Amen to this. Whenever talk radio stations have a guest on who is an astrologist or psychic I immediately turn it off. It’s really insulting listening to someone just make up any old bullshit off the top of their head claiming it has some kind of factual basis. It’s even more insulting to me as a listener that the radio station would chose to give these people any sort of airtime.
In California, we make left turns like that all the time (two or even three cars turn when the light turns yellow then even red), and I was even specifically taught this in Driver’s Ed 40-some years ago. But I have no idea if it’s actually legal.
OTOH, I read in the Oregon Driver’s Handbook that this is explicitly illegal – If you get caught still in the intersection when the light turns red, that’s a violation. But I have no idea if it’s actually enforced like that, just as I don’t really know if this is the law in California.
Right now: frickin’ earwings! Little hellspawn bastards!!
I’m with you on this one, Ambivalid. I have to first state (for those offended by this offense) that I hold doors for others, and appreciate it when they hold doors for me. I say thank you always when they do. But there are some men (always men) who feel the need to open the door by standing in the doorway and forcing you to almost rub against them while limboing under their arm to get through. I hate that.
I’m also offended by people who have no compassion for animals.
When someone holds the door for me I NEVER walk through the door. I simply grab the edge of the door and say “I’ve got it, thank you!” They’ve done me the favor of not having to open the door myself.
I actually get somewhat annoyed when I hold the door for someone so they can grab it and they instead walk right through.
People who tell me to “eat a cheeseburger” because I’m naturally thin. I don’t see how this is any different than telling a fat person to lay off the Cheetos.
As a fat person, I agree! No one needs to be commenting on anyone else’s size.
People who say “smile!” when I am walking along minding my own business.
California traffic school graduate here. As long as you are moving forward when the light turns red (and do not stop before you’ve left the intersection), you’re cool.
I’m bemused by the fact that, so far, I’m the only one who’s bothered to actually NAME the thing that offends me, instead of just describing it.
But not offended.
Since everyone is offended by the downsizing instead of uppricing of groceries, so I thought I’d mention this here. A large tub of Blue Bonnet margarine, emblazoned on the lid “Still 45 ounces”. In other words, we haven’t insulted your intelligence by sneakily making the same-priced container smaller. But we do insult your intelligence by asking you to believe there was never a 3-pound tub, it’s always been 45 ounces, and we’d never do anything like that.
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Cisgendered white American males.
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People who speak in a foreign language around me. Speak English! It’s the Lords language.
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People who declaw their plants.
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Cats who don’t take their shoes off when they come into the house.
I’m driving in the fast lane, and someone from the slow lane moves over and cuts me off . . . but keeps going at the slow lane speed. I’ve come damn close to hitting people (and their cars) because of this.
The scent and taste of cilantro is deeply offensive to me.
People who don’t move over when I am merging onto the highway. We’re the only cars here, you can move over!
Many of the posts sound more like “things that piss me off” rather than offensive.
My example would be a situation that happened last week. An acquaintance said to me in front of a group of people “Oh yes, I know your brothers” in a very snarky tone of voice as if they were some kind of losers (they aren’t). I was very offended. I didn’t get really pissed off until later.
People calling me a “pet parent” or our cat a furbaby.
Pentecostal Christians assuming that, because I was raised in Pentecostal church, I still “really” believe in its teachings.
Parents of young children who own guns but do not keep them locked up.
Nursing home staff who yell at the elderly as if they are all hard of hearing and/or talk to them as if they are children.
It offends me when in the middle of the night I try to move the dog over a little and the little shit bites his Mama. WTF?
I do, actually. I graciously thank anyone who lingers momentarily after going thru a door long enough to hold it for me. When someone races me to the door, “asks” me if I need a hand and then ignores my reply, then Im not so gracious.
Ugh. Just ugh. I appreciate help. I appreciate common courtesy. I don’t appreciate having my automony disregarded by being ignored however. I am sure these people do NOT ask everybody if they need the door opened for them, and even more sure that they don’t ignore the responses and plod ahead anyway.
Ah, L’esprit de l’escalier.
I get offended by people who think they’re clever because they know foreign phrases.