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

Chipper and/or flirty waitresses. I do better with dark and broody types.

When I give someone a helpful tip that fixes a thing they are complaining about, and then they complain that they even have to do that. Big girl panties, engage!

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Honestly, the phrase "big girl panties", no offense.

The woman who works across from me has lived in this state for three years and still goes, "O.M.G., where is Mena? Who's ever heard of these places?"

(1.) If I moved to New York and didn't know where anyplace was, I would Google Map it and keep my mouth shut rather than go "Fishkill? What the hell is that?"

(2.) No, really. Read that quote in the original sentence again. Swear to G, she really says the initials O-M-G out loud.

But she got a big promotion recently and will soon get her own office while I remain out here on the floor. Apparently, knowing where the hell Mena is won't really get you that far in life.

Sorry pp. but people need to learn to deal with things!

"Helpful people are a nuisance" is real wisdom from on high, though. I'd say "I can help with your problem; would advice be unwelcome?"
xps

I get this thread and the passive-aggressive thread mixed up sometimes. Sorry.

She's my manager, so I troubleshoot for her She was previously just a friend, so I posted her solution to a rant on FB (asking how she can turn off group notifications.)

Honestly, the phrase "big girl panties", no offense.

The word "panties"

Deciding with a group on X or Y. Getting to the final deciding stages when that ONE person in the group very casually throws out 'Well there's always option W'.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you. now we're back at square one! I hate you I hate you I hate you.

Ha! I hate that!

That is what happens EVERY time I go to lunch with one group. I really hate it when they pull that stunt after we have already decided where to go and I have spent an hour looking forward to that place's food.

I have 2 women I go see a movie with every month...no matter what, one of them will always do this.

This month it was pretty much, let's go see Dark Shadows since one lady is v opposed to the Avengers...okay cool fine what time is it playing. Suddenly this afternoon it's ' or we could go see the Raven'. wtf? RAGH CRUSH KILL DESTROY

This thread is like reading a modern day update of one of those 1920s guides on correct use of etiquette.

you should say "excuse me" before interrupting, young man

- the stairs in my the lobby to my building which, being both too long and too short, were evidently either designed by a shetland pony or a camel
- that my office is both very open plan and into birthdays in a big way, such that every single day there's a half-arsed burst of "happy birthday" coming from one team or another
- the process of putting on socks

aaaaaaaaaaaahh

Open plan office here too except managers have their own cubicle offices along the wall. Guess who talks/yells the most and guess who are quiet/use the phone intercom?

Manager: "Plains! Blahah blah ablah…."
PP: *dials extension* "Can you say that again?"

Old men who wear wristwatches with expandable bands, except they wear them so far up their forearms they're practically at the elbow.

Why do people do that? Don't their arm hairs get caught in the bands? MY arm hair gets caught in expandable wrist watch bands, and I hardly have any arm hair!

It's kinda weird - Always wanted to wear one of those expandable watch bands, but didn't think I had enough arm hair. That makes no sense.

people saying "quite simply" at the beginning of sentences, or, quite simply, using it to have same impact as common cuntphrases "end of" or "fact"

The fact that Stephen A. Smith's stellar show "Quite Frankly" was cancelled.

ooh I used to love expandable watch bands. except it highlighted my 'fidgeting' problem w/r/t any jewellery on my hands or wrists...I always end up absentmindedly taking off the item, fiddling around with it and leaving it somewhere stupid/losing it/dropping it...so now I'm jewellery and watch-free

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Aw, that story is no sillier than 95% of things people post on ILX! xoxo

Maybe I say that because I don't wear watches for that same reason. I've somehow managed not to lose my wedding band but it's probably just a matter of time.

I recently posted a pic on Facebook of me from the 90s, and instead of going "hey, look how young I look", I was all "hey, forgot I used to wear a watch all the time."

xpost - it's part of the reason why I don't wear a wedding ring. the other part is that we commissioned a friend to make us one and it's been a 10 year work in progress, lol.

my parents stopped wearing rings because my mom had issues with her hands swelling and had to have hers cut off and my dad was like, hey, I hate wearing jewelry, can I just leave this off?

yeah my hands swell up and down too, which might be part of my absent-minded jewellery removal

painted my nails and immediately developed a wedgie. Have been shifting in my seat for 20 minutes :(

oh cruel fate

if I clench just so it's not so bad.. but really, it's bad. Karma biting me in the ass(!) for painting my nails in the office.

lol @ "clench just so"

hehehe :D at least it'll improve my ass muscles?

"I owe it all to wedgies"

http://www.amazon.com/How-Good-bye-Depression-Constrict-Everyday/dp/0595094724/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337193384&sr=8-1

my parents stopped wearing rings because my mom had issues with her hands swelling and had to have hers cut off and my dad was like, hey, I hate wearing jewelry, can I just leave this off?

had to read this twice before I realized that her hands weren't actually getting cut off

lol

mh: amazing. Thank you.

Update: still hurts. Am not experiencing enlightenment.

Your wedgie *hurts*?

Stick a phone or pencil down your pants.

Ask a friend for help.

Sit and scoot backwards on a rug.

You stole that last tip from a cat

It was on my mind b/c the office dog just did it while I was meeting with my boss.

I'm wearing Spanx under my tight dress which means I couldn't get at it very easily ;_; I suffer for fashion. I went into the bathroom after a long enough nail drying period & fixed it slightly.

Ask a very close friend or a very hated enemy to pull the wedgie out for you.

I'm wearing Spanx under my tight dress which means I couldn't get at it very easily ;_; I suffer for fashion.

http://jrickerd.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/impatient-o.gif

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just a way of saying "…. well then."

Some of you might do this and I hope you take no offense, but I really, really have no idea why anyone bothers to post fucking album covers on their Instagram feeds. Maybe I'll start posting William Eggleston photos or something.

ah, fair enough. What can I say.. Spanx smooth you out & make you feel more secure ;) Keeps the beer belly from jiggling about so..