Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

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  1. crappycabbage

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    Gosh, I felt I stepped in it there, but I'm glad you understand. And I didn't mean to annoy, I should have said: When "hen" was in its hayday, a lot of articles used genderless pronouns liberally and I felt it closed off a lot of discussion. It often resulted in "humans treating human badly" and it didn't go further than that. So my comment had nothing to do with genderless calling themselves genderless, I just felt that more could be won by discussing in the light of gender/genderless history, different levels of power in society, the social context and have the opportunity to shatter preconceptions about things. That's what I meant by we're missing a piece of story there; the background and the stuff a culture brings to it, and of course the opportunity for discussion and for all groups to talk about their specific issues.

    So when I say I'm not sure about using "hen", I mean it can in some places hinder discourse, that's all. If you read this, thank you. :)
     
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    Shenanigator Has the Vocabulary of a Well-Educated Sailor. Contributor

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    My mom's relatives are from the South, so I have a lot of those crazy recipes. Feel free to PM me should you ever need a translator. I also collect vintage cookbooks (earliest is probably 1917 but I'm most comfortable from 1920's forward) and 1930's magazines, so I'm familiar with scarce or extinct brands from seeing the ads (ex: Pet milk, Spry). I'm guessing you were able to track down the Jimmy Dean and Rotel, which still exist.
     
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    Argh, I knew I was going to edit my post. I didn't mean that you annoyed me. The topic reminded me of the anecdote - the guy on the date annoyed me and since we're in the "things that annoy me"-post... I felt like sharing it.

    I'm so sorry about the misunderstandings! I hope we're alright, though!
     
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    I lost a scene. Can't find it anywhere. Very annoyed with myself.

    Both of the main characters are men, and both of them are rape victims. They were both assaulted the same way. Dieter was drugged and raped by an ex-girlfriend; Christopher was drugged and raped by an ex-boyfriend.

    Neither of them have told anyone. Eventually, though, they sort of subtlety pick up on the fact that they've both been through the same trauma. Dieter has already moved on, but Christopher is still deeply in denial. Dieter starts helping him through it, and they begin to rely on each other and trust each other.

    It was a good scene. I wonder if it got erased somehow.

    :mad:
     
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  5. mashers

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    English politicians don't seem to be able to say the word "create", pronouncing it instead as "crate". It infuriates me.
     
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    KaTrian A foolish little beast. Contributor

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    Fahreinheits.

    I see someone write or hear them say it’s 20 degrees outside. I’m like, ooh that’s pretty warm.

    Syke! It’s -6 C. :confuzled:
     
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    I"m going to be honest, the President Trump theard annoys me, though I get it and I don't dare enter it. Every time I see it, I get a headache from all the pointless arguments and Sidearm ruling that maybe going on in there. :p .

    As I've learned never talk about Politics or religion, it's a quick way to lose friends and make enemies. :p .
     
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    If you're not making enemies outside of those topics it means you're just not trying hard enough. :p

    I used to hate talking politics and now I still hate talking about politics, but I've gotten old and it feels like I'm more and more obligated to.
     
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    My shitty blood circulation - or lack of it!

    I don't smoke, but I'm still "blessed" with shitty circulation and however much I may jump around at night I usually go to sleep with feet cold as ice. It's almost impossible to sleep with cold feet! Showering them hot works for a while - though they cool down rather quickly so I need to fall asleep fast for it to actually work.
     
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    Nah, i'm pretty good at the Enemy Making part. :p . At work I got my first enemy day 1, something about me she did not like. Thankfully she quit Jan 4 2017, and I totally don't have that date saved on my calendar. nor did I mark it on my 2018 wolf calendar, nor do anything to celebrate the wicked witch's departure. (she did leave her broom behind though)
     
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    The myth of "catching cold" while outside in the rain or cold weather and curing it by warming up. Yeah, no. That's not how disease works.
     
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    To be fair getting cold wet and miserable lowers your resistance to disease and makes you more likely to succumb to 'colds' that your immune system would otherwise have fought off.
     
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    Submission outlets requiring proper font & background letter, irritating. Read it off the fridge door it's the best you'll see, actor, heh?

    [scripts, haven't mastered layout, go bonkers on 'Word,' moron, try excel s'pose]

    Double margin, of course! Next time...
    ...
    Anyway, I cut/pasted the 'play, ' to Outlook, didn't follow the guidelines - and he replied, thanked me, said he'd look forward to the read. A single victory 'gainst tyranny of the... ...bleh.

    Now I have to find 6000 words out of 180 000 to paint myself in the best light for a grant. How can I do such a thing? Impossible, otherwise - it's postman - for me.

    Oh, no reply from the five other submissions, probably idiots.[repetition]
     
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    I run a social group and it annoys me that a few (middle-aged, not elderly, which I'd understand) people refuse do very simple computer things like RSVP online, then expect me to cater to them individually on every little thing instead and get testy whenever I don't. I guess this is kind of mean but I really don't want to be friends with anyone who is that much of a prematurely doddering nincompoop anyway.
     
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    I think the mucous membranes of the nose, throat and mouth also tend to get dry and cracked in dry weather (which cold weather often is), so germs enter more freely. And of course people probably stay indoors more then, and closer proximity to more people would contribute too.

    But I agree with xanadu that a lot of people do seem to believe there's a direct link between the weather and illness without accounting for those other factors.
     
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    Soh wize guys why dooes flu come here when its cold and back to Australia in the summer and I'll tell you cause the flu flies like it cold on their tummies, idiots, ffs.
     
  17. Carly Berg

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    It annoys me that this pen name is now like a person to me so I can't say whatever I want like I would if it wasn't.
     
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    I knew I picked a crappy screen name for a reason.
     
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    Iain and I know exactly what you mean....
     
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    Vloggers and vlogs.

    They shouldn't annoy me because, like the music of Yanni and Zamfir, I'm under no obligation to be exposed to them. However, unlike those two, every so often I click on a link by mistake or just out of morbid curiosity and end up watching ninety seconds of some...

    "wag," I think (old meaning, not WAG)...

    ...sitting at it's computer desk or in its living room rambling on about something it thinks is amusing, which might actually be amusing if it could, like, you know, kinda focus its thoughts or whatever kinda thing, plus there's that bottle of intimate lube it didn't realize is in the frame of the camera and a booger threatening to fall out of its nose and....

    Only very occasionally do they have anything of value to share, like fire safety tips.

    Have some Zamfir, Iain, it'll calm you down.

     
  21. minstrel

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    News sites that insist on presenting the news exclusively in videos, rather than in text form. I'll be scanning headlines and there will be something I'm interested in. I'll click on the link. Then, inexplicably, a video will pop up of a commercial for a product I'll never buy, with a legend saying "You're video will begin in 25 seconds." Argh. All I wanted was to read the first three sentences (or thereabouts) of the story and then move on. I was supposed to be DONE in 25 seconds, and the damn news site won't even let me START yet. Finally, the video starts. I am interested in who did what where, but the video goes something like, "Look at these people. They are the ones who suffer whenever abuses of power take place anywhere in the world. Look at these children - the children who, it seems, never smile. Their parents work so hard they're never home, and the kids are forced to grow up without adequate food or clean water, or, especially, hope. These are the children of New Jersey, a state whose governor has once again refused to sign a new state budget into law, suspending social services indefinitely..." Yawn.

    What I wanted was, "New Jersey governor refuses to sign budget." Once I'd read that, I could move on. But I'm already two minutes into this grim video hell and I'm frustrated and angry because the news site wouldn't let me just scan for that one sentence.

    And the video is noisy. There are voices on the video, sounds, gunfire, music maybe, and the droning voice of the reporter talking over everything. I hate when my computer makes noise. The mute feature is essential for any computer I use, and my computers are nearly always muted.

    I want to read my news, not have it spoon-fed to me in garish video form. I'm looking at you, cnn.com.
     
  22. Iain Aschendale

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    Especially when I'm trying to catch my news on a mobile device on public transport. Unlike a lot of moderns, I can still read :)
     
  23. mashers

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    Being cold uses more energy, which leaves less available for your immune response. Also, microorganisms live longer outside the host if it is colder as their metabolic processes slow down. This means there is a higher probability that they will be transmitted to a host than if they die more quickly in warmer weather. So I think the weather is directly related to the prevalence of infectious disease.
     
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    wait, there's gunfire because the new jersey governor won't sign the budget ?
     
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    Don't sweat it. Here in the well-armed USA, there's gunfire whether anybody signs anything or not. I mean, you'd almost think somebody makes money selling bullets or something. o_O :eek: :D
     
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