# What's pissing you off today? \[Spring Mini-Rants Can Really Hang You Up The Most\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323 "2010-04-25T19:42:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/161 "2010-04-30T14:59:06Z")
Jesus Christ on a pogo stick!!! How fucking hard is it to LISTEN and REMEMBER when someone tells you what they want??? Tomorrow is my birthday (the Big Three Oh!) and my dad inSISTS on buying me a gift. :rolleyes: I really just want money so I can buy a Liberator pillow (NSFW), but he’s “old fashioned” and wants to have something wrapped. Fine … I need some new cookware. Specifically, a six or eight quart stock pot type thing, cookie sheets, and loaf pans. Got it? Great! I get a phone call last night … he and his GF are out shopping. I have to endure 15 minutes of “What about saucepans? No? OK. How about an 8x8 square baking pan? No? OK. Silicone utensils? No? OK. A whole set of pots? No? OK. What did you say you needed again? OK.” No kidding … fifteen minutes of this crap! Then he calls me AGAIN this morning. “What did you say you wanted?” GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! Write this shit down or something. But if he calls me again, I’m going to tell him to forget it and just give me cash. The worst part of it all is that he does all of this because he has to have the BEST present … the biggest, the most expensive, the “perfect” gift. So that everyone can see just how kind and generous he is. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/162 "2010-04-30T15:03:12Z")
> [@descamisado](#): > > (c) were you just once again putting on your “I’m a douche on the internet” act? I’m a douche because I asked, in a completely neutral way, whether or not you genuinely meant what you’d actually typed? Well, I guess that’s fortunate for you, since I’ll now be happy to oblige you by _coming over there and flushing the sand out of your vagina_. > [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > I had read an anecdote online where a customer was quoted a rate like .03 cents/MB or something, was charged 3 cents instead, and was unable to convince customer service that there is a difference between the two numbers. That’s exactly what I was thinking of, which is why I asked. > [@FatBaldGuy](#): > > A local Taco Time has put up a sign in the drive through window stating that extra packets of sauce are .05 cents each. Every time I go there I am so tempted to give them a penny and ask for 20 packets of sauce, but so far my brain to mouth filter has prevailed. Beat the shit out of the goddamn filter already and doooooo iiiiiiiiiit. I will send you a nickel! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/163 "2010-04-30T15:32:25Z")
You know, it probably wouldn’t be worth it - the kid manning the drive through would give you the blankest stare you’ve ever seen, and it would take diagrams and powerpoint presentations to get him to understand what you’re talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/164 "2010-04-30T15:37:17Z")
The title this thread is pissing me off a little, too - what does, “Hang you up the most” even mean? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/165 "2010-04-30T15:40:04Z")
It’s a riff on the title of a song _Spring Can Really Hang you Up the Most_. The definitive version was recorded by the late Irene Kral.\* - I almost said, _The definitive version IMO_, but then I remembered that it’s not a matter of opinion. 😃 P.S. Later, if I get a chance, I’ll try to find an online version that I can point you at. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/166 "2010-04-30T15:42:47Z")
Ah, a riff on an obscure song by a singer I’ve never heard of. It’s pissing me off even more now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/167 "2010-04-30T16:08:23Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > The title this thread is pissing me off a little, too If it helps, I don’t think the OP is responsible for it, but rather a mod. That’s just a WAG, though. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/168 "2010-04-30T18:07:16Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > You _want_ to wear a T-shirt that says “nickel for a pickle?” :eek: Would it have the parrot on it or just the old guy in his little car? ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/169 "2010-04-30T18:32:23Z")
I’m playing performance test whack-a-mole right now and I’m getting sick of it. A long time ago I fixed a bug somewhere. Recently I backported the fix to an earlier version of our software, and then the people managing it complained that some random, mostly meaningless performance test had gotten worse. So I fixed that performance degradation, and then another performance test got worse. I’ve fixed that one, and a third test has gotten worse. The worst thing about all of this is that some of the cases where our performance got worse seems to be due to one component actually getting faster! It starts sending messages to the next component faster than it can handle, and then a queue backs up and starts dropping messages. Kill me. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/170 "2010-04-30T19:03:14Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > You _want_ to wear a T-shirt that says “nickel for a pickle?” :eek: No, not that part. 😛 I want people to stop rushing up to me upon seeing my watery eyes and make me suffer through their “Are you all right? Do you want to talk about it? Did something [del] juicy [/del] terrible happen?” ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/171 "2010-04-30T19:07:10Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > I want people to stop rushing up to me upon seeing my watery eyes and make me suffer through their “Are you all right? Do you want to talk about it? Did something [del] juicy [/del] terrible happen?” Tell them you have cancer. See how much you can milk them for. Better yet, HIV. Watch how fast they try to backpedal out of range. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/172 "2010-04-30T19:17:08Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > The title this thread is pissing me off a little, too - what does, “Hang you up the most” even mean? Not my fault. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/173 "2010-04-30T19:58:09Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > I’m a douche because I asked, in a completely neutral way, whether or not you genuinely meant what you’d actually typed? No, you’re a douch because you started out by implying I made up a rant in order to use the phrase, “Niggard, please.” and went on from there. [deleted] And since I see you’ve been all over the boards trying to antagonize people I’m going to put it down to PMS and not enough attention. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/174 "2010-04-30T20:02:43Z")
> [@descamisado](#): > > No, you’re a douch because you started out by implying I made up a rant in order to use the phrase, “Niggard, please.” and went on from there. Damn, dude, lighten up. That was hardly a serious frowny-face accusation of lying. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/175 "2010-04-30T20:33:23Z")
> [@descamisado](#): > > No, you’re a douch because you started out by implying I made up a rant in order to use the phrase, “Niggard, please.” and went on from there. Holy fucking shit, you must be having a terrible day. I didn’t accuse you of lying–I thought the expression was so awesome that you might have come up with an excuse to use it, 'cause that’s what I would have done if I couldn’t find a legit thing to tag it to. Not everything is about you–stop being such a fucking martyr. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/176 "2010-04-30T20:33:39Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Damn, dude, lighten up. That was hardly a serious frowny-face accusation of lying. You don’t understand, man! Nobody comes between me and my sacred McDonald’s pickle stories. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/177 "2010-04-30T20:57:21Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Ah, a riff on an obscure song by a singer I’ve never heard of. It’s pissing me off even more now. 🙂 Holly Cole does a version of it - does that help? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/178 "2010-04-30T21:04:28Z")
I do know who Holly Cole is, so yes, slightly. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/179 "2010-04-30T21:12:22Z")
I don’t. Does that mean I need to take over being annoyed for **Cat Whisperer**? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-pissing-you-off-today-spring-mini-rants-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/537323/180 "2010-04-30T21:44:16Z")
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