Pet Peeves [Archive]

michelle2677

08-27-2006, 02:44 PM

Maybe I'm just in a bad mood, but I feel like discussing all the little annoyances that get on everyone's nerves.

Some of Mine:

when you apologize to someone and they say "uh huh" instead of "no problem" or "that's o.k." my boss does this.

When a waitress takes your money and says "do you need change?" Instead, just say "I'll be back with your change". If you get to keep it, they will tell you "keep the change"

when people push their eyebrows back the opposite way they grow. UGH. o.k-that's more OCD, but still.

People who drive too slow.

What are some of yours??

eclipse

08-27-2006, 03:23 PM

OK- Some of mine:
-People who use bad grammer...not because they do not know better-just lazy...
-People that drive in the left lane of the highway going 55...It IS the passing lane...Moron!
-Blaming someone else because you have had to much to drink/eat/spend/whatever...It is all your responsibility!
Wearing clothes that are too tight...

Just my 2cents!

HomerMcvie

08-27-2006, 03:35 PM

When a waitress takes your money and says "do you need change?" Instead, just say "I'll be back with your change". If you get to keep it, they will tell you "keep the change"

People who drive too slow.

I'm with you 100% on the waitress.

I'm with you 9,999,999,999,999,999% on the slow drivers(shut up math majors!). I most definitely have PATIENCE issues!!!:rolleyes:

xxxmx

08-27-2006, 03:55 PM

drivers who leave the turn signals on long after the turn. that blinking light kills me. really. i've held my hand up and closed one eye to make it go away.

people who drive right through parking lots instead of up and down the lanes. one day, i'm going to lose it and just not slow down and let one of those jerk-offs plow into my car and sue the **** right out of them.

people who misuse apostrophes. apostrophes show possession or contraction, they do not pluralize! also their, there, and they're. all different words!

actually, i think it's just most things that most people do that drive me crazy. :wavey:

skcin

08-28-2006, 11:13 AM

people who drive right through parking lots instead of up and down the lanes. one day, i'm going to lose it and just not slow down and let one of those jerk-offs plow into my car and sue the **** right out of them.

I could NOT agree with you more. :wavey: Also hate when people blow through pavement stop lines marked in parking lots too. Just cuz there's not sign doesn't mean it's optional, jackass.

People that don't reply when you greet them.

People who continue to talk on cell phones when they're coming down the hall into my office, and then keep talking on their cell phones after they sit down. Now I just sit and stare at them until they finally get the message & hang up.

Livia

08-28-2006, 11:22 AM

people who misuse apostrophes. apostrophes show possession or contraction, they do not pluralize! also their, there, and they're. all different words!

actually, i think it's just most things that most people do that drive me crazy. :wavey:

AMEN! :xoxo: :D

SuzeQuze

08-28-2006, 11:37 AM

What y'all said. :lol: I especially hate the big hand when you say hello to someone. Rude rude rude. I'm sure I can come up with more.

Even tho I've told her a gagillion times she speaks too softly my roommate will still mumble. I no longer say "what" I just say nothing. Because she'll get annoyed if I ask "what", plus I'll have to do it at least twice. Cuz she thinks I don't understand, not that I can't hear. Well, right now she just annoys so I should get off this before I get myself going. :laugh:

Whenever Dubya speaks I get annoyed.

O'Lielley and the rest of the right-wing talking point parrots annoy me.

Office politics.

The speed of our internet connection at work. Hello, it's 2006 people!

Our FTP server, see above.

When people talk at you not making sure you're engaged (aka give a crap).

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Red

08-28-2006, 11:44 AM

-people who wear sunglasses indoors. You're not Corey Hart.

-mouth breathers

-people who can't speak proper English when it is their first language

-people who stop at the top (or bottom) at an escalator. Get out of the f'in way!!

-people who finish their sentences with "y'know what I mean?" No, I don't know what you mean, I'm retarded.

-people who don't say good bye when they hang up the phone...they just...hang up.:shrug:

-guys who whip out the "finger-guns"

-fake boobies

...okay I could go on for days, so I think I'll stop now.:p

estranged4life

08-28-2006, 11:56 AM

park in handicap parking spots, who are not handicapped (Especially the elderly & overweight), But who are just too damned lazy to walk another 30-40 feet.

Doctors who are incompetent (Seems that my family members often are assigned these bozo's) and give you false info because they're totally inept and clueless from never researching the possible cause of an illness.

People who assume that if I dont listen to rap/hip-hop that I am a racist (Absolute BS!!!), and yes, this puzzling pile of caca has happened to me before.

People who seem to think that the speed limit on 2 lane state highways of 65 MPH is too slow.

People who drive while yapping away on the cellphone, all the while never paying attention to the other drivers on the road.

HomerMcvie

08-28-2006, 12:28 PM

-people who stop at the top (or bottom) at an escalator. Get out of the f'in way!!

Yes! And did you ever notice that people always stop in the middle of the doorway? Move, you idiot!
And that ALOT of women stand with their hands on their hips, thus protruding their elbows out, as far as possible(I work in a crowded bar, and getting past all these elbows drives me nuts!)?

HomerMcvie

08-28-2006, 12:30 PM

LAZY people, who drive around and around the parking lot(on a nice day), looking for a parking spot where they won't have to walk very far.
Hey fatass, walk that extra 100 feet, and you might lose an ounce!:lol:

skcin

08-28-2006, 12:39 PM

Women who are slaves to fashion. Everyone wants to look good, but for God's sake if you physically can't walk in a pair of shoes, please don't buy them.

People who try to jam themselves onto an elevator as soon as the door opens. Dude, you'll have more room to get on in a sec if you'd get the hell out of my way & let me off first.

People who cut in line, mainly a bathroom line. We have to pee too, bitch, so get to the back of the line & wait like everyone else. Of course, if you're about to puke, fell free to run past us.

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 01:10 PM

park in handicap parking spots, who are not handicapped (Especially the elderly & overweight), But who are just too damned lazy to walk another 30-40 feet.

It's worse when it's a perfectly healthy 20-something college student.

This blondie just moved into my apartment building - and has parked in a handicapped spot EVERY DAY!!! There are only three and there are three ACTUAL handicapped people who need them - I complained - but apparently my apartment building has rules, they just aren't enforced (HUGE pet peeve) - so I left a nasty note on her car yesterday - it's just been bugging me - :p

I hate when you say "excuse me" and people STILL don't move. I'll say it nicely two to maybe three times - then if they still don't move I say it more forcefully which usually gets a rude response from said not-moving person....

michelle2677

08-28-2006, 01:22 PM

park in handicap parking spots, who are not handicapped (Especially the elderly & overweight), But who are just too damned lazy to walk another 30-40 feet.

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I hate this too!! But be careful. I have a friend that only has one leg and a prosthetic on the other. One day he was wearing long pants and parked in a handicapped parking spot @ the mall. You really can't tell he's handicapped because he walks really good, but when he got out, a guy in a car started yelling and cussing to him. He took off his fake leg and started swinging it around his head. The guy felt really bad. I told my other friend this story and we got the biggest kick out of it, because it would be just sweet revenge. TWO DAYS LATER!!! she was at a restaurant and a guy parked in a handicapped parking spot. My friend (drunk) thought he was being an A$$hole and started giving him dirty looks and talking about him to her friends. About that time, the guy leaned over, slowly pulled up his pant leg and revealed his prosthetic. SHE. DIED. But at least he was pretty cool about it. He was laughing with her-I'm sure he gets it all the time

LAZY people, who drive around and around the parking lot(on a nice day), looking for a parking spot where they won't have to walk very far.
Hey fatass, walk that extra 100 feet, and you might lose an ounce!

:o :o :o GUILTY!!! ha ha....drives my husband NUTS!!!

ragandbone

08-28-2006, 01:28 PM

I hate it when cheap things ruin expensive things. The other day my son picked up a $7 lotion bottle, and it slipped into the sink, breaking the basin which will cost something like $150 to fix. Another example? How about a $2 pen leaking on a $100 sweater? Basically, I have issues with entropy. Curse you entropy!

I get a little peeved that many people have forgotten that "excuse me" is a polite way to ask to pass in a narrow aisle. Instead, people have a tendency to push a cart right up in front of you and then just stare, or hover behind you and wait until you sense their presence.

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 01:31 PM

I get a little peeved that many people have forgotten that "excuse me" is a polite way to ask to pass in a narrow aisle. Instead, people have a tendency to push a cart right up in front of you and then just stare, or hover behind you and wait until you sense their presence.

OH MY GOD I HATE THAT!!!

I'm horrid in public - if someone does that I will NOT move - not until I hear an excuse me. There are some who push through eventually and I can't help but utter, "An excuse me would have worked quite well..." or something.

SuzeQuze

08-28-2006, 01:37 PM

OH MY GOD I HATE THAT!!!

I'm horrid in public - if someone does that I will NOT move - not until I hear an excuse me. There are some who push through eventually and I can't help but utter, "An excuse me would have worked quite well..." or something.

I hate this too. How about on the sidewalk when walking in opposite directions? So many people just WON'T MOVE. Do you think you can walk through me? I'm going to smack the next person who does this.

HomerMcvie

08-28-2006, 01:40 PM

:o :o :o GUILTY!!! ha ha....drives my husband NUTS!!!

See, I don't see what the big deal is about walking is. I'll see that vehicle circling, and I'll park out at the first space I see. Walk all the way into the store, and still see that same vehicle, still looking for the space they want. Wasting gas, and the opportunity for a little exercise!

michelle2677

08-28-2006, 01:41 PM

^^ I think it is more of an OCD thing for me. HAVE.TO.GET.CLOSE.TO.DOOR. not so much I'm just lazy. :o

ragandbone

08-28-2006, 02:06 PM

I hate this too. How about on the sidewalk when walking in opposite directions? So many people just WON'T MOVE. Do you think you can walk through me? I'm going to smack the next person who does this.
The other day in a checkout line, I had just finished paying my money, and was putting my groceries into the back of my son's stroller, and I felt daggers behind me. It was very loud, and of course I expected a tiny amount of lag time because I figured anyone behind me would be buying something, but I guess it was also a pass-through aisle for the other cashier or something. So I sensed the daggers, and turned to see a woman glaring. I thought I must have missed her "excuse me" in all the noise.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I said "I didn't hear you behind me!"
"Well! I just didn't know what to say" she said.

Can you believe that? I did something very passive-agressive, but I couldn't help myself: as she passed I told my son, very loudly, "See, Leo, when you need to pass someone, you just say, 'excuse me' and then they know you need to pass. It's the polite thing to do!"

I am sure she went home and told her family how rude I was
Maybe she will post here that her pet peeve is mom's who talk to their children in order to avoid confrontation. ;)

SuzeQuze

08-28-2006, 02:12 PM

The other day in a checkout line, I had just finished paying my money, and was putting my groceries into the back of my son's stroller, and I felt daggers behind me. It was very loud, and of course I expected a tiny amount of lag time because I figured anyone behind me would be buying something, but I guess it was also a pass-through aisle for the other cashier or something. So I sensed the daggers, and turned to see a woman glaring. I thought I must have missed her "excuse me" in all the noise.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I said "I didn't hear you behind me!"
"Well! I just didn't know what to say" she said.

Can you believe that? I did something very passive-agressive, but I couldn't help myself: as she passed I told my son, very loudly, "See, Leo, when you need to pass someone, you just say, 'excuse me' and then they know you need to pass. It's the polite thing to do!"

I am sure she went home and told her family how rude I was
Maybe she will post here that her pet peeve is mom's who talk to their children in order to avoid confrontation. ;)

Hopefully she was embarrassed. "I didn't know what to say."? Um, okay, try a repeat of kindergarten then, obviously nothing sunk in the first time around.

skcin

08-28-2006, 02:20 PM

I work fast. Really fast. For a basic immunization appointment, I can bring someone in, chat a bit, review their records, fill out paperwork, give the vaccine & bill it in the computer in less than 10 minutes.

Yet some patients still come in & tap their foot or drum their fingers impatiently, tell me that they have to get to class & ask me how long it will take. Well, kiddo, it was going to be about 6 minutes but just for spite, now it's gonna be 20. :D

People that show up late for appointments. We give them a 10 minute leeway, which I think is more than fair. But I've seen people sauter in 20 or more minutes late & can't understand why we can't just squeeze them in.

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 02:25 PM

^^

Lateness (especially chronic lateness) may very well be my BIGGEST pet peeve :nod:

mikeschmike

08-28-2006, 02:42 PM

My pet peeves are bad/ignorant parents. If your kid just happens to be spawned from the bowels of hell and insists on running your life at the age of three, then step up, be an adult, and do something about it. I saw a mom at the grocery store shrug off a fellow shopper's complaint when her kid was screaming his head off because he didn't get a candy bar. She shrugged it off like she didn't know what to do.

It comes down to this:
1. Don't pacify your children with candy/tv.
2. The last I heard, spanking wasn't illegal. Not that I advocate beating the **** out of your kids, but discipline needs to be a bit stronger then "time out" or "no nintendo."
3. The counting thing? Sorry guys, it doesn't work. I never even got to "one" before Mom spanked me. Yet still, I always hear:

"Aidan, come here. Aidan, no. Aidan? AIDAN?! Okay...one. Two. THREE. That's it mister, you have time out."

Besides that, I really think that if people need to apply to be married, then they should have to apply to breed. I volunteer to approve/deny all breeding requests. Imagine how history would have changed had this been put in place years ago...

"I'm sorry Mrs. Hilton, but your request is permanently denied on the grounds of irreversible damage to society should you bring an heiress into this world."

skcin

08-28-2006, 02:51 PM

^ Preach it, my brother. My next door neighbor is one of "those people." Her kids run around all hours of the day & night, ride bikes without helmets, go in the street all the time, talk back to her & the dad, etc etc etc. OH! And they're 8 & 11 - it's been this way since we moved in 5 years ago. No bedtimes, no discipline.

Any time I've mentioned anything to her (don't get me wrong, I don't go too far, I don't want to get a "what the hell do you know, you don't even have kids" speech) she shrugs & says "they just don't listen..." No ****. When I was 8, if I was seen near the street, I would have been in so much trouble. "They don't listen..." Whatever. When some guy speeding down the road hits your kid... I don't even want to think about it. :(

And I agree - you need a license to catch a fish, but any asshole can have a child. :distress:

And just to add on to that - YOUR kids are not MY f*cking problem. It's YOUR job to make sure they're safe, not mine. How may times have I seen a kid about to fall, or get run over, or get hurt somehow, and the parent is right there saying & doing NOTHING. This has happened at parties I've been to - if I happen to be talking to 1 kid, that does not mean that I'm going to stay inthis area & watch your kid, so don't f*cking take off to get a drink or pee & leave them thre, assuming that since I"m an adult I'll keep an eye on them.

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 03:37 PM

^^

In-freakin'-deed. I am so sick of screaming/badly behaved kids and the parents who do nothing.

There does need to be some sort of parental application process - because this letting anyone have kids thing isn't working out.

I was driving to work the other day - and I saw a woman on a scooter - driving VERY recklessly - no helmet..I thought, "oh well...she's gonna kill herself - it's her problem..." THEN I saw that she had a very small child with her -on her lap...on the scooter - that really disturbed me.

There are tons of unruly kids at my apartment complex - and the parents don't do ****. But then, they're also really rude and disrespectful of others - so their kids aren't learning how to not be assholes.

I have too many unruly kid stories - because it's apparently acceptable nowadays for kids to be in charge...it's disgusting...

SuzeQuze

08-28-2006, 04:30 PM

estranged4life

08-28-2006, 04:39 PM

mikeschmike

08-28-2006, 04:48 PM

those customer service folk at retailers such as Best Buy, who are as clueless as they come.

I know we all, from time-to-time, had to contend with someone who is very clueless as to new music/movie releases...But c'mon folks, could ya better train these kids to assist instead of annoy us paying customers?

I love the bloated jocks they have at the front door in the yellow shirts. I always get the "Hey bud, whats up?" "Can I help you with something guy?" type. What, was there a hiring freeze at Chili's or something?

estranged4life

08-28-2006, 04:54 PM

I love the bloated jocks they have at the front door in the yellow shirts. I always get the "Hey bud, whats up?" "Can I help you with something guy?" type. What, was there a hiring freeze at Chili's or something?

because saying "hello" is such a mental challenge for 'em (As is tying ones shoe or zipping up their fly), that puttin' 'em elsewhere in the store would be of no use whatsoever :lol:

BTFLCHLD

08-28-2006, 05:30 PM

People who wiz on a public toilet seat and don't wipe up.
People who drip water on a public restroom counter and don't wipe up.

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 05:37 PM

People who wiz on a public toilet seat and don't wipe up.

:laugh: That's my favorite one so far - I can't believe I didn't think of it...

ewww.

ragandbone

08-28-2006, 06:10 PM

My pet peeves are bad/ignorant parents. If your kid just happens to be spawned from the bowels of hell and insists on running your life at the age of three, then step up, be an adult, and do something about it. I saw a mom at the grocery store shrug off a fellow shopper's complaint when her kid was screaming his head off because he didn't get a candy bar. She shrugged it off like she didn't know what to do.

Well, I agree with you about parents ignoring their wild-running children in stores, and I was neve alowed to run around in stores or restaurants, or even to speak around adults, unless spoken to. But, supposedly I just had a compliant temperment.
I have a little something to say about that candy, though. First off, I don't give my son candy bars, and we don't eat them either, but he has tried to grab a pack of candy form the bottom display, and then cried when I told him "no." I needed to pay for my purchases, so we all had to suffer another 30 seconds of horrible whining and crying. If a child wants a candy bar, and gets so upset that they scream, then a spanking isn't going to stop it, unless you knock them unconscious. A child's brain chemistry doesn't accomodate impulse control, or delayed gratification, that supposedly happens with mature brains. If the parent can, they should take the kid outside, but you know, sometimes parents have to eat too, and they might have to keep shopping. Now, if you want to complain, please walk right up to the MGR, and tell them to STOP PUTTING CANDY DISPLAYS AT TODDLER HEIGHT! They are on the bottom shelves for one reason only, and that is to tempt little children, and it just plain SUCKS!

Call marketing candy to children a pet peeve of mine.

ragandbone

08-28-2006, 06:15 PM

Any time I've mentioned anything to her (don't get me wrong, I don't go too far, I don't want to get a "what the hell do you know, you don't even have kids" speech) she shrugs & says "they just don't listen..." No ****. When I was 8, if I was seen near the street, I would have been in so much trouble. "They don't listen..." Whatever. When some guy speeding down the road hits your kid... I don't even want to think about it. :(

Once, in once of my restaurants, I had a table where the mother was letting her child climb on the outside of a spiral staircase. Our floor was tile. I came running over, concerned for his safety and told her that he was absolutely not allowed to be climbing on the staircase. She shrugged, and said, "what should I say to him?" I might have replied that "no" would be a good start, or I just thought it, I can't remember, but I had to quit that job soon after, so I might have told her off. Unbelievable!

ragandbone

08-28-2006, 06:25 PM

Ok, I must be really grumpy (back pain) because I keep thinking of more pet peeves. This one is big.
People who park huge SUVs and trucks in compact spots. I am tired of being trapped in my car by them, and I am tired of all of the dings on my car from them. If you want to park in a compact spot, then get rid of your big-ass car, and buy a compact one! Oh yeah, and hang up your little cell phone before you try to park, too!

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 06:26 PM

ragandbone

08-28-2006, 06:29 PM

^^

Grrr :mad: Stuff like that makes me SO mad - these kids are going to grow up thinking the world belongs to them - and will not care a fig about authority and rules of society - or how their actions affect others. How annoying.

When I worked at a Michael's Arts and Crafts store our manager thrived on yelling at and scaring children - she didn't care if their parents were offended. She yelled at/made cry many a running child :nod:
Yeah, someone has to do it. Of course, it was the mom I really wanted to yell at, and mostly because she didn't car that her kid could get seriously injured, it was byond my thinking that he was misbehaving.

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 06:32 PM

Ok, I msut be really grumpy (back pain) because I keep thinking of more pet peeves. This one is big.
People who park huge SUVs and trucks in compact spots. I am tired of being trapped in my car by them, and I am tired of all of the dings on my car from them. If you want to park in a compact spot, then get rid of your big-ass car, and buy a compact one! Oh yeah, and hang up your little cell phone before you try to park, too!

:nod: Amen. Worse yet - people who purposely take two parking spots by either parking crooked or parking on the line...pisses me off!

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 06:45 PM

Yeah, someone has to do it. Of course, it was the mom I really wanted to yell at, and mostly because she didn't car that her kid could get seriously injured, it was byond my thinking that he was misbehaving.

yeah - it's usually the parent who infuriate me - because I realize the kid just doesn't know any better - of course that kid will then grow into an adult who infuriates me :laugh:

My mom got married a couple of years ago - and in the process I got a niece. Well I got her a few fun back to school things, my mom bought her more - I asked her how she liked them and my mom annoyed said, "ugh - she didn't even say thank you..." BUT I wasn't mad at the kid - more her loser parents who never taught her to have manners - or to say thank you - it's quite sad really.

xxxmx

08-28-2006, 07:22 PM

other people's kids misbehaving in public is so damned frustrating. maybe it's more frustrating because i teach and deal with kids all day?

i was at Michael's yesterday (funny you mentioned that, D) and two twelvish girls were testing the spray paints by spraying the edges of the shelves. the entire aisle was stinky and they were causing damage to the store! two other customers walked past and shot them dirty looks. i can't settle for that. i turned on my Ms. D voice immediately.

"exCUSE me, ladies, i'm fairly certain that what you are doing isn't allowed..." (puzzled/embarrassed looks)

"i suggest you stop what you are doing and find something to clean that mess up with before you leave this store..." (embarrassed/guilty looks)

"and i think you should think things through more thoroughly before intentionally vandalizing property."

they stopped and wiped some of it off. then they probably keyed some cars and smoked up in the parking lot. but those shelves are safe! :wavey:

DrummerDeanna

08-28-2006, 07:25 PM

^^

Good for you for saying something!!

We caught so many kids trying to steal spraypaint/painting our shelves/stealing the paint pens...annoying.

The other day I was at Target and two 13 or 14 year old boys were looking at DVDs...or rather knocking them off shelves and kicking them...I still regret not saying anything - instead I shot them a look of death and went on my merry way.

markolas

08-28-2006, 07:47 PM

mikeschmike

08-28-2006, 07:47 PM

If a child wants a candy bar, and gets so upset that they scream, then a spanking isn't going to stop it, unless you knock them unconscious. A child's brain chemistry doesn't accomodate impulse control, or delayed gratification, that supposedly happens with mature brains. If the parent can, they should take the kid outside, but you know, sometimes parents have to eat too, and they might have to keep shopping.

Back in the day, I was told once that I couldn't have it, and if I kept up I was brought out to the car where my ass was thoroughly whooped. I'm not saying that is the best way all of the time (although sometimes it is deserved with the mouths on these kids today) but I think that once kids know they can get the upper hand, it's over. My sister is a good example. She would push and push until finally my Dad would give in just to shut her up. Now she's nothing short of high maintenence, and will still do the big song and dance until she gets her way...at age 26.

So I agree with you to a point. Sure, the candy shouldn't be so accessible, but since young kids aren't spending the money, it ultimately falls onto the parents to put their foot down and not back down from the dreaded "no."

PsychCat

08-28-2006, 08:53 PM

People who work on staff at a psych hospital who better qualify as a patient!!

(did that come across as frustrating or bitter??) :laugh:

ragandbone

08-28-2006, 09:07 PM

Back in the day, I was told once that I couldn't have it, and if I kept up I was brought out to the car where my ass was thoroughly whooped. I'm not saying that is the best way all of the time (although sometimes it is deserved with the mouths on these kids today) but I think that once kids know they can get the upper hand, it's over. My sister is a good example. She would push and push until finally my Dad would give in just to shut her up. Now she's nothing short of high maintenence, and will still do the big song and dance until she gets her way...at age 26.

So I agree with you to a point. Sure, the candy shouldn't be so accessible, but since young kids aren't spending the money, it ultimately falls onto the parents to put their foot down and not back down from the dreaded "no."
I want to make sure you know that you have a right to your pet peeve—not trying to devalue the peeve.
Yes, not backing down is key, and I certainly wasn't suggesting that accessibility to candy means a parent has to give in (I never have yet, but I have had to leave many a drugstore or grocery in mid purchase) I just meant that stores know the kids will see and grab that candy, and they are hoping a parent will be embarrassed, and just buy it. Maybe we should be sure we are talking about the same age of child, because any parent "whooping" a 2 or 3 year old for crying over not getting candy would likely have their child taken away by CPS. Kids just periodically fall apart, whether because they are tired or hungry or hurting, and smart responsible parents will try to avoid shopping at high risk times, but sometimes that can't be avoided.
I really dislike elderly, and even find myself getting annoyed at handicapped people (gasp) but as I have gotten older, and have started to see how feeling physically crummy can make your personality crummy, I am trying to be a little more compassionate. Unless you are parking your SUV in a compact spot, and then I might have to pee on your car:D

mikeschmike

08-28-2006, 09:35 PM

I want to make sure you know that you have a right to your pet peeve—not trying to devalue the peeve.
Yes, not backing down is key, and I certainly wasn't suggesting that accessibility to candy means a parent has to give in (I never have yet, but I have had to leave many a drugstore or grocery in mid purchase) I just meant that stores know the kids will see and grab that candy, and they are hoping a parent will be embarrassed, and just buy it. Maybe we should be sure we are talking about the same age of child, because any parent "whooping" a 2 or 3 year old for crying over not getting candy would likely have their child taken away by CPS. Kids just periodically fall apart, whether because they are tired or hungry or hurting, and smart responsible parents will try to avoid shopping at high risk times, but sometimes that can't be avoided.

No, I don't feel devalued or anything of the sort. Just making good conversation ;). The age of the children I was referring to was at least five. Usually the kindergarten age is when the cuteness fades and you can tell that the kid is just plain bad.

Red

08-28-2006, 10:19 PM

A couple more grievances...

-when a person says something ****ty to you and then quickly follows it up with "just kidding", like it's all okay. I knew a girl who did this all the time. Like, "hey, are you ever having a bad hair day. Just kidding!!" I had to bit my tongue to a nub to not shoot back with "you're fat and ugly and stupid.....just kidding!!"....just to make my goddam point.

-new money. Actually, new money people. Old money is always more respectful and less snooty.

-people with the sniffles who just don't understand that a kleenez really is the answer. Quit sniffing, its gross.

-lol. I don't know why. I'm alright with omg and brb and imho and ttyl and wtf, but for whatever reason, I can't stand lol. Just bugs the piss outta me.

ragandbone

08-28-2006, 11:05 PM

No, I don't feel devalued or anything of the sort. Just making good conversation ;). The age of the children I was referring to was at least five. Usually the kindergarten age is when the cuteness fades and you can tell that the kid is just plain bad.

AFTER THE CUTENESS FADES
Well I never thought I'd make it to the checkout line
I never thought I'd make it there today
Everything the children touched they had to have
what they seemed to want, well you know they'd find a way
For me its the ugliest sound that I've ever known
the howling is just one small aisle away
get me through this shopping and get me through the line
The parent's to blame even after the cuteness fades.

estranged4life

08-29-2006, 12:54 AM

:nod: Amen. Worse yet - people who purposely take two parking spots by either parking crooked or parking on the line...pisses me off!

'double park'? My late Mother had a cure for that problem, She would leave a note with the following message on the offending person's windshield wiper:

"If you f**k the same way you park, you'll never get it in"

ragandbone

08-29-2006, 01:00 AM

'double park'? My late Mother had a cure for that problem, She would leave a note with the following message on the offending person's windshield wiper:

"If you f**k the same way you park, you'll never get it in"
:laugh: That's silly—I like it.
In the City, I used to put little notecards I had made that said "Spot Hog" on them. This was mostly for those parallel parkers on my st. who would take up 3 spaces. I just saw this logo for some archery sight manufacturer, and I think the graphic would be perfect for this purpose.
5802

SuzeQuze

08-29-2006, 07:55 AM

No, I don't feel devalued or anything of the sort. Just making good conversation ;). The age of the children I was referring to was at least five. Usually the kindergarten age is when the cuteness fades and you can tell that the kid is just plain bad.

No, it's still the parent! True autonomy isn't really there until about 4th grade and even then you still have lots of influence.

SuzeQuze

08-29-2006, 11:17 AM

Cilantro on my margerita pizza. I think the pizza lady has lost it and thinks it's basil. I tiny bit would be enough but there was a bush on my slice. You dirty birdies, that's not what I meant! ;)

HomerMcvie

08-29-2006, 11:26 AM

but there was a bush on my slice.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: (no comment).:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

mikeschmike

08-29-2006, 11:36 AM

No, it's still the parent! True autonomy isn't really there until about 4th grade and even then you still have lots of influence.

You sound like you're way more educated on the subject then I am. I was just explaining the age of a child to where certain behavior would not be tolerable. A screaming two year old is inevitable, but a five or six year old throwing a demonic fit is an issue. That's all I was saying.;)

SuzeQuze

08-29-2006, 11:50 AM

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: (no comment).:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hehe, I had to write it. :lol:

SuzeQuze

08-29-2006, 11:53 AM

You sound like you're way more educated on the subject then I am. I was just explaining the age of a child to where certain behavior would not be tolerable. A screaming two year old is inevitable, but a five or six year old throwing a demonic fit is an issue. That's all I was saying.;)

I see what you're saying. A screaming 5 year old doesn't fit the normal development you would expect which is likely due to indulgent parenting so you've made my point. Hehe. But yeah, I did take developmental psych and kids are just not fully accountable for their actions because they are still learning and growing.

JazmenFlowers

08-29-2006, 11:53 AM

there was a bush on my slice
better than a Bush on your slice, I guess. ;)

(see how capitalization changes everything [re: the JonBenet post])

SuzeQuze

08-29-2006, 11:57 AM

better than a Bush on your slice, I guess. ;)

(see how capitalization changes everything [re: the JonBenet post])

much better :vomit:

HomerMcvie

08-29-2006, 12:08 PM

Hehe, I had to write it. :lol:

You killed one of my :lol: 's in your quote!:mad:

:lol: :lol: :rolleyes:

SuzeQuze

08-29-2006, 12:22 PM

You killed one of my :lol: 's in your quote!:mad:

:lol: :lol: :rolleyes:

I had to since it only allows 10 and I needed one! :p

BTFLCHLD

08-29-2006, 12:46 PM

Driving behind a sunflowerseeder.

HomerMcvie

08-29-2006, 12:50 PM

I had to since it only allows 10 and I needed one! :p
I wondered if that was why.:confused:

DrummerDeanna

08-29-2006, 01:26 PM

BTFLCHLD

08-29-2006, 01:28 PM

I left a note - should up the note to a nasty note? Oh comeon!! Step it up to a milkshake bath or egg toss! Have some fun with this!!! ;)

DrummerDeanna

08-29-2006, 01:30 PM

Oh comeon!! Step it up to a milkshake bath or egg toss! Have some fun with this!!! ;)

:laugh: Believe me - I thought about it! When my dog went poo yesterday and I was picking it up, the though of writing out "don't park here" in poo crossed my mind....ew.

BTFLCHLD

08-29-2006, 01:38 PM

writing out "don't park here" in poo crossed my mind....ew. <img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/BTFLCHLD/104.gif"> It's supposed to be fun not disgusting! Well, it is against the law to park in a handicapped zone without a placard. If the elderly lady has a placard and wants the spot she should call the local police. In the meantime, shake the car.

mikeschmike

08-29-2006, 01:42 PM

:laugh: Believe me - I thought about it! When my dog went poo yesterday and I was picking it up, the though of writing out "don't park here" in poo crossed my mind....ew.

Now THAT is funny!

chiliD

08-29-2006, 01:47 PM

The bitch at my apartment complex who is STILL parking in a handicapped spot though she is not handicapped.

She's been reported to the office (by more people than me) and that hasn't worked - I left a note - should up the note to a nasty note?

She's pissing me off -and I feel bad for my elderly neighbor who can now never find a parking spot in the evenings :distress:

"Nasty note"? Start with deflating the tires...then if THAT doesn't work...move smartly on to taking a crowbar to the windshield. After that, just call AAA to have the damned thing towed away.

estranged4life

08-29-2006, 01:54 PM

The bitch at my apartment complex who is STILL parking in a handicapped spot though she is not handicapped.

She's been reported to the office (by more people than me) and that hasn't worked - I left a note - should up the note to a nasty note?

She's pissing me off -and I feel bad for my elderly neighbor who can now never find a parking spot in the evenings :distress:

on her car that the parking spot is for the physically handicapped, not the mentally handicapped, which seems to be the case with this durn-fool-idgit.

macmar71

08-29-2006, 06:36 PM

People who leave their dogs' crap on my lawn, pick it up lazy A$$h*les!! Bring a sandwich bag, a plastic bag from the grocery store or the fancy ones made for pet droppings.

People who smell bad and try to cover it up with colonge or perfume. EWWWWWWW!!!!!

People who are overweight who wear things they should not!! If it is too tight go up a size and not everything made for us should be worn by us!!! (I am overweight but a very good dresser I am told)

michelle2677

08-29-2006, 06:37 PM

>People who don't signal when they change lanes.

>People who don't promptly respond to e-mails. This is actually one that's really pissing me off at the moment. I can understand being a little busy, but if I send an e-mail and two weeks go by without me getting a response...I think that's just unacceptable, unless you're out of town. And even then they have those auto-reply things you can utilize to let people know you're gone. There's a person I e-mailed a couple of weeks ago and he hasn't replied. I sent him a second e-mail, forwarding the first, this weekend. Still no response. I almost want to just start inundating him with them now.

I ALWAYS use my turning signal. Even when I'm pulling out of my driveway (which is on a dead end street. :o ) But I make it such a habit that I always do it. Sometimes even when I'm taking sharp curves:laugh: :laugh:

and OMG...I am SO with you on the email thing. I have a friend. does NOT return emails. Drives me up the wall. Somtimes I wonder if he's dead. Then I just remember-he's an asshole. :laugh:

People who wiz on a public toilet seat and don't wipe up.
People who drip water on a public restroom counter and don't wipe up.

NAST-TEY!!!!

those customer service folk at retailers such as Best Buy, who are as clueless as they come.

I know we all, from time-to-time, had to contend with someone who is very clueless as to new music/movie releases...But c'mon folks, could ya better train these kids to assist instead of annoy us paying customers?

no ****-I actually went to best buy and the guy there knew more about Fleetwood mac than "I" did. (which I realize is not a big deal on here, but the general public doesn't usually know more than I do) So I have some respect for BB.

My pet peeves are bad/ignorant parents. If your kid just happens to be spawned from the bowels of hell and insists on running your life at the age of three, then step up, be an adult, and do something about it. I saw a mom at the grocery store shrug off a fellow shopper's complaint when her kid was screaming his head off because he didn't get a candy bar. She shrugged it off like she didn't know what to do.

I agree with this. I think this is the reason I don't want children. I have a friend and her 3 year old is SO well behaved. I love visiting them. But other children-nocando.
I was driving to work the other day - and I saw a woman on a scooter - driving VERY recklessly - no helmet..I thought, "oh well...she's gonna kill herself - it's her problem..." THEN I saw that she had a very small child with her -on her lap...on the scooter - that really disturbed me.

seriously-about a year ago, I saw a pickup truck with a stroller in the back. With a child in it. :shocked: :shocked: :eek: :eek: I literally about **** my pants.

macmar71

08-29-2006, 06:40 PM

People who are liars...they disgust me!

DrummerDeanna

08-29-2006, 06:44 PM

People who leave their dogs' crap on my lawn, pick it up lazy A$$h*les!! Bring a sandwich bag, a plastic bag from the grocery store or the fancy ones made for pet droppings.

That annoys me too - I'm a dog owner - if I can pick up my dog's **** -then anyone can. There's no excuse to leave it out - except laziness and rudeness.

seriously-about a year ago, I saw a pickup truck with a stroller in the back. With a child in it. I literally about **** my pants.

Oh. My. God. that is awful :distress:

michelle2677

08-29-2006, 07:45 PM

People who double dip. I work in a dental office- i know whats in your mouth!

Livia

08-29-2006, 09:18 PM

Another driving pet peeve: When you're sitting at a red light, and you're 4-5 cars back. The second the light turns green, the vehicle behind you starts to go immediately, like there is no one in front of them, and you can't even move yet. I hate that!

Red

08-29-2006, 09:20 PM

Meh. Double dipping don't bother me none, so long as I'm friends with the people doing the dipping. That's alright by me.

Oooh, here's a biggee - people, and actually its usually guys, who spit, like hock a loogie on the street. Makes me wretch.

JazmenFlowers

08-29-2006, 09:22 PM

Oooh, here's a biggee - people, and actually its usually guys, who spit, like hock a loogie on the street. Makes me wretch.
oh god! yes.

unless it's a cute football boy. then, it's sexayyy! :D

SuzeQuze

08-30-2006, 07:23 AM

oh god! yes.

unless it's a cute football boy. then, it's sexayyy! :D

That's nuts, it's never sexy!

BTFLCHLD

08-30-2006, 12:46 PM

More than likely this has already been mentioned...but...

Driving behind someone doing 30 in a 45 zone. There is a limit sign every 25 ft and they are slugging along. :mad: I can only tolerate for approx 3 min then I sashay my tailgate to their front bumper.

michelle2677

08-30-2006, 01:18 PM

DrummerDeanna

08-30-2006, 01:22 PM

^^even worse is when it is in the passing zone. I understand if you don't feel comfortable driving the speed limit. (well, actually I don't because I have a lead foot!) but still-stay out of the damn fast lane!!!!

:nod:

Along the same lines - I hate when people feel the need to drive 5-10 miles under the speed limit because there is a cop present on the road. give me a freakin' break.

Driving to work yesterday I was becoming VERY frustrated because everyone was going 25mph. FINALLY I got a window to get around the slow pokes - and I saw what was keeping them all at bay - a cop. Well I though, screw it I'm not doing anything wrong - and I drove the speed limit - passed everyone.

Basically driving has become an exercise in anger management.

HomerMcvie

08-30-2006, 05:48 PM

Basically driving has become an exercise in anger management.

Absolutely. I used to LOVE driving. I hate it now. Traffic is terrible, all the time now. Sit through f*cking light after f*cking light.
Wait, wait, wait.:mad: :mad: :mad:

DrummerDeanna

08-30-2006, 05:53 PM

Absolutely. I used to LOVE driving. I hate it now. Traffic is terrible, all the time now. Sit through f*cking light after f*cking light.
Wait, wait, wait.:mad: :mad: :mad:

Indeed - and since my accident in July I've been so nervous (about other drivers) on the road -and I hate that.

I don't know about where you live - but I'm fairly certain Greeley is the land of the longest lights. Good God - wait indeed - I waited at a light by my house through an entire song this morning :distress:

HomerMcvie

08-30-2006, 08:02 PM

Indeed - and since my accident in July I've been so nervous (about other drivers) on the road -and I hate that.

I don't know about where you live - but I'm fairly certain Greeley is the land of the longest lights. Good God - wait indeed - I waited at a light by my house through an entire song this morning :distress:

I'm about 5 miles from town. I "HAD" two routes to town. One was already inundated with traffic lights. So, I still had a good route, til a couple months ago. Walmart is now abandoning their regular Walmart(with convenient 4 lane highway access), for a SuperWalmart, which is OUT OF THE WAY of easy access!:mad: It opens in a few weeks. Traffic will be at a standstill(there's not enough roadway for more than 10-15 cars to exit Wallyhell, then the street will be full, to the next light).
So now both my routes are endless stop lights....:( :(

michelle2677

08-31-2006, 01:40 PM

^^^They are putting in a super wally hell in my hometown also. But Im very happy because it is nowhere NEAR where I work or live!:thumbsup:

michelle2677

08-31-2006, 02:01 PM

for everyone's convenience:
http://www.hunterhome.net/petpeeves.html

Don't forget! 2end Week in October is pet peeve week. :lol: :lol:

seriously-I just learned that when I looked up the site. It's not like I have it booked on my calendar or anything.....:shocked: :cool:

bikerchic

08-31-2006, 02:02 PM

^^

Lateness (especially chronic lateness) may very well be my BIGGEST pet peeve :nod:

One of mine too. People who are chronically late are arrogant.

My other pet peeve is childless people who like to give advise on raising children.

DrummerDeanna

08-31-2006, 02:56 PM

One of mine too. People who are chronically late are arrogant.

My other pet peeve is childless people who like to give advise on raising children.

:laugh: :laugh:

Welll...to my defense I was a (live-in) nanny for two years - and read lots of books - and helped raise a child :shrug:

But we childless ledgies do go on a lot about how to raise children :laugh:

SuzeQuze

09-08-2006, 07:50 AM

My roommates got Dunkin Donuts and didn't ask me if I wanted anything. :shrug: WTF?

strandinthewind

09-08-2006, 07:51 AM

My roommates got Dunkin Donuts and didn't ask me if I wanted anything. :shrug: WTF?

They should be beaten!!!!

SuzeQuze

09-08-2006, 07:58 AM

They should be beaten!!!!

I'm really mad, that was very rude. One offered me some of her coffee, "No I don't want your pity coffee!" I should have called them out. I will just get something really yummy later and bring it home and watch them drool over it.

HomerMcvie

09-08-2006, 11:52 AM

But we childless ledgies do go on a lot about how to raise children :laugh:

Yeah, avoid them like the plague!:lol: :lol: (sorry, I just saw this post)

skcin

09-08-2006, 11:56 AM

People who come in for their eye exam, but don't bring their glasses with them. Dolts. :rolleyes:

People who drive through crosswalks just because the pedestrian isn't in their half of it yet.

My husband saying to me "oh, I haven't been eating that, I think it's bad." Then why didn't you throw it out? Grrrr...

DrummerDeanna

09-08-2006, 11:59 AM

^^

Or the ever popular, "taste this, do you think it's bad??" :laugh:

I hate the crosswalk driving thing too - and deal with it every single day as I have to cross two streets on foot to get to work :mad:

------

Pet peeve:

People who apparently take rented dvds and grind them along the pavement. It's the only explanation I can think of for how these things get SO scratched....

HomerMcvie

09-08-2006, 12:09 PM

SuzeQuze

09-08-2006, 12:11 PM

^^^People walking in the street, while talking on their cell phone. This woman walked out into the street in Nashville, RIGHT in front of my truck. Lucky for her, that I was paying attention. I rolled down the window and said, "You need to get your ass off the phone, and pay attention to where you're walking! I almost hit you!".

I got APPLAUSE from the sidewalk!:blob2: :wavey: :blob2:

(she said nothing, btw)

Wow, this just happened to me too except the guy was a bit further in front of me so I didn't have to jack on my brakes. I also didn't get to yell at him. I love the applause you got :thumbsup:.

HomerMcvie

09-08-2006, 12:27 PM

I love the applause you got :thumbsup:.

ME TOO! It made it all worthwhile.;) And hopefully she got to THINKING about not blindly walking into the street.

chiliD

09-08-2006, 12:35 PM

People with Hybrid cars in the carpool lane of the freeway who can't even go the 55 minimum. AND, who won't get the f*** outta the way when there's a backup of 5-10 cars behind them.

Then once you finally can get around them, you find out they're on their f***ing cell phone. :mad:

ragandbone

09-08-2006, 12:53 PM

I don't know why I didn't think of this before. My supreme pet peeve is labeling. I mean, obtrusive labels on clothing (got to get out the seam ripper, and take that label off,) sticky labels on books, and security labels on DVDs and CDs.
I get really annoyed when I try to remove a label, and the removal takes an hour, and then damages the item.
Grrrrr!
I guess I should stop buying things.

skcin

09-08-2006, 02:08 PM

^ I love your new sig. :thumbsup:

Oh, and ITA. Especially when there's a sticker tag on the glass of a picture frame. :mad:

ragandbone

09-08-2006, 02:14 PM

^ I love your new sig. :thumbsup:

Oh, and ITA. Especially when there's a sticker tag on the glass of a picture frame. :mad:
Yeah, that wasn't an accident (thought it looked like a cd label) but now that I think about it, it won't make sense in another thread. I will removed it now, with some gasoline, and a blow torch.;)
I am glad you mentioned it!

JazmenFlowers

09-08-2006, 02:21 PM

people who talk while I'm trying to watch All My Children. :cool:

macmar71

09-08-2006, 02:39 PM

People who are late for their appointments....:distress: :eek:
And doctors who run late!!!!

xdreamsunwindx

09-08-2006, 03:25 PM

- When people get song titles wrong. Seriously, look it up, d-bag.

- Also, when people consistently yell out song titles at shows. They're not gonna play it if you keep bitching about it, so shut up.

- Not having a good eyelash curler :[

SuzeQuze

09-08-2006, 03:28 PM

^ I love your new sig. :thumbsup:

Oh, and ITA. Especially when there's a sticker tag on the glass of a picture frame. :mad:

:lol: I inspired a sig! :lol: It was all worth it ;)

Opening a CD is the worst. I hate those plastic packages you have to cut open too. I always feel like they are going to cut me open!

DavidMn

09-08-2006, 03:32 PM

When people diss Stevie or Fleetwood mac in front of me knowing full well that I'm a fan.:mad:

SuzeQuze

09-10-2006, 08:57 AM

When people diss Stevie or Fleetwood mac in front of me knowing full well that I'm a fan.:mad:

I'll kill them with my bare hands! ;)

Some assh*le yelled out of a car to me last nite "__ pounds overweight." WTF? I don't know what number he said. In hindsight I wish I thought to say "___ inches too small". :lol: My ego was already bruised having hung out with my roommate all night where it was the KT show and I was her invisible sidekick. Guys at clubs suck. :laugh:

jannieC

09-10-2006, 09:42 AM

My ego was already bruised having hung out with my roommate all night where it was the KT show and I was her invisible sidekick. Guys at clubs suck. :laugh:
Oh damn, I've been there- I HATE that! I'm glad those days are over for me.

DrummerDeanna

09-10-2006, 12:21 PM

macmar71

09-10-2006, 01:03 PM

When people diss Stevie or Fleetwood mac in front of me knowing full well that I'm a fan.:mad:

One of my bosses loves to dis Lindsey because he knows I really like him! UGHHHH! I hate when he does it but I say it's because he wishes he looked as good as him!

amber

09-10-2006, 07:53 PM

I'll kill them with my bare hands! ;)

Some assh*le yelled out of a car to me last nite "__ pounds overweight." WTF? I don't know what number he said. In hindsight I wish I thought to say "___ inches too small". :lol: My ego was already bruised having hung out with my roommate all night where it was the KT show and I was her invisible sidekick. Guys at clubs suck. :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That made me laugh - last night for once it actually wasn't totally the Rain show with me as her invisible, non red headed sidekick. Okay, not "for once", but it does happen a lot. It actually works out, though, because she is way too friendly with people I would never want to talk to. So, since they are usually boring, I don't have to talk to them and she does! Sweet. Hey, she made her bed by being so friendly....:laugh:
Last night and today we were, instead, the "two beautiful ladies" or "two fine women", etc. :p

Um, also, about the yelling out of the car? WTF?! Okay, first of all, no one who looked at you would think you were overweight unless they were a freak. Second, that is the number 2 reason why the guy was obviously a freak, the first reason being that he's yelling out of his car to people about their weight, for fun. :shocked: I have never, ever heard of anything like that. What was it, a gay drive by bitchslap? :rolleyes:

Peestie

09-11-2006, 08:58 AM

People who state their opinions as if they are fact and can't tell the difference between "best" and "favourite" i.e. "X is the greatest singer ever in any genre. period." then when confronted says something like "you clearly don't appreciate their genius and their unique talent".
The most annoying thing is that this happens on some message boards (not this one yet, thankfully) I'm on, but if I didn't appreciate the singers talent I wouldn't be there!

I hardly ever argue with anyone, but if someone makes a statement like that I will argue them into the ground.

skcin

09-11-2006, 11:58 AM

I have never, ever heard of anything like that. What was it, a gay drive by bitchslap? :rolleyes:

Snort. :lol:

michelle2677

09-11-2006, 12:55 PM

"X is the greatest singer ever in any genre. period." then when confronted says something like "you clearly don't appreciate their genius and their unique talent".
.

well, "X" IS the greatest singer ever!! i'm waiting on him to start singing again, then I'm ditching Fleetwood Mac.

heehee..no, I see what you mean-basically closed-minded people. My grandmother is like that. And when you correct her, then she starts lying to not "be wrong" .

whatever.

BTFLCHLD

09-11-2006, 03:29 PM

going on vacation and having some ass co-worker F with your work while you are gone. :mad:

BlackWidow

09-11-2006, 10:46 PM

Peestie

09-12-2006, 06:22 AM

well, "X" IS the greatest singer ever!! i'm waiting on him to start singing again, then I'm ditching Fleetwood Mac.

heehee..no, I see what you mean-basically closed-minded people. My grandmother is like that. And when you correct her, then she starts lying to not "be wrong" .

whatever.

Oh well obviously you're right "X" is truely the greatest singer ever, I suppose he was a bad example :lol:

BTFLCHLD

09-12-2006, 09:41 AM

HomerMcvie

09-12-2006, 12:12 PM

Watching a movie with a friend and, I suppose because it is not being shown in a theatre, they yapped non-stop asking questions about the film and making comments about the film (i.e. "why do you suppose they did that?" "do you know who that is?" "I wonder if they will decide to killl that guy." "I will bet in the end...blah blah")
Finally I said, "you may want to shut-up so we know what the film is about." <img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/BTFLCHLD/102.gif">
Am I a bitch? (...that question is not for you homie! ;))
I had no intention of answering, until you listed my name. I try to keep such opinions to myself.:nod:

Anyway, as much as I HATE to agree with you, this is one of my BIG pet peeves, too. My cousin comes over to my house, and stays a couple days each week. After he's had a couple beers, he will NOT stop talking. Last week, I finally shut the movie off, after about 30 minutes of non-stop blather. He kept talking for a few minutes, then he said, "turn the movie back on. I wanna watch it."
Me> "WATCH IT???? You have talked NON-STOP since I put it in, 30 minutes ago!!!!!!!!" He denied it, and I then listed topic after topic that he'd babbled about. "You've not heard one word from the movie, and neither have I! Do you realize that you NEVER stop talking?"
He finally shut up....
Amen.

SuzeQuze

09-12-2006, 12:38 PM

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That made me laugh - last night for once it actually wasn't totally the Rain show with me as her invisible, non red headed sidekick. Okay, not "for once", but it does happen a lot. It actually works out, though, because she is way too friendly with people I would never want to talk to. So, since they are usually boring, I don't have to talk to them and she does! Sweet. Hey, she made her bed by being so friendly....:laugh:
Last night and today we were, instead, the "two beautiful ladies" or "two fine women", etc. :p

Um, also, about the yelling out of the car? WTF?! Okay, first of all, no one who looked at you would think you were overweight unless they were a freak. Second, that is the number 2 reason why the guy was obviously a freak, the first reason being that he's yelling out of his car to people about their weight, for fun. :shocked: I have never, ever heard of anything like that. What was it, a gay drive by bitchslap? :rolleyes:

You are so right. I don't even like those people at all. It's funny because Kristin and I talked about it (I just said I felt the guys were not friendly) and she said they are all very cliquey and probably not the kind of people I would actually want to talk to anyway. They are very shallow people who party party party and that is it. There is nothing wrong with partying but there has to be some depth there too!

As far as the weight thing, that guy probably attends Howard Stern's school of what a woman should weigh. He would probably tell me I should weigh no more than 110 lbs. That would be impossible!

SuzeQuze

09-12-2006, 12:40 PM

I had no intention of answering, until you listed my name. I try to keep such opinions to myself.:nod:

Anyway, as much as I HATE to agree with you, this is one of my BIG pet peeves, too. My cousin comes over to my house, and stays a couple days each week. After he's had a couple beers, he will NOT stop talking. Last week, I finally shut the movie off, after about 30 minutes of non-stop blather. He kept talking for a few minutes, then he said, "turn the movie back on. I wanna watch it."
Me> "WATCH IT???? You have talked NON-STOP since I put it in, 30 minutes ago!!!!!!!!" He denied it, and I then listed topic after topic that he'd babbled about. "You've not heard one word from the movie, and neither have I! Do you realize that you NEVER stop talking?"
He finally shut up....
Amen.

My mother does this. Especially in a car. I've had to say, "Okay, I need about 5 minutes of quiet time please." The really annoying thing is, 9 out of 10 stories she tells me are reruns. She forgets she's already told me things. :rolleyes:

DrummerDeanna

09-12-2006, 01:01 PM

Pet Peeve:

People who just assume that I or my parents or even my grandparents are immigrants because we are Hispanic. Not all hispanics are immigrants. Remember when the US stole Texas from Mexico? Many Mexicans were already there....

And New Mexico. Border cross US people. Not the other way around - New Mexico became a state in 1912. My family was already there.

So anyway - I don't know why the implication that I or my family are recent immigrants - but what seems to be ignored by and large is the fact that there are Hispanics in the U-S who have been here for many many generations. I'm not an immigrant :shrug:

HomerMcvie

09-12-2006, 02:09 PM

My mother does this. Especially in a car. I've had to say, "Okay, I need about 5 minutes of quiet time please." The really annoying thing is, 9 out of 10 stories she tells me are reruns. She forgets she's already told me things. :rolleyes:

Yep. That's my cousin. Same stories, over and over. He's a professional beer drinker. That MIGHT have something to do with it!:rolleyes:

Hey Dave, did I tell you about xxxxxxxxxxx?

Yes, you told me that story LAST NIGHT too!

DrummerDeanna

09-12-2006, 02:20 PM

Hey Dave, did I tell you about xxxxxxxxxxx?

Yes, you told me that story LAST NIGHT too!

Does he then continue to tell you the story anyway? Because that's one of my pet peeves....you tell someone they already told you - so they tell you again :mad:

skcin

09-12-2006, 03:07 PM

I'm sure this is somewhere already, but I must vent...

People who don't know how to use self-scanners, but still attempt it. If you don't know that you have to scan one thing at a time, and that you must leave all of your bags on the counter until you pay, and that you can't put your purse or your bag or your baby on the counter, then STAY THE F*CK AWAY FROM THE THING! Seriously! it's not going to save you any time, and it's going to piss everyone off. And while I'm at it, please don't self scan iof you have 100 items. Jerk.

That being said, when people who know how to use a self-scanner (me, for example) do so and it malfunctions. This happened to me last week. I'm on lunch from work, I need about 15 items for my party. Basic stuff - paper plates, napkins, nothing too spectacular. I scan it all in, I slide my card. It gets stuck while processing my payment. :confused: Girl tells me "they've been slow, since we're using a generator right now." :( Yeah. Well. The other 5 are working just fine. She reboots the machine, insisting that I won't have to rescan everything. Yeah. Well. That didn't work, I did have to rescan. :mad: Not fun. I'll be watching my bank statement like a hawk next month for a double charge.

DrummerDeanna

09-12-2006, 03:22 PM

^^

Yeah _ I believe I once started a thread on the bane of my existence that is the self-scan line.

I hate them - because I always get stuck behind people who don't know what the hell they're doing - then they hold up the line - and well - yeah - I hear ya on this one.

SuzeQuze

09-12-2006, 03:44 PM

Does he then continue to tell you the story anyway? Because that's one of my pet peeves....you tell someone they already told you - so they tell you again :mad:

My Mom does!

DrummerDeanna

09-12-2006, 03:49 PM

My Mom does!

Mine too :laugh:

michelle2677

09-12-2006, 06:24 PM

Watching a movie with a friend and, I suppose because it is not being shown in a theatre, they yapped non-stop asking questions about the film and making comments about the film (i.e. "why do you suppose they did that?" "do you know who that is?" "I wonder if they will decide to killl that guy." "I will bet in the end...blah blah")
Finally I said, "you may want to shut-up so we know what the film is about." <img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/BTFLCHLD/102.gif">
Am I a bitch? (...that question is not for you homie! ;))

holy ****. OMG. This is probably my biggest pet peeve. talking through movies or songs. I have left someone's house before because they would not shut the F*CK up. THere are certain people I WILL NOT watch movies with because they will not shut the F*CK up. I am they type of person who has to really concentrate on something and can't pay attention to 15 different things. If I'm wathcing a movie-SHUT UP!!!!

HomerMcvie

09-12-2006, 07:12 PM

Does he then continue to tell you the story anyway? Because that's one of my pet peeves....you tell someone they already told you - so they tell you again :mad:
Yeah, he just goes on, and on, and on, and on........
He's practically my brother. We've had a couple big fights over the years, but we've gotten over them eventually. Some have lasted a couple of years though. But I think we now know HOW to not get into fights.
When Cash had to make all the 6 hour trips to U of IL, for radiation treatments, he went along with me for all of them, so I wouldn't have to go alone.
Cash is crazy about him.

skcin

09-13-2006, 10:39 AM

SuzeQuze

09-13-2006, 10:50 AM

Yeah, he just goes on, and on, and on, and on........
He's practically my brother. We've had a couple big fights over the years, but we've gotten over them eventually. Some have lasted a couple of years though. But I think we now know HOW to not get into fights.
When Cash had to make all the 6 hour trips to U of IL, for radiation treatments, he went along with me for all of them, so I wouldn't have to go alone.
Cash is crazy about him.

Aww, so he does have his redeeming qualities. :)

HomerMcvie

09-13-2006, 12:08 PM

Aww, so he does have his redeeming qualities. :)

Even if they're outnumbered by his others!

:D :lol: :lol: :D

BTFLCHLD

09-13-2006, 08:47 PM

People who don't know the true functionality of hazard lights. :mad:

While departing work this evening, I entered a freeway and came upon a vehicle braking in front of me. I utilized my brakes and remained approx 10+ feet behind. The driver increases to brake as do I. He then proceeds to hit a 2' x 2' x 2" pieces of hard steel (apparently.) I see this bitch slam atop the roof of his car, hurl 15' in the air, come back down onto the freeway in front of my vehicle, jump up onto my hood doing two 4' 360s and, thankfully, fall to the wayside.

1. When coming upon an unavoidable item on the freeway...hit the hazard.
2. When braking upon an unavoidable item on the freeway...stop the vehicle...don't tease the brakes!
3. When teasing upon an unavoidable item on the freeway...and no one is next to you...get over dipchit so the person behind you has the opp to avoid the f'ing thing!

I can not (well...I could) tell you how many times I have almost kicked-bucket in this way.
I guess you ledgies will have to put up with me for some time...sorry about that ;) (maybe)

My vehicle sustained some scratch/bend damage to the front license and a small piece of grill. I am forever thankful the item didn't hit my front glass, and that I was able to avoid damage to myself or another vehicle/human. I am worried about other vehicles this evening...or whenever. :distress:

michelle2677

09-14-2006, 12:53 PM

You're at work talking on the phone. Someone walks into your office without knocking & starts talking, sees you're on the phone & either keeps right on talking or says "oh, you're on the phone" and stands there & stares at you.

or when your boss asks you to call someone and they say.."ask them this....tell them this" you're trying to listen to the person ON the phone and your boss. I eventually just hand him the phone and say "here".

carrie721

09-21-2006, 10:28 PM

things that are pissing me off right now:

grocery store bag dude - no, i don't want to donate $2 to united way. it's 10 pm and i am using the self-checkout. if i wanted to donate $2 to the united way, i would've scanned the stupid coupon that is conspicuously placed next to the scanner, wouldn't i? i wonder how much money is wasted printing those stupid things.

parking spaces for pregnant women - god, are they serious? i'm choosing not to help overpopulate the earth. i should get to park close to the store, too. nobody told aforementioned pregnant women to get pregnant. unless you're the virgin mary, eff off.

my car - is leaking coolant. i can't drive it. i'm about to kick its ass to the curb. i'm spending $90/month on friggin' insurance so it can be a POS.

the bad taste in my mouth - boca fake chicken patties were half off, so i bought two boxes. except i now realize i don't like boca fake chicken patties. anybody want to buy 7 individually wrapped frozen fake chicken patties off me? free shipping!

victoria beckham - is any part of her not made out of silicone? i mean, for serious:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v364/queequeg721/092106_vicbotbroke.jpg
(pic taken from pinkisthenewblog.com)

yikes.

carrie721

09-22-2006, 12:00 AM

oh, and one more thing:

that commercial for babybel cheese.

sparky

09-22-2006, 12:37 AM

my car - is leaking coolant. i can't drive it. i'm about to kick its ass to the curb. i'm spending $90/month on friggin' insurance so it can be a POS.

Try that radiator sealer stuff. It isn't a long term solution, but it can tide you over for awhile. And re: Beckham's slag: that lucky biyotch.
He is hot. I don't like blond guys, but he is H O T.

amber

09-22-2006, 01:38 AM

victoria beckham - is any part of her not made out of silicone? i mean, for serious:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v364/queequeg721/092106_vicbotbroke.jpg
(pic taken from pinkisthenewblog.com)

yikes.

Posh was always my least favorite Spice. Tied with Ginger. But I just didn't like the way Ginger looked, Posh had a whole snooty, dumb, can't sing, bad personality thing going on. :shocked: Turns out I was right. And all those reasons are besides her silicone. Omigod, my best friend just had her surgery. I could be talking about my best friend when I say silicone! My.God.:laugh: Like I said, though, silicone is the least of Posh's undesireable qualities, I'm sure. I mean, we all like nice boobs. Except all the men here.

Yeah, I don't even have crushes on famous men, or men who are hot, or mainly anyone I don't know - but Beckham is hot. I also love soccer player legs.

elie

09-22-2006, 04:05 AM

People who stand on the left side of the escalators (I don't know the english word for that, I mean the stairs where you just stand and you don't have to walk up or down) in malls or in the subway, while there are signs all over the place telling you to stand on the right side.

People talking loudly on their cell phones in public places.

carrie721

09-22-2006, 08:09 AM

Try that radiator sealer stuff. It isn't a long term solution, but it can tide you over for awhile. And re: Beckham's slag: that lucky biyotch.
He is hot. I don't like blond guys, but he is H O T.

thanks, spk. i'll have to try that.

beckham is pretty ridiculously hot, but poshbot is ridiculous.

Posh was always my least favorite Spice. Tied with Ginger. But I just didn't like the way Ginger looked, Posh had a whole snooty, dumb, can't sing, bad personality thing going on. :shocked: Turns out I was right. And all those reasons are besides her silicone. Omigod, my best friend just had her surgery. I could be talking about my best friend when I say silicone! My.God.:laugh: Like I said, though, silicone is the least of Posh's undesireable qualities, I'm sure. I mean, we all like nice boobs. Except all the men here.

Yeah, I don't even have crushes on famous men, or men who are hot, or mainly anyone I don't know - but Beckham is hot. I also love soccer player legs.

i never paid much attention to the spice girls, so i don't know their personalities ... if they were popular now, i probably would, just because i pay more attention to pop culture now than i did when i was in 7th grade. hmm, that's just a little backwards :lol: .

silicone may be the least of her gross qualities, but i certainly don't think she has nice boobs. i've never seen a fake boob i liked, actually. smaller ones are better ... life is so much easier with smaller.

SuzeQuze

09-22-2006, 08:22 AM

thanks, spk. i'll have to try that.

beckham is pretty ridiculously hot, but poshbot is ridiculous.

i never paid much attention to the spice girls, so i don't know their personalities ... if they were popular now, i probably would, just because i pay more attention to pop culture now than i did when i was in 7th grade. hmm, that's just a little backwards :lol: .

silicone may be the least of her gross qualities, but i certainly don't think she has nice boobs. i've never seen a fake boob i liked, actually. smaller ones are better ... life is so much easier with smaller.

Stevie's fake boobs were almost perfect, they really didn't look fake to me. For the longest time I didn't even know they were implants!

On edit: Rain got implants? Wow.

carrie721

09-22-2006, 08:26 AM

Stevie's fake boobs were almost perfect, they really didn't look fake to me. For the longest time I didn't even know they were implants!

oh ****, you're right! stevie's boobs were fabulous! in some shots they definitely looked a little *too* buoyant, though. like, there's this one where she's got her arms out, and she's leaning over, and she's wearing one of those danskin tops, and they are totally defying gravity. but she did have great ones. i like 'em better now, though. how that woman has such a great rack at 150, i'll never know.

SuzeQuze

09-22-2006, 08:30 AM

oh ****, you're right! stevie's boobs were fabulous! in some shots they definitely looked a little *too* buoyant, though. like, there's this one where she's got her arms out, and she's leaning over, and she's wearing one of those danskin tops, and they are totally defying gravity. but she did have great ones. i like 'em better now, though. how that woman has such a great rack at 150, i'll never know.

Oh I know the shot you're talking about, they did look fake there. But still not like perfect discs, I hate that. It's probably because of what she started with, a fabulous small rack.

I bet it made Lindsey completely nuts when she got them. She did not have them for the white album.

carrie721

09-22-2006, 08:33 AM

Oh I know the shot you're talking about, they did look fake there. But still not like perfect discs, I hate that. It's probably because of what she started with, a fabulous small rack.

I bet it made Lindsey completely nuts when she got them. She did not have them for the white album.

you're right ... it was 76, wasn't it? and she got them out ... 94? i'm iffy on that one.

i love the ledge because i can eat my breakfast and talk about boobs at the same time. :thumbsup: :lol:

SuzeQuze

09-22-2006, 08:34 AM

you're right ... it was 76, wasn't it? and she got them out ... 94? i'm iffy on that one.

i love the ledge because i can eat my breakfast and talk about boobs at the same time. :thumbsup: :lol:

I am not sure what year it was, but yeah, '76 or '77. I'm having breakfast too! :lol:

JazmenFlowers

09-22-2006, 08:34 AM

carrie721

09-22-2006, 08:36 AM

I am not sure what year it was, but yeah, '76 or '77. I'm having breakfast too! :lol:

time to head over to the food thread. :lol:

SuzeQuze

09-22-2006, 08:44 AM

time to head over to the food thread. :lol:

Holy crap, get out of my head! :laugh:

skcin

09-22-2006, 11:42 AM

how that woman has such a great rack at 150, i'll never know.

A tight corset. :thumbsup: Bless her.

Fake boobs are ick. I do EKGs at work, and sometimes we have to...well...move a booby up & out of the way to place the electrodes. Yeah, well, fake ones don't move & it's really creepy. :shocked:

My peeve today is people lying. Don't tell me the woman at the front desk told you such & such when I can just go & ask her & find out you're lying. :rolleyes: Friggin' kids.

sparky

09-22-2006, 12:12 PM

A tight corset.

Tight ?

Tight ?

That corset is tight like Michael Jackson is eccentric.

SuzeQuze

10-04-2006, 04:55 PM

When brand new stuff is in the trash here in the office. I found a couple of giveaway items with the company's logo in someone's trash. But we have an area where people swap those items so they could have easily just given them away.

At any rate, I am the proud new owner of a laptop case and it's pretty neat! :lol: Okay, so it doesn't really make me mad cuz I just got something free! :laugh:

michelle2677

10-04-2006, 05:51 PM

not only when people put their dogs in the back of pick-up trucks, but when they put their children IN STROLLERS in the back of pickups. Yeah...that happened awhile ago, but it still burns my a$$

UGH> and unappreciative bosses:distress: :distress:

at our office we are creating a newsletter to send to all of our patients. In the newsletter we are going to have our bios in there, etc. Well, last night, the front desk lady and I got the bright idea to play a joke on our doctor. We made the "real" bios sheet (for him to proof read) and then the "joke" one. We had the regular bios, but thrown in there nonchalantly were different extracurricular activities.
One girls was :in her spare time, natalie poses for nude art
another one: Kelly teaches pole dancing at the local YMCA
Mine: panty model @ Victoria's Secret (I DID work at VS, but NOT as a panty model!!:laugh: ) Her established webside is www.pantiesgonewild.com
another one: christie gives private lapdances and strips for local bachelor parties.

I swear-they night before I couldn't hardly hold it in. I was telling everyone I couldn't wait until the staff meeting the next morning to give it to him (which was today) THE F*CKING A$$HOLE got pissed. Because he thought we took time from his "precious" time clock to do all that. It makes me so made because he is such a stick in the mud. THe man is going to have a heart attack or stroke-we are just trying to prolong it to allow him to have a little fun. I guess it makes me mad mostly because we did it for HIM!! It wasn't for us...and he was a dork about it. Ugh...okay. I'm done. sorry :(

michelle2677

10-20-2006, 02:07 PM

saving up money for something, then by the time you can afford it, it's "discontinued...but..I'll look in the back to see if we have more...*time passing...time passing* no..I'm sorry. We don't have any."

oh. and getting in the shower and there is no soap.

DrummerDeanna

10-20-2006, 02:36 PM

^^

The soap thing isn't as bad as:

--Going to the bathroom and realizing there is no toilet paper :laugh: That is the WORST.

Another pet peeve:

People who claim to be so open-minded but are, in reality, just as closed-minded as those they ridicule/denounce :distress:

michelle2677

10-20-2006, 02:39 PM

yeah, I get that. But once you're in the shower and all wet, it really sucks to get out and freeze your ass off to find soap.

or a towel.

but yes. The TP thing is horrid.

DrummerDeanna

10-20-2006, 02:58 PM

yeah, I get that. But once you're in the shower and all wet, it really sucks to get out and freeze your ass off to find soap.

or a towel.

but yes. The TP thing is horrid.

That's true too...and then your towel is all cold and wet when your shower is done....and the floor is all wet from your scrambling to get soap..ok - that one is up there too :laugh:

michelle2677

10-20-2006, 03:09 PM

ahh..but the opposite of pet peeve is a nice warm towel out of the dryer!!!:nod:

carrie721

12-24-2006, 12:25 AM

my current pet peeves ...

people thinking that what they want is their fukcing birthright. it's not.

last night, my two friends (the ones who threw a tantrum when i couldn't go to their house for tgiving) called me at midnight. i didn't answer b/c i was in bed, but i did listen to the voicemail they left. they were "rolling into town" and wanted to "hit up the bars" before they closed. i didn't call back but they did - 4 more times, until 1 a.m. wtf. i called back this evening as my shift was ending at work to see if they wanted to do something tonight, but they said f*ck you, we're on our way to annapolis now. WTF??? for one thing, it takes 4 hours to get from south bend, indiana, to kent. they could have called me at 8 when they were leaving if they wanted to make plans. secondly, who gets pissed off at someone for not getting together when they were only in town for less than 24 hours? jesus.

then tonight at work ... this girl came in and asked if we cater. i said no, we do party trays, but we don't cater. then she said she wants to place an order for cuban black bean soup. i explained we only have that on the menu once in a while, we can't accommodate her. she looked at me as if i had told her i had run over her grandmother. she paused for an uncomfortable 15 seconds and then said "why?" i said, we just don't do that. i'm sorry. then she got all pissy and stormed off on her friggin' huffy bike. wtf people? if i went in somewhere and asked for something they didn't serve, i would say oh, sorry, nevermind. apparently i was not aware that she had some letter signed by god that said she was supposed to receive cuban black bean soup whenever she demanded it ... :rolleyes:

michelle2677

12-24-2006, 12:39 AM

carrie721

12-24-2006, 12:43 AM

Aww sorry carrie. The bitch with the bean soup? screw her. You don't even need to concern yourself with that crap. Your friends? Uh. Wtf? Yes. They should have called way sooner. Cuz then you could have poss taken a nap to be able to go out for awhile. :sorry:

thanks. my issue with the bean soup lady sounds really petty, but it's just one example of how demanding and immature people are acting around the holidays. so many people think they're the only people dealing with holiday stress, they demand, demand, demand.

and those friends are always demanding like that. i am supposed to drop everything whenever they are in town because they come through so rarely, it's like a "treat" for me! gag. i love 'em, but there's a reason i don't go out of my way to spend time with them. if they wanted to plan something ahead of time, i would be more than willing, tho.

michelle2677

12-24-2006, 12:50 AM

carrie721

12-24-2006, 12:52 AM

Oh. I didnt mean that to sound like i thought it war petty! Not at all. I worked retail so i know how bitchy peeps can be during the holidays :nod: and maybe this time since you didnt jump for your friends they might not take it for granted that you're always going to be available :nod:

i'm hoping they'll get the hint. i used to get out of bed to hang out with them when they'd call until about a year and a half ago, and i stopped. i just don't get enough out of that relationship to be their on-call entertainment when they're in town. plus i like sleeping. :laugh:

michelle2677

12-24-2006, 01:00 AM

i'm hoping they'll get the hint. i used to get out of bed to hang out with them when they'd call until about a year and a half ago, and i stopped. i just don't get enough out of that relationship to be their on-call entertainment when they're in town. plus i like sleeping. :laugh:
bullseye! Omg! I have a pic for you. I took it of a t shirt. I'll txt it to you. Brb

michelle2677

02-03-2007, 11:23 AM

Current pet peeve-when people decide to do their entire effin banking at 5 on a friday-in the drive thru :mad: i'm also a little put off by toilets that flush automatically. But that's a little personal :laugh:

carrie721

02-03-2007, 04:58 PM

michelle2677

02-03-2007, 06:14 PM

lmao. please refer to the TMI thread. :D :p
lol well ****. They go and just sit there-your car is on "e" about to run out of gas, and mr "i cant get out my car to do 15,000 transactions" is in front of you. of course he's in front of ms. "i cant get out of my car because its too cold so im gonna bitch about the guy in front of me" lmao. But yeah. You're right. It prob goes in the tmi thread :laugh: :p

DrummerDeanna

02-03-2007, 06:32 PM

Wasn't there a thread in which self-flushing toilets were discussed? I might be thinking of MySpace actually.....

Either way you're not in the minority -many people hate those damn self-flushing toilets....myself included.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when in a public bathroom someone tries to open the door of the stall you're in and finding it locked...they try to open it again. And then again. Until I finally say, "someone's in here!"

Seriously. Could they not figure that one out on their own? That really pisses me off....or hey...if you're not sure..KNOCK!

Basically I hate public restrooms.

michelle2677

02-03-2007, 06:43 PM

^^ lol i second that. And i like the little sanitary toilet covers they provide, but damn. You get it in place, go to sit down...WOOSH mutha fukca. Gotta start over lol and that's when you're lucky. God forbid you try to do anything while you're still sitting lol. Wipe, adjust, grab something out of your purse etc :laugh:

skcin

02-05-2007, 03:26 PM

HejiraNYC

02-05-2007, 03:39 PM

strandinthewind

02-05-2007, 03:49 PM

^^^ Or what about going into a public bathroom in a restaurant or club, and you have to go really badly. But there is an attendant standing there with a tip jar stuffed full of 10's and 20's. :eek: :mad: For one thing, that is all for show- to guilt people into leaving large tips. Secondly, why should I pay someone to hand me a paper towel when a) I don't want someone to hand it to me and b) it is more sanitary/hygienic to get it myself? Why should I have to pay to use the bathroom when I am already spending money at this establishment?

Whenever anyone serves you, it is considered proper to tip them. You may, however, refuse the service - many do. I have done it when I have no cash, etc. Also, many of the restroom servers offer gum, mints, candy, cologne, etc. I guess I look at it this way, that poor schmoe is making likely $2.00 an hour and I am dropping $100 or more for dinner. So, I usually give the dollar and don't look back. But, that is justy me. Also, in NYC, I think the concept of restroom server is way more prevelant than in most other places in America. So, I guess you deal with it far more than most.

skcin

02-05-2007, 04:23 PM

Whenever anyone serves you, it is considered proper to tip them. You may, however, refuse the service - many do. I have done it when I have no cash, etc. Also, many of the restroom servers offer gum, mints, candy, cologne, etc. I guess I look at it this way, that poor schmoe is making likely $2.00 an hour and I am dropping $100 or more for dinner. So, I usually give the dollar and don't look back. But, that is justy me. Also, in NYC, I think the concept of restroom server is way more prevelant than in most other places in America. So, I guess you deal with it far more than most.

I'd give a buck, no more. Not that common in Buffalo anyway. :shrug: $10 or $20 is ridiculous, IMO.

At our county fair every year, they put tip plates out for the people that clean the bathrooms (who sit in said bathroom the whole time, btw.) :laugh: It's bizarre. They don't hand you the paper towel, there's no lotions or mints or fancy extras. Sometimes they'll point & say "that one's open." I give them a quarter for that helpful hint.

strandinthewind

02-05-2007, 04:30 PM

I'd give a buck, no more. Not that common in Buffalo anyway. :shrug: $10 or $20 is ridiculous, IMO.

At our county fair every year, they put tip plates out for the people that clean the bathrooms (who sit in said bathroom the whole time, btw.) :laugh: It's bizarre. They don't hand you the paper towel, there's no lotions or mints or fancy extras. Sometimes they'll point & say "that one's open." I give them a quarter for that helpful hint.

LOL - I would probably reply with "I'M GONNA PISS IN THE DA SINK" :cool:

michelle2677

10-14-2007, 09:40 PM

right now i have several.

all bundled up into one grandmother.

with that, i hate people who read the menu to me while I'm trying to read it myself. you know...like letting you know what's on it.

David

10-14-2007, 09:58 PM

right now i have several.

all bundled up into one grandmother.

with that, i hate people who read the menu to me while I'm trying to read it myself. you know...like letting you know what's on it.When she does that, lean forward with alarming curiosity in your face, & ask her, "What does it say down here?" & "What desserts do they have?" & "Do any of these sandwiches have bacon?"

Just go on & on with your requests to read & provide info from the menu to you until she's ready to hit you over the head with it. The next time you two go out to eat, she'll think twice before launching another menu recitation.

http://v.mercola.com/ImageServer/public/2007/05--may/5.4clouds.jpg

Moz

10-14-2007, 10:02 PM

When people mix up "your" and "you're". I can't think of any others :shrug:

Livia

10-14-2007, 10:03 PM

There, their and they're.

michelle2677

10-14-2007, 10:18 PM

When she does that, lean forward with alarming curiosity in your face, & ask her, "What does it say down here?" & "What desserts do they have?" & "Do any of these sandwiches have bacon?"

Just go on & on with your requests to read & provide info from the menu to you until she's ready to hit you over the head with it. The next time you two go out to eat, she'll think twice before launching another menu recitation.

http://v.mercola.com/ImageServer/public/2007/05--may/5.4clouds.jpg

trust me. you dont' know this woman. she'll never give up. that would just encourage her more. but i might try it to see what happens. thankfully i'm heading home tomorrow so i wont' have to worry about it for a while

(they are in florida and I live in kentucky :) )

btw. that's a pretty pic in your post but why are you posting pics from a health site?? :p

Miss Vicky

10-14-2007, 10:29 PM

Most of mine are work related:

-People who call up my office to schedule an appointment, then have no idea when they want to come in, so they say "I'll have to look at my schedule and call you back."

-People who don't show up when they're supposed to. (This applies not only to the clients and coworkers at my job, but to any situation)

-People who - after I've answered the phone with "Vacaville Pet Vet Clinic, this is Victoria, how can I help you?" - ask me "Is this the Vacaville Pet Vet?"
No, dumb****s, it isn't. I just felt like answering the phone that way.

-People who insist on telling me the life stories of both themselves and their pets. Okay yeah, whatever. As if I give a ****.

-People who ask for a quote on services, then start going on about how "Back in my day, it only cost _______." That's nice. Welcome to 2007.

-People who call to make an appointment and, when asked why we need to see their pet, answer "Well I don't know. I'm not the vet." Well, you called us for a reason, right?

-People who ask "What's the earliest I can drop my pet off?" and when told that "We get here at 8:00 a.m." they say "But I have to be at work then." Guess what? So do I, and I'm not coming in any sooner just so you won't be inconvenienced.

-People who want to "just get some medicine" instead of bringing their pet in for an exam when a) We've never seen the animal before b) We haven't seen the animal in a long time or c) We've never seen the animal for that problem and get angry when told that doing so would be both unethical and illegal.

Other, not necessarily work related pet peeves:

-People who burp, fart or make any other obnoxious noise without apologizing/excusing themselves.

-People who leave the microwave door open after heating up food (especially since I bought our new microwave).

-People who eat all of my snack foods and never buy/bring in any to share.

-Parents who don't discipline children who are misbehaving in public. Also, parents who bring babies to restaurants, theaters, etc. and refuse to take them outside when they start crying.

-People who insist on trying to make conversation with me when I'm riding the bus. Look, if I've got my headphones on and am not making eye contact with anyone, that's not an invitation for you to talk to me.

michelle2677

10-15-2007, 07:00 AM

^^yes. love all of those job related ones. suprisingly, we deal with basically the same ones at my work. drives me crazy.

but my motto is "your failure to act in a timely manner is not my emergency"

but it'd be harder for me where you work though. It's not the pet's fault their owner didn't take care of them, ya know?

David

10-15-2007, 12:50 PM

trust me. you dont' know this woman. she'll never give up. that would just encourage her more. but i might try it to see what happens. thankfully i'm heading home tomorrow so i wont' have to worry about it for a whileWell, good luck!

btw. that's a pretty pic in your post but why are you posting pics from a health site?? :pI just do a Google search for "stormy clouds" or "beautiful clouds" (or sometimes "iridescent cloud" or "nacreous cloud"). Then I click the IMAGES button & I get all these stormy clouds & beautiful clouds from which to choose! Check this one out: :thumbsup:

http://www.hot.ee/her/varviline-pilv.jpg

Speaking of grammar+usage pet peeves, I can't stand it when people mix up the following thorny pairs:

luxurious vs. luxuriant
gantlet vs. gauntlet
triumphant vs. triumphal

or when they use the phrase begging the question to mean leading to the (obvious) question

bretonbanquet

10-15-2007, 02:54 PM

There, their and they're.

Oh yes :nod:

Sarah

10-15-2007, 02:59 PM

i hate it when nail polish chips off almost instantly. :mad:

amber

10-15-2007, 08:04 PM

i hate it when nail polish chips off almost instantly. :mad:

I know, painting your nails a real color is practically like having kids. You have to watch them all the time, keep them out of danger, handle them gingerly. Oy! (she said jewishly).
My long affair with nailpolish is always tinged with sorrow. And I mean long affair as in, I painted my nails from 3 years old, and my mom loves to tell the story of how I was 1.5 and came into their room one morning with "perfect red crosses painted on your hands and feet, and said 'I got Auntie Carol's possossis! (nailpolish is possossis)." So, see, even at 1.5 I apparently equated nailpolish with both the wonder of Jesus, and the pain of Jesus. :laugh: How I painted crosses on my hands and feet when I was 1.5 with a tiny nail brush when I can't draw at all to this day is anyone's guess.

Just saying I agree with your peeve, big time. It makes me usually just hang with clear or clear silver sparkle.
Another nailpolish pet peeve - trying to find the perfect purple is like picking out a fricking house. :rolleyes::mad::p

michelle2677

10-15-2007, 08:29 PM

Well, good luck!

I just do a Google search for "stormy clouds" or "beautiful clouds" (or sometimes "iridescent cloud" or "nacreous cloud"). Then I click the IMAGES button & I get all these stormy clouds & beautiful clouds from which to choose! Check this one out: :thumbsup:

http://www.hot.ee/her/varviline-pilv.jpg

Speaking of grammar+usage pet peeves, I can't stand it when people mix up the following thorny pairs:

luxurious vs. luxuriant
gantlet vs. gauntlet
triumphant vs. triumphal

or when they use the phrase begging the question to mean leading to the (obvious) question

all i have to offer is this pic which i took the other day from the gulf. Plain ol' clouds pic, but I liked it :shrug:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Michelle2677/florida%202007/100_1781.jpg

and who uses luxuriant etc? :confused:

Sarah

10-15-2007, 09:06 PM

I know, painting your nails a real color is practically like having kids. You have to watch them all the time, keep them out of danger, handle them gingerly. Oy! (she said jewishly).
My long affair with nailpolish is always tinged with sorrow. And I mean long affair as in, I painted my nails from 3 years old, and my mom loves to tell the story of how I was 1.5 and came into their room one morning with "perfect red crosses painted on your hands and feet, and said 'I got Auntie Carol's possossis! (nailpolish is possossis)." So, see, even at 1.5 I apparently equated nailpolish with both the wonder of Jesus, and the pain of Jesus. :laugh: How I painted crosses on my hands and feet when I was 1.5 with a tiny nail brush when I can't draw at all to this day is anyone's guess.

Just saying I agree with your peeve, big time. It makes me usually just hang with clear or clear silver sparkle.
Another nailpolish pet peeve - trying to find the perfect purple is like picking out a fricking house. :rolleyes::mad::p

I found the perfect purple. Essie's 2005 Viva La Vespa. It's discontinued now, but I bought 2 bottles. I will be ****ing sad as hell when it's gone. :(

David

10-15-2007, 11:23 PM

all i have to offer is this pic which i took the other day from the gulf. Plain ol' clouds pic, but I liked it :shrug:Very nice cumulus, Michelle!

and who uses luxuriant etc? :confused:Well, I sometimes do. Remember when J. Hillis Miller wrote the deconstruction example for the New York Times magazine around 1990? & in a short reference to Milton's Paradise Lost, he brought up Eve's "luxuriant locks"? That's really when I started to use it more frequently, or at least correctly.

http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/screencams/sunset_03.jpg

SuzeQuze

10-16-2007, 07:35 AM

Very nice cumulus, Michelle!

Well, I sometimes do. Remember when J. Hillis Miller wrote the deconstruction example for the New York Times magazine around 1990? & in a short reference to Milton's Paradise Lost, he brought up Eve's "luxuriant locks"? That's really when I started to use it more frequently, or at least correctly.

http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/screencams/sunset_03.jpg

Well I never thought about this before. Their meanings do overlap quite a bit. Where they diverge is that luxuriant means generous as in something is fruitful or abundant whereas luxurious more often connotes great expense.

http://www.mavrinac.com/photo/detroitriver/ambassador_sunset.png

amber

10-16-2007, 09:59 PM

^^^ David, those pics inspire weeping, they're so beautiful.

I found the perfect purple. Essie's 2005 Viva La Vespa. It's discontinued now, but I bought 2 bottles. I will be ****ing sad as hell when it's gone. :(

You'll be even sadder when you are mysteriously burgled for one bottle by a "girl in black, chiffon style, with sparkly silver nails". :cool:
But that's the thing, one person's perfect purple is not the next person's. Not that I would ever burgle you to find out. "Ever" meaning, "maybe just once". But take heart, if I didn't like the purple, I would at least have the good grace to make fun of your bad nail taste, and try to resell the bottle. Hey, I'm no heathen...:angel: