A Budgie she/her Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, Quiver said: Twipug confirmed? Pet Peeves: clickbait list articles. Good lord. There's a comic book site I use, and I have slowly watched the main page be filled up with constant "15 things about X" lists. At least it's not the ol' 'Dermatologists hate ____!' or '50 year-old woman looks 21!' or even 'Don't ever eat this food and lose weight!' You know the ones I mean.
Oversleep Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, Quiver said: Pet Peeves: clickbait list articles. Good lord. There's a comic book site I use, and I have slowly watched the main page be filled up with constant "15 things about X" lists. Those are not as bad as for example "this character could make things go bad" (but not really and we don't really know whether this character is even planned to be incorporated) or "new titles for april revealed and fans are not pleased" (some small subset of fans is mildly displeased because one title got pushed back a month) or "[publisher] shares bad news about [title]" (there will be one-issue break in publishing) or "this crazy theory you wouldn't believe has fans losing their minds" (theory: Superman is Clark Kent). My pet peeve: we have a recorder with our TV. The thing is, it's clogging up (right now it's at 95% capacity). But my parents won't watch the films they alone want to watch. Nope. They will be watching shows everyone wants to watch so it won't get deleted anyway. Or they would just watch TV. My sister also does it to a lesser degree. Edited March 30, 2017 by Oversleep
Sunbird she/her Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 @Slowswift I have the same problem with lizard hands and have found a few lotions and creams that help. The most effective is called Pomada de la Campana (originated in Mexico, I believe) and you can buy multipacks of little 2.6-oz jars of it for pretty cheap on Amazon. I put it on my hands right before bed and sleep with cotton gloves on to keep the cream off my blankets. Less effective but also less messy is pink Johnson's brand baby lotion. You can find it at Smith's or Wal-Mart or pretty much anywhere. There's this other hand lotion I've found that kinda strikes a balance between the Pomada de la Campana and the Johnson's in terms of effectiveness and tidiness. It's called Renew, but I'm not sure where to buy it since I was given my two bottles. Plain old Vaseline or petroleum jelly is pretty effective too, but it tends to get everywhere unless you do the glove thing like I mentioned with the Pomada de la Campana.
+Slowswift Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 24 minutes ago, Sunbird said: @Slowswift I have the same problem with lizard hands and have found a few lotions and creams that help. The most effective is called Pomada de la Campana (originated in Mexico, I believe) and you can buy multipacks of little 2.6-oz jars of it for pretty cheap on Amazon. I put it on my hands right before bed and sleep with cotton gloves on to keep the cream off my blankets. Less effective but also less messy is pink Johnson's brand baby lotion. You can find it at Smith's or Wal-Mart or pretty much anywhere. There's this other hand lotion I've found that kinda strikes a balance between the Pomada de la Campana and the Johnson's in terms of effectiveness and tidiness. It's called Renew, but I'm not sure where to buy it since I was given my two bottles. Plain old Vaseline or petroleum jelly is pretty effective too, but it tends to get everywhere unless you do the glove thing like I mentioned with the Pomada de la Campana. I've actually found one that works pretty well, called Curel. Problem is we seem to be out, so I might investigate some of these further. Thanks for the advice!
Delightful Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 10 hours ago, A Budgie said: At least it's not the ol' 'Dermatologists hate ____!' or '50 year-old woman looks 21!' or even 'Don't ever eat this food and lose weight!' You know the ones I mean. When I was in high school I was doing research on a site that happened to have those on the side, the ones with the image of a woman shrinking in stages? [It was recipes for some FoodTech thing, dw, I don't take sites with crappy ads as reputable sources normally). And my parents happen to be standing behind me and they go "Delightful........what's that website?" ............yeah mum it's porn about weight loss? I dunno I guess it just looked funny.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 "Oh, you hated [Popular Book/Movie]? Well, let's see YOU write a bestselling novel/a blockbuster script! THEN you can complain about this one!" Okay. Let's apply that logic elsewhere. "Oh, you think the meal you bought was bland, cold, and way too small? Well, let's see YOU become a restaurant chef before you complain!" "What, the car I sold you had bad brakes and sent you careening down a hill into a crash you were lucky to survive? Let's see YOU sell cars for a while!" "Oh, the taxes I did for you were 'wrong' and now the IRS is 'auditing you' and 'threatening to garnish your wages'? Maybe do your OWN taxes next time and see how hard it is!" 5
Mestiv he/him Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 @TwiLyghtSansSparkles so you don't like the outcome of your plastic surgery? Go and operate on your face yourself then and see how easy it is... You don't like the signal quality of our satelite TV? User your own satellites next time That's just some funny logic, but it's fun to think of examples like that 2
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Oh damnation this should be a meme
A Budgie she/her Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 10 hours ago, Delightful said: When I was in high school I was doing research on a site that happened to have those on the side, the ones with the image of a woman shrinking in stages? [It was recipes for some FoodTech thing, dw, I don't take sites with crappy ads as reputable sources normally). And my parents happen to be standing behind me and they go "Delightful........what's that website?" ............yeah mum it's porn about weight loss? I dunno I guess it just looked funny. Oh figgins I dislike having weird or bad adds...like I feel like people are going to judge me.
Quiver he/him Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Grr. Addendum to my clickbait complaint. A few weeks ago, the website in question ran an article: 15 reasons why Apocalypse was the best X-Men film. Which, fine, whatever; I disagree with that assessment, but whatevs. I disagree with that format, but again, you've clearly go an audience if you keep making those articles. You guys go do you. ... checked in today, and they have an article up: 15 reasons why Apocalypse was the worst X-Men film. SCREW YOU. Look, I get it. You run advertisements; you might be fans of the medium, but this is also a business, so you need to get revenue. People like controversial opinions, and they also like having their opinions reinforced. So I totally, 100% get why you make posts titled that. You have however, completely lost any credibility I might have had for you, because that? That is so obviously pandering and trying to appeal to both sides of the argument, and trying to have it both ways. If you actually have strongly held opinions, at least write them up as an article. But this? Yeah, no. This is... this is genuinely infuriating to me, and I'm not even entirely sure WHY. I over-react a lot. 3
Erunion he/him Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 @Quiver - conversely, it could be them presenting the differing opinions of two of their editors/writers? But that's being super generous.
+Slowswift Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Adblock Plus (a Google Chrome extension, probably on other browsers as well) is my best friend. 1
Tristan Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 My pet peeve is loud chewing. Unless you want to throw me into an irrational rage, stop smacking those lips and chew with your mouth closed like everyone else over the age of four. (I'm pretty sure that particular pet peeve is so extreme it's considered misophonia at this point...) 2
Kaymyth she/her Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 2 hours ago, Tristan said: My pet peeve is loud chewing. Unless you want to throw me into an irrational rage, stop smacking those lips and chew with your mouth closed like everyone else over the age of four. (I'm pretty sure that particular pet peeve is so extreme it's considered misophonia at this point...) @TwiLyghtSansSparkles, I found your soul-twin! 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 7 minutes ago, Kaymyth said: @TwiLyghtSansSparkles, I found your soul-twin! I know. @Tristan I feel you so much. I just really, really don't get why some people smack their lips so much. It doesn't help you concentrate. It doesn't make food taste better. So why do it while you're thinking or eating? 2
Mestiv he/him Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 My pet peeve: people who boldly demand to be honest with them and claiming that they can handle it, but when faced with honest opinion, they do anything except handling it. Rage, tears, blaming everyone else, including the person giving honest opinion. That's what happens after any critical statement directed at them. Usually, if you have to demand honesty from others, that means you have already proven to them that you can't handle it.
Ammanas Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Mestiv said: My pet peeve: people who boldly demand to be honest with them and claiming that they can handle it, but when faced with honest opinion, they do anything except handling it. Rage, tears, blaming everyone else, including the person giving honest opinion. That's what happens after any critical statement directed at them. Usually, if you have to demand honesty from others, that means you have already proven to them that you can't handle it. Next time you will just have to yell at them, "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH". Hopefully you will avoid the scenario you just described from repeating.
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 My pet peeve The fact I can never seem to be bothered taking care of myself *sigh
Mestiv he/him Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Darkness Ascendant said: My pet peeve The fact I can never seem to be bothered taking care of myself *sigh You mean it like going to the gym or having a haircut? Or maybe washing your teeth?
+Slowswift Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Darkness Ascendant said: My pet peeve The fact I can never seem to be bothered taking care of myself *sigh Saaame. *sigh*
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Mestiv said: You mean it like going to the gym or having a haircut? Or maybe washing your teeth? Nah things like eating, sleeping, drinking water. Generally everything that keeps me alive
Mestiv he/him Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Darkness Ascendant said: Nah things like eating, sleeping, drinking water. Generally everything that keeps me alive Eh, don't worry too much about it. You are hardwired to not starve yourself and to not die of thirst. You will eventually find motivation to eat and drink although, waiting too long with those things is not healthy in the long term... 1
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Just now, Mestiv said: Eh, don't worry too much about it. You are hardwired to not starve yourself and to not die of thirst. You will eventually find motivation to eat and drink although, waiting too long with those things is not healthy in the long term... mhm.
Sunbird she/her Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 @Tristan @Kaymyth @TwiLyghtSansSparkles I guess that makes me a soul triplet then! I too want to murder people when I have to listen to them cow-chewing. The bus ride this afternoon was actually really horrible for that exact reason: some girl was chomping on gum and cracking bubbles so loudly that I literally could not drown her out even with the music in my headphones turned up to full volume. I broke down in tears once I got off, and that was only after about 8 minutes of having to listen to her. 2
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