This Really Annoys Me Pet Peeve Thread

[Inkleg]

As a long time cyclist who actually obeys the traffic laws. (Heck, I won't even pass cars to get to the front of the line at a red light. I'll just roll up 5,6,7 cars back, wherever my legal spot is. The way I look at it is if you have safely come by me prior to the light I will gain no advantage by passing you. I am not faster than you and making you pass me again will only serve to piss you off.) I'm a commuter so I see a lot of the same people each day and want to be respectful.
But I agree that there are A LOT of fu*ktard cyclists out there that give everyone a bad name.

 

[beernbourbon]

You sir, are a rarity (for many reasons, but I'll stay on topic since the BY is long dead lol)

there are A LOT of fu*ktard cyclists out there that give everyone a bad name.

You absolutely cannot ever say this phrase enough.
I live in a "bicycle friendly" area. I have yet to see a single one of these people stop, hell even slow down at a stop sign. Make no mistake, I am all about sharing the road, no problem. But the bottom line, without ability to even formulate any possible argument or response is: you weigh, WITH your chosen mode of transport, no more than 300lbs (hey, us fat guys ride too, ya know). EMPTY, my pickup and I weigh easily 20 times that. You will lose, and most likely die in any altercation. IS IT WORTH IT just to say 'hey you should stop for me'?!? Just like if I decide to tangle with a semi. That's just stoopid on my part. I may be right, I may have the law on my side, but in the end, the only one going to enjoy any part of that situation is my widow, who will most like spend half the year in Hawaii and the other half enjoying her latest boy toy (mix that year up any way you choose, it would probably be 12 months of both [emoji57])

 

[Zuljin]

Ah. The law of tonnage.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Ah. The law of tonnage.

Where the hell have you been mofo?

 

[GrogNerd]

customer: ooh... this connection has a bad echo. I'm gonna call you back

me: ok

customer: yeah, it's really annoying. I'm gonna call you back

me: ok

customer: wow. really bad echo. I'm gonna call you back

me: ok

customer: yeah, I'm gonna have to call you back

me: ok

customer: is it OK if I call you back?

me: call me back. **CLICK. HANG UP**

:smack:

 

[Zuljin]

customer: ooh... this connection has a bad echo. I'm gonna call you back

me: ok

customer: yeah, it's really annoying. I'm gonna call you back

me: ok

customer: wow. really bad echo. I'm gonna call you back

me: ok

customer: yeah, I'm gonna have to call you back

me: ok

customer: is it OK if I call you back?

me: call me back. **CLICK. HANG UP**

:smack:

I can hear the echo from here.

 

[Zuljin]

where the hell have you been mofo? :d

pku

 

[Schlenkerla]

pku

Haha. Beer could be a low protein diet. Right?

PKU or Phenylketonuria is a rare genetic disorder in which the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase that converts phenylalanine (an amino acid in protein) into tyrosine does not work properly or at all. In this case the phenylalanine builds up in the blood stream and becomes toxic to the central nervous system. This can cause nerological complications like a lack of concentration, mood disorders, loss in IQ, memory loss, and sometimes severe mental retardation. There is no cure for PKU but the treatment includes low-protein diets and medical formula that gives you your lacking nutrients. PKU has been tested for at birth in the USA sine 1965.

 

[soccerdad]

Ah. The law of tonnage.

Speaking of .... anybody know how many pounds in a $hit ton?

Short ton - 2000
Long ton - 2200
$hit ton - _____

 

[phug]

Speaking of .... anybody know how many pounds in a $hit ton?



Short ton - 2000

Long ton - 2200

$hit ton - _____

2000 lbs. otherwise they would specify a metric $hit tonne.

 

[Zuljin]

Haha. Beer could be a low protein diet. Right?

Well I'll be damned.

 

[GrogNerd]

not surprising.

to Google it's just another day. nothing of note happened on this day, ever, in recorded history

eff Google

this humble sailor salutes the 2403 killed at Pearl Harbor, especially his 1177 shipmates still on board USS Arizona, 75 years ago today

 

[JonM]

Why can't they commercialize a national tragedy like a GOOD company?

 

[Kee]

Maybe Google doesn't want to make waves with "When did we ever beat Japan at anything" President-elect Trump.

 

[GrogNerd]

Why can't they commercialize a national tragedy like a GOOD company?

so, acknowledging it happened and honoring those who died is "commercializing" it?

someone owns a dicked-up dictionary

or has a grossly dicked-up view of the world. I guess a moment of silence on 9/11 is making a buck off those who were vaporized when the Towers fell

 

[kombat]

You know Google isn't just in America, right? Should they splash the homepage with the bodies of French journalists every January 7 (Charlie Hebdo)? Or tributes to the hundreds of thousands killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki every August 6 and 9? And a tribute to women's rights every December 6 (yesterday!) for the École Polytechnique victims in Montreal? How about that South American soccer team that died in that plane crash a few days ago?

If you extend this out to the whole world, I'm pretty sure we can cover every single calendar day of the year with some violent tragedy and ensure we're perpetually depressed or reminded of our guilt.

Or how about it just let me search for stuff.

 

[Steveruch]

Well I'll be damned.

I'm way too new on this forum to touch that line.

 

[flars]

Too many have forgotten the sacrifices of others.

 

[Zuljin]

I'm way too new on this forum to touch that line.

I'm so damned that when I die the devil will get demoted.

 

[beernbourbon]

I'm so damned that when I die the devil will get demoted.

My mom was a real mean nasty woman. When she died, my toast to her by the bonfire with my siblings and spouses: yes we'll miss her, and we think that some where in there was a good heart. But we do know she's in heaven, cuz the devil doesn't like competition.

 

[schematix]

Was today an inappropriate day to go have 17 sushi rolls for lunch?

We did and it was awesome.

 

[dkwolf]

so, acknowledging it happened and honoring those who died is "commercializing" it?

someone owns a dicked-up dictionary

or has a grossly dicked-up view of the world. I guess a moment of silence on 9/11 is making a buck off those who were vaporized when the Towers fell

Odd. I just loaded the Google homepage, and there is an American Flag below the search bar. When you hover over that flag, the alt-text that displays says "Remembering Pearl Harbor, 75 Years Later"

That's pretty on par with most of what Google does...subtle. Yes, they do change their doodle for some events...but not all.

 

[brandonlovesbeer]

When my local homebrew store claims to be a home brew store but never has enough in stock of the most basic of ingredients; 2-row pale malt.
I want a 50lb sack.
They have to order it (from what ends up being northern brewer) then charges me for the shipping because it's considered a special order.

Stick a fork in my eye.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Was today an inappropriate day to go have 17 sushi rolls for lunch?

We did and it was awesome.

There is no day considered "inappropriate" for sushi.
Regards, GF.

 

[Steveruch]

My mom was a real mean nasty woman. When she died, my toast to her by the bonfire with my siblings and spouses: yes we'll miss her, and we think that some where in there was a good heart. But we do know she's in heaven, cuz the devil doesn't like competition.

Mine still is and just turned 91, with no end in sight.

 

[Kharnynb]

As someone who posts a lot on boards that have a majority of Americans and Brits, I've come to accept that cyclists have a terrible reputation in your countries.

As a dutch person living in finland, both countries have a good attitude, seperating infrastructure and more respect for eachother.

While cyclist break traffic laws, I also see the immense amount of drivers that speed, are on the phone, drive through red (scarlet green as my dad used to call it) and other such barely acknowledged traffic fouls.

A cyclist who breaks the rules, most likely only risks his own life, a driver can harm or kill others so much more easily.

(if you want to watch some outright terrible stuff, check out "canada's worst driver" especially the last season is a hoot and a half)

 

[beernbourbon]

As someone who posts a lot on boards that have a majority of Americans and Brits, I've come to accept that cyclists have a terrible reputation in your countries.

As a dutch person living in finland, both countries have a good attitude, seperating infrastructure and more respect for eachother.

While cyclist break traffic laws, I also see the immense amount of drivers that speed, are on the phone, drive through red (scarlet green as my dad used to call it) and other such barely acknowledged traffic fouls.

A cyclist who breaks the rules, most likely only risks his own life, a driver can harm or kill others so much more easily.

(if you want to watch some outright terrible stuff, check out "canada's worst driver" especially the last season is a hoot and a half)

Ha, definitely no disagreement there.
I think part of the problem is the general American attitude of 'I'm more important than everyone else'. Put that on two very different modes of transportation and you have a disaster in the making.
I think the IDEA of share the road is great, but in actuality, need to keep them separate to keep everyone alive.

 

[Zuljin]

Put everyone on motorcycles. Sure, a lot of folks will get dead the first year, but after that we'll see the best driving ever.

 

[day_trippr]

Wanna see some hilarious 2-wheeled sh!t going down?
Take a trip to Bermuda and watch total noobs trying to master the art of piloting a scooter.
Especially the nitwits that - having never, ever ridden a powered 2-wheeled vehicle - decide they can go cheap, get one scooter, and put the squeeze on the jump seat :smack:

The locals love that stuff...

Cheers!

 

[Schlenkerla]

My mom was a real mean nasty woman. When she died, my toast to her by the bonfire with my siblings and spouses: yes we'll miss her, and we think that some where in there was a good heart. But we do know she's in heaven, cuz the devil doesn't like competition.

I hear you. She might have a friend there though.

This sounds awful but my mother was like Tony Soprano's mother.

My mom died in September of this year. She was in a nursing home for her last 4 years of her life (at 83 yrs old). She was totally absolutely f-ing GD pissed from being pulled from the house. It was necessary though.

She was an invalid or quadriplegic, addicted to pain killers, and verbally abusive to anybody who stood up to her bull$hit. Totally mentally sound when not intoxicated.

My father tried to care for her until I put my foot down, about the verbal abuse and the sleep deprivation she imposed upon him. (Falling off the $hitter frequently had a lot to with this.) Despite this, I put her in the nicest Catholic nursing home possible. (At $8k/month) He still drove 20 miles every day to the nursing home for two years until his death. Which was the day before Xmas 2014.

My mother was sad for one day about his passing, then said it was my fault he died, since she wasn't able be at home to take care of him. (Insert evil laugh). Said adopting me as a baby was the worst mistake of her life. Spewed all kinds of mean. To include spitting on me. Mind you no Alzheimer's, no dementia. Pure hate and deceit. Near the end she was heavily medicated to sedate her.

FWIW - Very few of her friends visited her more than once. She told most them I was satan incarnate for putting her in this place and asked them to take her home. Then got pissed at them when they would not help.

At her funeral, 30 people showed up, nobody had any final words about her passing. No tears shed either. Death is a bitch, when you live life as a bitch.

On a happy note, I am celebrating 86 years of my fathers life even if he passed around x-mas. He liked dunkels!!!