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I am told that I am annoyed by little things, so I thought it might be interesting to make a list of annoying things.
ok, to start with.
A dripping faucet.
People with their brights on.
The fly that won't leave you alone.
I'll continue it later. Add on anything that annoys you.
The letter "O" is not a number on my telephone, it is a "zero"
I do not have a "hot water heater". I have a "water heater". Why would I spend money to heat hot water?
You do not have a 2 1/2 half car garage. You have a large 2 car garage or a 2 car garage with a storage area. Maybe a 2 1/2 car garage would come in handy if you ever bought 1/2 a car.
Dare I say, saving seats at the championship?
"ATM Machine"
Most people have no clue clue.
MrForbes
16-04-2008, 11:41
Be sure to enter your PIN number into the ATM machine.
Billfred
16-04-2008, 11:54
Me: Hi there.
Customer: Fine, thanks.
Jeff Rodriguez
16-04-2008, 12:01
Left exits on the highway.
People who don't use their blinker.
Saying 'like' multiple times per sentence.
Wayne Doenges
16-04-2008, 12:16
People who don't stop at stop signs
People who don't use signals to change lane
Tailgaiters
People who use their cell phones while driving
People who read while driving
People who conduct business while driving
People who pull out in front of you and don't step on the gas
Bikers who have very loud pipes (They don't save lives)
People who drive below the posted speed limit
People who drive slow in the fast lane
I'll think of more later :D
Protronie
16-04-2008, 12:20
You do not have a 2 1/2 half car garage. You have a large 2 car garage or a 2 car garage with a storage area. Maybe a 2 1/2 car garage would come in handy if you ever bought 1/2 a car.
Let me borrow your car... then you'll have 1/2 a car back :D
My list
#1. KIDS ON CEL PHONES! (anyone in line or driving while chatting on one)
#2. Welfare
#3. The government.
#1. KIDS ON CEL PHONES! (anyone in line or driving while chatting on one)
Sorry, this is off topic... But I saw a lady the other day that had to have been 70 driving while talking on a cell phone. That is annoying and slightly funny.
To add on:
People who use big words to appear intelligent(most of them are not really as smart as they let on.)
People who take good statistics and use them to mislead someone.
People who can't go two minutes without cussing.
Ali Ahmed
16-04-2008, 14:12
-DVD players that only sometimes work (my current situation)
-Region specific DVDs and only 5 available changes on the drive
Protronie
16-04-2008, 16:08
Sorry, this is off topic... But I saw a lady the other day that had to have been 70 driving while talking on a cell phone. That is annoying and slightly funny.
OMG Please say it ain't so... NOTHING scares me more than "blue hairs" behind the wheel in my work zone.... and now you say granny got a phone. :eek:
I wonder if anyone makes a armored safety vest :confused:
I know this is an old thread, but something really annoyed me.
I was doing a math problem and I was on problem 17. I was having trouble on part B so I was going to check the back of the book to see if the answer gave me an idea. You see, odd numbers are always in the back but not the even. B wasn't there. There was A and C but no B. I noticed all of the problems were like that. They have A C E but not B D F. The book seems to think that B is an even letter. So on to my pet peeve.
THERE ARE NOT EVEN LETTERS. Odd and even only applies to numbers. Not letters.
ATannahill
10-10-2008, 17:57
when people reserect their old threads (no offence).
People not reading the game manual and then posting questions with "obvious" answers found in the rules. That annoys me to no end... Especially when it's the nth thread on the topic.
mrbob1000
10-10-2008, 19:13
People who cut me off when im on a bike and yell "get on the sidewalk jerk!" even though im going 25mph on a 25mph road.
When people make fun of me for riding a bike everywhere (i dont have a license yet and a bike is much cheaper than a car. expecially with gas!) and its a nice bike too. a jamis ventura sport.
For cycling... Vehicles that, with plenty of room to go around, don't. In fact, the #1 best way to irritate me/make me nervous is to go my speed when you have room, especially if I'm making an effort to let you go by.
(Had a car once that did that. When I absolutely had to take more room in the road due to a parked car, they honked and sped by. I think they were laughing. I figure anyone who tries that to me again, I can remember a license plate number.)
DonRotolo
11-10-2008, 11:11
Maybe a 2 1/2 car garage would come in handy if you ever bought 1/2 a car.
http://www.smartusa.com/
Back when the thread was first created, this wasn't offered in the USA. Prescience perhaps?
Little things that annoy me:
People who don't do their job, forcing you to bug them constantly
People who are not competent to do their job and don't even know it
People who drive poorly - especially following me too closely.
Don
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ComradeNikolai
11-10-2008, 11:54
People who yell things out of cars at me while I'm riding my bike (more so if I know them, if they're strangers it's somewhat excusable).
People who cut me off on my bike. I mean really; I was going 30 in a 25, and I almost ran into the guy who cut me off because he couldn't wait five seconds to turn. I had to lock up my rear wheel to stop.
People who drive "sports utility" vehicles yet clearly don't do any sports. The people don't have much utility, either.
riskkeeper205
11-10-2008, 12:46
When I am walking around in a suburb and some random person yells " Learn to drive!!!" Its also happened when I've walked in crosswalks when the light has changed and its my turn to go. I've also gotten people yelling "Get a life!"
Do people have nothing better to do than to yell at pedestrians? How about they focus on driving themselves around rather than why a pedestrian (that's minding his own business) is not driving.
>People riding bicycles while talking on the phone and carrying something in the other hand. (physically impossible? visit a university.)
>Really old things the government still won't release the files on.
>Ticking clocks.
>Heizenberg's uncertainy principle.
>Lab View
>Busy schedules
>Pro E
>Petroleum fuels (they're just too darn energy dense and hard to replace!)
There's more, I'm sure... but these bug me on a relatively high duty cycle.
-q
I know we avoid politics here, so I won't go into detail...But definitely the bailout.
People who get all their answers from someone else and then brag about their grade.
People who go out of their way to meet a celebrity.
People that speak foreign languages to communicate in front of you without you understanding them. Yes, I have a couple of Mexican friends that like to leave me out of many conversations.
Akash Rastogi
11-10-2008, 16:42
People who call it a GPS System....:rolleyes:
People who call their computers their "cpu" when they actually mean "pc"
generally, uninformed people who assume too many things.
DonRotolo
11-10-2008, 20:09
>Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
Are you sure about that one? :D
~Webassigns (the most recent one took me almost two hours to do, because my teacher assigns them and doesn't teach us the material on them until the day AFTER they're due)
~6.02e23 (the cause of this two-hour webassign)
~HSM
~Girls who have a crush on Edward Cullen/Jacob Black
~Cops who don't obey traffic laws, such as using a turn signal and coming to a COMPLETE STOP at at stop sign
~pEoPlE wHo TyPe LiKe ThIs
~Rickrolls
~The use of "1st", "2nd", "3rd", etc. when typing/writing, instead of typing out "first", "second", "third", etc. Also applies to typing "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9" instead of typing out the word. (apologies, I work for the school newspaper, and that's one of the first rules we're told NOT to break when writing).
~The incorrect use of They're/There/Their
~Driving instructors who yell at you for doing something wrong (like making a very very very VERY minor mistake) when the reason that you did it wrong was because you were yelling at them for yelling at you for something that you did right that they thought was wrong (how I ended up completely missing a stop sign during driver's ed; he was yelling at me for almost sideswiping a car, when they were the ones who nearly sideswiped me)
ATannahill
11-10-2008, 21:36
~Webassigns (the most recent one took me almost two hours to do, because my teacher assigns them and doesn't teach us the material on them until the day AFTER they're due)
~6.02e23 (the cause of this two-hour webassign)
I expect you know by now but 6.02e23 is the measurement of a mole
Protronie
12-10-2008, 00:51
More that bug me...
People with hidden agendas.
Sales people that say anything to make the sale.
People that say they are your friend then turn out not to be.
Employers that use people till they burnout then dump them.
Chatting with someone while they surfing the web, looking at pics, or holding multiple pvt. chats.
Being rejected for something you have no control over.
RobotCollegeGuy
14-10-2008, 13:54
People who are annoyed by stupid things.
Mr. Giggles
15-10-2008, 14:21
things i am annoyed by:
-debating politics who make their opponents out to be stupid(hate politics)
-people who buy their way into stuff with money or popularity
-stupid people doing better than me in school
-all of the wishes are too freaking easy to corrupt in the make a wish thread.:P
Poeple signing up for Fantasy leagues and then are never heard from again!
Herodotus
15-10-2008, 18:58
Blinking LEDs, like on various chargers.
Batteries that barely last long enough for you to actually do anything wirelessly.
Suburbs
The lack of public transportation in the U.S.
Paranoia(pretty much any kind)
People who take things too seriously
I think the blinking LEDs are the worst though. :p
ATannahill
15-10-2008, 21:00
flashing avatars
mrbob1000
16-10-2008, 08:29
flashing avatars
well. it depends. If its stupid looking, its annoying, if its nicely made, its ok. My avatar has a milk carton drinking some coffee but its not really annoying its kinda funny.
web hosting companys that advertise free hosting, but then give you little space and limited bandwith per month.
Eric Finn
17-10-2008, 18:00
People that don't seem to realize that they can miss a turn and turn around instead of being stopped at a green light for a few minutes waiting to be able to make a turn.
People that disregard safety rules and common sense, placing themselves and others in danger.
Anti-intellectuals.
People who hate or fear others because they're different.
People who constantly complain or are always angry.
People who use big words to appear intelligent(most of them are not really as smart as they let on.)
People who take good statistics and use them to mislead someone.
1) Ostentatious erudition. :P
2) What about people who take good statistics and don't know how to use them, so they end up misusing them?
ATannahill
17-10-2008, 21:06
the devil can bend scripture to fit his onw needs
macs
stubborn people (when they're not being stubborn supporting something I want of course :P)
-Vivek
ComradeNikolai
17-10-2008, 23:20
macs
stubborn people (when they're not being stubborn supporting something I want of course :P)
-Vivek
Windows
People in general
Windows
People in general
Oops, forgot windows. ugh.
hot water heaters
brothers
-Vivek
brothers
-Vivek
Brothers?
How about sisters...
Brothers?
How about sisters...
siblings in general.
-Vivek
~High School Musical 2...IN ITALIANO! Has anyone ever been forced to watch this? Their laughs are extremely high pitched and insanely creepy and mentally scarring.
~High School Musical 2...IN ITALIANO! Has anyone ever been forced to watch this? Their laughs are extremely high pitched and insanely creepy and mentally scarring.
No, I haven't but that describes just about anything on disney, doesn't it?
mrbob1000
18-10-2008, 21:43
ACNE! i hate it! i get acne on my nose mostly. currently pretty bad.
and people who never accept things that are facts. (like how my sisters sedan has more leg room and smells nicer than my moms suv but my mom keeps saying "i dont smell anything" and she keeps saying the car is plenty big even though im much taller than her and our perspectives are different)
cars with no leg room. i have to sit there in my moms subaru forester for 12 hours to go on vacation and there is no leg room (my knees dig in to the front seat if i sit regularly) and my mom failed to consider the growth of a teenager when buying the car (25,000 dollars could have gotten her a much nicer vehicle.) and our last car was a nice 1997 isuzu rodeo, that was by far the best car for going on vacation, its deep roar could make you fall asleep and it smelled nice, not to mention the leg room in the back! but as soon as the alternator died my mom was like "we need a new truck! this one could break down" then she buys a subaru forester despite her being the only person who wanted a new car.
Akash Rastogi
18-10-2008, 22:11
High School Musical series.....need I say more?
High School Musical series.....need I say more?
No.
-Vivek
p.s. people getting all excited about high school musical and singing the songs... >_>
ATannahill
19-10-2008, 08:50
No.
-Vivek
p.s. people getting all excited about high school musical and singing the songs... >_>
any disney song
mrbob1000
19-10-2008, 13:04
any disney song
dont let my mentors know, they love disney.
when your laptop dies (it has officially died. the power connector has broken. so now i am in the market for a new laptop)
EDIT: wow... took all day of looking for a new 2.5" ide/ata drive enclosure and there was no luck in that. so! i got my laptop and took it all apart and soldered the power line directly to the motherboard and now it works. i guess eventually i will get a new connector and use that (xlr perhaps... any 3 prong connector that can take the power and current of a laptop) and it must be plugged in because the battery died years ago.
Let me borrow your car... then you'll have 1/2 a car back :D
My list
#1. KIDS ON CEL PHONES! (anyone in line or driving while chatting on one)
#2. Welfare
#3. The government.
To comment on Kids on cell phones, of course its not a good thing to be doing either talking or texting, but adults, it is very dangerous for you as well to be talking on your cell phones while behind the wheel, regardless of the reason.
Here is a new one: People riding on motorcycles while texting. Saw a guy doing this the other day while going 60 mph without a helmet. To make it worse, he had a passenger.
ComradeNikolai
20-10-2008, 13:56
Here is a new one: People riding on motorcycles while texting. Saw a guy doing this the other day while going 60 mph without a helmet. To make it worse, he had a passenger.
It's even worse if they're texting their passenger.
Billfred
20-10-2008, 17:53
Biting my own tongue. Did it today just after clocking out--ouch!
Carlee10
20-10-2008, 18:31
Here is a new one: People riding on motorcycles while texting. Saw a guy doing this the other day while going 60 mph without a helmet. To make it worse, he had a passenger.
Lol, thats quite a feat. But not exactly smart, I don't believe.
ATannahill
20-10-2008, 21:01
yellow turn signals, I can't tell the difference between it being on or the sun reflecting off it, the red onjes are fine.
Bicycles. Sorry, I know many of you ride them...but they really annoy me. I know it is safety cautious to have a blinking light, but to have 5 of them is excessive and annoying. Not to mention when they expect you to pass in the country. Yes, I follow them slowly in the country for a distance. They usually want you to pass when they are on the top of the hill and you can't see if someone is coming. Sorry, but I don't trust your judgement, I need to see nobody is coming for myself.
I don't know if this applies to everywhere. I know alot of people bike and don't do these things. However, these are just a few things about bikes that annoy me.
Bicycles. Sorry, I know many of you ride them...but they really annoy me. I know it is safety cautious to have a blinking light, but to have 5 of them is excessive and annoying. Not to mention when they expect you to pass in the country. Yes, I follow them slowly in the country for a distance. They usually want you to pass when they are on the top of the hill and you can't see if someone is coming. Sorry, but I don't trust your judgement, I need to see nobody is coming for myself.
I don't know if this applies to everywhere. I know alot of people bike and don't do these things. However, these are just a few things about bikes that annoy me.
Most organized night rides don't like the blinking light either. You can't really tell how far away someone is. So they pretty much say, use the blinker setting only if you have a problem.
What annoys me about bikes is how few riders follow the law at night. Taillight (at least in CA) is not required, but headlight use is. Guess how many use a headlight? (Yeah, and the typical wrong-way riders.)
germanystudent
21-10-2008, 11:38
miniature versions of already bite sized things...
m&m mini's?
miniature marshmallows?
why?
ComradeNikolai
21-10-2008, 12:13
People in cars who treat cyclists as if they don't have a right to the road.
Bicycles. Sorry, I know many of you ride them...but they really annoy me. I know it is safety cautious to have a blinking light, but to have 5 of them is excessive and annoying. Not to mention when they expect you to pass in the country. Yes, I follow them slowly in the country for a distance. They usually want you to pass when they are on the top of the hill and you can't see if someone is coming. Sorry, but I don't trust your judgement, I need to see nobody is coming for myself.
I don't know if this applies to everywhere. I know alot of people bike and don't do these things. However, these are just a few things about bikes that annoy me.
I only have one headlight and one taillight (though it's an array of LEDs, actually); I agree that more than that is excessive. The blinking is a good safety feature for when you're riding in, say, the evening or morning, when the light is sufficient to see by, but it gives the drivers something to notice you by. Often if the light is not blinking, it's easy to not notice it. That having been said, when I ride at night, both my lights are on solid.
Now, on the whole passing thing: most cyclists I've talked to only do this as a courtesy to the drive because they're under the impression that the drive wants to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible. If you don't pass them, they usually don't mind, as long as you're not tailgating them. I myself never signal that it's safe to pass because I don't want that liability, and the driver probably doesn't either...
Not being abel to figure out how to write a thread on this forum... help?
Not being abel to figure out how to write a thread on this forum... help?Go to the subforum you want to post a thread in. Near the top left of the page, there will be a button for "New Thread".
-Parents who try to control their kids' lives
-Parents who are absolutely unreasonable
-Teachers who hold grudges and pick favorites
-Biology tests/biology in general (sorry if anyone really likes bio; my teacher has completely ruined it for me)
-Teachers who assign homework like they're the only teacher who's homework really matters
(can anyone tell that my teachers and parents really tick me off?)
Branden Ghena
21-10-2008, 19:11
People who consciously try to cause others to lose the game (http://www.losethegame.com/).
By the way: I just lost the game. :D
ComradeNikolai
21-10-2008, 19:12
People who consciously try to cause others to lose the game (http://www.losethegame.com/).
By the way: I just lost the game. :D
People who say they don't like the game just to make everyone else lose.*
*Theoretically, this thread has just become "I lost the game" forever because now we're all obligated to make it known.
mrbob1000
21-10-2008, 20:19
People who consciously try to cause others to lose the game (http://www.losethegame.com/).
By the way: I just lost the game. :D
XKCD says otherwise (http://xkcd.com/391/) and i have just helped you all get free from the mind virus.
germanystudent
26-10-2008, 12:16
I know I'm not the first, but bicycle riders on the road! get on the sidewalk with the rest of the children. some of us need to drive places without people in skin tight suits holding up traffic.
ComradeNikolai
26-10-2008, 13:42
I know I'm not the first, but bicycle riders on the road! get on the sidewalk with the rest of the children. some of us need to drive places without people in skin tight suits holding up traffic.
In most areas of the US, it is illegal to ride on the sidewalks (and it is unsafe to do so, as well). Cyclists commonly travel at an average speed of about 15 miles per hour (as low as 10 for some, as high as 20 for others); this kind of speed on a sidewalk is very dangerous because pedestrians do not expect someone to be riding this quickly and will step in front of them, causing a danger for both the cyclist and the pedestrian. No, cyclists belong on the road and have as much right to it as cars do.
People who consciously try to cause others to lose the game (http://www.losethegame.com/).
By the way: I just lost the game. :D
People who do that, and refuse to obey rule one of the game, Everyone is playing the game, making it so they "can't lose."
I lost
In most areas of the US, it is illegal to ride on the sidewalks (and it is unsafe to do so, as well). Cyclists commonly travel at an average speed of about 15 miles per hour (as low as 10 for some, as high as 20 for others); this kind of speed on a sidewalk is very dangerous because pedestrians do not expect someone to be riding this quickly and will step in front of them, causing a danger for both the cyclist and the pedestrian. No, cyclists belong on the road and have as much right to it as cars do.Yep.
And most cyclists do NOT intentionally hold up traffic. If they know what they are doing, they will be as far to the right as is safe, just like any other slow-moving vehicle. You should have plenty of room to pass them, unless it's unsafe to pass. If it is unsafe to pass, hopefully it's in the rare situation where a cyclist is "taking a lane" anyways, so you're only delayed until he moves to the side again.
Now, if they aren't as far to the right as is safe, or are going against traffic, they probably shouldn't be on the road.
I know my dad prefers cars to pedestrians when he's riding, primarily because he has some warning when a car is about to do something.
ComradeNikolai
26-10-2008, 15:00
Now, if they aren't as far to the right as is safe, or are going against traffic, they probably shouldn't be on the road.
I'd like to append this with the most common interpretation of "as far to the right as is safe": about where a car's right tire is. Any further and cars will try to squeeze past without going out of the lane, causing a great danger. Any further into the lane, and it will be an inconvenience to everyone.
People who start unrelated arguments in threads. Now, stop arguing about bikes. The pedestrian/bike/car relationship is annoying to all involved. We all know this, anything else annoy you?
ComradeNikolai
26-10-2008, 20:55
Missing a week of school.
The homework that comes with missing a week of school.
People who start unrelated arguments in threads. Now, stop arguing about bikes. The pedestrian/bike/car relationship is annoying to all involved. We all know this, anything else annoy you?
I apologize; I'm just in the habit of "educating" people... it's in my nature. I'll stop.
This conversation about bikes was pretty annoying. :P
People who don't think they're smart enough.
Life.
-Vivek
-Singing in movies
-my brother
-rhetorical questions
-Flash 8 not being able to properly edit my audio
-Audacity not being able to convert a file into a MP3, so I can't put it on my animation
-When The Anime Network online player doesn't work
-Having to register to get the full version of EV Nova for Mac
-People interrupting me while watching anime
-Jon Stewart
-AP literature
-AP Calculus
-People who don't pay attention in class complaining about their teachers
-NECROPOSTING
mrbob1000
29-10-2008, 07:53
This conversation about bikes was pretty annoying. :P
People who don't think they're smart enough.
Life.
-Vivek
couldnt be more right. Theres a bunch of people i asked to join the team that had the excuse "im not smart enough." If you make an effort to learn a few basic things (what tool you use for what, how somthing works, what the rules are) you can easily have fun and be on the team.
-people who think the team is a bunch or dorks
-people who think robots are evil
-people who make fun of differences
germanystudent
04-11-2008, 00:28
I'd like to append this with the most common interpretation of "as far to the right as is safe": about where a car's right tire is. Any further and cars will try to squeeze past without going out of the lane, causing a great danger. Any further into the lane, and it will be an inconvenience to everyone.
maybe it's just here in idaho then...
ComradeNikolai
15-11-2008, 21:10
High school debate: judges; they are often good, but often... bad.
High school debate: speaker points.
Burmeister #279
15-11-2008, 21:35
The person that recognized my shirt as that of a FIRST team member's and chastized me about designing, building and programming robots because HE lost his job to a robot. just some random 35-45 ish year old guy came up to me, a 16 year old high-school student.
mrbob1000
17-11-2008, 08:14
people who use you becasue you have the highest grade in your math class. (algebra 2 for the win!)
people who make fun of FIRST.
Having to change my computer passwords for "security" reasons.
Waiters or waitresses who don't introduce themselves.
ATannahill
20-11-2008, 05:48
Leaving school when the buses do.
Whats not annoying: Passing your really slow bus.
germanystudent
20-11-2008, 22:19
people bragging to you about playing "Expert" on Guitar Hero.
my god don't say you can "play the song" unless you can rock it on 6 strings! not 5 buttons!
or people watching you fail on an easy song and say, "haha dude you suck at guitar". just because i can't synchronize to heart shape box dosn't mean i can't totally rock cliffs of dover. hand me a fender, we'll see who's better then.:mad:
Billfred
20-11-2008, 22:37
The slow-but-steady stream of "Can you build me a robot that...." questions. (Retrieval of select beverages seems to be popular among some of my coworkers.)
jennifers12
21-11-2008, 00:10
Sorry, this is off topic... But I saw a lady the other day that had to have been 70 driving while talking on a cell phone. That is annoying and slightly funny.
To add on:
People who use big words to appear intelligent(most of them are not really as smart as they let on.)
People who take good statistics and use them to mislead someone.
People who can't go two minutes without cussing.
I agree.
Also --
People who say robotics is just something someone does, and it doesn't take effort.
People who say horseback riding isn't a sport.
People who contradict my essays for class when they are correct.
People who say "I concur" all the time.
The law.
GEORGE W. BUSH <-- MAJOR
my list goes on forever about things that annoy me.
mrbob1000
21-11-2008, 09:17
I agree.
Also --
People who say robotics is just something someone does, and it doesn't take effort.
People who say horseback riding isn't a sport.
People who contradict my essays for class when they are correct.
People who say "I concur" all the time.
The law.
GEORGE W. BUSH <-- MAJOR
my list goes on forever about things that annoy me.
people that make fun of robotics without knowing anything about it.
people who say robotics isnt a sport (obviously they havent seen how much walking is involved going between pits and fields in atlanta)
Burmeister #279
23-11-2008, 10:52
People who think they aren't smart enough to even try robotics.
People who are to arrogant and think robotics is a waste of their time.
[edit] People who completely avoid robotics team members because they think that they will become nerdy by association.
People who are told two or three times to do something and don't.
Testing the robot for the fist time somewhere around midnight the night before ship.
ComradeNikolai
23-11-2008, 14:24
[...]
People who completely avoid robotics team members because they think that they will become nerdy by association.
People who are told two or three times to do something and don't. [...]
People who think being nerdy is a bad thing (why is our society anti-intellectual, anyway?)
People who are told two or three times to not do something and do.
People that drive with brights on
People that don't use blinkers
People that come up on stop signs fast
People that tailgate (always happens to me even though I drive 5+ of the speed limit)
Louisiana drivers (hopefully no one from Louisiana is offended)
Stupid people
Microsoft Windows
Chemistry
People who are late
My Sprint phone
Sprint
I can keep on going...
"Windows is shutting down"
the grammarian in me hates this
ATannahill
23-11-2008, 17:33
"Windows is shutting down"
the grammarian in me hates this
Excuse me, but how is that grammatically incorrect?
Excuse me, but how is that grammatically incorrect?
I thought the same thing... But the grammarian in me says, "Let's look more closely at this sentence."
"Windows is shutting down"
First: There is no punctuation. On the computer screen, when this message appears, it is often followed by ellipses, which indicate continuing action. Possibly, there is no conflict with the rules of grammar.
Now, on to the sentence:
Subject --> Transitive verb --> Adjective
Where's the Direct object? In other words, what is Windows shutting down?
Or, Subject --> Linking verb --> Adjective
How does "shutting down" describe Windows?
I'm actually inclined to say that Microsoft's grammar is in fact incorrect. Note the other messages that appear around the message in question, or at similar times. No subject means that they are not complete sentences either.
This (http://www.clivejames.com/poetry/james/windows) poem is pretty funny (it deals with the whole "Windows is shutting down" thing)
I thought the same thing... But the grammarian in me says, "Let's look more closely at this sentence."
"Windows is shutting down"
First: There is no punctuation. On the computer screen, when this message appears, it is often followed by ellipses, which indicate continuing action. Possibly, there is no conflict with the rules of grammar.
Now, on to the sentence:
Subject --> Transitive verb --> Adjective
Where's the Direct object? In other words, what is Windows shutting down?
Or, Subject --> Linking verb --> Adjective
How does "shutting down" describe Windows?
I'm actually inclined to say that Microsoft's grammar is in fact incorrect. Note the other messages that appear around the message in question, or at similar times. No subject means that they are not complete sentences either.
Or...
Windows are shutting down.
Or...
Windows are shutting down.In this case, that would be grammatically incorrect. "Windows", despite looking like a plural form, is singular. It is, in fact, short for "Windows operating system", and "system" is the word that drives the singular/plural form.
If, however, you are closing all the windows in your house, and they all closed at the same time, and they all opened up and down, you could say, "Windows are shutting down" and be grammatically correct.
Herodotus
23-11-2008, 20:28
"Windows is shutting down. " would be grammatically correct, as long as there is a period. Really just the ellipsis is out of place.
Something else that annoys me.
Prescriptive grammar.
People that don't use blinkers
People who call them blinkers. Honestly, I think we might as well call them thingamajigs or dohickeys. Let's use proper terminology. They are turn signals.
As many have put before: Please take no offense. Just a personal annoyance.
Burmeister #279
24-11-2008, 14:43
People who do drugs for no reason that they can say themselves, other than "why not."
"Why not?" which of course is generally followed by a verbal eruption.
Robert Cawthon
09-12-2008, 12:53
You do not have a 2 1/2 half car garage. You have a large 2 car garage or a 2 car garage with a storage area. Maybe a 2 1/2 car garage would come in handy if you ever bought 1/2 a car.
Does a motorcycle count as half a car?
germanystudent
11-12-2008, 13:06
people who say FIRST is a waste of money. direct quote, "your not inventing anything new so why waste so much money?"
even if we are not inventing new technology, with this type of attitude, why not just get rid of school too, we're not discovering anything new so then why bother?
people who sign up for programming, but only know how to copy/paste from other people
joshy1323
11-12-2008, 21:52
every second that has gone by between the end of the 08 season till now. and every second from now until kickoff for 09. and many seconds during the season. simply put.... i think i just hate seconds...
The grude following me after school
And feeling the earthquake
It's the grudge**** kaerii
Um...the plague...ate my orange!!!
and....kaerii didnt make it snow...
and...my eyes hurt...
and...i need an orange
...and the lady did that slurping sound
um...kaerii didn't edit the superman pic
that's it ima add more later
sarah1713
12-12-2008, 15:53
*The fact that I had to read this whole thread just to make sure I didn't repeat anything (sorry if I do anyway, I got lazy towards the end)
*People who call me a geek one minute and ask me for homework help the next
*People who use 'geek' instead of 'nerd'... I don't know why it bothers me
*People snapping. I swear to you, the sound is worse than the whole fingernails-on-chalkboards thing.
*Awkward situations that are not my fault but I somehow manage to get caught up in anyway
*The fact that I am currently procrastinating two reasearch papers to type up annoying things when this is the only free time I will have all weekend
*People who glare
*The insert button on the keyboard
*People who think I only read Twilight because everyone else did- I started reading it when it first came out, thank you very much
*People who are unable to call others by their ACTUAL name
*People who don't show up the robotics meeting
*The insert button on the keyboard
SAME HERE!!!
What about the num lock button? Why would I want to turn the numbers off?
Also, caps lock key. Who uses that button? Spammers. Some others, but not as extensively as those annoying trolls.
germanystudent
26-12-2008, 01:53
type four people...
people are made up of 4 traits: intelligence, lack of, industriousness, laziness.
1st type, intelligent & industrious. people best for leadership
2nd type, intelligent & lazy. people that will figure out how to do things only once.
3rd type, lacking intelligence & lazy. just about dead weight, don't do anything.
4th type, lacking intelligence & industrious. causing more problems than they are worth.
ATannahill
26-12-2008, 11:53
What about the num lock button? Why would I want to turn the numbers off?
Also, caps lock key. Who uses that button? Spammers. Some others, but not as extensively as those annoying trolls.
You turn the numbers off so you can use mouse keys. 8 moves the pointer up, 2 down, 4 left, 5 clicks, etc.
Now what about scroll lock? I don't know what it even does.
germanystudent
04-01-2009, 19:24
driving on ice for a month and a half then getting to play a game to drive on and ice like field... hey I'll have experience tho
Spending countless weeks drawing up the 'bot on inventor, only to find out, once you're done, that they have changed the one measurement that could possibly make your entire drawing void.
Spending countless weeks drawing up the 'bot on inventor, only to find out, once you're done, that they have changed the one measurement that could possibly make your entire drawing void.
Been there, done that. Definitely teaches you to watch the builders from time to time to make sure they don't throw in a wrench.
Spending countless weeks drawing up the 'bot on inventor, only to find out, once you're done, that they have changed the one measurement that could possibly make your entire drawing void.
Hooray for PARAMETRIC MODELING SOFTWARE!!
lukevanoort
25-03-2009, 10:00
When people call the elimination rounds "finals." It can get really confusing at times, and often sounds flat-out ridiculous (seriously, who thinks "We got into the finals, but only made it to the quarter-finals" sounds sensible?).
Along the same thread...
People who think "nationals" and "championships" are synonyms. I'm fairly sure we've got teams that are outside of our nation.
NorviewsVeteran
25-03-2009, 21:50
-So many times I heard this one in our pit: (HP is human player for our next mtch)
HP: Who's driving?
Me: I am, and Mike's the shooter. (2nd driver)
HP: I thought I was shooting!
Me: What?!
HP: Y'know, *motions throwing a basketball*, human shooter!
Me: THATS HUMAN PLAYER
HP: Same difference
We were in 14 matches this year, and it felt like that happened about 8 times.
-Inattentive human players:
Our robot was ready to get an empty cell from the outpost, actually WAITING for the human player on the #3 team (we were #2 on the alliance) to stop watching the other five robots at the far end of the field with about 40 seconds left. It took both our drive teams flailing like morons to grab his attention about the time the 'hurry up' sound went off.
-When my family leaves the basement light on when they come up and lock the door.
Lousy math notation/reading.
3<7 is read as "3 is less then 7" not "7 is less then 3" or "3 is greater then 7"
the cubic root of 27 is not equal to 27 cubed
x(3/2)x(7/2) is not equal to (x^(3/2))*(x^(7/2)) The superscript makes a big difference
two divided by six is not three
six divided by two is
The list goes on.
I tutor lower levels of math up to pre-calc. I deal with this a lot. I hate to correct every time because I feel like a jerk and we get nowhere, but if I don't correct their words they won't be able to communicate their math properly.
GillSt.Bernards
27-03-2009, 00:27
team members who try and make the robot better and end up breaking it
Protronie
27-03-2009, 09:52
Trying to read post on CD and watch the regional webcast while someone blasting their MP3 player next to you that don't care hes bothering you are about robotics (yes there are people like them) can be a major pain. :mad:
Needing to get in touch with someone at a competition and them not answering their phone.
ComradeNikolai
29-03-2009, 19:06
two divided by six is not three
six divided by two is
I tutor lower levels of math up to pre-calc. I deal with this a lot.
Making mistakes like this. I can do the abstract elements of calculus just fine, and I excel in mathematics (it was my sole calling until I took programming and joined FIRST, which redefined my goals)...
Getting a bad grade on a calc. test because of a few arithmetic mistakes.
3<7 is read as "3 is less then 7" not "7 is less then 3" or "3 is greater then 7"
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When people use "then" instead of "than" :p
ComradeNikolai
29-03-2009, 20:02
When people use "then" instead of "than" :p
When people forget end punctuation. :P
When people use "then" instead of "than" :p
Yeah, thats a bad habit of mine. I'll try to remember that.(probably won't remember, but I will try)
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