Festivus - Airing of Grievances

[gabrinus]

Someone working a gas powered leaf-blower for more than 30 minutes...Jerry

[jingram058]

A bit miffed that time-travel hasn't come to pass...

Would love to go back to, say, 1911 or so, and get a hoard of all the cards folks go all gaga over today, and then jump back to now. But then, when I post 'em here or try to sell 'em, they'll say they're fake.

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by jingram058

A bit miffed that time-travel hasn't come to pass...

Would love to go back to, say, 1911 or so, and get a hoard of all the cards folks go all gaga over today, and then jump back to now. But then, when I post 'em here or try to sell 'em, they'll say they're fake.

The key is to find a safe place to stash them in 1911 that remains standing and unrenovated in 2021. That way they’ll naturally age, but stay in top condition.

Easier said than done.

[mrreality68]

Many sellers or traders selling on BST but not including photos of what they are selling. But they put selling prices for them for big dollars and say “ email me”

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Many sellers or traders selling on BST but not including photos of what they are selling. But they put selling prices for them for big dollars and say “ email me”

Sometimes there are no prices, either.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Many sellers or traders selling on BST but not including photos of what they are selling. But they put selling prices for them for big dollars and say “ email me”

To add, auctions with starting prices higher than eBay BINs. Bumping their overprices auctions daily and multiple times a day on occasion. Relisting the same auction over and over that don't sell because of the WAY too high starting price. Luckily it is only a couple people.

[charlietheexterminator]

eBay winning bidder doesn’t pay and has zero communication

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

The key is to find a safe place to stash them in 1911 that remains standing and unrenovated in 2021. That way they’ll naturally age, but stay in top condition.

Easier said than done.

My house! hasn't had much major work since right around 1910. Which is both the good news and the bad news....

I've been all over it, even in the very hard to reach places. Nothing. Oh, a very dirty nylon Cowboys mini football I suspect the tennants kid lost, and a lobster trap. The carriage house still has some horse feed in the bins, and some very old tire chains in a cupboard.

[steve B]

To clarify, when we looked at the place the owner was renting it out. It's single family.
Those tenants did leave us a cat who was pretty cool once he got used to people wo weren't A-holes. Seriously, who moves and just sticks the cat outside and leaves?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by steve B

To clarify, when we looked at the place the owner was renting it out. It's single family.
Those tenants did leave us a cat who was pretty cool once he got used to people wo weren't A-holes. Seriously, who moves and just sticks the cat outside and leaves?

When my wife and I lived in an apartment complex, there was a cat suddenly wandering around the courtyard one day. It was the first of the month, and this cat's former family did exactly that.

We shared 12 wonderful years together. He crossed the rainbow bridge in 2017. We still miss him dearly.

[Exhibitman]

That's how we got our current cat, Walter White and Black.



My wife's co-worker said that a family abandoned him and my cat had died several months before, so the timing was perfect.

[Snowman]

1 - Any and all things eBay customer service.
2 - Sellers who list cards as EX-MT which arrive with creases in them or who say "no, there are no creases on this card" after specifically being asked if there are any creases, but then the card shows up with 4 obvious creases that couldn't be seen in the photos.

[Redleg25]

Modern cards as a whole. Refractor, cracked ice, optic, prism, gold, silver, blue, orange, red. I could care less. Your card went up because your rookie had a good game??, my guys are already in the hall. To even attempt to figure modern cards out makes me want to wait at every green light until it turns yellow, then go. I enjoy the good old days, Topps, Bowman for a few years, with a few food cards sprinkled in.

[Exhibitman]

As a comic I love Festivus because the airing of grievances allows for a free form complaint fest. I'm probably going to regret it but here are grievances I air around this time of the year when I do stand-up:

Handicapped people correcting me to say "disabled": stop bitching, you already have the good parking. Now I can't even say handicapped? That's retarded.

Costco food samplers laying all sorts of rules on me. You're handing out junk food in a warehouse not saving the manatees. Just put the food in the cup and STFU.

The sign at the Y's pool that warns people with active diarrhea to stay out of the pool: who goes swimming with the trots?

Guys who post on social media about their " lovely bride": you know, "At dinner with my lovely bride. Twenty years and still as madly in love as ever." Besides the fact that I throw up a little in my mouth whenever I read something like that, you're trying too hard. Those are the guys we have to worry about. If we don't see the lovely bride for a few weeks odds are her head is in a bowling bag and he's eating her liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

A guest dropping a dookie in my office or house. Be a decent person and hold it in until you get to your own toilet. What do you want next, sex with my wife?

White people using black slang: if I hear one more white woman saying she's woke I am going to hit someone.

People who say don’t speak ill of the dead. Why, do jackholes get better with age? And if that's the rule, why don't we hear nice things about Hitler?

Couples who say they are best friends. Yeah, because they suck at making friends.

CVS's mile long receipt. I'm just trying to buy a battery for my car key fob, not wallpaper my bathroom. And what's worse now that I'm in my fifties is that the offers are insulting. 20 years ago, it was offers for tequila and condoms, now it is stool softener and mouthwash.

People who say I forgot to eat. I have forgotten my keys. I have forgotten my wallet. I've even forgotten the baby bucket on the roof of the car. I have never, ever forgotten to eat. Anyone who says that they forgot to eat should be forced to fast for two weeks. Won't forget that again.

People who give gift cards from fast food places. Yeah, when you want to show just how little you care.

My wife complaining about my taking a dump.
"Oh my god, what are you doing in there?"
"Masturbating. What do you think I'm doing? Leave me alone."

Religious nuts who praise God for saving them from the tornado that wrecked their town. "Jesus loves us he saved us from the tornado!" Maybe but he sure hates your neighbors.

Pregnant women who expect me to congratulate them.
If you want congratulations for a pregnancy come back in twenty years and we will see how the kid turned out, Mrs. Hitler. Be a hell of s thing to get on the train to the death camp thinking "damn, I congratulated his mother."

Whoever invented truck nuts.
When I look at a truck I never think "say, that would look great with balls."

Scented markers. We tell kids "Don't huff glue" but it is Ok to smell these?

As much as I appreciate the extra leg room on flights how about some extra ass room? Not everyone is built like a 14 year old Asian girl.

Thanks, you've been a great crowd. Enjoy Twisted Sister.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

As a comic I love Festivus because the airing of grievances allows for a free form complaint fest. I'm probably going to regret it but here are grievances I air around this time of the year when I do stand-up:

Handicapped people correcting me to say "disabled": stop bitching, you already have the good parking. Now I can't even say handicapped? That's retarded.

Costco food samplers laying all sorts of rules on me. You're handing out junk food in a warehouse not saving the manatees. Just put the food in the cup and STFU.

The sign at the Y's pool that warns people with active diarrhea to stay out of the pool: who goes swimming with the trots?

Guys who post on social media about their " lovely bride": you know, "At dinner with my lovely bride. Twenty years and still as madly in love as ever." Besides the fact that I throw up a little in my mouth whenever I read something like that, you're trying too hard. Those are the guys we have to worry about. If we don't see the lovely bride for a few weeks odds are her head is in a bowling bag and he's eating her liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

A guest dropping a dookie in my office or house. Be a decent person and hold it in until you get to your own toilet. What do you want next, sex with my wife?

White people using black slang: if I hear one more white woman saying she's woke I am going to hit someone.

People who say don’t speak ill of the dead. Why, do jackholes get better with age? And if that's the rule, why don't we hear nice things about Hitler?

Couples who say they are best friends. Yeah, because they suck at making friends.

CVS's mile long receipt. I'm just trying to buy a battery for my car key fob, not wallpaper my bathroom. And what's worse now that I'm in my fifties is that the offers are insulting. 20 years ago, it was offers for tequila and condoms, now it is stool softener and mouthwash.

People who say I forgot to eat. I have forgotten my keys. I have forgotten my wallet. I've even forgotten the baby bucket on the roof of the car. I have never, ever forgotten to eat. Anyone who says that they forgot to eat should be forced to fast for two weeks. Won't forget that again.

People who give gift cards from fast food places. Yeah, when you want to show just how little you care.

My wife complaining about my taking a dump.
"Oh my god, what are you doing in there?"
"Masturbating. What do you think I'm doing? Leave me alone."

Religious nuts who praise God for saving them from the tornado that wrecked their town. "Jesus loves us he saved us from the tornado!" Maybe but he sure hates your neighbors.

Pregnant women who expect me to congratulate them.
If you want congratulations for a pregnancy come back in twenty years and we will see how the kid turned out, Mrs. Hitler. Be a hell of s thing to get on the train to the death camp thinking "damn, I congratulated his mother."

Whoever invented truck nuts.
When I look at a truck I never think "say, that would look great with balls."

Scented markers. We tell kids "Don't huff glue" but it is Ok to smell these?

As much as I appreciate the extra leg room on flights how about some extra ass room? Not everyone is built like a 14 year old Asian girl.

Thanks, you've been a great crowd. Enjoy Twisted Sister.

THREAD WINNER!!!!!!

Thank you for the laughs….

[ullmandds]

my grievance is "puffery," I'm not a fan!

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

As a comic I love Festivus because the airing of grievances allows for a free form complaint fest. I'm probably going to regret it but here are grievances I air around this time of the year when I do stand-up:

Handicapped people correcting me to say "disabled": stop bitching, you already have the good parking. Now I can't even say handicapped? That's retarded.

Costco food samplers laying all sorts of rules on me. You're handing out junk food in a warehouse not saving the manatees. Just put the food in the cup and STFU.

The sign at the Y's pool that warns people with active diarrhea to stay out of the pool: who goes swimming with the trots?

Guys who post on social media about their " lovely bride": you know, "At dinner with my lovely bride. Twenty years and still as madly in love as ever." Besides the fact that I throw up a little in my mouth whenever I read something like that, you're trying too hard. Those are the guys we have to worry about. If we don't see the lovely bride for a few weeks odds are her head is in a bowling bag and he's eating her liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

A guest dropping a dookie in my office or house. Be a decent person and hold it in until you get to your own toilet. What do you want next, sex with my wife?

White people using black slang: if I hear one more white woman saying she's woke I am going to hit someone.

People who say don’t speak ill of the dead. Why, do jackholes get better with age? And if that's the rule, why don't we hear nice things about Hitler?

Couples who say they are best friends. Yeah, because they suck at making friends.

CVS's mile long receipt. I'm just trying to buy a battery for my car key fob, not wallpaper my bathroom. And what's worse now that I'm in my fifties is that the offers are insulting. 20 years ago, it was offers for tequila and condoms, now it is stool softener and mouthwash.

People who say I forgot to eat. I have forgotten my keys. I have forgotten my wallet. I've even forgotten the baby bucket on the roof of the car. I have never, ever forgotten to eat. Anyone who says that they forgot to eat should be forced to fast for two weeks. Won't forget that again.

People who give gift cards from fast food places. Yeah, when you want to show just how little you care.

My wife complaining about my taking a dump.
"Oh my god, what are you doing in there?"
"Masturbating. What do you think I'm doing? Leave me alone."

Religious nuts who praise God for saving them from the tornado that wrecked their town. "Jesus loves us he saved us from the tornado!" Maybe but he sure hates your neighbors.

Pregnant women who expect me to congratulate them.
If you want congratulations for a pregnancy come back in twenty years and we will see how the kid turned out, Mrs. Hitler. Be a hell of s thing to get on the train to the death camp thinking "damn, I congratulated his mother."

Whoever invented truck nuts.
When I look at a truck I never think "say, that would look great with balls."

Scented markers. We tell kids "Don't huff glue" but it is Ok to smell these?

As much as I appreciate the extra leg room on flights how about some extra ass room? Not everyone is built like a 14 year old Asian girl.

Thanks, you've been a great crowd. Enjoy Twisted Sister.

I can always appreciate a misanthropic point of view- well stated and enjoyable to read.

Phil aka Tere1071

[yanks87]

eBay sellers that are open to offers, but then bitch and moan when you actually do.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Originally Posted by yanks87

eBay sellers that are open to offers, but then bitch and moan when you actually do.

So true Brian! If you are only accepting a 3 or 4% reduction of the asking price and get mad when someone offers 10 or 15% less, just stick to BIN selling!

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

As a comic I love Festivus because the airing of grievances allows for a free form complaint fest. I'm probably going to regret it but here are grievances I air around this time of the year when I do stand-up:

Handicapped people correcting me to say "disabled": stop bitching, you already have the good parking. Now I can't even say handicapped? That's retarded.

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Great stuff. I admire anyone who can stand up and try live comedy.
Thanks for sharing...