Short rants.

[square634]

........figure out to the penny what each of the 16 people owes to the tab,
rather than just splitting it evenly (with tip).....

So what if Mary's entree was $11.95 and yours was $9.95 or that Fred had 2 $4 drinks and Joe only had 1.

Well, I agree with you FWIW. Except in extreme cases, I think it's a bit cheap to calculate the exact number to make sure you aren't gipped.

[bgfield]

I do it. I don't make a whole lot of money so I'm not about to pay for someone elses meal. Conversely, I don't expect anyone to pay for my meal if I get something more expensive.

[DurbBird]

Dash it, it's Belgian waffle, not "Belgium" waffle. You don't say "Italy food," "France fries," or "Japan car." And my dog, Ike, is a Belgian sheepdog, not a "Belgium" sheepdog.

Thank you. I'm feeling much better now.

[dedwretched]

when people clear their throats
how derek jeter (and tino martinez) put their hand up, requesting time
panhandlers/street kids who beg for money
most of the stores at the mall
how some PC users think PC's are better than macs
german cars

[The Wedge]

how some PC users think PC's are better than macs

By the same token, how some Mac users won't shut up about how better Macs are. A phenomenon so prevalent and pretentious that they even made a slew of commercials about it.

[blueberryale77]

No, sorry man. If I'm at Applebee's and I get an $8 burger and my wife gets $5 soup, I shouldn't have to pay for my friends' and his wife's $15 steaks.

Exactly. If it's close, you don't grumble over a couple dollars, but there are some people out there who always order expensive things and expect others to pick up the tab for it. For example, one of my professors, who happens to be a filthy rich urban designer/land developer with a multi-million dollar house, took a group of grad students on an overnight field trip. He led them all to a very expensive restaurant even though several of them protested that it was beyond their budget. The students who were against it ended up going in and ordering a salad or a soup and drinking water because they couldn't afford anything else. The professor proceeded to order an expensive meal plus an appetizer and about 6 mixed drinks (he's a bit of a drinker) and then declare that they were going to split the bill evenly. They rebelled somewhat, but each of them still ended up paying much more than their share... and much more than they could reasonably afford on a starving grad student's part-time salary.

SOrry, that was a long rant.

[blueberryale77]

PS- I got on this thread because I hate when my cat knocks over glasses of water on my furniture. She does it all the time, on purpose, because she would rather steal my water than drink what's in her bowl... and I even give her Brita water because the tap water in New Jersey really does taste like garbage.

[Witchy Chick]

Exactly. If it's close, you don't grumble over a couple dollars, but there are some people out there who always order expensive things and expect others to pick up the tab for it. For example, one of my professors, who happens to be a filthy rich urban designer/land developer with a multi-million dollar house, took a group of grad students on an overnight field trip. He led them all to a very expensive restaurant even though several of them protested that it was beyond their budget. The students who were against it ended up going in and ordering a salad or a soup and drinking water because they couldn't afford anything else. The professor proceeded to order an expensive meal plus an appetizer and about 6 mixed drinks (he's a bit of a drinker) and then declare that they were going to split the bill evenly. They rebelled somewhat, but each of them still ended up paying much more than their share... and much more than they could reasonably afford on a starving grad student's part-time salary.

SOrry, that was a long rant.

That reminds me of the episode of Friends where they all went out to dinner for someone's b-day (Ross' ?). The employed and fairly well-off Chandler, Ross, and Monica ordered expensive meals while the unemployed (Joey) and barely employed (Rachel and Phoebe) ordered salads and water. Joey, Rachel, and Pheebs threw a collective fit when the other three wanted to split the bill equally.

I love that show.


Witchy

[Witchy Chick]

baroquen's rant: Jim Hunter and Rick Dempsey calling the game tonight. Where is Gary Thorne and Cakes?

Witchy's rant: fiancé's who are unwilling to make their own Short Rants posts.


Witchy

[The Wedge]

I like how you actually got the accent on the e. Nerd.

Also, soon he'll be getting you to fight his battles for him. Book it...it's science.

[bgfield]

Beer vendors at the ballgame. Or any vendor for that matter, but the beer vendors are always the loudest. I'm sitting there, maybe enjoying a conversation or just enjoying the game or whatnot, and someone walks by me shouting "Beerman miller LITE!"

I know they need to advertise and all but it doesn't stop it from being annoying, especially since I don't drink beer.

[Baroquen131]

Four of 'em...

1) Ants. Stay outside where you belong.

2) The fact that I don't enjoy the NBA as much as I used to. (The NBA Finals marathon on ESPN Classic is more entertaining than games these days.)

3) Nerds with Star Wars handles making fun of nerds with handles inspired by the Harry Potter books. What's next? Going to throw your pocket protectors at each other?

4) Oh... and yeah, the Orioles in general. So bad.....

[EddieO's21]

short rant...clowns

enough said...wait no, it's not

they freak me out. how can one enjoy such a disgusting looking freak of nature. havent you seen IT?????

[Witchy Chick]

short rant...clowns

enough said...wait no, it's not

they freak me out. how can one enjoy such a disgusting looking freak of nature. havent you seen IT?????

Yup. But, reading the book was even worse. My imagined Pennywise was much more scary than the movie Pennywise. So much so, that I flipped out on a regular basis when I had to go down the basement steps at my parents'.


Witchy

[Hank Scorpio]

Oh, boy. Here goes:

-When you go to the fridge and there's 1/4" of juice left in the bottom of the container. Or one scoop of sour cream. Or half a bagel's worth of cream cheese.

-People who cut in line.

-People who drift over in their lane, don't use/don't turn off their blinkers, don't know what "yield" means, ride in the breakdown lane to jump around slow traffic, drive slow on merge ramps, or drive while on their cell phones.

-Being thought of as pond scum because I don't like classic rock. I see nothing inspiring about Neil Young, Pearl Jam, or any of those groups. So sue me.

-Guys who curse hardcore and talk about smut in front of girls. Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But it really bothers me.

-People who light up and then blow smoke in my face.

-Anal-retentive grading of chemistry problem sets and biology lab reports, especially when they're graded by TA's. You guys were in my boat 2 years ago. Show a little mercy.

-People who don't clean up after themselves, especially re: dishes and toilets.

-Weather below 25 degrees.

I just threw up in my mouth b/c someone referred to Pearl Jam as "classic rock."

I hate getting old.