Irritations

[Tani]

The price of books is insane.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I purchased a large, nicely produced 'Ripper diary' book a year or two ago and haven't read it because the print was too small. I learned to not buy old paperbacks produced in the early 70s for this reason. Also, some Kindle books are just small scans of the hard copy's pages which are quite difficult to read. I don't understand these choices by publishers. There should at least be a warning.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

I’ve never had the problem with Kindle books Tom but I haven’t really bought that many. You’re right though, there should be a warning or there should be a page available as a sample.

[Tom_Wescott]

I had that problem about a year ago with a book that I’d ordered from Amazon c.d. Minute print. It was a lesson learned though because I went back and read the reviews and three of them complained about the print size.

I purchased a large, nicely produced 'Ripper diary' book a year or two ago and haven't read it because the print was too small. I learned to not buy old paperbacks produced in the early 70s for this reason. Also, some Kindle books are just small scans of the hard copy's pages which are quite difficult to read. I don't understand these choices by publishers. There should at least be a warning.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Herlock Sholmes]

My local library upgraded their computer system. It took forever to get the book I ordered. Picked it up today and there was a big hassle with my library card not working. Finely get it home to discover that the type is so effing small I can't read it even with my glasses on.

c.d.

I had that problem about a year ago with a book that I’d ordered from Amazon c.d. Minute print. It was a lesson learned though because I went back and read the reviews and three of them complained about the print size.

[c.d.]

My local library upgraded their computer system. It took forever to get the book I ordered. Picked it up today and there was a big hassle with my library card not working. Finely get it home to discover that the type is so effing small I can't read it even with my glasses on.

c.d.

[C. F. Leon]

Celebrities who saddle their kids with stupid names just to feed their own egos….

Techno Mechanicus
RZA
Kal-El
Pilot Inspektor
Bronx Mowgli
Elsie Otter
Audio Science
Diva Thin Muffin
Toilet Paper Elephant Trouserpress


Ok, I made that last one up. How surprised would you have been if it was true though.

You mean like Paris Hilton or River Phoenix? How about Armand Hammer?

[Tani]

Absolutely! Why are we feeding people’s phobias anyway?

We have them in the hospital I work at and I find that most of them work fine. If anything I find the toilet sensor flushers are too sensitive and flush at the slightest movement. I think in hospitals this technology makes sense.

[Geddy2112]

Water faucets with touchless sensors. You have to move your hands back and forth under them about eighty times for them to work. If they work at all.

Irritations, erm folk who call 'taps' faucets. No seriously though those things are terrible, so are the ones you have to push down and by the time you get your hands under the water they have stopped flowing... grrrrr.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Water faucets with touchless sensors. You have to move your hands back and forth under them about eighty times for them to work. If they work at all.

c.d.

Absolutely! Why are we feeding people’s phobias anyway?

[c.d.]

Water faucets with touchless sensors. You have to move your hands back and forth under them about eighty times for them to work. If they work at all.

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

It was meant to be a McCrispy!!! No chicken

Oh, that McSucks!

[Tani]

To coin a phrase: Where's the Beef??

It was meant to be a McCrispy!!! No chicken

[C. F. Leon]

When McDonald's does this,

To coin a phrase: Where's the Beef??

[Tani]

When McDonald's does this,

[Tani]

Cultural fads that go Mainstream. Good example: Fistbumping. NO ONE except for gangbangers and their groupies even knew what fistbumping even WAS. Then Obama does it during his campaign and within two weeks it has completely replaced handshakes and you're a racist so-and-so if you don't jump on the fad wagon.

Can't say this has penetrated the UK as much. We do it, but it's minor.