Inconsequential Things That Really, Really Piss You Off

Runners who wait until race day to sign up for an event, and then:

1) Wait to fill out their check until they are facing the person who will receive it. Then they ask to whom it should be made payable, and how much. It's on the entry form!!!!

2) Sloppily scribble their name and other pertinent information so badly that the intake person has to ask them to spell their name, to give their date of birth, etc. because no one can decipher it. Or, they decide that they are in too much of a hurry to actually record that information (naturally, they'll typically run fast enough to qualify for an age group award). Is there some defective gene in procrastinating runners that prevents them from filling out a sheet of address labels that has all this stuff on it, then just peeling one off and sticking it on the entry form? Get a clue!!!

3) Complain about how expensive the race-day entry fee is. Yeah, it's higher than it was the day before, and higher than the pre-race online registration price, because the race was encouraging you to sign up early!!!

Do these runners also show up at a party without an RSVP?

Haha, you homophobe. (Just kidding, I agree with you.)

Not sure if this was mentioned already, but people who wear sunglasses indoors. I'll give you about a 20-foot grace period once you enter, but after that, they better be off!

I believe these have been mentioned but deserve repeating:

1. Anyone using a check at any checkout line. The extra kicker is when that person then enters the transaction in their checkbook register - does anyone normal actually do that anymore??

2. People on drive thru ATMs who take so much time it seems like they are closing on a house.

When people chew with their mouths open and smack their lips. There's no need to eat noisily like that. I'll take talking with food in your mouth but, once those lips start to smack I become enraged.

When a tv freezes in the middle of an intense scene.

I'll second the raging feminists.

Toby Keith. Really any pop country music. I'm really a pretty laid back dude, but for whatever reason shitty country music actually makes me physically uncomfortable.

When running on a none busy back road, then out of no where having 5 cars pass me from different directions in 60 seconds...pisses me off to no extent!!!

someone else wrote:

Also hate when people call me a "homophobe" simply because I don't believe homosexuality is right, as is my right. Again, not totally inconsequential, but pretty much so for me since I'm comfortable with my sexuality.

Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but your right to your belief doesn't wash clean the opinion if it's racist, sexist, homophobic, or flat out wrong. It still is what it is. Likewise, an insightful, appropriate, correct opinion stands firm as what it is, even if others disagree. So yes, you are entitled to your opinion...but it could still be a homophobic opinion, despite your right to have it. Someone calling you a homophobe could be just calling it like they see it.

But go ahead and explain yourself a little. You don't think homosexuality is "right". I won't try to tease out the details from that comment (I'll let you explain if you wish), but my guess is what you're really saying is homosexuality is "icky". Because there are a lot of activities that human beings engage in that aren't natural. They aren't in the Bible, they don't lead to procreation. But people get hung up on this gay sex thing. So much that they actually oppress, or fight, or even kill gay people (not saying you do that of course). Is it because they're different? Is it just because gay sex is icky?

If you just think it's icky - hey I agree. If I want to make fun of a male friend, I'll say he sucks dicks. Because it seems icky to me, it's like licking eyeballs or sucking sweaty feet. I don't see how anyone could find it appealing. But ultimately I live and let live and realize not everyone is exactly the same and that's fine. In fact there is no such thing as "right", it's just a majority opinion, and it can vary from society to society, and from century to century within the same society (even decade to decade).

So what do I think? You probably think gay sex is icky. As do I. But you gotta get past it man. People are people, why do you care what happens in the privacy of their own home? You shouldn't use that as a reason to treat or think differently about anyone else, even if your own thoughts are your own rights.

someone else wrote:

Also hate when people call me intollerant simply because I don't believe incest is right, as is my right. Again, not totally inconsequential, but pretty much so for me since I'm comfortable with my sexuality.

Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but your right to your belief doesn't wash clean the opinion if it's racist, sexist, homophobic, intollerant or flat out wrong. It still is what it is. Likewise, an insightful, appropriate, correct opinion stands firm as what it is, even if others disagree. So yes, you are entitled to your opinion...but it could still be an intollerant opinion, despite your right to have it. Someone calling you intollerant could be just calling it like they see it.

But go ahead and explain yourself a little. You don't think incest is "right". I won't try to tease out the details from that comment (I'll let you explain if you wish), but my guess is what you're really saying is incest is "icky". Because there are a lot of activities that human beings engage in that aren't natural. They can even be in the Bible, they may or may not lead to procreation. But people get hung up on this family sex thing. So much that they actually oppress, or fight, or even joke relentlessly about incestuous people (not saying you do that of course). Is it because they're different? Is it just because incest is icky?

If you just think it's icky - hey I agree. If I want to make fun of a friend hooking up with his brother, I'll say his family tree doesn't fork. Because it seems icky to me, it's like licking eyeballs or sucking sweaty feet. I don't see how anyone could find it appealing. But ultimately I live and let live and realize not everyone is exactly the same and that's fine. In fact there is no such thing as "right", it's just a majority opinion, and it can vary from society to society, and from century to century within the same society (even decade to decade).

So what do I think? You probably think incest is icky. As do I. But you gotta get past it man. People are people, why do you care what happens in the privacy of their own home? You shouldn't use that as a reason to treat or think differently about anyone else, even if your own thoughts are your own rights.

Blizzardo wrote:

I do a lot of walking in Manhattan, it's insanely crowded already, but people do a lot of stupid, inconsiderate things to make it worse:

-Walking 3 or 4 abreast forcing on-comers out of the way

-Standing in doorways, blocking entrance or exit

-Standing and gathering at the bottom of stairs or escalators so that you can not move

-Standing in the middle of escalators like it is a ride at Disneyworld, allowing nobody to pass

-Standing, riding airport or subway peoplemovers like it is a ride

-Standing in the middle of sidewalks eating sandwiches, reading maps, or just talking and blocking the sidewalk

-Delivery people riding bikes down the sidewalk (this is actually terrifying)

-People standing almost in the middle of a cross-street playing chicken with cabs and cars even though the cars have the light, many bolt across and force cars to jam on their brakes

Craazyy!! I hate ALL these things with a passion. I'll just say that all these are much worse on rainy days. Usually, I'll just walk off the sidewalk and walk back on for my own mental sanity but on rainy days I'll just walk straight and square up. I don't care who it is. Families, old ladies, teenage thugs. Whoever. Give me my side of the sidewalk!!!

And I just don't understand how people can stand on escalators. Jesus! It's only twenty steps and it's less work than waiting 3 minutes for it to deposit you at the next floor.

People who don't believe in right or wrong. Wait, I forgot this was supposed to be inconsequential things, not things capable of destroying human civilization.

Gerrald Lindgren wrote:

I'll second the raging feminists.

My girlfriend is one and I find it hilarious telling her feminist jokes (Why can't helen keller drive? Cause she's a woman.)

Of course I'm just joking around I don't really mean it and My girlfriend knows that but it is hilarious nonetheless.

Also, I am annoyed when people don't realize that I am an ultra-runner and make fun of my fuel belt and slow pace. I'd like to see any of them run 100 miles without anything to eat at 6:30 pace.

I agree with your post, and would like to praise the excellent points you made. Of course it was a little chunky and couldve been done with far fewer words, but nonetheless it was a solid post.

When someone much slower then me asks for advice on how to get faster, after I tell them then they proceed to rant on how wrong I am and tell me I have no idea what im talking about.

Hypocritical actions, statements, or people.

That's it, really.

HOLY CRAP.

I freaking knew someone would write some rant just like yours. I could sense it coming a mile a way .. you all just CAN'T let it slide.

Ok, I'm not the username of "someone else" -- I'm a different person, but guess what? There are a LOT of people out there that feel, in fact, that homosexuality is wrong. Wrong as in the same category as murder, rape, and stealing a pack of gum. A lot of these people that think this don't really hang out online because they tend to be older and spend less time on discussion forums (I'm 20 though).

Just because you think it's OK, doesn't mean other people think the same way. You can call them homophobes, and they are just as freaking free to call you immoral. It's really a matter of perspective. There's no "objective" truth. The only "truth" is what you can take by force.

If you can get enough "tolerant" people to out-vote the shrinking percentage of the population that thinks homosexuality is wrong, well then go ahead. You're free to try that.

Until then, I'd like to state that my number one INCONSEQUENTIAL THING THAT REALLY PISSES ME OFF is hearing the same crap like yours OVER and OVER and OVER again everywhere on the internet. Even if I was gay, I'd get sick of hearing it.

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Tribe wrote:

People who continue on in a lane that is blocked/set to end, thereby leapfrogging everybody else that had the decency to change lanes already.

But this is the correct thing to do. If there's a large tract of road that is unused, it's because everyone has changed lanes too early. Those early changers are responsible for increasing traffic density on the part of the road that's being used, thereby lengthening the queue and slowing the traffic.

Optimal behaviour is for everyone to continue their course, and then merge alternately somewhere near the end of the disappearing lane.

47 wrote:

There are a LOT of people out there that feel, in fact, that homosexuality is wrong. Wrong as in the same category as murder, rape, and stealing a pack of gum.

And these people are idiots, as they fail to understand the difference between actions that harm others and actions that have no impact at all on anyone who is does not choose to be involved in said action.

haha YO wrote:

I probably come off as an asshole when I do that if the person sees me but I don't give a shit, they need to do the right thing.

Yes, you do and no we do not!