Innocuous things that make you irrationally angry (a list thread)

You don't understand, KittyLitter is the name of her dog.

I used to get IA at being mistaken for a girl based on my name. Still don't like when people spell it "Jessie."

Yes with your hands. It's part of growing up.

It's okay, Jesse. I won't cut fresh flowers for you.

I hate having to tell clerks at kiosks/coffeeshops/wherever my name. Not for any privacy or respect reasons. It's just that they always misspell Tre as Tray or Trey or Ray or Tony or Tay or Terry or Trip. And even if they get it right, I'll still miss them calling it out when my order is ready since the AYE sound is probably the most common sound in the English language.

I've experimented with giving them a different name, but (A) Suddenly being asked your name and fumbling for an answer is one of the oldest tricks in the book for cops and border patrol. It's the most difficult question to lie about, if you're unprepared.

and (B), no one's going to believe that my name is Javier anyway.

I'm sorry, but what is your real name? If I may ask.

Dray?

Gary

Just say Pleasant Plains

My name is Tre.

Also, kitty litter stuck to kitty toes that makes its way into the bed >:(

This. And it really doesn't matter what kind you try, the cat will eventually find a way to track if all over the bed.

the secret is to lock you cats in the basement.

It especially sucks that the only logical place for the litter box in my current apartment is in an alcove about 7 feet from my bed. I'm going to finally get around to some Ikea hacking one day soon, hopefully that will help. Something like this will be good.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VyaOMCUEpoU/SeWlxrIhw1I/AAAAAAAAALM/JSWgjrTnxGU/s400/Cat+Box-6.JPG

here ya go jesse:
http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/pets/freds-diy-self-venting-cat-litter-box-project-128782

That's awesome, though not practical for me at this time.

yeah that would be so great if i could do that. With two cats its so hard to keep the house from smelling even cleaning it every day. Anyone have any tips?

my trick is expensive cat food + litter box in basement + air freshener

does the expensive food help control the odor, cuz i buy the cheapest shit out there. no way im spending $7.00 on a bag of high fallutin cat food.

I spend like $35 on a bag that probably lasts the little dude like two months, I think.

thats ridiculous, is it made out of gold?

that's like 50 cents a day! I lose that much pocket change

http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/product-details.aspx?pet=cat&pid=23

smartcatbox.com you guys

best cat-related investment ever

i mean there is still a little odor but for real, nowhere near as odoriferous as any litter i've tried

That looks pretty ok.

Just whatever you do, don't buy those automatic electronic litter boxes with the scooping rake that is motion-activated.

Wow, that actually does look good....

I had an electric litter box b/c my deal with myself was that I could have a cat if I sprang for one, but it SUCKED. Sometimes it was OK, but mostly the rake would stab urine clumps and cat turds and take them for a ride. And after a while it would get hung up, and go rrrrRRRRRrrrrrRRRRR until I woke up and cleaned it or turned it off. UGH.

I would mention more, but it doesn't make me IA, it's a completely rational anger that people keep buying them and they flat-out do not work. You just end up with a litterbox that has crap and urine-soaked chunks equally distributed around the whole

Now I feel obliged to give Littermaid a bad review on Amazon.

how does that smart litter box work for shit?

There is a link to this video on the website https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AXmMSuL5C4. There is a filter on the floor that lets the seeds through and filters the shit.

haha, her name is "kitty maus"

scoop the poops with standard litter scoop
remove the urine collection tray
empty both into toilet
flush

Real answer to the kitty litter in bed: Get rid of your cats. Problem solved!

Needy animals make me IA.

Oh. Even better!

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I got nervous when Daley was making noises about a plastic grocery bag ban in the city. Even if I don't get one of these soon, it's a must in case of such a ban.

i mean you do have to give the whole apparatus a thorough cleaning a few times a year but other than that it's pretty maintenance-free

also while i highly recommend this thing it is maybe not best for super chubby cats, because if the slats on the bottom break then the seed litter gets through and it's just no good at all

A - does the piss odor stay confined to the reservoir?

damn - my bigger cat is 22 lbs.... They need a model for big beautiful kitties.

jesse, i'd still say it's worth a shot! my cat was a good deal chunkier before the doggy entered the picture, but i think the main problem was that one batch of the seed litter i had was sized too small, it would get stuck between the slats & cause them to break. but you can re-order individual components (as i had to do) and they seemed to have corrected the litter size.

the pee odor stays confined to the tray, yea, tho i keep my cat box in a closet in the guest bedroom so i don't hang around it too much

Did you have to ease your cat into using the box?

dude posting chopped-up hands in the trypophobia thread

Tbh, I don't think that was so much "innocuous". So glad I missed it though.

she took to it really quickly -- just placed her in the box and she figured it out. obv it helps if you have it in the same location as yr previous litter box

Yeh, who is that person? There is an art to good trypophobia posts, and besides the chopped up hands and skin grafts, there is the excessive number and frequency of his posts. He is a master of TinEye, it seems.

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Thing that just recently made me irrationally angry: somebody pronouncing "sandwiches" as "sammidges."

People who ask me for my name/address when I email a company for assistance when I already entered it onto the form

Has anybody mentioned retail cashiers asking for your phone number when you check out? Because that makes me rage.

I used to give them an old disconnected secondary line number

I just say, "No thank you!" in my most cheerful and friendly voice.

i give them 1-800-BIG-BUTTS

What makes me more IA is when a retail clerk has to ask like fifteen questions: "Phone number? Are you a rewards member? Do you want to sign up? Why not? Would you like to receive our emails? Coupons? Your purchase enables you to get a free 8 week subscription to blah blah, can I sign you up?"

I understand its your job and all, but ffs, just ring up my purchase and get me the hell out of here.

omg we just get 'do you have a loyalty card', that's it. if they asked for my phone number i would be seriously o_O