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May-2-2006 20:26

So this has ALWAYS been a pet peeve of mine; since the beginning of my Sleuthing.

*NOTE: This is not as big of one as the waiter/waitress 'fiasco' was*


Take a look at Sleuth Admin's detective page, for example.

"Politics
Order o Socrates: Good(10)
Arcanum Brthrhd: Good(10)
Cosa Nostra: Poor(-3)
Eastern Triads: Good(10)
Circle of Light: Poor(-2)
Green Hand: Good(10) "

Notice that of is "o", not "of" in Order of Socrates
Notice that Brotherhood is shortened, and the word Dies is completely absent
"La" is missing in La Cosa Nostra
Isn't it "The" Green Hand, "The" Eastern Triads?


Now I know this was done because of margin widths, but can it not be fixed in any way? It's not only annoying, but also can be confusing as to what the factions are called. Perhaps they could even be shortened to just OS, LCN, DAB, GH, CoL, and ET? (Although that would be very confusing as well)



Just something that's always bothered me.

Oct-13-2006 22:42

OK, Mistress Biggie. Got a new one.

I HATE people who *know* that the lane they are driving in is ending, thanks to a wonderful sign that tells them exactly *how long* they have before the lane ends, and decide to keep driving in that lane anyway to see how many cars they can get ahead of before having to *slam* on the brakes and *wrench* themselves into bumper-to-bumper traffic in the only lane that continues, which slows EVERYONE down much more!

On the flip side, I hate self-centered drivers that have no interest in slowing down for 3 seconds to let a car merge in front of them who has seen the sign and realizes "hey, I have to get over eventually, might as well do it now before I cause a traffic jam".

It's (un)common-freakin-courtesy, people.

Oct-13-2006 22:46

When I see someone not getting over, when they know they have to get over, but they just want to see how many people they can get ahead of, as you said...I always speed up, and make them stop any way, until someone lets them in :) Why? Because Im mean like that :)

Im courteous but, not to idiots like that *grin*

Oct-14-2006 07:48

Agreed you two.....what's better is when they flip YOU off like you've done something wrong, when theyre the a**holes in the first place....

Oct-14-2006 12:47

Oh, and since you asked for it...

I hate it when people emphasize the last syllable on adverbs.

Apparent-LY
Obvious-LY
Supposed-LY
etc.

it sounds like they're talking about Bruce Lee's poorly-named brethren.

Oct-14-2006 12:56

lol yes that pisses me off too about the merging thing...I mean we technically do not have to let them in if we dont want since we are going straight and we do have the rigth away...

I dont let anyone in unless they have their blinker on or are getting over early! Call it mean but that's ok! Gotta be a defensive driver..

Oct-14-2006 13:09

Eugh that annoys the &*$% outta me as well.

And while we're at it I hate people that don't use their indicators. I mean come on people they're there for a reason

Oct-14-2006 13:47

I drive a cargo van with no rear windows, so this one really gets me.

I hate being on a 3-lane highway in either the left or right lane, trying to get over to the middle lane, WITH MY BLINKER ON, when some putz 2 lanes over decides he wants to quickly cut into the middle lane too, without any warning, right in the spot I'm trying to get to. It's gotten to the point that I don't change lanes unless ALL the lanes are clear at the time, to avoid a major accident.

Oct-14-2006 13:55

Grrrr, Ms Helen, I hate that too!! I always throw my hands up in the air, and go wtf? dont they make blinkers on that type of car or what? Jerks lol last time I threw my hands up in the air (which is a habit i have when a driver ticks me off lol) they stepped outside. such rage...of course, I had to step out too. I swear, some people make it so tough to act like a lady :) LOL

Another one that annoys me is drivers who ride their brakes. Oh my god...I just wanna knock them along side the head!

My mom hates driving with me....I can be in a great mood and get behind the wheel, and turn instant b*tch lol Of course, when she drives, she does same thing...and my Dad is always wanting to step out of the vehicle and "talk about it" with the idiot drivers out there, so I get it honestly from both parents :) LOL

Oct-29-2006 18:54

Ok another one that hit me this morning....

When you go through a drive through, and place your order, say for a blueberry coffee with extra cream and sugar, and they repeat it back to you completely wrong. So you then repeat it again, and they ask you once more to repeat it. At this point, you've ordered three times and then they tell you to drive around without saying it back to you....you get to the window, and they ask you what you had. When you do FINALLY get the coffee, and pull away...you open it and......

its black.....AUGH

Oct-31-2006 00:23

"Blueberry coffee with extra cream and sugar"

UGH!!!UGH!!!UGH!!! Why not just pull up on your skateboard and ask for a banana daquiri and a ghetto latte???

But I do feel the drive-thru window thing. My favourite drive-thru window moment has to be asking for a cheeseburger at McDicks and having random look-at-me-in-my-first-job-respect-the-visor kid ask me if I wanted it "fresh" :)

Here's what's irritating me today:

The fact that my phone number is like one digit away from that of a roofing company, and no matter how many calls I get I still don't have the guts to accept the gig.

Broken guitar strings.

The massive space between how good KFC smells and how bad it tastes.

Shiny happy people (holding hands).

Loud leaf blowers. (No...not talking about hockey fans)

The way the "E" in the "DELL" logo is keeling over.

Sailing on TV.

Simpson's episodes from the Tracey Ullman days in reruns.

The phrase "it's all good" being used by TV newscasters.

Wigs that look cool but itch.

Wind chimes.

People on cell phones to people who are less than fifty feet away.

Everything Julia Roberts has ever done.

Buskers who lip-synch.

Warning labels on cigarettes (yes I KNOW that my lungs look like incontinent roadkill.

Pencil sharpeners that don't.

Walt Disney (the man and the legacy)

Blatant false advertising (again)

Stucco

and finally, installation/assemby instructions that look like they were written in the FIRST attempt at rebus code.

*done for now...ahhhh*