The "it may be little and unimportant, but it pisses me off thread"

[Darth_Kitten]

Gosh, I hate reading birth announcements in the paper. "Baby and Mommy want to thank Daddy for all his love and support"

Let me see, BOTH parents are allegedly sharing the news of their little bundle, but daddy can't get off his lazy and selfish butt long enough to put an announcement in the paper!! :mad:

What are you women THANKING these lazy men for?? Oh, thanks for not actually giving a damn? :silly:

Urrr...... :mad:


:evilgrin:

yes, I know, I shouldn't get pissed off reading the saturday paper. :D

[billybob537]

1. Because without

daddy's love this anouncement wouldn't be nessessary! Giant DUH!

[hlthe2b]

2. Ohh, there's lots of "baby and pregnancy" language that drives me nuts

I understand the sentimentality behind it and think it is great that the fathers-to-be are more involved than ever before-that's a great change from our fathers/grandfathers era. But, I grind my molars to a pulp when I hear the ubiquitous phrase "we got pregnant" coming from the men. God, that drives me crazy. No, your wife is pregnant and you both are expecting a baby, for God's sake!

[Darth_Kitten]

4. True, they are more involved.....

and yeah, "we" are pregnant does sound a bit weird. :D

[Book Lover]

15. Yes it does!

My spouse never said that when I was pregnant, thankfully; it just sounds too weird. Did he stop getting his period? Did he have sciatic pain? Did he waddle around like a fat duck?

[Rabrrrrrr]

28. I **hate** that "we are pregnant" bullshit

ARGH!!!

And, as in the initial post, any inclusion of the baby as a sentient creature - "baby and I want to thank you" and etc. - and any language adjoining the baby and the mother (or father) into one biological unit, and this is a crime perpetrated by both parents and the people talking to the parents -

To whit:
Non-parent person: "Would we like some pureed carrots?"

Parent: "No, thank you. We don't like pureed carrots, do we? No we don't! No we don't! We spits them all over, don't we? Yes we do!"

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. People who won't chew with their goddamn mouth closed

[Darth_Kitten]

5. That's another thing, table manners are ATROCIOUS nowadays....

:mad:

[PittLib]

8. honestly ...

people can't seem to sit at a table without having to prop themselves up by their elbows. Exhaustion or laziness? I don't care what you do at home ... but it makes me crazy to see people in a business or even just in a public setting with such horrendous manners!

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. I'm especailly impressed by the neanderthals who put their

left arm up on the taqble, behind the plate, and then bring their head down while their right hand shovels in the food. As though they have to protect their plate from trespassers, and as though they have to eat as quickly as possible to ensure, I don't know, they don't miss a minute of survivor or NASCAR or some such drivel. Or, God forbid, actually have a conversation or - even more God forbid - actually TASTE their food.

[Darth_Kitten]

20. LOL I wonder if they growl if you get too close??

:shrug:

[Rabrrrrrr]

27. They might, but you'd never be able to tell from all the

animal noises they're making with their mouths just from "chewing" their food. Stupid pigs.

[Darth_Kitten]

19. Oh, yeah, I see that often enough......

ick..... :(

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. And it's a damn shame

Lots of idiots wearing hats in restaurants. And, wearing hats inside in general.

I'm also really bothered by people who won't take their coats off when they eat (coats like parkas and slickers and overcoats, not suit coats). Show some respect for the food, and take your coat off. That's how I feel about it.

And, the chewing thing include the trash who chew gum witht heir mouth open, and/or snap their gum in public. That really pisses me off.

I'm also pissed off when people feel the need to eat the first bite of their chips/popcorn/doritos/carrots/celery/etc with theri mouth open, even if they close it later to chew. Put your g---amn lips around the thing and THEN bite. Muffle the sound, please. Stop annoying people. Sheesh.

Can't wait 'til I'm president. I shall make civility and etiquette a big issue.

[PittLib]

14. I am SOOO with you! It makes me sick ...

as a server, to have to watch people barbarically shoving bread into their mouths while I explain the menu. Seriously, you'd think they were literally starving! Savages! And don't even get me started about cell phones ...

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. I strongly believe that, when talking to someone, it is the height

of courtesy to pay attention to them, which means not shoving food in your mouth while doing it, not talking with your mouth full of food, and stopping your barbarous feast when the waitron needs to ask you some questions.

Granted, if the waitron is doing a fly-by "how's it going?" and you know it's a fly-by, then it's okay to talk with food in your mouth. Otherwise, show them respect - look them in the eye, don't shove food in your mouth, don't carry on a conversation with others at the table, and simply address the waiter/ress with full attention.

And that's even beyond waiters and waitresses - that includes store clerks, your partner, during coffee hour at one's house of worship, in the car, on the phone... everywhere.

Which also reminds me - eating or chewing gum while talking on the phone is incredibly, of Biblical proportions, rude.

[PittLib]

31. we should collaborate and write a book ...

I'm glad someone else sees this crap ... and not just me. And yes - you must all dismiss the "fly-by" because we servers intentionally wait until your mouth is full to ask anyway. It's part of the plot. ;)

[Rabrrrrrr]

36. I'd love to write a book

That's why I want to be president - so I can talk about this stuff on national TV, because the media won't miss a chance to air a presidential address.

[Book Lover]

6. Actually,

when I had my baby, a hospital staffer came to my room asking if we wanted to place an announcement in the papers, FWIW.

[Darth_Kitten]

7. that's sweet......

but why is Mommy never thanked? :shrug:

When and If I get pregnant, it will be a hot day in the Arctic before I ever "thank" my man. ;) :evilgrin:

[PittLib]

10. I'd take out an ad that says

"you did this to me!"

[Book Lover]

13. That is hella funny!

(I can't believe I just wrote "hella!")

[PittLib]

18. I figure that this will probably be the same guy ...

who ends up with issues about seeing something that size come out of my cootchiesnorcher - if he even makes it into the delivery room.

[Book Lover]

22. If you want him there,

try finding a hospital (if you want to give birth in one) that has the all-in-one rooms - I stayed in one room the whole time (kinda like a mother bear and her cub in a cave) and because I wasn't whisked away to a delivery room, he was there the whole time. Then again, he wanted to be there.

[PittLib]

25. I don't doubt that he wanted to be there ...

it is after all, the right thing to do - I just think it's an unforeseeable psychological sneak attack. I'd make them stay at the head of the bed. ;) Don't worry ... I won't be having children anytime soon. I have three dogs that I can't control. I am grateful that they can't talk.

[Book Lover]

12. Oh, we didn;t place one

But it is a convenience for thoe who want it.

As for your original point, I would say that if the father deserves public thanks, thank the man. But as a routine, I would suggest no thanks to anyone are necessary, unless maybe the doctor/NP/midwife.

One last thing: a few years before she passed on, I got into the habit of thanking my mom for having me when I spoke with her on my birthday. I think I embarrased her the first time, but I felt great doing it :-)

[Darth_Kitten]

16. That's really sweet, thanking your mom!

My point is, if both parents created the child, why does it always seem to be the Mom placing the announcement? Thank the hospital staff, etc, by why should daddy be thanked for being helpful? Mommy was put out a bit as well. ;)

:D

[GOPisEvil]

17. People who don't pick up their feet when they walk.

Argh!!!!! I can't stand that *shuffle, shuffle, shuffle* sound people are making these days. Even with flip-flops on you can STILL pick up your damned feet!

</end mini rant>

[Darth_Kitten]

21. That's a different one.......

:D

Yes, how hard IS it to pick up your feet to, like, walk people? :D

[grannylib]

23. Any 'customer service' worker who can't say 'please,' 'thank you,' or

even tell you what your total is, usually because they are too busy yapping on their cell phones while they are supposed to be working.
Convenience stores/gas stations seem to be the worst offenders.

[oldcoot]

37. Customers with cell phones are also annoying

I hate it when I am behind a customer who is talking on a cell phone while talking to the clerk. This behavior is so rude to the clerk. Cell phones should also be turned off during movies and in classrooms.

[President Fredo]

24. Here are some of mine:

People who chew loudly, smacking, slurping, etc. I could slap the shit of them.

Engagement announcements that refer to the woman as the "bride-elect". Did she run for that office?

I've never seen any announcements wherein the father is thanked, but that is surely one of the more stupid things I've heard of. Just what are you thanking him for?

Tailgaters.

People who ask a question and then answer it, i.e., Do I think Major League Baseball has lost its soul? No. Do I think it has problems? Yes.

That's just the short list. There are more, I'm sure. Oh, and I really must apologize. I am the one who doesn't pick up their feet when walking. It is very annoying, I know, but it seems to be a very tough habit to break. My father once told me I walked like an elephant.

[Darth_Kitten]

26. LOL

don't hold back or anything, I sense some restraint on your part.... LOL ;) :thumbsup: :D

[EstimatedProphet]

30. I hate when people forget that there are other people on earth

For example, in the store people always seem to put their shopping carts in the narrowest section of the aisle thet they can. I hate that. I also get pissed off when people are at the register and decide to have a conversation with the cashier rather than finish up and pay.
Minor inconveniences I know, but that's what this thread is about...

[liontamer]

32. People who come into manhattan to shop on the wknds

I pay good money to live here and they take the train in and clutter up the sidewalks. I know it's petty but it ruins my weekend.

[Rabrrrrrr]

34. Boy, ain't that the damned truth?

Weekends - especially Saturdays - were my only day to go do "fun" shopping, down Chinatown, Soho, Village, etc.

Damned weekenders made it a living hell.

Get out of my way, Jersey-wanna-be-Euro-trash!

[NYC Liberal]

33. A few of mine:

Waiters who don't write down your order. One time when it happened to me, I waited 45min for my food. Not only was it not cooked right, it was cold. It is NOT that hard to take a pen, take a piece of paper, and write.

People in movie theaters who can't, for whatever reason, seem to stop tapping their foot on the back of my seat.

Two or three people who walk together in the middle of the sidewalk, just inching along. And now you can't pass them, because they're taking up the whole sidewalk!

Also the tourists here who decide that they simply MUST take their picture right in the middle of the sidewalk. Go off to the side! That building will STILL be in the background.

Commercials which don't tell you what the product actually does. They just show a woman running through a field or something. Here's a clue: want people to buy your product? Say what it does!

People who simply MUST get on the subway, even if it means sticking their hand through the door just before it closes. Then they spend the next 30 seconds prying open the door, while it's trying to close.

[Rabrrrrrr]

35. I'm with you on the sidewalk thing

And that also includes the asshole who just stop on the sidewalk cuz they have to answer their phone, look at something, tie their shoe, or, as I often see, just have a need to stop. Then I run into them, or have to do ballet to dance around them.

And let us not forget the fuckers who, when going up the subway stairs, get to the sidewalk and then stop, blocking the exit.

Or the assholes who are waiting to go down the subway stairs, when lots of people are coming out. I appreciate your willingness to wait for people to leave instead of fighting your way down. However, it makes no difference in your case because you are waiting right at the entrance anyway, so you're still blocking people. Oddly enough, in your case, you would block less people if you fought against the flow because then you would only be blocking traffic for the time it takes you to go down. Instead, you stand at the top, choking all traffic into a one-person width egress, and block people for at least three times as long.

Assholes who have baby carts or shopping carts, and place them in a way that blocks traffic. You people are all self-obsessed assmunching dolts. Get a clue, and move your shit off to the side. Can't you see that you've actually managed to block three aisles while you go hunt for a pack of hot dog buns? Cheney off.

And back to the subway thing: listen, asshole, the reason I've not moved into/off-of the train yet is because there's still 30 people getting off/ahead of me. I feel like being considerate - and helping the aforementioned traffic flow - by letting the people get off first and/or waiting for those who are ahead of me to move. I don't need you standing behind me sarcastically saying "excuse me", because even if I move, you aren't going anywhere anyway. I suspect you are the type to block entrances. I also suspect that you are one of the assholes who, even though you are ten people behind, can smell an empty seat somewhere on the train and are willing to run, and damn the people you have to plow over, to go sit in it. I especially applaud your ability to get the seat before the old woman who was already in a sitting down motion, and how you blocked the pregnant woman with your left hand to keep her from moving. That'll teach the bitches. You're such a man! (or, in the case of women - and I've seen plenty of them do it - way to claim your power and authority! Have fun at your cleaning job again tomorrow).

[TOhioLiberal]

38. People at the grocery store...

...who leave their carts in the middle of the aisle, so that you have to either move the cart yourself (earning a dirty look from the cart's owner) or saying 'excuse me' and getting the same dirty look.