Hell's Suggestion Box

[bjarvis]

IMHO, Dante had it right: there are varying levels of hellfire waiting for people who transgress particular rules. However, I believe his list of sins was somewhat incomplete. In no particular order then I offer a few entries in bjarvis's New! Improved! Expanded! version of hell.

In this new version, there are places specifically reserved for people who:

1. leave their cell phones on in theatres, cinemas, etc.
   
2. chat in line with their friends at the sales counter, then take five minutes to decide what to order when it is finally their turn at the front of the line;
   
3. have their ipods, walkmen, etc. turned up so loud that despite using earphones, I can name that tune 20 feet away on a crowded & noisy subway car;
   
4. forward chain letters;
   
5. forward dire warnings in e-mail without checking to see if they're hoaxes first;
   
6. send spam;
   
7. park in handicapped spaces who aren't handicapped in any way;
   
8. park in the road/firelane/entrance/exit rather than in the parking lot proper 20 feet away because "they're only running into the store for just a minute";
   
9. stand in the subway doors, blocking riders from entering or exiting;
   
10. stand on the left side of the escalator;
    
11. talk over another speaker, then ask the speaker to repeat themselves because they missed it all;
    
12. call for a meeting, but then show up late --if at all.
    

Got more to add? Leave me a comment!

Comments

[ann0625.livejournal.com]

Three people (or more) walking side by side, slowly, in a narrow hall way.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Yes! kent4str's pet peeve: a group of 3-4 people walking abreast, taking the entire width of the sidewalk and then expecting all on-coming pedestrians to step into the street to make way for them.

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah - that's a big one, especially since I work in Tourist Central - less than two blocks from the White House.