Things that make your blood boil (or at least simmer)

[emw]

There are two things I hate in this world: People who are intolerant of other cultures, and the Dutch.

It isn't often I find myself literally laughing out loud at a post. For whatever reason, this one did it. Thanks!

 

[Doctor Q]

I stole that quote from a source I'm sure somebody will identify (no Googling now, I want to see who already knows it).

I also stole this one from my favorite math professor, Tom Lehrer:

I'm sure we all agree that we ought to love one another, and I know there are people in the world who do not love their fellow human beings - and I hate people like that!​

 

[emw]

I also stole this one from my favorite math professor, Tom Lehrer

Do you have a proof of that?

 

[Cfg5]

I stole that quote from a source I'm sure somebody will identify (no Googling now, I want to see who already knows it).

 

[iGav]

I couldn't be arsed to go through this thread to see if this has been mentioned... but what really irks me, are people that when at a cash point proceed to use several cards, it's almost like... put the first card in, beep, beep, beep... oh... not enough money in there, I'll try my second card... beep, beep, beep... oh... not enough money in there, I'll try my third card... beep, beep, beep... oh... not enough money in there, I'll try my fourth card... etc etc etc. meanwhile the queue is behind them is getting longer, and longer and longer.

That should be banned...

 

[geese]

People who dont finish their sentances really make my blood

 

[jefhatfield]

People who dont finish their sentances really make my blood

those are really the worst of the worst and come to think

 

[xsedrinam]

People who dont finish their sentances really make my blood

That would include people like Martha Stewart and

 

[jefhatfield]

That would include people like Martha Stewart and

i know that martha speaks in fragments and often does not finish sentences

then i heard while she was in prison, she had no problem finishing her job cleaning toilets and the bathrooms

but then instead of complaining, she felt "proud" of being there, doing chores, making friends in the prison, and somehow, she won me over...she said the punishment transformed her

if there ever was a chance for her to complain, it was about the prison sentence and what she did there...but she seemed to take it in stride and didn't appeal immediately as she had the right to and served her sentence early

god, i wish nixon had thought that way ...and speaking about presidents, i remember the bumper sticker that says: "George W. Bush...from the White House to the Big House"

 

[Boggle]

i saw "mischief" before i even joined macrumors, and "vniow" lives nearby one city over from mischief

but look at all the people on this forum through the years from london...it must number in the hundreds

and with a very good tube (subway and/or L) system, they can meet, in most cases, in less than an hour

but randomly running into somebody, striking up a conversation, and then finding out you are both regulars at macrumors, seems pretty remote

I'd agree except as a 9 year DC area resident I can tell you that @ least 1/month I run into someone I've not seen in years. ~It's a small world, after all~(ducks the hail of gunfire)

And sometime you do recognize the other person. The best is when you recognize each other and you get lucky

I know EXACTLY what you mean, oh yes.

 

[jefhatfield]

I'd agree except as a 9 year DC area resident I can tell you that @ least 1/month I run into someone I've not seen in years. ~It's a small world, after all~(ducks the hail of gunfire)

that's quite a lot, but it could be due to the fact you live in a big city where there are lots of jobs...and that keeps people there

in my small town of almost a couple thousand, people who leave here often stay away for long periods of time, due to better work/pay, and go to big cities...like dc and others

i would say that i may see one or two peole a year that i can claim that i haven't seen in years...most people i see, i see at least once a month

age could also be a factor, too since i am middle aged and at least for people i grew up with who are my age or older, i suspect that over the next twenty or more years, many will pass away...in my 20s and 30s, if i heard of someone my age who died, it was either due to a car/motorcyle accident or drugs

as one goes through their 40s and 50s, cancer/heart disease/diabetes/stroke become far more likely than accidents or drugs...and in one's 60s and 70s, it's probably all people hear about...i wouldn't suspect a drug overdose of someone in their 60s unless it was a member of a certain british rock band or two

i once saw a great tv documentary on senior citizen dating (age 70 and older) and it was hard for the women because at that age, they outnumbered the men 4 to 1 since so many of the men had already died

 

[jadekitty24]

Well, heating my blood would make it boil .

<end being a smartass>

Ooh...that was a good one
don't supress the smart-ass within...it's bad for your health...that and I like smart-asses!
I want to quote a lot of you because I agree with much that has been posted on this thread. But what really makes MY blood boil? Negativity. Those people who have to throw doom and gloom on everything. And no, I'm not talking about people who are depressed or whatnot. But people who feel it is their god-given right to piss on everything, no matter how trivial the matter. Not to say I don't like a difference of opinion, life would be pretty boring without it. The world has enough bad crap in it without people adding to it with their self-righteous hogwash.

*rant done...for now *

 

[exeterbohemian]

i started this running list a few weeks ago...

ambulance chasers
kelly clarkson
mandatory minimum sentencing
the whole 'above the influence' ad campaign
'homeland security'
censorship
homeopathic medicine
dora the explorer
capital gains taxes
infomercials with paid celebrities endorsing useless products
politicians who buy their way into office
racists
airport security checkpoints
fast food restaurants that relentlessly tout their 'healthier' selections
people who follow blindly
the lord of the rings
john basedow
credit counseling services that advertise on tv
hollywood
ridiculous taxation on cigarettes
the death penalty
'pre-owned' vehicles
american idol
police officers posing as drug dealers and making arrests
alcoholics
religious fanaticism
schools that teach 'intelligent design'
shitbox computers from gateway or dell
military drafts
social security
dr. phil
bad musicians who get famous covering songs that they didn't even write
the geico gecko
welfare
internet spam
richard simmons
'reality' tv shows
the church of scientology
broadway musicals
the united nations security council
bureaucracy
foreign films that are dubbed into english
the commercialization of the pharmaceutics industry
stupid low-carb fanaticism
michael eisner
parents who shelter their children from the harsh realities of this life
democrats
republicans
bipartisan politics
materialism
people who selfishly spit on soldiers coming back from the vietman war
50 cent
hypocrisy
affirmative action
the fcc
hoobastank
individuals and institutions that think it's a good idea to ban books
fundamentalist christians
the catholic church
homophobes
people who actually believe that 'the rapture' is coming
lifetime original movies
martha stewart and everything she represents (frilly housewares, not insider trading)
restrictions on the sale of pseudoephedrine
blind patriotism
emo kids
indie kids
the commercialization of art
presidents who talk about god
harry potter
yuppies
movies that have been cropped out of widescreen
the fact that everything you buy in this country has a warning label on it
astrology
gay pride
the v-chip
smalltalk
minivans
horoscopes
the mpaa
gospel music
dakota fanning
cars that run on gasoline
the riaa
people who claim to have been abducted by aliens
nancy grace
fema
excessive reckless hedonism
people who refuse to take responsibility for their own actions
superficial 'counterculture' conforming to the (commercialized) ideals of nonconformity
bans on stem cell research
the westboro baptist church
morality
the lion king

 

[Boggle]

that's quite a lot, but it could be due to the fact you live in a big city where there are lots of jobs...and that keeps people there

in my small town of almost a couple thousand, people who leave here often stay away for long periods of time, due to better work/pay, and go to big cities...like dc and others

i would say that i may see one or two peole a year that i can claim that i haven't seen in years...most people i see, i see at least once a month

age could also be a factor, too since i am middle aged and at least for people i grew up with who are my age or older, i suspect that over the next twenty or more years, many will pass away...in my 20s and 30s, if i heard of someone my age who died, it was either due to a car/motorcyle accident or drugs

as one goes through their 40s and 50s, cancer/heart disease/diabetes/stroke become far more likely than accidents or drugs...and in one's 60s and 70s, it's probably all people hear about...i wouldn't suspect a drug overdose of someone in their 60s unless it was a member of a certain british rock band or two

i once saw a great tv documentary on senior citizen dating (age 70 and older) and it was hard for the women because at that age, they outnumbered the men 4 to 1 since so many of the men had already died

Jefhatfield,

Point conceded. Sure it's b/c DC (and others) are big cities. It's also b/c the DC area has the highest residency turnover rate in the States, that's mostly the nature of elections and having 5 major universites in the same 30 mile area.

And that elderly women's dating situation is pretty gutting. But take heart. I've worked in Public Affairs (mostly medical issues) & middle-aged people are in better health than ever in our history. My generation (20 - 30 somethings) is the one screwed by obesity. So statistically, your fairly safe.

Live long, and Prosper. Nanoo, Nanoo.

i started this running list a few weeks ago...

ambulance chasers
etc.

It's a good thing you live in DC a city free of all such frustrations!

 

[MattG]

Grrrrrrrr

 

[jefhatfield]

There is this magazine called Macworld, and it's the premier Mac magazine in the states, but look at some of the covers and some of the spines of many of the issues...he he...and they should know better

 

[sushi]

Also, fat people who buy diet foods (like Diet Coke!)

But what if they just like the taste like Diet Coke vice regular Coke?

BTW, I do get your point. Just an observation.

 

[Mord]

'pre-owned' vehicles
social security
welfare

you.

all the other stuff i pretty much go along with.