You know what really grinds my gears?

[kehlis]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I don't know how this came into my head about the "one" versus "once" debate, but I never understood the Apple Jacks commercials where the parent would say...

"Why do you guys eat Apple Jacks? They don't taste like apple."

... as if to insinuate that we only eat things that either taste like apple or taste like the name of the product. It's like if somebody questioned why I had a guinea pig for a pet because it doesn't oink like a pig.

In fact, I would despise my cereal tasting like apple. I don't much love Apple Jacks either way, though. I know, I know... that was probably the point of marketing it that way, so kids would consider eating it if they knew that. I just don't get the parents' point of stating what they do.

And no, I'm not overthinking this. I'm actually afraid I'm underthinking it, because I personally think it's poor scriptwriting.

Yea, I do think you are overthinking it.

Can you name another product that doesn't taste the way it's named?

I'd be pretty mad if I bought a beef jerky stick that turned out to be made from venison.

[L_O_B_27]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Coming from NJ and moving to NC it was the phrase "Fixing to" used in lieu of "going to"

I don't know why, but the first I heard someone I'm fixing to go on break I was like, why would you need to fix something to go on break?

[Bigg Cee]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

When people say "Frisco" and not "San Francisco." I'm from the Bay Area, but I always hated that word and it's something everyone uses here.

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Yea, I do think you are overthinking it.

Can you name another product that doesn't taste the way it's named?

Pirate's Booty.

I'd be pretty mad if I bought a beef jerky stick that turned out to be made from venison.

I'm not saying they do or don't have to taste like apple (and if you're saying they do, then I suppose we can call that your gear-grinder of sorts). I just don't get how the question he asks matches the statement he makes thereafter. They just seem like two completely different topics of conversation, despite the fact they're talking about the same product. I'm not seeing the leap here.

I did the guinea pig example, but let me try again:

"Why do you guys like X-Box? It's not shaped like an X."
"Why do you guys like Round Table Pizza? Their tables aren't round."
"Why do you guys like the White Sox? Their socks are black. 'Socks' isn't even spelled right."

Like these many stupid statements, I can think of dozens of reasons I might like these things besides the thing that is mentioned... and secondly I honestly don't know what the thing that's mentioned has to do with asking why somebody likes them.

If you are contending that they should be marketing that Apple Jacks don't taste like apple, I would actually be agreement with you. In fact, that makes sense; I'd love for my cereal to not taste like apple! I don't see how the question that is asked pertains to the lack of apple taste. I just feel it could be shoehorned in a different way.

[kehlis]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Pirate's Booty.



I'm not saying they do or don't have to taste like apple (and if you're saying they do, then I suppose we can call that your gear-grinder of sorts). I just don't get how the question he asks matches the statement he makes thereafter. They just seem like two completely different topics of conversation, despite the fact they're talking about the same product. I'm not seeing the leap here.

I did the guinea pig example, but let me try again:

"Why do you guys like X-Box? It's not shaped like an X."
"Why do you guys like Round Table Pizza? Their tables aren't round."
"Why do you guys like the White Sox? Their socks are black. 'Socks' isn't even spelled right."

Like these many stupid statements, I can think of dozens of reasons I might like these things besides the thing that is mentioned... and secondly I honestly don't know what the thing that's mentioned has to do with asking why somebody likes them.

If you are contending that they should be marketing that Apple Jacks don't taste like apple, I would actually be agreement with you. In fact, that makes sense; I'd love for my cereal to not taste like apple! I don't see how the question that is asked pertains to the lack of apple taste. I just feel it could be shoehorned in a different way.

I'm not contending anything other than the fact that you are indeed overthinking it.

That novel pretty much shows that.

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I'm not contending anything other than the fact that you are indeed overthinking it.

That novel pretty much shows that.

Commercial doesn't make sense. That grinds my gears.

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Yea, I do think you are overthinking it.

Can you name another product that doesn't taste the way it's named?

I'd be pretty mad if I bought a beef jerky stick that turned out to be made from venison.

watermelon flavored candy

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Commercial doesn't make sense. That grinds my gears.

I always figured the point of those commercials was to appeal to kids. Parents ask why because they don't get it, so the cereal must be cool

[Speedy]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Coming from NJ and moving to NC it was the phrase "Fixing to" used in lieu of "going to"

I don't know why, but the first I heard someone I'm fixing to go on break I was like, why would you need to fix something to go on break?

I think it's much easier for a northerner come down south than a southerner go and live up north.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

When gas stations don't have any good brands of potato chips.

When your IT department sends an email all about internet security/phishing training that gets filtered out by the spam filter...

When your password has to be super-complex and include a lower case letter, upper case letter, number, special character, and not be similar to your old password etc. I would rather go with my usual "password", but no....all in the name of encryption.

[LambertandHam]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Pirate's Booty.



I'm not saying they do or don't have to taste like apple (and if you're saying they do, then I suppose we can call that your gear-grinder of sorts). I just don't get how the question he asks matches the statement he makes thereafter. They just seem like two completely different topics of conversation, despite the fact they're talking about the same product. I'm not seeing the leap here.

I did the guinea pig example, but let me try again:

"Why do you guys like X-Box? It's not shaped like an X."
"Why do you guys like Round Table Pizza? Their tables aren't round."
"Why do you guys like the White Sox? Their socks are black. 'Socks' isn't even spelled right."

Like these many stupid statements, I can think of dozens of reasons I might like these things besides the thing that is mentioned... and secondly I honestly don't know what the thing that's mentioned has to do with asking why somebody likes them.

If you are contending that they should be marketing that Apple Jacks don't taste like apple, I would actually be agreement with you. In fact, that makes sense; I'd love for my cereal to not taste like apple! I don't see how the question that is asked pertains to the lack of apple taste. I just feel it could be shoehorned in a different way.

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[dickey1331]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

When gas stations don't have any good brands of potato chips.

When your IT department sends an email all about internet security/phishing training that gets filtered out by the spam filter...

When your password has to be super-complex and include a lower case letter, upper case letter, number, special character, and not be similar to your old password etc. I would rather go with my usual "password", but no....all in the name of encryption.

I hate the password one. One of the sites I use at work when you change your password every 30 days you can't use the last 15 or so passwords so I frequently have to keep resetting it as I can never remember what my new password is.


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[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I hate the password one. One of the sites I use at work when you change your password every 30 days you can't use the last 15 or so passwords so I frequently have to keep resetting it as I can never remember what my new password is.


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Same goes for many other times I have to change my password on all diff accounts I got. Upper/lowercase letters and numbers and special characters. If it wasn't for my computer's password manager, I'd be lost in terms of logging in. It has happened before where I needed to log in to an account but I don't know my password since I wasn't on my own computer.

[ubernoob]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I hate the password one. One of the sites I use at work when you change your password every 30 days you can't use the last 15 or so passwords so I frequently have to keep resetting it as I can never remember what my new password is.

Department of Defense logins are the worst. Can't use last 15. 2 uppercase, 2 lowercase, 2 numbers and 2 special characters.

Every single time we needed to get it, it got reset because nobody knows the **** they changed it to last time.

[Dog]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Think I've said it in here before, but most people drive like ****ing *******s.


I actually get surprised when someone is courteous on the road. Everyone is usually a douche, and they never think about anyone other than themselves while driving.