Things That Annoy You

[wr250]

counting the floor tiles in the bathroom. for the 3rd time. in one sitting.

[jazmunda]

counting the floor tiles in the bathroom. for the 3rd time. in one sitting.

There are medications you can take for OCD. There are medications you can take for OCD. There are medications you can take for OCD.

[jazmunda]

church, bible study, christians

on a related note ... someone called me an asshole at bible study last week.  twice. 

and a happy jesus to you too lady

Were your pants on or off at the time?

[b_dubb]

Were your pants on or off at the time?

They were on. Was that where I went wrong?

[Evil Twin Of Zen]

church, bible study, christians

on a related note ... someone called me an asshole at bible study last week.  twice. 

and a happy jesus to you too lady

[onan]

Forgiveness is divine...

so is the scientific method.

[area51drone]

Forgiveness is divine...

I had a family rift a number of years ago, and it was really hard to forgive.   I watched this video of a guy who studied forgiveness and the key thing I pulled out of the talk was that forgiveness is for the forgiver, not for the person who wronged you.   (Forgive for Good, Fred Luskin)  You are really just allowing yourself not to be bothered by it anymore, and not letting the person have any control over your emotional state.  You don't have to forget what happened.     I know this is in reference to a minor thing and you were making a joke, but forgiveness played a big role in my life at that time. 

[zeebo]

Lady at the library treating it like her home office - talking on her cell phone with her bank's customer service.  And the guy at the used bookstore who receives a call on his full-volume ringing cell phone and catches up for twenty minutes with someone who apparently wants to know all about his wife's recent hospital visit. 

Biggest annoyance is that I now realize these are not just bad apples who don't care, it is in fact a whole cultural breakdown of respect for other people's right to peace and quiet - even in those few places where it used to be expected. 

[area51drone]

Lady at the library treating it like her home office - talking on her cell phone with her bank's customer service.  And the guy at the used bookstore who receives a call on his full-volume ringing cell phone and catches up for twenty minutes with someone who apparently wants to know all about his wife's recent hospital visit. 

Biggest annoyance is that I now realize these are not just bad apples who don't care, it is in fact a whole cultural breakdown of respect for other people's right to peace and quiet - even in those few places where it used to be expected.

Grab a pencil and a sheet of paper, walk up right in their view and start taking notes, looking at them eagerly.   I bet they will either leave or quiet the fuck down.

[Mind Flayer Monk]

Lady at the library treating it like her home office - talking on her cell phone with her bank's customer service.  And the guy at the used bookstore who receives a call on his full-volume ringing cell phone and catches up for twenty minutes with someone who apparently wants to know all about his wife's recent hospital visit. 

Biggest annoyance is that I now realize these are not just bad apples who don't care, it is in fact a whole cultural breakdown of respect for other people's right to peace and quiet - even in those few places where it used to be expected.

Reminds me of this article and people working at Starbucks. I've heard of people fighting for the power outlets in Starbucks as well.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/most-depressing-job-interview-youll-ever-see-curre,32020/

"Ultimately, we’re looking for motivated people who can think fast on their feet and are up to any challenge,” the man added while a Josh Groban song played over a storewide speaker and seven people lined up three feet away to use the bathroom...

Reports indicate that the interview reached a new level of despair when a Starbucks patron interrupted the meeting and asked the job applicant if he could take the unused seat next to her back to his table."

[UnscreenedCaller]

Lady at the library treating it like her home office - talking on her cell phone with her bank's customer service.  And the guy at the used bookstore who receives a call on his full-volume ringing cell phone and catches up for twenty minutes with someone who apparently wants to know all about his wife's recent hospital visit. 

Biggest annoyance is that I now realize these are not just bad apples who don't care, it is in fact a whole cultural breakdown of respect for other people's right to peace and quiet - even in those few places where it used to be expected.

I was in a Barnes and Noble, empty except for myself and one other shopper. As I standing there looking for the book I came in for,  less than 2 feet from my ear I began to hear loud talking. It was her on her cellphone having a loud conversation, not even aware she was practically shouting in my ear, not to mention way too close for comfort. I am so tired of people with their bluetooth attachments, walking around without a care in the world while the rest of us have their one-sided conversations inflicted on us.

[area51drone]

Refugee: Diane Schou moved to Green Bank from Iowa when she started noticing pain whenever she was near a cell phone or device with WiFi

I thought that was a man!

[West of the Rockies]

I was in a Barnes and Noble, empty except for myself and one other shopper. As I standing there looking for the book I came in for,  less than 2 feet from my ear I began to hear loud talking. It was her on her cellphone having a loud conversation, not even aware she was practically shouting in my ear, not to mention way too close for comfort. I am so tired of people with their bluetooth attachments, walking around without a care in the world while the rest of us have their one-sided conversations inflicted on us.

I quite agree, Unscreened...  such behavior is dismaying and irksome to the nth degree!  With this new technology has come lots of impacts upon social dynamics, psychology, and plain ol' etiquette.  Alvin Toffler wrote his seminal work Future Shock to address the changes we'd face with new technology.  The impact of technology on social space is really redefining such terms as privacy and public.

[HorrorRetro]

I was in a Barnes and Noble, empty except for myself and one other shopper. As I standing there looking for the book I came in for,  less than 2 feet from my ear I began to hear loud talking. It was her on her cellphone having a loud conversation, not even aware she was practically shouting in my ear, not to mention way too close for comfort. I am so tired of people with their bluetooth attachments, walking around without a care in the world while the rest of us have their one-sided conversations inflicted on us.

People are so rude these days. I don't understand it. I still try to be polite, but it's getting harder every day. When someone is next to us gabbing away into a cell, my husband and I often join the conversation.  When the offender gives us a dirty look, we're like, "Oh, we thought you were talking to us." 

[bateman]

Get ready to rage.

http://youtu.be/emsLrZg160s

[HorrorRetro]

Get ready to rage.

http://youtu.be/emsLrZg160s

I saw this earlier. This little bastard needs his arrogant ass kicked.    His attorneys did him a great disservice by not telling him to straighten up and act right.

[West of the Rockies]

Oh, my... that homely brat is a disgrace to the great country of Canada.  I rarely genuinely wish bad things upon human beings.  This spoiled-rotten creature, however, would benefit from a great cosmic comeuppance.  May the god of schadenfreude smile upon us (and shit upon Bieber).  Let it be so.

[b_dubb]

Get ready to rage.

http://youtu.be/emsLrZg160s

What a belligerent little twerp.  And why is there a line of questioning about Usher?  What does that have to do with operating a motor vehicle under the influence? 

Further evidence that there are two justice systems.  One for the rich.  And another for the poor.  If it weren't for his money and his defense team this asshole would have had the shit beat out of him repeatedly. 

[HorrorRetro]

What a belligerent little twerp.  And why is there a line of questioning about Usher?  What does that have to do with operating a motor vehicle under the influence? 

Further evidence that there are two justice systems.  One for the rich.  And another for the poor.  If it weren't for his money and his defense team this asshole would have had the shit beat out of him repeatedly.

This case is about one of his bodyguards beating up a photographer.  From the questioning, I assume they are asking about Usher being a confidant because they are assuming Bieber told him about his hatred for the photographers, making him another possible witness.

[wr250]

site that have overlays that ask you to register or sign up. generally ive been linked from elsewhere and probably will not return to your site  any time soon,possibly not at all if you continue with the stupid overlays.  so no i do not want to sign up for anything, jsut let me see the article/video/slideshow/whatever i was linked to without hassle.

[Mind Flayer Monk]

I thought that was a man!

The Daily Mail runs that same article every single year and just changes the number of people in the town.

[Gemstone]

Get ready to rage.

http://youtu.be/emsLrZg160s

What a self-absorbed little shit! Fast forward five years from now. . .where do you think he'll be?

[b_dubb]

What a self-absorbed little shit! Fast forward five years from now. . .where do you think he'll be?

The White House?

[FightTheFuture]

The White House?

Nah, he`s Canadian, not Kenyan. That makes him ineligible.

[b_dubb]

Nah, he`s Canadian, not Kenyan. That makes him ineligible.

Three things:
1) This isn't the Politics thread
2) Pay some writers to come up with some new material. You obviously don't have an imagination of your own.
3) You've expressed elsewhere that Liberals are prone to whining.  I'm sure that annoys the hell out of you as you don't seem able to stop yourself from doing same.
Now you and your vegan, local grown bullshit go fuck off.

[wr250]

Nah, he`s Canadian, not Kenyan. That makes him ineligible.

i thought canuckistan  was in the 51-57th state somewhere, along with mexico.

[FightTheFuture]

Three things:
1) This isn't the Politics thread
2) Pay some writers to come up with some new material. You obviously don't have an imagination of your own.
3) You've expressed elsewhere that Liberals are prone to whining.  I'm sure that annoys the hell out of you as you don't seem able to stop yourself from doing same.
Now you and your vegan, local grown bullshit go fuck off.

Four things:

1) I was being facetious
2) You are confusing me with another poster
3) I couldn't give a warm piss in the wind what you think about anything
4) You're an obnoxious twerp.

Other  than that, have a  nice day.

[FightTheFuture]

i thought canuckistan  was in the 51-57th state somewhere, along with mexico.

Woo...easy....

[b_dubb]

2) You are confusing me with another poster

No it was definitely you.  The Right Wing Christian who likes to cast aspersions at everyone from atop his imaginary Ivory Tower.

[FightTheFuture]

No it was definitely you.  The Right Wing Christian who likes to cast aspersions at everyone from atop his imaginary Ivory Tower.

No, sir. I must vociferously disagree; my Ivory Tower is not imaginary.