2005-03-29 - 9:39 a.m. Are You Pissing Me Off? The �Pissing Me Off� Formula. Often times in life we have had it. We get to a point where we can no longer stand for something and that something, be it action, person, or thing, pisses us off. Incidentally, would you rather be in gay porn? Or physically changed into a gay prawn? Back to the point. I realized there is a level at which you can no longer stand something. This is very basic for some things like �I can no longer stand the heat from the fire� or �I can no longer stand the pain from not peeing,� and so on�. However, while it�s easy to figure out at what point a knife hurts against your skin, it�s not so easy to figure out at what point you are bothered by another person. Kerbang called this the �You�re pissing me off!!!� point. Where I am living we are being pissed off. Now the first phase of being pissed off was due to noise. But we live in a big house with lots of people, so the first time, the noise was excusable. The second time it was a minor issue. The third time it was a problem. The fourth time we got mad The fifth time we had to do something about it. The sixth time was disrespectful and brings us to the �you�re pissing us off� point. If it was just the noise, that�s one thing. But the noise, complied with the frequency, complied with the absolute indignant assholary of the situation leads to a point where negotiating has seemed to hit a standstill. So its about the level people can be pushed. Some people can be pushed very very far and they rarely get upset. Often times these people are called doormats. There are also some people who are a lot let flexible and flip out very quickly but usually cool down a lot quicker too. I am the type of person who can be pushed very far, but when I snap I am not kind, I am not nice, I am not forgiving, and I certainly will never forget. Vomiting Cod is the type that deals with problems much sooner, and resolves the issue before it compounds. Ready is a pusher. He likes to push at things and see how much wiggle room he can get. He�s pushed the house too far this time, and he�s pissing us off. And that�s really the test. It�s not about not being louder than a certain level. It�s not about having no more than �x� number of people over. It�s not about the amount of damage that is done. And the answer is yes. | |||||||||||
