Spurred on by a discussion at work this morning, here is a list of ten things that make me irrationally angry.* A surprising (or maybe not-so-surprising) number of them are grammar-related.
1. White collars on colored shirts.
2. Two spaces after periods.
3. People that use the handicapped accessible button to open doors for no reason other than the fact that they’re lazy.
4. Random capitalization. I’m not just tAlKiNg AbOuT wHeN PeOpLe tyPe lIkE ThIs – sentences that have Randomly Capitalized words are often more annoying.
5. Umbrellas.
6. Poor or inappropriate use of “quotation” marks. Case in point: the splash page for IUHoosiers.com today, which encourages you to wear “white” to the basketball game Tuesday.
7. Bing.com.
8. Segues.
9. Ads that pretend not to be ads. You’re not fooling anyone! You’re on the radio, pretending like you’re just part of Paul Harvey’s natural flow of conversation. You’re in newspapers, trying to look just like the other articles. Same in magazines. And we find you on the Internet, pretending to be someone’s personal blog post about how great their a) colon cleanser, b) weight loss or c) teeth whitening systems worked. But no matter where you hide, we know what you really are.
10. Hipsters. Think trying hard to look like you’re not trying hard to look a certain way. Or fixed bike wheels. And clothing that’s too tight.
* I don’t have anger issues. Yet. And if I’ve offended you with any of this list, then I’m sorry — it’s all in fun.
I am offended that I did not get any credit for the fixed bike wheel/too tight clothing lines. I am angry, but rationally so.
Have you seen this?
http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/
It’ll either infuriate you or amuse you–not sure which.
Hahaha, Mateo.
Definitely amusing — so much so that I need to stop looking at it because it’s going to make me laugh out loud.
I’m definitely with you on 3 and 4. Curious…do all umbrellas make you angry or just when there a million of them?
Another thing I’ve pondered lately (and this really has nothing to do with your post just with the concept of being angry)–when we say we’re angry (especially in our group of friends) do we actually mean that we’re angry or rather annoyed or frustrated? For me, it’s usually the latter. Very few things actually make me truly angry. What do you think?
In this case, it’s mostly joking, especially since I realize a dislike of these things is, for the most part, irrational. Very few things really get me angry; these things are just irritating.
And, to answer your question: all umbrellas.
I will attest to the fact that few things “actually” Make Tim “Angry”