The little things that drive you crazy.

[LocoColt04]

Well, if any of you read my journal today, you'd already know this was coming. So, before we get started, I want to point out that this thread shouldn't be for ANYTHING forum-related. If you have an issue there, there's already another topic for it. Keep this one for non-TFF materials, plzkthx.

I'll probably post up some different thoughts on things that irk me another time.


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I'll start off by saying this much -- I'm not going to be complaining about work here. Hell, it's rare that I do that, and when I do it's usually to tell some awesome story to go along with it. No, these are gripes about people. Really, really, obnoxiously stupid people.

A few, random things:

1 - MUMBLERS. Okay, so you mumble. It's not so terrible if you're standing next to me in the store. I can hear you, for the most part, and that's okay. But sometimes it's busy. Sometimes you need to speak up, or at least speak clearly. There might be too much background noise. But if you're on the phone, and all I hear is "hey do you mmfphmthtmddn?" and expect an answer, I'm going to ask you to speak up. And when I hear "HEY DO YOU MMFPHMTHTMDDN" and expect an answer, I'm going to ask you to speak clearly. And when I hear "HEY. DO. YOU. HAVE. FPHMTHTMDDN." and expect an answer, I'm going to make up some bullshit about how there must be a terrible connection and you'll have to call me right back. No, there's no terrible connection, you just never learned how to dictate your speech and should return to grade school. I'm thinking kindergarten would be a good start, yes?

2 - STUBBORNNESS. "What do you mean you don't have it in stock? I was at the other store and they said you had 4-9 copies!" (I hate when other stores do the database lookup and fail to call; however, in their defense, some customers don't want us to call... I always do anyway.) "I'm sorry ma'am, but the list updates overnight. It is 6pm and I sold our last Wii at about noon today." It's not -always- with the Wii that people flip out at me, but it's usually the case. Or Wii Fit. Or Mario Kart. Or the 60GB PS3 that was discontinued in June of 2007. You know, because a store that was built in July of 2008 will totally just have those laying around everywhere. Insert various other samples of stubborn people getting pissed off because I don't have what they want in stock, because it's MY fault that someone else got here first.

3 - SHORT-CHANGERS. Hi. I didn't grow up yesterday. I tested out of two years of college-level Calculus when I was going to school. If you think I'm going to fall for that whole "oh, wait, I have this much instead, give me that back and we'll work out the change" bullshit, I'm going to say "no, let's just work with what you gave me already." "But the math is easy!" "I know it is, and you're doing it wrong." That tends to shut them up.

4 - IGNORANCE. I'm not talking about personalities, although that's also really annoying. I'm not talking about parents trying to buy crap for their kids, because that's understandable. I'm talking about the kids who come in saying things like "I was setting up my system and the video doesn't work." We'll use the 360 as an example.
"Did you check the connections on the cables?"
"Yeah man I'm not an idiot, it's all plugged in right, I know how to work a TV."
"Is it high-def or standard-def?"
"It's HD man, I ain't poor."
"Did you check the cable to be sure it was flipped in the HDTV position?"
"What? Cables don't have switches, you're an idiot."
"No, sir, the XB360 video cable supports both standard and high definition output; all you have to do is flip the switch at the bottom of the cable."
And then I get a cable. And the guy gets an attitude with me, as though I'm the moron here. I'm sorry that you're too much of a douche to bother reading your instruction manual, or even look at the damn cable itself to find the answer sitting directly in front of your face. Glad I could help.

5 - STALKERS. I think I've only had one or two personal experiences with this in terms of work-related incidents, but this one's less about me and more about my co-workers. For those who know me, you know I used to work at "ChickStop." Our staff was half female, and we got a LOT of phonecalls.
"Is Jess there?" "Nope, she--" *click*
"Is Markie there?" "Not at the moment, she--" *click*
Or my favorite; "Thanks for calling GameStop where you can buy and sell used games, this is Cesar, how may I help you?" *click*
Yeah, I don't have the right body parts for you, you just go ahead and hang up now. I've been running into this a bit at my new store, too. I think a lot of them are wrong numbers since we're still pretty fresh, but I get the occasional heavy sigh before the hang up. There are a lot of calls for Mandy. A guy (who wasn't her boyfriend) called and got pissed off at me because she had the day off. Seriously. WTF. And poor Emily (manager at another store) has a guy who still remembers the outfit she wore the day he first met her... down to the pattern on her stockings. And Andrea... well, lesbians at GameStop have desperate guys crawling all over them. Yikes. Ew.

6 - APPLICANTS. Oh man, this section has subsets. But first, some positive spin. I love hiring new people. I hire a lot of first-timers, too, so I really don't care whether you have experience or not. Sure, it helps, and I generally have to go by what's best for the store, but sometimes experience just can't beat personality.

6.1 - APPLICANTS WHO MUMBLE. Seriously. This is a sales floor. You stand on it and sell things to people. If you cannot properly articulate, you should not be talking, let alone selling. Learn to speak, then come back to see me next year.

6.2 - APPLICANTS WHO ARE IGNORANT. If you're a customer and you're ignorant about something, there are acceptable situations for that, as noted above. But if you're applying for a job to sell things to people and you listed your entire videogame knowledge as "The Sims," I don't think you've got a diverse enough library to sell Rogue Galaxy to an RPG player, or BioShock to an FPS player. I surely don't expect every applicant to know everything about everything. Hell, half of my current staff is still out of the loop on various things here and there. But when you come in to my store and ask for an application, and I ask you what you know about videogames, and your verbatim response is "Nothing, I just need a job..."

And finally, the coup de grâce.

6.3 - APPLICANTS WHO BEG.

I get it. You want a job. You need a job. You have some sick desire to work for minimum wage five hours a week and think that it will help you pay off your $20,000 debts or whatever. I don't care why you want to get hired. Well, actually, I do, but that's not the point here.

If you walk in the door and say "please tell me you're hiring, I really need a job," you're already just a little under my skin. At this point, the relationship is easily salvageable. Talk to me. Let's get you an application. Let's see what you know. Now you can wait until I'm hiring again... when? Could be seasonal hiring in October. Maybe someone will quit, or move, or get fired. I can't tell you.

If you walk in the door and look at things, regardless of whether you buy stuff, and we strike up a conversation on the sales floor, you're a customer. Now, when we're done talking about X game or Y system, and you ask me for an application, you're a customer who would like a job. You're off on the right foot here.

Regardless of how it starts, what matters is how it continues. I've got a couple of guys who come in once or twice a week just to see if we've got any openings yet. Nope. Okay, cool, later! That's awesome.

And I've got a couple of guys who continue to come in... and beg. Literally. "Pleeeeeeease I neeeeeed a job so bad! Can't you just fire that guy?" Is that a joke? Are you trying to be funny? Do you really want me to fire an employee?

Two come to mind. One is needy and one is aggressive. Both beg.

Hi. I am Person One. I like long walks on the beach and whining for a job. I am going to visit you four days a week, strike up a conversation, and then loiter for an hour minimum. I'm going to interrupt your customers to show you how good of a salesman I am. I'm going to slowly get further and further behind your counter when we're talking until you tell me to get out from behind the counter. I'm going to ramble on about things you don't care about in hopes that my vast knowledge of nothing important and outdated systems that you don't even sell any more will get me a job. I'll continue to whine and beg and be really obnoxious because it makes such a good impression on you. I have something reserved, so you have to love me by default.

Hi. I am Person Two. The follow paragraph will be more words than I have ever spoken. I, too, will visit you three or four times a week. I will bring in a game worth two dollars in trade credit and then bitch and you when you take off 20% for cash value. I will loiter in your store for at least twenty minutes at a time. I dress as though I am homeless. I mumble sometimes. I will also interrupt your customers when they ask you questions, but then I won't know the answer so I will make something up. You will correct me and I will look stupid and then I will get angry with you and demand that you hire me. I have virtually no knowledge of the position I am applying for but I am a far better choice than the other guy who keeps begging you for a job. My application looked good on paper but I was probably lying about most of it, because when you ask me questions about games and try to make a conversation out of it, I get frustrated with you and stomp my feet.

Seriously.

So maybe I put a little more detail in those than anticipated.

Despite all of these things, I absolutely LOVE retail. I think I'm sick.

[ChloChloAriadne]

1 - People who chew with their mouth open.
Seriously. Just ew. You're not a cow. Don't ****ing act like one. Food goes in. Mouth gets shut. Mouth does not open again until food has been swallowed. It isn't that hard.

2 - Emokids.
It isn't cool that you scratch yourself with a plastic butterknife to fit in with a silly trend. It isn't cool that you pretend to like those of the same gender because it makes other emokids wantulieksobad. Your black hair hanging over your eyes doesn't make you seem sad, deep and anguished. It makes people pray you can't tell where you're going and will soon crash headfirst into a pole.

All the trend has done is promote disgusting glamourisation of mental illness, kickstart extreme biphobia and create a league of clones that think they're unique because they chopped themselves a devilock and have lieksrsissoos since their custom red and black Xbox stopped working.

3 - Homophobes
They has an evil. I'll stop there, because I could go on for a long time and offend a lot of people. Although I'm sure I probably already have.

[Violet]

Hmm, I should have some fun with this.

Back Stabbers. They pretend to be very caring and understanding. They want to know the latest scoop on your troubles so they can go tell their other "friend" all about it. They don't exactly stand anywhere between the two friends, they prefer to be the little slime-ball they are and say shit behind both each others backs. It's especially annoying when they try to travel along with you and your friends, then try to act all cool or like they're in on something you're not.


Hardcore fan boys/girls of things like Kingdom Hearts and Naruto. The first thing I see when I go on Deviantart.com are all those weird fan art drawings of Sasuke and Naruto going at each other even though they're hardly that way in the actual anime >_>. This is the rule they all go by.. "IF THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER, THEN THEY ARE IN LURVE." The characters don't have to have any connection with each other as far as romance goes. If they look good together, then they're MADE for each other, apparently.


People without a sense of humor. For example. That whole S-Mod thing is just a joke. If you don't like it, then ignore it and it will eventually die out just like any other thing that we've created. People need to learn how to just laugh things off. Stop taking everything so seriously.

Spammers. I can't stand when someone posts in a section with a few words.. like "lol that's cool".. "I don't like it". Oh yeah, especially if they don't know how to abbreviate things. We all went to school at one point in our lives. Just because this is the internet doesn't mean you have to type all lazy. If anything, you need to type more clear so people can understand what you're saying. Otherwise, you sound like a frikkin' retard. So, take my advice: if u typ liek dis, YOU ARE NOT COOL, OKAY!? ENGLISH, please!


Stupid People. No matter what you say, they respond like "What did you say? Uuuh.. okay? I don't understand." And then they keep saying stuff like that in conversations when they're not even being addressed to.


Hypocritical Slobs. You know.. the kind who throw their clothes everywhere and can't cook for themselves.. then they yell at YOU for not helping enough. Like my dad, for instance. I only go on his laptop to talk on MSN or write in the Word Processor. Well, he signed on it before and it wasn't working.. the internet was down. Then, he goes and yells my name and asks "WHAT THE $%@$ DID YOU DO TO IT!?" And I'm pretty much dumbfounded, as I didn't do anything. His logic is that if anything's not working, it's automatically my fault. Lovely thing.

When someone contradicts themselves while trying to prove a point.

Conceited people. Get over yourself. Your attitudes are extremely undesirable. It's a wonder how anyone could be attracted to someone so self-centered to begin with.. probably just to get in your pants or use you like a trophy, if anything. There's more to life than your own damn reflection. Rather than staring at yourself thinking you're the shit, how about actually helping people out for a change? And no.. by that I don't mean "simply being in their presence".. you're not a god or a princess >_>.

[Kyo-san]

1. Homophobes.
It's likely obvious as to why I don't like them, so I'm going to put some restraint on my words of choice. Don't hate. The gay community has never done anything to you. So, say a gay scratches your car with a pin. Go ahead. Hate that one. However, don't hate him because he's gay.

Seriously, though. It's ridiculous.

2. People who breathe heavily.
This is another big annoyance. Even if you don't realize you're doing it, someone will probably tell you. Don't get mad at them. You don't have to sound like you've just run a marathon when you're sitting down watching a movie. It's irritating and distracting.

3. Excessively Critical Untalented People.
It really bugs me when I'm showing some random person (who openly admits that they don't draw at all) my art, and they turn around and tell me I suck at drawing hands. Or that I suck at drawing legs. Or that I just suck at drawing. It's demeaning, pointless, and just wrong. It just really annoys me.

[Clint]

1. People who put things in front of clocks
I am pretty damn sure that this is an OCD thing. I hate it when people put things accidentally over digital clocks. It blocks out the time, so then they make excuses like "Well I didn't know what time it was," when they end up being late. Well, you didn't know what time it was, because you put something in front of your clock!

2. People who look suspiciously like animals
I've known people who've looked like turtles, chickens, and ducks, and I have come to the conclusion that people who look like any type of animal are retarded assholes. The reason for which being that they're just completely stupid. I don't think that there's much more to say about this subject.

3. Clowns
I don't mean people who joke around, I mean literal circus clowns. Children love circus clowns, if they're completely insane. The profession of a clown, if you can call dressing up like a child molester a profession, was started by criminals disguising themselves to escape authority, so I always wondered, why do parents let their children around them? For all they know, the clown could be waiting for the opportune moment to inject his diarrhea into nineteen children's bloodstreams via a syringe in a McDonald's ball pit. As sick as it seems, that's actually a true story. Disgusting, but true.

4. Public school teachers from grades 4 to 12
They don't teach. All throughout high school, I spent every single minute of my time in class reading, instead of doing the work, and every single class, I passed. I literally did nothing in high school, and it pissed me off. It was a waste of four years of my life that I wish were spent doing actual work. Don't get me wrong, I love reading, but I'd rather read on my own time than in replace of bullshit busywork assignments. Now I go to a community college. It's still a public school, but unlike in my high school, I actually get to do work now.

[Pete]

I'd keep this short... but it's so much more fun not to.

1. Emo Kids.
-Dare I say it, but I agree completely with Froggie on this one. It's one thing to have bipolar disorder or other mental illnesses, and wind up cutting yourself. It happens, alright. It's another thing to lock yourself in your mom's basement and wear eyeblack and your little sister's jeans and cry about how the world is so unfair because your mom got you the 20gig xbox and not the 60.

2. Liars/ truth embellishers.
I don't see the need to make shit up. I'm perfectly content with my life and the things I've done. I hate it when people have to go and make up stories in order to sound interesting or cool. To me, there's nothing worse than dealing with someone who constantly lies about their experiences and even about little things. It eventually catches up with you, and you look like an asshole. There's nothing wrong in telling the truth.

3. People who live in a country for years and don't bother to learn the native language.
This one bothers me a lot. If you've lived here for years, you should have picked up enough language from tv alone to be able to converse. I don't want to have to find an interpreter to have a conversation if I'm shopping or doing something that requires me to talk to other people. Plus, it's common courtesy. If I were to travel abroad for a prolonged period of time, I would do all I could to learn the language, just so I don't become the 'asshole tourist.'

4. Overly sensitive people.
This one goes out to everyone who cries wolf and runs to the ACLU every time a joke is made. "Oh no, he used the word 'gay' in a context not referring to homosexuals, but in a derogatory way! My rights have been violated!" Bull. Shit. Or anybody who claims that the Black Plague is a racist term. This doesn't even have to extend so far as to race or gender. It can also deal with people who shit a brick every time someone says Japanimation and not anime. Deal with it; there are bigger problems out there.

5. Holier than thou hybrid owners
Ok, wonderful, you're doing your part to save the world. Good for you. You don't need to call me an asshole because I drive a '91 Olds, that uses gas. For people who can afford these cars, good for you. I can't afford anything other than what I'm driving, sorry. It doesn't make me an asshole; I recycle and use those good light bulbs and all that shit. I just happen to use an older car. Deal with it. Oh and good luck in a head-on collision Mr. Smart Car owner.

6. Shitty drivers
How did you pass the test? Shenequa at the DMV is the closest thing to a Nazi as you'll get, and yet you still wind up having a license? You've been driving for 3 miles with your left blinker on and you've been nudging into my lane the whole time. And no, you can't cross the double yellows to turn into that stores parking lot. DIE!

7. Pretentious people
Ok, you're smart, we get. No, ok, we know, you're REALLY smart, and like to show it off and use big words to prove it. Truth of the matter is that you'd be a lot better liked if you weren't such a smartass. I don't like being talked to like I'm an imbecile. I may come from a blue collar background, but I'm not dumb by any means.

Oh rest assured, there will be a part 2

[Quistis]

I'd keep this short... but it's so much more fun not to.

1. Emo Kids.
-Dare I say it, but I agree completely with Froggie on this one. It's one thing to have bipolar disorder or other mental illnesses, and wind up cutting yourself. It happens, alright. It's another thing to lock yourself in your mom's basement and wear eyeblack and your little sister's jeans and cry about how the world is so unfair because your mom got you the 20gig xbox and not the 60.

Lol, that totally reminded me of the South park episode when Stan's gf broke up with him.

As for things that irritate me, liars are one of them and people with no consideration of other people's time. I can make a more organized list but I gotta sleep now ^__^

[Sean]

1. Laze

I hate people who spend their time at a job, at school, or at anything and do it halfass because there are other people around to pick up the pieces for them, the pieces they're too ****ing lazy to do. I have time and again done someone else's job for them at work, and it bugs the living SHIT out of me.

2. Emo kids. See Pete's reasoning, I share about the same. No one cares, just kill yourself already.

3. Emo music. No one cares high school sucked for you because the cheer leader laughed at you and the jocks called you gay. I went to high school with bosnian vs black kids breaking out in HUGE fights, and I was one of 9 US White kids in the school. I'm not cutting my wrists and writing bad music about it.

4. People who like talentless music. Grow some taste already, repeating the exact same riff over and over while some ugly bastard screams in a mic isn't music.

5. I agree with Pete's people living in the country and never learning the language. This has been a huge annoyance for me, I've dealt with a lot of Europeans who came here as refugees and never learned the language, even though they've been here for years, and the little bit of English they can speak is pronounced so poorly I can never understand what they're saying. I can understand the Mexicans who are here illegally; why learn the language when you know you might get shipped home any day.

6. People who voted for George W. Bush the 2nd time around. Seriously. I'd say the same for McCain, but I'm so indifferent this year I can't even bother caring.

7. Pete for SMOD.

[Rocky]

People who can't read that should know by now.
I struggled to keep from cutting my ears off during high school with this one. Honestly, maybe it's just a midwestern region thing, but when you get called on to read in front of your classmates, can you not studder over the words that are larger then one syllable please? I fail to understand how you can get through school, much less life alone, when it takes you over 5 minutes to read a single paragraph in a book. What kind of teachers pass you to the next grade with your lack of being able to read good dur hur.

Attention Whores
Oh. My. Lord. If I could get through a week without some random girl being all like "Look at my tits lol!!!" or some kid like "I'm so sick of this kid talking trash I'm gonna beat his ass", maybe I wouldn't have such a sick migrane, but that's just me. I know a lot of you on TFF that fit this role, and I'm not gonna name names, but you're lucky that I don't know/aren't your parents in real life. As soon as my child starts becoming absorbed in the "drama", I'm giving them a thirty minute timeout in the middle of the highway. Not only will that isolate the drama whore from the situation, maybe a car or two will show them that things could always be worse.

The Current Trend of Hip-hop
I don't know for sure why, but it seems like nowadays these new age rappers can make millions by making some moderately slow synth beat, have a halfway unique heavy bass rhythm attached to it, pay some choreographers to make some half-assed dance for their video shoot, shout the word "YOUUUUUUUUUUU" and throw in some Mother Goose/Dr Seuss rhymes and BAM! "Great success!" [/borat] Anywho, when did people become lazy/unoriginal enough to get away with this, and better yet, why as consumers are we listening and giving positive feedback to it all? WRYYYYYY

Diehard Fanboys of a Certain System
Do you think square really gives a damn about appeasing the "hardcore" fans and only releasing Final Fantasy 13 on the PS3? Hell no. You see, the "hardcore" fans are a subdivision from the "fan" category, and what SE is really trying to do is to appease ALL of the fans, which in return appeases SE more money which in turn appeases more trips to the ski resorts in Switzerland for the executives in the respecting companies. Besides, why would they release it on the "controversially" shittiest system anyway? Square Enix wasn't born in a barn yesterday. They know the trends. And if I hear one more word from the diehard fanatics saying its "unfair" and "unjust", then I'll show you real injustice by putting my boot up your ass, and not removing it even when you politely say please.

People Who are attempting to run against Pete in the race for S-mod
Honestly? Running against Pete? Why don't people try to play Unlimited SaGa, since statistically speaking, the average RPG fan would have a greater chance of beating the game then beating Pete in the race for S-Mod. And Unlimited SaGa is hard. Balls deep hard. Like chewing on a piece of great oak chair hard. And boring too. That game in itself deserves a rage post..

I'll be back when my rage meter redlines again.

[Dan558]

Fakers/Liars: This applies to a wide range of people but mainly the "fake" people who are generally two faced as well. For Example people who say "I don't drink" but when people drink beer they drink Whine or something instead and just claim "well I'm not drinking much...". Or someone who claims "I hate it when your friends become better friends with your other friends even though you introduced them and then they start to ignore you" and then they do just that! I've lost good friends because they pulled that bullshit on me (I have one in mind who did both those things all the time to everyone.) Or someone who says I don't do drugs but smokes marijuana and say "this is not the same". Or Girls who act all innocent one second but turn into whores on the dance floor. Or boyfriends of your friends who are dicks normally but are "So nice, you don't know him like I do" when they are around or you try to explain what they truly are.

Shitty drivers: dri I agree with pete on this one. What about people who speed up when they see your blinker on to get in their lane just to pull up beside you and never leave. Or the people who dart in and out of traffic thinking they'll actually make any real progress all the while cutting everyone off in sight.

Overly sensitive people: This too I agree with pete. I think this also applies to the oh so delicate women who have all these double standards that a man has to be courteous to a women in all situations but can't limit her because she is so tough. Or women who think words like "manhole" is somehow in anyway offensive to women. Or when women spell it womyn because it so puts them down to have men in their names.

People who won't admit faults: I mean the people who will fight you to the ends of the earth never backing down because they insist that they didn't lie to you about something. Or even faults that arn't in any way related to you like if they accidentally say "libe-ary" instead of "library" and you ask if they just mispronounced it (knowing that they DO know the correct way to say it). They think its gonna be the end of the world if they admitted a mistake.

[Dimi]

1) Posers: Life's about self-identity but pretending to be something you know you're not is not cool and it's sad. Is it really that hard by simply just being yourself? I don't care if you think you're hard or if you're think you're cool. Just keep it real.

2) Backstabbers/Shit Talkers: I can't stand people that act nice to your face but say shit behind your back. If you have a problem with someone then straight up tell them instead of gossiping and not having the balls to say anything.

3) Really Sensitive People: Everyone has something that pushes them over the edge. But then there's people that blow a fuse or whine over any little thing. People like that need to learn how to laugh at themselves. It's good laughing at yourself once in a while. Getting all anal over any little thing is extremely annoying.

4) Instigators: It's sad really. It's like people who always create problems and conflicts among other people are pathetic people who have nothing better to do but easily be amused as they're causing drama. People like this either need to lay off the telenovelas or seriously get a life.

5) Emo Kids: This seems to be in a lot of people lists. I'm sure not all emos are not whiny and attention-seeking. But until I see one that doesn't have their balls suffocating in their sister's jeans and little cuts on their wrists that don't even break the skin and complaining over such petty things, then steer clear from me. A lot of people have it better then you. But a lot of people have it worse then you. Life has its ups and downs. But don't let it keep you down. Move forward and don't let anything hold you back.

6) Chihuahuas: These nasty foreskin looking things are annoying and evil! Nuff' said.

[Sinister]

1: SNORING:

People who snore are crying for help...or a deftly lobbed shoe. That's really my main one...I think I'll leave it at snoring. I really don't have a lot of gripes with my fellow man, mainly because I pay him no heed. The snoring thing was forced on me, however.


-Sin

[Polk]

Body Odor.

For some reason, people seem to pay no attention to how they smell, especially in the grocery store that I work at. For example, I had this one woman come through my line the other day who smelled so bad that I literally turned away just so I could breathe normally. I don't even care if you shower. Just put on some deodorant, perfume. Something. Wear a t-shirt that says "Do not inhale around me". Anything to prevent the problem or warn me of the incoming doom. I can even understand if somebody's been working all day, somewhere where they sweat a lot. In that case, wear a t-shirt that says "Do not mind the smell. I have been working all day in a (insert profession here). It is sweaty. You don't know me."

Who wants to buy a shirt?

[Doc Rocco]

1. People who cannot admit they are wrong. It's fine to think something is correct. But once it's been proven wrong, don't say it's still right because I'm "biased" or "did it wrong." That will just make me more determined to disprove you or make me want to pour acid over your face. If you're wrong get on with it like everyone else.

2. People who bring up topics which cause arguments. If you say something for the purpose of starting an argument just so you can win or so you can attack someone, you really need a life. It's annoying.

3. No sense of humour. Laugh at things. You'll be much happier. And generally, if you join in you'll say something or do something funny which will make others like you more. If it's recurring and it annoys you, pay no attention to it. It'll pass.

4. Those people who absolutely have to be in charge. You know the type? It's their way or the highway no matter what. It doesn't matter if someone else is in charge, or if their idea is stupid. It has to be done their way for some reason which has no logical explanation. And should some terrible event occur in which they don't get their way, all hell breaks lose. They scream, shout, rage and have a great big hissy fit. Blue murder will be the cry.

5. Rap. Rap is NOT music. There is no melody. There are no harmonies. All it effing consists of is a beat with a couple of "Yeah. Uh. Yeah. Uh. [Insert curse here and/or derogatory comment.]"s thrown in. The day rap dies is the day we solve all of Earth's problems.

6. People who don't bother to wear deodorant/brush their teeth/change clothes/shower. Ick. Just ick. Who in their right mind would want to smell bad? If you have no deodorant, have a shower and use lots of soap. Have a strong breath mint if you can't brush your teeth. You must have more than one pair of clothes. Wear them. AND TAKE AN EFFING SHOWER!!! It takes five minutes of your day to stop yourself smelling worse than that sewage plant built on top of a cesspool down the road. Another alternative is to actually take an interest in your personal hygiene so people aren't repulsed by you. LORDY. JUST BE CLEAN!

I think that's enough ranting for now. And I'm with Pete. There will be a part 2.

[Zell Dincht]

I get slightly crazy when...

...I realize the toilet tissue is out... and the extra rolls are in the hall closet
...I get useless forwards from my co-workers
...people text me nonsense
...Your parking meter runs out of time exactly when the meter maid drives by
...my coffee gets cold and tastes funny... I still drink it though
...when I'm extra nice to customers and they still don't leave a tip -_-
...when bicyclists attack you from all sides whilst walking down the walk


To be continued.

[Halie]

Err... lessee... in no particular order:

Chavs - ignorant, self-absorbed, smelly, foul-mouthed, and that's not just by cussing WAAAAAAY too much for no reason at all, but the way they speak, too. For example, "arrigh brrruv sup lad? u arrigh? safe blad im fokin awsum i am bra laterz bled"

...*breathes* ... That is so annoying. *glares*

Ignorant, self-absorbed people. Need I say more? I mean, if an arrogant tit starts making a speech about how awesome he is, he's an arse.

And also...

-People who tuck their socks into their trousers. And think it looks cool.

-People who spit for no reason. It's disgusting.

-People who leave the seat up.

-People who breathe really heavily.

-People who are emo.

-People who are scene.

(Although, not EVERYONE from both trends drive me crazy, as long as they don't act like idiots).

-People who leave the light on when I'm trying to get to sleep. THEY SHOULD KNOW THE BLOODY RULE BY NOW, NO LIGHTS WHEN HALIE IS SLEEPING!

-Annoying fan couples of characters from games/animes/etc, who, lets face it, DO NOT GO TOGETHER. Like, SasukexNaruto for instance. IT'S SO ANNOYING. GRGH.

-Feminists, and pointless discrimination against men. The whole idea of it is silly and annoying. (and don't go thinking that's weird just because I'm a girl)

-People who are overly religious. I mean, if you practise a particular religion, then that's fine. It's your choice. But judging other people wrongly who don't follow the same religion is what gets to me. It's sick.

Eg. A Christian or Catholic couple who shun away their daughter/son because they're gay or lesbian. It's so unfair. I mean, it's their bloody choice, not the parent's.

-Whores.

-Liars.

-Homophobics.

-People who gets boners over 'apparent' sexism. Specifically girls. I mean, thinking something is sexist is silly, I reckon. Especially women who get pissed off because someone says they can't do something because they're a girl. I get why they're pissed, but the chances are, they really can't do it. Some jobs really are made for men. Which links us back to the whole feminist thing...

-Racists.

-Those silly little Barbie type of girls you get who only care about shopping and all that other crap they talk about >_>;. I mean, c'mon, there are other things in life >=[

-Really immature people. Like, the sissy kind of immature, where people can't get over teeeeeeny tiney little things that mean nothing.

-Dance, hip-hop and rap music.

-Overly loud people. Especially when it's early in the morning and there's some arsewhole next door screaming their bloody tits off. >_>;;

-Old women who dress really young. Like, shor skirts and boob tubes type of young. It's... not nice.

Oh yeah! And...

-Rex from Big Brother 9.
-Katreya from Big Brother 9.
-People who like Rex and Katreya from Big Brother 9.

-George Michael.

-Madonna.

Oh, and it's not over yet. I'll find more stuff to complain about.

I bet you're wondering, is there anything I DO like? Haha.

[Koda]

Ignorance is right there at the top. Although some just can't help it...it is irritating.

Immature individuals that THINK they are being cute with smart a** comments when others are trying to carry on an intelligent conversation.

Bigotry and Racists...it's just wrong!

Liars
Thieves
Cheats
Abusers: Anyone with these traits should receive what they put out. Whether they be female or male. If you can't be honest, trustworthy, and true, I have no need nor time for you.

Road Rage Drivers: Don't kill me or others just because you are pissed off. Pull over and cool off.

Women applying makeup while driving!! Get up earlier and do it at home!!! Again, don't kill us because your lazy ass didn't get up in time to make yourself all pretty!!

Cell phone drivers-- if you can't watch the road while talking....STAY OFF OF THE PHONE!!!! (Text messaging included)

People who think the world owes them everything just because they are who they are. Bullshit!! I don't owe anyone anything, and no one owes me anything. Earn what you want and work for it.

Disrespectful people. Respect isn't instantly given, it's earned. If you treat others with disrespect, expect to get it right back.

Feminists--just because we are women, that doesn't mean all women make good mothers, wives, or employees. I'm all for equal pay for an equal days work. But I'm not for courts that grant everything to women just because they are a woman. Men deserve equal rights too. (yes I'm female, but some men are really discriminated against)

Girlie girls--OMG! Being feminine is one thing, but to live to 'shop til you drop' and every hair has to be in place, with the make-up perfect.....get a life!!!!! All Paris Hilton fans find a remote island and remove yourselves from the real world.

Womanizers--go with the Paris Hilton crowd....we can do without you!

Self pity party people--buck up, face the problem, take care of it. There is always a solution and almost always someone to talk to or help. Things could be worse, and there is always someone else out there worse off than you.

People that take 'good doers' for granted. If you need help, fine, I'll be one of the first to be there to help you. But take it all for granted and abuse my help......what goes around comes around.

Kids that abuse, bad mouth, and disrespect their parents. No one's life is perfect, but for the most part, if it weren't for your parents, you wouldn't be here. Most parents do everything that they can for their kids when they can. If you don't get what you want when you want it, don't be one of the little cry baby idiots that start running off at the mouth. One day you will be a parent and see that it isn't that easy of a job. Rules are made for a reason...usually to keep your butts out of trouble.

Drunk drivers--Enough already! How many people have to die before you people learn?! Stay home and drink until you puke, or take a cab! But don't get behind the wheel of a car!!!!

Rude people--Don't speak to me like I'm an idiot just because you are having a bad day. Again.....stay home, go back to sleep, or take your rudeness to the one that caused your mood. If you are just naturally a rude person....learn some manners!!

Fake people
Illegal immigrants
Punks that think they are being 'tough' by treating elderly people like sh**

Pedophiles--no child should ever have to go through that kind of trauma or lose their innocence because of some sick S.O.B. that likes little kids.

I'm sure my list could be longer, but it's late and I'm tired. G'night.

[Sinister]

You people sure seem to dislike each other...lmao >.>;

I mean...instead of dwelling on what you don't like...you should all be a little more forgiving...*preaches on soapbox*

Anyway...I still don't like people who snore. Never going to change that...

-Sin

[Maridia]

Ohh boy where do I start...

People who stare Seriously there's nothing weirder than when you're shopping or out somewhere and someone is just staring at you..like eyes dead locked but the second you look back they look away...and 2 seconds later they're back at it. I tend to think they have something to say but won't actually buck up. So I just stare back at them for a minute or so to make them uncomfortable to see if they say something or not..and they never say a word back or keep looking!

*Sigh* I don't like this for the pure face it's attention seeking. If you don't like something then say so, but if you don't like it and will do it yet still want attention you sigh. It's really immmature and I tend to get snappy when people do it cause they want some "Awww what's wrong" but I have a 0 tolerance when someone is only trying to bullshit me.

Rich people flashing, and not for fun either I understand everyone likes showing who they are and it's understandable. When people though are so desperate for attention that they try to throw their wallet around it gets old fast. "Oh honey how many bottles of this $85 a bottle wine should we get? Ohhh of course we'll just buy the case!" And yes I've heard people do that, shouting across the store to their spouse. It's like short people wearing boots or making up tall tails of themselves, no pun intended. Just stop trying to make yourself out to be more than you are, you're only diminshing your character.

Having no soul I don't like when people aren't easy going about things. Not easy, but when you're casual and want to be casual back and they give you rigid responses...as if they're not human. Everyone is a person so be cool with me and I'll be cool with you, it's that simple.

ANGERRRRRR Everyone flips and gets mad, but the worst is when can't ever control it at all. So they feel the need to try and seem cool with it, or smash and bang things to get their anger out and even more so get attention. You couldn't always punch the teacher in the face that you liked least so I'm sure you can restrain yourself when the coffee has only 2 sugars and not 3 in it.

METUL RULEZ! Nothing worse than people who conform to not just a group of friends, but a genre of music for who they know and will refuse to break the circle because of it. When you ask someone what they like and they respond METULLLLLL which I know I'm spelling wrong, it's kinda too much. Then when you ask what they listen to and get the standard responses. Which I'm speaking of all music here so I'm not generalizing. It could be the wanna be thugs, and their NDERGRUND ONLY RAP or the ones who scream classic rock like it's something to be proud of...everyone just shut up. Because I can almost promise that 9999/10000 like more than 1 type of music or the same few bands, so you don't need to change your dress style, speech, or anything else to appeal to a crowd. Its when you truly reach poser status! I like rap, rock, hard rock, a little metal, some pop and the list goes on! But oh wait shhh just carve Slayer into my arm with a razor cause it' proves I'm cool right (Yes I saw a kid who did that once.)

Sports fanatics Not a big one really. But it is a thing that gets to me...oh I'm from New England, sooo Red Sox and Pats...oh no YOU'RE from Indianapolis? PEYTON SUXXXX (Even I like The Colts more, but you see my example) and you're from NY? Well YANKEES SUK! How well thought out isn't it? I don't care what team you like where you're from, but the sports world and ESPN aren't the nexus of my life.

I TAP DAT ASS Bro she had like octuplet D's and I had my game on tight, you know I slipped her a few Bud Light Limes, with my Sox hat backwards, and my tight polo tee. But I kept her panties to prove it to you bro I wrecked it so hard it's not even funny, but I told that skank to get outta here and dropped her and her cell like a bad fuc king habbit yo....Need I say more?

But uhhh yeah I think that's it? Oh Hitler, Uncle Joe (Stalin), Satan, and Paul Bonion?

[Dan558]

Crowd followers: The people who go with every single trend or jump fully into the latest happening even though they have never expressed any enthusiasm before the initiating event happens. For example all the people who are like "OMG FIFA world cup!!!! Did you see when _____ did ______???it was awesome and I totally loved it!" even though they have never expressed an interest in soccer before-hand. That was a perfect example i find because sooooo many people have done that last FIFA cup. This also goes for things like how a cult following forms around songs like "I kissed a girl" where people get so excited about it even after its 400th playthrough at the bar just because its the newest crappy club song around and you finally know all the words...

Slut and Slut Idolizers: Seriously get some self control or a more defined, less shallow, needy personalities. Its so stupid when people think they need to assure themselves through sleeping with someone most nights or think they need it to express themselves. Slut idolizers are like the people who watch their antics and are amused or interested in them. These people eventually either become them at least for awhile or rarely break that retarded curse. This includes people who are amused and interested in the "antics" of shows like Sex and the City.

Extremely shallow people: A LOT of people are just mesmerized by looks. They simply see what they like and drool over them for nothing else but how they look. Guys who like toothpick women or scarily misshapen ones with DD breasts a bread loaf (?) sized stomach and big curvy hips. Or women who only see mountains of muscles, Bald (di*k shaped) guys heads or huge jaw lines as sexy. These people usually fall under the whore category too. I wouldn't say I'm no saint or anything completely devoid of some shallow thoughts but good people also largely weigh in personality, cute quirks, likes and dislikes etc etc. sadly I see a smaller and smaller amount of people that do this throughout high school and University....

People who think the Wii is crappy because of Graphics alone: People who think this are technologically shallow. Wii is a great inginuitive system that deserves every right to be considered as a next generation system. I personally don't think things like Wii Fit is amazing or anything but I can respect people who do. Games should have graphics thought of after gameplay and story. They do have a place and if they were bad enough yes I would allow them to discriminate because it was a retarded move to do it on purpose (like wind wakers graphics, Thank god they went a good way in twilight princess) but if the gameplay is good enough like in most wii games forget about the graphics. Wii is not crappy, just play a Game like trauma center; it could not be well ported to the other systems therefore one could think they are bad because it couldn't play it.

[ChloChloAriadne]

This.

This gets added to my list, because yes, I had my own shit to whine about, so maybe this is a tiny bit hypocritical..

But when people are pissed off by EVERYTHING, and especially [and I can't tell because this is a thread on the topic, not real life] when people feel the need to mention that they hate these things constantly. Every blonde model on a billboard, every book/movie/car/etc advertisement they see, every stereotype they see on the street.

[You]

1. People in the cinema who say "whoa did you see that!" after some big event.

No I paid 7€ to stare at the floor...

Ill have to add some more here as I think of them...

[Halie]

This.

This gets added to my list, because yes, I had my own shit to whine about, so maybe this is a tiny bit hypocritical..

But when people are pissed off by EVERYTHING, and especially [and I can't tell because this is a thread on the topic, not real life] when people feel the need to mention that they hate these things constantly. Every blonde model on a billboard, every book/movie/car/etc advertisement they see, every stereotype they see on the street.

Hmm... I s'pose you're right, but some things really knark people, and more often than not they laugh about it rather than getting serious about it.


Anyhoo, I found another...

People who butt in to thing or just rudely interupt. Like, say there's a person in school or something and they're working on something really important, and then this random dude just starts talking to them and won't leave them alone. It's nice that they want to talk, just geebs. Are you blind, or are you stupid? Because it's crystal clear that this person is trying to do something.

[Doc Rocco]

I thought of more. And they don't involve people!!!

When the power cuts out and you haven't saved. Like today. After fighting battle upon battle, maxing out my stocks of Magic on VIII, and learning nearly every GF ability for those I have. Then, the power cuts out. I hadn't saved. I swore.

When you get to a climactic scene in some media, and your mother screeches "I need your help!" or something. You're really into the thing you're watching or reading or playing. You're engrossed. Then a screech interrupts your concentration telling you to stop and help. No matter how quick the job may seem at first, rest assured you'll be gone for at least half an hour. Then you come back frustrated.

Tapping on desks/surfaces. There is no need to continuously play the drums with your hands on the desk or bench or whatever. Especially when you can't tap a good beat, you're rhythm is terrible, and it's not a beat because it's constantly changing.

I also get annoyed by these things.
-The fact MSN crashes.
-The fact my Internet connection is always on the fritz.
-My printer running out of ink midway through printing out an important assignment.
-Anything crashing on a computer.
-Biology.
-Lights being on when I'm trying to sleep.
-Having to use skim milk on my cereal because it's all that's left.
-The claim that "Sports are more important than anything."
-That professional athletes get paid more in one year than what someone doing good like missionary work or finding a cure for a disease get in 7 years.

Hopefully that's all I'll have to post here.

I do like stuff. Honestly.

[Chez Daja]

In no particular order.

-I agree with Polk. Why be uncessarily smelly when you can have a shower or bath?

-People who gloat about having lost their virginity underage. It's not cool, or sexy. It's just disgusting.

-Copycats. I'm a baby for using this word, but if you're growing up, why copy somebody elses' personality for popularity? People usually grow out if this, I find.

-People who dress to stereotypes with no acceptance to anything else. I dislike chav wear, goth wear, emo wear, etc... I don't like groups of people who you can distinguise by the look of their clothing.

-Stereotypes who take their "branding" seriously. It's a little annoying and shows just how young you still are.
That said, stereotypes do annoy me, but they annoy me more if they're over the age of sixteen. I'm not opposed to a piece of clothing here and there, but if you're still dressing like a full emo or goth and you're over sixteen, it's a little bit sad in my opinion.

-Girls who smother themselves in make-up. If you're a little ugly, fair enough, but no amount of make-up is going to fix that. I think it's better to be natural and flawed rather than trying too hard. That said, I don't think make-up is evil or horrible in moderation.

-People who drink or smoke excessively. Just don't like it.

-Liars/cheats. It's pathetic. What's the point in lying or cheating around? Life's too short for bullshit.

-Youths who think they're the shit because they drink and have sex publicly. I hate all of them.

-People who are rude or disrespectful, partiularly to the elderly. Yes, I realise some of them are annoying old kooks, but we can't all be perfect, and picking on the elderly just goes to show how pathetic people really are. Leave them alone.

-People who won't give up their seat on the bus for a pregnant lady, a disabled person or an old person. I always give up my seat, why can't you? Do you have a broken foot? No. So let them have the fecking seat.

Yeah.

Cruelty to the elderly, people who beat their children or partners up. Paedophilia. Thieves. Child abuse in any way or form. Animal abuse in all ways or forms. Etc.

The one thing I despise more than pretty much most things ever, is animal cruelty.

[Koda]

Feminism is actually equality under the law between man and woman. It's not discrimination at all. That's just



Another one who doesn't know what feminism really is.

Another thing that I can't stand are people who believe the common misconceptions of feminism. Not necessarily the individual, just the individual's ideals of what feminism really means.

feminism:

The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.

I do know what feminism is.....point being that feminism does not have just one definition. The social equality would cover what I was talking about. Whether it be employment wise, or socially, it doesn't matter. There are times when men DO get a bad rap just because they are men. As I said in a prior thread, regardless of the situation, men should have the same as equal rights in the area of legalities such as custody of their children when the mother is unfit.

[Walter Sobchak]

Feminism is actually equality under the law between man and woman. It's not discrimination at all. That's just a common misconception.

Another one who doesn't know what feminism really is.

Another thing that I can't stand are people who believe the common misconceptions of feminism. Not necessarily the individual, just the individual's ideals of what feminism really means.

You need to do more thorough research on the three waves of feminism and the difference between American and French (or European) feminism. Aeris and Koda didn't have the most scholarly responses, but they were addressing a particular part of feminism.

There are wings of second wave feminism that believes that capitalism is inherently sexist. There is another faction that believes that women should not engage in heterosexual relationships because of sexual disparities. Christina Hoff Sommers has written a few books on how factions of modern feminism seek to place men at a disadvantage and have betrayed the original movement.

Basically, this issue is far too complex for people to put in their "little things that drive you crazy" list, and it is also too complex for someone to retort with a dictionary definition.

[Exxdeath666]

People who jump on the band wagon Okay, well this pissed me off because my ex and I used to be extremely close (if this sounds emo, I do apologize), but then she started caring about cliques and popular status, and soon decided that it was "uncool" for us to hang out any more. So she decided to lie about how she was seeing a guy named Daniel instead of talking to me about it. Then she told everyone around the school bitter lies to make me seem like the bad guy. Also, just anyone who joins the bandwagon in general can just burn in hell (including Sephiroth fans who think he's cool just because everyone else does).

Indecisive people Really people, make up your minds! It doesn't help me to ask someone "what should I do?" only to have you say "Idk." It bugs me madly!

Cloud Strife Why do people find him even a bit acceptable? I mean, his personality has the consistency of a chicken with its head cut off, he's more useless in Crisis Core than a bag of crap, and people only like him because his hair is spikey!!! WTF EVERYONE?!?!

[Angantyr]

Just because I like Metal does NOT mean I want to listen to your shitty nu-metal hardcore faggot band. Don't think I'll like some band because its "extreme", don't tell me to listen to something that you brought from the store down the road cause there's no doubt in my mind I'll think its garbage. No I do not like "Cradle of Filth", no I do not want to buy the new "Dimmu Borgir" album, and no "System of a Down" is not a Metal band and they can die in a fire for all I care. Stop assuming I'd like your shitty fail band.

Also people who get freaked out over nothing, calm the **** down.

[Dan558]

Wires that Magically tangle: WTF I swear theres something abnormal about how wires tangle themselves into the craziest knots. Maybe it's like the southpark Underpants gnomes; Step 1: tangle every wire in weird ways, Step 2: Step 3: profit.