My neighbors have a barking dog. A bark bark barking dog. In summer, when the windows are open, I can’t even go into my kitchen without setting the dog off.
And lately, they’ve been letting Barky run loose. Last night, the dog charged into my back yard where my husband and I were sitting quietly. The dog started growling and snapping at us with very aggressive postures. That pisses me off.
I’m on vacation next week and my husband wants to spend it in Louisville with his fucking moronic family. That pisses me off too.
In fact, I think I can say that 50% of everything pisses me off right now.
Thank you so much for piddling on my OP and griping about my misuse of two terms in the same title.
Would you believe it, I’ve been called a grammar Nazi because I objected to improper usage employed by television news people and announcers in commercials. I never realised I was screwing up, too. (Uh-oh, make that “realized.” I know how you hate Americans using British forms. Hee hee.)
You’re okay DG! I don’t mind seeing words typed/spelled “colour”, “behaviour”, etc. because I know Canadians spell those words differently than American English too and that’s cool with me. I know it’s silly (piddly - lol) but I see posts using British phrases and words all the time around here, by Americans, and I :rolleyes: but wouldn’t bother pointing it out…it’s really not a big deal. But given the opportunity, I had to mention it under “piddly” just because I think it really is not worth mentioning otherwise. I read BBC online and see “realised” and other “s” substitutions for “z” so I’m familiar. I wouldn’t have remarked about that.
So yes, gripe can be used in transitive form, as in “What is griping [irritating] you?”
What piddling thing, you ask? My dog Dottie. She is on her second type of medication for what we have been thinking is spay incontinence, and for the past three weeks we thought it was working. Then last night I found a puddle. Oops. Between that and her love of chewing on used panties (I just bought two new packs, fercryinoutloud!) . . . well, it’s a good thing she’s so darn cute and my favorite.
Then there’s the crazy-ass bitch who parked us into a parking space (while we were sitting in it), then blamed us because “I honked and you didn’t do anything!” One, you were behind us; two, we’re parked in a legal space at a busy gas station and we’re supposed to (a) listen for honks (if she did honk, we didn’t notice it – we were PARKED!) and assume that it means “get the hell out or I’ll park you in”? Three, fine then, just quit squalling, fill your damn tire with air, and get the hell out of here so we can go. The more you squawk, the longer we have to sit here. Shoulda slapped the dumb bitch into next week.
Aww damn. Thanks! Well, at least I got the piddly part right. (Right? Right. At least up to this post anyway. ;)) Transitive forms. Bah! English class was sooooooooo long ago.
Nope. Actually, although my last name is German, Ive traced my lineage back as far as the colony of Maryland in 1720. I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy. So, cherio, pip pip, and all that sort of tommyrot!
So today…since this mini-rant thread is still here…I’ll add this:
OH THE HUMIDITY!
Today on the news, the weatherman said it would be 95 degrees, with 52% humidity so it would feel like 102 degrees. Ahhhhh…sunny Florida. You’d think you’d get used to this kind of thing after 33 years of living with it every summer, but GAH! it’s just oppressive. Thank G-d for air conditioning!!!
If the water cooler is near-empty, and you happen to take up the last of it, would it KILL you to refill the darn thing? Also applies to the coffee pot, you lazy bastards…
And to the dude who doesn’t wash his hands in the washroom: Gross.
And to the cubemates with the “cutesy” ringtones on your mobile: It’s only cute the first 50 times. Then it gets a little annoying. Silent mode is your friend.
I don’t mind seeing words typed/spelled “colour”, “behaviour”, etc. because I know Canadians spell those words differently than American English too and that’s cool with me. I know it’s silly (piddly - lol) but I see posts using British phrases and words all the time around here, by Americans, and I :rolleyes: but wouldn’t bother pointing it out…it’s really not a big deal. But given the opportunity, I had to mention it under “piddly” just because I think it really is not worth mentioning otherwise. I read BBC online and see “realised” and other “s” substitutions for “z” so I’m familiar. I wouldn’t have remarked about that.