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2,501 Things That Really Piss Me Off: A Catalog of Insults and Intrusions That are Sure to Ruin My Day
Complaining, psychologists assert, is good for the soul. It acts as a relief valve to help dispel the pent-up energy generated by our frustration. If we weren’t able to complain, we would no doubt exhibit more physical violence and engage more frequently in destructive behavior. Our neighbors outrage us, our children mock us, strangers insult us, government agencies mistreat us, unscrupulous entrepreneurs victimize us, and even inanimate objects conspire to screw up our lives. Compelling inner voices harass us, the crowd in the Agora thwarts us, and irrationality surrounds us everywhere. It’s enough to make someone paranoid! 2,501 Things That Really Piss Me Off demonstrates that misery loves company, and that we are the company that misery loves.
Intended as a catalog of everything irksome in our lives, 2,501 Things That Really Piss Me Off reviews the broad spectrum of affronts, annoyances, nuisances, grievances, vexations, mortifications, and molestations that disrupt our equanimity and that daily pervert the simple pleasures of living. It gives voice to the time-honored practice of people everywhere in the world—griping. Within these pages the reader will find items of anger, reflection, humor, social comment, and even the occasional non sequitur. For its octogenarian author, it is pure catharsis, but it is also the author’s intention that the reader be entertained, and, with a little luck, enriched by the realization that the demons that confound him confound the rest of us as well. That he is not alone in his Weltschmerz.
Intended as a catalog of everything irksome in our lives, 2,501 Things That Really Piss Me Off reviews the broad spectrum of affronts, annoyances, nuisances, grievances, vexations, mortifications, and molestations that disrupt our equanimity and that daily pervert the simple pleasures of living. It gives voice to the time-honored practice of people everywhere in the world—griping. Within these pages the reader will find items of anger, reflection, humor, social comment, and even the occasional non sequitur. For its octogenarian author, it is pure catharsis, but it is also the author’s intention that the reader be entertained, and, with a little luck, enriched by the realization that the demons that confound him confound the rest of us as well. That he is not alone in his Weltschmerz.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2012
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August 13, 2020
Very clever and witty!
2,501 Things that Really Poss Me Off by Herb W Reich is a clever and witty book! There is probably more than 2500 things in here from everyday things to crazy things. Nothing is off limits. Then he shares dumb quotes! Other things too. Pretty fun reading!
2,501 Things that Really Poss Me Off by Herb W Reich is a clever and witty book! There is probably more than 2500 things in here from everyday things to crazy things. Nothing is off limits. Then he shares dumb quotes! Other things too. Pretty fun reading!
May 14, 2020
A thoroughly enjoyable catalogue
It may or may not be 2,501 items (I didn't count) but it is a lengthy and enjoyable list. To avoid sensory overload (much like trying to cover all of an art museum in one afternoon), it is best enjoyed in small doses of two or three pages at a time but that is often difficult as I wanted to read just one or two or three more pages. Often humorous, occasionally petty and pedantic, sometimes requiring a dictionary, it is overall a pleasant way to spend a few minutes reveling in those things that annoy most of us from time to time. Much of the humor comes from its many "aha" moments when a pet peeve is confirmed or in the juxtaposition of items, for example, "watery grits / soggy bacon / soggy grits / watery bacon / gritty bacon / soggy water" or "getting hoist by my own petard / getting hoist by anyone’s petard / not knowing what a petard is." This is a book to be enjoyed for it reveals the curmudgeon in most of us.
It may or may not be 2,501 items (I didn't count) but it is a lengthy and enjoyable list. To avoid sensory overload (much like trying to cover all of an art museum in one afternoon), it is best enjoyed in small doses of two or three pages at a time but that is often difficult as I wanted to read just one or two or three more pages. Often humorous, occasionally petty and pedantic, sometimes requiring a dictionary, it is overall a pleasant way to spend a few minutes reveling in those things that annoy most of us from time to time. Much of the humor comes from its many "aha" moments when a pet peeve is confirmed or in the juxtaposition of items, for example, "watery grits / soggy bacon / soggy grits / watery bacon / gritty bacon / soggy water" or "getting hoist by my own petard / getting hoist by anyone’s petard / not knowing what a petard is." This is a book to be enjoyed for it reveals the curmudgeon in most of us.
August 4, 2020
A Kindred Soul
This just what the title says it is a list of things that piss-off the author and a great many of them should piss-off you the reader. As I read I did find many things that did as the title said. Now there maybe some of these items that you feel shouldn't piss-off a y body, but be fair these are the author's list not yours. I had to nod my head in agreement with some and shake my head at others. Television and movies get taken to task for their banal approach to programming and plots, which you ha e to agree with. However when he talked about the some of the things he commented on were true also of the early days of movies , but that is okay because movies need to educate us and entertain us. So just read and enjoy.
This just what the title says it is a list of things that piss-off the author and a great many of them should piss-off you the reader. As I read I did find many things that did as the title said. Now there maybe some of these items that you feel shouldn't piss-off a y body, but be fair these are the author's list not yours. I had to nod my head in agreement with some and shake my head at others. Television and movies get taken to task for their banal approach to programming and plots, which you ha e to agree with. However when he talked about the some of the things he commented on were true also of the early days of movies , but that is okay because movies need to educate us and entertain us. So just read and enjoy.
December 14, 2018
Hilarious
Charming, irreverent and timely. All those pet peeves, microaggressions, pain points and what were they thinking moments. All here. Enjoy!
Charming, irreverent and timely. All those pet peeves, microaggressions, pain points and what were they thinking moments. All here. Enjoy!
July 22, 2020
I can relate...
So much bunk in this world and it's getting bulkier all the time!
Wake up America! Turn off that d---n TV and take a walk, listen and think your own thoughts!
So much bunk in this world and it's getting bulkier all the time!
Wake up America! Turn off that d---n TV and take a walk, listen and think your own thoughts!
December 8, 2022
I just could not get through this. It sure is a long list.
November 24, 2013
It must be heartening, though, that list is so specifically limited! Good for you, Mr. Reich!
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