ANNOYING

Packed at Huntington

JoePalca — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:59:22 +0000

Wonderful crowd at the Huntington Library. Long line of people asking for autographed copies of the book.

Best request: A guy asked me to write this note to his girlfriend in the copy of the book her bought for her:

“As an expert, I can tell you that Bob is NOT annoying, You should say “yes” to his marriage proposal.”

OK, his name wasn’t Bob, but the rest is 100% true.

Seattle

JoePalca — Thu, 12 May 2011 21:34:32 +0000

This should come before Westwood. The B&N in University Village was very friendly. So were the gang at KUOW.

Westwood Barnes and Noble

JoePalca — Thu, 12 May 2011 21:33:33 +0000

Enthusiastic crowd at the B&N in Westwood. Blondie samples for all.

Halfalogue at Gate C-6

JoePalca — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:25:03 +0000

Normally, halfalogues don’t bug me all that much…but there’s a doozy here at the gate. A guy behind me with a raspy voice is talking about people he’s considering hiring. While I’m sort of curious to know what his company does, and what positions he’s hiring for, right now I wish he’d just stop talking.

He stopped.

No, there’s more. He said goodbye, but then he started up again. Now he’s talking about clearances…

Now he’s done. Really done. Phew.

TIME has come today

JoePalca — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:18:24 +0000

“Raw and Uncut,” as Flora puts it.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/06/what-annoys-you-an-examination-of-the-things-that-drive-us-bananas/

Off to Denver

JoePalca — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:22:44 +0000

Tomorrow it’s the first stop on the Annoying book tour. Denver. Joe is planning to provide detailed info from the road. Here’s hoping something interesting happens….

Flora talks to the Express

JoePalca — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:43:12 +0000

Read an interview with Flora Lichtman in Express - http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2011/04/annoying-science-what-bugs-us-joe-palca-flora-lichtman-politics-prose-npr.php

Science Times like us

JoePalca — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:42:19 +0000

Read a review of the book in The New York Times - http://nyti.ms/hn4pdY

Off and running

JoePalca — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:40:23 +0000

Our first review. http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/lifestyle_products/article.jsp?content=20110509_10032_10032

annoy, v. (alt: mind ruffle)

flichtman — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:39:32 +0000

1. intr. To be hateful, odious, offensive, or a cause of trouble (to, or with dat.) Obs.

2. trans. To be hateful or distasteful to; to trouble, irk, bore, weary. (= Fr. ennuyer.) In passive const. w. of. Obs.

b. impers. it annoys me..: it irks me. Obs. rare.

3. trans. To affect (a person) in a way that disturbs his equanimity, hurts his susceptibilities, or causes slight irritation. (Refers to the feeling produced, rather than to the action producing it; hence commonest in the passive to be annoyed: to be ruffled in mind, troubled, vexed.)

b. to be annoyed after or for: to worry about, be anxious for. Obs. rare.

c. refl. To vex oneself, take offence, grieve. Obs.

d. intr. (refl. pron. omitted.) Obs.

4. By transf. to the objective means: To molest, injure, hurt, harm; now esp. in military use.

b. absol.

5. To affect (a thing) in a way which interferes with its proper action; to interfere with detrimentally, affect injuriously. Obs.

-Oxford English Dictionary