Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

Being a regular at any place that involves food. Why? Simple: It gives the assumption to workers that you want x item because you've ordered it a few times before. The problem arises when, for example, I'm not in the mood for vanilla coffee but the lady behind the counter assumes I'm going to order that and makes it before I reach the cashier.

 

Women wearing newsboy hats, especially leather.

 

The Terminator was a movie that came along at the perfect time. I forgive it faults just because it's a fun romp. Does anybody just have fun watching a movie anymore?

Speaking of faults, try this one:
"Can you stop it, K-" She catches herself as she realizes the 'Kyle' name hasn't been broached yet. Budget production, everybody missed it, or didn't have time to fix it. Raw in everything, like a garage band. Cool stuff!

 

What's a "newsboy hat"? I'm not a hat expert, and I've never heard of them. Are they even more ridiculous than ordinary hats?

 

Not a fan of The Good Life, then?

 

Ah. Looks like the proper hat a baseball cap is a cheap plastic copy of.

 

The man in that hat photo is wearing a currently VERY trendy "Peaky Blinders" hat. They look better than the traditional 'bunnet.' My husband got himself one (he's not the trendy type, believe me) and I think he looks great in it.

That one the girl is wearing is a different style, though. Don't know what you'd call it.

 

I used to call them 'mod' hats, or 'Carnaby Street' hats, but that just calls attention to my advanced age, and the internet prefers 'newsboy'. The patent leather ones are the worst.

Women in baseball caps, now, is a case-by-case sort of thing.

 

They were a 60s thing, too.

 

I was hoping my comments were not taken all too serious...

Y'know, there are those people who complain about the RPG in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", because it's clearly post-WW-II (and Russian), not German-1936. I mean, that's a story in which pre-colonial South Americans can built a sunlight-triggered booby trap (how exactly does this work?). It's clearly not our universe, or, as sound designer Ben Burtt put it, "the kind of movie where the hero always keeps his hat on", so I don't take those timeline nitpicks serious at all.

For "Terminator", given how successful the franchise and Arnie became, it's hard to forget that the first movie was a spectacular low-budget affair. I mean, they could only afford a mono sound mix at the time (later changed, which doesn't necessarily mean improved), and the "body bag" Kyle is put in at the end is James Cameron's suit bag cut open.

 

Me. This belongs in the confession thread, but I like watching those poorly made Chinese gung-fu movies. You know, the ones where people fly, jump on water and tree branches all while fighting. Bonus points if they have terrible English voice acting with poor lip syncing. God I love those.

 

'View price in cart', or 'Click to see price'. No. Your competitors don't have a problem showing me their prices in the product listing, so I guess I'll buy from one of them.

 

Not to be confused with the Scally Cap, which is less floppy and lacks the bouton on top.

 

The amount of hair I find in the drain/on the shower wall. Every since letting my oldest niece live with me here, I've been amazed at the sheer amount I find.

"How're you not bald?" is what I always ask. She just shrugs.

Shouldn't annoy me since that's life with a fuzzy head. Still does though. Good practice for the upcoming new living situation.

 

When my GPS decides to work when I’m already at my destination.

 

Tea without a slice of lemon put into it. What the hell are you doing?

 

Those are just bald guy hats - and I like a bald guy as much as the next man - I'm only saying.

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As for your tea with lemon? A grizzly abomination: go teabag, boiling water, milk, wait, and take out the teabag, then drink. Around these parts I'm known as one of the guys who can put his fingers into a cup and squeeze literally. It's one of my things. I don't do it for guests, they wouldn't like that.

Otherwise, I can hear the gulls at the window, and that means the first gulls of the season are seeking nests, my twitch is returning. I am an advocate of the herring gull. Only they do grate through night times. My wife says my impression of a gull during fornication is near on perfect. Maybe something for the stage routine?

 

Answer "yes" and walk off. Hey, they asked if you had a light, not if they could use it.

 

Brew with the milk out and use better water. Brewing with the milk in tastes gross.

 

I had a brew at my dad’s a few weeks ago using some tea bags he’d bought. I can’t remember what brand but they gave the best cup of tea I’ve ever tasted because there was none of those nasty tannins you usually get from tea.