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I hate people who run their businesses using a mobile phone and no other form of contact and then go on holidays and don't bother leaving a vacation message on their phone. Grrr.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 22 July 2004 11:47 (twenty-one years ago)

(classic other side of the coin to this = when someone who is on a busy mail list you're on goes on holiday, leaving their mail app to automatically reply to all emails received with s.th. like "hi! I'm on holiday right now, I'll read your email on the first of august" so that every other email received from that list is another copy of that!)

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Pashima: the worst is when those emails go to the "Reply-To:" address on the list so EVERYONE gets them.

The mail autoreply system I wrote replys only once every two weeks to each person and will only reply to emails addressed to your email address(es).

― I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, that's what I meant! He wound up getting booted off the list 'till the end of his holiday.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i fucking hate the way yogurt spurts at me every time i peel the lid off.

― AaronK (AaronK), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

currently it's a tossup between people who don't write any documentation and then wonder why you don't know how to use things and documentation that's just plain wrong (mysql reference manual for the exact version i'm using (3.23.58) and supplied along with the executables is a case in point. GRANT REPLICATION SLAVE my arse!)

― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

When people toss off not-exactly-mainstream theories about things that happen to be well researched and backed-by-facts by simply invoking the phrase "conspiracy theory".

Turn to page 95 please. Facts alone do not a logical, coherent argument make. 'Well-researched' for me = try find something that contradicts your theory before looking for something that supports it.

― fcussen (Burger), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

pg 95 of this:

― fcussen (Burger), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

shit, supposed to be a picture of Popper's "Open Society, vol. 2" contains a pretty succinct summation of why conspriacy theories are to be dismissed

― fcussen (Burger), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

People who X post when the person before them has said exactly the same thing, and they know the person has said it, but they have to say it too.
Guilt.
Cigarettes (because they taste so good)
Low Fat Milk
That Nestle makes milo because i like milo but i don't like nestle.
that chuck taylors is owned by nike.
Diet Soft Drinks
The Flute
The Recorder
Mark Holden
Emoticons
Exclamation Marks
Receiving Telemarketing Calls ( I can't believe no-one's said that yet)

― Nellie (nellskies), Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I must have nodded off when Kiss had a 'respectable legacy'.

Listen, monkeydickwads, as silly as they may irrefutably be, once upon a time, Kiss had cred. If only they'd knocked it on the head before the non-makeup years. I was all for the reunion tour and even the farewell tour, but Gene's avarice swelled up like a priapic dirigible and the next thing ya know, you have them releasing albums with symphony orchestras and doing Pepsi commercials. WHY CAN'T THEY BOW OUT GRACEFULLY?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

people who xpost when the person before them has said precisely the same thing, and they know the person has said it yet they still have to say it again.

oh fuck xpost

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

HAHAHA!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I have weird time issues, so most of the things/people that I hate revolve around people who are late, and things and people that make me late. A specific one I thought of yesterday is people who don't understand the stand on the right/walk on the left rule for escalators, and people who don't understand that this rule translates to staircases too, i.e., if you're carrying something big and heavy or wearing high heels or doing something that makes you walk slower than normal, walk up or down the right side of the staircase and let those of us who just want to get home get past you. YOU'RE BLOCKING TRAFFIC WITH YOUR HIGH-HEELED NONSENSE.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

(Nick A, where do you live?)

― I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I really really fucking hate the way at work, as kids or even adults pass through the shop, they think it's oh so hilarious to do a mock scratch on one of the decks, always with their hand against their ear in a "dj pose".

it's incredibly annoying and not funny even after the millionth time.

Furthermore I really hate when kids/tourists/adults fuck around and want to play records on the decks just for a laugh with no intention of buying anything. I don't want to be mr cranky record shop guy but for fuck's sake just leave the things alone!

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Lucky that they aren't seeing it for the millionth time then, Ronan.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

(I live in Chicago, Mr. Jonny Jon Jon Jons-a-lot)

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

(I live in Chicago, Mr. Jonny Jon Jon Jons-a-lot)

People seem to be better about this in major metro areas, esp Europe.

― I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

- Stupid Hip Hop lingo
- wallet-chains
- Ugg boots
- people who wear their polo shirts with the collar up (they should be shot on sight).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha ronan, you should get a bell on your door, and see how long it is before people saying "seconds out!" when it rings makes steam come out of your ears.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I said "even" Mark.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

People seem to be better about this in major metro areas, esp Europe.

You would think so, but nope.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, don't get me started. I really hate it when people look for discounts on stuff that's already pretty cheap in a FUCKING CHARITY SHOP! I mean, okay, I know that me and the volunteers make mistakes sometimes and price things too high, but I'm not talking about that. If someone comes into my shop and tells me that they've seen a book priced at €5 in my shop which is in the Hodges Figgis sale brand new for the same price, that's one thing. But to buy two books that are €6 each and then say 'can you do the two for a tenner?' It just pisses me off. No. I can't. That €2 makes a difference.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Please add solicitors to the list!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

It really, really annoys me when people don't snip through the tailor tacks before wearing their recently purchased garment. Pleats in skirts are meant to swing when you walk! Vents are meant to flap! And worst of all, why are you leaving on the sleeve of your jacket the label that says VERSACE or PIERRE CARDIN or just plain PURE NEW WOOL? IT IS NOT MEANT TO STAY THERE AFTER YOU HAVE MADE YOUR PURCHASE!

Also:
Being called by work when I am on holiday (by somebody in the department I left 6 months ago at that)
Jim Davidson
The smell of Lush

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

http://members.aol.com/crculver/music/lush.jpg
What do they smell like Madchen?

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people i must not make jokes about dead people

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I was just about to say that one of them in particular won't be smelling too sweet by now. I am bad.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

you are both *very* bad people

― Porkpie (porkpie), Thursday, 22 July 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

- People opening packages and eating stuff in supermarkets before they've paid for it.
- People who cut the line.
- People who whistle while walking down the street (seriously, cut that shit out!)
- The smell of clove cigarettes
- Needless air conditioning
- The expression "dude".
- The fact that women can blame moodiness/irritability/unreasonableness on hormoanal issues and/or the time of the month.
- "best of"/greatest hits compilations that tack on unreleased material so as to sucker in completists.
- The fact that tipping here in the US is not merit-based but rather an unspoken obligation.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 22 July 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

- People who whistle while walking down the street (seriously, cut that shit out!)

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/96/44/2674469/853487745531l.jpg

Do you know this man?

― gwilx (ex machina), Thursday, 22 July 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

You bad, bad girls! He'd have made the same joke about someone else, in happier times, believe me.

About 10 years ago I turned an about-to-be-obsolete diary into an address book where friends were filed according to their birthday and most wrote their entries themselves. A few years ago I picked it up and had a very low moment when I found Chris' entry.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 22 July 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

- That wanky melismatic R&B singing style as practiced by Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and pretty much all boy bands.....(and recently that recently-deposed blonde on "Outback Jack")....it should be punishable by swift and merciless death, especially if its accompanied by needless gesticulation.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 22 July 2004 23:54 (twenty-one years ago)

i hate everything alex in nyc hates. i hate pretty much everything, especially (right now):

people really obsessed with tv shows

people on low-carb diets that won't try like, moving

cell phones

my job, all jobs for that matter

― caitlin hell (caitxa), Friday, 23 July 2004 00:48 (twenty-one years ago)

i guess i don't need to type [br]. oops!

― caitlin hell (caitxa), Friday, 23 July 2004 00:49 (twenty-one years ago)

When people toss off not-exactly-mainstream theories about things that happen to be well researched and backed-by-facts by simply invoking the phrase "conspiracy theory".

Turn to page 95 please. Facts alone do not a logical, coherent argument make. 'Well-researched' for me = try find something that contradicts your theory before looking for something that supports it.

-- fcussen (fcussen33...), July 22nd, 2004.

Why are you so concerned about debunking conspiracy theories? You're obviously just a puppet of the Jew-banker-Illuminati-Lizardmen Cabal!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 23 July 2004 02:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Well that was a good example of what I meant by "wooly thinking", accepting any theory that makes use of facts, regardless of how wacky the logic that links those facts is.

I hate them because they are defeatist and dangerous. Giving you all the reasons why the world is so shitty but no obligation to try make things better, basically a substitute for religion.

― fcussen (Burger), Friday, 23 July 2004 07:27 (twenty-one years ago)

People whose habitual expressions involve their mouth being open. Flycatching. It makes them look like cattle and disturbs me.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 23 July 2004 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I hate being sick at work. :-(

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 July 2004 07:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw Pink, you OK? In fact, work toilets (esp. for being sick in) are pretty hatable. Ewww seat spray.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 23 July 2004 07:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I was lucky, there was still bleach down the loo from the cleaners!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 July 2004 07:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I hate reading this thread and realizing that people hate things that I do or think.

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Friday, 23 July 2004 08:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Indeed. It always happens with this type of thread!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 July 2004 08:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm with Pink and Mel. But really, you know, it's *their* problem.

― Ma$onic Boom (kate), Friday, 23 July 2004 08:14 (twenty-one years ago)

(i.e. the Hataz' problem, not ours.)

― Ma$onic Boom (kate), Friday, 23 July 2004 08:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Everyone will invariably get pissed off with something you've done, but I figure we all got those annoying little quirks!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 July 2004 08:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Indeed. At some points in yr life you have to decide if personality traits that annoy other people are gratuitous and, if so, whether you care enough about the people they annoy to attemmpt to change yourself.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 23 July 2004 08:24 (twenty-one years ago)

nah screw that! ;-)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 July 2004 08:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Well that was a good example of what I meant by "wooly thinking", accepting any theory that makes use of facts, regardless of how wacky the logic that links those facts is.
I hate them because they are defeatist and dangerous. Giving you all the reasons why the world is so shitty but no obligation to try make things better, basically a substitute for religion.

-- fcussen (fcussen33...), July 23rd, 2004.

i was joking...

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 23 July 2004 08:45 (twenty-one years ago)

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