unfortunately this is indeed the case. television and video directors are being taught that they will lose the audience if they stay on one shot for too long. i dont know if there is any actual evidence to back up this belief, but most, if not all producers, believe it to be true and demand it of their directors. even on dance shows. dancing with the stars and so you think you can dance are two of the most egregious offenders, and they are, theoretically, showcasing dancers.
mc
I am nearly always joking. That is, however, truly one of my petty peeves.
Here’s mine- lock yourself in your room so you dont have to see or hear those nasty “humans” carrying on normal body processes.:p:D
I had a friend go nuclear on me for this very thing. I just took a test drink to evaluate my post-swallowing sigh and have come to the conclusion that it’s a physiological thing – it somehow helps the liquid go all the way down my throat.
My petty peeve: we have very generous parking spaces at work (i.e. width), but often some idiot will park so close to the line that I have to do a snake-shimmy to get into my car. Doubly peevey is that I have a new car and purposefully park in the outer Siberia area of the lot, which is basically deserted – but invariably someone driving a 1981 Ford Fiesta parks about 4" from my driver’s door. We have a lot of careless door-dingers in the faculty lot :mad:
So you’d rather have people sprint to the bathroom, to avoid snot running down their faces and on to their clothes… just to avoid offending your precious sensibilities?
Here’s mine: People who think there “oughta be a law” for everything they find the least bit unpleasant.
Some of you must be some really snotty people. You probably go up and stand right behind your coworkers and carry on a conversation while you blow out your snot at mach 7. It was a freaking JOKE. Sheesh.
See post 142.
Another pet peeve: People who don’t use smilies to indicate they’re joking.