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People Are Sharing What Makes Them So Angry, They Can’t Think Rationally Anymore (40 Posts)
As humans, making our way through this big crazy world, we are all a bunch of imperfect weirdos. Like, we can totally master the office smile that hides the “I hate this work” mood you’ve been dragging for the past you've-lost-count-kinda years.
But if, for whatever reason, someone blocks your way on the way to point B at a busy street, or worse, is painfully slowly dragging their feet right in front of you, you burst into uncontrollable anger. And that poor person, unknown to them, has become your nemesis.
This is just one of many scenarios that trigger our bad selves without much rationality. And people shared so much more in this thread when Redditor Baconbear36 posed the question “What is something that makes you unreasonably angry?” What followed was a bunch of illuminating stories, and hey, it’s honestly very relatable.
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#1
Recipes that start with an essay about the author.
I don't need to know your f*cking life story, Jessica, I'm trying to figure out how to make fried chicken.
I've been scrolling for 15 minutes, is there actually a recipe on this damn page?!
October 4 years ago
Recipies that miss a crucial ingredient from their listing of ingredients. Like when cooking it will suddenly tell you to put in the cheese, while it neglected to tell you to buy cheese.
You kidding me 4 years ago
"Jump to recipe" is the most important instruction to follow on any recipe page.
Alexia 4 years ago
Oh, I once bought a book on palenonthology, mass extinctions, dinosaurs (one of my interests). It had good reviews and I was so excited. Just to realise that 1/3 of it was a biography of the author since early childhood to his marriage, and a selection of paper articles praising him. Wtf??
Sky Render 4 years ago
They do this because everything has to be a blog these days. It's fine when the explanation is concise and explains particularly tricky cooking techniques (regular cookbooks have entire sections dedicated to that!), but yeah. I don't need the "rich and varied history" of chicken and dumplings, I'm just trying to make dinner...
Mindy Keys 4 years ago
I wish I could upvote this 100x. If you are so self absorbed you need to tell us your life story, fine, but please add a "jump to recipe" button.
M Calad 4 years ago
It should be the other way around; recipe first, story about the relation between the recipe and the author/chef later.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Or recipes with nearly a whole damn book of instructions, and 109 ingredients, many of which are expensive and will only be used with that recipe—-which itself will rarely be made, mostly because of the expense and complicated instructions.
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Sometimes I quickly change the channel when this happens or if the cook comes on all glammed up, seasoning her chicken with long ass nails and a large diamond ring, is it just me??
To find out just why we get irrationally angry about small things, and how to control it, Bored Panda reached out to Helen Marlo, a licensed clinical psychologist and Jungian psychoanalyst who provides psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and consultation. Helen is also a Professor of Clinical Psychology and the Department Chair at Notre Dame de Namur University.
“We often get irrationally angry about the small things because these small situations may be temporary and easier to confront, control, or solve. When we get angry at the small things, we address and emote at easier and safer things,” Helen said.
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#2
Anti maskers. Wear the f***ing piece of cloth or go somewhere else
Night Owl 4 years ago
and climate change deniers, conspiracy theorists, Q-Anons, Trumpers, right wing nut-jobs, flat-earthers, pro-lifers, homophobes, misogynists, ...
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Dre Mosley 4 years ago
What a bunch of babies. "Waaaah! I'm being slightly inconvenienced, waaaah!!"
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Exactly! That is what anti-mask dung-heads are - crybabies. What the hell happened to taking one for the team?
Load More Replies... Kona Pake 4 years ago
Their anti-mask heroes are dying off one by one, yet they still won’t wear a mask.
Max L. 4 years ago
90% of covid cases in hospital now are novaxes. Right before going into ventilation some ask for the vaccine.
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A 4 years ago
It's shameful that the ignorant and uninformed are the ones keeping us from moving on from this pandemic. And they don't even care.
Yoinks! 4 years ago
Oh, they care. Boasting that they're not afraid, reveling in the attention as people beg them to do the right thing, relishing the sense of power as they refuse, wallowing in self-pity they're being "persecuted"...they LOVE all that. ...Oh, you meant they don't care about anyone else. Yeah, that's very true.
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J. F. 4 years ago
The mistake was to tell people that the masks protect others, I would have went on saying it's for the personal protection like a gas mask
Al Cook 4 years ago
You know what forcing people to care for someone they've never met is called? Socialism. An evil dogma. People are individuals and selfish by nature.
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SBW71 4 years ago
Just like the ones that actually believe this is still a thing moron
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Matt Hollis 4 years ago
Don't knock the anti-vaxxers as they are an important part of the experiment, i.e the control group lololololol
#3
Daylight savings time. There is no reason to change times twice a year, every theory about why it’s good has been debunked and I hate it.
Dasha Slepenkina 4 years ago
I'd prefer it if we stayed on DST year-round. I'd rather wake up and have it darker than have it be dark when I'm done with work.
Nicely 4 years ago
Completely the opposite for me. I'm not a morning person at all and having lighter mornings really helps me get out of bed.
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Muff_Fluff 4 years ago
Honestly I like how it changes, like I can look forward to when it’s light in the morning. I don’t have a preference to saving/not though.
snipergun 4 years ago
I actually like it. I live in country where winter days are really short and without time change it would be impossible to get any daylight outside of work. I worked like that (coming in the morning when dark and leaving when it's already dark) and it was so heavy depressing I could never believe that, before I experienced it. Luckily I figured fast what the problem was.
Big Blue Cat 4 years ago
We have daylight savings and still don’t get any daylight outside of work in the winter. For example in December sunrise is around 9 and sunset before 15. But I wouldn’t mind staying in DST year round. Switching back and forth is what bugs me.
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Id row 4 years ago
Move it a half hour and leave it. I think the country should vote on that. It would actually be a good platform for a candidate to run on, so many people hate it.
Rosie Hamilton 4 years ago
I've thought the same thing for years, about just altering it by half an hour..
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Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
I'd prefer we keep to summertime hours year round. I don't much care if it's light in the morning when I wake up, but I love longer daylight hours at night.
Cassie 4 years ago
Not only has it been debunked, but it has shown to be detrimental to health. Heart attacks spike around the time changes. They are so disruptive they can literally impact our health. We shouldn't have to have to readjust to time twice a year! There's no reason for it and good reason against it.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
One more reason against it - my husband spends an hour twice a year changing the clocks, and swearing and grumping horribly. Pleeeez,!
Load More Replies...But it turns out that “We may fool ourselves into feeling like we are having a voice or addressing our stressors yet, in reality, we remain insulated and protected from directly facing more painful, traumatic, or complex issues that we push out of consciousness.”
The psychologist warns that “the more we push the important stuff out of consciousness—and not deal with what is going on in our lives—the more we find ourselves getting angry at smaller, less threatening things.” Helen explained that “we are often unconscious of how the small things that lead to anger are often connected to more meaningful emotions, memories, thoughts, sensations, and images.”
She continued: “This inner material makes up our personal, psychological complexes which are associated with intense experiences and relationships. They need very little provocation to be activated.”
#4
People with trolleys chatting in the middle of the aisle, while blocking it for everybody else.
Alan Green 4 years ago
Or people that leave the trolley over on one side of the aisle to go and look over the other side thus blocking 2 areas from easy access instead of one. And don't get me started on people who change their mind and decide to put back that frozen item but they put it somewhere stupid like on the shelf with the loaves of bread. GGGRRRRR!!!!
Sarah James 4 years ago
This is in Australia. They haven''t invented shoes here yet.
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ewdsgn 4 years ago
Just ask if you can pass by. Be nice and everything is fine. When they are mean, I can still complain about them. But to be pissed from the start is totally unnecessary for you.
Natalie 4 years ago
I disagree with your first point. I'm always polite when I ask these people to excuse me and a significant percentage of the time the reaction is visible annoyance, as if I'm being rude. I'm still polite regardless but some people's sense of entitlement to the world revolving around them is a disgrace.
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People who say freedom of speech as an excuse for being an asshole. Yes, you are allowed to say it, but you don't have to.
Wyn Williams 4 years ago
People mistake freedom of speech for freedom of consequences for that speech
Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
Yep. No legal comeback is very different from no scoietal comeback.
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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
What people don't understand is that freedom of speech doesn't mean you are free from any consequences.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
Freedom of speech doesn't mean you are allowed to say whatever you want. It only means its ok to talk about your government and they can't throw you in jail and take away everything you own because you did. Anything else isn't protected. That's why assault (saying or doing something that makes the victim expect harm) and battery (physically harming therm) are two different crimes. There are many things we think as being an asshole that are actually quite illegal.
Al Cook 4 years ago
That's completely wrong. Freedom of speech isn't just about criticism of the government, it DOES allow you to hold and vocalise any opinions you like. The threshold to illegality is only crossed when that speech causes of encourages physical harm. Or if you are deliberately publishing malicious untruths (Libel). Assault and battery is also an American legal term. In the UK for example battery doesn't exist, and common assault requires a physical harm (which can be as minor as spitting on someone, or as major as hitting them - there are more severe offences for worse physical harms). There is no offence in most places of making a person expect harm unless a direct threat is made. I could aim an elastic band at your head as a joke, that's not a crime unless I then actually fire it at you, try to fire it at you, or threaten to fire it at you (equally it would be legal under self defence laws for you to fire one at me first to prevent me from doing so, as it would be proportionate)
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Deborah B 4 years ago
Freedom of speech means it isn't *criminal* - you can't be arrested for speaking your opinion. It doesn't mean you are entitled to be a jackass. People can take offense, refuse you service, fire you, sue you for slander. They just can't throw you in jail.
Al Cook 4 years ago
Slander is a bit tricky. Generalisations and stereotypes are not subjective enough to be slanderous in most legal systems. Some organisations have very tenuous policies related restricting their employees freedom of speech as part of employment contracts, but outside of the US most of these would not be deemed legal if that employee is diverging from that policy in their own time and on a personal level where they are clearly not representing the views of the employer. In many places it would also be discriminatory and illegal to refuse service to someone based on their opinion, affiliations or lifestyle etc. As for causing offence, that's really just a problem for the person who is offended, not the person causing the offence.
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Lytha 4 years ago
"I always say what I think, sorry if it hurts you. I am like that, take it or leave it. "
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Yet they try to deny that same freedom to those with an opposing opinion.
FlagCityDiva 4 years ago
Actually, I prefer hearing assholes speak. It helps me decide whether or not I want any more interaction with them.
Casey Burns 4 years ago
"Although I disagree with what you just said sir, I agree with your right to say it."
Isidien Gudmundsdottir 4 years ago
If it wasn't for freedom of speech we might not know who the idiots are.
Turns out that unraveling what these reactions are about is not that simple, and it requires us to “face our defenses and be mindful and aware of the issues, which is psychological work,” Helen told us.
Meanwhile, things that make us more seriously angry usually have to do with something more complex, emotional, meaningful, personal, and complicated. “We often have competing thoughts and feelings about these situations—that is, we feel in conflict about them and they may be related to our wounds or traumas.” Helen explained that “often, the situations that make us more seriously angry are challenging for us to avoid, escape, influence, or control.”
#6
When people litter out their car windows. Especially cigarette butts.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Agreed. It starts fires, etc. Rational rage, IMO.
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Alexia 4 years ago
I once volunteered to a "cleaning cigarette butts" day in my city (before the pandemics). After a few hours of hand-picking those damn cigarette butts, we were physically exhausted. And I could see the benefits of periodic gym exercising :) So yes, when I see people throwing cigarette butts, I'd like to see them spending some hours picking them - just to see how it's like.
denzoren 4 years ago
I don't like littering and I once made my dad reverse so I can pick up something he threw out the window...he's now an anti-litterer also. Lol
MyCatsTheRealPanda 4 years ago
Haha I did something similar. I slammed on my brakes and gave my passenger the choice to pick up what they threw out or walk. I made my boyfriend stop the car when one of his friends threw something out as well. Littering absolutely enrages me lol.
Load More Replies... SuperChicken 4 years ago
Especially, when they empty their car ashtray on the spot where they're parked in the parking lot.
German Gargicevich 4 years ago
I work in a nice hotel, and that happened a lot several years ago. Lately has been declining.
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why not 4 years ago
no , tiny biodegradable bits of cotton and paper must be pointed out over beer cans water bottles that must be picked up by others or remain forever to vilify evil smokers. smokers are to blame for all the bad in this world.
Load More Replies... Vasana Phong 4 years ago
People that litter are a different breed altogether, I would and could never litter, will hold on to trash until I find a can
deanna woods 4 years ago
I cannot do this. If I have something I need to throw away I will keep it with me until I am able to throw it in a trash can.
DC 4 years ago
I started smoking when I was ot even 12 yet. I never obeyed many rules, my relationship to authorities was shattered before 1st grade really had started ... but even I could get my wannabe-revolutionary head around why not to throw them anywhere. That NEVER was a habit, and the one time a cigarette fell off my hand and was taken away by the wind ... I paid a fee - no need to complain on my end, fair is fair.
#7
People talking on their phone in public or break room at work on speakerphone.
Big Blue Cat 4 years ago
They hold it like that when they are about to eat the phone like a sandwich
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SlartyBlartFast 4 years ago (edited)
Even worse, a##holes listening to music on their phones out loud - anywhere!
Random Panda 4 years ago
I hate bluetooth speakers for the same reason. Worst invention ever.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It's an invitation to join the conversation, so don't hold back and voice your opinions.
Kookamunga 4 years ago
I don't care about your conversation. No one does. Turn off the speaker and put the phone to your ear like someone who might be normal.
Carole Reid 4 years ago
I have hearing aids. No one can hear my phone ringing except me when my Bluetooth device is connected. I am not here to please a bunch of strangers.
Lucy Hill 4 years ago
Daaaaymn now that’s a legitimate reason! Also I love your attitude. We sometimes have to remind ourselves people have a whole backstory we have absolutely no knowledge of, and immediate judgments often need revaluation.
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Ann-Marie Bentley 4 years ago
I'm hard of hearing and wear hearing aids so I often have to do this but I hold my phone sensibly and find somewhere quiet if I can
Alan Green 4 years ago
"break room"? or what about video calls to their significant other most of the day while sat at their desk in the office *Stares at co-worker who is doing just that as I write*
ispeak catanese 4 years ago
One of my coworkers is on face time with her family all day long. I want to drop kick that phone off her desk.
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William Teach 4 years ago
Or in the bathroom. Why? Just why? And listening to music and videos where everyone can hear it. It's 2021. Use earbuds. I've been known to turn on right wing talk radio when people do that.
PeachPossum 4 years ago
I make sure I flush the toilet a few times during their conversation... The better companies will provide a phone booth at work. My old company whose building was constructed 1930 had actual phone booths that had pay phones. The phones were later removed, then the cleaning people started stuffing their vacuums in there. Employees requested to have the phone booths back for private cell phone usage. The company complied. It was nice.
Load More Replies... When asked why we don’t normally get that sudden, overpowering burst of anger when dealing with these situations, Helen said that it comes down to the fact that they “are often difficult to resolve so our psychological defenses kick in to help us manage the ongoing stress and anxiety and continue functioning.”
She continued: “For example, we may consciously deny, minimize, suppress, repress, or even dissociate the big stuff.” However, the psychologist warns that this style of coping cannot be sustained and eventually catches up. Moreover, “It may result in irrational anger towards seemingly small things.”
#8
When people are famous for existing or being rich. Other people have to work to get places, meanwhile Trisha McMoney gets red carpet treatment simply for being born to tax dodging a**holes who think poor people are a plague
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Kardashians. Fame off the back of their dad being the lawyer in OJ Simpson trial
Reynard 4 years ago
So much this! A lot of people put 'celebrities' on a pedestal then wonder why celebrities treat other like second-class citizens. They're just people.
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Radek Suski 4 years ago
But even; I’m not getting how can you value an athlete, actor, so called “celebrities” over, I don’t know, scientists, altruist, doctors, you know people that actually contribute something valuable to the society
Pam Page 4 years ago
I'm actually more annoyed at the people who make them famous by paying attention to their antics. Seriously, we will not be judged kindly by future generations for our mind-boggling adoration of the Kardashians, Hilton's, etc.
Kona Pake 4 years ago
Fake hair, fake nose, fake lips, fake nails, fake breasts, fake thighs…What is real to admire?
Miss Cris 4 years ago
I'd found it fair if royals salary was exclusively from instagram accounts, tik toks and videos. For them, it'd be a job.
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#9
People who enter the bus/train/whatever without letting other people out first. I get it, you don't want to miss your ride, but it won't leave while others still exit.
PeachPossum 4 years ago
That was the rule of etiquette when I was a kid. Let the folks get off the elevator before getting on.
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Uber Mensch 4 years ago
Letting people out first ALSO means there will be more room inside. GASP!
Melia Janssen 4 years ago
In Singapore where I come from, you have to enter the bus by the front with the chauffeur except for people with walking aides and other mobility assistant devices because the back exit is made bigger for easier exit/entrance. You exit the bus through the back exit so It makes it easier to control the crowds and people know where to go to do what they need to do.
Karen Langley 4 years ago
Having the front door available is federally mandated as an ADA accommodation. I'm a bus driver. Just be polite and wait.
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Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
Yeah, you can't get on until there's space to do so, not rocket science!
tuzdayschild 4 years ago
Yes! That train, bus, elevator...whatever isn't going anywhere until all the people get off. So you can wait a second.
Douglas Campbell 4 years ago
Of course it's in LA where they don't even care about the handicap.
If we cannot deal with stressful and angering situations, we can at least control our behavior around it. When asked how we can learn to be in a better relationship with our anger, Helen said “by first, noticing when we are having an exaggerated or heightened reaction, especially to a situation that seems small.”
Such heightened reactions can signal to us that we are vulnerable and need to pause to become more conscious and mindful in that moment, she argues. “When angry at something that seems small, the anger can feel autonomous, like it has a mind of its own, and we can feel out of control. This is a clue that we are in a psychological complex and not in good, conscious relationship with our anger.”
#10
When a group of people walk next to each other on a sidewalk taking all of it up and not moving out of the way when you approach. I just started to walk into people.
Data1001 4 years ago
Y'know, my theory is that's a fault of bad parenting. Good parents will teach their children to always be aware of other people and to be courteous and move to the side when they approach -- even if those people who approach you don't do so. I'm amazed at how few people seem to bother with the sidewalk thing.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
When I was younger, I always have right of way to my elders, and people with small children. Now I am the elder, so will walk right into someone younger who isn’t yielding. However, I still move over for people with small children (they have enough to do—-keeping their children safe being the most important)..
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
I've recently started using a mobility scooter. It's amazing how fast people move when you aim for them with an evil grin
Tobias Bauer 4 years ago
If I walk by the side of my wife, and other people walking towards me walking side by side too and there is not enoungh room on the sidewalk to pass each other, I tend to move out of the way exactly the same amount the other will do. Always prepare to hit the other with the shoulder. And if I do, they are pissed because I have done it. AITA?
Doctor Strange 4 years ago
Oh man, I started doing that too. Back when I was dating a girl who lived in NYC, I'd stay to the side of the walk so there was plenty of room for people going the other direction. If you are far enough over to be in my way, you are the AH. And I Will walk through you. I'm a fairly large guy, and have yet to have anyone even manage to make me break my stride.
#11
Loud chewing noises, especially if you're an open-mouthed chewer, double especially if you're also a lip smacker.
Jess Thompson 4 years ago
I have misophonia and I literally want to punch people sometimes, it sucks.
no_name 4 years ago
It's me growing up with my loud-chewing, lip-smacking, "aaah"-doing-after-drinking sister :D
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Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago
or the slurping coffee drinkers who also do the "aaaah" afterwards
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Or a gum snapper. One of my pet peeves. You are not 12. You are at work. You are around other people, in one of those idiotic “open office” situations. I mean it, snap that gum One. More. Time. And. You. Die.
SuperChicken 4 years ago
Not to mention, sucking on their teeth; also, sucking on their hard candy so loudly. Ugh!🤢
Natalia 4 years ago
Oohhhh the sucking on their teeth is the worst of all...it drives me crazy. Oh god.
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Amanda Sherland 4 years ago
I have a friend who I dearly love, but I have to leave the room when he eats. It's all those gross mouth noises and like, moaning almost. Like a "yummy ommnomm". Uh uh.
BetweenTheCracks 4 years ago
Same with me re: my brother. He claims he can't help all the weird mouth sounds, gagging, etc. etc. he makes, but he magically gets it (mostly) under control when we're in public.
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Nadine Bamberger 4 years ago
So disgusting, especially in public, double especially in otherwise quiet environments. One reason I don't go to the cinema anymore, people loudly chewing nachos.
Only “when we realize this, it can be a good time to physically move, change one’s physical environment, ground oneself physically, or shift one’s physical position to help break away from the strong emotions that prevent us from being conscious.”
According to Helen, once we are more grounded, we can take the next steps and ask ourselves two basic questions: “'What am I noticing inside me?' And, 'what else might this situation be?'”
“This can help us to connect with the emotions, memories, images, sensations and thoughts that may be swirling around inside during this seemingly small event,” the psychologist explained and added that “This can help us begin to become more conscious of how this small situation may be related to other meaningful issues in one’s life.”
#12
People not using their turn signals. Absolutely enraged.
Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
"If only there were some way I could let the people around me know I was going to change both speed and direction... perhaps some useful gadget that could let them know!" I swear it's like people never heard of a turn signal before. It just reinforces my belief that, for a large part of the population, other people aren't really real but are instead just life hazards to be navigated.
Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
But even if you don't care about others it is safer for YOU if you use your damn signals!!
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Donkey boi 4 years ago
No body believes me but, last week I saw an Audi and BMW within 5 mins of each other and they BOTH used their indicators! That's the equivalent of seeing a phoenix flying above a unicorn!
Robert T 4 years ago
Must've been me then! Mercs are getting to be as bad. And Teslas. *head-bangs wall*
Load More Replies... Isidien Gudmundsdottir 4 years ago
Don't you know that because of the pandemic there's a huge shortage of blinker fluid?
Rubyjune45 4 years ago
In the U.S. south that fluid has been out since the blinker was invented.
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Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Tail gaters, lane changers, then we end up at the same red light down the road, in a rush to go no where
CP 4 years ago
Also people changing to a turning lane and then putting on the turn signal. Its already too late. We know you are turning.
BetweenTheCracks 4 years ago
In addition to that, when you DO use your blinker and the person in the lane you want guns it as if you're assaulting them personally. People are absolutely willing to potentially cause an accident because someone wanted to *gasp* *faint* MERGE INTO **THEIR** LANE.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Or never turning their turn signals off. People who do that also tend to drive slowly and continually LOOK like they’re getting ready to turn, but don’t.
Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)
Happened to me in driving school once. I accidentally forgot to turn if off and didn't even notice it. Cars around me started honking and I I had no idea what's going on, I was at first wondering if they're part of a wedding party or something. My driving instructor asked me what do I think why are they honking, I said that I don't know. Then he asked me about my turn signal. Oops
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
True story that has happened to me more than once:trying to pass through a pedestrian crossing (which gives me priority) and a car is turning yelling at me! FIRST: I'm at a pedestrian crossing ffs! SECOND: Do you know that your turn signal is not there for decoration and it's for people to know that you are turning?
#13
People who don’t put shopping carts back properly.
James016 4 years ago
They have to at my local supermarkets. We have to put a £1 coin in them. We get it back when the trolley is returned to the trolley park
J. F. 4 years ago
Same in nearly every supermarket here in Germany, too. One of the two in my village don't have such carts though and they still get back properly
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
There is a theory that you can predict the happiness/safety of a neighborhood by looking to see if parking lot is full of carts or they are returned to the corral. Returning a cart is an action that doesn't help you personally so doing it shows you are considerate of your neighbors. If there are carts everywhere, this is a neighborhood with loud music at 2am, theft, or an HOA who tows your car from your own driveway for expired plates.
Jamma 4 years ago
I say this constantly. You walked a quarter mile, half mile in the store but can't walk another 10 yards? So lazy.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
It's not only laziness it's the mentality of people that don't give a s**t and feel that there were always be people running after them to take care of everything
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There's a cart corral every 25 feet in most shopping center parking lots. I've seen carts left out literally 5 feet from them. That is just malicious laziness!
SlartyBlartFast 4 years ago
These are the same people that probably don't do their washing, leave their dishes in the sink for whomever there is to clean, and do not change the empty TP roll - but just leave it there.
Data1001 4 years ago
Again, it's a simple courtesy that parents can easily instill in a child, but obviously the parents of those people didn't bother.
Reynard 4 years ago
One time at a grocery store, I was walking toward my car and there was a guy who just let go of the cart after unloading it and it headed right toward my car - and it was a windy day. If I hadn't been there, it would have damaged my car. I asked the guy why why he would do that and he just shrugged - zero concern for other people's property. I'm a firm believer in Shopping Cart Theory.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
I noticed that when the trolleys in the UK have coin slots, they tend to get returned
BetweenTheCracks 4 years ago
I hate how it seems like everything here in the US is monetized, but this is one case where bringing money into the situation would be genuinely helpful.
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Shay Walsh 4 years ago
My mother does this and it makes me want to slap her. No it's not their job to get them from everywhere they get them in the trolly park
Brandy Grote 4 years ago
Aldi and other places have it right - put in a money, get a cart. Put cart back, get money back! Gotta train these heathens.
Bored Panda also spoke to Lise Deguire, a clinical psychologist and award-winning author of “Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience From a Burn Survivor” who said that it’s indeed a paradox that sometimes we can handle serious stress, and then completely lose our patience over something trivial. “This reminds me of the poem 'The Shoelace,' by Charles Bukowski:
'...it’s not the large things that
send a man to the
madhouse. death he’s ready for, or
murder, incest, robbery, fire, flood…
no, it’s the continuing series of small tragedies
that send a man to the
madhouse…
not the death of his love
but a shoelace that snaps
with no time left…'"
“I think that people often emotionally prepare themselves to handle big stresses. We know we have something hard ahead of ourselves, and we prepare to handle it. And often we DO handle those big things quite well,” Lise explained.
#14
Force hyped youtubers who just scream around for no reason like idiots
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
I hate the thumbnails where they're gasping at nothing with some giant text that says something like "SHE SAID WHAT?!?!?!" They're a waste of space.
Emiliano C 4 years ago
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who gets irrationally angry about the facial expressions on YouTube thumbnails. Even for people I like, I’m screaming in my head “WHY IS YOUR MOUTH OPEN LIKE THAT??!?”
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Dwight k schrute. 4 years ago
"I BOUGHT MY GIRLFRIEND A BRAND NEW FERRARI. *SHE BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS*." so exaggerated 🙄
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
OMG I barely watch youtube any more, too many ads and just ridiculous vids. My son was trying to show me game play of this VR game he wanted to get me for my Oculus, and literally every few seconds, the person that made the video spliced in some stupid effect, screaming, flashing lights, whatever, It was so annoying and loud, I still have no idea how the game is played.
Casey McAlister 4 years ago
Reactions video. It might be interesting when you have something substantial to say about the thing you are reacting to - explain how something works, debunk it, point out mistakes, but it's so damn unnecessary when you are just giggling, gasping, pulling faces or screaming "whaaat?.
Agamemnon Padar 4 years ago (edited)
There is one on Twitch. His name is Staiy, a German streamer. He constantly screams at his audience, insults everyone who does not share bis opinion, brags how rich he is, but people still give him money. 😂 People are so stupid
Savannah Manis 4 years ago
I hate those annoying family vloggers, they do things that are obviously faked, and they just force their kids or friends to act stupid or like jerks for a video. It makes me so mad.
#15
When people tell me I'm shy or quiet. No. I'm simply uncomfortable. I can be very loud and extroverted in a comfortable environment surrounded by people I'm comfortable with, but that's obviously not what I'm doing right now if I'm shy and quiet.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
I understand that. It's even worse when the parents or others label a child as shy. Kids buy into that immediately and figure that's who they are. We just said our kid took her time getting to know people.
Anita Pickle 4 years ago
It is so sad when you see the defeat in a kids eyes when their parents, teachers, friends tell everyone they are shy.
Load More Replies... Data1001 4 years ago
The other option, of course, is that you simply don't have anything you feel is worthy of being said, and would rather not just blather on about something simply for the sake of talking.
Bill Evs 4 years ago
Yes this. I get accused of being quiet sometimes and whereas that is true it's not to do with being shy or introverted, it's more to do with the fact I'm not going to speak if I don't have anything worthwhile to say.
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sofacushionfort 4 years ago
“Well, I was silently judging you. But if you insist, I’ll do it out loud.”
Miss Cris 4 years ago
Even if you're shy or/and quiet, and fine. Why woulg a stranger or anybody feel the need to point it? Do I say to everybody "you're loud and have not shame"?
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
I'm just like this. I can be a chatterbox around people I know and am comfortable with but put me in a room with strangers, you will find me sitting quietly in a corner trying to be inconspicuous.
Deanna Crichley 4 years ago
I had someone once tell me, "You're too sensitive." I said , "Why? Because I'm more sensitive than you?":
Rosie Hamilton 4 years ago
Preferable to being an insensitive ar-se I'd have said!! Had the same accusation made about me... since when are there sensitivity levels people must abide by?
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Osgood_7 4 years ago
You ever notice how often you see articles/books/lists/etc. for introverts on how to be more extroverted, but never the reverse? Why is listening before you speak framed as a bad thing?
BetweenTheCracks 4 years ago
Because loud and noisy > sane and thoughtful. Makes for a beautiful and respectful world, doesn't it?
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Besides which, so f*****g what if I'm shy? What makes you think it's such an important thing you have to tell me about this "negative" aspect of my personality?!
“But then, when one more little thing goes wrong, we just lose our cool. It can feel profoundly unfair, because we are trying so hard to handle big problems, and then that one more issue comes along,” she said.
The good news is that many times, we can handle this anger better with a reset of expectations. “It is good to assume that we may have difficulties, that our plans may not turn out exactly as we hoped. It is safe to assume that people will occasionally misbehave or disappoint us,” Lise explained.
“For myself, for example, I try to build extra time into my schedule, on the assumption that my schedule will not go exactly as I hoped, and that plans frequently go wrong.”
#16
Banks. Why would an institution that almost all people are required to use have shorter hours than an average job.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
And charge you for services that used to be free (like Teller assistance), or aren’t really “services” at all when most of it is essentially self-service?
Klas Klättermus 4 years ago
It is true that most services can be replaced by their website, but not all. In Sweden we have this rules in malls that all businesses need to stay open during the malls full open hours or they will get fined, except banks who can close whenever. The most funny thing though is that in Sweden, some websites actually close for the night. One example is our "IRS" Skatteverket who close their online services for taxes etc when business hours are over.
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Troux 4 years ago
I've always assumed it's because there is some appreciable amount of after-hours work to do. Can any bankers offer insight to this?
M O'Connell 4 years ago
[not a banker] Historically, yes. The books needed to be settled for all transactions by the close of business. Since all transactions are processed electronically now, the only after-hours work that should remain is totaling the teller's drawers.
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J. F. 4 years ago
Because customer service is only one part of the job, they have other stuff to do also (I don't work in a bank, but the job description looks very exhausting)
Johnny Apples 4 years ago
It is, I work in a bank, it's 12 to 15 hours a day
Load More Replies... Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
Because they have other stuff to do after you've all left and they don't want to keep their tellers there longer than normal working hours.
Kim Kermes 4 years ago
Once upon a time in the dark ages, banks had to close to customers to enter up and reconcile the transactions. This is no longer the case. I haven't had a bank account for decades. Credit unions are now available to almost everyone, are not huge monolithic national corporations, and provide excellent service.
Thomas Turnbull 4 years ago
I think there is a lot of work involved that they can only do when they are closed.
Philly Bob Squires 4 years ago
Why do they charge you money you don't have for an overdraft even if you get it back in within a day or so? Especially since they make a ton of money off you in transaction fees, ATM fees, interest on YOUR money that they use, account usage fees, ad nauseum.
#17
I cannot give blood just because I am gay. I have been in a monogamous relationship for the past few years so it is not like STDs are going to randomly spring up.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago (edited)
They are slowly. Many banks have switched over. In the US, there are banks that have religious/contractual obligations still that prevent them from taking this perfectly great gift. They now refer someone who does not meet their criteria to another bank that will take it. The banks know its harmless but when you are a branch of St.Luke's Hospital, the board isn't as open-minded.
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago (edited)
This is a thing? Wtf where and why? Donated blood has saved my life more than once and they r turning good donors away, frig 😡
Clara Edvardsson 4 years ago
It's a thing in Sweden. It's because old prejudice about gay men spreading aids. It's such a stupid rule, they test all donor blood, there is a shortage of blood, and gay men are turned down even in monogamous relationships because of stigma and old prejudice that gays are dirty
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Josy Bannon 4 years ago
All blood donation restrictions for gay men were abollished in Isreal this month.
Aldert Nagel 4 years ago
Hurray for Israel, leading example for many countries on this topic and Corona.
Load More Replies... Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
I gave blood most of my adult life. Right up until they found out I'd had a cornea transplant (have actually had 3 of those during my life). Now I'm banned from giving blood because I've had a tissue transplant from a cadaver. (Thanks. Thanks twice because I'd never really thought about where those came from when I was a kid) It apparently wasn't bad enough to keep me from donating blood for over 20 years.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
TBH, everybody should be tested for blood born conditions before giving blood anyway. Your sexual preferences shouldn’t enter into it. You could be totally celibate and not be able to give blood because of an exposure to “XYZ” a few years ago. The test results are what matter.
Steve Barnett 4 years ago (edited)
You are correct Auntriarch. It is/has. The following link might not work outside of the UK. https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/news/uk-to-change-eligibility-to-give-blood-on-world-blood-donor-day-with-launch-of-new-donor-safety-assessment/
Load More Replies... Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)
I can't donate blood because I have a family history of GSS which is genetic. It is not transmissible by blood and flesh like CJD aka mad cows disease but because GSS is a prions disease like CJD they won't accept my blood. It's frustrating coz I would love to donate my blood and organs after I die, but I can't even do that.
CatWoman312 4 years ago
They test your blood before they give it to anyone anyway so I don’t see the issue
On the other hand, things when put into practice are not always that simple. According to Lise, even when we reset our expectations, sometimes people will still get triggered. “If you find yourself overwhelmed with anger, try to take a break. Give yourself a little time-out. Walk away from the frustration if possible. Get a little fresh air. Do some deep breathing, and while you do it, try not to rehash your annoyance.”
The psychologist reminds us that “Life is aggravating at times, we all know that. Usually with a brief time-out, we can let our little frustrations go and get back to enjoying our day.”
#18
When someone throws in a negative aspect of a life milestone or accomplishment. For example when someone buys a first house, as I recently did. It's something my wife and I have saved a long time for, found the perfect one, and finally have a place to call our own. Some chuckle head throws in how expensive it is and how it's a money pit and how you'll have so much work to do. I'm aware of those things, just be happy for me.
tuzdayschild 4 years ago
Brush it off and celebrate your accomplishment. There will always be negative people. Don't let them suck you in.
Lisa Simpson 4 years ago
Oh, I had a friend like that. I got married - 'all men cheat when married'. I found a good job - 'no way you did it by yourself, without bribing anybody' etc. I stopped calling her.
Sheila McEnany Markowitz 4 years ago
Congratulations on your first home. May it be a place of love, and provide many beautiful experiences.
Random Panda 4 years ago
Same with my dad. We just bought a great apartment with a private yard, in a quiet neighbourhood. The first thing he comments on is how big the mortgage is going to be (we can afford it easily). Meanwhile he got a zero interest loan from family to buy a huge apartment in one of the best parts of town. We can't all be this lucky, dad.
Patti 4 years ago
Friends and family should just want the best for you. You are a first time home buyer and don't know as much as people who have owned a home and realize how expensive every thing is to change out. My daughter did the same thing and bought a home that they can't afford to make the changes they want. They are not jealous just thinking how foolish you are for buying a house that needs so much work. Good luck
CatWoman312 4 years ago
Some people will always find the negative in everything. I follow good news movement on Instagram and people find fault with literal good news
#19
"Connected but no internet."
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
When I get a high score on the dinosaur game but then the internet starts working again XD.
afoben 4 years ago
It took me a while to get the dino was a game... lol I thought it was just a cute dino mocking me for my lack of connection.
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago (edited)
This is a lack of education thing - no one taught people what this means. You are connected to the network in your house and everything in it via your router but the router can't talk to the outside world. You can send a document to the printer, adjust your smart thermostate or use your chromecast to throw the document from your computer to your TV because they don't have to go outside to do it. You can't messenger your sister sitting next to you because that has to go all the way to facebook and back.
Cory Tollman 4 years ago
I figured out this was going to be an issue many years ago when my nephew complained that my grandma didn't have WiFi in her house. She didn't have the internet at all so him stating it that way made me think there are going to be a lot of people who will equate WiFi = internet.
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Al Christensen 4 years ago
I "love" how my laptop will offer me all the wi-fi networks within a quarter mile radius EXCEPT my own mobile hotspot a few inches away.
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
WiFi in general sucks, it's not as reliable as cable connections at the best of times, but with the obsession of making EVERYTHING wireless and every neighbour having a wireless router that's ALL OF THE POWER to ensure a signal through the entire house, the interference becomes ridiculous.
Cory Tollman 4 years ago
Does everyone really need their printer to be on WiFi? I also wish there was a way I could set my computer so it automatically ignores those other WiFi signals so they don't show up on my list unless I want them to.
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The WiFi can be working and connecting you to your network/router but that doesn't mean internet is connecting with those.
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Marco Conti 4 years ago
How about my nav app Covering the map with a prompt to connect to a WiFi network? You are a GPS device, you know I am going 60 mph on the freeway, how difficult would it be to NOT prompt me for a home WiFi network while I am driving? Especially one where I have to take my eyes off the road to make it go away?
#20
Capcha. Hate having to teach AI what fire hydrants and Stop lights are and it's a robot making sure I'm not a robot.
Robert T 4 years ago
I hate them as much as anyone, but have had to implement them as we get so many spam submissions. If we could eradicate the spammers, then we might be able to get rid of them!
Péter Rózsahegyi 4 years ago
Check our reCaptcha v3 or Enterprise. They don't use that mind blowin ésg 'Select this or that' method.
Load More Replies... Stephanie Cunningham 4 years ago
The "click on all the images with motorcycles" kind make me so freaking nervous. My vision is not great and that is a level of anxiety I don't need in my day-to-day life.
Susan Bosse 4 years ago
Recently I was to choose three fire hydrants for some training at work. There were only two and I couldn't authenticate. The third "hydrant"? It was A MAILBOX. A MAILBOX. WTH?
CatWoman312 4 years ago
Or having to type in the code when they have a bunch of lines through it so it’s hard to read
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
Many haven't worked for years. They are like the TSA - can't stop even a minimal effort to get around them but it makes those paying for it feel safer. I had a classmate who did a 2 week project that could recognize fire hydrants, stoplights, and house numbers in captchas. There are other image types but we now live in a world where our neural nets are so good they can create deep fakes and recognize x-ray abnormalities better than a person. There's not much that can stop one from brute-forcing it way past, learning how it did it, and keep improving its weight until it becomes amazing at it.
WalksAroundMountains 4 years ago
I'm willing to go through 3 captcha screens just to teach the algorithm wrong. The program tracks cursor movement, so slowly going from picture to picture as if looking and then going back will usually satisfy it.
#21
Double unskippable ads
Rando 4 years ago
Youtube is doing this more and more often. It's like already double the amount of ads per video.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Ads that randomly cut right into a ten minute video halfway though—-and not at a point where a break is less intrusive. YET, next time you view the same video, there won’t be an ad cutting into it!
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J. F. 4 years ago
Don't know how bad it is currently because I use Addblockers since years now
Steve Barnett 4 years ago
I use adblockers and they do generally work, but they don't appear to work on YouTube though?
Load More Replies... Kona Pake 4 years ago
They know everything about us yet they don’t know that I will never buy anything.
Thomas Turnbull 4 years ago
You must buy food and stuff so you cannot say you never buy anything.
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a_smol_berry 4 years ago
I just got an ad blocker, now I get sites telling me, “Oh? Is that and ad blocker? Turn that off to use our site, we use specified ads so you’ll have the best experience using our site!”
Steve Barnett 4 years ago
Yeah, that's a common one. I'm not bad with computers, but I'm tired of investigating ways of circumnavigating this sh ite anymore.
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Martin Forbes 4 years ago
Facebook ads are getting worse, always kicking in just as the video gets really going.
#22
Youtube tutorials, and the guy starts telling you his life story. Mate I dont give a f***, tell me how to make a omellete
Troux 4 years ago
The best thing you can do is search Google instead of Youtube. Google's video results will generally start with the most sensible result and also give timestamps of the important steps.
Thomas Turnbull 4 years ago
Google own YouTube so your not improving things that much.
Load More Replies... Id row 4 years ago
Oh, god, this. My sinuses were completely 100% closed one time and I wanted a quick hack to open them. When you can't breathe out of your nose at all, you start to feel panicky. I was looking and thought I found one and the guy starts out with this 5 minute monologue and I left a 'wtf - please just give us the remedy! Most of us are in a pickle looking for this info and don't have time to waste on your life's journey.' Had to fast forward through 8 minutes of nonsense before he got to 'so just steam some vinegar and that should open them'.
Nekokamiguru 4 years ago
The video has to be 10 minutes long to get that extra ad break in it.
#23
Clicking on a news article and hitting a paywall. The crappy stuff is free for the taking, but oh, you want accurate news? Gotta pay.
James016 4 years ago
The counter argument is that if you want quality news from proper journalists then pay for it so they can be paid to do their jobs
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
Sometimes that paywall is halfway through, but I just go find the same story somewhere else for free
Taibhse Sealgair 4 years ago (edited)
This is very true. Many times sites are just repurposing AP or UPI articles. Search on the title and you might get lucky. Also, Firefox has something called "reader view". It gives you a (basically) text only view of the page. No ads, no photos, just words. About 75% of the time the paywall is just an overlay and toggling reader view (F9) will give the bare bones article to read. About 15% of the time if you hit reload then "stop loading" mid-stream, you can pull up the text with reader view for articles on sites that are a little more aggressive about the paywall.
Load More Replies... Martha Meyer 4 years ago
What does this person think journalists eat? Air? They need to earn money too.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
I support the Guardian, Wikipedia, Snopes and other sources that use this pay model. They remind you that truth costs money and request a donation. There's no paywall so the truth is available to those who cannot pay. They are not going to stop a poor mother from reading the article about the baby formula recall but those who can pay should help.
Load More Replies... Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
SO you think they should work hard and just give you their effort for free? What makes you think you are so entitled to this for free?
Soggy Crumpet 4 years ago (edited)
This is exactly what people want these days. To reap the benefits of others’ work at no cost to them. Re: capable people who live off my tax dollars
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Nicholas Kraemer 4 years ago
Are you under the impression that high quality news can be produced for free and given away?
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
How about not being able to read the news with out the page reloading several times so all the f*****g ads can run? Or the ads block most of the screen, or have videos that play automatically and are nearly impossible to end?
Brobro McDuderson 4 years ago
Wait...isn’t this BoredPanda, the website that has posts every other day about paying people more/what they’re worth? Now we want high quality, well reviewed, properly edited...*free* journalism. Ok then.
Al Christensen 4 years ago
Well, you know, pre-internet you had to actually buy a newspaper or magazine.
#24
When a boiled egg is difficult to peel.
lenka 4 years ago
You need to 'scare' them. Run them under cold water for a minute or two directly after taking them out of the hot water.
Big Blue Cat 4 years ago (edited)
Oh everybody knows this but it doesn’t always help. If the eggs are very fresh they might be very hard to peel no matter how hard you scare them.
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Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
It's better to use older not fresh eggs and add a bit of salt to the water when boiling, then run under cold water before peeling. Fresh eggs peel very badly
Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
Found you you can 'boil' eggs in an instant pot. Since we found that out, I think we've had 1 egg that was hard to peel, the rest literally just have the shells fall off the eggs. (this is a household where peeling boiled eggs was so bad we just stopped for years.)
Honu 4 years ago
That's been the most consistent method I've found for getting eggs that peel easily. Eggs on the rack. 1 cup of water in the pot (for 6qt machine0. High pressure for 5 minutes. Sit for 5 minutes. Release pressure, then put them in a bath of ice water for 15 minutes. It's rare to have on that doesn't peel easily.
Load More Replies... Isidien Gudmundsdottir 4 years ago
Had the same issue until I tried something new for me: Let the water come to a boil, drop in the eggs and let it boil for 15 min. at about 5 min. let I fill the sink with cold water, add a large amount of ice cubes in it and then the eggs go straight from the boiling water into the ice cold water and let it sit for 5 min. Never had an issue again. I'm sure there's a far better way but hey, whatever works to get the desired result eh?
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago (edited)
Boil the eggs. Empty the hot water out and then shake the pot well so the eggs crack and then put cold water in the pot until coll enough to touch, or just peel them under the water. My friend taught me this and ever since no problems.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Crack each end then lightly crack a line down the side and peel from there. It works great for me and I very rarely have a problem peeling boiled eggs
Kat Jackson-Hodge 4 years ago
Easy peel every time: Add baking soda to your water.. boil water First,Then add eggs, cook then soak in ice water.
#25
Getting touched out of nowhere.
Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
I never noticed until I got married. In a restaurant, I'd just sit at whatever chair/booth on the table I came too. Until I noticed if my wife was sitting closest to the walk way, people would just randomly touch her going by. Now I sit closest to the walk way and no one touches me except maybe by accident (usually, I don't get touched at all).
Chloe 4 years ago
That is so disgusting and disrespectful of some people to do that!
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Deborah B 4 years ago
I'm a wheelchair user, and a woman, and the number of older men who think it's okay to randomly pat me on the shoulder or the head is shocking. As far as I can tell it's supposed to be a friendly, "atta-girl" type interaction - it sometimes comes with a verbal "well done", usually it happens when I've politely rejected an offer of help, and managed something (like a door, or a curb, or a dropped object) by myself. It's annoying as heck. People, it's lovely that you offer help to disabled people, and needed or unneeded, I will always be polite and appreciative. But please, I'm a person, not a pet. I don't need to be patted, and this is my life, I'm not preforming tricks for your approval, so praising me for operating a doorknob feels a little condescending.
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
Not something that makes you feel irrationally angry. It's the obvious anger of being violated.
bonnyatlast 4 years ago
I had two coworkers who were awful at their job but thought random hugs would make up for it. No just do your damn job. Cringy. And the district manager who tried to sneak up and hug me from behind whenever he caught me alone goes down a whole other trail...
Alexia 4 years ago
I absolutely hate it! I actually had a colleague who - out of the blue and without asking - put her hands in my hair and tried to knit it. I was shocked. "But your hair is so beautiful". And this gives you the right to touch me without consent? Jeeez.
May 4 years ago
Sorry, but that gave me a mental image of someone trying to make your hair into a sweater :D I think you mean braid, but knit is much funnier
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Light tap on the shoulder and a polite “Excuse me, ma’am”, then state your request for me to move over, or whatever, politely. Easy-peasy, you’d think.
Zophra 4 years ago
Don't even need the tap- just the "excuse me" from a stranger will get someone's attention.
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May 4 years ago
You should come to Scandinavia - or any of the Nordic countries. We do not touch people or get within touching distance if we can help it.
Rob Woodman 4 years ago
Odd. My Norwegian friend is one of the most touchy people I know, and when he shows pictures of home everyone is way more cuddly than I’d tolerate v
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#26
Whenever somebody tries to sound like they are more educated on a topic than you yet it’s obvious they only have surface level knowledge of said topic
Sky Render 4 years ago
I find this far more annoying when they refuse to acknowledge that they're uneducated on the matter.
iblowsheep 4 years ago
they don;t even have surface level understanding, they just regurgitate bullshit
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SuperChicken 4 years ago (edited)
I used to a colleague like that, and half of the time she was just going in circles. It's annoying. At the same time, I'm thinking that maybe they're compensating because they feel inferior to most people.
Nadine Bamberger 4 years ago
I know, not all men, but mansplaining is an all too common thing.
Jess Thompson 4 years ago
Those people just have big egos, I let them have at it then when they’re done talking at me I just respond in a disinterested way or not at all lmao 🤣 they tend to see how it’s not a competition and get embarrassed 🤷🏽♀️
#27
Unsolicited and/or condescending advice.
SlartyBlartFast 4 years ago (edited)
Approaching 40, happily divorced, single and do not want children - I hate it when I am advised about getting pregnant like "You should really get on with it, you are not getting any younger". Or my second "favorite" "Don't worry, there is someone out there for you too". Aaaaargh
Aunt Messy 4 years ago
I'm 58. About seven or eight years ago people started asking me if I "regret" not having kids. I tell them that the money I saved not having kids is funding my retirement......this year.
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Alexia 4 years ago (edited)
This can be easily dealt with. "When I need your advice, I will ask for it, John. Until then, don't miss the opportunity to keep your mouth shut, and your "lessons" to yourself." It actually works. Somebody has told me this is a rude approach. Well, stepping in someone's life and choices - only to prove how smart/ wise/ superior you are - is just as rude.
Zophra 4 years ago
If I tried this with my overbearing sister-in-law it would cause much drama and tension in the family. Just no comment. Do my own thing.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
If you’re older and/or more experienced with something, all you have to do is just tell them “if you want some advice, just let me know”—-and leave it at that. You’re not bombarding them with unwanted advice, but letting them know that, if they have a question, they can seek you out and ask.
Casey Burns 4 years ago (edited)
It's human nature to want to assist others based off personal experience. Depends again on the connotation of the advice. If malicious of course it's annoying. If it's your peers it may sound malicious but usually is just them trying to help.
Zophra 4 years ago
People want to feel needed. I think it often stems from this. Or superiority. Figuring which is which is tough.
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Deborah B 4 years ago
I'm one of the annoying advice-givers, it's a habit I'm working hard on breaking. I care, and I want to help, and so I would offer suggestions...and it's annoying. It annoys me when I'm the recipient. Now I try to go with sympathy, "that must be so frustrating." and "I'm really sorry you are going through this. Please tell me if there's something I can do to help, even if it's just listening to you vent, or helping you brainstorm fixes/coping strategies."
#28
People who are walking out of a shop and then suddenly decide to stop smack bang right outside blocking the door.
Just move to the f***ing side.
Al Christensen 4 years ago
Or exiting an elevator. Or getting off a bus/train/trolley. Or entering a lobby... It's like they can think of only one task at a time — pass through portal — then have to wait for new instructions from... somewhere. Outer space maybe?
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Phil Eldridge 4 years ago
Naw... I'm kinda a complete spaz with social cues, but I try to not get in other people's way. I think it's just people making power plays.
Load More Replies... Bill Evs 4 years ago (edited)
I have a similar issue with those who hog cashpoints. The type who decide they need to do a month's worth of banking at the machine whilst you're stuck behind them and all you need to do is just grab some cash quickly and move on.
Jamma 4 years ago
Sorry, but that's a different case. They are doing something and they have as much of a right to be at the ATM as you do. But I do understand the frustration when you just want to do something quickly.
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 4 years ago (edited)
Same problem with people stepping off escalators or even elevators, for that matter. Escalator riders behind them don't have the option of stopping.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
At my local market, people habitually leave their empty carts right outside the door, so close that you can't exit the store without pushing them out of the way.
Maureen McDermott 4 years ago
I don't understand that whatsoever. If they're not doing that, they're taking the one or two bags out of the cart right before exiting. Either way, it blocks and is annoying!
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mcborge1 4 years ago
When people dump their bikes on the floor right infront of the shop door is another one that gets my back up. This happens all the time where I live, it's just so inconsiderate.
Jamma 4 years ago
Ugh, that is terrible. Think about the elderly or people in wheelchairs - inconsiderate is right.
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People snapping at me to get my attention. Like literally, when people snap in my face as if I'm a dog or something just makes me so mad
ben woskje 4 years ago
+1... a finger snap is another way of saying "i would like my face re-arranged please"
Uber Mensch 4 years ago
Last person that snapped their fingers at me, I snapped mine back and waved to them with just one finger.
Olivier van Remoortel 4 years ago
Have a co-worker like that. He gets frustrated when I don't respond, so starts whistling which annoys me even more
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Tell him you are not a goat and if he wants he can go work in a farm
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Airis Malfoy 4 years ago
oh wish i was thanos, and just snapped the people who snap out of existence.
#30
Cupboards being left open at head height
Philippa Davies 4 years ago
Yep, I am usually the culprit and the victim!
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~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
When I'm getting something from one of the bottom drawers of the fridge, and something opens the freezer door directly above me. Pain.
Jaybird3939 4 years ago
I had to get someone I worked with in the habit of closing cabinets. She'd leave them open and I was always banging my head on them. I'm kinda messy at home, but you'll never find an open cupboard or drawer.
Lynn Morello 4 years ago
Or you mug , in the cupboard, at work, Where it is clearly marked with your name, either goes missing or is found in or on the sink and unwashed.
#31
Going outside and seeing other people who are also outside.
Julie C Rose 4 years ago
Be kind; it’s a challenge for people in high density areas to get outside and spread their legs when they are surrounded by other people. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/23/spread-your-legs-new-zealand-makes-hay-with-covid-ministers-gaffe
SlartyBlartFast 4 years ago
Yes, I can relate! I've really come to appreciate peace and quiet.
Jane Alexander 4 years ago
Yes, it's taken a plague for people to learn to respect personal space and even then some still don't.
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#32
Unsolicited phone calls! Stop calling my number and not leaving a message and if I do answer, you hang up! Go to hell, get a real job loser!
Robert T 4 years ago
If it cuts off without them speaking, that is usally an auto-dialler that couldn't find a free operator. Only trouble is now the scammers have auto-diallers. :(
Leigh C. 4 years ago
Yeah, I work doing outbound and it's happened where I get the call and the person is screaming half of their hello already and then hang up. It's just how these corporations have it set up. I don't like it, either. These scammers really make the legit companies look bad.
Load More Replies... James016 4 years ago (edited)
My mobile contract is up in a couple of weeks so the Carphone Warehouse keeps calling me with a great offer for about £30 a month with a new phone. I pay £8 a month and my current phone does me fine. The person who called me couldn't grasp the fact that I don't want to pay nearly quadruple every month. Also I have never been a Carphone Warehouse customer
Jess Thompson 4 years ago
Send me a f*****g text. I will stare at my phone when it rings until it stops.
Steve Barnett 4 years ago (edited)
All the time. Apparently, my internet's been cut off multiple times, I owe thousands to HMRC (IRS) and that package I was not expecting requires additional postage to be paid.
buttonpusher 4 years ago
If I don't know the number I don't answer. If it's important you'll leave a voicemail. The same with people turning up at my house. If I'm not expecting you I don't answer. I'll check the peephole and then nope.
Sebastian Melmoth 4 years ago
I’d like to add unsolicited junk mail…if they want to do something for the climate, stop wasting all that effing paper. It goes straight into my trash (I imagine pretty much everyone does the same except the 70 and up crowd who tend to rather the flyers over perusing a store’s website for sales)
Erica Cochrane 4 years ago
my old mobile provider sold my number without my permission years and years ago. it wasn't a problem for a while, but then suddenly i was getting like 10 calls a day. I knew where they got my number because they would call asking for my dad, since he was the one who signed the contract in the store at the time (i was about 14 so couldnt). i tried to tell the company what an inconvenience it was, and how one of their employees had obviously ticked the box without asking us, but they didn't care because they couldn't do anything about it. I'm not with them any more, but i still get the odd cold call asking for my dad.
Erica Cochrane 4 years ago
also, yes, i could change my number. but i'm 31 now and i dont want a new number. took me long enough to remember the one i have.
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#33
Mosquitoes. They're irritating, but I get so angry once I see them flying around, irrationally mad when they buzz by my ear & unreasonably ruin-my-day/night livid if I get bit
Esther (she/her) 4 years ago
You’d hate where i live. Its so hot where i live it only rains twice or once a year, literally.
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Thomas Sweda 4 years ago
Me too! Worse thing, hearing one in your bedroom, and then not ever being able to fall asleep the whole night.
Sofie 4 years ago
And why do they love to buzz right in your ear? 😤 I wish that upon mean people, to be tortured like that
Load More Replies... Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Absolutely hate these blood sucking f*****s, same with march flies. Wish they didn't exist.
Jamma 4 years ago
I was really disappointed recently to learn that mosquitos help pollinate both orchids and coffee. I really preferred to hate them and assume they were useless! ;p
Sofie 4 years ago
Yes, that sucks in a way 😂 ticks on the other hand I think are just good for spreading diseases
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Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
I have one somewhere in my room. The bastard bit me on my butt AND my forehead, too!
Jarrod Nichols 4 years ago
I'm not sure of the impact on the environment getting rid of all of them would have, but I'm willing to find out.
Dorothy Cloud 3 years ago
YEA. I'm sitting here with 15 to 20 bites. Now that's something to get irritated about!!
#34
Going into the bathroom and seeing one sheet of toilet paper on the roll.
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
or finding out the TP dispenser is on the wall OUTSIDE the stall on your way in
Alan Green 4 years ago
Or no paper, just the empty tube, and a new roll is started but it's on the back of the toilet NOT in it's correct holder *stares at work colleague*
#35
When I flip a book over to read the summary and it's just a bunch of, "'A beautiful story!' -New York Times" crap and so I have to completely flip the book around to find the summary on the inside front cover.
Susie Elle 4 years ago
Or volumes of a trilogy that don't clearly state on the cover which flippiNG PART I AM HOLDING.
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
I'm currently reading a book that has literally no summary at all. I checked the back (there's no plastic cover so it's not on a flap inside of the book or anything), the front pages, and the last pages. Nothing. I just started reading it. It's alright.
Nathan Jones 4 years ago
Most Ken Follett books have no summary anywhere. It's infuriating, because he writes some damn good stories. But f**k dude, tell me what it's about.
#36
Getting earbuds pulled out of your ears by accident or by someone else.
Rebecca Schultz 4 years ago
People you work with constantly having earbuds in and acting annoyed when you need to discuss something with them.
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Casey Burns 4 years ago
Who the heck pulls earbuds out of your ears??? That's the equivalent to flicking a bra strap. You just don't do it. SMH ear bud pullers.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It doesn't. They will still ask you questions and talk to you.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
I always end up ripping my earbuds out by accident because I'll move my device over and make it fall. It hurts so much too.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Seems like wearing headphones is some sort of signal for morons to strike up a conversation with you.
Philly Bob Squires 4 years ago
Some Karen coming up to me and popping them out and yelling about how I should help them when I'm shopping myself!
The Redhead 4 years ago
Earbuds are terrible when that happens. I once did the same thing with a feeding tube when I was recovering in a hospital.
Remi Flynne 4 years ago
Ugh, yep lines in when in hospital are a pain. Trailing round with drips and whatnot.
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Katie Garr 4 years ago
i usually walk around the barn with my airpods in and my horse likes to knock them right our of my ears with his nose lol
#37
Crappy mobile game ads
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
What pisses me off more is when they advertise an app you find interesting so you download it and it's nothing like the ad. Really gets my goat.
not your average weirdo 4 years ago
Yeah, kinda like those Homescapes and Gardenscapes games, if you've ever seen those ads they're nothing like the actual games.
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V Martinez 4 years ago
And you click the 'x' to close the ad, then it does another countdown to leave the app. Or you click the fast fwd and still have to wait for the 'x'. Like double ads! Stop already!
Steve Barnett 4 years ago
If a game is free this is inevitable. If you've paid for a game then it's immoral.
Vicki Hardy 4 years ago
Even worse is having paid to remove the ads, they appear again.......aaarrrggghhh!
Luka Verheijen 4 years ago
And they wonder why mobile apps are often seen as trash... Who cares about annoying austin the butler
Izzy Curer 4 years ago
The ones that get to me are the ones that just seem inappropriate. I keep getting one where a young girl is being sold to an older male vampire by her father. I don't need to hear that sh*t.
PixxelDust 4 years ago
ONLY 1% OF PEOPLE CAN FIND THE 8 ................................................................. ............................8................................... .................................................................
Sebastian Lindgren 4 years ago
the ads that has a really stupid robot hand that dont know simple math or can count numbers
#38
Poor elevator etiquette. People coming in before those inside exit or are standing right in front of the door when it opens. Drives me CRAZY
Al Christensen 4 years ago
I used to work in a tower filled with bankers and attorneys. Many of them would do this. A few times I said, "There will be more room in here for your egos if you let these people out first.
Al Christensen 4 years ago
Then there was a guy who would hold the door open for approaching people. A kind act, right? But not when the approaching person is way down the hall and not hurrying. In being nice to one person, he's being rude to an elevator full of people while he showed off how kind he was.
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Karl Leaning 4 years ago
or the people who exit the elevator, stop, and chat to their friends so nobody can get past...
#39
When my significant other "soaks dishes" before washing them.
The washing never happens.
Suprise, suprise.
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
Some things need soaking, but they should always be washed up at some point, not much needs a long soak, normally stick it in the sink first and wash everything else above it and all good
TheBoredPanda 4 years ago (edited)
I think I need to tell my other half to stop writing about me on bored panda lol!
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
I have been guilty of this in the past but not so much anymore.
Deanna Crichley 4 years ago
Lol! My boyfriend soaks things so thoroughly that I throw up my hands often. Dude. You were SO close to actually washing it!
Gabby M 4 years ago
I currently live with 3 of these! I do prefer Fkn Slobs thought Thank You COVID
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Sam Yobado 4 years ago
My wife does this. I always clean them right then. Sometimes the soak seems to help, but sometimes it does nothing except puts off the inevitable.
zovjraar me 4 years ago
if i'm going to soak something, i do that piece first, put it aside, and do up the rest of the dishes. then it's ready to be cleaned when i'm done with the others. but yes, my s/o does this too and it's maddening. i've left stuff there, let it grow mold, and ask him every day when he's going to wash it. at one point i moved one onto the living room table right in front of him. it got washed then!
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
I've got a teenage daughter and a dishwasher. They are practically symbiotic
#40
The sound of styrofoam.
Randy Klefbeck 4 years ago
The squeebies. The sound the styrofoam ice chest makes in the back seat of your car while driving.
Erica Cochrane 4 years ago
i hate it so much. i think i'm at phobia level. if i get a gift or something that is in a polystyrene or styrofoam cover, i have to get someone else to open it while i shove my fingers in my ears.
#41
People that move out of a lane so they can secure first place at a red light then drive like a f****ng funeral procession.
WHY BRO?!?! That spot is for movers and shakers!!
Vivian Orr 4 years ago
Or on the fwy they move over a lane cuz the person in frt of them is going so slow then go just as slow in ur lane right in frt of u 🤬
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Then there's the ones who pull out of the right hand lane because gee, you're doing the speed limit, and now in the left hand lane and gun it. But.....low and behold, you get a red light just in time for both you to be sitting at the same red light👋🤣🤣.
Stephen Wild 4 years ago
That photo is of a very special case where the left lane is NOT for passing. These are the collector lanes of highway 401 in Toronto (the lanes to the left over the barrier are the express lanes with passing lane) and their purpose is to allow merging with the express lanes. Cars enter and leave the express lanes by the leftmost lane in the collectors. By the way, the traffic here is uncharacteristically light, so the photo was most likely taken early in the morning on a weekend...
Al Christensen 4 years ago
I was behind a drive who had stopped about three car lengths from the one ahead, then inched up... inched up... inched up... all during the red light. Of course, once the light turned green and cars ahead had pulled away, this driver just sat there for one... two... three... four... five... six...
Sky Render 4 years ago (edited)
More annoying are the ones who sit there texting at a red and don't notice the light's green until next summer (or until someone honks at their inattentive butts).
#42
Loose, lose, loss
John Baker 4 years ago
Then and than, weather and whether, peek and peak .. the list never ends.
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Dwight k schrute. 4 years ago
Loose= doesn't fit Lose= lose your car keys Loss= when a loved one dies, it's a great loss. You're welcome, everyone.
PeachPossum 4 years ago
That one is my pitfall. It doesn't help that they share past participles. I always have to put it under the microscope to see whether I've used it correctly.
Load More Replies... PeachPossum 4 years ago
Especially when they use the noun "effect" as a verb meaning "to bring about" when we already have a word that means exactly that: "cause" as in cause and effect.
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#43
People throwing a PLASTIC BAG full of compost into the compost bin. It honestly ruins my day every time I see it in the garbage room of my apartment building. I can't even begin to comprehend the combination of ignorance, laziness and sheer stupidity it would take to do that.
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Depends on the plastic bag. I throw plastic bags of compost in our greenwaste bin but the bags can be composted.
NsG 4 years ago
You can get fully compostable "plastic" bags. Be sure you are judging accurately before you let your blood pressure from the irrational anger this causes get too high.
Josy Bannon 4 years ago
These bags cause problems for the garbage disposal / garbage plants though, because they dont composte as fast and get stuck in the machines for example.
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#44
When people leave the bathroom stall unlocked and I end up walking in on them. I'm in the wrong but rage always fills me that they should have locked the door and saved us both from that embarrassment.
Jesus Christ 4 years ago
You knock, you get an answer. After like, 5-7 minutes you look in nobodys there, but nobody had left. (Actually happened to me (''0~0)
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Big Blue Cat 4 years ago
Or bathroom doors without indicator that the stall is occupied. Then you pull each door and hear angry ’hey, occupied’ yell. Sorry, sorry! Not a problem in US though because there you can see the entire person through The Gap.
Angela Jester 4 years ago
Sometimes the doors won't lock or don't lock and you just don't know it. A rage reaction to that is worrisome
#45
Trying to cook and someone is always in the way of a drawer I need or the sink
Lord Mysticlaw 4 years ago
Nobody is allowed in the kitchen when I'm cooking. If you annoy me in the kitchen you will suddenly find yourself making your own dinner.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
At first, I read that as if someone were either in the way of a drawer I need, or in the sink.
Casey Burns 4 years ago
Based on the posters name I'd say they mean one of us since they're using one of our kitchens.
#46
People parking or stopping their vehicle in clearly marked No Parking spots ... particularly red curbs on a narrow road with near constant traffic. Bonus points if it's directly across from open parking spaces.
Rubyjune45 4 years ago
Or they park on the sidewalk in the U.S.. It makes me want to kick it. Hey it's great walking my dog in the street so you can drop oil all over.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
In the UK, it is illegal to park within 10 metres of a junction. There's an idiot who used to park right on the corner of the junction and stopped after getting multiple fines and getting towed 3 times. He sold his car
Lady Lava 4 years ago (edited)
I hate it that some people in my neighborhood park their cars at parts of the streets that are not designated for parking. They're blocking crossings for pedestrians and make taking turns for other cars harder. All because they don't want to walk an extra 50 meters... NB: I don't have a driver's license myself, but we have a car and my partner never does this.
4 years ago
I accidentally parked in a no parking zone when my car broke down. I didn't realize it until a couple days later.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago (edited)
This may just be an American thing but people driving for no reason and blocking up the neighborhood. I used to live 3 houses down from a school and if I did not leave early enough in the morning, I would be blocked in for 30 minutes until the school opened and the parents could start dropping off their kids. I had a neighbor who lived 6 houses down who on cold days would warm up the car, put the kids in it, then sit in the queue. Kids can walk and if its too far, there are school buses. I now live 3 blocks from a Junior High School (11-13 yo). Every morning the kids get on the bus, walk home during lunch to fool around and then ride the bus home after school. I asked them why and its because they have to scan their badge on the bus or mom gets an automated call saying they are playing hookey. If they don't get on the bus after school, mom gets on a call as well.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago (edited)
Crazy fact: Early reports of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake reported hundreds dead at a bridge collapse. Turns out so many of the cars were empty. When people were stuck in traffic, they had fled their cars to catch the Oakland-SF World Series.
#47
People having their dogs off leash.
Lucas 4 years ago
People with untrained dogs off lead. Mine is trained, has excellent recall. She only comes off when it's allowed and looks safe. Another unleashed dog comes into view she is back on the lead. We have been attacked twice by dogs in the last two months. Fortunately only I got minor injuries as I protected my dog. People should not have dogs they cannot control.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
People who think that rules don't apply to them usually also don't bother training their dogs or gravely overestimate how well-trained their dog is. So even if you HAPPEN to be an exception, please respect that my wife won't know that and keep your dog on a leash.
Load More Replies... Alan Green 4 years ago
well. . . they have to come off the leash at some point. If they can't run about to burn off energy you get a hyperactive frustrated dog which can be dangerous.
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Then exercise your dog more, go to a dog park, or buy a house with a yard. Common space is not your personal dog exercise zone
Load More Replies... Al Christensen 4 years ago
My small dog could get aggressive when approached by other dogs. I always kept him on a leash. I'd rein him in when off-leash dogs approached. Those dog owners would often say, "It's okay, my dog won't bite." I would answer, "But mine will." They'd react like they that was a totally unconsidered possibility.
Alex Bailey 4 years ago
I have a very anxious dog who will act aggressive to scare big dogs away. He is okay with smaller dogs. He is never off lead. He has a warning harness so others know to keep their dogs away. He was used as a bait dog in dog fighting and is scarred, battered and traumatised for good. He LOVES people and children but he stays on his lead for his sake. I agree, people don't stop to think that some dogs may react. My other dog is very friendly, submissive and sweet natured but she has learned to be wary after she was attacked while walked on lead. She will be off lead in fields where I can see what is happening and will come to me when called, actually she'll come before she's called if she sees people or dogs!
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René Studer 4 years ago
Depends on the training of the dog. If you’re just annoyed by dogs in general, I have zero sympathy.
Radek Suski 4 years ago
Dogs needs to be able to walk and run. I can control my dog without leash. Stop judging every dog owner equally just because some are irresponsible
snipergun 4 years ago
People with untrained dogs. No matter if they're on leash or off leash. People who don't say anything if they feel not comfortable with my dog(s), rather they'll be pissed and mad and expecting me to know(?) why. I'd rather have someone tell me they don't feel comfortable around a dog and I'd do my best to improve situation, like make extra space, take dog on leash, move him to other side, hell, I'd even walk different route if possible. However nobody does that, everyone's mad or hysterical, crazy... Ridiculous.
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
Some dogs are perfectly behaved off the leash, but I get where you're coming from
Pam Page 4 years ago
I live on 45 acres. My dog is off her leash and on her property. Still, I have bicyclists riding down my country access road screaming at me to get my dog on a leash. Chill out, she is on her property, not hurting anyone, and it is not my job to make you feel safe. Let the blowback begin....
#48
The phone ringing at work.
It does constantly.
Hilary Mol 4 years ago
I mean, this is a post about things that trigger irrational anger...
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I think they’re talking about having to manage multiple phone lines, yet still get your work done. It’s a constant interruption and a very annoying one when the boss is breathing down your neck.
GENEVA SUAREZ 4 years ago
THIS. Especially when 98% of my phone calls are not for my department. I don't work in a call center ffs.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
Its better than shock collars. Sure the phones get answered faster but the person calling in only hears white noise and whimpering if another call comes in while you are still on a the phone.
deanna woods 4 years ago (edited)
At my job; we have the phone ringing, customers coming up to the counter, customers at the drive through window, requesting certain pizzas be put on the buffet, pizzas coming out of the oven. And we are shorthanded this week.
Matt Hollis 4 years ago
Mine rings at least a couple of times a day max, so annoying, i totally feel you lol
chrissy goodman 4 years ago
no wen u work in an office and the phone is constantly one call after another while u r trying to do ur job it does get annoying. especially if the phone isnt on ur desk its on someone elses and keeps ringing. this is wat that person is talking about
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People driving too slowly.
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
Impatient people tailgating people who drive at or just below the speed *limit* like it's going to make them hurry up because they want to drive just over said limit, or at the next speed limit before they get there. You're welcome :)
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
God, I hate people who think other people think they're so important just because they have lives .What right do you have to judge that people don't have anything better to do than sit in traffic behind you? Did you know that traveling even 1 MPH below the speed limit if you're slower than the flow of traffic is against the law, because it's actually far more dangerous than traveling 65 MPH in a 55 zone? Did you know that driving in the left lane is illegal in most U.S. states if you're NOT going significantly faster than traffic in the right lane? Not only did no-one appoint YOU to be the traffic Nazi, but you're actually the one who is driving unsafely and illegally.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
If you’re impeding the smooth flow of traffic, move to a slower lane.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Hogging the left lane and driving 40 km/h too slow because they decided that no one is going to speed on their watch.
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
See, that's illegal and being a douchewaffle, if there are multiple lanes then the far left / right lane (depending on side you drive) is to be used unless overtaking, I've done slightly over the limit in the "slow" lane on a fast flowing 3 lane road and it's all good, most the people in the "fast lane" just end up tailgating and nearly crashing
Load More Replies... snipergun 4 years ago (edited)
I honestly don't care about anyone driving slow if it's fluent and they stay in their lane. If it's not fluent and/or they can't keep car in their lane when not intentionally switching lanes, doesn't matter if you're slow, fast or within speed limit, you're dangerous and you shouldn't be driving. Keep in mind driving fluent means also giving right, keep distance and overtake as you're supposed to. Also if you can't pay attention to driving and you "miss" situations happening around you in traffic,those people just shouldn't have driver's licence (or let's have special approval for driving on highways).
Don't Look 4 years ago
In Huntsville AL there are a few 70 mph long stretches of road (as in three + exits) and I’ve never seen anyone actually driving that fast on those roads. !!!! What the f**k?!?!
#50
My mother in law says ‘HUH?’ and interrupts people a lot. It sounds like a goose honking.
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
There's those people that "Whaaa?" in that annoying tone when they don't hear something you say, and they say something you don't hear and you say "sorry?" or whatever, then they yell what they were saying which is infuriating.
Lord Mysticlaw 4 years ago
I hate it when people say huh. Also it becomes a habit and they just keep saying it without even trying to hear what you're saying.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Just wait until she's older still and quits asking "huh?" because she's given up on hearing you correctly, and you'll pray remorsely for her to start asking, "huh?" again.
Kiwii Stone 4 years ago
Possible she is neurodivergent? These are known aspects of ADHD (hearing issues and interrupting)
Bob Builder 4 years ago
My brother does that, then I just keep quiet, and he actually heard what I said to him.
#51
My dog's food and water bowl set are identical, except for one being labeled "Hungry" and the other "Thirsty". My wife will put the dog food in the "Thirsty" bowl and water in the "Hungry" bowl.
Steve Barnett 4 years ago (edited)
Clever comment, very clever. My cat read it and also agrees. :O)
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
This poster is a saint to put up with that! And that poor, confused dog!
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Well, yeah. If you put food in the "Hungry" bowl, the dog won't be hungry. Duh.
#52
“What’s the time Bob?” “10AM in the morning”
WHY
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
We just say "It's 10 o'clock." because even a Brussels sprout knows if it's morning or evening.
Eucritta 4 years ago
Unless you're working night shift. It's very disorienting, especially in winter.
Load More Replies... Jess Thompson 4 years ago (edited)
In Northern Ireland they don’t tell you the full time, they expect you to be at least a bit on top of it, this is how it goes: Me- “do you have the time?” Them- “yes, it’s ten to.” Me- “…..” Them- “….” Me- “ten to what, gaddammit??” Not even kidding. Same goes for “ten past”, or “quarter to” or “half past”.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago (edited)
Because there's nothing wrong with redundancy, especially in the spoken word, for the sake of making sure you are heard properly. (Brother Maynard of Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail reads so many redundancies from the Holy Book of Armaments because he's satirizing the fact the bible is filled with them, since it was meant to be read aloud to large gatherings... and for God's sake, don't count to five!)
Nevits Yibble 4 years ago (edited)
"Up north" and "down south" is another common redundancy (what other direction would they be?)
Load More Replies... Al Christensen 4 years ago
Cop-talk: "Rate of speed." Dude, speed is a rate. Distance over time.
Steve Barnett 4 years ago
An example of tautology/ RAS syndrome. Like saying PIN number, i.e., personal identification number number.
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#53
People who say ATM Machine
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago (edited)
Or pin number? I'm guilty of saying pin number, bad habit even though I know better (pin=personal identification number I think)
Monday 4 years ago
I was far too old when I finally realized PIN actually stood for something and wasn't just the name of the number.
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Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
I have no idea why, but it seems to be human nature. I work with CMMs (Coordinate Measuring Machines). I swear, people will almost always say CMM Machine.
#54
Overstirring coffee with a metal spoon in a ceramic coffee mug.
Thomas Sweda 4 years ago
What is it you want to change? The coffee, the metal spoon, or the ceramic mug?
Rosemary Booth 4 years ago
I'd rather listen to that stirring sound all day than have to hear you slurp every sip of your beverage. Ugh! That noise makes me insane!!!
René Studer 4 years ago
I don’t know whats wrong with any of those things and now I’m afraid to ask.
Hilary James 4 years ago
Watch the trailer for house of Gucci lady Gaga stirs her tea then hits the spoon on the top of the mug. It feels like the mug will break
Steve Barnett 4 years ago
You've obviously watched 'Once Upon a Time in America''! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpS0yMcqvR8
#55
Iceberg lettuce. Crunchy bulls**t water leaves.
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
I disagree. I only like iceberg and cos lettuce. I find the others have a bitter taste and I hate it. One of the reasons I don't eat salads at restaurants.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
I also disagree. Iceberg is refreshing and lightly peppery. I also love the crunchiness of it compared to other lettuces.
Load More Replies... Steve Barnett 4 years ago
'Crunchy' is the keyword, it's why I prefer Iceberg lettuce: I like to add Iceberg lettuce to Burritos because the coldness and crunch compliments the hotter meat mixture.
Some Cool Guy 4 years ago
If you're hatin on lettuce you seriously need to have a look at yourself
HammerzToe 4 years ago
If you have no sense of smell your sense of taste is severely limited, like mine, then you eat for texture. Iceberg lettuce is nice and crunchy, one of my favorite textures to mix in with other not so crunchy things....
#56
Gross af pennies in the car
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Pennies which accumulate in messy cars and get really nasty because everything else gross accumulates in the same places. "af" = "as f---"
Load More Replies... Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Well, you don't expect me to use 700 CLEAN pennies to pay for the privilege of driving three miles through Delaware, do you? (For those unfamiliar with traveling the Eastern seaboard, corporations across America keep an office in Delaware to avoid paying taxes because Delaware has no corporate income tax. They do, however, have extremely high and hugely profitable tolls on federally funded highways that, due to the unique shape of Delaware, have to cross a tiny neck of Delaware.)
Isidien Gudmundsdottir 4 years ago
Born dumb, raised stupid here but what's " Gross af pennies " or is it a type-oh!....
#57
When people at my job have the nerve to ask me to do my job.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Only of you’re already doing your damn job—-plus the job of two other people to boot!
What do you think ?
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
Something that irritates the heck out of me if people messing with their phone at a stop light. Traffic is bad enough without some dipwijit holding back the flow. I give them 3 good seconds (no quicky counts) and if brake lights are still on, they get a toot from the air horn. BWAMP BWAMP!!
Christopher Doke 4 years ago
Which gives them just enough time to get through but you get stuck for another round.
Load More Replies... AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
One uppers.... omg do I loathe one uppers. You know, you do something, they've done it better. You have a story, they have a cooler story. You know about a subject, they wrote the subject. (not really but you get the idea). Drives me crazy. I once busted someone at work who was a one upper because he couldn't even keep his stories straight. Started self bragging about this amazing situation he was part of, and I went ummm, dude, that was me. Lol. You would think that would've curbed his one uppiness, but no it did not.
Samantha Becker 4 years ago
People who smoke right outside the door of a public building. I don't want to walk through your stinky ass cancer smoke on my way to the restaurant, Carol!
Ozacoter 4 years ago
For me is repeated beeping. It drives me more insane than I am able to explain. Things like people who sends you 15 whatsapps at the same time if you dont answer immediately or the stove beeping because its slighly wet.
Rae Reyn 4 years ago
My dishwasher beeps when it's done. Fine, but if you don't go open it immediately it will beep every three minutes for the next fifteen minutes.
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Carol Emory 4 years ago
Tailgaters. I'm sorry I'm not driving at the speed of light for you. There is a perfectly useful lane to the left you can use to pass me. Oh...there's someone else there also going slower than the speed of light...then I guess you're just going to have to be patient. I'm also irritated by people that play their stereos so loudly that their windows rattle. Dude....I was sound asleep until you rolled through my neighborhood at 2am. Certainly there are not enough outside sounds to interfere with the enjoyment of your music. Turn the S*** down.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I hate them so much. I used to have panic attacks driving because if how it scared me. I have comed a long way and I can drive up to 50km/h without fear (more than 70 and i panic still). I have come a long way but I still prefer driving slower. Soecially if I am in a small village. I dont care what the sign says. 50 is too fast to cross a village. It makes a lot of noise and bothers the pedestrians. I even have an L in my window so other cars know what to expect. But I still get assholes in my ass all the time.
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Sarah Cockrell 4 years ago
When people walk in the middle of the road and there's a perfectly good sidewalk they could use. Then they look at you like you're crazy for driving where they are walking. Just why?
Jane Alexander 4 years ago
Some idiot in San Luis Obispo CA. put tile on the sidewalks and they're not perfectly good, they're slippery as hell when it rains so yes if I have to go downtown I'll walk in the street.
Load More Replies... Solidhog 4 years ago
People rushing to get off holiday flights, despite the fact their luggage will not be on the conveyor till the last person off gets there still.
Doctor Strange 4 years ago
I do this for two very good reasons. One, I have anxiety and waiting to get off the plane always triggers it for me. And Two, I usually need to use a restroom.
Load More Replies... Nevits Yibble 4 years ago (edited)
When you're Googling a particular topic or word and there happens to be a movie or TV show with the same name. You have to wade through endless, tedious links related to the movie or show that can go on for more than a page
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
Something that irritates the heck out of me if people messing with their phone at a stop light. Traffic is bad enough without some dipwijit holding back the flow. I give them 3 good seconds (no quicky counts) and if brake lights are still on, they get a toot from the air horn. BWAMP BWAMP!!
Christopher Doke 4 years ago
Which gives them just enough time to get through but you get stuck for another round.
Load More Replies... AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
One uppers.... omg do I loathe one uppers. You know, you do something, they've done it better. You have a story, they have a cooler story. You know about a subject, they wrote the subject. (not really but you get the idea). Drives me crazy. I once busted someone at work who was a one upper because he couldn't even keep his stories straight. Started self bragging about this amazing situation he was part of, and I went ummm, dude, that was me. Lol. You would think that would've curbed his one uppiness, but no it did not.
Samantha Becker 4 years ago
People who smoke right outside the door of a public building. I don't want to walk through your stinky ass cancer smoke on my way to the restaurant, Carol!
Ozacoter 4 years ago
For me is repeated beeping. It drives me more insane than I am able to explain. Things like people who sends you 15 whatsapps at the same time if you dont answer immediately or the stove beeping because its slighly wet.
Rae Reyn 4 years ago
My dishwasher beeps when it's done. Fine, but if you don't go open it immediately it will beep every three minutes for the next fifteen minutes.
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 4 years ago
Tailgaters. I'm sorry I'm not driving at the speed of light for you. There is a perfectly useful lane to the left you can use to pass me. Oh...there's someone else there also going slower than the speed of light...then I guess you're just going to have to be patient. I'm also irritated by people that play their stereos so loudly that their windows rattle. Dude....I was sound asleep until you rolled through my neighborhood at 2am. Certainly there are not enough outside sounds to interfere with the enjoyment of your music. Turn the S*** down.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I hate them so much. I used to have panic attacks driving because if how it scared me. I have comed a long way and I can drive up to 50km/h without fear (more than 70 and i panic still). I have come a long way but I still prefer driving slower. Soecially if I am in a small village. I dont care what the sign says. 50 is too fast to cross a village. It makes a lot of noise and bothers the pedestrians. I even have an L in my window so other cars know what to expect. But I still get assholes in my ass all the time.
Load More Replies... Sarah Cockrell 4 years ago
When people walk in the middle of the road and there's a perfectly good sidewalk they could use. Then they look at you like you're crazy for driving where they are walking. Just why?
Jane Alexander 4 years ago
Some idiot in San Luis Obispo CA. put tile on the sidewalks and they're not perfectly good, they're slippery as hell when it rains so yes if I have to go downtown I'll walk in the street.
Load More Replies... Solidhog 4 years ago
People rushing to get off holiday flights, despite the fact their luggage will not be on the conveyor till the last person off gets there still.
Doctor Strange 4 years ago
I do this for two very good reasons. One, I have anxiety and waiting to get off the plane always triggers it for me. And Two, I usually need to use a restroom.
Load More Replies... Nevits Yibble 4 years ago (edited)
When you're Googling a particular topic or word and there happens to be a movie or TV show with the same name. You have to wade through endless, tedious links related to the movie or show that can go on for more than a page
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