More Annoyances

It's been a while since I've posted a laundry list of annoyances, and God knows the list is endless, so here are a few more (perhaps you share some):

• The fact that waitstaff are incredibly attentive when I'm trying to relax and enjoy my meal and/or company, but vanish when I want to pay the check and leave.

• People who claim to know another language but can say only a few phrases in it.

• People who claim to want to learn another language but don't want to work for it.

• Trust funders.

• Ivy Leaguers who think their sheepskins make their opinions irreproachable.

• Men who talk about only sports and sex.

• Women who talk about only celebrities and fashion.

• Another Star Trek movie that urinates on Gene Roddenbery's grave.

• Another "profound" movie about slavery, the Civil War, segregation, or any other subject meant to stoke the fires of white guilt. Newsflash: slavery and discrimination are the rules of human history, and what we are experiencing today is a brief and minor exception (created by white people).

• Any heterosexual male who identifies himself as a liberal, "progressive," or feminist.

• Cars with multiple bumper stickers proclaiming a vapid, feel-good philosophy.

• Trucks with giant, metallic testicles dangling from the rear fender -- an obvious case of overcompensation.

• Sustainability.

• Tolerance.

• Empowerment.

• Synergy.

• Human resources.

• Being a "team player."

• Stretched earlobes.

• Kids in bars.

• People who arrive late.

• The fact that almost half of all children born in the U.S. today are bastards.

• The fact that not even the military remains as a bastion of male honor and distinction.

• The fact that the federal government is more concerned with protecting foreign borders than our own.

• Everyone nattering away on a cellphone in a public place.

• Everyone taking "selfies."

• Everyone who poses for sexual photos but gets offended when other people look at them.

• Another federal law not authorized by the Constitution.

• Another federal regulation not voted on by Congress.

• Another war not declared by Congress.

• Another increase of the debt ceiling.

• Another bailout of a politically-connected business that is inefficient and deserves to die.

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I could keep going, but I suppose that's enough. Happy St. Patty's Day!