Yeah that drives me nuts too. Also, when people are aware of said issues and they find out they are pregnant and they get mad that you aren't doing cartwheels when they announce. Grow a brain.
OT: You know what really grinds my gears?
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This is the worst. If you're going to take up two seats, you should have to pay for two seats. A few years ago I had to book a last minute flight to DC. There was one seat left, and it was the middle seat of three on the row. A morbidly obese husband and his also morbidly obese wife had booked the window and aisle seats and left the one in the middle for whomever was unlucky enough to purchase it. It was me, and they were both literally falling out of their seats and onto me. Thankfully it was a short flight, but I don't think I've ever been so uncomfortable.
I have a large truck. I now understand why people with large vehicles back into spots. I did y understand it until this vehicle. It's much more difficult to back out than back in.
He never gets any love for Bottle Rocket.
That's easily one of my favorite movies of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE9hLLDXQlk
That's easily one of my favorite movies of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE9hLLDXQlk
Guys that piss all over the public toilet seat but never in it. I'd love to have a shot at their bathroom after a Mexican feast.
Please add "At the end of the day..." to this list.
I want to put this on a T shirt that would say
At the end of the day...
the day is 17ing over.
People who go to sleep at a red light.
People who yell at their children at the grocery store.
People who do not lock the door in small bathrooms. Nothing like going to wash your hands before a meal a walking in on dude taking a ****.
People who yell at their children at the grocery store.
People who do not lock the door in small bathrooms. Nothing like going to wash your hands before a meal a walking in on dude taking a ****.
People with gas cars that fill up at the only one with diesel at the pump and all the other pumps are open.
I'm not a baby/toddler person, either, so I feel you there. I get sick of hearing this at work... There are people tht think everyone should be interested in seeing pictures of their baby/kid, so they constantly tell stories... "Little Susie spit up on her daddy an she thought it was the funniest thing!!1!" I'm not saying parents shouldn't be proud of their kids, but I don't care to hear detailed accounts of what your baby/kid did last night while I'm at work.
- Wearing a Bluetooth while in a restaurant on a date, or wearing one at a family gathering, etc. My wife's cousin wears his at every family get together, on holidays and all, yet I have never heard him take a call on it. Never. I guess he thinks it makes him look cool.
I always figured that was something that came about after you had kids. I mean things change.
While I still don't understand how a family can just ignore their kid while it throws a complete fit in a restaurant, I don't get irritated when an infant starts crying and the parents try to get him to stop. I used to roll my eyes, and get irritated. Now, I feel like I should help them out. I also don't pick a restaurant based on the food anymore. It's usually chosen based on the ability of me to GTFO if HLR Jr. goes catatonic.
With that said, the "when are you going to have children" crowd has only grown more irritating, to the point of me being furious when I see it happening to other people. This parenthood thing is a lot of work, especially if both parents are hard-working professionals with jobs outside of the house. The choice to have a child is very personal. I also don't know what it feels like not to have the ability to have children, but how ******* obtuse do you have to be to understand that some people can't, and that it's never, at any point, any of your ******* business when or if anyone is going to have a child.
While I still don't understand how a family can just ignore their kid while it throws a complete fit in a restaurant, I don't get irritated when an infant starts crying and the parents try to get him to stop. I used to roll my eyes, and get irritated. Now, I feel like I should help them out. I also don't pick a restaurant based on the food anymore. It's usually chosen based on the ability of me to GTFO if HLR Jr. goes catatonic.
With that said, the "when are you going to have children" crowd has only grown more irritating, to the point of me being furious when I see it happening to other people. This parenthood thing is a lot of work, especially if both parents are hard-working professionals with jobs outside of the house. The choice to have a child is very personal. I also don't know what it feels like not to have the ability to have children, but how ******* obtuse do you have to be to understand that some people can't, and that it's never, at any point, any of your ******* business when or if anyone is going to have a child.
It's one thing to have a very small child that makes some noise here and there. Nobody should care about that, because the kid doesn't know better.
It's once you get to the age where the parents should have already taught them better and the kid should know better. And the parents just let them make incessantly loud noise for minutes on end over and over. My child doesn't do that because she knows better. She doesn't yell at restaurants or throw fits there either, because she knows that's grounds for a spanking. She has also yet to turn 3 and knows these things. Parents who let their kids, most often 6/7/8 years old, to just make incessant noise make me want to teach their little pissant brat a lesson in manners. PARENT YOUR CHILD.
It's once you get to the age where the parents should have already taught them better and the kid should know better. And the parents just let them make incessantly loud noise for minutes on end over and over. My child doesn't do that because she knows better. She doesn't yell at restaurants or throw fits there either, because she knows that's grounds for a spanking. She has also yet to turn 3 and knows these things. Parents who let their kids, most often 6/7/8 years old, to just make incessant noise make me want to teach their little pissant brat a lesson in manners. PARENT YOUR CHILD.
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Yes. Executive speak kills me.
"At the end of the day". Hate it.
"Quite frankly". So you are implying you aren't always frank?
"Think outside the box". No comment necessary.
"Circle back". What?
"Headwinds". Just say challenges, damn it.
Sayings I'm guilty of:
"on the same page" - I cringe every time I say it, but can't get out of the habit.
"big picture" - I can't think of a more polite way to tell someone to stop thinking so much. Still feel like a moron when I say it though...
"At the end of the day". Hate it.
"Quite frankly". So you are implying you aren't always frank?
"Think outside the box". No comment necessary.
"Circle back". What?
"Headwinds". Just say challenges, damn it.
Sayings I'm guilty of:
"on the same page" - I cringe every time I say it, but can't get out of the habit.
"big picture" - I can't think of a more polite way to tell someone to stop thinking so much. Still feel like a moron when I say it though...
- Though it's been covered, misuse of the fast lane should be a capital crime. How you can live on this Earth for 16 years (or however long it takes to get a driver's license in your state) and not know that slower traffic keeps to the right is completely beyond me.
- Also covered but worthy of another mention is the whole "when-are-you-going-to-have-kids" question. My wife and I waited about 5 years and this question became increasingly annoying. Worst offenders tended to be women in the 40s-to-50s range, and I often fantasized about firing back with, "So you're basically asking when are my wife and I going to have unprotected sex that ends with me doing my business inside her; is that right?"
- People in the checkout line at the store who wait until the cashier completely finishes scanning and tells them what the damage is before they start paying. Were you genuinely surprised that money was going to change hands at the end of this deal? -10 points to the women in their 60s who hear the total and then take out their checkbook and start writing a check. You better believe that my debit card has been swiped and my PIN entered before my last item crosses the finish line.
- Excessive cell phone use in public. Just eyeballing it, I'd guess 60% of cell phone conversations in Mississippi begin with, "Hello? [pause] In Walmart . . . ."
- Also covered but worthy of another mention is the whole "when-are-you-going-to-have-kids" question. My wife and I waited about 5 years and this question became increasingly annoying. Worst offenders tended to be women in the 40s-to-50s range, and I often fantasized about firing back with, "So you're basically asking when are my wife and I going to have unprotected sex that ends with me doing my business inside her; is that right?"
- People in the checkout line at the store who wait until the cashier completely finishes scanning and tells them what the damage is before they start paying. Were you genuinely surprised that money was going to change hands at the end of this deal? -10 points to the women in their 60s who hear the total and then take out their checkbook and start writing a check. You better believe that my debit card has been swiped and my PIN entered before my last item crosses the finish line.
- Excessive cell phone use in public. Just eyeballing it, I'd guess 60% of cell phone conversations in Mississippi begin with, "Hello? [pause] In Walmart . . . ."
Can't speak for all parents obviously, but our rule was that when our daughter was too young to understand direction, we simply didn't take her to most restaurants. Not only is it inconsiderate to other folks trying to have a nice dinner, but it's utterly impossible to enjoy your own meal when you're spending the entire time trying to keep you child under control. Aside from just a couple times when we may have found a table in the corner of Chili's at a very early dinner time, we just avoided that situation altogether and stuck to takeout if we didn't feel like cooking.
One of the things I liked about your quote, though, is that it points out how completely possible it is to get control of your child at a very early age. I used to assume that kids just didn't get it until around age 5 or later, but now that I have my own, I know that that is nowhere near the case. When you see a 6-year-old running around the place like a bat out of hell, with very few exceptions, that's on the parents. Not the kids...
On your grocery store point, I get annoyed when people don't already have their method of payment ready yet, more than anything. I always wait until the total has been rung up because I watch the cashiers every move. I've been overcharged big time before because their lazy *** scanned something 3 times and didn't catch it. You can't get your money back after you leave the register with your stuff. So basically, They aren't getting my money until I'm satisfied it's been done right.
My girls are a year and a half old now and are starting to get a little more vocal/anxious at a restaurant but I never ever let them get to the point of being a disturbance. They are generally pretty good though but I do see the kids running around like maniacs and I would never let them get to that point. And people tell me all the time "oh you just tune your kids out over time" ....no I don't. I will never let them be that way, especially in public.
On the other hand..
You can't really expect your kid to learn how to act at a restaurant if you don't take them to restaurants. Typically, any so called bad behavior from ours (just turned 2) has been when he's really hungry and he hasn't quite grasped that lunch or dinner isn't always served right when you sit down at the table. At daycare, they go into the cafeteria and it's there waiting on them. At home, we go sit at the table when dinner is ready. Sitting at a table without food isn't exactly common for a toddler and it takes time to figure that out. That's why big, noisy places were such a hit. To the person who complained about kids at Buffalo Wild Wings... I get the irritation at kids running around, it's one of mine to.... but for a toddler it is phenomenal. TVs everywhere and it's loud. Same for Soulshine on Lakeland Dr. and most Mexican places. We've even been able to take him to Walkers and the Mayflower because he generally acts really well and has been out to eat enough to know what's going on now (most of the time). And yeah, kids change you. I'm way more tolerant of noisy babies or a toddler tantrum. **** happens sometimes for no apparent reason. My kid had a melt down in Kroger not to long ago and I couldn't figure out why. Seemed like he was trying to grab stuff off the shelf, and I wasn't going to just give him something to make him stop crying. After battling for about a minute I realized he was just wanting to help me get the groceries. Sure, it slowed my trip down significantly, but it was fun as hell watching him stand in the cart and grab the spaghetti, the potatoes, the cereal, etc. and put them in the cart. Oh yeah, and I was totally one of those people that hated holding babies before we had one. I just didn't give a damn and never thought they were that cute. I guess now I'm just reminded of how little ours used to be... and they are a whole lot cuter when you're not the one changing their **** and waking up all the time to feed them. And finally, since this is a thread about gripes... Huge raft person in the small neighborhood pool.
You can't really expect your kid to learn how to act at a restaurant if you don't take them to restaurants. Typically, any so called bad behavior from ours (just turned 2) has been when he's really hungry and he hasn't quite grasped that lunch or dinner isn't always served right when you sit down at the table. At daycare, they go into the cafeteria and it's there waiting on them. At home, we go sit at the table when dinner is ready. Sitting at a table without food isn't exactly common for a toddler and it takes time to figure that out. That's why big, noisy places were such a hit. To the person who complained about kids at Buffalo Wild Wings... I get the irritation at kids running around, it's one of mine to.... but for a toddler it is phenomenal. TVs everywhere and it's loud. Same for Soulshine on Lakeland Dr. and most Mexican places. We've even been able to take him to Walkers and the Mayflower because he generally acts really well and has been out to eat enough to know what's going on now (most of the time). And yeah, kids change you. I'm way more tolerant of noisy babies or a toddler tantrum. **** happens sometimes for no apparent reason. My kid had a melt down in Kroger not to long ago and I couldn't figure out why. Seemed like he was trying to grab stuff off the shelf, and I wasn't going to just give him something to make him stop crying. After battling for about a minute I realized he was just wanting to help me get the groceries. Sure, it slowed my trip down significantly, but it was fun as hell watching him stand in the cart and grab the spaghetti, the potatoes, the cereal, etc. and put them in the cart. Oh yeah, and I was totally one of those people that hated holding babies before we had one. I just didn't give a damn and never thought they were that cute. I guess now I'm just reminded of how little ours used to be... and they are a whole lot cuter when you're not the one changing their **** and waking up all the time to feed them. And finally, since this is a thread about gripes... Huge raft person in the small neighborhood pool.
A few from the office.
- People who only talk on speaker phone. How hard is it to pick up the phone? Hell, we even have earpieces that people refuse to use.
- Annoying / loud ringtones. There's a vibrate feature. Learn how to use it.
- People who think slamming their mouse on the desk will magically fix their computer.
- The woman who ask me every Monday morning - "what did y'all do this weekend?" It's Monday morning, don't speak to me before noon.
- People who tell me all about the drama in their life - child custody battles, family members on drugs, something your brothers ex-wife posted on facebook. I do not care.
- People who only talk on speaker phone. How hard is it to pick up the phone? Hell, we even have earpieces that people refuse to use.
- Annoying / loud ringtones. There's a vibrate feature. Learn how to use it.
- People who think slamming their mouse on the desk will magically fix their computer.
- The woman who ask me every Monday morning - "what did y'all do this weekend?" It's Monday morning, don't speak to me before noon.
- People who tell me all about the drama in their life - child custody battles, family members on drugs, something your brothers ex-wife posted on facebook. I do not care.
There's a difference in making some noise or talking a lot (even to themselves) and making noise that is just to get attention or yelling to be a pain in the ***. And the parents just sit there and ignore it and allow them to get louder. That's fine if you do that at home, that's not my business. But when your kid is 5 feet from me and screeching I want to beat their *** with the whipping they never get at home and call you a dumbass who shouldn't have kids.
I also let my daughter help with the shopping. I grab what I need and she gets to place it wherever she wants in the cart. It takes a little longer but it's certainly worth it because she is entertained and acts good and I get done what is needed.
I also let my daughter help with the shopping. I grab what I need and she gets to place it wherever she wants in the cart. It takes a little longer but it's certainly worth it because she is entertained and acts good and I get done what is needed.
Most miserable day of my life was sitting next to a young couple with a 1 month old on an 8 hour flight to Maui. The kid screamed the entire time. I drank 6 dewers and took an ambian and still couldnt sleep.
Why would you take a 1 month old on an 8 hour flight?
Pete peeves:
Could care less.
Waiting on checks from servers.
Taxi drivers. Has been fixed now that uber and lyft are around. Really get pissed when they wont "take" a credit card.
Really conservative people that are offended by EVERYTHING.
Wes Anderson Films
Most women. Most men for that matter.
Bigots
Non dog lovers
People at airports that dont fly a lot
Wifi on planes
Airlines in general
People that spend more than they have
People that order steaks well done. Order a burger. You dont like steak
Long drink orders at bar
Long drink orders at starbucks
soccer moms with 20' long suvs
Children
Dogs that arent mine
Gossipers
Marshall henderson
Kayne West
The kardashians
People that eat whatever they want and dont gain weight
People that barely go to the gym and are ripped
Summer Time. Heat in general.
New englanders
Chik fil a girls taking your order in drive thru before you can see a menu
Hipsters
Jam Bands
Maggie Gyllenhal
Memphis, Tn
Rubbery calimari
Domestic beer
Loud rap music blasting out of cars
Neighbors mowing at 6am
Neighbor dogs shitting and pissing in my lawn
Paris, France
98% of drivers.
Seatbelts on airplanes but not school busses?
Someone wanting me to hold their baby. It is a baby. It smells, cries and is ugly as ****.
Cigarette smokers
Crossfit people
Tucked in shirts
The designated hitter rule
Rush Limbaugh
Why would you take a 1 month old on an 8 hour flight?
Pete peeves:
Could care less.
Waiting on checks from servers.
Taxi drivers. Has been fixed now that uber and lyft are around. Really get pissed when they wont "take" a credit card.
Really conservative people that are offended by EVERYTHING.
Wes Anderson Films
Most women. Most men for that matter.
Bigots
Non dog lovers
People at airports that dont fly a lot
Wifi on planes
Airlines in general
People that spend more than they have
People that order steaks well done. Order a burger. You dont like steak
Long drink orders at bar
Long drink orders at starbucks
soccer moms with 20' long suvs
Children
Dogs that arent mine
Gossipers
Marshall henderson
Kayne West
The kardashians
People that eat whatever they want and dont gain weight
People that barely go to the gym and are ripped
Summer Time. Heat in general.
New englanders
Chik fil a girls taking your order in drive thru before you can see a menu
Hipsters
Jam Bands
Maggie Gyllenhal
Memphis, Tn
Rubbery calimari
Domestic beer
Loud rap music blasting out of cars
Neighbors mowing at 6am
Neighbor dogs shitting and pissing in my lawn
Paris, France
98% of drivers.
Seatbelts on airplanes but not school busses?
Someone wanting me to hold their baby. It is a baby. It smells, cries and is ugly as ****.
Cigarette smokers
Crossfit people
Tucked in shirts
The designated hitter rule
Rush Limbaugh
Amen on #1. Aside from simply being loud and annoying, when someone's talking on speakerphone, they may as well just be telling you that they're only going to halfway listen to you while they continue to work on a couple other more important things.
That's what I'm talking about. The "I've learned to tune him/her out" crowd. I figured I would end up being the same way, just tuning out my kids and not even realizing it. I also thought that I would end up siding with those types of parents over time. The opposite has happened. I used to just get irritated at parents who ignored their kids fits in public. Now, I completely despise them.
I will never understand this. I don't know if I just have an extremely odd group of friends, but I know many people that have struggled with fertility. How can you not have one friend that has dealt with this so that you know how to avoid being a jackass. I can understand a 27 year old couple maybe not having learned this, but who is in their 40's and has made it through life without coming across somebody with fertility issues?
I live in a small town and there is ONE diesel pump in the entire town that you can pay at the pump. Every minivan thinks they need to use the gas pump beside it even though there are 12 more gas pumps. They pump $5.00 worth of gas and then go in to pay and get a Fago orange drink. A few weeks ago I stop to get diesel and my boss is the only other vehicle in the lot and of course he is using the gas/diesel combo pump. I pull behind him and wait for him to finish, upon finishing , he comes back to my truck to talk. We chit chat a minute and he finally asks if I need anything, I tell him that I need fuel and some ******* is using the only pump I can use even though they had 12 other options. It went smooth over his head.
Just had my 2nd girl three months ago. We're done. When people say we need to try for a boy, I tell them we already did, and we didn't get one.
Every LAST WORD in this Weird Al song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyV_UG60dD4
Weird Al - Mission Statement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyV_UG60dD4
Weird Al - Mission Statement
-People who ask about the baby thing. It's personal. Piss off.
-Cigarettes
-Terrible parents who won't control their kids.
-Any unnecessary noise.
-People who say "follow up"
-Parents who can't hold a conversation without talking about their kids.
-Uninsured motorists
-People who are late and then act like it's no big deal.
-Cigarettes
-Terrible parents who won't control their kids.
-Any unnecessary noise.
-People who say "follow up"
-Parents who can't hold a conversation without talking about their kids.
-Uninsured motorists
-People who are late and then act like it's no big deal.