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friendlycommissar wrote:

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:
- Tailgaters. Sorry for your inconvenience but I go the speed limit. Don't like it? Don't ride my ass, go around.

These are the worst people in the world. I live on a mountain highway where the speed limit is 55, but there are a lot of twists and turns. Plus I drive a lifted Jeep, which means I take turns at the safe recommend speeds so I don't flip and roll. And I always end up with some douche in little compact trying to stick his nose up my tailpipe. If you're following 30 feet back at 55 mph on turns with visibility limited to 100 yards, then you are a suicidal moron. And annoy me!

I had one spin last winter. I hit black ice and couldn't get the car straightened out so I hit the snow bank by the side of the road. The only vehicle that kept a proper distance that day was the plow truck behind me, which hit the same patch of ice, and ended up in the same snow bank beside me. Any closer and it would have been messy. Of course minutes after getting back on the road some stupid gakker was on my tail

-Youtube adverts
-People who take up more than their seat on public transport
-People who walk slowly in front of me
-People who continue to explain something when I understand the final point that the explanation will eventually result in
-Homeless people on public transport who keep trying to flog me useless stuff like packs of tissues for extortionate prices
-Ping spikes when playing Mount and Blade Warband
-Losing when I didn't intend to
-People handing out useless pamphlets of a religious/ charity related nature in the street
-Unfunny jokes
-Bicyclists
-People who try to be witty, but are in fact, stupid
-Sausages with peppercorns inside them (I just discovered these to my displeasure today)
-Coffee cake
-Having to hold a conversation with distant relatives
-Racist youths who throw bananas at me out of their cars
-Anyone who throws bananas at me out of their cars really
-Vegetable Lasagna
-People who touch my food which I have yet to eat/ am eating (I stabbed my friend with a fork in the hand for stealing chips, this is REALLY a pet peeve of mine)
-My habit of biting the skin off my fingers

 Banzaimash wrote:
-Youtube adverts
-Bicyclists

I completely agree with that first one. I have to ask, what is the reasoning for the second one?

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Two year thread necros.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

 Banzaimash wrote:
-Youtube adverts
-Bicyclists

I completely agree with that first one. I have to ask, what is the reasoning for the second one?

I forgot to include cyclists

I think the number one thing that annoys me are people that drive ten miles below the speed limit on the highway, then as soon as you get into the other lane to pass them, they decide to speed up so you can't get in front of them. Inevitably, someone who wants to go like 90 gets behind you while you're in the other lane, leaving you to have to speed way past your comfort level to get in front of the original jackass who decided to speed up just to spite you.


It pisses me off so much sometimes that I want to follow them and slash their tires.

Canadians.

Despite what the Internet would have you believe, Canadians are not all sunshine and daisies.

I used to work at a gas station not thirty minutes from the U.S. Canadian Border, and I have to tell you, out of everyone who was pissed off about anything, it was mostly Canadians.

Every single one of them would walk in, start going on about how awesome it was in Canada. Then they would see our "Take-A-Penny-Leave-A-Penny" and ALWAYS have to comment on how 'Canada got rid of the penny there, doncha know?" EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

When I worked at a retail store, they would come in, complain about having to drive for an hour and a half to get into town (When I lived an hour out of town myself, coming into work every day), that the prices were so much better, but oh god don't you dare tell them you ran out of product. Nevermind we would hold aside items if you call and ask us to.

And a lot of the Canadians always seem to think they are American citizens, too..... Can't tell you how many times I've heard them complain about how "Being North of America is like being the Siamese twin to a suicidal maniac"..... Not the U.S.s or my own fault you have close to 95% of your population on our border and rely on us because a carton of cigs is $15 up there but $4.50 down here......

AND let's not go into the fact that they drive 90 in 65s......

Maybe some offense to any Canadian posters. Retail sucks in general, but most of my customers across three jobs have been Canadians.


Stupid Monopoly money.....

 Slarg232 wrote:


AND let's not go into the fact that they drive 90 in 65s......

What part of the US are you in? The Canadians that I've seen on I-5 are regularly doing 55 in a 70, and it slows down when the speed limit goes to 60. AND they're in the far left lane doing so

Nodak.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

 Banzaimash wrote:
-Youtube adverts
-Bicyclists

I completely agree with that first one. I have to ask, what is the reasoning for the second one?

When I'm in the car they're in the way, and when I'm on foot some find their way onto the pavement and seem to think that they have a right to be there (more so than any pedestrian). A considerable number don't know how they ought to cycle on the road, and if they do they certainly don't let it show through their risky and thoughtless behaviour. They really ought to have a license to cycle on the road.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:
I completely agree with that first one. I have to ask, what is the reasoning for the second one?

One of the reason I moved out of Seattle is because the traffic is a complete nightmare and the city spent millions to make it worse by removing lanes all over the city to fit bike lanes (which never get used) that the cyclists demanded.

Plus, on the rare occasions they actually use the bike lanes, they never ride in the middle of them, always on the very edge of the dividing line, so they're almost in the driving lane. And they do that BS thing where they creep up on your side at a light then get in front of you and go 20 miles under the speed limit.

friendlycommissar wrote:
And they do that BS thing where they creep up on your side at a light then get in front of you and go 20 miles under the speed limit.

I get a fair amount of that in my area as well. There are not enough middle fingers to wave, or air in my lungs to scream "feth YOU!" loud enough, for those douches.


I have one that has been percolating for a while now.

Prius drivers.

Prius drivers are a menace! They drive a good 5-10 miles under the speed limit and they do not accelerate with traffic from a stop, often letting two or three cars pass them before moving (perhaps that is a performance issue related to the car, but damn do they accelerate slowly...). I realize this is a gross generalization, but feth it, I have been observing the plague of Prius drivers infesting my commute and except for one (hey, shiny black Prius you actually went the speed limit--well done!) they ALL demonstrate this same behavior. There aren't even similarities between drivers to place blame on, it seems to be that once someone (anyone?) plants their butt in the seat of a Prius all regard for the rules of the road fly out the window. And this isn't a knock on hybrid or electric cars. I have no problem with those. Leaf drivers don't behave in this way and neither do Volt drivers. It is the fething Prius drivers. Scum of the earth all of them (except for that shiny black Prius--that person was alright).

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:

friendlycommissar wrote:
And they do that BS thing where they creep up on your side at a light then get in front of you and go 20 miles under the speed limit.

I get a fair amount of that in my area as well. There are not enough middle fingers to wave, or air in my lungs to scream "feth YOU!" loud enough, for those douches.


I have one that has been percolating for a while now.

Prius drivers.

Prius drivers are a menace! They drive a good 5-10 miles under the speed limit and they do not accelerate with traffic from a stop, often letting two or three cars pass them before moving (perhaps that is a performance issue related to the car, but damn do they accelerate slowly...). I realize this is a gross generalization, but feth it, I have been observing the plague of Prius drivers infesting my commute and except for one (hey, shiny black Prius you actually went the speed limit--well done!) they ALL demonstrate this same behavior. There aren't even similarities between drivers to place blame on, it seems to be that once someone (anyone?) plants their butt in the seat of a Prius all regard for the rules of the road fly out the window. And this isn't a knock on hybrid or electric cars. I have no problem with those. Leaf drivers don't behave in this way and neither do Volt drivers. It is the fething Prius drivers. Scum of the earth all of them (except for that shiny black Prius--that person was alright).

Kronk drives a Prius.

But Kronk speeds. A lot. Kronk takes off at red lights faster than most other cars and passes people on the sidewalk if he has to.

Get the feth out of Kronk's way, puny truck driver!

friendlycommissar wrote:

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:
I completely agree with that first one. I have to ask, what is the reasoning for the second one?

One of the reason I moved out of Seattle is because the traffic is a complete nightmare and the city spent millions to make it worse by removing lanes all over the city to fit bike lanes (which never get used) that the cyclists demanded.

Plus, on the rare occasions they actually use the bike lanes, they never ride in the middle of them, always on the very edge of the dividing line, so they're almost in the driving lane. And they do that BS thing where they creep up on your side at a light then get in front of you and go 20 miles under the speed limit.

as a cyclist myself, I never understood the desire that other cyclists have to end their own lives. I grew up in Salem Oregon, where, where there were bike lanes you had to creep up at people's sides just to be slightly visible (have no idea how many times I've almost been run over by someone making a right turn, nearly taking me out), but you also ran into the problem of the city's storm drains weren't installed properly thus creating a huge hazard for anything with tires less than 2 inches wide. The most fun that I had was in the downtown area where there were no bike lines, but I wasn't allowed on the sidewalks, so I did ride in traffic just as though I was a motorcycle or car. But then, the city's downtown speed limit was only 25, which I could easily do on my road bike.


I just left Tennessee, where, even with road shoulders that were two cars wide, I'd still never ride my bike on them, because people are that bad at driving out there.

Teach the Prius drivers near me, Kronk. Teach them the ways of the road.

That photo is sweet. She's meanness set to music and the bitch is born to run!

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:
Teach the Prius drivers near me, Kronk. Teach them the ways of the road.

That photo is sweet. She's meanness set to music and the bitch is born to run!

Believe me, I'm putting the Louisiana into other people, one regrettable date at a time.

 kronk wrote:
Believe me, I'm putting the Louisiana into other people, one regrettable date at a time.

That time table will do nothing to help my commute, but I applaud your efforts nonetheless!

In no particular order

Driving
Ketchup
Drive through
Cooking
Sweet tea

Not having enough intelligent people in the world to talk to. Do you guys have any idea of the ratio of stupid or ignorant people, maybe both, to intelligent ones in this world? Well neither do I, but I think the ratio tips in the favor of the former by a LOT. And yet, the world continues on. Oh well.

 LumenPraebeo wrote:
Not having enough intelligent people in the world to talk to. Do you guys have any idea of the ratio of stupid or ignorant people, maybe both, to intelligent ones in this world? Well neither do I, but I think the ratio tips in the favor of the former by a LOT. And yet, the world continues on. Oh well.

Generally I think most people are fairly bright it just that's there's so much info out in the world it's impossible to knowledgeable at everything, so instead you get lots of people who know lots about very specific things and are mediocre (or worse) at everything else. Honestly if you take a

long, hard look at yourself you would probably find that you know very little as well except for when it comes to a few specific things, but don't worry so does everybody.

People who in high traffic areas make sudden stops, starts, and turns without looking around first.

and people who buy into or perpetuate the following -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_the_Flat_Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_percent_of_brain_myth



That trailer for the new Scarjo movie makes my agent orange act up.

And interestingly enough, I don't get mad at modern flat earthers, I find them endlessly amusing. It's only when someone trots out some fact or story and someone else responds with "Yeah, and people used to think the Earth was flat, too." that I get bothered.

 Cheesecat wrote:

 LumenPraebeo wrote:
Not having enough intelligent people in the world to talk to. Do you guys have any idea of the ratio of stupid or ignorant people, maybe both, to intelligent ones in this world? Well neither do I, but I think the ratio tips in the favor of the former by a LOT. And yet, the world continues on. Oh well.

Generally I think most people are fairly bright it just that's there's so much info out in the world it's impossible to knowledgeable at everything, so instead you get lots of people who know lots about very specific things and are mediocre (or worse) at everything else. Honestly if you take a

long, hard look at yourself you would probably find that you know very little as well except for when it comes to a few specific things, but don't worry so does everybody.

You're right. I'm bad at most sports. I'm not good at communicating with my family. I was terrible at school, worse at math. 90% of the jobs out there I was looking at in college don't suit me, which I'm just going to assume I suck at. I'm ignorant and stupid at a lot of things. Maybe my experience is an exception, but generally when someone talks about things that I'm good at, that I have knowledge about, they don't admit that they don't know about it.
Most even have the nerve to spout out something obvious, or very generally well known with the implication that I don't know it yet, or even try to correct me. When I don't know something, I admit, and I ask.

But I disagree with you. A lot of people are fairly bright, not most. Most also have good intentions. But you probably know how things end up with good intentions. And I agree, it's impossible to be knowledgeable at everything, but I think its far from impossible to be knowledgeable at certain things with a general and broad range of skills. I could be more specific, but that will result in a book. I would liken it to a comparison between someone once saying to me: "You're being unrealistic, a utopia is an impossible ideal to turn into reality" and me saying: "I don't believe for one second that utopia can be achieved in reality, but I do believe with the proper resources, you can get close."

Oh, don't get me wrong there's still dumb people around I just don't think they're near as common as a lot of people on the internet claim there is. But then again intelligence is one of those things that seems impossible to quantify so any statement one makes about the subject would

probably seem just legit as another.

 kronk wrote:

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:

friendlycommissar wrote:
And they do that BS thing where they creep up on your side at a light then get in front of you and go 20 miles under the speed limit.

I get a fair amount of that in my area as well. There are not enough middle fingers to wave, or air in my lungs to scream "feth YOU!" loud enough, for those douches.


I have one that has been percolating for a while now.

Prius drivers.

Prius drivers are a menace! They drive a good 5-10 miles under the speed limit and they do not accelerate with traffic from a stop, often letting two or three cars pass them before moving (perhaps that is a performance issue related to the car, but damn do they accelerate slowly...). I realize this is a gross generalization, but feth it, I have been observing the plague of Prius drivers infesting my commute and except for one (hey, shiny black Prius you actually went the speed limit--well done!) they ALL demonstrate this same behavior. There aren't even similarities between drivers to place blame on, it seems to be that once someone (anyone?) plants their butt in the seat of a Prius all regard for the rules of the road fly out the window. And this isn't a knock on hybrid or electric cars. I have no problem with those. Leaf drivers don't behave in this way and neither do Volt drivers. It is the fething Prius drivers. Scum of the earth all of them (except for that shiny black Prius--that person was alright).

Kronk drives a Prius.

But Kronk speeds. A lot. Kronk takes off at red lights faster than most other cars and passes people on the sidewalk if he has to.

Get the feth out of Kronk's way, puny truck driver!

MoO approves of that car Kronk!

And thanks to whomever mentioned Youtube adverts. They are fething annoying.

Oh! One more; bad parents. I mean the type of parent who ignores their Little Darling as (s)he runs around screaming, swinging off things, getting their grubby paws over everything, and just being a general nuisance. Then when they finally do pay attention they tell the child "Stop that. Stop that. Come here. I said stop that. Put that down. Stop that. Come here" in such a disinterested tone of voice that it is no wonder that the kid is not paying a blind bit of notice.

 kronk wrote:

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:

friendlycommissar wrote:
And they do that BS thing where they creep up on your side at a light then get in front of you and go 20 miles under the speed limit.

I get a fair amount of that in my area as well. There are not enough middle fingers to wave, or air in my lungs to scream "feth YOU!" loud enough, for those douches.


I have one that has been percolating for a while now.

Prius drivers.

Prius drivers are a menace! They drive a good 5-10 miles under the speed limit and they do not accelerate with traffic from a stop, often letting two or three cars pass them before moving (perhaps that is a performance issue related to the car, but damn do they accelerate slowly...). I realize this is a gross generalization, but feth it, I have been observing the plague of Prius drivers infesting my commute and except for one (hey, shiny black Prius you actually went the speed limit--well done!) they ALL demonstrate this same behavior. There aren't even similarities between drivers to place blame on, it seems to be that once someone (anyone?) plants their butt in the seat of a Prius all regard for the rules of the road fly out the window. And this isn't a knock on hybrid or electric cars. I have no problem with those. Leaf drivers don't behave in this way and neither do Volt drivers. It is the fething Prius drivers. Scum of the earth all of them (except for that shiny black Prius--that person was alright).

Kronk drives a Prius.

But Kronk speeds. A lot. Kronk takes off at red lights faster than most other cars and passes people on the sidewalk if he has to.

Get the feth out of Kronk's way, puny truck driver!

Thats so awesome.

People that are annoyed by cyclists.

Go to the Netherlands, and see how cycling can be neatly incorporated as a nice method of travel that keeps you fit and is good for the environment. Seriously, don't use your car if you only need to travel a kilometer or five.

Children
Anyone younger than me, by a minute or a year.
People who believe vaccinations cause autism.
People who believe anything they are told.
In fact, I'm easily annoyed these days, chalk it up to old age.

I'm becoming increasingly annoyed at organized religion.

I've developed an intolerance for the stupidity and absurdity that is the Young Earth "theory" or the "Answers in Genesis" type "scientist"


And, since I just sat through a video of this... Piers Morgan.

In photoshop, when you hit ctrl+Z, and it not only reverses your last action, but also moves you back to the previous layer too. Makes managing layers an absolute pain.