10 Things I Really Hate

by Sir E Brum in Society, June 22, 2008

10 items that really make my blood boil.

Pop up ads. They always seem to appear when I’m trying to do something important. When I’m just surfing the net or watching videos, they don’t bother me. My pop up blocker never seems to work either.
Those library label stickers on the back of books. I want to read the synopsis of the story and there’s this huge sticker covering up half of the words. All it says is the name of the library. Isn’t that normally above the front entrance in gigantic letters and stamped on the inside of the book as well?
Crying babies and disruptive kids in church. A lot of parents just hold the baby and pat its back while it’s screaming its head off and other people turn around to glare at them. Small children love to run up and down their row using the song books as drum sticks. They’re obviously aren’t getting anything out of going to church so why bring them week after week?
The disabled license plate. Why is it that every time I see one it’s a guy in his 30’s in a luxury car? I have yet to see an actual disabled or handicapped person driving with that kind of plate.
That huge split in bowling. How in the world are you supposed to hit both pins on opposite sides of the lane? Quickly throw two balls? Hey you probably could get away with that…
Printers. Yes, printers. They take forever to warm up and print your work and they run out of ink every two seconds. When you go to the store, they actually have different kinds of the SAME color. You got black 22, black 43, black 55, and ten other different kinds. Who cares!? Black is black. Also, when I try to print a document in BLACK ink, it keeps telling me my COLOR is low. I don’t want my driving directions in a rainbow hue you dumb machine, I want black.
Windows Vista. The designers were so caught up in parental control and user safety that they forgot one thing. To make sure it works. I have so many problems with compatibility and program errors it’s not even funny. You can’t even install Reader Rabbit without an administrator password and thirteen prompts asking you if you are sure about what you’re doing.
Summer reading lists. I have to read 6 books for next year’s English class. That’s too many to leave until the last minute, but if I read them too early, I’ll forget what they were about by the time school starts. Not to mention they get more boring every year. If I don’t like the book, there’s a great chance I’ll hate the essay assignment later in the year.
Movies on TV. Not only are they edited for content and time, but they get interrupted at key points for some stupid commercials. “No! I don’t want to buy the new cable/internet/TV deal from AT&T; I want to watch my movie!” By the time the movie comes back, I often forget what I’m watching or where I am in the story.
Psychologists/Psychiatrists. Yes, I’ve been to some and no offense if you are one. They ask a lot of questions, nod, and scribble on their clipboard. For all I know they’re writing: “THIS GUY IS NUTS.”