Litter or trash in public.
When I see it in a park, on campus, on the side of the road, etc. it just drives me nuts.
When I see it in a park, on campus, on the side of the road, etc. it just drives me nuts.
Friday OT #2 - Fingernails On a Chalkboard
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ESPECIALLY when it's clear the person just left it there.
If you could carry the full bottle to this spot, you could carry it out empty.
Similarly: "My kiddos."
(I don't mind 'kiddo' as occasional cases of endearment -- "Hey, kiddo!")
The sound of really cold snow crunching under feet or tires sends chills down my spine. It isn't bad if the snow is wet and heavy, but if it is cold and thoroughly frozen it drives me batty. Just typing this is causing my spine to tingle...
The misuse of "literally" used to drive me nuts, but it's become so common I've even caught myself doing it.
When I'm following folks in a car and I see them toss the butt out the window...
The catheters are bad enough but then you hear about guys intentionally shoving things up there that I don’t know how they got to fit. WTF
How about finding furniture/tvs/mattresses on the side of the road? That pisses me off to the core.
That made me chuckle to myself. Had a college girlfriend dump me for a better looking cooler guy. She undumped me a week or two later and one reason was she couldn't stand listening to the guy eat. The wisdom of breaking up and unbreaking up is something for a different thread.
Listening to Chad, Kakert, Sears, Trent, or Andy is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me...
Same here. I think I can hear every sound within 100 feet of me. Any little ticking or scraping. Especially fun when you're trying to fall asleep.
In that same vein, I really prefer a pitch dark room to fall asleep in. Even a TV power light or a streetlight shining through the blinds bothers me.
I can't stand it when people just leave their dogs outside barking. Obviously they want to come back inside!
Similar, but I have to add leaf blowers. I cannot stand them.
Styrofoam squeak makes me physically (and involuntarily) shudder - same with lots of metal-on-metal sounds.
Non-aurally, older fluorescent lights can sometimes feel to my eyes like a low-grade fingernails-on-chalkboard sound to my ears. I *think* it has to do with the 60Hz frequency that older ballasts operate at. I do get migraines occasionally, though, and it's definitely worse when I do stupid things and make myself more susceptible to the headaches.
Non-aurally, older fluorescent lights can sometimes feel to my eyes like a low-grade fingernails-on-chalkboard sound to my ears. I *think* it has to do with the 60Hz frequency that older ballasts operate at. I do get migraines occasionally, though, and it's definitely worse when I do stupid things and make myself more susceptible to the headaches.
People mentioning words/phrases made me think of one.
Men calling their wife, "the wife". As in, "the wife and I went out for dinner last night".
I don't think I've ever heard a woman use "the husband" in this way. Probably for good reason...it's incredibly objectifying.
Men calling their wife, "the wife". As in, "the wife and I went out for dinner last night".
I don't think I've ever heard a woman use "the husband" in this way. Probably for good reason...it's incredibly objectifying.
The word "utilize" - there is almost no circumstance where you can't just say "use" - you're just trying to sound fancy.
