George Costanza's "We're living in a society" nominations thread (1 Viewer)

[Dr_Zaius]

Had an unbelievable one a few weeks ago.  Major surface street, usually three lanes in each direction, down to two with a concrete barrier in between due to construction.  There is a gap in the barrier across from a diner, but at least 4 "no left turn" signs as there is no turning lane - you need to go to the next light.  Guy in front of me starts slowing down... wtf... comes to a complete stop in the lane, then puts his turn signal on!  Cars coming the other way as far as you can see because, as I said, this is a major road.  Boxed-in people in my lane making unsafe lane changes into 45mph traffic to try to get around Captain Numbnuts.  Guy seems to know he screwed up at this point as a couple times he inches a bit and I'm thinking maybe he's going to give up, but I guess he's in to deep.  After about 90 seconds he finally finds an opening, and I use my horn for maybe the 4th or 5th time in my driving career.  He's lucky he didn't cause an accident.  Also, this was during rush hour of course.  We're living in a society!

 

[belljr]

 When people realize oh #### I need to turn x instead of y, or I need to turn here instead of going straight.  And they block all traffic from all directions trying to fix their  right way, instead of just "going the wrong" way and turning around on side street/parking lot whatever.   I'm not talking major highways here where you screw up and you are ####ed, I'm talking suburbia, where you can drive 200 ####### feet and turn around somewhere

 

[wikkidpissah]

there's actually a TV sportstalk show out of Vegas that has a WE’RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY! segment. this pic was this morning's offering

 

[Captain Cranks]

there's actually a TV sportstalk show out of Vegas that has a WE’RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY! segment. this pic was this morning's offering

Not sure if I'd say something or work to get it caught in the tray hinges.  The latter would really turn lemons into lemonade for me.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Another one of my favorites is people who are in rush-hour traffic and realize they're about to miss their exit, so rather than taking the next one, they cut across five lanes and cause about seven accidents on the way to the exit. But, hey, at least they got to that Taco Bell a minute quicker. Never mind the sea of humanity they left in their wake.

 

[wikkidpissah]

Not sure if I'd say something or work to get it caught in the tray hinges.  The latter would really turn lemons into lemonade for me.

there was some discussion as to whether getting out the scissors in that scenario would be treated as assault. there are vids of folks gumming & spilling on similar offenders.

 

[BeTheMatch]

This one is going on live right now:

I'm sitting in my car in the airport cel phone lot. There are probably 100 spaces in the lot. About 90 of them are currently empty.

So of course some moron comes in and parks right next to me, so now we can stare at each other for the next 15 minutes.

WTF is wrong with people???

 

[dhockster]

This one is going on live right now:

I'm sitting in my car in the airport cel phone lot. There are probably 100 spaces in the lot. About 90 of them are currently empty.

So of course some moron comes in and parks right next to me, so now we can stare at each other for the next 15 minutes.

WTF is wrong with people???

That's why you keep a fake severed hand in your car. Just hold it up to the guy and smile. Odds are he'll move.

 

[Major]

Seinfeld fans will know that George shouted this line when he felt he was being wronged by a stranger in public.  This thread will serve to nominate people who have wronged us in public for the "We're living in a society" award.  Perhaps if we get enough good nominations we'll vote on a winner.

My nomination goes to "I'm gonna play music on my phone in the gym" guy.  I can't wrap my brain around how someone can be oblivious to how obnoxious and selfish this is.  Should we all just have competing songs blasting in the gym?  "WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!"    

On the bright side, you're likely getting to listen to his mixtape for free 

 

[Major]

My contribution is - the people who rush into an opening elevator before anyone inside has had a chance to exit.

Sure Floppo can chime in with the NYC subway situation which is very similar.  Huge pet peeve.

 

[Gally]

The worst is when you're at an airport or amusement park and a group of people decide to stand in the middle to discuss whatever (where they are going, what to eat, last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy, etc.). 

Is it really that difficult to just group together on the side? Why block the middle? Don't make me give you the Derrick Henry stiff arm.

What?  Can't they take their half out of the middle?  I mean they are still just taking up the same space...why is it any different.....hahahahahahhaah  (I hate that as well.....I also say something about them taking their half out of the middle when I walk by)

 

[Leroy Hoard]

This one is going on live right now:

I'm sitting in my car in the airport cel phone lot. There are probably 100 spaces in the lot. About 90 of them are currently empty.

So of course some moron comes in and parks right next to me, so now we can stare at each other for the next 15 minutes.

WTF is wrong with people???

This happens to me all the time. I'll park 15 spaces from the nearest car and when I get back there is some nimrod parked right next to me, like he doesn't want my car to get lonely.

 

[greenmountaingoat]

My wife and I got in a pretty big fight over this. We were inline for something, she starts talking on her phone (not speaker), I told her go take your call over there....she's gets mad, storms off, comes back mad, I told her everyone in line didn't want to hear your conversation, including me. That was a long night.

My wife does not live in a society

Kind of a side note to the thread, word to the wise:

When your significant other is deserving of a mention in the "We're living in a society!" thread, for the love of god, just hold it in and pretend it's not happening. Save your righteous take for the interwebs and preserve world peace in your family. If you're going to deal with it in the moment (or at all, ever ) find the creativity to cleverly and lovingly manipulate them to relieving your anxiety over the situation.

Signed,

guy wishing I knew how to follow my own advice.

 

[belljr]

This one is going on live right now:

I'm sitting in my car in the airport cel phone lot. There are probably 100 spaces in the lot. About 90 of them are currently empty.

So of course some moron comes in and parks right next to me, so now we can stare at each other for the next 15 minutes.

WTF is wrong with people???

Should have used 2 spots.....

 

[The Noid]

This one is going on live right now:

I'm sitting in my car in the airport cel phone lot. There are probably 100 spaces in the lot. About 90 of them are currently empty.

So of course some moron comes in and parks right next to me, so now we can stare at each other for the next 15 minutes.

WTF is wrong with people???

Very similar to the urinal/stall restroom situations where there's 3 (or more) and you're using the left-most or right-most one with the rest free and someone decides to sidle up right next to you. 

 

[greenmountaingoat]

We certainly have our share of obnoxiously loud vehicles that drive by. The fella who's car backfires 9 times while he's coasting down the little hill here is a real charmer.

Yes, we're all enjoying our relaxing evening here. That's nice.

"We're living in a society!"

The last minute wrong lane merger. Yes, your time really is more valuable than all the rest of us! Since moving away from the Hartford CT area 23 years ago, this is thankfully much less of an issue for me in my life, thank goodness.

Rolling coal. Yes, screw this earth thing, who needs it! I'm not just stupid, I'm aggressively stupid!

Back in 99, I lived in Brookline Village. The D line trains at the platform would only have one door open at the front of the train and a single person width aisle for everyone to travel down, more similar to a bus. So there's 25 people trying to get in one doorway. Inconsiderate dude goes three steps in and grabs the pole and stops in the aisle. He's right where he wants to be, he's gone far enough and doesn't want to grab a seat. Now the rest of us need to squeeze by, one by one to make our way to the back of the train. I bumped people like this a few times, kinda on purpose. 

Also subway, not offering seat to any pregnant lady. BOOOO! . 

 

[Mookie Gizzy]

This one is going on live right now:

I'm sitting in my car in the airport cel phone lot. There are probably 100 spaces in the lot. About 90 of them are currently empty.

So of course some moron comes in and parks right next to me, so now we can stare at each other for the next 15 minutes.

WTF is wrong with people???

I find it fascinating to see where people park in parking lots. The guy who’ll drive around for 5 minutes looking for the nearest spot. The guy who parks behind you when he can park 2 spaces away and be facing out instead of having to back out. 

 

[Gally]

Very similar to the urinal/stall restroom situations where there's 3 (or more) and you're using the left-most or right-most one with the rest free and someone decides to sidle up right next to you. 

Just give them some tic-tacs that way you can hear them coming and they can't sneak up on you.  

 

[Manster]

People who are merging onto the highway not paying attention to what other vehicles may, or may not be in the lane they're merging into.....as if the expectation is that everyone just needs to yield for you and your stupid Audi!   WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!!

 

[Dezbelief]

I find it fascinating to see where people park in parking lots. The guy who’ll drive around for 5 minutes looking for the nearest spot. The guy who parks behind you when he can park 2 spaces away and be facing out instead of having to back out. 

I have a relative who hates door dings and parks in left field. She does this in her second vehicle too. It's a 25 yo Ford Ranger that's had a tree fall on it and almost of the clear coat has worn off.

 

[Grahamburn]

People who complain about other drivers like it's ever going to change anything. 

 

[BeTheMatch]

People who complain about other drivers like it's ever going to change anything. 

You just made the list, pal.

 

[Alonzo Mosely]

Hey, buddy, yeah, you, the guy who spent extra money to make your exhaust super-loud, yeah, you, the one with the small penis, WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY!!!!

Don't know wha you're talking about, my exhaust is completely normal.

 

[General Malaise]

Hey, buddy, yeah, you, the guy who spent extra money to make your exhaust super-loud, yeah, you, the one with the small penis, WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY!!!!

A-freaking-men.   If somebody ran on presidential platform to outlaw these stupid loud vehicles I'd vote for them regardless of their other positions.  Get rid of these ridiculous noise machines.  

 

[General Malaise]

Speaking of shopping carts, I'll give an honorable mention to "I'll just leave my cart in the center of the aisle so no one can get around me" lady.  

People need to wake tf up and consider there are others around them.  WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!

This is obnoxious.  Agreed.  I'm also quite puzzled by entire families that shop together at the grocer.  Not once in my life did I think "Hey, I gotta run to the store, let's ALL go together!".  That's a one-man, one-woman job.  Get your stuff and go.  

 

[Skipdog77]

People who, during a pandemic, refuse to get a vaccine for a proven deadly virus because it will infringe upon "their freedoms".  

Society, yo. 

 

[Dezbelief]

This is obnoxious.  Agreed.  I'm also quite puzzled by entire families that shop together at the grocer.  Not once in my life did I think "Hey, I gotta run to the store, let's ALL go together!".  That's a one-man, one-woman job.  Get your stuff and go.  

When the kids were little, that was the closest thing to a date the wife and I would get some weeks.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

 I'm also quite puzzled by entire families that shop together at the grocer.  Not once in my life did I think "Hey, I gotta run to the store, let's ALL go together!".  That's a one-man, one-woman job.  Get your stuff and go.  

Sometimes there will be more family members than items in their cart. It takes a full family meeting to decide what kind of pop tarts to buy this week.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

This is the time of year when the office parties begin. Some people have zero concept of food touching decorum. You should always and only use tongs/forks/ladles, and if any piece of food touches your fingers and certainly your mouth---then it goes on your plate and not back into the container. 

George Costanza violated his own mantra in "The Implant". That's the Teri Hatcher "they're real and they're spectacular" episode.

It's also the one where George double dipped the chip. Horrible, egregious behavior.

I'm with Timmy: when you take a chip, take one dip AND END IT. 

 

[Captain Cranks]

This is the time of year when the office parties begin. Some people have zero concept of food touching decorum. You should always and only use tongs/forks/ladles, and if any piece of food touches your fingers and certainly your mouth---then it goes on your plate and not back into the container. 

George Costanza violated his own mantra in "The Implant". That's the Teri Hatcher "they're real and they're spectacular" episode.

It's also the one where George double dipped the chip. Horrible, egregious behavior.

I'm with Timmy: when you take a chip, take one dip AND END IT. 

I always violate this when it comes to muffins and bagels at the hotel breakfast buffet.  I'm steady enough not to miss my intended target. 

 

[ThaPenguin]

This is the time of year when the office parties begin. Some people have zero concept of food touching decorum. You should always and only use tongs/forks/ladles, and if any piece of food touches your fingers and certainly your mouth---then it goes on your plate and not back into the container. 

George Costanza violated his own mantra in "The Implant". That's the Teri Hatcher "they're real and they're spectacular" episode.

It's also the one where George double dipped the chip. Horrible, egregious behavior.

I'm with Timmy: when you take a chip, take one dip AND END IT. 

As a follow up, the utensil needs to be appropriate for the food item.

Slotted spoon for baked beans and tiny tongs for hot dog buns? GFY.

 

[Sweet J]

Love this thread.

 

[Anarchy99]

I have several nominees from the past few days . . .

- Driver in the left turn only lane diving across 3 lanes of traffic into a right turn only lane and then giving me the finger when I didn't immediately see him / expect it (I was going right with a green arrow). I believe someone mentioned this one already.

- A woman blabbing away on her cell phone the entire time she was grocery shopping and running into me with her cart FOUR TIMES.

- Going out to eat these days, things have been pretty good despite limited staffing. Seated, ordered, and served right away. But getting someone to bring you a check and cash you out. Not happening. We typically have had to ask for the check 3-4 times over 20+ minutes and have contemplated walking out when no one ever brings the bill.

- My wife going nuts with online Xmas shopping to the point that I came home and Amazon, UPS, Fedex, and USPS vehicles were all parked outside my house at the same time. Couldn't even get into the house with all the packages piled up on our front steps. That's only the half of it. She doesn't even open them and throws them all into a spare room. So we have a room full of "stuff."

"WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!"

 

[SWC]

I have several nominees from the past few days . . .

- Driver in the left turn only lane diving across 3 lanes of traffic into a right turn only lane and then giving me the finger when I didn't immediately see him / expect it (I was going right with a green arrow). I believe someone mentioned this one already.

- A woman blabbing away on her cell phone the entire time she was grocery shopping and running into me with her cart FOUR TIMES.

- Going out to eat these days, things have been pretty good despite limited staffing. Seated, ordered, and served right away. But getting someone to bring you a check and cash you out. Not happening. We typically have had to ask for the check 3-4 times over 20+ minutes and have contemplated walking out when no one ever brings the bill.

- My wife going nuts with online Xmas shopping to the point that I came home and Amazon, UPS, Fedex, and USPS vehicles were all parked outside my house at the same time. Couldn't even get into the house with all the packages piled up on our front steps. That's only the half of it. She doesn't even open them and throws them all into a spare room. So we have a room full of "stuff."

"WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!"

look at mr i have a car and a wife and money for food and presents that we never even open humble brag must be nice sittin up there on your wicker furniture atop that ivory tower well the rest of us are too busy to bring your check take that to the bank brohans 

 

[Captain Cranks]

- My wife going nuts with online Xmas shopping to the point that I came home and Amazon, UPS, Fedex, and USPS vehicles were all parked outside my house at the same time. Couldn't even get into the house with all the packages piled up on our front steps. That's only the half of it. She doesn't even open them and throws them all into a spare room. So we have a room full of "stuff."

"WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!"

Sounds like "YOU'RE LIVING IN A WAREHOUSE"

 

[nirad3]

Seinfeld fans will know that George shouted this line when he felt he was being wronged by a stranger in public.  This thread will serve to nominate people who have wronged us in public for the "We're living in a society" award.  Perhaps if we get enough good nominations we'll vote on a winner.

My nomination goes to "I'm gonna play music on my phone in the gym" guy.  I can't wrap my brain around how someone can be oblivious to how obnoxious and selfish this is.  Should we all just have competing songs blasting in the gym?  "WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!"    

Since I haven't been to the gym in 2 years I haven't experienced this yet.  But along the same lines, clowns that watch videos without headphones on their cell phones at restaurants or on planes or whatever.  Really?

WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!!!

 

[Zegras11]

Have not read the thread, so sorry if honda.

People that stop right in their path and start talking to a few friends or are on their cell phone, when they exit:
1) An escalator
2) An elevator
3) exiting through a door.
4) getting off a plane.  (both right after stepping off plane and also after you get right into the terminal)

Why are these people OBLIVIOUS to the fact that usually numerous people are right behind them and need to keep moving?

 

[belljr]

SLow left laners that speed up when you move over to pass on the right....

WTF people

 

[Gally]

This is the time of year when the office parties begin. Some people have zero concept of food touching decorum. You should always and only use tongs/forks/ladles, and if any piece of food touches your fingers and certainly your mouth---then it goes on your plate and not back into the container. 

George Costanza violated his own mantra in "The Implant". That's the Teri Hatcher "they're real and they're spectacular" episode.

It's also the one where George double dipped the chip. Horrible, egregious behavior.

I'm with Timmy: when you take a chip, take one dip AND END IT. 

Mythbusters did a test on double dipping to see if it indeed created more bacteria/germs than the dip just sitting out over the course of time.  It turns out double dipping didn't change any of the bacteria/germs/etc.  Turns out bacteria/germs just floating through the air and landing on the dip did the same damage as a double dip.  One of the tests they did was taking a mouthful of dip and spitting it back into the bowl.  Still didn't change the bacteria/germ growth (although that is going a bit overboard).  

 

[Grahamburn]

People who complain about other drivers like it's ever going to change anything. 

SLow left laners that speed up when you move over to pass on the right....

WTF people

 

[Captain Cranks]

People who have a weird hangup about others complaining about driving annoyances.

We're living in a society!!!

 

[Sweet J]

Mythbusters did a test on double dipping to see if it indeed created more bacteria/germs than the dip just sitting out over the course of time.  It turns out double dipping didn't change any of the bacteria/germs/etc.  Turns out bacteria/germs just floating through the air and landing on the dip did the same damage as a double dip.  One of the tests they did was taking a mouthful of dip and spitting it back into the bowl.  Still didn't change the bacteria/germ growth (although that is going a bit overboard).  

All this might be the case. But we're living in a society, Gally. WE ARE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!

Walking down the street balls-out may not add any more germs to the air, but we don't do it. Because

Spoiler

 we are living in a society

 

[Ilov80s]

We are having a major issue at the upper middle class high school I work at with vandalism. It's almost all taking place in the bathroom. Stealing soap dispensers, taking all the TP and putting it in the toilet, feces on the floor and someone even broke the toilet- like physically broke a third of it off. WTF people. 

 

[the moops]

We are having a major issue at the upper middle class high school I work at with vandalism. It's almost all taking place in the bathroom. Stealing soap dispensers, taking all the TP and putting it in the toilet, feces on the floor and someone even broke the toilet- like physically broke a third of it off. WTF people. 

Somewhat unrelated, when I was a teacher years ago in Boston, we had a bunch of vandalism in our bathrooms as well. One time some kid wrote that he was going to blow the school up on a certain date. Unfortunately for him, he wrote his 7's in a way that only a few other kids in the school wrote their 7's. He wrote it with the line horizontally across the diagonal - which was way uncommon for teenagers to do. Principal had us go through any math assignments we had given and look for someone who wrote 7's that way. There were only like 3 kids and we all knew right away which kid it was of those three. Busted. We were like a mini CSI crew

 

[Sweet J]

We are having a major issue at the upper middle class high school I work at with vandalism. It's almost all taking place in the bathroom. Stealing soap dispensers, taking all the TP and putting it in the toilet, feces on the floor and someone even broke the toilet- like physically broke a third of it off. WTF people. 

It's because teenagers are effing animals. 

 

[ChiefD]

We are having a major issue at the upper middle class high school I work at with vandalism. It's almost all taking place in the bathroom. Stealing soap dispensers, taking all the TP and putting it in the toilet, feces on the floor and someone even broke the toilet- like physically broke a third of it off. WTF people. 

It's a Tik-Tok challenge.

Happening at our kids schools also. 

 

[belljr]

It's a Tik-Tok challenge.

Happening at our kids schools also. 

Yeah we got a long email from an advisor stating my daughter is in her group to be overseen about this "challenge" and how the school will have zero tolerance

 

[Ilov80s]

It's because teenagers are effing animals. 

Oh I know 

It's a Tik-Tok challenge.

Happening at our kids schools also. 

Oh I know

 

[Gally]

All this might be the case. But we're living in a society, Gally. WE ARE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!

Walking down the street balls-out may not add any more germs to the air, but we don't do it. Because

Spoiler

 we are living in a society

I gave no indictments either way.  I was just stating facts.

 

[caustic]

Back when I was a produce clerk at the grocery store, we kept our bagged salads in a cooler like this. When people would shop for salads, they'd root through the case to find the bag with the latest possible expiration date -- whatever, that's fine. Unfortunately, instead of simply reaching to the back and grabbing the bag they wanted, some people would remove the older salads from the shelf, take the one they wanted, and leave all the others at the bottom of the cooler. This was not an uncommon type of customer -- a lot of time each day was spent cleaning up after these people. WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY!!