That Which Annoys

[bjarvis]

1. Someone in my office this morning bathed in Chanel Nerve Gas #5. Perfumes & colognes typically don't bother me but this stuff has set off a sneezing fit the likes I haven't experienced in years. Oy.

2. In the past few days, I've encountered a handful of people who chatter nonstop. This is beyond general conversation: it's as though they feel compelled to keep talking and talking and talking and talking to somehow stave off the grim reaper by annoying him so much he won't approach. Which sadly means that he won't relieve me of the pain no matter how much I pray for death. Why do some people abhor silence like nature abhors a vacuum?

So, what annoys you?

Comments

[atldaddybear.livejournal.com]

My last boss at my last job in Atlanta was your classic middle-manager, and thus a chatter-er. In fact, Larry was so bad that the 5 of us who reported to him called him "Yappy" behind his back.

I was finally able to bring one staff meeting to an end by loudly interrupting one of his never-ending prolixities with "Does your train of thought have a caboose?" and he had to admit no, no it didn't.

He really needed to find a chapter of "OnAndOn Anon". He put the "All" in "Small Talk".

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

If that "OnAndOn Anon" isn't trademarked, I'm going to use it! ;-)

[jss]

Celine Dion is their spokesperson, from her song from that damned boat movie.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

AUGH! OK, one thing that annoys me is that song!

[atldaddybear.livejournal.com]

In fact, I picked up that phrase, years-n-years-n-years ago, from the afore-commented jss1113.