Can we discuss pet peeves here? (3 Viewers)

[3C's]

Speaking of pet peeve, E bikes. Here I am working my tail off on my heavy hybrid (on/off road) bike and some old lady flies by me on an E bike without even breaking a sweat.

And it sounds like they're going the speed limit!

Those old people on E bikes don't hit the open road often*. This was when the "parkway" was closed to traffic for a bike event.

*Neither do I, only use the bike trails now. Also, I'm old.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

If I never hear "saucy nuggs" again, I can die happy. Does that sell anything to anyone?

"nuggs" in general... but adding saucy is extra cringy

ALL this kinda nonsense can get launched into the sun.

"Brekie sando"? No. Its a breakfast sandwich.

Winning a fantasy sports title is not a "chip." This isnt the WSOP. Nor is it a "'ship" (unless youre really saying youre in a bad anime fanfic league, then I suppose that would be accurate)

How lazy do you have to be to not be able to say the whole word? Ugh.

It's the Kardashian curse. Keep hearing a commercial where one of them talks about the "drams".

Guessing the nuggs and brekie are those stupid Wendy's commercials where they have old guys acting as employees laying out the cool speak.

A dram of whiskey?

And don’t you dare besmirch those Wendy’s dorks. They’re hysterical.

 

[3C's]

If I never hear "saucy nuggs" again, I can die happy. Does that sell anything to anyone?

"nuggs" in general... but adding saucy is extra cringy

ALL this kinda nonsense can get launched into the sun.

"Brekie sando"? No. Its a breakfast sandwich.

Winning a fantasy sports title is not a "chip." This isnt the WSOP. Nor is it a "'ship" (unless youre really saying youre in a bad anime fanfic league, then I suppose that would be accurate)

How lazy do you have to be to not be able to say the whole word? Ugh.

It's the Kardashian curse. Keep hearing a commercial where one of them talks about the "drams".

Guessing the nuggs and brekie are those stupid Wendy's commercials where they have old guys acting as employees laying out the cool speak.

A dram of whiskey?

And don’t you dare besmirch those Wendy’s dorks. They’re hysterical.

drams in place of drama, they're cool like that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialsIHate/comments/1262q37/the_annoying_cast_of_wendys_commercialsthey_get/

lol @ "dimestore Jamie from progressive"

I like the girl though.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

If I never hear "saucy nuggs" again, I can die happy. Does that sell anything to anyone?

"nuggs" in general... but adding saucy is extra cringy

ALL this kinda nonsense can get launched into the sun.

"Brekie sando"? No. Its a breakfast sandwich.

Winning a fantasy sports title is not a "chip." This isnt the WSOP. Nor is it a "'ship" (unless youre really saying youre in a bad anime fanfic league, then I suppose that would be accurate)

How lazy do you have to be to not be able to say the whole word? Ugh.

It's the Kardashian curse. Keep hearing a commercial where one of them talks about the "drams".

Guessing the nuggs and brekie are those stupid Wendy's commercials where they have old guys acting as employees laying out the cool speak.

A dram of whiskey?

And don’t you dare besmirch those Wendy’s dorks. They’re hysterical.

drams in place of drama, they're cool like that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialsIHate/comments/1262q37/the_annoying_cast_of_wendys_commercialsthey_get/

lol @ "dimestore Jamie from progressive"

I like the girl though.

I reckon there's a reddit for just about everything.

 

[General Malaise]

I love how if it was a car going 10 mph on a one lane road, most people would be up in arms, but if it’s a bike doing the same thing, suddenly they get to dictate the speed limits.

They're also a joy to get stuck behind in the very mountainous National Parks that don't have bike lanes and don't often have clear sightlines because of said mountains. I'm surprised more cyclists aren't hit and killed in places like Glacier or Lassen. I'm pro-bike but man, you're taking some serious risk insisting on biking these windy, hilly, scenic roads full of motorists in big cars or campers who are piloted by people who also want to enjoy the views.

 

[Scoresman]

If I never hear "saucy nuggs" again, I can die happy. Does that sell anything to anyone?

"nuggs" in general... but adding saucy is extra cringy

ALL this kinda nonsense can get launched into the sun.

"Brekie sando"? No. Its a breakfast sandwich.

Winning a fantasy sports title is not a "chip." This isnt the WSOP. Nor is it a "'ship" (unless youre really saying youre in a bad anime fanfic league, then I suppose that would be accurate)

How lazy do you have to be to not be able to say the whole word? Ugh.

It's the Kardashian curse. Keep hearing a commercial where one of them talks about the "drams".

Guessing the nuggs and brekie are those stupid Wendy's commercials where they have old guys acting as employees laying out the cool speak.

A dram of whiskey?

And don’t you dare besmirch those Wendy’s dorks. They’re hysterical.

drams in place of drama, they're cool like that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialsIHate/comments/1262q37/the_annoying_cast_of_wendys_commercialsthey_get/

lol @ "dimestore Jamie from progressive"

I like the girl though.

I reckon there's a reddit for just about everything.

There's even an FFA Reddit!

 

[Drunken knight]

Bikes: I find it very situational. mostly ok until we deal with the peloton where they do not ride in a single line.

i grew up near the presidio in San Francisco. The road to their house off of the GGB is fairly hilly. it is frequented by both cyclists and those little rental yellow carts. creates major delays.

also- GGP. it now has more pedestrian zones, but are shared road with bikes. Just please don't spread out, or get over to allow passing.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

If I never hear "saucy nuggs" again, I can die happy. Does that sell anything to anyone?

"nuggs" in general... but adding saucy is extra cringy

ALL this kinda nonsense can get launched into the sun.

"Brekie sando"? No. Its a breakfast sandwich.

Winning a fantasy sports title is not a "chip." This isnt the WSOP. Nor is it a "'ship" (unless youre really saying youre in a bad anime fanfic league, then I suppose that would be accurate)

How lazy do you have to be to not be able to say the whole word? Ugh.

It's the Kardashian curse. Keep hearing a commercial where one of them talks about the "drams".

Guessing the nuggs and brekie are those stupid Wendy's commercials where they have old guys acting as employees laying out the cool speak.

A dram of whiskey?

And don’t you dare besmirch those Wendy’s dorks. They’re hysterical.

drams in place of drama, they're cool like that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialsIHate/comments/1262q37/the_annoying_cast_of_wendys_commercialsthey_get/

lol @ "dimestore Jamie from progressive"

I like the girl though.

I reckon there's a reddit for just about everything.

Almost every search I make now ends with Reddit at the end

 

[Terminalxylem]

It’s illegal to ride on sidewalks in many cities. And fight.

Unfortunately not where i live.

E bikes that were on the sidewalk going against traffic keep getting hit at intersections by people making turns.

I’ve never looked at stats, but e-bikes have to be more dangerous than conventional cycles. Zero effort, so anyone can ride one, plus they move fast and silently. It’s a set up for an accident.

 

[Terminalxylem]

I love how if it was a car going 10 mph on a one lane road, most people would be up in arms, but if it’s a bike doing the same thing, suddenly they get to dictate the speed limits.

They're also a joy to get stuck behind in the very mountainous National Parks that don't have bike lanes and don't often have clear sightlines because of said mountains. I'm surprised more cyclists aren't hit and killed in places like Glacier or Lassen. I'm pro-bike but man, you're taking some serious risk insisting on biking these windy, hilly, scenic roads full of motorists in big cars or campers who are piloted by people who also want to enjoy the views.

Those roads are among the best cycling, sans motorists. I think Road to the Sun in Glacier is only open to bikes some parts of the year.

 

[General Malaise]

I love how if it was a car going 10 mph on a one lane road, most people would be up in arms, but if it’s a bike doing the same thing, suddenly they get to dictate the speed limits.

They're also a joy to get stuck behind in the very mountainous National Parks that don't have bike lanes and don't often have clear sightlines because of said mountains. I'm surprised more cyclists aren't hit and killed in places like Glacier or Lassen. I'm pro-bike but man, you're taking some serious risk insisting on biking these windy, hilly, scenic roads full of motorists in big cars or campers who are piloted by people who also want to enjoy the views.

Those roads are among the best cycling, sans motorists. I think Road to the Sun in Glacier is only open to bikes some parts of the year.

Oh, I agree they are great for cycling, but they aren't great for cyclists and automobiles to co-exist. They just aren't. So when you have a cyclist or a group of cyclists going up hill on a road just barely big enough for 2 cars, it's dangerous. And not all cyclists are in the kind of shape required to cycle through Glacier or Lassen or Sequoia. Moreover, not every motorist is in the best shape to be piloting a giant RV or towing a camper.


Yeah, I think if you treat the parks like Adult Swim where cyclists get a day all to themselves it would be perfect and safer.

 

[jhib]

Places that put "Bakery" in their name when they're just one of those now-standard sandwich and coffee shops with a colorful chalk menu. Having a few sad random baked goods that obviously weren't made there doesn't make you a bakery.

 

[Keerock]

Places that put "Bakery" in their name when they're just one of those now-standard sandwich and coffee shops with a colorful chalk menu. Having a few sad random baked goods that obviously weren't made there doesn't make you a bakery.

Gives them an exemption from the CA minimum wage increase...

 

[Keith R]

Bicycles have the same rights to the road as motorcycles. Give them space.

Then follow the same traffic laws!!!!!

It’s tough to know who behaves worse, motorists or cyclists.

When I biked, I didn’t run lights, ignore street signs, or ride on sidewalks. But I would take the lane, when the alternative was less safe.

I also was yelled/honked at on numerous occasions, spit on, and had stuff thrown at me. Not because I was breaking the law. Because people hate cyclists.

I was hit twice, once by a car taking an illegal right turn. The second was my fault though, as I was following too close.

Anyway, just about everyone can stand to improve their behavior on shared roads.

I was riding a city street once years ago and some dumbass in a truck yelled at me to ride on the sidewalk. To his dismay, the light ahead turned red and he almost got an *** kicking.

It’s illegal to ride on sidewalks in many cities. And fight.

Simultaneously? Like a bicycle joust?

 

[the moops]

Places that put "Bakery" in their name when they're just one of those now-standard sandwich and coffee shops with a colorful chalk menu. Having a few sad random baked goods that obviously weren't made there doesn't make you a bakery.

Gives them an exemption from the CA minimum wage increase...

Need to actually bake the bread on the premises. Regardless that is a dumb exemption

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Bicycles have the same rights to the road as motorcycles. Give them space.

Then follow the same traffic laws!!!!!

It’s tough to know who behaves worse, motorists or cyclists.

When I biked, I didn’t run lights, ignore street signs, or ride on sidewalks. But I would take the lane, when the alternative was less safe.

I also was yelled/honked at on numerous occasions, spit on, and had stuff thrown at me. Not because I was breaking the law. Because people hate cyclists.

I was hit twice, once by a car taking an illegal right turn. The second was my fault though, as I was following too close.

Anyway, just about everyone can stand to improve their behavior on shared roads.

I was riding a city street once years ago and some dumbass in a truck yelled at me to ride on the sidewalk. To his dismay, the light ahead turned red and he almost got an *** kicking.

It’s illegal to ride on sidewalks in many cities. And fight.

Simultaneously? Like a bicycle joust?

I'm thinking like the chariot race in Ben Hur.

 

[Keerock]

Places that put "Bakery" in their name when they're just one of those now-standard sandwich and coffee shops with a colorful chalk menu. Having a few sad random baked goods that obviously weren't made there doesn't make you a bakery.

Gives them an exemption from the CA minimum wage increase...

Need to actually bake the bread on the premises. Regardless that is a dumb exemption

Toaster oven in the break room count?

 

[arrow1]

Places that put "Bakery" in their name when they're just one of those now-standard sandwich and coffee shops with a colorful chalk menu. Having a few sad random baked goods that obviously weren't made there doesn't make you a bakery.

Gives them an exemption from the CA minimum wage increase...

Need to actually bake the bread on the premises. Regardless that is a dumb exemption

Toaster oven in the break room count?

Only if the toaster has a "bagel" setting

 

[belljr]

Places that put "Bakery" in their name when they're just one of those now-standard sandwich and coffee shops with a colorful chalk menu. Having a few sad random baked goods that obviously weren't made there doesn't make you a bakery.

Gives them an exemption from the CA minimum wage increase...

Need to actually bake the bread on the premises. Regardless that is a dumb exemption

Toaster oven in the break room count?

Only if the toaster has a "bagel" setting

:full circle:

 

[Scoresman]

Random one that I wonder if it bothers anyone else.

When you’re watching something on TV or on your phone and someone walks by and hears something said and they make a snide remark to you about it completely out of context.

For example, I’m watching an episode of Mad Men tonight. It’s a scene where a priest is singing a song about god. My wife walks in at that moment and says “What do you believe in god now?” Really? You gathered that from the 2 seconds you happened to catch what I was watching?

This is especially annoying when it’s a commercial as if I’m choosing what ads get served to me.

 

[Scoresman]

Can we cool it with adding ***OFFICIAL to the start of every new thread? It’s getting tough to tell them apart when they all start with that.

This my ***Official Pet Peeve of the Day***

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Can we cool it with adding ***OFFICIAL to the start of every new thread? It’s getting tough to tell them apart when they all start with that.

This my ***Official Pet Peeve of the Day***

This reminds me of a old Steven Wright joke. It's about those little orange balls people put on their car antennas to make it easier to find their car in a parking lot. "Those things are great, every car should have one."

 

[shuke]

Pet peeve is not following board tradition by using the proper formatting for ***OFFICIAL*** .

 

[arrow1]

People walking on a bike trail with ear buds and staring down at their phones oblivious to everything. I try to yell "on your left" when passing them but they can't hear anyway. Stick the phone somewhere and look around and enjoy being outside. Passed a couple "enjoying time together" both with their noses to their screens.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Office culture is just absurd since the pandemic. Literally hundreds of people in my organization that dont even have listed phone numbers.

They mark themselves as busy on teams pretty much all the time and they never answer or return emails.

Then they do whatever they can to restrict everybody else's access to things.

An employee can get away with this behavior for like 18 months now before ultimately getting canned. It is pathetic.

 

[General Malaise]

I5 from around Santa Clarita to Stockton is an absurd stretch of HWY due to the volume of truck traffic. It's two lanes most of the way through barren, ugly, remote land that has many changes in elevation causing slower moving trucks to move even slower. The problem, of course, is that these trucks engage in 'elephant racing' which means one 18-wheel behemoth will attempt to pass another going at a rate of 1/2 mile to 1 MPH faster than the truck he/she is attempting to pass. I'm guessing governor pedals come into play here, but regardless, it's infuriating.

But the BIG problem I have is the autos cruising in the left who just casually allow the trucks to merge over into the left in front of them and proceeding to cause a log jam of traffic behind them that just slows everything to a crawl. Invariably, impatient car drivers will tire of this crap, get into the right hand lane and try to pass as much of the traffic ahead of them (BUT NOT THE ****ING ******* TRUCK) and jam over into tight quarters causing more braking, more aggravation, and longer lines to pass if/when the offending truck driver finally moves over.

Can't the truckers all agree to cruise in the right at 65 and leave the left to motorists going 80+? Only two lanes, so not a lot of options on one of the busiest stretches of highway in the country. There's got to be more truck traffic going south to north on I5 than any other highway in the US. Maddening.

 

[Scoresman]

I5 from around Santa Clarita to Stockton is an absurd stretch of HWY due to the volume of truck traffic. It's two lanes most of the way through barren, ugly, remote land that has many changes in elevation causing slower moving trucks to move even slower. The problem, of course, is that these trucks engage in 'elephant racing' which means one 18-wheel behemoth will attempt to pass another going at a rate of 1/2 mile to 1 MPH faster than the truck he/she is attempting to pass. I'm guessing governor pedals come into play here, but regardless, it's infuriating.

But the BIG problem I have is the autos cruising in the left who just casually allow the trucks to merge over into the left in front of them and proceeding a log jam of traffic behind them that just slows everything to a crawl. Invariably, impatient car drivers will tire of this crap, get into the right hand lane and try to pass as much of the traffic ahead of them (BUT NOT THE ****ING ******* TRUCK) and jam over into tight quarters causing more braking, more aggravation, and longer lines to pass if/when the offending truck driver finally moves over.

Can't the truckers all agree to cruise in the right at 65 and leave the left to motorists going 80+? Only two lanes, so not a lot of options on one of the busiest stretches of highway in the country. There's got to be more truck traffic going south to north on I5 than any other highway in the US. Maddening.

I just drove the Portland-Sacramento stretch of I-5, and second this wholeheartedly.

 

[WVU Alum]

This is why I love all the 3 lane expansions going on around me.

 

[offdee]

212 pg thread. If we removed all driving pet peeves it would probably be 9 pages.

 

[SWC]

so i ride my bike a lot and we have some nice rails to trails projects here in sudsland those paths are open to everyone which is awesome in my mind and the only rule is stay to the right what gets me are people with dogs who stay to the right but let their dog and leash make a nice roadblock across the entire path and then when you get up to them they say he is a nice dog blah blah and i always says im sure he is but hey could you get him and your leash off of the entire path so i could like go around you and stuff i guess maybe they are just lonely and making a dog leash roadblock so that i have to stop and they get some swcer face time but im trying to get my sweat on here take that to the bank bromigos

 

[Pip's Invitation]

212 pg thread. If we removed all driving pet peeves it would probably be 9 pages.

To be fair, most people here seem to feel they should create a new thread every time they have a restaurant-related pet peeve.

 

[General Malaise]

Oh, and tomato trucks. Go faster! You're not carrying precious cargo or dangerous materials. Either drive I5 at night only or go the duck faster.

Sorry Offdee. You'll live.

 

[GreenNGold]

This is why I love all the 3 lane expansions going on around me.

Enjoy it while you can before all the slow drivers figure out they like the middle lane more than the right lane

 

[WVU Alum]

This is why I love all the 3 lane expansions going on around me.

Enjoy it while you can before all the slow drivers figure out they like the middle lane more than the right lane

They already do, but no trucks allowed in left lane.

 

[parasaurolophus]

This is why I love all the 3 lane expansions going on around me.

Enjoy it while you can before all the slow drivers figure out they like the middle lane more than the right lane

This is a phenomenon i have noticed here in AZ. Senior citizens dont like the merging traffic so they just camp out going speed limit in middle lane.

 

[General Malaise]

This is why I love all the 3 lane expansions going on around me.

Enjoy it while you can before all the slow drivers figure out they like the middle lane more than the right lane

This is a phenomenon i have noticed here in AZ. Senior citizens dont like the merging traffic so they just camp out going speed limit in middle lane.

I'm fine with that for sure. Two passing lanes open.

After almost 10 days in Scottsdale, I LOVE Arizona roads, highways, drivers and traffic patterns. Now - this was July and I wasn't trying to get to work or anything - but multiple airport runs from near the Scottsdale airport to Phoenix and not one drive back or forth took longer than 18-20 minutes. Awesome!

An airport drive from my house to PDX (roughly similar mileage) can take anywhere from 20 minutes to over an hour. Infuriating.

 

[the moops]

Senior citizens dont like the merging traffic so they just camp out going speed limit in middle lane.

Not ideal but better than them doing that in the passing lane. At least it's predictable

 

[Terminalxylem]

This is why I love all the 3 lane expansions going on around me.

Enjoy it while you can before all the slow drivers figure out they like the middle lane more than the right lane

This is a phenomenon i have noticed here in AZ. Senior citizens dont like the merging traffic so they just camp out going speed limit in middle lane.

I think that behavior is preferable to staying in the right lane continuously, complicating the ingress of merging traffic.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

This is why I love all the 3 lane expansions going on around me.

Enjoy it while you can before all the slow drivers figure out they like the middle lane more than the right lane

This is a phenomenon i have noticed here in AZ. Senior citizens dont like the merging traffic so they just camp out going speed limit in middle lane.

I think that’s how it’s supposed to work.

 

[brun]

I might be one of the few who is bugged by this.
Playing hold'em. Guy bets on the river, gets called. Then says "whatcha got?" Or only shows 1 card.
You got called. You're supposed to show your cards or muck 1st. The whole table is waiting while you try to play your stupid games.

 

[3C's]

Random one that I wonder if it bothers anyone else.

When you’re watching something on TV or on your phone and someone walks by and hears something said and they make a snide remark to you about it completely out of context.

For example, I’m watching an episode of Mad Men tonight. It’s a scene where a priest is singing a song about god. My wife walks in at that moment and says “What do you believe in god now?” Really? You gathered that from the 2 seconds you happened to catch what I was watching?

This is especially annoying when it’s a commercial as if I’m choosing what ads get served to me.

Definitely! The other day I was getting ready to watch Women's beach volleyball and my wife walks in and says "oh, you're into Women's beach volleyball now?"

 

[Grahamburn]

Clear Legos. Why, Lego, do we need clear Legos? Because, after my kid pours them all out on the rug and we triumphantly pick them all up and put them back in the Lego bucket there is ALWAYS a clear Lego that gets missed and I inevitably step on that damn thing. It never fails. There's like some kind of magnetic field that draws my feet to them.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I might be one of the few who is bugged by this.
Playing hold'em. Guy bets on the river, gets called. Then says "whatcha got?" Or only shows 1 card.
You got called. You're supposed to show your cards or muck 1st. The whole table is waiting while you try to play your stupid games.

Literally everyone hates this. People who do this stuff need to get taken into the back room like the good old days.

Edit: This must be a home game because I can't imagine any card room allowing this kind of bush league stuff.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Random one that I wonder if it bothers anyone else.

When you’re watching something on TV or on your phone and someone walks by and hears something said and they make a snide remark to you about it completely out of context.

For example, I’m watching an episode of Mad Men tonight. It’s a scene where a priest is singing a song about god. My wife walks in at that moment and says “What do you believe in god now?” Really? You gathered that from the 2 seconds you happened to catch what I was watching?

This is especially annoying when it’s a commercial as if I’m choosing what ads get served to me.

Definitely! The other day I was getting ready to watch Women's beach volleyball and my wife walks in and says "oh, you're into Women's beach volleyball now?"

"No, I just like watching the players."

That'll clear it up.

 

[arrow1]

Random one that I wonder if it bothers anyone else.

When you’re watching something on TV or on your phone and someone walks by and hears something said and they make a snide remark to you about it completely out of context.

For example, I’m watching an episode of Mad Men tonight. It’s a scene where a priest is singing a song about god. My wife walks in at that moment and says “What do you believe in god now?” Really? You gathered that from the 2 seconds you happened to catch what I was watching?

This is especially annoying when it’s a commercial as if I’m choosing what ads get served to me.

Definitely! The other day I was getting ready to watch Women's beach volleyball and my wife walks in and says "oh, you're into Women's beach volleyball now?"

"No, I just like watching the players."

That'll clear it up.

"I'm just watching beach volleyball for the articles."

 

[ChiefD]

Random one that I wonder if it bothers anyone else.

When you’re watching something on TV or on your phone and someone walks by and hears something said and they make a snide remark to you about it completely out of context.

For example, I’m watching an episode of Mad Men tonight. It’s a scene where a priest is singing a song about god. My wife walks in at that moment and says “What do you believe in god now?” Really? You gathered that from the 2 seconds you happened to catch what I was watching?

This is especially annoying when it’s a commercial as if I’m choosing what ads get served to me.

Definitely! The other day I was getting ready to watch Women's beach volleyball and my wife walks in and says "oh, you're into Women's beach volleyball now?"

I told my wife I wasn't gonna watch now since a lot of the players are wearing those long pants.

 

[brun]

I might be one of the few who is bugged by this.
Playing hold'em. Guy bets on the river, gets called. Then says "whatcha got?" Or only shows 1 card.
You got called. You're supposed to show your cards or muck 1st. The whole table is waiting while you try to play your stupid games.

Literally everyone hates this. People who do this stuff need to get taken into the back room like the good old days.

Edit: This must be a home game because I can't imagine any card room allowing this kind of bush league stuff.

I don't mind it so much in home games as many of us are still learning. I gave up trying to explain why, when someone shoves for an amount that is less than a legit raise, the next guy can't reraise on top of that.
My pet peeve was indeed talking about this happening at a real card room, especially when the perpetrator somehow gets offended when forced to comply. Last night the perp actually said to me, "so, you're one of those guys" when I waited for him to show his kicker.

 

[3C's]

Random one that I wonder if it bothers anyone else.

When you’re watching something on TV or on your phone and someone walks by and hears something said and they make a snide remark to you about it completely out of context.

For example, I’m watching an episode of Mad Men tonight. It’s a scene where a priest is singing a song about god. My wife walks in at that moment and says “What do you believe in god now?” Really? You gathered that from the 2 seconds you happened to catch what I was watching?

This is especially annoying when it’s a commercial as if I’m choosing what ads get served to me.

Definitely! The other day I was getting ready to watch Women's beach volleyball and my wife walks in and says "oh, you're into Women's beach volleyball now?"

"No, I just like watching the players."

That'll clear it up.

Oh I think she's clear on why I was watching.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

MOP Pet Peeve...it has to deal with coffee

-I only fill up my mugs about halfway with piping hot coffee, I do add a little cream/no sugar
I do this because coffee is super hot and it seems obvious you should not fill the mug all the way to the brim but that's what people tend to do.
We had a guest and my wife was raving about my coffee and I brewed up a pot in the morning and handed this woman a mug with coffee filled up about halfway to three quarters and she promptly went to my Moccamaster and filled that Son of a Biscuit up to the rim, infuriating and then of course she spills a few drops, why???

Because when you fill up a mug to the brim with hot coffee, it's an accident waiting to happen.
A cup of coffee BTW is just 4 oz according to my Moccamaster and I understand why, long time back you would never get a 16 0z cup of coffee, unheard of

People, stop filling up your ceramic mugs all the way to the top. You can always have a little more

 

[Gatorade]

MOP Pet Peeve...it has to deal with coffee

-I only fill up my mugs about halfway with piping hot coffee, I do add a little cream/no sugar
I do this because coffee is super hot and it seems obvious you should not fill the mug all the way to the brim but that's what people tend to do.
We had a guest and my wife was raving about my coffee and I brewed up a pot in the morning and handed this woman a mug with coffee filled up about halfway to three quarters and she promptly went to my Moccamaster and filled that Son of a Biscuit up to the rim, infuriating and then of course she spills a few drops, why???

Because when you fill up a mug to the brim with hot coffee, it's an accident waiting to happen.
A cup of coffee BTW is just 4 oz according to my Moccamaster and I understand why, long time back you would never get a 16 0z cup of coffee, unheard of

People, stop filling up your ceramic mugs all the way to the top. You can always have a little more

You need to leave a little room to top it off with Bailey's Irish cream