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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:I know you did. On the flip side, people who seem to take pride in the fact that they still eat like toddlers. "Cheese pizza and hotdogs again tonight! Love the classics  ". I have a facebook friend who literally just posts pictures of her bland rear end beige food every day like it's some achievement to eat like a picky child.
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May 28, 2015 23:52
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People who complain about thread derailing, so instead of two or three people having a short off-topic conversation that's easy to scroll past you have a dozen people repeatedly telling those three to shut up and then a bunch more telling those people and each other to shut up and dragging the whole thing out much longer than it ever would have been if everyone just ignored it.
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May 29, 2015 03:31
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Jobsworths. I dunno if that word makes sense to anyone outside the UK. But it's basically people who take their job SUPER SERIOUSLY to the point of basically living and breathing the policies of whatever company they work for. Example: While at uni working part time in a supermarket earning minimum wage, there was a "supervisor" the same age as me who earned an extra 21p an hour that used to try and get all the grocery staff to line up before the start of a shift and examine wether we were "worthy enough for our customers" (essentially see if we were following the dress code to the point) Naturally, he was told in no uncertain terms to gently caress off by most members of staff. I should add that no other supervisor done this, it wasn't like a specific part of the daily duties he had to carry out. He was just being a tool. Or people in those types of jobs that spew the "we care about our customers.", "customers come first" or "gotta look super cheery for our customers. gently caress off, nobody cares about the customer. The customer doesn't even care about the customer. They just want to get their poo poo and go home and not have to put up with loving tedious small talk. "I HOPE YOU HAVE A SUPER DAY ". gently caress off. I realise this is a British way of looking at things at there will be a few Americans taken aback by the above comments because you guys take your customer service really loving seriously. Also, people that address you "sir" or "ma'am. Nobody, NOBODY in Scotland refers to each other as sir or ma'am, so it's pandering as loving when someone in a shop or in a call centre refers to you as this. I'm not an Edwardian gentleman walking about with a loving monocle. Thankfully, I don't work in customer service anymore. Thrifting Day! has a new favorite as of 07:24 on May 29, 2015 |
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May 29, 2015 07:19
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reformed bad troll posted:Also, people that address you "sir" or "ma'am. Nobody, NOBODY in Scotland refers to each other as sir or ma'am, so it's pandering as loving when someone in a shop or in a call centre refers to you as this. I'm not an Edwardian gentleman walking about with a loving monocle. In Australia when people in customer service call you sir or ma'am it's only because they couldn't call you a oval office without getting fired.
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May 29, 2015 07:53
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Maggie Fletcher posted:I hate it when people stare at me at the gym. I'm not doing anything unusual or spectacular (and I don't grunt, scream, or wear inappropriate clothing, so that's not it), just using the weights and machines the way they're intended. But every so often I'll glance in the mirror and some mouth-breather will just be sitting there between sets, staring. I don't think it's on purpose--a movement catches your eye and you happen to be resting, so you just don't bother to look away after the initial glance. They're not leering or being pervy, just staring, usually with their mouths open. I don't mind if people glance over to see what I'm doing--I've gotten ideas on new moves that way--but after you figure it out, go back to your workout and stop staring! I've got friends who like to call themselves the "form factor"; they're usually watching the form of other gym members and making sure they're performing exercises safely and correctly. That's possibly what is happening here: You might have lovely form and so you've unknowingly attracted the attention of somebody who has your best interests in mind. There's this guy, Dunston, who will literally sneak up on gym-goers like a phantom, ambushing people with spots and surprise-motivation. Dude's a machine, and the gym is honestly better off for it.
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May 29, 2015 08:28
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Something happened, meantime, something else happened. I've even heard "in the meanwhile". Come on. In the meantime OR meanwhile.
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May 29, 2015 13:41
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Panniculus Rift posted:I don't live in the USA though, and there are no native species being threatened by cats here. Not to poo poo on you or be smug or anything like that, but I would be really surprised if this was true, unless you live on the Moon.
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May 29, 2015 14:29
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reformed bad troll posted:Jobsworths. I dunno if that word makes sense to anyone outside the UK. But it's basically people who take their job SUPER SERIOUSLY to the point of basically living and breathing the policies of whatever company they work for. This isn't a real life example, but I got a good laugh at the mod in the Book Barn bragging about how he looked up what guns Orcs use in Warhammer when someone sent in a report over another poster saying Orcs used handguns (or something equally stupid). He told this story as if we're supposed to pat him on the back and be amazed at what a great mod he is for going through the trouble of reading dozens of wikis trying to figure out if the guy was really trolling, but, instead, he just came across as a pathetic loser who has nothing better to do with his life than settle an online pissing match about Orcs between two equally stupid and obnoxious nerds. There are some things that are worth putting effort into, and some things that aren't, and the mark of a good employee/volunteer is whether they know the difference.
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May 29, 2015 15:08
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People who overexplain things. 'Hey I'm about to leave for the day, you're not in next week so is there anything I'm going to need to pick up?' 'Yeah, come take a look at this sheet. What I need is an income forecast here.' 'Ok, I've done this already and it's easy enough. Send me it and I'll pick it up Monday.' That was all that needed to be said, but no, please go on for a half hour about the finer details of this spreadsheet I have completed every quarter for the last year. And make sure to repeat points I have made to you in this very conversation like you have just thought of it.
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May 29, 2015 17:27
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:I've got friends who like to call themselves the "form factor"; they're usually watching the form of other gym members and making sure they're performing exercises safely and correctly. That's possibly what is happening here: You might have lovely form and so you've unknowingly attracted the attention of somebody who has your best interests in mind. Possible, but unlikely. They look like they're just resting, eyes glazed over and mouth open, and just forgot to point their eyes elsewhere. Anytime I make eye contact, they realize what's going on and pick back up where they left off. Also, your friend sounds like a butthole. Or is that  ?
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:I've got friends who like to call themselves the "form factor"; Stopped reading there. Retards
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May 29, 2015 18:14
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Who the gently caress decides to hold loving ComicCon in loving MAY in Phoenix? 100+ temperatures in costume. Sounds great. Also, gently caress meetings on Fridays. Hey Cowslips you worked 8 hours without a lunch, why not stay an extra hour so we can talk about safety? And then in four weeks everyone meets on a Saturday to discuss safety too! Awesome! Any reason why we can't loving conference call this poo poo? And when "freedom of speech" becomes slang for "I will be a racist shitheel and you can't tolerate my intolerance!" There is a loving Draw Mohammed contest going on tonight in front of a loving mosque during the evening prayer. The organizer, who has been interviewed by every local news station, insists he doesn't hate "those people" but he is going to draw out ISIS members while he shows off his freedom of speech. He also advises everyone to come armed.
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May 30, 2015 02:48
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Cowslips Warren posted:And when "freedom of speech" becomes slang for "I will be a racist shitheel and you can't tolerate my intolerance!" Freedom of speech has always been about being tolerant of unpopular speech. The right would be utterly pointless if it only protected socially acceptable speech.
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May 30, 2015 03:49
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:
I gotta admit. I'm one of these guys. I just got way into cooking and I get super proud of the stuff I make. I don't try to be a sick about it, though. I guess my pet peeve is when people call me out as one of "those guys". I don't think I'm like that. I'm just excited to have learned a new skill and I wanna share that with friends. People that take pictures of restaurant food can gently caress right off, though.
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May 30, 2015 04:00
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grittyreboot posted:I gotta admit. I'm one of these guys. I just got way into cooking and I get super proud of the stuff I make. I don't try to be a sick about it, though. If it helps, there are some of us out there (like me) who love seeing your creations. I also like seeing people's progress at the gym or whatever. I also don't mind outfit of the day, makeup of the day, a DIY project you just finished, whatever. You can keep your kid's lovely diaper offscreen, though (and yes, people actually do this).
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May 30, 2015 05:37
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Maggie Fletcher posted:If it helps, there are some of us out there (like me) who love seeing your creations. I also like seeing people's progress at the gym or whatever. I also don't mind outfit of the day, makeup of the day, a DIY project you just finished, whatever. You can keep your kid's lovely diaper offscreen, though (and yes, people actually do this). JAYDYNN'S FIRST POO!!! #socute #momsrock
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reformed bad troll posted:
No, I'm American and I get it. When I go into the bank/store/whatever I'm there to accomplish a task and get back to doing whatever other more important and enjoyable things I have to do that day. If you want me to find out about your super-duper company credit card, put a sign up and, if I'm interested, I'll ask about it myself because I'm an adult with functioning eyes. I don't need to be asked if I want to sign up or if I know about your loan program every single time I come in. If I have a question about a product I'll ask it, otherwise the only thing I'm thinking about is getting on with my life. Small talk I don't mind, but being on the other side of the whole "Let the customer know you care about their needs by offering them our poo poo!" has really made the product offers and such stand out as grating.
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People caring about what other people name their kids. Do you want a list of a dozen acceptable names everyone has to stick to or something? What's even wrong with calling your child Brayden or Apple or whatever. It's just a name, it's not important.
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You're right, it's not something that child has to write on every homework assignment, credit card receipt, or legal document for the next 80 years or anything.
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walrusman posted:You're right, it's not something that child has to write on every homework assignment, credit card receipt, or legal document for the next 80 years or anything. So?
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Tiggum posted:People caring about what other people name their kids. Do you want a list of a dozen acceptable names everyone has to stick to or something? What's even wrong with calling your child Brayden or Apple or whatever. It's just a name, it's not important. Also, if you give someone a stupid special snowflake name like "Jaxon" or "Madisynn," everyone's gonna spell their name the normal way and it'll be a huge pain in the rear end to have to correct them every single time.
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Tiggum posted:People caring about what other people name their kids. Do you want a list of a dozen acceptable names everyone has to stick to or something? What's even wrong with calling your child Brayden or Apple or whatever. It's just a name, it's not important. There's nothing particularly wrong with choosing an uncommon name for your kid, but when you just throw some Y's in there for the sole purpose of making it a "unique" name it's just obnoxious. Yes it's just a name but it's going to be your kid's identity, at least until they're able to legally change it. Naming your kid soda or seven or something is just setting them up to be made fun of their whole lives. It's mattering less now with schools filled with laykyns and Brimatthews etc, but is it really so much to ask to take naming the kid seriously and stop pressing your special snowflake mentality on to them? If you want a silly/cute name, get a pet and name them that.
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Celery Face posted:Because they're not pets, they'll care what their name is. Apple isn't a name either, it's a fruit. Celery Face posted:Also, if you give someone a stupid special snowflake name like "Jaxon" or "Madisynn," everyone's gonna spell their name the normal way and it'll be a huge pain in the rear end to have to correct them every single time. Murphy Brownback posted:Naming your kid soda or seven or something is just setting them up to be made fun of their whole lives.
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Tiggum posted:Is it though? People say that, but does it actually make a difference? Do kids with unusual names get bullied or picked on more than kids with more conventional names? Kids aren't stupid. There was a girl in my class when I was 7 called Florence and she got bullied out the school. That's a relatively normal name. If you think that a class full of Ryan's, David's and Steven's are not going to pick up on even relatively subtle stupid names you are wrong.
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reformed bad troll posted:Kids aren't stupid. There was a girl in my class when I was 7 called Florence and she got bullied out the school. That's a relatively normal name. That's my point though? Having a normal name doesn't change whether you'll be bullied or not.
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Your name is generally going to be the first thing people see on your resume, and like it or not, potential employers can make some snap judgments based on that. It sucks, but Madysynn may not exactly inspire confidence. Hell, I have an unusual name (though it is an actual name and not just something my folks made up), and though I've come to like it, I've had to explain to plenty of people that I was actually born here, my parents are simply weird hippies. I'm just saying, it must be nice to have a name you don't have to explain.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:My peeve this week is an ancient one. I really can't stand it when posters who should know better fall for obvious trolls.
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People who quote themselves thinking that what they said is interesting, intelligent or relevant to the discussion. There's a reason people ignored you the first time.
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Irish Joe posted:Freedom of speech has always been about being tolerant of unpopular speech. The right would be utterly pointless if it only protected socially acceptable speech. On the other side of this, when someone blatantly does something stupid or offensive and acts surprised when someone else attacks them for it. Case in point, the Texas Muhammad drawing contest - especially when the idiots know they're provoking someone for the sake of attention and pissing someone off, then put out the disclaimer of "bring your guns, the Muslims might attack us!" No poo poo Sherlock, way to prove you're a bunch of redneck hillbilly retards with zero common sense. People like that are the reason Americans are perceived as lovely, arrogant, thoughtless idiots in other countries. Way to go! 
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Ozz81 posted:No poo poo Sherlock, way to prove you're a bunch of redneck hillbilly retards with zero common sense. People like that are the reason Americans are perceived as lovely, arrogant, thoughtless idiots in other countries. Way to go! Other countries don't perceive us that way at all, and I sincerely doubt anyone outside the United States has heard of the Texas protest. That said, drawing pictures of Mohammed when there is a very real threat of being murdered by religious fanatics is stupid and provocative, but its also brave and necessary to protect our freedom of speech. We shouldn't tolerate violent muslims any more than we tolerate the Christians who murdered Matthew Shepard.
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Irish Joe posted:Other countries don't perceive us that way at all, and I sincerely doubt anyone outside the United States has heard of the Texas protest. Do you... really not think countries perceive the US that way?
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Vic Boss posted:Do you... really not think countries perceive the US that way? Of course they don't. When most foreigners think of America, they think of Obama, Kanye West and Taylor Swift. And, to be honest, they've got their own nutjobs to worry about to be worrying about ours. The English hate Pakistanis. The French hate gays. The Italians hate blacks. The Swiss hate Muslims. Everybody hates Gypsies. Etc. Etc. Etc. They're not turning on the tv and going "look at those lovely Americans and their beliefs" because the truth of the matter is that they're dealing with the same poo poo back home.
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Irish Joe posted:Other countries don't perceive us that way at all, and I sincerely doubt anyone outside the United States has heard of the Texas protest. I'm not sure it's brave to antagonize people, but maybe I'm just a spineless jellyfish that way.  Also, my peeve is being so hot I'm almost fainting but hey, can't turn the AC on yet.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:My peeve this week is an ancient one. I really can't stand it when posters who should know better fall for obvious trolls.
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Vic Boss posted:Do you... really not think countries perceive the US that way? Honestly the vast majority of people I've met who go on and on about the stereotypes about "murica" are americans. Since moving to switzerland I've never been met with any other reaction than "oh, is it nice there" or other friendly small talk when I tell people where I'm from. It's kind of embarrassing seeing the self-hating americans who just moved to europe try and "fit in" by poo poo-talking america in every conversation - most people just don't seem to care.
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Murphy Brownback posted:Honestly the vast majority of people I've met who go on and on about the stereotypes about "murica" are americans. Since moving to switzerland I've never been met with any other reaction than "oh, is it nice there" or other friendly small talk when I tell people where I'm from. It's kind of embarrassing seeing the self-hating americans who just moved to europe try and "fit in" by poo poo-talking america in every conversation - most people just don't seem to care. I think it's a remnant of the Bush years , when the kinds of Americans who know other countries exist (and that the entire world outside of the US is not some oppressive, freedom-less hellhole) were deeply embarrassed by the president and the overall national sentiment of "if you're not with us 100% you're a terrorist who hates freedom".
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Murphy Brownback posted:Honestly the vast majority of people I've met who go on and on about the stereotypes about "murica" are americans. Since moving to switzerland I've never been met with any other reaction than "oh, is it nice there" or other friendly small talk when I tell people where I'm from. It's kind of embarrassing seeing the self-hating americans who just moved to europe try and "fit in" by poo poo-talking america in every conversation - most people just don't seem to care. I'm from Canada and I think that way about 'murica then again I have to deal with former mayor Rob Ford, so 
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