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After tonight, I've got a new one...

Major corporations who can't keep a damn functional website. I swear, the largest manufacturer of lighting products in the world, and I can't even look up lamps because I can't get past the language-selection page. If this were the first time (or if it were the only issue I ever encountered on their website), I'd be less angry about it. But, it's pretty much constant. Oh, and all that flashy crap all over it. Every page sweeps in and out. It's like I'm watching "Cribs".
 
wrinkster22 said:
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPod; CPU iPhone OS 5_0 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A334 Safari/7534.48.3)
The sound of feet on carpet
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You might need to explain that one. :confused:


samiwas said:
After tonight, I've got a new one...

Major corporations who can't keep a damn functional website. I swear, the largest manufacturer of lighting products in the world, and I can't even look up lamps because I can't get past the language-selection page. If this were the first time (or if it were the only issue I ever encountered on their website), I'd be less angry about it. But, it's pretty much constant. Oh, and all that flashy crap all over it. Every page sweeps in and out. It's like I'm watching "Cribs".
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Philips?
 
samiwas said:
After tonight, I've got a new one...

Major corporations who can't keep a damn functional website. I swear, the largest manufacturer of lighting products in the world, and I can't even look up lamps because I can't get past the language-selection page. If this were the first time (or if it were the only issue I ever encountered on their website), I'd be less angry about it. But, it's pretty much constant. Oh, and all that flashy crap all over it. Every page sweeps in and out. It's like I'm watching "Cribs".
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Which one? I haven't seen to many like that. Certainly not ETC. -hehe...
 
When writing in front of somebody

"OMG YOUR LEFT HANDED?!"
my response: Have you ever accidentally wrote with your left hand before?

I hate Iphone! Everyone and their dog has one

I hate iphone because I want a 4g phone in a non 4g area ;)

When calling Boost mobile how do I dial B-O-O-S-T on my phone?!! o_0

You think I can find a better deal on this phone? (the phone is Free)

Me & ____ ( instead of ____ and I)

People that don't have paypal
 
I HATE, HATE, HATE people who are slow to discipline their rowdy or unruly children, or who think that a simple "Johnny, please stop" is going to fix the BS. This is not acceptable. I wish more parents were quick to lash out like heartless drill sergeants and instantly ingrain the fear of God in their children.

I realize this post makes me sound like a total psychopath but I'll give you an example: my cousin recently brought his 3 year-old son to my house and the little mother****** kept running on top of my couches with his filthy little shoes on. He also decided he was going to start opening and slamming one of the little cabinet doors on my entertainment center. And then started to violently pull my dog's hair (luckily she's a loving soul so she didn't bite his face off, although I was secretly hoping she would). All three times, my cousin, nor his wife, did anything about it. All they said to him each time was, "Sweetie, get down from there....Landon leave the doggie alone....don't touch that, honey." Do you think 3 year-olds really listen to this crap, much less obey these commands?? Hell no they don't!! And that's what peeves me: parents who don't realize that the little SOB needs to be picked off the ground by the sideburn and yelled at in the most demonic voice possible and make the kid STOP and realize he's effing up and make him TERRIFIED to continue. I'm not really peeved with the children...it's the excessively patient parents that I loathe with a passion.
 
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Caliber26 said:
I HATE, HATE, HATE people who are slow to discipline their rowdy or unruly children, or who think that a simple "Johnny, please stop" is going to fix the BS. This is not acceptable. I wish more parents were quick to lash out like heartless drill sergeants and instantly ingrain the fear of God in their children.

I realize this post makes me sound like a total psychopath but I'll give you an example: my cousin recently brought his 3 year-old son to my house and the little mother****** kept running on top of my couches with his filthy little shoes on. He also decided he was going to start opening and slamming one of the little cabinet doors on my entertainment center. And he was also compelled to start violently pulling my dog's hair (luckily she's a loving soul so she didn't bite his face off, although I was secretly hoping she would). On all three counts my cousin, nor his wife, did **** about it. All they said to him each time was, "Sweetie, get down from there....Landon leave the doggie alone....don't touch that, honey." Do you really think a 3 year-olds really listen to this crap, much less obey those commands??? **** no they don't. And that's what peeves me: parents who don't realize that the little SOB needs to be picked off the ground by sideburn and yelled at in the scariest voice possible and make the kid STOP and realize he's effing up and be scared to continue. I'm not really peeved with the children...it's the nonchalant parents that I loathe.
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I agree 100% . Its sad to also see when a kid is walking on his own with a pass afire and they are like 6 years old. Its like the parents just give it to them so they can shut up and it just looks silly .

That is a pet peeve of mine and also that stupid looking duck tail haircut. MOST ANNOYING THING EVER. their whole head is shaved and they have one long strand of hair in the back. I wan't to carry a pair of scissors with me and cut it off every time I see it
 
A few more things that make me want to throw acid on the offender's face:

  • People who decide they're going to make 10 deposits, 5 withdrawals, and 3 balance transfers at the ATM, while there's a line of people behind them waiting their turn.
  • People who see me on a phone call and decide they're going to start talking to me, assuming I'm paying attention to them.
  • People who start to text or play on their phones and fail to realize the red light has changed to green and make me honk my horn.
  • People (or companies) that fail to include a telephone number on the "contact us" menu of their website and, instead, force you to email or fax them.
  • Calling a business on their customer service number and then being forced to navigate through ten minutes' worth of automated menus before I am finally deemed worthy of assistance from a customer service agent.
  • Guys who pick their noses while using the urinal/toilet in a public restroom and decide they're going decorate the walls with their boogers.
  • Inviting somebody somewhere and then finding out that they've taken it upon themselves to extend the invite to others without consulting with me first.
  • Smokers who perpetually "forget" their lighters and bother everyone else all day long.
  • Smokers who get in my car and light up a cigarette and assume it's okay just because I'm a smoker and assume that I must smoke in my car. (I don't smoke in my home or car EVER)
 
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You drive at the speed limit on a tunnel exit, and you have a heavy truck driver sitting right on your bumper bar tailgating you.

What do they expect you to do, drive 20km/h over the speed limit (and get pinged by the cameras)? That drives me nuts!.
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Cowboys like that are getting rarer, thankfully, but they still give the good guys a bad reputation by association. Same as one ******* in town, who insists on using the Jake at 5:30 AM, on a 50-kmh street.

Just yesterday I was doing 58kmh in a 50 zone, and this white SUV zoomed up behind me, and was obviously trying to count the hairs on the back of my neck. I didn't do anything, just continued on. He fell back, and pulled up beside me while I was waiting in the left-turn lane. It was side-marked SUV of Durham's Finest, the Duty Inspector no less.

I looked over, to smile at his failure to "score", but he refused to look left. :p
 
MorphingDragon said:
Philips?
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Yes...Philips!


Caliber26 said:
I HATE, HATE, HATE people who are slow to discipline their rowdy or unruly children, or who think that a simple "Johnny, please stop" is going to fix the BS. This is not acceptable. I wish more parents were quick to lash out like heartless drill sergeants and instantly ingrain the fear of God in their children.

I realize this post makes me sound like a total psychopath but I'll give you an example: my cousin recently brought his 3 year-old son to my house and the little mother****** kept running on top of my couches with his filthy little shoes on. He also decided he was going to start opening and slamming one of the little cabinet doors on my entertainment center. And then started to violently pull my dog's hair (luckily she's a loving soul so she didn't bite his face off, although I was secretly hoping she would). All three times, my cousin, nor his wife, did anything about it. All they said to him each time was, "Sweetie, get down from there....Landon leave the doggie alone....don't touch that, honey." Do you think 3 year-olds really listen to this crap, much less obey these commands?? Hell no they don't!! And that's what peeves me: parents who don't realize that the little SOB needs to be picked off the ground by the sideburn and yelled at in the most demonic voice possible and make the kid STOP and realize he's effing up and make him TERRIFIED to continue. I'm not really peeved with the children...it's the excessively patient parents that I loathe with a passion.
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Oh, then you would have LOVED my experience flying to Australia a few weeks ago. I was booked in the Premium Economy section, which costs quite a bit more than standard economy. As such, you wouldn't expect unruly toddlers. As I was walking to my seat at the very back row, I saw a mother dealing with her squirming child in the seat next to mine. You have got to be kidding...dealing with a two-year old as an "infant in arms" for a 15-hour flight?? Well, this was no ordinary kid...you know the kind who cries when his ears hurt or when he gets uncomfortable. Oh no, this child SHRIEKED at ear-piercing volumes from the time he boarded the plane until he was through baggage claim on the other end. He was a spoiled-rotten child who would throw a temper tantrum any time he could not do exactly as he wanted. Hell, he even shrieked when he was happy. And no matter how much he screamed, ran up and down the aisles, tore paper up and threw it on the ground, threw his toys, kicked me...the mother's only response was a periodic, very quiet "No." When he got up to run around the cabin, she wouldn't even get up after him, she'd just lean over and say "No." Thankfully, I got moved before we even took off (without me asking...the attendant knew how bad it was).

Now, I wouldn't have been as angry if the mother was in a situation she just couldn't control and had to fly with this demon spawn. But when she told the flight attendant "I flew to New York to go to a wedding of a friend. My husband and other three children stayed back home in Melbourne. But this one is too young for me to leave. My husband told be to buy an extra seat for him, but I didn't want to." So she flew from Melbourne to New York with a 2-year-old in arms solely because she didn't want to be away from him for that long. I wasted to rip her dreads off.

Now that I'm expecting my first child in a few months, people keep saying "Oh, you'll feel the same way and do the same thing." Seriously? I don't believe that I will just sit while my out-of-control child tears a path of destruction through an upgraded seating section on an international flight or that I'll just tune out his screaming. That is not my style.
 
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I forgot to add loose and lose.

I expect to lose the football game.

That screw is loose.

The funny thing is, the county sheriff's department has posters that proudly proclaim "When you booze you loose."
 
People who can't manage to flush the toilet in a public restroom.
People who open their car door to spit phlegm into the street.
People who lick their fingers when counting my change.
 
samiwas said:
Yes...Philips!




Oh, then you would have LOVED my experience flying to Australia a few weeks ago. I was booked in the Premium Economy section, which costs quite a bit more than standard economy. As such, you wouldn't expect unruly toddlers. As I was walking to my seat at the very back row, I saw a mother dealing with her squirming child in the seat next to mine. You have got to be kidding...dealing with a two-year old as an "infant in arms" for a 15-hour flight?? Well, this was no ordinary kid...you know the kind who cries when his ears hurt or when he gets uncomfortable. Oh no, this child SHRIEKED at ear-piercing volumes from the time he boarded the plane until he was through baggage claim on the other end. He was a spoiled-rotten child who would throw a temper tantrum any time he could not do exactly as he wanted. Hell, he even shrieked when he was happy. And no matter how much he screamed, ran up and down the aisles, tore paper up and threw it on the ground, threw his toys, kicked me...the mother's only response was a periodic, very quiet "No." When he got up to run around the cabin, she wouldn't even get up after him, she'd just lean over and say "No." Thankfully, I got moved before we even took off (without me asking...the attendant knew how bad it was).

Now, I wouldn't have been as angry if the mother was in a situation she just couldn't control and had to fly with this demon spawn. But when she told the flight attendant "I flew to New York to go to a wedding of a friend. My husband and other three children stayed back home in Melbourne. But this one is too young for me to leave. My husband told be to buy an extra seat for him, but I didn't want to." So she flew from Melbourne to New York with a 2-year-old in arms solely because she didn't want to be away from him for that long. I wasted to rip her dreads off.

Now that I'm expecting my first child in a few months, people keep saying "Oh, you'll feel the same way and do the same thing." Seriously? I don't believe that I will just sit while my out-of-control child tears a path of destruction through an upgraded seating section on an international flight or that I'll just tune out his screaming. That is not my style.
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Well said. You can still be a loving and caring parent while knowing how to be stern and serious and not let your offspring act like possessed brats and pretend everyone else is unfazed by it.
 
I don't have pet peeves as such, because I try to not let me blood pressure build up... but, a couple thing irritate me; Grammar stuff used to really get me but I've learned to let it go quite a bit lately. But:

• People that peel rubber to pull out in front you on the road (when you're the ONLY CAR IN SIGHT) and then go slower than you were going.

• People that change their minds based only on their own convenience; Like making a big production tell you to do something a certain way, then shoot you in the knees when you follow through with it.

...last one happened most recently at work yesterday. My immediate boss is the best one I've ever had - she cares about what she does and does a damn good job dealing with the sales people who act like 4th graders. Her boss made a big production about following deadlines just two months ago, so she sticks to a deadline and turns a late ad down. He then comes in and treats her like Sh** for doing it. It was between her and him but really pissed me off for some reason. Ah well. Breathe in breathe out...
 
wfoster said:
People tapping me on the head, irritates me to the point of physical violence. Not something I'm proud of but at the end of the day, that's me.
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I'm with you. I will not be touched on the head or face. It doesn't happen often because I will not let it happen but anyone who tries and/or succeeds gets a very serious warning. I don't know why.
 
Pseudoscience.

Wilful ignorance - when people pontificate on topics (usually political) without making the slightest attempt to understand it.

People who moan and complain about the smallest things, especially when their moaning won't change anything.
 
When people who ask for my opinion then are suddenly able to form their own.
Writing on not lined paper.
When people don't rinse their dishes.
Wires showing.
When people who say 'lol' when whatever else they said/happened wasn't funny.
When teachers lick their fingers to seperate papers. (I always make sure to get the least licked paper.)
When people leave empty boxes of food (or anything else really).
When papers aren't flush on all sides.
When papers aren't the same size.
When papers are bent.
When papers aren't cleanly torn.
When people don't put the caps all the way on markers.
When people break the clip on the pencil, especially if I let them borrow mine.
Messy anything.
When people leave plastic on things.
When people leave blankets/clothes unfolded.
Tangled wires.
Overfilled trashcans.

There are more, these are just off the top of my head.
 
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