petty annoyances that make you seethe with anger.
we all know that wars and bitter, long vendettas can be caused by religion, politics, bigotry and people who don't use upper case letters. forget these vile affronts to all and revel in the generally irrelevant irritants which, if not unique to you, would at least spark your more mellow friends to tell you to relax and have them wonder if you're not just a sad, caustic grump.

i have far too many of these, sadly, as i'm generally unpleasant, but prominent among them is the 'high five'. it can be extrapolated to a general disdain for stupid behaviour, but beyond that i still have a visceral reaction to witnessing people perform this idiotic ritual. i cannot and will not participate in it, which used to bewilder team-mates in sports and games, and whatever elation or happiness i was previously displaying immediately transmutes into rage and antipathy if someone attempts to involve me in this moronic human contact.
( postbear has metal knees, Mon 24 Mar 2008, 7:15, Reply)