You Know What Grinds My Gears? - Things that personally piss you off

[Tingle]

People who leave their dog shit tied up in a little baggie but just leave it on the ground like a little gift wrapped surprise for you to stumble upon instead of tossing it out like a civilized fucking creature.

 

[Mesh Gear Fox]

People who leave their dog shit tied up in a little baggie but just leave it on the ground like a little gift wrapped surprise for you to stumble upon instead of tossing it out like a civilized fucking creature.

That pisses me off more than just leaving the shit out. Like you can take the time and effort to bag it up, but then you just throw it on the ground? What the fuck is wrong with people?

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

People who talk with an upward inflection at the end of every sentence, so everything they say sounds like a fucking question.

It's called upward inflection, or "upspeak," and I know I've bitched about it before. The extra-awesome combo of upspeak and vocal fry makes me want to kill. Some absolutely competent coworkers do this, and they make themselves sound like morooonnns? Stop it stop it stop it. Code-switching isn't just for poc.

 

[internet friend]

Bosses that will expect loyalty and dedication to the company as if it were your own, yet treat employees as disposable at the same time. You get one or the other, it doesn't work both ways.

 

[The Last Stand]

People who leave their dog shit tied up in a little baggie but just leave it on the ground like a little gift wrapped surprise for you to stumble upon instead of tossing it out like a civilized fucking creature.

I read that as people that leave their DOG tied up. I'm glad it wasn't that.

When you eat, then you get gassy afterwards. You're not FULL, just gassy.

 

[Neighborhood Curmudgeon]

I hate how uptight and prissy people seem to be these days. It's not even an exclusively political thing either. I don't know how else to describe it, but people in general just seem to not like anything edgy or weird anymore. It's not strictly with comedy either. People seem to want everything to be completely mundane and predictable. Maybe I'm just jaded and out of touch. Who knows?

 

[The Last Stand]

I found the one thing worse than election season: Christmas season. I have to brace myself to hear the same Christmas songs over and over. I don't hate Christmas; I dislike hearing the same melodies in repeat to get into the Christmas spirit.

Moreover, I'd have to think about what to get people while I don't get much or something I won't even use.

 

[Flatline]

Bosses that will expect loyalty and dedication to the company as if it were your own, yet treat employees as disposable at the same time. You get one or the other, it doesn't work both ways.

These are the same cretins who hate remote work and force their employees back to the office, while keeping the flexibility for themselves.

 

[Turquoise]

Intelligent people who seemingly don't understand the concept of averages.

"Not true. I know a girl who is 6'4."

"Err, you do know there are black scientists, right?"

Do they think they've made a point?

 

[Hubelublub]

Intelligent people who seemingly don't understand the concept of averages.

"Not true. I know a girl who is 6'4."

"Err, you do know there are black scientists, right?"

Do they think they've made a point?

These are not intelligent people.

 

[internet friend]

Intelligent people who seemingly don't understand the concept of averages.

"Not true. I know a girl who is 6'4."

"Err, you do know there are black scientists, right?"

Do they think they've made a point?

This is a part of a bigger issue I've seen and I'm not sure what's the proper name for it. It's the kind of behaviour where someone knows damn well what something means, but then tries to twist it into making some kind of point like it's a gotcha. Its very slimey because you know they 100% understand the intention of whats being said, but pretend they don't for some sort of strawman (?) argument. Another example I've seen of this is that black Friday is a scam because things like houses and power bills don't go on sale. If anyone knows that's the name for this dishonest argument thing, would be appreciated.

 

[Hubelublub]

This is a part of a bigger issue I've seen and I'm not sure what's the proper name for it. It's the kind of behaviour where someone knows damn well what something means, but then tries to twist it into making some kind of point like it's a gotcha. Its very slimey because you know they 100% understand the intention of whats being said, but pretend they don't for some sort of strawman (?) argument. Another example I've seen of this is that black Friday is a scam because things like houses and power bills don't go on sale. If anyone knows that's the name for this dishonest argument thing, would be appreciated.

I don't know the name of it, but I've seen the same.

The focus is on being the victor in the arguement. Being the right person, rather than finding the right answer.

It's maddening as fuck.

 

[pentangle]

Intelligent people who seemingly don't understand the concept of averages.

"Not true. I know a girl who is 6'4."

I came here to say EXACTLY THIS. What really stuns me is that they really think grasping at some niche edge-case as a counterexample constitutes a meaningful contribution to the conversation. It's like they just fart out the first thought that occurs to them before even reflecting on whether it's worth saying in the first place.

I'm also not into people who say an issue is "nuanced" or "not black and white" without spelling out what nuances they're thinking of. Like, you might say something like "safe drug supply have exacerbated municipal drug issues" and they'll hit you with a "well it's a nuanced problem" and just leave it at that with this smug sense of "aren't I agreeable and mature?" superiority.

I also hate it when you ask someone to elaborate on something and they just repeat what they said a second ago. e.g.
"God X is so annoying."
"What'd she do?"
"She's just so annoying!"

 

[Party Hat Wurmple]

You know what really grinds my gears? When people get high on weed and have "intelligent" conversations. You're not smart. You were never smart. People can talk about how "I know sheit" but they always get it all fucking wrong. It's 1AM, I don't want to fucking talk about trade agreements with China at fucking 1 in the morning. I want to play a game, maybe drink some more, watch a movie, or go the fuck to sleep. I don't want to hear midwit takes on politics or stocks from people who know nothing about either one of those things. Weed doesn't make you smart. It makes you an insufferable faggot.

(No I don't like Joe Rogan's show for this exact reason.)

Weed is already bad. I don't need midwit takes from retards.

 

[DoomsdayElite]

"Omg this is so funny I almost spit out my drink!" No you didn't, stop being such an asshole.

 

[Kiwi Lime Pie]

Fucking Walgreens. They have an app, but let's say you are on a regular prescription with three refills. You go to the doctor after all five refills have been filled, but before your insurance will let you do a new refill; your doctor faxes over a new prescription, insurance says not yet motherfucker, and the prescription is saved for the future.

I don't use my pharmacy's app, but I have similar gear-grinding experiences:

• Prescriptions being refilled automatically when the pharmacists insist I'm not on any sort of automated refill schedule.
• Prescriptions being filled when the doctor renews them whether I need them or not (most of the times I don't).
• No rhyme or reason with how they get filled. I might get a three month supply which is fine only to get a one month supply the next time which makes no sense. Worse, I'll get a three month supply and a text one month later reminding me to refill it again.

Getting automated responses when contacting customer service, especially if it's over the phone. Just let me speak to a human.

Especially when the automated system chokes on your input and finally says, "Let me connect you to an operator/agent/etc." Why not just do that from the start?

Additionally, the unskippable ads on Spotify mobile.

Someone on another thread suggested somafm.com as a possible Spotify alternative. When I've listened, the ads seem short (approximately 30 seconds max) and spread out 3-4 times per hour depending on the genre. YMMV.

I don't hate Christmas; I dislike hearing the same melodies in repeat to get into the Christmas spirit.

If I want to listen to the same Christmas songs repetitively, I want it to be by my choice. Because the current year's Christmas music sucks, I've bookmarked some Christmas music from YouTube - namely the songs/versions I grew up with that I don't mind listening to each year.

This will lead to my thread tax: Music stations that play Christmas music as early as October and then stop playing it Christmas Eve or partway through Christmas day. I miss the days when stations played Christmas music from Christmas Eve to New Year's Eve/Day - during the actual holiday season. Now, they want to see how early in the year they can start playing it without annoying listeners.

 

[The Last Stand]

This will lead to my thread tax: Music stations that play Christmas music as early as October and then stop playing it Christmas Eve or partway through Christmas day.

It'll be the end of October, the start of November, and already stores are stocking up on Christmas stuff. Every store since Black Friday is packed. I'm looking at my check and expenses, I'll be losing money for gifts while I don't get much from anybody.

 

[internet friend]

God forbid if you ever suggest/get something for someone, they then expect you to eternally baby them for any issue or question that is tangentially related to it. Did you build someone a PC? Now they expect you to fix why some program you never used isn't working a year later. You plugged in a TV for someone? Six months later you're getting texts about "why can't I find this channel anymore?". I can understand the frustration of auto shops when they hear "ever since you changed the tyres, now my aircon doesn't work".

 

[XANA]

It's the kind of behaviour where someone knows damn well what something means, but then tries to twist it into making some kind of point like it's a gotcha.

The focus is on being the victor in the arguement. Being the right person, rather than finding the right answer.

Intentionally misunderstanding wouldn't be the correct terms for this. It wouldn't happen to be the Motte and Bailey fallacy/tactic, would it?

It basically is diverting the argument so that you're both arguing on something tangential (which coincidentally also happens to be more easily defensible as a topic) to the original point, in which they can later equate to the original point and claim that they won over you on both points.

 

[internet friend]

It wouldn't happen to be the Motte and Bailey fallacy/tactic, would it?

That's not quite what I mean, but was interesting to learn about. It's more like when you say something that has well known connotations or context attached that the other person understands, but then pretends that they don't to make some kind of point or just feel smug.
For an exaggerated example, if I was saying something like "man, Patrick Tomlinson is a pig!", you and I both know it's a metaphor for how fat and gluttonous he is. Someone who is doing the thing I dont know the name of would understand this, but pretend they don't and say something like "Oh really? Does he have a curly tail and roll in mud?".