Level 999 - Stuff that annoys me plenty

Posted by Joseph on 1/3/2006 10:16 PM | Comments (7)

My wife maintains I'm a cranky old bastard at heart. Lots of “normal“ things annoy me - people who talk on phones while driving, waiting in queues, java developers...but then there are a few special ones that I'm pretty sure are not “usual“ annoyances. These things really annoy me:

  1. People who “categorize” their weblog posts like tech-ed sessions. What constitutes “level 200“ for you might be “level 400“ for somebody else and vice versa. Lets leave the largely meaningless numerical categorizations for Tech-Ed.
  2. Chewing gum. Gum should cost $50 a packet to pay for the cleaning of the mess it causes to the streets and foot-paths. It's a filthy habit.
  3. People who mis-pronounce coffee names - “expresso“ and “cuppachino“....Grrrr......

I'll be sure to add to this list as more things occur to me.

Comments

ben on 1/4/2006 1:41 AM Haha, I hear ya on these, good list Smile
Geoff Appleby on 1/4/2006 9:24 AM For sure dude, I agree.



2) That's why I'm a smoker. It's a much cleaner habit than chewing gum *grin*



One of my biggest peeves is deciphering language from people who don't actually know much about computers. The worst offender is the amount of times I hear different people telling me they have a problem with their hard drives - after a bit of digging what they call a hard drive, I call a case.
Grant Holliday on 1/4/2006 9:55 AM People that slow down for _green_ traffic lights - ya'know because it *might* go red.

David
David on 1/4/2006 1:21 PM Dude, I'm not even into coffee and those mispronunciations piss me off.  I can't imagine how it must make you feel!
Grant Holliday on 1/4/2006 2:07 PM Developers that are scared of inheritance.



"can you just make a copy of that class instead, I don't really understand this inheritance stuff"

no
no on 2/21/2006 10:44 AM To bad I can't freakin read it!!!
JosephCooney on 2/21/2006 11:26 AM Would you care to expand on that "no"?
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