What Are The Things That Really PISS You Off

[Parche]

1. People who believe Bush's version of 9/11
2. Constipated Conservatives who are so ignorant
3. People with bad manners while eating...slurping, chewing with mouth open etc.
4. Country Music
5. SUV's
6. Reality shows
7. People who come to your office 1minute before closing time
8. Rain
9. People that ask stupid questions
10. Republicans

[MsTryska]

1. hmm...

1. anyone that still thinks Bush is a good president.
2. smarmy god people
3. Loud obnoxious people
4. bad table manners
5. not responding to my text msgs
6. people that aspire to mediocrity.
7. pandas

[sniffa]

2. 9/11 truther lunatics

racists
homophobes
sexists
xenophobes
people who walk slower than me and block my path
idiots who think they're smart
people who are completely inconsiderate to those around them
people who won't take no quarter for an answer

[Parche]

4. 9/11 truth people

there are lunatics, and there are smart people
dont lump them together


so there

[sniffa]

12. That's why I didn't lump 9/11 truthers in with engineers

who understand structural failures

so there

[Parche]

3. oh yeah forgot

RELIGION

I DESPISE RELIGION

[pokerfan]

66. I despise religion too

because of what it does an otherwise perfectly good mind.

I don't despise religious people unless they try to force their fairy tales on others. Mostly, I just feel sad for them.

Being of a scientific mindset means questioning everything. Do we know everything? Absolutely not! And I think that's great. I would hate to live in an era where we knew everything as that sounds kinda boring. I do happen to think that this universe is more mysterious, awe inspiring and amazing than any bronze-age mythology.

I think Feynman said it best:

"I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of certainty about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything and there are many things I don't know anything about, such as whether it means anything to ask why we're here."

"I don't have to know the answer. I don't feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without any purpose, which is the way it really is as far as I can tell. It doesn't frighten me."

(Richard Feynman (interview with Christopher Sykes, in "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out," BBC-TV, 1981)

[Xipe Totec]

5. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures...

and the Dutch.

[Starry Messenger]

8. those tulip loving bastards.

n/t

MPK

[TZ]

6. .

1) people who think that if you are NOT a 9/11 truther, you must believe Bush--because you know, most Democrats (especially the elected types) don't believe 9/11 truthers either.. Life ain't black and white folks!
2) anti-science fundies/creationists
3) anti-vaxxers
4) people who think Atheists are evil.
5) closed minded bigots

[Starry Messenger]

9. huzzah.

6) I will also add: those who believe you choose to be sick because of negative thinking.

MPK

[lizerdbits]

15. Think happy thoughts

and watch your chronic/genetic illnesses vanish! :eyes: Positive thinking will alter your DNA if you have something like cystic fibrosis. :eyes:

[Parche]

10. TURTLEANDSUE11111!!!

Explain 1

people never give an answer, why they believe the bush version of 9/11

so how do you know otherwise?

[TZ]

13. There is alot of evidence

SCIENTIFICALLY based--. But its really easy to dismiss it as oh they are government scientists (of which I was one, you don't check your brain at the door when you work for the gov't in fact most scientists despise the Bush govt-and I've met NIST scientists, living literally down the road from there..they are sharp, sharp people).
And the idea of such perfectly planted explosions and the world's most perfect conspiracy with NO ONE catching on? Unlikely in the highest.
Oh plus, I know alot of people who were downtown in DC that day. Including my Uncle who SAW the plane as it went over the Mall at a very LOW altitude. There is NO physical evidence of it being "an inside job".
Do I beleive everything Bush says, of course not. I believe that its possible they knew *something* was going to happen and didn't try very hard to stop it. But having dealt with govt redtape/incompetence my whole life (living in this area its unavoidable) its impossible for the gov't to pull off this "conspiracy".
By the way, I have connected relatives in DC, who are very familiar with members of Congress and even some former Presidents, and none of them have ever even suggested this idea, and they are sharp, knowledgeable insiders..(one of whom would have had a very high position in Gore's administration, and was on the Watergate commission so is very aware of conspiracies)
End of discussion. I get irritated with this topic.

[Parche]

31. Yeah

I still dont believe that 3 buildings, that were steel structures, fell down, and i mean fell down demolition style, and it was the planes, and the jet fuel that caused that.....no way in hell


And in DC, was it an AA 757 that was low?
because the so called hijacker pilot, made a turn that would rip the wings off an airplane, going over 450mph.........so i dont believe that one either.......

[TZ]

36. My dad's a retired engineer who worked on aircraft engines

Including the type found on those planes...and HE believes planes hit them, but I guess my dad the democrat is stupid.
And my Uncle who has lived in DC FOR 30 FUCKING YEARS wouldn't know an extremely low flying plane (he had NEVER EVER seen a plane like that). And all my other friends there who were there, they were imagining things.
This is what truly pisses me off. People who weren't there presume they know better than the WITNESSES who saw felt and heard it.
Its truly insulting and ignorant.
And considering there was probably way MORE than jet fuel burning..Do you know anything about chemistry and chain reactions? Even the simple act of combining bleach and other common cleansers can cause fumes and explosions. Seriously, no one can predict what the hell kept burning. Ask a fireman sometime about unpredictable fire events.

[Xipe Totec]

11. anti-vaxxers?

I Love the DEC VAX; sweetest computer evah!









:hide:

[TrogL]

51. I doubt if there's a VAX running anywhere anymore

We shut our last one off about 10 years ago.

[Shakespeare]

7. A self-righteous newbie fuckwad in GDP.

But that's just this afternoon. :7

[sniffa]

14. Pfft

:rofl:

Jenga!

[raccoon]

26. Really, Shakespeare, don't be so mealy-mouthed. Say what you feel.

:rofl:

[NJmaverick]

16. OK I will play

1) Bullies of any kind
2) Inconsiderate drivers
3) Most right wingers especially the religious fundies
4) Bigotry and hatred
5) The Dallas Cowboys
6) loud people in restaurants
7) Double standards
8) Injustice
9) Arrogance
10) Self absorbed people

[madinmaryland]

17. Let's see...

1.) Washington Redskins
2.) NY Giants
3.) Philadelphia Eagles.
4.) Cell phone users on trains.
5.) Cell phone users driving cars.
6.) People that tell everyone what is or is not funny in teh lounge.
7.) Anyone who still believes Bush is a good president.
8.) Washington Redskins.
9.) Washington Redskins.

[TZ]

22. You know I forgot I few things on my list

1)Dallas Cowboys
2)Dallas Cowboys
3)Dallas Cowboys
4)Dallas Cowboys
5)Dallas Cowboys
6)Dallas Cowboys
7)Dallas Cowboys
8)Dallas Cowboys
9)Dallas Cowboys
10) people who tell the same stale joke over and over....:P

[madinmaryland]

23. Uhh....

1.) People who don't appreciate brazillions.

[NJmaverick]

28. Hmm got to agree with 1-9

:yourock:

[bertha katzenengel]

24. "what is or is not funny in teh lounge"

This post is teh awesome.

[madinmaryland]

29. Hey Bertha! Do you still have the minor leaguer with you?

Is their season over yet?

[taterguy]

18. Sanctimonious pricks who go on and on about how evil cars are

Just because they're too broke to afford one

[BlueIris]

19. Alrightee (in no particular order):

1) People who won't use turn signals
2) People who won't wear seat belts
3) People who won't wear helmets
4) People who don't tip
5) People who won't take care of their children
4) People who won't take care of their pets
3) People who are pathological liars
2) People who are passhole-aggresshole
1) Oh, hell...people

[dropkickpa]

39. I love #3

There aren't enough organ donors out there, there's a reason ER doc call 'em "donor-cycles".

[crim son]

20. Very little, although I have a temper that quickly flares and then fades.

1) People who can't seem to shut up, having no regard or interest in your thoughts but believing theirs are worth wasting an hour or two
2) Racism and bigotry, especially if it's religiously based
3) Anybody who finds anything good to say about the bush administration (and believes it)
4) Foods labeled "hot and spicy" that are really "barely warm and bland".

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. hypocrites and people who are inherently cruel

racists, sexists, homophobes, xenophobes: especially those who claim to be liberals but are still bigots

holier-than-thou asses

people who can dish it out but cant take it

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. ~

:thumbsup:

[raccoon]

25. I agree with a lot on your list, but #4--there's some classic country music out there

that really rocks (if I may use the verb here).

Hank Williams (Sr.) and Patsy Cline, to name two.

[bertha katzenengel]

27. -- not being allowed to merge in traffic

-- the guy who keeps the coffee station running at the gas station/convenience store - constant sexual innuendo, and he thinks he can keep it up because I was friendly to him before he started it

-- taking a good draft of what I think is hot coffee only to find it's cold

-- people who scream abuse at baseball games, or who talk constantly about why this play was scored wrong or why that player did this or that blah blah blah

[lightningandsnow]

30. ....

1. People who are ableist (think it's okay to constantly say insulting shit about people with disabilities)
2. Homophobes
3. Racists
4. People who believe in highly improbable/impossible conspiracy theories
5. People who rail against being "politically correct", just so they can get away with being genuinely offensive
6. Religious fanatics
7. People who troll blogs. Disagreeing is one thing, but if you don't like it, don't read it!
8. Drivers who honk at you when you cross on a green light, or almost run you over when you're crossing the street.
9. Stupid jock/gangester kids who push/bump into you in the hallways.
10. People who use insulting terms for sex workers. This is a personal thing, I have an (older) friend who's a part-time sex worker.

In short? Mean people piss me off.

[southpaw]

32. Assholes

That about sums it up.

[LanternWaste]

33. Posts that begin with....

Posts that begin with, "I know we're supposed to be tolerant and all..." and then follow up with a personal and wholly incidental vendetta against the current flavor-of-the-month culture/belief/religion/etc.

Classic black and white films that have been colorized.

Watching a DVD for the first time thinking it's letterboxed, only to find out it's pan-n-scan.

Individuals who say (to the effect), "I love to shock people and make them feel uncomfortable."

I have an over-extensive list of those things in my life which frustrate me. :evilgrin:

[mvd]

35. Parche's music taste

:P

LOL - no, to each his own.

Some things:

1) Republicans, of course
2) Nader supporters
3) PUMAs (and I supported Hillary)
4) Music elitists and critics who think they know it all about what is good and bad music
5) Rudeness and cheapness
6) Our health care system
7) I'm with you on people who believe the official 9/11 story word for word
8) Sleep apnea and having to wear a C-PAP
9) Stores being out of the thing I was looking for
10) Hot summers

[Parche]

49. Hey...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X78cFYbXIp8

[elshiva]

55. I have sleep apnea and have to wear a C-PAP, too.

It sucks, doesn't it? :( :hug:


buffy

[mvd]

62. It's not fun to wear a mask while sleeping

It hasn't even made me feel much better. I'm using it only because of the health benefits.

[elshiva]

63. How long have you worn it?

I've kind of gotten use to it my now, but then that's just me and I've worn it for over 8 years now.

:hug: Sorry, mvd. BTW: I am a Kucinich supporter.


buffy

[mvd]

67. over 6 months now

Still waking up terribly groggy, sleepy, and foggy and not feeling well the whole day. I have it at the recommended pressure.

I hope I don't need something like Provigil to help, and that I can make adjustments. But I can't afford more sleep studies right now.

Cheers to another Kucinich supporter! :toast: He's my dream President.

[elshiva]

69. Hopefully, it will get better for you.

I hope you can adjust or find a better treatment if neccessary.

:hug: :toast:

buffy

[mvd]

70. Thanks

:hug:

Speaking of sleep, I better get to bed. Have a good night! :hi:

[elshiva]

71. You are welcome.

Good night, friend. Sleep well. :hug:

:hi:

buffy

[Aristus]

37. "Operation Iraqi Freedom" is the official name of the invasion and occupation.

The official name. That's what will go down in the history books. That is the way it will be referred to looking back from the future. The sheer Orwellian genius of that; that the most intelligent decision about the whole f*****g mess was what to call it.

THAT PISSES ME OFF!!!!

Can you imagine:

1863: Gettysburg: The Liberation Of Pennsylvania.
1939: The Liberation Of Poland.
1941: The Liberation of The Hawaiian Territories.
1956: Operation Hungarian Freedom.
1968: Operation Prague Freedom.
1979: Operation Afghani Freedom.

What the hell happened to this country???

[YellowRubberDuckie]

38. Stupidity covers 90% of what pisses me off....

It's a freaking epidemic. We need to stop protecting people from themselves so they kill themselves with their own stupidity before they have a chance to pass on that stupidity to a whole other generation.
Duckie

[sammythecat]

41. I've come to the "elitist" conclusion that

the average American is an ignorant dumbass. That's bad enough, but it gets really scary when I realize that 49% of the population is BELOW average.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

42. And 95% of the people I work with, who have worked at the company longer than me...

...do not know how to do their own jobs and want me to do it for them. I have no idea how to not get pissed off about this, and it's effecting my attitude at work. Most of the people in my department couldn't find their ass with both hands until I taught them how. And then they do stupid shit and blame me. Thank God my Boss knows better.
Duckie

[Pierre.Suave]

40. Wouldnt it have been easier to just say

Republicans? See? One word, sums everything up... :P

[quiet.american]

43. Logging into DU on the day when Stephanie Tubbs Jones is buried & every single thread is about Palin

[mwooldri]

44. Crappy American TV.

There's more to watch on the UK's 4/5 analog channels than there is on cable here.

And Freeview rocks!

Mark.

[libodem]

45. Worst thing that has pissed me off lately

are cars that stop on the off ramp when were are supposed to be merging into the freeway traffic. And that's cuz the free way drivers don't stay in the left lane. We have a ramp out here, with a flagger holding a slow sign, because of construction. I've almost been killed a couple of times because the car I'm following suddenly pulls over and stops rather than merging. Crazy drivers.

[Blue Gardener]

46. For Starters

Extremely loud car stereos
Not using turn signals
Not being able to comprehend a 4-way stop
Wal Mart
Hummers (the vehicle)
One-issue voters - especially the anti-abortion nutjobs
Hate radio
Religious whackos who come to my door
People who don't cover their mouth when they sneeze or cough
"I seen" instead of "I saw"

[LostInAnomie]

47. To be honest, pretty much anything can annoy the shit out of me...

... depending on what type of mood I'm in.

[Danger Mouse]

48. 1. People who yell '9/11 was an inside job' on megaphones.

2. wasps
3. racists
4. republicans
5. republican talking heads
6. myself
7. video games (garrrrgh i want to get the power up and win)
8. people who talk too much and never get to the point
9. fundies
10. condescending/arrogant people

[Lethe]

53. Alex Jones

hehe.

That guy is a trip, man. I used to watch him on Austin access cable in the early nineties. He would come on with a stack of AP articles and somehow spin each one to support his arguments. Then he would take calls from viewers, which were usually drunk frat boys that would just say stupid shit so they could hear themselves on TV.

I think a lot of what the does is hyperbole, but I don't think he is fake or anything. He uses fear to sell his message, but I think he truly believes these fears. But there is value in some of what he does.

And I know for a fact that he is an avid DU lurker. He used to link to DU posts almost every day a few years ago.

[TrogL]

50. People who WON'T GET OUT OF THE FREAKING WAY

If you don't know what the fuck you're doing or where the fuck you're going, step aside so those who do can get something accomplished.

[Left Is Write]

52. Real country music doesn't piss me off.

Listen to Johnny Cash. Or Emmylou Harris (who, by the way, is a Barack Obama supporter).

ETA: Gretchen Wilson? She pisses me off. Her music pisses me off.

[RushIsRot]

54. Diuretics. Never fails.

[elshiva]

56. People who should post pictures of airplanes,

but forget to. ;) :pals:


buffy

[Lil Missy]

57. People who use "honesty" as an excuse for willful ignorance, sexism, and bigotry.

[OmahaBlueDog]

61. As in "I'm just bein' honest here"?

:hi:

[Lil Missy]

65. Yup. Like, I'm a pig, but I'm honest about being a pig, so that gives me a free pass.

It's like putting lipstick on a pig. You're still a pig.


:hi:

[Lethe]

58. i'm quite agreeable most of the time.

1. people who don't appreciate the glory that was the spanish inquisition (no explanation needed)
2. disc golf detractors (fuck you and your stupid bourgeois manicured golf courses and ridiculous accoutrements)
3. roosters who crow too loud and/or at the wrong times (this is a problem sometimes, i do live in a city FYI)
4. funky smelling houses (you know, those weird smells, go to yankee candle or something, fuck)
5. people who don't like dark meat chicken (it's the best and juiciest part, white meat is dry and boring)
6. civilization apologists.
7. anything that pissed off Vincent Price (i'm still compiling this list, it's tough because he was such a nice person)
8. offices of any kind
9. tv
10. radio

[Tuesday Afternoon]

59. Better pissed off than pissed on...

too lazy to stay pissed off for long. all that energy.

[OmahaBlueDog]

60. A brief sampling of things that piss me off

1. GDP, but I just can't help myself
2. George W. Bush
3. Telemarketers (yes, that includes our fundraisers)
4. Everyone on my ignore list (which makes no sense, because I've effectively removed them from my life)
5. Time-compressed and edited radio songs
6. People who hate Simon Cowell, but insist on telling me about American Idol
7. Hypocrites
8. Vern Yip.. actually, DesignStar generally
9. Gerry Rafferty
10. The high price of my favorite whiskey

[vixengrl]

64. Oooh, here's mine--

1) Cheap people. Not poor people, I'm talking about people with momey who are cheap. Buy cheap stuff. Talk about splitting the check by percentage, not what they ordered. Tip badly. I do not know how cheap people do not know that their alligator arms (too short to find their wallets) are the talk of the table they sup at.


2) People who abuse customer service. I work in customer service. People have said things to me over the phone they would not say in person--personal things that were none of my business to hear, nor their business to say to me, and which made no impact on what I could or could not do for them. I've have been told I was a bureaucrat, a robot, "too nice" (?!)(No, really, because I said I was "sorry" I could not be of more assistance. My apology was an affront.) and a bitch (when the caller did not know I was still on the line) all because I couldn't carry out their idea of what my job actually entailed, and told them exactly what I could do for them, and that anything else exceeded my capabilities. If a customer service person can't: refund your money, give you an abatement of a penalty, transfer you to a manager immediately, or solve your problem in a minute, this does not mean they aren't doing their job. Chewing them out isn't getting you any better service, or helping them help you any better. Sometimes the best thing you can do with a customer service person is ask: what is the best thing we can do? Without expectations. Then you will actually be told the best thing that can be done. I also hate people who chew out cashiers and waitpersons. Much of the time, they are just dealing with policy, and have just dealt with enough customers for the day without one more in their face. (I have also been a cashier, and a store manager. Help me help you--it's all I ask!)

3) That one Reality show, I think it's called "To Tell the Truth"? You know the one I mean, it has these people come on and they get hooked up to a lie-detector, and then they get asked questions in front of their closest loved ones, a studio audience, and a potential tv audience of millions. I do not get this show. These people are often awful people with bad secrets who should not make the tv audience their confessional. I do not see going on a such a show without being a shut-in or a convent-school girl. But the people who seriously do go on turn out to be skanks and liars and stuff--ew! And of course, since I explained it so well, you now know I watched a couple episodes.

But I hated them!

4) Panty hose. I have said this before and I will say it until I convert every woman to my doctrine, and even drag queens--panty hose are awful. They fit nobody, no matter what the back of the package says. No one is really an A, a B, or a Q. Short or tall, you will find your crotch and panty hose do not align, ever. If tall, the crotch will ride below your actual crotch and force you to walk like John Wayne. Having descended from a very tall horse. If short, you will hitch the panty hose up to some near-boob level that will conflict with any waist-line you would like to have.

Panty hose are inexpensive, yet still a waste of money. They run, most unpredictably. The trick of halting a run with hairspray or nail polish is shite--the chemicals ultimately dissolve the nylon and you then have something sticky on your leg. And a good-sized run. Control top panty hose are a freaking abomination. They only smoosh one's avoirdupois up into a great roll just under one's bosom. To create a nice Michellin-Man effect. They also leave nasty pink pressure marks where the elastic rubs one's tender midsection. Evil, is what they are.

5) Under-wire brassieres. I am a 38-DD. There is scarcely any brassiere I can get which does not have underwires, but they are wrong and bad and I don't like them or see the necessity of them--to wit:

The root of my boobs themselves will not sag, and yet the wire is flush against my ribcage--very flush. Stabbingly so. No, it's my actual sticking-out bits that might sag, and only really super-stretchy fabrics will address that problem. Also, I do not need my boobs to be trained. The underwires perhaps purport to face the boobs in the correct direction--they already do so! Where else would they go--under my armpit? I don't spend *that* much time on my back! The underwire bra does little more than dig in to my uncomfortable places and make me adjust my breasticles whenever I think no one's looking. Not attractive.

6) Republicans who can't discuss why or how they are Republican. I know why and how I am a Democrat. I was politically aware from the earliest age. I identified with Eleanor Roosevelt, and JFK, and RFK, and also, with Mondale--here's a glimpse into Vixengrl mentality:

My parents got me a little black and white tv when I was about ten. I put it on a metal folding chair, dragged the folding shair close to my bed, and would watch tv into the wee hours with my covers tented over my head and the screen so as to let no light out, and with the sound turned way down low. I watched "The Day After" that way. I watched The Reagan/Mondale debates that way--and realized that what Mondale was saying made more sense to me. What did that mean?

I realized also, when I read the Philadelphia Daily News, that I enjoyed the Molly Ivins features more than the Cal Thomas ones--what was I finding out?

I was learning that I was a Democrat, and always would be one. My dad was kind of a Reagan Democrat, and my mom, I have discovered, a kind of classic liberal. But I was leftist, and populist, even with the conventional Alex P Keaton-types around me (Like, um, elementary school and junior high are surprising bastions of conformity. This is why bras get snapped and racist riots occur in lunchrooms. Ideology, paranoia, stereotypes, amplified by hormones, are the order of the day.) I realized that government was a machine that should serve the people, not just particular persons or industries. It was for the common good.

I have not heard any Republican ever explain their journey--if they did it's "Mum and Dad were Republicans, and since I'm...(Religion, class, duh) I vote Republican too." I have never expected that it took much thought.

7) Large Vehicles piloted by uninvolved technozombies. Imagine a Jeep Cherokee piloted by a small female with a cell phone to her head. She is involved in deep meaningful conversaton about the episode of "To Tell the Truth" she saw the night before, and her pantyhose are creeping up on her. In her rearview mirror, which she only just glanced at, she might have seen me, in my little sensible Honda Civic. She thinks she needs to merge. I speed up to pace her, and she's going at whatever speed....she should really get behind me...she's on the ramp and I'm on the highway--

"But OMG! Did you see that girl on 'To Tell the Truth', she was such a skank, in front of her boyfriend, let me just fiddle with my CD player...

"Brooks and Dunn...that's better. I'm totally late for work, because the guy in front of me in the Dunkin' Domuts, you now? He was taking his good time ordering because he was all like, I need two of everything for my work..and, now I totally need to speed my ass off!

"OMG! Where did that little car come from that was always there that I almost crushed? I so totally need to tailgate her car now--want a play-by-play? I am really going to kiss her bumper, or no I'm not, but I totally am! Here I go!"

And I'm now in the fast lane to avoid her, with another large vehicle up my rear, trying not to be smacked by dumbasses in big vehicles. No wonder I do 80mph all the time.

[KitchenWitch]

68. The utter neglect, by this administration, of the gulf coast after Katrina

All this money we have been throwing away in Iraq could have rebuilt all affected areas better than before.

[Awsi Dooger]

72. Why not

* Conspiracy lunatics
* Aggressive drivers
* Cheese
* The ongoing existence of baseball
* Action movies
* The 3 point shot and how it ruined basketball
* Modern golf equipment and how it's made great medium length courses obsolete
* Pathetic non-humorous dialog on sitcoms
* eBay sellers who charge obscene shipping charges
* Websites with a superfluous entrance page
* Corporations that refuse to offer email contact and rely on a worthless FAQ
* Customer service without an option to speak to a live person
* Political analysts who don't understand situational influence
* The ridiculous over reaction to recency, in all walks of life
* People who refer to people as "that" instead of "who"
* The Florida Gators
* How the media disgracefully treated Hillary Clinton early in the primary season