Things that bother you or don't make sense.

Buckster · May 15, 2013

Things that bother me. Sounds like an opportunity to rant a little, so yeah... (<-- Btw, those three dots are called an ellipse. Look it up.)

Internet "Experts" who have little to no actual experience with whatever they're writing about, especially when they're advising others and really especially when they're dead-ass wrong in what they're saying.
Gear Snobs.
Fat puke pervy morons who stand IN the door frame holding the door for other people with their outstretched arm, inviting them to bump uglies as they squeeze past, like they're doing somebody a favor. Yeah, I see the sch1tty slobbery grin on your fat mug, ya d1kc-hed.
People who park the cart on one side of the grocery aisle and stand on the other to read the labels and make decisions, effectively blocking the entire aisle so nobody can get through - and WHY is it that this particular species has NO PERIPHERAL VISION???
People who complain about spelling, grammar and mixing up stuff like "to", "two" and "too", but then get that stuff wrong themselves so often that they should get a hypocrite award. Yeah, it can be irritating to realize that we're surrounded by English-speaking-as-a-native-language people who can't make it through a basic English class, but if you can understand what they're trying to convey, just STFU and move on with the conversation without trying to be the damn English teacher who teaches, "do as I say, not as I ACTUALLY DOOOO!!!"
Moderators who (moderated) and then go on to (moderated) when they can see perfectly well that (moderated). In my opinion, they (moderated). It's good to finally get that off my chest.

That's enough for now.

EIngerson · May 15, 2013

Buckster said:
Things that bother me. Sounds like an opportunity to rant a little, so yeah... (<-- Btw, those three dots are called an ellipse. Look it up.)

[*]Internet "Experts" who have little to no actual experience with whatever they're writing about, especially when they're advising others and really especially when they're dead-ass wrong in what they're saying.
[*]Gear Snobs.
[*]Fat puke pervy morons who stand IN the door frame holding the door for other people with their outstretched arm, inviting them to bump uglies as they squeeze past, like they're doing somebody a favor. Yeah, I see the sch1tty slobbery grin on your fat mug, ya d1kc-hed.
[*]People who park the cart on one side of the grocery aisle and stand on the other to read the labels and make decisions, effectively blocking the entire aisle so nobody can get through - and WHY is it that this particular species has NO PERIPHERAL VISION???
[*]People who complain about spelling, grammar and mixing up stuff like "to", "two" and "too", but then get that stuff wrong themselves so often that they should get a hypocrite award. Yeah, it can be irritating to realize that we're surrounded by English-speaking-as-a-native-language people who can't make it through a basic English class, but if you can understand what they're trying to convey, just STFU and move on with the conversation without trying to be the damn English teacher who teaches, "do as I say, not as I ACTUALLY DOOOO!!!"
[*]Moderators who (moderated) and then go on to (moderated) when they can see perfectly well that (moderated). In my opinion, they (moderated). It's good to finally get that off my chest.

That's enough for now.

I'll work on it okay? Lol

David8 · May 15, 2013

Buckster said:
Things that bother me. Sounds like an opportunity to rant a little, so yeah... (<-- Btw, those three dots are called an ellipse. Look it up.)

In fact, those three dots are called an ellipsis. Ellipsis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tiller · May 15, 2013

David8 said:
In fact, those three dots are called an ellipsis. Ellipsis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And since someone talked about grammar, and I like to annoy others with petty things, technically you are supposed to have a space in between each ellipsis.

I've never trolled before. It's kinda fun :O

Overread · May 15, 2013

Hitting the "edit post" instead of "Reply with quote button" and getting half way through a long post before realising that I'm editing the post itself instead of replying to it!

Also Drawing and painting don't make sense. At least they make sense in "theory" and on paper but somewhere between the reading and my brain and my arm something gets messed up and what ends up being done isn't what is supposed to happen or something.

Buckster said:
[*]Moderators who (moderated) and then go on to (moderated) when they can see perfectly well that (moderated). In my opinion, they (moderated). It's good to finally get that off my chest.
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*makes a note to moderate that post in the morning*

480sparky · May 15, 2013

Overread said:
Hitting the "edit post" instead of "Reply with quote button" and getting half way through a long post before realising that I'm editing the post itself instead of replying to it!
.......

One of the things that suck about being a mod. :grumpy:

Or the reverse... you want to edit your own post, and end up quoting yourself instead.

Designer · May 15, 2013

"Soccer" (football with a round ball) is a gentleman's game played by hooligans, while Rugby is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen.

Tiller · May 15, 2013

Overread said:
Also Drawing and painting don't make sense. At least they make sense in "theory" and on paper but somewhere between the reading and my brain and my arm something gets messed up and what ends up being done isn't what is supposed to happen or something.

I've always felt like drawing and painting are two things that are almost impossible to learn from scratch. There's an argument to be made (and it's been made plenty of times on this and other forums) that inherent talent is not as important as practice and dedication. I agree to some degree but with painting and drawing, I don't think think that argument holds any merit. Some people just. . . can.

TimothyJinx · May 15, 2013

1. Barking dogs. Number one on my list. I like dogs as much as the next person but if a dog is barking and I can hear it in my house, with the windows closed, over the television, I hate that dog - and the owner. We recently had to move because of this.

2. Snobs and know-it-alls. Boo - I don't like you.

3. Mean or rude people. No reason for it.

4. Waiting in line with my milk and bread behind people who are buying lottery tickets.

5. People who talk for the entire room. You know the type - they are talking on the phone or to a friend but it's for the benefit of the entire room. Shut up - no one cares!

6. People who try to be different just for the sake of being different. It isn't genuine. Just be yourself.

7. People who text and drive. If you want to kill yourself that is your right. But my loved ones are on the road too - you're being super selfish and stupid!

8. Excessively loud car stereos. Very obnoxious.

Wow, once I got started I couldn't stop!

Designer · May 15, 2013

Speaking of football, American football is fascinating in many ways.

They hire a huge squad, and I'm only referring to the coaches, assistant coaches, special teams coaches, and specialty coaches, such as offensive line, defensive line, quarterback coaches, not to mention the trainers, physical plant employees, and front office people.

Everyone takes the game so darn seriously, even though the play is so doubtful that everyone is surprised when something actually works.

The officiating takes a crew of 7 people, and those are just the ones on the field. Add to that the chain gangs, the ball boys, the net hoisters, the scorekeepers, the replay booth operators, and who know how many more league officials just to keep the game moving.

In spite of all that officialdom, the plays are still often misjudged, so that they have to argue for several minutes and watch the play in slo-mo to find out how they misjudged it.

The rules are so full of holes that they have to write new rules every year.

Each team hires a squad of cheerleaders, even though almost nobody follows the cheer.

/rant

Steve5D · May 16, 2013

480sparky said:
Steve5D said:

480sparky said:

I hate people can't use the right spelling of a word. Site/sight/cite, ark/arch/arc..... stuff lite that.

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People who trespass along the line of a grammatical error when they say "right" when they really should say "correct"...

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People who use multiple periods at the end of a sentence.....

People who refer to an ellipsis as "multiple periods"...

Derrel · May 16, 2013

Buckster said:
Things that bother me. Sounds like an opportunity to rant a little, so yeah... (<-- Btw, those three dots are called an ellipse. Look it up.)

el·lipse noun \i-ˈlips, e-\
Definition of ELLIPSE

1
a : oval
b : a closed plane curve generated by a point moving in such a way that the sums of its distances from two fixed points is a constant : a plane section of a right circular cone that is a closed curve

rexbobcat · May 16, 2013

Buckster said:
Things that bother me. Sounds like an opportunity to rant a little, so yeah... (<-- Btw, those three dots are called an ellipse. Look it up.)

Internet "Experts" who have little to no actual experience with whatever they're writing about, especially when they're advising others and really especially when they're dead-ass wrong in what they're saying.

Gear Snobs.

Fat puke pervy morons who stand IN the door frame holding the door for other people with their outstretched arm, inviting them to bump uglies as they squeeze past, like they're doing somebody a favor. Yeah, I see the sch1tty slobbery grin on your fat mug, ya d1kc-hed.

People who park the cart on one side of the grocery aisle and stand on the other to read the labels and make decisions, effectively blocking the entire aisle so nobody can get through - and WHY is it that this particular species has NO PERIPHERAL VISION???

People who complain about spelling, grammar and mixing up stuff like "to", "two" and "too", but then get that stuff wrong themselves so often that they should get a hypocrite award. Yeah, it can be irritating to realize that we're surrounded by English-speaking-as-a-native-language people who can't make it through a basic English class, but if you can understand what they're trying to convey, just STFU and move on with the conversation without trying to be the damn English teacher who teaches, "do as I say, not as I ACTUALLY DOOOO!!!"

Moderators who (moderated) and then go on to (moderated) when they can see perfectly well that (moderated). In my opinion, they (moderated). It's good to finally get that off my chest.

That's enough for now.

Am I allowed to hold the door open if I'm not fat?

Benco · May 16, 2013

rexbobcat said:
Buckster said:

Things that bother me. Sounds like an opportunity to rant a little, so yeah... (<-- Btw, those three dots are called an ellipse. Look it up.)

Internet "Experts" who have little to no actual experience with whatever they're writing about, especially when they're advising others and really especially when they're dead-ass wrong in what they're saying.

Gear Snobs.

Fat puke pervy morons who stand IN the door frame holding the door for other people with their outstretched arm, inviting them to bump uglies as they squeeze past, like they're doing somebody a favor. Yeah, I see the sch1tty slobbery grin on your fat mug, ya d1kc-hed.

People who park the cart on one side of the grocery aisle and stand on the other to read the labels and make decisions, effectively blocking the entire aisle so nobody can get through - and WHY is it that this particular species has NO PERIPHERAL VISION???

People who complain about spelling, grammar and mixing up stuff like "to", "two" and "too", but then get that stuff wrong themselves so often that they should get a hypocrite award. Yeah, it can be irritating to realize that we're surrounded by English-speaking-as-a-native-language people who can't make it through a basic English class, but if you can understand what they're trying to convey, just STFU and move on with the conversation without trying to be the damn English teacher who teaches, "do as I say, not as I ACTUALLY DOOOO!!!"

Moderators who (moderated) and then go on to (moderated) when they can see perfectly well that (moderated). In my opinion, they (moderated). It's good to finally get that off my chest.

That's enough for now.

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Am I allowed to hold the door open if I'm not fat?