You know what really grinds my gears?

[stewaat]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

WTF why am I still on here!?

[BunnyHardaway]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

It grinds my gears when I should be going to sleep instead I surf the net for an extra half hour.

In my head I'm like "Go to bed you f'n idiot". Then I sit here and browse OS.

Same exact thing for me, except I'm on for an extra two hours. It's been a good month since I fell asleep before midnight. Anyway:

It grinds my gears when while watching a sporting event, I look away for a split second and miss a ridiculous or record breaking play. For example. During Barry Bonds 756 at bat, I turn away for a second to look and see if I got any new IM's. I turn back around and see Barry running around the bases.

[rsnomar05]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Working with a family friend who owns a coin shop. They sell gold, collectible coins, etc. He basically wants me to just help out around the store, and set up eBay auctions for stuff they have laying around.

Can't be worse than my old job (Gamestop).

Gamestop employees who think they're so cool because because they are great at video games grind my gears.

I'm in there buying Pro Evolution for the PC. An employee who looked like Wolowitz from The Big Bang Theory approaches me. This conversation actually happened, though it is paraphrased (I wish I had recorded it so I could transcribe it. It was that pathetic).

Wolowitz: Can I help you?

Me: No, thank you. I'm just looking.

Wolowitz: Did you beat Halo 3 on legendary? Cause I did.

Me: That's nice. Do you have Pro Evolution 2008 for PC?

Wolowitz: I beat it on legendary in record time. How long did it take you? I was probably faster.

Me: Do you have Pro Evolution for PC?

Wolowitz: I dominate online. Pwning people. Pure Pwnage. I won a tournament at Comic Con.

Me: That's nice. I'm guessing you don't know about the game. Pro Evolution. For PC.

Wolowitz: Have you checked out the new Mario Kart? I read all about it. It should be great. Amazing. I'll be pwning people online. It's for the Wii, you know. Have you checked it out?

Me: I'm not interested in checking it out. I'm just browsing.

Wolowitz: It's going to be, like, pandemonium in here on release day. You should pre-order it so you can make sure you get it. Call of Duty day was a mad house. I pwn at Call of Duty. It beats the pants off Rainbow Six. Surprisingly, I have found I disagree with the reviews. Rainbow Six sucks.

Me: I'm sure it does. I think there's a customer looking for help.

Wolowitz: No, she's just browsing. Have you heard anything about the new Yu-Gi-Oh! Game?

Me: I don't like Yu-Gi-Oh!

Wolowitz: Have you ever tried it?

Me: No, and I don't plan on it.

Wolowitz: You're not some Naruto fan are you?

Me: I'm actually leaving. You don't have the game.

Wolowitz: A Naruto game? We don't have any, and Naruto sucks. Inuyasha and Yu-Gi-Oh! are way better. They said the Yu-Gi-Oh games were too much of a card game, but what does IGN expect? It's based on a card game.

Me: Not a Naruto game. Pro Evolution Soccer.

Wolowitz: You mean like FIFA? No, I don't play that game.

Me: No, I mean Pro Evolution. For PC.

Wolowitz: PC? PC gaming's a dying breed. at least among casual gamers. I consider myself an expert. Did I tell you about beating Halo 3 on legendary? It's too bad I can't play that at Lan parties.

Me: Okay, so I take it you don't have the game. Fine. I'll check elsewhere.

Wolowitz: What, pro evolution, for PC? Yeah, we have that out back.

Me: No thanks. I think I'll check Best Buy.

Wolowitz: But if you buy it here, you can trade-in your old games for cash!

Me: I didn't bring any old games. It was nice talking to you, but I really have to go.

Wolowitz: That's okay. And if you want a Yu-Gi-Oh! game you should check the fanboards. They have people that sell them for cheap there. You can even trade cards with other fans.

Me: Bye!


GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

[MassNole]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

YKWRGMG:
The town of Greenfield, Massachusetts. The corruption in pretty much every facet of the town is just sickening. The school's are facing a severe budget crisis, so the logical thing is to give the teacher's a raise the town can't afford. There is no money to pay a full police force so they now prioritize calls during off hours. The Mayor feels she can do whatever she wants.

Today I finally got sick of it and contacted the Attorney General's office, like I always suggest to my Massachusetts brethren on this site.

[The 24th Letter]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

It grinds my gears when message board Mods act like celebritys...so what you can close a thread...doesnt make you A-List

thats to no one in particular BTW

[MassNole]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

YKWRGMG:
I have an ear infection the doctor faxed in a prescription for some ear drops to help. My wife goes to the pharmacy after her evening workout and visiting friends to get it. They apologized but they didn't have it in, but offered to call CVS to transfer the prescription, but it would take awhile at CVS. This is around 8:30pm or so.

Why the hell didn't they call me to let me know this so I could have told them to do that earlier and not go the night without the medicine for my ear? Would it really have been that hard, I mean they are pharmacists, they should know what said medicine is for and the likely reason it was prescribed, right?

[LiquidCrash]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

It grinds my gears when message board Mods act like celebritys...so what you can close a thread...doesnt make you A-List

thats to no one in particular BTW

It does when I do it.

[The 24th Letter]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

It does when I do it.

well I obviously meant besides you

[Miles_Yuhas]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Gamestop employees who think they're so cool because because they are great at video games grind my gears.

I'm in there buying Pro Evolution for the PC. An employee who looked like Wolowitz from The Big Bang Theory approaches me. This conversation actually happened, though it is paraphrased (I wish I had recorded it so I could transcribe it. It was that pathetic).

Wolowitz: Can I help you?

Me: No, thank you. I'm just looking.

Wolowitz: Did you beat Halo 3 on legendary? Cause I did.

Me: That's nice. Do you have Pro Evolution 2008 for PC?

Wolowitz: I beat it on legendary in record time. How long did it take you? I was probably faster.

Me: Do you have Pro Evolution for PC?

Wolowitz: I dominate online. Pwning people. Pure Pwnage. I won a tournament at Comic Con.

Me: That's nice. I'm guessing you don't know about the game. Pro Evolution. For PC.

Wolowitz: Have you checked out the new Mario Kart? I read all about it. It should be great. Amazing. I'll be pwning people online. It's for the Wii, you know. Have you checked it out?

Me: I'm not interested in checking it out. I'm just browsing.

Wolowitz: It's going to be, like, pandemonium in here on release day. You should pre-order it so you can make sure you get it. Call of Duty day was a mad house. I pwn at Call of Duty. It beats the pants off Rainbow Six. Surprisingly, I have found I disagree with the reviews. Rainbow Six sucks.

Me: I'm sure it does. I think there's a customer looking for help.

Wolowitz: No, she's just browsing. Have you heard anything about the new Yu-Gi-Oh! Game?

Me: I don't like Yu-Gi-Oh!

Wolowitz: Have you ever tried it?

Me: No, and I don't plan on it.

Wolowitz: You're not some Naruto fan are you?

Me: I'm actually leaving. You don't have the game.

Wolowitz: A Naruto game? We don't have any, and Naruto sucks. Inuyasha and Yu-Gi-Oh! are way better. They said the Yu-Gi-Oh games were too much of a card game, but what does IGN expect? It's based on a card game.

Me: Not a Naruto game. Pro Evolution Soccer.

Wolowitz: You mean like FIFA? No, I don't play that game.

Me: No, I mean Pro Evolution. For PC.

Wolowitz: PC? PC gaming's a dying breed. at least among casual gamers. I consider myself an expert. Did I tell you about beating Halo 3 on legendary? It's too bad I can't play that at Lan parties.

Me: Okay, so I take it you don't have the game. Fine. I'll check elsewhere.

Wolowitz: What, pro evolution, for PC? Yeah, we have that out back.

Me: No thanks. I think I'll check Best Buy.

Wolowitz: But if you buy it here, you can trade-in your old games for cash!

Me: I didn't bring any old games. It was nice talking to you, but I really have to go.

Wolowitz: That's okay. And if you want a Yu-Gi-Oh! game you should check the fanboards. They have people that sell them for cheap there. You can even trade cards with other fans.

Me: Bye!


GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

I would have have told him im gonna sew his a-- to his face that second time he mentioned halo.

[Miles_Yuhas]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Oh they do. Remember that thing you said/did 2 years ago that really was not a big deal at all at the time to you... she remembers. Not only that, but 20,000 other things and is amazed you don't remember half of them (I have no idea how they remember what they were wearing years ago at a certain event, if it was like a lucky shirt or something, i understand, but it is incredible).

yea your right actually, i hate it when some chick is all the sudden mad at you and its apparently something you said a week ago that didnt mean anything and most likely wasnt even about her but chicks seem to love to twist everything you say into taking a shot at them. jesus..

[The Chef]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

YKWRGMG:

Playing in fantasy basketball leagues that run until the end of the season only to see your first place team fall in the championship because teams rest their star players. Hell for that matter, I hate it when teams rest their starters at the end of the year, play and let the chips fall where they may.

[rsnomar05]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I would have have told him im gonna sew his a-- to his face that second time he mentioned halo.

I wanted to, but I was trying to be polite. At least now I know what Acid looks and acts like in real life.

[Acid]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I wanted to, but I was trying to be polite. At least now I know what Acid looks and acts like in real life.

I stopped working there like 16 months ago.

I had to be the best looking Gamestop employee ever. /stewaat post

[rsnomar05]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I stopped working there like 16 months ago.

Let me guess...you knew your Halo 3 time on Legendary was going to be too slow, and you didn't want the other employees to make fun of you like they did when they "pwned" you at anime trivia and Magic cards, so you quit.

[Acid]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Let me guess...you knew your Halo 3 time on Legendary was going to be too slow, and you didn't want the other employees to make fun of you like they did when they "pwned" you at anime trivia and Magic cards, so you quit.

I didn't help anyone out while working there. I basically only play sports games and a few shooting games or big-hit titles (GTA, etc). So people would come in asking about Final Fantasy or some ****, and I'd just give them the deer in headlights look.