101 Annoying Things You've Heard Your Friends Say While Scrambling Your Cube

[Thieflordz5]

Other Person: Can I play with it.
Me: I guess...
Other person: This thing is slick... how much did it cost.
Me: 10 Bucks, plus about 4 or 5 for shipping.
Other person: YOU PAID 15 DOLLARS FOR A RUBIK'S CUBE *pop* and it sucks, you need a new one.
Me: I like this one, it turns better.
Other person: I didn't notice sny difference.

How can you go back on yourself after about 10 seconds... or less?

I can't stand this!!! I think it might be my least favorite.

347. Person: Can I mix it for you?
Me: Sure... Just be careful.
Person: *5 piece pop after R6 L3* *Puts it back together (incorrectly) edges first, corners last* "Solve it!
Me: *Solves, but takes out incorrect pieces to make it possible*
Person: You're cheating! You took out the pieces!
Me: (rather than explain orientation and permutation) So did you.

Thanks, I'll need to use that...

Kingdom Hearts 2. I have logged about 200 hours on that. Two different profiles. Both are level 99 and I got a bunch of Action Replay codes... Love that game. Logged about a hundred hours on Kingdom hearts 1 too.

Nice, I can't get past that Hades part where he's spamming fireballs *shivers*


Why do people keep calling my Magic a "New Rubik's Cube"
When it's obviously not a cube?
As well as my Sq-1 when it's not in Square-shape...

Edit: Most of the most recient ones are really funny, I would quote them, but That would take too much space...

 

[CuberDude]

Me: Took out my black diy type a with cubesmith tiles(no logo) and started scrambling.
Moron:What kind of cube is that?
Moron:*Snatched my cube*
Me: It's a diy cube with special stickers that were bought online.
Moron: Yeah right, it's a FAKE cube! There's no Rubik's logo!
Me: You obviously know nothing about Rubik's cubes...

 

[Sa967St]

Me: *randomly scrambles a cube, solves it, scrambles it again, solves it again...*
Other Person: (trying to sound smart) You know, it would be a lot more difficult if someone else scrambles it, and does more turns*
Me: fine then, you can mix it up *passes cube to him*
Other Person: *scrambles it for 5 minutes, then gives it back*
Me: *solves it in 13 seconds*
Other Person: Oh, I guess I didn't mix it up for long enough
Me: *facepalm*

This is sort of cubing related.
Me: I'm going to Minnesota for a tournament.
Idiot: What state in Minnesota in?

lol

4 weeks ago...

Me: *cubing during school*
Other person: Do you go to tournaments for the arubriks cube?
Me: Yeah, I'm going to Detroit next weekend for a competition
Other person: WTF, you would go to America just to play with that thing?? (I live in Canada)
Me: It's only less than 4 hours away from here
Other person: get a life, really.

 

[mazei]

well i get negative comments from the younger gen while a more positive feedback from the older people.

Some of my favourites:
Me: *playing with my cubes in class*
Friend: "DUDE! Still playing with that??(I've been playing since 2007 so they feel that its getting old)
Friend: *walks away and comes back after some time**Takes a cube and starts playing with it*
Me: *giggles*

Me: *plays with my 5x5*
Guy: "I've seen an 8x8"
Me: "Wow, really?"(sarcastic way)
Guy: "Yeah"
Me: "You know....nvm"(Was going to explain there isnt any and he probably saw a 7x7 or 6x6)
Guy: "You're playing with a 6x6 right?"
Me: *face palm* "Try counting again"-_-

Me: *solving countless of times at a cafe*
Spectator: *After a number of solves I decide to take a sip and solve it OH* You can even do it one handed?!(in a tone as if its totally different from 2H)
Me: Its basically the same thing
S: Oh...

 

[jacob15728]

Eh, I don't get naything original so I'm not gonna do the numbers. But it is extremely annoying when I get stuff like "you're cheating", "it's easier to just switch the stickers", "you just messed it up", "I'm gonna scramble it so much you'll never be able to solve it", "Why did you order one online? Are you retarded? Just get one at Target" etc.

The thing is though, you can't blame them. People who don't know anything about cubing are bound to ask stupid questions, just because they don't understand what might seem obvious to us cubers. Rather than getting upset, you should try and explain it. Or just take the "pity the fools" route.

What if you were doing a more popular activity? If you had gone out of your way to get special shoes for track and field, and someone said "Why did you pay so much just for shoes? Are you retarded? Just get some sneakers at the mall" you'd rightly think they were retarded. If you're sitting somewhere reading a book nobody says "Wow, do you do that all day? You must have no life" or "It's easier to just skip to the end" because that would clearly be a stupid thing to say. The only thing I can think of is that for some reason people become stupid and disrespectful jerks when they see a cube... but I don't know why. All I know is that, if you look at the things people say at cubers, nobody would say something that stupid and rude to someone who was doing a different activity.

I think it's because they're jealous and know they'd never be able to solve it. Either that or they assume it's very easy and they could figure it out in a few minutes, so anyone who cares enough about such an easy, pointless activity deserves no respect.

 

[soccerking813]

What if you were doing a more popular activity? If you had gone out of your way to get special shoes for track and field, and someone said "Why did you pay so much just for shoes? Are you retarded? Just get some sneakers at the mall" you'd rightly think they were retarded. If you're sitting somewhere reading a book nobody says "Wow, do you do that all day? You must have no life" or "It's easier to just skip to the end" because that would clearly be a stupid thing to say. The only thing I can think of is that for some reason people become stupid and disrespectful jerks when they see a cube... but I don't know why. All I know is that, if you look at the things people say at cubers, nobody would say something that stupid and rude to someone who was doing a different activity.

I think it's because they're jealous and know they'd never be able to solve it. Either that or they assume it's very easy and they could figure it out in a few minutes, so anyone who cares enough about such an easy, pointless activity deserves no respect.

Why should anyone know anything about cubing if they do not cube, or do not have a sibling or parent who cubes? You really can't expect the general population to know stuff about something that is as unpopular as cubing.

 

[jacob15728]

What if you were doing a more popular activity? If you had gone out of your way to get special shoes for track and field, and someone said "Why did you pay so much just for shoes? Are you retarded? Just get some sneakers at the mall" you'd rightly think they were retarded. If you're sitting somewhere reading a book nobody says "Wow, do you do that all day? You must have no life" or "It's easier to just skip to the end" because that would clearly be a stupid thing to say. The only thing I can think of is that for some reason people become stupid and disrespectful jerks when they see a cube... but I don't know why. All I know is that, if you look at the things people say at cubers, nobody would say something that stupid and rude to someone who was doing a different activity.

I think it's because they're jealous and know they'd never be able to solve it. Either that or they assume it's very easy and they could figure it out in a few minutes, so anyone who cares enough about such an easy, pointless activity deserves no respect.

Why should anyone know anything about cubing if they do not cube, or do not have a sibling or parent who cubes? You really can't expect the general population to know stuff about something that is as unpopular as cubing.

That was my original point, but I also think that they shouldn't be rude.

 

[kho]

I've heard people say (while scrambling my 3x3x3) "I'm going to make sure no pieces of the same color touch each other."

 

[bamman1108]

Not sure what count we're on anymore...

Person: Which side do you always start with?
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Person: Where did you get that? (about my white Type D with textured tiles)
Me: It's a DIY I got off the internet.
Person: Who buys cubes off the internet. And why did you have to get it in white.
Me: They have a bunch of other colors, including black.

Person: Why don't you just get a regular cube then?
Me: Because they suck. Turn this. (hands him my cube)

Person: I don't see the- Whoa!!! What's wrong with your stickers. Some are black and there's a weird logo on the yellow.
Me: They're Cubesmith tiles.

Person: Why would you spend so much money on these things?
Me: The cube and the tiles cost about $10 without shipping, just like a regular cube. Why did you spend so much money on those shoes.
Person: I need them for basketball.
Me: I need this for cubing.

(This one kept going for a while, then my friend from school, who also cubes, started to talk to me about PLLs, then I mentioned that I'm learning Roux, and the person I was talking to originally was just like WTF and left)

 

[Sa967St]

Person: Why would you spend so much money on these things?
Me: The cube and the tiles cost about $10 without shipping, just like a regular cube. Why did you spend so much money on those shoes.
Person: I need them for basketball.
Me: I need this for cubing.

pwnt, thats really all I have to say

 

[byu]

I went back and counted, I think this is the right number:

385.

Me: *does blindfold solve*
Person: So, the stickers feel different, right?
Me: No
Person: But then, how did you...?
Me: I memorized it first.
Person: So, you memorized what the stickers feel like?

 

[irontwig]

I've heard people say (while scrambling my 3x3x3) "I'm going to make sure no pieces of the same color touch each other."

http://www.planet-puzzle.com/cubekyukan3x3.html

 

[qqwref]

I went back and counted, I think this is the right number:

385.

Me: *does blindfold solve*
Person: So, the stickers feel different, right?
Me: No
Person: But then, how did you...?
Me: I memorized it first.
Person: So, you memorized what the stickers feel like?

Hahaha, nice.

 

[JTW2007]

I went back and counted, I think this is the right number:

385.

Me: *does blindfold solve*
Person: So, the stickers feel different, right?
Me: No
Person: But then, how did you...?
Me: I memorized it first.
Person: So, you memorized what the stickers feel like?

I cried when I read that.

 

[noblsheep]

So when I'm practicing I start scrambling IMMEDIATELY after doing PLL (like, without even looking at the cube in between). Even some cubers seem to be really weirded out by this. Sometimes this happens:
352) Person: Wow, you're still playing with that? Have you ever solved it?
Me: Yeah, probably 50 times already today...
Person: ...When?

Yeah, I get that a lot too.
Person: Why are you messing around with it? You were so close!
Me: I solved it already.
Person: ...Really?

 

[the1lord5]

So when I'm practicing I start scrambling IMMEDIATELY after doing PLL (like, without even looking at the cube in between). Even some cubers seem to be really weirded out by this. Sometimes this happens:
352) Person: Wow, you're still playing with that? Have you ever solved it?
Me: Yeah, probably 50 times already today...
Person: ...When?

Yeah, I get that a lot too.
Person: Why are you messing around with it? You were so close!
Me: I solved it already.
Person: ...Really?

Lol i get that All the time at school.

 

[Thieflordz5]

Today I got the funniest one ever...

Me: *practicing Roux instead of CFOP*
Calvin (I'll call him): "Hey, you're not solving that as fast, and you're doing something different... what's wrong?"
Me: "Oh, I'm just practicing a different method because I'm bored..."
Calvin: "There are different methods?" *seemingly astounded*
(it gets better)
Me: "Yeah, there are actually quite a few methods..."
Calvin: "I don't get it... there's only one solution..."
Me: "How much do you want to be famous?"

 

[Faz]

This was ages ago

Me: (solving)
Spectator: "Wow, he's turning it really fast!
Me: solves the cube
Spectator: Hey, can you solve it?

Facepalm.

 

[Enter]

spectator: can I scramble the cube
me: yes here you go
spectator: 2h later done
me: solving end than a pll
spectator:you solve it no you mix it no you have solve it
me: this was only the PLL
spectator: oh yes sure a pll

 

[TheBigCube112]

"Can I play with your cube"
Me "sure"
the next day ony 6 of the stickers were still intact and he says "I cant solve it so i got so pissed i peeled off the stickers but the stickers ripped.