You know what really grinds my gears?

Collapse

Recommended Videos

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • l3ulvl
    Hall Of Fame
    • Dec 2009
    • 17230

    #21526
    Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

    All Buick commercials
    Wolverines Wings Same Old Lions Tigers Pistons Erika Christensen

    Comment

    • l3ulvl
      Hall Of Fame
      • Dec 2009
      • 17230

      #21527
      Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

      Originally posted by Majingir
      Some open box items really don't have anything wrong, it just depends on the people selling it and how honest they'd be when selling. Some can lie for a sale, others do the opposite. I got my tablet years back for at least 25% off because it was open box. They threw in a Bluetooth keyboard as a bonus. The guy said that it was fine, nothing was wrong except just having boxed opened up slightly. So I got a brand new tablet + keyboard for 25% the cost of just the tablet.

      I've also seen customers try creating deals. They'd open a box, know the store will eventually discount it, and come back days later to buy that very box.

      Back to the 'grind my gears' part of the thread :
      I've been really sick my entire vacation. Probably the worst illness I've ever had. The final day of it, I'm feeling better. So it now feels like I missed/wasted 2 whole weeks of what was supposed to be fun.
      Wolverines Wings Same Old Lions Tigers Pistons Erika Christensen

      Comment

      • Blzer
        Resident film pundit
        • Mar 2004
        • 42511

        #21528
        Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

        Originally posted by l3ulvl
        All Buick commercials
        How about Chevy? They're sitting around claiming they have real people and not actors in their commercials, yet they have people mic'ed up who never should have been to begin with if it was real.



        <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bY-PCe-f2Y0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>


        This has persisted for well over a year. I'm not saying people don't lie on TV, but really couldn't they have done the same commercial without the blatant lie?
        Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60

        Comment

        • WaitTilNextYear
          Go Cubs Go
          • Mar 2013
          • 16830

          #21529
          Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

          Those car commercials are pretty dumb. I always wonder where they get the dummies to seem all surprised and persuadable (or to actually give a crap about a particular make of car). There's literally no incentive to do it if not a paid actor or unless you really, really want to be on TV for like 4 seconds.
          Chicago Cubs | Chicago Bulls | Green Bay Packers | Michigan Wolverines

          Comment

          • SmashMan
            All Star
            • Dec 2004
            • 9693

            #21530
            Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

            Originally posted by WaitTilNextYear
            Those car commercials are pretty dumb. I always wonder where they get the dummies to seem all surprised and persuadable (or to actually give a crap about a particular make of car). There's literally no incentive to do it if not a paid actor or unless you really, really want to be on TV for like 4 seconds.
            Host: "It's a Chevy!"

            *curtain reveal*

            Totally real person:
            Spoiler

            Comment

            • Caulfield
              Hall Of Fame
              • Apr 2011
              • 10986

              #21531
              Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

              Originally posted by l3ulvl
              All Buick commercials
              except the one with Marisa Miller.
              OSFM23 - Building Better Baseball - OSFM23

              A Work in Progress

              Comment

              • Jeffrey Smith
                MVP
                • Apr 2014
                • 1925

                #21532
                Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                Golden Globe Awards Show...ugh!


                Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports
                MLB: TORONTO BLUE JAYS
                NFL: MINNESOTA VIKINGS
                NHL: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
                NBA: TORONTO RAPTORS

                Comment

                • LambertandHam
                  All Star
                  • Jul 2010
                  • 8008

                  #21533
                  Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                  Originally posted by l3ulvl
                  All Buick commercials
                  Least the one with that old lady going "That's what I told him!" in a weird voice isn't on anymore.
                  Steam

                  PSN: BigGreenZaku

                  Comment

                  • TripleCrown9
                    Keep the Faith
                    • May 2010
                    • 23665

                    #21534
                    Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                    Ordering food online, and when you sign in to pay, it changes the store where the order is being placed.

                    Happened to me twice in the past week. Last week, I ordered a pizza at the place down the street, signed in and submitted my order. When I checked the e-mail, the order was placed at the store I apparently saved as my closest location, which is now all the way across town.

                    Same thing with my Taco Bell order this morning. Got there, my order wasn't in the system, checked the e-mail, it's the Taco Bell way on the other side of town.
                    Boston Red Sox
                    1903 1912 1915 1916 1918 2004 2007 2013 2018
                    9 4 1 8 27 6 14 45 26 34

                    Comment

                    • Caulfield
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Apr 2011
                      • 10986

                      #21535
                      Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                      Originally posted by Jeffrey Smith
                      Golden Globe Awards Show...ugh!


                      Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports
                      This might as well be all awards shows from the ESPYs to Oscars Emmys and Grammys.
                      OSFM23 - Building Better Baseball - OSFM23

                      A Work in Progress

                      Comment

                      • ProfessaPackMan
                        Bamma
                        • Mar 2008
                        • 63852

                        #21536
                        Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                        When people throw out the “How can you not enjoy watching the best teams in the sport play each other every year? Is that the point of watching Sports” card whenever people mention they have fatigue from watching the same teams play every year.
                        #RespectTheCulture

                        Comment

                        • BurghFan
                          #BurghProud
                          • Jul 2009
                          • 10042

                          #21537
                          Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                          Typing a post in the OT thread reminded me of one. When you go to a buffet and the buffet items aren't labeled. Might not be much of a problem for people with normal vision and smell, but I'm visually impaired and also have virtually no sense of smell so unless it's something really obvious, I don't know what the buffet selections are unless they're labeled.
                          Steelers : IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL, XLIII
                          Penguins : 1990/91, 1991/92, 2008/09, 20015/16, 2016/17
                          Pirates : 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979
                          Panthers (FB): 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1976
                          Panthers (MBB): 1927/28, 1929/30

                          Comment

                          • pietasterp
                            All Star
                            • Feb 2004
                            • 6242

                            #21538
                            Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                            Originally posted by Caulfield
                            This might as well be all awards shows from the ESPYs to Oscars Emmys and Grammys.
                            It completely and totally baffles me that anyone wants to spend 1 second of their time watching any awards show at all. Ever. You're telling me you want to sit around and watch a bunch of vacuous idiots verbally fellate each other for 3 and half hours? You're better off beating yourself about the head with a tack hammer for that same duration of time. You wouldn't get any dumber.

                            Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
                            When people throw out the “How can you not enjoy watching the best teams in the sport play each other every year? Is that the point of watching Sports” card whenever people mention they have fatigue from watching the same teams play every year.
                            Totally agree with this. I feel like people who say this either don't have a good concept of how sports fandom works, or are fans of one of the teams involved.

                            Comment

                            • l3ulvl
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Dec 2009
                              • 17230

                              #21539
                              Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                              Originally posted by pietasterp
                              It completely and totally baffles me that anyone wants to spend 1 second of their time watching any awards show at all. Ever. You're telling me you want to sit around and watch a bunch of vacuous idiots verbally fellate each other for 3 and half hours? You're better off beating yourself about the head with a tack hammer for that same duration of time. You wouldn't get any dumber.
                              you are a human thesaurus and I love it
                              Wolverines Wings Same Old Lions Tigers Pistons Erika Christensen

                              Comment

                              • Blzer
                                Resident film pundit
                                • Mar 2004
                                • 42511

                                #21540
                                Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

                                I like the awards shows. I don't like how they use their acceptance speeches as a moment for them to speak about their values and beliefs though... unless that's what their film or character role was actually regarding and their part was an influence on exactly that.
                                Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60

                                Comment

                                Working...