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15. Try this: the words themselves are not as important as what they are intended to mean.

Reply to annabanana (Reply #9)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 07:16 PM

Jul 2015

It could make you feel better.

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What bugs you in everyday life interactions? [View all] SHRED Jul 2015 OP

Dumbass drivers going slow in the passing lane. It's an epidemic in Michigan. catbyte Jul 2015 #1

Whoa there.... PassingFair Jul 2015 #30

Nice sentiment, but it's against the law in Michigan to impede traffic on the freeway. And remember catbyte Jul 2015 #34

It's funny you say that because I've actually said (When the snowbirds are down here in Florida)... BlueJazz Jul 2015 #58

It's not you, it's us. I just don't get it. Cluelessness or arrogance, I can't decide which it is. catbyte Jul 2015 #63

Maybe worse in Ohio. we can do it Aug 2015 #71

People. LiberalEsto Jul 2015 #2

SNAP!!!!!!!! mackerel Jul 2015 #12

People constantly asking "Do you know what I mean?" while conversing. likesmountains 52 Jul 2015 #3

That is evidence of mental laziness that verges on the comatose. hifiguy Jul 2015 #14

I'm trying to come up with a good reply...but it happens 5-10 times in the conversation.. likesmountains 52 Jul 2015 #22

Try this... 2naSalit Aug 2015 #73

When you thank somebody and they say "No problem." The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #4

In the Bible belt they say "Have a blessed day" n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #27

omg i just did that! restorefreedom Jul 2015 #35

A lot of people hate that, and I don't get it. cwydro Jul 2015 #48

I guess it seems kind of dismissive. I don't lose sleep over it, but The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #49

Lol! cwydro Jul 2015 #52

And in French, it's "De rien", and in German, "Es ist nichts" Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #76

You'd love my area, we've a new traffic circle NightWatcher Jul 2015 #5

We are getting those soon at a major intersection. femmocrat Jul 2015 #10

They're doing some of that here in Sarasota, Fl. Older people here though seem pretty sharp. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #31

At the risk of whatever discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #6

Department of Redundancy NJCher Jul 2015 #45

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People who don't signal when they're going to turn. nt raccoon Jul 2015 #7

Or, they signal 2 seconds before they turn. nt GoCubsGo Jul 2015 #26

Or they signal when they are NOT turning...n/t 2theleft Jul 2015 #67

1) People who drive slower than me Major Nikon Jul 2015 #8

lol good one! nt restorefreedom Jul 2015 #36

"no problem" in response to a "thank you" annabanana Jul 2015 #9

Try this: the words themselves are not as important as what they are intended to mean. Cal33 Jul 2015 #15

aww.. that's a nice solution annabanana Jul 2015 #28

People in general graywarrior Jul 2015 #11

Elevator/escalator/sidewalk etiquette, or lack thereof, irritates me greatly. hifiguy Jul 2015 #13

The only escalator I'm ever on is at an airport discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #18

You are sooooo right with the elevator etiquette. Inkfreak Jul 2015 #51

Oh, man, you'd absolutely HATE negotiating your way through Tokyo Station, Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #77

According to my personal beliefs, nothing should ever bother me panader0 Jul 2015 #16

Inconsiderate neighbors. femmocrat Jul 2015 #17

People who are always asking me questions on the internet pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #19

The Bastards sharp_stick Jul 2015 #21

I know, right? pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #24

owww... :-) SHRED Jul 2015 #25

Rubberneckers sharp_stick Jul 2015 #20

Hubby asking me a bunch of times a day marlakay Jul 2015 #23

People who have big ass trucks and SUVs TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #29

People who creep at red lights and then when the light changes green let a 150 ft gap between them.. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #32

People texting or emailing at a stop light. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2015 #33

people who are on the phone restorefreedom Jul 2015 #37

Wave your hand in the air when they do that. raccoon Jul 2015 #40

heh. during cold and flu season restorefreedom Jul 2015 #41

people who dont know how to make change BlueCollar Jul 2015 #38

For those who hate 4 way stops... Lars39 Jul 2015 #39

The other day there was a pause at the four way stop... Phentex Jul 2015 #42

And just hope.... Lars39 Jul 2015 #44

I feel as though we are all the same person... Phentex Jul 2015 #43

Having to repeat myself...almost all the time. LeftinOH Jul 2015 #46

The "I can't take my eyes off my cellphone while crossing a very busy street one"... steve2470 Jul 2015 #50

Those Shopping Carts RobinA Jul 2015 #53

Drivers who don't use turn signals! n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2015 #54

Five of those six are about driving. surrealAmerican Jul 2015 #55

The inexplicable new grammar horror... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #56

I've heard "Jack and me's" vacation. AAGGHH! (I live in Florida) BlueJazz Jul 2015 #57

It is quite curious to me that these "atrocities" occur only in the plural, never... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #65

Or how about using a reflexive pronoun as a subject pronoun? Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #78

Ah, Art_from_Ark, I have... 3catwoman3 Aug 2015 #79

Lately I've encountered people who have no idea how to carry on a two-way conversation. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #59

I've run into a lot of those too. I think it's an epidemic. nt raccoon Jul 2015 #66

Try living with someone who is that way :( patricia92243 Aug 2015 #70

Oh boy. I'm sorry. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #72

I hate when I run over people olddots Jul 2015 #60

Food service workers/cashiers always calling me "boss" Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #61

My condensed list Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #62

Hearing my neighbor's crappy music and him having sex. Jamaal510 Jul 2015 #64

When I'm stopped in traffic and there are people trying to pull into the street aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #68

Passing lanes hah astral Aug 2015 #69

Never being able to get a human being on the phone. blue neen Aug 2015 #74

idiots who are unable to put down their handhelds Skittles Aug 2015 #75

People who pay for things with cash and then dig, dig, dig in their pocketbooks DebJ Aug 2015 #80