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Trivial things that annoy you

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    #752
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    HHobo wrote: »
    Chris Rock had a very funny piece about that. Perhaps you should let him know what an awful person he is. Afterall, he didn't consider the fact that he might offend some delicate little flower with his crimes against humanity.

    Ah, the Chris Rock argument. How about the Richard Pryor argument, when he had his epiphany after visiting the African continent and realised that the word (even used in jest) was denigrating and vile. And Pryor was no delicate little flower.


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    #753
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    pitythefool wrote: »
    who would shoot the comedian?

    there can be satire in humour

    why is it ok for a black man to say it and not a white man

    know one shot the writers of South Park for the Naggers episode because it was completely engulfed in humouous satire

    Sounds tasty. Seriously, though it's about context. IMHO, nobody should be using that word.

    It's not amusing, it's vile.


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    #754
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    You're all ruining my thread.
    Get out!!


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    #755
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    and people who think they own threads ;)


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    #756
    md23040
    Registered Users Posts: 491 ✭✭md23040


    When you post on boards.ie and make a mistake then everyone knows you're a spelling or a grammatic numpthty because of the “last edited by” notation at the end of the revised draft.

    Seriously annoying :mad:


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    #757
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    md23040 wrote: »
    numpthty

    heh


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    #758
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Text from major corporations or official authorities with grammar or spelling errors. I expect a higher standard. For example, some bins in Galway have ads telling people to "be proud of the city your in."
    SuperGrover wrote: »
    People who say "people that" instead of "people who".

    Both are correct.


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    #759
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    md23040 wrote: »
    When you post on boards.ie and make a mistake then everyone knows you're a spelling or a grammatic numpthty because of the “last edited by” notation at the end of the revised draft.

    Seriously annoying
    Last edited by md23040; Today at 19:57.

    you annoy yourself ?


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    #760
    md23040
    Registered Users Posts: 491 ✭✭md23040


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »

    you annoy yourself ?

    Thanks - I'm macho- istic masochistic


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    #761
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    md23040 wrote: »
    Last edited by md23040; Today at 20:07. Reason: bollox not again...


    :D:D:D

    Not making fun of you btw


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    #762
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    Ghost Buster wrote: »
    Which reminds me that honey is bee vomit, eggs are chickens periods, black pudding is pig blood...but youve tried these..yes?:)

    Oh I don't mind weird stuff. But I draw the line at balls and brains.


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    #763
    pitythefool
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    old hippy wrote: »
    Ah, the Chris Rock argument. How about the Richard Pryor argument, when he had his epiphany after visiting the African continent and realised that the word (even used in jest) was denigrating and vile. And Pryor was no delicate little flower.

    to each their own, i like chris rocks humour


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    #764
    pitythefool
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    old hippy wrote: »
    Sounds tasty. Seriously, though it's about context. IMHO, nobody should be using that word.

    It's not amusing, it's vile.

    i will certainly agree with you that it is vile when used as a term of hatred

    it can be a powerful tool to show people how ignorant they are though

    sometimes humour can be better than the fist, peoples embarrassment can be used against them

    it is a vile word though, when used for hatred


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    #765
    yeppydeppy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭yeppydeppy


    So you agree that racism is wrong but find it hilarious to slag off people with different colouration? That's annoying.


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    #766
    pitythefool
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    yeppydeppy wrote: »
    So you agree that racism is wrong but find it hilarious to slag off people with different colouration? That's annoying.


    maybe im not slagging them, maybe im slagging off the people who think that it matters

    once turned around to a friend of mine who is a midget, he said fancy going for a pint i said im not drinking with you your a little drunk, he thought it was hilarious because it was well timed and no malice was intended


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    #767
    Gotham
    Registered Users Posts: 406 ✭✭Gotham


    I hate when people are uptight about words.

    Additionally I hate when people think that cursing is "dumb" and shows a "low iq".
    Cursing is an expression of language, it's an extension of vocabulary and there are so many subtleties around it depending on context that are far more expressive than being PC.
    By choosing not to curse, you are actively omitting words from your vocabulary and probably doing so because you are avoiding taboos inadvertently promoting a stigma.
    By preventing people from cursing you are censoring ideas, concepts and opinions no better than your own.

    As language evolves, peoples sensitivities evolve and so to does their ignorance. Why do comments like "fie" and "based" not offend anyone any more? Is it because you're ignorant, you don't find them "offensive" or you know better?
    Why is the word b*stard used so prevalently toward people who were born in wedlock? Because people stopped caring about "illegitimate" children.
    Why in this case does the word "f*ggot" insult gay people if no one really cares about them being gay?
    This is also true for the word "n*gger". All three of those words are used to degrade white, straight people, born under wedlock. Clearly they are tools of insult in this context and nothing more. They aren't disparaging against gay people or black people. Trying to insult someone because they are born out of wedlock is pointless because no one finds it offensive any more. Why is the same stigma applicable to gay people and black people when the majority of people don't care about their preference or "race"?

    I'd like to add that I'm unhappy that I had to censor the "offensive" words I used above on boards.ie.

    Edit: linking this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_F_Word_(South_Park)
    A south park episode that highlighted this message through satire.


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    #768
    juicyduckie
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭juicyduckie


    El Guapo! wrote: »
    You're all ruining my thread.
    Get out!!

    Says yer man who was arguing about overtaking - boring the heads off us all?

    :pac:


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    #769
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    juicyduckie wrote: »

    Says yer man who was arguing about overtaking - boring the heads off us all?

    :pac:

    I had 1 post about that!!
    :D


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    #770
    pitythefool
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    juicyduckie wrote: »
    Says yer man who was arguing about overtaking - boring the heads off us all?

    :pac:

    that was me


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    #771
    juicyduckie
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭juicyduckie


    El Guapo - apologies!:pac:

    pitythefool - won't be overtaking you anytime soon :)

    Ah lads sure it's all a bit of craic!


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    #772
    pitythefool
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    juicyduckie wrote: »
    El Guapo - apologies!:pac:

    pitythefool - won't be overtaking you anytime soon :)

    Ah lads sure it's all a bit of craic!

    you can overtake me as long as im in the inside lane, if i happen to be in the overtaking lane doing the speed limit i will not move in for you


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    #773
    pitythefool
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    juicyduckie wrote: »
    El Guapo - apologies!:pac:

    pitythefool - won't be overtaking you anytime soon :)

    Ah lads sure it's all a bit of craic!

    you can overtake me as long as im in the inside lane, if i happen to be in the overtaking lane doing the speed limit i will not move in for you


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    #774
    Sadderday
    Registered Users Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Sadderday


    pitythefool wrote: »
    you can overtake me as long as im in the inside lane, if i happen to be in the overtaking lane doing the speed limit i will not move in for you


    Fair play to you !!!!

    Even at the speed limit of 120 on the N4 I feel bullied into the inside lane at times... it can be dangerous trying to squeeze in between cars on the inside when car behind is putting you under pressure by flashing their lights and swaying close behind you.

    I know I shouldn't, but at times I am so furious that I resort to tipping the break for a bit of room.

    Then when they do pass you they look right into your car and eyeball you like you have being doing wrong... i'm going maximum speed... sometimes breaking the limit slightly as it is!! Idiots!!!!


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    #775
    languagenerd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,201 ✭✭✭languagenerd


    juicyduckie wrote: »
    Says yer man who was arguing about overtaking - boring the heads off us all?

    :pac:

    Don't mention the war! They had all shut up about it... and now you've started it all off again :(


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    #776
    Chinasea
    Registered Users Posts: 1,568 ✭✭✭Chinasea


    • People leaving the fridge door open in supermarkets
    • People dumping perishable goods on shelves in supermarkets
    • People leaving their empty coffee cups on the DART, public transport
    • People ripping open boxes in supermarkets to have a look and rendering the item un-saleable


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    #777
    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,819 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    Chinasea wrote: »
    • People leaving the fridge door open in supermarkets
    • People dumping perishable goods on shelves in supermarkets
    • People leaving their empty coffee cups on the DART, public transport
    • People ripping open boxes in supermarkets to have a look and rendering the item un-saleable

    Do you work in retail?


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    #778
    Chinasea
    Registered Users Posts: 1,568 ✭✭✭Chinasea


    fussyonion wrote: »
    Do you work in retail?

    No, imagine that, I just hate waste..................................


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    #779
    coffee_cake
    Registered Users Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Sadderday wrote: »
    Fair play to you !!!!

    Even at the speed limit of 120 on the N4 I feel bullied into the inside lane at times... it can be dangerous trying to squeeze in between cars on the inside when car behind is putting you under pressure by flashing their lights and swaying close behind you.

    I know I shouldn't, but at times I am so furious that I resort to tipping the break for a bit of room.

    Then when they do pass you they look right into your car and eyeball you like you have being doing wrong... i'm going maximum speed... sometimes breaking the limit slightly as it is!! Idiots!!!!

    You HAVE been doing wrong. Hogging the outside lane is illegal, it doesn't matter what speed you are doing
    Hitting your brakes for the craic of it is even worse, good lord
    Stop driving in the wrong lane and you won't have any trouble

    Obligation to drive on the left and to use traffic lanes
    17.—(1) A driver shall drive as near to the left hand side of the roadway as is necessary in order to allow, without danger or inconvenience to traffic or a pedestrian, approaching traffic to pass him on his right and overtaking traffic to overtake him on his right.


    edit: Of course, if there's clearly no room to move in on the inside, and the person behind you is still acting like a prick, they're a prick


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    #780
    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,819 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    People who wipe their knife on their fork when they're eating.
    I.e, they stab a piece of chicken AND mash AND veg and wipe the knife against the fork to hold it all in place.
    Don't know why but it's always irritated me.
    Also people that turn their head slightly, at an angle, when putting the fork in their mouth.


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    #781
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    When the cover won't go on the duvet properly ...damn corners ( sigh) :(


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