When people answer a question with a question. This bugs me when I'm listening to talk radio - sports or politics mainly. Sure a lot of questions are loaded, and I usually understand the point being made with the answer as a question but it just comes off as a lazy dodge. I'd. Rather have someone back up what they're saying with a fact or an opinion.

What bugs me even more is when a host just allows it. If it were up to me I'd ban answering questions with questions.

Actually you're talking about three distinct concepts here but thinking that there's only two.

There's 'average' as you've said. Average is a measure of central tendency. There are three common measures of central tendency--mean, median and mode (though there are others). So average could be referring to any one of those many measures.

So they're not necessarily wrong. But maybe you've perfectly illustrated the title of this thread--they're right but it pisses you off for no good reason. If so, well played.

Glad I'm not the only one. Seems like that's the way to give me change back that causes me the most work.

I've tried at times to interrupt the placing of the currency in my hand--that is:

bills *I remove hand and put the paper in my wallet, as the cashier holds their hands out looking confused that their automatic motions have to stop for a second*

then coins and receipt (as I'm sticking them both in my pocket, so I can then put my wallet back and at no time have three items and only two hands to deal with them)

I've never understood wallets and why someone would want to keep cash in them. I just have a small leather card holder for credit cards/IDs and keep cash in my pocket.

eh...dumb people?

Wallets are cool because you can pretend you work for the FBI.

Numbers in usernames

Hipsters

Proud atheists (I myself am not religious)

Same commercials on every break of a show (don't own DVR atm)

Body modification enthusiasts

Oysters that aren't served chilled

Anyone with a tumblr

Blogs in general

Room temperature water

The Big Bang Theory

Why do you think this bothers you?

Comedy genius.

I'm an Amazon Prime member, so I get free 2-day shipping on everything I buy. However, since I live in Phoenix and there's a warehouse in town, I will often get the item the very next day. Normally, it doesn't bother me at all and is actually a great feature.

However, there are times when I want something delivered on a particular day. For example, I may be out of town on Wednesday, want the item delivered on Thursday, and don't want the item left out on my front porch for a day. Or I'm buying a gift for my wife and don't want her to see it, so I want it delivered when only I'm home.

In that situation, I don't want it delivered early. I want it delivered on the 2nd day, like I ordered. But there's no way to guarantee delivery on Thursday unless I buy the item on Wednesday and pay extra for overnight shipping. If I buy it on Tuesday, it's basically 60/40 whether I get it Wednesday or Thursday.

The only reason this shouldn't piss me off is because it's not my **** but you need a key to get into the aprtment complex where I live and I see Fed-Ex/UPS packages sitting out front all the time.

getting mail a day earlier than expected is rough man

Yeah, he should be posting in the "things that shouldn't piss you off" thread instead of - oh wait nevermind.

Because most people have a preconceived notion that math is hard and thus block themselves from ever being able to approach it effectively.

You know how many people go into math problems/classes thinking "I can't do this because I'm bad at math"? How do you think this affects their ability to then solve those problems?

Here's a good example of something that shouldn't piss me off that does-

People that combine "never mind" into nevermind.

It's a Nirvana album and a word that means something completely different. The phrase is two words.

dear lord people stfu about math, you are pissing everyone off way more than most of the things listed itt

First world problems.

this math **** really shouldn't piss me off, but it do.

Literally talking about this !today! in the grammar and punctuation thread...http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34...xplode-361449/

Also, girls blowing/cleaning their nose in a loud way in public. I don't get it, you can certainly get the job done without sounding like a baby elephant.

I'm tutoring kids in college. In MN this can mean as young as 16 if they have a high enough highschool GPA to be accepted. Those kids are not the problem and usually only come in with a tricky problem. It is primarily the athletes that need intensive help.

But...I feel that the increase in age actually isn't relevant because of the screen of "college acceptance". He was teaching 11 year olds basic math; I'm helping those that have graduated high school..it probably equals out.


Yes. My school has a sort of bridge (mostly for athletes) to help them catch up. They can start at basic math and take a series of four refresher classes to get up to speed. The minimum requirement for graduation is (if needed) those four classes and either college algebra (similar to pre-calc) or Stats. You test in to the appropriate class.

The basketball player that I worked the most with started last year and will not finish his one class until the end of fall semester, but he went from struggling with basic multiplication to being ready for the actual course.


I'm a Canadian student on scholarship in the US, which means that I'm only legally allowed to work on campus. Tutoring offered the most hours.

Should add, the athletes are NOT the lazy ones. More often than not it is women and returning students over about 40 who spend more time trying to quit than trying to learn.

can you name drop some famous ballers