Just a quick list of things I can do without:
Phone calls to a business where you leave a message asking for a return call that you never get
Same with e-mails
Typos in books allegedly edited by a professional editor
Windshield wipers that only streak or smear in your line of vision, no matter how you adjust your seat or posture
Toilet paper rolls with one sheet remaining for your use
"Free" offers that require a payment for shipping and handling; if you have to pay for it, it ain't free
Deejays who tell you the next 5 songs to be played; I prefer to be surprised
People who use the pronunciation "thuh" when it should be pronounced "thee"; e.g. "thuh only one". Sister Raymond would rap your head for that one.
"One of the only"; "only" is singular; "one of the few" is the correct usage
A sportscaster or reporter who talks about a team "starting" the season on a streak, such as 12-0 (in a 14 game season!), which begs the question, "When, exactly, does the 'start' of a season end?"
Saran Wrap
Billy Mayes
Paris Hilton et al
Pronouncing "nuclear" as "NEW-cyoo-ler"
Scrabble names (props to Robert T)
Sneezing; I would rather cough
Brent Musberger
A basketball is not a "rock" or a "pill", it is a basketball
Hallmark Hall of Fames presentations: they are all invariably a sappy story starring a Northern woman who attempts to portray a Southern woman, complete with a bad impression of a Southern accent. All of this can be determined by one viewing of a commercial for the show.
The Price is Right
Political commentators who tell you what you have just heard the president say
The opposition party's "response" to said speech that does not directly "respond" to anything he said
Supermarket "10 for 10" specials for products that you would need 10 lifetimes to use all 10 of
Government documents in a language other than English
"Political correctness" - that's YOUR politics, not mine
Those who take umbrage at something that was said when the person to whom the comment was directed either laughs or shrugs it off and declares it "no big deal"
The Wave
Renewable energy sources - there is no such thing
We're going green!
The PGA Tour without Tiger Woods
"These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration" - why not? It's their job.
Smokers
Global warming
Polls as news
It is more expensive to eat healthy than to not do so
Ramblings of a 60 Year Old Man - My thoughts on just about anything, in no particular order; Robert Thomas - author.
Pressing one to speak English. It's America - let them press "one" for Spanish, we shouldn't have to press anything to have a conversation in English. I tell anyone from any business I talk to that it's offensive - it's America. Speak English!
ReplyDeleteAnd don't forget the classic; Earn up to 50,000 or more. Up to means you can't exceed that number.
ReplyDelete