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January 20th,2011
When someone thinks you have a problem with someone else, when really that someone else only has a problem with you.
For instance, someone's boyfriends doesn't like you. You don't have anything to do with it, but someone will always say "oh, we shouldn't invite him because you guys have problems with each other." Actually, it's a one-way deal.
— Biffy from Brooklyn, NY | Conversation | 1.20.2011 | Comments (2)
January 17th,2011
Clothes buttoned all the way up when they're on the hanger.
Every time I go to try on a shirt in a store I have to fiddle with like a mile of the world's tiniest buttons. It only needs the top one or two fastened to stay on the hanger!
— T. from Missouri | Clothing | 1.17.2011 | Comments (0)
January 13th,2011
"Appropriate"
"That's really not appropriate" "Do you think that was appropriate?" etc. -- these are pissy little phrases that imply a watered-down, corporatized version of "proper." "Proper" is stuffy and victorian but at least it's honest, implying a vast structure of social obligation. "Appropriate" is like a sneaky, underhanded version of this -- it pretends to be non-judgemental but it isn't.
— Stuart from | Language | 1.13.2011 | Comments (1)
January 5th,2011
Saying 'no offense' before saying something totally offensive.
What the hell? Seriously, if you have to preface it with THAT, then don't say it. Or, just be an up-front dick, not a sneaky dick.
— Rachel from utah | Etiquette | 1.5.2011 | Comments (0)
December 31st,2010
Title too long = instant chore for site fans, who must edit to fit on phone screen/computer dropdown menu. Make it easy for us to love/frequent your site and keep it brief; save the full description for the About Us page.
— Pinky from Cube Farm | Internet | 12.31.2010 | Comments (0)
December 29th,2010
Wildly inaccurate computer progress bars.
3 minutes? 2 hours? 14 minutes? Less than a minute? About a minute? Just wait a sec, and let me know, okay?
— Biffy from Brooklyn, NY | Technology | 12.29.2010 | Comments (0)
December 27th,2010
Aggressive Merry Christmas-ing.
I hear people say "This is America! Say Merry Christmas!" and see signs of businesses reading "WE SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS" as if "Happy Holidays" were an insult. The Jewish-Athiest in me feels really welcome here in the midwest ...
— Acacia from Peoria, IL | Religion | 12.27.2010 | Comments (3)
December 26th,2010
Any rendition of "Silver Bells" in 4/4 time.
Also: The gospely "soulful" repetition of the title line three times per chorus in "Santa Claus is Comin' To Town."
— Tedman from Illinois | Music | 12.26.2010 | Comments (1)
December 15th,2010
If the lights are still red, then it serves no purpose to just ebb forward and stop every couple of seconds.
— Naomi from Melbourne, Australia | Driving | 12.15.2010 | Comments (2)
December 13th,2010
The strings attached to egg yolks.
They just are wrong. Despite being there to hold the yolks together, there is something genuinely disturbing about them.
— Naomi from Melbourne, Australia | Dining | 12.13.2010 | Comments (0)
December 10th,2010
Other restaurant patrons staring at my food while I eat.
I know you are hungry, but this will not solve your predicament. No, you can't have a bite.
— Pinky from Cube Farm | Dining | 12.10.2010 | Comments (0)
December 9th,2010
When something is labeled "New and Improved".
How can this specific formula for cough syrup be both NEW and IMPROVED? It's either one or the other. Make up your mind!
— AshleyB from Georgia | Language | 12.9.2010 | Comments (0)
November 30th,2010
This epitomizes the 'gourmet' trend and people's tendencies to enjoy expensive items more. Are you really seven times more satisfied paying as much for the same amount of pizza? It's pizza! This happens with fried foods, comfort foods, etc. Long live Thai food!
— Biffy from Brooklyn, NY | Dining | 11.30.2010 | Comments (0)
November 29th,2010
Drivers beeping when they pull up to a location to announce their arrival.
Everyone who lives on the block can hear this. Get out of the car and knock or use the cell phone to call the occupants. There is no need to annoy the whole block!
— pookie from Chicago, IL | Driving | 11.29.2010 | Comments (0)
November 26th,2010
"Make no mistake..."
This is along the lines of "quite frankly," or "honestly," except it's especially popular with the politico set. I think George Bush said it in some speech about rounding up the evildoers, and since then everybody who wants their opinion to sound manly has been writing it. "Make no mistake" -- thanks for correcting me in advance. I might have been about to have a thought that was contrary to yours and incorrect. Close one! p.s. I'll cut you.
— Stuart from | Conversation | 11.26.2010 | Comments (0)
November 24th,2010
... which I don't have the time nor patience to pick out, thus polluting my cup of tea with domineering coffee taste whenever I add the formerly pure sugar.
— Brad from England | Kitchen | 11.24.2010 | Comments (0)
November 17th,2010
When you ask someone a yes or no question and they respond simply by saying "please."
When I am at my retail job and someone is buying a really small item (something that could very easily be carried) I always ask them if they need a bag (in the hopes that they won't and I can possibly limit the number of wasteful bags being dispensed). Upon asking the customer if they need a bag for their purchase and they look at me tartly and say "please" as if they had never even considered the option of not wasting a plastic bag.
— Dana from Asheville, North Carolina | Work | 11.17.2010 | Comments (4)
November 15th,2010
Constantly offering to or insisting that the elderly sit down.
I know it's out of respect, but this one would probably grind my gears if I was an old fart. I think I would parse it as "Stay where I can see ya and don't go breaking hips."
— Tedman from IL | Conversation | 11.15.2010 | Comments (1)
