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

when you're on a RottenTomatoes page and you press the down arrow key to scroll down, it redirects you to the page for Star Trek Into Darkness, and when you continue to hold down the down arrow out of frustration, it cycles through the list of upcoming movies, redirecting you to a different page as soon as you release the key. it probably serves me right for visiting Rotten Tomatoes, but still,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqXYTu6un78

I'm just trying to find out if From Up on Poppy Hill is any good. fuck you for making me use the mouse or the scrollbar or the PgDn key. is this lazy web design or a deliberate ploy to get more pageviews?

thank you, Shel Silverstein, for helping me get through this difficult time.

- when I have a really satisfying post for this thread and I forget what it is by the time I get around to posting.

I've had one for awhile about the driveway in front of my daughter's school, but when the time comes to post it here, I come to the conclusion that I'm not really that annoyed by it and in fact, might be just trying to come up with something new for this thread.

Saw the new Star Trek movie this morning. People who applaud Big Moments or nerd-bait lines of dialogue in movies should have their hands chopped off.

I really just want silence during a movie. So I rarely see movies in theaters, especially crowded ones.

When the sheet down by my feet comes untucked at the corner and it wrinkles up and I can feel the wrinkles. I cannot abide this. I just angrily twitched all my covers out of the way and got up and retucked the damn thing.

Ugh. Especially when something like that happens when you're too asleep to figure out the problem. For me, anyway.

Though I usually can't stand having my feet or legs covered at all when I sleep, so no untucking troubles, usually.

誤訳侮辱, did you used to post under another name?

That stupid "Thug Kitchen" website.

Stop yelling at me! I'll eat what I want, you bossy jerk!

airplane food

What is the deal with that? And that little circle cut out of the tray - I mean, hey! Do you really think I don't know where to set down my plastic cup of 7-up? Or do they think that's somehow going to hold it in place during some turbulence. I got news for you stewardess - if this plane goes down, I think I'm not going to care if my cup slides a bit, amirite?

誤訳侮辱, did you used to post under another name?

Several. The one I used for the longest was probably unperson.

I saw that same very thought about Star Trek retweeted last night.

I'm on twitter as burn_amb (for Burning Ambulance, the magazine/website I run).

The flood of FB/Twitter statuses in the wake of a disaster or tragedy, "Praying for Oklahoma!" Folks, if "God" gave a fuck what you wanted he maybe wouldn't have sent killer tornadoes roaring through there in the first place. Why don't you do something practical instead, like give money to a relief agency, or jump in front of a bus?

Internet sanctimony is the worst sanctimony I deal with on a day-to-day basis.

oh phil d thats just gods mysterious way

To be fair, I think the "praying for ____" only means "My thoughts and sympathy goes to _____" for most people. Of course they probably think praying helps for some reason but it isn't so much "I would have helped directly but instead I prayed so it's all good".

I try to keep it under wraps, but I'm one of those smug judgmental atheists people are always fretting about and I can't get mad at folks calling for prayers during times of major tragedy. I make a donation to the appropriate org when stuff like this happens, but that doesn't feel like enough, especially because what I really wish I could do is bring some comfort directly to people affected by the situation. I think for some folks, praying makes them feel like they are making a tangible difference. And you know, for some folks, knowing that people are praying for them makes them feel better, too.

I mean, if somebody flies to Oklahoma and instead of helping dig people out of the rubble or handing out blankets, they just stand there and pray, that's another thing. But long distance, "Pray for the victims" type stuff is just people trying to find a way to feel better about inexplicable tragedy.

otm

I think for some folks, praying makes them feel like they are making a tangible difference. And you know, for some folks, knowing that people are praying for them makes them feel better, too.

This is the main positive, for me.

I can see where Phil D is coming from, in that I'm allergic to a lot of religious shit, and "pray for the victims" makes me think about bullshit pseudoscience ~proof of the healing power of prayer~ stuff, but I have to remember to curb my judgment and stick with the facts at hand.

Guys the thread title is "innocuous things that make you irrationally angry," you want the "oh it's cool I see where you're coming from" thread.

Maybe you guys are assuming these people are really praying and are actually spiritual people when in reality they are just playing the Good Socially Active Christian part by posting "I'm praying!" and not really doing much of anything else.

LOL Phil

I do admit to giving people the benefit of the doubt even when they don't deserve it, especially when I'm already feeling soft towards my fellow humans.

As someone who gets irritated when people tell me to "have a blessed day!" I'm sort of surprised at my tolerance, honestly.

Some of my fb friends have done this and they're good people, but I think Adam B is OTM for a lot of those posts, it's kind of a concern-bragging.

When you pull a tissue out of the box and the next one doesn't come out and stick up, so that you have to stuff your hand into the box and scrabble around to get the next one, and you end up yanking out a whole bunch more than you need and then have to stuff them badly back into the box

i just leave them in a neat pile on the top of the box

so yr not a box stuffer then

sorry

it's like trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube

coles makes tissue boxes with tissue elevators, so there is no way to avoid a tiss-astrophe

savages

WITHOUT, not with

- Kindle books opening at the start of the main text so that I have to scroll back to see the front cover and all that publishing guff no-one else reads.

People who wear opaque tights with clogs or other slip-on, open-heeled shoes.

Now I know I can never meet Phil D. Or at least not in October through April.

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When you pull a tissue out of the box and the next one doesn't come out and stick up, so that you have to stuff your hand into the box and scrabble around to get the next one, and you end up yanking out a whole bunch more than you need and then have to stuff them badly back into the box

― ornamental cabbage (James Morrison), Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:04 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Are you one of those people from the infomercials? Big fan!

Phil, no offence but I reckon the opaque tights thing is OK and I just might know more about style compared to... most people on ILX? If you don't believe me or carl, please defer to Miuccia Prada.

People who don't understand the word "irrationally".

I get rationally upset at people that don't understand the word irrationally

I'm not making any claims to being stylish. Someday, wearing opaque tights with whatever kind of shoes will no longer be fashionable but I vow here before God and ILX that I will never let that stop me.

It's been acceptable in London for about 15 years, so may have moved into standard/staple territory as a result. However, yellow or orange opaques are no good unless you want to look like a giant bird with long bird legs.

I am actually the last person to be criticizing anyone's sense of style. I just know what I don't like!

When you come in to buy something new bring an old item of clothing with you & we'll pass it on to Oxfam. We call it shwopping.

RRRARAAARARARGGHHH!!!

I thought shwopping is when you spank someone with a cupped hand.

That shwopping thing baffles me whenever I go in m&s. Why can't you just take your clothes to oxfam yourself? Do you get a free thing?

£5 voucher I think. But if Oxfam is taking Workfare serfs, don't bother.