Monday, October 13, 2008

Things that Annoy Me 1

There are just some things that I find annoying, often super annoying.  Some of things I have never liked, others may have started as a good idea then turned sharply downhill.  Most of the items in the list are inconsiderate actions.  For example, and in no particular order:

1.  People who walk slowly in the middle of the sidewalk.  I can't tolerate this mostly because I think it is inconsiderate.  There are some common courtesies that I feel our society is missing.  Another similar one would be people not using interstate lanes how they are meant to be used.  (Slower drivers on the right, pass only the left.)  If people understood traffic flow highways would be less congested and I would not mumble curse words under my breath at people.

2.  Inappropriate cell phone use.  For one thing, people should hang up and drive.  Driving used to be an activity done in and of itself.  Now it seems like it is a secondary activity to get you somewhere while performing another task.  People already have way too many distractions in their cars like GPS units, fancy dashboards with way too many complicated buttons and gauges, children, and car stereos.  It is almost as if people are not aware they are even driving.  Whenever I see a bad driver, I do my best to ignore them, but only after mumbling curse words under my breath.  What did people do before cell phones?  Oh yeah, there was something called the pay phone.

3.  Social networking websites.  The internet seems to be making people less social, and in some cases, socially awkward.  I think it all started with email and the IM.  The IM made it possible to have entire conversations with people without having to speak to them.  I remember in middle school, I could be having 5 or 6 conversations at once.  Talking to people on the phone became too much of a hassle.  Why call somebody when I can site in front of my computer and converse with everybody I need to?  Also, the internet is slowing destroying the English language while creating a newer, shorthand version.  Phrases like LOL, GTG, STFU, LMAO, and PWNED are all understood on the internet as entire words or phrases.  No, you stfu.

4.  The "4D" experience at the World of Coca-Cola.  First of all, the 4th dimension is commonly used to represent time, where as the first 3 are used to represent space.  Therefore, no shit it's a 4D experience, your whole life is.  What would be really impressive is a "5D" show, where the audience is taken into alternate realities.  Not to mention, all that make it a '4d' show is the fact that air is sprayed at you, you get poked in the back (which actually hurts), and the chairs move.  
As I come up with more things that piss me off/annoy me I will post them in future updates.

That's all for now.

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