I know you think you were all cute and girly warbling along with the Grinch soundtrack and then every other Christmas ditty that was played but I was in the next booth, just trying to have a quiet Bean Burger and read my book, which was impossible thanks to you. When you’re in a restaurant, could you please use your inside voice? Or actually, just shut the fuck up. —Where the Fuck are My Earplugs?
This article appears in Dec 15-21, 2011.
So singing at christmas pissed you off?’
Or a young, hot girl getting the attention YOU used to get pissed you off?
Just so I know which issue requires addressing..
see.. it’s a funny thing, isn’t it? That when you want peace and quiet, you can never seem to find it in any public place that doesn’t end in “-brary”.
Public places are public. Irrational but there you go.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Hiss-mas…
Nah, I kind of agree. I work with a girl who seems to need to make some form of noise at. all. times.
It’s not cool. It’s ok not to sign along to songs once in a while.
…go me.
You don’t have to *sing* along to everything, either.
Bean Burger?
A -quiet- bean burger. Goes in quiet… I was at a bar one evening, when the music was a little louder than usual and there were a lot of people. Sitting near me was an older gentlemen with a beer and he was reading a book quite intensely. I have no idea how he did it with all the ruckus around him.
Cannatel oh i don’t doubt that chick was annoying as hell. And i’m even willing to give some validity to this bitch for that very reason.. IF op hadn’t chosen the adjectives and sentiments she did, it would have totally elicited my sympathy.
speaking of fucking grinches.
sounds like a 4 yr old…
who speaks to be heard more frequently than speaking for any purpose at all.
for the amount I hate to listen to idiots drone on throughout daily life, you’d think I’d remember my headphones more often.
and excellent tag!
fuck all the festive fuckery.
these aren’t holy days…. they’re helluva days.
ik- Gotcha, agreed.
Actually, the idiot I mentioned is currently smacking away on some snack or another and humming while doing so. She’ll start to choke in a minute or two, then wonder aloud why she chokes so often. Vicious cycle… can not *wait* to be out of here for a couple of weeks.
There’s nothing I can’t stand more than people who don’t know how or when to shut the fuck up.. well maybe one or two things but they’re in my top three “Things that TJ902 can’t stand” list.
The list also includes compulsive worriers and people who don’t know what “respect” means.
Was this the girl OP?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgKMm2mnulQ
Does it often piss you off when people sharing a public space with you show outward signs of happiness, or is it just during the holidays? If the season makes you that persnickety, maybe a “to go” option might be more appropriate.
I have a woman like that at my work too, Cannatell, seated directly to my right.. drives me bonkers sometimes, glad I’m allowed to listen to music while I work.
Hey, wait a minute! I was all cute and warbley earlier today…WTF?
Kick her in the baby maker.
Attention seeking … perhaps … or maybe just happy and expressing herself. God damn … what a concept. And hey … doesn’t the saying go … if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
In all seriousness though … it can be annoying when you’re trying to do something and there are distractions preventing it from happening. But you’re in a public place and can’t control the surroundings … if it hadn’t been the happy singer, it could have been a crying baby, a table full of loud jokers, or … worse yet … someone belching or with excessive flatulence.
Learn to filter this stuff out, or read your book where you can control the volume.
I believe Bean Burger is an oxymoron.
I know you probably feel like it is not your responsibility to complain to management, but I’ll bet you that they would have taken care of this problem if you had mentioned it.
ROFL bean burger
Tis the season to be jolly OP so start being jolly dammit!
Should have stayed there a bit longer, the effect of your bean burger might have gotten rid of her.
I always have headphone, mp3 player and lyric free tunes with me. Great for blocking out assholes talking on a cellphone on the bus. Or for the white guy on the bus playing his shit rap a little too loud.