supermike80
Footballguy
Hate when youre behind someone at the casino. They cash their slip, then have to break EVERY $20 bill down too. Grrrr
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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (15 Viewers)
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parasaurolophus
Footballguy
B-Deep
Footballguy
none of us would know, every FBG is a whale who has some attractive casino waitress to cash their winnings out
lines are for common folk
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Chemical X
Footballguy
this is a get off my lawn rant, but downtown Raleigh has become very hipster doofus and micro breweries with bearded hippies are all the rage. boss is in town this week and we did a couple of happy hours for some beers, can I go somewhere where there aren't 98 beers on tap? I need a friggin menu to order a beer? 5oz, 10oz, 12 oz, 15oz., pilsner, ipa, stout, yadda yadda. just give me a beer. thx
Socrates11
Footballguy
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
So apparently I do live in the boonies and never knew it. I thought being in the 2nd highest average home price in the state and the city with the 3rd highest aggregate real estate value had me out of that demo, but I was clearly incorrect.
Obviously already updated you guys on the ATV course business, but I have two things to add that pretty much seal the deal.
So a black SUV with dark tinted windows pulls all the way up to the top of my driveway. I see it pull in and I am like wtf? So I go downstairs and open the garage door, head outside, and ask what they are doing. They have the trunk popped and they are taking firewood from my wood pile and putting it in their trunk. They nonchalantly say they are just taking some wood. I of course freak out and say the hell you are. They get pissed and tell me they just texted me and I said it was ok. I said you obviously are at the wrong house and I didnt text anybody.
"Are you sure??" Yep. They asked me that. I said yes, this is my house and I am sure I didnt text anybody to take any wood from my house. They tell me about a craigslist ad to come and take away wood, help yourselves, etc etc. I quickly realize my neighbor must have posted an ad to get the carnage removed from his yard. I tell them that they need to go next door.
"Are you sure? The GPS says we are in the right place." So now I am pissed. Am I sure? Of course I am sure idiot. It is my freaking house and your GPS isn't accurate to the inch. I point to all the piles of wood in my neighbor's yard and tell them my address and his address. They finally realize they are wrong, put the wood back and leave.
So evidence in favor of hicksville so far? 1. ATV course. 2. Wood pile battles.
The third one seals the deal.
WIld turkeys are walking through my yard. We are watching them out the back window. All of a sudden they take off running. Neighbors dog comes running after them. They head around the west side so we move windows and see the dog chasing them across the street. BAM. Car creams a turkey. Neighbor yells for his dog he goes back to their house. No more than 10 minutes later we see an SUV turn on its flashers and a guy gets out and takes a picture of the turkey. He drives away. Two minutes later we see a different SUV pull up coming the other way. He gets out of the car. Grabs the turkey by the legs and throws it in the back of his SUV. Drives away, all the while talking on his cell phone. Then we see the picture taker come back and park. He looks around a bit and then drives away. My guess is he wanted it too.
1. ATV course. 2. Wood pile battles. 3. Road kill carry out with high demand.
FML I live next to the clampetts.
Obviously already updated you guys on the ATV course business, but I have two things to add that pretty much seal the deal.
So a black SUV with dark tinted windows pulls all the way up to the top of my driveway. I see it pull in and I am like wtf? So I go downstairs and open the garage door, head outside, and ask what they are doing. They have the trunk popped and they are taking firewood from my wood pile and putting it in their trunk. They nonchalantly say they are just taking some wood. I of course freak out and say the hell you are. They get pissed and tell me they just texted me and I said it was ok. I said you obviously are at the wrong house and I didnt text anybody.
"Are you sure??" Yep. They asked me that. I said yes, this is my house and I am sure I didnt text anybody to take any wood from my house. They tell me about a craigslist ad to come and take away wood, help yourselves, etc etc. I quickly realize my neighbor must have posted an ad to get the carnage removed from his yard. I tell them that they need to go next door.
"Are you sure? The GPS says we are in the right place." So now I am pissed. Am I sure? Of course I am sure idiot. It is my freaking house and your GPS isn't accurate to the inch. I point to all the piles of wood in my neighbor's yard and tell them my address and his address. They finally realize they are wrong, put the wood back and leave.
So evidence in favor of hicksville so far? 1. ATV course. 2. Wood pile battles.
The third one seals the deal.
WIld turkeys are walking through my yard. We are watching them out the back window. All of a sudden they take off running. Neighbors dog comes running after them. They head around the west side so we move windows and see the dog chasing them across the street. BAM. Car creams a turkey. Neighbor yells for his dog he goes back to their house. No more than 10 minutes later we see an SUV turn on its flashers and a guy gets out and takes a picture of the turkey. He drives away. Two minutes later we see a different SUV pull up coming the other way. He gets out of the car. Grabs the turkey by the legs and throws it in the back of his SUV. Drives away, all the while talking on his cell phone. Then we see the picture taker come back and park. He looks around a bit and then drives away. My guess is he wanted it too.
1. ATV course. 2. Wood pile battles. 3. Road kill carry out with high demand.
FML I live next to the clampetts.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
you misspelled "Brooklyn"
(yeah, i know it's mostly the Bill and not the whole boro, but #### that - it sure as #### feels like it's everywhere)
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Cell phones at the gym. Sure, way to go you went to the gym for two hours!!! Too bad 90 minutes of it was on your phone sitting on various machines that people could be waiting for.
Osaurus
Footballguy
This seems pretty common these days. Why go to the gym? Just go to the mall or some other dumb place where you can walk into stuff or people while looking at your phone. 
arrow1
Footballguy
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Another gym topic...
What the heck is with people using equipment in the strangest ways?
One that seems to now be common at my gym is women using the assisted pull up machine as a leg machine. These idiots put one foot on the padded knee carriage that goes up and down and one foot on one of the 4 inch wide starting pegs and do one legged glute presses. This machine is 20 feet away from not one, but two of these.
WTF?
Just did a search for "using assisted pull up machine as a leg press" and there are tons instructional videos on youtube for women trying to make their booty grow.
What the heck is with people using equipment in the strangest ways?
One that seems to now be common at my gym is women using the assisted pull up machine as a leg machine. These idiots put one foot on the padded knee carriage that goes up and down and one foot on one of the 4 inch wide starting pegs and do one legged glute presses. This machine is 20 feet away from not one, but two of these.
WTF?
Just did a search for "using assisted pull up machine as a leg press" and there are tons instructional videos on youtube for women trying to make their booty grow.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
I think this proves you are in the wrong on this one. I will approve the women's intent here.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Pretty sure using the machine that way and putting 20 pounds of weight on it isnt going to help. Especially when you do one set every 6 minutes because you are posting about how you are ramping up the booty on facebook
Instagram idiocy. You don't get likes/followers/whatever posting about exercise routines that actually work. You get attention by doing stupid crap. Then all your followers/likes means you're an expert. So gullible idiots copy you. Rinse and repeat.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Just want to check back in here to see if this has been sorted.. I'd hate to have to deposit my checks and then leave without making a withdrawal too. But if those extra 15 seconds are going to ruin somebody's day...well...
Drunken knight
Footballguy
what compelled my post was a lady who took 10-15 min at the atm. seemed a bit much for simple, quick transactions.
edit: which i find rare
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parasaurolophus
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Amazing how long people can tie up a self serve 12 items or less line. 4 spots all filled, I'm next up on all of them. 15 minutes later I'm still waiting for one to open up.
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
That reminds me...Automation...lets see how many lower to middle class jobs we can eliminate....Lord knows that is not the largest base of employees...
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DallasDMac
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
We had to do this once. We had a bunch of hundreds, which are hard to use. We deposited $800- no problem. But we needed some twenties, so we asked for $100.
Of course, the machine gave us a c-note. We had to re-deposit it, and ask specifically for twenties. At least no one was waiting to use the machine. That branch has four or five ATM's going at all times.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Advertising movies by citing the second rate person or studio that directed/produced it.
The fact that Ava DuVernay directed Wrinkle In Time is immesurably inconsequential.
What the heck is a "Blumhouse"?
The fact that Ava DuVernay directed Wrinkle In Time is immesurably inconsequential.
What the heck is a "Blumhouse"?
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
But that's just it. The "certain circles" are going to know she directed it. Blumhouse people are going to know it's a Blumhouse picture.
It's not going to tip the scales for people that don't know or care.
For me, this started with "a movie directed by Antoine Fuqua". Look, I'm happy for ya that you directed Training Day, AF, but your movies suck. Saying it was directed by you is a red "stay away" beacon for me.
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parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Stainless water bottles that are too freaking tall for the dishwasher and tip over if you so much as fart in the same room as them.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Disagree here. There is no way that the average movie goer can name even half the directors of a list of ten movies in theaters right now.
Just looked at what is out right now at my local theater.
Rampage, A quiet place, I feel pretty, blockers, super troopers 2, Traffic, Truth or dare, Ready player 1, Acrimony, black panther.
Side note: They are also showing the cobra kai premiere and the karate kid as a special showtime at 7pm tonight. Too bad my son has a lacrosse game we would enjoy that.
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bryhamm
Footballguy
If that is the only car within miles, then you should be adjusting your speed to either be in front of the car, or behind the car.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
When driving behind someone who is about to turn left, as they merge into the center turn lane...
The person merging into the center lane just creeps along slowly getting over, and I am almost forced to stop while they are doing so. Makes me mental. Just get the #### over and then slow down.
The person merging into the center lane just creeps along slowly getting over, and I am almost forced to stop while they are doing so. Makes me mental. Just get the #### over and then slow down.
belljr
Footballguy
F that - That guy sees me merging onto the highway a good 1/4 mile away. So i either pull out in front of him at the end of the acceleration lane and he has to slow down - or i slow down until he passes.
ITS 3 freaking LANES wide going East bound
We're not talking 50foot acceleration lanes here. I'm almost up to full speed by the time I hit the end
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parasaurolophus
Footballguy
I guess I did. I thought you were saying something along the lines of "Putting the directors name in front of a movie isnt going to get anybody else to go see it"
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Except for those in "certain circles", who are the only ones who are going to care who directed the movie, and will know that information without it being used in the marketing information.
I'm petty. I know.
if it continues to be an issue to the point of being a pet peeve..... then maybe you should try what bryhamm suggested.....
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
belljr
Footballguy
I DO - I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN THE ACCELERATION LANE UNTIL THEY PASS.if it continues to be an issue to the point of being a pet peeve..... then maybe you should try what bryhamm suggested.....
Are you telling me you people ride the right lane and you see a car entering the highway ahead you just stay in the right lane?
You won't move over to the middle lane?!#?!?#@
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Do you think black people are more likely to go see Acrimony if they see Tyler Perry attached to it?
no...I get over.....but I guess you just really can't count on everybody to do that....at least it sounds that way cause it keeps happening to you....so take matters into your own hands and just assume they are not going to get over and make the adjustment yourself....it sounds like you have time to speed it up a little if you want too....
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bryhamm
Footballguy
that's why it is called a merging lane ... for you to adjust your speed to be able to blend in with traffic.
bryhamm
Footballguy
I usually do move over. BUT, it is the responsibility of the person who is entering to adjust their speed.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Okay, I get what you're saying but if anything that adds MORE peeve to my pet.
"Hey black people, come see this movie! Not necessarily because it is any good but because it was done by one of your own!"
:X
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
I think the counter argument would be if these movies didnt get supported by black people, they really don't get supported. Then they don't get made, and then there are even fewer opportunities for black people in entertainment. Now the counter argument to that would be maybe they would get supported more if they were made for a more universal audience. Then the counter argument there would be how can we make a universal movie when our societies are so segregated, shouldn't we try to mirror society rather than shape it? Then the counter ar..... Nevermind, I got nothing else. Thanks for listening.
belljr
Footballguy
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
It'll happen though where I am entering the freeway, there is plenty of room, but I'll see the guy in the right lane speed up and not allow me to merge in peacefully. #### that guy!
