# Anything infuriate you beyond proportion? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 13, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657 "2009-10-13T15:10:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/121 "2009-10-14T19:32:21Z")
People following too closely on the highway. They have to keep hitting their brakes, then the person behind them brakes, etc. etc., sometimes causing miles of backup brake-light chains. You can see it at night in hilly areas. People who camp in the left lane. I HATE this, especially when they’re driving next to someone in the right lane for MILES and blocking everyone behind them. People in restaurants who are ultra-picky about every little thing they order. I hate being at the table with somebody like that. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/122 "2009-10-14T19:43:37Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > People in restaurants who are ultra-picky about every little thing they order. I hate being at the table with somebody like that. It’s particularly infuriating at a salad or food bar, where someone has to pick through each eggroll (or whatever) to find . . . exactly . . . the . . . right . . . one. ---
**Author:** ![cdsilv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cdsilv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdsilv)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/123 "2009-10-14T19:49:12Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > The ones who are just getting a single ticket bother me not in the least, but those are _never_ the ones I’m behind in line. It’s always the guy who’s playing 15 sets of numbers for himself, then he’s got to get these _other_ tickets for everybody in the county and his dog. Oh, and he needs three or four of every type of scratch-off, too. It makes me want to throttle him, everyone else he’s buying tickets for, and the clerk for allowing him to block up the line for 10 minutes. > > But the ones that_really_ make me want to grab 'em by the neck and slam their heads against the counter several times are the scratch-off players who scratch off their tickets right there on the counter. I don’t why it drives me so crazy. I think it’s a combination of them being right up there at the counter so that even when they’re not in my _way_ they’re still sort of in my _space_, and the fact that they always leave their little piles of scratchings either on the counter or swept off onto the floor for someone else to clean up. They’re just paying their ignorance tax! ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/124 "2009-10-14T19:50:23Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > The ones who are just getting a single ticket… Never even heard of such a thing in my life. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/125 "2009-10-14T19:55:52Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > People following too closely on the highway. They have to keep hitting their brakes, then the person behind them brakes, etc. etc., sometimes causing miles of backup brake-light chains. You can see it at night in hilly areas. > > People who camp in the left lane. I HATE this, especially when they’re driving next to someone in the right lane for MILES and blocking everyone behind them. > > People in restaurants who are ultra-picky about every little thing they order. I hate being at the table with somebody like that. Oh lordy, you would despise me. I don’t know what you consider “too close” but I’ll hazard a guess you’d think I was doing it. And I constantly hear people saying the left lane is “the passing lane” but in my 27 years of driving that’s just not the way it is. Left lane = fast lane. Don’t worry about me camping there, though, because I doubt you’d want to drive fast enough to pass me. As for the food thing, I am the pickiest bitch you’ll ever meet. Okay, not the bitch part, but definitely picky. \ ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/126 "2009-10-14T20:04:21Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Waiting for lottory players in stores and gas stations. It brings about an irrational rage that wells up in my chest and threatens to turn me into a rude asshole. It almost never spills out, though. THIS! Not only are these losers planning to retire on their big wins, but they stand there yakking for 15 minutes with the person selling tickets - they’re good buddies, since the lottery players don’t have jobs and are in there every day buying more tickets. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/127 "2009-10-14T20:10:49Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > People in restaurants who are ultra-picky about every little thing they order. I hate being at the table with somebody like that. I hate it when people are in long buffet lines, particularly in ethnic restaurants, and feel the need to ask what’s in every single dish. If you’re allergic, I totally get it - you need to make sure you know what the ingredients are so you don’t have a reaction. However, if you’re not allergic and there is a conveniently-placed placard describing what’s in the dish, don’t stop the waiter and ask! On a comletely unrelated note, I hate it when people hear my husband is from India and assume that we must therefore know all the Indians in the metro area or, indeed, the entire freaking country. “Oh, your husband is from Bombay?!? You must know Ranjit Singh!” After the obligatory blank look, they’ll continue with, “You know - Ranjit. He’s from India, too! I’ll bet he and your husband would have _so much_ to talk about! Hey, Linda, do you know where Ranjit sits? C’mere, **overly** , here he is!” Then, despite any struggles I make, I’m inevitably dragged over to Ranjit. Then we stare at each other uncomfortably. I’m sure Ranjit and anyone else who’s been through this probably enjoy these conversations about as much as I do. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/128 "2009-10-14T20:12:06Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Oh lordy, you would despise me. I don’t know what you consider “too close” but I’ll hazard a guess you’d think I was doing it. For me, “too close” = if I have to slam on my brakes for some reason, you will rear-end my car. If you drive this close to cars in front of you, knock it off. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/129 "2009-10-14T20:14:11Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Ooh - thought of another one! > > Someone enters a multi-page thread, \*maybe \*reads the OP, and declares… > > **“I’m surprised no one has mentioned \ yet!”** > > Hey dipshit. Hit CTRL+F and type in “\”. Because I guaran-damn-tee you that it’ll pop up in the first 10 posts. And if it’s a multipage thread, there’s that little “Search This Thread” option at the top of every single page in case you can’t be arsed to click on page 2 and do the same CTRL+F! Even better is when \ is in the damn OP. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/130 "2009-10-14T20:19:38Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > People who are late all the damn time and pretend like its not a huge inconvenience for others This. Right. Here. Farkin’ drives me nuts! I wish I could just let it go without that feeling of pure rage in my belly. I have a friend who is constantly late and defends it anytime you point it out. She cannot fathom how it is disrespectful of everyone (we usually do group things like happy hour, movies, etc.). All our mutual friends seem to deal with it and just let it go. I get stressed at even the mention of doing something with the group when it will involve her because I know inevitably she will be late and it will cause me to (internally) go mental! MeanJoe ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/131 "2009-10-14T20:27:09Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > People who throw cigarette butts out of their car. Every fucking car has a goddamn ashtray in it; learn to use it. I have been known to get out of my car and throw the butt back in the offender’s vehicle. Most cars have not had ashtrays since what… 2000? Otherwise, carry-on. MeanJoe - cigarette tosser from window guy. ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/132 "2009-10-14T20:33:05Z")
> [@Dr.Woo](#): > > Oh yes. This is me exactly. I don’t know why, but it just cranks me up when someone is blocking a thoroughfare and doesn’t seem to be aware of any of the other 6+billion humans on the earth who just might want to get past them. Today. > > I swear the next group of people who walk four abreast - facing me - on the running track at the park with a fence on one side and parked cars on the other and then refuse to queue up to let me by are just going to get plowed into by a big ol’ ball of sweat and snot and heavy breathing and sharp elbows. Wake the bleep up, folks. I’m comin’ through. I must be a real asshole… The 4 abreast thing? I will turn my head to the side looking at something and plow into them. When someones shopping cart is blocking my path? I will ask them to move…but if they ignore I will go up and move their cart for them so I can get by. This has really pissed some people off but I don’t give a damn. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/133 "2009-10-14T20:41:47Z")
I guess I’ll add my own original contribution - Lately what infuriates me beyond proportion are people who tell me their are Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/134 "2009-10-14T21:02:26Z")
Or the board crashing when you know you’ve typed “their” when you meant “they are” but by the time the board comes back the edit window has passed. MeanJoe - who apparently gets infurated beyond proportion over a lot of things. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/135 "2009-10-14T21:04:18Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > Or the board crashing when you know you’ve typed “their” when you meant “they are” but by the time the board comes back the edit window has passed. > > MeanJoe - who apparently gets infurated beyond proportion over a lot of things. Even so, that means you meant to say “they are are,” so _Ha_! You can’t win! ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/136 "2009-10-14T21:51:20Z")
> [@pbbth](#): > > My new infuriating pet peeve is people who grossly overreact to a situation… I am talking about the assholes who freak out if you accidentally touch them with your purse on the train (because the train is packed so full you are being forced to stand shoulder to shoulder with strangers) … We live in a big freaking city with a \*\*fuck-ton \*\*of people and sometimes you might actually have to come in contact with one of them briefly and it would behoove you to get over it instead of screaming at the person who lightly touched your shoulder for half a second this morning. Bolding mine I couldn’t agree more. Also this is my new favourite hyperbolic unit of measurement. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/137 "2009-10-14T21:58:35Z")
I have two more, related to the fact that I’m looking for some new, different make-up, and have therefor spent some time today looking at reviews on Sephora, and Make-Up Alley. 1. wrong word usage. As in, “my skin is really sensible”. Really? So, you ask it’s opinion on things like how to spend your money? Has it suggested a thesaurus? 2. hyperbolic non-reviews, such as: “OMG, this is the best stuff evar, I only tried it once, well I didn’t really try it but I opened the bottle, and it smells greet!” or “This is the worst product ever!!!111!” with no explanation as to WHY it’s the worst product ever. Even better is when said product has a hundred other reviews full of glowing praise. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/138 "2009-10-15T00:24:25Z")
One neighbor has a garage door that sounds like it’s about to either come apart or grind to a halt with such finality that the motor burns out. The creaking and grinding at 5am is just not right. Another seems to think that he’s driving a 1930 Packard in Minnesota, because despite the fact that it’s a recent model truck and he lives in southern California, he’s unable to drive off without some big whooshes of engine revving. I’m positive that with computerized fuel management and the fact that it’s only 60F, he doesn’t need to warm up his engine. I never do. But he can’t stop it at 4:30am. These TEND TO WAKE UP EVERYONE AROUND YOU, IDIOTS. ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/139 "2009-10-15T01:14:27Z")
FTR, none of you name-guessers have come close to guessing mine. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657/140 "2009-10-15T02:32:07Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Oh lordy, you would despise me. I don’t know what you consider “too close” but I’ll hazard a guess you’d think I was doing it. And I constantly hear people saying the left lane is “the passing lane” but in my 27 years of driving that’s just not the way it is. Left lane = fast lane. Don’t worry about me camping there, though, because I doubt you’d want to drive fast enough to pass me. As for the food thing, I am the pickiest bitch you’ll ever meet. Okay, not the bitch part, but definitely picky. > > \ Darn you, darn you to heck! Why do you hate America?? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anything-infuriate-you-beyond-proportion/513657.md?page=8)