what little things annoy you?

[phoenix_fire]

Quote by: GHook93 (1) Guys that drive 60-70 in the left lane on the highway (2) Littering, especially when its in our waterways and at the side of the road (3) Aggressive dog owners, who say he is really sweet to my family, but he doesn't like anyone else (4) Dog owners (Note I am a dog owner myself and love dogs) who don't pick up their dog's dropping (4) Cards, Packers, Vikings, Mets and Yankee fans (5) Feminism (6) News coverage of bad girls like Britney Spears, Winehouse or Hilton (7) Women with armpit hair (8) Islomfacists (9) Apologist for Islamic terror (10) 9/11 Truther (11) Self-hating Americans - Yes you annoy me more than anyone! (12) Ultra-liberal (13) The IRS (14) Christians fundamentalist that do not believe the dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the Earth is only 2,000 years old and that evolution is a myth (15) Holocaust denier - I hope you all end up in hell! (16) Anti-semites (17) Anti-semites who try to use a PC mask and call them anti-zionist (18) Nazi, KKK, skin-heads and other white supremacist groups (19) Nation of Islam - They are just as racist and ignorant as the KKK and skin-head (20) Louis Farakan (21) Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson- god damn hyprocrits (22) Anyone who tries to belittle MLK Jr and deny that he truthly belongs on the very short list of best Americans in US history. Really anyone who doesn't admire the man. (23) Nutty conspiracy theorist (24) Bleacher bums that yell at children to toss a ball back (25) School shooters! (26) Child Molesters - Death is not enough; middle-ages torture is my answer (26) People who speed, and who try to force others to drive faster than they feel safe going, when there is ice and snow on the ground. (27) Streets with too many pot-holes (28) Illegal immigrants (29) Dealing with your health insurance company (30) People who support, or just apologize for, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda or the Muslim Brotherhood (31) Communists (32) Socialist (33) Iranian President Alamnutjob (34) Over taxation and over regulation (35) US's Dependency on foreign oil (36) Hugo Chavez (37) Hezbollah leader 0 Nassarallah (sp?) (38) NK leader Little Kim (39) Syrian Leader Assad (40) People who condemn every act that Israel takes in response to terror, but ignore or apologize for terrorist acts inflicted on Israel by Palestinian, Syrian, Iranian or Lebanese terrorism (41) People who all have to "blame the white man for keeping me down!" That is not that reality in this day and age (42) Sharia Law (43) OBL (44) The war on drugs (45) My Wife (come on anyone who is married can agree with me on this one) (46) My Boss, who takes all the credit for the large sales I make. Basta#d

I agree with most of those. But come on...your wife? That's just harsh.

[shawmutt]

Quote by: phoenix_fire Only if you drive it like a moron. You know, using the line, parts of others' lanes, the shoulder, etc. like they're another lane. Kicking off from people's cars. Harassing drivers. Cutting people off. Stuff like that. The reason why motorcyclists who drive like this bother me is because it's very reckless and I'd never forgive myself if I hit one...even if it was entirely not my fault.

1. You don't "drive" a bike you ride a bike

2. That certainly doesn't cover "most". Bikers like that (we call them squids, or organ donors) are derided by the majority of bikers out there. The antics of a few provide an availability heuristic and make the majority look bad.

Speaking of which, it's supposed to be a balmy 40F out today, perfect riding weather! I gotta go and get my work done!

[phoenix_fire]

103. Flcl

[HelioPrime]

1) People who think a civic is a sports car.
2) People who put fins on their car
3) People who spend 35,000 on a car thats slower than a stock Si *cough* MUGEN *cough*
4) People who put chrome rims on a light colored car.
5) White people who refer to eachother as "yo" and "bro" and "naga"
6) People who wear black to be different.

[H.E.M.]

To jump onto this whole driving bandwagon:

I cannot stand it when (on Interstate 5) impatient drivers use the right-hand shoulder to pass other vehicles.

Recently, when ascending a snowy pass, I and several other cars were stuck behind a couple of trucks, one attempting to pass the other. However, because of said conditions, I decided to let out a big sigh and be patient.

Out of nowhere, a late-model VW Passat comes up behind me (we are in the left lane) and, seeing the road block, switches to the right lane and sees if he can gain there. No luck. Then the driver proceeds to use the right shoulder to pass the semis that are slowing up traffic. All I see is snow spraying everywhere because the shoulder has a good amount of snow on it.

[Nono]

Quote by: H I cannot stand it when (on Interstate 5) impatient drivers use the right-hand shoulder to pass other vehicles.

Possibly because it's effin' dangerous.

[H.E.M.]

Quote by: Nono Possibly because it's effin' dangerous.

Good point. And illegal. However, this incident was NOT the first I've seen.

Another peeve is when I am driving and pedestrians take their sweet time to mosey through the crosswalk (particularly at stores or on campus.)

Then, I was the pedestrian yesterday, and another girl and I were trying to cross this busy three-lane, one-way street on the left side of an intersection. There is no light and no one usually stops for pedestrians, because even if one person does (and did in this case) the people in the other two lanes don't! Finally we saw our break when we thought this truck to our left was crossing straight through the intersection. However, the truck was actually turning left into the farthest lane over (illegal, at least in Oregon), and almost hit us because we were rushing to cross the street and were in that third lane by then. The reason this happened was that the elderly folks driving the huge Dodge Ram were not utilizing their left turn signal. This, mind you, is NOT the first time I have almost been hit by someone elderly-looking in the college town in which I reside.

[Tycoon]

52. People who think they own the world.

This guy at the movie theater started yelling at the woman behind the food counter to hurry up because he was late for his move. That's his problem is it? The world doesn't cater to him.

[Morality Games]

To Tycoon:

Not liking anime?! Uncultured barbarianism!

Just kidding. Good art is very much a subjective taste, although my experience tells me you are missing out on a great taste.

Another thing which annoys me is when people give me a project they want accomplished right away, from the moment they hand it off to me. I usually like 2-3 days warning in advance (at the least), so I can set my affairs in order.

That's his problem is it? The world doesn't cater to him.

They are technically obligated to provide him with good service. He purchased that when he bought the ticket to the movie.

[Tycoon]

Just kidding. Good art is very much a subjective taste, although my experience tells me you are missing out on a great taste.

Anime isn't good art, it's childish cartoon fantasies.

They are technically obligated to provide him with good service. He purchased that when he bought the ticket to the movie.

He was going to the same movie as me, and the movie was already supposed to have started ten minutes ago when he arrived. It was his fault.

53: Motorcycle riders. A motorcycle is a method of transportation, not a way of life.

[phoenix_fire]

Tyke, what's my #6? People who say things like that are almost always uninformed on the topic. You see, Japan, although it produces some live-action movies and tv shows, simply lacks the Americanesque live-action juggernaut Hollywood/New York equivalents. So most of the stuff that would have been made into live action over here (and probably done poorly) becomes awesome anime in Japan. Much of anime has very sophisticated and intelligent themes. In fact, I would put the writing and design up against practically any American. It definitely isn't kids' stuff. And since it's animation, it isn't subject to a lot of the political crap and trend pandering that much of American cinema is. It's far more creative.

[Tycoon]

All I know is that anime fans base their entire lives around their crummy soft-core porn. Besides, anime is just a bunch of guys with big swords and a bunch of mopey girls that all look the same.

You're basing your life around a bunch of cartoons fantasies. Sure I watch movies but I don't obsess over them and quote them like you do your anime.

Seriously, you need to grow up.



And if you didn't see it on the other thread, here's Maryjane's youtube link.
YouTube - Foamy- Anime

[shawmutt]

Oh oh! I finally got one for real!

Movies that are converted to fit my TV.

They annoy the living hell out of me. Before DVDs and wide screen TVs were the norm, and before the internet, do you have any idea how hard it was to find a widescreen VHS tape? And it's not just the fact that some things have to be cut off, sometimes instead of cutting the screen the shot is panned from one edge of the screen to the other, and it always looks completely out of place and different than the original camera work.

Grrr! This comes up because I got my wife a movie for Fake Love Day...I mean Valentine's Day...and it was fullscreen! I had to take it back today and exchange it.

[phoenix_fire]

Quote by: Tycoon All I know is that anime fans base their entire lives around their crummy soft-core porn. Besides, anime is just a bunch of guys with big swords and a bunch of mopey girls that all look the same. You're basing your life around a bunch of cartoons fantasies. Sure I watch movies but I don't obsess over them and quote them like you do your anime. Seriously, you need to grow up. And if you didn't see it on the other thread, here's Maryjane's youtube link. YouTube - Foamy- Anime

Ummm...like I said...you really don't seem to have looked into it. Look. I used to feel the same way WHEN I WAS VERY IMMATURE AND MADE RASH AND UNINFORMED JUDGMENTS ABOUT THINGS. It's something you really have to give a good try to get. I don't mind if you don't like it. But at least give something a hearing before unequivocally trashing it. The things that you are talking about represent only a small part of anime. It would be like me saying that all American cinema is about people being slowly and painfully tortured to death in the most grotesque ways devised by man. That is how obviously incorrect what you're saying sounds to me.

[phoenix_fire]

Quote by: shawmutt Oh oh! I finally got one for real! Movies that are converted to fit my TV. They annoy the living hell out of me. Before DVDs and wide screen TVs were the norm, and before the internet, do you have any idea how hard it was to find a widescreen VHS tape? And it's not just the fact that some things have to be cut off, sometimes instead of cutting the screen the shot is panned from one edge of the screen to the other, and it always looks completely out of place and different than the original camera work. Grrr! This comes up because I got my wife a movie for Fake Love Day...I mean Valentine's Day...and it was fullscreen! I had to take it back today and exchange it.

I agree, although if someone gives me a full screen movie, I just keep it and deal. But I do prefer widescreen. I don't like the idea that full screen totally screws with the picture that the artist was setting up in the shot. And I hate those awkward shots where you see part of someone's face or half of the back of their head and shoulder. It's annoying.

[Morality Games]

Anime isn't good art, it's childish cartoon fantasies.

Your determination to see anime as childish makes it childish -- or at least contributes to that effect. There are definitely anime series which can be categorized as 'childish' on basis of their internal properties (Pokemon), but that isn't a rule of thumb.

All I know is that anime fans base their entire lives around their crummy soft-core porn. Besides, anime is just a bunch of guys with big swords and a bunch of mopey girls that all look the same. You're basing your life around a bunch of cartoons fantasies. Sure I watch movies but I don't obsess over them and quote them like you do your anime. Seriously, you need to grow up.

These statements don't really correspond to the facts. They are too abstract to be real.

For example, animated characters don't all look the same because, first of all, there are many different animating styles and they are all in use as we speak (proportions, lining, textures, etc all differ from style to style).

It is not physically (that is logically) possible for them to all look the same at this point in time. Even if there was only one drawing style in use, it would still be unlikely, because characters which look the same wouldn't sell, and the business wouldn't be a lucrative as it is.

Contrary to your assessment, many people (including academics) find that many anime series have strong plots, effective characterization, and thought-provoking themes.

However, a person who has made up their mind not to consider these as possibilities will have no chance of seeing this.

[Compugasm]

Quote by: shawmutt Movies that are converted to fit my TV

That isn't as annoying as cutting out the good parts with BLEEP!! or deleted scenes. I was going to watch Bad Santa on TV today, but censorship sucks the funny out of the movie. I watched 20 minutes and I couldn't take it anymore. It was more like Slightly Unpleasant Santa, and that just isn't funny.

On a wider issue, I guess what I'm really annoyed with, is the issue of censorship and bans. I guess I'd have to cite specific example to be clear, but that's off topic for this thread. Most of the time it's all a bunch of to-do over nothing.

[phoenix_fire]

104. Crappy "acoustic" versions of otherwise awesome songs.

I mean, c'mon. Did you think that the world wasn't ready for such awesomeness undiluted in the original song, so you decided to overshadow it with a crappy version? Were you just not creative enough to write a new song to have enough tracks on the CD to justify its overblown price? Why, oh why?

[GHook93]

Quote by: GHook93 (1) Guys that drive 60-70 in the left lane on the highway (2) Littering, especially when its in our waterways and at the side of the road (3) Aggressive dog owners, who say he is really sweet to my family, but he doesn't like anyone else (4) Dog owners (Note I am a dog owner myself and love dogs) who don't pick up their dog's dropping (4) Cards, Packers, Vikings, Mets and Yankee fans (5) Feminism (6) News coverage of bad girls like Britney Spears, Winehouse or Hilton (7) Women with armpit hair (8) Islomfacists (9) Apologist for Islamic terror (10) 9/11 Truther (11) Self-hating Americans - Yes you annoy me more than anyone! (12) Ultra-liberal (13) The IRS (14) Christians fundamentalist that do not believe the dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the Earth is only 2,000 years old and that evolution is a myth (15) Holocaust denier - I hope you all end up in hell! (16) Anti-semites (17) Anti-semites who try to use a PC mask and call them anti-zionist (18) Nazi, KKK, skin-heads and other white supremacist groups (19) Nation of Islam - They are just as racist and ignorant as the KKK and skin-head (20) Louis Farakan (21) Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson- god damn hyprocrits (22) Anyone who tries to belittle MLK Jr and deny that he truthly belongs on the very short list of best Americans in US history. Really anyone who doesn't admire the man. (23) Nutty conspiracy theorist (24) Bleacher bums that yell at children to toss a ball back (25) School shooters! (26) Child Molesters - Death is not enough; middle-ages torture is my answer (26) People who speed, and who try to force others to drive faster than they feel safe going, when there is ice and snow on the ground. (27) Streets with too many pot-holes (28) Illegal immigrants (29) Dealing with your health insurance company (30) People who support, or just apologize for, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda or the Muslim Brotherhood (31) Communists (32) Socialist (33) Iranian President Alamnutjob (34) Over taxation and over regulation (35) US's Dependency on foreign oil (36) Hugo Chavez (37) Hezbollah leader 0 Nassarallah (sp?) (38) NK leader Little Kim (39) Syrian Leader Assad (40) People who condemn every act that Israel takes in response to terror, but ignore or apologize for terrorist acts inflicted on Israel by Palestinian, Syrian, Iranian or Lebanese terrorism (41) People who all have to "blame the white man for keeping me down!" That is not that reality in this day and age (42) Sharia Law (43) OBL (44) The war on drugs (45) My Wife (come on anyone who is married can agree with me on this one) (46) My Boss, who takes all the credit for the large sales I make. Basta#d

(47) I forgot Law School workload - It never F#@king ends!

[GHook93]

Quote by: phoenix_fire I agree with most of those. But come on...your wife? That's just harsh.

It said thinks that annoy you not what things you hate!