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mondays suck March 13th, 2011 12:29 PM

Anger at inanimate objects
 
Right now I'm quite pissed at my printer because it won't print an all black text because its oh-so-important light cyan cartridge is empty*. My self control was just barely strong enough not to yell swear words around in a huge quantity, but still, I hate that damn thing.
Googling "F--- YOU PRINTER"** showed me that I'm not the only person to get angry at things, in fact it turns out there have been people getting angry enough at their printer to brutally destroy it in public, something that looks more tempting to me with every time my printer manages to enrage me.


Anyways... Do YOU have a tendency to get angry at inanimate objects? If yes, to what degree, and do you deal with the anger in a verbal or physical way, or just swallow it?


*And what makes it worse: If one color (besides black, which I do have reserves of) is empty, I have to rebuy an entire box of cartridges, which, of course, is hella expensive.
Seriously, more if this bull and I'm getting my dad's old typewriter from the attic.

**I have developed the weird tendency to google random thoughts, don't ask me why

Alice March 13th, 2011 12:54 PM

No, I don't anger easily enough for that... I do talk to them and treat them like people at times though... well, at least until I actually wake up and realize how stupid it is.

Corvus of the Black Night March 13th, 2011 1:04 PM

Whenever I get hurt with one, all inanimate objects tremble in fear.

WriteThemWrong March 13th, 2011 5:27 PM

i think a lot of people get mad at their printers, myself included.

also, my mouse and keyboard or my glasses

Gunn March 13th, 2011 7:48 PM

Ha, all the time! Especially my bed. I'm always stubbing my toe when I walk around it, like it's leg thingy or whatever it is.

I get mad at other things besides my bed and calling them names. I really should stop doing that.

Taemin March 13th, 2011 11:49 PM

Sometimes (the 'Have you ever broken a controller? thread reminded me of this.. xD) I get so pissed off at my game systems, or controllers for said systems, that I want to pick them up, rip the chords out of the wall and then proceed to throw them out the window. Same goes for my computer sometimes, or my alarm clock. I never actually do, but the thought and the intention is there. (If you've ever seen Smash My Wii, or anything similar, that's pretty much my level of rage sometimes. -cough- . . . )

Beechlgz March 14th, 2011 12:29 AM

No, I don't tend to get angry at inanimate objects, nor do I understand the point.

SinisterEternity March 14th, 2011 1:55 AM

Oh god, yes. xD
But I think it's only natural, like...Well yes I don't do it because I want to specially get mad at an inanimate object. xD
But once, my computer wouldn't work properly and...I...punched it and there was a radio in that comp, and a radio screen of course, which would display the FM and all...I broke it. ;A;
All that because Need For Speed NPCs kept winning a specific race. xD

But sometimes I just swallow it...Well, lately that is.
But it can be verbal to physical way, anyways. xD

Vrai March 14th, 2011 2:13 AM

I tend to kick things when I am frustrated with them. My wall has several dents from where I accidentally walked into it headfirst and then I attempted to punt it for so rudely interfering with my pathway. :(

ShinyMeowth March 14th, 2011 4:43 AM

I threw my old keyboard out the window when it stopped working. When I buy something, I expect it to work. If it doesn't, it will pay.

Zeffy March 14th, 2011 5:24 AM

I...smashed my keyboard when it didn't work. xD

Mös March 14th, 2011 6:45 AM

Basically anytime I stub my toe or something like that. I dunno, I guess screaming at a stool helps dullen the pain!

Regeneration March 14th, 2011 7:58 AM

I don't think I've ever done that. When I'm angry, I don't let the anger seep outside myself; I just swallow it.

Saryka March 14th, 2011 3:53 PM

I only rage at inanimate objects if they've done something to piss me off somehow. Like, if I trip over a book, I might kick it aside (pretty hard if I'm not in a good mood to begin with). If something doesn't work I might swear at it thinking that's gonna help. XD So glad I'm not the only person who does things like this, haha.

Capris March 14th, 2011 6:58 PM

Honestly yes, a lot. D: I never let myself get angry in front of people so when something's giving me a lot of trouble I give it a piece of my mind! It's so scary. ;_;

NightOfRemorse March 14th, 2011 7:12 PM

Inanimate objects make me so angry. If it's something I can easily destroy, I break it. If it's solid, I take a stick and hit it so I don't hurt my fist. Then, I get angrier since no matter how many times I attack it, I can't hear it cry out in pain. They don't feel the pain. When I was a little kid, one of my gameboy games stopped working so I kept biting it. Yes, biting it. I have anger issues.

aruchan March 14th, 2011 9:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mondays suck (Post 6508231)
Right now I'm quite pissed at my printer because it won't print an all black text because its oh-so-important light cyan cartridge is empty*. My self control was just barely strong enough not to yell swear words around in a huge quantity, but still, I hate that damn thing.
Googling "F--- YOU PRINTER"** showed me that I'm not the only person to get angry at things, in fact it turns out there have been people getting angry enough at their printer to brutally destroy it in public, something that looks more tempting to me with every time my printer manages to enrage me.


Anyways... Do YOU have a tendency to get angry at inanimate objects? If yes, to what degree, and do you deal with the anger in a verbal or physical way, or just swallow it?


*And what makes it worse: If one color (besides black, which I do have reserves of) is empty, I have to rebuy an entire box of cartridges, which, of course, is hella expensive.
Seriously, more if this bull and I'm getting my dad's old typewriter from the attic.

**I have developed the weird tendency to google random thoughts, don't ask me why

I got angry at my kitchen door this Tuesday after it broke my toe. :O

PlatinumDude March 15th, 2011 1:41 AM

I don't get mad at inanimate objects, normally, but when I do, it's usually mild.

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ March 15th, 2011 6:08 AM

Yes I do. I've lost count of how many times I've went on expletive-filled tirades aimed at my computer, my TV remote, and *insert random object that falls off bed/table*.

Rainy Day March 15th, 2011 12:01 PM

I broke a table once. It started it.

Sammi March 15th, 2011 1:09 PM

I only get angry if they're really broken and I don't know how to fix them. Typically I'll just yell at them, though. Last thing I want is to break it even more. I have a sad habit of talking to inanimate objects sometimes. People must think I'm weird. ._.

Miz en Scène March 15th, 2011 1:39 PM

I don't swear at inanimate objects, but I do perform a whole lot of reproachful staring if they disobey my commands. I mean, you were built to print papers, not spit out crumpled paper with barely legible ink.

groteske March 16th, 2011 2:11 AM

Commercial printers with counter-intuitive & dumbed-down interfaces and absurdly slow processing times (as in 5+ minutes of sitting before 'oh, that IS the right stock, sry lol' /print) piss me off on a daily basis at work. Trouble is they're leased and worth around $150k apiece so I can't do what I want, namely to beat the sodding LIFE out of them with heavy metal objects. But having grown up with a destructive younger brother with anger issues, that's not a real possibility as useless destruction disgusts me at a very base level.

But.. sure is a satisfying thought sometimes.

Meganium March 16th, 2011 7:58 AM

Oh yes, I rage at inamimate objects, because I treat them like people because they work. When they stop working, it makes me mad, and wanting myself to yell. lol

XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE March 16th, 2011 8:42 AM

Haha I've been known on occasion to do that! :D

My computer annoys me all the time, it freezes occasionally and sometimes it's just WAY too slow for my liking, even though it's going at normal speed lol.

My phone will be the death of me - it's taken to freezing at random intervals and refuses to work again unless I keep it on the radiator for elongated periods of time.

I also got super angry with my Nintendo controller once, bit it and then flung it bodily across the room lol.

I also get really angry at doors - if I catch my sleeve on a handle or if I stub my toe on one then it is ALWAYS the door's fault, not mine.


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