# Things that infuriate you well beyond their actual importance **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712 "2024-09-04T02:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/501 "2024-10-26T21:44:11Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Yeah, “left turn on red” is not a thing anywhere that I know of. There’s an intersection in Cambridge, Mass. with left turn on red. I forget what streets, it’s near the river. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/502 "2024-10-28T12:31:16Z")
In MI if it’s a one-way turn onto a one-way street going the same way you can turn left on red. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/503 "2024-10-28T16:46:34Z")
It’s been talked about. But Saturday, I went to the grocery store. In the entrance, two friends each with a cart where just jabbering away. PREVENTING entrance to the store. Myself and others finally got their attention. Crosswalks. We have a lot in the town I’m closest to. I definitely slow/stop for them when a person is going to cross. But don’t just run off the sidewalk making me lock up my brakes. Make SOME indication that you are crossing. In the same vein, don’t step into a crosswalk, wait for me to stop and then wave me on. And more driving stuff… If it’s gridlock, thanks for waving me in. But if traffic is moving and you have the right of way, please take it. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/504 "2024-10-28T16:58:45Z")
Does Youtube pay per minute? Because I swear more and more videos have 5 minutes or more of exposition and buildup before the actual content. They’re getting like those recipe blogs that run on for pages talking about how grandma would grind her own nutmeg and the cat wore a certain sweater etc. before getting to the fudgie nut cluster recipe. > [@enipla](#): > > But don’t just run off the sidewalk making me lock up my brakes. Make SOME indication that you are crossing. How do you survive when you come down the hill to Denver where jaywalking is the culture? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/505 "2024-10-28T17:23:32Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > How do you survive when you come down the hill to Denver where jaywalking is the culture? Denver is a different culture than Breckenridge. You need different approaches for driving in both places. Ya need to be a bit aggressive in Denver. Mostly, speed or you’ll get your ass run over. My cousin lives in Denver. She was about 2 cars back from a stoplight that was red. Not in a crosswalk. She was fully stopped. Some idiot on a phone walked into the side of her car. That entitled moron got mad at my cousin. ---
**Author:** ![hibernicus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hibernicus/32/2802_2.png) [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/506 "2024-10-28T22:06:21Z")
I am cool with language change. I have no truck with language peeves. Until now. “Unalived” infuriates me. For those of you lucky enough not to have encountered this monstrosity, it is found mainly on social media where it is a substitute (not quite a euphemism) for “killed”. Part of what upsets me about it (apart from its sheer ugliness) is that it may not even be part of any natural language culture - it is a tactic driven by a belief that certain words or references will result in content being downgraded by the algorithm. This belief may not even be correct, but it is widespread enough that content creators will avoid using the word “killed” even when reporting on an actual war. Meanwhile it contributes to the undeserved perception that “young people these days” are so much in need of protection from reality that they can’t even bear to hear or utter the word “killed”. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/507 "2024-10-28T23:02:41Z")
> [@hibernicus](#): > > Part of what upsets me about it (apart from its sheer ugliness) is that it may not even be part of any natural language culture - it is a tactic driven by a belief that certain words or references will result in content being downgraded by the algorithm. This belief may not even be correct, but it is widespread enough that content creators will avoid using the word “killed” even when reporting on an actual war. Sounds like a modern-day version of the “true name of the bear.” [![](https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a9/the_true_name_of_the_bear.png) ](https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a9/the_true_name_of_the_bear.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/508 "2024-10-29T00:53:07Z")
She awoke the sheeple! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/509 "2024-10-29T01:34:18Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > My generation was taught when making a left or right turn you turn into the middle lane or right lane and then move over when it is safe. I have people passing me in the middle of the turn if I move over too quick after my left and have has several near misses. I am always tempted to force them off the road. Yep. That’s the way you are SUPPOSED to do it. If you are turning left onto a 4 lane road (2 in each direction), turn into the left-hand lane. If you are turning right, turn into the right-hand lane. But… let’s say you need to turn off of THAT road in a quarter mile. The entitled car behind you, which is turning onto the same road and in the same direction, will INVARIABLY turn into the lane you NEED to go into, and speed up, keeping you from making a safe lane change. It’s actually SAFER to do the wrong thing, and turn into the lane you need. A traffic pet peeve of mine: Let’s say 2 cars are merging onto the highway. You are the one in front. As you are are accelerating on the entrance ramp, 9 times out of 10 the car behind you will merge into the traffic lane, before you have the chance to, and SPEED UP, cutting you off. Really? Just get in the lane and don’t speed up. Everyone gets to merge safely, and you’ve lost maybe a tenth of a second. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/510 "2024-10-29T01:39:19Z")
Your complaint inspired me to consult this CNN article, wherein I learned the interesting fact that the first known use of “unalive” was by the character Deadpool. > **[The death of Nirvana’s frontman is raw for many. A photo showing the word...](https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/17/entertainment/unalive-meaning-kurt-cobain-seattle-museum-cec/index.html)** > > Visitors to the Museum of Pop Culture reported that a placard there read “Kurt Cobain unalived himself.” The term, popular on TikTok and increasingly used by young people offline, isn’t going anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/511 "2024-10-29T01:50:03Z")
> [@hibernicus](#): > > I have no truck with language peeves. Until now. > > “Unalived” infuriates me. Okay, that one is just… bad. But “literally” instead of figuratively? That battle is lost. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/512 "2024-10-29T04:39:27Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > A traffic pet peeve of mine: Let’s say 2 cars are merging onto the highway. You are the one in front. As you are are accelerating on the entrance ramp, 9 times out of 10 the car behind you will merge into the traffic lane, before you have the chance to, and SPEED UP, cutting you off. Really? Just get in the lane and don’t speed up. Everyone gets to merge safely, and you’ve lost maybe a tenth of a second. I think it’s all about being in front. A similar thing that occurs to me fairly frequently: I’m in the right lane on the freeway, about to get off at the next exit. I’m a couple of car lengths behind the car in front of me. Some idiot comes screaming up on my left and tries to force their way in at the last second to take the exit. Which is bad enough, but the really infuriating part is, I look at my rear-view and **there’s nobody behind me.** ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/513 "2024-10-29T08:10:15Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > When we unwrapped the dogs, the condiments were UNDER the dogs at the bottom of the buns. Who does that? In what universe is it OK to put the condiments in the bun and lay the dog on top? Is this Char-Grill policy? I went back up and complained about it and they basically said, “What difference does it make?” Just spin the dog around. Now it’s coated with condiments on all sides. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/514 "2024-10-29T09:21:10Z")
Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. I keep trying these things, and every time they fail to live up to the hype. I’ve tried them on the bath tub. I’ve tried them on the oven door. I’ve tried them on the jacuzzi. They just don’t work any better than a plain, old sponge, and they disintegrate in seconds if you scrub too hard. I don’t know why I bother giving them another chance, hope springs eternal I guess. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/515 "2024-10-29T09:44:25Z")
Years ago, I found a site to help learn to declutter better. It was all fine and good, and the woman had some really good ideas so I signed for her newsletter. It was then I found out that she was using a service for sending out the newsletters and gave them permission to spam the recipients. Of all the people in the world to spam, people who aren’t good at keeping things organized. Why did she think this was a good idea? ---
**Author:** ![deneen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deneen/32/17713_2.png) [@deneen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deneen)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/516 "2024-10-29T10:10:23Z")
I work in an Urgent Care. We require people with upper respiratory complaints to wear a mask (provided). Most people are happy to, comply immediately. My problem is with the jerks that stare at me, ask “really?”, then proceed to either hold the mask in their hand for five minutes or put it on under their chin. THEN- if they hear someone else in the waiting room cough or sneeze or clear their throat, on goes the mask, quickly. My problem is that they don’t give a shit that _they_ shouldn’t be spreading _their_ sickness, but immediately comply when they think someone may be infecting _them_. My co-workers have a line they use - “we don’t want you to leave with anything you didn’t come in with!” and it usually gets a laugh and they put it on, but I just can’t stomach the mindset of not caring about getting others sick but caring if someone gets _you_ sick and I can’t use it. I end up being somewhat confrontational and allowing my judgement of their total inconsideration to show, and it’s exhausting. Every day. All day. For four years. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/517 "2024-10-29T11:24:36Z")
> [@hibernicus](#): > > “Unalived” infuriates me. Haven’t seen it before this - could have come straight from _1984_ ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/518 "2024-10-29T12:14:36Z")
Nice try, **Alessan** , but they put down mustard, onions, and then relish in the bottom of the bun. The relish and onions don’t stick to the dog. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/519 "2024-10-29T12:31:11Z")
You said condiments; I didn’t know we were dealing with toppings, too. That changes things. Truly unforgivable. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712/520 "2024-10-29T14:19:09Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > Some idiot comes screaming up on my left and tries to force their way in at the last second to take the exit. Which is bad enough, but the really infuriating part is, I look at my rear-view and **there’s nobody behind me.** A very similar thing happened to me on a city street last Sunday. I’m in the right lane, going 40 mph, which is the speed limit. Asshole in the left lane speeds up to get in front of me, then **immediately** hits his brakes to make a right-hand turn into a fast-food joint. I had to hit the skids to keep from rear-ending him; after I was able to proceed, I checked my mirror and there wasn’t anybody behind me for at least 100 yards. I gave him a long honk on my horn, which annoyed my wife, who doesn’t like any sort of confrontation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712.md?page=27)