What trends do you find absurd?

[garyd]

Hey it's a trend and it's annoying as hell. If the Reps did it to anywhere near the same degree they would have been included.

 

[DiveCon]

Hey it's a trend and it's annoying as hell. If the Reps did it to anywhere near the same degree they would have been included.

leave the politics out of this thread
keep it light hearted
ok?

 

[DiveCon]

Trying to turn all the fun lighthearted threads into more partisan garbage.

Coffee that takes longer to order than it does to pour.

you must mean coffee that is harder to SAY than MAKE
lol

 

[garyd]

The list says annoying trends. At least half of which are political by nature...

Sorry.

 

[goldcatt]

Trying to turn all the fun lighthearted threads into more partisan garbage.

Coffee that takes longer to order than it does to pour.

you must mean coffee that is harder to SAY than MAKE
lol

That too.

 

[William Joyce]

Men who wear baseball hats while eating in a restaurant.

Women who wear sweatpants to go shopping.

Corporate types who say "going forward" a lot.

Academic types who say "narrative" a lot.

How about men who wear ANY hat in a building? If you're not covering the scars from your recent brain surgery, take the stupid thing off.

Never mind sweatpants. Has anyone else seen women walking around in PAJAMA PANTS in public? And fuzzy bedroom slippers? If it's not 2 am and you're running frantically to the drugstore for medicine for your sick baby, put some frigging REAL clothes on.

Anyone whatsoever who uses the phrase "phone tag" or "touching base".

Amen.

Though I do say "phone tag" sometimes.

How about "reaching out"?

 

[007]

I hate it when all the talking heads on TV news say "look," when what they really want you to do is "listen," and they ALL say it.

 

[tigerbob]

I hate it when all the talking heads on TV news say "look," when what they really want you to do is "listen," and they ALL say it.

Awww crap. That's a line from a movie. What is it. It's going to drive me nuts now...

 

[007]

I hate it when all the talking heads on TV news say "look," when what they really want you to do is "listen," and they ALL say it.

Awww crap. That's a line from a movie. What is it. It's going to drive me nuts now...

Wish I could help ya out with that one tb but I have no clue...

 

[Phoenix]

Those ridiculously short zip-up hoodies that fat chicks wear over skin tight tee shirts, apparently to highlight the flab they have hanging over their hideous low-riding pants which show the crack of their asses.

When I'm out and about, I look around and think (sometimes even say to whoever is with me at the time) "Don't these people have either a mirror or at least one friend who will be honest and tell them that looks tacky/horrible/criminally bad?"

Just because the clothes are trendy does not mean that each and every person should wear them. Having different body types is a great thing and provides such variety, but be sensible enough to wear what looks good on your particular body type.

That goes for men too - although it doesn't seem to be quite as much of an issue as with women.

 

[Phoenix]

Canine sex toys

No ... they don't really.

 

[Phoenix]

It was made for 14 year old boys, not grown men!

There's a difference?

Big differences.

 

[tigerbob]

I hate it when all the talking heads on TV news say "look," when what they really want you to do is "listen," and they ALL say it.

Awww crap. That's a line from a movie. What is it. It's going to drive me nuts now...

Wish I could help ya out with that one tb but I have no clue...

It's Robert De Niro to Meryl Streep, from "Falling in Love". How the hell I remembered that I'll never know.

Actually, no it's not. It's all becoming clearer the more I think about it. He's on the phone to her and says "So, listen. Why do people on the phone say listen, I mean, what are ya gonna do, right?".

So I got the whole thing wrong anyway.

I should shut up now.

 

[tigerbob]

Canine sex toys

No ... they don't really.

What she said.

 

[American Horse]

Speak out and tell everyone what "trends" you HATE!!!

Hate...no way: royally annoyed? Yeah!

The increasing trend of radio news segments with sound effects: At the mention of a snow storm in the West, an announcer pauses or competes with the sound of ice being scraped off a windshield; a news item about the health benefits of a “beer a day” being more healthy for you than abstinence, is backed up by the sound of a tab being popped and a liquid being poured into a mug.

And lately this foolishness is making its way into TV segments with weird sound effects and goofy visual animations popping off around the screen.

I suppose this is meant to captivate the attention of those with short attention spans or to reach the lowest common element of the audience, but it mocks its intelligence instead.

When I hear or see these I make an iinstant stab at the station/channel changer.

 

[Karateka]

Piercings everywhere - saw a guy the other day who looked like he'd fallen face forward into a tackle box.

Thongs with low rise jeans - if I wanted to know about their underwear, I'd ask.

People wearing low rise jeans who shouldn't! I don't care if they're in style - if you're hanging out the top of them, wearing a tight top isn't going to make it less noticeable!

Baseball caps worn either backwards and sideways or forwards and sideways - either way, the IQ drops by at least 30 points.

Tattoos -

What rhymes with "cool"? FOOL!

 

[007]

Speak out and tell everyone what "trends" you HATE!!!

Hate...no way: royally annoyed? Yeah!

The increasing trend of radio news segments with sound effects: At the mention of a snow storm in the West, an announcer pauses or competes with the sound of ice being scraped off a windshield; a news item about the health benefits of a “beer a day” being more healthy for you than abstinence, is backed up by the sound of a tab being popped and a liquid being poured into a mug.

And lately this foolishness is making its way into TV segments with weird sound effects and goofy visual animations popping off around the screen.

I suppose this is meant to captivate the attention of those with short attention spans or to reach the lowest common element of the audience, but it mocks its intelligence instead.

When I hear or see these I make an iinstant stab at the station/channel changer.

I've heard this on the radio. Not so much here but when I lived in Reno. After a song the DJ would come on with some midi bass line beat and some other annoying little shit added and talk. I'm sure the effect was to subliminally give you the impression that there was another song qued while they rattled off all their intermission crap. I'd have to change the channel it was so annoying. Either play a fucking song or shut the shit off.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Trying to turn all the fun lighthearted threads into more partisan garbage.

Coffee that takes longer to order than it does to pour.

you must mean coffee that is harder to SAY than MAKE
lol

Restaurants who refuse to use the world "small". Starbucks is the most egregious in this, with all their "tall", "vente", blah blah. You're selling me the exact same ounces of product, regardless of what you call it. Do you REALLY think I'm stupid enough to be fooled into thinking I'm getting more just because you say, "Large, extra-large, and grande" instead of "small, medium, and large"? And do not - DO NOT - frigging correct me when I ask for "small". You know what I mean, and you're just pissing me off at this point.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Men who wear baseball hats while eating in a restaurant.

Women who wear sweatpants to go shopping.

Corporate types who say "going forward" a lot.

Academic types who say "narrative" a lot.

How about men who wear ANY hat in a building? If you're not covering the scars from your recent brain surgery, take the stupid thing off.

Never mind sweatpants. Has anyone else seen women walking around in PAJAMA PANTS in public? And fuzzy bedroom slippers? If it's not 2 am and you're running frantically to the drugstore for medicine for your sick baby, put some frigging REAL clothes on.

Anyone whatsoever who uses the phrase "phone tag" or "touching base".

Amen.

Though I do say "phone tag" sometimes.

How about "reaching out"?

As an alternative, or are you asking if it's a phrase that bothers me?

 

[Cecilie1200]

I hate it when all the talking heads on TV news say "look," when what they really want you to do is "listen," and they ALL say it.

Oh, trends in word misusage. I could go on forever about that. My current non-favorite is the use of "less" when it should be "fewer". It seems like more and more people are doing this, including those who should know better.

And while we're on it, how about people in businesses who say, "May I help who's next?" It was one thing when it was just the idiot high-schoolers at the McDonald's, but the teller at my bank? And then I'm supposed to leave my money with this ignoramus?