Pet Peeves

Jay Honeck said:
A few more:

- A Kleenex box that doesn't pop the next sheet up, and you have to dig for it with your fingertips. You inevitably then grab five sheets.
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People who:
- put the wrong kind of folding towels into the dispenser (e.g. Z-fold instead of multifold)
- stuff more towels into a towel dispenser than it was designed for. I know, you can compress the pack to get another 200towels in there, but all that will do is that the first person who digs his wet hands into the bottom of the thing will deliver about 50towels at a time.
- yucky 'Dyson' hand dryers that aerosolize the yuck into the room, cause mold in the AC ducts but wont get your hands dry.
 
Matthew said:
I also consider our tree to be a 7' tall cat toy.
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Our car climbs the ladder I use to decorate the top of our 11 foot tree. Said tree is anchored to the wall at three points with 60 pound test line to prevent a repeat of the one time the cat took down the tree a number of years ago.
 
Even the Googles autocorrects it. Heh.

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denverpilot said:
Even the Googles autocorrects it. Heh.

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Yes! What ever happened to search engines that just returned the results for what a user searched for, not for what they think the user really meant to search for, but was too stupid to search for?

Rich
 
RJM62 said:
Yes! What ever happened to search engines that just returned the results for what a user searched for, not for what they think the user really meant to search for, but was too stupid to search for?

Rich
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LOL! New peeve!

It did have a "no I really meant it" link. You should see the weird unrelated crap that comes up if you search for car climbing a ladder. There was some strange religious cult link, at a glance. I didn't pay enough attention.
 
RJM62 said:
Yes! What ever happened to search engines that just returned the results for what a user searched for, not for what they think the user really meant to search for, but was too stupid to search for?

Rich
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Honestly rich, the vast majority of the time what 'they think' I was searching for is right. And Denver is right, they make is super easy to search for your actual search and not their suggestion. Did I mention its free and not mandatory to use?
 
I don't think DuckDuckGo suggests different search criteria by the way. They don't find anything of relevance either for most searches, but if the only criteria is to not change the search... ;)
 
I'm now noticing this more and more. When I call people, they just pick up the phone and don't say "Hello" or "Yes?" They just press the green phone button and don't say anythhing
 
jordane93 said:
I'm now noticing this more and more. When I call people, they just pick up the phone and don't say "Hello" or "Yes?" They just press the green phone button and don't say anythhing
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You're not a telemarketer are you? I do that all the time to telemarketers.
 
jordane93 said:
I'm now noticing this more and more. When I call people, they just pick up the phone and don't say "Hello" or "Yes?" They just press the green phone button and don't say anythhing
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What are you selling? :rofl:

Terry
 
jordane93 said:
I'm now noticing this more and more. When I call people, they just pick up the phone and don't say "Hello" or "Yes?" They just press the green phone button and don't say anythhing
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I have a rotary phone, no buttons. What is the green button and what does it do? :confused:
 
Something that just started to aggravate me... going 75 in a 70 mph zone in the left lane. I come up on a car not even going 70..I stay on their butt hoping they will move over. they don't, but then eventually they do as the step on the gas and are now going faster than me while in the right lane.. Why couldn't you have been doing that the whole time??? UGH!!! Probably texting or yacking on the phone.
 
simtech said:
Something that just started to aggravate me... going 75 in a 70 mph zone in the left lane. I come up on a car not even going 70..I stay on their butt hoping they will move over. they don't, but then eventually they do as the step on the gas and are now going faster than me while in the right lane.. Why couldn't you have been doing that the whole time??? UGH!!! Probably texting or yacking on the phone.
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I don't notice cars doing it so much as trucks. The speed limits are 75-80 mph but the trucks are metered (by the company?) to 70. They will be next to each other with one going 70 and one going 71 so it takes miles for one to pass the other.
 
denverpilot said:
LOL! New peeve!

It did have a "no I really meant it" link. You should see the weird unrelated crap that comes up if you search for car climbing a ladder. There was some strange religious cult link, at a glance. I didn't pay enough attention.
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The usual Google search procedure:

1. Type your search terms.
2. Click "Search."
3. Say no when it asks, "Did you mean to search for..."
4. Click "Search only for..." when it says it's including results for the irrelevant thing you already told it you weren't interested in.
5. Scan irrelevant results and links to link farms.
6. Select "Verbatim" search.
7. Scan irrelevant results and links to link farms.
8. Try using quotes, brackets, negative keywords, etc. to refine your search.
9. Scan irrelevant results and links to link farms.
10. Switch to a better search engine.

Rich
 
1. People who can't stay off their smart phone for more than a few seconds at a time. Particularly when they are supposed to be working.

2. Forum members who can't refrain from pizzing matches. These folks seem to refuse to accept that it's okay to have more than one point of view.
 
Women at the gym that try to stretch a pair of size 3 panties over a size 10 ass.
 
Sac Arrow said:
Women at the gym that try to stretch a pair of size 3 panties over a size 10 ass.
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They really need gyms for women over size 6, and ones for size 6 and under.

Think of it as getting called up from the minor leagues, when you are allowed into the size 6 and under gym.
 
EdFred said:
They really need gyms for women over size 6, and ones for size 6 and under.

Think of it as getting called up from the minor leagues, when you are allowed into the size 6 and under gym.
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Interesting concept. But that would be very socially stratifying. Guys like me would flock to the under 6 gym where all the Asian chicks hang out. The only males at the other gym would be, let's just say those that like big butts.
 
EdFred said:
They really need gyms for women over size 6, and ones for size 6 and under.

Think of it as getting called up from the minor leagues, when you are allowed into the size 6 and under gym.
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Need the same restrictions for the guys as well. Sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander.
 
You just sold me the cup of coffee 1 minute ago. If I now stand at the counter end where the drinks come out, you dont have to yell 'MEDIUM LATTE' at fishmonger volume across the store. I am right here, standing in front of you, with my little cardboard sleeve in hand.
 
Every house I've owned with "walk-in" showers has had "ripple glass" enclosures. Ripple glass is rippled on one side only and is smooth on the other side. So which way does the ripple face? To the inside of the shower, of course, and it makes it a real PITA to clean the shower.

I have disassembled every one I've ever owned (when it's time for a thorough cleaning anyway) and reassembled them with the smooth side facing in.

Duhhh...
 
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EdFred said:
They really need gyms for women over size 6, and ones for size 6 and under.

Think of it as getting called up from the minor leagues, when you are allowed into the size 6 and under gym.
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Isn't that what Curves is for?
 
weilke said:
You just sold me the cup of coffee 1 minute ago. If I now stand at the counter end where the drinks come out, you dont have to yell 'MEDIUM LATTE' at fishmonger volume across the store. I am right here, standing in front of you, with my little cardboard sleeve in hand.
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At least they call it a "medium." I'll give them a few points for that.
 
I refuse to use starbucks lingo and their eyerolls tell me I am the customer they hate the most.
I try to never go there but recruiters love to meet me there for coffee.

Yesterday I literally said "I want a black coffee, grande or vent... Look just give me the big one"

She looks at me so condescending for a good 2 seconds with her eyes up... "Vente. Its called Vente"

Then asks "Do you want whip?"

Now what I wanted to say was:

"look B***h, I'd be getting this at 7-11 for $8 cheaper if it weren't for this recruiter needing to make sure I am pretty before putting me in front of his GD client! Also it is not "whip", it is "whipped cream" and NOBODY puts that S**T in coffee!!! People put it in shakes which is what you actually sell here; coffee flavored shakes, some cold and some hot!! This is not a coffee shop, it is an ice cream shop! I said "black" and I know you heard me say it because your eyes told me nobody ever just orders a plain old black coffee here so I know it stuck in your craw and you asking me if I want "whip" was a d**khead move on your part because we both know I said black and anyone old enough to have a job knows black coffee is just that, black coffee, roasted beans mixed with water!!! Now get me my black coffee and the only thing you should add to it is things that will make it blacker! Dip a sharpie in the m-effer if you want but I am not here for a milk shake! f*** you and f*** Seattle!"

What I actually said was: "no thank you"
 
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SixPapaCharlie said:
I refuse to use starbucks lingo and their eyerolls tell me I am the customer they hate the most.
I try to never go there but recruiters love to meet me there for coffee.

Yesterday I literally said "I want a black coffee, grande or vent... Look just give me the big one"

She looks at me so condescending for a good 2 seconds with her eyes up... "Vente. Its called Vente"

Then asks "Do you want whip?"

Now what I wanted to say was:

"look Btcih, I'd be getting this at 7-11 for $8 cheaper if it weren't for this recruiter needing to make sure I am pretty before putting me in front of his GD client! Also it is not "whip", it is "whipped cream" and NOBODY puts that S**T in coffee!!! People put it in shakes which is what you actually sell here; coffee flavored shakes, some cold and some hot!! This is not a coffee shop, it is an ice cream shop! I said "black" and I know you heard me say it because your eyes told me nobody ever just orders a plain old black coffee here so I know it stuck in your craw and you asking me if I want "whip" was a d**khead move on your part because we both know I said black and anyone old enough to have a job knows black coffee is just that, black coffee, roasted beans mixed with water!!! Now get me my black coffee and the only thing you should add to it is things that will make it blacker! Dip a sharpie in the m-effer if you want but I am not here for a milk shake! f*** you and f*** Seattle!"

What I actually said was: "no thank you"
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Wow! Channeling your inner Sac Arrow? :D

John
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I refuse to use starbucks lingo and their eyerolls tell me I am the customer they hate the most.
I try to never go there but recruiters love to meet me there for coffee.

Yesterday I literally said "I want a black coffee, grande or vent... Look just give me the big one"

She looks at me so condescending for a good 2 seconds with her eyes up... "Vente. Its called Vente"

Then asks "Do you want whip?"

Now what I wanted to say was:

"look B***h, I'd be getting this at 7-11 for $8 cheaper if it weren't for this recruiter needing to make sure I am pretty before putting me in front of his GD client! Also it is not "whip", it is "whipped cream" and NOBODY puts that S**T in coffee!!! People put it in shakes which is what you actually sell here; coffee flavored shakes, some cold and some hot!! This is not a coffee shop, it is an ice cream shop! I said "black" and I know you heard me say it because your eyes told me nobody ever just orders a plain old black coffee here so I know it stuck in your craw and you asking me if I want "whip" was a d**khead move on your part because we both know I said black and anyone old enough to have a job knows black coffee is just that, black coffee, roasted beans mixed with water!!! Now get me my black coffee and the only thing you should add to it is things that will make it blacker! Dip a sharpie in the m-effer if you want but I am not here for a milk shake! f*** you and f*** Seattle!"

What I actually said was: "no thank you"
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prolly shoulda got the decaf...
 
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