Things That Annoy You

[eddie dean]

where is a lightning rod when you need it
holy cow

[3OctaveFart]

Coyle, what do you think of hipsters?

[Eddie Coyle]

Coyle, what do you think of hipsters?

   From afar, they're quite amusing. Up close, they're nauseating and insufferable. They've been popping up in my neighborhood with the creep of gentrification and I do enjoy making them uncomfortable with my miserable aura.

[Eddie Coyle]

  Double park in front of an empty space, ya fuck.

[BobGrau]

  Double park in front of an empty space, ya fuck.

Sound advice.

[Yorkshire pud]

Sound advice.

Especially somewhere quiet like Edinburgh...

[Eddie Coyle]

Sound advice.

    Boston wanted the Olympics, but I just walked down a street with traffic gridlock due to...a yard sale.

[BobGrau]

Especially somewhere quiet like Edinburgh...

Aye, legend has it that on a particularly sunny Bank Holiday ye can cross the Central Belt by leaping from car roof tae car roof...



I saw Mr Coyle's post in more of an abstract sense, though. I live quite far from Edinburgh.

[BobGrau]

...I live quite far from Edinburgh.

Actually now I think about it Mr Pud, here in Aberdeenshire I might be as far away from Edinburgh as you are.

[PB the Deplorable]

    Boston wanted the Olympics, but I just walked down a street with traffic gridlock due to...a yard sale.

To be fair, a yard sale is much more interesting

[Eddie Coyle]

To be fair, a yard sale is much more interesting

  Indeed. Watching grass grow in that yard would also be more interesting.

[jazmunda]

Not sure where to put this but I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment. Kids should not be awarded for nothing. Some competitive sports for children in Australia are trying to do away with scoring so that the losers don't feel the pain and disappointment of losing. What's the point?

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25271213/look-james-harrison-says-he-will-return-his-sons-participation-trophies

[Yorkshire pud]

Not sure where to put this but I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment. Kids should not be awarded for nothing. Some competitive sports for children in Australia are trying to do away with scoring so that the losers don't feel the pain and disappointment of losing. What's the point?

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25271213/look-james-harrison-says-he-will-return-his-sons-participation-trophies

Is that why your cricket team were spanked and ragged a new one? I guess they could use it as a reason...merely being rubbish isn't enough.

[b_dubb]

When my crazy right right wing uncle insists on talking politics at family dinners

[BellBoy]

When my "crazy-left" left wing nephew insists on talking politics at family dinners 

[eddie dean]

When my crazy right right wing uncle insists on talking politics at family dinners

dubb - "Pass the Potato sala..."
Uncle - "You do know that Obama wants to outlaw potato salad don't you?!"
dubb - " Uh, okay. Anyone want more Cincinnati chili?"
Uncle - "Socialist Muslims hate Cincinnati too!! Jade Helm! FEMA camps! Rabble rabble rabble"

[BobGrau]

..."Pass the Potato sala..."

I initially read this as Potato Soda.

[Inglorious Bitch]

I initially read this as Potato Soda.

Not to be confused with Dr. Brown's Celray (Celery) tonic.

[UnscreenedCaller]

dubb - "Pass the Potato sala..."
Uncle - "You do know that Obama wants to outlaw potato salad don't you?!"
dubb - " Uh, okay. Anyone want more Cincinnati chili?"
Uncle - "Socialist Muslims hate Cincinnati too!! Jade Helm! FEMA camps! Rabble rabble rabble"

Cincinatti chili, b_dubb??? There's cinnamon in that stuff! *recoils in horror* Now THAT's a plot.

[3OctaveFart]

Re., Facebook, I am sick to my guts of technologically mediated connections.

Some old friends and family members seem unwilling or unable to communicate without it.

[Chine]

Re., Facebook, I am sick to my guts of technologically mediated connections.

Some old friends and family members seem unwilling or unable to communicate without it.

Oh, I hear you on this. I have a business page which is essential as most clients contact me there and everyone is on Facebook.

I've deactivated my personal page at times for a breather. But the business page is connected through your personal page. For one, I certainly was more productive being off of it and no one really wants to contact you any other way. How difficult is it to open up a new browser and send an email? Also, those I truly have authentic 'friendships' with can text me, call or we actually see one another offline.
I just limited my number of friends and enjoy what they share.
Here's what gets me. People who update their FB status every 15 min with some long paragraph of of meandering thoughts and when they don't get their fill 'I'm leaving Facebook! I'm sick of this!' Then they get over their fit as they get 'Nooo... I'll miss you!' And they don't leave and back to posting every 15 minutes. Hahaha.

One friend took a leave from Facebook because he wanted to focus more on work, travel, get more involved (offline) with a workshop at a college. People ('friends' but not friends) were pissed he didn't make an announcement. Oh, did they message me when I mentioned, 'Here's his email if you want to reach him'? Nope. They posted little pictures on his wall as if he passed away.

And this creepy 'friends' on FB, unlike followers on Twitter or Instagram just manifests this different energy of false connection.   

You unfriended me! Damn you! Okay, maybe I never liked your posts, hid you from my timeline, don't like you at all... But how could you unfriend me!!!?? You mother fucker!! Ahahahah

[zeebo]

Not to be confused with Dr. Brown's Celray (Celery) tonic.

Looks good, but I'm still waiting for a refreshing brussels sprout soda.

[onan]

Oh, I hear you on this. I have a business page which is essential as most clients contact me there and everyone is on Facebook.

I've deactivated my personal page at times for a breather. But the business page is connected through your personal page. For one, I certainly was more productive being off of it and no one really wants to contact you any other way. How difficult is it to open up a new browser and send an email? Also, those I truly have authentic 'friendships' with can text me, call or we actually see one another offline.
I just limited my number of friends and enjoy what they share.
Here's what gets me. People who update their FB status every 15 min with some long paragraph of of meandering thoughts and when they don't get their fill 'I'm leaving Facebook! I'm sick of this!' Then they get over their fit as they get 'Nooo... I'll miss you!' And they don't leave and back to posting every 15 minutes. Hahaha.

One friend took a leave from Facebook because he wanted to focus more on work, travel, get more involved (offline) with a workshop at a college. People ('friends' but not friends) were pissed he didn't make an announcement. Oh, did they message me when I mentioned, 'Here's his email if you want to reach him'? Nope. They posted little pictures on his wall as if he passed away.

And this creepy 'friends' on FB, unlike followers on Twitter or Instagram just manifests this different energy of false connection.   

You unfriended me! Damn you! Okay, maybe I never liked your posts, hid you from my timeline, don't like you at all... But how could you unfriend me!!!?? You mother fucker!! Ahahahah

Yep, facebook, when you want to have close friends that you don't spend any time with.

[whoozit]

My youngest daughter remembered my birthday.  She sent me a congratulatory text saying:  Happy Birthday. You're old.

[Eddie Coyle]

Overheard outside of a sober house in my neighborhood:  "Bro, man. If you're gonna OD, do it in Methuen. Them cops/EMTs up there carry Narcan..."

   If that is true, then maybe I should move this to the Destroy The Police thread.

[b_dubb]

Cincinatti chili, b_dubb??? There's cinnamon in that stuff! *recoils in horror* Now THAT's a plot.

To be avoided at all costs. I don't think I've ever been so drunk that this crap sounded edible.

[albrecht]

To be avoided at all costs. I don't think I've ever been so drunk that this crap sounded edible.

spaghetti sauce. Nasty. That aint chili. I'm not saying it could be good over some noodles like any spaghetti sauce but it is not chili! Meat (beef or venison,) chilies, salt, fat. Simmer long time. Serve with saltines- or over Fritos for a more mobile option (put it right in the bag!) Diced onions are an acceptable addition once cooked. Simple, easy, cheap, and good.

[Eddie Coyle]

  That being cold and distant isn't considered a positive attribute. I think it's a turn on.

[akwilly]

Overheard outside of a sober house in my neighborhood:  "Bro, man. If you're gonna OD, do it in Methuen. Them cops/EMTs up there carry Narcan..."

   If that is true, then maybe I should move this to the Destroy The Police thread.

Damn thats messed up

[Eddie Coyle]

Damn thats messed up

  Yeah, and they test my patience to the point where I question my "legalize/decriminalize" attitudes. The jerkoff giving "OD advice" ain't no kid, either. He's 43.