Are overconfident people really annoying to interviewers? Like if you act as if you know your accepted? Does this hurt one's chances of actually being accepted? [more inside]
posted by Nighthawk3729 on Sep 10, 2009 - 36 answers

How do I make the most of a work situation with a co-worker whose behavior is just annoying enough to disrupt work regularly, but not annoying enough to cause him to be fired? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 7, 2009 - 13 answers

What kind of bird is making this annoying noise (mp3 file; alternate link here) behind my Manhattan apartment building? And what can I do about it? [more inside]
posted by Tin Man on Aug 7, 2009 - 24 answers

Business-to-business annoying telemarketing-and making it stop-help us, hive mind! [more inside]
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies on Jul 14, 2009 - 9 answers

Gmail, can you please stop automatically adding to my contacts list!? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jun 5, 2009 - 7 answers

My parents say I'll "always be their baby" and treat me accordingly (I'm turning 26 this year). This can be annoying at times. What are some workarounds? [more inside]
posted by abdulf on Feb 10, 2009 - 38 answers

My downstairs neighbor seems hypersensitive to noise, and repeatedly complains and threatens to "tell" on me to our building supervisor. Advice? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 25, 2008 - 20 answers

[Annoying Neighbor Filter] Is it fair to consider a neighbor parking directly in front of the sidewalk that goes to the street into your house every day poor form? Especially on a snow day? [more inside]
posted by gnash on Dec 22, 2008 - 40 answers

I'm considering upgrading my internet service. I currently have basic DSL from AT&T bundled with a landline. Today a couple of guys with "AT&T uverse solutions provider" ID's came to the door and want to sell me this Uverse service. I'm suspicious. [more inside]
posted by pjern on Aug 20, 2008 - 10 answers

How to stop Firefox from auto zooming the entire page. [more inside]
posted by signal on Aug 14, 2008 - 6 answers

I seem to annoy a lot of people. I don't mean to, it just happens. What can I do to become less annoying? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 8, 2008 - 34 answers

I have a tiny facial hair stuck in my eye. Will my body eventually reabsorb it or what? [more inside]
posted by bjork24 on Jul 27, 2008 - 12 answers

How can I extract myself from a relationship with an overly-clingy (and engaged) coworker? Whole mess o' details inside. [more inside]
posted by moitz on May 22, 2008 - 20 answers

How do I stop or redirect my annoying self-stimulated behaviors? [more inside]
posted by Schuby on Mar 5, 2008 - 10 answers

Why does the recent legislation passed to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) affect the applicability of Education Credits (IRS Form 8863) and delay my ability to file? [more inside]
posted by Asherah on Jan 10, 2008 - 3 answers

How can I make the damn GSM clicking from my iphone stop attacking my baby monitor? [more inside]
posted by brent_h on Jan 5, 2008 - 15 answers

I have a cat who is a wonderful and well-behaved affectionate little guy in most respects. He has an annoying compulsion I don't know how to cure: he loves to eat toilet paper and Kleenex. [more inside]
posted by WCityMike on Jan 4, 2008 - 16 answers

How can I tell which of these damn Firefox tabs is making a sound? [more inside]
posted by k7lim on Dec 31, 2007 - 7 answers

What's the Stairway of the violin? [more inside]
posted by darksasami on Nov 20, 2007 - 22 answers

Dear GOD what is making that racket in the tree outside my house? [more inside]
posted by geodave on Sep 4, 2007 - 10 answers

My mother has become very clingy. I have things I want to say to her but I don't want to hurt her, as it isn't her intent to hurt me. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jul 18, 2007 - 25 answers

How can I deal with an annoying coworker who talks to me too much? [more inside]
posted by jacobjacobs on Jun 20, 2007 - 28 answers

How do I turn off the annoying "this is all the white in your photo" 'feature' on my Nikon D80? [more inside]
posted by travosaurus on May 27, 2007 - 6 answers

How to deal with a loud-mouthed coworker? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2006 - 17 answers

My 2-year old LCD has a blue vertical line for anything not white. Can it be fixed? [more inside]
posted by bkudria on Dec 13, 2006 - 4 answers

My roommates have a really annoying habit of leaving the microwave door ajar after they're done using it. In other words, the microwave beeps, they take their food out, and then leave the door hanging. Am I being exposed to unsafe levels of radiation?
posted by invisible ink on Oct 15, 2006 - 34 answers

Why are some people obsessed about drying up water ? [more inside]
posted by jacobean on Sep 21, 2006 - 24 answers

How do you deal with a spouse that jumps on the bandwagon of everything you do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 9, 2006 - 23 answers

What is the 1 second long, "beep" coming from my laptop? [more inside]
posted by ifranzen on Aug 26, 2006 - 23 answers

Problem with starting PC: Start it up cold having been off for an hour: fresh install of windows XP SP2 doesn't load - it beeps once, goes through the BIOS, beeps again, stops, the display turns off, restarts and then windows loads perfectly. If I turn it off and it's only been off for a few minutes though, everything is fine. Help! [more inside]
posted by Mave_80 on Jul 2, 2006 - 14 answers

How do I stop someone from bothering me and my housemates when we're on the front porch? [more inside]
posted by cilantro on May 31, 2006 - 10 answers

I carry my cell phone in my pocket (front right), and they have all suffered from "dust under the screen" syndrome. I thought the problem would be solved by switching to a clam shell (my trusty Razr), but no... it still persists. [more inside]
posted by c:\awesome on May 30, 2006 - 13 answers

Where can I find pachinko music? [more inside]
posted by jtron on Apr 28, 2006 - 16 answers

There's adware on my mom's computer, help me get rid of it! [more inside]
posted by AlisonM on Jan 13, 2006 - 13 answers

Roommate filter: We're having issues with a housemate/friend. [more inside]
posted by lemur on Dec 1, 2005 - 27 answers

Ringtone Wars! Please help me find the most annoying mp3 ringtones! [more inside]
posted by j on Nov 20, 2005 - 26 answers

Do I have any real options in dealing with loud car alarms? (Short of taking a brick to the windshield, which is what I really want to do.) [more inside]
posted by Vidiot on Nov 2, 2005 - 29 answers

Many years ago someone told me the name for the quotey fingers gesture (the one where you make you index and middle fingers into little crooks and visually bookend whatever you're talking about). I've long forgotten the name, and it's been driving me crazy for years. Help Please!
posted by mrs.pants on Apr 18, 2005 - 27 answers

How do I keep my one-year-old cat from making a racket outside my bedroom door in the mornings? [more inside]
posted by Item on Mar 24, 2005 - 21 answers

How do I get my relatives to stop bugging me about why I don't have a boyfriend yet? (mi+) [more inside]
posted by invisible ink on Dec 24, 2004 - 39 answers

Take the story Rumplestiltskin and the despair of the Millers Daughter in that room with the spinning wheel and the straw and the looming demand for gold, for the Millers Daughters take me for the Spinning Wheel take Visio 2002, for the straw take a bundle of very rough sketches of a website and the possible routes through it with with information gathering, registration, logins, detailed reporting etc as well as a technical spec, /straw, for gold read a beautiful Visio 2002 presentation pulling into focus all the disparate strands for showing to client, for Rumplestiltskin read ask.metafilter. You can have my first born if you can point me to good vision samples (actual files). I just installed this morning and have not used it before and really need a boost. I will put my email on my profile for a whileen if anyone has any goodies for me.
posted by kenaman on Sep 24, 2004 - 8 answers

Is there a way to gently steer someone away from constant Simpsons or Monty Python quoting? [MI] [more inside]
posted by milovoo on Sep 8, 2004 - 33 answers