Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

You don't read sci-fi, do you?

 

Yes, I would imagine.

 

I was a bit slow getting that. I got there eventually, though.

 

The fact that people are absolutely packing shopping malls in my country. If there ever was a time to get Christmas presents in digitally ...

 

The "I had that idea first" people.

 

When I reading something and it says "$23 dollars". So if you are going to write dollars right after it, what is the point of the "$"?

 

Memo to the staff at my eye doctor's office: Crocs are not appropriate office attire.

 

click bait while online shopping.

me: -clicks picture of black leather leggings-
Leggings: comes in pink or silver

me: -clicks black turtleneck-
Turtleneck: comes in blue and pink

me:-clicks picture of black joggers-
Joggers: green

me:

 

'Dropped' to mean 'released'. "Taylor Swift dropped her new album yesterday ..."

Also, any sort of textspeak; 'people' is not spelled, 'ppl'. You have the half-second it would take to add the other three letters.

 

So I'm walking along with my supportive boots and crutches, and some random guy (who or may not have been a neighbour) says "(Is it) getting better?"

Now, of course, he doesn't know what's wrong. I might have just broken my foot while playing with my dog. But no, it's not going to get better unless they develop a way for me to regrow my foot. So I tell him and he looks suitably embarrassed, mumbles something and walks off.

 

Companies that interrupt the 'call waiting' music every 30 seconds to say "We're currently receiving a high number of calls. Please hold and we'll get to you as soon as possible."

I KNOW!!!! Just tell me once if you must, but after that shut the fuck up and let me wait in peace!!!!

 

The worst part is the slight pause between the music stopping and the announcement - makes you feel like you’re about to be connected to a rep - then all hope is ripped away from you.

- MC

 

The Detroit Lions. One post-season win since 1958.

 

That does it. Next time I'm in Rhode Island, I'm eating at McDonald's.

 

The Chicago Cubs. 108 years of tradition and in 2016 they had to fuck it all up with a World Series win.

Now they're just another shitty baseball team.

 

How complicated scratch cards have become. What was wrong with the good old fashioned 'Match three to win that amount' ? Now it's 'Find a $ to double the amount of the bonus prize if the bonus amount is lower than the square root of the lowest prize times 3'

 

Being asked to write an article and then being told that the intro was edited (both, i was fine with).
Then after its posted, i read it and.... someone rewrote the ENTIRE thing BUT the closing line ("I hope you'll enjoy this service!")..... And left my name attached.

At this point, its no longer my article. Why even leave my name? Aside from the last line, they arent even my words. Even the title has changed!
Why even ask me to do it if your just going to write your own anyway?

I just wasted my time....

 

Apparently, we're waiting for the FDA to hold its regular meeting on Thursday to approve the first Covid vaccine, and next Thursday for the second. What, they couldn't come in a few days early to save all those lives? (This is 'but shouldn't' because the answer to the question I asked is, "of course not, they're government employees".)

 

Radio One.

I’m not a radio listener but o have to endure it on the way into work cos the guy who gives me a lift has it on, and it panders to everything I hate about modern society.

 

People who post "inspirational quotes" on Facebook. I don't know why people do it.

 

people who think that listening to someone's private conversation makes all what that person thinks about a subject. I mean one might say wrong things (like being superficial in judging someone else's decision) not because she truly thinks that way or believes what she is saying, but because she needs a venue for letting out her personal frustration at that moment. What about asking for someone's opinion to their face instead? And then confront the person with doubts or disapproval? In the past few years I met way too many people who spread negative energy gossiping and investing their time in being outraged than in making the world a better place by being compassionate and understanding . . . ok, maybe this is more of a things-that-annoy-me-and-they-should

 

It's really frustrating when people suddenly whisper in public. They do it because they don't want to be heard, but every time someone whispers, my brain is immediately engaged to listen. If they had just spoken in a normal tone of voice, I would have continued to ignore them. But alas, sudden whispering makes me paranoid they're saying something mean.