Whoopi: Turn Off Your Damn Cell Phone!

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So our friend, Cindy, sent us some thoughts she had on the train today:

Cindy Says:

To the teenaged punks blaring their rap music on NJ transit:perhaps you don't recognize my stink eye. It means "Get some headphones. I want to sleep."

To the ticket takers on NJ transit: I know you hear it too. And you know it's rude and I'm pretty sure it's technically not allowed. Do your job and say something!!

Remember you too can submit your thoughts, video, and pictures to us at mail.heyrude@gmail.com. Thanks again for your support!

-MRF

Curiosity killed the cat, but may only maim the kid...

I am all for healthy exploration, but these wee ones at the airport were all but ignored by their parent/guardian as they poked around and sat on the edge of the MOVING conveyor belt - with large pieces of luggage heading right toward the little girl. When the little lass stood up, the backside of her pristine white pants were black from the filthy conveyor belt....nice. Thanks, mom! Good job.....

-hmg

Get on up!

If you are on a bus, train, bench, etc., is it not the polite thing to do and give up a seat for an older person? Maybe it is just me. What do you think? Comment below.

-MRF

Traffic Cop or Traffic Not!

So, we have discussed this before, but I feel it must be repeated. As most of you know, the UN was in session in New York this week. Because of this, we New Yorkers experienced really, really bad traffic. I believe that it was actually worse than it could have been because the traffic cops - and that is a very loose term - could not do the job correctly. Have you had this problem in your town? Comment below and share your pain.

-MRF

Please take down your lights, it is not Christmas!

Now I know that we are getting close to holiday season, but we still are not quite there yet. I am all for getting into the spirit of the holidays. But there is a phenomenon that happens, mostly in the suburbs, (especially in my sister's neighborhood): keeping Christmas lights up all year round. Do these people that carry on this tradition realize that it takes away from the actual holiday? Please, if you do not want to take these lights down after the 1st of the year, then do not put them up at all. Some might not think this is particularly rude, but what do you think? Please post your thoughts below. Oh, and have a lovely day!

-MRF

E-mail Rudeness

Our friend Serena had something rude she wanted to share. I think it is safe to say that everyone has had this happen to them:

Serena says:

How about a posting about people who are SO annoying via email. Specifically, the ones who are on a group email, who REPLY all to ask a question that was answered in THE ORIGINAL F****ING EMAIL.

Example: 1st email says "Let's all meet at ___ time at ___ place on ___ date to discuss Yadda Yadda." People reply all until everyone is in agreement about what is going on and then some dumbs**t hits reply all with "Oh, I'd like to discuss that too, just tell me when and where!" like she needs a private f***ing recap. SCROLL DOWN BEOTCH. Stop being rude!

That's all I'm sayin'. ;-)

If you have something you want to share with words, pictures and/or video, e-mail us at mail.heyrude@gmail.com. If you want to add something to this blog entry please comment below.

-MRF

Why? Why?? WHY???

-hmg

Women Can Be Disgusting Too!

Everyone talks about men having gross bathrooms, but the big secret is out.....there are women that are just as (or even more) disgusting. I just do not understand it. The pictures below are of a bathroom in an office building. The ladies bathroom, to be precise. How is it that so much toilet paper is on the floor? How hard is it to put the paper in the toilet?





























-MRF

The doors on the bus go slam slam slam...

Yes, yet another rude experience on the bus...I've been riding the bus a lot lately, and it is almost always a lesson in patience. Usually, the bus drivers are cordial and say hello when I greet them, are willing to give brief directions, and announce stops on the crackly p.a. system. But too many times I have experienced the surly bus driver with chip on his/her shoulder and an axe to grind - usually expressed by driving like a maniac and stopping suddenly every two blocks, ignoring riders who are obviously running to catch the bus or are standing four feet away from the bus stop and not directly under it, refusing to announce stops when it is dark outside and difficult to peer out the ad-covered windows, and the jerky dude above who let four passengers off (via the front door - grrrr) and though I was standing patiently aside and then quickly stepped up to enter, he chose to shut the door AS I was entering...and caught me like a Venus fly trap in the folding doors. I said "Gosh! sorry you didn't see me..." like an idiot, apologizing. And he just stared; sullen, unapologetic, and waited for me to clamber on. I get so damn angry at this behavior - and it made me want to say something fairly rude to him. But I took a picture instead, breathed, and let it go.

-hmg

Herding Kittens

Why is it so difficult to master the concept of moving to the back of the bus to make room for people coming onto the bus? Why do some people insist on staying near the front or exiting out the front when it clearly makes sense to exit out the rear door? I understand the elderly and infirm wanting to do this...but the rest of the able-bodied and stubborn masses need a cattle-prod.

-hmg

Sorry to Interrupt....

Dear Person Behind The Counter At The Drugstore/Coffee house/Customer Service Rep., Etc.-

I get that people bother you all day, but all I want is to get my coffee/toiletries/etc. So, if I ask you a question such as: Could you ring this up please?, do not make me or anyone feel like we have committed a major crime. Also, please do not give me that dirty look that says: You just interrupted my very important conversation about the party I went to last night and you should be punished for it! FYI, no one cares, so please just ring me up and I will be on my way. Thank you and have a nice day.

-MRF

What if it was your home on fire, or loved one in trouble...

...wouldn't you want people to move their cars to the side of the roadway or street to let emergency vehicles through? I will never understand the thought process of the idiots who refuse to get out of the way, or try to outrace the fire trucks or ambulances, or just plain panic and freeze like a deer in headlights rather than take action and move. Where I grew up, if you hear a siren behind you, you pull over, no matter what. In the city, it's like a game of "chicken". Mind-boggling.

-hmg

Ginormous Purses

The good news: this lady DID put her bag 'tween her legs on the public transport, freeing the seat next to her for a weary fellow commuter.

The bad news: on her way into the subway car she banged her buckle-y big-arse bag into several knees and legs, including my daintily hose-clad gams, instead of slinging the straps over her shoulder and hugging the satchel to chest, as most of us know to do. When lugging ridiculously huge saddlebags, as is the annoying style these days, be considerate of the crowds around you...don't fling it around, or use it to make extra space behind you, or drag it over our shins...pick it up, clutch it like a baby, and keep the thing away from my now-running nylons, dangit.

-hmg

Dogs Are Great But Please Keep Them Out Of The Laundry

Our friend Cindy sent us this lovely photo. Please keep sending your photos and video to mail.heyrude@gmail.com.

Cindy Says:

Seriously??? Do I even need to explain why the laundromat is not a great place to bring your dogs?
















-MRF

Oh, how I wish I owned a cell phone signal jammer

Blah, blah blah, heeeheehee blah, why are we forced to endure these loud yappers on the bus, blah blah heeheeehee, blah blah blah blah....

Just a little note....

Dear all of the people that have done something rude in the last week:

You are officially on a Time Out. If you choose to act like a child then you will be treated like one. Have a lovely day!

-MRF

We had to Comment on it......

Even though everyone and his brother will be commenting on this,
we had to say something about it. I am a fan of his music but this is just so rude. [update: looks as if the clip is no longer working. We assume by now you have seen Kanye West grabbing the microphone out of Taylor Swift's hand as she was accepting her Moon Man and saying how Beyonce had the best video of the decade. Good lord, Kanye, need attention much??]

MTV Shows

We have to give it up to Beyonce for showing what you should do in the situation. She really showed how classy she is by letting Taylor Swift have her moment.

-MRF

Friends Should Not Let Friends Be Rude....

So our friend Jon had a great little story of how you need to know who your friends are:





-MRF

Girls Aloud

While I await my laptop to receive a new hard drive, I am forced to trek to the local branch of the public library to use a free computer with internet access. The thing is, this library branch seems to attract the kooky folk (perhaps I am one of them), the phlegm-clearing oldsters (they cannot help this, I understand), and the delightful subset of society who enjoy narrating their actions and all text out loud. I tend to think of these people as self-soothers, like the public whistlers and hummers who need to make theses noises to keep from falling completely apart. Whilst in the library at the painfully slow computer, I am less understanding, and more apt to want to huff away angrily or clear my throat as a reprimand. Which is exactly what I did to the lady mumbling: "Enter member card number? Here in this space? What is this? Do I need to type in this long number on the back of my member card? Huh. Okay. Right. There it is. ...2334. Okay..." across from me. And she got the message. It was deeply satisfying, in a completely passive-aggressive way.

-hmg

A Day of Service

For a brief and bittersweet few weeks after the events of September 11, 2001, a change came over New York City. Maybe it happened in Washington, DC , or Shanksville, PA, or in cities small and large throughout the world - but I only know what happened in my small corner of Manhattan: people looked one another in the eye as they passed on the sidewalks. A graciousness and kindness was present; a sense of looking out for one's neighbors and an appreciation grew for the people who put themselves in harm's way so we can be safer in our city. A few days after the disaster, I remember having a stranger buy my slice of pizza and a can of soda for me when I had realized that I had left my cash in another purse - no questions asked, no talk of repayment, no business cards exchanged. When I put my head down to silently weep at a ceremony that Sunday the 16th, people with whom I had never spoken wrapped their arms around me, hands were rested on my shoulders; we were all in this together, this pain and sadness, this world.


Of course, despite the talk in the media of this being a possible permanent change of attitude and a shift in our usually self-oriented perspective, of us all becoming "as one" - we knew it could not last. The shock took a while to wear off, the acrid odor lasted in the air for months, but daily life in this fair city still takes a toll on our patience and nerves and ability to be be good citizens of the world. So the gentleness and gentility cooled like the wintry air approaching, and car horns blared once again, people stared at the sidewalk or blankly ahead, and rudeness crept back into our lives.


With politicians now heckling the President at a congressional speech, or encouraging disruptions of town hall meetings, and government officials thoughtlessly approving photo ops of a huge plane tailed by fighter jets flying low over the Hudson and around the Statue of Liberty and near Ground Zero, or even allowing emergency drills and exercises conducted earlier today on the Potomac, simulating attacks and communicating via clear channel (unsecured) on a two-way radio - thus sending Washington, DC and the rest of the country into a mild panic as it is reported (erroneously) on the news that the President might have been a target - we are not only forced to witness rude and/or thoughtless actions from the very people who are supposed to serve and represent us, we are immersed in in the muck and anger and fear-mongering. We are not being led by these people to a more civil society, but one of sometimes deliberate confusion and ignorance.


It's time to reflect on the good that can come of this sad anniversary. We've had a hard eight years, with more hard times to come. Maybe we can lift our eyes from the sidewalks and our own troubles and find some answers to bigger problems by looking to our neighbor in need. To reach up and outwards, from our own small universe to embrace our fellow citizens, to put a hand on a shoulder, to offer comfort and solace in this time of difficulty.

Or we can just maintain the status quo.

-hmg

Fellow Drivers, Heed the call!

So while I was in line for the Kathy G. book signing, I met some friendly people and as you know from the last blog some crazy ones. One of the nice ones was kind enough to share with us what she finds rude and a big pet peeve. This is Kristen from West Virginia telling us her thoughts!





-MRF

Why do crazy weirdos always get their way?

The lovely creators of Hey Rude decided to go to the book signing for "The Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin" - and what an adventure in rudeness we enjoyed! We only regret not getting a snapshot (we were too slow on the draw!) of the dastardly duo of mother and daughter - we'll call them "Mickey and Minnie" who not only dressed like a twisted version of Mama and Eunice Higgins from the Carol Burnett show (an oversized bow in the grown daughter's 'do and all), but decided to barge ahead of hundreds of long-waiting fans and then lose their minds when we called them out on their rudeness.


To make a long story short, they cut in line, I approached them in a rational voice and said "Really, there have been people waiting here for quite a long time, you just skipped ahead of all of them" and they were SHOCKED and APPALLED that several people started giving them a hard time about it. They were asked by the book store staff to get back to where they belonged in line....but somehow, they managed to push and bully and whine their way to the very head of the line (where people had literally waited for hours) and as they gleefully exited the signing, they found me in the back of the still-long queue and yelled "WE GOT OUR BOOKS SIGNED!" as if their assholery was a triumph to be feted throughout the land. I yelled back to the crazy, be-sequined, be-dazzled, and bow-ed freaks "HOORAY FOR YOU! SHOVING YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT! WAY TO BE STRONG!!" like an equally crazy loon. But I totally ratted them out to Kathy Griffin when I got my book signed, so now I am officially eight years old. Kathy said to me "Oh my god I HATE line-cutters! I do not allow that! Ach!" and all was well with the world.

Sometimes, it feels as if being polite and rational does not pay off. The squeaky wheels do often get the grease. But, oh, what sad, crazy-eyed, tu-tu-wearing lives they must lead to squeak so. Keep on being normal, people....

p.s. We adore Kathy Griffin for calling people out on their rudeness all the time. Amen, sister. Buy her book. It's good, and a great insight into why she is who she is....

-hmg

Kathy Griffin is awesome!

So yesterday, we went to a book signing for Kathy Griffin. You can not believe some of the stuff that happened when we were in line. Check back to the website later this afternoon to get the dirt. By the way go out and get her book Official Book Club Selection. She was so cool!






-MRF

So far away....

The picture is a bit blurry, but the trash can is just a few short steps away from the bench. Not a long walk, yet the slurping slob could not be bothered to shuffle to the receptacle and dispose of the plastic cup. I mean, why bother? There will always be someone else to pick up the litter one leaves behind. Why contribute to society by being responsible for one's leavings? Why deprive the workers of their rightful duties? Why not delight all with the sticky remnants of one's thirst-quenching beverage container?

Thank you, o thoughtful litterer.



-hmg

There's no place like home. Unless you are on the bus.

Yes, kick back, grab your cell phone, and make yourself comfy, chum. Your fellow riders want you to feel at ease and gab loudly away, legs stretched and raised to prevent embolism. Your comfort is the MTA's only concern. If only they sold frappuccinos on the bus....

-hmg

Blasting Music!

So another car blasting music. Not a good choice to drive by children since there were words that I can not really even write on the blog. The sound is a little bad but you will get it. Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend and getting all sorts of rude stuff to send to us at mail.heyrude@gmail.com





-MRF

Some places are just a no cell zone!

Did you ever have this problem? People that talk on their phones in the public bathroom. Is nothing sacred? It is bad enough to have to be doing your thing in the next stall to someone. But to then hear them talking to someone on the phone.....not cool. So it happened again yesterday.....check it out:




-MRF

Good times, good times...

Sooooo, yeah. How do two dudes pass out simultaneously whilst mid-pint? These guys were both sleeping, beers a-sloshing (yet amazingly still in hands), in a crowded bar in the lower east side (aka LES) of fabulous Manhattan. I suppose we should have been grateful they were resting comfortably and not getting into fisticuffs over some scantily-clad lady-person. Or man-person.

After I snapped some pictures, these delightful fellows awakened and resumed consuming beers. Ah, youth.


-hmg

Hipsters: Not so much rude as annoying....

Okay, maybe we are pushing the envelope a bit when we include "things that annoy us," but what the hell - it's a slow week in Rude Land. For those of you who don't know what a "hipster" is, you are one lucky person. They are not unique to New York (say THAT three times fast), but they are a special breed of seemingly entitled cool folk. And lord knows we can't stand anyone too cool for school....

From our man-on-the-street file (ok, wo-man-on-the street):

-hmg

List of Rude Things that Happened in One Day

So the following are actual things I saw yesterday but did not have the time to get out the camera to shoot. Some we have discussed here on the website. See if any have happened to you lately - you let us know!

1. A woman bumped into me without apologizing.
2. Guy spit in the middle of sidewalk, not caring who was around.
3. Person standing on escalator stood on the left side where no one could pass.
4. Person was honking and did not stop (Some woman yelled to Stop, which is
exactly what I was thinking)
5. This happened more than once: People pushed their way onto the train before
letting people out first. (Still boggles me why people do not get it.)
6. Traffic cops not doing anything while there is gridlock. (Such a waste of taxpayers
money.)
7. Trash not in trash cans. (That is daily, again do not get how people do not know
what a trash can is for.)
8. Guy sneezed and did not cover his nose and mouth. (Was this person born in a
barn?.... no offense to those that actually are, but seriously....)
9. Guy yelled practically in my face cause he was trying to sell perfume on the street
(personal space boundaries, anyone?)
10. Person standing in front of stairway while people are trying to go down it because
they are on their cellphone.

So 10 things just yesterday....What did you see that was rude or irritating yesterday, comment below!

-MRF