Things That Annoy You

[Mind Flayer Monk]

I drink a chile/habanero beer here and there. Its a nice change of pace.

[PB the Deplorable]

I've had a couple apricot flavored beers that weren't too bad.  On tap, not bottled, which sometimes makes a difference.

[ItsOver]

Why do those with obviously no speaking ability persist in promoting themselves on local radio?  Noory is bad enough but there's a local business owner who speaks like Sylvester the Cat, yet he continues doing his own radio commercials.  I guess he's not driving away enough business since he's been doing it for awhile but he's an assault to the ears. 

One of the things I love with Art being on Sirius is I can download his show and play it the next night WITH NO IDIOTIC COMMERCIALS!  I still get the C Crane ads Art does but he does them so well, I enjoy them and I still get his great bumper music selections.  The no commercial aspect is more than enough for me to warrant paying the Sirius subscription.

[Juan]

Why do those with obviously no speaking ability persist in promoting themselves on local radio? 

My father's career was spent selling radio and television ads.  He said the ego of some business owners exceeded those of politicians.  And ego is the only reason they do the ads.

[ItsOver]

My father's career was spent selling radio and television ads.  He said the ego of some business owners exceeded those of politicians.  And ego is the only reason they do the ads.

That's what I thought.   Those business owners must be "wonderful" to work for.

[area51drone]

I really got weebered this morning at the casino..

[bateman]

Small talk. Specifically people who come into my office to make small talk. Please have a point, or go make me a cup of tea or do a little dance. Something. I can't be bothered to talk to you about the weekend.

[Sardondi]

My father's career was spent selling radio and television ads.  He said the ego of some business owners exceeded those of politicians.  And ego is the only reason they do the ads.

With many of them I'm guessing the business owners loved the feeling of power they got in thinking they could affect the station's programming because they "sponsored" a show. There's some personality deficit in these kind of people.

I remember as a baby lawyer I briefly hung out my shingle on my own doing general practice. This included the absolute worst, suckiest kind of law there is - domestic practice. Otherwise known as "divorce law". I hated it. Representing the kind of people I did, who had virtually nothing, was always depressing, because I knew how economically difficult they were making things on themselves.  And then there the assholes, like UFO Fill's dad's business owners, who thought that paying me a pittance of a fee entitled them to berate me constantly. I had one pain-in-the-ass guy who didn't even pay me my full, princely fee of $250. It should have been an easy paperwork-only affair, he signs, she signs, we wait six weeks and, abracadabra!, no marriage.

But he was an angry, suspicious jerk, who regularly accused me of collusion with his wife's lawyer. Now, these people didn't really disagree about anything - they agreed on who got what, and who owed what, and that they wanted to get away from each other. They should have used one lawyer - but this guy was so suspicious that someone was going to get something over on him, that he insisted on paying a second legal fee for his own lawyer (although - being mine -  the fee was miniscule). And he called me all the time too, bothering about when we could get it done, going over the simple procedure again and again.

Anyway, he kept up accusing me of somehow cheating him. I never quite figured out how, since he and his wife agreed on property and debt settlement. I kinda think he didn't want a divorce at all, and it was wife who felt like she had to get away from his toxic personality or go insane. Not an unreasonable attitude. Anyway, he kept up with his snide and sneering remarks about how he was getting cheated out of his money ("Money" - ha!). One day I called him to say his wife's lawyer had asked for a short continuance of some court appearance in the case, and I, as was absolutely standard as a matter of professional courtesy, agreed since it didn't affect his rights in any way. He exploded in rage, and accused me of having sat down with his wife and her lawyer and conspired against him to hurt him somehow with this continuance.

That was enough. I told him not to leave his house, I would be there in 15 minutes. I quickly called the judge and got his informal approval to withdraw, ran by the bank and got my client's huge (partial) fee of $150. Although I had already made an appearance and drawn up papers and spent enough time on the matter to more than justify the pittance he had paid me, I took it to his house, and stuck the cash in the screen door since he wouldn't accept it. By then he was begging me to stay on the case.

I still remember the feeling of absolute freedom and sheer joy I had as I walked away from his front door, knowing I'd never have to listen to that complaining asshole again in my life. It wasn't done lightly, because that was probably my share of the phone bill in those days. But sometimes the lure of the "KMA"* power is greater than financial need.



* Kiss My Ass

[The General]

I really got weebered this morning at the casino..

Stay out of the casino bathroom, stick to the game floor.

[bateman]

Ok, this is more than an annoyance, this is something that makes me grind my teeth on a daily basis: people who walk down the street in a daze, seemingly lacking peripheral vision or any awareness of what's going on around them. I'm not even talking about tourists or people engrossed in Candy Crush or whatever other trivial bullshit on their phones. Just random people who shuffle around like they've been shot up with thorazine. GET. THE FUCK. OUT. OF. MY. WAY.

[bateman]

accused me of collusion with his wife's lawyer.

Doesn't this actually happen often enough?

[ItsOver]

Ok, this is more than an annoyance, this is something that makes me grind my teeth on a daily basis: people who walk down the street in a daze, seemingly lacking peripheral vision or any awareness of what's going on around them. I'm not even talking about tourists or people engrossed in Candy Crush or whatever other trivial bullshit on their phones. Just random people who shuffle around like they've been shot up with thorazine. GET. THE FUCK. OUT. OF. MY. WAY.

You must be in either California or New York.

[The General]

Ok, this is more than an annoyance, this is something that makes me grind my teeth on a daily basis: people who walk down the street in a daze, seemingly lacking peripheral vision or any awareness of what's going on around them. I'm not even talking about tourists or people engrossed in Candy Crush or whatever other trivial bullshit on their phones. Just random people who shuffle around like they've been shot up with thorazine. GET. THE FUCK. OUT. OF. MY. WAY.

This is also a bad, bad problem in Seattle.

[bateman]

You must be in either California or New York.

New York. I would expect people to bumble along at .05 mph in CA...

[aldousburbank]

There's a thing that happens in Mexican cities where, as in a dream, the pedestrians seem to slow to an ooze, forming a perfect barrier to forward movement. I kick into predatory mode, focusing on every forward space which appears like a mouse in reach of a cat. A large, vaguely loveable, but annoyed tom. It is more sport than transport.

[bateman]

There's a thing that happens in Mexican cities where, as in a dream, the pedestrians seem to slow to an ooze, forming a perfect barrier to forward movement. I kick into predatory mode, focusing on every forward space which appears like a mouse in reach of a cat. A large, vaguely loveable, but annoyed tom. It is more sport than transport.

Do you just barrel through them like bowling pins? That would be fun to watch.

[HorrorRetro]

This is also a bad, bad problem in Seattle.

Absolutely.  We made the mistake of going downtown last month, and it was a nightmare.  I could have sworn people were moving in slow motion the entire time.

[ChewMouse]

Absolutely.  We made the mistake of going downtown last month, and it was a nightmare.  I could have sworn people were moving in slow motion the entire time.

I don't understand this. Are all these people high on drugs, or what? Are they depressed? Are they zombies?

Reading these comments, I'm trying to picture the scene. It's just weird, folks. Don't you have a lot of coffee places there? Maybe they should start offering a little extra caffeine or something.*


*You know what I mean.

[aldousburbank]

Do you just barrel through them like bowling pins? That would be fun to watch.

Basically, I pass through them like smoke through Guild's navigational glassware.

[HorrorRetro]

I don't understand this. Are all these people high on drugs, or what? Are they depressed? Are they zombies?

Reading these comments, I'm trying to picture the scene. It's just weird, folks. Don't you have a lot of coffee places there? Maybe they should start offering a little extra caffeine or something.*


*You know what I mean.

I don't know what it is.  I'm mentioned the drivers here going at least 10 MPH under the speed limit.  Well, the walkers do the same thing. Everyone just kind of plods along.   

[The General]

Everyone just kind of plods along. 

Staring at their phone like it's going to tell their future.

[ItsOver]

Why are folks who are really fast on football fields so slow in shopping malls? Hey, if AB can single out Mexicans and I love AB.

[aldousburbank]

Why are folks who are really fast on football fields so slow in shopping malls? Hey, if AB can single out Mexicans and I love AB.

I dunno, when was the last that Mexico won the cup?

[bateman]

Staring at their phone like it's going to tell their future.

I can honestly say that 8 out of 10 people I see on the street doing the "thorazine shuffle" aren't even looking at their phones. They're just plain retarded.

[Treading Water]

I don't know what it is.  I'm mentioned the drivers here going at least 10 MPH under the speed limit.  Well, the walkers do the same thing. Everyone just kind of plods along. 

It's the pod people.... :

[widespread1]

People blowing smoke

[aldousburbank]

People blowing smoke

Sorry. 

[widespread1]

Sorry. 

oh I dont mind that smoke haha

[West of the Rockies]

Staring at their phone like it's going to tell their future.

You're right about the phones, but I also see some folks meandering around sans phones, too. 

I see what is certainly purposeful slowing down by some pedestrians in crosswalks (maybe it's a generational thing -- I see young people in particular purposefully walk as slowly as possible and stare at drivers as if to say, "What are you gonna do about it?").  Is it their one moment to feel something like power over other people? 

I guess to play devil's advocate, I also don't like when I'm walking at a conventional, healthy clip and someone in a car comes edging ever closer to me in a crosswalk.  What, are they afraid that if they don't hurry home they might miss the first twelve seconds of some dumb-ass reality show on television?

Once again, my inner-misanthrope is coming out....

[bateman]

I see what is certainly purposeful slowing down by some pedestrians in crosswalks (maybe it's a generational thing -- I see young people in particular purposefully walk as slowly as possible and stare at drivers as if to say, "What are you gonna do about it?").  Is it their one moment to feel something like power over other people? 

THIS DRIVES ME INSANE. I deal with this all the time. Sometimes I lean on the horn. THEY DON'T EVEN FLINCH, which only serves to enrage me even more. If I have a green light, FUCKING MOVE IT. I'm getting twitchy just thinking about it.