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Things That Rightfully or Not Bug Me
Phil wrote: "I may be naked, but I'm not strange."Seriously Phil, we all know better than this :-)
It bothers me that I can't get a haircut anymore and just say, "conservative, but not too short," or "make me look like a Republican." Now I get asked questions about scissors or clippers, blade length, sideburn length, rounded or squared in the back, etc. I just want a haircut!
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Hee.
If I went into a salon and said that, I'm afraid I'd come out looking like this.
Larry wrote: "I knew it!"Looking back, there were so many signs!
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Lobstergirl wrote: "Don't make me sic Bob's dead arm on you."I thought he took pills for that.
Bob's a war hero. A real one. I can't condone any derision of the effects of his wounds. Who among us can honestly say how they would respond when placed in his circumstances?
I love Elizabeth Dole. She was North Carolina's first female US Senator. Iowa has not managed to send a woman to congress, the US Senate or the governor's office yet.
Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "that's how i feel about RA"See, I'm just the opposite, I love RA, I just have no respect for him in the morning. :-)
BunWat wrote: "I respect Elizabeth Dole, but I do not love her."I do not agree with her on everything, but she was a pioneer for women candidates for elected office. Compared to the current crop of Republican presidential contenders she is nearly a Marxist.
It bugs me when I say, "Thank you" to a clerk that I just paid and he says, "No problem." Heck! He's getting paid to take my money, it shouldn't be a problem. I would rather hear, "You're welcome." It shouldn't bug me but it does.AND! It bugs me when we are looking at shooting stars and he says, "Look! There!" and by the time I look to where he is pointing -in the dark- the shooting star is gone and I missed it. I feel cheated and that bugs me but I know it shouldn't.
Maybe it's the heat and the dog days of summer.
Commercials that a) don't know vanilla is actually an expensive and highly sought-after flavor and b) can't master the meaning of "contradiction" even though it's the basis of a years-long ad campaign. I expect too much from TV commercials, I know.
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Cheri wrote: "It bugs me when I say, "Thank you" to a clerk that I just paid and he says, "No problem." Heck! He's getting paid to take my money, it shouldn't be a problem. I would rather hear, "You're welcome..."It bugs me when a clerk doesn't say "Thank you" to me, before or after I've said "Thank you". I'm from the south and most of the time clerks will thank you for your business. The exception seems to be the younger generation. Some of those little brats are just plain rude!!
We have family in Cali that we visit on occasion. NONE of the clerks there even acknowledge you when you say "Thank you". Some of them even look at you like you've grown a second head.
A couple of days ago I parked in the grocery store lot and was getting my things together when a big white Suburban pulled in next to me, driven by a 40ish woman talking on her cell phone. She got out, still talking on the phone, and headed for the store. I was left to figure out how I was supposed to get out of my car because she had parked so close. I did manage to squeeze out with no damage to either car, but it just ruined my grocery shopping experience (ha!). Lousy parkers bug me.
Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "There are things that bug me that really shouldn't. They don't really affect me directly and don't really matter on the whole scheme of things but they stick in my craw. Here is an example:When..."
I agree...I have ALWAYS hated the expression 'awesome' and 'epic' is equally grating.
Sally wrote: "Why are you looking at stars with the clerk?" I'll look at the stars with anyone.cheap. cheap.
I'm bugged by people who complain about school taxes because they don't have children.
Scout wrote: "I'm bugged by people who complain about school taxes because they don't have children."These are usually the same people who complain that the clerk in the store didn't get enough math or grammar in school.
Getting a manicure/pedicure while the person giving it is on their cellphone...I go there to close my eyes and relax!
That Goodread doesn't let you give 1/2 stars for reviews. Sometimes I want to give a 4-1/2 & can't!
OK it bugs the crap out of me when a guy leaves the toilet seat up. I know it shouldn't but when I have asked you to please put it down (just cause it looks like crap) and even put a SIGN that you can read while standing up and you STILL leave it up. Now that bugs me.
Why oh why is some of the best stuff in my huge music collection on CASSETTE TAPE. Shit.
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Are you the Angie that has mated with Brad Pitt? Is he the toilet seat leaver upper?
The client who called my employer (my mom) a liar and me a bad secretary and who baited me into yelling at him should not have bugged me, but he did, and I am ashamed for letting Mom down like that.
aww, Jammies. I can tell you're the good guy in this story because it bothers you.
Thanks, Carol, but yelling at someone, even a very irritating someone, is not professional and does make me a bad secretary. :(
Nope, it means you had a bad moment dealing with a jerk.
Cynthia wrote: "Why oh why is some of the best stuff in my huge music collection on CASSETTE TAPE. Shit."I KNOW!! There should be an easy translate from tape to digital device, because I MISS the music I have on cassette.. I want it on my shuffle ;)
Also, re the toilet seat: you shouldn't need a sign - just put things back the way you found them, dangnamit!
Emily wrote: "Also, re the toilet seat: you shouldn't need a sign - just put things back the way you found them, dangnamit!"When you find it up, do you return it to "up" when you're done?
Phil wrote: "Emily wrote: "Also, re the toilet seat: you shouldn't need a sign - just put things back the way you found them, dangnamit!"When you find it up, do you return it to "up" when you're done?"
Oh here we go.
There is nothing worse than going to sit on the toilet in the middle of the night, still asleep, and ending up with a cold sitz bath.
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::resists urge to say peeping tom's what::
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people calling me on my mobile. don't ask why, 'cause i dunno.
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Lori wrote: "people calling me on my mobile. don't ask why, 'cause i dunno."Lori, I feel the same way when I'm home and someone calls me on my cell. I always think to myself, even though it's completely unreasonable, why didn't they call me at home, at least for the first attempt.
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Or how about when someone calls you at home, you're very busy, in the middle of something, you hear them leave a message, then they add, "I'll try you on your cell!" and you hear your cell ring...I hate that. Although it's completely unreasonable! I still hate it.
Angie wrote: "OK it bugs the crap out of me when a guy leaves the toilet seat up. I know it shouldn't but when I have asked you to please put it down (just cause it looks like crap) and even put a SIGN that you ..."I've never gotten the toilet seat thing, and I'm a female. Guys don't complain about having to put the seat up (and they could). Why is the default position down? And if you're falling into the toilet at night, turn on the light and look before you sit:)
Unless you're talking about putting the lid down, which is a whole other thing, and what I prefer but don't demand.
There are better battles to fight - like not turning off lights and electronics when they're not being used.
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I think it's funny that not only is it shorthand for "hit me (up)," but phonetically it sounds kind of like a noise someone might make after being punched in the stomach. Huuuuhhhhhmmmuuuuuhhhhh!