Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

If you won't serve tea (tea!) the way it's supposed to be drunk, fine. I'll have a Coke (and by Coke, I mean a Sprite. All soft drinks are called Coke down there). Just do me a favor and refrain from tarding up every meal I order with a lumpy pile of flavorless grits.

 

All soft drinks are not called coke down here, I know this for a fact because I LIVE HERE. We only call them coke if it's brown and we can't remember the name, sprite if it's clear and we can't remember the name,

 

“Humphrey, Humphrey!! I’ve a grand idea for a briskly refreshing beverage for all walks of life. It will put pep into your stepp and fizz under your nose! I just need to think of an eye catching color that will ensure marketability of this fantastic new sensation!”

“How ‘bout brown?”

 

Oh, better yet, let's make a fluorescent orange one, flavour it with iron filings, and name it : Irn Bru! Such a good idea. Why didn't I think of it myself? And the slogan is (I kid you not): Made From Girders. You thought Scotland's national drink was whisky? Ah har har har ...nope. It's this stuff. Tastes just as good as it looks—and sounds.



@minstrel likes it. Photographic proof.

 

What about this failed idea, which was really kinda gross.

 

So many languages with so many people not understanding one another witthout a translation.
Is this common to any other species?

 

No... It does not suit you.

Stay human, please. Don't become a ruler.

 

It annoys me when you're on a forum (not this one, btw! Somewhere else I joined- and quit- yesterday) just sailing along enjoying the discussion when (inevitably) some little moron gets smart with you, and her even stupider little "friends" chime in.

I realize being queen bee-itch of a celebrity gossip forum is the most some people can achieve, so they'd need to fiercely guard their stupid little position. Which is why the little suck-ups annoy me infinitely more. Omg how much of a wobbly weenie is it even possible to be? And since when does the most chickenshit person in the world get to pick on anyone and keep their teeth?

That is the problem with anonymity. I bet none of them would act that way in person or even under their real names.

I wish instead of blocking yourself from seeing someone else's posts on a forum, you could block them from seeing your posts. I'd say that's more in line with real life and might have far more influence on their behavior. If you find someone rude, obnoxious or otherwise annoying in real life and interacting with them is optional, you just don't engage with them anymore, right? You don't just ignore the jabs or offensive comments while they keep making them; you exclude them from being in your presence. I wonder if any forum has worked that way before. If not, it would be a neat experiment.

 

The long time it's taking us to get to Mars?

 

When someone can't tell the difference between being Asocial vs Anti-Social. There is quite a big difference in the two, and usually, that difference is which one of the two is most likely to end up with a blackened eye at the end of a night.

Asocial person is at home, not interested in socializing.

Anti-social moron is outside, getting into fights.

Know the difference.

Here is another way to know the difference,

Prefix “a-” = marked by an absence of something, devoid, without; eg, atypical, amoral, apathy, asymmetry, asocial.

Prefix “anti-” = in opposition to, opposite, against; eg, antiviral, antibiotics, antisemitism, antipathy, antisocial.

 

Seeing concern being shown fior the welfare of chimps in the wild when they have a very bad rep in relation to humans.

 

First Republic Bank tellers annoy me. No, no - the world annoys me. No, wait, no no - The SUN annoys me.

Wait...the UNIVERSE annoys me.

Urghraaahhh.

 

Just finished up my Mother's Day call (a bit early, but the time zones can be a PITA).

Mom's lived in the sticks for 12 years now, I've been to the "new" house four or five times, but every time I call her she lets me know that the only TV channel they get there is PBS, and there's no proper news, only some weird English company called the BBS, or BCB, or CBB, or whatever and why can't they just show American news?

She's old, all her faculties are still intact, but they're just a little frayed around the edges, and she refuses to get a satellite dish because I think it entertains her to complain about the TV...

 

Moaning is one of the perks of old age. It's awwwww, the poor old dear....

 

The very existence of 'internet influencers'.

 

When people say something 'peaked their interest' instead of 'piqued their interest'.

 

Huh? Chimps are allowed to be chimps in their wild. There wouldn't be trouble if all those boneheaded humans would just leave them alone. But NOOOOO ... we have to capture them, imprison them, torment them, put them on top of rockets and send them into orbit, expect them to perform tricks for us while they're up there, etc. Of course they throw their shit at us. We deserve it.

 

I understand your viewpoint. I sent a full response as a PM in order not to deviate the thread. Thanks for the feedback.

 

Mine is when they use "ate" when the word "eat" is the proper way.

Example:
What did he ate last night?

 

This should annoy me, and did:

The sound of an industrial size wood chipper at the construction site behind me 7:15A.M. on a Saturday.

First thought: "Shut the fuck up!!!"

Second thought: "Who are they trying to dispose of?"*

*I'm kidding...I mean, I had the thought, but it wasn't serious. They were getting rid of mature trees because the new footprint of the house taking up almost the entire fucking lot doesn't allow room for trees.

 

"Turn the hate on!"
vs.
"Turn the heat on!"
?

 

Certainly contributes to me 'loosing' the rag.

 

Prehaps you could give me some advise on perventing that.