Bright Life

Eh, it seems ya got me on that one. I looked it up.



BL

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Have to admit, this one burns me, too.
I remember when I went to buy a car and this salesguy kept trying to get me to look at how intricate the cosmetic mirrors were in this car. I looked at him and said, "Nice, but could you pop the top so I can see how good this thing runs?"

Another example: I got a tattoo across my spine and didn't so much as wince. The man before me got a skull tattoo on his leg and started to cry. Same guy warned me that I might not be able to take the pain before I sat down.

On the flip side, women that accuse me of not being feminine enough completely piss me off. I have gotten the comment because I prefer jeans to skirts and combat boots to those friggin' high heeled death traps. Or that I like a cold Corona rather than white wine. Or the fact that I don't mind getting my hands dirty doing yard work, hate to go clothes shopping and don't like fancy jewelry.

Tangie

lisarea

Yep. You're absolutly right.

And I don't see a real problem with the original intent of the thread, even. Prejudice is a useful tool, and so long as it's not applied beyond its useful scope, I don't have a problem with it. And I'm talking values of 'useful scope' sufficiently narrow to be pretty much confined to driving. And I don't even have a problem with people talking about unreasonable prejudices, as long as it's in the right context.

But I'll also concur with the 'carry on,' because really, I'm a cranky bastard and I like me the peeve threads.

golby260

They're a WASTE of MONEY, they're UNCOMFORTABLE, you can't run in those things and they totally DESTROY your feet! My mom used to move around in those things during the '80s. She now has athlete's foot and she needs surgery to remove her bunions.

And...no one needs to see my legs. No one.

I hate clothes shopping because too many stores sell the same kind of crap, and my body almost never looks good in any of them. Each subsection in the women's section of each store I've ever been to (or looked through by catalog) tend to consist of the following:

You have the misses, which have these huge, baggy, emcompassing shirts, dresses and pants which make their wearers look like nothing if not like totally sexless, bland-looking "mom"/"wife"/"sister"/"daughter" figures. They're the clothes that say to everyone "I'm MARRIED," "I'm CHERISHED by my family," "I have a kid," "I'm not single," "I work at an office somewhere where I have some measure of seniority status, I earn about $40K a year, I'm married, I have two kids -- it's all really good. I like my life. Can I help you?" "Hey, girls! I brought my chili! Want some?" "Hey, the coffee's over there! Help yourself!" -I work in an important position- -I have a career, now-

(No, I have no hatred towards those clothes, per se, or the people who wear them -- I'd just hate to have to wear them someday.)

The petite section has all of the GOOD clothes, but I can't wear them because I don't weigh under a hundred pounds and my height doesn't measure under five feet.

The teen section caters towards the 18-24 bracket that seems to want to get laid and to be as obnoxious and ostentatious as possible, not because it's actually interesting or intriguing or that it complements one's personality well but because it "looks fun," "other people are doing it," and "I have nothing better to do -- let's go out." Blargh. They have these silly sayings on them that everyone immediately turns their head around to stare at, and... I don't have a problem with the people who wear these things, or the clothes themselves. I wish the target audience of these clothes had a better selection -- they deserve better.

...And let's not forget the clothes from the ladies' section that are exorbitantly priced and seem to fit only on that rare woman who never has to exercise or exert herself at ALL (or EAT?!) to be ridiculously skinny, as well as probably live on the Upper East Side or something. And don't forget the clothes of the "pluses" section, made by those who seem to think that all "big" women must be middle-aged schoolteachers who are nice, bubbly bodies of warmth who are never planning on getting laid.

Is it too much to ask of clothes manufacturers that I, as an individual, be able to wear clothes that don't force me to fit to some prescribed stereotype or some Western ideal? *sigh* I'm not skinny, I'm not short, I'm not "ghetto-fabulous," I don't have a career, I hate parties, I hate church, I hate *people,* I am VERY single and I'm not really looking, I am not a rebel, I'm not an "independent woman;" and the last thing I want to wear are tight, form-fitting clothes that will do nothing for me but get ingrown hair and keep me from moving around at an optimum level. *Shoes* have more variety.

I hate clothes shopping.

Oh, yeah...and jewelry? You only need a WATCH. Go ahead and buy the glittery stuff if you want, but you'll probably fund deBeers or somebody.

And the perfume section? Those women selling 'em are scary -- they're like vultures.

Nasreddin

And you're already married? Bah.

<- prescription sunglasses, Will I Am, put that steel pipe down...

Theli

Waiting in line behind old people who are trying to pay for their tons of groceries with pocketchange, or even worse, a VISA card.
My god, for a minute there I thought noone would mention small dogs. I really hate them, other than that I love dogs.

Let's see...
1. People who tries to make a point by asking for the definition of a word everyone knows what it means.
2. Teenage girls who speaks loudly in cellphones ALL THE TIME.
3. Puritans.
4. Feel-good dirt like "Everything happens for a reason".
5. People who writes on a messageboard as they do in a chatroom.
"LOL , nice dbs.... :Cheeky: kfffk kfffs ROFLMAO" Speak english!!! I mean, one could think they are mentally handicaped or something.
6. People who are easilly offended.
7. People who are dishonest for the sake of manners.

Oh, and I forgot the most important one of all.
8. Selfapointed martyrs. People who makes the most pathetic attempts to prove that they've suffered.

Theli

Ofcourse, there's a backside to all of this. I don't think there's an example on this thread where people does these things just to piss you off. We just like to think they do because we're so angry at the time. I'm positive I do things that pisses other people off too, stereotyping people, being annoying, but not because they don't like it or because I dislike them.

Bright Life

Amen Sister!

Malagasy Rain

I also can't stand it when people say "basically" when they explain things. It's just grating.

Agnostic Theist

People do that?!

Although you must be impressed that they managed to get into the phone in the first place.

Without Puritans we wouldn't have....no, you're right


Everything does happen for a reason, and the reason is that everything that happens is a consequence of the past.

[quote5. People who writes on a messageboard as they do in a chatroom.[/quote]

U mean like dis? Were dey use shite english?

People who don't read the full post before replying

Fuck you! :crying:

:rolling:

Like when a guy asks his bitch to gracefully pass the cunt? He doesn't want it to be passed gracefully, he wants it fast, furious and in his face!

No you didn't, you posted it - right below!

Suicide bombers, anyone?

Suicide bombers....right?