You know what really grinds my gears.......
Posted by shelloid on Oct 04, 2009 · Member since Nov 2006 · 4427 posts
Ok so maybe I'm just a weirdo, but there's silly little things that really bug me for no apparent reason - what about the rest of you? Is there any little thing that really annoys you, but probably shouldn't that much?
Ok I'll start:
I hate it when peolpe jiggle their legs up and down when they're sitting down. Some people will do this continually and I HATE IT. There's no logic to my annoyance but it really bugs me.
It also bugs me when women put their make up on on public transport - just wake up earlier if you want to wear it - and don't give people dirty looks when they stare at you.
Human teeth are non specialized.
I've just discovered a new "word"/"concept" to hate..."advertorials." It's a sidebar ad disguised as a newspaper article. Ugh.
omg. I'm with y'all. Alot of ur examples clearly show their are peeps who need grammar skillz. Its important to note it's affect on language, to.
OMG. First real LOL for me since the big shake on Tuesday. I know I'm just rereading old stuff, but it's great. Thank you hh!! :)>>>
In light of my slanty face thread, people who hit the snooze button more than 2 times while in a living situation where they should REALLY take the well being of others into consideration. I WILL SMASH THE CLOCK.
I haven't flatted a.k.a. shared houses more than a couple of times, but in one of those houses, our new flatmate, an otherwise charming young Korean girl, had apparently gone to stay with a friend for the night, and her alarm went off at some weird hour of the morning. Most cellphone alarms give up after, say, one or two minutes? right? Well, this one went on for at least ten to fifteen minutes. The mind boggles. And her room was locked, or we would have gone in and smashed the thing.
I'm honestly honored, heli. :)>>>
People whose kid(s) are acting up in my store, and they tell the child(ren) that "The lady will growl at you if you keep doing that!" The kid(s) then look at me, and I look at them, and all I can do is smirk or laugh nervously... I couldn't be a villain even if I wanted to, and I sure as hell don't want to, nor should I be expected to! Discipline your own family, people! ::)
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Folks who ask me a question about some of our produce, and I answer, and they give me some suspicious reply and walk off. Ummm, if you think you know the answer, why ask? If you're not going to believe what I say, why talk to me in the first place?
ha! Heli - you should totally growl at the parents who say that to their kids. The looks on their face would be priceless!
gear grindingness - N's parents. They are great people but some of their habits really grind my gears. Examples:
1 - even if only 1 or 2 bowls need washing up, they will run a full bowl of hot water with washing up liquid to wash them up. Seriously either just wash them in a tiny bit of water or just wait until there's whole load.
2 - doing too many loads of clothes washing. On friday N's mum mentioned that she'd done 2 loads of washing that day. She only did a load a couple days before and they only brought 2 medium sized suitcases with them - how the hell do they even have enough to do 2 loads even if they washed everything they had with them! Basically they are doing half loads each time (our machine doesn't have a half load setting) AND washing their towels after every other use - I do mine once a week, if that, to preserve water. But it is better than she used to be - when she initially stayed with N's sister in Canada she would do a load of washing every single day!
3 - general wastefulness - they bought some nectarines when they first got here, even though we had tons of fruit. I'm not super keen on nectarines and wanted to use what I'd got in. Just checking the fridge after they left for their trip and the nectarines were sitting mouldy in the fridge - ditto a punnet of blueberries they wanted for their muesli. Oh and they bought tons of tomatoes from the supermarket, even though they knew we had shit tons from our garden.
Oh and they insisted on buying (instant) coffee last week even though we have said we don't drink instant at home and we have tons of ground coffee in. Just checked the jar and it is still unopened. AND it's nestle and I refuse to use nestle products.
missing jeff grinds my gears. i work so hard to not care anymore and then i go to some stupid fair and i can't stop thinking about him. ughhh why???? why did the fair make me miss him? it's so dumb. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh
When one of my hermit crabs decide to go on a rampage and pretty much almost kill the other one and throw them and flip them and try to rip off their arms.
Ugh. Edgars the one being a jerk this time. He has been for the past few days. I have to stay awake because he just beats up Zeus all night, I don't have anything to seperate the tank or to put one of them in. Eh. At least Edgar is a decent listener and when I yell at him he chills the eff out for 5 seconds before he goes back to trying to kill Zeus. Poor Zeus, he's hiding next to me in my blanket.
missing jeff grinds my gears. i work so hard to not care anymore and then i go to some stupid fair and i can't stop thinking about him. ughhh why???? why did the fair make me miss him? it's so dumb. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh
i think certain things will always remind me of my ex and make me sad... but eventually these things will fade away and you will find a much better boy to be part of your life <3
VH & amymylove - I know exactly what you two are describing. No need to beat yourself up over it. Stand strong. :)
Ooh ooh, I thought of another one. The way some people only ever have profile/other photos on Facebook of their kids. It's called Facebook, not Childbook. Unless you're someone I know well by sight, how am I supposed to know who you are online if you never show yourself?!
ha! Heli - you should totally growl at the parents who say that to their kids. The looks on their face would be priceless!
;)b I may try this.
Heli, putting pictures of kids on the Spanish version of FB or MS (called Tuenti) is not allowed. Too many kids getting kidnapped, stalked, etc. It's a general rule here in Europe; on the news, even if it's just random kids playing in a park, they don't show the faces. Kind of weird to see little bodies with pixilated heads, but you get used to it. I think it's a good idea.
Aaaaaand after a couple of days of gradually catching up on this thread bit by bit... I've done it!! :D
I'm honestly honored, heli. :)>>>
'Twas a highlight, forsooth. ;)
I love this thread. If I may add another gear to grind............. People who NEED me to buy them a frickin' comma. *headdesk*
missing jeff grinds my gears. i work so hard to not care anymore and then i go to some stupid fair and i can't stop thinking about him. ughhh why???? why did the fair make me miss him? it's so dumb. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh
i think certain things will always remind me of my ex and make me sad... but eventually these things will fade away and you will find a much better boy to be part of your life <3
you're right <3
WRGMG is self-indulgent camera work. Circling the person more than twice in 20 min is indulgent. So are weird reflection shots, overworking colour/distortion filters, and using vaseline on a lense for anything other than a flashback or dream sequence. All of them together, repeatedly = totally self-indulgent and inexcusable.
When people are lazy whores and just leave food in the pot/pan they cooked it in and put it in the fridge. WHAT IS THAT. My mom has something in the fridge, it's been in there 2 weeks, I bet it's not even good. And she got mad at me for asking.
I just kind of figure its common courtesy to not be a jerk so that people can't make certain things because THAT IS THE ONLY POT THAT SIZE.
If I do it, I get yelled at RIGHT when I put one in there. Aghhhhh
Lol, sarah, my mom does that as well. The exact same thing.
boyssss... fucking mind games... thought i found a good one but seeing the boyish tendencies begin... i guess i need to play fucking mind games now too... i just hate how you can't act legitimately interested in someone, you have to play the i don't give a fuck game... i swear i might just marry my dogs and call it a day... i'm probably just being my over-analytical girly self... i dunno
boyssss... fucking mind games... thought i found a good one but seeing the boyish tendencies begin... i guess i need to play fucking mind games now too... i just hate how you can't act legitimately interested in someone, you have to play the i don't give a fuck game... i swear i might just marry my dogs and call it a day... i'm probably just being my over-analytical girly self... i dunno
I totally hear you on this one.. I get all worried that he's playing games, but I've found that the best way to find out what the hell he's really thinking is to just directly ask them about it. I made a promise to myself to not bother with games this time around. I figure that if I play games, I'll only get them in return, and hopefully being upfront will get the same response in return.. Hopefully. It's been so much easier on me to just find out exactly what's going on rather than just waiting around guessing. Oh, and being a little bit drunk helps get the courage to ask them!
ya i might just ask... i just get so scared that he will run for the hills or something... i really want to know what he is expecting outta all of this... he always says "i really like you amy" so hopefully he is not just bs-ing me... but the little text comment about next weekend kinda threw me
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