Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

Any sort of raucous cheering or ovation is for fucking morons (not referring to any country at all) and I am embarrassed when Brits do it.

 

I know, right? I give standing ovations for performances where I simply cannot stay sitting, I'm so excited and enthusiastic. Meaning that, way too often, all around me people are standing and clapping and cheering and I'm firmly in my seat. Sorry, Mr. or Ms. Performer, I've not stood up for artists a lot better than you.

To give an SO to anything and everything leaves nothing for real excellence.

 

Exactly!

 

Don't diminish my annoyances. I have no problem listening to someone regardless of rapport. Someone could approach me on the streets and start unloading emotionally and I wouldn't mind (and I have had that happened several times with no irritation). the problem I am describing is something similar to what spencer is saying.

It's not to build rapport, it is a manipulation tactic, period. I know when people unload and when people are chronic unloaders; and the ones who are chronic unloaders use this tactic so they can get invitation to emotionally drain you with their constant complaining, or like what Spencer said; have some other ulterior motive that requires your welcome.

Seriously, the person I am speaking about has known me for damn near a year. You mean he still has to use these tactics when speaking with me?

Another example.

He will walk whereever I am at at the moment, wait for me to observe him and just stare off into space, shaking his head, waiting for me to say

'What happened"

If I do, he unloads, if I don't he'll just walk away. You mean to tell me after a YEAR of building rapport you still need to resort to these types of things in order to start a conversation?

B.S.

To the new associate, what I described as annoying is perfectly acceptable, because you do have a point there but after a year. No, it's annoying. To me at least.

 

Fashion is a personal choice, but I'm irrationally irritated by what I describe as "high maintenance."

 

The ridiculous accolades from newspapers we see plastered on DVD cases.

I am genuinely interested to know why they use such poorly paired words. These are reasonably educated people so there must be a reason, because I see it so often.

On the back of the DVD for Looper is the accolade "A brilliant masterpiece!". Now, in that 'masterpiece' encompasses so much, I suppose there can be such a thing as a brilliant one, but it just strikes me as the kind of phrase which is used precisely because it doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

There's a lot of that in publication, in general. Yet I don't know a single person who says, "Gee, Ebert gave it 'two thumbs way up,' so I've just got to see it!" That kind of drivel means nothing to me. I call it "church-speak." As a Christian, I can't stand most praise and worship music because they use phrases that sound good, but are essentially meaningless. In the end, it makes somebody feel good, but it doesn't actually mean anything.

 

One could say the same about books as well.

 

I tried searching for examples (I definitely remember finding a collection of them once) but I just couldn't make the search engine understand what I was saying. What do they called them? I tried 'stupid movie accolades', 'stupid critical appraisals for movies', but couldn't unearth anything.

 

In that case, yeah, it sounds like this should annoy you. Absolutely. Like it's a game he enjoys playing even though he must have picked up by now that you don't like it and don't want to participate. I can see why it gets on your nerves.

 

I may have mentioned this somewhere here before, but it's popped up in my feed again and got me twitching. One of the guys I served with in the Marines nearly thirty years ago ended up going on to join the Navy as an officer, and has recently been assigned command of a warship.

Not going to say who, not going to say which one, but back then, he was the sort of ass-kissing little prick whose superiors loved him, while many (not all) of his peers despised him, and I've got this horrible feeling he's probably turned into one of those glad-handing, patronizing, "prior enlisted, all officer" pricks who is loathed by everyone not cast from a similar mold.

It's not jealousy; I know I'm not cut out for that sort of thing, and I'm sure he probably runs a tight and efficient ship, but unless he's changed a lot, I really feel for his officers and crew.

 

When I see fashion ads where some chick is wearing an oversized sweater and micro shorts. It's like, when do you even wear an ensemble like that? When are your arms cold and legs hot at the same time? It seems so impractical.

 

Mind numbing mundane chit-chat. I know, I know, small talk is supposed to be mind numbing but Zeus dammit that doesn't mean I have to like it.

 

Mention somebody who doesn't exist, and see if he's met them, too.

 

There was a letter in the Herald On Sunday yesterday that really made me laugh. The letter-writer said he always thought modeling was a pretty good job for the right person, so why do all the models in the Herald fashion supplements always look so pouty and unhappy? And they do!!! (Maybe their legs are cold and their tops are too hot.) Bizarre way to sell clothing, in my opinion. You certainly don't find those kinds of faces in the mail-order catalogues.

 

How ridiculously overpriced Forbidden Planet is. I came away from there with only one conclusion; geeks must be a very wealthy group of people.

I called in there looking for a new sci-fi novel and was horrified when I flipped the books over to check the price. Bare in mind we're talking bog-standard, common paperback books here - £16.99

From there I called at a place called Fopp and they had many of the titles from FP's meagre selection, priced at '2 for £5'. Many of the same titles at Waterstones, even, were only priced at the RRP of £8.99

 

I love that movie! Leslie Neilson is a god. It, too is getting hard to find decently priced copies of also.

 

Is Leslie Neilson in it? I thought that film was made in the 30s or something?

 

He was, like, the main character.

He was pretty dreamy back in the day.

Spoiler

 

The fact that all forms of animation suddenly consider farting the funniest thing in the world.

 

Bathroom humor has always irritated me, even when I was a kid. The same goes for crotch kicks, or anything where someone getting hurt is supposed to be funny. I hate the idea of "It's only funny until somebody gets hurt, and then it's hilarious." Bathroom humor and sexual jokes fall into that same category for me, 99% of the time.

 

Could not agree more. I find it very depressing that almost all forms of humour these days relies on people being unpleasant to one another.

Take any modern sitcom. They're populated by very unlikeable people who spend the whole episode judging others and throwing their opinions around in a very forceful and disagreeable manner. Pathos, sympathy and empathy are old fashioned values it seems, but all the very greatest comedy had these in abundance.

 

It's very difficult though.

Stories need conflict, and if you have the same characters for multiple episodes, you need some conflict generators.
Sure. they could do a better job creating conflict, but the writers have deadlines, they're writing for hire not for the 'art' of it, and there are tons of other chefs in their kitchen.

Generally, I see sitcoms and most T.V. shows as how demand for a product destroys it. They're a monster made to satisfy a bigger monster. Some of the real art gets through, but its rare.

 

When people mangle phrases, or use the wrong spelling of a word.

At work, someone had posted a sign "Keep Bean Shoot Closed" (the bean chute is what we call the rectangular opening in a cell door that we slide the food trays through..I work at a jail)
Anyway, I immediately crossed out "shoot" and wrote "Chute" bc there was no way I was gonna be able to look at that sign all day without rage.

Or when my husband says "Nip it in the butt" instead of "bud" and I have to stifle my urge to correct him.