What is the most annoying habit that other people have? Mine is Cracking their knuckles. Get it out and you will feel

[debm55]

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better.

[LizBeth]

1. Ha ha... So I never crack knuckles but reading your post I immediately cracked a finger, lol.

Talk about power of suggestions, lol

[debm55]

2. HAHAHAHAHAHAH Thank you LizBeth.

[lapfog_1]

3. chewing with their mouth open

or speaking while chewing their food.

[debm55]

4. Thank you lapfog_1 Yes , that is very annoying.

[SheltieLover]

5. Being loud, obnoxious magats, mouths always running with not a fucking thing to say.

[debm55]

6. Agree with you SheltieLover, And there stupid red baseball hats,

[SheltieLover]

7. I'm surrounded by them here

And meth heads.

[debm55]

8. Can you move?

[SheltieLover]

9. I was getting ready to when Powell started playing politics with the interest rates

Looking for somewhere in IL that I can afford to live. I'm orig from the Chicago burbs and was forced to move for work. I definitely did NOT move to stupidville by choice.

[debm55]

10. Is there anywhere in your state that is blue. that would be a hell of of a place to live.

[SheltieLover]

11. Memphis is it. Very democratic

However, sadly, most people don't vote because they "don't trust the system." What the hell ever.

The judges keep letting murderers out on very low bail - just turning them back out on the streets. It's truly awful.

I literally don't even go to the grocery store alone.



On Edit: I have to say: I am NOT bashing Dems. I think it's rednecks and gawd knows the redneck legislature in this state is horrid.

[catbyte]

12. People driving slow in the passing lane.

WE'RE NOT IN THE UK, PEOPLE, WE DRIVE ON THE RIGHT. STAY THERE.

There, I feel better now.

[debm55]

13. Thank you catbyte. Sometimes getting it out makes it better , sometimes not.

[10 Turtle Day]

24. Driving slow in the left lane is mine as well!

While driving through Virginia around Xmas I was elated to see VA DOT actually had the message that the left lane was for passing, not driving on their overhead electronic highway signs. I hope it helped a few drivers realize the errors of their ways and get the hell over. I’m not a speedster but people hanging out in the left lane can really clog up traffic.

[cloudbase]

14. People for whom everything is AWESOME!

[debm55]

15. Very true .thank you cloudbase.

[True Dough]

19. AWESOME answer, cloudbase!

Couldn't help myself!

[cloudbase]

21. I'll set 'em up, and you knock 'em down!

I don't think I could have resisted, either.

[True Dough]

22. Just be sure

to keep 'em simple. I'm no Einstein!

[True Dough]

63. Hey, happy 18th DU anniversary!

That's tremendous.

It's certainly not AWESOME!

[cloudbase]

64. Thanks!

[msongs]

16. gum chewers cracking popping their oral sex substitutes nrt

[True Dough]

20. I'll tell ya what,

at least my bubble gum doesn't have any short and curlies in it!

[debm55]

25. Very true, msongs, Thang you

[Clouds Passing]

17. Right???? At then end of a sentence! Arghhhhh

[debm55]

26. Agree Clouds Passing

[3catwoman3]

18. My husband chews gum with his mouth open.

If he's agitated about something, he chews louder and faster.

I've spoken to him about this many times, to no avail. He'll stop briefly when I say something, but soon resumes his usual technique.

Fortunately, he only chews gum in the car, so it's a relatively limited source of annoyance, but irritating as hell anyway. He's otherwise quite the gentleman.

[debm55]

27. Thank you very much ,3catwoman3

[Emile]

23. People who say YOU KNOW.

[YodaMom2]

28. Followed by "like".

You know, like?

[CrispyQ]

36. It's like, so annoying, you know?

I don't know when the like thing started but that's probably my pet peeve. Oh & folks who clear their throat all the time. I worked across from one & it would drive me crazy sometimes.

[Emile]

60. I have a close friend

who clears his throat with a little funny sound. He does this every other sentence. Drives me nuts, but I don't say anything because he is my friend. Not sure if it's a nervous reaction 😕.

[debm55]

29. Hahaha thank you Emile.

[electric_blue68]

66. My sister broke me of that habit in my 20's.

[Mark.b2]

30. People who use "myself" because they dont know when to properly use "me" or "I"...

AAAAGH!

[debm55]

45. Thank you very much Mark.b2

[CanonRay]

31. People stopping when they go in a doorway.

They walk through the door and then stop and look around while I can't get in.

[nocoincidences]

41. That is a big one for me, too!

You are not a door...move!

Make a commitment to one room or the other. Where do you want to be...go there!!

[debm55]

46. I agree with that. Thank you very much CanonRay.

[pandr32]

32. Licking fingers when eating.

It makes me queasy. That's what napkins are for.

[debm55]

33. Agree. Thank you pandr32

[Blappy]

34. Chewing something loud and crunchy, unless I am eating the same thing also;

chewing ice; jangling loose change in a pocket; clicking a pen incessantly, etc. I, no doubt, have misophonia.

[debm55]

40. Thank you Blappy. I agree.

[electric_blue68]

67. I just learned that word; looking up knuckle cracking

[SARose]

35. People constantly saying "you got this!"

No I don’t “got” this. I’m an old lady who can’t find her glasses half the time!🤣

Can we please put this to rest? Gah!

[debm55]

42. Thank you SARose, I agree.

[Jrose]

38. People loudly interrupting others during discussions

Instead of waiting for others to finish their statements, listening, and then commenting.
(Too much of this happens at Congressional hearings, debates and interviews--- often the m.o. of trumpist republicans).

[debm55]

44. Very much so. Thank you, Jrose.

[Basso8vb]

39. Driving 2-footed in front of me and accelerating away with the brake lights still on.

Can't tell when those idiots are actually coming to a stop.

[debm55]

49. Agree. Very dangerous too. Thank you Basso8vb. Haven't come across that here.

[unblock]

43. While knuckle-cracking can be voluntary, it often isn't.

Somewhat like the way a sneeze or tic can sometimes be temporarily stifled, eventually the pain and discomfort builds to where it's basically torture to avoid it.

Once I did an experiment of really avoiding any voluntary cracking. The discomfort aside, eventually my knuckles would crack on their own when I least expected it. Even just putting away the dishes, and I would nearly lose my grip as my fingers would move in a way I wasn't expecting.

I concluded that just avoiding cracking is no cure, the best I could do was to try to avoid doing it right in front of someone who doesn't like it, much as I turn my head when I sneeze.

My mother has the same issue, the joints are just subject to cracking. She loves playing the piano and has to crack her fingers before she plays to keep it from happening while playing as that ruins the piece for her.

It's not well studied, but imho, it's more of a medical condition than a bad habit. At least for some of us knuckle-crackers....

[debm55]

50. Thank you very much unblock for setting me straight.

[unblock]

47. Ok, here's a driving peeve: jumping the green to make a left

You're stopped at a light. Facing you is the only other car for miles. Long wait for the light.

The moment it turns green, you start forward, but the other car jumps out to make a left turn in front of you, so you have to brake to avoid an accident. Yes, you were only going 3 mph so an accident wasn't at all likely, but still.

Thing is, everyone knows it's illegal. The driver going straight has the right of way, not the driver making a left turn.

So if they are willing to do something illegal to get through the intersection ahead of you, they should just run the red light! It's safer when there's clearly no traffic! Instead, they wait until the very moment they know you will hit the gas, maximizing the chance of an accident in a routine situation.

Obviously they should just wait their turn. But if they're going to break traffic laws, they should choose the safer alternative. A facetious argument to show just how stupid jumping to make a left is.

[debm55]

52. Thank you very much unblock. I wait my turn. I have the time. I notice that late at night, folks will run the red as

there is no traffic. I still wait.

[GreenWave]

48. The presumption of omniscience.

Folks, last year was the 100th anniversary of the discovery of another galaxy. Before that it was thought the Milky Way was all there was. So our ancestors have been proven wrong on that billions an billions of time. and subsequently .

[debm55]

54. Thank you GreenWave. for that bit of information.

[Sneederbunk]

51. Wearing a MAGA hat.

Covering a head with a pea brain.

[doc03]

53. My older brother constantly cracked his

knuckles, couldn't stand it.

[debm55]

56. thank you doc03.

[AllaN01Bear]

55. if i dont crack them , hand starts to hurt. o the relief .

[debm55]

57. Thank you AllaN01Bear. These are people that just crack to crack. Oh happy DU Anniversary. Eight years.

[snot]

58. Attacking the messenger rather than adducing relevant facts & counter-arguments.

And as a corollary, posting unsourced factual allegations.

Also, failing to treat all humans with respect if not compassion.

(Sorry, that's 3 things; and I'm afraid I could easily bring more.)

[debm55]

59. Have no idea what you are talking about.

[snot]

61. Sorry;

just saying that those 3 habits that some people have are the among those that most annoy me.

I really don't like public nose-picking, either.

[debm55]

62. Thank you . I agree about the public nose picking.

[electric_blue68]

68. Eeew It's so gross.

[Raven123]

65. Checking their cellphone while we are having a conversation

[electric_blue68]

69. Knuckle cracking upset me bc it sounded like a person was sort of breaking their....

joints!
Now that I know What it actually is it probably won't bother me.

Surprised that the cause of the pain of the is nitrogen bubbles build up in the synovial fluid.

But be careful, peeps, you can damage your joints (ligaments, I think) if you crack them too hard, and maybe too fast. (reading medical explanations)