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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (3 Viewers)

Mrs. Rannous said:
Might be?  It irritates the snot out of me.  What is the point of having Super Bowl ads if you show them weeks before?

Idiots.
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The whole SB experience has become less and less about the game and more about, well, the "experience." Bugs the crap out of me. I'm tired of hearing about the commercials, the food and the whole "groundbreaking" halftime rap spectacle. It's hard to remember there's actually a game in their somewhere.

 
DallasDMac said:
The whole SB experience has become less and less about the game and more about, well, the "experience." Bugs the crap out of me. I'm tired of hearing about the commercials, the food and the whole "groundbreaking" halftime rap spectacle. It's hard to remember there's actually a game in their somewhere.
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True, to me the previous 3 weeks of playoffs are far more watchable tv. Once we get to the Pro Bowl/Super Bowl weeks there is very little actual football.

 
DallasDMac said:
The whole SB experience has become less and less about the game and more about, well, the "experience." Bugs the crap out of me. I'm tired of hearing about the commercials, the food and the whole "groundbreaking" halftime rap spectacle. It's hard to remember there's actually a game in their somewhere.
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I get the food part, because any excuse to make/eat special snacks is gonna be popular, but is anyone even excited to see the commercials anymore?  I know people talk about it like it's a tradition and they're supposed to be interested in them, but I don't know if anyone is actually interested.

Besides most of them being unoriginal, boring, and/or stupid, I wonder how much is that people are out of the habit of watching any commercials at all, so being shown "special" commercials doesn't have the appeal it used to.  Or maybe I'm just speaking for myself and and most other people still love them.  :shrug:

 
jhib said:
Besides most of them being unoriginal, boring, and/or stupid, I wonder how much is that people are out of the habit of watching any commercials at all, so being shown "special" commercials doesn't have the appeal it used to.
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It's the only time I really watch them any more.  If Rya Reynolds isn't in it, I'm not sure I care.

 
One that bugs me to no end, and it’s so easy to fix: when a surface street has a lane closed with 2 lanes going one direction(a 4 lane street with a median where a center turn lane used to be, because the county wanted it, I guess), where it goes to that one lane, the cars should merge like the teeth of a zipper. Left, right, left, right, etc., but nope, nobody can follow a simple pattern because they have places to be! Makes me want to powerbomb some moron through the windshield of their car.

 
Kal El said:
One that bugs me to no end, and it’s so easy to fix: when a surface street has a lane closed with 2 lanes going one direction(a 4 lane street with a median where a center turn lane used to be, because the county wanted it, I guess), where it goes to that one lane, the cars should merge like the teeth of a zipper. Left, right, left, right, etc., but nope, nobody can follow a simple pattern because they have places to be! Makes me want to powerbomb some moron through the windshield of their car.
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tldr... people not zipper merging. agreed.

people recently mentioned walking into the elevator/subway/bus before people can exit it.

I'll add a similar urban thing- people walking down the middle of a sidewalk instead of staying to the right. we all know YOU are more important than anybody else, and we should all be diving out of your way so you can keep ambling down the sidewalk with your head glued to your phone... but maybe not.

for that matter- walking down the sidewalk with your head buried in your phone.

at crosswalks, people tend to blindly follow the person in front of them when they start to go- even if that person is jaywalking and not following the light. I can't tell you how many times I have to yell "look out!" to people with their heads in their phones blindly following a jaywalker directly into the path of oncoming traffic.

 
El Floppo said:
at crosswalks, people tend to blindly follow the person in front of them when they start to go- even if that person is jaywalking and not following the light. I can't tell you how many times I have to yell "look out!" to people with their heads in their phones blindly following a jaywalker directly into the path of oncoming traffic.
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I'd just run them over, but the paperwork is not worth it.

 
JohnnyU said:
Mine are people who use too many filler words in their communication.  Such as "like", "kind of like", "Actually/Basically/Seriously', "You know", "You see",  "I mean", "Hmm", "I guess", etc.  Not saying all of these phrases are never relevant, such as "kind of like" or "like", when used in the proper context, but too often they are used where they have no meaning.  If you listen to someone who uses these filler words all the time, in almost every sentence, it takes away from the point they are trying to make and gives the impression of insecure communication in some cases.

A good way to quit doing this is to pause where you would use a filler word.  It makes for a more stronger communication and it is more pleasant to the ear.  I know the use of filler words is not an indicator of intelligence, but you sound smarter if you limit their use.  This is especially important if you need to sound professional in your job.  Using too many filler words makes you sound unprofessional. 
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I suppose I hit a nerve.

 
People saying " I don't disagree"

*I know this belongs in the Phrases and Terms thread, but I was too lazy to find it.

 
El Floppo said:
I'll add a similar urban thing- people walking down the middle of a sidewalk instead of staying to the right. we all know YOU are more important than anybody else, and we should all be diving out of your way so you can keep ambling down the sidewalk with your head glued to your phone... but maybe not.
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If I am coming in the opposite direction and if they are the slightest bit on my side of the sidewalk, I don't budge. I just keep walking straight and if I bump them I give them a quick "oh sorry" and keep on keeping on

 
the moops said:
If I am coming in the opposite direction and if they are the slightest bit on my side of the sidewalk, I don't budge. I just keep walking straight and if I bump them I give them a quick "oh sorry" and keep on keeping on
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I like it. You'd fit in well in Minnesota with that passive-aggressiveness. Of course, you'd have to change "oh, sorry" to "ope."

 
the moops said:
If I am coming in the opposite direction and if they are the slightest bit on my side of the sidewalk, I don't budge. I just keep walking straight and if I bump them I give them a quick "oh sorry" and keep on keeping on
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keep walking straight, then lean ever so slightly into the bump

 
I can’t stand when I’m watching a sporting event and the announcers act like I may be witnessing the greatest thing that’s ever happened. I see it mostly in women’s sports. I’m already watching the game, I don’t need to be convinced to tune in.

Currently, the announcer talked about the tremendous coordination and concentration it took for the girl who hit a home run to catch the Jolly Rancher her coach threw her as she was rounding third base.

 
Why the F are all those people driving in blizzard conditions?  Do they not have access to a weather report or maybe a window?  I yell at the TV every time a bunch of fools are in a fifty car pile up because they are too stupid to not drive in white-out conditions.  Get off the road, ya mooks!

 
Mrs. Rannous said:
Why the F are all those people driving in blizzard conditions?  Do they not have access to a weather report or maybe a window?  I yell at the TV every time a bunch of fools are in a fifty car pile up because they are too stupid to not drive in white-out conditions.  Get off the road, ya mooks!
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because it often happens very suddenly and without warning

if you live where it snows, you're used to driving in the snow and you still have to get from place to place. 

we had a squall warning on Friday, so instead of taking the highway i took the city streets banking on slower and less traffic. was fine until about 10 minutes in when visibility went completely white and i couldn't see anything at all. out of nowhere. in a blink. 

only lasted for a few seconds before i could see reasonably again, but still gnarly and made the heart race a bit.

 
mr. furley said:
because it often happens very suddenly and without warning

if you live where it snows, you're used to driving in the snow and you still have to get from place to place. 

we had a squall warning on Friday, so instead of taking the highway i took the city streets banking on slower and less traffic. was fine until about 10 minutes in when visibility went completely white and i couldn't see anything at all. out of nowhere. in a blink. 

only lasted for a few seconds before i could see reasonably again, but still gnarly and made the heart race a bit.
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I grew up in Chicago, so i know that.  Fog is especially bad that way.  But these last storms were predicted ages in advance.  It wasn't sudden, and there was plenty of warning.

People are just idiots.

 
Another one. They are calling it the white girl shake where I’m at…the people who order these mocha latte frappe el grande chino type coffee drinks with ice in them and they constantly shake the dang cup. STOP IT!

 
steelerfan1 said:
Another one. They are calling it the white girl shake where I’m at…the people who order these mocha latte frappe el grande chino type coffee drinks with ice in them and they constantly shake the dang cup. STOP IT!
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Lol.... I order "white girl" drinks all the time.  Mine is just iced coffee with some milk.  Maybe a splash of flavor.   When I was coaching the girls on the team would always ask where's my white girl drink if I didn't show up with one :lol:

 
belljr said:
Lol.... I order "white girl" drinks all the time.  Mine is just iced coffee with some milk.  Maybe a splash of flavor.   When I was coaching the girls on the team would always ask where's my white girl drink if I didn't show up with one :lol:
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Well, it’s not the actual fu fu drink for me. It’s the constant rattling and swishing around of the ice in said fu fu drink that lets everyone know every 30 seconds that you have the drink. I will not judge you for actions above 🙂

 
Repeatedly parking in front of your neighbor’s house. Yay or nay?

Live in the suburbs, houses all have carports or garages. Same neighbor parks outrigger canoe on trailer + truck on street in front of his house and another neighbor.

 
Terminalxylem said:
Repeatedly parking in front of your neighbor’s house. Yay or nay?

Live in the suburbs, houses all have carports or garages. Same neighbor parks outrigger canoe on trailer + truck on street in front of his house and another neighbor.
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You know he paddles, right?  

He's a paddler!

 
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Apologies if this has been discussed before, but I’m curious to hear people’s thoughts. Which bugs you more:

1) The people who drive all the way up to the front of a long line of exiting traffic only to cut in at the last moment

OR

2) The person in front of you in that long line of exiting traffic who allows people to cut in at the last moment

 
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