People who say nukular instead of nuclear β’οΈ
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2024
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The speed of their windshield wipers.
Yes! It's barely spitting outside, why are your windscreen wipers trying to break the sound barrier?
I have a long list of people I would execute if I could get away with it. The transgressions that get you on the list are numerous and varied.
People that blow their nose in a rag and then just put that shit in their pocket, ready for next use...
Owning giant pickup trucks and SUVs. I'm not that secretive about it, though. I assume everyone driving them is an insecure, overgrown child who wants a big vroom vroom.
I'll go a step further and assume they are...speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.
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If I know anyone who drives one, I always refer to it jokingly as their 'emotional support vehicle".
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Whenever another guy recommends something I find repulsive, for various reasons, I tend to write off most respect I had for that person.
Lately some guys have talked positively about Andrew Tate, and it's just made it easier for me to know who is a gullible prick and who to avoid.
ATM Machine
I'm going to the store quick(ly) to buy some eggs.
People who brag their infant child is so smart they can use YouTube to find and watch videos when in reality they're shitty parents who got a 2-year old addicted YouTube that's specifically designed to be navigable by kids.
Oh yeah, I'll quickly shut that down when they wanna do that "kids these days with the technology" nonsense, usually as some excuse for why these older folks who've had 40+ years to figure out computers still can't check their own email.
No, Timmy isn't "so smart with technology" because he can consoom on a device designed for infinite low-friction consumption.
People who write "rouge" instead of "rogue".
All the people typing "loose" when they mean "lose". Shit's been happening a lot for the past year or two and I don't know why.
It's just the natural evolution of language. Rules become loser over time
Some rules weaken, and others are created or subtly change - that's why parents can never get their kids' slang quite right. It's not that the parents can't simply weaken their grammar, it's that the kids do some things differently with very strict rules.
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It's been happening a lot longer than that, that's a classic misspelling.
Thank you for writing 'a lot' and not 'alot'.
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Criticizing people for voting 3rd party and then doing nothing to replace first past the post voting.
Okay, I very publicly judge these people. It's not a secret.
Drag thinks the people you're talking about don't exist.
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What do you mean "secretly?" Fuck that.
I judge people for spelling.
Easy stuff, too: emails; the ask; the spend; action this. People who can't pluralize or know what mass nouns are, or people who sound like fucking used-car salesmen, get to a different tier of respect than people who are actually adequate.
The 'brands' they are displaying.
I see people checking me and others out. What runners are they? Jordans or KMart? Is that a Lacoste or walmart? Is that a real Rolex or D&G handbag?
But for me, it's not judging them like you think.
I judge them flashing brands as a sign of insecurity, a need to appear wealthy and 'fit in', and a likely 'keep up with the Jones' jealous type.
So, I actually feel sad for them.
And, yes, I am aware it's super judgemental and I'm no doubt hypocritical as well, as there are some things I will buy certain brands for.
Difference is between buying a brand for style and buying it for quality.
Some companies have quietly admitted that the only difference between their stuff and cheap knockoffs is the brand name and it's fine for them because their customers don't care.
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Being completely unaware of anyone else:
- Standing in doorways, using your phone or having a conversation
- Talking loudly when inappropriate, when Iβm in pain at the doctors, I donβt want to hear about your roses
- leaving your shopping trolley blocking the aisle sideways in the supermarket while looking for your stuff
- driving down the middle of the road so everyone else has to pull over, when thereβs plenty of room for two cars to pass
- stopping in the middle of the road without indicating, while: looking for your destination, or having a conversation, or deciding what day it is
- riding your delivery bike down the footpath at high speed weaving between pedestrians
As Jean-Paul Sartre said, βHell is other peopleβ.
Or stepping off an escalator and just stopping right there to get their bearings.
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If you cannot chew with your mouth closed and you are older than 6 years, you should not be allowed to vote, operate heavy machinery or have children.
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