| Position |
Annoyance |
Position
Last Month
|
|
10
|
Caricatures of Pollock: two separate individuals
dispensed completely uninformed negative judgments about JP
in casual conversation, and this is actually lower than the
usual rate. |
7
|
|
9
|
Poetry Editors: moving sharply down on
the list because of a newfound respect for coworkers' personal
cognitive space -- likely a result of constant complaints by
same. |
2
|
|
8
|
Deliberate Misspellings, Category I (pretension):
"Towne," "Shoppe," "Centre," "Olde"...
|
8
|
|
7
|
Tejano bass lines vibrating the floor of my
apartment: they are getting more frequent and louder now.
I am compelled to learn some lyrics in a tongue I do not know
or like. |
9
|
|
6
|
Deliberate Misspellings, Category II (idiocy):
"Kwik," "E-Z," and "Plen-T"... |
6
|
|
5
|
Misuse of the term "philosophy",
Category I (by friends, i.e. as a synonym for "proverb"):
"my philosophy is there's nothing new under the sun"...
|
3
|
|
4
|
Misuse of the term "philosophy",
Category II (by corporate America, i.e. as a synonym for "marketing
strategy"): "Our customer service oriented philosophy
sets us apart from the other [insert industry] companies." |
5
|
|
3
|
Dreary Song Lyrics that consist of a list of
participial phrases: "Sitting in the dark/ Waiting
for the dawn to break/ Choking on the stench of night"
etc. |
4
|
|
2
|
News Programs: cauldrons of mendacity and
melodrama disguised as responsible discourse. |
10
|
|
1
|
Missing puzzle piece: a playful diversion
turns into pure mental derailing when the last little bit of
the system goes AWOL. |
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