You know what really grinds my gears.......
Posted by shelloid on Oct 04, 2009 · Member since Nov 2006 · 4427 posts
Ok so maybe I'm just a weirdo, but there's silly little things that really bug me for no apparent reason - what about the rest of you? Is there any little thing that really annoys you, but probably shouldn't that much?
Ok I'll start:
I hate it when peolpe jiggle their legs up and down when they're sitting down. Some people will do this continually and I HATE IT. There's no logic to my annoyance but it really bugs me.
It also bugs me when women put their make up on on public transport - just wake up earlier if you want to wear it - and don't give people dirty looks when they stare at you.
you know what really grinds my gears....
when you disagree with someone and they accuse you of not being open minded and being in the pocket of the right, or just an idiot. I thought the very definition of being open minded was the ability to see someone else's side, not to neccessairly convert to it. I am open minded, I can see why others have their opinions and may even be able to understand them, but just because I don't share them doesn't make me an IDIOT or closed minded. I think calling someone that doesn't share your opinions that makes you the closed minded IDIOT.
PS..this actually was intended for someone on vegweb, you know who you are, all others I apologize
+1 I encounter this ALL of the time.
Me 2. Where I live the people who rave the loudest about the need for "tolerance" (ie acceptance of their views or way of doing things) are usually the most intolerant of anyone different from themselves.
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one having this problem
I thought I was the only one who saw this! Especially what yabbitgirl is talking about. I met a guy who said he was Buddhist but he was one of the most arrogant and judgemental people that I had ever met. Mean as hell too!
So don't worry, you're not alone!
We call that attitude "free to be like me."
but can't you get B12 from flax and nut yeast?
but can't you get B12 from flax and nut yeast?
Definitely not flax. You may be thinking of the omega-3s in flaxseed. Some nutritional yeast is fortified with B12, but it doesn't naturally occur there (of course, yeast is neither plant nor animal anyway).
Here's some info on rumored plant sources of B12: http://www.veganhealth.org/b12/plant
ETA: Sorry for the threadjack. Resume your gear-grinding. ;)
When people make assumptions about me when they don't know me and choose to believe lies over the actual truth.
Also, these people in these "Whale Wars" and animal cruelty videos are really grinding my gears. I've got to find a way to take more action on my end.
When people make assumptions about me when they don't know me and choose to believe lies over the actual truth.
Also, these people in these "Whale Wars" and animal cruelty videos are really grinding my gears. I've got to find a way to take more action on my end.
+1
Okay, so I've ranted about the girl upstairs at my apartment. This is getting out of control.
After she let the first dog she "adopted" back into the streets and claimed it "ran away," she went out and spent $1700 on a bull mastiff (read: dog the size of a horse) to live in an apartment that's...hmmm, less than 1000 square feet (don't know exact numbers, probably around 800 or so). She managed to talk about how much she spent on it, how it was an impulse "buy" (I can't talk about the commodification of animals without quotation marks), but never anything about the dog or its personality. In the entire 3 days that she's had the dog, she has walked it: ZERO times. She lets her out of the door and lets her shit and piss a foot from our door (no leash), and yells at her if she tries to run or play. This dog is going to be incredibly miserable. And fat.
The kicker? Stupid human is saying she's going to get 2 more dogs. 2. To go into an apartment the same size as mine, that is almost overrun with my 2 terriers (that we walk 4-5 miles a day). This makes me sick to my stomach. I really hope this one runs away too.
It will...even if she has to drive it to the shelter herself.
She flirts with my boyfriend all the time, which doesn't bother me 1/10th as much as her..."owning" animals. He asked her where she got the dog (he was thinking shelter--he said that he forgot for a split second that people "buy" dogs), and she goes "I talked them down to $1700." And he said "you paid $1700 for a dog at a shelter?!" and she laughed and said that she got the dog from a pet store. It was an impulse buy because she saw the pet bowls. BOWLS! I'm going to smack this bitch.
Oh, of course. Everyone buys a dog the size of a small pony in order to get the bowls.
She flirts with my boyfriend all the time, which doesn't bother me 1/10th as much as her..."owning" animals. He asked her where she got the dog (he was thinking shelter--he said that he forgot for a split second that people "buy" dogs), and she goes "I talked them down to $1700." And he said "you paid $1700 for a dog at a shelter?!" and she laughed and said that she got the dog from a pet store. It was an impulse buy because she saw the pet bowls. BOWLS! I'm going to smack this bitch.
I love bull mastiffs...they are so sweet and lovable...but without anyway to get outs it energy she is going to be in trouble! Is is a puppy? I didn't think pet stores sold fully grown dogs. I would feel the same way you do...ready to strangle her.
She flirts with my boyfriend all the time, which doesn't bother me 1/10th as much as her..."owning" animals. He asked her where she got the dog (he was thinking shelter--he said that he forgot for a split second that people "buy" dogs), and she goes "I talked them down to $1700." And he said "you paid $1700 for a dog at a shelter?!" and she laughed and said that she got the dog from a pet store. It was an impulse buy because she saw the pet bowls. BOWLS! I'm going to smack this bitch.
I love bull mastiffs...they are so sweet and lovable...but without anyway to get outs it energy she is going to be in trouble! Is is a puppy? I didn't think pet stores sold fully grown dogs. I would feel the same way you do...ready to strangle her.
I don't know anything about mastiffs, except that they are humongous! My boyfriend wanted one years ago, when he still lived on a farm with about 10 acres of land. He then realized he couldn't afford the dog or food!
It's a puppy, but it's already twice as big as my terriers...probably 20-25 pounds, if I had to guess. I've not once seen her walk it, except the one time she took the trash to the dumpster, about 50 feet from her door. It makes me so sad to think about it up there, with about 20 feet to frolic back and forth. Will it go nuts up there, without exercise? I already feel like it's going to get so fat and unhealthy.
He'll probably tear up some of her precious things before she decides that she "can't" keep him.
She flirts with my boyfriend all the time, which doesn't bother me 1/10th as much as her..."owning" animals. He asked her where she got the dog (he was thinking shelter--he said that he forgot for a split second that people "buy" dogs), and she goes "I talked them down to $1700." And he said "you paid $1700 for a dog at a shelter?!" and she laughed and said that she got the dog from a pet store. It was an impulse buy because she saw the pet bowls. BOWLS! I'm going to smack this bitch.
Can you call the apartment manager/ owner or some sort of animal service?
She flirts with my boyfriend all the time, which doesn't bother me 1/10th as much as her..."owning" animals. He asked her where she got the dog (he was thinking shelter--he said that he forgot for a split second that people "buy" dogs), and she goes "I talked them down to $1700." And he said "you paid $1700 for a dog at a shelter?!" and she laughed and said that she got the dog from a pet store. It was an impulse buy because she saw the pet bowls. BOWLS! I'm going to smack this bitch.
Can you call the apartment manager/ owner or some sort of animal service?
I wonder. I think we have a 60 pound weight limit, or something like that. We also have a 2 dog limit, but apparently that doesn't apply to her. She'll ruin any dog's life that she damn well pleases!
fb: I think that's what happened with the last one, so she put him back onto the streets. I had joked that he was going to commit doggy suicide, because he cried CONSTANTLY (he was locked into a bathroom barely big enough to hold a tub, sink, and toilet).
I'm sorry I keep talking about this! But it's a daily reminder of how little others respect and care for our furry counterparts. I'm not being creepy, but Z and I were rotationally home for the entire day today, so we knew when she was home, and she didn't walk the dog one time. It got to go out 2 times to pee for about 60 seconds each.
wow VR maybe i'll take a trip to Indiana and we can jump her... and steal her dog
wow VR maybe i'll take a trip to Indiana and we can jump her... and steal her dog
I'm in... I'll go pack.
PS, I really don't like humans that much... we certainly can suck.
Poor dog... through no fault of his, there's no way he's not going to end up screwed over in this situation, whether she 'can keep him' or not. >:( :(
wow VR maybe i'll take a trip to Indiana and we can jump her... and steal her dog
I'm in... I'll go pack.
LOL's I <3 you!
Humans do suck seriously! And watching Earthlings in small increments hasn't helped... I get so disgusted with how people treat animals... If you don't want to walk your dog and take car of him/her don't fucking get one!
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