Examples of mobile phones and jackassery teaming up to make magic are legion. They are, indeed, a match made in heaven. Where there is a cell phone/smartphone, you can be sure that a jackass is not far behind. In fact, we’ve chronicled several beautiful examples of this finely tuned humanity before: The always has a…
Everyone knows those bathroom ceiling fans served a dual purpose. The first was obvious – get rid of the stink in the event of a number 2. The second not so obvious reason – and far more important in my opinion – is for the fan to make enough noise to mask whatever involuntary noises may…
Timeshares are a freaking rip-off. Nothing more than another money-making vehicle dressed up as some kind of “special value” or better yet, “investment.” These things are total dogs, and all you need to do is look at the current “timeshare resale” market and you’ll see people literally giving them away. Pay the ridiculously high annual…
When I go to a business to buy something, like at a restaurant, I go there because I need to buy food. If it is a take out place, I want to go in, place my order, pay my money, get the correct change, then leave. That’s it. I am not interested in finding my new…
I know you’ve this seen this jackass. The parking lot is full and the only spots left are reserved for people with disabilities – the ones who have the proper “handicap” plates or tags on their car. Only then you see someone pull in, with the proper tags, and then hop out of their car as…
You’ve seen this move. This is where a jackass goes indoors (or the sun goes down) and having no glasses case or pocket, spins his glasses around and wears them on the back of his head. Total dork move. Nothing “cool” about it. Making it worse is that this move isn’t limited to regional imbeciles…
Smoke detector – good! Chirping smoke detector – bad! Clearly designed by a Jackass. In order to replace a battery you have to figure out where the hell the chirp is coming from. This chirp sound is so short and so high pitched it is hard to discern where the sound is coming from. Making matters worse, the chirp…
Many years ago some MBA Jackass figured out they could sell more fries by simply asking every customer “would you like fries with that?” after they place their order. Great right? Seriously what’s the big deal here? The big deal is that this simple and seemingly harmless question has morphed into an obnoxious and ubiquitous strategy for…
It must have been a hospitality industry consultant who made the determination that the phrase “my pleasure” is better than, say, “yes I can!”or “Down the hall then left!” Only a consultant could come up with a phrase that is both ubiquitous and ridiculous. Say I have checked into a hotel after a long plane…
Tell you me you haven’t seen this Jackass floating around town. This is the guy whose cell phone call is so important that he can’t hang up for the minute it takes to _______ (fill in blank). order coffee order food pay for gas pay for groceries etc. etc. Irrespective of the specifics, what this…