Things that irk you......

[Alma]

Among my irks:

>>People (usually millennials) who name-drop people in a conversation without giving any label for them.

"So Jack's your friend?"

"Cousin."

"Oh, and who's Jill?"

"Co-worker."

>>People who desire to "relate" to whatever you just said, instead of asking a second question, even when it's clear that what their "situation" had nothing to do with yours, or it wasn't even their situation. They just wanted to "relate" because it was a way of getting possession of the conversation.

>>The guy who always does something because "somebody had to do it," and then tries to lay a subtle guilt trip on others - but never really asked anybody else to do it. Indeed, others may not even have known.

>>Inner circles among a group of equals. Often needless and almost always hurtful. I've seen two such scenarios in the last year really create wounds in our church. Neither inner circle was intentional, per se, but they were thoughtless, constructed by folks who had no particular reason to do so other than friendship and convenience. Always fun to sit in that meeting and hear a person, near the top of their lungs, yell at another person: Again! You know something I didn't know again!

 

[Batman]

The cherry on top is that some of these charities border on absolute bull****.

OTL: Top athlete charities lacking

Next time you wanna feel sorry for Lamar Odom:

In 2004, Odom founded Cathy's Kids, named after his mother who the NBA forward says died from cancer. But eight years of tax records reveal that Cathy's Kids never gave any grant money to cancer-related causes and that the charity primarily existed to finance two elite youth basketball travel teams. Of the $2.2 million raised by the charity, at least 60 percent -- $1.3 million -- went to those AAU teams.

You ever want to see the bull**** spew like the chocolate fountain at Golden Corral, try to press someone when they say some event is for "charity."

"Oh? What charities? United Way? Habitat for Humanity"
"Yeah. Charity."
"Any specific ones?"
"Well, we haven't picked one yet, but all the money will go to charity."
"What causes are you trying to help? Cancer research? Homelessness?"
"Yeah."
"Which one?"
"What?"
"Which causes?"
"Yeah, you know, charity."

 

[Alma]

You ever want to see the bull**** spew like the chocolate fountain at Golden Corral, try to press someone when they say some event is for "charity."

"Oh? What charities? United Way? Habitat for Humanity"
"Yeah. Charity."
"Any specific ones?"
"Well, we haven't picked one yet, but all the money will go to charity."
"What causes are you trying to help? Cancer research? Homelessness?"
"Yeah."
"Which one?"
"What?"
"Which causes?"
"Yeah, you know, charity."

The people I run into usually have a source charity, but they don't really know how much of the money raised at an event goes to the charity.

 

[MileHigh]

The NBA rule of calling a timeout in the last two minutes and getting to move the ball to the front court. You get one or the other. If you want to move it up, you inbound immediately. If you want the timeout, then you take it out from the baseline.

Drivers who don't acknowledge with a wave of thanks when they let you merge in or wait for you to pass on a narrow street lined with parked vehicles.

The cigarette flickers actually **** me off. As do slow golfers.

 

[Alma]

Slow golfers...oh yeah. Especially the really good slow golfers. Very especially the really good golfers who are slow and get deeply bent out of shape when they have a bad hole or two. Love those guys. The whole course is their own little private proving ground.

Imagine going to a public swimming pool and having some guy pace the high board for 4 minutes because he fancies himself a near-scratch diver. Then he has a bad dive, and, upon surfacing, proceeds to pound the water with his fist.

They'd toss that guy out of the pool.

 

[Riptide]

Allowing any basketball team to call a timeout in the final two minutes.
Better yet, five minutes. Play ball. Let's see what you've got in crunch time.

 

[swingline]

"Would you like to donate a dollar to..."

I went to six stores yesterday, and got asked that at four. I feel bad for being irked by that, but it's getting a little too commonplace.

Just. Say. No.

Same with cashiers at Lowe's or whatever asking for a phone number. "No."

I say "no" all the time and don't feel bad about it one bit.

 

[CD Boogie]

When Barnes and Noble asks you if you're a preferred member every ****ing time you buy something and when you say no, they tell you much you would have saved and ask if you want to sign up . Then they ask for your
Email address as if that's normal and you're forced to say you don't want to give it. All this bc you wanted to buy a ****ing magazine.

 

[Riptide]

Just. Say. No.

Same with cashiers at Lowe's or whatever asking for a phone number. "No."

I say "no" all the time and don't feel bad about it one bit.

Yeah, same here.

Also: "I gave yesterday." ... Or: "Done that already."

Anything like that cuts 'em off right away.

 

[Just the facts ma am]

Almond milk. Neither milk nor almond juice (almonds don't have juice). A more accurate name would be almond flavored imitation milk.

 

[Riptide]

Only. The inability of writers to understand where to place that word.

If you think "I only drank three beers" or "He only got one hit" is correct, you're part of the problem.

Where should I use "only" in my sentence?

 

[Batman]

Just. Say. No.

Same with cashiers at Lowe's or whatever asking for a phone number. "No."

I say "no" all the time and don't feel bad about it one bit.

Or do this:

 

[trifectarich]

Just. Say. No.

Same with cashiers at Lowe's or whatever asking for a phone number. "No."

I say "no" all the time and don't feel bad about it one bit.

C'mon, people, be creative.
When I get the "Can I get a phone number?" request, I always oblige, usually with my area code and then the seven digits from the Tommy Tutone hit of the early 1980s: 867-5309. I've also given them the fax number at the office, and sometimes I'll just make up seven numbers.

 

[expendable]

Just. Say. No.

Same with cashiers at Lowe's or whatever asking for a phone number. "No."

I say "no" all the time and don't feel bad about it one bit.

I only agreed once, and refused to fill out the little card. Next time Haywood Jablome will be recognized for his charity.

 

[jr/shotglass]

People who walk across the opening to parking garages as you're about to turn in. They never look, and they never care.

 

[I Should Coco]

There could be a whole thread on golf. Here's two reasons I try to avoid playing on weekends, when it's always backed up:

1. Players in front of us, off the fairway, at least 250 from the green waiting to hit because they think they can reach; or

2. Players behind us in the fairway who literally fire at the green the instant we put the flagstick back in the hole. You can wait five seconds for us to walk off the green, folks.

 

[DanOregon]

Waiting in line isn't fun, but if I have to wait in line I hope that the person in front of me (and in front of them etc.) has at least used the time to know what they are ordering when they get to the front and not just look at the offerings when they get there. Pedestrians who don't make eye contact with drivers or seem aware of anyone or anything else around them/groups that congregate and socialize in aisles. Ugh.

 

[bigpern23]

The cherry on top is that some of these charities border on absolute bull****.

OTL: Top athlete charities lacking

Next time you wanna feel sorry for Lamar Odom:

In 2004, Odom founded Cathy's Kids, named after his mother who the NBA forward says died from cancer. But eight years of tax records reveal that Cathy's Kids never gave any grant money to cancer-related causes and that the charity primarily existed to finance two elite youth basketball travel teams. Of the $2.2 million raised by the charity, at least 60 percent -- $1.3 million -- went to those AAU teams.

I don't know anything about Odom's charity, but the story says it was named after his mother who died of cancer. It does not cite anything saying his charity was founded to support cancer-related causes. In fact, it doesn't cite the charity's mission at all, which would seem to be important. It seems plausible that the charity was founded to support youth basketball programs and simply named after his mother because she died, with nothing at all to do with cancer.

That said, I've had drinks with Jerry DeGregorio on several occasions in the past and, though I'm not claiming to know him well, the impression I always got is that he's a slimy leech. Any organization with him as its head is suspect, IMO.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Waiting in line isn't fun, but if I have to wait in line I hope that the person in front of me (and in front of them etc.) has at least used the time to know what they are ordering when they get to the front and not just look at the offerings when they get there. Pedestrians who don't make eye contact with drivers or seem aware of anyone or anything else around them/groups that congregate and socialize in aisles. Ugh.

As an addition to this, pedestrians in parking lots who see a car is backing up but still walk right behind it or cars that don't bother looking in the review mirror first and just floor it to back out of a space. Oh and there's the people who are driving down a lane in a crowded parking lot who get pissed off when someone who clearly can't see beyond the car next to them starts backing up slowly.

Basically I don't like parking lots

 

[Alma]

I don't know anything about Odom's charity, but the story says it was named after his mother who died of cancer. It does not cite anything saying his charity was founded to support cancer-related causes. In fact, it doesn't cite the charity's mission at all, which would seem to be important. It seems plausible that the charity was founded to support youth basketball programs and simply named after his mother because she died, with nothing at all to do with cancer.

That said, I've had drinks with Jerry DeGregorio on several occasions in the past and, though I'm not claiming to know him well, the impression I always got is that he's a slimy leech. Any organization with him as its head is suspect, IMO.

Youth basketball teams? You mean AAU teams?