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We hear about the freakouts, the verbal lashings, the accidents and many more.
But what are some small things, things that have little consequence but are still infuriating or that drive you up the wall?
Here are some examples of my own:

  1. People flocking to the metro doors without leaving proper space for people to leave.
  2. Hearing the same 3 questions at work every time.
  3. People walking slow enough to pass but not letting you.
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I want to find the man who put sound effects in Microsoft Minesweeper, whenever that happened? When it went from grey Windows 95 looking to the blue background and the smiley face disappeared. I want to find the guy who put those sound effects in the game, and I want to hand plane his scrotum off and then send him home with nothing holding his testicles on but his fruit of the looms.

[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

Mouse cord getting caught on things. Makes me want to yank it forcefully.

[-] Will8250@lemmings.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Here's a really small one: when one of my toenails has a sharp corner to it that snags on the sheets.

[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 hours ago

And socks...

[-] Kacarott@aussie.zone 3 points 9 hours ago

For some reason it bothers me greatly when people talk about the number 2 being special because "it's the only even prime number". Like of course, that's literally how they are defined. It's like saying "did you know 3 is the only prime number divisible by 3?"

[-] EABOD25@lemm.ee 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

People who leave their shopping carts in the middle of the aisle and then walk away.

People who leave their shopping carts in random spots in the parking lot.

People that drive 20 under the speed limit in the left lane.

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 hours ago

Sand and lack of oil.

Smart ass replies aside, if I'm low on sleep, anything - and I do mean anything - has the potencial to grind my gears.

[-] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago

When those little plastic things on the end of your shoelaces fall off.

[-] considine@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

Aglets. You can buy replacement aglets if it really bothers you.

[-] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Soap or shampoo that smell like (and better than) food. Why??

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

One time many years ago, the hair conditioner I was using smelled so delicious that I just had to have a curious taste to see what it was like. Disappointing to say the least lol. Yes, I was old enough to know better...I was not a small child when I did this lol

[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

username checks out :P

[-] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago
[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

I would expect that to actually make you smell worse. Like the scent of a gamer who hasn't showered all weekend so you can blend in with the rest of your friend group but you're actually an avid gardener.

[-] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

Boy do I have another flavour for you.

[-] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 4 points 13 hours ago

People who act like they are blind to others in the supermarket. Not making space for others, blocking us with their trolley etc. It's not a museum.

[-] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 2 points 13 hours ago

Office Politics

[-] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago

People who don’t return their cart to the cart corral in the grocery store parking lot

[-] Smashfire@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

Neighbors running their leaf blowers for hours and super early or late in the day

[-] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

People speaking on their phone using a loudspeaker.

People who don't understand basic elevator etiquette and attempt to walk in before people get off.

People who play Karaoke loud enough for anyone outside of their home to hear.

People who drive two motorbikes / bicycles beside each other and talk, thereby blocking traffic.

People who cut in line.

People who don't clean up after their pets.

People who get angry at the animals and not the owners for the above.

People who display a total ignorance of the most basic facts regarding other countries.

Dysfunctionally incompetent and/or lazy staff (beyond what is acceptable for low income workers).

Bureaucrats who clearly prioritise covering their ass over performing the most basic functions of their job.

People who are rude/dismissive to others who are smaller/weaker/meeker than them.

Racist taxi drivers.

Asshole bus drivers.

People who don't apologise when they are wrong and know it.

I can think of more but I'll stop there.

[-] HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 day ago

People who think freedom of speech also means freedom from consequences.

Bigots being criticized is proof the system is working.

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Fucktards voting for fascists.

[-] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

That doesn't sound very small to me good sir

[-] MECHAGIC@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

My family refusing to lower the tv volume and then blaming me staying up at night because of said volume on my phone

[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago

Cars going into the pedestrian crossing area at red lights

[-] deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours ago

Saying “orientated” rather than “oriented”. There’s no need for that extra “ta” in the middle, it’s a useless syllable.

[-] iamanurd@midwest.social 12 points 1 day ago

Shifting a manual transmission incorrectly

[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 hours ago

This is the only correct answer

[-] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago
[-] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Sounds pretty rough

[-] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Uber/Dash drivers parking wherever suits them, blocking lanes. Inconsiderate pricks!

Then I get annoyed at the companies forcing them to meet unrealistic expectations or they stop getting jobs.

Then I get annoyed at myself for getting annoyed at the poor bastards busting their asses to make a living in a system that treats them as entirely replaceable.

[-] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

Mostly pedantic language things like people misusing "empathy" (it's not a synonym to sympathy god-damn-it) and "disinterested" (not synonymous to uninterested god-damn-it). Misuse of semicolons is especially frustrating to me; there are so many people out there, who do not understand the weight difference a semicolon creates, and then thoughtlessly use it to seem smart (wink, wink).

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Please expand on your understanding of semicolons

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Is English your native language? As a native Spanish speaker myself I find using semicolons correctly easy enough, but most english speakers prefer to avoid them and many just don't understand them. I've even had teachers at uni mark me down for using them appropriately. I gave up almost entirely with their use when writing in English because of this.

English class is just a place to go to be wrong according to someone with no actual skills.

English itself is the result of numerous rounds of multilingual people mashing together the most efficient bits of other languages. The rules are so inconsistent that there kind of aren't any. Also, written English and spoken English are two different languages with different rules, which is why you sound pompous when reading aloud formal essays and why you have to invent emoticons and even start to do rich formatting and change fonts to translate casual conversation into writing.

Take a persuasive writing class at an American college, typically numbered as ENG-112, they might touch on a few points about how to create effective arguments, they're mostly going to grade on pedantic points of grammar, punctuation, spelling and MLA formatting. They're not going to teach you a damn thing about teaching, partially because they're obligated to generate test scores and testing a skill-based curriculum is more difficult than a pedantic rule following one, and mostly because they don't have any actual teaching skills themselves.

Which is why there is a nationwide industry of your high school teacher teaching you how to use semicolons and a college professor marking you wrong for doing it that way.

[-] iii@mander.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

Doesn't matter how many times I do laundry, my clothes still get dirty :(

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Just don't wear them then

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

People spelling "seperately" instead of "separately".

People on the motorway overtaking you just so they can drive slower than you once they're in front of you. I always wonder why did they bother overtaking in the first place.

[-] Untrending@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

I do that sometimes, but only if the person in front of me is driving slower than my cruise control. then i overtake them, during which they obviously have to speed up and when i go back to cruise control speed now I'm the slow one

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 23 hours ago

People speed up while you overtake them?

[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 hours ago

This fucks me off sooooooooo much; in NZ there are a lot of (a fuck of a lot) of roads that don't have overtaking zones for a long way.

Getting an opportunity to overtake the slow prick you have been following for 20 minutes, just to have them speed up....forcing me to go faster than I'm comfortable with, then being in front and have them sitting on your arse for the next 10km, even though you are going faster than before you overtook them.......FUCK OFF!!!!!

[-] WraithGear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

That innocent people will die due to selfishness and bigotry. And that it is decidedly ok.

[-] Eiri@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago
[-] WraithGear@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Its the only thing everything else isn’t even a consideration

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Local council food scrap bags. We're supposed to separate our food waste and store it in compostable bags made of cornstarch plastic. Which start to break down the moment you put something wet in there, like food tends to be. How hard is it to design a bag that stays intact from Wednesday to Wednesday?!

Whatever, now my wife has her own compost bin I can cut out the middle man.

[-] Eiri@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

When people use "different" with a preposition other than "from". (Different to, different than)

I know it's not technically wrong, but it just feels so wrong.

Also, when people add a phantom R between two words. "I'm a big fan of cinema 'r' and video games."

Both stem from me not being a native English speaker, I think.

[-] Skhate_or_die@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I don't understand why people cannot move as soon as they get on an escalator. The train station smells like piss and there's pigeon shit everywhere. Let's fucking move it!

[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

When the mods ban US politics the day after an election.

this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
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