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[jaxy15]

I got so pissed in a game I threw my PS2 controller on the floor and it broke. I'm even more pissed.

[Kay12]

I got so pissed in a game I threw my PS2 controller on the floor and it broke. I'm even more pissed.

Want a related true story I heard from my old psychology prof?

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You know, when people notice that the bus they were supposed to catch is already picking people up at the stop, there's an invisible boundary defined by your mind... if you're inside that, you start running, in hopes of catching the bus and if you're outside that, you estimate you won't reach the bus before it leaves anyway.

I had to catch a bus near the Central Railway Station, but I was late and it was already picking up passengers and was getting ready to leave. I was too far, outside the boundary. I decided to just relax and wait for the next bus. Some fifty meters ahead of me was a guy who was carrying a large package and thought he could make it, since he made a run for it. He missed the bus by mere seconds as it started, and the guy looked absolutely furious. He threw the packet he was carrying against the bus - the bus emerged unscatched and continued on its way peacefully, but the packet emitted a loud shattering noise. The man looked even more furious after this.

I was going to ask him whether he was feeling cranky, but after the packet incident I didn't dare.

Lesson learned: Don't throw valuable objects that may break.

[Nadaka]

I payed my cell phone bill today. 179.19 for 2 months service, i hit the radio button next to the "currently due" option. I got the confirmation back afterwards thanking me for making a $17,919.00 payment.

[Darvi]

Whaaaaa.... But.. How... Why could that happen?

[Duke 2.0]

 Our water company added a digit to our bill for several months. Utilities can be kooky like that.

 Generally they realize that looking at your previous records that something is wrong and they made a mistake somewhere. Or just a formatting error in the printout.

[Bauglir]

You're not the first, apparently

[Akigagak]

The walls are full of birds!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGGGHHH STOP SCRATCHING THE STONE AND LET ME SLEEP.

[Mindmaker]

Watched a couple of tourists in Warsaw trying to buy tickets.
It's our damn capital and the cashier can't even speak English!

[Vector]

Watched a couple of tourists in Warsaw trying to buy tickets.
It's our damn capital and the cashier can't even speak English!

Hehehe, if it makes you feel better, it's exactly the same case in Russia--in Moscow, really!  One day I spent a full couple of hours trying (and failing) to translate when we were negotiating for train tickets!

[Mindmaker]

That makes it even more infuriating.
I expect basic English skills to be part of the job description.

[Kay12]

That's relatively mild, but I understand your frustration... Helsinki is a beautiful city as a whole, but it's tainted with idiots who don't understand what "keeping the city clean" means. Young ones, mature ones, sober or drunk... so many people leaving their trash or feces on the streets. Ugly sprayed tags all around (no, i've got nothing against actual murals, but these stains just anger me) and rowdy groups making excessive noise. Drunkards, idiots, barbarians - that's what the visitors will see...

[Mindmaker]

Yeah, Polish cities have sprayer problems too.
They could be quite pretty, if not for that and the rotting buildings you see every now and then.

[G-Flex]

so many people leaving their trash or feces on the streets.

Wait, feces? Really? What? Why!?

[Kay12]

so many people leaving their trash or feces on the streets.

Wait, feces? Really? What? Why!?

Well, it's not nearly as common as public urination - unless we're talking about dog feces of course. Regardless of which waste product we're talking about, it's one of those thing people realize when drunk - relieving themselves in the streets or in parks is an awesome idea. Paying to get into a public restroom is typically beyond their abilities.

[G-Flex]

You have to pay to get into public restrooms there? That's kind of sad in its own way.