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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Shape" data-cite="The Shape" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Alternatively, do some more research, go to his house and kick his dog. At least then you won't have had an earful for nothing. <img alt=":cool:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/cool.png.f00d2562b2c1d873a09323753efdb041.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That's an hour and a half drive just to kick a dog?</p><p> </p><p> If I went I'd kick him instead. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="moon_lit_tears" data-cite="moon_lit_tears" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As stated above I can't call the number back. I tried from both my cell and my house line. That's why I looked the number up online.</div></blockquote><p> What a jerk. At least he didn't call the cops on the wrong house. That would suck.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="moon_lit_tears" data-cite="moon_lit_tears" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So I really dislike people who call a number and don't make sure it's the right number.<p> </p><p> Some guy called me and said he lived down the road from me and my daughter kicked his dog. </p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Um, thinking this is probably a prank. Sounds very similar to an old Jerky Boys prank call from the 90s which I'm guessing some goof just discovered and figured it would be funny to try it on you.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="BurningHamster" data-cite="BurningHamster" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Um, thinking this is probably a prank. Sounds very similar to an old Jerky Boys prank call from the 90s which I'm guessing some goof just discovered and figured it would be funny to try it on you.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Hmm, if I find out who that person will get slapped.</p>
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This is why. :p

 

No seriously if it's a prank that means my number was given out. Does not make me happy.

 

While you should not rule out the possibility of it being a real case of mistaken identity (or number in this case), it sounds very much like a prank. I didn't even recognise the story when you posted it, but it is a semi-famous prank call.

 

A clean version (so I dont get warned) can be found here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1II--x4dY

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<p>I notice a lot lately whenever people voice dissenting opinions on this board they are told their opinions are wrong or ridiculous or some posters may imply that a poster is an idiot because they have a differing opinion. I admit that I am guilty of this from time to time as well. I try not to do it but I probably have. </p><p> </p><p>

I don't know, I find it rude to do that to someone. I guess because I am one of those people who like consensus and therefore I always try to look at the validity of everyone's opinion even if it is different from my own.</p><p> </p><p>

Therefore, I try to understand where people are coming from and why they have the opinion that they have. I often just drop arguements on here just for the simple fact that I do not care enough to carry on with them.</p><p> </p><p>

I mean does anyone ever really win when they argue on the internet? What is the point of sitting in a thread for hours on end just to get the last word in?</p><p> </p><p>

I value the opinions of others even if I think they are dead wrong, unless an opinion is so off the wall crazy or is something along the lines of hate speech. It is then that I feel the need to call it like I see it.</p><p> </p><p>

What is the point of this thread? I am not sure, I just felt like saying this because I see it all of the time on here mostly in the WWE thread.</p>

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<p>@BHK I agree. There are a few on here I'd hope buy a puffer fish and eat the while thing undercooked...</p><p> </p><p>

You know what grinds my gears? Well I will tell you. </p><p> </p><p>

People, they irk the hell out of me. Those annoying jerks who give you the oh I care B.S. liar. What annoys me. You can't have a joke between long time friends because said jerk decides he's going go take the joke for real. Instead of talking, they decide it's better to say eff you. Yup people in general are mindless. That annoys me to no end how we can have such an advanced civilization, but be so ignorant of common sense.</p><p> </p><p>

/end rant.</p>

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<p>So I'm with a friend yesterday in the store getting stuff for his new place.</p><p> </p><p>

We are getting pillow cases to match the blanket he picked out the other day. Why men feel they don't need pillowcases is beyond me. </p><p> </p><p>

So anyway the blanket is just blue. He wanted bright ass orange cases.</p><p>

Me: No I will never come over is you do!</p><p>

him: fine I'll get blue.</p><p> </p><p>

Some random lady walks up. Are you two fighting?</p><p>

Me: No. Just talking.</p><p>

random lady:cThats good dear but I'm talking to the good looking male.</p><p>

me: we'll lady you can have him if you want. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p>

Friend: Well thanks.</p><p> </p><p>

Lady: what a twit.</p><p> </p><p>

Weird old people!!</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="moon_lit_tears" data-cite="moon_lit_tears" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So I'm with a friend yesterday in the store getting stuff for his new place.<p> </p><p> We are getting pillow cases to match the blanket he picked out the other day. Why men feel they don't need pillowcases is beyond me. </p><p> </p><p> So anyway the blanket is just blue. He wanted bright ass orange cases.</p><p> Me: No I will never come over is you do!</p><p> him: fine I'll get blue.</p><p> </p><p> Some random lady walks up. Are you two fighting?</p><p> Me: No. Just talking.</p><p> random lady:cThats good dear but I'm talking to the good looking male.</p><p> me: we'll lady you can have him if you want. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> Friend: Well thanks.</p><p> </p><p> Lady: what a twit.</p><p> </p><p> Weird old people!!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Why does it matter if it matches?</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Astil" data-cite="Astil" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Right now, women. All of them. Just because I changed my Facebook status to single does not mean I want to talk to you any more than i currently do. Please cease and desist. I am still in fact in a relationship. Kinda. That is all.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Hey I didn't think that!!</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Why does it matter if it matches?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Because I'm a girl Nd if you ask a girls opinion we WILL make things match and pretty!</p>
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<p>The Internet hip-hop fanbase. Well.. not in its entirety, I'm sure a fair amount out there must be alright. You know how when it comes to wrestling, there's the casual fans and the smarks. Well the hip-hop "smarks" are just.. terrible. I'm guessing this is the case with every (or most) music genres but I wouldn't be any wiser about any of them, and looking from my perspective about this genre here.. yeah.</p><p> </p><p>

Lot of them are a bunch of buttmad nostalgic clonks who will shoot up 2pac or Biggie's name in every article featuring a certain rapper, to stress and remind everyone else that they or "today's hip-hop scene" is nothing compared to the lore of the 90s. They're even worse about that stuff than an IWCer is with the Attitude era. Don't get me wrong, those two are timeless impactful legends and it's true that the scene of today sure has a lot of.. stuff.. that one would skip over, but some of the comments/posts I read sometimes are some bonafide drama queen material. Oh, and they love beefs. In every Nas article, you'll find a Jay-Z mention every three posts. Vice versa, in every Jay-Z article, there will be mentions about Nas. (or the illuminati, lmao) Seriously? That beef ended over 10 years ago! lol how do people not move on?</p><p> </p><p>

Some fans out there are now downright offended, upset or disturbed if a rapper features another unlikeable rapper(from their POV) in a song. ONE song can cause the most ridiculous of riffraffs. Example: Joe Budden announced a future collaboration with Lil Wayne. Bricks were shat. Everything under the book was thrown at him, the sell-out comments, disappointment, hypocrite concerns, blah blah blah. The song hasn't even bloody leaked yet.</p><p> </p><p>

Second example dates a few months ago actually, on Lupe Fiasco's page on Facebook was shown a picture of him, Pharrell and Tyler the Creator. Cue fans' outcry about the sole aspect of being in a picture with Tyler, by that I mean the whole nine, fans saying they'll delete Lupe off their page, sell-out comments, consternations about Lupe's acquaintances, talking about what Tyler represents, etc. While I know Tyler isn't exactly the most family-friendly of emcees, people make him out to be the spawn of the devil and it's pretty funny. Lupe hasn't done a song yet with Odd Future, nothing, just looked like some passer-by celebrity gathering picture at a studio, and it's prompting absurd reactions like that.</p><p> </p><p>

tl;dr: I feel like open-mindedness is a lost art in this world. Either that or I'm looking at the places where I shouldn't. Or that the monster that the Internet has become has opened my eyes as to how the world really is. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> But in general, it's looking pretty bleak IMO. There was a skit on Saturday Night Live where Jason Sudeikis dressed up as Satan and impersonated him on the "news report" and he started bragging about how he invented the Internet, the climbing gas rate and <em>article's comments section</em>. So true.</p>

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TBP: I think you are going to get that kind of reaction whenever you deal with something that people feel passionate about. For me I really like old rap from when I was a kid to when I was in my early teens (Slick Rick, RUN DMC, Public Enemy, Wu Tang, NWA.). That does not mean I will sit here and crap on the new stuff because good music is good music no matter what decade it comes from. However, people tend to look at the past with rose colored glasses. I often find myself guilty of this as well.

 

I am not a fan of Lil Wayne at all so I can understand people might turn against anyone that wants to work with him.:D Seriously though it is like you said it is a little ridiculous to crap on something before it even comes out. I actually find myself doing that with movies a lot of the time. I will go in thinking the movie is going to suck just because an actor is it that I do not like. Upon watching the movie I usually end up liking it.

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I think you get a bit of 'back in my day' syndrome with everything. I'm always moaning about how amazing cartoons were when I was a kid (GI Joe, Transformers, Jase and the Wheeled Warriors, Centurions, Samurai Pizza Cats, Ninja Turtles etc) vs today (erm...Ben 10? That's a thing, right?).

 

Same goes for sweets, videogames, music, toys...it was all better 'back in the day' :)

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="moon_lit_tears" data-cite="moon_lit_tears" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hey I didn't think that!!<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Because I'm a girl Nd if you ask a girls opinion we WILL make things match and pretty!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> But...blue and orange are complimentary colours</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Astil" data-cite="Astil" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>But...blue and orange are complimentary colours</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Dark blue, yes.</p><p> </p><p> Not a soft light fluffy almost girlie blue. That with bright orange looks so......weird.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="BHK1978" data-cite="BHK1978" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>TBP: I think you are going to get that kind of reaction whenever you deal with something that people feel passionate about. For me I really like old rap from when I was a kid to when I was in my early teens (Slick Rick, RUN DMC, Public Enemy, Wu Tang, NWA.). That does not mean I will sit here and crap on the new stuff because good music is good music no matter what decade it comes from. However, people tend to look at the past with rose colored glasses. I often find myself guilty of this as well.<p> </p><p> I am not a fan of Lil Wayne at all so I can understand people might turn against anyone that wants to work with him.<img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Seriously though it is like you said it is a little ridiculous to crap on something before it even comes out. I actually find myself doing that with movies a lot of the time. I will go in thinking the movie is going to suck just because an actor is it that I do not like. Upon watching the movie I usually end up liking it.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I am passionate indeed(that or it's just my flavor of the month lol), it's just a mindset that's generally rubbed me lately. And maybe also because some of my real life friends reflect those sentiments.. in part. But hell, I'd say I myself even have similar opinions to theirs. I'll co-sign a lot of underground artists & I don't like Lil Wayne either but I won't blow a gasket if someone I like gets him on a song, or if he's making business moves like signing.. whoever to his label. There's just being passionate and there's being what I call an Internet drama queen, is all I'm getting to.</p><p> </p><p> Like I said, it must be a grating factor in lots of subjects in general, probably every music genre has that share of issues since there's always that one crowd that cares too damn much. I don't wanna get too much into it here, but in this case I think the hip-hop world is actually suffering from it. With mixtapes dropping all over the Internet these days, and Twitter being a hell of a factor(and then some...) artists and DJs take some degree of online input into consideration slightly more than the norm, subsequently you got some of them stating how finicky fans are... for some reason that makes me chuckle.</p>
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<p>I work in retail, and of all the hell that that entails, one thing above all others gets my blood boiling:</p><p> </p><p>

Customers who think they're entitled to a deal. Half the people who walk into my store, the first words out of their mouth is...what sort of deal/discount can you give me?</p><p> </p><p>

I got a guy right now, ordered some items a couple weeks back. Gets them, takes them home, takes them out of the box...doesn't like the color. Thought it would be darker.</p><p> </p><p>

Somehow this is my fault, and he'll says he'll only keep the merchandise if I'll give him additional items at cost. He didn't even pay for the items...his sister bought them for him as a gift. Now he's emailing me to complain...and so is she.</p><p> </p><p>

That's what grinds my gears.</p>

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We get the same in the restaurant trade. People sending dishes back purely because they've realised they don't actually like the dish they've ordered (not because there's anything wrong with it, that's entirely different. They just order things like chicken pate and realise they don't actually like it). Then they think they're entitled to order something else for no cost.

 


Also, people that eat 99.97% of their meal, THEN complain that it was "horrible", "inedible" or "there was a hair in it". The hair is usually coincidentally extremely similar to their own colour.

 


Or tables larger than, say, 6 people that walk in to the restaurant on a Saturday evening on a whim, and are astonished when we can't fit them in anywhere.

 


Or people who ask frankly ridiculous questions, like "can my daughter have the beer-battered fish and chips if she's a coeliac?" I dunno how you make batter where you're from missus, but generally flour is kinda necessary and 99% of beer has wheat in it.

 


It's a good job I'm not a waiter, or I'd probably lose my rag after a week and start being snarky.

 


"Does the Coq-au-Vin have wine in it?"


"Yes, why? Would you prefer just the coq?"

 


"Does the bouillabaisse contain fish?"


"If it didn't, it'd be called tomato soup."

 


"Is your 'freshly baked bread' baked on the premises?"


"No, we run to the local bakery every time someone orders it."

 


"Where do you source your fish from?"


"The sea." (This wouldn't be ridiculous at all, were it not for the fact that we're situated right on the harbour of a major city, with a direct, uninterrupted view of a busy fish market. Hell, the damn restaurant used to BE the fish market, before they build the new one).

 


"Is the orange sorbet suitable for vegetarians?"


"I know it's called 'blood orange' sorbet, but come on..."

 


And my favourite of all time:


"Is there shellfish in the moules mariniere?"


"... I don't even...?"

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="D-Lyrium" data-cite="D-Lyrium" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>We get the same in the restaurant trade. People sending dishes back purely because they've realised they don't actually like the dish they've ordered (not because there's anything wrong with it, that's entirely different. They just order things like chicken pate and realise they don't actually like it). Then they think they're entitled to order something else for no cost.<p> </p><p> Also, people that eat 99.97% of their meal, THEN complain that it was "horrible", "inedible" or "there was a hair in it". The hair is usually coincidentally extremely similar to their own colour.</p><p> </p><p> Or tables larger than, say, 6 people that walk in to the restaurant on a Saturday evening on a whim, and are astonished when we can't fit them in anywhere.</p><p> </p><p> Or people who ask frankly ridiculous questions, like "can my daughter have the beer-battered fish and chips if she's a coeliac?" I dunno how you make batter where you're from missus, but generally flour is kinda necessary and 99% of beer has wheat in it.</p><p> </p><p> It's a good job I'm not a waiter, or I'd probably lose my rag after a week and start being snarky.</p><p> </p><p> "Does the Coq-au-Vin have wine in it?"</p><p> "Yes, why? Would you prefer just the coq?"</p><p> </p><p> "Does the bouillabaisse contain fish?"</p><p> "If it didn't, it'd be called tomato soup."</p><p> </p><p> "Is your 'freshly baked bread' baked on the premises?"</p><p> "No, we run to the local bakery every time someone orders it."</p><p> </p><p> "Where do you source your fish from?"</p><p> "The sea." (This wouldn't be ridiculous at all, were it not for the fact that we're situated right on the harbour of a major city, with a direct, uninterrupted view of a busy fish market. Hell, the damn restaurant used to BE the fish market, before they build the new one).</p><p> </p><p> "Is the orange sorbet suitable for vegetarians?"</p><p> "I know it's called 'blood orange' sorbet, but come on..."</p><p> </p><p> And my favourite of all time:</p><p> "Is there shellfish in the moules mariniere?"</p><p> "... I don't even...?"</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Maybe if more of the dishes had English names you wouldn't have this problem? <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> As far as I can tell any job that involves people is going to get on your nerves. Not much you can do about that short of becoming super easy going or killing everyone.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="brashleyholland" data-cite="brashleyholland" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27610" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think you get a bit of 'back in my day' syndrome with everything. I'm always moaning about how amazing cartoons were when I was a kid (GI Joe, Transformers, Jase and the Wheeled Warriors, Centurions, Samurai Pizza Cats, Ninja Turtles etc) vs today (erm...Ben 10? That's a thing, right?). <p> </p><p> Same goes for sweets, videogames, music, toys...it was all better 'back in the day' <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> but in all fairness its true about the cartoons and toys, todays G.I Joes are nothing compared to when i was a kid, same with the Transformer toys</p><p> </p><p> what grinds me at the moment is people who smoke and then spit, i am an ex smoker the Girlfriend is a smoker but neither of us spit after each toke</p><p> </p><p> actually spitting in general for me the deep hakkkkkkkkkk tuh ones</p>
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