Things People Say That Piss You Off

[Davey Woo]

Spoiler: It is almost like it's reading my mind...

*grumblemumble*

That is awesome. Though I think I may occasionally get then/than mixed up.

I hate it when people say "I can't be asked."
Really, you can't? Well I'm going to have to ASK you to FUCKING USE THE RIGHT WORD!

Also, people who say 'arksin' instead of 'asking'
Arksin isn't a word. Just go away.

EDIT: Oh my God I almost forgot.
People that say 'pacific' instead of 'specific'
"I've got a pacific problem."
Well that's funny considering how here in ENGLAND we're HUNDREDS OF MILES away from the Pacific!!!

 

[Ronin08]

"It's hard to make it in this business."

-I work in the entertainment business, specifically video/film, and I tend to react very badly when people tell me this. Mostly because it's led to too many of my friends giving up and stopping trying, and now they're terribly unhappy with their lives. (And won't stop posting about it on Facebook.)

But this applies to any business. Point of fact: The only business it's NOT hard to get into is McDonald's. If you actually want to do something with your life you have to apply effort, and should probably enjoy it. And once you actually get through the first crappy internships it actually becomes surprisingly easy to find recurring work.

I could use the rest of this post to continue being negative but I'm just going to say this: If you want to do it, you can, and go for it. Because even if you fail, you've probably opened up doors you never even knew about just by trying.

 

[King Toasty]

"The moon landing was faked."

BWWWAAAARRRGGGGGG.

Also, whenever people compare something to Nazis. See:
"Nasa nazis faked moon landing"

BBBBBBBWWWWAAARRGGGGG.

 

[OneEyeX]

"I'M A GIRLGAMER!"
No-one cares, just because were born female doesn't make special in the gaming world. Now kindly do us all a favour and shut up.

Namely ones who think that they're SO good just because they can do well in online matches.
I used to trend the tournie seen like a ****** and they were eventually refered to as 'padding' because if you're really good, those G@mer Gurlz would pad the bottom tiers.

Not to say that there aren't high grade female players, but for every one of them, there is two ditzy girls who show up with their boyfriend talking about pwnage and shit.

 

[King Toasty]

To be fair, if you're at the southern most pole of Ireland, you are in Southern Ireland.

You are in "The Republic of Ireland", or perhaps "The Southern part of Ireland", but not "Southern Ireland".

To be in "Southern Ireland", such a place would have to technically exist by that name.

As no such place exists, IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BE IN SOUTHERN IRELAND.

Step 1: Be in Ireland
Step 2: Go South.
Step 3: Because you are in Ireland and in the south of it, you are in Southern Ireland.

Just like Toronto is in Southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area is referred to as Southern Ontario.

Southern part of Ireland is just an enlongated way of saying you are in Southern Ireland. I'd be like using the above example to call it Southern part of Ontario; same thing different wording.

It would be southern Ireland, not Southern Ireland. That capital shows a physical, defined location and it's name- with out it, you're referring to a vague, non-North location. So in a way, you're both right.

 

[OneEyeX]

I think it's more that the name 'Southern Ireland' has connotations with British rule.

Though to be genuinely offended over that seems excessively nationalistic.

I understand if it's a sensative topic due to global climate, but that wasn't the opening point. The opening point was that Southern Ireland doesn't exist, period.

+1 win for you good sir, and I do agree with you on it.

Thank you.

 

[alandavidson]

I hate it when people use abbreviations in their everyday communications. For example:
Fab = Fabulous
Totes = Totally (This is apparently supposed to be cute)

 

[Someone lost on TVTropes]

"It is what it is"
*cue rage*
"You know, there's kids in *insert random third-world country here*..."
Yeah, so? Does that somehow strip me of my right to complain or criticize?

 

[JasonBurnout16]

Well I'm going to study Theology and Religion at University, and people often say "Why are you going to study religion, your not religious!"

Well you don;t have to be fit, to study sport therapy.
You don't have to be english, to study english literature.
Etc etc.

It's just foolishness that people think this way.

 

[Callate]

And while almost no one actually says them- because trying to do so without cracking up would probably sprain your face and cause respiratory damage- most company mission statements.

"We incentivize our assets to provide affirmative outcomes through time-efficient procedures with self-empowerment and the highest quality standards."

What a delightfully round-about way of saying "We tell our employees to do it fast and correctly or we'll pin the blame on them." I don't ever want to sign any kind of legally binding document with someone who phrases things like this.

 

[OneEyeX]

"You know, there's kids in *insert random third-world country here*..."

"And there's me right here. I'm not sure what they have to do with this."

 

[hazabaza1]

People either going "CONSOLES ARE FOR TARDS" or "PC GAMERS ARE ELITISTS".
Seriously, why can't we all get along?

My train of thought to. I also hate how every game over 2 sequels is considered "Milked". There has been over over 20 Final Fantasy's and no one seems to care about that, but if another Assassin Creed was to come out then the word would be thrown around more than grenade in an average multiplayer game. It should only matter if the game is good.

I can understand that at least. Personally, I do think that games could use a bit more originality/creativity added to the mix, but yeah, the quality of the game is what matters overall.

 

[Darkwhite]

Because

If something follows that i don't mind, if thats their entire argument, then it annoys me.

 

[lordmardok]

My college World History professor to the class concerning early european-chinese relations:

"One of the main problems was that the explorers who came to china refused to prostate themselves before the emperor".

If you cannot tell what's wrong with the above sentence, you should be ashamed of yourself.

 

[OneEyeX]

People either going "CONSOLES ARE FOR TARDS" or "PC GAMERS ARE ELITISTS".
Seriously, why can't we all get along?

The problem is the PC Gaming Master Race needs to rule over the lesser, console based people for the reasons of our blood just being more pure and proper. I mean, a while back Obama was given a copy of Witcher 2 for PC. Why? Because we need someone in command with the quicker, more powerful PC gaming mindset. Imagine if you will, if we gave him an X-Box game or something. It would send the world in Anarchy because of no would respect a Console Gamers dirty, sewage smell and ugly face.

It's just that the PC Gaming Master Race is meant to rule and some people have problems with that.

I'm not sure why.

 

[OneEyeX]

My college World History professor to the class concerning early european-chinese relations:

"One of the main problems was that the explorers who came to china refused to prostate themselves before the emperor".

If you cannot tell what's wrong with the above sentence, you should be ashamed of yourself.

It's China, you never know.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

"(Insert any given segment of any given franchise or series here) never happened/doesn't exist"
or any variation there of. Yes it did, and you're a childish, spoiled brat retard that needs to be taken out back and have some sense beaten into you with a 2X4 or several if necessary. ...or maybe a lead pipe or tire iron.

 

[No_Remainders]

I think it's more that the name 'Southern Ireland' has connotations with British rule.

Though to be genuinely offended over that seems excessively nationalistic.

I understand if it's a sensative topic due to global climate, but that wasn't the opening point. The opening point was that Southern Ireland doesn't exist, period.

+1 win for you good sir, and I do agree with you on it.

Thank you.

But I was actually saying that there isn't a place called Southern Ireland. This is true, there is no country named Southern Ireland.

However, you can be in southern Ireland.

The capitalisation, it matters. Using the capitalisation implies that it's part of the UK, which I have stated previously in this post.

And anyway, if someone says "I'm going to visit southern Ireland" when they mean "The Republic of Ireland", they deserve a smack. Get the country name right, kthnx.