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I always find it interesting how people can become so upset over what appears to be little things. For example I know a lot of people that play Blood Angels get upset when others mention their army is vampiric. To me I can't see how you couldn't see the connection but I have heard a lot of heated arguments as to why they are not. This is just an example and I use it to illustrate my point, why do people get so upset over things that appear to be insignificant to others. In the case of the Blood Angels' background it's not like they are real, it's all fictional and as far as I know it's not in-PC to be a vampire. So what is up with this in general?

G

Here is another one I don't understand... I put the trash out on Sunday evening to take to the dumpster on Monday morning and my neighbor has a fit.

G

Green Blow Fly wrote:Here is another one I don't understand... I put the trash out on Sunday evening to take to the dumpster on Monday morning and my neighbor has a fit.

G

Did you call an ambulance?

The phrase "The straw that broke the camels back" is appropriate for many instances.

For example, my friend still lives with his mum and stepdad as he can't afford his own place. The stepdad basically just doesn't want him there so after many many months of irritation and such, he eventually errupted into a rage over "the dishwasher not being unloaded"

For others, it can be a trigger, something that just causes their blood to boil instantly, for me its drivers being so blatently careless in their driving to the extent that if I wasn't paying attention my car would have been written off by their stupidity many many many times over, as I imagine is true for a lot of people.

Also, personally I have an annoying trait where if anything major happens then I'm calm, collective and think things through and they don't get to me, little things however, tend to bug me and swim around in my mind and I can't let them lie. Strange eh?

It happens. It's good to talk about it and get it off your chest.

G

Lord-Loss wrote:

Green Blow Fly wrote:Here is another one I don't understand... I put the trash out on Sunday evening to take to the dumpster on Monday morning and my neighbor has a fit.

G

Did you call an ambulance?

As we speak, we have a card board coffin by the trashcan in the street. Its pouring. I'm hoping the rain lifts it up and floats the 50 feet over to the elementary. That would be so cool.

Frazzled wrote:

Lord-Loss wrote:

Green Blow Fly wrote:Here is another one I don't understand... I put the trash out on Sunday evening to take to the dumpster on Monday morning and my neighbor has a fit.

G

Did you call an ambulance?

As we speak, we have a card board coffin by the trashcan in the street. Its pouring. I'm hoping the rain lifts it up and floats the 50 feet over to the elementary. That would be so cool.

I wish a dead body would turn up at my school!

Make my day a little more interesting.

most thing's don't phase me...One thing is guaranteed to send me into a red mist rage and that is miss pronouncing words On purpose. For example... a work colleague will not say "Ask" she says "AKS" and every time she does i get a little closer to knocking her teeth into the back of her head. I don't even know why it bothers me so much...but it does.

I hate it when people don't close doors. They're meant to be opened, then closed, not left open for all the cold air to come in.

I use public transport with guys I look after all the time and it still winds me up when people get on the bus or go to pay for a train ticket at the kiosk and then suddenly realise they need money or their pass or whatever so they spend the next 5 minutes searching for it while the rest of us wait...
Mick


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Roze wrote:most thing's don't phase me...One thing is guaranteed to send me into a red mist rage and that is miss pronouncing words On purpose. For example... a work colleague will not say "Ask" she says "AKS" and every time she does i get a little closer to knocking her teeth into the back of her head. I don't even know why it bothers me so much...but it does.

May I aks why?
Sorry couldnt resist...
Mick

Furries

Mick A wrote:I use public transport with guys I look after all the time and it still winds me up when people get on the bus or go to pay for a train ticket at the kiosk and then suddenly realise they need money or their pass or whatever so they spend the next 5 minutes searching for it while the rest of us wait...
Mick

Yep love that one. especially when you've been at the same bus stop as them for 20 minutes, so they've had plenty of time to be prepared

Yeah on that one for sure.

G

Lord-Loss wrote:
I wish a dead body would turn up at my school!

Make my day a little more interesting.

I would argue that it depends on whose dead body it is. It could be an incredibly traumatic day.

Roze wrote:most thing's don't phase me...One thing is guaranteed to send me into a red mist rage and that is miss pronouncing words On purpose. For example... a work colleague will not say "Ask" she says "AKS" and every time she does i get a little closer to knocking her teeth into the back of her head. I don't even know why it bothers me so much...but it does.

Oh, didn't you know? Ask was changed to aks years ago. (Who gets that reference?)


Football announcers! Grrr! (I wish there was a secondary audio track with only field sounds) as well as all the ESPN style over-analysis that follows.

GoFenris wrote:
Football announcers! Grrr! (I wish there was a secondary audio track with only field sounds) as well as all the ESPN style over-analysis that follows.

What like cows rutting and tractors? Seriously though we have something like that, you can usually choose supporters commentry in place of the regular fellas. Which can be truly annoying as well if you are watch Welsh rugby and they start getting excited.

For me I get really pissed off by people that un-necessarily repeat things (cue double post!) for no other reason than they either like the sound of their own voice or are afraid of silence. If I want to hear something again I will ask!

And mopeds - Why?

notprop wrote:

GoFenris wrote:
Football announcers! Grrr! (I wish there was a secondary audio track with only field sounds) as well as all the ESPN style over-analysis that follows.

What like cows rutting and tractors?

Not exactly but it would be an improvement! I guess I should rephrase; ambient sounds from the pitch and stadium free from the clutter of retired players and coaches bantering back and forth and/or stating the obvious.

Football (Soccer) I don't think is as bad as American Football simply because they do not have the time to comment too much. American Football has too many lulls. I can't speak regarding Rugby announcers.

When my friend hits me in the balls and finds it funny and says I should relax and that I would be fine. But when i get him back he said that it hurts and gets all mad.

You really need to stop touching each others nuts. Someone will send you for religious reprogramming if you are not careful.

Nothing wrong with the manly art of roshambo.

garret wrote:When my friend hits me in the balls and finds it funny and says I should relax and that I would be fine. But when i get him back he said that it hurts and gets all mad.

This is easily cured by a baseball bat to the cranium.

..dwarfs.


*is trying to join in*

..no ? damn..ohh !

People who put their feet up on chairs in buses/similar. Get's right on my wick.

Bureacratic BS in all its forms makes my eyes bleed, and not in the good way.

Truth, it is by far the most over-rated virtue.

GoFenris wrote:

Lord-Loss wrote:
I wish a dead body would turn up at my school!

Make my day a little more interesting.

I would argue that it depends on whose dead body it is.

George Bush, with his face painted in clown make-up.

I hate it when I go to the "express" lane at the local grocery store and people either blatanly ignore the "15 items or less" sign, by bringing double the "allowed" amount. If it was 16 items it might bother me, 17 items maybe, but when you double up the allowed items, that's right out anarchist!

Oh... and I also want to mention the people that get in the "express" lane and have like 15 items but "divide" the purchases up into 2 or three chunks. 5 items on credit card, 5 items with check, and 5 items with cash.

Oh...Oh...Oh.. and I almost forgot my favorite. "Oh I don't have that much money, can you take a few things off" Then they have to spend 10 minutes rummaging through the bags to find that specific item that can be removed to get the total under the amount they can afford. grrrrrrr

I remain calm, but it still gets my blood boiling when I see other lines in the NON express lanes going faster.

GG

Mick A wrote:I use public transport with guys I look after all the time and it still winds me up when people get on the bus or go to pay for a train ticket at the kiosk and then suddenly realise they need money or their pass or whatever so they spend the next 5 minutes searching for it while the rest of us wait...
Mick


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Roze wrote:most thing's don't phase me...One thing is guaranteed to send me into a red mist rage and that is miss pronouncing words On purpose. For example... a work colleague will not say "Ask" she says "AKS" and every time she does i get a little closer to knocking her teeth into the back of her head. I don't even know why it bothers me so much...but it does.

May I aks why?
Sorry couldnt resist...
Mick

LOL yeah you can ASK but be ready for a shot to the chops!

I encounter my worst pet peeve while driving.

People that fail to yield the right of way at right turns and then give YOU the stink eye when you don't stop for them.

That and people that use the word "irregardless" . It's either "regardless" or "irrespective" but not "irregardless". If you do taxonomy on "irregardless" it means you are actually regarding the subject at hand but people use it when they want discount the subject. Don't you people listen to yourselves?!?

And the Dutch.

People in crowded stores who insist on turning congested aisle into social gathering spots,or who "just cant decide between low fat and no fat chips" and further impeed my progress.
This problem is often made worse due to the fact they have a small army of their idiot offspring running about,yelling and screaming,getting under foot and knocking items off of shelves.
"get the hell out of my way,let me get to my spicy chilli Doritos and beer so I can get the hell away from you morons....and teach your children how to behave when you unleash them on the general public!!"

People who cut the corner on T-Junction whilst driving.
It annoys the feth out of me and can cause potential serious accidents. Sadly I'm no better as I have a habit of racing up to dimwits who cut corners to attempt to scare them witless and blast my horn at them, one of the rare instances I can lose my cool.

People who insist on clicking their pen while thinking.

Just hand me a sniper, I swear, it'll be over quickly and no one will ever no....