#288: Airline Beverage Service

I can't figure out why they don't ask you before the plane takes off what you want to drink. If they did, then they could immediately start bringing the drinks out much faster. Severity: 3

#287: Poker Players Saying "Sick"

When I watch poker on TV, every time some low probability event occurs or some other surprising action, like a tough call is made, many of the pros always say "That's so sick" and I am sick of it. It's gotten real old and these people are lame for saying it so much. Severity: 4

#286: Incorrect Tip Calculation

In restaurants when you pay by credit card, they provide a recommended tip calculation for various level of generosity, 15%, 20%, 25%. However, they do this calculation based on the total AFTER tax. The tip calculation is supposed to be done on a pre-tax basis. This obviously is a scam intended to extract extra tip from the patron, or make them feel guilty for giving below the recommended amount. I don't feel guilty, but I'm mad they are trying to pull this scam. Severity: 3

#285: Crazy Password Rules

At my work, the restrictions on what you can use for your password that controls your access to all interal systems is crazy. How can they impose higher restrictions on this compared to accessing online banking or stock trading accounts where someone could steal others' funds? Here are the rules which are much to strict for the importance. Severity: 4

Password Setup Rules:

1. Must be exactly 8 alphanumeric characters in length.


2. Must include at least one numeric character separating the alpha characters. eg: pass2you


3. Must not contain your user-id or any portion thereof.


4. Must not include your first name, last name, full name, or parts of your name.


5. Should not use any full proper name or certain key words.


6. The password cannot be the same as the last 16 passwords used (for iChangePassword).

#284: no menu prices

I don't like it when online menus for restaurants don't list prices. What are they trying to hide? Severity: 2

#283: Hand Pass Explanation

In hockey, it's illegal to make a pass to another teammate using your hands EXCEPT if the beginning and end of the pass is within your defensive zone. It's not that hard of a rule to know and any hockey fan knows this. Yet every time a legal hand pass happens in a game, the announcers have to mention the exception and how it's not illegal like everyone watching the game has never seen hockey before. It's insulting and annoying and even for the viewers that might not know anything about hockey that are watching (of which I estimate are very few) they most likely won't care about this fact, which if they don't know, probably means there's a ton of other things going on in the game they have no clue about which aren't being explained to them. Severity: 3

#282: Mission Impossible

In the old show, they often went through elaborate tricks to get one bad guy to kill another bad guy by making them think they are double-crossing each other. But why then doesn't the IMF just kill the evil dictator themselves? Is it more moral to orchestrate a plot to get another guy to do the killing rather than doing it yourself? This is similar to my Scooby Doo annoyance. Severity: 2