Shit that annoys you... - Page 6

Shawnee123 · 02-08-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

whoops, wrong thread.
how'd that happen?

LMAO...

Kitsune · 02-08-2007, 11:03 AM

People who use "how are you?" as a greeting and then act confused when you answer their question.

SteveDallas · 02-08-2007, 11:07 AM

"How you doin'?"

"How you doin'?"

"How you doin'?"

"How you doin'?"

"How you doin'?"

Dagney · 02-08-2007, 11:21 AM

"How YOU doin'?" (sorry, couldn't resist, been watching too much of Friends lately)

Sundae · 02-08-2007, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitsune

People who use "how are you?" as a greeting and then act confused when you answer their question.

Do they? I must bug the hell out of them then, I've always answered it as a genuine question!

Today I am mostly being annoyed by my own lunch. Or my own inability to make it, I'm not sure.

I tried to make myself California style sushi rolls today. No, I didn't need to look up a how-to site, it was obvious how to make them! Bamboo mat to roll them on? No, of course I didn't need one - I'd do it at my desk!

I had hoped that once I'd gone to the trouble of cooking the rice - 20 mins, opening the tuna & mixing with horseradish (no wasabi in town) - 5 mins, and then assembling - 5 mins, I'd be popping perfect little rounds into my mouth as I carried on working.

OH NO. Sushi wanted to play unwinding games...
So I ended up shovelling it in with a fork and chasing stray grains all over my desk like an anteater...
I might as well have eaten it all separately, would have been less time & effort.

I don't like it when my food misbehaves. Like when crackers & crispbreads snap in my hands and shed their precious cargo on my desk, or pizza topping slides off in one go and flaps burningly on my chin, or soup gives me hiccups. I feel it breaks some fundemental contract.

Pie · 02-08-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

You find bugging annoying?

Ignoring emails and phone calls. If they'd bug my calls, at least I'd know they were listening!

glatt · 02-08-2007, 12:26 PM

That reminds me. Hopeful vendors who call me to sell me crap I don't want and then expect me to pick up the phone and talk to them. Or return their voice mail. Or e-mail. Please take a hint. I have never returned your call. I won't be buying anything from you. Stop wasting your time and my time.

SteveDallas · 02-08-2007, 12:38 PM

I've said before, I pre-screen my calls with caller ID. It's beyond me why they keep it up--maybe they get paid per phone call. I can give you the names of three or four companies that just keep calling and calling at least once or twice a month in spite of the fact that I never answer and never return their calls. I've never been a sales droid, but I always thought part of the required tool set was knowing when you have a cold lead so you don't waste time on a hopeless situation.

The one time I did, against my better judgement, talk to somebody who came by selling something I needed to buy, it ended up ugly. (short version: me: "I need A and B." him: "Pshaw. Why would you want that? Nobody does that. That's silly. [wait 1 week] Hey, are you going to buy it?" "No." "Oh, OK, can I ask why not?" "Because you don't want to do A and B." "OH OH NO NO WAIT I changed my mind!!! We'll do it!")

Shawnee123 · 02-08-2007, 12:42 PM

Now, that reminds me of one:

Coca-Cola Corporation and their "reward" points program. But that's another thread I will start some day, if they continue to refuse to answer my questions more like humans and less like robots.

Big corporations are the anti-christ.

Cloud · 02-08-2007, 02:03 PM

stories on news sites that are only in video format.

Pie · 02-08-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

stories on news sites that are only in video format.

Doubled and redoubled! And in spades!

Phil · 02-08-2007, 02:53 PM

teenagers.

Shawnee123 · 02-08-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil

teenagers.

I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids.

Griff · 02-08-2007, 03:53 PM

Misogynistic guys who are willing to start an argument with Pete, but won't bring it when I'm there.

LabRat · 02-08-2007, 03:56 PM

Posts that use words that I have to look up to understand.

02-08-2007, 11:21 AM	#79
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	"How YOU doin'?" (sorry, couldn't resist, been watching too much of Friends lately) __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

02-08-2007, 12:42 PM	#84
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Now, that reminds me of one: Coca-Cola Corporation and their "reward" points program. But that's another thread I will start some day, if they continue to refuse to answer my questions more like humans and less like robots. Big corporations are the anti-christ. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-08-2007, 02:03 PM	#85
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	stories on news sites that are only in video format. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-08-2007, 02:53 PM	#87
Phil Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 304	teenagers. __________________ Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is unable to believe things for which there is no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of a convenient means of feeling superior to others.

02-08-2007, 03:53 PM	#89
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Misogynistic guys who are willing to start an argument with Pete, but won't bring it when I'm there. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-08-2007, 11:03 AM	#77
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	People who use "how are you?" as a greeting and then act confused when you answer their question.

02-08-2007, 11:07 AM	#78
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	"How you doin'?" "How you doin'?" "How you doin'?" "How you doin'?" "How you doin'?"

02-08-2007, 12:26 PM	#82
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That reminds me. Hopeful vendors who call me to sell me crap I don't want and then expect me to pick up the phone and talk to them. Or return their voice mail. Or e-mail. Please take a hint. I have never returned your call. I won't be buying anything from you. Stop wasting your time and my time.

02-08-2007, 12:38 PM	#83
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I've said before, I pre-screen my calls with caller ID. It's beyond me why they keep it up--maybe they get paid per phone call. I can give you the names of three or four companies that just keep calling and calling at least once or twice a month in spite of the fact that I never answer and never return their calls. I've never been a sales droid, but I always thought part of the required tool set was knowing when you have a cold lead so you don't waste time on a hopeless situation. The one time I did, against my better judgement, talk to somebody who came by selling something I needed to buy, it ended up ugly. (short version: me: "I need A and B." him: "Pshaw. Why would you want that? Nobody does that. That's silly. [wait 1 week] Hey, are you going to buy it?" "No." "Oh, OK, can I ask why not?" "Because you don't want to do A and B." "OH OH NO NO WAIT I changed my mind!!! We'll do it!")

02-08-2007, 03:56 PM	#90
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Posts that use words that I have to look up to understand. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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