Christiern Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I absolutely hate having to remove these ridiculous stickers from fruit—there is often no way of doing so without puncturing the skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 The stationary logo images and pop-up program advertising we now see on our TV screens by every broadcaster. It's gone way beyond the the small logo, now this shit actually blocks out parts of the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 National football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willard Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Well hm keep fruit in warm water for ten minutes or less. But i saw people that simply ate around stickers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I absolutely hate having to remove these ridiculous stickers from fruit—there is often no way of doing so without puncturing the skin. I thought I was the only one who was bugged about those stickers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Now you have me thinking about that sticky tape they use on the Blue Note CDs! (Which is much harder to remove than the similar tape they use on OJCs for example) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 The stationary logo images and pop-up program advertising we now see on our TV screens by every broadcaster. It's gone way beyond the the small logo, now this shit actually blocks out parts of the picture. I hate that shit too. Some of that pop-up program advertising is actually animated too, which is to say that you'll see some guy in the bottom third of the screen actually moving around while he gets in the way of your image. It's maddening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 McCain for President stickers - tired of peeling them off strangers' car bumpers in the middle of the night- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 The "free" credit report scams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I guess that roughly 99 per cent of 'civilized' life consist in such bothering BS, let me think about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 The shrink-wrap on CDs. I assume they do it so it seems the CD is really new. Has driven me to downloading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Couldn't we just make due with one treble hook? I mean, the fish is only taking one of 'em. It's suitable revenge for sure....but the fact that you end up concentrating so much on keeping the other flailing treble from puncturing your wrist means that you're failing to free the fish as rapidly and efficiently as possible for the quick trip back to the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 The stationary logo images and pop-up program advertising we now see on our TV screens by every broadcaster. It's gone way beyond the the small logo, now this shit actually blocks out parts of the picture. I hate that shit too. Some of that pop-up program advertising is actually animated too, which is to say that you'll see some guy in the bottom third of the screen actually moving around while he gets in the way of your image. It's maddening. Yeah, I love to be in the middle of watching a murder scene or something, only to have Frank Caliendo and Bill Engvall's big fucking heads pop up and dance around to remind us of a new show next week. Afterwards, your like "what the fuck just happened?" "I'm here, watching and I and I still missed"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Couldn't we just make due with one treble hook? I mean, the fish is only taking one of 'em. It's suitable revenge for sure....but the fact that you end up concentrating so much on keeping the other flailing treble from puncturing your wrist means that you're failing to free the fish as rapidly and efficiently as possible for the quick trip back to the water. A wire cutter will take care of that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 (edited) The stationary logo images and pop-up program advertising we now see on our TV screens by every broadcaster. It's gone way beyond the the small logo, now this shit actually blocks out parts of the picture. I hate that shit too. Some of that pop-up program advertising is actually animated too, which is to say that you'll see some guy in the bottom third of the screen actually moving around while he gets in the way of your image. It's maddening. Yeah, I love to be in the middle of watching a murder scene or something, only to have Frank Caliendo and Bill Engvall's big fucking heads pop up and dance around to remind us of a new show next week. Afterwards, your like "what the fuck just happened?" "I'm here, watching and I and I still missed"! Amen to that!! I HATE them. It's gotten to the point that I feel violated whenever they all-too-frequently come on. Maybe someday they can come up with some kind of product that will block them. Edited September 16, 2008 by mikelz777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 The stationary logo images and pop-up program advertising we now see on our TV screens by every broadcaster. It's gone way beyond the the small logo, now this shit actually blocks out parts of the picture. I hate that shit too. Some of that pop-up program advertising is actually animated too, which is to say that you'll see some guy in the bottom third of the screen actually moving around while he gets in the way of your image. It's maddening. Yeah, I love to be in the middle of watching a murder scene or something, only to have Frank Caliendo and Bill Engvall's big fucking heads pop up and dance around to remind us of a new show next week. Afterwards, your like "what the fuck just happened?" "I'm here, watching and I and I still missed"! Just shows the contempt they have for the viewers. You'd think it would be enough that they load up an hour's worth of programming with 25 or 30 minutes of commercials. But no, then they've got to give you commercials WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING THE SHOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Fits the title to perfection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I really hate those hard plastic shells that things come packed in. You need major tools to cut through it (I've cut myself more than once on those sharp edges) and there's no doubt that material will probably never disappear from landfills. The other things I hate are those little security stickies on CDs and DVDs. Sometimes it's a bit of a project to remove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 The internet was a bad idea. I used to have time to do things, rather than post about them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I really hate those hard plastic shells that things come packed in. You need major tools to cut through it (I've cut myself more than once on those sharp edges) and there's no doubt that material will probably never disappear from landfills. The other things I hate are those little security stickies on CDs and DVDs. Sometimes it's a bit of a project to remove them. "Blister Packs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I hate that there are TWO separate "yellow-pages" type phone directory companies now (at least in most major cities). EVERY business has to buy listings in BOTH versions (so double the expense for them), and the public is never really sure they're looking at EVERY listing for a particular business type (i.e. "locksmiths"), unless they look in BOTH directories, and consider the superset of the listings found in both. And DOUBLE the wasted paper being printed (needlessly) for what most people look up on-line anyway, I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 So many things about the grocery store have annoyed me for a while now, including the produce stickers. Grocery bags. I'm glad that the trend is to bring your own bag to the store again. My grandmother used to bring her own bags. Maybe that's why it made no sense to me that people would take trash from the store and throw it away at their house. Do I really need a bag to put my bag of potato chips in? No. Would I like a bag for my chapstick? Seriously? One bag is plenty for the orange juice. Produce bags. Do I really need to bag my apples? God forbid they touch my tomatoes. Unfortunately, I know someone who makes their living selling bags to grocery stores. I understand why they push those damn things on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 McCain for President stickers - tired of peeling them off strangers' car bumpers in the middle of the night- A lot easier to just paste over them with Obama stickers. That's what I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Grocery bags. I'm glad that the trend is to bring your own bag to the store again. My grandmother used to bring her own bags. Do I really need a bag to put my bag of potato chips in? No. Would I like a bag for my chapstick? Seriously? One bag is plenty for the orange juice. My theory is to make disposable plastic (or paper) grocery bags the same price as the reusable canvas bags. In other words, charge $2 per bag, no matter what kind it is, paper, plastic, or canvas. If everyone had a pay a $2 surcharge for every bag they DIDN'T bring to the store for reuse, that'd fuckin' cure people REAL quick of using BILLIONS of 'disposable' bags per year. I'm serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce talbot Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 The numbingly brain-deadening phone message that begins "Please listen carefully as our menu selection has changed" (it never has) and carries on 'This conversation may be recorded for training purposes ........etc." Yeah, right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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