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Pet Peeves, let's hear them.
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Unprofessional said:
TB'ers who get on my case for resurrecting threads, then tell me to do a search when I start a new one.
This is a dangerous thread to bring back!
I also despise one-uppers. Everyone has problems, everyone has accomplishments. To assume that yours are more important or more profound than someone else's is indicative of a supremely egocentric and self-absorbed attitude. Are you dying of AIDS? No? Then shut the hell up and listen to me the way I just did for you yesterday you prick!!!!!
I also despise hack 'musicians' who demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect. Go home and practice a little bit before you embarrass yourself, buddy.
I have a lot of them, and they're mostly about self-absorbed and self-serving people.
My pet peeve:
Shoe stores that don't sell shoe strings.
Is that BS or what? Every mall has them.
Shoe stores that don't sell shoe strings.
Is that BS or what? Every mall has them.
Another one: Using the "Basses" forum as a catch-all category for posting just about any topic under the sun... 
Wanna know how Flea dashes off those amazing improvised solos between songs during RHCP shows? Don't even give a thought to putting it in "General Instruction", or maybe even "Bassists"! The "Basses" forum will do just fine. After all it's about the bass, isn't it?
Soliciting opinions for best aftermarket preamps & pickups for your beloved homemade FrankenFender? No need to post that in "Pickups & Electronics", when the "Basses" forum will suffice. After all, it's about components that go into a bass, isn't it?
Interested in using digital audio workstation software to create the best possible bass tracks? You needn't bother posting in "Recording Gear and Equipment", when the "Basses" forum is good enough. After all, it is about recording the bass, isn't it?
In fact, for those TalkBassers who can't be bothered to take even 10-12 seconds to select the proper forum for their post before posting, perhaps there should be a "special", separate TalkBass...one with just one gigantic forum - entitled "Basses" - containing probably 500,000 posts or more.
These "special", non-categorizing TalkBassers would then have the opportunity to become extremely skilled in using the "Search" function...having to find creative ways to plow through the thousands upon thousands of completely irrelevant threads in their quest for answers to a single, specific topic; then having to find even more creative ways in which to keep their threads alive and on-top, in a rushing torrent of other threads that have absolutely nothing to do with their topic of interest. Other than the fact that they are all posted in the "Basses" forum, that is!
MM
Wanna know how Flea dashes off those amazing improvised solos between songs during RHCP shows? Don't even give a thought to putting it in "General Instruction", or maybe even "Bassists"! The "Basses" forum will do just fine. After all it's about the bass, isn't it?
Soliciting opinions for best aftermarket preamps & pickups for your beloved homemade FrankenFender? No need to post that in "Pickups & Electronics", when the "Basses" forum will suffice. After all, it's about components that go into a bass, isn't it?
Interested in using digital audio workstation software to create the best possible bass tracks? You needn't bother posting in "Recording Gear and Equipment", when the "Basses" forum is good enough. After all, it is about recording the bass, isn't it?
In fact, for those TalkBassers who can't be bothered to take even 10-12 seconds to select the proper forum for their post before posting, perhaps there should be a "special", separate TalkBass...one with just one gigantic forum - entitled "Basses" - containing probably 500,000 posts or more.
These "special", non-categorizing TalkBassers would then have the opportunity to become extremely skilled in using the "Search" function...having to find creative ways to plow through the thousands upon thousands of completely irrelevant threads in their quest for answers to a single, specific topic; then having to find even more creative ways in which to keep their threads alive and on-top, in a rushing torrent of other threads that have absolutely nothing to do with their topic of interest. Other than the fact that they are all posted in the "Basses" forum, that is!
MM
people who back into parking spaces and/or double park
people who pop and smack their gum
people who are frequently late, especially to work
people obsessed with Facebook. I can't wait until it goes away
people who pop and smack their gum
people who are frequently late, especially to work
people obsessed with Facebook. I can't wait until it goes away
I'm with you on four of those, but I don't mind people who back into parking spaces.
I know I shouldn't let it get to me so bad, but tardy people irritate me to no end. Grow up and show some respect for others already I think to myself.
-Mike
I know I shouldn't let it get to me so bad, but tardy people irritate me to no end. Grow up and show some respect for others already I think to myself.
-Mike
99% of politicians and the sheep that believe there's a difference between the two party system in the US
Fat guys that have the audacity to complain about "fat" chicks, and especially those "no fat chicks" stickers on cars and trucks. Yeah because our society really needs to promote more "if you don't look HOT you're not worth anything to anyone" to more young girls. I want to put a "no small dicks" sticker on my car and if I weren't already married, I would.
Most Hollywood celebrities. Plastic can't-act idiots chosen on the sole basis of their boringly perfect looks.
The religious that begin a debate about religion by stating "Well I'm not trying to push my beliefs on you but..."
Bad grammar and people who say grammar doesn't matter.
The fact that the movie Idiocracy was probably one of the most accurate I've seen in the past 10 years.
How young kids these days do not seem to act like kids - they seem to act like miniature versions of their favorite reality TV stars. None of them just run around screaming and playing outside any more. When I see a 5 year old with a cell phone something is seriously wrong with society.
Fat guys that have the audacity to complain about "fat" chicks, and especially those "no fat chicks" stickers on cars and trucks. Yeah because our society really needs to promote more "if you don't look HOT you're not worth anything to anyone" to more young girls. I want to put a "no small dicks" sticker on my car and if I weren't already married, I would.
Most Hollywood celebrities. Plastic can't-act idiots chosen on the sole basis of their boringly perfect looks.
The religious that begin a debate about religion by stating "Well I'm not trying to push my beliefs on you but..."
Bad grammar and people who say grammar doesn't matter.
The fact that the movie Idiocracy was probably one of the most accurate I've seen in the past 10 years.
How young kids these days do not seem to act like kids - they seem to act like miniature versions of their favorite reality TV stars. None of them just run around screaming and playing outside any more. When I see a 5 year old with a cell phone something is seriously wrong with society.
And if they do, they're the stupid multi-colored crap that sparkle and don't need to be made in the first place. Granted, most carry more styles of shoes than they could stock laces for, but at least carry decent laces for dress shoes and the white ones that come with the most common athletic shoes.
I'll add one- SHOE REPAIR STORES that don't carry a decent supply of laces.
People that constantly eat with their mouth wide open and smack their food audibly, so everyone can see and hear exactly what you're eating. Really? It's annoying and its downright disgusting. I don't see how people don't recognize that? Sure, if you're sick and you can't breathe out of your nose, okay. But if its an all the time occurrence, somebody needs to say something. Wow, that annoys me.
Too many to list. Pretty much everything pisses me off anymore.
Stupidity and/or rudeness in its many forms pretty much encompasses everything.
That, and bad grammar/spelling as well.
Stupidity and/or rudeness in its many forms pretty much encompasses everything.
That, and bad grammar/spelling as well.
I am always annoyed when I see a car parked with two wheels on the sidewalk.
People should take the time to figure out exactly what they mean to say, and select their own words to express their message, instead of simply using some idiom. The worst is when the idiom is misused such as "I could care less".
People should take the time to figure out exactly what they mean to say, and select their own words to express their message, instead of simply using some idiom. The worst is when the idiom is misused such as "I could care less".
Open cabinet doors.
People who lave the copier lid open.
People who talk too loudly.
People who repeat themselves if they're saying something that's not pertinent and no one responds.
People who lave the copier lid open.
People who talk too loudly.
People who repeat themselves if they're saying something that's not pertinent and no one responds.
And yet you used "anymore" incorrectly.
That was a typo.
Now get the hell off my lawn, ya young punk!
Edit-
I reread my post and realized that I officially sound "crochety". So I deleted it.
The only part I kept:
I do love a good cup of coffee though. So there's that.
I reread my post and realized that I officially sound "crochety". So I deleted it.
The only part I kept:
I do love a good cup of coffee though. So there's that.
I think there is a world of difference between being fat and being hot.
An attractive person, to me, would have to be relatively healthy, so those skinnie minnie people dont qualify either.
And by healthy, I dont mean toned to perfection working out in the gym 5 days a week, either.
Thing is, I doubt most guys can do much to get themselves a bigger unit, where as most people can actually do something about their weight issues.
I cant stand my manager's really annoying laugh and the fact that she corrects almost every customer in subway when they order something.
Customer: Can i have a BLT on that cheezy bread?
Manager: You mean the Italian Herb and Cheese Bread?
Customer: Yeah sure
Customer: Can i have the shredded cheddar cheese on it?
Manager: You mean the Monterrey Cheddar cheese?
Customer: yeah...
Customer: Can i have the yellow peppers on it?
Manager: The Banana peppers you mean?
Customer: ...
Like c'mon! If you know what the customer is asking for you really dont have to correct them every 5 seconds! It makes her look like a dick when she does this.
Well besides that, ummm, i don't like:
awkward silences
when people chew with their mouth open
when handicapped people are rude and ignorant to others because they are miserable with their lives(i can see where they come from though, but wouldn't you want to stay positive if your handicapped?)
when someone asks me a rhetorical question just to simply ask a question even though they know the answer to it.(But i do it sometimes so im a hypocrite. Its useful sometimes to make conversation)
Oh and i dont like corn, never was a fan, never will be
Customer: Can i have a BLT on that cheezy bread?
Manager: You mean the Italian Herb and Cheese Bread?
Customer: Yeah sure
Customer: Can i have the shredded cheddar cheese on it?
Manager: You mean the Monterrey Cheddar cheese?
Customer: yeah...
Customer: Can i have the yellow peppers on it?
Manager: The Banana peppers you mean?
Customer: ...
Like c'mon! If you know what the customer is asking for you really dont have to correct them every 5 seconds! It makes her look like a dick when she does this.
Well besides that, ummm, i don't like:
awkward silences
when people chew with their mouth open
when handicapped people are rude and ignorant to others because they are miserable with their lives(i can see where they come from though, but wouldn't you want to stay positive if your handicapped?)
when someone asks me a rhetorical question just to simply ask a question even though they know the answer to it.(But i do it sometimes so im a hypocrite. Its useful sometimes to make conversation)
Oh and i dont like corn, never was a fan, never will be
