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S_B_Jackson

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91. as others have noted, if you learned to type on a manual

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 09:58 AM

Oct 2015

typewriter, then it was indeed necessary to hit the keys very firmly. So much of typing is a function of muscle-memory, and the key connections for many older than 45-50 were formed using manual typewriter keyboards.

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Do you hate loud typing? Loud eating? Slurping? [View all] Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 OP

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