'Whatever' so totally tops most annoying word poll

So, you know, it is what it is, but Americans are totally annoyed by the use of "whatever" in conversations.

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Michigan city bans being annoying in public

Ticking someone off could get you a ticket in one Michigan city. The Brighton City Council on Thursday approved an ordinance allowing police in the Livingston County community to ticket and fine anyone who is annoying in public "by word of mouth, sign or motions."

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Trump tops off Chicago tower; endorses McCain

Donald Trump says the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial industry is a "black eye" for an American economy that was "rushing into one big depression."

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Australian court strikes ban on annoying pilgrims

A court struck down a new law Tuesday that banned people from annoying participants of a Roman Catholic youth festival in Australia that the pope plans to attend, ruling that the law restricted free speech.

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Scientists Can't Explain Algae Outbreak

When runaway algae killed fish and fouled beaches in the Great Lakes region decades ago, governments ordered cutbacks of phosphorus — a key algae nutrient — from laundry detergents and sewage treatment plants.

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"Whatever" has been voted the most annoying word in American English.

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When you installed the .NET Framework "security update," you probably got this little bugger in your Firefox or your Google Chrome (according to the comments). Oh, and you can't uninstall it without going into the registry.

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Internet Trolls - Catch & Release - Ain't About Fishin' - It's About Annoying Folks Tryin' to Sink Your Boat & How to Toss 'em Overboard!

Ever had your NEWSVINE or other Internet blog article hijacked? If not, you haven't been around here very long, or, you're just plain lucky.

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Excerpt: A DRUG addict has been jailed for pestering his elderly parents for money. Clifford Walton, 57, of Redcar Street, Halifax, also squandered his weekly benefits of £300 to feed his habit.

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Excerpt: Unrequited love is generally portrayed in movies and songs as a harmless obsession. Here in the real world, it can be a bit scarier.

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Toby Harnden has compiled a list of amusing "Britishisms" that are somewhat annoying. Our friends from across the "pond" are perhaps in blissful ignorance of how ridiculous some of their more common sayings are.

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Toby Harnden has compiled a list of amusing "Americanisms" that us Brits find somewhat annoying. Our friends from across the "pond" (another Americanism) are perhaps in blissful ignorance of how ridiculous some of their more common sayings are.

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Since when did being annoying become a crime? Since Brighton City Council approved a public conduct code Monday night, which includes fining someone up to $500 for being annoying.

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Over the past two decades, Michael Dickinson has been interviewed by reporters hundreds of times about his research on the biomechanics of insect flight. One question from the press has always dogged him: Why are flies so hard to swat?

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Want to drive a telemarketer crazy and amuse yourself at the same time? Here's an example of how to do it.

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Cringe \'krinj\ vb 1. to draw in or contract one's muscles involuntarily (as from cold or pain) 2. to draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; [to] shrink from something dangerous or painful

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See what they did there? They paused the TV show, ran a little mini-commercial for some show that no one cares about, and then returned to the last two seconds of the segment before going to commercial.

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It's great to keep in touch with your friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites and friend invitations from people you've never heard of?

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1 Its a small world after all (that can make anyone suicidal) 2 love you, you love me... 3This is the song that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends, some people 4 The Meow Mix jingle (Meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow...)5 "I know a song that gets on everybo …

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Simon Cowell told her she was quite annoying and a lot of online message boards are calling her a brat and wannabe. Actually Brooke Helvie is both...she attended the same high school as my step-daughter and she most definitely is annoying, bratty and pretty much a ditz.

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Just launched!

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In the Republican race, CNN now is projecting John McCain to be the winner in all four primaries tonight, meaning he has won the Republican ... hold on, we have some breaking news.

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I haven't heard of most of these, so it's kind of interesting to see what types of devices are being made to help people wake up in the mornings. Personally, I just usually need something to make a moderately-loud noise to get me up and I'm good.

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THIRD-PARTY applications are supposedly the secret to Facebook's success.

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Every now and then, a commercial comes along that really makes you stop and take notice. This year we saw a good amount of those, and entertaining ads from companies like Geico and Dove made us smile, laugh, and think about our culture at large.

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From antipiracy measures to built-in nagging, today's software often comes with features that drive you nuts. Here are the irritations we'd really like to zap.

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Is the Conversation Tracker Broken?

Beginning last night, I saw a steep drop off in the amount of comments people were making on articles I commented on. Like, from 20 an hour to zero. Then something odd happened.

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I would like to look at this at a fair point of view. I'm in no way sexist, but I'm just listing down some of my opinions about some of the women. Just a little list about common annoying things that SOME women do, not all but SOME.

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These are the Top 25 most annoying Super Bowl Party Guest personalities.

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This has got to be the most annoying effing idea I have seen in a long, long time. When you look out your peephole, you do not want some stupid ad blocking your view.

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