adj.
Causing or creating vexation; annoying.
Full of annoyance or distress; harassed.
Intended to vex or annoy.
You know those kind of flip flops people wear that make incredible noise when you walk -- thunk, thunk, thunk?
An earlier conversation with coworker:
Ali: Are those your flip-flops I keep hearing?What is wrong with society that we must wear shoes that clearly serve no purpose but to annoy the hell out of coworkers as you thunk thunk thunk down the hall, back and forth, in and out of the kitchen, to the bathroom, to the printer, back to your desk. Lady, you're HURTING me!
Me: Even you suggesting that hurts me violently. I am about ready to go chop off that woman's feet. If she doesn't stop walking around in those things, I'm going to have to quit.
This post on a blog I found has exactly the comments I want to make about flip flops, except if I posted all my complaints about them on here, you'd probably all stop reading because you'd think I was a lunatic. (P.S. I'm only crazy when it comes to strange and annoying office noises.) Here's my favorite comment:
Flip flops are hell for me. You know that *thing* that just drives you up the wall for no discernable reason and makes you want to rip off heads and scream and you have to look at pictures of cute baby animals until you calm down? Yep, that’s flip flops for me. Both the thwap-thwap when they pick up their feet and the skoosh-skoosh when they don’t. Aiee.
Addition: Perfect, the Washington Post doesn't like flip flops either!
Flip-flop defenders like to point to how comfortable they are. You know what? So are pajamas. And bathrobes. But you don't see your co-workers rolling up to the office in tank tops and flannel pants, do you?
2 comments:
Kim, I'm talking about the $5 Old Navy type flip flops. Other, nicer shoes, like the black ones, are called sandals or high heels. Old Navy flip flops are unprofessional and only really belong on the beach, not at work. They have annoying rubber soles that make the most annoying sound.
Do my flip-flops flop? I guess I haven't really paid attention.
*checks*
Okay, they do. But it's kind of a tidy little flip noise. You'll have to tell me if they're really irritating. I know they can't possibly be as irritating as that lady's shoes, though. But isn't that also the case with cordouroy, irritating cell phone rings and so on? They can be irritating, or have the irritation level lessened, depending on how loud/often/etc.?
On a related note: that Post addendum about not seeing coworkers in tank tops or flannel pants: um, yes to both counts, actually. One coworker in particular has outfits that routinely boggle my mind with the sheer pajama-y-ness of them.
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