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hunter

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21. I'm the grouchiest most pessimistic person you know...

Reply to Feeling the Bern (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 11:29 AM

Feb 2016

... but the little dramas of daily life fascinate me.

I usually feel bad for the parents of screaming kids because my own kids were sometimes little terrors, but most days they were not.

What would Clark Kent do?

Unfortunately my alter ego is not Superman. It's full biting mad Berserker. That's why our family tradition is Christian pacifism, not by choice, but by necessity. It's also how my ancestors ended up in America's Wild West. They were fleeing trouble in Europe, most often of their own making.

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Top ten groups of people that piss me off so much I only see red [View all] Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 OP

OK, are there ten types of people who make you happy? nt MrScorpio Feb 2016 #1

Never, ever, ever, ever go to India. Ever Recursion Feb 2016 #2

Been there. Bangalore. I know what you mean. Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #3

To summarise Ron Obvious Feb 2016 #4

Same here. In fact, I even piss MYSELF off. BlueJazz Feb 2016 #11

I briefly felt the warmth of recognition towards you... Ron Obvious Feb 2016 #13

Good one! BlueJazz Feb 2016 #15

My List Is Slightly Less Comprehensive ProfessorGAC Feb 2016 #16

Thank you. You made my day. Oh...same here. BlueJazz Feb 2016 #17

kittens. nt IcyPeas Feb 2016 #5

I think your wife may be on to something. n/t demmiblue Feb 2016 #6

Wow. Chill. Laffy Kat Feb 2016 #7

Relax! That's little shit! If those minor annoyances make you see red, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #8

Surprised the Buffalo Bills aren't on that list bigwillq Feb 2016 #9

I think you just need to get away from it all. kentauros Feb 2016 #10

I agree with all of these and will add one more... Phentex Feb 2016 #12

I've been known to get out of my car at the grocery store OriginalGeek Feb 2016 #14

in my town that's MOST people! astral Feb 2016 #18

Most of the perpetrators I've witnessed doing that are young and healthy Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #19

#5 For Sure N/T btrflykng9 Feb 2016 #20

I'm the grouchiest most pessimistic person you know... hunter Feb 2016 #21

"I'd rather be an elitist than a douchebag." 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #23

"I'd rather be an elitist than a douchebag." Ron Obvious Feb 2016 #34

#6 - definitely! I would also add: Initech Feb 2016 #24

Excellent additions... Phentex Feb 2016 #27

People who argue about coupons infuriate me to no end. Initech Feb 2016 #30

Scofflaw Bicyclists Wolf Frankula Feb 2016 #25

Isn't it peculiar how people hate to be called a hypocrite but they do it as a conscious choice!! Tikki Feb 2016 #26

Surely this one is on your list. narnian60 Feb 2016 #28

It infuriates me, and Larry David as well: Initech Feb 2016 #32

The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck ret5hd Feb 2016 #29

Another addition: Telemarketers Initech Feb 2016 #31

I love it when a baby starts crying on the bus. Iggo Feb 2016 #33

You forgot about people who make lists whistler162 Feb 2016 #35