#919 When your TV and cable box aren't in sync

Hit the power button, TV turns on and your cable box stays off. Blank screen.
Hit the power button again, TV turns off and your cable box turns on. Blank screen.
Hit the power button again, TV turns on and your cable box turns off. Blank screen.

I'd like to say it ends here because we immediately realize what's going on and we fix the problem. Let's not lie to ourselves though.

It's just slightly annoying.

#937 The touchdown-commercial-kickoff-commercial combination

For as great as watching football on television is, it doesn't come without its slightly annoying tendencies. This phenomenon really puts a damper on any celebrating that follows a score.

You scored, yay! Now you get to sit through a terrible Geico or Jared Diamonds commercial in addition to a few others before you get back to football.

Kickoff to get things going again, yay! Sit through another terrible Geico or Jared commercial and a few other repeats.

Can't the TV gods find a better filler for after touchdowns and kickoffs? What would be wrong with switching to highlights, other games, or watching the cheerleaders? Oh, right, nothing.

It's just slightly annoying.

#994 When you have to leave as your favorite part of a movie is coming on

It's 9:45 and you're sitting on the couch or lying in bed, well aware that you need to leave at 10:00. You peruse through the televisions channels, looking for literally anything that will fill the 15 minute void.

Well, well, well. Look what you stumbled upon. It's the final fight of Gladiator. It's the Catalina wine mixer in Step Brothers. It's the Titanic's first strike against the iceberg. It just happens to be the favorite part of one of your favorite movies. You're briefly excited for a moment, but glancing at the clock, excitement becomes replaced by slight annoyance. It's 9:58. Sorry buddy, that twist at the end of Usual Suspects will have to wait until next time. Hours later, you may realize that you feel annoyed for no reason whatsoever. Well, maybe if you had caught Heath Ledger serenading Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You, you'd feel a little better tempered.

Heath Ledger Singing "cant Take My Eyes off You" - Funny bloopers are a click away

It's just slightly annoying.