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

[Uncle Bass]

What the fuck would they even change it to?

Pat

 

[Dean Pentel]

The Ariel thing is the bizarre insistence on replacing every single red haired white character with a nigger.

Do we have any idea where this comes from? It's bad enough Hollywood insists on niggerfying every IP (have you seen the new Running Man trailer?) but who in the fuck has such a seething hatred of redheads that gets to make these decisions?

Dear shitbull owners: Per law in this country, dangerous dog breeds must wear a muzzle and be on a leash permanently when they're in public spaces or being walked. If I had a dollar every time I saw and reported a case of that not being followed I'd be rich by now. Thank you very much.

I used to be of the belief this was an owner issue and not a breed issue. Nope, it's the breed. I dislike this because I love dogs and I want to be friends with all of them and pet all of them but the reality is shitbulls need to keep the fuck away from me and my dogs.

Thread tax: companies that hire jeets to man call centers/comm centers where they answer phones or reply to emails. No you fucking jeet street shitter, you don't actually sound like your name is Steve, you're not from Texasland, and your awful command of the English language makes this whole thing much harder than it needs to be. Fuck you and fuck those companies.

 

[Retarded Weeb]

Do we have any idea where this comes from? It's bad enough Hollywood insists on niggerfying every IP (have you seen the new Running Man trailer?) but who in the fuck has such a seething hatred of redheads that gets to make these decisions?

The best answer I've ever heard for it not being just a racist thing is that it's because red hair is the rarest hair color and so there's barely any red-haired actors, so if they're not getting a red-haired actor anyway they might as well make them black for extra diversity points.

Except that also sounds kind of bullshit since it's not like there aren't a lot of actors who are willing to dye their hair for a role. Or even just wear a wig (the actress playing the albino chick in Game of Thrones did that and barely anyone noticed). Not to mention there's a number of animated examples where the actor's looks don't even apply.

 

[Yakka Hula]

I swear to god, dog owners are some of the most entitled, self centered, retarded, brain dead, mouth breathing, corn chip stinking, snivelling fuckers on this planet.

Holy Christ, yes. I’m old enough to remember when leash training a dog meant NOT using a harness, or a ’retractable’ [they never are retracted] leash, and most importantly, dogs were trained to walk next to their owner with slack on the 6 foot leash, and would sit when the owner stopped walking. Now it’s “let them run about like a wild animal 15 feet from their human and hope they don’t run into the street to get creamed by a Honda”.

Thread tax: It’s July 2nd here in the USA, and even though I’m in a quieter neighborhood, the assholes are already shooting off fireworks. Remember folks; the new resident physicians at your local ER have just started their rotations, so good luck if you blow off part of your body celebrating the 4th!

 

[Yours Truly 2095]

Thread tax: It’s July 2nd here in the USA, and even though I’m in a quieter neighborhood, the assholes are already shooting off fireworks. Remember folks; the new resident physicians at your local ER have just started their rotations, so good luck if you blow off part of your body celebrating the 4th!

And they're all Indian

 

[bliblblblbbllb]

I was playing a board game and an optional part of the game was one of these:

I said, "Hey, are we going to use the sand clock this game?"
And they all instantly started laughing at me: "SAND CLOCK??? Um, it's called an HOURGLASS! Hahaha! He called it a sand clock!"

I really wasn't being pedantic- yes it's totally okay to call these "hourglasses" when they don't measure an hour. But "sand clock" is a real term. I am not stupid!!!! They are the stupid ones to not know that "sand clock/timer" and even "sandglass" are real words. But I didn't say anything. I just took it because I didn't want to upset the vibe. I didn't think I could protest without just calling them retards and I figured I better not do that.

 

[Kiwi Lime Pie]

Some of it's because standards of behavior have gone down the toilet, and I could talk forever about why that is. However I think it's compounded by the Internet.

The internet has ruined in-person communication in what seems irreparably. Years ago, I had a friend who had no problem talking to me over chat. Calls or in-person interactions with them were awkward at best. Now, that would be an improvement over what passes for human interaction today.We almost need to teach manners, please/thank you, etc. like the stuffy rich people did generations ago.

I understand this is an extreme overreaction to the Weinstein #metoo shit but it's gone way way too far. Your average TV show looks like People of Walmart.

It's a combination of Weinstein, #MeToo, Male Gaze, etc. I agree they've gone from one extreme to the next by having actors who are both unattractive and uninteresting except to those who are unattractive themselves and/or blindly consume current-day media of any sort.

I ordered a drink and started reading a book and you could see the thot bartender seething and getting progressively more angry that I was minding my own business and not talking to her.

I see this as a catch-22. Ignore her as you did, and she seethes about being ignored. Talk to her, and she dismisses you as just another thirsty barfly. That's another reason why in-person interaction sucks today: the same people who lament the lack of it get offended when someone even says something as innocuous as, "Hello."

I could go into a bookstore, even one where I often did actually talk for a couple hours to the guy who ran it, and he could recognize when I was just there to browse and might just buy a couple things without more than exchanging pleasantries.

To tie in with the recurring subject of in-person interaction, picking up on social cues is now a lost art. It's as if nobody even looks at nonverbal communication to see how comfortable someone else is in a particular setting.

People going "nonbinary" and not even bothering to change their names.

Or in the the case of a female I once knew who - last I heard - went by a nickname, declared herself non-binary, and still declared on social media she had "non-binary tits." WTF is that supposed to mean? I can't process someone claiming to be nonbinary and making a big deal out of female anatomy at the same time. It's a paradox at least to me. Small wonder few people want to take this gender identity stuff seriously.

Thread tax: It’s July 2nd here in the USA, and even though I’m in a quieter neighborhood, the assholes are already shooting off fireworks.

Here, fireworks are allowed this week up to 11:45 PM. Seems like everyone is waiting until 1145 to light them off after the cutoff for whatever reason. Godbear forbid people want to sleep to wake up in the morning for their day shifts at work.

Thread tax: stuff that is much easier to take apart than it is to put back together.

 

[WhoBusTank69]

Or in the the case of a female I once knew who - last I heard - went by a nickname, declared herself non-binary, and still declared on social media she had "non-binary tits." WTF is that supposed to mean? I can't process someone claiming to be nonbinary and making a big deal out of female anatomy at the same time. It's a paradox at least to me. Small wonder few people want to take this gender identity stuff seriously.

Not even the ones who hop onto the bandwagon know what the fuck non-binary means, they just want to be special.

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

I was playing a board game and an optional part of the game was one of these:
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I said, "Hey, are we going to use the sand clock this game?"
And they all instantly started laughing at me: "SAND CLOCK??? Um, it's called an HOURGLASS! Hahaha! He called it a sand clock!"

I really wasn't being pedantic- yes it's totally okay to call these "hourglasses" when they don't measure an hour. But "sand clock" is a real term. I am not stupid!!!! They are the stupid ones to not know that "sand clock/timer" and even "sandglass" are real words. But I didn't say anything. I just took it because I didn't want to upset the vibe. I didn't think I could protest without just calling them retards and I figured I better not do that.

I'd forgotten the word, "sandglass." I'm going to use it instead of hourglass next time I have a chance (in your honor, but also bc it's a good word).

That said, I think you could just laugh and say, "No, for real, it's a real word. I swear - look it up!" in a jovial way and let it go at that. As in, don't press the point and don't be bothered. As a word nerd & holder of a range of esoteric knowledge, I've had this experience a zillion times, and tbh, it's fun. I don't care if anyone recognizes/ disputes a word, and I do enjoy my words, so I say what I say and am happy to toss out information people might not know (and might not care about, dc).

 

[Retarded Weeb]

What's with all these canned goods (mainly beans) having serving sizes where each can has 3.5 servings in it. First off, what a weird and arbitrary number to pick for how many servings the can makes up. Second, who's eating exactly 2/7 of a can of food? Third, I have to wonder how much this was done just to make nutritional values harder to read out of petty dickery. So now if I want know what I'm getting out of half the can (a more reasonable amount to eat in one serving) I have to multiply things in my head by 1.75? Fuck off.

 

[AnOminous]

Do we have any idea where this comes from?

I have no idea at all. I can't even come up with a reason for something so unfathomably evil.

Only demons from Hell could possibly hate redheads this much. Therefore, I assume the only motive for doing this is absolute, utter evil, motivated by Satan himself.

 

[UnsufficentBoobage]

Do we have any idea where this comes from?

I always get a flashback to that tumblr post which claimed intersex people exist in a larger percentage than redheads. Maybe mystery meat queers are the very last group to "deserve" representation in their eyes, and everybody else gets replaced for their version of fairness?

 

[Bunny Tracks]

Men under 6ft pissing, and moaning that their lives are over just because they're "short". It used to be funny, but now there's so many of them that are like 5'7+ running around doing it that it's not anymore. It's just annoyingly pathetic.

 

[Yours Truly 2095]

Men under 6ft pissing, and moaning that their lives are over just because they're "short". It used to be funny, but now there's so many of them that are like 5'7+ running around doing it that it's not anymore. It's just annoyingly pathetic.

I remember it eventually just started making me roll my eyes. As a taller guy I would always tell them that I see tons of people shorter than me at my job and in public with wives and girlfriends. And that at the time I had never had a girlfriend. Obviously just being taller is not an instant win button. Man that pissed them off, they just want to have a pity party. They won't have a lasting relationship until they get over this obsession. It always leads to them hating women. Short guys to me seem to be way faster at getting in shape and building muscle, but they never talk about that advantage.

 

[DeSean 3 Strikeland]

Roganisms on ufc commentary, this motherfucker has 10 buttons on his back that anik and DC constantly press during ppv

 

[Agarathium1066]

Men under 6ft pissing, and moaning that their lives are over just because they're "short". It used to be funny, but now there's so many of them that are like 5'7+ running around doing it that it's not anymore. It's just annoyingly pathetic.

I've seen men get shit on for being short but it's never been from someone you'd really want to get attention from. They're inevitably vapid and quick to lose interest. Though on the other hand I've heard a lot of praise towards someone for being tall. So it cuts both ways.

 

[WhoBusTank69]

Third, I have to wonder how much this was done just to make nutritional values harder to read out of petty dickery.

There's so much junk packed into the can that they estimate how much they can divide into each serving to keep the big calorie number as reasonable as possible.

under 6ft

People keep making claims about average height but it's still 5' 8" and that will be the ideal in most environments, cities or otherwise, and products like clothes sizing and cars. At 6' 2" you'll have to start ducking under pipes and doorframes in older buildings and paying out the ass for big and tall clothes.
The grass is always greener on the other side, as they say.

 

[Not A Bunny]

You mean vocal fry?

Since someone liked my post on this, figured I'd give an update. No, it isn't vocal fry. Vocal fry happens when people keep talking. The voice creaks yes, but they literally slow down and eventually stop talking but elongating their last sound because they're just plain too dumb to keep talking.

One of them is a friend whom I've pissed off repeatedly by making that rolling-wrist hand gesture that indicates "you need to finish that sentence because I need to get on with my day."

 

[Jace on ice]

I have no idea at all. I can't even come up with a reason for something so unfathomably evil.

Only demons from Hell could possibly hate redheads this much. Therefore, I assume the only motive for doing this is absolute, utter evil, motivated by Satan himself.

I suspect it's because redheads are sort of the ultimate whites in a way. Not only is red hair the rarest European hair color but redheads tend to be real really really pale. Like you'll occasionally see a natural blond with Mediterranean coloring but any redhead is going to be milky white.

So if you're a weird racial Communist or jealous nigger and you want to attack what you consider to be the physical manifestation of "whiteness" you attack the redhead.

 

[Nick Obre]

Do we have any idea where this comes from?

Dyslexic casting agents