Pet Peeves, yo.

[JerryBoBerry]

I'm all for saving the environment, but why do American grocery stores use paper bags? As soon as you put something in them that's somewhat heavy it's bound to break, isn't it? Same with frozen food that has condensed water around the packaging, I imagine. What if you put some frozen peas at the bottom or even the sides of the bag, and then you walk home for 15 minutes or so? Isn't the bag going to get brittle from the water, and break?

I grew up using paper bags. They can tear, but plastic bags probably tear just as much; they are so thin. I think the main reasons we use plastic now is because the handles make it easier to carry, and they are cheaper for the stores to buy. The paper ones did have an advantage though. Paper is a much better insulator than thin plastic. So cold items stayed cold longer on hot days. Which ironically means cold stuff wouldn't get as much condensed water around the packaging. I don't really remember that ever being a major problem.

As for saving the environment, that depends on how you look at it. Both types of bags can be recycled, but most people just don't do that. I keep them and use them as trash bags, but at the end of the day they do end up in the trash. But that's another difference. A lot of people argue that paper will biodegrade and is therefore better for the environment. But I remember reading an article where an environmental engineer drilled down into a landfill. He got down far enough to pull up a newspaper dated from the time J.F. Kennedy was assassinated. It was still in pristine condition, not even yellowed yet.

Once stuff is packed into a landfill and it's all encased in lime/clay/whatever, it's properly sealed and protected in there. It lasts a lot longer than people think. So, with that in mind, plastic bags actually have an advantage in that they take up less space in the landfill and it won't get full as fast. Depends on your perspectinve on the issue.

 

[PlayboyMegan]

I'm all for saving the environment, but why do American grocery stores use paper bags? As soon as you put something in them that's somewhat heavy it's bound to break, isn't it? Same with frozen food that has condensed water around the packaging, I imagine. What if you put some frozen peas at the bottom or even the sides of the bag, and then you walk home for 15 minutes or so? Isn't the bag going to get brittle from the water, and break?

I grew up using paper bags. They can tear, but plastic bags probably tear just as much; they are so thin. I think the main reasons we use plastic now is because the handles make it easier to carry, and they are cheaper for the stores to buy. The paper ones did have an advantage though. Paper is a much better insulator than thin plastic. So cold items stayed cold longer on hot days. Which ironically means cold stuff wouldn't get as much condensed water around the packaging. I don't really remember that ever being a major problem.

As for saving the environment, that depends on how you look at it. Both types of bags can be recycled, but most people just don't do that. I keep them and use them as trash bags, but at the end of the day they do end up in the trash. But that's another difference. A lot of people argue that paper will biodegrade and is therefore better for the environment. But I remember reading an article where an environmental engineer drilled down into a landfill. He got down far enough to pull up a newspaper dated from the time J.F. Kennedy was assassinated. It was still in pristine condition, not even yellowed yet.

Once stuff is packed into a landfill and it's all encased in lime/clay/whatever, it's properly sealed and protected in there. It lasts a lot longer than people think. So, with that in mind, plastic bags actually have an advantage in that they take up less space in the landfill and it won't get full as fast. Depends on your perspectinve on the issue.

I have to disagree. I've never had a plastic bag break on me. They double-bag it if it's a heavy item. The new paper bags break on me 80% of the time. The handles just pop off no problem. Probably depends on each individual store and what their bags are like.
And the condensation does leak through the paper bags getting my car wet.

 

[VallieBeuys]

Gotta agree 100% with being told to smile. That shit is so annoying and it happens all the time. Smile about WHAT exactly? What is so joy inducing on the train at 8AM that I must smile the whole 40 minute ride? Is this a new game like The Floor is Lava, but if I stop smiling I die?

And for my personal contribution:
I can't stand it when people say "acrossed" when they mean across. Like when someone says they "went acrossed the street" I just cringe all over. Same if someone says supposably instead of supposedly (this one really bothers Hubby too, so I like to say it around him a lot in an Emo Phillips kinda voice just to annoy him because I'm a bratt :whistle: ). And expresso instead of espresso (the last because I was a barista for 3 years and can't let go of the snootiness that comes with serving people coffee :lol: ) I think I have a lot of language based pet peeves! Oops?

 

[LilyMarie]

And for my personal contribution:
I can't stand it when people say "acrossed" when they mean across. Like when someone says they "went acrossed the street" I just cringe all over. Same if someone says supposably instead of supposedly (this one really bothers Hubby too, so I like to say it around him a lot in an Emo Phillips kinda voice just to annoy him because I'm a bratt :whistle: ). And expresso instead of espresso (the last because I was a barista for 3 years and can't let go of the snootiness that comes with serving people coffee :lol: ) I think I have a lot of language based pet peeves! Oops?

Also:

for all intensive purposes
should/could/would of
could care less
irregardless
pronouncing 'et cetera' as 'ek-setera' (where does the k come from?)

(Sorry if this was incredibly obnoxious because I'm not even an English speaker and I make stupid mistakes all the time, but those things stand out every time. )

 

[KudosKids]

I'm all for saving the environment, but why do American grocery stores use paper bags? As soon as you put something in them that's somewhat heavy it's bound to break, isn't it? Same with frozen food that has condensed water around the packaging, I imagine. What if you put some frozen peas at the bottom or even the sides of the bag, and then you walk home for 15 minutes or so? Isn't the bag going to get brittle from the water, and break?

I grew up using paper bags. They can tear, but plastic bags probably tear just as much; they are so thin. I think the main reasons we use plastic now is because the handles make it easier to carry, and they are cheaper for the stores to buy. The paper ones did have an advantage though. Paper is a much better insulator than thin plastic. So cold items stayed cold longer on hot days. Which ironically means cold stuff wouldn't get as much condensed water around the packaging. I don't really remember that ever being a major problem.

As for saving the environment, that depends on how you look at it. Both types of bags can be recycled, but most people just don't do that. I keep them and use them as trash bags, but at the end of the day they do end up in the trash. But that's another difference. A lot of people argue that paper will biodegrade and is therefore better for the environment. But I remember reading an article where an environmental engineer drilled down into a landfill. He got down far enough to pull up a newspaper dated from the time J.F. Kennedy was assassinated. It was still in pristine condition, not even yellowed yet.

Once stuff is packed into a landfill and it's all encased in lime/clay/whatever, it's properly sealed and protected in there. It lasts a lot longer than people think. So, with that in mind, plastic bags actually have an advantage in that they take up less space in the landfill and it won't get full as fast. Depends on your perspectinve on the issue.

I have to disagree. I've never had a plastic bag break on me. They double-bag it if it's a heavy item. The new paper bags break on me 80% of the time. The handles just pop off no problem. Probably depends on each individual store and what their bags are like.
And the condensation does leak through the paper bags getting my car wet.

I'm not sure if this is where you live. But In my town, if you want plastic bags you get charged 10cents per bag. This is obviously for enviromental reasons. But most stores have created cloth grocery bags, so you don't have to pay the fee and you can just use the cloth bags over and over. And there not going to break on you no matter how heavy the item. But then again, I am not sure if this is everywhere.

 

[PlayboyMegan]

I'm all for saving the environment, but why do American grocery stores use paper bags? As soon as you put something in them that's somewhat heavy it's bound to break, isn't it? Same with frozen food that has condensed water around the packaging, I imagine. What if you put some frozen peas at the bottom or even the sides of the bag, and then you walk home for 15 minutes or so? Isn't the bag going to get brittle from the water, and break?

I grew up using paper bags. They can tear, but plastic bags probably tear just as much; they are so thin. I think the main reasons we use plastic now is because the handles make it easier to carry, and they are cheaper for the stores to buy. The paper ones did have an advantage though. Paper is a much better insulator than thin plastic. So cold items stayed cold longer on hot days. Which ironically means cold stuff wouldn't get as much condensed water around the packaging. I don't really remember that ever being a major problem.

As for saving the environment, that depends on how you look at it. Both types of bags can be recycled, but most people just don't do that. I keep them and use them as trash bags, but at the end of the day they do end up in the trash. But that's another difference. A lot of people argue that paper will biodegrade and is therefore better for the environment. But I remember reading an article where an environmental engineer drilled down into a landfill. He got down far enough to pull up a newspaper dated from the time J.F. Kennedy was assassinated. It was still in pristine condition, not even yellowed yet.

Once stuff is packed into a landfill and it's all encased in lime/clay/whatever, it's properly sealed and protected in there. It lasts a lot longer than people think. So, with that in mind, plastic bags actually have an advantage in that they take up less space in the landfill and it won't get full as fast. Depends on your perspectinve on the issue.

I have to disagree. I've never had a plastic bag break on me. They double-bag it if it's a heavy item. The new paper bags break on me 80% of the time. The handles just pop off no problem. Probably depends on each individual store and what their bags are like.
And the condensation does leak through the paper bags getting my car wet.

I'm not sure if this is where you live. But In my town, if you want plastic bags you get charged 10cents per bag. This is obviously for enviromental reasons. But most stores have created cloth grocery bags, so you don't have to pay the fee and you can just use the cloth bags over and over. And there not going to break on you no matter how heavy the item. But then again, I am not sure if this is everywhere.

Same thing where I live. Problem is, when I go shopping, I stock up. So I would have to bring about 10 reusable bags to hold all of my groceries. That or pay for all of the plastic bags. And I like to re-use the plastic bags because they're the perfect size for my small trash cans.

 

[HiGirlsRHot]

I do 90% of my shopping at Costco. I hardly ever use bags, paper, plastic or cloth. Occasionally I use boxes which were used as shipping material for Costco, the boxes get turned into electricity.

 

[AmberCutie]

I believe most plastic grocery bags are NOT allowed in your recycle bin, so they are non-recyclable, thus, the requirement that so many stores/states stop handing them out to customers.

 

[AmberCutie]

When someone isn't fitting in, instead of taking a moment to evaluate why, they just blame it on it being "run like high school".

I'd suggest it's run more like a special social club. Gotta earn the stripes, in a sense. When someone brand new to the club starts ruffling feathers, there's not surprisingly going to be a reaction from those who have already earned theirs. And it depends how the new person deals with the reaction that will decide how well or for how long they'll enjoy the company here. It isn't as much about cliques and hazing as it is learning how to vibe with the clubmates before jumping into the deep end of debates.

 

[mynameisbob84]

Gotta agree 100% with being told to smile. That shit is so annoying and it happens all the time. Smile about WHAT exactly? What is so joy inducing on the train at 8AM that I must smile the whole 40 minute ride? Is this a new game like The Floor is Lava, but if I stop smiling I die?

Relevant:

 

[SaffronBurke]

When you sit down and your thong rides ALL the way up, putting lace in places you never wanted it. Always happens in public, too, so I can't just fix it and have to suffer.

 

[JerryBoBerry]

Gotta agree 100% with being told to smile. That shit is so annoying and it happens all the time. Smile about WHAT exactly? What is so joy inducing on the train at 8AM that I must smile the whole 40 minute ride? Is this a new game like The Floor is Lava, but if I stop smiling I die?

Relevant:

I have my picture on my resume. Sent that off to the head of the department at my college because it's hiring season and he gets a lot of calls from companies asking who they should hire.
He emailed me back asking if I could change out the picture to one where i'm smiling more because that one "looked like I was looking up at a security camera in a convenience store I was robbing."

I changed it with a fake ass picture that sort of shows teeth and told him that's as smiley as I get.


Why do people think a smile HAS to show teeth? My natural smile doesn't at all. If I'm showing teeth it's because you've annoyed the hell out of me and I'm about to bite you.

 

[SaffronBurke]

Gotta agree 100% with being told to smile. That shit is so annoying and it happens all the time. Smile about WHAT exactly? What is so joy inducing on the train at 8AM that I must smile the whole 40 minute ride? Is this a new game like The Floor is Lava, but if I stop smiling I die?

Relevant:

I have my picture on my resume. Sent that off to the head of the department at my college because it's hiring season and he gets a lot of calls from companies asking who they should hire.
He emailed me back asking if I could change out the picture to one where i'm smiling more because that one "looked like I was looking up at a security camera in a convenience store I was robbing."

I changed it with a fake ass picture that sort of shows teeth and told him that's as smiley as I get.


Why do people think a smile HAS to show teeth? My natural smile doesn't at all. If I'm showing teeth it's because you've annoyed the hell out of me and I'm about to bite you.

When I was in elementary school, I overhead someone saying that her mom had said that people who don't smile, don't do it because they have bad teeth. I was incredibly confused by this, as I had always understood a smile to be an upward turn of the closed lips. Showing teeth just isn't natural to me.

 

[xDollPartsx]

When you sit down and your thong rides ALL the way up, putting lace in places you never wanted it. Always happens in public, too, so I can't just fix it and have to suffer.

Every time I wear lace unders(yes, I said unders cause I'm a fucking grown up) and I get a wedgie, I laugh a lot and think of my friend who once blurted out to me that she had to stop wearing lace panties because when she picked her wedgies she put holes in them. Hahaha. Sorry. Verbal diarrhea of the day. OK, not day...hour probably.

 

[SaffronBurke]

When you sit down and your thong rides ALL the way up, putting lace in places you never wanted it. Always happens in public, too, so I can't just fix it and have to suffer.

Every time I wear lace unders(yes, I said unders cause I'm a fucking grown up) and I get a wedgie, I laugh a lot and think of my friend who once blurted out to me that she had to stop wearing lace panties because when she picked her wedgies she put holes in them. Hahaha. Sorry. Verbal diarrhea of the day. OK, not day...hour probably.

I have a terrible habit of shredding delicate fabrics. I've even managed to put my thumb through reasonably thick cotton leggings once.

 

[SaffronBurke]

Those "eco-friendly" paper plates that fucking aren't eco-friendly at all. They're so thin that if you put anything that weighs a thing on them, or is remotely moist, you have to use six so that you don't drop your food. And they're always stuck together so that you're either left using three, or destroy the structural integrity of the plate by the time that you manage to tear it off of the stack.

 

[DDuckworth]

I am so tired of that sucking in noise that people make while having sex - it seems like a common trend. In the past it was "oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah" repeatedly, then "fuck me fuck me fuck me" now it's *heavy breath out* *deep sucking noise through teeth* *heavy breath out* *deep sucking noise through teeth* *heavy breath out* *deep sucking noise through teeth*

I am SO FUCKING TIRED OF THIS NOISE.

 

[Kradek]

Lazy quoters. Do you really have to quote a massive wall of text or an entire damn thread to make your point? FFS. X10 if you're just replying "thanks" or "me too" or "this".

 

[Protocosmo]

Why do people think a smile HAS to show teeth? My natural smile doesn't at all. If I'm showing teeth it's because you've annoyed the hell out of me and I'm about to bite you.

Yeah, this! My mouth just isn't built that way. I'd have to be doing a Joker impression to show my teeth. It's just creepy.

 

[LilLitaRose]

I am so tired of that sucking in noise that people make while having sex - it seems like a common trend. In the past it was "oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah" repeatedly, then "fuck me fuck me fuck me" now it's *heavy breath out* *deep sucking noise through teeth* *heavy breath out* *deep sucking noise through teeth* *heavy breath out* *deep sucking noise through teeth*

I am SO FUCKING TIRED OF THIS NOISE.

I had an ex whom vehemently hated that noise. Sometimes I would do it just to fuck with him. But yeah, it doesn't feel organic to me in any sense of sex. XD

 

[KudosKids]

Nitpickers. People who have a tendency to just pick at everything they don't like about something, instead of trying to focus on something they do like.

 

[SaffronBurke]

I heard a lady at a previous job say one day, "the reason I have a lisp is because I have a Southern accent and I try to talk without it."

Why. Why. Why would you do that? What on earth is so wrong with having a Southern accent? Why do you want to have a boring-ass Iowa accent? Seriously. We have the most boring accent on the planet, I can't imagine wanting that. I wish I had an excuse to have a different accent, mine is So boring.

 

[KudosKids]

I heard a lady at a previous job say one day, "the reason I have a lisp is because I have a Southern accent and I try to talk without it."

Why. Why. Why would you do that? What on earth is so wrong with having a Southern accent? Why do you want to have a boring-ass Iowa accent? Seriously. We have the most boring accent on the planet, I can't imagine wanting that. I wish I had an excuse to have a different accent, mine is So boring.

Lmao right? I wish I had a accent, I think people without accents are more drawn to people with accents. I wonder how the people with accents feel about accents. Well besides this lady. I for one would love to wake up one day and be able to have a british accent. I try to imitate it all the time, but I'm not very good lol.

 

[Fay_Galore]

I heard a lady at a previous job say one day, "the reason I have a lisp is because I have a Southern accent and I try to talk without it."

Why. Why. Why would you do that? What on earth is so wrong with having a Southern accent? Why do you want to have a boring-ass Iowa accent? Seriously. We have the most boring accent on the planet, I can't imagine wanting that. I wish I had an excuse to have a different accent, mine is So boring.

Lmao right? I wish I had a accent, I think people without accents are more drawn to people with accents. I wonder how the people with accents feel about accents. Well besides this lady. I for one would love to wake up one day and be able to have a british accent. I try to imitate it all the time, but I'm not very good lol.

you have an accent, an american one

 

[AmberCutie]

When MFC models or other cam girls don't follow me back on twitter.

 

[PlayboyMegan]

When MFC models or other cam girls don't follow me back on twitter.

I never look at my followers. I get so many a day I don't bother to look at who they are. So it could be that. Just wanted to give you a different perspective so you know it might not be personal or intentional.

 

[JerryBoBerry]

When a model mentions how tall she is, or something else involving a length, and a member asks how much that is in centimeters/inches because they aren't from there and don't use that system.

Dude. It would have taken you less keystrokes to google the freaking answer yourself. And what makes you think most people know what the conversion is off the top of their head?

 

[Fay_Galore]

When a model mentions how tall she is, or something else involving a length, and a member asks how much that is in centimeters/inches because they aren't from there and don't use that system.

Dude. It would have taken you less keystrokes to google the freaking answer yourself. And what makes you think most people know what the conversion is off the top of their head?

:lol: yes!
same with money! when I say "x tokens for this and that" and they go "how much is that in pounds?" Like I'm some pro trader, calculating tokens to dollars to euros to pounds on the top of my head with the correct exchange rate.

 

[HarmlessSquirrel]

When a model mentions how tall she is, or something else involving a length, and a member asks how much that is in centimeters/inches because they aren't from there and don't use that system.

Dude. It would have taken you less keystrokes to google the freaking answer yourself. And what makes you think most people know what the conversion is off the top of their head?

:lol: yes!
same with money! when I say "x tokens for this and that" and they go "how much is that in pounds?" Like I'm some pro trader, calculating tokens to dollars to euros to pounds on the top of my head with the correct exchange rate.

I prefer to tell them "4" regardless of what the question was.

 

[SaffronBurke]

When a model mentions how tall she is, or something else involving a length, and a member asks how much that is in centimeters/inches because they aren't from there and don't use that system.

Dude. It would have taken you less keystrokes to google the freaking answer yourself. And what makes you think most people know what the conversion is off the top of their head?

I was quite excited when a gentleman actually took it upon himself to google up conversions when we were talking weather one day. Though he still included the obligatory "damn America still using the Imperial system", which I somewhat agree with.