Things that tick you off about random people - Page 9

SassyGal · 06-25-2007, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Neutrino

^ Ohhh, no need to be sorry. I love juicy heated rants!

But at the same time I feel for your in-law, even if he is an @$$.

You know, I used to feel sorry for him too. He's not bad looking, but after knowing him this long, I feel his lack of regular bathing doesn't help his quest for a woman

Pipping, when I was in the day of unattractive uniforms that made you feel like a sack of potatoes or stuck in the 80's, I also found that the guys who do that typically are old guys. And it has been my experience they really are flirting with you. I actually had one customer who was like 85 or 90 ask me out! And he was serious!! EEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

*Revan* · 06-25-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SassyGal

You know, I used to feel sorry for him too. He's not bad looking, but after knowing him this long, I feel his lack of regular bathing doesn't help his quest for a woman

Yucky

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Originally Posted by SassyGal

Pipping, when I was in the day of unattractive uniforms that made you feel like a sack of potatoes or stuck in the 80's, I also found that the guys who do that typically are old guys. And it has been my experience they really are flirting with you. I actually had one customer who was like 85 or 90 ask me out! And he was serious!! EEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

Yes. Elderly men are still men.

PipingPringle · 06-25-2007, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SassyGal

You know, I used to feel sorry for him too. He's not bad looking, but after knowing him this long, I feel his lack of regular bathing doesn't help his quest for a woman

He sounds super-annoying, I hate it when people are fishing for pity all the time. It gets old fast.

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Originally Posted by SassyGal

Pipping, when I was in the day of unattractive uniforms that made you feel like a sack of potatoes or stuck in the 80's, I also found that the guys who do that typically are old guys. And it has been my experience they really are flirting with you. I actually had one customer who was like 85 or 90 ask me out! And he was serious!! EEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

Don't crush my sweet sweet denial!

SassyGal · 06-25-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Neutrino

Yes. Elderly men are still men.

Oh, how very true...

*Ava Collier* · 06-25-2007, 03:32 PM

I very greatly much loathe when people use the words "If you love me you'll (insert request here)"

...also...Santa Clause. Santa Clause is a huge elaborate sick and perverted LIE that people seem to think is okay to tell children to believe in. *opens the can of worms she got for x-mas*
Don't talk to strangers...unless it's that one.
Don't accept things from strangers...unless it's that one.
Sit on that completely unfamiliar man's lap and be rewarded.
Of course I don't love you to spend my hard earned money on you to prove that I love you by bribing you with ****, and buying your love in return. Why should you respect me? Santa's the one who rewards you, not me. Yes these are rewards and bribes. You have to behave to get them. You don't get gifts because you are loved. You get them because something is wanted in return.

Any guy dressed as Santa in a crowded mall could grab a kid easy. Or be willingly invited into a house with a sack of who knows what and do the same.

*Revan* · 06-25-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

She meant it that way. ... At least, I hope she did.

Ha let's hope she did. I've never known anyone who described it that way. Probably because it's silly.

Sunshine · 06-25-2007, 04:16 PM

I know I'm asking for it now but... why exactly is it so silly? I mean I understand both points of view and honestly with as many stories as there are about pedophiles and such... not to mention all the ones that never get reported/caught. Why is it silly to point out that nearly any guy dressed as Santa around Christmas could convince a small child to go with them? There are a lot of very sick people out in the world, it doesn't sound "silly" to me.

*gobo* · 06-25-2007, 04:43 PM

Silly or sick is how I see it. Please choose silly. Pretty please?

Sunshine · 06-25-2007, 04:59 PM

Sorry it isn't a "pleasant" topic for me either but really bad things can and do happen to kids. I know this because I was abused as a child. So it kind of bugs me when I see people turn a blind eye to things that could really harm their kids and will go crazy trying to protect them from things like a television screen or a video game. But I won't push the matter further... I just wanted to point out that things like that aren't "silly" to everyone.

PipingPringle · 06-25-2007, 05:18 PM

hrm, perhaps this thread should have been called "let us open a can of worms, yes?"

And, Sunshine, I totally see where you're coming from on this, and what has happened to you is really unfortunate to say the very least. I can also see why people would call this concern silly, because Christmas is so deep seated in tradition and loved by many people, people won't want to accept that the main icon for the season of familytogetherness and all that jazz may be a pedophile . really all parents want when they send their kids off to Santa is for them to recreate the tradition that they participated in when they were young.
But, yes. I can see where the fault lies with this tradition when it's some random stranger. Hopefully there is a more in-depth background check for santa's than "You're fat? You're hired!". What I enjoy is when it's actually a family member dressing up as santa like my uncles have done for my cousins, brothers and I when we were little ^_^

SassyGal · 06-25-2007, 08:28 PM

there was a story about a molester at one of the malls in my city who worked as a santa & he said getting at kids was easy dressed as santa, so ava does have a point about the possiblity of mall santas being perverts. That being said I still love the tradition of Santa! but that's just my journey man

PipingPringle · 06-25-2007, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SassyGal

there was a story about a molester at one of the malls in my city who worked as a santa & he said getting at kids was easy dressed as santa, so ava does have a point about the possiblity of mall santas being perverts. That being said I still love the tradition of Santa! but that's just my journey man

That makes me very unhappy. Hopefully it's not something that happens a lot. I'd hate to think sexual predators are seeking out these Santa jobs.

SassyGal · 06-25-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PipingPringle

That makes me very unhappy. Hopefully it's not something that happens a lot. I'd hate to think sexual predators are seeking out these Santa jobs.

I know...I was so unhappy to read that it actually happened a few years ago

It's sad when you can't even visit santa without having to wonder if the dude's a perv.

*KROW* · 06-25-2007, 09:08 PM

Just wondering, here... Does the same thing go for the Easter Bunny? I mean, would the person inside urge kids to reach into his basket for a chocolate carrot or something? And has that ever happened?

*Sage Ninja* · 06-26-2007, 12:05 AM

**gets out hose and sprays all the hot heads with it**

Holy shiznit people calm down!!! I don't see why every one is getting all riled up with other people that are merely expressing their own opinions. That kinda what a message board if for...

any way what really annoys me is when I'm in one room and some one tries to tell you some thing from two or three rooms away by yelling. I really can't stand that because what their saying is always muffled and I can never hear what is being said. Is it so hard to come find the person you want to talk too and tell them what you want face to face so theres no yelling? Jeez!

*Revan* · 06-26-2007, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunshine

I know I'm asking for it now but... why exactly is it so silly?

I'm just saying I think it's silly that what ticks you off about people is parents who tell their kids that Santa Claus exists and that he's a good guy. My parents did the Santa Claus thing until I was about 6 years old. I'm just talking from my own experiences that believing in Santa Claus is, more often than not, not going to cause longterm problems. Though I am sorry for your unfortunate past.

*Sage Ninja* · 06-26-2007, 12:46 AM

you know what else ticks me off when other college students look down on you because you have to work to put your self through college because your parents didn't set up a college fund for you.

I got soo freakin' pissed off the other day because of this. I was talking to a group of people and every one was discussing how many classes they where going to take in the fall, and when I mentioned I was only taking two I was asked why I wasn't taking a full four or five classes and I told them that I couldn't afford to take more since I'm paying out of my pocket and have to save up. This one guy at the table sort of rolled his eyes in this disdainful way and was like "what, your parents couldn't afford to put up a college fund for you". And when I said no he became all patrinizingand was like "oh you poor girl"

aarrrgghhh!! I f*ckin' hate snotty people like that.

*Revan* · 06-26-2007, 12:51 AM

^ Sounds pretty shatty. I go to South Dakota State University and my total semester bill for 5 classes and a lab is $1050 so I don't share that problem with you. That's including scholarships. Not a bad tab for a semester.

**Krang** · 06-26-2007, 04:29 AM

Ok, I cleaned up the arguing in this thread. This thread is about things that tick you off about random people, not about other members, so from now on, let's please avoid using this thread to take jabs at other people or to nitpick what others post here.

And Peanut, since you've had this problem several times before, this is the last time I'm going to tell you to stop attacking other members. Next time, it's a warning. I recommend using the ignore feature or taking breaks from reading posts so that you don't get so worked up over them.

Now let's please get back on topic, and let's please be more respectful of others' opinions.

Ra · 06-26-2007, 05:46 AM

*sighs and shakes her head sadly* Lovely...

Well, this afternoon I went shopping for the first time in a donkey's age. The first thing I hear when I enter? A kid. Screaming. All because his father wouldn't buy him a candy bar at the checkout. What annoys me is not only the fact that this kid had the scream of a sonic cannon, but his father, the only parenting figure in sight, did no attempt to shut him up. In fact, from what I could see he just pushed along his trolly with the screaming kid inside as if everything was normal. It just made me want to shout at him "RAISE YOUR DAMN KID!!". I know that if he were to upsmack the kid on the head he would be attacked by soccar-moms left, right, and center, but really...if your kid was throwing a tantrum like that, you have to do something about it. Especailly if people down at the other end of the shopping center could hear it... *sighs*

06-25-2007, 03:32 PM	#165
Ava Collier It's ninja ninja RAT! Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,958	I very greatly much loathe when people use the words "If you love me you'll (insert request here)" ...also...Santa Clause. Santa Clause is a huge elaborate sick and perverted LIE that people seem to think is okay to tell children to believe in. opens the can of worms she got for x-mas Don't talk to strangers...unless it's that one. Don't accept things from strangers...unless it's that one. Sit on that completely unfamiliar man's lap and be rewarded. Of course I don't love you to spend my hard earned money on you to prove that I love you by bribing you with ***, and buying your love in return. Why should you respect me? Santa's the one who rewards you, not me. Yes these are rewards and bribes. You have to behave to get them. You don't get gifts because you are loved. You get them because something is wanted in return. Any guy dressed as Santa in a crowded mall could grab a kid easy.* Or be willingly invited into a house with a sack of who knows what and do the same. __________________

06-25-2007, 04:16 PM	#167
Sunshine Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: A nice little spot in the gutter where I keep my mind Posts: 1,437	I know I'm asking for it now but... why exactly is it so silly? I mean I understand both points of view and honestly with as many stories as there are about pedophiles and such... not to mention all the ones that never get reported/caught. Why is it silly to point out that nearly any guy dressed as Santa around Christmas could convince a small child to go with them? There are a lot of very sick people out in the world, it doesn't sound "silly" to me. __________________

06-25-2007, 04:43 PM	#168
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Silly or sick is how I see it. Please choose silly. Pretty please? __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

06-25-2007, 04:59 PM	#169
Sunshine Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: A nice little spot in the gutter where I keep my mind Posts: 1,437	Sorry it isn't a "pleasant" topic for me either but really bad things can and do happen to kids. I know this because I was abused as a child. So it kind of bugs me when I see people turn a blind eye to things that could really harm their kids and will go crazy trying to protect them from things like a television screen or a video game. But I won't push the matter further... I just wanted to point out that things like that aren't "silly" to everyone. __________________

06-25-2007, 05:18 PM	#170
PipingPringle Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 475	hrm, perhaps this thread should have been called "let us open a can of worms, yes?" And, Sunshine, I totally see where you're coming from on this, and what has happened to you is really unfortunate to say the very least. I can also see why people would call this concern silly, because Christmas is so deep seated in tradition and loved by many people, people won't want to accept that the main icon for the season of familytogetherness and all that jazz may be a pedophile . really all parents want when they send their kids off to Santa is for them to recreate the tradition that they participated in when they were young. But, yes. I can see where the fault lies with this tradition when it's some random stranger. Hopefully there is a more in-depth background check for santa's than "You're fat? You're hired!". What I enjoy is when it's actually a family member dressing up as santa like my uncles have done for my cousins, brothers and I when we were little ^_^ __________________

06-25-2007, 08:28 PM	#171
SassyGal Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, Canada Posts: 1,349	there was a story about a molester at one of the malls in my city who worked as a santa & he said getting at kids was easy dressed as santa, so ava does have a point about the possiblity of mall santas being perverts. That being said I still love the tradition of Santa! but that's just my journey man

06-25-2007, 09:08 PM	#174
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	Just wondering, here... Does the same thing go for the Easter Bunny? I mean, would the person inside urge kids to reach into his basket for a chocolate carrot or something? And has that ever happened? __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

06-26-2007, 12:05 AM	#175
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,927	gets out hose and sprays all the hot heads with it Holy shiznit people calm down!!! I don't see why every one is getting all riled up with other people that are merely expressing their own opinions. That kinda what a message board if for... any way what really annoys me is when I'm in one room and some one tries to tell you some thing from two or three rooms away by yelling. I really can't stand that because what their saying is always muffled and I can never hear what is being said. Is it so hard to come find the person you want to talk too and tell them what you want face to face so theres no yelling? Jeez! __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

06-26-2007, 12:46 AM	#177
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,927	you know what else ticks me off when other college students look down on you because you have to work to put your self through college because your parents didn't set up a college fund for you. I got soo freakin' pissed off the other day because of this. I was talking to a group of people and every one was discussing how many classes they where going to take in the fall, and when I mentioned I was only taking two I was asked why I wasn't taking a full four or five classes and I told them that I couldn't afford to take more since I'm paying out of my pocket and have to save up. This one guy at the table sort of rolled his eyes in this disdainful way and was like "what, your parents couldn't afford to put up a college fund for you". And when I said no he became all patrinizingand was like "oh you poor girl" aarrrgghhh!! I fckin' hate* snotty people like that. __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

06-26-2007, 12:51 AM	#178
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	^ Sounds pretty shatty. I go to South Dakota State University and my total semester bill for 5 classes and a lab is $1050 so I don't share that problem with you. That's including scholarships. Not a bad tab for a semester. __________________

06-26-2007, 04:29 AM	#179
Krang Admin and Sega Guru Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Dimension X Posts: 3,755	Ok, I cleaned up the arguing in this thread. This thread is about things that tick you off about random people, not about other members, so from now on, let's please avoid using this thread to take jabs at other people or to nitpick what others post here. And Peanut, since you've had this problem several times before, this is the last time I'm going to tell you to stop attacking other members. Next time, it's a warning. I recommend using the ignore feature or taking breaks from reading posts so that you don't get so worked up over them. Now let's please get back on topic, and let's please be more respectful of others' opinions. __________________ "My motherboard's microchips are chomping at the... 'bit'. A little computer humor." --Krang, Welcome Back, Polarisoids

06-26-2007, 05:46 AM	#180
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	sighs and shakes her head sadly Lovely... Well, this afternoon I went shopping for the first time in a donkey's age. The first thing I hear when I enter? A kid. Screaming. All because his father wouldn't buy him a candy bar at the checkout. What annoys me is not only the fact that this kid had the scream of a sonic cannon, but his father, the only parenting figure in sight, did no attempt to shut him up. In fact, from what I could see he just pushed along his trolly with the screaming kid inside as if everything was normal. It just made me want to shout at him "RAISE YOUR DAMN KID!!". I know that if he were to upsmack the kid on the head he would be attacked by soccar-moms left, right, and center, but really...if your kid was throwing a tantrum like that, you have to do something about it. Especailly if people down at the other end of the shopping center could hear it... sighs __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."