Well, the plan was to drive an hour north and spend the night with my folks. Only my car wouldn't start. And by the time I made it to the shop it was closing time. So instead I'm spending Friday night catching up with food boards.
Oh, and I discovered that my car wouldn't start only after placing a takeout order with my favorite catfish joint this afternoon. Do you know how hard it is to find good fried catfish and hushpuppies in NY? But that's another thread.
Full Version: Annoyances
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Plans for extending my vacation one more day have been abandoned due to a message I found reminding me about a 5-hour meeting tomorrow. 
Oh, what a shame! I was looking forward to reading more.
| QUOTE (StephanieL @ Jul 5 2005, 09:20 PM) |
| Plans for extending my vacation one more day have been abandoned due to a message I found reminding me about a 5-hour meeting tomorrow. |
Surely your plane can be delayed because of bad weather, n'est-ce pas? And what kind of asshole schedules a five fucking hour meeting anyway?
| QUOTE (Steven Dilley @ Jul 1 2005, 07:45 PM) |
| Do you know how hard it is to find good fried catfish and hushpuppies in NY? |
I had this meal a couple weeks ago. I love hushpuppies with fried catfish and a bottle of hot sauce on the side.
My annoyance: My neighbor agreed to watch my dog and water my plants while I was in NYC. When I returned my plants were all brown and wilted. I have been watering and feeding them, but I think some are gone. If I lose the tomato plants, he is a dead man. I guess I am lucky that my dog survived.
London just won the 2012 Olympics. Bollocks.
| QUOTE (The Divine Mrs F. @ Jul 6 2005, 07:31 AM) |
| London just won the 2012 Olympics. Bollocks. |
I just saw the announcement before I left for the office. The London delegation went apeshit at the news. I swear that one woman was jumping at least 3 to 4 feet off the ground before she tackled the man next to her at the table.
| QUOTE (Ron Johnson @ Jul 6 2005, 08:21 AM) |
| My annoyance: My neighbor agreed to watch my dog and water my plants while I was in NYC. When I returned my plants were all brown and wilted. I have been watering and feeding them, but I think some are gone. If I lose the tomato plants, he is a dead man. I guess I am lucky that my dog survived. |
Ron, I've been amazed at the growth of doggie day-spas here in NJ. Several of them also provide overnight / multi-night deluxe accomodations. Far from the lock 'em in a kennel ambiance, these places have playrooms, supervised recreation, etc.
And, at $60 to $100 per night, they're not cheap
The cattery at Simon's groomer has individual cat suites, with fish-tank walls, large screen TV visible to the residents, and soft music
| QUOTE |
| I just saw the announcement before I left for the office. The London delegation went apeshit at the news. I swear that one woman was jumping at least 3 to 4 feet off the ground before she tackled the man next to her at the table. |
You should have heard the cheer go up in my office building. I work, of course, in an Ad agency
By the way, what do you think this will do to property prices in the East End? Chris and I are looking to buy somewhere
| QUOTE (Ron Johnson @ Jul 6 2005, 08:34 AM) | ||
I just saw the announcement before I left for the office. The London delegation went apeshit at the news. I swear that one woman was jumping at least 3 to 4 feet off the ground before she tackled the man next to her at the table. |
She must be taking lessons from Cruise.
| QUOTE (Rail Paul @ Jul 6 2005, 07:35 AM) | ||
Ron, I've been amazed at the growth of doggie day-spas here in NJ. Several of them also provide overnight / multi-night deluxe accomodations. Far from the lock 'em in a kennel ambiance, these places have playrooms, supervised recreation, etc. And, at $60 to $100 per night, they're not cheap The cattery at Simon's groomer has individual cat suites, with fish-tank walls, large screen TV visible to the residents, and soft music |
We have a couple of those places, but the last time I left my dog in an unfamiliar place with a bunch of other dogs, she was not the same for days after I returned.
| QUOTE (akiko @ Jul 6 2005, 12:43 PM) | ||
You should have heard the cheer go up in my office building. I work, of course, in an Ad agency By the way, what do you think this will do to property prices in the East End? Chris and I are looking to buy somewhere |
I just posted this in another thread, but I have friends in Barcelona who rented out their apartment during the olympics for a huge amount of money. (They owned their apartment before the olympics were announced.)
| QUOTE (ranitidine @ Jul 5 2005, 10:10 PM) | ||
Surely your plane can be delayed because of bad weather, n'est-ce pas? And what kind of asshole schedules a five fucking hour meeting anyway? |
Clients are coming in to go over reviewer comments to a big slide kit. We'll be going over stuff slide by slide. I actually got back to NYC yesterday, but had been considering taking off today to do laundry, get up late, etc.
Lippy, the rest of my dining experiences in Stockholm were more pedestrian than the lavish Grand Hotel meal, though I did have a nice Spanish-esque dinner one evening. I'm off herring & lox for a while, but when I start eating them again I have an assortment of aquavits to go with them that I got at the duty-free shop.
We have no mirror in the bathroom at present which means I have to shave by touch. I keep finding annoying little tufts that I missed.
| QUOTE (g.johnson @ Jul 6 2005, 11:31 AM) |
| We have no mirror in the bathroom at present which means I have to shave by touch. I keep finding annoying little tufts that I missed. |
The use of "blessed" as an adjective.
| QUOTE (akiko @ Jul 6 2005, 12:43 PM) | ||
You should have heard the cheer go up in my office building. I work, of course, in an Ad agency By the way, what do you think this will do to property prices in the East End? Chris and I are looking to buy somewhere |
I was starting to look at property before Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Olympics, and then job shit happened and I had to put off buying. Now that I am in a position to think about buying again, property values have jumped about 100%. Condo's in my neighborhood that were selling for $250-300K are now selling for $600-700K!! That's in less that 2 years. BUY NOW!! Or wait the 8 years for values to drop again. That's what most of us in Vancouver are doing.
summer city smells
| QUOTE (Daisy @ Jul 6 2005, 10:24 AM) |
| The use of "blessed" as an adjective. |
Why is that? It is an adjective.
| QUOTE (Squeat Mungry @ Jul 6 2005, 02:18 PM) | ||
Why is that? It is an adjective. |
No kidding. It can also be a verb. And the use of it as an adjective annoys me. I don't know how I can be more clear about that.
Okay.
| QUOTE (Daisy @ Jul 6 2005, 02:23 PM) | ||||
No kidding. It can also be a verb. And the use of it as an adjective annoys me. I don't know how I can be more clear about that. |
Blessedly clear.
Esprit des l'escaliers: It's an adjective! It's a verb! It's an adverb!
Have a blessed day frequently rubs me the wrong way.
| QUOTE (hollywood @ Jul 6 2005, 02:57 PM) |
| Have a blessed day frequently rubs me the wrong way. |
Me too.
| QUOTE (hollywood @ Jul 6 2005, 01:57 PM) |
| Have a blessed day frequently rubs me the wrong way. |
I hate that.
And remember that funny line, I forget who said it. When a clerk says "have a nice day," the answer is "thanks, but I have other plans."
I often use blessed ironically to mean cursed. As in “how the f*** do I stop this blessed thing?”
| QUOTE (GG Mora @ Jul 6 2005, 02:01 PM) |
| I often use blessed ironically to mean cursed. As in “how the f*** do I stop this blessed thing?” |
This is the way I usually hear it. I think it is proper to use it an intensive like, "I don't have a blessed dime to my name."
Can't say that it is a term I use though.
I am more into damning stuff than blessing it.
I've heard it pronounced as "blesst" and "bless-ed" but neither rings with much sincerity
| QUOTE (Rail Paul @ Jul 6 2005, 02:04 PM) |
| I've heard it pronounced as "blesst" and "bless-ed" but neither rings with much sincerity |
Doesn't that depend on who says it? Although I don't like to hear it, I don't doubt the sincerity of the person who said it. I worked with someone for a while who always said "have a blessed day" - I hated it, but he really meant it. Why doesn't it sound sincere?
| QUOTE (Rail Paul @ Jul 6 2005, 03:04 PM) |
| I've heard it pronounced as "blesst" and "bless-ed" but neither rings with much sincerity |
That's because you've never heard me say it.
| QUOTE (omnivorette @ Jul 6 2005, 02:06 PM) |
| Why doesn't it sound sincere? |
I could explain it, but I would be violating Guideline 4.
You are correct though.
| QUOTE (GG Mora @ Jul 6 2005, 03:01 PM) |
| I often use blessed ironically to mean cursed. As in “how the f*** do I stop this blessed thing?” |
I have no problem with that. It's the "I'm blessed, thank you", or "They are truly blessed," that irks me. Given the supposition that the speaker of the above annoying phrases does indeed believe that there is some sort of entity or power, be it part of a religious belief system or not, that truly does have the ability to dole out blessings then just how the hell does the speaker know that said doling has indeed been incurred? Such an assumption strikes me to be at its best smug and at its worst idiotic.
The only time that I have ever been blessed was following a sneeze.
| QUOTE (Ron Johnson @ Jul 6 2005, 02:10 PM) |
| The only time that I have ever been blessed was following a sneeze. |
Unless of course the person was being insincere.
But no matter Ron, you're going straight to hell anyway so don't give it another thought.
| QUOTE (Ron Johnson @ Jul 6 2005, 03:10 PM) |
| The only time that I have ever been blessed was following a sneeze. |
Which means you've been hanging around with the right people, thank.........
| QUOTE (Daisy @ Jul 6 2005, 02:09 PM) |
| Given the supposition that the speaker of the above annoying phrases does indeed believe that there is some sort of entity or power, be it part of a religious belief system or not, that truly does have the ability to dole out blessings then just how the hell does the speaker know that said doling has indeed been incurred? Such an assumption strikes me to be at its best smug and at its worst idiotic. |
Goodness, it doesn't necessarily imply any of that at all. That's the derivation, sure, but it doesn't necessarily carry that baggage today. Not that you aren't free to be annoyed by it. Do you have to subscribe to theological doctrine to enjoy a sense of thankfulness for the good things in life?
That's a good point. I am an utter atheist, but I am very thankful for many things in life. Not thankful *to* anything, just thankful.
But I would never say "blessed" because that does imply a "blessing" given by something, and I don't believe any such thing. I might say fortunate, or lucky, or some such thing.
But I would never say "blessed" because that does imply a "blessing" given by something, and I don't believe any such thing. I might say fortunate, or lucky, or some such thing.
People started to say "Bless you" following a sneeze during the time of the Plague. Sneezing was one of the early signs that you were a goner.
Good point, Ron. There are many linguistic usages which have long-detached themselves from their origins. "Silly sod" is another one. Of course, Daisy is quite right that it is used in the way she describes too (not arguing with that).
| QUOTE (Wilfrid @ Jul 6 2005, 02:22 PM) |
| There are many linguistic usages which have long-detached themselves from their origins. |
"Motherfucker" comes to mind.
Yeah. I hope my Beloved is going to use that term less when my aunt comes to town. 
| QUOTE (Wilfrid @ Jul 6 2005, 03:17 PM) | ||
Goodness, it doesn't necessarily imply any of that at all. That's the derivation, sure, but it doesn't necessarily carry that baggage today. Not that you aren't free to be annoyed by it. Do you have to subscribe to theological doctrine to enjoy a sense of thankfulness for the good things in life? |
I am not an atheist and I am thankful for the many good things that have happened to me in my life but "blessed" as a synonym for lucky or fortunate or showered with happy accidents or whatever has become very overused, especially in contexts where a religiosity which I, personally, find smug and insular is implied. I think the baggage you refer to has returned in a big, big way. I have no problem with someone saying "I have been blessed with good health" as one example. But omni's recounting of the man saying"have a blessed day" is a prime example of what does annoy me. As does a lot of overtly pious behavior.
Or maybe I'm just a little crabby today.
| QUOTE (omnivorette @ Jul 6 2005, 03:25 PM) | ||
"Motherfucker" comes to mind. |
After a perfectly normal transaction at the farmers market, a customer smiled at me and said, "Blessings!", grabbed his tortillas and then walked away.
Is this a code for something? I almost replied, "Tuna!" but just kept silent.
I'm on an email list (which always makes me thankful for these boards) and one of the posters always ends her posts with the word "Blessings!". I suppose it's lighthearted and well-intentioned but does it mean something else? Like what I think it might mean?
Is this a code for something? I almost replied, "Tuna!" but just kept silent.
I'm on an email list (which always makes me thankful for these boards) and one of the posters always ends her posts with the word "Blessings!". I suppose it's lighthearted and well-intentioned but does it mean something else? Like what I think it might mean?
| QUOTE (rancho_gordo @ Jul 6 2005, 05:34 PM) |
| but does it mean something else? Like what I think it might mean? |
Ab-so-fucking-lutely. Therein the source of my annoyance.
| QUOTE (Tamar G @ Mar 1 2005, 09:10 PM) |
| the guy in the neighboring cubicle likes to whistle. which also brings me to my second annoyance, this time with myself: I have tried very hard over the last few months to find the whistling charming, but it's still just grating. I guess I have to face the fact that I'm crotchety.  |
| QUOTE (Rose @ Mar 1 2005, 09:14 PM) | ||
No you don't! If he's not your boss tell him to fucking stop it. It's incredibly impolite and completely inappropriate in an office situation. |
the whistler has been joined by a second whistler, often in dissonant tandem. The second whistler is my boss, so there's really nothing I can do about it. It's not like we're a loud office where the whistling goes unnoticed.
| QUOTE (Tamar G @ Jul 6 2005, 02:50 PM) | ||||||
the whistler has been joined by a second whistler, often in dissonant tandem. The second whistler is my boss, so there's really nothing I can do about it. It's not like we're a loud office where the whistling goes unnoticed. |
You should become a whistle blower. Ka-boom!
| QUOTE (Tamar G @ Jul 6 2005, 02:50 PM) | ||||||
the whistler has been joined by a second whistler, often in dissonant tandem. The second whistler is my boss, so there's really nothing I can do about it. It's not like we're a loud office where the whistling goes unnoticed. |
Very large visible headphones like construction workers wear will work.
Members and friends, this thread has been returned to its customary state, that of declaring annoyances that do not violate the guidelines. You are all veterans here. You all know what the guidelines are. You know when you are violating them. Don't do it.
Annoying, right Arthur?
Anyway, how about my local bar's beer taps being out-of-order for almost a week now. No gas, they say. What's up with that?
Anyway, how about my local bar's beer taps being out-of-order for almost a week now. No gas, they say. What's up with that?
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