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Stupid Pet Peeves

"What is this one in for?"
"SHHH. Don't mess with her. She drank beer straight from the pitcher!"
"Oh my God!"
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Joe Bagadonuts said:
Wow. Only in Utah. I'd love to see the actual language in the law that makes this against the rules if anyone knows where to find it. Would probably be good for a laugh.
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Some crazy **** here. Some of the laws regarding drinking (that others find weird) I am actually good with... but some make NO sense whatsoever.

Why can't I get a full strength *gasp* budweiser.. but I can drink a whiskey and Coke?
Why does the bartender have to mix the drink in the kitchen (or out of view from customers) rather than at the bar?
Why does the bartender have to walk the drink around the bar rather than serving over the bar?

There are various situations with regard the the above and some qualifiers.. but overall some weird ****.
 
JazzGal said:
I have hundreds of CDs I do not listen to and need to get rid of. Where can you turn in used CDs with a minimum of effort?

That's my pet peeve. Having spent hundred of dollars on CDs.
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Let your kids/nieces n nephews put em in the microwave 1 at a time. It's pretty cool.
 
Dr. Jones said:
Some crazy **** here. Some of the laws regarding drinking (that others find weird) I am actually good with... but some make NO sense whatsoever.

Why can't I get a full strength *gasp* budweiser.. but I can drink a whiskey and Coke?
Why does the bartender have to mix the drink in the kitchen (or out of view from customers) rather than at the bar?
Why does the bartender have to walk the drink around the bar rather than serving over the bar?

There are various situations with regard the the above and some qualifiers.. but overall some weird ****.
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No wonder we can't get free agents.
 
People who act like not seasoning their food is something to be proud of.

I put cayenne chile powder on about 60% of the food I eat and use either sriracha or tapatio on another 20+%. Sometimes people see me adding that stuff to my food and tell me how they like to taste their food. I want to kick them in the teeth. First, what may seem like a lot of spiciness to them is not even hardly noticeable to me as far as how "hot" it is. The chile has flavor on it's own and despite what they seem to think I consider it a flavor enhancer. I can still taste the meat. If it's good meat I can still taste that. If it's bad meat I can still tell.

Is there something to be proud about if you don't add salt and pepper to a steak? I love rare to medium rare steak. I love it with a lot of salt and pepper on it. I'm not ashamed.
 
Gameface said:
People who act like not seasoning their food is something to be proud of.

I put cayenne chile powder on about 60% of the food I eat and use either sriracha or tapatio on another 20+%. Sometimes people see me adding that stuff to my food and tell me how they like to taste their food. I want to kick them in the teeth. First, what may seem like a lot of spiciness to them is not even hardly noticeable to me as far as how "hot" it is. The chile has flavor on it's own and despite what they seem to think I consider it a flavor enhancer. I can still taste the meat. If it's good meat I can still taste that. If it's bad meat I can still tell.

Is there something to be proud about if you don't add salt and pepper to a steak? I love rare to medium rare steak. I love it with a lot of salt and pepper on it. I'm not ashamed.
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I agree.
I'm insane about sauces. I love sauces. I always use A-1 on my steaks. So what? Don't like it? **** off
 
Gameface said:
People who act like not seasoning their food is something to be proud of.

I put cayenne chile powder on about 60% of the food I eat and use either sriracha or tapatio on another 20+%. Sometimes people see me adding that stuff to my food and tell me how they like to taste their food. I want to kick them in the teeth. First, what may seem like a lot of spiciness to them is not even hardly noticeable to me as far as how "hot" it is. The chile has flavor on it's own and despite what they seem to think I consider it a flavor enhancer. I can still taste the meat. If it's good meat I can still taste that. If it's bad meat I can still tell.

Is there something to be proud about if you don't add salt and pepper to a steak? I love rare to medium rare steak. I love it with a lot of salt and pepper on it. I'm not ashamed.
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I agree as well. You do you. I think anyone that comments on someone else's eating style is a moron. I don't put hot sauce on everything but I've learned to use it more and more over the years.
 
Flying the flag at half-mast for days or weeks at a time.

I think flying the flag at half-mast is a tremendous honor. If it is done to pay respect to someone who has died I think three days is the maximum and should be reserved only for people at the highest tier of national importance. I think one day should be the norm. Supreme court justice dies of old age, one day. The wife of the guy who was president five presidents ago, one day. If the death is shocking and constitutes a national tragedy then lower the flag for three days.

If the flag is lowered for a national tragedy that involves significant loss of life then I believe the maximum should be one week. And it should only remain lowered as a sign that the nation is in mourning. If the tragedy is something that we take note of and move on with our lives as normal then it should only be lowered for one to three days.

After the attacks in Paris I think the flag was lowered for a couple weeks. I'm glad we showed our respect and our solidarity with the people of France. I think three days was adequate.

I get that this is really not an important issue. But it is a huge pet peeve of mine. I feel that lowering the flag for any old unfortunate occurrence diminishes the significance of the act. Leaving it lowered for an excessive amount of time diminishes the significance. It seems we're getting to the point where we might as well just leave the flag at half-mast permanently. If more than 10% of the time the flag is being flown at half-mast it really doesn't mean anything. We could just make flagpoles half as tall and save ourselves the trouble.
 
Gameface said:
Flying the flag at half-mast for days or weeks at a time.

I think flying the flag at half-mast is a tremendous honor. If it is done to pay respect to someone who has died I think three days is the maximum and should be reserved only for people at the highest tier of national importance. I think one day should be the norm. Supreme court justice dies of old age, one day. The wife of the guy who was president five presidents ago, one day. If the death is shocking and constitutes a national tragedy then lower the flag for three days.

If the flag is lowered for a national tragedy that involves significant loss of life then I believe the maximum should be one week. And it should only remain lowered as a sign that the nation is in mourning. If the tragedy is something that we take note of and move on with our lives as normal then it should only be lowered for one to three days.

After the attacks in Paris I think the flag was lowered for a couple weeks. I'm glad we showed our respect and our solidarity with the people of France. I think three days was adequate.

I get that this is really not an important issue. But it is a huge pet peeve of mine. I feel that lowering the flag for any old unfortunate occurrence diminishes the significance of the act. Leaving it lowered for an excessive amount of time diminishes the significance. It seems we're getting to the point where we might as well just leave the flag at half-mast permanently. If more than 10% of the time the flag is being flown at half-mast it really doesn't mean anything. We could just make flagpoles half as tall and save ourselves the trouble.
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Good post and I agree completely.
 
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