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MisterP

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52. gum! but that's because it's objectively horrible
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 09:03 PM
Oct 2015

these people must have hollow teeth or something, a leaf blower isn't as loud

gum poppers, talking republicans, jesus proselytizers...endless list lol nt msongs Oct 2015 #1
Yeah who'd a thought having a few pet peeves would be a bonifide disease notadmblnd Oct 2015 #28
Shuddup. Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #2
Violin music used to drive me nuts. Cleita Oct 2015 #3
Aint old age great? Warpy Oct 2015 #6
How is one suppose to type more quietly? Laffy Kat Oct 2015 #4
Learn how to type Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #5
I admit to typing too loudly tishaLA Oct 2015 #32
Why would you use all ten digits? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #54
Space when the next letter is a right-hand key Recursion Oct 2015 #58
I learned typing on an actual typewriter. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #59
It's not disgusting Reter Oct 2015 #68
You don't actually have to hit the keys that hard. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #7
A lot of us 1939 Oct 2015 #13
People always complain about that, not understanding edgineered Oct 2015 #36
hearing nail clipping makes me crazy NJCher Oct 2015 #73
ha! Nice to know another sane, reasonable, considerate person! edgineered Oct 2015 #77
I actually quit a job over that NJCher Oct 2015 #90
OMG Cher. edgineered Oct 2015 #93
Yeah, and a lot of us grew up with rotary phones Orrex Oct 2015 #95
I used to have a co-worker whose typing annoyed me no end justiceischeap Oct 2015 #25
I work with someone like that tammywammy Oct 2015 #44
Don't hit the keys so hard. Leave your wrists in place Recursion Oct 2015 #57
as others have noted, if you learned to type on a manual S_B_Jackson Oct 2015 #91
I'm sorry, but that's nonsense and/or laziness. Orrex Oct 2015 #96
true clamshells Oct 2015 #101
Linux has that Recursion Oct 2015 #110
IDK; I learned typing and keyboarding as different skills Recursion Oct 2015 #104
Pencils. Octafish Oct 2015 #8
masking sound with other sounds olddots Oct 2015 #9
I've found the opposite to be the case. kentauros Oct 2015 #88
My advice to these people would be "Lighten the fuck up!" nt Logical Oct 2015 #10
Yeah and it wouldn't help - LiberalElite Oct 2015 #76
"lighten up", that's what annoying people clamshells Oct 2015 #102
My wife has that condition... Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #11
Whatever works. Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #15
honey, is that you? unblock Oct 2015 #12
My wife is the same way Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #14
My sister once stood up in a movie, turned around and screamed "Shut-up!!" lunatica Oct 2015 #16
Oh God, do I ever. nruthie Oct 2015 #17
Oh, oh.. people snorting snot back up thier noses notadmblnd Oct 2015 #30
No, you're absolutely not alone on this one. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #18
The sound of munching/crunching ice was particularly abhorrent to my sister Cirque du So-What Oct 2015 #24
^^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^ left on green only Oct 2015 #83
I hate ice-chewing too. And it's not good for your teeth. nt raccoon Oct 2015 #103
Dad I'm over here olddots Oct 2015 #19
The bass from other people's TVs, radios, and stereos drives me insane. nt valerief Oct 2015 #20
It can be very debilitating. Happyhippychick Oct 2015 #21
Loud gum chewing. OMG, I can't stand it! mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #22
Add this to the long list of self-diagnosable internet maladies Orrex Oct 2015 #23
I especially hate the sounds of whispering and heavy breathing loyalsister Oct 2015 #26
Mouth noises me b zola Oct 2015 #27
Incessant humming. lamp_shade Oct 2015 #29
Whistling is just as bad. ozone_man Oct 2015 #38
My stepdad's cat has a very pronounced reaction to whistling mythology Oct 2015 #105
Wow! Smart kitty! ozone_man Oct 2015 #106
Shit. I love to whistle. faith moon Oct 2015 #109
Do I ever. Also intensely hate hearing those sounds in films snagglepuss Oct 2015 #31
Chewing food with mouth open... Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #33
Doesn't bother me at all. The tinnitus drowns it all out. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2015 #34
yes.... shanti Oct 2015 #45
Conversely, Mukbang! MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 #35
Graham Kerr ain't got nothin' on these folks! nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 2015 #37
How quietly can you type??? ileus Oct 2015 #39
Very quiet Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #43
Can I ask how old you are? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #55
48 Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #60
Oh hell, Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #62
No, I didn't make it to office work until mid-late 90's Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #65
Does he do similar work that yoy do? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #67
Yes. We all do the same work. Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #69
Well, if he gets the work done... Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #71
VERY quietly Skittles Oct 2015 #49
Two things, but only when on tv or in a movie: computer typing and trickling bath water. Chemisse Oct 2015 #40
Loud eating/slurping/etc make me sick to my stomach REP Oct 2015 #41
My noise issue is little kids who never just talk Jane Austin Oct 2015 #42
I know some adults like that marle35 Oct 2015 #94
a few shanti Oct 2015 #46
God yes laundry_queen Oct 2015 #47
ME, ME, ME Skittles Oct 2015 #48
... TeeYiYi Oct 2015 #50
Ugh! Joanie Baloney Oct 2015 #51
sounds like a pattern-recognition thing in the brain MisterP Oct 2015 #53
gum! but that's because it's objectively horrible MisterP Oct 2015 #52
We never have corn on the cob at our house. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #56
Clapping drives this nut, nutty. Those people at movies that make noises..crinkle, crackle, crinkle, BlueJazz Oct 2015 #61
But that description is the gift that keeps on giving... CBHagman Oct 2015 #82
I don't like hearing typing but it doesn't drive me to rage Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #63
We have plenty of quiet typers Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #66
So *that's* what I've got!1 n/t UTUSN Oct 2015 #64
Nothing worse than hearing a cat clean itself Reter Oct 2015 #70
Boy have you got good hearing - LiberalElite Oct 2015 #75
I can hear it from at least 20 feet away Reter Oct 2015 #80
Maybe that's it - LiberalElite Oct 2015 #81
That's me... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2015 #72
OOOOOH YES! LiberalElite Oct 2015 #74
Oh gawd! madamesilverspurs Oct 2015 #78
You might not survive a ramen restaurant Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #79
My grandfather used to say, tavernier Oct 2015 #84
Leaf blowers and whistlers... madinmaryland Oct 2015 #85
can't stand whistlers marle35 Oct 2015 #92
Spoon or fork banging on a dish loudly fadedrose Oct 2015 #86
Blaring "Music" at the Gym. Basic LA Oct 2015 #87
televisions in public places clamshells Oct 2015 #100
This thread needs more noise! kentauros Oct 2015 #89
No, but one of my frogmarch Oct 2015 #97
Bose Quiet Comfort 25 noise cancelling earphones clamshells Oct 2015 #98
I suffer too! artislife Oct 2015 #99
OMG, that is SO me! faith moon Oct 2015 #107
This message was self-deleted by its author BigDemVoter Oct 2015 #108
Noise-cancelling headphones or just regular headphones and Ilsa Oct 2015 #111
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