NightHawk877
Android Enthusiast
Ya know what really grinds my gears? Rubik's cubes. I have owned a Rubik's Professor cube for over 4 years and still haven't solved it.
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AntimonyER
CHANGED FROM AF ADDICT MIKESTONY
I am going to rant on deer. I had to take evasive manuevers this morning to avoid hitting one on my way to work. A few years back I hit one on my way to work (Actually, it hit me, ran right into the side of my car). What is up with them? Are they mad at us that we killed off Bambi's mom all those years ago, and so are taking it out by systematically executing suicide attacks on our vehicles? I swear, every time I see them on the side of the road, they look up, and I can see their beady little eyes looking at me, and I just know they are thinking "Oh, I could mess your car up SOOO bad." Stupid deer.
Hahahaha! Dude one Halloween night I had to go out to grab some dinner and it being Halloween, you'd think you would have children getting in your way right? So I was already going slow and watching out for kids, but instead a deer gets in my way!!! I was like wtf! lol
And the stupid things walk up on my front steps and eat my Holly bushes when it snows
. The dog loves that at 2:00 AM.
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
Too many people hand feed the damn things. I had to fix bird feeders so the deer couldn't get the seed, now the heated birdbath is where they can't get it, either.
I was chasing them out of the yard one day, my son-in-law decided to help, and being a farm boy, son-in-law put on a move that would shift a Hereford bull. Deer didn't move and just stood there with a "where's my food look"
I'd love to have Asimov's Neuronic Whip.
I was chasing them out of the yard one day, my son-in-law decided to help, and being a farm boy, son-in-law put on a move that would shift a Hereford bull. Deer didn't move and just stood there with a "where's my food look"
I'd love to have Asimov's Neuronic Whip.
Dummy mobile phones, those useless non-functioning lumps of plastic and cardboard they have on display at mobile phone shops. Why do they do it? AFAICT the only exception are Apple iPhone dealers. Was in the Samsung shop, there was not a single real phone on display at all.
How am I supposed to know if a new phone is any good or not from basically what are cardboard cutouts?
I go to the supermarket, I don't see dummy produce.
I go to be electrical store, I don't see dummy TVs, laptops and stereos.
I go to the jeweller, I don't see dummy watches.
I go to the menswear store, I don't see dummy suits and shirts.
...yet in the mobile phone shops, they're all dummy products.
I thought it might have been a theft thing, but they have like plastic replicas of $10(USD) Nokias, NOT the real thing. While Apple is happy to let people try out real iPhones freely and without restrictions. iPhones are probably the most expensive phones there are and most likely to get stolen.
This is not just in China, happens in the UK as well.
How am I supposed to know if a new phone is any good or not from basically what are cardboard cutouts?
I go to the supermarket, I don't see dummy produce.
I go to be electrical store, I don't see dummy TVs, laptops and stereos.
I go to the jeweller, I don't see dummy watches.
I go to the menswear store, I don't see dummy suits and shirts.
...yet in the mobile phone shops, they're all dummy products.
I thought it might have been a theft thing, but they have like plastic replicas of $10(USD) Nokias, NOT the real thing. While Apple is happy to let people try out real iPhones freely and without restrictions. iPhones are probably the most expensive phones there are and most likely to get stolen.
This is not just in China, happens in the UK as well.
brotherswing
Android Expert
ULT's. Unnecessarily Large Trucks, characterized by massively oversized tires and the need for a ladder to enter the vehicle. Typically driven fifteen miles over the posted limit. Used in town for grocery shopping.
Dwayne22
Newbie
I mean really! Wtf. They always on one of the lines when u drive beside em and there always in the city? Why is your monster truck not in a swamp somewhere being useful
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
Might depend on WHY it was built. I would think some auto tech schools would build one just to teach. Who buys it is anyone's guess. Out here, there are places where a real high clearance vehicle is used for sport (off roading), ranching, etc.
One of our local high schools is restoring Model As from the ground up.
One of our local high schools is restoring Model As from the ground up.
brotherswing
Android Expert
True, and I have no issues with such vehicles when there is a valid use. My complaint is when these things are used exclusively in town, on smooth streets. A purpose built vehicle with two and a half feet of ground clearance that gets three gallons to the mile isn't needed to get to the video store.
Non Sequitur
Newbie
You sir, are evil.
Well, since this is an Android forum, I'm going to just go into things about technology and probably make a few people angry.
1. People who say Windows is too hard to use and that Mac is simpler.
Oh my gosh. I have used Mac a lot. It is so hard to use. So many little things that make it annoying to operate. Ugh, I just hate it.
2. People who say PS3 is better than Xbox.
This doesn't bother me as much, as they are fairly close, but it still makes me want to argue.
3. People who say iOS is better than Android.
Kill me now. Android is faster, cleaner, doesn't crash NEARLY as much, more powerful, more customizable, and basically everything that the iPhone isn't. I'm not just being a FanDroid here, I also own an iPod Touch 4th Gen.
4. When my friends have no clue what I'm talking about when I'm talking about only the simplest things in technology.
Self-explanatory.
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
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zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
What annoys me the most about those vehicles with an extra long bed and full size crew cab is parking in a space that barely holds my older Tacoma. (which is shorter than some older cars from the 60s)
brotherswing
Android Expert
Tell me about it! My S-10 is long enough, I'm careful of where I park. Some of these D-bags leave their ULT's wherever they want!
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
Facebook needs an Eff Off button. Particularly if you only have an account to deal with companies/devs that have home and help pages there.
AntimonyER
CHANGED FROM AF ADDICT MIKESTONY
Paper cuts. I got one yesterday trying to open some mail, right on the bit of skin that runs between my index and middle finger on my right (dominant) hand. It is soooo annoying, especially in a spot that in constantly stretching.
Mobstergunz
Android Expert
You wanna know what grinds my gears I wanted to give my little brother money for snacks but it turns out his elementary school got rid of everything thats sweet or has sugar WTF is that I grew up eating lots of sugar, ice cream, and greasy chips am I obese??? NO (I'm very fit actually) but no instead they decide to replace all that sugary goodness with old fruits and low fat milk what kind of society says you can't have that your too fat.... I think it's the individuals responsibility to chose what they want I'm mean seriously that grinds my gears.
karandpr
Android Expert
danaj
Android Enthusiast
My boyfriend says acrosst instead of across! I can't stand that! I also hate when people say liberry instead of library. I also hate when people post blurry pictures on Facebook! Almost all my friends have a semi decent camera on their phone, So why the blurry pics? Learn to compose a photo properly!!!!!!!!!