Random things that make me angry.

[*juggleblood*]

When the cashier at dollar general smells like a homeless person.

When the only attendant at the gas station speaks no english.

When someone gives advice, then adds the caveat, 'but I don't really
know what I'm talking about.'

When the squirrels steal my tomatoes and leave the half eaten remains on
my porch.

When the mailman doesn't close my mailbox.

When a woman tells you she's on the pill, but isn't.

When someone responds 'fine, thank you' to 'hello or howdy'.

[Vixn]

[quote="juggleblood":v67jcz0f]When a woman tells you she's on the pill, but isn't.[/quote:v67jcz0f]
Do not trust ladies!


[quote="juggleblood":v67jcz0f]When someone responds 'fine, thank you' to 'hello or howdy'.[/quote:v67jcz0f]
In many languages it's rude to answer just 'howdy'. So those persons are probably: (1) not native speakers, (2) trying to be polite.


Kida.

[Thraxas]

[quote="Vixn":3mn6xld1]
[quote="juggleblood":3mn6xld1]When someone responds 'fine, thank you' to 'hello or howdy'.[/quote:3mn6xld1]
In many languages it's rude to answer just 'howdy'. So those persons are probably: (1) not native speakers, (2) trying to be polite.

Kida.[/quote:3mn6xld1]

what is howdy short for? I always thought it was a question Hows your day? or How do you you do? somethign like that ... so an answer fine thanks is quite right ... but then I only speak english rather than american english.

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[Vixn]

As I know 'howdy' stays for 'how do you do?' and the right answer is 'how do you do?' w/o any explanation. So it seems you don't really care how does the person do - it's just some sort of stock phrase.

Frankly speaking russians mostly use this phrase just to start long monologue about their own hard life. So it isn't really bad just to tell 'howdy' in response

Kida.

[Thraxas]

[quote="Vixn":1jpqf6d1]As I know 'howdy' stays for 'how do you do?' and the right answer is 'how do you do?' w/o any explanation. So it seems you don't really care how does the person do - it's just some sort of stock phrase.

Frankly speaking russians mostly use this phrase just to start long monologue about their own hard life. So it isn't really bad just to tell 'howdy' in response

Kida.[/quote:1jpqf6d1]

true and good point, not sure I ever heard anyone say "how do you do" outside of a Rex Harrison film ... still not sure why answering correctly rather than with stock response would make the original poster angry ...

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[Thraxas]

Random things that make me angry? Big piles of corpses (unless they're in my robe)

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