Random BS people say that you get fed up with.

[TheRightToArmBears]

Pathetic excuses for drugs. "Not being high makes me feel bad" in particular.

How about "Getting high makes me feel good?" as a reason for doing drugs? I mean, I personally can respect the honesty there.

In my opinion that's the only really acceptable reason for taking drugs recreationally, and this is coming from someone who's ambivalent towards certain drugs. Other reasons like 'I need it to deal with emotions/pain' lead to dependency.

On a related note, people who say things along the lines of 'I feel sorry for people who need to chemical assistance to enjoy themselves' are snooty pricks who don't know what they're talking about.

 

[AnthrSolidSnake]

When people say something like "We need prayer and bibles back in schools" as if...

1. Prayer and bibles aren't aloud in school (Which they ARE!)
2. Prayer and bibles will stop people from bullying and doing "teenager stuff" like sex and getting into mischief. Sure, brainwashing may work on some people, but not everyone is that stupid.

They act like if the school doesn't force it on everyone then it doesn't exist at all. I don't mind religion, but I do not want it to be something that my friends and future children have to do as mandatory in a place of learning, not worship (though sometimes how teachers and faculty regard themselves it might as well be worship as well)

 

[shootthebandit]

Pathetic excuses for drugs. "Not being high makes me feel bad" in particular.

How about "Getting high makes me feel good?" as a reason for doing drugs? I mean, I personally can respect the honesty there.

In my opinion that's the only really acceptable reason for taking drugs recreationally, and this is coming from someone who's ambivalent towards certain drugs. Other reasons like 'I need it to deal with emotions/pain' lead to dependency.

On a related note, people who say things along the lines of 'I feel sorry for people who need to chemical assistance to enjoy themselves' are snooty pricks who don't know what they're talking about.

On a related note. I hate people that say "you dont need drink or drugs to have a good time". People who say this tend to be the most boring kill joys that sap the fun out of everything (there are a few exceptions but thats mostly people that dont drink for medical reasons or if they are nominated driver)

Also while we are on the subject of narcotics people that play drinking games really fuck me off. The whole concept really irritates me, heres a good drinking game:
Step 1) pick up drink
Step 2) drink said drink
Step 3) can you walk? If yes go back to step 1, if no go to step 4
Step 4) go home and stop for a kebab on the way

 

[LetalisK]

"America is a republic, not a democracy."

It's both, dude. Usually anyone who says this erroneously believes a republic is a nation with representatives, which actually has nothing to do with what a republic is.

 

[Queen Michael]

Any objection to homosexuality that the speaker clearly came up with after s/he decided to oppose homosexuality, as a retroactive justification.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

"I don't have time to use grammar or punctuation when I write."

Then I don't have time to try to parse the pile of garbage you call "writing".

 

[Mr.Pandah]

That I'm too much of a critic when it comes to entertainment. Sorry I don't find every single thing entertaining, especially stuff with bad writing/acting/plot holes.

 

[randomrob1968]

"I'm tired"

"I'm bored"

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

Everything i say and think really is an annoyance, but that's a personal problem. Am trying to share the wealth

 

[Diddy_Mao]

"I'm entitled to my opinion."

Yes it's true you are entitled to your opinion. What you aren't entitled to is treating your opinion as fact, especially in the face of conflicting empirical evidence.

 

[BleedingPride]

"Swag"
"Yolo"
"Why do you like anime? It's full of weird japanese stuff."
"Because I'm a normal person."
"America is the greatest country on earth" (I'm saying that one as an American myself)
"Americans are all ignorant retards." (Don't think you're exempt either, dipshit)
"Why are you so different?"
"Why don't you want to do what everyone else does?"
"Why do you think there's no such thing as normal?"

I could go on.

 

[ToxicOranges]

Pathetic excuses for drugs. "Not being high makes me feel bad" in particular.
And what Solemnwar said, with the addition of men who give too much attention to females for just because they're female.
Also people who just call you a nazi because you believe in Socialism/Eugenics is morally okay, then proceeds to tell you why you're wrong for ten minutes.

Point 1: Whoever is calling you a nazi for being a socialist has no idea about politics, given that the Nazi's were fascists ie. as far right as you could possibly be, whilst socialism is mid left.

Point 2: Eugenics, not only from a moral standpoint, but from a biological and anthropological standpoint, is never acceptable in any way. Anyone who believes otherwise should fall victim to their own ridiculous regimen.

 

[soul_rune1984]

In advertisements for things like shampoo, deodorant etc. when they use the phrase "revolutionary technology" when describing a new formula. That's not technology, that's chemistry! If it's a new form of application, fine but when it's simply an improvement/change to the chemical compounds, ingredients it's the WRONG term to use.

 

[jamail77]

What really annoys me is people who try to defend their skepticism in stuff like global warming/climate change, certain science advancements, etc. b/c "Do you honestly think humans have that big of an effect on anything? You're an idiot!"
It's really annoying. First off, let's just ignore there's 7 billion and more coming people on this planet who have covered entire landscapes with skyscrapers, grocery stores, and airports of concrete, wood, and plastic. Let's ignore that dark grey smoke coming out of things and pretend like releasing that in quantities the Earth has never seen has no effect. If you go to a very polluted city actually it feels hotter until the smog clears then it's cool again. It's very interesting actually. It's just annoying. It shows a pathetic ignorance covered up by pathetic excuses. Will the Earth bounce back from us? Sure, it will. The movement is to save us really not the Earth.

 

[shootthebandit]

Pathetic excuses for drugs. "Not being high makes me feel bad" in particular.
And what Solemnwar said, with the addition of men who give too much attention to females for just because they're female.
Also people who just call you a nazi because you believe in Socialism/Eugenics is morally okay, then proceeds to tell you why you're wrong for ten minutes.

Point 1: Whoever is calling you a nazi for being a socialist has no idea about politics, given that the Nazi's were fascists

nazi means "national socialist german workers party" granted hitler changed a lot of the doctrine of the party to a more facist one yet some of his policies were still based on socialism so i can see where they are coming from. If anything they should be calling you a marxist not a nazi

 

[bojackx]

Adverts on TV where they name random chemicals that are in their product that 95% of people aren't going to know shit about, simply to make it sound complicated and hi-tech.

Misuse of the word "organic" to mean "natural".

When people tell that BS story about a pet snake who keeps getting found laying alongside the owner at night, because it's "checking their size to see if it can eat them".

"A weight of 1kg" - no, it's a mass of 1kg, weight is measured in Newtons.

How schools tell you early on that there's only 3 states of matter, or that there's only 3 subatomic particles, only to be massively wrong later.

And whilst I'm sure many people will disagree: Music is nothing more than a sound. I'm sick of people telling me that it's some transcendental thing that goes beyond any other stimulus. Sure it can invoke emotion, but it can always be outmatched by other things that use more than just sound (i.e. a movie) to move you.

 

[Spakka]

People only used 5% of their brains and geniuses are people who can tap into all of 100%. In that case, why are headshots so damn deadly? If we are only using a small percentage of our brains then we can lose most of it and be perfectly fine.

This. People dont understand that it means you use a small percentage of your brain at a time, not just that you only use one corner. You use your whole brain, with each part corresponding to a different function. If you used 100% of it at once you would likely have a massive seizure and die.

Also, that religion is the cause of all conflict. This is wrong - people are. Theyd find something to kill each other for even without religion.

Actually, in Neuro Psychology, we were told about this and it was debunked to us. That quote was made some years ago, and people just accepted it, but we use a large chunk of our brain constantly, whether it be sending out data or receiving it.

Just think to, we are nearly constantly breathing, seeing, hearing, feeling, moving, thinking, and other things, as well as the having the small processes like our noses stopping dust from getting in happening.

...isnt that what I said? That you may not use the whole thing at once, but you use all the different regions at different times?

Actually you are all pretty much just wrong on this.
No you don't use all your brain at one time, but all of it is active in some way or another.

The 'you only use 5% of your brain' thing is, partially, true, in that only around 5-10% of your brain (varies on age etc. etc.) is actually made up of neurones, i.e. the nerve cells you actually use to think and which carry out the other neurological functions of the brain (movement, coordination, speech, visual processing etc. ad nauseam.) The rest of the volume of your brain is made up of the cells that support them, provide them with nutrition, make up the blood brain barrier etc. etc. These aren't used to think as they are not neurones but are still important for basic functioning.

As for loss of brain and continuing to function... You can lose 1/2 your brain and live, or <0.01% of your brain and rapidly die. It entirely depends on location. In the end any significant loss will lead to a deficit, whether it is immediately obvious or not.

Sources: Medical degrees.

 

[In Search of Username]

'Whether you agree with them or not, you've got to admire their conviction/courage/willpower/ability.'

No. No I do not. I'm not going to admire a serial killer because they're really good at it or really committed to the cause of stabbing people, am I? If I don't respect what a person's doing, I'm not under any obligation to admire their skill in doing so.

I'm convinced no-one who says this actually means it, though. What they mean is 'I do agree with them, and fuck off you're not allowed to disagree with my opinions.' It's never someone who is anti-whatever-that-person-did saying this shit, after all.

 

[Wyes]

Misuse of the word "organic" to mean "natural".

"A weight of 1kg" - no, it's a mass of 1kg, weight is measured in Newtons.

How schools tell you early on that there's only 3 states of matter, or that there's only 3 subatomic particles, only to be massively wrong later.

This whole natural/organic thing is bullshit anyway. Because you know what else is natural? Bears. And bears aren't good for you. It is fun to point out to these people that petrol is organic.

As for the mass/weight thing, in principle I agree with you, but in practice it becomes easier to talk about weight with the average person, even if it's not technically right. Mass is a somewhat nebulous concept to the layman ("It's how much of something there is", "It's a measure of how much something resists motion", etc.).


Basically all of science education is based on lies to children [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie-to-children], which is a shame but at times unavoidable.

 

[Keymik]

I hate when people say ''My X isn't like that'' or some variation when you're having a conversation with them.
I tend to like sharing interesting facts I know when I talk to people(Yeah i'm that guy) and very often when I tell something, mostly when it concerns animals people tend to go ''Oh but my cat isn't like that!'' YES IT IS! It's a universal fact and your cat isn't special.. Or when people do the ''That's not true'' and when you say it is they just continue to say it isn't like that somehow makes it so.

GAH! Now I gotta go punch a tree or something.