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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: kosmo vinyl on September 13, 2006, 11:14:00 am
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One per customer and I'll start
Using the word Haters... It annoys me to no end and makes me actually want to "hate" something even more when people use it. I will be so glad when it goes out of usage.
(apologies to sweetcell nothing personal, but it's been a bee in my bonnet for awhile and was finally time to shoo the bee away. i also look rather fetching in my bonnet by the way :D I'm also grumpy which usually doesn't happen until Fridays)
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So, you're a "hater" hater?
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my pet peeve: message boards that have SEVEN concurrent threads about Wilco.
it's enough to make me a hater.
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my second pet peeve of the day will be Trolls who annoy the crap out of my grumpy self...
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Lazy people who stand on the left side of Metro escalators, thereby blocking the way for those people who wish to walk.
Particularly those who stand on a down escalator. How fucking lazy is that?
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men in bonnets are sooooooo HOT!!!
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Agreed. Similarly, people that walk next to each other on the sidewalk and either refuse to move when someone walks in the opposite direction or act like they're doing you a favor by moving.
It's the worst part of my jog through Old Towne, especially because it happens in the road as well as on the sidewalk.
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Lazy people who stand on the left side of Metro escalators, thereby blocking the way for those people who wish to walk.
Particularly those who stand on a down escalator. How fucking lazy is that?
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Agreed. Similarly, people that walk next to each other on the sidewalk and either refuse to move when someone walks in the opposite direction or act like they're doing you a favor by moving.
Oooh, me too. I always feel like Homer Simpson stepping in the mud for Marge's limo as I walk in to a bush or something so they can walk by untouched.
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Originally posted by nkotb:
Agreed. Similarly, people that walk next to each other on the sidewalk and either refuse to move when someone walks in the opposite direction or act like they're doing you a favor by moving.
Oooh, me too. I always feel like Homer Simpson stepping in the mud for Marge's limo as I walk in to a bush or something so they can walk by untouched. [/b]
My solution is to simply run into them.
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my pet peeve has become sweetcell, who manages be both captain obvious and donny from big lebowski (like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know what's going on) with his never-clever comments. i was really hoping he would disappear after the timberlake presale was over but no luck.
it's stupid, i know, and i'm not saying i'm the greatest contributer ever, but for some reason it just grinds my gears.
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People who no matter how many times you have met them, continue to act like they have no clue who you are
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now now play nice...
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Also, not to harp on sweetcell (since his last post reminded me of this) but using the term Ticketbastard. Yes, we all know they're terrible. But give me a break...
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Drink slurpers. I don't care if it is hot or what, slurping is just bad manners and may well get the can/cup shoved down your throat.
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People who wave impatiently and/or snap their fingers at busy bartenders and waitstaff. I've never even worked in food service and that shit pisses me off.
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People who don't use their headlights during torrential storms but on sunny days.
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Wait, I need to add another one. A lady stopped to ask me for directions and a car approached behind her. Plenty of room for him to get around. Yet, he stopped for a millisecond and started blaring his horn. WTF is your hurry? Then, he proceeded into McDonald's. I've seen this happen three times in my neighborhood -- people driving so fast only to veer into McDonald's. I guess their food is a drug.
*end suburban rant*
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Double parking next to an empty parking space.
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Taking the last soda from the personal vending machine in my office and not replacing it, even though the box of soda cans is right next to the freaking machine!
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people who carry those ridiculously huge golf umbrellas down crowded city streets when it's barely drizzling.
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People who insist on sitting right next to you in an airport, even though there are rows of empty chairs where they could stretch out if they wanted to. Or when there are tons of treadmills free at the gym (and there are at mine) and someone comes along and uses the one RIGHT next to you, even though they could have used one 3 or 4 treadmills away.
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Freedom haters who are more interested in protecting terrorists than Americans and Jesus. That and people that don't stop for a school bus that has its blinkers blinking.
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People who still flash the peace sign
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Or people who stretch out over two or three seats, either with their bodies or their shit, leaving no two seats together for people who arrive after them. Or people who insist on sitting one seat apart, again leaving no two seats available for people who are together.
Originally posted by bearman:
People who insist on sitting right next to you in an airport, even though there are rows of empty chairs where they could stretch out if they wanted to. Or when there are tons of treadmills free at the gym (and there are at mine) and someone comes along and uses the one RIGHT next to you, even though they could have used one 3 or 4 treadmills away.
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People who go to the front of the waiting line while flying Southwest, ignoring all the people who are sitting by their bags.
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Or Southwest in general, for having first come first server seating, like you're taking the fucking bus or something.
Originally posted by El Jefe Design:
People who go to the front of the waiting line while flying Southwest, ignoring all the people who are sitting by their bags.
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Originally posted by bearman:
People who insist on sitting right next to you in an airport, even though there are rows of empty chairs where they could stretch out if they wanted to. Or when there are tons of treadmills free at the gym (and there are at mine) and someone comes along and uses the one RIGHT next to you, even though they could have used one 3 or 4 treadmills away.
I think they want to meet you. :eek:
Similarly, but with cars...Ever park on the other side of the parking lot to avoid dings to your car? When you return, the parking lot is still mostly open, yet, a car is parked so closely, you can barely get in?
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bloggers
slow cashiers at the grocery store
Loud talkers on the metro/bus, especially in the mornings
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People in the locker room who use the benches like they're their personal dressing tables. Using the entire bench to hold their gymbag, shoes, dirty clothes, towels, water bottle and anything else they brought with them, all while they're in the shower for 20 minutes.
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I do that all the time. And by "that" I mean, when I see a car that's parked diagonally across the lanes and in an empty, far-flung corner of the lot, I park right next to it.
Originally posted by The Cooler:
Ever park on the other side of the parking lot to avoid dings to your car? When you return, the parking lot is still mostly open, yet, a car is parked so closely, you can barely get in?
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people who look at me like I'm nuts when they come in the door at the 930 club and ask me why I'm asking them for their ID when they have gray hair and are "obviuosly over 21" ...and I have to explain to them that we are an all ages club with a liquor license that is hard to have for an all-ages venue, and that dc law requires anyone who is drinking to have an id, regardless of age, and they STILL look at me like I'm an idiot.. even though it is not my law/rules.
people who ask me "so what's good coming to the 930 club?"
...my canned response.. "what's 'good'?"
:D
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When people step into my personal space/work area without asking or even acknowledging me. At my old job it was people coming around to my side of the desk, and at my current job its people coming into my cube and crowding really close behind me looking over my shoulder, before even acknowledging me. Either knock and say "hey" or go around to the other side and look over!
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bands who are allowed to perform covers of any Beatles songs.
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When people start telling stories and get sidetracked and don't finish them...oh god.
And bad drivers on cell phones, wtf?? If it's that important, pull the hell over...
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
Drink slurpers. I don't care if it is hot or what, slurping is just bad manners and may well get the can/cup shoved down your throat.
Soup slurpers are even worse.
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Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by Sir HC:
Drink slurpers. I don't care if it is hot or what, slurping is just bad manners and may well get the can/cup shoved down your throat.
Soup slurpers are even worse. [/b]
sausage slurpers are the best. if it's that's hot or what, get the whole thing shoved down your throat.
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Or people in the locker room who sit on the benches naked.
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
People in the locker room who use the benches like they're their personal dressing tables. Using the entire bench to hold their gymbag, shoes, dirty clothes, towels, water bottle and anything else they brought with them, all while they're in the shower for 20 minutes.
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People with poor concert etiquette, namely those that talk through the entire show.
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Sports media coverage of poker. Poker is not a sport :mad: .
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I put a towel on the bench and sit on that.
And at least I've got a towel, unlike the morons who drip ten gallons of water all over the bench areas. I wonder if they do that at home?
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Or people in the locker room who sit on the benches naked.
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
People in the locker room who use the benches like they're their personal dressing tables. Using the entire bench to hold their gymbag, shoes, dirty clothes, towels, water bottle and anything else they brought with them, all while they're in the shower for 20 minutes.
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red tape and paperwork because of said red tape
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hookers who walk around wearing literally nothing in the freezing cold.
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Discussions about CD Artwork... oh wait wrong forum :)
How about Re-issues. Elvis Costello and David Bowie being the worst offenders I believe Costello will be going for a third or fourth round soon. How much more remastering or bonus material can they dig up...
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Lazy people who stand on the left side of Metro escalators, thereby blocking the way for those people who wish to walk.
Residents who get all huffy, roll their eyes, and push briefcases into tourists who stand on the left side of that tiny escalator that goes to the platform from the entry gates. You know, the escalator that's about 9 steps total, 11 seconds long (7 seconds if you walk rather than stand). The train's not coming, they're from South Carolina, chill the fuck out.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
How about Re-issues. Elvis Costello and David Bowie being the worst offenders I believe Costello will be going for a third or fourth round soon. How much more remastering or bonus material can they dig up...
The answer is probably as much as people are willing to buy again and again.
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when you go up to a double door and open the right-side door to go through, and then people coming in from the other direction walk right through, making you wait, instead of opening the other door
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Originally posted by bearman:
People who insist on sitting right next to you in an airport, even though there are rows of empty chairs where they could stretch out if they wanted to. Or when there are tons of treadmills free at the gym (and there are at mine) and someone comes along and uses the one RIGHT next to you, even though they could have used one 3 or 4 treadmills away.
The curse of being hot!
Another one for me -- "between you and I" -- by far my biggest pet peeve, and I better get over it because it's becoming accepted.
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Reissues that change the music or the order. Worst offenders are Beck where he censors his curse words on Mellow Gold and Ozzy where he excised the original bass and drum parts on his early solo albums.
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And they're inevitably always FAT people from South Carolina, who could benefit from taking the stairs anyway.
Personally, I think METRO should do away with the escalators and make everyone get some exercise. Just keep them turned off, it would save on electricity and repair costs. They don't have them in Chicago on the El.
Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Lazy people who stand on the left side of Metro escalators, thereby blocking the way for those people who wish to walk.
Residents who get all huffy, roll their eyes, and push briefcases into tourists who stand on the left side of that tiny escalator that goes to the platform from the entry gates. You know, the escalator that's about 9 steps total, 11 seconds long (7 seconds if you walk rather than stand). The train's not coming, they're from South Carolina, chill the fuck out. [/b]
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yeah that's like when people say FYI before telling you something...........FYI..... I think you're a knobhead
or at the end of the day......as in "at the end of the day everything was fine" gaaaaaaaaaaah
maybe I just hate when people say shitty phrases thinking they are cool.
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Lazy people who stand on the left side of Metro escalators, thereby blocking the way for those people who wish to walk.
Particularly those who stand on a down escalator. How fucking lazy is that?
Didn't Metro make up a word for these people? They tried some ad campaign that never really took off.
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Though I'm sure I do it, starting out with "To tell the truth" or "Honestly" -- doesn't this imply they've been lying to you up to that point?
Lulu -- how are YOU!!!!!!!!! Honestly??!!
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Oh yeah, and people who spell definitely "definately". ARGH!!
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Originally posted by bearman:
Oh yeah, and people who spell definitely "definately". ARGH!!
ooh, good fucking call. drives me crazy, and i usually don't let spelling mistakes get to me. i mean, you know how to spell "definite," right? right??
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truth be told I can honestly say FYI.......I'm awesome..........
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I can't recall what the word was. They call the people that crowd around the doors "doorkers".
Originally posted by amnesiac:
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Lazy people who stand on the left side of Metro escalators, thereby blocking the way for those people who wish to walk.
Particularly those who stand on a down escalator. How fucking lazy is that?
Didn't Metro make up a word for these people? They tried some ad campaign that never really took off. [/b]
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Originally posted by poorlulu:
truth be told I can honestly say FYI.......I'm awesome..........
definately.
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Ok, here's one...
idiots on the Metro who turn their ipods up so loud that everyone than hear them. Inevitably, it's always hiphop or techno that they are listening to.
also, idiots who talk loudly on their cell phones on Metro. Do they not realize that half the people on the train can hear what they are saying?
I'd like to hand these out to people on the Metro, as necessary.
http://community.livejournal.com/chicago_el/85269.html (http://community.livejournal.com/chicago_el/85269.html)
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
also, idiots who talk loudly on their cell phones on Metro. Do they not realize that half the people on the train can hear what they are saying?
The girl on the bus yesterday: "I have a doctors appointment."
The other end replies.
"No, the other doctor."
The other end replies.
"No," as she gets louder, "the very very personal doctor that I see once a week. She moved me to the afternoon on Tuesdays."
The other end replies.
"No!" she screams as the perfect stranger next to her leans into the phone "She's seeing her fucking shrink already!"
Pause. Silence on the bus.
"I gotta go." and hangs up.
Just about everybody starts laughing. She gets off the bus at the next stop.
I love public transportation.
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people who go to shows and spend 90% of it with their arms raised high snapping up hundreds of photos of the band with their cell phones/cameras so they can go home after the show and tell all their myspace buddies how amazing a time they had at the show. some of what should have been better shows for me have been ruined because i'm playing a game of dodge the cell phone carrying douchebag.
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Originally posted by amnesiac:
Didn't Metro make up a word for these people? They tried some ad campaign that never really took off. [/QB]
Esca-lump?
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ding ding ding
Originally posted by Buck Satan:
Originally posted by amnesiac:
Didn't Metro make up a word for these people? They tried some ad campaign that never really took off. [/b]
Esca-lump? [/QB]
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Originally posted by Buck Satan:
Originally posted by amnesiac:
Didn't Metro make up a word for these people? They tried some ad campaign that never really took off. [/b]
Esca-lump? [/QB]
Wow, no wonder it never took off.
I also hate people who take up two seats on the metro when it's full. It's bad on a bus, it's bad on a bench, but if you're like me and get really dizzy when sitting backwards/standing on the metro, this is the worst.
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Originally posted by BookerT:
Originally posted by bearman:
Oh yeah, and people who spell definitely "definately". ARGH!!
ooh, good fucking call. drives me crazy, and i usually don't let spelling mistakes get to me. i mean, you know how to spell "definite," right? right?? [/b]
And no one should forget that scourge of the internet, "noone".
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When people in casual conversation use the word "said" referentially. An example is... said friend then went to the store.
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people who ride the metro . . . and NOT pollute the world with their car's exhaust.
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When rockers stick a lit cigarette offa the end of their guitar for cred. I don't know who the worse offender is, but Bob Dylan is the only one who should be allowed to do it. Or Hendrix. No one else. If I had a band with lotsa guitar I'd stick four lit cigs offa every ax, just to be annoying. The name of my band would be THE PASSIVE SMOKERS WITH MUCHO CRED.
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Pedestrians who stroll into traffic without looking first because they're too busy yapping on their cellphones.
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Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
Bob Dylan is the only one who should be allowed to do it. Or Hendrix. No one else.
I'm seeking an amendment for Eddie Van Halen. The dude did give himself throat cancer for the trick. That's got to be worth something.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
Bob Dylan is the only one who should be allowed to do it. Or Hendrix. No one else.
I'm seeking an amendment for Eddie Van Halen. The dude did give himself throat cancer for the trick. That's got to be worth something. [/b]
"This rule does not apply to senior citizens."
How's that?
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
people who go to shows and spend 90% of it with their arms raised high snapping up hundreds of photos of the band with their cell phones/cameras so they can go home after the show and tell all their myspace buddies how amazing a time they had at the show. some of what should have been better shows for me have been ruined because i'm playing a game of dodge the cell phone carrying douchebag.
http://www.idolator.com/tunes/hey-asshole%21/hey-asshole-call-for-entries-194290.php (http://www.idolator.com/tunes/hey-asshole%21/hey-asshole-call-for-entries-194290.php)
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those free daily papers that people take into the station and then just leave them on the train. you point out that they left their paper and they just give you a dirty look and walk off the train. what, you're too f'n good for the world to take your paper and drop it in the recycling box when you exit the station? wankers.
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Originally posted by lily1:
those free daily papers that people take into the station and then just leave them on the train. you point out that they left their paper and they just give you a dirty look and walk off the train. what, you're too f'n good for the world to take your paper and drop it in the recycling box when you exit the station? wankers.
i'm of the opinion that i'm leaving the paper for the next person who may not have read it.
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you and thousands of other riders every day!
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
i'm of the opinion that i'm leaving the paper for the next person who may not have read it. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
When rockers stick a lit cigarette offa the end of their guitar for cred. I don't know who the worse offender is, but Bob Dylan is the only one who should be allowed to do it. Or Hendrix. No one else. If I had a band with lotsa guitar I'd stick four lit cigs offa every ax, just to be annoying. The name of my band would be THE PASSIVE SMOKERS WITH MUCHO CRED.
Keith Richards is the master of this and predates Hendrix and Dylan doing this. He has to be let in, look at how many headstocks he has ruined over the years doing this. There is actually in a guitar magazine bitching about people who do this and they comment about Keith lighting one up with one on his headstock and one resting on his amp.
A personal one that probably no one else agrees with:
Rockers who put their feet on the monitors. Not their monitors but the club's monitors. Some can not handle this and get f'ed up.
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Cab drivers in Maryland, specifically at Silver Spring Metro Station, that take FOREVER to get out of the roundabout, so that you end up spending 3 bucks before you leave East West Highway and Wayne St. Yeah right, timing of the lights, my ass.
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Sports media coverage of poker. Poker is not a sport :mad: .
Neither is golf and they have that shit on telly constantly.
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People who park across two parking spaces....especially if it's some piece of crap 85 camaro or something. You should be able to key a car if it is taking up more than a single space.
People who are always in a hurry as though they're more important than those of us who got up early enough to take our time on the FUCKING METRO ESCALATOR.
People who walk down the street talking on their blue tooth...How many times have you thought they were talking to you as they approached you?
People who rush to the boarding gate as soon as the flight is announced. YOU HAVE A TICKET WITH AN ASSIGNED SEAT...CHILL THE FUCK OUT! And anyway, I have Rory (3 year old son) with me so will get to board before you, you prick. (Southwest passengers excepted, besides you deserve to be hussled you cheap bastards)
Those big foam #1 finger thingies they have at college sports...and the morons who wave them at the camera while shouting "Hi mom" or something just as lame. You can't all be number fucking one for crying out loud.
Baseball hats worn backwards, unless you are actually a baseball catcher you look like a complete PRICK......and women wearing baseball hats, especially if they have a ponytail sticking out the hole in the back were the size adjustment thing is.
BMW drivers...You may have paid far too much for you piece of shit, but you didn't actually buy the road as well.
Lexus drivers... NEWS FLASH!! It's a fucking Toyota, the only premium is on the selling price.
That's it for now...there's oh so many more because I've reached that grumpy old man age.
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I love this thread. I thought I was the only curmudgeon on this forum ;) Here we go:
- Drivers who don't follow the rules of the road.
- Pedestrians who cross the street in the middle of the road and expect cars to stop for them.
- Poor spelling and grammar.
- The religous right.
- Spitters.
- Littering.
*phew* Nice to get that off my chest. As Kevin Drew says, "We hate your hate".
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People on the Metro who lean their lazy selves against the poles, meaning nobody else can hang on to it.
People on the Metro who park their fat ass against the panels by the door as soon as they get on, thereby reducing the number of people who can move through the door in a certain time frame. I always try to step on the feet of such people as I'm getting on the train.
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Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
People on the Metro who lean their lazy selves against the poles, meaning nobody else can hang on to it.
Excellant one.
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People who do not stop a phone conversation when dealing with people in person. Worst offenders when you get to the register at Jiffy-Lube or wherever hang-up and deal with the in-person person. I once asked the woman at the counter of Jiffy-Lube about the lady before me who did nothing to slow her phone conversation (earpiece phone) about how she handles it. She said "Want to rip the damn things out!" I have to agree. Another classic was in line at the pharmacy a woman talking loud to the other person in a passive-agressive way to complain about the slow service. In between those bitchings she was talking about the cops finding pot in her car and other personal matters. I didn't need to know that.
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People who drive their cars in bike lanes.
Drivers who illegally turn right on red between 7 and 7, or when there's clearly a sign saying NO TURN ON RED. I can't tell you how many times I get cursed out or honked at by cars who want to illegally turn but are blocked by me and my bike.
Drivers who double-park right in front of a perfectly good parking spot.
(Observations made in downtown DC, though approximately 75% of offenders have Maryland plates. Just sayin'.)
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Drummers who twirl sticks. If you want to twirl go join a marching band.
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Since when did you ever take Metro to work? :eek:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
People who park across two parking spaces....especially if it's some piece of crap 85 camaro or something. You should be able to key a car if it is taking up more than a single space.
People who are always in a hurry as though they're more important than those of us who got up early enough to take our time on the FUCKING METRO ESCALATOR.
People who walk down the street talking on their blue tooth...How many times have you thought they were talking to you as they approached you?
People who rush to the boarding gate as soon as the flight is announced. YOU HAVE A TICKET WITH AN ASSIGNED SEAT...CHILL THE FUCK OUT! And anyway, I have Rory (3 year old son) with me so will get to board before you, you prick. (Southwest passengers excepted, besides you deserve to be hussled you cheap bastards)
Those big foam #1 finger thingies they have at college sports...and the morons who wave them at the camera while shouting "Hi mom" or something just as lame. You can't all be number fucking one for crying out loud.
Baseball hats worn backwards, unless you are actually a baseball catcher you look like a complete PRICK......and women wearing baseball hats, especially if they have a ponytail sticking out the hole in the back were the size adjustment thing is.
BMW drivers...You may have paid far too much for you piece of shit, but you didn't actually buy the road as well.
Lexus drivers... NEWS FLASH!! It's a fucking Toyota, the only premium is on the selling price.
That's it for now...there's oh so many more because I've reached that grumpy old man age.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
People who are always in a hurry as though they're more important than those of us who got up early enough to take our time on the FUCKING METRO ESCALATOR.
This is a terrible argument. You've obviously never missed a train by 2-3 seconds and had to wait 10-20 minutes for the next one. You're perfectly capable of standing to only one side of the escalator to allow people to walk past.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
People who rush to the boarding gate as soon as the flight is announced. YOU HAVE A TICKET WITH AN ASSIGNED SEAT...CHILL THE FUCK OUT! And anyway, I have Rory (3 year old son) with me so will get to board before you, you prick. (Southwest passengers excepted, besides you deserve to be hussled you cheap bastards)
Heh, there are also the clods who queue up at the gate before the flight is announced. Again, with reserved seating, this makes a difference how?
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Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
People who rush to the boarding gate as soon as the flight is announced. YOU HAVE A TICKET WITH AN ASSIGNED SEAT...CHILL THE FUCK OUT! And anyway, I have Rory (3 year old son) with me so will get to board before you, you prick. (Southwest passengers excepted, besides you deserve to be hussled you cheap bastards)
Heh, there are also the clods who queue up at the gate before the flight is announced. Again, with reserved seating, this makes a difference how? [/b]
Overhead bins, that is how. Until you have been screwed by these mega-baggers who put nothing under their seats, you don't know hell. Get on the plane, then they have to check your small carry-on (you have one under the seat already), because of these people stuffing the overhead bins with huge suitcases.
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
Overhead bins, that is how. Until you have been screwed by these mega-baggers who put nothing under their seats, you don't know hell. Get on the plane, then they have to check your small carry-on (you have one under the seat already), because of these people stuffing the overhead bins with huge suitcases.
On a related note, those stupid bags with wheels everybody has now are really annoying, they are the same ones they want to shove in the overhead bin, does EVERYONE need to have one?
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When you have a green arrow to turn left, and clueless pedestrians barge into the intersection as soon as the other light changes, even though this is your 4 seconds to make the turn in the traffic cycle, even though the sign says DON'T WALK. 14th and K, 14th and U always have herds of these people.
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as a frequent pedestrian, and sometimes driver, pedestrians have far more to complain about, so all the drivers complaining about pedestrians can fuck right off :D
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
She said "Want to rip the damn things out!" I have to agree. Another classic was in line at the pharmacy a woman talking loud to the other person in a passive-agressive way to complain about the slow service. In between those bitchings she was talking about the cops finding pot in her car and other personal matters. I didn't need to know that.
I'm going to write everything down that I hear via 3rd person, string the the conversations together, and go on tour reading them aloud. The crazy sh*t I hear that goes on in people's worlds.
This and other things that garner for attention: (?)
-too much cologne/perfume (then talking on my desk phone - bleh)
-people who blast their music in their cars, especially when stopped or at a gas station. The sound is beyond any type of recognizable music (esp. hip hop, club, etc.) - all you hear is sonic boom. Incase one didn't know - not attractive but annoying!
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
BMW drivers...You may have paid far too much for you piece of shit, but you didn't actually buy the road as well.
Oh, thank you. If I didn't hate bumper stickers, I would make one with this statement.
(but I'm keeping my baseball hat)
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People who put music on torrent sites or p2p sites and don't tag their files properly....cleaning that shit up can be a real pain.
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Originally posted by Sir HC:
Overhead bins, that is how. Until you have been screwed by these mega-baggers who put nothing under their seats, you don't know hell. Get on the plane, then they have to check your small carry-on (you have one under the seat already), because of these people stuffing the overhead bins with huge suitcases.
On a related note, those stupid bags with wheels everybody has now are really annoying, they are the same ones they want to shove in the overhead bin, does EVERYONE need to have one? [/b]
Americans are too fat an lazy to carry a bag anymore. Soon the bags'll have motors in them.
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That's what I said, until I got one. Man do they come in handy when I'm travelling. Makes it tough to want to bring my backpack anywhere, unless I'm actually going backpacking.
That said, these people that put their fucking little daypack bags on wheels and wheel them through the Metro on a daily basis are taking it too far.
Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Originally posted by Sir HC:
Overhead bins, that is how. Until you have been screwed by these mega-baggers who put nothing under their seats, you don't know hell. Get on the plane, then they have to check your small carry-on (you have one under the seat already), because of these people stuffing the overhead bins with huge suitcases.
On a related note, those stupid bags with wheels everybody has now are really annoying, they are the same ones they want to shove in the overhead bin, does EVERYONE need to have one? [/b]
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
and women wearing baseball hats, especially if they have a ponytail sticking out the hole in the back were the size adjustment thing is.
see, i think a woman wearing a baseball hat is hot; provided that said hat is of an actual baseball team, and not pink. this also does not apply to trucker hats.
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
[see, i think a woman wearing a baseball hat is hot; provided that said hat is of an actual baseball team, and not pink. this also does not apply to trucker hats.
Ditto. And I don't even mind a pink hat or a trucker hat, as long as it's on straight and she's got big tits and a small waste.
Another pet peeve of mine: people who spend all day bitching about things but do nothing to fix them.
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I've gotta agree with Mankie on this, and I'll take it further. My wife has taught me that baseball hats look stupid on me or women turned around front or back or sideways, unless you're on the ballfield.
Or if you're balding or have an ugly face, then anything that hides those facts is good for the rest of us.
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
I've gotta agree with Mankie on this, and I'll take it further. My wife has taught me that baseball hats look stupid on me or women turned around front or back or sideways, unless you're on the ballfield.
I do forget on occasion, that you wife is omniscient. Silly me.
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So do I, sometimes. Unfortunately the consequences of that are worse for me than for you.
;)
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
I've gotta agree with Mankie on this, and I'll take it further. My wife has taught me that baseball hats look stupid on me or women turned around front or back or sideways, unless you're on the ballfield.
I do forget on occasion, that you wife is omniscient. Silly me. [/b]
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
Overhead bins, that is how.
Good point....
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Along with the baseball cap only at the baseball diamond (even in the stands it is okay), wearing biking shorts should require you to have one hand on your bike at all times.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
[qb] as long as it's on straight and she's got big tits and a small waste.
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You mean like little poo-poos?
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I hate it when people wear red bike shorts instead of black. <img src="http://cucinatestarossa.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/red_bike_shorts_1.jpg" alt=" - " />
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that's a whole lotta testicle
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Wow, this list has made my day. Nothing better than a good bitch session. Folks covered a lot of really good points (metro, the gym, drivers).
I'll add mine. The constant use of "literally". It's overused. Even worse? Adding "like" between every third word of a sentence. And even worse than hearing somebody say those things over and over is seeing them written in an email. "Like" should never be part of somebody's written sentence, unless they're saying that they like beer, etc.
Also, I really can't stand weak hotel showerheads. That was my first pet peeve ever.
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Guitarists who make that face. You know, that I'm really good face all twisted when they're playing a solo.
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Since when did you ever take Metro to work? :eek:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
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OH MY GOD!!!! 20 years living in DC and I never realised you were only allowed to ride metro if you were going to work.
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Originally posted by crusader:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
People who are always in a hurry as though they're more important than those of us who got up early enough to take our time on the FUCKING METRO ESCALATOR.
This is a terrible argument. You've obviously never missed a train by 2-3 seconds and had to wait 10-20 minutes for the next one. You're perfectly capable of standing to only one side of the escalator to allow people to walk past. [/b]
Just think...if you get out of bed 5 seconds sooner your problem would be solved.
Your argument is also mute....ever heard the words "Excuse me please"
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people who text message while they are talking to you.
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having to wait 15 minutes to use the bathroom in a bar while a group of people use it to do coke
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Originally posted by Baby Gorilla:
having to wait 15 minutes to use the bathroom in a bar while a group of people use it to do coke
you rather them do it at the bar, and then run the risk of having the bar shut down.
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I have a laundry list...
People who ride their bikes on Rock Creek Parkway on the road instead of the bike path. Yeah, I know, joggers, dogs, all that stuff in the way, blah blah. It's a pretty nice path, well paved, and you don't run the risk of someone coming around one of those blind curves and running your arse over.
People who ride their bicycles two or three deep on any street so it becomes impossible to pass them.
Ditto the people who carry every single thing they have ever owned onto the plane and try and stow it in the overheads, especially when they invade the bins across the aisle from their seats because their bins are full.
People who bitch and moan and put up a fuss because their plane is delayed because of weather. You don't get anything free because a giant thunderstorm happened to roll in. Get over it. The gate attendants want you out of this airport even worse than you do. Shut up, sit down, and play nice.
The armrest invaders on planes or trains.
People who chew really loudly. If it's something crunchy, I can understand but I shouldn't be able to hear you attacking your General Tso's from across the room. It's just disgusting.
Comcast's crappy customer service.
People who don't clean up after their dogs.
People on the bus who sit on the aisle seat and don't scoot over or let you slide across them even though it's clearly the last empty seat on the bus, or people who put giant shopping bags or backpacks or whatever on the seat next to them even though there's no empty seats.
I could go on forever... really... personally I think you should have to pass an exam before you're allowed out of the house!
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Originally posted by Baby Gorilla:
People who no matter how many times you have met them, continue to act like they have no clue who you are
Do I know you?
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People who ask if they can as you a question
"Let me ask you this,......"
What happens if I say "no"? do they not then ask me the question.
Even worse, people who announce they're going to ask a question
"Question!........."
People who ask for 'setlists', GET A FUCKING LIFE ALREADY!!!! :mad: Does it really matter in what order they sang their songs?
Then there's the all time classic of course.
"Have a nice day!"
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Drivers who treat the solid white lines at stop signs as a suggestion... Stop where you are suppose to not half over the line and turning. Crossing over solid white lines in general indicates how little drivers know traffic regulations.
SUV drivers who rocket it pass me on the highway and are probably the sameones complaining most about the cost of gasoline. Well duh...
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Drivers who treat the solid white lines at stop signs as a suggestion... Stop where you are suppose to not half over the line and turning. Crossing over solid white lines in general indicates how little drivers know traffic regulations.
This is especially true at signals. There's been plenty of times that I've seen idiots in left turn lanes go completely over the line; the pavement sensor doesn't detect the car so they don't even get a left turn light. Serves them right.
As for stop signs, some lines are set too far back from the intersection (the line is usually aligned with the sign). I can't see traffic from either direction at the intersection by my house unless I'm completely over the line.
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Pet peeve for this morning. Bicyclists who ride on the sidewalk.
And pass you the pedestrian from behind, and turn and give you the pedestrian a dirty look or snarky remark for not getting out of their way....even though they didn't ring their bell...not that a bell would give them any right to behave that way.
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Drivers who treat the solid white lines at stop signs as a suggestion... Stop where you are suppose to not half over the line and turning. Crossing over solid white lines in general indicates how little drivers know traffic regulations.
This is especially true at signals. There's been plenty of times that I've seen idiots in left turn lanes go completely over the line; the pavement sensor doesn't detect the car so they don't even get a left turn light. Serves them right.
As for stop signs, some lines are set too far back from the intersection (the line is usually aligned with the sign). I can't see traffic from either direction at the intersection by my house unless I'm completely over the line. [/b]
Stopping then creeping over the line is fine, it's the people who act like they didn't see the stop sign or you that fly over the white line before stopping that bug me. It's worse when there is a light at the end of a exit ramp because you don't know if they are actually going to stop or just cut in front of you.
Anyone that assumes the person in front of them is going to turn right on a red light and start honking when they don't...
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I don't so much care where people stop at stop signs, just so long as they stop. I hate it when drivers don't come to full and complete stops at stop signs. Stop signs aren't optional just because there isn't a cop around, and they don't mean "just slow down."
I hate it when drivers don't signal when changing lanes. This area is rampant with such people. I've never seen so much lane changing without signalling before I moved here.
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Turn signals are a sign of weakness.
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Amen to that.
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
I hate it when drivers don't signal when changing lanes. This area is rampant with such people. I've never seen so much lane changing without signalling before I moved here.
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amen to that.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Turn signals are a sign of weakness.
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Ass Tattoos (http://tinyurl.com/m5x75)
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RE: people not stopping at stop signs. Worst in neighborhoods where you are tooling along with the right of way and these ass-clowns fly through the stop sign and barely stop before slamming into your car as if that is where they planned to stop.
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While I'm not a fan of long nails on women, it's tolerable as long as it's not my wife. What is downright gross is untrimmed, long fingernails on men.
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Have you been saving up the negativity all morning, or does it just come naturally after lunch? :D
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
While I'm not a fan of long nails on women, it's tolerable as long as it's not my wife. What is downright gross is untrimmed, long fingernails on men.
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Well I typically go running on the Mall at lunch time, as I did today. I guess it's the fatass tourists that are my inspiration. :)
Originally posted by nkotb:
Have you been saving up the negativity all morning, or does it just come naturally after lunch? :D
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
While I'm not a fan of long nails on women, it's tolerable as long as it's not my wife. What is downright gross is untrimmed, long fingernails on men.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Your argument is also mute....ever heard the words "Excuse me please"
people who spell "moot" as "mute."
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
While I'm not a fan of long nails on women, it's tolerable as long as it's not my wife. What is downright gross is untrimmed, long fingernails on men.
AMEN TO THAT. This is why we only date guitar and bass players...
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by lily1:
those free daily papers that people take into the station and then just leave them on the train. you point out that they left their paper and they just give you a dirty look and walk off the train. what, you're too f'n good for the world to take your paper and drop it in the recycling box when you exit the station? wankers.
i'm of the opinion that i'm leaving the paper for the next person who may not have read it. [/b]
Thank god for people like you. I love when riders of the NY subway leave any newspaper behind. usually its free ones, but I don't care which one it is. Gives me something to read, and a free sudoku puzzle. (i then recycle the paper) :)
I do hate more than anything, when people leave food, drinks, spill the stuff in the subway. its disgusting as it is, so f'ing either dont spill the stuff or wait till youre off the subway.
and one last thing - why does the tallest person in the world (usually with a cowboy hat no less) have to sit directly in front of me at the movie theater, when the entire theater is nearly empty! god damn them. get there early and take the middle seat if its that important. that usually gets a really nasty comment out of me.
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I sometimes take the papers and recycle them, sometimes leave them for someone else.
I had one person follow me off the train and get up in my face and start throwing escalating accusations at me. This continued for the two or three minute walk from Metro to my work. When his tone grew more insistent and my asking him to please stop harrassing me did not dissuade him, I pushed him and told him to fucking leave me alone. He threatened to "go get a cop", but at that point I made it to the entrance to my building. If he had followed me into my buidling, I would have sicked security on him.
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by lily1:
those free daily papers that people take into the station and then just leave them on the train. you point out that they left their paper and they just give you a dirty look and walk off the train. what, you're too f'n good for the world to take your paper and drop it in the recycling box when you exit the station? wankers.
i'm of the opinion that i'm leaving the paper for the next person who may not have read it. [/b]
Thank god for people like you. I love when riders of the NY subway leave any newspaper behind. usually its free ones, but I don't care which one it is. Gives me something to read, and a free sudoku puzzle. (i then recycle the paper) :)
I do hate more than anything, when people leave food, drinks, spill the stuff in the subway. its disgusting as it is, so f'ing either dont spill the stuff or wait till youre off the subway.
and one last thing - why does the tallest person in the world (usually with a cowboy hat no less) have to sit directly in front of me at the movie theater, when the entire theater is nearly empty! god damn them. get there early and take the middle seat if its that important. that usually gets a really nasty comment out of me. [/b]
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Where do you live such that people where cowboy hats to the movies? Brokeback Mountain?
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by lily1:
those free daily papers that people take into the station and then just leave them on the train. you point out that they left their paper and they just give you a dirty look and walk off the train. what, you're too f'n good for the world to take your paper and drop it in the recycling box when you exit the station? wankers.
i'm of the opinion that i'm leaving the paper for the next person who may not have read it. [/b]
Thank god for people like you. I love when riders of the NY subway leave any newspaper behind. usually its free ones, but I don't care which one it is. Gives me something to read, and a free sudoku puzzle. (i then recycle the paper) :)
I do hate more than anything, when people leave food, drinks, spill the stuff in the subway. its disgusting as it is, so f'ing either dont spill the stuff or wait till youre off the subway.
and one last thing - why does the tallest person in the world (usually with a cowboy hat no less) have to sit directly in front of me at the movie theater, when the entire theater is nearly empty! god damn them. get there early and take the middle seat if its that important. that usually gets a really nasty comment out of me. [/b]
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Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
While I'm not a fan of long nails on women, it's tolerable as long as it's not my wife. What is downright gross is untrimmed, long fingernails on men.
AMEN TO THAT. This is why we only date guitar and bass players... [/b]
Watch out for those finger-picking guitar guys. Some have some scary long nails on their picking hand.
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slow instant messengers, drives me crazy
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dogs that roll in crap (or eat it).
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People who think it's OK to randomly go up to your house and try to convert you to whatever religion they are. I think it's really obnoxious and if you're gonna do it, you should at least know how to take a firm but polite "no" for an answer. Accept it when I tell you I'm on an overseas call (it's really expensive) and leave or don't feel bad when I slam the door in your face.
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Moms that take fat kids (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuTf7rPIuY8) on thrill rides.
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Since I can't sleep thanks to my soon-to-be former roommate stomping around the entire fucking house for 20 minutes, I'll contribute. :D
People who say or write, "Personally, I..." It's redundant. If you say or write, "personally," I'm going to assume you're talking about yourself. :p
Loud people, especially when they're attempting to brag about material items to co-workers/anyone within earshot. A guy in my office is always talking about his new car, new this or that. I think to myself, "Tsk, tsk, he must have the tiniest penis."
Magazine subscriptions...we're in an Internet Age, yet it still takes three months to receive the first issue? Nevermind if you've changed your address. Pfft.
Losing money in a ticket machine and knowing the transit company won't do anything to fix it from happening again.
People who complain about their weight/eating habits, but then get McDonalds/Taco Time or other fast food for lunch.
People who make shit coffee at the office.
Nigerian scammers on Ebay who'll wait until the last second to bid on something, win and then you have to complain to Ebay to re-list for free. What a waste of fucking time.
It can't be mentioned enough, people who talk too much at shows. I don't care how much you paid for your ticket, if you're standing/sitting next to me and chattering on about random shit while someone's on stage performing, I will ask you to quiet down. Make me say it again and "fuck" will be added to the sentence.
People in office buildings who fuck up the toilet stalls. Where do these people live?!? Let me come over to your house and leave shit/blood/piss on the seat or half-flush the toilet leaving one log in the bowl.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen PDX:
People in office buildings who fuck up the toilet stalls. Where do these people live?!? Let me come over to your house and leave shit/blood/piss on the seat or half-flush the toilet leaving one log in the bowl.
Hehe, you said log.
<img src="http://spoonman.roarvgm.com/personal/Spumco/dvd1_files/image023.jpg" alt=" - " />
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People who don't respect body odor rights (http://hometown.aol.com/bodyodorrights/)!
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Joggers who take up the whole path while listening to music really loud and then they get pissed off at you when they don't hear you yell out you are about to pass them.
Drivers who drive in the bike lanes downtown
People who open their car doors without looking
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People who look like Flava Flav and get on the Metro car, smacking you in the head with their bag as they pass by. Then they comment to the 55ish guy sitting in the seat across from them, "Faggot, homosexual, what are you looking at? You gotta go to work. I don't gotta go to no job. I got money in my pocket. That's right, I'm no slave, I'm a muthafucking king. You gotta work, pay your rent, pay the child support. I aint gotta work"....continued babbling...
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I sometimes take the papers and recycle them, sometimes leave them for someone else.
I had one person follow me off the train and get up in my face and start throwing escalating accusations at me.
Why? Because you took the paper? Because you left it behind?
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Originally posted by bikerchickdc:
People who think it's OK to randomly go up to your house and try to convert you to whatever religion they are. I think it's really obnoxious and if you're gonna do it, you should at least know how to take a firm but polite "no" for an answer. Accept it when I tell you I'm on an overseas call (it's really expensive) and leave or don't feel bad when I slam the door in your face.
That's why I love the Jews. They aren't looking for new members and they don't want you. That's my kind of club!
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On that occasion, I attempted to leave it behind. He promptly picked it up, shoved it in my face, asked me what I was doing with the paper. When I told him, "Leaving it for someone else," he replied, "No you're not, you're taking it with you," continuing to shove it in my direction. I told him to fuck off. He followed me out of the Metro and said "No, let's talk about this....would you throw trash out of your car onto the road? If not, why would you leave your trash on the Metro?" I said, "No I don't throw trash out of my car, but it's an accepted custom to leave your paper on the Metro or a plane for someone else." He said "Well that doesn't make it right, does it." When I attempted to keep walking and ignore him, he got back up in my face, saying, "Let's talk about this, let's talk about this." At which point I told him to stop harrassing me and pushed him off me. At which point he said, "Oh that's real nice, attacking me. You want me to get a cop?" At which point I walked into my building.
Originally posted by brennser:
I sometimes take the papers and recycle them, sometimes leave them for someone else.
I had one person follow me off the train and get up in my face and start throwing escalating accusations at me.
Why? Because you took the paper? Because you left it behind? [/b]
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we really need to get rhett his own camera crew/reality show. i have a feeling it'd be a lot like curb your enthusiasm, except with more farting.
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Or a bodyguard. I wonder if I could hire Guiny to be my bodyguard?
Originally posted by BookerT:
we really need to get rhett his own camera crew/reality show. i have a feeling it'd be a lot like curb your enthusiasm, except with more farting.
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Originally posted by brennser:
Joggers who take up the whole path while listening to music really loud and then they get pissed off at you when they don't hear you yell out you are about to pass them.
I've never seen so many joggers as in the district. People in DC are either very healthy, or very health-conscious.
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Or a bodyguard. I wonder if I could hire Guiny to be my bodyguard?
Dude, your story totally made me think of a guy that used to work in my group. He's a little short guy, balding, always wear a suit. He always yelled at people. He yelled at our boss in a meeting and even yelled at a taxi cab driver outside the work place, this guy was psycho, and a little shit too. He of course got fired.
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
People who look like Flava Flav and get on the Metro car, smacking you in the head with their bag as they pass by. Then they comment to the 55ish guy sitting in the seat across from them, "Faggot, homosexual, what are you looking at? You gotta go to work. I don't gotta go to no job. I got money in my pocket. That's right, I'm no slave, I'm a muthafucking king. You gotta work, pay your rent, pay the child support. I aint gotta work"....continued babbling...
Wait, have you seen that guy too? The dude with the clock? I see him on the bus ALL THE TIME. What's up with that?
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
I don't so much care where people stop at stop signs, just so long as they stop. I hate it when drivers don't come to full and complete stops at stop signs. Stop signs aren't optional just because there isn't a cop around, and they don't mean "just slow down."
I hate it when drivers don't signal when changing lanes. This area is rampant with such people. I've never seen so much lane changing without signalling before I moved here.
I want the washington Post car / traffic guru guy to do a poll on signal usage in the DC area. I rarely see anyone using one. I'm a ninny probably, but riding my ass then moving over two lanes, to come back in front of me, only to turn left never using a signal just irks me.
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Britney Spears' gum chewing.
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People who rifle past the wrinkly copy of the City Paper at the top of the stack for a clean copy beneath.
What, do you collect City Papers? I'll go so far as to guarantee good karma to those who take the ratty copy for themselves.
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Originally posted by Graham Friday:
People who rifle past the wrinkly copy of the City Paper at the top of the stack for a clean copy beneath.
You just stated why we do this. Remind me not to eat any produce you buy, spinach or otherwise.
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Drivers who just cannot grasp the rules of roundabouts, especially those who hug the outside lane even though they're taking the far left exit.....it's not that difficult you idiots.
On a similar note....drivers who make a left turn from the far right lane.
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(great thread) ...
I HATE the stupid little subscription cards that fall out of magazines, especially when it's a magazine I ALREADY SUBSCRIBE TO. And three or four of them fall out.
I understand that magazines need to sell subscriptions. But if I already subscribe, I think one of the perks should be NO CARDS DAMMIT. After all, I am not going to subscribe again, you know?
I think pretty much everything else has either been covered here or is too obvious to discuss (telemarketers, etc. ... though honestly the recent recorded telespam invasion during the elections seemed above and beyond anything I can recall in the past ...)
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Spelling and grammar errors stand out to me like bright, flashing red lights. I particularly can't stand "your" being used instead of "you're". That almost makes me wince when I see it. And the ever-increasingly rampant misuse of the apostrophe is terrifying. Basically, the effect of the Internet on the English language is driving me nuts. I hate letters being used instead of words. I hate improper or completely missing punctuation.
I've developed a lot of driving pet peeves lately. I just can't believe the way people act out on the road. I too get really annoyed when people don't use their signals. And when people hang out in the left lane, holding up traffic and completely ignoring the "Slower Traffic Keep Right" signs, I want to drag them out of their cars and beat the living shit out of them. Every time I see someone putting along in the left lane with car after car coming up behind them and then pulling over to pass them on the right, and they simply refuse to pull over into the right lane where they belong, it drives me up the wall. Then there are the people who come up behind you when you're caught behind someone like that and ride your ass. Apparently they think that by getting as close as possible and swerving from side to side, they'll somehow get you to go faster than the car in front of you.
I've seen people play games with me on the road. I've had people "attach" themselves to me going down the interstate in the middle of the night, pulling ahead and then dropping back behind over and over again. I really don't understand the sudden speed changes people make sometimes for no apparent reason. Pick a speed and stick with it. I really love when I pull out and try to pass someone and they fucking speed up, trying to match you. It's like they think I'm insulting them by trying to pass.
All these driving issues come down to having respect for the other drivers on the road, and so many people just don't seem to have it. In fact, a lack of respect for others in general is a pet peeve of mine. Rudeness, arrogance, inflated self-importance, all of these things bug the hell out of me.
Whoever mentioned being annoyed by people who don't make room to pass them on escalators, I completely agree. That's always been a pet peeve of mine. I walk on every escalator, up or down, and I always seem to be the only one who does.
Whoever mentioned people who make it their mission to convert others to their religion is also quite right. That really pisses me off. I see religion as a personal thing. Believe whatever you want, I don't care. Whatever works for you is fine. Just don't try to push it on me.
Concerning baseball caps only looking okay at the ballfield; let's not forget the golf course. Backwards always looks stupid, however, and any variation of sideways looks completely asinine. I also think that a ballcap on a girl with a ponytail through the back looks good, though.
I can't stand people who buy concert tickets specifically to sell for profit. Those people can go to fucking hell.
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Originally posted by Reod Dai:
And when people hang out in the left lane, holding up traffic and completely ignoring the "Slower Traffic Keep Right" signs, I want to drag them out of their cars and beat the living shit out of them. Every time I see someone putting along in the left lane with car after car coming up behind them and then pulling over to pass them on the right, and they simply refuse to pull over into the right lane where they belong, it drives me up the wall.
95% of those people are on cellphones.
Hands-free or not, most people seem unable to carry on a phone conversation and drive properly at the same time.
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An old co-worker of mine once complained about the hands-free law in DC. According to her, it made driving more dangerous, as you'd have to struggle with putting the device into your phone and then into your ear while driving. Somehow, I think the whole point was lost on her.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
95% of those people are on cellphones.
Hands-free or not, most people seem unable to carry on a phone conversation and drive properly at the same time.
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My pet peeve:
That sticky gook that's left stuck onto CD jewel cases and DVD cases after you peel of the secuity label, Yecchhh! They don't do this in Europe...for good reason. A factory folded shrinkwrap is good enough for me.
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People who bring their children to Burningman.
What idiots.
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People who say "what the shit..." or "who the shit..." C'mon folks, the proper words are fuck, hell or hootin'-holler.
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Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
My pet peeve:
That sticky gook that's left stuck onto CD jewel cases and DVD cases after you peel of the secuity label, Yecchhh! They don't do this in Europe...for good reason. A factory folded shrinkwrap is good enough for me.
Damn straight. I've complained about this before. It's especially aggravating with used CDs, because for some reason they feel the need to slap about a thousand different stickers on the damn things. And when they do that to digipack CDs, and the stickers damage the cover when you peel them off, I get absolutely furious. And I've often wondered about who makes the stickers on the top of new CDs. There's a certain type that peels right off with no trouble at all, and then there's the type that shreds to bits or leaves that gunk on the CD. The ones that shred are the ones that have "UMND" or something like that on the one end. Do the good ones cost more or something? Why do record labels insist on using the shitty ones?
On a side note, the only person I know who says "What the shit?" does so because it's a line from The Matrix.
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To get that stuff off you have to use the tape itself, that is the only thing that it will stick to more than the jewel case. Also, if you pop the lid and slowly peel the tape/sticker off you can often get it residue free.
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Anyone ever buy a used CD from the sound garned in balimore?
They hide their security tabs all over the cd ad will out them under the CD tray in the jewel case right on the artwork and it is impossible to get off
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I also hate that security tab that's put under the clear CD tray, obscuring the art beneath. How are you supposed to remove it when it's adhered to the paper insert instead of the plastc? I don't
BTW, a good use for those security tabs is to collect 'em and plant them on people you don't like. Slip a couple into you boss' parka. Drop one in a backpack. Stick one to the sole of a shoe near the heal. Be creative!
But it doesn't really matter. I have never been searched when the alarm goes off. It only happens at Wally World, where they treat all of their customers like the thieves they think they are.
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people who don't say thank you.
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How could I forget? People who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. I have high hopes that they run off and use hand sanitizer...but not likely. Remember -- Pigeon disese is right around the corner!
People who crush your hand when they handshake.
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Originally posted by Reod Dai:
Spelling and grammar errors stand out to me like bright, flashing red lights. Basically, the effect of the Internet on the English language is driving me nuts.
Is it affect / effect? (http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html) :D
Another exhaustive argument is the proper usage of complementary vs. complimentary.
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Ah, the classic confusion between "affect" and "effect". :) Very few people seem to be able to tell the difference anymore. Even I sometimes forget that, albeit rarely, "affect" can be used as a noun and "effect" as a verb. I never use them as such, so I generally just think of "affect" as a verb and "effect" as a noun. I'll have to start looking for occasions to mention how something or other has effected a change of some sort. ^_^
On the other hand, I don't think I've ever gotten into a debate over "complementary" and "complimentary". The difference between the two seems pretty obvious to me, but I guess I can see how people would get them confused. Come to think of it, I can't remember ever having seen one of them used incorrectly, while "affect" and "effect" are switched all the time. Then again, the latter two are much more commonly used than the former.
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dumbass craigslist-ers who cant read. when i make a listing, im pretty precise about what im selling, yet every single time i seriously get 234923 emails asking: "WHAT R U SELLING?" jesus christ.
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Originally posted by Reod Dai:
Ah, the classic confusion between "affect" and "effect". :) I generally just think of "affect" as a verb and "effect" as a noun.
On the other hand, I don't think I've ever gotten into a debate over "complementary" and "complimentary".
I learned "affect" means to change and "effect" is an end result.
Re: comple vs. compli -- I think I've basically encountered people who do not realize the word "complementary" exists. So, they use complimentary all the time. On various jobs, I've changed the word to the proper context in documents, there begins the debate. Oy.
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People that continually view your evite's WITHOUT EVER RESPONDING!!!! I can see that you've looked every day for the past week since I sent it out. Why not respond???