things that annoy

ford prefect · 10-30-2006, 11:43 AM

-touchy feely talk shows ie: dr.phil and the new keith alba guy (uck!, buy a puppy if you want someone to analyze you. Pissing on the floor to show their displeasure with you is a good indication that you are doing something wrong)

-when bubble gum gets stuck to your shoe. I mean how hard is it to put it in a garbage can?
And on another note! Bubblegum stuck under things so when you touch it you get totally grossed out! What are these people thinking? Thats its a pleasure for me to touch their masticated dna? Have they not watched CSI and learned that leaving your dna around is always a bad idea??

-telemarkerters! I dont care if you are from my bank thanking me for my patronage, as soon as you call when i am eating, you are a telemarketer.

-grafitti. People, you are not that talented. And signing your name? Well, thats just stupid. It looks like crap and you are wasting paint. If the world all of a sudden runs out of paint, we know who to blame

Mathsorcerer · 10-30-2006, 11:50 AM

Reality shows. The bane of television viewing and its lowest common denominator.

People do realize that "reality" shows are completely scripted, with a changeable script to follow fan reactions and maximize attention, right?

ford prefect · 10-30-2006, 11:52 AM

and they edit them to maximize the drama!

I dont know how many interviews i have seen/read where the person said that their reaction was taken out of context. Or the sequence of events was portrayed wrong.

* stephen king did a novella predicting this back int he 70's called The Running Man. And yes, it was made into a movie and NO it is nothing like the story.
I recommend everyone read this story. It is terrific and scary from a psychological standpoint. How bad it could become.

one of the shows:
"Treadmill for Bucks" only people with heart problems and breathing problems are allowed in this show. For every minute you stay on you win $500 and then the speed is upped until you die, pass out or have a heart attack

Mathsorcerer · 10-30-2006, 11:56 AM

They'd better count themselves lucky that I didn't run the show. I really would drop the cast off on a deserted island that had some remote cameras set up and tell them "we'll be back in a month" and then drive away. Almost none of those useless people would make it. *evil laugh*

ford prefect · 10-30-2006, 12:02 PM

those stupid challenges?
I mean come on! Doing a giant puzzle? I dont remember the swiss family robinson coming across a giant puzzle they had to solve for their survival.
Or Jack from Lord of the Flies having to stand on a wooden pole for 10 hours in order to get a cupcake.

xXalter-egoXx · 10-30-2006, 06:53 PM

hahahhaha!!!

Maybe Mr. Mathematician our altruistic Sorcerer should produce a "survival" show... and really drop them in the middle of the pacific without having the cast grab whatever tools they feel they may need to survive on an island.

Now that... is a show that I will watch faithfully... I'd like to see them survive without the tools that has been givin to them... isn't that what the show is supposed to be about anyway... ???

Blackarachnia · 10-30-2006, 08:00 PM

Are we still doing things that annoy? If so:

1) Holier than thou people who disagree with everything you say just because you said it. I work with a few of these kinds of people and it's very frustrating. Luckily, I can usually counter their attacks with logic and three syllable words they don't understand.

2) The death of the adverb. Our language is devolving and the first casualty is the adverb. "How did you do on your test, Bobby Jo?" "I did real good, teacher." "I'm sorry, I don't understand you, Bobby Jo. Could you try speaking English?" (A real conversation I had with a student who knew I was teasing and also trying to make a point. All names have been changed to protect the innocent.)

......ford, I love your threads!!!.......

The_Heroic_Loser · 10-30-2006, 08:42 PM

Hmm....annoying people is something that annoys me. My lab partner in biology class last year was especially annoying. Hated her....still do.

ford prefect · 10-30-2006, 08:53 PM

Thank you I enjoy my threads also. Though I believe I may be biased.

-people who drive the EXACT speed limit. Or under. Or dont turn right when the light is red. Or turn their blinkers on RIGHT BEFORE they turn. Or speed up when you try to pass them.

-people who spit in public. Unless a bug just went into your mouth there is NO reason to spit! What the hell is that? Are you raised by tobaccy chewing people? and for that note, tobacco chewing is disgusting! Who invented this?

-YES! Holier-than thou!
They are horrible! Especially if they are super religious. I notice very educated people in a field of no importance get like that sometimes.
"I know more than you about *fill in useless subject here example: Womens literature of the 1800's* so you MUST listen to me!"

The_Heroic_Loser · 10-30-2006, 10:06 PM

Kevin Federline really annoys me. So does Nicole Ritchie.