# Stupid things that bug you, or something. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 17, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314 "2011-07-17T03:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/41 "2011-07-18T17:56:36Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > I get annoyed when people at work (or anywhere else) steal my whistle. I’ll start to whistle a tune then some jerk off a few feet away will start to whistle another tune! :mad: My mother does that! Or if she hears me humming to myself, she’ll start singing a different song. Nary a song out of her mouth all month, and that’s the moment she picks to burst forth. Stop stealing my thunder, lady! I hate being a passenger in a car driving over bumpy roads. All that _jostling_. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/42 "2011-07-18T17:58:45Z")
We have a clock on our oven that doubles as a timer. When the timer goes off, the display shows “End” rather than going back to the time. If someone leaves it that way, rather than putting it back to the clock mode, it bugs me. ---
**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/43 "2011-07-18T18:20:55Z")
Weather forecasters who need to remind me every time it’s hot to ‘stay hydrated’. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/44 "2011-07-18T18:22:33Z")
This only happens to me at work, but it bugs me. I might have several sessions of IE open at once. If I want to look at one that’s not at the top of the Z-order on my desktop, I’ll click the button on my taskbar. Nothing happens. I click it again, and the window minimizes. I click it a 3rd time, and I get what I want. That’s 3 clicks to get one thing. Also, another thing that bugs me is… bugs. They’re only a problem in summer. These teeny little bugs that seem to have a fondness for my face, especially my eyes. There’s still a streak on my desk from this morning when I smooshed one. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/45 "2011-07-18T19:08:36Z")
The top of a photocopier is supposed to be kept closed to keep dust off the glass. That way, your copies don’t end up all fuzzy because there’s a bunch of lint and dust all over. I use our office photocopier approximately four times a year. But I close the top approximately 17 times a day. I cannot stand to walk past an “open” copier. Same rule with cabinets and drawers. It’s stupid, but open things bug me. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/46 "2011-07-18T19:23:05Z")
Advertising material left on my front door. I usually enter and exit my house through the garage, so if I spot some crap hanging from my doorknob, it means extra steps to go retrieve it and deposit it in the recycling bin. Not a _lot_ of steps, but enough to bug me. (Note to businesses that do this: You’re wasting your time and money. Putting unsightly junk on my door helps ensure that I will not ever purchase your product or service.) ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/47 "2011-07-18T19:27:38Z")
It bugs me when people don’t (more or less) center their cars in the middle of a parking space. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/48 "2011-07-18T19:35:18Z")
When the receipt checker at Costco doesn’t draw a smiley face on the back of my receipt. Technically, this bugs my 3 year old son, but he makes sure I’m just as unhappy about it as he is. > [@LionelHutz405](#): > > Weather forecasters who need to remind me every time it’s hot to ‘stay hydrated’. Thanks! :drinks glass of water: ---
**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:** [July 18, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/49 "2011-07-18T19:46:17Z")
Another grocery complaint; when the bagger doesn’t put my gallon jug of water in a bag. It’s bad enough when they \*ask \*me if I want it bagged. I mean, I could see if it was the only item I was buying, since it has it’s own little handle and all, but if I’ve got three bags of groceries, why would you think I wouldn’t want it in a bag also? And don’t put things on the bottom rack of the cart. Aside from being liable to forget it’s there, I don’t really feel like hoisting a twelve pack or whatever from under the cart. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/50 "2011-07-18T22:55:18Z")
It bugs me when cashiers pile the coins on top of the bills and receipt when giving me change. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/51 "2011-07-18T23:03:30Z")
> [@jamiemcgarry](#): > > When you are at the drive-through and you conclude your order with “…and that’s it” and the employee taking your order then repeats the order, followed by, “and will that be all?” :dubious: “…and coffee, black.” “Would you like cream and sugar with that?” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/52 "2011-07-19T02:30:09Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > “…and coffee, black.” > > “Would you like cream and sugar with that?” :smack: AHHHh! Yes! All the friicking time! I forgot about that one, haha. I have to bite my lip so hard at the drivethru sometimes…That is the LAST place to ever get dry and sarcastic…😃 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/53 "2011-07-19T05:14:22Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > So many fucking bags at the grocery store! Yes I know I could have brought my own bags, but I’m lazy and forgetful. I don’t mind the bags, but when they take the five small items I carried to the register without a basket and put it in 3 bags (and one double bagged for good measure) Jesus Christ on a pogo stick knock it off! Argggh! I have just the opposite problem. They’ll take all of THE heaviest items and cram as many as possible into one flimsy grocery bag. I used to have a bunch of “green” bags, but I don’t know what the heck I did with them. I need to find them or get some more and start remembering to bring them with me, they’re really much more sturdy. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/54 "2011-07-19T12:38:01Z")
> [@YaraMateo](#): > > You know, this is probably store policy. I don’t care much about sale either, but I’m sure someone would pitch a fit if she didn’t dare show them the sale items first. Like I said, it’s probably policy/trainning. I don’t understand this complaint at all, unless your some kind of zillionaire who is insulted by the notion that you might want to save money on your purchase. I would complain about the OPPOSITE problem–a salesperson trying to push the MOST EXPENSIVE item on me. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/55 "2011-07-19T12:44:58Z")
> [@Pandoranoid](#): > > :smack:Doh! Stand still on the right and walk on the left–it’s a really simple concept that some people Just Can’t Grasp! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/56 "2011-07-19T13:43:30Z")
One House Hunters and related shows when they call a room “Name space”, as in “Here is the kitchen space” or “here is the living room space”. I shout at the TV- “No, it’s just the kitchen!”. Then my husband laughs at me. ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/57 "2011-07-19T14:04:06Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Can I ask you about this? I don’t understand what could happen unless you’re somehow consuming unprepared food that has been touching the inside of the bag. They do need to be cleaned periodically, like anything else, but I don’t understand why it matters if they’re sanitary. I need to wash mine everytime since I encounter people who NEVER do at the store (so crusty so nasty) so I feel like if I don’t do it every time, I will become one of them. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/58 "2011-07-19T14:06:05Z")
> [@perfectparanoia](#): > > I need to wash mine everytime since I encounter people who NEVER do at the store (so crusty so nasty) so I feel like if I don’t do it every time, I will become one of them. I guess I’m confused. At my store all the plastic bags (meat department, deli counter and checkout) are single use. I get a fresh bag each time. The only raw, unpackaged food that goes into the bags are fruits and veggies. Unless something breaks, or leeks are really sandy, the bags are pretty clean when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/59 "2011-07-19T14:20:18Z")
> [@fjs1fs](#): > > I don’t understand this complaint at all, unless your some kind of zillionaire who is insulted by the notion that you might want to save money on your purchase. I would complain about the OPPOSITE problem–a salesperson trying to push the MOST EXPENSIVE item on me. Well, I did say right in the title of the OP that it was stupid. I suppose I was (very, very mildly) annoyed because I would never buy an item _ONLY_ because it was on sale - I would choose the dress/shoes/bag that I liked the best and was the most flattering and if it happened to be on sale, wOOt! lucky me, but it’s just not a selling feature for me. It’s a bit like if she kept saying ‘This dress is cute and it has interfacing!’ I don’t actually care that much unless it makes it look better on me, ya know? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314/60 "2011-07-19T14:23:38Z")
> [@perfectparanoia](#): > > I need to wash mine everytime since I encounter people who NEVER do at the store (so crusty so nasty) so I feel like if I don’t do it every time, I will become one of them. I’d just like to point out the username/post content. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-that-bug-you-or-something/589314.md?page=4)