Minor things that please you

[1995hoo]

Augusta National's cell phone ban is pleasing me. Why? My brother will be there tomorrow for the final round of the Masters. Someone GAVE him a pass. So I know very well he is longing to send constant updates bragging about where he is. But he won't be able to do that because no mobile phones are permitted on the property.

[Molandfreak]

From the theme of pop in the "bothers you" thread, one of the things I miss about working for a movie theatre is punching out the perforations on these boxes.

[JayhawkCO]

From the theme of pop in the "bothers you" thread, one of the things I miss about working for a movie theatre is punching out the perforations on these boxes.

Those are a pain in the ass just because you can't use a big knife for fear of puncturing the bag.

[kphoger]

Those are a pain in the ass just because you can't use a big knife for fear of puncturing the bag.

Bad memories of the Target food court, slipping and sliding on a greasy floor while trying to slide that heavy BiB  of syrup into a slot that it barely fit into...

[JayhawkCO]

Those are a pain in the ass just because you can't use a big knife for fear of puncturing the bag.

Bad memories of the Target food court, slipping and sliding on a greasy floor while trying to slide that heavy BiB  of syrup into a slot that it barely fit into...

The ketchup ones are the worst, since not only do you have to punch out the little circle, and then somehow wiggle the spout into the opening left behind and secure it in place with the non-removable perforated cardboard flap, but then every time you pour ketchup into a different receptacle, you get ketchup all over the box below the spout.

(For those that can't visualize, it's similar to the setup of the little spout on Bota Box boxed wine, except imagine that the wine constantly soaks the carboard below the spout.)

[kernals12]

Danbury, CT used to have a Lowes home improvement and a Loews theater in the same shopping center. That funny situation ended when the fuddy duddies at AMC bought Loews and rebranded.

[kernals12]

For an overlapping period in the 1940s, General Motors and General Electric both had presidents named Charles E Wilson. To avoid confusion, they were nicknamed Engine Charlie and Electric Charlie.

[Scott5114]

Those are a pain in the ass just because you can't use a big knife for fear of puncturing the bag.

Bad memories of the Target food court, slipping and sliding on a greasy floor while trying to slide that heavy BiB  of syrup into a slot that it barely fit into...

The ketchup ones are the worst, since not only do you have to punch out the little circle, and then somehow wiggle the spout into the opening left behind and secure it in place with the non-removable perforated cardboard flap, but then every time you pour ketchup into a different receptacle, you get ketchup all over the box below the spout.

(For those that can't visualize, it's similar to the setup of the little spout on Bota Box boxed wine, except imagine that the wine constantly soaks the carboard below the spout.)

At Burger King we took the bag out of the box and put it in a plastic thing on the wall with a slot in it to hold the spout. (We had one for mustard too.)

[Scott5114]

For an overlapping period in the 1940s, General Motors and General Electric both had presidents named Charles E Wilson. To avoid confusion, they were nicknamed Engine Charlie and Electric Charlie.

It ended up not happening, but there was a time where it looked like both of Alaska's U.S. Senators could be named Dan Sullivan.

[Big John]

For an overlapping period in the 1940s, General Motors and General Electric both had presidents named Charles E Wilson. To avoid confusion, they were nicknamed Engine Charlie and Electric Charlie.

It ended up not happening, but there was a time where it looked like both of Alaska's U.S. Senators could be named Dan Sullivan.

" Senior Senator" and "Junior Senator".

[kernals12]

For an overlapping period in the 1940s, General Motors and General Electric both had presidents named Charles E Wilson. To avoid confusion, they were nicknamed Engine Charlie and Electric Charlie.

It ended up not happening, but there was a time where it looked like both of Alaska's U.S. Senators could be named Dan Sullivan.

The first two women to serve in the Florida state senate were both named Beth Johnson.

[TheCatalyst31]

For an overlapping period in the 1940s, General Motors and General Electric both had presidents named Charles E Wilson. To avoid confusion, they were nicknamed Engine Charlie and Electric Charlie.

It ended up not happening, but there was a time where it looked like both of Alaska's U.S. Senators could be named Dan Sullivan.

The first two women to serve in the Florida state senate were both named Beth Johnson.

It's not quite the same, but it reminds me of Ronald Reagan having a Cabinet secretary (and later chief of staff) named Donald Regan.

[1995hoo]

My law school class had two students with the same first and last names. OK, just use their middle initials when necessary to distinguish, right? Except they both had the same middle initials, but not the same middle names, so it was a rare situation where there was a reason why everyone had to know those two guys' full names.

I always thought it would have been funny if the Sebastian Aho who formerly played for the New York Islanders (he now plays for Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate) had been traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, where he would have been a teammate of Sebastian Aho. The former player is Swedish, the latter is Finnish, but neither one uses any diacritics in his name that might help distinguish.

(A potentially similar situation would have arisen with the Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom, a Swedish center, and the now-retired Finnish goalie Niklas Backstrom, who played primarily for the Minnesota Wild. Neither of them uses them on his NHL sweater, but in their native languages their last names both have umlauts over the "a" and the "o." Either way, the Aho situation would have been more striking because the spellings are identical, unlike with the Backstroms' first names.)

[dlsterner]

My law school class had two students with the same first and last names. OK, just use their middle initials when necessary to distinguish, right? Except they both had the same middle initials, but not the same middle names, so it was a rare situation where there was a reason why everyone had to know those two guys' full names.

I always thought it would have been funny if the Sebastian Aho who formerly played for the New York Islanders (he now plays for Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate) had been traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, where he would have been a teammate of Sebastian Aho. The former player is Swedish, the latter is Finnish, but neither one uses any diacritics in his name that might help distinguish.

(A potentially similar situation would have arisen with the Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom, a Swedish center, and the now-retired Finnish goalie Niklas Backstrom, who played primarily for the Minnesota Wild. Neither of them uses them on his NHL sweater, but in their native languages their last names both have umlauts over the "a" and the "o." Either way, the Aho situation would have been more striking because the spellings are identical, unlike with the Backstroms' first names.)

A similar situation in the baseball world a few decades ago when in spring training the Baltimore Orioles had two pitchers named Mike Smith - both with the same middle name as well.  They were distinguished by using their home state as a nickname - "Mississippi Mike" and "Texas Mike".

Also there were two unrelated baseball players named Steve Ontiveros - an uncommon name.

[roadman65]

When you're in a driveway trying to enter a busy street and one specific motorist let's you out into traffic.

[kphoger]

Certain scents, such as...

wet terracotta
juniper berries
sawdust
petrichor
smoked paprika
many more...

[kernals12]

The way that gas stations explode in Just Cause 3

[webny99]

My standard order at my local pizza shop totals $X.51. It pleases me when I get the friendly cashier that gives me $X.50 change instead of $X.49, because she understands that simplifying the transaction and handling fewer coins is worth way more than the penny for both of us.

Today that trivial gesture pleased me so much that I put both quarters right in the tip container.

[mgk920]

My standard order at my local pizza shop totals $X.51. It pleases me when I get the friendly cashier that gives me $X.50 change instead of $X.49, because she understands that simplifying the transaction and handling fewer coins is worth way more than the penny for both of us.

Today that trivial gesture pleased me so much that I put both quarters right in the tip container.

One of my favorite haunts here in downtown Appleton, WI also normally gives a discount for using cash (no 'swipe' fees charged to the merchant) and rounds the change up to the nickle (no 'pennies', AKA 'monetary lint').

Mike

[hotdogPi]

I know of two that round down to the nearest 50 cents when paying cash in addition to no credit card fee.

[formulanone]

From the theme of pop in the "bothers you" thread, one of the things I miss about working for a movie theatre is punching out the perforations on these boxes.

Those are a pain in the ass just because you can't use a big knife for fear of puncturing the bag.

On a similar note, quickly folding down a taped or glued cardboard box with your bare hands – sans cutter – is always satisfying.

[mgk920]

From the theme of pop in the "bothers you" thread, one of the things I miss about working for a movie theatre is punching out the perforations on these boxes.

Those are a pain in the ass just because you can't use a big knife for fear of puncturing the bag.

On a similar note, quickly folding down a taped or glued cardboard box with your bare hands – sans cutter – is always satisfying.

Just gotta know where to quickly put one's fist.

 

Mike

[Scott5114]

Political posts not within the forum's remit have been removed.

[kernals12]

Reading my vintage issues of Consumer Reports.

[Max Rockatansky]

They sure did love the Ford Panther Body cars and W Body cars from GM.