Stupid things that instantly piss you off

[rubywagon]

As a vegetarian of many, many years - I have heard 'do you eat fish?' sooo many times after explaining that I don't eat meat.

+1! Someone asked me once, "What about chicken?" I got a good chuckle.

[WolfGirl]

Getting cut off (and almost crashed into) at an intersection by another cyclist who ran a red light! I guess the fact that he was riding on the sidewalk made it okay.

[bunny_ninja]

Getting cut off (and almost crashed into) at an intersection by another cyclist who ran a red light! I guess the fact that he was riding on the sidewalk made it okay.

HAHAHAH! yup...

[PamNY]

I can shut down the whole "what do you eat and what should you be called" conversation by explaining that I don't eat anything I wouldn't be willing to kill myself. Which is true.

Nobody has suggested a label for me yet.

[OakLeaf]

That was where I was for a good decade after I was no longer a vegetarian. People now would call me "pescatarian," I suppose , but I would explain that I had no problem cleaning fish, but when it was my turn to wring the chicken's neck, I just couldn't do it - and the two cattle brandings I went to, I passed out both times from the smell and the screaming. You're right, that shut them down.

Nowadays, I take a more global view of agriculture and my role in it. Call me a Michael Pollatarian.

[rubywagon]

call me a michael pollatarian.

+1!

[PamNY]

Call me a Michael Pollatarian.

That's a good thing to be.

[Jolt]

Not so much something that pisses me off, but something that bugs me whenever I see it b/c it doesn't make any sense at all. Why do flight attendants wear heels and panty hose, and often tight straight skirts, when the most important part of their job is to ensure safety including in the (thankfully unlikely) event of an emergency? It seems like a potential safety issue:

1. Heels are harder to move quickly in, and can cause damage to the escape slides during an evacuation (and while one could remove them, who would want to be barefoot in a situation where there could be metal debris and burning jet fuel? Sorry to get graphic...). Plus, they're not good for the feet, knees or back anyway--especially with all the standing and walking around FA's do in their job.
2. Pantyhose would melt and stick to the skin in the event of a fire. Really not good.
3. Tight skirts, like heels, restrict movement which could create problems in an emergency situation where every second counts.

Seems like a clear case of fashion being placed before function.

[OakLeaf]

I've met people who call themselves vegetarians who eat more meat and fish than I do. Not that I eat that much, but I wouldn't dream of calling myself a vegetarian.

You know what else pisses me off? "Pescatarian." "Flexitarian." The idea that someone who is capable of eating a meal without red meat in it has to have a label. And that many of those people embrace those labels.