pet peeve thread
#1
Posted 2012-January-17, 07:26
(...)
please do not use intelligible words, any variations thereof, date of birth, passwords from other sites, anything that has anything to do with you.
DO NOT WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORD ANYWHERE.
isn't this getting out of control?
anyway, what is your pet peeve?
George Carlin
#2
Posted 2012-January-17, 07:30
gwnn, on 2012-January-17, 07:26, said:
(...)
please do not use intelligible words, any variations thereof, date of birth, passwords from other sites, anything that has anything to do with you.
DO NOT WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORD ANYWHERE.
isn't this getting out of control?
anyway, what is your pet peeve?
hahah, right? If it is total gibberish and you don't write it down, how the heck are you going to remember it?
Personally, I hate the word (?) "guesstimate". It just really bugs me.
-gwnn
#3
Posted 2012-January-17, 07:40
bed
#4
Posted 2012-January-17, 07:59
And then, combining air travel with security: Tomorrow I am going to New Orleans on a flight booked by the department. I had my itinerary number but not the confirmation code needed to select the seats. OK, I got to the website and put in my e-mail address and itinerary number to get into my account. No workee. Right, I have to use the e-mail address of the person who booked the flight. Shoulda known, I suppose.
Full body scans don't bother me and I rolled with the punch when they confiscated a small Allen wrench I accidentally left in my backpack, but I would like to be able to get on the plane without being driven nuts. I suppose frequent flyers know how to cope with all of this but I am an occasional flyer and I frequently am left with a what the ? feeling.
#5
Posted 2012-January-17, 08:00
George Carlin
#6
Posted 2012-January-17, 08:14
#7
Posted 2012-January-17, 08:18
They do it while driving (dangerous to me), walking (dangerous to themselves), and talking to others (just downright rude).
But occasionally they provide a bit of humor...
Oooooops!
#8
Posted 2012-January-17, 09:02
masse24, on 2012-January-17, 08:18, said:
They do it while driving (dangerous to me), walking (dangerous to themselves), and talking to others (just downright rude).
But occasionally they provide a bit of humor...
Oooooops!
Yes, and I think it provides clear visual evidence of the limitations of the much ballyhooed multi-tasking. It is definitely possible to walk and talk on a cell phone at the same time. However, walking, talking on a cell phone, and watching where you are going seems to be a bridge too far for many. If you get several of them going at once it's like watching bumper cars.
#9
Posted 2012-January-17, 09:10
Finally getting to talk to a person only to be put on hold and have the call disconnected.
Finally getting to talk to a person only to find out they don't have the authority to make a decision and they can't/won't give you the telephone number of someone who can.
etc
#10
Posted 2012-January-17, 09:12
Express lane at the supermarket when the cashier tells the woman ahead of me the price and only now does she dive into the purse for the wallet and searches through a mountain of plastic for the right card. Just happened 10 minutes ago.
What is baby oil made of?
#11
Posted 2012-January-17, 09:15
bed
#12
Posted 2012-January-17, 11:44
kenberg, on 2012-January-17, 07:59, said:
When I retired from the Navy in 1993, I flew from London, England to, eventually, Rochester. Haven't been on a plane since, and don't intend to get on any if I can help it. I'd rather take the train, or drive. Or perhaps just not go.
As for tv, screw it. You aren't missing anything. -- Ken Berg
I have come to realise it is futile to expect or hope a regular club game will be run in accordance with the laws. -- Jillybean
#13
Posted 2012-January-17, 11:52
Billw: do you prefer WAG? (option 1) or SWAG ("scientific WAG")?
Jillybean: on hold for N minutes - yeah, and they play music, so I can't just ignore it and work on something else (and usually the music is "inoffensive" - i.e. mush muzak crap). Although I've found something that's worse - one meeting provider I use says "the moderator has not yet started the conference. please hold. You will hear some silence while you wait." Great! I can do something, and when I hear someone talking, we're on! No - every minute or so, the silence stops while they tell me this again. WTF?
For an ontopic one, as a TD: People come up, and they know they want a N-S, or an E-W, and they don't want to be next to the wall, and they want..."for 2" (I don't sell individual entries, ma'am) - "what event, please?" "What strat, please?" - Huh?
How about people who run right up to your bumper because the speed limit isn't enough for them - and sit there grumbling at you, even though there's nobody in either lane to each side?
#14
Posted 2012-January-17, 12:34
why not say '(...) doesn't mean that' or 'just because (...), (not ...)'? well I guess I'm the only one who can make do without this expression.
George Carlin
#16
Posted 2012-January-17, 15:23
mycroft, on 2012-January-17, 11:52, said:
In some cases. It's not the speed limit, it's the fact that there's empty space in front of them. They have to fill it up.
As for tv, screw it. You aren't missing anything. -- Ken Berg
I have come to realise it is futile to expect or hope a regular club game will be run in accordance with the laws. -- Jillybean
#17
Posted 2012-January-17, 16:23
Not passing the boards after the round has expired. Directors that are more concerned treating players like four-year-olds, in the spirit of running an 'efficient' game. These same director's knowledge of the rules is frequently limited to penalty cards, LOOTs and revokes.
Routine accidents that seem to require four EMT paramedic vans, three pumper tricks and every CHP, sheriff and municipal cop within a ten mile radius.
Closing three out of four lanes for a five mile stretch in a freeway to repairs 100 yards of asphalt.
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#18
Posted 2012-January-17, 16:30
#19
Posted 2012-January-17, 18:00
Also, the word "handegg" tilts me a lot.
bed
#20
Posted 2012-January-17, 18:08