people ask me questions that highlight their inability to observe their surroundings. I need to work on this

What's something that easily annoys you that probably shouldn't?

3/13/2009 11:35:45 PM

that is great

3/13/2009 11:36:27 PM

When people who are seeing a movie with you for the first time....when it is also your first time....and they ask you what is going on...

SERIOUSLY?!?!? do you think I can see into the future????

3/13/2009 11:38:10 PM

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"and they ask you what is going on..."

3/13/2009 11:40:13 PM

^^ I had a friend like that in high school I only went to the movies with her twice before I figured out it was bad idea lol.

3/13/2009 11:43:26 PM

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"When people who are seeing a movie with you for the first time....when it is also your first time....and they ask you what is going on... SERIOUSLY?!?!? do you think I can see into the future????"

I hate this also, whether it's your first time or not. If you've seen it before and they ask you questions, I'm like "faggot I paid attention and figured out what was going on myself last time, you can do it this time"

3/13/2009 11:43:56 PM

to the OP, me too


like when people walk into my bar and ask where the bathroom is or what we have on tap. those who have been to bada will understand my frustration. the former question is usually answered with "take a guess" and the latter is answered with a sweeping point of the finger

3/13/2009 11:49:52 PM

When I say "what's on tap?" I really mean "What's on special?"

3/13/2009 11:59:22 PM

when people...get in my goddamned business...even in the smallest way...when I didn't invite them



it really shouldn't piss me off that much, but it does...



it's especially bad when I'm in a relationship with a girl, and then her 'best friend' butts in with her outsider's input on what's happening inside the relationship. that's one that that will make me want to leave both of them (girlfriend and her best friend) to be together without my ass hanging around

3/14/2009 12:00:46 AM

like when i ask the store clerk where the ice is and i'm standing right in front of the freezer?
yep
i am an idiot

3/14/2009 12:01:01 AM

you still in japan?

why is that the craziest thing you've posted here is the comics kids learning engrish !!

japan is where crazy at!!

3/14/2009 12:23:52 AM

I'm not in the habit of going to the really crazy places. Some of my friends went to a whore house Thursday night but I went home early

3/14/2009 12:25:53 AM

I have some advice about what not to do.

Stay away from walmart. seriously

3/14/2009 1:38:10 AM

3/14/2009 1:39:27 AM

never been in bada, but sometimes i cant clearly see the taps even though they are in my line of sight

3/14/2009 1:40:01 AM

i too have seen clerks

3/14/2009 1:44:39 AM

One of my little issues is similar to yours wolfpackgrrr, only I get annoyed when I know things because I am more observant than others and these others second-guess me and say that I'm wrong when they have no idea what is really true themselves. It's like they argue for the sake of arguing. Drives me nuts!

3/14/2009 1:45:07 AM

I get easily annoyed when "David the Gnome" come on Nickelodeon

3/14/2009 2:13:49 AM

i get easily annoyed when people call me eleven times in one hour to ask about the status of their request when i told them earlier that their stuff wasn't coming in until monday.

3/14/2009 2:15:19 AM

I get easily annoyed when it's monday and evan hasn't delivered

3/14/2009 2:16:40 AM

I can't see from the bar to the taps without my glasses, and I can only recognize some of them by shape and color. So please, tell me what you have on tap.

3/14/2009 2:18:34 AM

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"these others second-guess me and say that I'm wrong when they have no idea what is really true themselves."

I work with some people like that. I agree this is annoying

3/14/2009 4:36:26 AM

i might oblige if i'm not busy but when the whole bar is three deep i'm not gonna sit and rattle off 15 taps because you're too lazy to walk to where you can see them before you sat down. i'm waiting on you...the rest of the bar is waiting on me. by extension, the rest of the bar is waiting on you so i'll make the executive decision to pass you up until you have your order ready.

that goes for specials too. if you didn't actually trip on the specials sign as you walk in the door, the least you can do is read it and not ask me to recite it for the 675th time that evening. but i will, of course, i'll just think you're a bit obtuse and i'll probably put my more perceptive customers higher on my priority list.

also, when you ask for a frozen margarita and i tell you we don't have a blender, that also means i can't make your pina colada, strawberry daiquiri, miami vice, or other fruity frozen sugary crap. go to ruby tuesday. ask for ashley, she's a sweetheart, but don't forget to tell her that dave sent your stupid ass her way.

[Edited on March 14, 2009 at 5:22 AM. Reason : green jay this was not directed at you, i'm really a nice guy who's easily irritated by stupidity]

3/14/2009 5:18:11 AM

Idea for you to deal with people with shitty vision: Put a very legible beer list on the counter inbetween every pair of bar stools. If they want to see the beer list, they can look down at what's taped on the counter.

I did this shit at the bookstore a while back because we had a similar problem with flash drives.

Are those flash drives?

I need one.

How much are they?

How big is that?

How big is that one over there?

How much is that one?

What's the difference between these two?

When the bookstore finally consolidated to a very affordable line of kingston flash drives, a sheet was made to stick under the glass on the counter that was SUPER easy to read and figure out wtf you wanted. Highly recommended if you're looking to remove one of those little nagging pet peeves from your life.

3/14/2009 5:58:38 AM

we have little wooden stands with our beer list on it, same idea. unfortunately the copious availability of information does little to address the source of the problem, stupidity.

3/14/2009 6:03:56 AM

Uhhh, the essence of your job includes interacting with people.

It is your job to answer questions, even questions that people could answer for themselves.

You're a bartender.

It's not all pouring drinks and pretending to be cool while your friends and family think you're wasting your life.

3/14/2009 6:30:01 AM

thank god i dont work in retail anymore



while it was my job to answer questions,
answering the same motherfucking question a hundred times a day gets old real quick-like
especially when it's about something self-explanatory

3/14/2009 7:08:51 AM

my lab students ask me questions about science material i covered in 4th grade.

3/14/2009 7:15:09 AM

I get easily annoyed when it's open house today and there's gonna be a bunch of people at the bookstore when I have a hangover.

3/14/2009 7:39:09 AM

^ lol that pretty much sums up my bf today.

3/15/2009 9:46:28 AM

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"Idea for you to deal with people with shitty vision: Put a very legible beer list on the counter inbetween every pair of bar stools. If they want to see the beer list, they can look down at what's taped on the counter."

that would solve my problem. i mean, so would wearing my glasses, but i prefer to leave them at home when i have a night of hard drinkin' ahead of me.

3/15/2009 10:19:38 AM

^ Same.

3/15/2009 11:23:39 AM

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"What's something that easily annoys you that probably shouldn't?"

people smoking in their cars with all the windows up

3/15/2009 11:26:54 AM

oh god. i am annoyed when someone calls out and i have to pick up another shift, my feet ache for hours after i get home and after 12 hours of sleep, they still are so sore i cant walk normally.



ugly orthopedic shoes, here we some

3/15/2009 11:31:12 AM

If it's the first time I've gone to a bar sometimes I miss something, because there's usually a lot to take in, but I like to get my bearings before I rush right into conversation, or holding the bartender up.

But I, too, get annoyed when people can't take in simple observations.

Or when I have to ask WHAT when someone speaks away from me, yo I can't hear you, TURN AROUND.

3/15/2009 1:38:10 PM

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"What's something that easily annoys you that probably shouldn't?"

When people think I care what annoys them

3/15/2009 2:02:31 PM

When I have to repeat myself

god that bugs the hell out of me

3/15/2009 2:04:27 PM

i always asks whats on tap, but i don't go to shitty bars where there's only like Bud Light, Heineken and Blue Ribbon on tap. normally it requires reading from a distance. that's why I ask.


do you work at a shitty bar ?

3/15/2009 2:18:47 PM

The taps at Bada are literally arms length away from the bar stool. They do have those shitty beers on draft, but also have better stuff on the front taps.

And yeah, when you have a wooden table tent every 4 feet on the bar with the daily specials and beer list printed on it, people have no excuse for not doing a little research, especially when it is busy.

BTW, I do not work at Bada, I just drink there a lot.

3/15/2009 2:24:55 PM

having worked in the food industry and retail, there are a LOT of stupid people. but that is the service industry. however, the REALLY annoying part is the lack of stupid questions. like if you order something and then when you get it you're like "but i didn't know it came like this" -- well, it really ISN'T my job to sit there and make sure you want everything that is listed in the menu on your burger. it is your job to read the menu.

that is even more annoying than people asking like "does this come with fries" when it is listed right there. like, you didn't read, you fucked up, not my fault. and having to fix it is really, really annoying.

3/15/2009 4:20:16 PM

When people assume I'm getting angry when I'm actually perfectly calm. Then I get annoyed because they assumed wrong.

In fact, that's probably the only thing that will consistently get me very pissed off.

3/15/2009 4:23:33 PM

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"When people who are seeing a movie with you for the first time....when it is also your first time....and they ask you what is going on... "

haven't read past this post

i have a few friends that do this no matter what..in the theater or at home..they always ask wtf is going on and what is going to happen. even if i haven't seen the movie they're asking me what's going to happen.

i'm like seriously DO YOU WANT A FUCKING MOVIE SUMMARY OR DO YOU WANT TO WATCH THE MOVIE??!?

3/15/2009 4:25:00 PM

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"like if you order something and then when you get it you're like "but i didn't know it came like this" "

Oh god, I had forgotten about this! This happened all the time when I worked in coffee shops

3/15/2009 9:52:37 PM

^lol they always want it the way that Starbucks does it...

3/15/2009 9:54:25 PM

there is always that one little ass in my classes who always points out every single mistake I make on the blackboard

3/15/2009 10:05:32 PM

Naw, they're retarded, even at Starbucks.

Some things people said to me when I was working for Starbucks:

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"I didn't know the mocha had chocolate in it."

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"I didn't know the americano didn't have milk in it."

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"I didn't know the caramel frappuchino was blended."

<-- In the summer, when the store was covered with posters for the stupid drink, with descriptions of it as a blended.

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"I didn't know the chai had tea in it."

3/15/2009 10:06:15 PM

people are stupid.

3/15/2009 10:38:32 PM

NOUR

3/15/2009 10:38:59 PM

People who asked for an ice cream flavor called "mocha" and I replied "Yes, we have chocolate" and they look at me funny and repeat the question.

MOCHA MEANS CHOCOLATE YOU IDIOTS

3/15/2009 10:52:22 PM

if you got the question multiple times, why did you not start by answering, "yes, we have mocha. mocha is chocolate"

3/15/2009 10:54:10 PM