What's bugging you? (2006)

[splitterpfj]

"That said" has had its run....bring back "however"

[hawing]

The extremely short playlist on Madison's "all Christmas" radio station.

 

Seriously. When we turn it on, the S.O. and I have a little contest to guess which overplayed song will air first:

 

Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms)

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)

Step Into Christmas (Elton John)

The tear-jerking "red shoes" song, whose artist we don't know

Blue Christmas by Elvis

or any one of the following Beach Boys songs:

Little St. Nick

The Man With All the Toys

Merry Christmas, Baby

 

Something from this list will play within ten minutes of our turning on the radio.

 

I am a big fan of Christmas/holiday/seasonal music. And maybe that's why this micro-playlist bugs me - because I know how much else is out there. We've heard a bit of Milwaukee's Christmas station and have not noticed quite the same amount of repetition (or at least, if they're repeating, it's different songs).

[1992casey]

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"That said" has had its run....bring back "however"

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Oops! I think I just posted "that said" in a message somewhere.

[davego]

"um...like...thing....you know" I hate these fillers in conversations.

[TheBwaz]

Elves.

 

So hard to clean out of the radiator.

[mothershipconnection]

Seriously. When we turn it on, the S.O. and I have a little contest to guess which overplayed song will air first:

What about McCartney's bowl of tripe? "simply ha-a-a-ving a wonderful Christmas time".

 

People who don't say Wisconsin right. It's not Wesconsin or WisCONsin. It's just Wisconsin.

Uggg, that gets me too.

In the south, and when I listen to east coast broadcasters it's awful. I swear that the way it's pronounced down here, Texans believe that there's a state called "Consin" and our state is "West Consin".

 

Seriously, there is no E in the name. Texans ask why I care, I then ask what they'd think if I called their state Toxas. Usually they look real mad then they laugh at that and say there's no way anyone would mispronounce the name of the state when it's mentioned over 3,000 times in the bible, constitution, and has the best flag ever.

Then there's the broadcast who says "Wisss-CONsin.

[burniebrewer]

-Christmas music (sorry hawing).

 

-People who wear the Santa hats.

 

-Crazy Moms out Christmas shopping.

 

In general, the season seems to bug me. Bah humbug, right?

[laserbomb]

Hey Burnie,

 

So you've heard Mariah say you're all she wants for Christmas (http://www.zshare.net/audio/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-mp3-hzh.html), and still nothing about the season makes you even a little happy?

[burniebrewer]

If she shows up caroling at my door I'll re-think my stance.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[burnzy24]

People who talk on thier cell phones in the computer lab. If the phone call is that important, please step outside. Not that I don't love listening to one sided phone conversations while im trying to get things done. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif

[And That]

We've been playing the Singing Dogs' version of "Jingle Bells" all day for two days and people get angry about it. C'mon, it is SINGING DOGS!!!

[burniebrewer]

C'mon, it is SINGING DOGS!!!

 

Is it as funny as talking monkeys?

 

 

www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/

[deeswan]

We've been playing the Singing Dogs' version of "Jingle Bells"

 

 

My kids love that one.

[1992casey]

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Not that I don't love listening to one sided phone conversations while im trying to get things done.

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Be thankful these people aren't using the speakerphone.

[hawing]

-Christmas music (sorry hawing).

 

Ehh, whatever. If I didn't have my own CDs to listen to, WOLX's puny selection would have turned me off the genre by now.

 

As for the barking dogs doing Christmas carols...no thanks, even I have a limit. We had the CD of meowing-cats-doing-Christmas-carols, but it freaked out our first cat. She'd run around trying to figure out where the other cats were. So we gave it away.

 

Edit to address msc's question:

What about McCartney's bowl of tripe? "simply ha-a-a-ving a wonderful Christmas time".

 

Strangely, the Madison x-mas station is not playing that incessantly.

[IslandsAC]

when, after foolishly playing a scenario out in your head, it doesn't go quite as you saw it. generic and broad? perhaps. but still bugging me quite a bit.

[1992casey]

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She'd run around trying to figure out where the other cats were. So we gave it away.

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I assume you gave the CD away and not the cat. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

Speaking of strange cat behavior, this reminds me of a cat I lived with for a few months. There was a video game she absolutely loved. Whenever she heard the sounds it made, she'd come running in from wherever she was in the house, then she'd jump up on the trunk under the TV and slap at the action on the screen.

 

We'd occasionally plug in that game and let it 'play itself' just because it was so entertaining to both the people and the cat.

[hawing]

We kept the cat, Casey. Otherwise I would have said, "we gave her away."

 

Thinking of old-school Christmas novelty songs...way back when, we had the LP of the Chipmunks, featuring their Christmas song ("weeeeee can haaaaardly stand the wait..."). Being kids, we of course loved that song and played the LP over and over. Eventually it was broken. I would not be surprised if my mom broke it on purpose.

 

Now, the local x-mas nanoplaylist does not seem to include the Chipmunks. Explain. That doesn't really bug me, more like surprises me.

[burniebrewer]

So maybe the Christmas music isn't so bad as I listen to Twisted Sister on Rockline.

 

Yep, they put out a Christmas CD and that's what it took to make me OK with Christmas music.

 

Be right back, I'm going to the drunk thread now.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[splitterpfj]

foolishly playing a scenario out in your head, it doesn't go quite as you saw it.

 

I believe that's what is known as "marriage."

[M Skjellyfetti]

All-nighters for paper-writing. And having the focus of a three year old.

[7rebmun]

The use of the term "RED SOX NATION"!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

It makes me want to scream and pull my hair out. When did this crap start and why did it have to be applied to every other team. Any time I hear "Packers Nation" or "Brewers Nation" I want to vomit.

 

*vomit*

 

I admit this tirade was totally driven by the front page of ESPN this morning. Why can't it just say Matsuka waives to "Red Sox fans", or something waaaaaaaaay less irritating and overused.

[DatHoser]

I searched this thread out to bring it back.

 

My (latest) rant. The online ads that use silhouettes of people dancing as an eye-catcher - especially the one of the guy who looks like he has impaled himself on a stick (arms & legs flailing up and down). As an eye-catcher it works too well. I now go out of my way to avoid seeing the accompanying print.

 

Oh, and if I hear "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" one more time, I'll destroy whatever's playing it.

 

I'm done for now. Bah Humbug!http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[jason21nl]

the fact that i have xmas presents under the tree that I can't open yet! its killing me..haha

[splitterpfj]

Drunken, 40ish people trying to "dirty dance" with 20 year olds at a company Christmas party.

 

If you first saw it in a movie 19 years ago...do not attempt, you are going to look stupid.