Grumpy Old Forumers

[Crokey]

I hate it when people type grate instead of great.

I know what you mean, that lack of distinction has led to huge political upheaval recently. I mean Donald Trump wanted to ban shredded cheese and wanted his slogan to be "Make America Grate Again". But due to this lack of distinction, and due to Trump not wanting to admit to making a boneheaded mistake, we are where we are.

 

But what's annoying me recently is having a sweaty hand whilst watching movies, from having to constantly hold the remote in my hand to adjust the volume up and down, because there is this annoying f*cking rise in what I can only describe as "whisper acting".

[Algonquin Assassin]

 

I have a question to all MODs

 

Do you feel bad when you ban a very old member of Gtaforums?

 

This would probably be something you should have asked in the "Have a Question Topic" but I'll answer.

 

NO.

 

 

Don't be too bashful Vanz.

 

Personally I don't really much difference compared to say banning a troll that's been here for a week. Whilst of course with a long lasting member you have extra weight to carry (As in people being curious as to why they were banned), but if they f*ck up and break the rules it's hard to feel sorry for them to be honest.

[Rhoda]

Following any phone update, there's always a slew of app updates. I'm fine with this, even if it takes a while, because I like things to run as smoothly as possible. What I don't appreciate is app manufacturers trying to make their app "cute" by adding little notes. Upon updating YouTube, the patch notes included "now we're tired, so we're taking a nap". I don't care about your little stabs at humour. I want to actually know what you've done to optimise and refine my app, not some pathetic attempt at anthropomorphising your applications. The worst ones are those that actually behave like the app is a person and is trying to communicate with you. Maybe I'm just extra irritated because of a stomach ache but there's little wonder nobody takes your app seriously when you include splash messages like what you'd see on the opening screen of The Sims.

[Gnocchi Flip Flops]

https://twitter.com/SchreiberEvan/status/914760840728911872

 

Read the tweet where the dumb bimbo says "Not a word. He ran away like a coward without telling fans to run or get down. Saved himself first"

 

Running off is warning enough. Not mentioning that he could've easily gotten shot.

 

Where are people's minds at when they post on social media? Is it just like this "lemme come up with a self righteous ass response to harvest likes and show that I am such a good person who thinks about others" because if so it worked. 50 mindless morons were stupid enough to agree with here.

 

This made me grumpy. 50 dead 400 injured and the best you can do is roast a survivor. As if he's not gonna feel guilty enough regardless of whether or not he told his fans to duck (as if that would've done anything anyway, I mean that's not gonna stop a crazy ass shooter, period). Gee when it comes to this, I can see why people hate social media.

 

/rant

Edited October 2, 2017 by Scaglietti

[Mr. Scratch]

Tom Petty just f*cking died. f*ck, dude...

[ten-a-penny]

Its been ~3 days since my Internet started acting like sh*t and its STILL sh*t even after all this f*cking time. You used to Default YT videos to 720i quality, right now its barely 240p and the thing barely "charge up", resulting in stuttering. Don't even get me started about anything that requires Adobe Flash. Uff.

[AlienTwo]

This day.

 

Kinda full of bullsh*t that happened yesterday, but it's still a f*cked up, very bad, no-good day.

[chronic lumbago]

Woke up at 4 am and can't fall back asleep. I don't know what my stupid brain must be thinking right now "4 hours of sleep is enough for me, I won't mind at all. I enjoy feeling like a piece of sh*t throughout the day"

 

Besides that, think my blood vessel in my left eye broke. I have a red eye for almost a week now. Usually it goes away pretty fast so I'm a little worried. If it won't go away soon, think I'll have to see a doctor.

[The Odyssey]

I'm sick of people using awful tragedies to push their own agendas.

 

And no, I'm not talking about gun control. When something is a direct cause for a national tragedy, then it must be talked about.

 

I'm talking about people going "A white male committed the worst mass shooting in U.S history so that means white males are the real enemies!"

 

And yes, the exact same goes for when people blame all muslims for a ISIS-related incident.

 

Focus on the real issues. Mental health. Gun control. Don't focus on hate.

[Smith John]

Yo, wind, will you please piss off and stop rattling my roof at night, it's getting more and more annoying every year...

[EmagmaLak]

More train related aggression coming up here. I'm presuming many, many countries suffer from disgusting rush hours on public transport, London is one of them. People cram in like sardines, pushing and shoving, absolutely no regard for personal space, but its rush hour and people want to get home, so I guess its almost fair to expect to be crammed in along with everyone else.

 

But let me hit you with something that isn't fair, lets picture the scene, the train is f*cking packed and rolls in to the next station, the doors open and you spot "this guy" immediately, around 50, suit on, bluetooth ear piece even though he isn't talking and won't get signal on the underground, a f*ckING SUITCASE, and a firm belief that he is more important and more entitled than the other peasants on the train. Your typical middle class snob. So the doors open and without letting anyone off first, or making even a slight effort to avoid the passengers getting off, he barges his way into the carriage, everyone knows this is a cardinal sin but this is London, we express our disgust with a classic tut noise, a head shake and a dirty look. This doesn't phase our middle class snob, who is now barging past people and hitting them with his suitcase as he worms his way to his desired position on the train, equidistant between both doors so he can cling to the floor to ceiling pole in the middle of the carriage. In his mind, someone should of offered him their seat, he has a suitcase and a suit, how dare he have to stand.

 

So now our snob is in the position he requires, its time to address the suitcase, rather than trying to wedge it between his legs like most normal people to try and reduce the amount of space he is taking up when everyone else has so little, he leaves it about 10 inches away from his feet, a small gap in any normal circumstances, but here that 10 inches is the difference between someones armpit in your face or not in your face. Everyone on board knows what he is doing here, using the case as a shield to protect himself from the peasants and working class folks. How can he be expected to stand shoulder to shoulder with a builder?! Outrageous.

 

And this is when the most annoying, selfish and bizarre incidents take place. After annoying everyone with he lack of attention to public transport rules, with his case taking up more space than most people have, he reaches into the outer pocket of his NEXT blazer, pulls out a book, which he then insists on holding at least a foot and a half away from his face for maximum viewing comfort, and begins to read. The train is bumping and rocking along, people gently knocking into each other, but there dominating the middle of the carriage is our snob, suitcase shield and a foot and a half parameter to read his f*cking book.

 

c*nt.

[Rhoda]

Public transport truly does bring out the worst in people. I don't care if they're the most level headed and rational person around, as soon as they're standing on a train platform and the doors open it's as if their brain is still stuck at the turnstiles. I've seen it for myself. I don't know if it's panic or just poor social etiquette but I'm left wondering how they got through life being so inconsiderate without a beefcake putting them on their back.

[Mr. Scratch]

Crowded buses, especially at this time of the year when students are back in f*cking droves seriously make me consider homicide.

[Rebel]

People who refuse to do the speed limit. I don't mean go over the speed limit, because you don't need to/have to. But for the love of god. What the f*ck is stopping these people from going the actual speed limit given to you. You're in a 40 zone. Do 40 damn it. Don't sit your ass happy at 30 and then wonder why people are trying to over take you, or being impatient assholes driving up your butt. Just because you might not have anywhere to be doesn't mean people don't have sh*t they need to get to etc.

[Tokasmoka]

So I am getting on this train in London. I get on with my briefcase and there is this dude just starring at me the whole time, almost like he was documenting my every move on his tablet. Even when I pulled out a book and started to read he was still just starring at me. What's up with that?

[Femme Fatale]

So I am getting on this train in London. I get on with my briefcase and there is this dude just starring at me the whole time, almost like he was documenting my every move on his tablet. Even when I pulled out a book and started to read he was still just starring at me. What's up with that?

Maybe he liked you, thought you were good looking.

[Sombra]

More train related aggression coming up here. I'm presuming many, many countries suffer from disgusting rush hours on public transport, London is one of them. People cram in like sardines, pushing and shoving, absolutely no regard for personal space, but its rush hour and people want to get home, so I guess its almost fair to expect to be crammed in along with everyone else.

 

But let me hit you with something that isn't fair, lets picture the scene, the train is f*cking packed and rolls in to the next station, the doors open and you spot "this guy" immediately, around 50, suit on, bluetooth ear piece even though he isn't talking and won't get signal on the underground, a f*ckING SUITCASE, and a firm belief that he is more important and more entitled than the other peasants on the train. Your typical middle class snob. So the doors open and without letting anyone off first, or making even a slight effort to avoid the passengers getting off, he barges his way into the carriage, everyone knows this is a cardinal sin but this is London, we express our disgust with a classic tut noise, a head shake and a dirty look. This doesn't phase our middle class snob, who is now barging past people and hitting them with his suitcase as he worms his way to his desired position on the train, equidistant between both doors so he can cling to the floor to ceiling pole in the middle of the carriage. In his mind, someone should of offered him their seat, he has a suitcase and a suit, how dare he have to stand.

 

So now our snob is in the position he requires, its time to address the suitcase, rather than trying to wedge it between his legs like most normal people to try and reduce the amount of space he is taking up when everyone else has so little, he leaves it about 10 inches away from his feet, a small gap in any normal circumstances, but here that 10 inches is the difference between someones armpit in your face or not in your face. Everyone on board knows what he is doing here, using the case as a shield to protect himself from the peasants and working class folks. How can he be expected to stand shoulder to shoulder with a builder?! Outrageous.

 

And this is when the most annoying, selfish and bizarre incidents take place. After annoying everyone with he lack of attention to public transport rules, with his case taking up more space than most people have, he reaches into the outer pocket of his NEXT blazer, pulls out a book, which he then insists on holding at least a foot and a half away from his face for maximum viewing comfort, and begins to read. The train is bumping and rocking along, people gently knocking into each other, but there dominating the middle of the carriage is our snob, suitcase shield and a foot and a half parameter to read his f*cking book.

 

c*nt.

 

Back in 2011 after a good days skating we went back to the metro to go home which happened to be on the same day as the annual airshow aka an excuse for people to drink at the beach and not get pulled for it by the police. Sat on the platform tired as sh*t and two people clearly on the alcoholically impaired side of things start squaring up on the platform eventually ending up in a full on fight which was f*cking hilarious seeing two drunk fellas trying to throw hands, metro arrives and one of the guys dives into it last second on some mission impossible sh*t right as the doors shut, other guy he was fighting with starts f*cking lacing into the windows of the carriage whilst his also inebriated female companion tries to wedge a bottle of frosty jacks into the doors and get them open. Fellas going full psychotic, cracks the window right next to us, announces "just kidding lads" then smiles and walks off like he wasn't just unleashing a haymaker on a f*cking 39 metric tonne train carriage 5 seconds prior.

 

oh to be somewhat younger ticket dodging btp outrunning little f*ckwits again

[Mr. Scratch]

So I am getting on this train in London. I get on with my briefcase and there is this dude just starring at me the whole time, almost like he was documenting my every move on his tablet. Even when I pulled out a book and started to read he was still just starring at me. What's up with that?

 

 

Sounds like a c*nt, you should throw his ass on the third rail.

[Finn 7 five 11]

 

I hate it when people type grate instead of great.

I know what you mean, that lack of distinction has led to huge political upheaval recently. I mean Donald Trump wanted to ban shredded cheese and wanted his slogan to be "Make America Grate Again". But due to this lack of distinction, and due to Trump not wanting to admit to making a boneheaded mistake, we are where we are.

 

But what's annoying me recently is having a sweaty hand whilst watching movies, from having to constantly hold the remote in my hand to adjust the volume up and down, because there is this annoying f*cking rise in what I can only describe as "whisper acting".

 

I have been trying to watch films with my girlfriend. For some reason without a stereo I must turn the tv up so damn loud to hear the dialogue. I have noticed this since I was a child, so it's not just my hearing. Then an action scene comes up or music, and it gets insanely loud and like you, I must turn it down.

f*ck me haha, dialogue is one of the most important things in many films, why make it so whisper quiet.

 

Also downloaded some software to clean up duplicate pictures and videos on my PC. I let it run for 40 minutes, go to press delete and then it says I have to pay for a premium version, on the site it didn't advertise any such thing, and won't show me how much it costs until I get to paypal checkout. f*ckers.

 

 

[EmagmaLak]

So I am getting on this train in London. I get on with my SUIT briefcase and there is this dude just starring at me the whole time, almost like he was documenting my every move on his tablet. Even when I pulled out a book and started to read he was still just starring at me. What's up with that?

 

Fixed it for you

I'm off work today and have nothing to complain about yet, it's weirdly unsettling.

[Sombra]

 

So I am getting on this train in London. I get on with my briefcase and there is this dude just starring at me the whole time, almost like he was documenting my every move on his tablet. Even when I pulled out a book and started to read he was still just starring at me. What's up with that?

 

 

Sounds like a c*nt, you should throw his ass on the third rail.

 

 

420V is no joke

[Mr. Scratch]

It is if you're on the right side of the tracks.

[Sombra]

come to think of it im pretty sure london underground uses a four rail system with 420v on the third and the fourth as a return rail something like 200v

 

so whatever side you land on you're probably f*cked

[t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m]

GTA IV fried my old computer. I was playing when it all at once froze, and the music turned into this distorted synth from hell. I couldn't exit to Windows or task manager, and when I restarted I found it corrupted the bootup screens and wouldn't start up. Thanks, Cockstar.

[Femme Fatale]

GTA IV fried my old computer. I was playing when it all at once froze, and the music turned into this distorted synth from hell. I couldn't exit to Windows or task manager, and when I restarted I found it corrupted the bootup screens and wouldn't start up. Thanks, Cockstar.

I was wondering why you disappeared again, lol.

[chronic lumbago]

GTA IV fried my old computer. I was playing when it all at once froze, and the music turned into this distorted synth from hell. I couldn't exit to Windows or task manager, and when I restarted I found it corrupted the bootup screens and wouldn't start up. Thanks, Cockstar.

That's because GTAIV is so good. It literally burns your computer.

[Andreaz1]

Or at least your graphics card it sounds like.

[Not A Nice Person]

I was enraged earlier because that Tom Petty guy was taking up 10 positions on the Itunes chart (mostly bc Camila won't be able to get top 5 now), but looking at this forum I realized why and feel like an asshole...

[Sombra]

Or at least your graphics card it sounds like.

 

yeah i have high doubts IV would "corrupt boot screens", i'd wager it on the card getting too stressed and giving up the ghost although if IV kills your card you're probably due an upgrade

 

I was enraged earlier because that Tom Petty guy was taking up 10 positions on the Itunes chart (mostly bc Camila won't be able to get top 5 now), but looking at this forum I realized why and feel like an asshole...

 

tom petty is a f*cking god f*ck your one hit wonder

[Not A Nice Person]

I reflected and bought one of the songs, happy?