Things that I find mildly irritating v.2

[The Walrus]

Mornings and sunny days are the bane of my existence.

[Northern Lion]

I'm with you, I hate being a night owl who has to get up at 6:00 in the morning for work.  But why sunny days?

[Adami]

I'm with you, I hate being a night owl who has to get up at 6:00 in the morning for work.  But why sunny days?

I assume for the same reason he hates garlic, churches, and wooden stakes.

[The Walrus]

 

The sun is too bright. I like cloudy days - plenty of sunlight, but not enough that you have to squint. The only benefit from that is that I get to wear sunglasses. A bright blue sky is soooo boring and oppressive to me; clouds are natural works of art, absolutely beautiful and make the sky so much more interesting to look at. Also if the sun is out it's likely to be really warm and I like feeling cool outside. In Illinois here if it's ever over 70 it's very likely to be humid, too, and I don't fare well in temperature over like, 70. 50-60 and rainy is my idea of a perfect, comfortable day. But above all else, I'm genuinely not happy on sunny, warm days - I am more likely to be in a foul mood on what most people would consider a 'beautiful day' but I am in a very chipper mood on those dreary ones. Always have been. SAD? I dunno. Always thought about getting one of those sunlight lamps.

The only non-obvious benefit of the sun is that I get to wear sunglasses outside because I am extremely awkward with what to do with my eyes when I pass strangers. Are they looking at me? Do I look at them? Are they thinking, "Why's this asshole looking at me?" Then I panic. Sunglasses, I can just stare straight ahead and not worry. I realize how absolutely insane this sounds. I get it. 

I should just move to Seattle and/or a cabin in the woods, I know.

[Northern Lion]

I don't think that's weird, I think those are good reasons.  I think finding ways to feel good inside are very important in this day and age.  And perhaps a little harder to come by than it used to be.

I used to live in Oregon, and there was hardly ever sun.  And the summers rarely got above 80.  And there are LOTS of places to go get a cabin in the woods.  It just might be your perfect place .

[The Walrus]

Maybe it's time to hit the Oregon Trail

[King Postwhore]

Black Flies.  They need to die.

[Podaar]

Black Flies.  They need to die.

You need to get yourself one of these, buddy!

[Northern Lion]

Black Flies.  They need to die.

Amen

[Adami]

Black Flies.  They need to die.

Black flies matter!

[Cool Chris]

Guys, it's Flies of Color.

[King Postwhore]

Black Flies.  They need to die.

You need to get yourself one of these, buddy!

Buckshot,

Black Flies.  They need to die.

Amen

🤜🤛

Black Flies.  They need to die.

Black flies matter!

The only time I'm a racist.

[The Walrus]

What are black flies specifically?

Couple years ago I turned on my AC after a week of not being home and DOZENS of drain flies shot up out of my air vent. The ducts were so old and neglected they didn't even exist anymore so my AC was just shooting air into the crawlspace. Those disgusting flies would like... disintegrate when smushed and leave a black smudge. Ugh. Awful bugs

[TAC]

What are black flies specifically?

Flies that are black. WTF?

[King Postwhore]

They last about a month but they swarm you like no tomorrow.

[Elite]

Often times I'm working on stuff in the evening and I suddenly get great ideas or am doing cool stuff, but then I have to go to bed because I get tired and need to get up again the next morning. This annoys me, why do I 'always' get great inspiration at stupid times?

[The Walrus]

What are black flies specifically?

Flies that are black. WTF?

No shit?! Wow! Smartass. 

[Chino]

What are black flies specifically?

[The Walrus]

Mildly irritating... when grown adults wish death upon an elected official (or anyone) and they get extremely mad at you for calling them out on such a despicable thing to say. Also walking it back with "that's just how I feel" and "I don't really mean it" simultaneously  I get people don't like politicians but DUDE...

[Stadler]

I find that particularly irksome, to be honest. 

[The Walrus]

I find that particularly irksome, to be honest.

Nah, I'm just a whiny bitch apparently.

[Northern Lion]

Mildly irritating... when grown adults wish death upon an elected official (or anyone) and they get extremely mad at you for calling them out on such a despicable thing to say. Also walking it back with "that's just how I feel" and "I don't really mean it" simultaneously  I get people don't like politicians but DUDE...

That is really troublesome.  I've seen it too.  I'm one of those guys who dislikes almost all politicians, but I would never wish death on any of them.  Also, it seems to be equal on both sides of the isle.  I'm sure this has existed for a long time at some level or other.  But it seems to me to be more widespread now-a-days.  A very ugly part of our modern culture.

[Adami]

Mildly irritating... when grown adults wish death upon an elected official (or anyone) and they get extremely mad at you for calling them out on such a despicable thing to say. Also walking it back with "that's just how I feel" and "I don't really mean it" simultaneously  I get people don't like politicians but DUDE...

Awww, don't feel bad little buddy. I certainly wish death upon you.

[Stadler]

Mildly irritating... when grown adults wish death upon an elected official (or anyone) and they get extremely mad at you for calling them out on such a despicable thing to say. Also walking it back with "that's just how I feel" and "I don't really mean it" simultaneously  I get people don't like politicians but DUDE...

That is really troublesome.  I've seen it too.  I'm one of those guys who dislikes almost all politicians, but I would never wish death on any of them.  Also, it seems to be equal on both sides of the isle.  I'm sure this has existed for a long time at some level or other.  But it seems to me to be more widespread now-a-days.  A very ugly part of our modern culture.

It just seems to me to be the epitome of intolerance.  "I disagree with your ideology, and so you must die!"  Sounds like a bad James Bond movie. 

[Chino]

[Serious] If Germans wished death upon Hitler as he was rising to power, would they have been in the wrong?

[The Walrus]

[Serious] If Germans wished death upon Hitler as he was rising to power, would they have been in the wrong?

There is a vast difference between wishing death on someone like Hitler and wishing death on your governor because you don't like where he's from or some of his policies or how he's handling a pandemic. Governor Pritzker of Illinois didn't throw millions of people into death camps and pit the world against itself and posit a theory of a master race and racial supremacy. Come on, now.

[Northern Lion]

[Serious] If Germans wished death upon Hitler as he was rising to power, would they have been in the wrong?

That's a good point, and as a hindsight is 20/20 thing, you're right.  But I think it's pretty hard to truly tell who will become a murderous tyrant and who won't until that actually happens.

Back on subject, I HATE BLACK FLIES, and would happily murder every single one of them if given the opportunity 

[Chino]

[Serious] If Germans wished death upon Hitler as he was rising to power, would they have been in the wrong?

There is a vast difference between wishing death on someone like Hitler and wishing death on your governor because you don't like where he's from or some of his policies or how he's handling a pandemic.

True, but you said " when grown adults wish death upon an elected official (or anyone)", which is what I was responding to.

[pg1067]

Mildly irritating... when grown adults wish death upon an elected official (or anyone) and they get extremely mad at you for calling them out on such a despicable thing to say. Also walking it back with "that's just how I feel" and "I don't really mean it" simultaneously  I get people don't like politicians but DUDE...

And to complete the trifecta, "It was just a joke!" (which is often paired with, "gosh, lighten up and have a sense of humor").

[TheSilentHam]

Along with "I'm just saying...."  or "No offense but.." [insert something personally offensive]

[Stadler]

[Serious] If Germans wished death upon Hitler as he was rising to power, would they have been in the wrong?

Okay, Godwin. 

For me, and I recognize that it's just me, this fails on a pragmatic, legal, moral and philosophical basis:

- at that point he hadn't actually implemented any of his more odious ideas, and was merely a political rival;
- at that point he had not actually been charged with any crime, nor found guilty of any crime for which his death could have been justified, so this is basically implementing the death penalty with no due process;
- I'm anti-death penalty to begin with, so I don't think it's just for any human to take another's life with premediation.  Convictions are only good when they're difficult to implement, so this is one such case;
- one would have to know why one is advocating for his death, but this sort of makes my point:  if you're presumably killing him because he was wrong to commit genocide, that to me is potentially hypocritical.

Really, the only basis to justify killing him would be an alternate philosophical one; that is, regardless of the moral aspect, if you could take ONE life and in so doing save 50 to 60M*, then I guess it's math that has to be done.  I can't in good conscience apply that to a current politician here, even Trump.   The causation is not proximate enough. 

* A rough approximation of the European theater deaths - military and civilian - from WWII, a war assumed to be largely started by Hitler for purposes of this discussion.

[Podaar]

Along with "I'm just saying...."  or "No offense but.." [insert something personally offensive]

Bless your heart. 

[Northern Lion]

[Serious] If Germans wished death upon Hitler as he was rising to power, would they have been in the wrong?

Okay, Godwin. 

For me, and I recognize that it's just me, this fails on a pragmatic, legal, moral and philosophical basis:

- at that point he hadn't actually implemented any of his more odious ideas, and was merely a political rival;
- at that point he had not actually been charged with any crime, nor found guilty of any crime for which his death could have been justified, so this is basically implementing the death penalty with no due process;
- I'm anti-death penalty to begin with, so I don't think it's just for any human to take another's life with premediation.  Convictions are only good when they're difficult to implement, so this is one such case;
- one would have to know why one is advocating for his death, but this sort of makes my point:  if you're presumably killing him because he was wrong to commit genocide, that to me is potentially hypocritical.

Really, the only basis to justify killing him would be an alternate philosophical one; that is, regardless of the moral aspect, if you could take ONE life and in so doing save 50 to 60M*, then I guess it's math that has to be done.  I can't in good conscience apply that to a current politician here, even Trump.   The causation is not proximate enough. 

* A rough approximation of the European theater deaths - military and civilian - from WWII, a war assumed to be largely started by Hitler for purposes of this discussion.

Absolutely.  Like I said earlier, hindsight is 20/20 and it seems now that it would have been better that Hitler was never been born, or died before he got power.  But no crime, no punishment.  Pre crime/thought crime will only lead further down the road to tyranny.  Then our society will be no better than the one he made.

I still hate black flies though, and for that matter mosquitos can go to Hell too! 

[eric42434224]

Well I wish death upon everyone.  Technically we all die, so I’m not really wishing anything unusual or evil.  I mean it’s actually a good thing.... just ask the Highlander..... who wants to live forever?

That’s what I would say to anyone who wished death to anyone else.  I would say, “Right?  Even the Highlander knows you shouldn’t live forever.  Thank you for being thoughtful.”

People who haven’t watched Highlander and learned the valuable truth about immortality are the REAL irritating ones.....not the ones who wish death

[MoraWintersoul]

People who haven’t watched Highlander and learned the valuable truth about immortality are the REAL irritating ones...

Anyone who doesn't have an intrinsic need to watch a cheesy fantasy movie where a Queen song plays every five minutes is suspicious.