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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    The use of the suffix "-gate" to refer to a controversy. The Watergate scandal wasn't a scandal about water. 
    Adding "pallooza" to any event.

    Doggypallooza, Mitchapallooza, Flocakapallooza... Etc, etc.
    Mitchapallooza was awesome! 
    :lol: 
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,912
    Meltdown99 said:
    pjhawks said:
    people who use fire pits when its 80 degrees or warmer. wtf? that is not the purpose of those things morons. 
    Have you ever camped??? Fire is also used for cooking...
    fuck no. why would i sleep outside?   anyway i was referring to use of fire pits in your back yard. in my neighborhood it is illegal to burn leaves...but you can have a raging fire pit in your backyard. it makes zero sense.  and using a fire pit outside in 80+ degree temperatures is idiotic.  they are great in spring and fall.  summer fire pit = idiotic.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    pjhawks said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    pjhawks said:
    people who use fire pits when its 80 degrees or warmer. wtf? that is not the purpose of those things morons. 
    Have you ever camped??? Fire is also used for cooking...
    fuck no. why would i sleep outside?   anyway i was referring to use of fire pits in your back yard. in my neighborhood it is illegal to burn leaves...but you can have a raging fire pit in your backyard. it makes zero sense.  and using a fire pit outside in 80+ degree temperatures is idiotic.  they are great in spring and fall.  summer fire pit = idiotic.
    When we moved into our house one of the first things I did was toss the thing the fire was meant to blaze in.  Neighbors on 3 sides and lots of trees.  An OK sized yard but not big enough, imo, to be sending sparks showering about with regularity, for no good reason.

    I did grow up in VT and firepits were central to parties as kids/teens.  Even in the summer....but we would be in the middle of a field.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    Smoke helps keep bugs away, which is great in the summer.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    :angry:

  • vogonpoetbythelake
    vogonpoetbythelake Posts: 2,146
    Puddles and soggy bathroom mats from people who dont at least pat dry while standing in the shower or tub....this leaving no slippery trail and soaked floor...you know who you are... ;)
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    vogonpoetbythelake said:
    Puddles and soggy bathroom mats from people who dont at least pat dry while standing in the shower or tub....this leaving no slippery trail and soaked floor...you know who you are... ;)
    What? Get dry in the shower then get out.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    edited September 2019
    Oh geez, I'm a grump and I have too many pet peeves.
    Shit, I see them everywhere, in this thread lol
    "Fuck no, why would I sleep outside?" touches on a big one...
    Our society is so pampered and spoiled and weak, everyone is afraid of being uncomfortable or dirty.  Big pet peeve.

    The biggest is probably libertarianism...fucking morons one and all!

    *Edit
    Not saying people who say that are pampered, spoiled, weak, and lazy people, just that it's a spoiled, weak, pampered, and lazy attitude which annoys the shit out of me.
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    Lots of reason not to sleep outside.  Go to norther ontario and sleep in the woods with the black flies, mosquitos and ticks...
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  • vogonpoetbythelake
    vogonpoetbythelake Posts: 2,146
    edited September 2019
    Not saying get dry...just at least give it a shake and light mop up of excèssive water...growing up we had a squeegee in the shower stall that we had to use before stepping out...to prevent mold and mildew...I thought that was excessive...best NFB OF CANADA short film ever...BLACK FLY...watch that then you will understand what camping is in Ontario! Still fun though!
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    People's knees.
    Cover your knees up if you're gonna be walking around!
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    edited September 2019
    Lol, and here I thought it was irrational that I think men should cover their gross ass feet in public.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Do you see strange faces in them, gambs?

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    The use of the suffix "-gate" to refer to a controversy. The Watergate scandal wasn't a scandal about water. 
    OH MY GOD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I can't stand this! 
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,829
    When people suggest just splitting the bill, especially since it is almost always the ones who clearly spent way more money on dinner who suggest it.
    Like doing the math is that hard. Went to dinner with a couple who ordered an $80 bottle of wine while we ordered water. They wanted to split the bill. Really? I guess most places just split the bill for you now anyway, I’m just still mad they tried to get us to pay for their bottle.

    Seemed to happen all the time when I lived in LA, don’t see it that often in Colorado though.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    People littering.
    I reported someone to the environmental protection authority here today.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    As a cyclist myself, not many things irk me more than other cyclists not obeying traffic & pedestrian traffic regulations.  Not only are you giving law-abiding cyclists a bad name, you're also validating the anti-cyclist crowd.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    HesCalledDyer said:
    As a cyclist myself, not many things irk me more than other cyclists not obeying traffic & pedestrian traffic regulations.  Not only are you giving law-abiding cyclists a bad name, you're also validating the anti-cyclist crowd.
    Cyclists are hated in Australia too. There's a stupid us vs. them mentality between cyclists and motorists. It's more motorists hating on cyclists than cyclists hating motorists IMO.
    I used to cycle but too afraid with a number of fatalities. People are either texting on their phone whilst driving, high on drugs, or lacking in sleep making it dangerous for cyclists. I've almost been hit by a car a few times. Oh, and had someone throw an orange at me as they drove past. Plus the yelling out of car windows to try scare me or revving their car up as I cross an intersection. I now have a spin bike indoors. 
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    As a cyclist myself, not many things irk me more than other cyclists not obeying traffic & pedestrian traffic regulations.  Not only are you giving law-abiding cyclists a bad name, you're also validating the anti-cyclist crowd.
    Cyclists are hated in Australia too. There's a stupid us vs. them mentality between cyclists and motorists. It's more motorists hating on cyclists than cyclists hating motorists IMO.
    I used to cycle but too afraid with a number of fatalities. People are either texting on their phone whilst driving, high on drugs, or lacking in sleep making it dangerous for cyclists. I've almost been hit by a car a few times. Oh, and had someone throw an orange at me as they drove past. Plus the yelling out of car windows to try scare me or revving their car up as I cross an intersection. I now have a spin bike indoors. 
    Big cyclist here in Philly, too. It's where ever car culture is promoted frankly - suburban, exurban, rural areas where people are dependent upon cars. Oh, also lots and lots of rage.

    As much as I'd like to agree with Dyer above I always default back to the drivers of cars over cyclists first as those that drive me nuts the most. This gets me to thinking - actually, is there a cycling thread in AET? 'Cause there should be.
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,829
    This topic has come up before. It seems like there's a lot of bad cyclists that are just annoying. But it only takes 1/10 to be annoying in order to give them a bad rep.
    For example the street I take to get to the freeway is very wide. But not wide enough for 2 lanes each way, so it just means there is a giant shoulder. Why bikes ride in the middle of the road so cars can't pass is beyond me, there's like an 8 foot shoulder, but they insist on riding in the middle of the lane, pedaling at 12 mph when the speed limit is 35 and just slows traffic down. Seems unsafe and stupid to not use the shoulder, and isn't that part of sharing the road too?

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