Irritation

Annoying People

            Since the dawn of time, people have found amusement at the expense of others. For example, the ancient Romans used to watch prisoners kill each other for fun; they enjoyed watching others suffer. Annoying people is similar in this regard, but it involves less murder. For example, I have friends who like to jam their own lockers so they don’t have to put in their combinations to open them. Because of this, they don’t know their own locker combinations. After wrestling practice one night, I removed the slips of paper that they use to jam the lock. You could imagine my immense joy upon hearing that the next morning I had made every single one of them late for their first period class. Was it immature? Yes. Was it a malicious and unnecessary prank? Indubitably. But I enjoyed it, and that my friends, is all that matters. It takes a special kind of person to find enjoyment in the suffering of others…namely, a sadistic one. However, I think that there is  no problem with some harmless pranking, as long as no one gets hurt, it can be a great way to spend time. Speaking of irritation, there is an entire video series about it by one of my favorite comedians: John Cleese.

I love John Cleese. Truly a genius at the fine art of annoyance. Don’t watch too many of the videos though, you will experience collateral damage as it will slowly rot your brain. But it’s good in small doses