of their product if it weren't so prohibitively expensive?
I have a few more gripes, but I don't have time right now. Will have to add them later.
It annoys me that I can only imagine you taking a bubble bath...
Buying potato chips and opening them to see half the bag full. "May settle during shipping" my ass...
Chef Boyardee now has "Easy Open Cans" that have a quarter inch lip on the inside. You have to shake the can harder (splattering more tomato sauce everywhere) now to get the ravioli out...nice innovation.
Books that have no price on them or are shrink wrapped...for what? Our protection? Books are to be read...and to be bought. No wonder most writers are poor.
Just thought of one as I was browsing iTMS. I hate it when there are only partial albums. IE: Usher's Confessions, they don't have "Yeah". That pisses me off, I was looking forward to that for like 2 weeks! SOAB!
Just thought of one as I was browsing iTMS. I hate it when there are only partial albums. IE: Usher's Confessions, they don't have "Yeah". That pisses me off, I was looking forward to that for like 2 weeks! SOAB!
Seriously, this is really annoying, there are like 5 or 6 albums I really want, but I'm not going to buy 15 out of 16 tracks, individually, especially considering the full album would probably be $9.99 :
Although, they have been sneaking more and more >$9.99 albums
Those drivers that sit on their brakes at traffic lights. They all seem to have cars with the new, really bright, LEDs at eye level that blind the driver behind. If you're on a slope use your handbrake or stick it in park, please. If you're on the flat-don't bother.
Those drivers that sit on their brakes at traffic lights. They all seem to have cars with the new, really bright, LEDs at eye level that blind the driver behind. If you're on a slope use your handbrake or stick it in park, please. If you're on the flat-don't bother.
Uh, who cares? If you're driving an automatic, and you let go of the brake, you creep forward. I'm not going to shift into neutral just so you don't see my brake lights. Going into neutral would also involve shifting back into drive once the light turns green. Why bother?
Luca . with pedestrian phasing we have long waits at our traffic lights, and as I said those LED's are really bright. Modern cars, SUVs have them all over the back. They're a safety device to tell the cars behind you're braking, not for stationary cars to tell you they're too lazy to move one hand and foot.
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At Barnes & Noble I see hundreds of mouth breathing bipedal annoyances...like...
People who shop forever on store credit...they literally haven't bought a book in years with money...they just keep returning the books and getting store credit on a beat-up dog earred plastic store credit card. One woman had lost her copy of a receipt in her purse and pulled out a million receipts (Home Depot, TGI Fridays, Target, WaWa, Wal Mart, Borders!!!) out of it and began searching and searching...as the line grew and grew...annoying to say the least?
No, I hate people who take an eternity in line (this annoys everyone on either side as above). Like wanting to get exactly the amount of their purchase...they search and search...pockets, purses, wallets cigarette cases, socks even a bra one time...as the line grows and grows....these are also the ones who give you this perfect amount in crumpled balls of bills or a pile of loose change.
Don't even talk to me about check writers...21st century at the station people...trains leaving, get on it dammit!
Originally posted by Artman @_@
Don't even talk to me about check writers...21st century at the station people...trains leaving, get on it dammit!
trains?
come on, this is the 21st century
picking up dog pooh.
people who drive the speed limit in the fast lane.
people who put their car in park at a red light, then take of in reverse....or people who take off in reverse at a drive-thru.
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
trains?
come on, this is the 21st century
Well, these people are still in the 19th century...so the reference of trains...
Don't even talk to me about check writers...21st century at the Starbucks people...SUV's leaving, get your South Beach Diet ass inside dammit!
Originally posted by Artman @_@
Well, these people are still in the 19th century...so the reference of trains...
Don't even talk to me about check writers...21st century at the Starbucks people...SUV's leaving, get your South Beach Diet ass inside dammit!
I was just checking.
eeps that was bad, I'll pay for that one, you can bill me later though, I sure hope that safari doesn't cache these either, terrible puns, I should be punished or something, the charge, bad puns a la carte blanche
go away ya bother me!?
People who freeze up and get in my way when I'm trying to bike. Don't worry, I'm a controlled biker, if you just keep moving in the same direction and speed you were moving before you saw me, I'll avoid you. Of course, most people freeze like a deer in the headlights the moment they see me approaching on my bike. I use the streets as much as possible, but sometimes I have to bike on the sidewalk.
People who walk down the sidewalk fairly far apart (say, an arm's length), especially when there are more than two of them. And they're always walking really, REALLY slowly. But they won't let anyone around, oh no.
Drivers who go well under the limit (usually 5-10 under, or more) and acquire a huge line of cars behind them, but never pull over and let people around for any reason. It can be bad out where I live because there are a lot of twisty roads. I don't have a problem with people who want to drive slow, but if you have a ton of people behind you, please be courteous and let them pass.
People who drive while severely distracted - not just cell phones, but also having a conversation with the passenger while constantly gesturing and looking at them. My dad does this - when we have conversations in the car, and I'm the passenger, I always fix my gaze straight ahead, hoping to encourage him to do the same. It only sometimes works though. Many times, he'll look at me even though I'm not looking back at him.
Teachers who give me really, really vague assignments. Like, "Write a paper that relates to something we've been talking about in class in the past three weeks." Come on, tell me what I need to write about. I'm not a creative writer, I'm more technically oriented. I can crank out high-quality papers fairly quickly, but I have to have a very specific task to accomplish.
People who are arrogant, patronizing, and hypocritical when arguing a point. This happens in AO a lot. People need to argue by presenting evidence to support their position, and showing why that evidence refutes the opposing side. It pisses the hell out of me when someone states flat-out "That's a lie" or "You actually believe that?" without giving any reason whatsoever. I try to avoid AppleOutsider because of this.
I also hate people that have to spit after every drag. If it's making your teeth sweat it means you shouldn't be smoking.
Originally posted by Naderfan
I also hate people who claim to care about "diversity" but almost always are white girls whose definition of "diversity" is dating a minority. In addition, minorities only seem to include African-Americans and Hispanics on my campus. We have a lot of people crying foul about the lack of diversity on our campus and I have never heard anyone complain about the lack of Asians, even though I have only seen 2 in my entire four years here. For some reason, I've noticed that Asians don't seem to count as minorities. That annoys me as well.
Whoops, Naderfan just found my number 3.
Nick
I have a few more gripes, but I don't have time right now. Will have to add them later.
Socialists.
Gender/whatever quotas at workplaces instead of just hiring the best person for the job.
Ad hominem and other non-reasoning arguments, when their user *knows* he is wrong and will lose by using reason. It's not half as bad if he is just being illogical, then it's easy to ignore the idiot and go on. It's a long term goal of mine to be able to dissect this sort of arguments accurately enough that I can dismiss them on logical grounds.
Originally posted by HOM
I hate tourists. They clog up the sidewalk, gawk at the buildings, and block the entrances to the subway while they fumble with the MetroCard.
Some advice for those people thinking of coming to NYC and not wanting to feel the wrath of this pissed off New Yorker:
Do not walk more than two people across. I have somewhere to go and you're keeping me from getting there.
Do not look up while you walk. The buildings are tall, get over it. You slow me down and paint a gigantic bulls-eye on your back to muggers.
Do not stand in front of the turnstile unless you already have your MetroCard out and ready to be swiped. You slow me down and slow down the people trying to get out.
Do not take a subway map out on the train. Again, bulls-eye on back.
Do not come to my hole in the wall bars. We don't want you there. There are some nice tourist trap places that you and your kind are welcomed.
Most importantly...
Do not stop walking in the middle of the block unless you are going into a building or getting into a cab. In those two instances move to the side of the curb with the building or cab. Never ever ever stop in the middle of a block or I will walk over you.
Ah, I feel much better now.
Spoken like a true New Yorker
Originally posted by Carol A
I like taking bubble baths, but I hate it when I buy bubble-bath liquid that claims 'not' to dry out your skin, but 'does' so anyway. And why is 'good quality' bubble bath so expensive? I'm sure it costs the company like five cents to make the amount purchased, but they charge a fortune for each bottle. Greedy capitalists!
I have a few more gripes, but I don't have time right now. Will have to add them later.
It annoys me that I can only imagine you taking a bubble bath...
Buying potato chips and opening them to see half the bag full. "May settle during shipping" my ass...
Chef Boyardee now has "Easy Open Cans" that have a quarter inch lip on the inside. You have to shake the can harder (splattering more tomato sauce everywhere) now to get the ravioli out...nice innovation.
Books that have no price on them or are shrink wrapped...for what? Our protection? Books are to be read...and to be bought. No wonder most writers are poor.
Originally posted by cubs23
Just thought of one as I was browsing iTMS. I hate it when there are only partial albums. IE: Usher's Confessions, they don't have "Yeah". That pisses me off, I was looking forward to that for like 2 weeks! SOAB!
Seriously, this is really annoying, there are like 5 or 6 albums I really want, but I'm not going to buy 15 out of 16 tracks, individually, especially considering the full album would probably be $9.99 :
Although, they have been sneaking more and more >$9.99 albums
Originally posted by billybobsky
I hate it when the wind kicks dirt in your eyes.
When a driver in a large car pulls into me.
When drivers honk at pedestrians.
When people are condescending.
When people have no self confidence.
When beggars harass you outside of convenience stores.
When I get home after 10 PM.
When my reactions turn black.
When women tell me about their significant other and then go on to flirt with me.
When people think only about themselves.
When I make more work for other people.
When other people make more work for me.
When the last bit of a meal is bland...
I hate it when people are cruel.
When men are cowards.
When lies are good enough.
When a kiss has no love.
When the weather is cold.
When apologies are hollow.
When transience is all there is.
When chocolate is left for me, but I've nothing to give.
Originally posted by Alex London
Those drivers that sit on their brakes at traffic lights. They all seem to have cars with the new, really bright, LEDs at eye level that blind the driver behind. If you're on a slope use your handbrake or stick it in park, please. If you're on the flat-don't bother.
Uh, who cares? If you're driving an automatic, and you let go of the brake, you creep forward. I'm not going to shift into neutral just so you don't see my brake lights. Going into neutral would also involve shifting back into drive once the light turns green. Why bother?
Thats why I prefer driving in the night or dawn, xenon light is wonderfull.
Make a piece of toast for breakfast. More entropy.
Eat the toast. Even more entropy.
Drive to work. A whole lot more entropy.
Not to mention quadrillions of stars burning away, pouring vast wasted energy into empty space.
The whole damned universe is sliding into an energy abyss, a thermodynamic oblivion, and there's not a thing we can do about it.
Dissolution. The flat, dark order of complete disorder. Thin cold sameness. The death of light, the death of warmth, the death of meaning.
Damned shame, damned shame. Bugs the hell out of me.
That, and being tailgated when I'm already doing the speed limit or faster. That's really annoying too.