Author Topic: More things that annoy me.. (Read 235534 times)

DocSavage · « **Reply #1700 on:** August 17, 2016, 05:55:44 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on August 17, 2016, 10:29:26 AM

Say what now?

Brazil won the woman's volleyball match against Team USA. Kerry Lee Walsh Jennings had a flawless record at every other Olympics she played at, but that's done now.

Maybe this is karma, though, as the Swiss looked on their way to victory before one of the players wrenched her neck in a bad fall.

Sure, you back your team, but nobody wants to see someone get hurt.

DocSavage · « **Reply #1701 on:** August 18, 2016, 08:48:36 PM »

Paid leave as a punishment.

The police chief of New Haven: CT got taken to task for screaming at a waitress. He got sent on paid leave as a result.

So you know what he does? He uses all his sick leave as soon as the "discipline" is over.

How is a paid leave really anything except a paid vacation? Sure, it costs overtime pay, but still.

DocSavage · « **Reply #1702 on:** August 19, 2016, 05:52:39 PM »

Again, with the clueless shoppers.

How is it that so many people have no idea what's in their bank account, or on their card? Holds up everybody while they try card, after card, after card..

SupTool · « **Reply #1703 on:** August 19, 2016, 06:36:09 PM »

My guess on that is its an act, they're doing it so they are not as embarrassed as if they knew it was not going to work but try anyway

DocSavage · « **Reply #1704 on:** August 19, 2016, 10:04:50 PM »

You may be onto something.

That just makes it worse, if that's how it is.

Anyways, another Olympic themed complaint: Athletes who embarrass themselves, and by extension their country, through unprofessional behavior.

I'm of course talking about those nitwits who trashed a bathroom, ripping the mirror off the wall and relieving themselves all over the room. And worse, when someone confronted them about it, they claimed they were mugged..

DocSavage · « **Reply #1705 on:** August 21, 2016, 12:25:50 AM »

The culmination of the Hogan sex tape scandal:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2016/08/18/former-gawker-editor-lashes-out-at-peter-thiel-calls-freeze-on-his-checking-account-ludicrous/#64e44d76484c

If I'm reading this right, a former editor for Gawker got caught holding the ball because he's the only one with no bankruptcy protection, had his personal account frozen, and is being dragged through the mud for money he doesn't have and can never afford to pay..

I don't have any love for Gawker, but this whole thing looks pretty vindictive..

BlackLight · « **Reply #1706 on:** August 21, 2016, 10:43:17 PM »

I hate the prevailing assumption in popular culture that no Americans can do a good British accent when they have a camera pointed at them. While the Brits can apparently do no wrong when it comes to sounding like Americans. I actually think the latter is true (more often than not), but the former is just a lazy criticism, borne of some weird cultural insecurity.

BobbyR · « **Reply #1707 on:** August 22, 2016, 08:18:41 AM »

While I don't disagree with what you're saying, I belong to an NCIS group on facebook. They hired a new actor who is a Brit - forget where he's from, and some of the British members of the group were saying he wasn't using his natural accent and he sounded odd. A couple of Americans told them they were wrong and he sounded fine

DocSavage · « **Reply #1708 on:** August 28, 2016, 01:07:56 PM »

I just drove away from a rest stop on a five hour trip without a drink because all I had was 20's and 10's, and vending machines accept small bill's.

Banks giving 20's... Useless in some cases.

BobbyR · « **Reply #1709 on:** August 28, 2016, 05:37:45 PM »

Do you mean ATMs? Because inside the bank you can ask for smaller

BlackLight · « **Reply #1710 on:** August 28, 2016, 06:11:11 PM »

It also seems like we're moving toward a world where vending machines will accept credit/debit cards.

DocSavage · « **Reply #1711 on:** August 30, 2016, 03:48:37 PM »

Any kind of button or fastener in the back pocket.

I guess the point is buttoning them against pickpockets, maybe? I doubt anyone would want to fiddle with a button every time they take their wallet out, so I don't see the point.

DocSavage · « **Reply #1712 on:** August 30, 2016, 03:49:41 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on August 28, 2016, 05:37:45 PM

Do you mean ATMs? Because inside the bank you can ask for smaller

Yes, ATM's.

I always ask a teller or clerk for small bills, if possible.

Blacklight: The vending machines at the rest stop in Penn looked like something from the 1970's, or maybe the 1980's. So, no card reader (For that matter, none of the machines in my hotel supported cards.)

DocSavage · « **Reply #1713 on:** September 01, 2016, 11:49:12 PM »

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Never seen it before, and now wish I never had. What a horrible movie.

BlackLight · « **Reply #1714 on:** September 02, 2016, 02:38:32 AM »

Quote from: DocSavage on September 01, 2016, 11:49:12 PM

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Never seen it before, and now wish I never had. What a horrible movie.

SHAME ON YOU.

DocSavage · « **Reply #1715 on:** September 06, 2016, 02:01:33 PM »

When your buddy's on a roll at the casino, and you're in a slump, and don't know what to do with yourself because you don't want to waste more money while they keep at it (We're talking enough winnings to not even notice they're spending five dollars a pull..)

DocSavage · « **Reply #1716 on:** September 06, 2016, 02:44:07 PM »

Adding to my last one, usually it's a matter of etiquitte to offer a round of drinks or something if you win decent, and your friends don't. It's certainly what I do..

And then your learn one of your buds isn't about that, and doesn't even offer (And has been given the offer himself.)

Reciprocity is passe, I guess..

The_Spoiler · « **Reply #1717 on:** September 07, 2016, 02:46:06 PM »

Quote from: DocSavage on September 06, 2016, 02:44:07 PM

Adding to my last one, usually it's a matter of etiquitte to offer a round of drinks or something if you win decent, and your friends don't. It's certainly what I do..

And then your learn one of your buds isn't about that, and doesn't even offer (And has been given the offer himself.)

Reciprocity is passe, I guess..

Maybe your bud would have been more generous if you hadn't just been bitching about him being on a roll on the internet.

DocSavage · « **Reply #1718 on:** September 07, 2016, 04:47:31 PM »

Quote from: The_Spoiler on September 07, 2016, 02:46:06 PM

Maybe your bud would have been more generous if you hadn't just been bitching about him being on a roll on the internet.

Hey, I'm happy for him!

It's my slump I'm bitching about.

(More specifically, what to do with yourself when you're done and someone else isn't. Decided to sit around the sports bar and cigar shop smoking and drinking with another friend who hit his limit.

) (P.S. Ok, and I whined a little about reciprocity. But tell me I'm wrong. I simply won't buy him a damned 2 dollar beer as consolation when I'm up and he's down, much less dinner..)

DocSavage · « **Reply #1719 on:** September 08, 2016, 02:54:05 PM »

Remember when you were a kid, and could actually buy something for 20 dollars?

I've just been thinking about how hobbies that target kids eventually get targeted by collectors, and suddenly the target market is "pushed out" of affording anything.

Specifically, the Amiibo's brought this to my attention. Those figurine's no one could get, 'cause scalpers.

This kind of thing doesn't really affect me, 'cause making enough money now, but it's a little annoying that there's nothing for cash strappes youngun's to enjoy before someone ruins it for them.

DocSavage · « **Reply #1720 on:** September 08, 2016, 04:04:46 PM »

A guy was talking on his cell phone at the urinal....

What is WRONG with people??! O_o

BobbyR · « **Reply #1721 on:** September 08, 2016, 06:37:49 PM »

I've done it, I admit it

DocSavage · « **Reply #1722 on:** September 08, 2016, 06:52:46 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on September 08, 2016, 06:37:49 PM

I've done it, I admit it

Are you visiting Branford, CT right now, Bobby?

BobbyR · « **Reply #1723 on:** September 09, 2016, 07:37:11 PM »

I haven't been in CT in, hmmm, maybe a decade? Never even heard of Branford

DocSavage · « **Reply #1724 on:** September 09, 2016, 11:28:50 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on September 09, 2016, 07:37:11 PM

I haven't been in CT in, hmmm, maybe a decade? Never even heard of Branford

It's in the New Haven county area. About 10 minutes from New Haven city by I-95.

If you heard about the taco mayor, we're his town of East Haven's neighbor. (Mayor Maturo when asked what he intended to do to help the hispanic community, said "I don't know, maybe I'll go out and buy some taco's!")