For example, these school shootings. I think this is a very complex issue, and at the moment I have no clue about what could be the definite solution for it. I see a lot of people talking with so much conviction about the subject on media. Why are they so sure? It's difficult for me to think they believe "truth" is so simple. Like something fixed, set in stone.

You know what really grinds my gears? When people state something they don't like and then say "you know what I'm talking about."

You know what I'm talking about.

I always tell those people to please elaborate - while I may know 'what they're talking about', maybe they have different reasons for not liking it.

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Ye ken wit grinds me gears?

DDOS attacks on Christmas time, happened last year happened this year. Lotta people upset and disheartened. I mean it's not MASSIVE to me, I'm a grown man who can live without these things and has patience. I'm thinking more for younger kids who are super excited to play things on Christmas but can't access the network or download their games (as some Christmas consoles come with download codes instead of hard disks now). For them it'd be like Christmas was cancelled as they are stuck with this useless expensive piece of kit for a whole day. Can't even go to the shops to buy a copy of something to play.

Then that'll have a knock on effect when they complain to their parents.

I just don't get why Perhaps some kind of protest against the big companies?

I've actually passed by a Kotaku Article informing that Steam has been apparently DDoS attacked; resulting in many people being able to log into others accounts, and all that batshit. Resulting in a risk of Identity Theft. Lucky me, I don't have a Steam Account. Heck, I even seen some computer viruses whose payloads are on Christmas Day.

You know what really grinds my gears? Pushy old people who meddle in things young people are perfectly capable of handling, just because their age entitles them to that. Especially when they are no better than you at doing that thing.

Personally, it's honestly not so much of a big gripe, but other young people in our group have noticed this, too. Probably why no young people join our group anymore, because they'd have to involve themselves with said oldies.

Its going to be unfortunate for them when they realise they can't do much about it. I work in care for older people so I get where you are coming from when it comes to adhering to peoples wishes even when you know they won't help solve a problem.

Sounds like something happened though, what group is this you are talking about?

bel·ly (bĕl′ē)
n. pl. bel·lies
1. See abdomen.
2. The underside of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish.
3. Informal
a. The stomach.
b. An appetite for food.
4. The womb; the uterus.

I've never encountered a teacher or doctor telling me that 'belly' can refer to the uterus. Belly was always stomach, maybe intestines. Never about the reproductive organ.

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I mean... not from a doctor or teacher, but I've heard plenty of people refer to the "belly" as just kind of "anywhere below the ribs"?

My legs are part of my belly, too?
It sounds stupid. Not to mention incredibly juvenile when an adult or going-on-adult says it. Go back and study basic anatomy before having sex.

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You know what really grinds my gears? When people say "I broke my leg" when they actually broke their foot!

Some of the people who go through the EXPRESS LANE actually are in a hurry.

On a related note, what's with cashiers that say "Here you go" when they give you your order and expecting the customer to say "Thank you"? That's not how it works! YOU, as a representative of your store, are supposed to be thanking ME for giving your business money! Why should I thank you for giving me what I paid for?

How did the service industry get so ass-backwards?

I know I've had many a sales experience where the cashier just looks dead inside and not interested in helping you at all.

Isn't it basic politeness to trade pleasantries like that when interacting with people?

Well, now, that depends on how they are feeling or how late in the shift it is. I've had days were I still keep my smile up, but would really just show my real face of 'relaxed muscles that looks like resting bitch face' because I was tired from the shift or, rarely, had an emotional breakdown before and still worked.

You wanna tell that to customers who get openly huffy IN FRONT of you - and other customers - and begin to have a temper tantrum because JEEZ, are you honestly expecting THEM to be POLITE to YOU, a SERVANT? Seriously. Try it. And film the resulting explosion on the customer's side, it'll be hilarious to see.

Sure and I'll be understanding and probably not make a big deal about it (unless the service was actively aggressive for it) but it won't change the fact it wasn't really a positive experience.

"Servant" is a bit of a grand term. After all the store management can refuse service if they so choose. If the customer doesn't play by the rules of respecting the staff they just won't get anything.

Positive Schmositive, it doesn't have to be an 'experience' at all. It's a necessary action to pull off on a, usually, weekly basis, going shopping for food or beverages. I mean, do you call every trip to the toilet an 'experience'?



Ahahahahahahaha! I've read way too many stories of tantrum-throwing customers getting what they want (attention and 'rewarded' for their tantrum) by pushover managers. If they don't get what they want or are actively thrown out for not playing by the rules, that's the exception.

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Ahahahahahahaha! I've read way too many stories of tantrum-throwing customers getting what they want (attention and 'rewarded' for their tantrum) by pushover managers. If they don't get what they want or are actively thrown out for not playing by the rules, that's the exception.

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Haha, well, I have to say - I don't like one of my managers much, but I have to admire that she takes no shit and is perfectly willing to throw customers out if they're being egregiously obnoxious.

(Last Father's Day, it was kinda rainy and was also opening weekend for Minions and still the first week of Inside Out, so it was the busiest the theater had ever had and we ran out of popcorn three times. (One of the managers had to drive to our sister theater in a neighboring town and bring back big bags of their popcorn to supplement it.) There were a bunch of people getting so angry that they couldn't get their popcorn immediately - as much as we tried to explain "We're popping it as fast as we can, people are just BUYING IT FASTER" - I had one woman practically throw a temper tantrum in the lobby that we should be serving her before the people who had actually been waiting in line, because reasons. Eventually the manager on duty snapped at her that she either needed to wait in line or leave and she demanded a refund and left without even seeing the movie, I think. That day was sure an Experience.)

and you can enjoy the movie without it.

oh no

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