Stupid SHIT people do...

Post pointless threads on the DL because they’re bored.

Hold up the cash register line by digging through a ratty purse for 2cents.

Write personal checks at the grocery store.

Buy lotto tickets at the 7-11 and hold up the line.

Stand at the counter and scratch off dozens of lottery scratch off tickets.

Why oh why, when I park my car at the outer ends of a parking lot, with no cars there, and get a little exercise walking to a place, when I come back, my car is surrounded by 3 or 4 cars? Do these other people think my car looks lonely?

Walk slowly and diagonally down busy sidewalks, usually zombified because of fiddling with their smartphones.

Leave their apartment buildings and immediately whip out aforementioned smartphones and begin the aforementioned zig-zag zombie stroll. Bitch, you JUST left your place--could you not have taken care of this when you were there?

Drivers who absolutely MUST make that turn when I'm crossing the street, inching ever forward until they are almost touching me, impatient, intimidating, insufferable. On many occasions I have hollered, "You HAVE A CAR! You will GET THERE!"

Ride their bikes on the sidewalk and expect me to move out of their way. Sometimes in the wrong direction. Many times, when there is a bike lane right there on the street.

[quote]. Write personal checks at the grocery store.

I hate when FRAU write a check for under $5.00 and then has no check cashing card, no other credit cards, no identification and insists she has cashed checks there before. Of course, all other lines are full and everyone is glaring at Frau to drop into the earth.

Freak out about milk vs. cream in their giant cup of coffee.

Text and drive. I hate it.

Eat a huge five piece fried chicken meal with biscuits, mashed potatoes, butter, corn and wash it down with a diet soda.

Having a baby because you don't believe in abortion, and then murdering it because its crying and crappy diapers annoyed you.

[quote] R7 Drivers who absolutely MUST make that turn when I'm crossing the street

"I'm walking here! I'm WALKING here!"

Ride their bike on the sidewalk, then expect you to stop your car so they can use the crosswalk. You’re on a bike, you’re not a pedestrian!

Upon descending an escalator, some people feel the need to stop cold and take a look around oblivious to the queue of people behind them.

People who take FOREVER ordering a SUBWAY sandwich and then the sandwich maker doesn't listen and gets it all wrong.

Scheduling services at poor times. Our building’s management schedules the custodial team to mop the lobby floors between 8 and 9 AM, just as everyone leaves for work. The elevator door opens each morning, and we shuffle across wet floors all apologetically. It’s odd because our building is probably the nicest in the whole state. I feel so bad for the cleaners.

Not observing rights of way and slowing down traffic to wave drivers in front of them, with disregard for those who know and observe traffic laws. Also driving in NYC as you might in a small town, blocking intersections, drifting between lanes, things like that.

I also hate people who are deliberately tenuous and slow, unaware of others. Unless you cannot help it, you should step out of others’ way. Especially if you’re fiddling with your bootleg smartphone on the sidewalk, or face-timing a friend “yes, I can talk, I’m just heading across 42nd street...no, it’s ok.. no one needs to get past me to catch their train or get to work...”

People who ride their bikes on the sidewalk deserve to be thrown off the bike and beaten with the bike until both are a bloody mess.

Can I add stand up and sing really loudly, off key, so that the concert-goers seated behind you can’t see or hear their favorite artist? It’s really bad when this happens to people who save up to buy tickets to see a favorite performer, and have the experienced ruined.

I don't bother anymore, r20. People spend so much money, they feel entitled to be whatever kind of asshole they want to be, and it's hard not to see their point. So I stay home. Except classical.

[quote]Upon descending an escalator, some people feel the need to stop cold and take a look around oblivious to the queue of people behind them.

Pointy umbrella at the ready. "Move it along, toots!"

I had a neighbor who would rake leaves on windy days....

Block the subway car doorway so no one can get on or off without moving around you.

I hate all these people so fucking much. I hope they all die. I just want them dead. Now I’m going to other threads and release my poison on them.

When a guest in someone’s home makes a big f’ing deal about a dietary restriction...unless it’s a deadly allergen, just be gracious. Don’t become someone who needs to dealt with all the time.

Go hiking into the mountains and wilderness without adequate provisions: underdressed without bringing additional layers, not enough food or water, no flashlights, didn't let a third person know where they are and what time they should be back. This happens in the mountains above LA all of the time.

[quote]Upon descending an escalator, some people feel the need to stop cold and take a look around oblivious to the queue of people behind them.

There are also guys with a masculinity complex that have to stop walking down the escalator when there is no one in front of them because they know that someone else behind them wants to get to the bottom but they need to, for some reason, assert themselves as a man and hold firm for no reason other than to get in the way, even though they have also been walking down the escalator themselves prior to noticing someone behind them.

Arguing with strangers on Twitter.

[quote] Text and drive. I hate it.

Honk if you love Jesus. Text and drive if you want to meet him...

Bottoms with dirty holes.

People who shit.

Speaking of riding bikes.....I ride my bike everyday. Where I live there are bike lanes everywhere. I use these bike lanes and used to ride with the flow of traffic. After a couple of close calls, I decided to ride against traffic. Using your cell phone while driving is legal in my state. Now I get to see these distracted drivers coming right at me while on their phones talking and texting. So...I’ve got to stop my bike and get on the sidewalk so I’m not hit. Get off your damn phones if you can’t do two things at once! And while I’m at it, there are shared sidewalks/bike lanes on certain parts of my ride. So what happens? People walking their dogs stand right in the middle of the sidewalks fawning over each other’s dog. I have to stop my bike so that no one gets hurt. Which in my case I’m only thinking about my safety. I could give a flying **** about your Lhasa asshole. Get off the sidewalks and stand on the grass.

People who drag their bikes onto the subway. Which is it going to be? Are you going to walk or ride your bike?

[quote]Frau dragging two screaming kids through Walmart only to buy a half gallon of milk. The 7/11 was next door.

I would go to Walmart too (and I hate Walmart) before going to 7/11, where the same half gallon of milk would probably cost twice as much.

Often times someone will pull out in front of me forcing me to brake. Then I look in the rearview mirror and there's no one behind me and I wonder, "You couldn't wait the 3 seconds it would have taken for me to pass by before you entered the street?".

r33 Get the FUCK off the sideWALK with your vehicle. You do not belong there. Period.

Two things I've seen a lot of in my time.

1) People usually older people trying to figure out the terminal on the POS systems. And it's only gotten worse now that we've switched to chip on card in the U.S.

2) Escalators - if they're wide enough standees on the right, movement on the left but a lot of people are too dense to figure that out.

R33, you deserve to get plowed by an oncoming car. Get OFF the fucking sidewalk, get INTO the bike lane like everyone else has to do, and stop blaming everyone else for your idiocy, selfishness, and entitlement. Are you trolling?

Voting Republican

[quote]Pointy umbrella at the ready. "Move it along, toots!"

Dear goodness, R22. That's only the nice part of my internal dialogue! I'm sure I'd be beaten within an inch of my life if they were privy to its actual contents.

Actually, rain doesn’t do a very good job cleaning a car. If you need a car wash and it starts raining, you’re still going to the car wash tomorrow. Plus I’m guessing you would consider it a waste of money, but a lot of people have monthly memberships or get unlimited car wash coupons from their dealerships so they aren’t paying.

What R27 said, and no orienteering skills/experience, depending on GPS and Google.

Another post-rain one is people who water their lawns straight away. It just got watered!

I am looking in on neighbour's unit while they are away and checked their green vegetation bin the day before Council pickup. It was empty. The day after I saw the gardener fill up the bin so now it sits there full for 2 weeks until Council picks up again. Great planning.

R36. Yes, YES! Often times I think, you want to pretend I’m not there, fine, fuck em, I’ll pretend they’re not there and won’t slow down and ride their ass. Then all of a sudden they get pissy and wonder what my problem is. Assholes!

Order huge orders for several people in the drive-thru.

"Voting Republican"

But the economy is booming; jobs are everywhere; and the President is sealing-off the Border from rapists!

Shave up to your armpits for a date with a 300 lb man.

[quote]I am looking in on neighbour's unit

I looked at my neighbor's unit once and he called the cops.

R17 Are you referring to the John Ross building in Portland? Just a hunch. I lived there for a number of years and the cleaning crew would clean the lobby just when people were leaving for work. I asked if they could perhaps start at 9:00 a.m. Nope.

[quote]I use these bike lanes and used to ride with the flow of traffic. After a couple of close calls, I decided to ride against traffic.

When I am on a bike, there is nothing I love more than seeing somebody else riding right straight at me from the wrong direction in the bike lane. Wait. Is “love” the right word?

Run marathons then complain when their joints get fucked up later in life.

People who have random sex with strangers. That's why there's pornhub! Keep it to yourself with your urges!

Stuff their faces until they become “disabled” then expect the taxpayers to look after them forever. Pretend to be “disabled” to collect then work under the table as well. Have kids they cannot afford and expect society to help them out financially.

I was driving on a highway yesterday and a car in front of me twice swerved into the next lane before swerving back ; when I passed it was a woman holding up her phone to her face.

Wow r55 isn’t bitter at all!

Watch Fox "news" 24-7 and then wonder why they have anger and fear issues.

[quote] Drivers who absolutely MUST make that turn when I'm crossing the street, inching ever forward until they are almost touching me, impatient, intimidating, insufferable. On many occasions I have hollered, "You HAVE A CAR! You will GET THERE!"

R7 and I were separated at birth, I think.

R57 so those things don’t bother you? Why must I work to pay for benefit scroungers? And trust me, there are tons of them, mostly white too.

Don't use birth control, then have to find a state where they can still get an abortion. Then get all self-righteous that they felt 'pressured' to abort. Then become a born again Pro-Life zealot.

Believe that two poor candidates are “just as bad as each other” and fake protest by not voting.

PDA. Public displays of affection. You don't need to show the whole world that you're a couple. Don't need to see your crotchfruit either. Stop taking precious sidewalk space!

Religion in general.

The texting and driving is getting really bad so those self driving vehicles cannot come soon enough. Nearly everyday I have to avoid a potential accident because some cunt is texting.

just saw a cop pull over a cyclist who ran a red light, i laughed so hard.

R37, R39, Did you miss the part where R33 said these are shared sidewalks/bike lanes? In those cases, pedestrians shouldn't hog all the space.

Well, that's just stupid AF, r67. Where does he live, MS?

Hey 67 thank you. 33 here. Those idiots posting about getting off the sidewalks didn’t read in my post that they are bike lanes too. Like you stated: shared sidewalks.

Hey 68. Let’s just say I live in an area where the multi-use sidewalks are wide enough to accommodate pedestrians as-well-as : pick one - bikes, scooters, skateboards, wheelchairs....you get the idea.

When people decide that women (it’s always women in these stories) cheating the welfare system means that we shouldn’t have welfare at all. There are always people who will try to get away with whatever they can, whether it’s slacking off at work or getting out of paying their taxes. The fact that nobody has figured out how to make welfare uniquely fraud-proof doesn’t mean everybody else should starve. I wish these people who get so outraged had to hear everybody’s story, and not just the attention-getting ones that upset them so much.

Make a Datalounge post referring to a prior one by just typing a number.

Making threads about a good topic in theory but then getting the OP all wrong. Example: this thread.

R63 Applies only to breeders.

I saw an idiot using coinstar at the grocery store who had all the coins rolled and was dumping them into the machine instead of taking them to the bank and getting the full value of them.

Here's a good one I just noticed a few minutes ago. A new burger place is supposed to be opening in our neighborhood soon. The menu and the burgers look good (Burgerim), so I was thinking about getting one for dinner. Check out Google to see if they've open and it sure looks like it because four people have already come up with a rating of 4.8. Look more carefully - no, it's not open yet. These twits are rating a non-existent restaurant!

[quote]A new burger place is supposed to be opening in our neighborhood soon. The menu and the burgers look good (Burgerim)

Crown Heights?

Boro Park?

Actually, Sacramento, CA. I saw on their Wiki page that it's Israeli owned. It appears that there are eight locations here. Kinda funny that an Israeli owns a business that thrives on topping meat with cheese.

I work in DC and encounter the following daily

Plus sized Fraus with oversized Michael Kors handbags and usually one or two other bags on the MARC and Metro Trains they take up an incredible amount of room both in body and accessories .

Damn millennials and those damn electrical scooters flying by people trying to walk on the sidewalks

The woman ( who does not look homeless or destitute ) that always stands outside the Gallery Place Metro Station shouting ( DOES ANYONE HAVE A DOLLAR AND EIGHTY THREE CENTS THEY CAN GIVE ME) she looks a little like Dionne Warwick.

Tourist paying with cash and they wonder why the homeless people stalk them.

White 20s and 30s women walking in packs during lunch and rush hour on side walk not yeilding to others coming in the opposite direction. I just look through and keep walking if knock of couple of them down oh well

Leaving front lawn cuttings on the pavement after mowing. Clean it up!

People who crap and do not flush!

"Eat a huge five piece fried chicken meal with biscuits, mashed potatoes, butter, corn and wash it down with a diet soda."

I am all for moderation.

[quote]Check out Google to see if they've open

Oh, dear!

I am waling my dog and strangers stop their car to talk to me. Granted my dog is a cute Cavalier, but he want to run under their car. I motion and yell to the people to keep going, but they just just keep yelling at me, "Your dog is so cute. Do you know that?"

People complain about cell phones being used during movies and plays but for me the worst thing is just people talking during a show. I would rather they silently text than have a long chat while I am trying to watch something.

I find each equally disturbing, r85, but the added visual distraction of the smartphone makes it just that much more annoying.

R83 types with two fingers and takes 15 minutes to produce a paragraph long post.

Without any typos, too!

Falling off a cliff and dying trying to get a selfie.

Yup.

place unwashed, dirty, soiled clothes in baskets intended for clean, freshly washed clothing (at the laundromat)

Impatient people who, when trying to make a left turn into heavy traffic, swing out into the turning lane first, then try to merge. You never know if they are going to stay in the turning lane, or just flat out swing out in front of you (which also happens). As far as I know, it's technically illegal here in Ohio.

Stand on the left side of the escalator so people can't pass.

Interesting r91. I'm in Ohio and always wondered if that was illegal (though never tried it myself, since it's going to make oncoming traffic nervous of course and potentially cause accidents if someone slams on their brakes). In difficult left-turn situations I just turn right then find a place to turn around.

R93 - Three right turns make a left turn.

Answering the "Customer Questions and Answers" on Amazon with "I don't know."

r94, that's sometimes a sensible choice but not always.

talk loudly and without rest into your mobile phone and stand in the middle of the street while doing so

take pictures/video at concerts on their cellphones

Or worse, r98, during theatrical performances.

R90, there are different baskets for dirty and clean laundry?

DL posting new threads when an old thread is still floating around.

r99, dirty clothes go into the washer, not the baskets.

People who race you down the street and walk directly on your heels because "they hate slow walkers".

Total fucking scum.

speed through a red light at an intersection so they can wait at the next red light one block ahead.

speed to a red light so they can wait longer at the intersection. I've been first at a red light without speeding: I don't get candy or money or anything fun so I don't see the appeal.

Vote Republican.

Giving a product a bad review on Amazon because it was damaged in the shipping. Duh!

R106 That reminds me of the reviews on recipe websites. The reviewer, after altering the original recipe’s ingredients or instructions, then leaves a bad review on the website if doesn’t come out good.

Put their mobile on speakerphone in restaurants cafes etc!

[quote]Here's a good one I just noticed a few minutes ago. A new burger place is supposed to be opening in our neighborhood soon. The menu and the burgers look good (Burgerim), so I was thinking about getting one for dinner. Check out Google to see if they've open and it sure looks like it because four people have already come up with a rating of 4.8. Look more carefully - no, it's not open yet. These twits are rating a non-existent restaurant!

To be fair, they could've eaten at another location and were just rating the food, which should be the same irrespective of location. Unless the comments were specifically about the new location.

[quote]I saw an idiot using coinstar at the grocery store who had all the coins rolled and was dumping them into the machine instead of taking them to the bank and getting the full value of them.

Can't you get full value at Coinstar if you take a gift card in lieu of cash?

^^Ooh I hope someone replies to this. I’d like to know too.

According to Coinstar, R110 & R111, that is correct. You keep all of your coins when you choose an eGift Card.

Check the fine print, however. Not all cards are available at all machines...

Thank you, r112!

Carrying red wine into a theater and then dumping on the people in the row in front them while climbing over people to get to their seats.