Innocuous things that make you irrationally embarrassed

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looking at ads for used musical instruments online and seeing two ads in a row that refer to instruments as "she" and "her"

Damn, maybe that's why the last guitar I listed on Reverb didn't sell.

This beauty is unplayed, and has the no-longer-available Ebony fretboard. New customs with "richlite" fretboards (made with recycled paper and resin) are selling for $5k+. This also has VERY LOW production numbers, and is bound to appreciate over time, especially if she is well cared for! Please read on! Her name is "Blue." She is a RARE AND UNPLAYED 2011 Les Paul Custom. There were no more than 25 Gibson LP Customs made in this finish (Sapphire Blue). She is about as flawless as they come (case queen) and just drop dead gorgeous! She has the desirable (and discontinued) ebony fingerboard, gold hardware, and 490R/498T pickups.

You are looking at a 2011 G&L USA Jerry Cantrell Signature Rampage, in a Whiskey Finish with an Ebony fretboard and a maple neck. She is so clean, absolutely gorgeous, and ready to rock!

The guitar is in amazing shape. It is a 2008 Mayer Strat so she has been around awhile but your wouldn't be able to tell by looking at her. She has a little bit of buckle rash on the back, and around her edges but no exposed paint anywhere. Other than that she is in amazing shape for an 8 year old guitar. Paint rich and deep in color. Always wiped down and taken care of her whole life.

blech

i guess that isn't particularly innocuous

when someone comes in my store and asks me if i have something and i tell them no and then someone else in the store just starts talking to them about what they asked for and they can't leave.

basically all old record codgers who overhear someone mention something in the store and then start endlessly talking to the person who mentioned it.

i mean, sometimes this works out and they have a conversation.

but, in general, when someone overhears something and butts in. makes me embarrassed.

Phew! IA that I had to check though.

AP: Use it, not the pronoun she, in references to boats and ships.

Swear to God, if I had the time, I'd go through every wikipedia battleship page and do a REPLACE ALL for she to it.

Which, I admit, might get awkward if I run into any female captains, but worth it in the long run.

I was wondering if those Les Pauls were seaworthy. Oh...

http://www.premierguitar.com/ext/resources/archives/9724ea22-ee34-418a-8e34-56b3834c5fc2.JPG

Yeah using female pronouns to refer to instruments is HELLA GROSS, not innocuous imo.

Also I'm that interrupting codger! Lol

As a drummer, I was hoping that you'd be somewhat shielded from this. I just don't think I've ever heard anyone gender a drum before. Anyway, I'm saddened to report...

Up for sale is my Ludwig super sensitive 14x5 snare drum. Serial # is 187327. From the research I've done, the drum was manufactured approximately August 5,1965. As you can see the chrome is flaking off as these were known for this issue. The drum needs new heads and a new snare wire. It is also missing one lug. Everything else works as it should. Rims are in great shape other than needing a good polishing. No dents on the shell that I've been able to see.

While this drum may not be the prettiest girl on the team, she still sounds amazing. Even with a beat head and missing snare wires, she sounds great. The internal damper is still intact and working and the snare mechanism is working great as well.

Disgusting.

Seriously.

the part about always wiping her down

god it is so fucking gross it's making me angry

using female pronouns to refer to instruments is HELLA GROSS

How about B.B. King naming all his guitars Lucille?

how about it?!

I went and searched out a "how do you name your guitar" style thread on an unhip music message board in the hopes of returning here and clowning them/being rationally angry and embarassed. But after one or two pages, I just kind of walked away from music forever and I think I'm gonna take up pottery or something.

Must we be judgmental about people who are only trying to be open about their sexual attraction to hunks of wood and wire?

I fucking hate the sexist guitar naming/pronoun bullshit so much. Or stuff like this that in a Reverb listing which makes me irate enough that it makes me want to take steps to destroy the seller's livelihood:

Original vintage 1974 hagstrom swede, the rilla-dilla, made by blonde Swedish milkmaids with 70s t-shirt boobs and wild bushes back in the day under the 24 hr summer sun, not the Chinese crap on offer at guitar center.

Any guitar listing that is "ready to rock!" is much more innocuous but still makes me irrationally angry.

do people still refer to boats as 'she'?

oh we've discussed that. My dad was a keen sailor and when i was young his friend told me that boats are always referred to as 'she'. he didn't strike me as the most progressive sort, but i guess he saw it as an endearing thing.

http://i.imgur.com/JqqapXt.jpg

Of course, ships are named after all sorts of people (I want to say mostly male, but I don't know), but some people will insist on calling, for example, the Bismarck a she.

Drydocking at that time revealed that despite the years of neglect, her hull was still in remarkably good condition. In August she was renamed American Star, her propellers were removed and placed on the deck, the funnel and bridge were painted red, and ladders were welded to starboard. She left Greece on 22 December 1993 under tow, but the tow proved impossible due to the weather.

If you are capable of writing in English, how do you come up with something like that without repeatedly stabbing yourself with your quill?

I was wondering if those Les Pauls were seaworthy. Oh...

this reminds me of when i ordered a guitar amp but they had to cancel the order because the cargo ship it was on sank in the middle of the atlantic. i like the thought of my poor li'l amp still down there lying on the ocean floor

it's sad; she was an amp

If they floated back up, would they become the new Marshall Islands?

Or just catch a wave in to shore on a Mesa Boogie board.

good job with these innocuous and embarrassing posts, guys

i'm irrationally embarrassed by point-missing Facebook replies to other people's posts. i.e. a friend of mine posted this story on Facebook...

http://www.theonion.com/article/third-grader-clearly-biting-more-he-can-chew-eleme-54478

...and one of her relatives said "well clearly the photo shows the boy is in a library and not at a book fair, i'm not sure what this story is going on about."

haha yeah it's always the relatives missing the point and everyone just goes silent

how about it?!

I was wondering if that qualifies B.B. King as HELLA GROSS in your view? It appeared to, but I wasn't going to assume.

doing a HELLA GROSS thing != being a HELLA GROSS person

yeah, stop being a dumbass

i mean doing dumbassery

lol yes
otm

Thanks for the lesson -- really needed that!!

brimstead otm

using the term 'lede'

you'd prefer they bury it

The UK has the marginally less irritating term 'standfirst' instead of lede.

adults who cosplay

imagine if you will that your older brother was such an adult and the attendant embarrassment that comes along with such a filial connection

sort of related, anyone over the age of 10 who wears hats like this:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41JhWGH0OsL._SX342_.jpg

For Helping Immigrants, Chobani’s Founder Draws Threats

everytime i see a movie trying to depict a made-up video game or viral video or merely "the internet", it's embarrassing.

observing bad job interviews. people making bad jokes during job interviews. we interviewed a donor relations/development person and during her presentation she made a joke about how alcohol is key to fundraising and it was kind of funny but by the end of the presentation she ended up making two more alcohol jokes and it reflected poorly. i felt very embarrassed for her

when people show videos they did not create as a filler during a job interview presentation

people showing video clips during presentations in general is usually bad

good: "here is our new marketing promotional video"

bad: "here is a video I made with my coworkers that is goofy and shows we are a team"

super bad: "so here we are in this all day session. I am going to show you a TED talk video"

i dunno... it gives me a chance to recover from the crippling embarrassment of actually giving the presentation myself