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[JimmyRustler]

Ok, it's story time.

After finishing my workout this morning and doing some chores in the flat I thought I use the time left before lunch and go for some groceries. As I exist my apartment block, I see the old lady from across the parking spot waiting for her ride. Now mind you I knew this old hag from before and was aware that she loves to and once started can't stop to ramble about shit. Bottom line, I should have seen it coming.

So as I approach her on the way to my car I notice she already gets ready for a talk. Me being the good guy I thought I'd exchange a few sentences with her (or more like listen because there ain't no room to talk) and then go my way. After the usual intro small talk (it's so hot currently bla bla) she soon starts rambling about her neighbour in the flat above her. Apparently she plays music in the middle of the night that prevent her from sleeping. Yes, it's that simple of an issue but imagine someone taking 10 fucking minutes to explain it. So I try to stay calm while I can feel getting more and more upset by the second due to her not getting to the end. At some point I snap a bit and tell her... with literally that "you dense motherfucker" expression and hand gesture...

... to just call the cops of the landlord when it happens again and they would sort it out. She says it's no use, nobody wants to help her. She says she called her once to ask her to tune down the noise but that her neighbour then called the cops on her. WTF? Anyway, no matter what suggestion I make to her she blocks it off as useless and keeps on rambling (I kid you not, SHE DOES NOT STOP, she even tells me she wishes her neighbour to drop dead!). So as the excruciating minutes drag on my face starts to turn into something like this...

... after all in all 20 minutes I simply can't take it anymore and mid-sentence turn away, say I don't have time for this and breeze off.

Boys, I cannot describe you have angry and irritated I was that this old HAG stole 20 minutes of my life to ramble about her problems and she didn't even want any help. I forgot half the stuff I wanted to buy in the store and to top it off I ripped off the door handle of my car (I knew there was an issue but I could avoid it by opening the door gently which of course I then completely forgot; luckily, I was able to re-attach it myself later though).

Now the reason I'm making this thread is.... this happened in the morning, now it's 7pm and I'm still upset. Usually, I'm the most chill dude. Anyone talking shit to me? I don't care. Stuck in traffic? No problem, it happens. Food accidentally drops on the floor? Easy, can happen. But for some reason someone purposely WASTING my time like this makes me LIVID. I hope I can sleep it over tonight but for some reason I see myself lying in bed like this all night.

TLDR: Old lady wasted 20 minutes of my life!

Anyway, what are small things that disproportionally upset you?

 

[Rentahamster]

Stories that begin with "OK, it's story time" rustles my jimmies disproportionately.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

People Facetiming their phone calls in WalMart

People blocking the entire aisle chatting like its a family reunion in WalMart

Walmart in general

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Parents that let their young kids on phones/tablets at restaurants with videos/video games at full volume. Absolutely no one else wants to hear that.

 

[nush]

TLDR: Old lady wasted 20 minutes of my life!

You haven't learned the technique of starting to walk faster as soon as you see them and when they try to start the conversation you've already lined up "Sorry can't talk, I'm late for an appointment already"?

 

[JimmyRustler]

You haven't learned the technique of starting to walk faster as soon as you see them and when they try to start the conversation you've already lined up "Sorry can't talk, I'm late for an appointment already"?

I'm usually pretty good at that. I don't know what got into me today.

 

[DeepEnigma]

People Facetiming their phone calls in WalMart

People blocking the entire aisle chatting like its a family reunion in WalMart

Walmart in general

Costco parking lots.

Somehow they're all race car drivers in their SUVs and minivans where stop signs need not apply.

And the madness ensues in Costco itself, only in reverse. Walking like sloths, not in single file but families of 3-4 people wide hard stopping in the middle of the travel flows backing everyone up.

Great store, herd of goofies who somehow forget basic etiquette.

 

[BennyBlanco]

People Facetiming their phone calls in WalMart

People blocking the entire aisle chatting like its a family reunion in WalMart

Walmart in general

It's crazy that Walmart has successfully monetized avoiding stepping foot in a Walmart through their Amazon Prime equivalent. I haven't walked through a Walmart in years.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

It's crazy that Walmart has successfully monetized avoiding stepping foot in a Walmart through their Amazon Prime equivalent. I haven't walked through a Walmart in years.

I ventured into WM over July 4th for some last minute supplies and it reminded me why we always have deliveries as well

 

[nush]

People who walk through a shop door and instantly stop in the way when they pass through it. Like they have been teleported to another dimension and are getting their bearings.

 

[Soodanim]

It's niche, but mine is when someone gets annoyed by an inane story then makes a thread so that we have to suffer a story about the inane story. Joking. I think.

If we're talking small things that annoy, it's seeing the grammatical errors I was taught to avoid when I was 10 years old. Their/there/they're, were/we're and your/you're are the obvious ones, but errant apostrophes in general irritate me.

You can imagine what reading GAF is like for me. I hate you all. Including those of you I like.

To me it's basic English, and if it's your first language and you don't have a disability then please do me a favour and learn the fucking language you illiterate cunts.

@grok recreate the "This is Sparta" kick but replace "Sparta" with "Grammar"

Spoiler: One last thing

Bonus annoyance:
People that write an email to someone and spell the name wrong despite the correct name being in the email address and (more often than not) also in the display name.

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

It's niche, but mine is when someone gets annoyed by an inane story then makes a thread so that we have to suffer a story about the inane story. Joking. I think.

If we're talking small things that annoy, it's seeing the grammatical errors I was taught to avoid when I was 10 years old. Their/there/they're, were/we're and your/you're are the obvious ones, but errant apostrophes in general irritate me.

You can imagine what reading GAF is like for me. I hate you all. Including those of you I like.

To me it's basic English, and if it's your first language and you don't have a disability then please do me a favour and learn the fucking language you illiterate cunts.

@grok recreate the "This is Sparta" kick but replace "Sparta" with "Grammar"

Spoiler: One last thing

Bonus annoyance:
People that write an email to someone and spell the name wrong despite the correct name being in the email address and (more often than not) also in the display name.

Can we add then/than to the list? It irks me so.

 

[nush]

@grok recreate the "This is Sparta" kick but replace "Sparta" with "Grammar"

 

[jshackles]

People who bring their (very obviously not service) animals into restaurants and grocery stores like they belong there.

I used to only see this at places like Petco, but now it's become such a problem everywhere that most places here have big posters plastered up and people still bring their like pit bulls into Safeway. And then argue "it's a service animal for my social anxiety".

 

[intbal]

People who engage in conversations over their earpiece cell phones while standing in line at the grocery store.
MF'ers walk up right behind me and suddenly blurt out "So how have you been?" while looking straight at me.

I wouldn't say that this "disproportionately upsets" me.
Probably "Fills me with burning blood rage" would be more accurate.

 

[AJUMP23]

Men wearing hats in church. There is no biblical injunction against it but it is a cultural thing.

 

[Trilobit]

I get really annoyed when a group walks on a line on the side walk and then they act bothered when I want to walk past them. They so often seem to have the attitude of: "ugh, you really want us to squeeze together?"

 

[ssringo]

Men wearing hats in church. There is no biblical injunction against it but it is a cultural thing.

In general seeing someone wearing a hat indoors bugs me. A lot of family members were in the military, myself included. I keep those feelings bottled up on a shelf though for future crash-outs.

 

[Esca]

Lack of manners, more so the lack of please and thank you. Shit drives me nuts

 

[DeceptiveAlarm]

Have you read any of the current gaming threads?

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

Lack of manners, more so the lack of please and thank you. Shit drives me nuts

Every kid that's grown up around me since I've been an adult gets told "manners don't cost anything, but they're worth a lot" and if they don't use them, they don't get whatever it is they're after. Ask nicely if you want something, and be polite to the cashier or it goes back on the shelf. They also get told "I want doesn't get".

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

People who walk through a shop door and instantly stop in the way when they pass through it. Like they have been teleported to another dimension and are getting their bearings.

Lol man I used to work at a very busy airport. So many times people would go down the escalator from the airport train into the terminal, take one step off the escalator, then fucking stop right there, blocking the escalator, looking around trying to get their bearings. I'd be right behind them, lugging a tool bag with me, and sometimes I'd have to literally shove people out of the way.

(NGL it was kind of satisfying when I got to shove people though)

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Overpronunciation, e.g:

"Template": saying "tem-PLAYT" instead of "temp-lit" like a red-blooded American.

And, hypocritically, incorrect pronunciation, e.g.:

"Myopic" as "my-OH-pic" instead of "my-ah-pic". The host of a podcast I've listened to for 10 years loves this word, and refuses to change how he says it.

 

[Diddy X]

Smalltalkers: I'm an introvert, I hate shallow conversations and guys getting all the attention for it, oh wait, I hate attention too.

 

[ahtlas7]

When I lived in Paris and spoke very little French the old ladies in the apartment hallways would stop me and ramble on about things in French. I had mostly no clue what they were saying or talking about so I would just shake my head and smile with an occasional English grunt until my wife would come along and save me. They knew I spoke no real amount of French because we had informed everyone. It didn't upset me or anything and I wish I could understand them. They were really friendly.

 

[Days like these...]

Ok, it's story time.

After finishing my workout this morning and doing some chores in the flat I thought I use the time left before lunch and go for some groceries. As I exist my apartment block, I see the old lady from across the parking spot waiting for her ride. Now mind you I knew this old hag from before and was aware that she loves to and once started can't stop to ramble about shit. Bottom line, I should have seen it coming.

So as I approach her on the way to my car I notice she already gets ready for a talk. Me being the good guy I thought I'd exchange a few sentences with her (or more like listen because there ain't no room to talk) and then go my way. After the usual intro small talk (it's so hot currently bla bla) she soon starts rambling about her neighbour in the flat above her. Apparently she plays music in the middle of the night that prevent her from sleeping. Yes, it's that simple of an issue but imagine someone taking 10 fucking minutes to explain it. So I try to stay calm while I can feel getting more and more upset by the second due to her not getting to the end. At some point I snap a bit and tell her... with literally that "you dense motherfucker" expression and hand gesture...

... to just call the cops of the landlord when it happens again and they would sort it out. She says it's no use, nobody wants to help her. She says she called her once to ask her to tune down the noise but that her neighbour then called the cops on her. WTF? Anyway, no matter what suggestion I make to her she blocks it off as useless and keeps on rambling (I kid you not, SHE DOES NOT STOP, she even tells me she wishes her neighbour to drop dead!). So as the excruciating minutes drag on my face starts to turn into something like this...

... after all in all 20 minutes I simply can't take it anymore and mid-sentence turn away, say I don't have time for this and breeze off.

Boys, I cannot describe you have angry and irritated I was that this old HAG stole 20 minutes of my life to ramble about her problems and she didn't even want any help. I forgot half the stuff I wanted to buy in the store and to top it off I ripped off the door handle of my car (I knew there was an issue but I could avoid it by opening the door gently which of course I then completely forgot; luckily, I was able to re-attach it myself later though).

Now the reason I'm making this thread is.... this happened in the morning, now it's 7pm and I'm still upset. Usually, I'm the most chill dude. Anyone talking shit to me? I don't care. Stuck in traffic? No problem, it happens. Food accidentally drops on the floor? Easy, can happen. But for some reason someone purposely WASTING my time like this makes me LIVID. I hope I can sleep it over tonight but for some reason I see myself lying in bed like this all night.

TLDR: Old lady wasted 20 minutes of my life!

Anyway, what are small things that disproportionally upset you?

Youre really angry at yourself for letting it happen

 

[Days like these...]

Double post sorry

 

[T8SC]

When there's plenty of empty bays in the car park but some cunt will come & park right next to you, even though you're in the farthest bay from the fucking store.

People who don't put the weights back on the rack.

People who sit in the middle lane of a motorway.

People who park outside my house.

Microsoft Teams.

Seagulls.

 

[The_hunter]

Been seeing more litter lately.

 

[IDKFA]

People sweating on gym equipment and not cleaning up after themselves.

Spoiler

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

When there's plenty of empty bays in the car park but some cunt will come & park right next to you, even though you're in the farthest bay from the fucking store.

People who don't put the weights back on the rack.

People who sit in the middle lane of a motorway.

People who park outside my house.

Microsoft Teams.

Seagulls.

Good shout. Fuck those sky pikey bastards.

 

[YCoCg]

People sweating on gym equipment and not cleaning up after themselves.

Spoiler

Made even worse when you're told "that new hot chick just used that"

 

[SJRB]

When someone overtakes you on the highway and then starts driving slower than you.

If there was a button where I could send you and your entire family to the gulag I would press it without hesitation.

 

[Aesius]

The overuse of the word "dogshit."

Everything bad or even "mid" is now "dogshit." I don't know if Gen Z popularized it (because I know it's not just them who use it), but I don't remember seeing it so often before.

 

[StueyDuck]

excessive sauces on burgers, sandwiches, meats and so on.

I like it to compliment the meal , not have a blob of tomato sauce with some crunchy bits

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I live in a Cambridge which is full of narrow roads and pedestrian streets that are shared with cyclists.

I believe it's the cycle capital of the UK and I also ride from time to time, as well as drive and walk a lot. So a mix of everything.

What bothers me tremendously is the total arrogance and entitlement of cyclists. On the road they frequently don't use lights in the evenings or at night, which is just a death wish. Many cycle side by side, meaning you can't safely overtake them. Then you get those spandex cyclists who dress up in professional gear and cycle on roads that are 60-70mph for cars, even when there's a HUGE cycle path they could use.

Worst of all is in pedestrian areas in which there are many parts that are so busy they should clearly dismount and walk with their bike. But nope, they gotta charge through, ring their bell, force everyone to the side and many then don't even say thank you after people move and they pass by. Of course you also get those that don't ring their bell and just assume you have eyes in the back of your head and will move for them.

Tailgaiters when driving was also another anger inducing thing for me, but in recent months I just refuse to speed up and safely slow right down to the speed limit and watch them squirm in frustration.

 

[Billbofet]

When I go to a movie, and people have pajamas on and are carrying blankets into the theater.

People who are into mountain biking or cycling that don't get the hint that you don't give a shit.

 

[sono]

Cargo shorts

You look awful in them

 

[bitbydeath]

People in horror movies who have a chance to kill the bad guy (or at the very least take away their weapon) but instead run away.

 

[JimmyRustler]

When someone overtakes you on the highway and then starts driving slower than you.

If there was a button where I could send you and your entire family to the gulag I would press it without hesitation.

Same with the situation turned. I usually drive with a fixed speed on the speedway and I can't tell you have often I have to overtake some idiot because he's just a tad bit slower only for him to speed up while I'm overtaking. Very upsetting…

 

[kevboard]

And, hypocritically, incorrect pronunciation, e.g.:

"Myopic" as "my-OH-pic" instead of "my-ah-pic". The host of a podcast I've listened to for 10 years loves this word, and refuses to change how he says it.

maɪˈoʊpɪk (so your first example) is listed as a correct way to pronounce it on Merriam-Webster.

that's the beauty of the English language

because not a single vowel sound has any correlation to how a word is spelled, people who learn a word through reading first will inadvertently pronounce it differently, which then starts a domino effect that will eventually turn it into an officially acknowledged variant.

 

[DragoonKain]

Any loading screen. I want to and have put my fist through technology for loading too slow

 

[Soodanim]

Good shout. Fuck those sky pikey bastards.

Sky pikey. Fantastic, thank you for introducing me to that name. It's perfect.

People in horror movies who have a chance to kill the bad guy (or at the very least take away their weapon) but instead run away.

This sort of thing makes me hostile towards the character and the movie. I start rooting for the killer.

 

[nush]

When there's plenty of empty bays in the car park but some cunt will come & park right next to you, even though you're in the farthest bay from the fucking store.

I've had people in an almost empty cinema come in and sit right next to me. What is it with those people?

 

[MayauMiao]

My mom constantly rearrange home furniture. Its like chairs, sofa, even tv would rotate around the room almost every month.

Must be a woman thing.

 

[jufonuk]

Busy supermarkets just everyone walking in fifty different directions then some person just blocking the isle when they feel like it.

Rather shop outside of busy hours but sometimes you have to shop at busy times. Do not like.

 

[Baemono]

People Facetiming their phone calls in WalMart

I have the same but in trains.

I have to take the train to go to work every morning. And every morning, I sit down and I hear "hey/hola" and I'm like "okay I'm gonna murder someone".

But since I bought first class tickets, never faced the issue.

 

[EerieArcade]

Smalltalkers: I'm an introvert, I hate shallow conversations and guys getting all the attention for it, oh wait, I hate attention too.

Same for me, Diddy. Especially when it comes to obvious stuff, ya know like it being red hot during a heatwave.

"Hello. Warm today, isn't it?"
"Ah I'd not noticed. Better pop off home and take all my coats off."

Not sure if it's a little thing but people who litter.
People who don't cover their mouths when coughing.
Queue-jumpers. I was in the shop a few weeks ago about to be served and someone just pushed their way past.
Crocs.
People who type in their accents.

 

[Dioica]

Stories that begin with "OK, it's story time" rustles my jimmies disproportionately.

I feel so fortunate to have never had anyone say this to me.

When I go to a movie, and people have pajamas on and are carrying blankets into the theater.

Pyjamas no, but I can understand bringing blankets in because those places are fucking freezing. I always bring three layers, woolly socks and a scarf when I go and I'm still cold.

 

[T8SC]

I've had people in an almost empty cinema come in and sit right next to me. What is it with those people?

Psycho's.

Probably people who iron their socks.