Pet Peeves

[GoMuskies]

Message boards that do Daylight Savings Time backwards.

[waggy]

Attention whores.

;)

[Kahns Krazy]

Went to Krogers two nights ago at about 11:45. Parking lot was pretty empty. As I was walking back to my car, I noticed someone driving slowly behind me.

I get to my car and I guys see the turn signal go on behind me. He was sniping my parking spot. Meanwhile there are about 20 other open parking spots around including one that was 5 spots down. Homosapiens are bizarre sometimes.

People who add random s's to store names. With Kroger, there is at least somewhat of a plausible reason, given that at one point, it was a guy named Kroger with a store. You could be talking about Kroger's store, with an implied object.

I have heard morons refer to "Targets" and "Wal-Marts".

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

People who add random s's to store names. With Kroger, there is at least somewhat of a plausible reason, given that at one point, it was a guy named Kroger with a store. You could be talking about Kroger's store, with an implied object.

I have heard morons refer to "Targets" and "Wal-Marts".

Well played.

There's a facebook group for this

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Krogers-Its-Kroger-I-see-no-S/115899385090347?sk=wall

[MADXSTER]

People who add random s's to store names. With Kroger, there is at least somewhat of a plausible reason, given that at one point, it was a guy named Kroger with a store. You could be talking about Kroger's store, with an implied object.

I have heard morons refer to "Targets" and "Wal-Marts".

Mine is similar...

People who add s's to Parishes

St Vivians
St Clemons
St Peters

[xu95]

People who are sitting right near the microphones and whistle during the Chris Mack show. It makes my ears bleed when I hear the podcast the following day.

xu95

[muskiefan82]

People who add random s's to store names. With Kroger, there is at least somewhat of a plausible reason, given that at one point, it was a guy named Kroger with a store. You could be talking about Kroger's store, with an implied object.

I have heard morons refer to "Targets" and "Wal-Marts".

I blame the old stores for this.....Swallens, Sears, Shillito's, McAlpins, Dillards...everything ended in S, so idiots do what they are used to doing.....

[Kahns Krazy]

People who are sitting right near the microphones and whistle during the Chris Mack show. It makes my ears bleed when I hear the podcast the following day.

xu95


It's one old dude, and he does it all the time. He's not even all that close to the microphone. It is deafening in person.

[xu95]

It's one old dude, and he does it all the time. He's not even all that close to the microphone. It is deafening in person.

Maybe someone should put a soap bar in a sock and take it to the next show.

[XBR1]

Bob Pulte.

[GoMuskies]

Bounce pass alley-oops.........but only when they don't connect.

[Blueblob4life]

Bounce pass alley-oops.........but only when they don't connect.

I'm forever furious with myself that I left B-Dubs at the wrong time to miss that. Anyone have a video by chance or a link to one? I don't care that it didn't connect, I just want to see what could have happened because you know it will at some point this season

[Cincypunk.org]

The old bats in section 206 who were constantly berating Kenny Frease last night. Nothing the big Frease does makes these people happy. Is he an easy target because he is so big????

[LadyMuskie]

white, bald, college basketball referees who think everyone is watching the game to see them and not the players.

[boozehound]

white, bald, college basketball referees who think everyone is watching the game to see them and not the players.

You wouldn't happen to be talking about the overly-demonstrative ref from the game last night, would you?

[LadyMuskie]

Indeed! I would be referring to that referee.

[Kahns Krazy]

I don't mind demonstrative. I like when it's clear which way the call is going. Baldy last night had a dramatic pause thing going on, which frequently had the crowd holding its breath during the call. I don't need that at all. Make the call; that's your job.

[paulxu]

John Cahill.

(Only because you all reminded me again of him, which I'm trying really hard to forget)

[chico]

white, bald, college basketball referees who think everyone is watching the game to see them and not the players.

Three letters describe where that guy hangs out - G-N-C.

[DC Muskie]

I really don't like Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser. They don't watch most sports, but we need to e sure we get their opinion. They just spoke about the NASCAR race, and Wilbon couldn't pick a winner, he had to come up with new rules about how they SHOULD pick a winner.

Great thanks Mike. And Tony chimed in and agreed. Remove all the other cars, they are just clutter. Just two guys no pit stops, just race each other.

I get it they don't follow NASCAR. Lord knows I don't. But for some reason telling us how you would change the rules is how you would analyze the best race the sports has had in years.

How come I don't have a job like this? I'm pretty stupid. And unattractive.

[Kahns Krazy]

I don't know why this bugs me but it does. In sports reporting, when someone uses the phrase "for the first time since" and then follows it up with a time that was not that long ago. UK being ranked #1 "For the first time since" the 09-10 season just isn't that long of a drought that needs to be prefaced that way. They are back at #1, again. It's not that rare of an event.

When I get home from work, I don't announce that I'm home for the first time since 7:30 AM. I just say I'm back home.

I am posting to this thread for the first time since November 16th.

[DoubleD86]

I don't know why this bugs me but it does. In sports reporting, when someone uses the phrase "for the first time since" and then follows it up with a time that was not that long ago. UK being ranked #1 "For the first time since" the 09-10 season just isn't that long of a drought that needs to be prefaced that way. They are back at #1, again. It's not that rare of an event.

When I get home from work, I don't announce that I'm home for the first time since 7:30 AM. I just say I'm back home.

I am posting to this thread for the first time since November 16th.

I agree one hundred percent.

[SixFig]

Bad toilet paper.

Either its too soft and flakes off or its too hard and is like sandpaper.

I'm not kidding when I say the fact that Xavier had quality TP factored into my decision to attend. Like .001 percent, but still a factor. :)

[nuts4xu]

Bad toilet paper.



Certain things you just don't buy the generic version, and TP is one of them. You get shitty TP, you get what you pay for...shit on your hand or a chapped ass.

[nuts4xu]

The commute to and from Louisville has become a major pet peeve. They are done with construction on 71, yet they remain down to one lane for MILES. They have a major bridge out downtown, yet continue to work on stupid projects that only make the situation worse.

It takes anywhere from 90 minutes to 2 1/2 hours to get from my house to the Louisville airport. That is annoying as fuck! How the fuck do I plan with that vague of a time frame?

[Porkopolis]

I don't know why this bugs me but it does. In sports reporting, when someone uses the phrase "for the first time since" and then follows it up with a time that was not that long ago. UK being ranked #1 "For the first time since" the 09-10 season just isn't that long of a drought that needs to be prefaced that way. They are back at #1, again. It's not that rare of an event.

When I get home from work, I don't announce that I'm home for the first time since 7:30 AM. I just say I'm back home.

I am posting to this thread for the first time since November 16th.

I completely agree. The other day I read that Marshall was going to a bowl game for the first time since 2009. Wow, they missed one whole year! That kind of thing drives me nuts.

[Kahns Krazy]

I'm glad I'm not alone on the "first time since" thing.

[DC Muskie]

Phrases like "First Annual" and "New and Improved" really really bother be.

[Masterofreality]

I'm glad I'm not alone on the "first time since" thing.

BTW. Tonight is the "first time" that Alabama has sold out their arena for a non-conference game since 2003 against......take a guess......

Xavier.

And somehow, we still were not recognized enough, until this year.

[GoMuskies]

I was there, I was there! And I'm pretty sure that was actually December 2002. But I've been wrong before.

[Masterofreality]

I was there, I was there! And I'm pretty sure that was actually December 2002. But I've been wrong before.

Tweet:

AlabamaMBB Alabama M Basketball
Tonight's sellout is the first non-conference sellout since Jan. 4, 2003 when No. 1 Alabama hosted No. 19 Xavier. Tide won, 65-58


Close Go. It was the Holiday Season Egg Nog that threw you off.

[xu95]

I was there, I was there! And I'm pretty sure that was actually December 2002. But I've been wrong before.

It was definitely early January because I took my soon to be wife who I proposed to on December 31, 2002 at the Xavier/Creighton game.

xu95

[tmac03]

It was definitely early January because I took my soon to be wife who I proposed to on December 31, 2002 at the Xavier/Creighton game.

xu95

Wow, that was a pretty memorable game in and of itself, let alone if you were proposing!

[DC Muskie]

Players who say how they "want to show the world..."

The world does not care about what you think you are showing them. People in Russia will not care that LSU will win today by 400 points.

Vladimir is not going to tell Victor, "Did you see how well the LSU d line played today? They definitely showed us."

[Kahns Krazy]

BTW. Tonight is the "first time" that Alabama has sold out their arena for a non-conference game since 2003 against......take a guess......

Xavier.

And somehow, we still were not recognized enough, until this year.

I would consider that to be a "first time since" situation. You have a sellout, which isn't all that uncommon, but it's been probably somewhere between 60-80 gmaes in the non-conference schedule since that's happened.

[jhelmes37]

It was definitely early January because I took my soon to be wife who I proposed to on December 31, 2002 at the Xavier/Creighton game.

xu95

Hey! I proposed on that date, too! But I proposed at dinner like a pussy-whipped bitch. You win, well done.

[Porkopolis]

Mudslides on Columbia Parkway.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Mudslides on Columbia Parkway.

I must have just missed it, a lot of water when I went buy and looked like it would happen but hadnt yet.

[LadyMuskie]

Easter candy being displayed and sold at Kroger before we even get through Christmas. Seriously? Enjoy thinking about how old that chocolate egg is you're going to eat at Easter since it's already in the stores and on display.

[X-band '01]

They even skipped past Valentine's Day? That's just not smart.

[LadyMuskie]

I didn't even think of Valentine's Day, but you're right they are skipping it. I stood there and stared at for at least a minute because I couldn't believe my eyes. But, right next to the lane I was in for checkout was a big display with an Easter Basket on top and the display was filled with bags of Reese Cup Eggs and Cadbury candy covered chocolate eggs. I guess they'll put out the Christmas candy for next Christmas on Mother's Day.

[Porkopolis]

I didn't even think of Valentine's Day, but you're right they are skipping it. I stood there and stared at for at least a minute because I couldn't believe my eyes. But, right next to the lane I was in for checkout was a big display with an Easter Basket on top and the display was filled with bags of Reese Cup Eggs and Cadbury candy covered chocolate eggs. I guess they'll put out the Christmas candy for next Christmas on Mother's Day.

Maybe they are trying to unload last year's Easter candy. :eek:

[LadyMuskie]

I thought about that. But why have it in an Easter display thing? And, it wasn't marked down. I'm fairly sure that it was for Easter 2012. My Kroger keeps getting more and more ghetto every time I go that they're turning me into a loyal Meijer shopper.

[Kahns Krazy]

I thought about that. But why have it in an Easter display thing? And, it wasn't marked down. I'm fairly sure that it was for Easter 2012. My Kroger keeps getting more and more ghetto every time I go that they're turning me into a loyal Meijer shopper.

Jimmy Kroger himself could stand in the doorway and kick me in the nuts every time I walked in the store, and I would enjoy it more than Meijer. I am not sure if I hate Meijer or Mick Cronin more. Don't make me choose.

[LadyMuskie]

I hate Meijer too. They bait and switch like it's their sole business. But, between my Kroger not stocking the shelves regularly and only ever having bread that expires in two days time, I'm starting to get annoyed. The Easter candy was sort of the icing on the cake. Based on what several friends have posted on Facebook I guess my Kroger isn't the only one to be displaying Easter Candy. WTF Kroger?

[blobfan]

I hate Meijer too. They bait and switch like it's their sole business. But, between my Kroger not stocking the shelves regularly and only ever having bread that expires in two days time, I'm starting to get annoyed. The Easter candy was sort of the icing on the cake. Based on what several friends have posted on Facebook I guess my Kroger isn't the only one to be displaying Easter Candy. WTF Kroger?

Sounds like the Norwood Kroger. It's as though they take the food that doesn't sell at other locations and move it there. Hyde Park Kroger is too cavernous. Meijer is overpriced unless you are a coupon nut. I think I need to start growing my own food.

[LadyMuskie]

Two Facebook friends are having a spirited discussion about something inane. One keeps saying "I could care less". Pet peeve of mine. Do I jump into the fray and remind her that it's "I couldn't care less" or do I just ignore it and let her keep sounding stupid? She's said it 3 times now.

[BBC 08]

Jump in. Bad grammar is the worst.

[LadyMuskie]

Someone got to it before me. So, I'm not the bad friend, but I also don't have to read "I could care less" one more time.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Someone got to it before me. So, I'm not the bad friend, but I also don't have to read "I could care less" one more time.

What was her response? I could care less (:D), but I'm also kind of curious.

[LadyMuskie]

No. She said that grammar wasn't most important to her right now because this is a real issue and she needs the other friend to really understand how important this is. I'm not entirely sure she understood the correction. She's not the sharpest tool in the shed, and once she's decided to convert you to her point of view you basically have to ignore her for a day until she moves on. My other friend is still going. I think at this point it's just to antagonize. I should check lamebook to see if anyone has posted it there yet.

[Blueblob4life]

Jump in. Bad grammar is the worst.

Poor grammar is what you meant.

Bad has a moral connotation. That's a pet peeve of mine.

And please stop saying, "I'm good". "I'm well" is the proper response to "how are you?"

[Blueblob4life]

Oh and non-crispy bacon. Get that weak ish outta here.

[xu95]

What I love is that she has felt the need to respond three times with "I could care less". If she really didn't care she would have just ignored it all.

That's like someone always saying, "I don't need to have the last word"

xu95

[LadyMuskie]

She responded again this morning with "I could care less". Her exact statement was "I could care less about the claims made by disgusting corporate monsters like P&G about there diapers." Very well written retort, I think you'll agree. So the guy who corrected her last night corrected her again, and then she let loose on him about how she's trying to save the planet (because this entire discussion is about disposable diapers v. cloth diapers - I kid you not). I feel like de-friending her for being a maniac (who I haven't seen since high school), but I'm also enjoying the entertainment because it's like a small version of lamebook and I don't have to go to a new website. Decisions. Decisions.

[muskiefan82]

She responded again this morning with "I could care less". Her exact statement was "I could care less about the claims made by disgusting corporate monsters like P&G about there diapers." Very well written retort, I think you'll agree. So the guy who corrected her last night corrected her again, and then she let loose on him about how she's trying to save the planet (because this entire discussion is about disposable diapers v. cloth diapers - I kid you not). I feel like de-friending her for being a maniac (who I haven't seen since high school), but I'm also enjoying the entertainment because it's like a small version of lamebook and I don't have to go to a new website. Decisions. Decisions.

You should let her know that the more people that spend all of their free time on social networking sites, the fewer there are out there actually meeting and interacting with real people. This will significantly decrease the amount of diapers (cloth or disposable) that will be needed in the future.

[paulxu]

This guy Daugherty on Cincinnati.com.

Let it go for the love of God, and go back and read some of your own crap to help define hypocrisy.

[outsideobserver11]

When your excited all day about lasagna for dinner and you come home to a meatloaf in the oven.

Oh, and food poisoning from chipotle. What a great thing ruined.

[GoMuskies]

Cloth diapers. We used disposable for all three kids (still using them for one). But I'm just imagining what cloth would be like. And I'm imagining something disgusting.

[Jumpy]

Cloth diapers. We used disposable for all three kids (still using them for one). But I'm just imagining what cloth would be like. And I'm imagining something disgusting.

We got a large package of cloth diapers as a baby gift for my daughter. We used them as burp cloths and she has since started clinging to them as her "lovey". There was no way in hell I was going to put a square of cotton loaded with baby shit in the same laundry load as my socks.





I was going to say underwear, but I knew it would be just a matter of time before someone made a skid mark reference.

[SixFig]

Cloth diapers. We used disposable for all three kids (still using them for one). But I'm just imagining what cloth would be like. And I'm imagining something disgusting.




Oh, and food poisoning from chipotle. What a great thing ruined.

Are these two comments related?

[LadyMuskie]

Cloth diapers do make fantastic burp cloths.

I had no desire to be earth mother of the year, so we used disposable diapers. We will use disposable for the number 2 as well. I know some people are up for the cloth diapers, and that's fine with me. For whatever reason, however, some people who use cloth diapers believe that it is their calling in life to not only get everyone else to use cloth diapers, but to also point out that you're harming your baby if you don't use them. This conversation (and this isn't the first time I've witnessed a diaper debate) includes how the disposable diapers are dangerous and are probably causing problems ranging from UTIs to testicular cancer and uterine cancer, and how if you use them you are a bad parent intent on making your child sick. What parent doesn't love to hear that?

In retrospect, I should have chimed in that we're raising a gangsta and although she's done with diapers now, I know she was kicking diaper ass all along.

[Porkopolis]

Cloth diapers. We used disposable for all three kids (still using them for one). But I'm just imagining what cloth would be like. And I'm imagining something disgusting.

My sister used cloth diapers for her first child. She was rather insistent on it. Not surprisingly she had P & G back the Pampers truck up to the porch for her second kid.

[Kahns Krazy]

Cloth diapers do make fantastic burp cloths.

I had no desire to be earth mother of the year, so we used disposable diapers. We will use disposable for the number 2 as well.

Who doesn't love a "number 2" double entendre?

[Kahns Krazy]

Pet Peeve:

Horse drawn carriages on the Suspension Bridge during rush hour. I don't need the first half mile of my commute to take 10 minutes on the way home.

[Smails]

You don't need to put your turn signal on when you are merging on to the highway from an on ramp...we all know where you are going...there are no other choices!

[LadyMuskie]

When you try to help people who can't help themselves, but then they start issuing demands and complaining about how and/or when you're trying to do the helping.

We have family friends who are in their 90s. They have no children, no nieces and nephews, no one but my parents and my husband and me. They refuse to sell their home, even though they can't take care of it anymore, and so my mom and I try to help when we can. We cook meals for them, clean their house, decorate it for the holidays, take them to doctor's appointments, etc. We were supposed to go over and wash and set the wife's hair tomorrow and we said it would have to be earlier in the morning (around 10). Well, that's too early, they'd prefer 4pm. Ummmm . . . no. We're doing this because we're good people and we want to help, not because we're professional hair stylists with whom you can make an appointment whenever it suits your fancy. It is always like this with everything we do to help.

My husband keeps saying "They're an old couple, this may be their last Christmas". And I reply with "If they keep it up it will be their last Christmas." :p

[Kahns Krazy]

I once had a homeless guy in a wheelchair in Chicago throw my change back at me because he was begging for bills, not change.

[DC Muskie]

People who put "Baby on Board" in their rear window.

Thanks for the heads up. Because I was going to ram your ass until I saw that sign.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Speedbumps that are ridiculously huge.

The McDonalds in Montgomery off Montgomery Road near 275 is one of the worst...3 different monstrosities in one parking lot.

Its like climbing Everest and then completely dropping off on the other end. The top of my car always has snow, ice, or a mountain goat on it when I return to the ground. Its just unacceptable McDonalds.

[DC Muskie]

After the last week and half I really, really hate the word "class" and all its forms.

[coasterville95]

What, you don't want Xavier going for the "Classiest Fans in all of College Sports" award??

I hear it gets coverage on ESPN we would get a shiny new trophy for the Xavier sports history museum in the west concourse. Oh and a banner to hang in the arena.

But yeah "class" is getting way too much airplay in terms of being used to vilify the school we love so dear.

[paulxu]

Having all the things we purchased for Christmas being made in China or somewhere in East Asia, except for one item.
Trying to visualize the millions of people there, busy at work turning out stuff we once made here and never will again.
Guess that's good for the global economy, but sucks for US manufacturing/jobs.

[XUFan09]

You don't need to put your turn signal on when you are merging on to the highway from an on ramp...we all know where you are going...there are no other choices!

Considering Ohio drivers' propensity to not let people in when merging on to the highway, the turn signal is my justification after the fact when I cut them off :D

"Hey, I warned you!"

So, related pet peeve: Ohio drivers hanging out in the right lane and refusing to make room for people to merge onto a highway. I will take this any day of the week though in comparison to what I deal with now: Pittsburgh drivers, period (I think I've mentioned that one on this thread before...)

[bobbiemcgee]

Having all the things we purchased for Christmas being made in China or somewhere in East Asia, except for one item.
Trying to visualize the millions of people there, busy at work turning out stuff we once made here and never will again.
Guess that's good for the global economy, but sucks for US manufacturing/jobs.

Not to worry, They'll pick it up for recycling after 6 monthshttp://images.imagestate.com/Watermark/2297533.jpg and have it back to you next year.

[MADXSTER]

Considering Ohio drivers' propensity to not let people in when merging on to the highway, the turn signal is my justification after the fact when I cut them off :D

"Hey, I warned you!"


Mind Boggling. Having your turn signal on does not give you the right of way.

Your right to blend in supersedes other drivers' their right to safety. You kill my kid, you're a fucking dead man.

[blobfan]

Considering Ohio drivers' propensity to not let people in when merging on to the highway...

Happened to me yesterday. The jerkwad sped up as I was trying to merge even though both lanes to his left were open and he could have changed lanes. He wasn't even going that fast. I caught up with him a minute later and his finger was literally implanted in his nose.

Can we get a law banning that distraction, too?

[paulxu]

Happened to me yesterday. The jerkwad sped up as I was trying to merge even though both lanes to his left were open and he could have changed lanes. He wasn't even going that fast. I caught up with him a minute later and his finger was literally implanted in his nose.

Can we get a law banning that distraction, too?

You must have been somewhere near Dayton.

[DC Muskie]

At least in Ohio they move to the right out of the left hand lane, something that just happen around DC.

[blobfan]

You must have been somewhere near Dayton.

Heading North out of downtown.

[blobfan]

At least in Ohio they move to the right out of the left hand lane, something that just happen around DC.

They do? I often find that if I hang out in the far right lane I have fewer disruptions. Except rush hour when the 2nd from the right is best. Too many people are planted in the left 2 lanes and don't care what speed they go.

[Kahns Krazy]

2 bah humbug peeves.

That Tassimo coffee maker commercial that wants me to believe the "magic" of barcodes is all that is standing between me and a good cup of coffee.

The overuse of "Carol of the Bells" in everything christmas related. I am tired of what was at one time my favorite Christmas song.

[DC Muskie]

They do? I often find that if I hang out in the far right lane I have fewer disruptions. Except rush hour when the 2nd from the right is best. Too many people are planted in the left 2 lanes and don't care what speed they go.

I always thought my oldest brother was the only one who thought the left hand lane was his personal domain.

I will take another look when I hit the road tomorrow to head back to Ohio.

[Xaviertutu52]

My pet peeve: When the game scheduled on ESPN before the Xavier game goes into overtime

[Porkopolis]

UC fans who talk garbage and get ticked when you push back.

[Juice]

UC fans who talk garbage and get ticked when you push back.

And UC fans who think that losing to ORU and LBSU, while short handed, is anything close to losing to Presbyterian and Marshall at full strength.

[Kahns Krazy]

Michael Buble.

[bobbiemcgee]

YOYO MA. Should have played SS for the Reds. Great Baseball name wasted.:D

[DART87]

Just returned from a family trip with my 2 daughters. Now I can understand the attraction of a "safe haven" to drop a deuce. But when you are at an airport or hotel or sporting event, please leave the family bathrooms for the families.


I do not want to expose my girls to the filfth of a stall in the men's room and I shouldn't have to wait for a single guy or girl in the family bathroom. Remeber these rooms are for people with YOUNG children. Moms and Dads would rather not enter a bathroom and mix genders.

[Cheesehead]

UC and UD fans.

Enough said.

[PM Thor]

You must have been somewhere near Dayton.

It's called the Zipper. If people on the highway let people merge one at a time, then let one driver on the highway continue, there wouldn't be a backup. It's a proven system. If people werent so hell bent on beating the next guy, even on the highway, Things would flow better.

I HATE dayton.

[Kahns Krazy]

People in a professional setting that insist on add-ons to their Outlook e-mail. Colored backgrounds, fake spiral notebook borders, rambling or religous quotes in signatures, etc. etc. etc. . You're not sending me a postcard from Hawaii, you're supposedly sending me an important business communication. Keep it business like.

[BBC 08]

People who post OT topics in the Men's Basketball forum and use the OT header to designate it as "Off Topic."

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Old School Receipt printing machines that take forever to print.

[waggy]

http://photos.bravenet.com/154/159/960/3/BD8DCA1A17.jpg

[boozehound]

This has probably already been mentioned here, but I am going to bring it up again because it pisses me off so much: When a lane is closed the people who fly all the way down the soon-to-be closed lane until the very end and then try to merge. If everybody looked to merge at highway speeds as soon as they knew the lane was going to be closed instead of trying to merge from a stop at the last possible moment everybody would get where they are going faster.

I will absolutely not let those guys merge either. I enjoy it when they give you the "can I get in here?" look and you get to pull a little closer to the car in front of you and give them the "f**k no, you can't" look. Idiots.

[BballFan]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/11/article-2072782-0F23F31000000578-792_306x423.jpg

[Cheesehead]

BballFan

[Cheesehead]

If St.Louis is so good, then why can't they beat Temple at home?

[boozehound]

If St.Louis is so good, then why can't they beat Temple at home?

Or Dayton.

[BballFan]

Or Dayton.

They haven't even played Dayton at home this year yet. Yet another Xavier fan strutting his ignorance. :D

[Cincypunk.org]

People who post OT topics in the Men's Basketball forum and use the OT header to designate it as "Off Topic."

Today I learned OT was short for off-topic. On this message board and the internet in general I just assumed it meant Overtime. Life!

[bobbiemcgee]

Reuters recent Headline:

"Abortion safer than giving birth, study says"

Unless, of course, you're the baby.:(

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

People in front of you in a drive thru that scream their order


Its not enough for just the drive thru worker to know you order but they feel the need to let everyone else behind them know as well. Is it really necessary to scream an order at 180 decibels?

[Cincypunk.org]

gladdenguy

[LadyMuskie]

Over-reacting to a loss or even a win, for that matter. I'm worried that Xavier is going to need to set up a depression prevention hotline if we lose one more game.

[Kahns Krazy]

gladdenguy

Haha. I love gladdenguy, and I love to hate gladdenguy. He's insane, irrational, totally inappropriate and a great Xavier fan. I won't defend him in the pet peeve section, because he is a huge peeve, but at the same time, if every fan loved Xavier as much as GG, we'd be the most awesomely insane fan base in the country.

If I owned a bar, gladdenguy would be banned from it and also have a key to the kitchen door.

[paulxu]

"Fans" who love a coach for 2 years as their team wins the league and goes to the NCAA's...then heave the coach under the bus at the first sign of adversity.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Haha. I love gladdenguy, and I love to hate gladdenguy. He's insane, irrational, totally inappropriate and a great Xavier fan. I won't defend him in the pet peeve section, because he is a huge peeve, but at the same time, if every fan loved Xavier as much as GG, we'd be the most awesomely insane fan base in the country.

If I owned a bar, gladdenguy would be banned from it and also have a key to the kitchen door.

Gladdenguy reminds me of MHettel. They are characters and much needed on this board. They are great XHoops members. Passionate yet rambunctious. Positive only when negative

I would pay to see a discussion between Gladdenguy and MHettel about Murphy's Law at a Cubs game.

[nuts4xu]

gladdenguy

GG is a great American, to know him is to love the big fella.

He is about as passionate and anxious as any Xavier fan I have ever met. His nervousness is contagious, but I love watching games with GG in the seat next to me. He is like the bigger younger brother I never had.

I get why he may be your pet peeve, but dude cracks me up.

[GoMuskies]

Losing

[paulxu]

People who start threads on the main board to talk about what's wrong with our team this year...ignoring the bazillion threads on the same subject.

[Porkopolis]

The word "winningest."

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

This hideously hideous contraption is called "The Ostrich". Notice the man slinging it over his shoulder like its the next best thing

http://www.studio-kg.com/ostrich/

http://www.geekologie.com/2011/05/24/sleepy-head-thingy.jpg



OSTRICH offers a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease. It is neither a pillow nor a cushion, nor a bed, nor a garment, but a bit of each at the same time. Its soothing cave-like interior shelters and isolates our head and hands (mind, senses and body) for a few minutes, without needing to leave our desk.

Let me rephrase that if I may Kawamura Ganjavian


OSTRICH offers a hideously shitty environment in which one can bury their hand in shame and not have to face the outside world. Its insides are waterproof to accommodate your tears. It is neither a pillow nor a cushion, nor a bed, nor a garment, but just a device for you to pretend you aren't you in. Its soothing like summer's day in Dubai and isolates our embarrassment for a few minutes, without having to leave our World of Warcraft game.

[bobbiemcgee]

I propose a roadtrip with the Ostrich, can't be worse then the Snuggie trip.

[PM Thor]

I propose a roadtrip with the Ostrich, can't be worse then the Snuggie trip.

Too late, dayton fans already planned that. In fact, the ostrich was designed in dayton.

I HATE dayton.

[LadyMuskie]

I don't understand how you could breathe in the ostrich. It looks like you could have some issues getting fresh air - especially if you had a cold.

[Porkopolis]

John Matarese's "Don't Waste Your Money." Seriously, stories about Target running out of new designer clothes, the secret menu at Starbucks and shopping carts shocking people?

[boozehound]

John Matarese's "Don't Waste Your Money." Seriously, stories about Target running out of new designer clothes, the secret menu at Starbucks and shopping carts shocking people?

No kidding. Apparently Matarese's core demographic is the dangerously stupid.

What's next? "Eating rocks can hurt hurt your teeth. Dental work is expensive. Don't eat rocks, and as always don't waste your money. I'm John Matarese."

[bobbiemcgee]

Not surprised, Common sense is a rare commodity nowadays.

[Kahns Krazy]

John Matarese's "Don't Waste Your Money." Seriously, stories about Target running out of new designer clothes, the secret menu at Starbucks and shopping carts shocking people?

Oh man. I love to hate that douche.

A story teaser from the website:


John Matarese explains why those store brands many of us love are no longer so cheap.


So I'm expecting to read something about the rising cost of fuel, the shrining margins on branded products, or something that would explain why store brands are no longer "so cheap". Here's the whole story:


Generic products are more popular than ever in the local supermarket. Generics were once shunned by most shoppers. Now, many of us head straight for the store brands.

But have you noticed? You're not always saving as much as you used to.

When grocery stores first launched generic products, back in the 1970's, they were a fraction of the price of the name brands.

But as they caught on, and went more upscale, store brands began costing more.

House brand prices jump

Fast forward to 2012: The Wall Street Journal says private label grocery items rose more than 5 percent last year, compared with just 1.9 percent for name brand food.

The report cites Target's Archer Farms brand as one such house brand. Archer Farms is so popular, that the Wall Street Journal says it's no longer offering quite the same bang for the buck.

The Journal says Archer Farms roast almonds cost a penny more per ounce than Planters roast almonds. And it says Sam's Club's house brand diapers cost more than some of the national diaper brands.

The bottom line

But what this also indicates is that some store brands are so good, they now compete on their own merits, and that's good.

If saving money is your top priority, you may have to look a little harder for the true generic or "value" brand in your grocery store, as store premium brands get more and more shelf space.

As always, don't waste your money.

Read more: http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/money/consumer/dont_waste_your_money/prices-rising-on-generic-store-brands#ixzz1mISORFqq

So, store brands aren't so cheap anymore because.... they cost more than they used to? Does that explain why at all? I really hate that guy.



The shocking shopping cart story is hilarious, but the comments section pretty much sums up why this guy is on TV. Several of the top comments are from people named "Pa" "Oz" and "Bertram".

[LadyMuskie]

People who mispronounce words. For example, it is ValentiNes Day and NOT ValentiMes Day.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Eric Deters..

He is now calling for an "Armed revolution" on Washington Via his facebook wall...

I'm sure the Secret Service will be at his house soon

[Kahns Krazy]

People who mispronounce words. For example, it is ValentiNes Day and NOT ValentiMes Day.

You would not believe the number of people I encounter who are in the healthcare industry that insist on calling Alzheimer's disease "All-timers".

[muskienick]

You would not believe the number of people I encounter who are in the healthcare industry that insist on calling Alzheimer's disease "All-timers".

If it has not already been mentioned earlier---
It is "nuclear" not "nucular" --- NEW - CLEAR

[LadyMuskie]

Eric Deters..

He is now calling for an "Armed revolution" on Washington Via his facebook wall...

I'm sure the Secret Service will be at his house soon


Oh, if wishing made it so (the part about the Secret Service coming to collect him)!



You would not believe the number of people I encounter who are in the healthcare industry that insist on calling Alzheimer's disease "All-timers".

Ugh. These same people probably also wish you a Happy Valentimes Day and St. Patty's Day.

Which leads me to the next big holiday on our calendar - St. Patrick's Day. The proper shortening of the salutation for this holiday is "Happy St. Paddy's Day" and not "Happy St. Patty's Day" because while I'm sure there is a St. Patricia who was a lovely human being, we are not celebrating her on March 17.

[X-ceptional]

well, I guess I'll add to this beast. I haven't read it all, but I know a lot of drivnig stuff has been covered, and with good reason. There is one thing specifically, however, that really gets on my damn nerves...

When I have a green light, but the car in front of me is just barely out of the intersection (actually, it's usually blocking the intersection), so I wait behind my line so as to not block the intersection further: THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION TO THE PEOPLE ON THE CROSS STREET TO TURN RIGHT ON RED IN FRONT OF ME! I still have a green, and if things clear up in time, I will go on through... otherwise you will get your green light in a few seconds.

[bobbiemcgee]

Oh, if wishing made it so (the part about the Secret Service coming to collect him)!




Ugh. These same people probably also wish you a Happy Valentimes Day and St. Patty's Day.

Which leads me to the next big holiday on our calendar - St. Patrick's Day. The proper shortening of the salutation for this holiday is "Happy St. Paddy's Day" and not "Happy St. Patty's Day" because while I'm sure there is a St. Patricia who was a lovely human being, we are not celebrating her on March 17.

Hopefully we will be celebrating a win in Rd 2.

[xu 89]

two things:

1) People who reply to a thread by copying someone elses reply and then typing "this" with no other input. Really?? All that person is trying to do is add to their post total.

2) People who are looking for their seats at Cintas when the game is being played thus blocking my view. Stand around, look at the ticket, look at the row number, giggle, look confused, etc. Wait for a fricken timeout.

[Kahns Krazy]

Any commercial that acts like it is a stand up comedy routine. The cell phone one that's playing right now is bad enough, but I heard one the other day that was some sort of feminine product one and the actress was faking period humor. Real comediennes that attempt the red humor are rarely if ever successful. What make you think you can be funny and sell a product at the same time?

[Porkopolis]

two things:

1) People who reply to a thread by copying someone elses reply and then typing "this" with no other input. Really?? All that person is trying to do is add to their post total.

This.

[Porkopolis]

Dayton fans. An all-time classic to be sure but they've really been getting under my skin this week with their "we've passed you as a program" and "we're so classy unlike you thugs" BS.

[chico]

This.

Yes.

[BBC 08]

Yes.

Definitely.

[GoMuskies]

Definitely.

+1

[GoMuskies]

Dayton fans. An all-time classic to be sure but they've really been getting under my skin this week with their "we've passed you as a program" and "we're so classy unlike you thugs" BS.

You're speaking of Redszone?

[Porkopolis]

You're speaking of Redszone?

Indeed. Those UD fans are oblivious to facts. I noticed not one of them has responded to the links I provided. Why? Because admitting we own their soul--and having it backed up by cold, hard statistics--is too much for them to take.

[GoMuskies]

Indeed. Those UD fans are oblivious to facts. I noticed not one of them has responded to the links I provided. Why? Because admitting we own their soul--and having it backed up by cold, hard statistics--is too much for them to take.

I wouldn't worry about it too much. The one Dayton fan was mocking me for being proud of Xavier one minute and expressing his undying love for Ohio State football the next. Seemed a touch hypocritical to me, but what do I know?

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

+1

Indeed

[xu 89]

This.

suck

[BBC 08]

suck

balls.

[chico]

Blake "The Attorney" Maislin. If you've driven around town you've probably seen these billboards.

Who gives themselves a nickname? And if you're going to give yourself a nickname, wouldn't it be a little better to give yourself something other than your profession? Yep, that's a guy I want working for me - someone with so little imagination that he can't even give himself a better nickname other than what he does. Tu "The Shooting Guard" Holloway, Joey "The First Baseman" Votto - damn, that's intimidating.

Then he apparently wants you to tell him how much his cases are worth by asking you to go his website and "be the jury." If I'm a defense attorney I go on there a bunch of times and tell him his case is worth nuisance value at best. If my attorney is asking total strangers on a website how much my case is worth I'm going somewhere else. It's like this guy found someone's discarded law license and decided he'd give it a try.

[LadyMuskie]

Wasn't that guy once known as "The Hammer" or am I thinking of another high quality attorney from our area?

Signed,
Lady "The XH Poster" Muskie

[paulxu]

Having every thread turn into a bash Kenny thread.

[MADXSTER]

+1

?

[muskienick]

Only getting one or two episodes of "Archer" per week saved to the DVR.

[UCGRAD4X]

Getting the Xavier game DVRed and then find out it was switched to a different channel.

DVR was a gift from God until that happened.

[LadyMuskie]

People who drive pick up trucks, SUVs, or vans and try to back up into a parking space, but fail miserably, and are either parked at a 45 degree angle (making it nearly impossible for the cars next to it to get out easily) or are taking up two spaces. If you get out of your vehicle and you're parked like this, then you need to get back into your vehicle and straighten that s**t out.

I swear to God, I am going to print out some of the pdf forms from youparklikeana$$hole.com and start leaving them on these vehicles. People are so self-absorbed and such a-holes.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

People who drive pick up trucks, SUVs, or vans and try to back up into a parking space, but fail miserably, and are either parked at a 45 degree angle (making it nearly impossible for the cars next to it to get out easily) or are taking up two spaces. If you get out of your vehicle and you're parked like this, then you need to get back into your vehicle and straighten that s**t out.

I swear to God, I am going to print out some of the pdf forms from youparklikeana$$hole.com and start leaving them on these vehicles. People are so self-absorbed and such a-holes.

Not only this but if you do have to park next to them you park over the line next to you, they leave and you get blamed for parking horribly

[Smails]

Selection Sunday anxiety...

I really don't remember what it feels like, but it will be in full effect in a couple weeks.

[GoMuskies]

Horrific basketball played by our Muskies.

[Kahns Krazy]

Selection Sunday anxiety...

I really don't remember what it feels like, but it will be in full effect in a couple weeks.

Good news. That problem is solved.

[Porkopolis]

Good news. That problem is solved.

At least I don't have to worry about my fantasy baseball draft clashing with the selection show now.

[Kahns Krazy]

My inability to get a flight to Vegas for less than $450. Effing gas prices. Fix my gas prices obama!

[X-band '01]

"According to ****'s Joe Lunardi" at the end of every sentence.

[Kahns Krazy]

Restaurants that include a gratuity on large parties. I just don't get that policy. I'm sure there is some logic behind it, but as a person that generally tips at least 20%, I find it borderline offensive. The only reason I'm not offended by it is that in generally saves me a few bucks, because the gratuity is generally less than what I would tip.

[bobbiemcgee]

Olive Garden has figured this out. They had an "extra tip" line below the 18% tip line on their receipt on a recent visit.

[Kahns Krazy]

Olive Garden has figured this out. They had an "extra tip" line below the 18% tip line on their receipt on a recent visit.

Yeah, I ignore that. If you're going to tell me what you think your service was worth, I'm not going to argue with you that it was worth more. I have on at least one occasion lowered the tip amount after telling the manager why.

[DoubleD86]

Restaurants that include a gratuity on large parties. I just don't get that policy. I'm sure there is some logic behind it, but as a person that generally tips at least 20%, I find it borderline offensive. The only reason I'm not offended by it is that in generally saves me a few bucks, because the gratuity is generally less than what I would tip.

This doesn't bother me only because there are a lot of cheap wads who jip the service out of tips. I am also a large tipper (almost always at least 20%) so it saves me money and it forces people who don't tip well to do so.

I say good for the wait staff for something like this.

[Kahns Krazy]

This doesn't bother me only because there are a lot of cheap wads who jip the service out of tips. I am also a large tipper (almost always at least 20%) so it saves me money and it forces people who don't tip well to do so.

I say good for the wait staff for something like this.

Under tippers kill me. People that don't compensate for deals or coupons or staying an unusually long time at a table. People that - I think I mentioned this elsewhere - justify their low tip by saying they tip on the pre-tax amount.

Even though every groupon, coupon, etc always says "present before ordering" I absolutely never do. I know I'm going to tip for the service based on the original bill. I don't want the server thinking I'm a cheap ass just because I've taken advantage of a promotion they are offering. I want the unbiased service, and I'll tip accordingly at the end.

The main reason I don't like the auto gratuity is that in my experience, if something goes wrong at a table that the server knows they are going to auto-gratuity, then they just don't care as much.

I don't think I have ever come across a person that has worked for tips at some point in their life that doesn't tip well. Once you come to the realization that the difference between a 15% and a 20% tip on a $20 meal adds 4.3% to your meal cost, but adds 33.3% to the income of the person waiting on you, it becomes hard to justify keeping that extra dollar in your pocket.

[Porkopolis]

I don't think I have ever come across a person that has worked for tips at some point in their life that doesn't tip well. Once you come to the realization that the difference between a 15% and a 20% tip on a $20 meal adds 4.3% to your meal cost, but adds 33.3% to the income of the person waiting on you, it becomes hard to justify keeping that extra dollar in your pocket.

I agree. My wife and I both worked for tips when we were younger and we tip generously. If I can't afford to tip well, I don't go out for dinner.

[DC Muskie]

I don't think I have ever come across a person that has worked for tips at some point in their life that doesn't tip well. Once you come to the realization that the difference between a 15% and a 20% tip on a $20 meal adds 4.3% to your meal cost, but adds 33.3% to the income of the person waiting on you, it becomes hard to justify keeping that extra dollar in your pocket.

Same here. I can count the numbers of times I have not tipped at least 20% when going out. And if it's a place I go to regularly, I'm tipping way more.

It takes a lot for me to be pissed about service at a restaurant.

[LadyMuskie]

I never worked for tips, but I worked with the public enough to know that if you can't tip well, you shouldn't be eating out. We always leave a minimum of 20% and if the service is outstanding we leave more.

We ate at Frisch's a few days ago because my daughter has about a thousand of those stupid Valentine coupons. Anyway, there was an older couple sitting across from us. They had the same server as us, but unlike us they didn't go to the soup and salad bar. Instead they both ordered extremely complicated things from the "seniors menu" - like a fish sandwich with this but without that and iced tea with a medium amount of ice, etc. The table looked like a feeding trough as they ate and the woman even managed to spill her coffee - twice. When it was all said and done, the husband left a $.75 tip. I was so furious. As they were putting on their coats and I saw their tip I may have loudly made a comment about the rudeness of people who leave small tips and leave their table looking like a pig sty. We actually wound up leaving a 40% tip at our table because I was so mad at what they had done and felt the need to make up for them. I HATE cheap people!

[X-band '01]

I wonder how long it will take to bring tips for haircuts back into the tip discussion.

[SixFig]

How do we all feel about tipping bartenders? If I buy four $5 bottles of Bud Light (yes that's the going rate in LA), tipping 20% means paying a whopping $24 dollars for 4 beers. Why should I pay $4 for the bartender to grab four bottles, open them, and hand them to me. The whole process takes less than a minute. Thats $240 per hour! It's different if you are making me a complicated mixed drink but come on.

Thoughts?

[LadyMuskie]

The bar thing - I have no idea because it has been just this side of forever since I bought myself a drink at a bar. In college, random guys or the guy I was dating bought me drinks and then I met my husband and he has bought them ever since. My advice - be a girl at a bar and then you don't have to worry about it! ;)

As for the haircut thing, I tip my hairstylist who does my hair 40%. I actually tip a little over 40%, but that's just because it evens out my bill each time and I'm OCD like that. At Christmas, I give her the normal tip plus another 40%. But, I go to a salon and not a place like Great Clips or Sports Cuts or whatever. And I really like her and I want her to want to keep cutting and dying my hair, so it will make me happy to keep her happy by giving her a large tip.

[DC Muskie]

How do we all feel about tipping bartenders? If I buy four $5 bottles of Bud Light (yes that's the going rate in LA), tipping 20% means paying a whopping $24 dollars for 4 beers. Why should I pay $4 for the bartender to grab four bottles, open them, and hand them to me. The whole process takes less than a minute. Thats $240 per hour! It's different if you are making me a complicated mixed drink but come on.

Thoughts?

No way, at least a $1 for a beer, sometimes $2 for nicer beers.

And if BJ is pouring...about .50. if he doesn't take it quick enough, take back another quarter.

I get what you are saying though.

[bobbiemcgee]

The bar thing - I have no idea because it has been just this side of forever since I bought myself a drink at a bar. In college, random guys or the guy I was dating bought me drinks and then I met my husband and he has bought them ever since. My advice - be a girl at a bar and then you don't have to worry about it! ;)

As for the haircut thing, I tip my hairstylist who does my hair 40%. I actually tip a little over 40%, but that's just because it evens out my bill each time and I'm OCD like that. At Christmas, I give her the normal tip plus another 40%. But, I go to a salon and not a place like Great Clips or Sports Cuts or whatever. And I really like her and I want her to want to keep cutting and dying my hair, so it will make me happy to keep her happy by giving her a large tip.

40%? That's a FrontBoob rate!

[X-band '01]

I've said before that 50% would be backboob and a full 100% for frontboob haircuts.

#Snipepitchingatent

[paulxu]

I've said before that 50% would be backboob and a full 100% for frontboob haircuts.

I don't get it. Exactly what part of your post is a pet peeve?

[X-band '01]

That was in the "Opposite of Pet Peeves" thread.

[Kahns Krazy]

How do we all feel about tipping bartenders? If I buy four $5 bottles of Bud Light (yes that's the going rate in LA), tipping 20% means paying a whopping $24 dollars for 4 beers. Why should I pay $4 for the bartender to grab four bottles, open them, and hand them to me. The whole process takes less than a minute. Thats $240 per hour! It's different if you are making me a complicated mixed drink but come on.

Thoughts?

Bartender bottle opening is a weird one for me too. It depends a lot on the place I'm in, my perception of how much the bartender is hustling. But in general, if I'm at a place that charges $5 for a Bud Light, I have plenty of singles for the girls on the stage and I'm in a tipping mood already.

$5 for a Bud Light is a butt-stab. Butt-stabs are a pet peeve of mine.

[boozehound]

How do we all feel about tipping bartenders? If I buy four $5 bottles of Bud Light (yes that's the going rate in LA), tipping 20% means paying a whopping $24 dollars for 4 beers. Why should I pay $4 for the bartender to grab four bottles, open them, and hand them to me. The whole process takes less than a minute. Thats $240 per hour! It's different if you are making me a complicated mixed drink but come on.

Thoughts?

I generally tip a buck per drink if I am paying cash, but I tend to tip 20% if I am running a tab.

I think that a $1 tip for pouring (or opening) a beer is more than fair. It takes limited effort and time. Even if I am somewhere drinking $6-$8 micro brews I will generally tip $1 per beer.

Since I never carry cash I almost always end up running a tab and tipping 20% on the total (or more depending on service).

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

People that drive 1mph through the Krogers parking lot.

[DC Muskie]

$5 for a Bud Light is a butt-stab. Butt-stabs are a pet peeve of mine.

Butt-stabbing is what we do best here in DC.

Oh wait...unpost, unpost.

[paulxu]

That was probably Kahns or Snipe, busily posting on xavierhoops from their mobile while attempting to find a slot to pick up some beer and bacon.

[LadyMuskie]

John Calipari.

And

John Calipari saying that every team who plays UK is playing their "superbowl". What an a$$!

[muskienick]

John Calipari.

And

John Calipari saying that every team who plays UK is playing their "superbowl". What an a$$!

You're right that he shouldn't say it. But, with the exception of his SEC foes who must play the Wildcats, Cal is right. (Just imagine what a coup it would be for X to get a game with UK. Were we to win that game, it would be talked about for years and be our Superbowl.)

[GoMuskies]

A coup to get a game with UK?!? Hell with that.

[LadyMuskie]

You're right that he shouldn't say it. But, with the exception of his SEC foes who must play the Wildcats, Cal is right. (Just imagine what a coup it would be for X to get a game with UK. Were we to win that game, it would be talked about for years and be our Superbowl.)

First of all, I hate the term superbowl when used in relation to basketball.

And secondly, although I get your point, if Xavier's program is so second class that we'd be defined by one win, even over a storied program like UK, then we don't deserve to play UK. I don't believe that if we had beat UCLA in the NCAA tournament a few years ago that that win would have been our "superbowl", and UCLA has a pretty storied past as well.

UK is just a team, and they are beatable. Calipari is an a$$ for saying what he said whether it's true or not that teams come out and play UK hard (most teams we play, play harder than they do when playing other teams. Is Xavier the superbowl for all the teams we play too?).

[LadyMuskie]

UC

and

UC beating Syracuse by 17 with 5 mins left in the first half.

[paulxu]

Every friggin ESPN written or spoken article/comment about Xavier that includes the words "pre-brawl" and "post-brawl." Get a life.

[Porkopolis]

ESPN

Edited for clarity.

[bobbiemcgee]

UC

and

UC beating Syracuse by 17 with 5 mins left in the first half.

and yet oddly good for our RPI and SOS

[LadyMuskie]

AAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!

Another mention of the brawl. Did you know that tonight is three months to the day that it happened? If you didn't, ESPN is there to help you out.

[Xavier]

What did you expect after the brawl? This is pretty much what I expected.

[X-ceptional]

When people carry around a gallon jug of water to drink in class. I started noticing this quite a bit in undergrad, and it has continued on into law school. I have a serious, irrational burning hatred of people who do this. Other than lugging around your own water cooler, a gallon jug is the least convenient vessel for someone to: (1) transport water in and (2) drink water from. Yet people do it every day.

I understand that they are (apparently) attempting to regulate their water intake, but there are simpler ways to do this. The only reason I can think of why people do this, therefore, is to call attention to themselves--LOOK HOW HEALTHY I AM!--and that type of "look at me" shit annoys me. Don't care if it's irrational, that's just the way I am... damn, felt good to get that off my chest.

[LadyMuskie]

People who are so very obviously not joining in the fight against dehydration on our nation's college campuses. ;)

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

Jim Kinkaid

[MADXSTER]

Jim Kinkaid

This ^ x2

[Kahns Krazy]

When people carry around a gallon jug of water to drink in class. I started noticing this quite a bit in undergrad, and it has continued on into law school. I have a serious, irrational burning hatred of people who do this. Other than lugging around your own water cooler, a gallon jug is the least convenient vessel for someone to: (1) transport water in and (2) drink water from. Yet people do it every day.

I understand that they are (apparently) attempting to regulate their water intake, but there are simpler ways to do this. The only reason I can think of why people do this, therefore, is to call attention to themselves--LOOK HOW HEALTHY I AM!--and that type of "look at me" shit annoys me. Don't care if it's irrational, that's just the way I am... damn, felt good to get that off my chest.

They are seriously toting gallon jugs now? That is just stupid. I don't even think that is a recommended amount of water to drink in a day. At some point, aren't you just making your kidneys do more work than they have to?

I was in college during the initial bring-water-to-class boom. I thought it was stupid then, and it was just 20 oz bottles.

[coasterville95]

They even sell the desktop water cooler. It looks like those old fashined water bubblers, you know the ones were some poor schmuck has to quickly upend andmount a huge water barrel on top of a cooler before the water gets all over everything. (or so I imagine) - except these are sized to 64 oz. Remember Aunt Bee's advise to Andy "Drink 8 glasses of water!" 8x8 oz = 64 oz.

A gallon jug (if that's really what they are toting) - well through spending enough time in men's restrooms, I know a gallon = 3.8L. A Liter is give or take 33-34 oz. Let's just use 32 for sake of argument - A gallon would be double the old rue fo thumb.

But agree with the pet peeve of "When people are going out fo their way to make sure you know they are better-than-you or doing what they are supposed to, etc" That gets annoying.

[GoMuskies]

law school

I think we've found the root of your problem.

[Juice]

I think we've found the root of your problem.

Home of the "I over value my self worth douche bag"


Disclaimer: I went to law school as well so I've seen it

[X-ceptional]

I think we've found the root of your problem.

haha, true--the root of so many problems


Home of the "I over value my self worth douche bag"


Disclaimer: I went to law school as well so I've seen it

I feel like I could add another 120 pages to this thread based solely on my experience here... oh well, just a year and a half of schooling to go, and, oh probably a half-century of work ahead of me! What could be better? :cool:

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

This ^ x2

I call it the Kinkaid Vortex. Its a non fascinating world of desolation, despair, chaos, rage, and irrationality. A place of isolationism, and loneliness where Chris Mack has set the program back decades with no hope of Xavier ever returning to greatness. A place where Travis Taylor and Kenny Frease play division 2 basketball(and by play I mean sit on the bench waiting for mop up time). A place where Kinkaid is right 24/7 and yours truly, Muskie24, Sash, DC Muskie, Xu87, and Nuts all are wrong about everything all the time. Xavier flavored Kool aid is banned.

In this Vortex, the trees are bare, The ground is barren, and Gray clouds cover the sun. Storm clouds always appear over the Cintas Center and if you listen carefully, between the sounds of children crying, you can hear a thunderclap in the distance.

Watch out for the Kinkaid Vortex. It has ruined many

[BBC 08]

Executives who sit on approving large PO's at the end of the month so that it messes over a sales rep counting on it.

[Porkopolis]

People who type "pre-madonna." If you are going to use a term, at least know its origin and how to spell it.

[LadyMuskie]

Our jackass neighbors. He thinks he owns our neighborhood. He's a total a$$. He baits our dogs. Tries to scare Little LadyMuskie. He's old, and I look forward to the day his a-hole kids put him in a nursing home!

[bobbiemcgee]

Maybe we could send DC Muskie over there and have him park in front with the trunk open.:eek:

[joebba]

Our jackass neighbors. He thinks he owns our neighborhood. He's a total a$$. He baits our dogs. Tries to scare Little LadyMuskie. He's old, and I look forward to the day his a-hole kids put him in a nursing home!

Cause that's the way it was .... and we LIKED IT!!!

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR561UXTKftW8OZAfDmnsKywCBaEI1ga KpmShQFhD5-azou7-0g

[Kahns Krazy]

Corporate spam filters that label incoming e-mail from our corporate attorneys as Spam. I just found an e-mail that I was waiting on in my spam folder. I got it last Tuesday.

http://cdn3.hark.com/images/000/003/112/3112/original.jpg

[GoMuskies]

Corporate spam filters that label incoming e-mail from our corporate attorneys as Spam.

I think it's pretty reasonable to label anything from your attorneys as spam.

[Tardy Turtle]

i think it's pretty reasonable to label anything from any attorney as spam.

fyp

[MADXSTER]

The makers of Spam should get an attorney to sue the computer industry for using the word Spam as a derogatory term. ;)

Just sayin

[SixFig]

http://cdn3.hark.com/images/000/003/112/3112/original.jpg

Jimmy Fallon is a pet peeve of mine. Does anyone think he is funny except himself and his mother (maybe).

He started the new generation of SNL actors who read their lines monotonely while mugging for the camera constantly. Look at the other actors while you are reciting your lines you no talent assclowns!

[bobbiemcgee]

Jimmy Fallon is a pet peeve of mine. Does anyone think he is funny except himself and his mother (maybe).

He started the new generation of SNL actors who read their lines monotonely while mugging for the camera constantly. Look at the other actors while you are reciting your lines you no talent assclowns!

I don't know how SNL stays on the air. Hasn't been funny in 20-25 yrs. imho. Even the laughter sounds bad like "pls. laugh at this even if it's stupid and not funny."

[Kahns Krazy]

I don't know how SNL stays on the air. Hasn't been funny in 20-25 yrs. imho. Even the laughter sounds bad like "pls. laugh at this even if it's stupid and not funny."

There really isn't anything else like it. When they hit the occasional hilarious sketch it's worth it. I generally record SNL and watch it in about 30 minutes, depending on the musical guest.

[LadyMuskie]

What is it about the holidays that makes people crazy? Seriously? My extended family goes six kinds of crazy on holidays and it drives me bonkers! I'm seriously considering spending holidays on tropical islands away from all the nonsense.

[joebba]

Greatest SNL sketch ever!

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTrsVVRUVBoEfvD2xp02KXAcm-x9b92ImPMfK_7i45bdGMpRaEI

[powerofX]

What is it about the holidays that makes people crazy? Seriously? My extended family goes six kinds of crazy on holidays and it drives me bonkers! I'm seriously considering spending holidays on tropical islands away from all the nonsense.

X holiday tourneys work for us to avoid such crazy.

[LadyMuskie]

X holiday tourneys work for us to avoid such crazy.

Excellent point!

[Kahns Krazy]

People who insist on clinging to the idea that Cincinnati's downtown isn't in the midst of a revival.

[LadyMuskie]

People who insist on clinging to the idea that Cincinnati's downtown isn't in the midst of a revival.

For me personally, I'm not clinging to the idea that there isn't an attempt to revive downtown. I am, however, skeptical that a sustainable revival will take place and that it won't come by way of destroying other historic neighborhoods, especially on the west side. People who want to live in a suburb are not going to flock downtown if the city's neighborhoods are sacrificed for OTR. You'll just see an even bigger exodus to West Chester and Mason, which means a smaller tax base for Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Reviving OTR is not going to fix the woes of this city and county, but many seem to think it will be the world's biggest bandage. Revival is great! But if it's serving to add to already existing problems, then it isn't going to fix anything.

[Kahns Krazy]

I was not talking about you, LM. Your points about the risks are valid. I was referring to those that insist on fabricating lies to support their head-in-the-sand arguments.

[Masterofreality]

My pet peeve today, and there's not a damn thing we can do about it, is when great musicians from my life pass away.

Levon Helm died today. Guys like him, their music lives on, but when someone dies who I listened to on my turntable in Kuhlman Hall when I had just bought their newest album, it gets to me a bit.

[Kahns Krazy]

People burning popcorn in the microwave at the office.

[xu 89]

People burning popcorn in the microwave at the office.

or warming up the fish they had for dinner last night.

[UCGRAD4X]

or warming up the fish they had for dinner last night.

or anything with a lot of curry...

[blobfan]

Burnt popcorn wins for me. It carries furthest and takes longest to disappear. Hard to say which is worse, though: a smell you hate or one that tempts you when you are trying to eat healthy.

[paulxu]

Lack of coordination in our administration when a player leaves the team.

[bobbiemcgee]

Lack of coordination in our administration when a player leaves the team.

or people calling him an Asshole when it is not confirmed.

[BandAid]

or people calling him an Asshole when it is not confirmed.

How do you confirm if someone's an asshole?

[Kahns Krazy]

I don't know if this is truly a pet peeve, but what is up with people who wear sunglasses indoors, or when it's dark, or both. There was a girl waiting for her coffee this morning when I stopped into Awakenings. She was standing all the way in the back of the store, where it is pretty damn dark. It was 7:30, so it's not even like it was actually bright outside. Yet, she's standing there in her big ol' sunglasses, waiting for her coffee.

I'm sure she thought she looked too damn hot with them on to ruin the look, but to me, that just looks more ridiculous.

The guy version is the idiot that puts his sunglasses on the back of his neck when it starts to get dark. You can find this guy at any outside happy hour all summer long.

[nuts4xu]

The guy version is the idiot that puts his sunglasses on the back of his neck when it starts to get dark. You can find this guy at any outside happy hour all summer long.

I am not sure if this is the same guy, but people who put their sunglasses on the back of their hats. I believe the trend was started by golfers who can't put their glasses on the front of their head or they will block the sponsor's name.

People who don't have sponsors, have no reason to put them on the back of their heads when the sun is not out. Take em off dumb ass!!

[LadyMuskie]

I don't know if this is truly a pet peeve, but what is up with people who wear sunglasses indoors, or when it's dark, or both. There was a girl waiting for her coffee this morning when I stopped into Awakenings. She was standing all the way in the back of the store, where it is pretty damn dark. It was 7:30, so it's not even like it was actually bright outside. Yet, she's standing there in her big ol' sunglasses, waiting for her coffee.

I'm sure she thought she looked too damn hot with them on to ruin the look, but to me, that just looks more ridiculous.

The guy version is the idiot that puts his sunglasses on the back of his neck when it starts to get dark. You can find this guy at any outside happy hour all summer long.

Maybe she suffers from migraines. I know people who do who wear their sunglasses throughout the migraine - even sleeping in them - because even a little light hurts their eyes. Although, if the migraine was that bad I'm not sure how she was out getting coffee so early. So, nevermind. She was probably just trying to channel her inner Jackie O.

[DC Muskie]

Kids like Tony Parker who have a 57 minute spectacle just to announce where he is going.

And thank you LeBron. You grade A Douche Bag for perfecting this nonsense.

[bobbiemcgee]

Maybe she suffers from migraines. I know people who do who wear their sunglasses throughout the migraine - even sleeping in them - because even a little light hurts their eyes. Although, if the migraine was that bad I'm not sure how she was out getting coffee so early. So, nevermind. She was probably just trying to channel her inner Jackie O.

She was trying to impress Jack Nicholoson.

[Kahns Krazy]

Maybe she suffers from migraines. I know people who do who wear their sunglasses throughout the migraine - even sleeping in them - because even a little light hurts their eyes. Although, if the migraine was that bad I'm not sure how she was out getting coffee so early. So, nevermind. She was probably just trying to channel her inner Jackie O.

I considered the possibility of the nasty hangover, or the red-eye stoner, but the rest of the look was far to put together to support that.

It was sort of like this, except it wasn't Kate Moss and it's way darker in there.

http://www.iheartthat.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/kate_moss_sunglasses_30001.jpg

[X-band '01]

Maybe she suffers from migraines. I know people who do who wear their sunglasses throughout the migraine - even sleeping in them - because even a little light hurts their eyes. Although, if the migraine was that bad I'm not sure how she was out getting coffee so early. So, nevermind. She was probably just trying to channel her inner Jackie O.

I'm not a guy that will wear sunglasses indoors because of light sensitivity, but I'll wear sunglasses even when it's cloudy out for similar reasons. Some days are just worse than others, although trying to drive without sunglasses is very difficult for me at times.

[paulxu]

Going forward anyone who says going forward.

[bobbiemcgee]

When they take something out of a product, or never add it in the first place and it cost 40% more. EX: Fat free (don't they have to add the friggin' fat? Should automatically cost less cuz it tastes like shit) No Sugar added (Sugar costs a lot so should be cheaper) noooooo Kemosabie....De-caff (who the f got my caffiene? I wanted to sell it myself or store it for later)

Guess you P&G guys will have a good answer. haha

[HuskyMuskie]

When people give you a phone number with no dashes separating the area code, body of the number, and last four digits.

[boozehound]

When they take something out of a product, or never add it in the first place and it cost 40% more. EX: Fat free (don't they have to add the friggin' fat? Should automatically cost less cuz it tastes like shit) No Sugar added (Sugar costs a lot so should be cheaper) noooooo Kemosabie....De-caff (who the f got my caffiene? I wanted to sell it myself or store it for later)

Guess you P&G guys will have a good answer. haha

Is this like a stand up bit?

In the instance of coffee, caffeine occurs naturally in the coffee beans so their is an added process (with associated costs) to remove the caffeine.

In the instance of low fat or light the fat/sugar typically naturally occurs as well and has to be removed or replaced with synthetic additives/substitutes which which also adds cost.

Generally those things are priced higher because they cost companies more to produce.

[bobbiemcgee]

So when they don't add the sugar it should cost more? Also extra step.

[bobbiemcgee]

http://www.adisc.org/forum/attachments/fun-games/5079d1311092906-so-how-your-day-going-silly-thread-image001.jpg

[boozehound]

So when they don't add the sugar it should cost more? Also extra step.

Sugar is usually cheaper than artificial sweeteners. I work for a food and beverage manufacturer so I have seen the P&L's for a lot of these products. It's not so much the extra step - it's the ingredient cost.

[paulxu]

People who "know somebody who said..."

[DC Muskie]

The fact that the Mark Lyons thread is just 40 some odd pages away from catching this thread. Even though that thread started less than a month ago, and we are on year two here.

We need some more pet peeves.

[LadyMuskie]

The fact that I can't be on here all day, so when I do get a chance to log on, I'm 20 some odd pages behind and apparently missing all the good stuff.

[X-band '01]

Go to User CP and "Edit Options" - from there, you can change the "Display Posts" to 40 per page.

That way you'll only be 5 pages behind.

[JimmyTwoTimes37]

When you are walking behind someone in a confined space and they are walking extremely slow. So you go to pass them and they cut in front of you. You speed up to go around the other side and they drift over to block you. So you are stuck with having to walk it out at their slow lethargic pace.

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Couples who sit on the same side of the booth on dates alone. I don't see the logic of it. Cranking your neck at a 90 degree angle just to stare at the side of her face seems problematic. It seems like something right out of a Tim Burton movie. I have and never will succomb to this disturbing trend

[chico]

People who stand in doorways in public places. Get the hell out of the way.

People who go 40 on the on-ramp. Get up to the damn speed limit so you can merge properly. These people think they're being safe but it's really not.

Staying with the merging theme, people who do not change into an open lane when you're trying to merge. How about a little common courtesy and moving over so I can get on the interstate without slamming on my brakes.

Burger King. They are now charging extra if you want your kids to have apples instead of fires with the kids' meal. Mind you, this is not to get fries AND apples, but to substitute apples for fires. I really have to pay 59 cents more to get five mini apple slices for my kids instead of a bunch of fries?

[UCGRAD4X]

The fact that the Mark Lyons thread is just 40 some odd pages away from catching this thread. Even though that thread started less than a month ago, and we are on year two here.

We need some more pet peeves.

Maybe this is an indication how interest on this site in general is growing...(?)

Lyons is a more pertinent topic than pet peeves and would also tend to attract more trolls and other "non-essential personnel"....just a theory.

(I hope this is not one of your pet peeves...)

[DC Muskie]

I'm sure if this is actually a pet peeve, but more of a "that just looks weird"

Guys that are wearing a jacket and tie with a baseball hat just walking around downtown.

I have to think it's to protect their head from possible skins cancer. But it just looks weird.

[LadyMuskie]

Go to User CP and "Edit Options" - from there, you can change the "Display Posts" to 40 per page.

That way you'll only be 5 pages behind.

Thanks!

[Kahns Krazy]

Thanks!

Going forward, collaborating in the pet peeve thread will be a pet peeve.

[boozehound]

People who stand in doorways in public places. Get the hell out of the way.

People who go 40 on the on-ramp. Get up to the damn speed limit so you can merge properly. These people think they're being safe but it's really not.

Staying with the merging theme, people who do not change into an open lane when you're trying to merge. How about a little common courtesy and moving over so I can get on the interstate without slamming on my brakes.

Burger King. They are now charging extra if you want your kids to have apples instead of fires with the kids' meal. Mind you, this is not to get fries AND apples, but to substitute apples for fires. I really have to pay 59 cents more to get five mini apple slices for my kids instead of a bunch of fries?

This is a big one for me. The on-ramp exists so that you can get up to speed before getting on the highway. Use it.

[LadyMuskie]

Going forward, collaborating in the pet peeve thread will be a pet peeve.

Understandable. Although, going forward, what if we're using the thread to collaborate on some sort of evil plan? Will that be tolerated?

[paulxu]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrghh. Early bourbon call today.