"I know that provisional ballots are counted still, but it's really annoying to not have the poll workers informed about what kind of ID they are supposed to accept, " Near said.

CNN: Movie star among voters running into problems

Yes, New York's infatuation with its New York-ness is hopeless and mostly annoying, but in this instance it is really true: There is no hothouse quite like the Yankee hothouse, and to remain emotionally intact, as Rivera has done for so many years, should be held up as some kind of marvel alongside those freakish numbers for saves (608) and postseason earned-run average (0.70).

WSJ: Jason Gay: The Lesson of Mariano Rivera

This is what Jim Nayder does for a living: He listens to really bad music, much of it sent in to him by listeners of his Annoying Music Show on Chicago Public Radio.

NPR: Another Batch of Annoying Music

If anything's more annoying than a Red Sox fan talking about how at least she really enjoyed it when her team managed to actually win something, it's a Cubs fan talking about how he will.

WSJ: How to Enjoy Lousy Baseball