What makes you a curmudgeon?

[Tasmaniac]

I readily admit that I am the epitome of a grumpy old man.

Here are the Top 3 factors that make me a curmudgeon:

1) Imbeciles who don't signal when they change lanes. We should have periodic open seasons on them to pare down their numbers.

2) Inconsiderate pricks who talk loudly on their cell phone. I would kill them if I could get away with it.

3) Assholes who don't acknowledge simple courtesies such as holding open a door for them. May they and all their spawn burn for all eternity.

[random horn]

1) everything

[TOR]

1) bartenders who insist on playing techno/club trash at a pub with dead animals on the wall - seriously wtf? no velvet ropes outside, asshole
2) douchebags (see 1)
3) customer service pretty much anywhere, when did working retail become a license to treat people like shit? i'm going to bash some shitty cashier over the head with a 12 pack someday
4) inability to count to 3

[Duck of Death]

1) having to commit to 1 or 2 years of service for basic things like cable or phone. if you suck, i shouldn't have to pay to fire you.
2) having to leave the house and interact with strangers. not a big fan of people in general. (you guys at houston tailgate were cool though, bros)

[MyQuick=FrenchToast]

1) Hunger
2) Getting woken up when I'm not supposed to get up
3) Bad driving in general (particularly no signal usage)
4) Shitty parenting (and the shitty kids that come with it)

[Jameslaw]

1) Imbeciles who don't signal when they change lanes. We should have periodic open seasons on them to pare down their numbers.

This was the very first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title.

That and spank_horns lack of pics.

[Bimmy]

1. Jackasses who don't know how to properly use the passing lane
2. People who unnecessarily tailgate you (usually done by chicks yapping on their cell phones)

[Surly Bevo]

1. Jackasses who don't know how to properly use the passing lane
2. People who unnecessarily tailgate you (usually done by chicks yapping on their cell phones)

Are you in the left lane when number 2 happens. If you are then you are number 1.

[Bevoette]

1) Hunger
2) Getting woken up when I'm not supposed to get up
3) Bad driving in general (particularly no signal usage)
4) Shitty parenting (and the shitty kids that come with it)

sounds about right 2 is getting really old right now damn it! so is 4 since I work with kids

[NeverMarryAStripper]

Kids stepping on my lawn.

[Tasmaniac]

Kids stepping on my lawn.

No shit. That's why I own a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Fuckers.

[beer]

Fuck you, thats who.

[Tasmaniac]

Wait. What?

[Bimmy]

Are you in the left lane when number 2 happens. If you are then you are number 1.

Nope, not at all. If I'm in the passing lane and someone wants to pass, I always move over, even if it means I have to speed up to get over a lane.

The tailgating happens a lot when I'm in the middle lane driving about 5-10 mph over the speed limit, but then some jackass tailgates me (even with the passing lane open).

[slorch]

1. Jackasses who don't know how to properly use the passing lane
2. People who unnecessarily tailgate you (usually done by chicks yapping on their cell phones)

when I tailgate someone it is necessarily because they aren't fucking passing anyone...

as for the comment earlier by another poster concerning customer service, walk a mile in my shoes and you'd be wanting to punch ungrateful/ unreasonable/ self-important customers in the fucking mouf.

[Tasmaniac]

Slorch... I bet you're a curmudgeon. What are the three things that really piss you off?

[slorch]

Slorch... I bet you're a curmudgeon. What are the three things that really piss you off?

bad manners

self importance

lack of effort

[bluto]

when fucking prick college football players fuck up and lose me money

[whickums]

I readily admit that I am the epitome of a grumpy old man.

Here are the Top 3 factors that make me a curmudgeon:

1) Imbeciles who don't signal when they change lanes. We should have periodic open seasons on them to pare down their numbers.

2) Inconsiderate pricks who talk loudly on their cell phone. I would kill them if I could get away with it.

3) Assholes who don't acknowledge simple courtesies such as holding open a door for them. May they and all their spawn burn for all eternity.

you forgot 4) inconsiderate blowhards on internet message boards

[Tasmaniac]

you forgot 4) inconsiderate blowhards on internet message boards

I would like to think that this wasn't directed towards me, but sadly I'm not sure of that. Perhaps we should add a category for those who can't contribute anything to a thread other than an ambiguous stab at the OP without actually adding much of anything to the discussion.

[whickums]

lol

lighten up francis

[Tasmaniac]

Cheers.

[Underdog]

Black socks with strap sandals.
Mowing the yard @ 8:00 am on a Saturday.
Eating dinner @ 4:00pm.
Watching Wheel of Fortune, then going to bed afterwards.

[MissingInAction]

People who call me for technical issues , then question my solutions. Really dude, just reboot the fucking computer and shut the fuck up.

[mgnhorn]

1) grandpas who think they can call people assholes/useless because they are too out of touch to be relevant.
2) douchebags who have and strive for no purpose in life.
3) girls who can't cook and the mothers who failed to teach them how.

[SniveliusMaximus]

1. people talking in movies.

2. inconsiderate driving.

3. people who go to college sporting events and then want everyone else to act like they're at a fucking opera.

4. people in self checkout lines with IQs under 80.

[TouchdownTexas]

1. People who lettered in PE but think they understand the game of football.
2. People who bitch about free beer.
3. People who mistreat waiters & waitresses for no reason other then making themselves feel important.

[THujone]

Excellent thread.

1. People driving while texting.
2. Idiots (#1 above is a sub-genre).

[shigginz]

1. People driving while texting.

I especially hate it when my friends do it while I'm riding shotgun with them. I tell them that it's stupid, they scoff, and invariably they're running off onto the shoulder or swerving into somebody else's lane within fifteen minutes, putting my health and safety in jeopardy.

[Tasmaniac]

I hate being a passenger of someone who's texting, too. Jesus.

[numbereleven]

Oklahomans. And most children.

[whosehouse]

bad manners

self importance

lack of effort

I agree with slorch, as uncomfortable as that makes me.

[Quasimofo]

A LOT listed here, especially the damn drive-texters and left lane cruisers. My additions
1.People who think the response to "Thank you!" is "No problem."
2. People who are ordering my food, (or in the car when I am ordering) who are smartass/assholes to the unseen person inside that will now prepare my food and drink.
3. Fucking ICE CRUNCHERS!
4. Listed, but some young person I hold the door for, who just strolls on by without even a cursory nod.
5. A lot of drivers- the ones who catch you from way back (I have my cruise on), then want to sit in my blind spot for miles...the ones who don't change lanes to let me on when there is no one else around..the ones I DO let on and want to drive the exact speed I have set.
Shit. I could go on and on, but I just remembered a line from one of my favorites songs. "I hope I die before i get old" Too late, I guess.

[eldodroptop]

1. Texting. I refuse to participate, I draw the line and thats it.. CALL me you Fuckers!! You all have phones. Use the MUTHERFUCKERS!!!

2. People who curse as part of normal conversation.

[shigginz]

1. Texting. I refuse to participate, I draw the line and thats it.. CALL me you Fuckers!! You all have phones. Use the MUTHERFUCKERS!!!

2. People who curse as part of normal conversation.

Enjoy how you follow up your excessive cursing in #1 with #2. Bold.

[TankedBevo]

In my experience Ive held the door open for the older generations as a sign of respect yet damn near every time I do they look at me as if to say "damn right motherfucker" and stroll on through no thanks or anything. So in summation I just like to say, fuck old people.

[rage-a-holic]

In my experience Ive held the door open for the older generations as a sign of respect yet damn near every time I do they look at me as if to say "damn right motherfucker" and stroll on through no thanks or anything. So in summation I just like to say, fuck old people.women

Women are the worst offenders. They assume its a god given right to have doors and elevators held open for them. And don't get me started on the fat cunts that ride the elevator to the 2nd floor in my building. The stairs to the 2nd floor is in the middle of the lobby and easier to get to than the elevators. Yet these porkers will wait 5 minutes for an elevator rather than spend 30 seconds climbing stairs.

[Lidig8r]

1). Table full of people and 90% of them are texting on their damn phones.

2). Men, in flip flops, in November.

3). Rooster lookin haircuts... (Sport, you're a person, not a damned barnyard fowl)

4). Shorts riding half way down your thighs so your ugly ass underwear is in full view (Pull your fucking shorts up and put on a belt asshole!)

5). Hats being worn in restaurants. (It's not a fashion statement especially when worn backwards douchebag).

6). Duckface (no explanation needed)

7). Peace sign sideways, upside down, inverted, whatever. (Hey Whitey McWhiteman.. you aren't black, you aren't gangster, you aren't cool)

8). Anyone who wears their sunglasses indoors (Wow.. that sun sure is bright in here!)

harrumph...

[mgnhorn]

1. Texting. I refuse to participate, I draw the line and thats it.. CALL me you Fuckers!! You all have phones. Use the MUTHERFUCKERS!!!

2. People who curse as part of normal conversation.

I think you're just jealous no one wants to call you. Texting isn't even the future anymore, its the now. You are officially obsolete, MUTHERFUCKER

[skipperj]

2). Men, in flip flops, in November.

Really? Half the fucking time it's 70+ in November. I'll wear my damn flip flops whenever I want.

[Hellraiser97]

1) Imbeciles who don't signal when they change lanes. We should have periodic open seasons on them to pare down their numbers.

May you never drive in New York. You'd probably take out half the city in the first 24 hours.

For me:

1) Drama Queens - Seriously, the little shit in your life isn't that big of a deal
2) People, particularly the 20's crowd, that don't know how to dress appropriately to the venue. I'm all for dressing down at the right times, but no, you should not be wearing flip flops to the Yale Club for a reception with the President of our University.

[eldodroptop]

I think you're just jealous no one wants to call you. Texting isn't even the future anymore, its the now. You are officially obsolete, MUTHERFUCKER

Texting is the now?? Fuck that, really.

[Lidig8r]

Really? Half the fucking time it's 70+ in November. I'll wear my damn flip flops whenever I want.

You're right.. let me revise..

2). Drama QueenMen, in flip flops, in November with hobbit lookin feet getting all defensive about their flip flops.

[bedeviledegg]

3) Assholes who don't acknowledge simple courtesies such as holding open a door for them. May they and all their spawn burn for all eternity.

I've taken up saying "You're Welcome" when I do this, especially if they don't acknowledge the courtesy. That way, if they give me a look for being a smart ass, I can say "Oh, I thought you said thank you."

[Hellraiser97]

Black socks with strap sandals.
Mowing the yard @ 8:00 am on a Saturday.
Eating dinner @ 4:00pm.
Watching Wheel of Fortune, then going to bed afterwards.

So basically, you just don't like being old.

[skipperj]

You're right.. let me revise..

2). Drama QueenMen, in flip flops, in November with hobbit lookin feet getting all defensive about their flip flops.

You're right. That does make you a curmudgeon.

[Hellraiser97]

I'll also add: Fast food workers that try to rush you. Dunken Donuts is the worst where I live. I go to order. It's pretty simple. We get 5 regular donuts of varrying types, and one apple fritter, in a box (so the chocolate doesn't end up more on the bag than the box). I know I can get 6 regular, I don't want 6, I want 5. I know the apple fritter isn't part of the half-dozen. I also don't want coffee, and no you don't need to ask me while I am in the middle of giving you my orderm, cutting me off. There are usually three different people behind the counter all asking shit and all fucking it up. They'd get my order done in half the time if they'd just listen and stop interupting me to suggest things.

[Teddy Salad]

A LOT listed here, especially the damn drive-texters and left lane cruisers. My additions
1.People who think the response to "Thank you!" is "No problem."

This really annoys me, especially when the response is "alright" or "aight".

It's bad enough that people forgot how to say "thank you" a long time ago. Now they don't even know how to say "you're welcome".

[hayden_horn]

Really? Half the fucking time it's 70+ in November. I'll wear my damn flip flops whenever I want.

that's a lot of ice cream, flip flop

[TOR]

Kids stepping on my lawn.

And THIS.