Things that I find mildly irritating v.2

[Elite]

Combo-braker:

Youtube asking me to log in everytime I want to load a video nowadays. What's up with that? Mildly irritating at least.

[Kotowboy]

I should of known you'd say that.

This discussion is a damn squid.


I Could Care Less is definitely an annoying one as you're saying you literally do care.

If you COULD care less - your level of care is anywhere from 1% - 100%.

[Cool Chris]

Youtube asking me to log in everytime I want to load a video nowadays. What's up with that? Mildly irritating at least.

You mean you don't want to try YouTube Premium for 1 MONTH FREE?!?!

[Kotowboy]

Another one is when people can't use apostrophes...

or they think that any word that end's in S - need's an apostrophe.

 

Like a sign at the beach on a bucket of fishing nets that says " NET'S ".

or CD's. Although that is slightly acceptable since the apostrophe means letters are missing. But it's an abbreviation not a contraction.

[Stadler]

The latter half of that last page just made me go upstairs and pour a drink.  And it's 8:20 AM on a Monday.   

[Chino]

 

  "For all intensive purposes".   

I thought it was "intents and purposes".

That's a mute point.

[jingle.boy]

I was thinking about that episode when debating whether to say "mute point", or "moo point".   

[Kotowboy]

Those old friends episodes werent recorded in Doubly 

[Stadler]

I've written this before:

Me:  "I'm available any time EXCEPT between 1:00 pm eastern and 2:00 pm eastern."

Meeting invite:  "1:00 pm Eastern"

Reading comprehension, folks.  Though, if you read some of what I wrote in the P/R section over the last 24 hours, it seems to be a systemic problem. 

[Evermind]

I've written this before:

Me:  "I'm available any time EXCEPT between 1:00 pm eastern and 2:00 pm eastern."

Meeting invite:  "1:00 pm Eastern"

Reading comprehension, folks.  Though, if you read some of what I wrote in the P/R section over the last 24 hours, it seems to be a systemic problem.

I told this story before, but I took a vacation to Germany/Netherlands in 2017. My plane was scheduled on Friday, but my vacation started on Monday as I wanted to get some affairs in order before leaving. I explicitly told my boss and everyone who I worked with that I'll be on call for four days, from Monday to Thursday, in case there are problems they can't solve without me. Come Friday, I won't be taking any calls as I won't be in the country for the next two weeks.

There were no calls from Monday to Thursday; and then midday on Friday there's a call from my boss as I'm boarding the plane. I didn't even bother taking it, turned the flight mode on and that was it.

[Cool Chris]

When the family is together, and you are all lined up to take a picture of the kids, and grandma or some other damn person gets behind you off at an angle and distracts the kids so they all look at them and away from you when you take their picture.

[Kotowboy]

I always found group photos excruciating. It was so hard growing up with the kind of parents who didn't think mental illness was a thing. I wasn't painfully shy or had terrible social anxiety

To them - I was just a moody kid who never wanted to do anything - and that literally any illness can be solved with an early night and a decent kip.

Also they would always go " don't just tell me what I want to hear so i'll go away " - when you actually had to LIE - because the truth was not what they were hoping for.

I clearly remember literally just finishing something - getting asked " Did you do that thing ? " and having to say 'no' - because they didn't believe me - thus having to do it twice.

[JayOctavarium]

Small gripe... But the after affects of alcohol on me these days . I don't drink much (not counting the half a beer my GF and I split a few times a week... She orders a bunch of crap on Tavour... But she doesn't really drink alcohol... And I'm not a beer guy... Go figure..)

Sometimes I can have a drink or two, while hydrating (like last night), and wake up feeling like crap... And other times I've gotten completely sloshed and woken up perfectly fine. There's no rhyme or reason

[King Postwhore]

Amateur. 

[Kotowboy]

When a thread has been dormant for ages - and you make a post.

Then someone replies - but it's not a reply to your post and then everyone else replies to their post instead.

[TAC]

 

[The Walrus]

Not being able to pick up on signals (this is usually me in these situations) - or, at the same time, reading too much into them.

Girl I grew up with through the school system, Facebook friends, but literally never talked to, at least as far as I can remember. Noticed recently she's liked a few random things of mine on social media, most curiously about a prog metal album (and literally only prog metal friends like those things I share). Is that a signal? What is that? It's been nagging me all weekend. But I mentioned it to a female friend and how I thought she was cute, and so go figure, she blabs to said girl and now knows I think she's cute. Hoo boy 

That's what I find mildly irritating. Who makes the first move? I'm not even looking to get with anyone, but it would be cool to make a nice new friend I could talk to, at least. 

[Stadler]

I'd pass her a note in gym class, myself. 

[The Walrus]

  I swear that's what it feels like. It's weird literally knowing about someone you've grown up with your whole life, but have not gotten to know except through the grapevine and other cliques of friends and that schoolyard mingling/social media stuff. I don't know if that's just a small town thing or not. And it's even weirder having them on your social media throughout all your 20s on top of that. Does she have the same view of me as I was in high school, kind of like how I have to fight my prejudice based on who she was and hung around in high school? Obviously 12 years being an adult makes someone a whole new person, and yet, human nature...

Obviously this can all be resolved by reaching out and being like "Hey, want to join me on a walk around the park?" or something basic like that idk, but I am clearly choosing to remain in hesitation  This ain't quite Lonely Hearts level yet.

[TAC]

Not being able to pick up on signals (this is usually me in these situations) - or, at the same time, reading too much into them.

Girl I grew up with through the school system, Facebook friends, but literally never talked to, at least as far as I can remember. Noticed recently she's liked a few random things of mine on social media, most curiously about a prog metal album (and literally only prog metal friends like those things I share). Is that a signal? What is that? It's been nagging me all weekend. But I mentioned it to a female friend and how I thought she was cute, and so go figure, she blabs to said girl and now knows I think she's cute. Hoo boy 

That's what I find mildly irritating. Who makes the first move? I'm not even looking to get with anyone, but it would be cool to make a nice new friend I could talk to, at least. 

[Stadler]

I swear that's what it feels like. It's weird literally knowing about someone you've grown up with your whole life, but have not gotten to know except through the grapevine and other cliques of friends and that schoolyard mingling/social media stuff. I don't know if that's just a small town thing or not. And it's even weirder having them on your social media throughout all your 20s on top of that. Does she have the same view of me as I was in high school, kind of like how I have to fight my prejudice based on who she was and hung around in high school? Obviously 12 years being an adult makes someone a whole new person, and yet, human nature...

Obviously this can all be resolved by reaching out and being like "Hey, want to join me on a walk around the park?" or something basic like that idk, but I am clearly choosing to remain in hesitation  This ain't quite Lonely Hearts level yet.

I was kidding with you, of course, but if it was me, and you get another one like the "like" for the prog album, just respond "hey, you like that?  What about the album before/after that one?" or "hey, you like that?  Too bad with COVID, they were coming around this summer, it would have been a great show.  Do you like going to concerts?"   I would wait until something that is a little unique (stay away from generic like "I know, Friday, amirite!?" or "hey, you like puppies, too?") but just reach out.   Can't hurt.  And you never know.  When I was divorced, I went to a mini-reunion, after having not gone to any reunion since my fifth - and found out the girl whose locker was next to mine had a crush on me all through school and I was too stupid/scared/clueless to have picked up on it. 

[The Walrus]

I swear that's what it feels like. It's weird literally knowing about someone you've grown up with your whole life, but have not gotten to know except through the grapevine and other cliques of friends and that schoolyard mingling/social media stuff. I don't know if that's just a small town thing or not. And it's even weirder having them on your social media throughout all your 20s on top of that. Does she have the same view of me as I was in high school, kind of like how I have to fight my prejudice based on who she was and hung around in high school? Obviously 12 years being an adult makes someone a whole new person, and yet, human nature...

Obviously this can all be resolved by reaching out and being like "Hey, want to join me on a walk around the park?" or something basic like that idk, but I am clearly choosing to remain in hesitation  This ain't quite Lonely Hearts level yet.

I was kidding with you, of course, but if it was me, and you get another one like the "like" for the prog album, just respond "hey, you like that?  What about the album before/after that one?" or "hey, you like that?  Too bad with COVID, they were coming around this summer, it would have been a great show.  Do you like going to concerts?"   I would wait until something that is a little unique (stay away from generic like "I know, Friday, amirite!?" or "hey, you like puppies, too?") but just reach out.   Can't hurt.  And you never know.  When I was divorced, I went to a mini-reunion, after having not gone to any reunion since my fifth - and found out the girl whose locker was next to mine had a crush on me all through school and I was too stupid/scared/clueless to have picked up on it.

Yeah, you're right. It's a lifelong self image problem with myself (victim of perpetual bullying and ass kickings throughout elementary/middle school, and kind of an outcast in high school, which has had a lifelong impact on how I view myself and my value/worth compared to others), and I should just learn to take a page from my best buds' books and just reach out and try to be friendly. I just have that nagging thought they'd be like, "Oh fuck, not this guy" hahaha

[Bolsters]

Daylight Savings Time goes into effect here tonight.

[jingle.boy]

Daylight Savings Time goes into effect here tonight.

We got 4 more weeks here in North America

[ReaperKK]

I feel like I'm the minority that enjoy daylight savings, I love the night time

[chknptpie]

Daylight Savings Time goes into effect here tonight.

We got 4 more weeks here in North America

Speak for yourself sir! 

[jingle.boy]

Daylight Savings Time goes into effect here tonight.

We got 4 more weeks here in North America

Speak for yourself sir! 

I remember asking an old boss of mine what AZ didn’t participate in DST (it always sucked when our head office was 3 hours apart from us for 5 months out of the year), and his response was “who the hell wants another hour of daylight in the desert!!!”

[Cool Chris]

When we are going somewhere and my wife asks me if I got everything. Then after I say I do, proceeds to ask me if I got each individual thing that would fall under the heading of "everything" one at a time.

[pg1067]

Daylight Savings Time goes into effect here tonight.

We got 4 more weeks here in North America

Normally, I love the "fall back," and the "spring forward" sucks.  However, when my son was born (in May), "fall back" played havoc with the sleep schedule we were trying to establish for him.  The whole daylight savings thing is stupid and needs to be abolished.

[jingle.boy]

Daylight Savings Time goes into effect here tonight.

We got 4 more weeks here in North America

Normally, I love the "fall back," and the "spring forward" sucks.  However, when my son was born (in May), "fall back" played havoc with the sleep schedule we were trying to establish for him.  The whole daylight savings thing is stupid and needs to be abolished.

Indeed.

[King Postwhore]

When I was younger, fall back was amazing. an extra hour of sleep.  Now it doesn't matter. Damn old age.

[The Walrus]

I don't understand why people think DST is stupid

[Bolsters]

I don't understand why people think DST is stupid

I'm a longtime suffer of insomnia so for me it's essentially a bi-annual upset to my already problematic sleep schedule. That's my primary issue with it, but I also don't see what the benefit of it is supposed to be, either, so I consider it pointless regardless.

[cramx3]

I don't understand why people think DST is stupid

Because it throws people off and it leads to poor sleep and car accidents. It doesn't seem to serve the purpose it used to anymore.

[Phoenix87x]

When your Boss's secretary gets to make administrative and managerial decisions for the department because he's involved in an affair with her and he won't allow any criticism of her