List the top ten irritating things in your life (besides me) then discuss.

[BikeWriter]

I'm going out. I'll be back to check out your lists. This might be a good chance to vent a bit. :)

[vpigrad]

1. 1. Bush

2. Bush
3. Bush
4. Bush
5. Bush
6. Bush
7. Bush
8. Bush
9. Bush
10. The whiners here that hit alert whenever a discussion gets interesting. They are all to successful at making this site less useful and less interesting. Just look at all of the good posts and threads that have been deleted lately.

[BikeWriter]

2. That's a great list, Pard! :-)

[imenja]

3. my list

1) leaf blowers
2) students who consistently turn in work late, to the point where they screw up their chances for a decent grade.
3) debt
4) roofers
5) phone solicitors
6) The computer staff at work
7) academic politics
8) ever increasing HOA fees
9) alarm clocks

and of course, the source of all my problems 10) myself

[BikeWriter]

4. Aww hell! Those couldn't all be your fault!

Take it easier on you! :)

[BikeWriter]

5. My list. I know it's twenty. I cheated, so sue me.

1. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
2. Tom Delay
3. Condoleeza Rice
4. Jeb Bush
5. Ann Coulter
6. Rush Limbaugh
7. James Dobson
8. Terry Randall
9. Bush Twins
10. Wolfowitz
11. Alan Greenspan
12. Joe Lieberman
13. Newt Gingrich
14. Trent Lott
15. Laura Bush
16. Barbara and George HW Bush
17. Dennis Hastert
18. Bill Frisk
19. Charles Grassley
20. Any other RWNJ out there.

[tigereye]

6. hmmm -well it was worse when it wasn't spring

1. people and organizations who don't pay the bills I send
2. not having more money ( see no. 1) ;)
3. the obsession of our culture with youth, appearance and power
4. the arrogance of the Republican power structure and their ability to exploit the voters concerns.
5. Karl Rove
6. #4's lack of knowledge of diplomacy and world politics
7. Children/families who have no food and homes due to war and greed in their home countries.
8. That I don 't play drums for a living!
9. That I'm not 25 again with all the knowledge and self-awareness that I have at 46.
10. I'm not in Amsterdam right now. ( or at a beach)


now I have to take some of these and put them on my 5 year goal plan!

[BikeWriter]

12. That sounds like a good plan. :-)

[tigereye]

50. nice thread!

I like threads that make you think, esp. lounge threads.

[Bouncy Ball]

7. Ok

1. bush and all the neocons destroying this country.
2. Allergies. THEY SUCK, THEY CAN BUGGER OFF AND DIE.
3. I don't have a gazillion dollars.
4. My daughter's allergies and asthma. I always feel bad for her.
5. The paparazzi that follow me around everywhere. Damn, guys, leave me ALONE!
6. I live in a suburb.
7. My time travel machine is broken. Permanently, it seems.
8. Everything costs too damn much.
9. I've never left the United States.
10.DU is boring me today. And I'm sleepy.

[BikeWriter]

15. The paparazzi that follow you around everywhere? Don't let your...

chauffeur drink!

[Huckebein the Raven]

8. 1.) Dimson

2.) Cars with the huge ass wings and fart cans
3.) MSM
4.) Insight (or whatever) Bob
5.) Commercials before movies in the theater
6.) Dimson
7.) Dimson
8.) Dimson
9.) Dimson
10.) Wish I lived in a different city

[NoSheep]

9. Here they are:

1. Republicans-yes-ALL of them (includes my boss)
2. Ignorance (goes with #1)
3. Pine tree pollen
4. Biting bugs
5. Hot flashes
6. People who can't take a hint
7. Corporate welfare (goes with #1)
8. Paying rent instead of a mortgage
9. Boyfriend can't find a job
10.My dog won't stop pissing on the floor no matter what!


:grr:

[LadyLeo]

44. Only 10? geeez..

1- Liars
2-insincerity (fake people)
3-waiting
4-my ex. (won't do his share with our kids. Won't take both at the same time, hardly takes them at all, then I have to do the damage control for all of his lies to them. I don't put him down to them, but damn if it wouldn't feel good to just once tell them the truth...I know...they will figure it out themselves eventually...and that makes me sad too...no win situation..)
5-County school system. I am so tired of fighting with these fools. Can't find a lawyer to help me, (good ol boy system and all)I have had three WINNABLE lawsuits against this school system in the past five years, but no lawyer will go against the school board in this small town. :grr:
6-working for a small company, making excellent money, but the boss is a bi polar crazy woman. love the job, but a person can only take so much. And no other companies in this area pay as well...but money isnt everything...I do have a little pride left...down deep somewhere.
7-Lazy people who collect welfare and disability and ....oh I cant get started on this one...it will piss me off for the rest of the day.
8-Nosy people
9-too much to do and not enough time or energy to do it all
10-being out of coffee creamer, when I really ...really need a good cup of coffee....
11- Oh wait, Ok, guess that is my quota...;)

[Wcross]

10. My list

1) Rethuglicans
2) Bible thumpers- they assume if you aren't into organized religon you are going to hell. I always tell them honoring and worshiping god does not require one to attend a church.
3) Young kids and their thumping car stereos. They don't understand that drawing attention by force is not really the kind of attention they are craving.
4) The total lack of respect people have for one another. From the grocery stores to the roadways. People don't worry about anyone but themselves.
5) Littering. It seems that the normal thing to do is dicard your empty drink bottle or can out the car window. Same thing with fast food leavings. ("somebody will pick it up???????" assholes)
6) Easy credit- I am afraid these lenders are leading people into financial ruin. One of my lifelong friends got suckered into the trap and though he doesn't realize it just yet, he will be bankrupt within a year.
7) Fast food resturants. Do we need a McDonalds on EVERY corner?

[Lavender Brown]

11. Ugh

my apartment (lack of space)
looking for a new place/moving
having to go to the laundrymat
my student loan
my allergies
not having $ for new summer clothes
missing yoga
not having a pet

just off the top of my head, in no particular order

[BikeWriter]

20. What, no politicians on your list?

[Lavender Brown]

21. No, I'm too self-centered

[BikeWriter]

24. Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

At least you're aware of your failings and admit them. :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Oh,that's easy!!

1. Gum chewers
2. The ignorant (which of course also includes gum chewers, and basically every other group included here, but one needs to specific sometimes as well)
3. Whingers
4. Racists/Homophobes/haters in general
5. Jocks
6. Sissies
7. Those who follow whatever is fadish and popular and have no mind of their own
8. People who chew with their mouth open, and those who shove food in their mouth mid-sentence instead of completing their sentence and then eating
9. People who don't respect the environment
10. Selfish and/or Self-obsessed people (which includes #9, #8, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1)

[BikeWriter]

17. That's an interesting list, Rabrrrrrr. Thank you.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. Okay, I'll see if I can limit it to ten

1. The Republican party and all its works and all its ways

2. The lousy public transit system in Minneapolis

3. The dumbing down of everything

4. Restaurants that are purposely designed to have a high noise level

5. The fact that I can't travel as much as I would like

6. The difficulty of finding a middle-aged man who's kindly, brilliant, humorous, non-smoking, and both straight and unattached

7. Charities and political candidates who phone and try to shame me into contributing more than I can actually afford. ("Can you contribute $500 this time, Ms.Leftcoast?" "You've got to be kidding." "How about $100?"...)

8. That fact that all but a small percentage of my income tax goes to pay for war and interest on the Republican national debt

9. The fact that foreign countries don't let self-employed people emigrate to them without a huge cash nest egg.

10. Leaf blowers, boom-box cars, and all other sources of unnecessary noise

[BikeWriter]

16. I'm kindly, brilliant, humorous, non-smoking, straight and unattached...

but I'm an old fart... :(

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Hmm, not excessively old

judging from your dates of service.

:-)

[BikeWriter]

19. I'm six months from sixty...

I used to think that was pretty old, until I got here. :)

[WindRavenX]

22. my list

1. The Entire Bush Administraton
2. FOX News
3. Anyone who believes/watched FOX news
4. Ann Coulter
5. The Boston Red Sox
6. Stupid E.coli who won't take up my transformation vector with my kick ass gene in- TRANSFORM DAMN YOU. TRANSFORM.
7. IGNORANT FUCKS who think evolution is merely "a theory", or, worse, not true.
8. Ignorant fucks who are afraid of science
9. Boston College's Financial Aid department. Way to go guys- I'm poor and you treat me like shit. Fuck you ALL.
10. Tim Wakefield. Because I hate knuckleballs.

[BikeWriter]

23. I like your list! :-)

[DS1]

25. Cool, I have a half hour to kill. The shopping edition.

1.

What. People who immediately come to an almost complete stop as soon as they cross the mythical threshold of 'Parking Lot'.

Why. Get out of my way you fucking lazy-assed moron fucks! And yes, I think all of those bad words every time. Don't think about coming to a halt just because all those options suddenly confuse you and bring your already overtaxed brain to a crawl. If you can't realize within 2 seconds that your fat ass is going to have to walk more than 100 steps before you can snag an Iced Coffee to stick in the cup holders in your shopping cart, you definitely shouldn't be allowed to drive. And you definitely shouldn't be driving in front of me.

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2.

What. Moron clerks.

Why. Hey you fucking IMBECILES!!! If the HOMELESS guy trying to buy some powdered milk and a small box of your shitty storebrand cereal so he can have something to eat the next morning is short 4 cents, don't just stand there staring at him/her like the completely useless twat that you are. Reach into your own goddamn pockets and find a nickel and send the guy on the way. Staring gets you nowhere, you uneducated pimple-faced shithead. The next time I have to bail YOU out of a problem like this by offering my patented express-line-unjamming quarters from Heaven, I'm throwing them at you. Hard. Fucker.

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3.

What. Screaming Kids.

Why. Why do you think? Screaming kids shouldn't be anywhere but a soundproofed chamber, with little but a rat-cage milk dispenser and a 24/7 feed of Teletubbies just to piss Falwell and his ilk off. Really, if you walk past me with that kid on your shoulder, ie: right at my ear level, I'm going to kick both your inconsiderate asses. Nobody asked you to be spitting out these human decibel generators. Nobody wants to see them. No matter what you think, your kid's fucking ugly. Don't show him/her it to me, I don't want to know. Get the fuck out of my way, or better yet, pack your noise polluting asses back into your minivans and go get the little twerp a happy meal. Just hope that there's not someone like me on the other side of that speaker when you're in the drivethru.

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4.

What. Terminal Deli-Counter Ticket Confusion.

Why. Okay you dipshits. The base 10 number system has been around for a long time. We're not in any kind of Microsoft "Base 10.1 Release Candidate 2" mode. It's been invented, learn it. Once you learn it, figure out that if your ticket is number A17, and the guy next to you has ticket A16, he gets to go before you. Stop fucking staring at each other like a small squad of Schiavos, and for the love of God one of you speak the fuck up, or I'm jumping ahead of you in line while you figure out how to approach simple mathematics and social communication at the same time.

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5.

What. 15 Checkout lines, 1 manned, 4 unmanned, 3 of them out of order.

Why. Listen, Mr. or Mrs. Manager, we all know that eventually cashiers are going to be obsolete, no matter how badly grandma requires a cashier in order to talk about the weather to at least one person a day. But if you're going to try force us to (Yes, I know what you're up to, you mental stickynote) consider the self checkout lines, at least make sure they're working. And the laser scanners aren't all covered in shit. I love waving the same bag of cat food over and over and over again until it goes "Beep" and announces to the world that I'm buying cat food, and saving 13 cents thanks to my tracking device member's card. And regarding that last register, don't you even dare fill that spot with someone that's training.

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6.

What. Having to dig through the lines to find a single carrying basket.

Why. I LOVE having to go hunting for a carrying basket everytime I go shopping. LOVE IT!!. It's like a miniture Easter Egg hunt every time! In fact there's nothing in the world more exhilirating than expertly ignoring the Salvation Army bell ringer, even through their focused (OMG, he's actually going to not acknowledge me, perhaps he didn't hear the bell) efforts, through the double electric doors that are no doubt full of people suffering the pedestrian version of Item One (see above) to find that somewhere in this glorius mecca of marketing is ~my~ basket it. Maybe it'll have a prize in it. I hope it's not a baby.

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7.

What. Bumper carts!

Why. I don't know if any of you have noticed this, but my ankles crave attention. Any old attention will do, from a "Hey, nice ankles" to your kid pushing his kid sister inside the bumper car version of shopping cart into my ankles as fast as he can. That's okay, really. Because after I pick myself up off the floor, fight my way through the inoperable do-it-yourself checkout line, I'm going to be waiting to tag you back. In my bumper car. It's green. It has trouble telling the difference between ankles and knees, however, so you'd better be running.

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8.

What. Express lane 12 items or less non-enforcement

Why. This one's directed towards you, clerks. When Prissy McPrincess shows up with her shopping cart full of 60 different things, and starts loading up the belt with a weeks worth of pork rinds and doggie treats, have the fucking sack to tell him/her to fuck off. In fact, build a high-speed reverse button that instantly accelerates their groceries to 60 mph, backwards, and line it up with candy and potato chip aisle - hopefully you'll take out a screaming kid unit with a gallon of 1% upside the head.

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9.

What. Coupon hoarders.

Why. I don't mind people saving a buck here and there, especially if the manufacturer is giving it away. But if you missed the expiration date, you missed the expiration date. For your own safety, and the safety of those around you, DO NOT contest this pulling the 'Customer is always right' card. I've played the imbecile cashier role before, I've seen all the tricks, and some of you may have gathered by this point that I still have a lot of pent up rage that needs to be worked out. The customer is never right. If the customer suggests something along this line, the customer is even more wrong. Unless that customer is me. I'm never wrong.

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10.

What. I'll get back to you.

Why. I'm going shopping. :D

[Dogmudgeon]

27. The Pigwidgeon Prescription

Shop at night.

I do it, and I enjoy it.

I get all my shopping done in about 90 minutes, and I shop at two or three stores.

In some places, you can even shop in the nude. It's still illegal, but if nobody sees you, no damage is done.

There is only one downside -- all the cute high school girls (or boys, for those who prefer that gender) work during the day. But who needs the aggravation? In five years, they'll be ready for the night shift, ridden hard and put away wet, broken and limping, careening from alcoholism to chain smoking to Jesus and back again.

Stay young and happy. Avoid the rush.

Over and out.

--p!

[BikeWriter]

45. I agree. If you've got an all night store they're great.

Very few shoppers usually.

[DS1]

48. Ahh, but I'm surrounded by college chicks all damn day, so

whether or not I run into the same girls while shopping is mostly irrelevant. And besides, how sexy is a man with a 12pack of toilet paper and a handle of kitty litter anyway? :D

[BikeWriter]

66. Yes, I was at a store once and found the ex a box of...

feminine products, then went to the cat food aisle. Another big guy was standing there hunting Fluffy's favorite food. I popped off something about the male gender being tamed and we both laughed.

[ET Awful]

28. I think you should edit 8 to include express lane nazis

that get pissed if you have 14 items instead of 12, despite the fact that 6 of the items are the same brand and flavor of cat food and can be scanned as 6 @ .89 each. But nooooo, they have to give you a hard time and "you do know this lane is for 12 items or less only right?".

[BikeWriter]

29. A HELL of a rant. Pard! Congratulations! :-)

[smbolisnch]

31. Some people have a way with words.

You are one of those people. :applause:

[BikeWriter]

34. He is damned good. :-)

[tigereye]

51. he put the C in cranky

it's an impressive feat.

[HeeBGBz]

33. I bet you're a fun Christmas shopper

Rock on!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

40. May I add "the very idea of a '12 items or less' line"?

That's way too many to make a difference. There has been "express line inflation" in my life time.

It started out as "6 items or less," which really saved time for people who had just run in to buy a carton of milk.

Then it was bumped up to "9 items or less." That was verging on the pointless.

At "12 items or less," well, that may be a whole shopping cart full of stuff: a six-pack of beer, a large box of detergent, a package of steaks...

Meanwhile, the poor fool who just came in to buy a tube of toothpaste is stuck behind three people with heaping shopping carts.

And there's only one "express" line.

[BikeWriter]

63. And he only wanted to brush his teeth! :-(

[movie_girl99]

47. this was so funny

thanks for the laugh...i needed it really bad.

[rustydog]

26. top 10: #1 People using the ESP vehicle turn indicator system

friggin thing never works, just use the goddamn turn signal!
I'll have to think abot the other nine.

[graywarrior]

30. I got millions

1. Medicated old drivers who go the wrong way on route 75 in Florida.

2. Micro-managers who are dumb as bricks.

3. Motel 6 regional managers who are really evangelists.

4. Most of the radio stations in Florida (except WMNF)

5. Ministers who need to work for non-profit organizations because they can't organize a flock and make me cringe with their holy roller hugs and "have a nice day" salutations.

6. Whole Foods Grocers having no Odwalla carrot juice three days in a row.

7. People who sit right in front of you in a near empty movie theater.

8. Knowing you have a stomach ulcer but can't get to a doctor for another week so you fantasize about stomach cancer requiring Sominex to get to sleep and then waking up groggy and facing another boring fuck day at your fuck job.

9. Drifting off to sleep when you cat decides to take a shit and the scent forces you up to clean the litter box.

10. Co-workers who talk about people who used to work there and were "so-o-o-o-o-o funny."

[BikeWriter]

35. Those ten are superb...

We have plenty of time and bandwidth to read them all!

[RebelOne]

46. What?! No one mentioned my biggest irritation.

Which is people who are perfectly healthy that park in handicapped spaces. Burns me up.

[BikeWriter]

58. That does bother me, too.

My Brother has one of those and nothing is obviously wrong, but he's practically deaf and has pulmonary problems.

[tammywammy]

32. 1. Someone constantly clicking a pen

one of the guys here does it and it drives me crazy.
2. Using something on my desk and not putting it back in it's space. Is it that hard to move the stapler back the extra 2 inches, where you got it.
3. Screaming kids in the showroom.
4. Someone asking if my hair is natural. Yes I know it's red. Yes I know it stands out. How rude of you to assume I dye it. HELLO, I have red eyebrows, pale skin and freckles.
5. People who say "Like" all the time. Is it "Like" cold or is it cold.
6. People who don't push in their chairs.
7. The day time receptionist. She's "dating" the new car manager. So, instead of leaving at 5, she hangs around all night, I guess to be with him. She's always late for work, and is extremely lazy. I guess since she's sleeping with him she doesn't have to do her job....and it's not like he can save her job if our boss is going to fire her.
8. People that ride my bumper. Okay, look I'm going 70 (in a 60) and I'm in the left hand lane. I see you want to go faster, but there's cars next to me and in front of me, I can't get over. I will get over once I can, but riding my ass doesn't make it happen any faster.
9. Giant trucks. Not semis, the Fords that have the huge wheels and are lifted.
10. People who are rude to the person that answers the phone. Look, I answer the phone. I'm sorry if someone's not in their office, but I can't really get up and chase them down. I'm sorry if you're having a problem with your car, I can't do anything about it. And really all the signs say that service & parts closes at 3 on Saturdays, I'm sorry that you didn't get there soon enough, but I can't do anything about that. Really, the person that answers the phone, is not the person you want to yell at. And really, why are you yelling, that doesn't get anything done quicker. Never yell at the receptionist.

[BikeWriter]

36. "Never yell at the receptionist." How true!

[tammywammy]

37. Yes it is. And the guys here learn to respect the receptionist.

One guy says "why should I be nice to her, she doesn't do anything for me." I found out about this on Saturday. From now on, all his calls go to voice mail. If I can't find him in a minute when he's got a customer here, I'll flip them to someone else. I'll just start "doing nothing" for him.

A receptionist in the car business can really make or break your month. Be nice to me.

I just answer the phones, I don't know anything about your problem, and I can't fix it either. Oh, and when I say "he just stepped out of his office"...it means either he's appraising a car or in the bathroom, either way, you'll have to hold or leave a voice mail.

[BikeWriter]

41. LOL! I can see he's going to find out real quick what you do! :-)

[aQuArius]

38. WHERE TO START?

1. My Ex- To anyone that has one, especially when children are involved, you'll understand. To make matters worse, he's a freeper, fundie, hypocritical, compulsive liar.

2. Fundies- See #1 and then add the fact I was raised in the biggest fundie, red-state in the nation. I have issues with the holier-than-thou types.

3. Republicans- So, I currently live in Bush country and I am constantly surrounded by freepers. I have to keep my mouth shut at work because it seems that you can only talk about politics if you agree with the conservatives. :wtf:

4. Money- I have very little and spend more than I should. I make $5/hr less than someone doing the same job at another company. But thanks to Bush's shitty economy, the job market is way too unstable and I am forced to stay at a job that pays $0.30/hr more than the poverty level which means I qualify for no help whatsoever.

5. My weight- I've been at a plateau for over a year and I'm just frustrated and unmotivated to do anything more. My fault, I accept the blame thoroughly. I'll kick myself in the ass to get going again once I tackle self-esteem issues.

6. Clutter- Again, my fault, I just need to sit down and sort through everything and find a place for it or get rid of it.

7. 2005 Federal Income Tax Return- I'm a descendant of 4 CPA's (and pursuing my degree in accounting as well) but thanks to my divorce I haven't filed my taxes yet. Mine aren't complicated, except one thing about an IRA that means I either get a $1400 refund or owe $550. I should know this.... :wtf:



I tried to come-up with 10, but could only find 7. I'll edit this post if I come up with more :)

[BikeWriter]

42. I hope it feels better to vent, aQuArius. I've been through most of those.

[yellowdogintexas]

61. Hi there, soyou have a little stress there, huh?

I did not make it to either of those plays, darnit. Did you get a part in "A Chorus Line"?

[Deja Q]

39. Money, no social life, glue, back pain, fear, paranoia, trampolines

no sex life, post-its that don't stick, and fascism/slavery/being controlled and/or told what to do.

[BikeWriter]

52. OUCH! So true. It's either get drunk or kill myself...

...and I can't afford to die.

[KitchenWitch]

43. wow

You are not irritating at all, but here is my list

1. Our current dishonest government
2. Road Ragers
3. People who get up more than 3 times during a live baseball game.
4. People who use their cars as a method of controlling others - i.e. slowing down when you can't pass them and speeding up when you can.
5. When getting change back from a cash purchase, the clerk puts the coins ON TOP of the bills so the coins go flying all over the place.
6. People who believe the rules apply to everyone but them.
7. Unkind people.
8. Being patronized.
9. Chronic pain/chronic health conditions.
10. Religious extremists.

[BikeWriter]

57. Owie, all legitimate gripes, Dear. ;-(

[movie_girl99]

49. this is my husbands list

he's signed up but hasn't been ok'd yet:

1. People who can't stay in the same lane on the Freeway and treat the drive home like a drug addled episode of wacky races.

2. People who talk at movie theaters, during the fucking movie!!!! I can't stress enough, that if I wasn't a complete pussy and afraid of the guns laws in this country, I would fucking kick your arse.

3. As an addendum to the above point, not only shut the fuck up but sit the fuck down. Didn't you learn to go piss before going anywhere. Seriously, if you need to take a piss in a 2 hour movie there is something wrong with you. You may need to get your acorn sized bladder stretched out a bit. Here's a tip, don't drink that 100 Oz "diet" Coke in the first 12 minutes of the movie because you gorged your way through 16 pounds of heavily salted and buttered popcorn. Pace yourself, no-one will steal it.

4. To further my point of movie theaters faux pah's stop bring your babies to the movies. What joy do you get from bringing a 6 month old to the movies? What is the point? The child won't appreciate iRobot (most people didn't but that's beside the point.) And I most certainly don't appreciate you bringing your whining little spawn to the movies. The only thing the child cares about if that it's "botty" is wet and sticky and to find something to suck on that will help them create more wet and sticky stuff. Get a fucking baby sitter, please for one fucking night. If you can't afford a baby sitter, place a notice at the theater the week before saying so. I would gladly chip in a dollar or 2 to keep the little shit maker out of the theater.

5. car mechanics have us over a barrel. You know it and we know it. For shits sake, break the fucking mold and surprise me by acting like a fucking human being and not try to rip me off. Just give me an accurate quote and just fix what needs fixing. It's not hard. Do that and I will come back again and then tell all my friends to go to you. Finding an honest mechanic is like finding your own turd at the sewage processing plant.

6. Religious zealots-Oh Jesus, just don't get me fucking started. Seriously.

7. Ok I can't help it. Creationism!!! It's a cool idea/story and all, but that's what it is, a fucking story. If it gets taught in schools, it should be just before nap time, not in a science class. What is the scientific fact behind God creating the universe in 6 days. Evolution is a theory, I agree, but it
has some science behind it. Creationism is a story and has nothing behind it but you. I like the Superman stories but do not expect them to be taught in a science class, even though he has kick ass powers too. I could go on for days.

8. The Media- Please please please tell me fucking good news. Good things happen too and not just before the weather or sports.

9. The Pope dying- Ok, he was a top dude and he died. That should have gotten an hour tops on the news. After that it all should have moved to the many hundreds of religious channels we have here in America. It stops being news 10 minutes after he hung his shoes up for the final time. If he showed up on the next auditions for American Idol, that would have been fucking news. He died, end of story. I do not want to see a day by pitorial of someone in a dress decomposing.

10. Ronald Reagan-Same point as above. He was a nutter. He was well into his 3rd year of Alzheimer's when he became President of the most powerful country on the planet. Now that's scary. He died and had a funeral. Did we need to see every minute of it? I don't think so. Also, WTF, who got Margaret Thatcher out of the home and at the funeral. I thought I'd seen the last of that bitch. If only they had buried her with him. They used to bury your slaves with you in Egyptian times, why stop now.

[tigereye]

53. burying Margaret Thatcher with Reagan

that's very funny! ( I take it your H is British - you folks reserve your highest level of ire for her and deservedly so.)

[movie_girl99]

65. yes he is from across the pond

and not a big fan of Maggie.

[SarahB]

54. Mine:

1. The current f*cked up state of affairs in US politics.
2. People who can't drive.
3. My ex-husband.
4. My mother. (Perhaps even more so than my ex-husband believe it or not.)
5. My issues with financial aid for school. My divorce is final next month, but I need the form filled out now. My school said write "divorced" on the form, but I can't put it on the online form before it actually happens, so I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place there. I have the money if I have to pay it, but I'd rather get a grant for at least some of it if I can.
6. One irritating co-worker (bitch).
7. Men who can't make up their minds.
8. The fact I'm supposed to move Friday, but I also work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights (12 hours shifts), so there's very little I can actually move until next week.
9. My ongoing problems with my youngest son's potty training.
10. My ass not looking good as good as I wished in these pants.

[Dogmudgeon]

59. The Pigwidgeon commentary to SarahBelle's list

Sarah: "3. My ex-husband."
Pig: Your ex-husband. That should make him seem a little less annoying.

Sarah: "5. My issues with financial aid for school. My divorce is final next month, but I need the form filled out now. My school said write "divorced" on the form, but I can't put it on the online form before it actually happens, so I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place there. I have the money if I have to pay it, but I'd rather get a grant for at least some of it if I can."
Pig: The last time I checked, if your divorce is scheduled to be finalized by the court on such-and-such a date, it's OK to use that date. Just make a reference to the case number on the aid form and include a copy of the apropriate page from the legal notice or gazetteer. Make sure to double check though, because I learned this through a friend who was returning to school in the middle 1990s.

Sarah: "9. My ongoing problems with my youngest son's potty training."
Pig: Maybe it's Daddy issues. Looks like a good opportunity for some quality Daddy time while Mommy gets some sleep.

Sarah: "10. My ass not looking as good as I wished in these pants."
Pig: Oh, I'm sure it looks just fine when you're OUT of those pants.
:evilgrin:

Good luck! And remember, June will be here any day now. Well, 40 of them from now, anyway.

--p!

[SarahB]

62. On #5.

The whole thing has to be filled out online (no choice now) and when I tried to fill in the stupid date, I get error messages. I can't lie on a document like that (i.e. fraud/crime), so I just have to wait and hope for the best. My tuition's not due until August I think, so I should be ok.

On #3, it does help. It'll be even better in just a few short days when we don't have to be under the same roof. It's been a Hellish nightmare for about 9 months now.

On #9, I think he's regressing because of family stress. Hopefully, in a few months when all is settled, it'll get better.

On #10, blah, who knows? It's all just rather depressing. :(

[BreweryYardRat]

55. .

1. Neocons
2. Religious fundamentalists (Christian or Islamic)
3. People who can't drive worth a shit-I've got my fucking learners permit and I drive better than some of the shitheads on the road here in FL!
4. High school
5. People with the "you are all peasants" attitude.
6. Being tired
7. Stupid people
8. Bigots
9. Animal abusers (this should really be number 2, but I'm too lazy to change my list now)
10. Girls not even giving me a chance to date them. Don't knock it till you've tried it!

[skygazer]

56. Well, at the moment

1. The stupid polyp that is growing in my pelvic area and that has to be removed. Causes pain and several other nasty symptoms and its removal will mean two weeks I can't work and probably some rather high medical bills because of

2. My Union's new contract which has tacked on a deductible for every conceivable medical issue as well as giving us a pay cut which makes no sense to me. I try to look at the bright side - I have a job and I have medical insurance which many people don't but geez!

3. The arthritis in my back which makes it tougher and tougher to do the job I need to keep in order to have the medical insurance to treat the arthritis in my back that makes it tougher and tougher to do the job I need...

4. My job which I love in some ways but I am constantly bombarded by corporate idiocy of the most heinous kind (exaggeration - I just like the word "heinous").

5. My ex husband who even after 8 years of divorce and 3000 miles of separation still manages to be a continual thorn in my side.

6. The Bush administration which has made much of my issues possible, such as the ability of the large corporation I work for to stiff its employees (I'm even willing to blame them for my ex husband - why not?).

7. The damn rain which keeps returning every time I think it's done for a while.

8. Poverty, in general and mine in particular.

9. Litterbugs.

10. The deterioration of the news media which is one of the most alarming and annoying developments over the last 20 years.

[yellowdogintexas]

60. ..ten irritating things currently bugging me:

1. Turn signal amnesia

2. Must we slow down and gawk for everything? This morning the traffic was crawling up I-35 north in Ft Worth and I just knew there was a huge accident all over the place...but NOOOOOO. The drivers were slowing down and gawking over an accident that was on the friggin ACCESS ROAD for crying out loud!!! Made me late for work, people!!!

3. People who run up on your bumper, pass you and cut right in in front of you and THEN jump off at the next exit.

4. People who drive around at dusk or in the rain/fog/snow in grey, silver, white, light blue or beige cars WITHOUT THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON!
Jeez, if you don't need sunglasses to drive, you need your lights on.

5. If you have a mortgage, it is due on the same day every month and is for the same damn amount, you don't need a coupon to pay it. Just send the damn money and put the loan number on the check.

6. I can never get an office chair that is truly comfortable

7. achy breaky joints (mine)

8. Why can't they make a bra for women with small rib cages and huge boobs that actually does the job?

9. Forcing your moral stance on another person, especially when it gets in the way of that person obtaining or doing something important.
(Like the stupid pharmacists who won't sell BC pills)

10. My sisters live too damn far away from me and from one another.

11. stupid grammatical errors in general, those involving apostrophes in particular(disclaimer: any of my errors are purely typeographical in nature; I really do know better)

[SharonRB]

67. You mean like misspelling "typographical"?

:)

Sorry -- I couldn't resist. Bad punctuation, spelling, grammar, etc. make me nuts as well -- especially when I find mistakes in the newspaper or other publications. They have proofreaders -- can't they catch their mistakes? Proofreading is a big part of my job, so I have an especially keen eye for it.

[yellowdogintexas]

68. LOL you caught me. I could blame it on the cat, who is often my

"assistant" poster. But I am right there with you!!!

[khashka]

64. 10 outa several thousand

1. Bush and the fact that I increasingly feel that my country isn't mine anymore.

2. The war and the way the troops are getting royally shafted.

3. Chronic pain and trying to adjust to being disabled.

4. My ex lover. The ratfuck bastard.

5. Living in Texas - the heat, the mosquitos, the Southern Baptists, the Republicans.

6. That piece of shit Nissan I drive.

7. My biological family.

8. My best friends - one has MS, the other has AIDS. What's the fucking point of anything if you can't save the people you love, damn it!

9. Housecleaning - I don't like it and I'm no good at it.

10. Being reminded of all the things that piss me off - thank you so much, Bikewriter, I'll be adding you to my prayers tonight :)

Khash.

[BikeWriter]

69. Thanks, Pard. I'm lighting a candle for you and yours...

I truly hope the venting helped you deal with things.