Kaymyth she/her Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Acne Guys who think that body spray is a shower in a can People who try to sexualize everything Axe is death. (No, really. That stuff triggers my asthma. It's awful.)
Oversleep Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) I hate when people are being hypocritical about eristic (so pointing out ad personam while at the same time using a less known method. I don't care if they're not aware of it.)Well, I myself didn't read Shopenhauer, but I can recognize one of the methods when I see one.Also, I hate analogies as an argument. Because there is always a different one applicable to situation which would be from opposite viewpoint (shame I never can think of one). Note, there is nothing wrong with analogies as means of explaining something better, but using them to argue in favor of something? Argh. Edited March 29, 2016 by Oversleep 1
Orlion Blight he/him Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 I hate when people are being hypocritical about eristic (so pointing out ad personam while at the same time using a less known method. I don't care if they're not aware of it.) Well! I learned a new word today! Thanks for that.In line with that, I hate when someone derails an online argument with grammar pretentiousness. A discursive style is not helpful in a serious discussion.
Sunbird she/her Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Oh! "There are two types of people" declarations. Even the joke versions are tedious. After seeing this post, I couldn't resist. Forgive me. There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary and those who don't. 4
Silverblade5 he/him Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 After seeing this post, I couldn't resist. Forgive me. There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary and those who don't. You do not want to know how tempted I was to reply to this in either binay or hexidecimal.
ThirdGen Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 After seeing this post, I couldn't resist. Forgive me. There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary and those who don't. "...those who didn't just drink arsenic, and youuuuu!" 2
BreathTaker he/him Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Utensil biting Mouth noises When I sign up for a website and BreathTaker is taken!!!!! Who keeps doing this?!?!?!?!
Mestiv he/him Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 When I sign up for a website and BreathTaker is taken!!!!! Who keeps doing this?!?!?!?! Another BreathTaker obviously maybe you have an evil twin?
BreathTaker he/him Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 I hope not... I'm pretty evil as it is
The Invested Beard Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 When the state you live in decides to drastically raise minimum wage without any thought as to what it will do to the economy and devaluing current wages for people not at minimum. Minimum wage is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A LIVING WAGE!! IT'S A TRAINING WAGE!!! ugh 1
Kaymyth she/her Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 When the state you live in decides to drastically raise minimum wage without any thought as to what it will do to the economy and devaluing current wages for people not at minimum. Minimum wage is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A LIVING WAGE!! IT'S A TRAINING WAGE!!! ugh Actually, the original intent of minimum wage IS supposed to be a living wage. That's what it was designed for. It just hasn't increased relative to inflation for so long that it's gotten rather pitiful. Though personally, I think it'd be much more effective solution to cap CEO wages in relation to their lowest-paid employees. You want to pay yourself millions of dollars a year? Great, but you can't be making more than so many times what they do (bonuses included). 1
The Invested Beard Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 My concern is mostly that as a middle class earner I basically get punished. My wages mean less because inflation goes up to offset the minimum wage increase. So then if my employer ups my wages to compensate, I don't get a raise, I just stay in the same place basically because cost of living has gone up. My state is pretty screwed financially.
Guest Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Actually, the original intent of minimum wage IS supposed to be a living wage. That's what it was designed for. It just hasn't increased relative to inflation for so long that it's gotten rather pitiful. Though personally, I think it'd be much more effective solution to cap CEO wages in relation to their lowest-paid employees. You want to pay yourself millions of dollars a year? Great, but you can't be making more than so many times what they do (bonuses included). I actually work somewhere where I get paid minimum wage, and although I still live with my parents (so I don't have to support myself on it), I do work with people who get paid the minimum wage and support a family with multiple kids. And they're happy with it. To be honest, they're happier than a lot of people I know with high five-figure or six-figure jobs, up to and including my parents. Now of course this is just personal experience, but I live in a place right now where the minimum wage is among the lowest in the U.S., and the cost of living among the highest. Also, I've heard the management discuss what would happen if the minimum wage was raised, and they specifically said that people would be let go/get fewer hours. Personally, I'd much prefer that the minimum wage stay low. Forcing employers to raise labor costs will only result in me getting less hours or perhaps being fired. At present, I have virtually no otherwise marketable skills for a more prestigious job. I get paid according to the value I provide for the employer. I entered into a contract agreeing to work for my current wage. Plus I'm one of the youngest workers at my job. While I'm good at my job, I expect that if my employer needed to make a decision on who to let go, I would be one of the first choices. And I'd like to keep my job.
Oversleep Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 After seeing this post, I couldn't resist. Forgive me. There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary and those who don't. Actually, there are 10 types of people: those who understand binary those who don't and those who don't expect a joke in trinary! 6
Pestis the Spider she/her Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) My pet peeves regerding the use of my name: - People saying that I should change my surname, because it's to hard to pronounce. - People saying "Omg, I'm not even going to try to pronounce it". Yeah I get it. It's long and hard, but don't make such a big deal out of it. - People mispronouncing my first name, because one letter (out of four, omg) is not English. - Situations like this (happened today): Courier: I have a package. What's your name? Me: Pestis XX*crazy long*XX Courier: Smith? Me: [processing]Is he introducing himself? No. Did he mishear what I said? Probably not. Is he making fun of my crazy surname? Possibly...[/processing] Courier: *stares and waits* Me: No. Courier: *smiles* Sign here. That is so annoying sometimes. xD Edited March 31, 2016 by Pestis the Spider 1
Delightful Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 I saw a comic once with a kid with a long surname making the same complaint to the mother, and the mother said "if they can learn to pronounce Tchaikovsky they can learn our name". Does it help to spell it out for them? Sometimes when you hear a non-English letter it takes a bit to work out how to pronounce it.
Pinnacle-Ferring he/him Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Super sugary breakfast cereals. Seriously, how do people eat these first thing in the morning? Also, that one tuft of hair that just WON'T lay straight.
Delightful Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Super sugary breakfast cereals. Seriously, how do people eat these first thing in the morning? Also, that one tuft of hair that just WON'T lay straight. What's worse is when people then eat said sugary cereals for snack and/or lunch too. And then complain that they're hungry and then eat more sugar cereal. *shakes head in despair*
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Super sugary breakfast cereals. Seriously, how do people eat these first thing in the morning? Also, that one tuft of hair that just WON'T lay straight. I don't. I eat them for a snack when I want something sweet. Don't see how anyone eats them for Breakfast either.
BreathTaker he/him Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Not having caffein. Thats the biggest pet oeeve because then everything turns into a pet peeve
Pestis the Spider she/her Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) @Delightful. No, spelling my surname doesn't help. I think it actually makes people more confused. And the non-English letter in my first name is "j". xD The thing is that in Poland we pronounce "j" the way you pronounce "y" in words like "yellow". I can understand that people make the mistake first time they see me. But when they make same mistake after me correcting them on 10 separate occasions, it starts to get annoying. xP Edited March 31, 2016 by Pestis the Spider
Mestiv he/him Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 @Delightful. No, spelling my surname doesn't help. I think it actually makes people more confused. And the non-English letter in my first name is "j". xD The thing is that in Poland we pronounce "j" the way you pronounce "y" in words like "yellow". I can understand that people make the mistake first time they see me. But when they make same mistake after me correcting them on 10 separate occasions, it starts to get annoying. xP Is your name something like Maja and they say it like Madża?
Pestis the Spider she/her Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Is your name something like Maja and they say it like Madża? Completely right. They make it sound like I am a 5-year old Magda or something. You know - Madzia. xD 1
Oversleep Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) Well, I just use English equivalent of my name. "Jack" sounds cool Pestis, does spelling it like "Maya" helps? Or just claim you're from Roshar and that "j" is spelled like "y" I saw a comic once with a kid with a long surname making the same complaint to the mother, and the mother said "if they can learn to pronounce Tchaikovsky they can learn our name". Czajkowski? Please. Try this. Edited March 31, 2016 by Oversleep
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