# Entirely Benign, Appropriate Things That Make You Seethe **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102 "2021-05-28T17:16:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102/464 "2022-07-20T18:58:29Z")
> [@chela](#): > > I don’t like the headlamps that the dentist practice uses, they’re too bright so I have to keep my eyes closed all the time to avoid the blinding My dentist provides a tinted visor. I really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102/465 "2022-07-20T19:00:39Z")
When we moved into a rental house years ago, neighbors across the street were perched in lawn chairs watching us carry stuff inside. I felt like we should levy an entertainment charge. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102/466 "2022-07-20T19:04:36Z")
They were probably making _sotto voce_ comments on the tackiness of your furnishings. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102/467 "2022-07-20T19:27:22Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > Seethe is too strong but **I wish people wouldn’t use paper plates for every day stuff at home**. I use paper plates on a daily basis when heating/re-heating stuff in the microwave, to prevent overflows/gouts of food exuding from the plate or bowl being heated.\* However I don’t post Facebook photos of the cooking process or the encrusted paper plates that ensue. \*volcanic eruptions of oatmeal are the worst. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102/468 "2022-07-22T10:40:10Z")
Here’s another one that presented itself again today: Please don’t ever utter a sound when I’m reading you my email address after you asked me for help I don’t owe you. Please don’t ask for corrections or give vague uh-huhs when I’m in the middle or reading you my email address because I’m going to start over every time there’s a hint of a problem. I promise, it’s far, far better for me to give you the complete block of characters (my email address). If we have to escalate to NATO phonetics with character by character affirmation, that’s fine, but we probably won’t need to if you simply listen and write instead of talk. > [@Jackmannii](#): > > I use paper plates on a daily basis when heating/re-heating stuff in the microwave, to prevent overflows/gouts of food exuding from the plate or bowl being heated.\* I suppose that’s one of my ‘things.’ This is a perfect example of a time to use a non-disposable item, it won’t really get too dirty, use a porcelain plate or bowl and wash it later. But it’s my own personal bugaboo, use whatever you like. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entirely-benign-appropriate-things-that-make-you-seethe/943102.md?page=23)