It annoys me when manufacturers of products add something to the product that's supposed to be an improvement of the product, where it turns out to be a reduction.

New and improved usually means old was better

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To truly explore, one must keep an open mind...

Rich oppressors who try and justify their actions with stupid statements... ;)

Can openers that won't cut through the welds. Cans made of titanium.

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Sorry old hags that stir the crap pot all day long.....

People that start Birthday threads for people that have nothing to do with this project, just to harass the Mods.

CR, c here . . .from SETI Berkeley . . .
"Please keep all testing, general comments, fun stuff, and non-astronomy/space topics in the Cafe SETI forum"

People, invariably those of the fairer sex, who stand in line at the checkout having emptied their trolley onto the counter and suddenly discover that they need another 6 different items from wide-spread parts of the Supermarket ... and so they just disappear.
Then when gently chided with "Please, madam ... " let fly with a string of invective and 'f' words more suited to the vocabulary of a Stevedore.

People, invariably those of the fairer sex, who stand in line at the checkout having emptied their trolley onto the counter and suddenly discover that they need another 6 different items from wide-spread parts of the Supermarket ... and so they just disappear.
Then when gently chided with "Please, madam ... " let fly with a string of invective and 'f' words more suited to the vocabulary of a Stevedore.

lol...You're killing us, man.....killing us.!

People that start Birthday threads for people that have nothing to do with this project, just to harass the Mods.

CR, c here . . .from SETI Berkeley . . .
"Please keep all testing, general comments, fun stuff, and non-astronomy/space topics in the Cafe SETI forum"

That was from Berkeley?

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For example:

If there are more than one of something just add an "s". None of this crap about adding an apostrophy "s" ('s)! For God's sake it's "Cows" not "Cow's" if you just mean to indicate more than one cow. "Photos" not "Photo's". "Cars" not "Car's"

Don't forget these simple things:

If a name ends on an "s" all you need to add is an apostrophe.

James' his stereo ... not James's stereo.
Marlies' her bonkers ... not Marlies's bonkers.

And computers differ:
1 BIOS -- 2 BIOSes
1 Virus -- 2 Virii or Viruses

Wouldn't you want to weigh the waist of that person to see what she can waste?
To write the rites to right my wrongs.

Telemarketers that call you and when you answer you get a recorded message asking you to hold on so they can annoy you.

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People who use a flash on their camera to take a picture in a stadium. Even my grandma knows a flash is only good for 9 feet or so (MAX).

Although I did have a very powerful flash unit in high school and college that could work up to 30 feet with a fresnel light concentrating adaptor (like a lighthouse uses). It could do 7 of those flashes on 6 AA batteries.

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People who use a flash on their camera to take a picture in a stadium. Even my grandma knows a flash is only good for 9 feet or so (MAX).

Although I did have a very powerful flash unit in high school and college that could work up to 30 feet with a fresnel light concentrating adaptor (like a lighthouse uses). It could do 7 of those flashes on 6 AA batteries.

LOL...yes....as a former, very experienced camera salesman from back in my youth this is a persistent problem....of course by the nature of the quandary we're not usually subject to a witness of the 'flashers' as the 'non flashers' don't get seen by us....

I used to have to exercise a bit of patience with the complaints that were directed at the photolab personnell....

They went something like this...
"I took a picture of him hitting the homerun and USED A FLASH.....you sold me the flash so why is this picture so dark!!!???

Me-----sir, there's a limited radius of light your flash can operate in.....using this flash in a stadium is useless..

Him---Sell me a better flash then...

Me---I don't sell photons by the gallon....I'm sorry, I'd like to tell you to buy better tickets....

(seriously, of course, I'd never treat a customer this way but you get the idea....)

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Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data!
I did NOT authorize this belly writing!

"like" "um" Y'know" "'kay"

"'kay I was, like, talkin' with this other dude as we were, like, um, both sittin' 'round in th' waiting room fer our turn ta git interviewed fer tha sales associate p'sishun, y'know? An', like, I was, like, way more qualified than that dude by far. I'd been doin' it fer, like, way more years than him, y'know, and I just KNEW I'd be th' one ta get, um, like, the job, y'know? But get this, dude! They, like, gave the job to th' other dude! I was, like, way pissed off, y'know? Like, how come I didn't get it when, like, um, I'm, y'know, WAY better at, like, that stuff than, um, y'know, he'll ever be! I, like, just don't, um, like, get it."

We all use non-words. I know this. But the people that can't even speak a single sentence without one piss me right off. Y'know, like, what I, um, mean?

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Now I'm on a rant. Thanks, Fuzzy, for the outlet, my dear.

Sales clerks and grocery store clerks that carry on conversations with their co-workers while I am checking out. I hate having to hear about how that last few customers have been annoying in one way or another or that the department manager is a jerk or that there's going to be a kegger after work tonight and should they ask their old girlfriend or the new chick that works in the bakery?

The hight of rudeness. No decent management staff would allow it.

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I'm not spamming here - just venting.

Drivers that don't have the sense God gave a bag of hammers so they know that they should get out of the right-hand lane (US) near freeway on-ramps unless they'll need to exit within a mile.

I'm starting to feel better now.

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I'm not spamming here - just venting.

Drivers that don't have the sense God gave a bag of hammers so they know that they should get out of the right-hand lane (US) near freeway on-ramps unless they'll need to exit within a mile.

I'm starting to feel better now.

Well, you are making us laugh...I mean...like....ummm it makes me smile...like, well..you know...whatever...

lol

I'm not spamming here - just venting.

Drivers that don't have the sense God gave a bag of hammers so they know that they should get out of the right-hand lane (US) near freeway on-ramps unless they'll need to exit within a mile.

I'm starting to feel better now.

Well, you are making us laugh...I mean...like....ummm it makes me smile...like, well..you know...whatever...

lol

Um, thanks, dude. That's like cool, y'know? Duuuude.

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People who encourage trolls by replying to their posts.!!!!!!!

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People who encourage trolls by replying to their posts.!!!!!!!

Robert knows he has been a contrary individual lately.

I prefer to take the high road and respond to him positively if he does the same to me. I see it as the best way to restore a good feeling here on these boards. That cannot be a bad approach to a turnaround here in this community.

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Far Parkers - Those that park their nice cars inordinately far away from all others in order to emphasize the car's value in relation to all others.

Close Parkers - Those that park so close to you that you can't enter your own car through the driver's side.

Double Spacers - Those that take up two parking spaces in order to ensure that they don't get door dings. These are the best people to Close Park next to if you don't care about door dings.

Nudger - The persons that nudge past the stop sign so far as to make you think that they might be about to run it. You typically pass by these people with only inches to spare. Be prepared to be honked at by them.

Two Peddler - These people have such poor driving skills that they must have their foot pressed down on either the gas or the brake at all times. They have no conception of coasting. A steady speed in hard traffic is an impossibility to these turd-brains. These are the people who cause the greatest number of accidents. They are also the ones who wonder the most why they have so many accidents. The greatest effect these ***** people have is in rush hour traffic. Smooth traffic flow is anathema to them.

Near Steerer - These people, by aberational compulsion, must position themselves within 6 inches of the steering wheel, making it impossible for them to make gentle steering corrections. Neer Steerers are almost always also categorized as
- Chin Thrusters - Those that must drive while having their chin thrust firmly and resolutely forward.

Apologizer - Those who laughingly refer to themselves as terrible drivers but never bother to refine their driving skills as they wreak havok on the roadways because:
#1 - They have mastered the "Oops, my bad" "I'm sorry" "Eek, I should have looked (but I never have and never will)" wave/smile.
#2 - They have excellent insurance coverage
#3 - They have large vehicles that other, more attentive drivers would do better to swerve to avoid than to risk an impact with.
#4 - They know that enough money to a scum-crusted but slick-suited lawer will get them out of anything including vehicular manslaughter.

The Cop Crapper - This person knows very well what stupid/unthinking/wreckless/haphazard/I haven't killed anyone yet(!) crap they perpitrate on the general public every day, but when a public servant, bound to protect the rest of us from the likes of you pulls you over, you shriek and wail about how you pay your taxes and thus deserve to be let go. If they call your bluff, you call them facists and militants.

Such individuals should be logged into the system with their statements duly noted. When their house has been robbed or their car has been stolen, they should be placed at the bottom of the list of importance. And when all other gumball machine break-in cases have been resolved their's is the next most important case to address (after the prosecution of all the people who drop cigarette butts on the sidewalk).

In other words, "I want the most leniency for the worst thing I do myself and the least leniency for anything I do to others (and my lawyer will make sure that is the case). *GAG*

Lane Swerver This person is bound and determined to get as far ahead of evryone else on the road as possible. This necessitates swerving back and forth between any and all lanes of traffic just to gain one car length's advantage of anyone they're on the same road with. The reason for this has been directly connected to their inability to satisfy their sexual partner.

Hard Braker This person is constrained to continually stomp hard on their brakes because they are either:
#1 - Following too close to the person in front of them to allow a gradual reduction of speed as traffic demands - or -
#2 - Following too close to the person in front of them to allow a gradual reduction of speed as traffic demands
The most common reason for this behavior is to prevent a vehicle from merging in front of them. By doing so, the offending vehicle delays their arrival at their destination by .5 seconds. An unacceptable delay.

Ramp Stopper - This is the person who comes to a complete stop at the middle or end of a freeway entrance ramp. These individuals have too much fear of life (and consequently of death on the freeway due to excessive speed) to merge properly without freezing in panic. Death should come quickly to these marshmallows since they will very soon be the cause of death of many more able drivers. Death usually results from being rear-ended by a vehicle driving at 55 MPH as they ooze onto the freeway at 20 MPH. We won't even discuss the trevails of the better drivers stuck behind this Darwin-Waiting-to-Happen.

Stereo Swerver - This Yahoo is idiot enough to allow themselves to be destracted in traffic by the tuning of the radio or changing tracks on the CD changer. It is apparently more important to them to jam to the choicest tunes than to preserve the lives of others. We've all experienced an interaction with this piece of whale dung (the lowest thing on the planet). Tunes are very obviously more important than the safety of others. I lost a dear freind to one of these turds. She was tuning her stereo and swerved into my friend who was then killed in a most horrifying way. She said she felt "really bad about it". I felt better when she went to state prison for 3 years.

Makeup Idiots There probably isn't a person anywhere in the world that hasn't had to deal with the criminally negligent woman who has decided to apply her makeup in her car as she is driving. Many women have gotten away with it. I would like to find out how many of them have caused accidents/deaths that they never found out about due to their inattention. I was recently run off the road by a woman applying makeup as she drove. She continued on and my car was ruined. I am quite sure she never knew what happened. If she did, she knew that her inattention caused the incident and she ran away like a panicked child.

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