As a blessing to whichever serial killer finds it first, here’s a list of the things that bother me.
General:
radio feedback
referring to heavy metal music as “Screamo”
When the person performing roll-call can’t pronounce any of the names
telemarketers
The amount of bobby pins a woman can leave around
people who don’t read books
bad breath
when stupid people passionately argue clearly wrong views
when smart people passionately argue clearly wrong views
adults who enjoyed Twilight
people who answer “yes” or “no” questions with a 30+ minute explanation
lying
referring to the same thing by several different names (e.g. spatula, flipper, etc)
the lack of understanding of your/you’re or their/there/they’re
people who will go out of their way to correct you on this
asking for an opinion and then ignoring it
people who stand too close when they talk to you
When someone steals jokes from a meme and acts as though it’s an original thought.
Clip-on or zipper neckties.
Dust covers (books)
people who mix up “i.e.” and “e.g.”
when the inside of the food is frozen, but the outside burns your mouth (see: microwaves)
Fashion:
wearing brown shoes with a black belt (or the opposite)
Driving:
People who incessantly change lanes thinking that it makes them arrive sooner
People who sneak in at the last minute and steal your parking space
Cars with after-market spoilers and stock engines
In the World of Computers:
Reply-All on emails
keyboards that aren’t QWERTY. (Dvorak gets a pass, if only for uniqueness)
people who print out e-mails and bring them to you, in-person
CaMeLcAsE
Microsoft
web-apps that only work with one browser
Note: If that browser is Internet Explorer, you can die in a fire.
the following naming-convention for network types:
Stub Area
Totally Stubby Area
Not So Stubby Area
Consumer-grade wireless routers
people who mark all meeting requests as “tentative”
filenames with spaces in them.txt
people who seem to exist without spell-check
When you get a message at work that says “hey, you got a minute?”