Silly things that make you irrationately/unproportionately annoyed or upset
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Dead Winter
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It's also the clearest.
As far as me responding with such long diatribes, that's just how I respond to certain things. You say take things with a grain of salt, and with you there has never been a problem to do that as you don't seem to take things too far. Others, however, are a different story. Some people are royal dickholes, and due to my feelings toward these shitheels, I take great pleasure in giving back to them tenfold. If it were in person I would do the same.
I have one weakness when it comes to dealing with other people, and that's putting people in their place when they try to snipe people unprovoked. In real life I do the same. I utterly detest people who are rude or antagonistic without cause. That's just me, though, and I'll always be like that. I don't like people who have an insulting sense of humor and there is a difference between good-natured ribbing and being a prick.
I go out of my way to be polite and friendly to people, and when that respect isn't returned to me it pisses me off. The other day it was mentioned in this thread how someone starting wailing on some poor bagel stand seller and started ranting and raving and causing a scene. I thought to myself, "Had I been there, I would have gotten right in his face, chewed his ass out, put him in his place, and had it gotten physical, I would have put him down." That's how I am. I have no patience for bad comportment.
Det Som Engang Var
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I get really irrationally/proportionately (the entire thread I thought that said inappropriately) annoyed or upset when I have money and no working car.
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When I'm sleeping and my cat comes up and slaps me in the face because he's hungry.
This is my cat:
This is my cat:
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Shpongled
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In my opinion, I believe that to be an extremely irrational and unproductive way to deal with things. I also think it's ignorant to assume that you can just physically "put someone down" with absolutely zero regard to the fact that in reality, you yourself may not be physically able to accomplish such a thing. Underestimate nobody. But that's just me.
El Stormo
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Although it's very bad style to follow a parenthesized clause with another parenthesized clause ^_^
*explodes*btw, here's a triple post for you, Stormo
Anyway, what DW and I are/were trying to say is, that just because you're being serious about something, doesn't mean you're "taking it too seriously". Like DW, I don't bang my forehead against the screen and claw my desk when someone is negative towards me - but I do think addressing the point and reacting (sometimes bluntly) is a good way to get differences worked out. The Internet is not Serious Business, but there's nothing wrong with being serious about something from time to time
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I agree...underestimate no one...including me. He doesn't know what you're capable of, either, which is why you end things as swiftly as possible before physical altercation.
You see, people like that don't react to calm and polite discussion...I would've at least tried to calmly defuse the situation. I am not one to stand idly by and say, "Oh well, it's not my problem." Failing that, you do what's necessary if things get physical. It should be said that I detest physical altercation, and would use it only as a last resort. Just make sure you're in the right.
In any altercation, you want it to end yesterday and should do whatever it takes to make them stop doing what they're doing immediately. I would never touch anyone unless they were to grab/throw a punch at me. Then I'll just break their hand/thumb and keep them on their knees until the authorities can arrive. You don't need to tackle someone and scissor lock them with your legs to defuse a situation. A simple throat punch will do the trick.
You see, people like that don't react to calm and polite discussion...I would've at least tried to calmly defuse the situation. I am not one to stand idly by and say, "Oh well, it's not my problem." Failing that, you do what's necessary if things get physical. It should be said that I detest physical altercation, and would use it only as a last resort. Just make sure you're in the right.
In any altercation, you want it to end yesterday and should do whatever it takes to make them stop doing what they're doing immediately. I would never touch anyone unless they were to grab/throw a punch at me. Then I'll just break their hand/thumb and keep them on their knees until the authorities can arrive. You don't need to tackle someone and scissor lock them with your legs to defuse a situation. A simple throat punch will do the trick.
El Stormo
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Just saying, the "if I was there, I would've..." thing is moot, because you weren't there, and if you were, you'd only know how you'd react when you were actually in that situation.
I agree, DW, that rudeness and bad comportment cannot be disapproved of enough, but saying you'd beat the guy down isn't constructive in any way at all and only serves to make you look like a blowhard, which I'm sure you aren't
I agree, DW, that rudeness and bad comportment cannot be disapproved of enough, but saying you'd beat the guy down isn't constructive in any way at all and only serves to make you look like a blowhard, which I'm sure you aren't
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Again, only if it escalated to that point. In that situation, I really would confront the person and try to make him stop nicely. Then maybe sharper words if necessary. In a situation like that, had it gotten physical, all I'm saying is that you want to defuse that situation asap and that you must do whatever is necessary to accomplish that. Sure, he could be a ninja and make mincemeat out of me, but all I'm saying is that were I confronted with a physical altercation such as this, these are the steps I would take. I would do my best to put him down. Maybe I could, maybe I'd get the ever living shit beaten out of me, but that's not going to stop me from trying.
By the way, I have been in that situation, have gotten in the person's face, told him to stop what he was doing or else he would get hurt, and he stopped. I then looked at all his friends who were ganging up on the guy with whom he was arguing/threatening, told all of them to fuck off and leave him alone or else they'd get the same, waited for the police and let them take it from there. Fucking commie punks...I can't stand punks.
By the way, I have been in that situation, have gotten in the person's face, told him to stop what he was doing or else he would get hurt, and he stopped. I then looked at all his friends who were ganging up on the guy with whom he was arguing/threatening, told all of them to fuck off and leave him alone or else they'd get the same, waited for the police and let them take it from there. Fucking commie punks...I can't stand punks.
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Little yapping dogs whose owners don't control. I'm walking my dog on a leash, he's minding his own business and your dog starts yapping and growling at mine, making it difficult for me to keep my dog under control since he's a labrador, and you do NOTHING to your dog. Control your dog or the next time he tries to attack mine I'm going to kick the shit out of it.
Parentheses should be used carefully (although they can be abused sometimes (and when I say 'sometimes', I mean 'any time a nerd gets his hands on them' (especially if said nerd has any experience programming LISP (if you're unfamiliar with LISP... imagine the bloody parts of a CSI episode where the murder weapons were toenail clippings (or perhaps toenail clipping stew (that is not to say that I've ever made toenail clipping stew (you know, fuck it - forget I said anything about it at all))))))) but at least we're no't throwi'ng apostrophe's everywhe're for' n'o goo'd r'e'ason...
Jeff
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Argh!!! The apostrophe thing!!!! That has to be the single most annoying thing to me.
El Stormo
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When using parentheses within parentheses [like in this case (but purely for illustration)], you should use square brackets.
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TBH, I've never had an occasion where using parentheses within parentheses was called for...interesting.
DreamNeonBlack
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People at work who throw a wrench into the works on projects, just so they can feel they have contributed.
Example. I've spear headed an ad, everything was ready to go. Now "ooooh, I think I've got some a good tagline/copy".
"no sorry, that totally doesn't work with what has been done"
"Weeeell, it COULD work. Maybe if we change this or this picture is now that."
"no it is all done, everyone likes it as is. That is what they've approved"
"well, I'll bring it up and lets see what they say"
NO, it is DONE.
Example. I've spear headed an ad, everything was ready to go. Now "ooooh, I think I've got some a good tagline/copy".
"no sorry, that totally doesn't work with what has been done"
"Weeeell, it COULD work. Maybe if we change this or this picture is now that."
"no it is all done, everyone likes it as is. That is what they've approved"
"well, I'll bring it up and lets see what they say"
NO, it is DONE.
El Stormo
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Chromatose
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Actually I'm pretty sure that in writing, the brackets/parentheses usage is the opposite of math. Parentheses stay outside, so brackets then are used for the inner set. Or you can use { whatever that's called.
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