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Things that annoy you
- Thread starter fingerguy
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I've been traveling quite a bit lately so I don't have the luxury of TiVo or a DVR device, so I'm a little taken aback at my luck trying to find a decent, new program to watch.
As we know, The History Channel has mini-marathons of both AP and PS a couple of times during the week.
I'll give American Pickers a try and it's inevitable that I'll always catch the episode/episodes (sometimes they'll play several in a themed-row) that are mostly automobile/motorcycle related, and to make matters even worse, they are usually totally inoperable and even unrecognizable at times.
If I'm lucky enough not to catch those episodes, I catch the ones devoted mostly to militaria (as they call it) collections.
Although Pawn Stars does have the occasional cycle or car, its a quick one per-episode item every fourth or fifth episode, that I can live with, as not only are the items sort of unique, they are in running condition and test driven on the spot.
However with them, they do have a lot of gun and knife segments, and those are the ones that are already in progress (or the very next segment) as soon as I tune in!
Alas, I'll catch the old-faithful This Old House favorite, which is definitely hit and miss, as it only airs once a week.
I was lucky enough to catch one from the very first episode of the new project a while back (lucky me).
Norm Abram (things are definitely looking up now) was walking down the stairs outside of the architect's office with two handfuls of rolled-up blueprints, and a separate bundle held tightly under each arm (at this point, I'm actually starting to salivate).
"Welcome to the first episode of our biggest project to date, a $1,598,284,327.93 budgeted renovation project in Taunton, Mass".
"But before I head back and we get started on this three and a half year project, as long as I'm in Boston, why don't we do a little antiquing first?"...AAAAGGGGHHHH!
That's it, time to break out the older Mac and maybe even the ext. HD and watch the same-old same-olds once again....
As we know, The History Channel has mini-marathons of both AP and PS a couple of times during the week.
I'll give American Pickers a try and it's inevitable that I'll always catch the episode/episodes (sometimes they'll play several in a themed-row) that are mostly automobile/motorcycle related, and to make matters even worse, they are usually totally inoperable and even unrecognizable at times.
If I'm lucky enough not to catch those episodes, I catch the ones devoted mostly to militaria (as they call it) collections.
Although Pawn Stars does have the occasional cycle or car, its a quick one per-episode item every fourth or fifth episode, that I can live with, as not only are the items sort of unique, they are in running condition and test driven on the spot.
However with them, they do have a lot of gun and knife segments, and those are the ones that are already in progress (or the very next segment) as soon as I tune in!
Alas, I'll catch the old-faithful This Old House favorite, which is definitely hit and miss, as it only airs once a week.
I was lucky enough to catch one from the very first episode of the new project a while back (lucky me).
Norm Abram (things are definitely looking up now) was walking down the stairs outside of the architect's office with two handfuls of rolled-up blueprints, and a separate bundle held tightly under each arm (at this point, I'm actually starting to salivate).
"Welcome to the first episode of our biggest project to date, a $1,598,284,327.93 budgeted renovation project in Taunton, Mass".
"But before I head back and we get started on this three and a half year project, as long as I'm in Boston, why don't we do a little antiquing first?"...AAAAGGGGHHHH!
That's it, time to break out the older Mac and maybe even the ext. HD and watch the same-old same-olds once again....
Antiquing can be lots of fun, really. So far, in the past couple of years we have not spent too much money on it and have found some wonderful bargains doing so. We've found a few Gustav Stickley pieces, Rookwood and Roseville pottery, Trifari jewelry, SW Indian blankets, an unmarked drop front desk made from solid quarter sawn white oak, several vintage Bradley & Hubbard table lamps, and a Jazz Age floor standing lamp, among other great stuff. My latest acquisition, this past weekend, was a 1905 Library Bureau Sole Makers 2 drawer file cabinet in exquisite solid quarter sawn white oak.
The "GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)"
It's run rampant in sports over the past few years. Who's the GOAT? Jordan or LeBron? Brady or Montana?
Oy.
It's run rampant in sports over the past few years. Who's the GOAT? Jordan or LeBron? Brady or Montana?
Oy.
Or GOATs who don't even participate. Being a true Greatest Of All Time requires mental fortitude as well as physical strength.
I remember when calling someone a goat would get you punched in the noes.The "GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)"
It's run rampant in sports over the past few years. Who's the GOAT? Jordan or LeBron? Brady or Montana?
Oy.
Apparently, "insane" is now taking a place alongside "amazing" and "awesome" among the most overused/misused adjectives in the English language.
People are way too easily impressed nowadays.
People are way too easily impressed nowadays.
Is the theme just little things that annoy you,....or does this go up to and include things that are making you seriously consider aquiring a flame thrower?
