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Pet Peeves
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Ok here are mine
1. Another vote for touching any of my screens
2. Having the tv up loud when people are trying to sleep.
3. Another vote for then there is a problem it is made my problem. (example of this happened last week. There was some software missing and i was quizzed over where it was In the end the guy at work is like well we need to find it meaning you find it.I said well good luck with that and walked off)
4. People who breathe all over you specially with minty breath yuk
5. Someone singing to a song on the radio and you would rather just listen to it.
6. People who do no clean up after them selves
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7. At work, when you get told something and the same person goes on and on about it when you have the idea what they are going on about.
8. When family members come around your house at 6:30 in the morning and your about to go to the toilet
1. Another vote for touching any of my screens
2. Having the tv up loud when people are trying to sleep.
3. Another vote for then there is a problem it is made my problem. (example of this happened last week. There was some software missing and i was quizzed over where it was In the end the guy at work is like well we need to find it meaning you find it.I said well good luck with that and walked off)
4. People who breathe all over you specially with minty breath yuk
5. Someone singing to a song on the radio and you would rather just listen to it.
6. People who do no clean up after them selves
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7. At work, when you get told something and the same person goes on and on about it when you have the idea what they are going on about.
8. When family members come around your house at 6:30 in the morning and your about to go to the toilet
This one bothers me a lot too. Even though my name is pretty common, people still insist on spelling Michael like this: Micheal..... :-/
1) Fat people who try to squeeze into small places or take up an entire area.
2) When people ask me to spell my email address to them out loud. My email is a combo of my first, middle, and last names so it's really annoying to have to repeat it like 3 times.
3) People who have waited in line to get something and can't make up their mind AFTER a considerable amount of waiting time.
4) I'm also with the people who dislike having their screens touched. Worse is when people are like, "Wow you have an iPhone. GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!! And then ask me for help every 5 seconds cuz they don't know how to use it."
5) Teens (my peers I guess) who wear their pants so low it looks like they'll trip over them. This is just one of the many things I dislike about how younger people represent themselves. It also makes me wonder what happened to their parents.
6) Being stuck behind an old person who's driving 20 on the highway. Nothing personal, I just have to get places.
7) People with really annoying voices or bad breath who won't stop talking to you.
8) Making awkward small talk with people I really don't like.
9) People with BO.
10) People who text me the same thing multiple times thinking it will somehow magically make me respond sooner.
11) Smokers
12) Parents who bring their annoying small children and crying screaming babies to public places and pretend like everyone is oblivious to them.
13) Babies who make loud noises.
14) People who do not eat with proper manners or who eat in front of people when talking.
15) Retail employees who pretend they know more than the customers when in reality they have no clue what they're talking about. (This reminds me of my numerous Apple store visits that involve me overhearing a floor worker or "genius" who substitutes lack of knowledge with various phrases that are feature or Apple related. "So what's the storage capacity of the iPhone?" "Well it has an advanced 3G network, so that helps."
I have more but I think this is a pretty good consolidated list.
Hmmm..
1) Noisy eaters
2) People who use NO punctuation in texts/SMS
2) People who spell thinks like 'ken it wiz reli funneh lyk' ... where's the need? Can you even understand that!?
3) The ball in my mighty mouse getting gummed up and not working about once a month (that should probably be #1)
4) When people (mostly in American films) refer to 'England' but really mean 'Great Britain'. There's actually England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and with the possible exception of England, you're annoying / offending all of us when you do that.
5) People who seem to think what some celebrity is wearing has any importance
6) People doing pretty much anything slowly, particularly walking in front of you when you can't get passed, or waiting till their asked for the money in a shop before they go looking for their purse in a massive handbag
7) Dust, it seems to grow exponentially in my house (it's been suggested it's because there's a crematorium near by...)
8) People leaving things switched on, or on stand-by when their not using them (I'm maybe a bit obsessive about that)
9) People who feel the need to live up to some 'macho' image, especially when they disrespect their girl friends behind their backs to do it
10) The way my iPhone always seems to have a 3G connection that disappears as soon as I try to make use of it
ELEVEN) The way my Bluetooth mouse and sometimes keyboard randomly stop working, like right now when I tried to click submit!!
1) Noisy eaters
2) People who use NO punctuation in texts/SMS
2) People who spell thinks like 'ken it wiz reli funneh lyk' ... where's the need? Can you even understand that!?
3) The ball in my mighty mouse getting gummed up and not working about once a month (that should probably be #1)
4) When people (mostly in American films) refer to 'England' but really mean 'Great Britain'. There's actually England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and with the possible exception of England, you're annoying / offending all of us when you do that.
5) People who seem to think what some celebrity is wearing has any importance
6) People doing pretty much anything slowly, particularly walking in front of you when you can't get passed, or waiting till their asked for the money in a shop before they go looking for their purse in a massive handbag
7) Dust, it seems to grow exponentially in my house (it's been suggested it's because there's a crematorium near by...)
8) People leaving things switched on, or on stand-by when their not using them (I'm maybe a bit obsessive about that)
9) People who feel the need to live up to some 'macho' image, especially when they disrespect their girl friends behind their backs to do it
10) The way my iPhone always seems to have a 3G connection that disappears as soon as I try to make use of it
ELEVEN) The way my Bluetooth mouse and sometimes keyboard randomly stop working, like right now when I tried to click submit!!
oh yeah... especially when they are parking for somewhere like the mall where you know they are going to walk for hours. they would rather walk 1.95 miles instead of 2.
Ditto on the noisy eaters, screen touchers (I'd include keyboard touchers), bratty kids (actually, it should be bratty parents).
1) Talking loud on cellphones.
2) CD wrappers (actually most packaging needing a lethal weapon to open).
3) People who stand dazed on the top of the up escalator (or bottom of down), or who stand at the entrance of the elevator door, blocking movement.
4) People who don't move to the back of the bus (unless you're frail).
5) TV commercials in my face every 2 minutes.
1) Talking loud on cellphones.
2) CD wrappers (actually most packaging needing a lethal weapon to open).
3) People who stand dazed on the top of the up escalator (or bottom of down), or who stand at the entrance of the elevator door, blocking movement.
4) People who don't move to the back of the bus (unless you're frail).
5) TV commercials in my face every 2 minutes.
Honestly... I can't remember the last time i was taught grammar.
1. people who don't stay to the right on highways (any to lane road).
2. roommates!!!!
3. Drivers who signal too late or don't signal at all.
4. People who don't do work themselves and ask to borrow yours 10 minutes before it's due.
People actually admiring the less admirable traits of people like Donald Trump or Simon Cowell. I can actually find more in common with Nixon and shudder at the thought of somebody like the Trumps and Cowells in any elected office.
Nixon (among the worst Presidents ever) may have liked to do stuff to get ahead and may have suffered from an inflated ego and unsubstantiated paranoia. But he's a far cry from a lot of non-politicians who would literally be dictators if ever voted into the Oval Office. Basically, evil people suck and I can't tolerate them.
That being said, Trump and Cowell are great at what they do, but Hitler was a great public speaker but that talent didn't make him hold back his darker behaviors. I saw the apprentice last night and was literally appalled at Trump.
Nixon (among the worst Presidents ever) may have liked to do stuff to get ahead and may have suffered from an inflated ego and unsubstantiated paranoia. But he's a far cry from a lot of non-politicians who would literally be dictators if ever voted into the Oval Office. Basically, evil people suck and I can't tolerate them.
That being said, Trump and Cowell are great at what they do, but Hitler was a great public speaker but that talent didn't make him hold back his darker behaviors. I saw the apprentice last night and was literally appalled at Trump.
You just reminded me!
People who say "libery" instead of "library." (A friend of mine who has a masters degree in education does this.
)People who say things like "come visit with my friend and I."
This seems to be getting worse lately, or maybe I'm just overly sensitive.
People who say things like "come visit with my friend and I."
No, this bothers me, too, now that you mention it. And I hear it from fairly well-educated people, who tend to think that they're actually speaking correctly.
I don't understand how people's grammar gets so bad, especially if you've only ever spoken one language your whole life. I'd love to see how many adult native English speakers can explain the difference between past, past perfect, and past progressive tense; or between indicative, imperative, or subjunctive mood.
Scary, I know.
errrr last time i heard those terms was in like highschool and have no idea what they mean anymore
OK, another. Check writer's at the grocery that don't even start their checks until the total is given... yep, folks still write checks here, mostly just to aggravate debit card users...
1. Friends from uni who do f- all for their degree, then when they finally drag themselves in want to tell me, at length, every ***** pathetic excuse they can come up with.
2. Parents who don't give a f- what their kids are up to. This makes me want to kick you, and your spawn, in the head.
3. The England referred to when someone means the UK thing.
4. People that don't clean up after themselves.
5. Smokers who ask "Mind if I smoke?" To be honest I really ****ing do, but it sounds rude to say so. Just keep your filthy habit to yourself
6. Hypocritical colleagues eg people who constantly send texts or ask "mind if I go for a smoke?" Only if you don't mind if I take myself out for a 10 minute wander round the shops later on.
7. Having English students treat me like it's my, or my country's, fault that they have to pay tuition fees. (in Scotland uni is essentially free)
8. Being ID'd
9. My younger siblings (only when they make me want to regress about 5 years)
10. People who still get everything handed to them by their parents
11. Bad grammar. Get a grip
12. People who can't master Google
13. Rudeness
2. Parents who don't give a f- what their kids are up to. This makes me want to kick you, and your spawn, in the head.
3. The England referred to when someone means the UK thing.
4. People that don't clean up after themselves.
5. Smokers who ask "Mind if I smoke?" To be honest I really ****ing do, but it sounds rude to say so. Just keep your filthy habit to yourself
6. Hypocritical colleagues eg people who constantly send texts or ask "mind if I go for a smoke?" Only if you don't mind if I take myself out for a 10 minute wander round the shops later on.
7. Having English students treat me like it's my, or my country's, fault that they have to pay tuition fees. (in Scotland uni is essentially free)
8. Being ID'd
9. My younger siblings (only when they make me want to regress about 5 years)
10. People who still get everything handed to them by their parents
11. Bad grammar. Get a grip
12. People who can't master Google
13. Rudeness
You just reminded me!
People who say "libery" instead of "library." (A friend of mine who has a masters degree in education does this.
People who say things like "come visit with my friend and I."
Since I live in the South, I guess I have just gotten used to that type of thing. When speaking, we tend to shorten and cut off a lot of words.
Oh yeah, let me add another peeve or two.
1) Mail in Rebates. If you can sell it to me at a certain price, just sell it to me!
2) Buffering....buffering.... (Been watching Hulu)
Sneezing in a car. I have to roll the windows down afterwards.
When someone calls you on a cell phone, leaves a voicemail and it simply says. "Hey, call me back" (i saw you called with my missed call. I will call you back simply because of that. no need to tell me)
When people are loud in the morning, knowing others are sleeping.
A cook with latex gloves on, that touches money, doorknobs, handles or machines, and think that because he or she didnt touch themselves (i.e. hair, butt, face, ect...) that there is no need to change gloves. GROSS.
People that yell or scold other peoples children.
When people have drinks near my computer, and then give me a mean look when I move it away.
When people put large pizza boxes or takeout boxes in my trash can, taking up 98% of all the space, and then saying that someone (not them) needs to take out the trash.
When people lick their fingers, and then go in for another appetizer. Really?
A dirty kitchen.
Thats about all of them.
When someone calls you on a cell phone, leaves a voicemail and it simply says. "Hey, call me back" (i saw you called with my missed call. I will call you back simply because of that. no need to tell me)
When people are loud in the morning, knowing others are sleeping.
A cook with latex gloves on, that touches money, doorknobs, handles or machines, and think that because he or she didnt touch themselves (i.e. hair, butt, face, ect...) that there is no need to change gloves. GROSS.
People that yell or scold other peoples children.
When people have drinks near my computer, and then give me a mean look when I move it away.
When people put large pizza boxes or takeout boxes in my trash can, taking up 98% of all the space, and then saying that someone (not them) needs to take out the trash.
When people lick their fingers, and then go in for another appetizer. Really?
A dirty kitchen.
Thats about all of them.
My point exactly.
We as an English-speaking society seem to have lost sight of grammar's importance over the years.Really, this bothers you?
I'm guessing the day will come when you'll take it as a compliment.
Not using a turn signal.
I'm not certain, but I think turn signals are no longer made (from local experience...)
I live in the South too, and I'm waiting on someone to say that they have a problem with "fixin to" cause I say it all the time.Since I live in the South, I guess I have just gotten used to that type of thing. When speaking, we tend to shorten and cut off a lot of words.
Honestly? How could one avoid that?
The men in my life tend to use them and continue to use them and use them and use them, if you know what I mean. Even with the dinging, they don't cut the signal off until someone else in the car says something!
Just when they sneeze and dont cover. It just seems like so many germs in such a small space. Drives me nuts.
Ah, not covering, I can understand now.
I noticed during my month-long stay in the hospital that the staff always sneeze into the front of their elbow. Maybe you could make a sign for your dash that requests that guests do that?
Let's see:
1. People who seem to have a problem with the South. Yes, we talk funny and are generally conservative. No, we're not Neanderthals. Iced tea is good. Shut up. Feel free to come back where you came from, damn Yankees.
2. People who expect me to give a sh*t about my classes. I understand I need to do the work, but geez. Stop.
3. People who talk loudly.
4. People who laugh loudly.
5. People who look at me like I'm a crack dealer and am about to go beat my girlfriend because my pants aren't up to my chest.
6. Prius owners.
7. Holier-than-thou granola-munching hipsters. You know who you are.
8. The word "respectful".
9. People who act shocked and appalled that I swear.
10. My parents, who think a 3.5 GPA is unacceptable.
11. Mac users. Love the computers, but see #7.
12. People who act like I'm a diseased sea slug because I like fast food. It tastes good. Yes, I said it. Get over yourself.
13. Politics. All of you shut up. Just shut up.
14. My principal, who tries to inspire us all by reading quotes straight from a Wal-Mart break room over the intercom after the pledge of allegiance.
15. People on facebook who think it's cute to pretend you're married to one of your friends.
16. Coconut anything.
17. People who tell me to do more than one thing and then b*tch and moan when I do it the way I want it, because that's how it's going to get done, and if you don't want me to cut corners, then don't stress me out by making me multitask.
18. Barack Obama.
19. People who think arguments against PCs from about 1996 are still valid.
20. People who evangelize the Mac.
1. People who seem to have a problem with the South. Yes, we talk funny and are generally conservative. No, we're not Neanderthals. Iced tea is good. Shut up. Feel free to come back where you came from, damn Yankees.
2. People who expect me to give a sh*t about my classes. I understand I need to do the work, but geez. Stop.
3. People who talk loudly.
4. People who laugh loudly.
5. People who look at me like I'm a crack dealer and am about to go beat my girlfriend because my pants aren't up to my chest.
6. Prius owners.
7. Holier-than-thou granola-munching hipsters. You know who you are.
8. The word "respectful".
9. People who act shocked and appalled that I swear.
10. My parents, who think a 3.5 GPA is unacceptable.
11. Mac users. Love the computers, but see #7.
12. People who act like I'm a diseased sea slug because I like fast food. It tastes good. Yes, I said it. Get over yourself.
13. Politics. All of you shut up. Just shut up.
14. My principal, who tries to inspire us all by reading quotes straight from a Wal-Mart break room over the intercom after the pledge of allegiance.
15. People on facebook who think it's cute to pretend you're married to one of your friends.
16. Coconut anything.
17. People who tell me to do more than one thing and then b*tch and moan when I do it the way I want it, because that's how it's going to get done, and if you don't want me to cut corners, then don't stress me out by making me multitask.
18. Barack Obama.
19. People who think arguments against PCs from about 1996 are still valid.
20. People who evangelize the Mac.
It annoys me when I'm in line at a place like Starbucks, waiting patiently to order and pay for a drink, and then someone cuts in front of me to order a cup of water.
I mean, why do you think your free drink of water takes precedence over the drink that I'm about to pay for? Or over the other people in line? Why do you think that you don't have to stand in line for a cup of water? Wait in line like the rest of us!! It doesn't matter that it's 'just water'. It's a drink, like any other.
Ahhhhhhh............ much better.
EDIT: Another pet-peeve I have is: when I post a comment here, and I end up being the last one on the page (ie. #50)..........
I mean, why do you think your free drink of water takes precedence over the drink that I'm about to pay for? Or over the other people in line? Why do you think that you don't have to stand in line for a cup of water? Wait in line like the rest of us!! It doesn't matter that it's 'just water'. It's a drink, like any other.
Ahhhhhhh............ much better.
EDIT: Another pet-peeve I have is: when I post a comment here, and I end up being the last one on the page (ie. #50)..........