Your irrational pet peeves

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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Crankshaft wrote:
BigMcK wrote:Door bells in commercials!

The little dog at home starts. Then, dog two and three. Dog three has a baritone bark that rattles windows.

If I ever meet the wise guy that put that door bell in the commercial selling dryer sheets, I think dog three has a bark made just for the occasion.
I feel the same way about police sirens on the radio.
Car horns in radio commercials. I want to personally do harm to everyone at an ad agency who does this.
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I was in the car one day listening to a G Love song and there's a part where there's a car screeching its tires like it can't stop... I was sitting at a stop light at the time. Scared the crap out of me.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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The quick touch automatic window on the driver's side door. Meant to free up my hands; instead, boggles my mind
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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LeopardLetang wrote:The quick touch automatic window on the driver's side door. Meant to free up my hands; instead, boggles my mind
If I stop it halfway down, when I try to "one-touch" it back up, it goes down.

Drives me nuts. Dealership says there's nothing they can do.

IT AIN'T RIGHT!
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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count2infinity wrote:I was in the car one day listening to a G Love song and there's a part where there's a car screeching its tires like it can't stop... I was sitting at a stop light at the time. Scared the crap out of me.
I was just jamming The Hustle on the way to work. Love me some G Love....
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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oh god... i like some of the same music as FC44. kill me now. :lol:
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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count2infinity wrote:oh god... i like some of the same music as FC44. kill me now. :lol:
"might be what they want"
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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And here I thought holding the door open for someone was being friendly. Well I won't be caught being sexist anymore, I'll slam the door shut from now on... So stupid.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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stopper40 wrote:
Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good god, I hate women

Just admit it...you door-holder, you.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
All of Canada is sexist.
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I guess I shouldn't make sandwiches for my wife either, haha.
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Proof positive that women just NEED something to complain about ALL OF THE TIME!!!
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Jim wrote:
Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Proof positive that women just NEED something to complain about ALL OF THE TIME!!!
HOW DARE YOU ASSUME THAT WOMEN NEED ANYTHING YOU SEXIST PIG!?
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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silentom wrote:I guess I shouldn't make sandwiches for my wife either, haha.
So if they make sandwiches for us, is that reverse sexism?

If so, I'm ok with being degraded.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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silentom wrote:I guess I shouldn't make sandwiches for my wife either, haha.

Ah but if she makes the sandwich for you or her, then you are expecting her to be in the kitchen, which makes you sexist. How dare you sir!
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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blackjack68 wrote:
stopper40 wrote:
Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good god, I hate women

Just admit it...you door-holder, you.
I am. When my mother was alive, I'd always say my mother would yell at me if she found out I didn't hold a door for a woman, and it was true.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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blackjack68 wrote:
stopper40 wrote:
Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good god, I hate women

Just admit it...you door-holder, you.
I see what you did there 8-)
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Grunthy wrote:
silentom wrote:I guess I shouldn't make sandwiches for my wife either, haha.

Ah but if she makes the sandwich for you or her, then you are expecting her to be in the kitchen, which makes you sexist. How dare you sir!
Exactly. It's the dang Kobayashi Maru.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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stopper40 wrote:
blackjack68 wrote:
stopper40 wrote:
Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good god, I hate women

Just admit it...you door-holder, you.
I see what you did there 8-)
Took ya a second, didn't it.

:D
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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blackjack68 wrote:
stopper40 wrote:
blackjack68 wrote:
stopper40 wrote:
Letang Is The Truth wrote:apparently benevolent sexism is a thing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... study.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good god, I hate women

Just admit it...you door-holder, you.
I see what you did there 8-)
Took ya a second, didn't it.

:D
Yep, I'm not in the habit of rereading my posts
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Post Office pricing. Had to send a single sheet document to Poland ASAP. $47. Sending packages overall seems so much more expensive than just a few years ago, probably 3 times. I even compared pricing for same-sized package between USPS, UPS, Fedex... more or less the same. Too much.
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Last time I sent a flat-rate priority envelope to Europe it was $15. I can't even think of a way to get to $47 if it was a normal-sized piece of paper and they didn't intentionally rob you. Did you send something next-day air to Poland or something...?
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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count2infinity wrote:Yes, I paid only $200 for a 37" TV a year and a half ago, but I'd expect it to last longer than that. Woke up this morning and there's no picture, just sound. Apparently this happens a lot with this brand.
took it to best buy, dude at the counter said "yeah... that brand is a best buy brand and it sucks. life span is only a year or two." Bought a samsung, similar size, about $150 more... hopefully this one lasts.