Something that grinds my gears is when someone sees a guy like me talking to a girl who I’ll admit is attractive, and they immediately think that you’re flirting with that person. For example, last Friday I’m hanging out with my buddies, and we’re leaving the school to go home, and I see a girl I know (the attractive girl previously mentioned) and I start talking to her and she introduces me to her friend and she’s talking about how I’m so strong and handsome (that’s not exactly what she said, but if you boiled it all down, that’ pretty much it). Anyways I see me car and I have to go, so I say bye, and when I walk away, all my friends start going “Dang, you’re a player ain’t you!” And I’m like “uh, no, I’m just friends with her”. Then my mom says “hey, I saw you talking to that girl, do you like her? Do you think she’s hot? You should ask her out” Guh, it grinds my gears And having a girlfriend nobody knows about doesn’t help either
And also, I’ve been having sleeping problems. It’s like a part of my brain doesn’t sleep, or at least not as much as the rest of me. Like I wake up and I feel fine, except for the left side of my brain, it feels super tired. It’s kinda hard to explain, I’m just hoping I don’t have a disease that my uncle had when he was a kid
Oh, and I hate it when people text with their blue berries or whatever during movies. Seriously, you’re watching and some idiot on the right is blinding your view of the right half of the screen.
People who use popularity as a basis for likes/dislikes.
I’m NOT just talking about people who only pretend to like/follow something because it’s POPULAR but I’m also talking about people who try to tell everyone they REJECT things just because it’s popular and they want to be ‘different’ (Oh MY you’re so ‘unique’ you NEVER follow the crowd).
Um no, you’re kind of being rediculous. You’re letting the ‘crowd’ dictate your publically perceieved interests just in a completely different way. Liking something obscure does not make you automatically deep or meaningful. Stop pretending.
It just really bugs me sometimes. More than it should probably- and I’m sure people don’t always deride popular things for that reason- it CAN be annoying if you hate something genuinely and that’s all people talk about but I keep getting the other impression from people sometimes.
There was a topic somewhere about “No A113 in the Incredibles”. Well, I JUST found where A113 is in it, and I can’t find the blasted thread to report it!
Esmedes, " The Definitive Pixar In-Jokes List". And it’s the cell block containing Mr. Incredible, who asked? I thought it was pretty obvious. Not in your face like Wall-E, but it sticks out.
I get mad when people ask very obvious questions. I was starting some schoolwork a while back, and then my teacher says “Do you have a pencil?” Those questions drive me crazy. And i got another one in a bookstore a while back while reading the Toy Story 2 Junior Novelization. My mom asked me “Is that a book on Toy Story 2?” And clearly visible on the cover, is the logo for Toy Story 2
I seriously almost never get mad. I can’t even remember that last time I was even remotely angry!
However there is one thing that I do find really annoying. Have you ever used a ketchup bottle halfway and then let it sit there for a long time? Then you take it out a while later, and you forget to shake the bottle, and when you squeeze it, all that comes out is this disgusting watery “ketchup juice” because all of the solid tomato stuff settled at the bottom of the bottle. I actually don’t know if this has ever happened to anyone else, but it does happen to me sometimes because our family rarely uses ketchup.
Also another thing that I hate is when you do something really amazing and you want to show it to your friends, but then when they are watching you can’t do it to save your life! That really grinds my gears!
Oh yes, it’s happened to my brothers and sisters! I remember watching my brother trying to squirt some on his dinner and this runny stuff came out That’s why I’m not a huge fan of ketchup.
Other things that get me really annoyed is when my friends say one thing, they mean another. They tend to lie to me a lot. They really grind my gears.
Also, and this takes the No.1 spot for irritating me, is the fact that whenever my parents tell me off (believe me you don’t wanna hear 'em shout) they always take it out on my love for Pixar.
They say “It’s/ your so babyish!” and “You live in a bubble!” (meaning my own world) and “All you ever go on about is Pixar Pixar Pixar!”
Really. They say Pixar’s BABYISH. That’s what really offends me. Even critics say Pixar films are for everyone. My whole family doesn’t understand the meaning of cinema. It’s so unfair.
Whenever I get a meal from McDonalds, Wendy’s, something like that, I usually eat the sandwich first then the fries then the drink. I heard from my Biology teacher that it’s best to drink only once you’ve finished your meal - it helps your digestion. Anyway, by the time I finish my food, the soda’s all watered down! =\
I hate it when a friend of mine, Lauren, complains about gaining too much weight when she goes ahead and gorges herself with food. I mean come on, contradictory or what?
You know what grinds my gears?
When people can’t spell/punctuate. That just really gets to me.
And also, I really hate that “too cool for school” attitude. I am in high school and people (usually boys) are always messing around and then the teacher yells at the whole class and we all have less time left to finish our work. It’s not getting you any friends, it doesn’t make you “cool”, it’s just a nuisance. Everyone thinks I’m a geek because I think that you should actually gasp LISTEN IN CLASS.
Yeah, I totally know what you mean, popstar! Those “cool” kids really annoy me. Maybe they’ll realize that they should have paid attention in school when they end up working for you. Remember everyone, it’s the “geeks” who are in charge of your paycheck!
What really grinds my gears is working/searching hard/long to find a great gift for a family member, and after all that- there’s no appreciation. No surprised, excited smile, no “Aww how sweet”. Nor do I see them with the gift after it’s given. One time I found a gift tossed in the trash a day or two after. I retrieved it, but now it just sits.
What’s worse is that it’s happening to my mother- I’ve seen her work hours and days and weeks and months on this big thing and all the recieving end can do is get angry that she just had to ask for contributions from other people. All the recieving person can do is think of “You should’ve thought of how to pay them back! Now we’ll have to spend time and money on it!” When really the people who helped did it out of love. It’s not only humiliating, I imagine, but alarming, shocking.
I’m saying “recieving end” because I don’t want to express too much in personal life.
But it just sucks.
What does grind my gears? ALOT! I’m the person you don’t want to be near when I’m mad. Over the past year I just started to ignore things and I figured out it works. I never thought I would be able to do that. I use to get angry at everything that annoyed me just a little bit.
What grinds my gears? When people don’t show proper respect for President Obama, or when they call him Hussein Obama. HIS NAME IS BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA! His grandfather’s name was Hussein Obama. (rant over)
What grinds my gears in particular is when people underestimate your talent or abilities. I don’t know why it bothers me, but it does. It’s like, my sister always shows everyone her artwork and drawings and I never do, because I don’t want people to think I think I’m all that or something, then when they see my artwork (after I’ve concealed it for a hundred years), they look at me with these big eyes and stupid faces and say, “oh mah gawsh you draw too?!!” like it’s some secret previously unknown to man. I dunno, it just feels so degrading.
Along those same lines, it’s even more degrading when you say things like “I love to write,” or, “I love to draw” and people don’t take you seriously. They don’t even show interest in your work, they just kinda shrug and say “Oh that’s nice.” and don’t even want to sample your work. I mean, I know I’m a good author and artist - not the best in the world, but from what I’ve heard from this wonderful community, I’m not too shabby. I dunno, maybe I’m trying too hard to prove myself, or maybe it’s all still just some sort of internal, mental battle with insecurity. Maybe it’s things my ‘best friend’ has said to me about my talents and abilities that really hurt me, but I haven’t had the heart to tell her that they did (cuz I’m pretty convinced she wouldn’t care). You don’t go around looking at people’s artistic work and be the judge of their style. You don’t look at someone’s artwork and then, without even giving a nice compliment on it, turn around and start talking about everything you draw and write, while you’re staring at a page full of my heartfelt drawings.
Gah.
Sorry that turned into more of a personal rant… I just really needed to get that all out.
Umm i was once one of the “cool” kids… still am and still trying to stop talking in slang… but what really annoys me is the ones that are complete Idiots! You just want to smack them upside the head!! I know a couple people who where like that now there in the pokey…
EDIT: though i didnt do the too cool for school thing…
I recently found something new I hate. It’s when people say completely random things, and they except an answer. Here’s an example:
Mom: We’re having chicken for dinner.
Me: …
Mom: We’re having chicken for dinner.
Me; …
Mom: Heeelloooo?
Me: What?
Mom: We’re having chicken for dinner!
Me: Are you asking me a question?
Mom: Yeah!
Me: What’s your question?
Mom: Do you want chicken for dinner?
Me: Next time, ask me a question instead of just saying stuff. And yes, chicken’s fine.
Ah, I’ve just remembered another gear-grinding thing too.
You really really really crush someone for ages, you can’t stop thinking what you’d be like together and you go dizzy when they’re around.
They’re really nice to you, and never say anything bad about you, and for a crazy moment you think that they may like you too.
Then one day, out of the blue, you find out that they’re going out with someone else who is a show-off, doesn’t like you, and doesn’t suit their partner.
This has happened to me several times at school, but not recently. I’ve had my heart broken so many times I’ve lost count. This is probably the whole reason why I’ve never had a boyfriend.
And having a girlfriend nobody knows about doesn’t help either 
That’s why I’m not a huge fan of ketchup.
I retrieved it, but now it just sits.
^ agreed xDDD