@Tim-Buktu said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@Tim-Buktu said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

People who spoil the ending/surprise twist…book/ movie/TV show/etc. Some people can tell just-enough about something they’ve seen/read to get others all excited about checking it out. Then there are thewho can’t stop talking until the bones of a story has been picked clean.

I always wondered how long you have to wait before you can stop saying "spoiler alert"?

The boat sinks.

The hero gets his finger bitten off.

He was dead all along.

She gets on the plane with the other guy.

It was only a dream.

To paraphrase...

Knowing when you can stop saying “spoiler alert” is just like being in love. No one needs to tell you…you just know it, through and through.

So...….what? Two weeks?

You are thinking too globally. How about a bite instead of the whole chew. Let’s say…

(1) You see a book on a co-worker's desk that you have already read. The co-worker sees you eyeing the book and asked you about it. You say...

(2) You are out with friends. A conversation comes up about plans for the weekend. Someone mentions intending to see the new "Blockbuster". You caught the premier a couple of nights ago. You say...

(3) You are posting on, say, the "Avenue 5" site. Someone asks for recommendations based on other posters’ sitcom favorites. You want to stir up some interest in TBBT. You say…

Not saying it is one-situation-fits all. Also not saying there is a hard and fast rule. Just saying that some people seem to be able to figure out what-to-say-when, and how much, while others seem to never have a clue.

It's the clueless ones that are on my list.

You are thinking too globally. How about a bite instead of the whole chew. Let’s say… (1) You see a book on a co-worker's desk that you have already read. The co-worker sees you eyeing the book and asked you about it. You say... (2) You are out with friends. A conversation comes up about plans for the weekend. Someone mentions intending to see the new "Blockbuster". You caught the premier a couple of nights ago. You say... (3) You are posting on, say, the "Avenue 5" site. Someone asks for recommendations based on other posters’ sitcom favorites. You want to stir up some interest in TBBT. You say… Not saying it is one-situation-fits all. Also not saying there is a hard and fast rule. Just saying that some people seem to be able to figure out what-to-say-when, and how much, while others seem to never have a clue. It's the clueless ones that are on my list.

I pretty much understand what you mean. There is always that guy who needs to show what he knows. But there is that occasion when the gang is talking movies and somebody casually says "That was the name of the sled." And some uniformed person gets deeply offended.

Pet Peeves

1. Posts that disappear without explanation(s).
2. I don't like it when people pull out in front of me on the road like there is no tomorrow, and then drive way too slow.
3. That time-challenged member of your group who shows up late for everything.
4. People (& the word itself) who use the word whilst!
5. People who are talking on their phone and not paying attention to what’s going on around them, and step off the curb without looking…especially the ones who have the audacity to “flip you” for blowing your horn.
6. Grown folks who think they are entitled just because they share a gene or two with someone.
7. "Ghosting". A hurtful and cowardly way to break ties with someone that denies them closure.
8. People who are always trying to tell jokes; but who, more often than not, flub the punch line.
9. People who laugh at their own joke as they're telling it.
10. Those who let their pony-size dog run loose, and then say: Oh, don’t worry, he doesn’t bite. What kind of nonsense is that? He may not bite you! As for the rest of us, to him we look like steak.
11. People who spoil endings…book/ movie/TV show/etc. Some people can tell just-enough about something they’ve seen/read to get others all excited about checking it out. Then there are thewho can’t stop talking until the bones of a story has been picked clean.

Constant Borrowers - Too many situations to name; but you know the type.

Came across one just now.

Click bait that tells me everything I enjoy will soon be obsolete.

Pet Peeves

1. Posts that disappear without explanation(s).
2. I don't like it when people pull out in front of me on the road like there is no tomorrow, and then drive way too slow.
3. That time-challenged member of your group who shows up late for everything.
4. People (& the word itself) who use the word whilst!
5. People who are talking on their phone and not paying attention to what’s going on around them, and step off the curb without looking…especially the ones who have the audacity to “flip you” for blowing your horn.
6. Grown folks who think they are entitled just because they share a gene or two with someone.
7. "Ghosting". A hurtful and cowardly way to break ties with someone that denies them closure.
8. People who are always trying to tell jokes; but who, more often than not, flub the punch line.
9. People who laugh at their own joke as they're telling it.
10. Those who let their pony-size dog run loose, and then say: Oh, don’t worry, he doesn’t bite. What kind of nonsense is that? He may not bite you! As for the rest of us, to him we look like steak.
11. People who spoil endings…book/ movie/TV show/etc. Some people can tell just-enough about something they’ve seen/read to get others all excited about checking it out. Then there are those who can’t stop talking until the bones of a story has been picked clean.
12. Constant Borrowers - Too many situations to name; but you know the type.
13. Click bait that tells me everything I enjoy will soon be obsolete.

Religious zealots (would say “nuts”; but for fear of offending Mary Cooper fans) that are always trying to convert others. The ones you know are bad enough; but those that approach you out of nowhere, try to give you leaflets, and ask you some inane “Have you found Jesus?” type question are even more annoying.

“It’s a lane, not a birthright; please let them merge.”

Saw this somewhere, and it made me think of this thread. Don’t you just hate the highway hogs who drive as if their grandfather left it to THEM! in his will?

I agree about religious zealots as long as you include atheists who need to prove to you that God doesn't exist.

As far as I’m concern, a Zealot is a Zealot.

When atheist zealots walk up to me, try to hand me leaflets and ask: “Have you lost Jesus”; I’ll be back to do an update.

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

As far as I’m concern, a Zealot is a Zealot.

When atheist zealots walk up to me, try to hand me leaflets and ask: “Have you lost Jesus”; I’ll be back to do an update.

They don't seem to have much luck with people individually, so they go after bigger game. Mostly they seem to just try to make it so San Francisco - Saint Francisco - has to change its name, etc.

I find many You-Tubes that need to prove God does not exist. And there are many more angry people in the comments if I mention Christianity. Many of them are very insulting and generally reference "the flying spaghetti monster". (Funny, they never seem to criticize Allah.) Now I personally don't believe in the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot, but I know people who do. I don't bother them about their beliefs, and we get along fine.

@Tim-Buktu said:

I find many You-Tubes that need to prove God does not exist. And there are many more angry people in the comments if I mention Christianity. Many of them are very insulting and generally reference "the flying spaghetti monster". (Funny, they never seem to criticize Allah.) Now I personally don't believe in the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot, but I know people who do. I don't bother them about their beliefs, and we get along fine.

Well, people who believe in the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot, don't usually think they have to re-shape the government and everyone else to fit.

Are you saying that Christians are the ONLY people who want the government to be shaped to suit them?

@Tim-Buktu said:

Are you saying that Christians are the ONLY people who want the government to be shaped to suit them?

Not me. If anything the atheists are far more activist/militant these days.