Quote from: adidasguy on July 20, 2012, 11:35:51 AM
#5110

Cagers at stoplights that must stop 1 to 2 car lengths behind the car in front of them.

When I took driver's ed in high school, we were instructed to stop at the distance behind another car at which we could see where the rear tires contacted the pavement. I never measured it, but it is a decent sized space cushion.

What grinds my gears is a failure to use turn signals properly. Also when people use improper nomenclature (especially as it relates to firearms).

Quote from: ojstinson on July 20, 2012, 04:21:04 AM
"Could care less"----Of course means you do care. is a good one, and "at this point in time" ----how about just saying NOW, and "Know what I mean"?  at the end of every sentence-----are they really expecting a yes or no very time they say that? "My Bad" for my mistake, makes you sound like an idiot.

or the new one. Really?! said as an exclamated question.

That's true, the Really!? is getting to be annoying.

Just found this, quite a compilation.

http://grammar.about.com/b/2011/12/09/100-words-and-phrases-that-ticked-you-off-in-2011.htm

#5114

PICTURE ID's!

Yep - How in the hell does this make anyone or anyplace "secure" (pretend finger quotes) just because you have a piece of paper or plastic with your picture and some printing?

What a bunch of bull and people doing anything to say they did something to "prevent terrorism".
A picture ID does nothing. Do they even compare the picture? Once in 100 - maybe. Do they look up the name on a "terrorism list"? Nope. So what good is it other than a "feel good because we inconvenience you" thing.

I went into a Navy PX in Honolulu and they needed a picture ID. The "guard" checking them never even looked up.

Does it prove anything to have an ID?

You'll see a lot of it now at theaters because we tend to over react to one weirdo.

Hey, TARGET wants a picture ID to buy Nyquil. WTF? Do I look under 40? So I really farkle them over. I will NOT show a driver's license for them to scan - that has all my personal information encoded on it. They capture it all and a hacker then has everything. Instead I give them my passport border card (the card for going to Canada and Mexico in place of a full passport because Washington State gives a drivers license to anyone - illegal or anything). They can't scan  the passport card and it pisses them off. "Will you please get out your driver's license, we can scan that.". NO! It is a valid USA government ID. If you can't scan it, then get a supervisor and type in something for a birth date. Your crappy programmers is not my problem. "Have you contacted corporate about this?" NO! It is not my problem. You tell them.

K.rollin,

A few years ago there was a death from air-rifle - well, it was deemed to be caused by the air rifle Before the autopsy could prove it cause of death.

Backstory: Two guys of the shady persuasion. 11pm at night. They hear a noise outside. One guy grabs his air-rifle and heads outside - could be possums, right, a lot of possums in the area. As he's walking toward the sound (his car) he sees a bloke doing something to his car. He verbally confronts the guys. They guy looks up and starts running. Shady guy gives chase until he has a clear shot and fires at the man, then keeps running. Catches man. Small scuffle ensues. Man dies.

Who was this mysterious man doing something to the car? A plain clothes policeman who did NOT identify himself as such.

Anyway, the story in the newspaper read, "undercover police officer gunned down in a hail of bullets. Fired from an air-rifle with as much power as high powered hunting rifles.

Onward: People who block the supermarket aisles with their trolley then act like you are causing an inconvenience when you push the trolley aside.

One time I was walking with a hand basket up an aisle. Two trolleys next to each other pushed by two different people. I am walking to them and they would be pushed to me. The trolley on the right starts to move so I step to the left to let it by so I can then walk around the left trolley. Woman on left starts to push her trolley. I put my hand out to stop it hitting me, wait for the other trolley to pass, then walk through the gap. The left trolley woman's male companion says... so, we have to give way to you do we? I barked back, "I stopped your trolley cause you were pushing it into me" and kept walking as he started to mouth off something else. For fuk sake, it's a trolley dude, get the fuk over yourself you agro causing prick.

Michael

To me the most annoying thing is:
when the idiot in the car cuts me off or makes an (illegal) U-Turn just in front of me, and after I survive the skidding, braking, warpspeed-downshifting, and avoid most certain crash and everything else, I speed up, catch up with him/her, and honk to them cursing out loud underneath my helmet, they just look directly in front of them.

No speeding, no swerving anymore, just both hands on wheel, and staring miles ahead.
I call it Driving Miss Daisy sindrome.

Like there's a brick wall between us.
Sure they know I'm there, sure they know I'm (to say the least) pissed off by their stupid mistake or overall driving incompetence, but they must be thinking if not making eye contact, I'll just dissappear.

At that very moment, I could murder someone!!!
I mean, wtf! You just almost killed me, and don't even have the decency to look at me?...
And THAT just instantly makes my blood boil...
I don't care anymore what they did moments ago, but that ignoring part is....

God...


However, if "at that point in time" (hahaha) I raise my boot aiming for their side mirror, voila! they miraculosly become aware of me, and start making peace and "haven't seen you" signs, shrugging and stuff.
f%$king idiots.

If that's not annoying, I don't know what is.

Sent from my toilet seat using HTC FartPhone (sorry, no spell-checker there)

Toyota Prius...especially when being driven like a sports car. You bought it for the mpg, not the performance.

Quote from: jdoorn14 on July 21, 2012, 08:56:58 AM
Toyota Prius...especially when being driven like a sports car. You bought it for the mpg, not the performance.

its funny to watch sometimes lol

German automotive design. I've been doing the maintenance on my girlfriend's '99 VW Beetle, and it's like they have zero concept of Design for Serviceability. Let's use steel spark plug boots that tear up people's hands when they try to remove them. Then, we'll place them between components so they can't be removed by hand, and cover the inboard two with the intake plenum. Oh, and let's place the oil filter in such a manner as to require reaching through various hoses to remove the filter and cause oil to flow all over said hoses, the engine block, and the oil pan. There's other shaZam! that ze Germans did with that car that bug me, but those are what I dealt with today. Don't get me wrong, I like wrenching a lot, but some of this just seems poorly thought out. I guess I expected more from "superior" German Engineering.

Quote from: mister on July 20, 2012, 05:03:03 AM
ATM Machine 

HIV virus 

People who can't form a sentence without using multiple 4 letter swear words to complete it.

Even worse - People who can't form a sentence without using multiple 4 letter swear words correcting your grammar.

Well meaning close acquaintances and family who think just because I ride a motorcycle, feel the need to inform me of of every motorcycle death/ accident in the news. It is morbid guys, I know the risks! I don't text you every time someone dies in a house fire because you live in one.

People who make up dog breeds to try and make a buck when in reality they are selling a mongrel you can pick up in the pound for free.

People who imply they are cooler than you and refer to themselves as vintage, hipster, gypsy, boho because of their style in clothes and interior design. Let me shorten that title for you - wanker.

 

wankers

The price of toothbrushes. They're just plastic, no microchip inside, so why so pricey?

News media that report "was killed after being involved in a traffic accident" .

the word "closure"

Standing in line at fast food behind someone who can't decide what they want when they get to the cashier. What were they thinking while waiting  in line. (fellow Canadians will recognize this as a Tim Horton's experience)

Quote from: mcgimp on July 22, 2012, 04:14:30 PM
Standing in line at fast food behind someone who can't decide what they want when they get to the cashier. What were they thinking while waiting  in line. (fellow Canadians will recognize this as a Tim Horton's experience)

The incompetent morons working the drive thru who can never seem to give me the right order. My wife is amazed at how often I end up with the wrong items or missing items. Probably a good reason to stay away from fast food if I can.

#5120

People who I would love too hook up with but they are already attached. (because I'm single and available)

Quote from: adidasguy on July 22, 2012, 09:42:26 PM
#5120

People who I would love too hook up with but they are already attached. (because I'm single and available)

LMAO same here.  ive got that tshirt

People who cannot park small cars.

Bosses that try to make themselves and issues seem 100,000x more complicated than they really are.  Just tell me 'yes' or 'no' not an essay on the cultural influence of Mayan heritage which designates why grape jelly's glucose content is higher than the average grizzly's salmon protein percentage intake during 1998???!?!?

Managers that want to micro-manage every task.  Tell me what you want done and leave me the fuk alone to do it 

Quote from: mister on July 23, 2012, 02:47:37 PM
Managers that want to micro-manage every task.  Tell me what you want done and leave me the fuk alone to do it 

Had a boss one time that if I was away from my desk for 5 minutes, he'd come looking for me...including the bathroom.  F-ed up.  Didn't take long to catch on, and I transferred to another group.

Now for my 2 cents:

Gas Station:  I want to pay for my Combos and Dr. Pepper.  I don't want to wait for you to scratch off your Ohio Lottery tickets only to turn them right back in for more.  You'll eventually lose, but I don't care.

Supermarket:  Your coupon is expired.  Don't argue and demand that the cashier take back EVERY item that is not x% off.  Just study the coupon and make sure it's valid.

Restaurants:  This just happened yesterday.  Don't get irate at the server because your food took too long, or they goofed.  Mistakes happen, and they can AND WILL taint your food with undesirables. 

Good Karma:

DO Stop and help people stranded or need help on the side of the road if it's not too precarious of a situation.  This past weekend, I saw a pickup truck on I-71 lose it's load.  Sh!t everywhere on the highway.  I was not in a hurry, and I pulled over in the rain and helped the 2 guys picked up their ENTIRE life's possessions off of the highway and got it loaded back up in 35 minutes.  The guy thanked me profusely, and said that it was the first time that a stranger helped him out.  Think of it this way...what if it was you???