Isn't everything the worst? - Page 4

JWBear · 01-05-2011, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

For some reason I can't think in those terms when dealing some fiddly little piece of crap that doesn't work. You know when you reach for a shirt in the closet and the hanger gets stuck on other hangers and you pull harder and other clothes fall off hangers and you're yanking and it's still stuck and suddenly you're cursing the invention of hangers and closets and why can't things just work??

Oh yeah... I totally know where you are coming from. One of the few things that can set off my temper is when some inanimate object is fighting to be uncooperative with me.

I swear that they do it on purpose.

Not Afraid · 01-05-2011, 02:07 PM

Well, when you get pissed at little things, think how grateful you are that there are only little things to get pissed at. I think the past week or so has shown that things could be MUCH worse.

My ever-caring Mom used to say "Stop whining, or I'll give you something to really whine about".

lashbear · 01-05-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I've had these issues my whole life, and they are not postpartum. I've been beating back surges of annoyance since forever.

Oh, well in that case you're just a cranky old woman.

blueerica · 01-05-2011, 03:52 PM

Funny this should come up now, just after I mini-raged against my closet door coming off the tracks last night. And then there was the self-rage when I couldn’t find the card to the exercise facility. And the missing/misplaced bus pass.

More thoughts to come, I’m sure…

3894 · 01-05-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Thread title courtesy Liz Lemon
every little setback is a reminder of my limitations and puts me on full anger mode in an instant.

There is only one perfect person with a perfect life, perfect children, and perfect closets in this world and that is moi.

Let that dream die, CP. The position is filled.

lashbear · 01-05-2011, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

One of the few things that can set off my temper is when some inanimate object is fighting to be uncooperative with me.

You're not alone - We and many others suffer from this too - it's called "Resistentialism"

JWBear · 01-06-2011, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

You're not alone - We and many others suffer from this too - it's called "Resistentialism"

Yes! Exactly!

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The concept also appears in the Discworld novels of English author Terry Pratchett... one practical example the author gives is the tendency of garden hoses, no matter how carefully one coils and stores them, to unloop themselves overnight and tie the bicycle to the lawnmower.

I <heart> Terry Pratchett!

Alex · 01-06-2011, 09:20 AM

I don't get angry at things for resisting me, but for their ability to turn invisible when I'm looking for them exactly where they are.

"Where's the TV remote"
"It's on the coffee table."
"No its not. I'm staring at the coffee table right now and I've torn the living room apart looking for it."
"It's on the coffee table."
"No it's not, why have you hidden the remote you whore of satan?!"
<stomp><stomp><stomp>"Here it is asshole. Right on the coffee table under the blinking neon sign that says 'Hi, I'm the TV remote, please use me.'"
"Oh. You know I was kidding about that whore of satan thing, right?"

blueerica · 01-06-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I don't get angry at things for resisting me, but for their ability to turn invisible when I'm looking for them exactly where they are.

"Where's the TV remote"
"It's on the coffee table."
"No its not. I'm staring at the coffee table right now and I've torn the living room apart looking for it."
"It's on the coffee table."
"No it's not, why have you hidden the remote you whore of satan?!"
<stomp><stomp><stromp>"Here it asshole. Right on the coffee table under the blinking neon sign that says 'Hi, I'm the TV remote, please use me.'"
"Oh. You know I was kidding about that whore of satan thing, right?"

HA!

That happened to me just last night.

I got a bit snippier than I needed to be.

The whole calling my husband Whore of Satan was a bit much, I suppose. But I'm relieved I wasn't the only one.

Must stop this.

Alex · 01-10-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I don't get angry at things for resisting me, but for their ability to turn invisible when I'm looking for them exactly where they are.

Today I was reminded of a clinical demonstration of this issue.

01-05-2011, 02:07 PM	#2
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Well, when you get pissed at little things, think how grateful you are that there are only little things to get pissed at. I think the past week or so has shown that things could be MUCH worse. My ever-caring Mom used to say "Stop whining, or I'll give you something to really whine about".
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Funny this should come up now, just after I mini-raged against my closet door coming off the tracks last night. And then there was the self-rage when I couldn’t find the card to the exercise facility. And the missing/misplaced bus pass. More thoughts to come, I’m sure…
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I don't get angry at things for resisting me, but for their ability to turn invisible when I'm looking for them exactly where they are. "Where's the TV remote" "It's on the coffee table." "No its not. I'm staring at the coffee table right now and I've torn the living room apart looking for it." "It's on the coffee table." "No it's not, why have you hidden the remote you whore of satan?!" <stomp><stomp><stomp>"Here it is asshole. Right on the coffee table under the blinking neon sign that says 'Hi, I'm the TV remote, please use me.'" "Oh. You know I was kidding about that whore of satan thing, right?" Last edited by Alex : 01-06-2011 at 10:13 AM. Reason: Fixing a typo that has already been immortalized through quoting.
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