Boneyard Airing of Grievances

[Scot-e]

These are all "first world" problems.

People who drive in the left lane of the Hwy at 55 MPH with ten cars stacked up behind them.
People that think it is ok to pick their teeth or clip their nails in public.
People that close talk.
People who duck* with my radio while I am driving.
People that to not pick up dog .
People that walk on the wrong side of the sidewalk and then expect you to get out of their way.
People that post PC threads on this board.

 

[Fishy]

Being Jewish on Christmas...

May your Wednesday be merry and bright!

 

[Fishy]

1) Anyone with 990411 in their handle. One or two of them might be okay, but I can't keep them straight and the ones who suck really suck.

2) Acura for sending a letter advising me that the navigation system that they so highly praised last year is now dangerously out of date and I put my own life at hazard just turning it on. But, for a $149 fee, they will update the map and keep me from driving into the oceans and mountains that moved over the past 12 months.

3) The profanity filter. It misses the point by such a wide margin. Adsense knows this is a UConn sports site and they're not going to confuse it for a donkey p-orn forum if the word s e x is left unfiltered. The algorithms are so complex and so intelligent that the presence of the word p-orn is not going to make them thinBesides a little profanity skews us younger, more male and more valuable. Profanity = profit.

4) The Chinese guy from Star Trek. F---! Enough with 'n gifs! They're not that funny.

5) The concept of 'social'. That you can't simply try to store a photo album online without Google/Flickr/whoever trying to goad you into letting reprobates in Siberia have at 'em. Or that simply trying to look up a restaurant or a hardware store or a donkey p-orn site or buy a movie ticket is an invitation for Facebook or Google to try to get you to spam your friends.

6) And the following people can have a crappy Christmas - ESPN, the ACC, the Big 10, the Big East, John Swofford, the fat oaf at the NCAA whose name escapes me, the NSA, Mike Aresco, everyone in the AAC or who will ever be in the AAC, the guy who crashed into my mailbox, the geese that poop in my yard, people who don't learn the first time they're told and whoever killed the NASA space program.

 

[Tenspro2002]

My buddy owns a bar called Porters near TD Garden. It really is more of a pro sports bar, but if i told him the Boston Yarders need a place to watch Uconn games, I am sure he'd make it happen. He's not a Husky, but he is a capitalist - and a really good guy

I recently bought a Groupon for Porters. Maybe I'll use it during a big game.

Though not necessarily a Boneyard gathering spot, the Cask and Flagon was heavily populated with UConn fans during the 2011 Elite 8 game against Arizona. There was an enormous collective sigh of relief, followed by jubilation, after that one.

 

[Jerry1714]

My buddy owns a bar called Porters near TD Garden. It really is more of a pro sports bar, but if i told him the Boston Yarders need a place to watch Uconn games, I am sure he'd make it happen. He's not a Husky, but he is a capitalist - and a really good guy

Porters is a great bar, really good food, projection screen and solid beers.

 

[Edward Sargent]

These are all "first world" problems.

People who drive in the left lane of the Hwy at 55 MPH with ten cars stacked up behind them.
People that think it is ok to pick their teeth or clip their nails in public.
People that close talk.
People who f* with my radio while I am driving.
People that to not pick up dog .
People that walk on the wrong side of the sidewalk and then expect you to get out of their way.
People that post PC threads on this board.

No my pet issues while similar to yours have some differences. They are
People who drive 55 in the left lane while texting
Nose pickers are worse than nail clippers or teeth pickers and lets not get into bugger eaters
People who close talk with bad breath, or no teeth
Agreed on the radio but also include anything on my dashboard
People who pick up dog shit tie it up in a plastic bag and then throw it into the dunes on the beach
People that ride bikes on the wrong side of the street, on the sidewalk, in flip flops and no helmet while texting
People who post PC threads while biking on the wrong side of the street and eating buggers - you know who you are!

 

[temery]

We all missed out on eight days of Hannukah, and can't eat Chinese food on Christmas. I think it's a draw.

Being Jewish on Christmas...

 

[Husky25]

The Liquor Store not being open tomorrow when I get back to Connecticut

You sure about this? CT blue laws have been repealed. I'm pretty sure Liquor stores are open on Christmas Eve.

As for grievances, they change from time to time. My current pet peeve is people who use vis a vie (regarding), i.e. (in other words), and e.g. (for example) either interchangeably, in the wrong context, or just flat out wrong.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

You sure about this? CT blue laws have been repealed. I'm pretty sure Liquor stores are open on Christmas Eve.

As for grievances, they change from time to time. My current pet peeve is people who use vis a vie (regarding), i.e. (in other words), and e.g. (for example) either interchangeably, in the wrong context, or just flat out wrong.

Well, I do believe that "i.e." stands for "that is" and "vis a vis" means "in relation to" or "regarding." It's not often high school Latin comes in handy.

 

[jleves]

Well, I do believe that "i.e." stands for "that is" and "vis a vis" means "in relation to" or "regarding." It's not often high school Latin comes in handy.

I once won a trivia game in a bar because I knew the answer was "ante bellum" before the answers came up. 4 years of prep school Latin and that's my only use of it ever.

 

[TRest]

Did you try a career change? Or just a different role?

Hope you land a new job shortly, TRest.

Tried the other side of the aisle for a couple of years, after spending over a decade doing defense work. I'm now more versatile, which is one of the reasons I did it.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Im mostly just fed up with how awesome I am.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

Tried the other side of the aisle for a couple of years, after spending over a decade doing defense work. I'm now more versatile, which is one of the reasons I did it.

Do you know how to sue Rivals.com really good? That might go over well in some circles.

 

[UCDaveD]

People who still say 'stay classy..." and think they're being witty.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Well, I do believe that "i.e." stands for "that is" and "vis a vis" means "in relation to" or "regarding." It's not often high school Latin comes in handy.

Earlier this year I sat in a conference room with Air Force, Navy, Marine service members along with Brits, Canoodlers, Norwegians, Turks, Aussies, Italians, Dutch and Danes. The discussion at one point veered in to whether "i.e" or "e.g" was appropriate. It took about five seconds for the three US military branches to start checking their cell phones for voice mails because we were clearly out of our league. The rest of the world came to the correct conclusion after about five minutes. And I don't remember what was the correct answer.

 

[RichZ]

3. Overuse of the word 'literally'

Yes. People use it literally all the time!

 

[RichZ]

 

[tzznandrew]

Should we get a head count of who lives where so we could figure the most fair option for all of us?

I live in West Roxbury...I'd T it in for a game or two.

 

[UCweCONN]

People who say "Happy Holidays" to be politically correct and because they lack the testiculos to say "Merry Christmas." Well, "Merry Christmas!!!". PC fans to come to the Boneyard to talk hoops. I'll never understand that. I prefer to stick with my own kind. Is it really that boring on their board? Oh, and lastly, Boneyarders who call each other bags or d-bags when they disagree with you or make a dumb comment. It seems to be on the same intellectual level as saying, "I know you are but what am I?"

 

[Dove]

PC fans who refuse to buy Ed Cooley a hat.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

All of mankind.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

Earlier this year I sat in a conference room with Air Force, Navy, Marine service members along with Brits, Canoodlers, Norwegians, Turks, Aussies, Italians, Dutch and Danes. The discussion at one point veered in to whether "i.e" or "e.g" was appropriate. It took about five seconds for the three US military branches to start checking their cell phones for voice mails because we were clearly out of our league. The rest of the world came to the correct conclusion after about five minutes. And I don't remember what was the correct answer.

I'm proud to hear that our armed services are keeping the world safe from grammatical or whatever errors. I will sleep better tonight!

 

[Husky25]

I no longer have a problem with "Happy Holidays," though I typically wish people a Merry Christmas until after Dec. 25. Beginning on the fourth Thursday of November, most people celebrate at least three holidays in a five week period, including Thanksgiving and New Years.

It's not just politically correct. It's factually correct.

 

[Huskybass]

Providence Dbags who post garbage that suggests that their program and coach are somehow relevant.

 

[Zorro]

People who say "badly" when they mean "bad". (This one is like chalkboard fingernails.)
People who say "literally" when they mean "virtually".
People who say "less" when they mean "fewer".
People who say "whatever".
People who say "have a good one" or variants.

 

[patrick]

1. AAC

2. Target!

3. Syracuse!

4. Hangovers!

 

[joober jones]

The unneeded changes made to Mr Peanut

 

[JCSuperstar]

Clicking a thread on the Boneyard when....OOPS! The banner ad hasn't loaded yet! Everything scrolls down 2 inches and instead of clicking the thread title, I've magically clicked on some other thread (guaranteed to be crap), or someone's profile page (guaranteed no-bikini profile), or I've sorted all the thread titles alphabetically and now I'm staring at page full of Dr. DOS' right-triangle-prefixed thread titles instead of the most recent Cesspool threads (actually an improvement since the Cesspool has been having basically the same discussion for the past 100 years).

Bonus points for me when I go back and do THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN instead of waiting the 5 extra seconds for the "Philippina women who want to meet me!" banner ad to be served up by whatever Russian mob has infiltrated the doubleclick network this week.

 

[huskypantz]

Being Jewish on Christmas...

I was thinking about this today - my wife is non-practicing buddhist. Her family and a large number of her friends who are not christian celebrate the holiday as an event, not a religious affair. You don't have to be a gentile to help fuel the retail sector this time of year.

 

[CAHUSKY]

I was thinking about this today - my wife is non-practicing buddhist. Her family and a large number of her friends who are not christian celebrate the holiday as an event, not a religious affair. You don't have to be a gentile to help fuel the retail sector this time of year.

Our usual Christmas table includes Christians, Buddhists a couple of Jews and an agnostic or two. We all agree that turkey, mashed potatoes, ham and pie are are awesome.