But it is annoying that, when it comes time to choose an icon, you don't have the option to specify a directory path other than the default ones.

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It is not the annoying, cultish fanboyism that Apple inspires, but something far more powerful: it is an adult loyalty.

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What is annoying is that it is the same knee on which I was operated.

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If David seems less interesting than some other characters Eisenberg has played, maybe it's just that he is so annoying, you want to slap him and send him to bed.

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"Spam advertising commercial products or services is being replaced by spam that is potentially more harmful, as opposed to merely annoying, " it said.

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It's somewhat annoying and self-serving that Schmidt is the one rallying people behind this cause.

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Brad Anderson's "Next Stop Wonderland, " which is getting a split decision from yours truly (half a thumb up, if you crave an ill-defined generalization), is cute, no doubt about it, but in annoying ways that are fast becoming the calling card of the format.

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Require CAPTCHAS. As annoying as this is it stops brute force attempts and assures your customers that you are protecting their accounts.

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So is the fact that, while what Di Maria did was annoying and unsportsmanlike, it was neither violent, nor dangerous, nor cheating of the kind that gives one team a significant advantage.

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