my two pet peeves

[drydem]

Just 2 bizarre pet peeves.
1. Espresso, not expresso. It is espresso because it is made using steam pressure.
2. I hate DVD menus that have sound. I frequently want to fall asleep watching a DVD and if it has weird persistent sounds, it's really sleep disruptive. I don't see a goddamn point to sound in DVD menus, it doesn't enhance the experience in any way.

Comments

[wadam.livejournal.com]

I hate DVD menus in general. DVD producers should get together and write a set of human interface guidelines so that you can tell, just by looking, which menu item is selected, so that menu items appear in a sane order, so that they have no sound and no stupid animation, and most importantly, so that I can use the menu without a remote control!

Amen!

[theoldanarchist.livejournal.com]

1. Espresso, not expresso. It is espresso because it is made using steam pressure.

Next time I hear someone in line at Soma order an "expresso" I am going to punch said person in the back of the head. Or maybe there should be a rule: If you cannot properly pronounce the item, you don't get to order it.

Yeesh!

Re: Amen!

[nekomata.livejournal.com]

If that were a rule 100% of coffee shops in the Midwest would fail. ^_^

Re: Amen!

[theoldanarchist.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you might be right. I think there are enough of us, though, who actually know how to pronounce the word to keep a few places open.