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Post by garnetblack on Dec 18, 2009 19:12:05 GMT -5
My parents are old for people their age.
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Post by KillerBebe Obeys Zita on Jan 9, 2010 1:45:59 GMT -5
My pet peeve: that during the rest of the year you can hire a Dwarf to do just about anything for next to nothing pay (They’re a dime a dozen) but they expect you to pay big bucks to come to your house on Christmas Eve in an Elf costume with a big bag of gifts from Santa, telling your kid how he got left behind when he fell out of the sleigh and what is he to do with this big bag. I’ll bet’cha he’ll drink up a storm, eat till he pukes and try to pinch the butt’s of the ladies (dirty elf) I'm sure they perfer being called Little People. Whoops my error, I always thought a dwarf did not like the term “Little Person” cause that term is associated with a midget, and a dwarf does not want to ever be called a midget.
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Post by Loser7 on Jan 12, 2010 21:18:53 GMT -5
my hp computer won't read my cds. i have a bunch that i want to listen to, and my car is broken so i can't use that either. so frustrating >
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Post by Zephyr on Jan 13, 2010 8:49:43 GMT -5
I'm sure they perfer being called Little People. Whoops my error, I always thought a dwarf did not like the term ?Little Person? cause that term is associated with a midget, and a dwarf does not want to ever be called a midget. Actually, calling them dwarves is just fine, because that is their medical condition - dwarfism. Hell if I was a dwarf, I'd hate to be called a "little person" it'd make me feel like a Leprichaun. Also, I think political correctness is BULLS41T! I think people need to take their heads out of what ever orifice they're ostriched into and take a whiff of reality.
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Post by Loser7 on Jan 14, 2010 20:11:45 GMT -5
I hate FAFSA!
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Post by Ashley Benlove on Jan 14, 2010 22:37:59 GMT -5
I SECOND THAT.
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Post by ninjanaco on Mar 22, 2010 9:42:15 GMT -5
The new healthcare bill has passed. Great. Now we're all going to have to shill out tons of money for a medical system that won't work, but it won't be enough, and the deficit will reach to Pluto, to the greater detriment of our economy. To make things worse, the Democrats will probably find a way to have it pay for abortion, which means I'm morally obligated to refuse to pay taxes. If I ever make enough money for the government to tax me. Which now I'm doubting will ever happen. Believe me, if I had the means, and there was a country out there that I could be reasonably sure would remain less bad than the US (Malta and Poland are both under pressure from the EU, I've heard the Philippines suffers from a lot of corruption, Mexico has its drug lords...), I'd leave the United States in a heartbeat.
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Post by Panther on Mar 27, 2010 23:24:37 GMT -5
The new healthcare bill has passed. Great. Now we're all going to have to shill out tons of money for a medical system that won't work, but it won't be enough, and the deficit will reach to Pluto, to the greater detriment of our economy. To make things worse, the Democrats will probably find a way to have it pay for abortion, which means I'm morally obligated to refuse to pay taxes. If I ever make enough money for the government to tax me. Which now I'm doubting will ever happen. Believe me, if I had the means, and there was a country out there that I could be reasonably sure would remain less bad than the US (Malta and Poland are both under pressure from the EU, I've heard the Philippines suffers from a lot of corruption, Mexico has its drug lords...), I'd leave the United States in a heartbeat. bawwww
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Post by ninjanaco on Mar 29, 2010 8:31:20 GMT -5
I take it you're not an American. Because that would explain why you're mocking me- you don't have to pic up the tab.
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Post by Nightspade on Mar 29, 2010 11:17:11 GMT -5
I take it you're not an American. Because that would explain why you're mocking me- you don't have to pic up the tab. Wow, it's been a while since I started a political discussion here, but.... Americans who acuse others who don't agree with them of being Un-American, as if no 'true' American can possibly have a differing opinion than theirs. One wonders what these types of people would say if a WWII veteran who dedicated his life to building orphanages and gave blood as often as he could said that he disagreed. 'LYNCH HIM, HE DOESN'T EXPRESS HIS LOVE FOR HIS COUNTRY IN THE SAME WAY I DO!' That's what I imagine they'd say. George Orwell once said "...the word ‘Fascism’ is almost entirely meaningless. In conversation, of course, it is used even more wildly than in print. I have heard it applied to farmers, shopkeepers, Social Credit, corporal punishment, fox-hunting, bull-fighting, the 1922 Committee, the 1941 Committee, Kipling, Gandhi, Chiang Kai-Shek, homosexuality, Priestley's broadcasts, Youth Hostels, astrology, women, dogs and I do not know what else ... Except for the relatively small number of Fascist sympathisers, almost any English person would accept ‘bully’ as a synonym for ‘Fascist’. That is about as near to a definition as this much-abused word has come." TL;DR: Saying something is Fascist has become a shorthand way of saying you disagree with something. And it's the same thing with saying someone is Un-American. It's not a good way to wage an arguement, it doesn't look good for the person who made the accusation, it only helps create a further partisan divide, and for the love of God I would really want to know what the peramiters for being a 'True' American are in these people's heads. So that's What Pushes My Peeve Button. Also, people who drink half a can of soda, leave it sitting there and go grab A NEW CAN! You all know that one guy who does it. F*ck that guy, and all guys/girls like him.
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Post by ninjanaco on Mar 30, 2010 13:54:09 GMT -5
Americans who acuse others who don't agree with them of being Un-American, as if no 'true' American can possibly have a differing opinion than theirs. My comment wasn't about that. I believe, as this article points out, a bald eagle can be as much an idol as a golden calf. I simply assumed that she was not a citizen of the United States, and thus would not share in the responsibility for paying the massive, massive debt that the Obama administration will give the US public, a debt that will have enormously negative consequences for the economy. Another pet peeve of mine is what I could call the "Let Tyranny Flourish" crowd: those who think that if you think that using military force to end foreign oppression, regardless of whether or not that tyranny affects you, can be acceptable, than you must be a neocon who wants to spread America (as in "Democracy! Whiskey! Sexy!") to the whole world via "Creative Destruction" or something like that. You know, the whole "Republic, not an Empire" spiel. It's like the people who spout that kind of rhetoric don't even care that someone else is being oppressed; after all, "It's not me who's being raped/murdered/enslaved/etc." Take North Korea for example - nobody seems to care that Kim Jong Il is starving his people and making them worship him as a god, unless he has nuclear weapons because those could hurt us!! I should clarify that war is not the preferred answer to problems by any means, but how can people be so narcissistic when it comes to foreign affairs? And don't give me that "But America shouldn't be the world's policeman!" nonsense. The US doesn't have to overthrow tyrants, other countries can do that job as well. I wouldn't mind if America passed the baton of "world's greatest superpower" to another country, if that country was decent, but no other major power in the world today fits the bill: Europe is a dying, anti-Christian wasteland, Putin's Russia's just a big bully, and China combined capitalist greed with Communist oppression. I don't think I'd want any of them gaining more power in the world.
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Post by Nightspade on Mar 31, 2010 22:50:13 GMT -5
Taking a break just so I can get some clarification: Ninjanaco, you've confused me. On the one hand, you seem to be peeved that American Tax dollars will be going to Americans for health care. On the other hand, you're peeved that American Tax dollars aren't being spent to liberate non-Americans from oppression. Europe is a dying, anti-Christian wasteland Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, I'ma tellin' da Europeein's you don said dat. You'sa gonna get such an angry letter and a stern scolding.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2010 3:00:21 GMT -5
Racebenders!
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Post by ninjanaco on Apr 1, 2010 14:04:19 GMT -5
Taking a break just so I can get some clarification: Ninjanaco, you've confused me. On the one hand, you seem to be peeved that American Tax dollars will be going to Americans for health care. On the other hand, you're peeved that American Tax dollars aren't being spent to liberate non-Americans from oppression. Well, whether or not American dollars should be spent liberating non-Americans oppression is a matter of prudence - logistical concerns, the government's financial situation, the criterion for a just war, etc. - but some people act like it's immoral to get rid of a foreign tyrant if he didn't hurt you or something. Also, I'm not "peeved that American Tax dollars will be going to Americans for health care." I'm "peeved" that the government has begun a program that, if allowed to come to fruition, will racket up the debt to even more monstrous proportions (I've heard it's bad news when a country's debt exceeds 90% of its GDP, and America's debt is already over 50%) which will cause an even further devastation of the economy, all for a system that won't actually result in better healthcare for most Americans, but will result in an even more bloated government bureaucracy, death panels, medical rationing, and taxpayer-funded abortions. (Yes, the bill that passed still allows for those.) So no, I wouldn't be against government-run health care if it actually worked. But from what I know, it doesn't. So I'm not in favor of it.
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Post by Nightspade on Apr 1, 2010 23:58:41 GMT -5
lol @ death panels and debt. TL;DR: There are no Death Panels and it's been estimated that the bill will relieve some of the debt. But we're veering too far off topic here. Which brings me to another peeve. People who derail topics to make them political because they have some point they want to get across. And NO, I'm not talking about Ninjanaco, I'm talking about me. I'm well aware of what I'm doing and I hate it when people do what I'm doing so I'm calling myself out. Let's leave the politics out of this thread.
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Post by Zephyr on Apr 2, 2010 1:20:33 GMT -5
I'm not the most educated on the subject, I just know that NinjaNaco is complaining about a non-truth in the bill... as far as the taxes are concerned, they'll only be levied upon those in the upper eschelonce (pardon my spelling... I tired.) While those with lower incomes won't have hiked taxes...
My pet peeve is extreme left or extreme right. Why the Fug can't there just be a happy fuggin' medium??? I fugging hate people!! Especially those GodHatesFags.com people! And those Code Pink people....Ugh... people are, and this is not coming from the Matrix even though they said and were right, a virus. Goodnight, I'm fuggin' tired.
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Post by ninjanaco on Apr 2, 2010 9:29:16 GMT -5
TL;DR: There are no Death Panels Um ... the "advisory panels" who can make "more-or-less binding decisions"? How could they not be/become death panels? Why do you say that? Because the Obama administration says so? The Congressional Budget Office disagrees with you. Another pet peeve of mine ... when people uncritically accept what Barack Obama and his administration say. And that's all I have to say for now.
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Post by Nightspade on Apr 2, 2010 11:10:56 GMT -5
TL;DR: There are no Death Panels Um ... the "advisory panels" who can make "more-or-less binding decisions"? How could they not be/become death panels? Why do you say that? Because the Obama administration says so? The Congressional Budget Office disagrees with you. Another pet peeve of mine ... when people uncritically accept what Barack Obama and his administration say. And that's all I have to say for now. Another pet peeve of mine ... when people uncritically accept what Fox News says. Advisor panels CANNOT say someone doesn't deserve to be kept alive and assisted suicide is absolutely not supported in the bill. The bill allows Medicare for the first time to cover patient-doctor consultations about end-of-life planning, including discussions about drawing up a living will or planning hospice treatment. In other words, Sarah Palin is full of Horse Sh!t. And the CBO disagrees? I was under the impression that they agreed.Which brings me to another peeve. People who derail topics to make them political because they have some point they want to get across. And NO, I'm not talking about Ninjanaco, I'm talking about me. I'm well aware of what I'm doing and I hate it when people do what I'm doing so I'm calling myself out. Let's leave the politics out of this thread. Seriously, it's starting to pi ss me off.
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Post by ninjanaco on Apr 2, 2010 12:35:26 GMT -5
Another pet peeve of mine ... when people uncritically accept what Fox News says. I don't watch Fox News. Should I go on about my hatred of torture-love, America-worship, Ann Coulter, et cetera? So, you're getting on the "OMG SARAH PALIN IZ EEEEVUL!" bandwagon. Makes sense, since you seem to be an Obama-lover. Here's part of what Krugman said: So, this panel will be making decisions on what treatments should be used on people, decisions that could effect whether or not people will die. Are you really so naive to believe that the panels would never abuse their powers and deny patients life-saving procedures so that the program will save a few bucks? I'll just show this video that shows that a $900 billion+ of new federal spending won't reduce the deficit: Do you think people should be forced to buy health insurance, and the new legislation demands? (Just don't want insurance (for whatever reason)? Sorry, you gotta pay up.) What about forcing taxpayers to fund abortions? (Don't listen to what Obama and his supporters say - yes, it will.) Honestly, I do want to get along with the federal government, but if my money is going to kill innocent children ... well, I am seriously considering refusing to pay taxes. If I ever make enough money again to actually fall into the lowest tax bracket. Which probably won't happen if this program causes the US economy even further. Which it very well might.) ----- Of course, this thread is about pet peeves, not politics, and since it's Holy Week, I'll mentioned one thing that has always irked me at Mass - when the Psalm is sung with different words than what's in the missal. To be sure, the Psalm the cantor sings is basically the same one assigned for the readings of that day - if the Missal says the Psalm for the Mass is, say, Psalm 22, the cantor will sing a version of Psalm 22 - but the specific words the cantor will sing differ from the specific words in the Missal. When this happens, it is hard for me to reflect on the words of the Psalm, because my mind is forced to notice the differences between the two wordings of the song, this inhibiting my spiritual edification. The argument could be made that "well, you have to paraphrase the song because you can't put the missal text to a decent tune," however these guys have done just that. I think I'm one of the few practicing Catholics on this board, so not many people might know what I'm talking about, but still...
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Post by Nightspade on Apr 2, 2010 23:54:28 GMT -5
So, you're getting on the "OMG SARAH PALIN IZ EEEEVUL!" bandwagon. Makes sense, since you seem to be an Obama-lover. Never assume it makes you look... well, I'm sure you've heard the saying. I simply mean to say that when she goes off on fictional death panels just to scare people into siding with Republicans it makes her and those that spread that falsity look like morons. You want to disagree on the basis of cost? Fair enough, that's a valid complaint to make and I really can't argue that it's something that needs to be brought up. But don't start coming up with random baseless ways to slander someone, it only makes you and anyone you're trying to support look idiotic and your overall argument look weak. So, this panel will be making decisions on what treatments should be used on people, decisions that could effect whether or not people will die. Are you really so naive to believe that the panels would never abuse their powers and deny patients life-saving procedures so that the program will save a few bucks? Are you really so naive as to think that it didn't already happen in the previous system? So naive as to believe that health care wasn't already being rationed based on cost and pre-existing medical conditions? Do you really believe that if someone (God forbid) ever did abuse said power that no one would ever hold an investigation? How powerful do you think this counsel will be? Do you imagine them actually weighing the benefits of giving someone corrective surgery vs. a morphine drip or do you see them dishing out euthanasia sentences? Believe it or not, and I know this is going to come as a shock to you, there are people out there who think that their tax dollars Now as far as abortion goes, yes I AM pissed at the way this was handled. The Hyde Amendment clearly doesn't have any effect on none-Medicaid legislature. This probably means that down the road there'll be a fight for an amendment to PPAC, a 'Hyde-like' amendment. Rather than just get the thing over and done with all Obama's done is pushed the issue further down the road. You've been on this forum long enough to know I'm no supporter of abortion, but I can at least take a very, very small amount of solace in the fact that each state will have the option to prevent federal money from funding abortions in their insurance exchanges. Not much, but... eh. Ah, reason.tv. You'll forgive me, but as soon as I saw that I promptly ignored your video. You want something that really peeves me? The waiter rule, or more specifically how some people fail so hard at it. It's as if these days people view those who tend to their food at a restaurant or anyone in a position of service in general like dirt. If I go to one more place and see someone start yelling at someone behind a counter over a sandwich I'm gonna lose it. I mean really, if you have a problem with your food act your age about it, don't throw a tantrum. And the horror stories my friend has about his days in answering phones for tech support. I swear I think the funniest instance of this was when I was at McDonald's and some woman tried to order a bunch of food their with a food stamp card. She got mad because they don't accept them and started making the most outrageous scene and trash talking this poor cashier who really had absolutely no say in the matter at all. This one gentlemen, who forever forth shall be known as the most epic man on the planet, simply turned to her and calmly said (paraphrasing here), "Y'know, I don't think you understand how food stamps work. Maybe you should try buying some food at a grocery store." Everyone was rofl@ that, the woman left muttering something about the stamps being just as good as money, and everyone was finally able to get waited on. My point being that it really irks me when people take disproportionate rage out on people who are only doing their jobs.
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