Comments on The Official Site of Matt Antonelli: WHAT REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS 2012

Congrats on all the awesome shit that happened in ...

2012-01-10T19:12:49.405-05:00

Congrats on all the awesome shit that happened in 2011...I don't know how you can make 2012 better but just don't let it get worse, ya know, don't let your career end, your engagement get called off, and your house foreclosed on. And I agree about the holding the door thing, automatic kick in the nuts..or whatever else is there. Girls can be jerks too and sometimes need a fast kick between the legs as well! And I can not stand facebook sometimes because of the cool kid statuses. I always figure around our age that people are beyond trying to impress everyone and are actually making a life for themself but maybe that's because I'm a loser and I post about work and animals all the time. Damn, maybe we're just bitter because we're NOT the cool kids.

"Dear "Friend", Uh [I think your na...

2012-01-09T12:47:38.549-05:00

"Dear "Friend", Uh [I think your name is Mark or Mike, but since I can't quite remember, I'll just leave it at that.] Are you enjoying your new home and all of the junk mail that comes with it? Have you gotten that ONE VERY IMPORTANT piece from me? I know you get a lot of offers, but you know mine is the best! I offer YOU the Automatic Door, so with a simple nod, the door will open for an ENTIRE JUNKET OF PEOPLE, [YES! I"M USING CAPITAL LETTERS FOR EMPHASIS, IN CASE YOU ARE IGNORING ME. IS IT WORKING???] Actually, I will stop that shouting now. It's giving me a headache, or maybe just not helping the one I already have. You see Friend, I was out & about late last night and got terribly wasted, hit a tree, started a fight and scored a goal. See how much I love me? Please RT this. I don't care if it's more than 140 characters!
Thinking of ME and my cat Fluffy during this holiday season! "

I will try that for now on lol

2012-01-08T17:00:01.094-05:00

I will try that for now on lol

I always hold doors for people too, and hate when ...

2012-01-08T15:25:39.875-05:00

I always hold doors for people too, and hate when they're not courteous. Sometimes when there are two doors in a row (like most stores) I hold the first one, and if they don't say Thanks I pull the second one shut.

Hahaha

2012-01-08T15:15:38.350-05:00

Hahaha

Haha that's great...thanks u too!

2012-01-08T15:15:06.889-05:00

Haha that's great...thanks u too!

Haha good ones!

2012-01-08T15:14:32.743-05:00

Haha good ones!

Yes I hate rudeness

2012-01-08T15:13:31.315-05:00

Yes I hate rudeness

Yes I agree completely with you. I hate the begs f...

2012-01-08T15:12:59.889-05:00

Yes I agree completely with you. I hate the begs for retweets

Hahaha that's awesome

2012-01-08T15:11:56.918-05:00

Hahaha that's awesome

Cliche facebook statuses grind my gears sometimes ...

2012-01-08T12:14:31.743-05:00

Cliche facebook statuses grind my gears sometimes too. I'm getting really sick of the ones where people post photos of outdoor thermometers. Yes.. we all realize how unseasonably hot or cold it happens to be at this point in time! I don't need your cellphone pics to prove it to me.

Yes!!!! The whole P.F Changs story.... Now every...

2012-01-08T11:49:24.527-05:00

Yes!!!!

The whole P.F Changs story....

Now every time I hold the door for someone, and they don't say thank you, I just go, "You're welcome" to myself haha. :)

Hope all is well, Matt! :)

-Melissa
@MKSoftball18

LOL @ Lance--a charity I support somehow got its ...

2012-01-08T11:16:29.632-05:00

LOL @ Lance--a charity I support somehow got its files mixed up and now salutes me as "Thomas" in every email!

I think the PF Chang's guy is part of a pervasive belief that people don't have to interact with each other any more, let alone be courteous or acknowledge courtesy. We all have little electronic devices to share our lives with now; why should we follow any of the rituals of human civilization?

A few things that raise my blood pressure: Drivers in front of you who brake suddenly in the open road, THEN put their turn signals on. People in parking lots who walk behind or step out in front of cars that are already in motion. People on public transit who don't understand how to get out of the doorway so people can enter and exit. (Occasionally I get some small satisfaction in those last cases where the bag I am carrying somehow makes contact with the person who will not move.)

And two things on twitter, often from colleagues of yours: players I follow who RT their other followers who beg for RTs (to me this is like not only giving the guy who's been yelling "BALL! BALL! CAN I HAVE A BALL?" a ball but also stopping everyone in the park to tell them you just gave him one), and folks who beg for more followers without ever actually saying anything interesting on Twitter that would make you want to follow in the first place.

FB friends who post dozens of pix of "cute&...

2012-01-08T11:08:24.309-05:00

FB friends who post dozens of pix of "cute" cats/dogs with stupid sayings.
Rudeness of any sort.

Things that grind my gears: 1: People who panhandl...

2012-01-08T11:02:06.492-05:00

Things that grind my gears:
1: People who panhandle for retweets: (Hey, Robinson, I call my kid Little Cano. How about a retweet.) My rule: Tweet something worth retweeting. Then it will be retweeted.

2:Parents who attend kids practices and talk about how they were once the terror in the batters box or on mound. C'mon guys we all sucked. We were never scouted. When we were puking outside nightclubs, the guys who we claim can't play for shit were taking extra BP and chasing the dream.

Spot on man, spot on! It irritates the piss out ...

2012-01-08T10:46:38.145-05:00

Spot on man, spot on!

It irritates the piss out of me when I'm being polite and holding a door open for someone and they don't even bother to make eye contact and give a nod. If you're not going to say thank you then you could at least acknowledge me by making eye contact or something.

Also - at least the emails you get from marketers call you friend. The ones I get call me Lindsey - even after I've emailed them telling them they have the wrong person and I'm not interested...I'll get a response back saying "sorry Lindsey".