I particularly despise "addy" for address, and " 'puter " for computer. Nauseatingly cute. How lazy can you get?Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
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I particularly despise "addy" for address, and " 'puter " for computer. Nauseatingly cute. How lazy can you get?Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Pet peeve? THe word "like". Its like so.. like kinda like... like that, you feel me?
The people i work with absolutely love using the word "like"... in fact some of the guys do it too.. whats more infuriating is I'm beginning to catch myself talking LIKE that all the time LIKE when i'm talking to my like friends?
But i'm kinda like getting used to it...
Amen, sister!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano
My peeves:
- goatheads in my tires
- rude, immature, ill-mannered, disrespectful teenagers
- iPod nation. Everyone has one and they wear it everywhere!
- people who think they know more than they actually do
- glass in the bike lane
- kids who go bananas because mom said no to something they wanted.
- people who leave the shopping buggy in the middle of the lane, then get all bent out of shape when I say 'scuse me and try to pass by.
- over ripe bananas and squishy nectarines
That's about it for now. :cool:
OOh! yesterday in the big W-store, in one of the grocery aisles, a lady left her cart right in the middle, and went to another aisle! We were stuck, waiting to get through, since there were other people too, including an old guy, standing in JUST the right spot to keep all these people bottled up. I thought the cart had to be his, since there was no one else to claim it.
The lady came back from wherever and walked away with the cart, leaving the old guy behind. He promptly moved so that he could be much more in the way than he suddenly was.
Gotta admit, every now and then, my daughter and I will decide that when in Rome, we should be doing as the Romans do, and make every effort to block up an entire aisle too. Until someone wants to use it, that is!
Karen in Boise
you learn well my child.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitsune06
when i leave here and go back to "society" everything seems to annoy me. i think i've become to "bushey".
For some reason the kids around here have started saying "right on" when they mean to say "okay," or "yes," or "that's really cool" or "I agree. "
I've heard it so much lately, that "right on" has replaced my former number one annoying phrase, "my bad," which had previously unsettled "it's all good."
I always thought "my bad" was an acknowledgment of goofing up like in "oh I spilled the beans... my bad!" An apology.
Guilty :DQuote:
- iPod nation. Everyone has one and they wear it everywhere!
You don't wear it to the copy machine and into the bathroom at work, do you? That's what gets me. :rolleyes: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by betagirl
-people who circle around the parking lot looking for a close in space when the back of the lot is empty - at the gym
-people who stop at a red light and then turn on their left turn indicator just as the light turns green, thus trapping the person behind them
-people who tell me I am "lucky" that my kids are "easy" rather than realizing just how had dh and I work to have well behaved children
-the abreviation gyno for gynocologist. I don't know why, it just sounds vulgar to me
-speed bumps
I know that I have pet peeves. Why? Because I'm not perfect. :D I'm having a human experience here on planet Earth LOL :)
Okay, just want to provide some food for thought here...
The thing is that when I object to someone else's behavior, I really feel it is because the person is mirroring something in me that is similar. For instance, when I get annoyed at my mother-in-law for being so neat and immaculate, I wonder at times if it's because I also like order and neatness. However, I'm just not motivated to clean my house every day (once a week is doable, however). My dear MIL mirrors that part of me that wants a clean house too...and well, my jealousy :)
I like the idea that sometimes those that are toughest to love are the ones who need it the most :) Yeah, it's hard for me to still swallow this, but it really felt true for me.
I know that I probably do things that would be considered one of your pet peeves :) I sometimes drive slow...or fast. Once in while, I may giggle very loudly in public. I slurp my tea loudly at times (I want to get every last drop). I often have poor grammar and punctuation (especially on message boards). I like to sing at times when I ride my bike, especially my mountain bike LOL.
But, underneath all of the 'annoying' stuff, I am a great person. I'm a good listener. I have compassion and if you're my friend, I'd walk a million miles uphill in the rain and snow for you. I care about people and that is what matters...in my own heart.
So...for me, what matters most is if there is love underneath the outward appearances and other 'annoyances'.
Just wanted to get this off my chest and share my own personal truth and provide food for thought.
With peace and love...and loving intentions...
People who are too nice! - Just kidding Yogabear! ;)
Wow, guess this one hit a nerve. Glad I'm not the only one who gets peeved now and then. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the good food, Yogabear. ;)
This thread hit a nerve with me...It caused me to look at myself in a deeper way...that's all. It's actually quite hard to offend me, seriously :)Quote:
Wow, guess this one hit a nerve.
Much love to all...
Sorry, I hope I didn't offend anyone with all my complaining...I guess. it just depends how full the moon is when I get irritable and have to complain about something...I drive my dh mad and a young veterinarian that I work with. I tell him that I am training him so that he knows what it will be like when he gets married! LOL It does feel good to vent sometimes...Oh, wait..I do it a lot! LOL :DQuote:
Originally Posted by yogabear
Heidi,
Hey, I'm all for venting :) It's a good release...it's nice to blow off steam and let go...very healing :) I'm all about releasing the old so the new can enter. And, I don't think you offended anyone :)
I didn't mean a nerve in you...I just meant that it hit home with just about everyone...that we all have our little pet peeves. Hope I didn't offend.Quote:
Originally Posted by yogabear
Is is good or else I end up really driving my dh mad! LOL...I am sure that I do plenty to annoy people too..We are all unique in our special way.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by yogabear
Thank you for the reply..:D
Biking Goddesses,
Never think that you offend anyone :) We're so used to not speaking our truth as women...I say express yourself, girlfriends! Express whatever is in your heart and on your mind...and yes, vent too :)
Oops, forgot to add the part about dancing naked! LOL
that just makes me feel so much better reading that. like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. people i can vent to.Quote:
Originally Posted by yogabear
Yes I do wear my iPod to the copy machine and bathroom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tater
What I don't do is make cell phone calls in the bathroom (or answer them). I can't tell you how many times I've been in there and some woman makes a call and then goes into the stall to do her business - I mean her business. Man, that's just creepy!!!!!! There are some places that should always remain private... :mad:
Tater made me think of one, people who bring cell phones into the bathroom. I've been in there when someone's phone rings, they answer and proceed to have a conversation. You're sitting on the potty for goodness sakes!!
Whoa! jinx Pam! Great minds think alike etc....
:D :D :D ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by li10up
This sortof reminds me of an exercise I did in business class. People are divided up in 4 categories. I know different names were given to different exercises - mine used birds - Eagles, Doves, Owls and Peacocks. Pretty self-explanatory. I am an eagle. No surprise there. Yoga appears to be a Dove. Note Doves make good teachers, human resource adminstrators, nurses etc. Attitude is "can't we all just get along?". Unfortunately my attitude is "What's the bottom line? How fast can I get there" . Doves and Eagles generally do not work well together. I'm best with an peacock.
Would be interesting to find out what we all are and what we do for a living. I'm in law - perfect for an eagle. Owls are usually accountants, financial anaylsts, engineers. Peacocks are perfect in sales or design.
Anyone else out there ever do this exercise and what was the result?
PS Yoga: This is just a website - take nothing of what I say seriously. I some times like to rile up the natives!
i thought that was a guy thing. my BF does it all the time to me. does he not realize i know where he is even though i'm on the phone?Quote:
Originally Posted by bcipam
In no particular order (some of which have already been stated):
-irregardless
-orientate
-Losing the 'u' in Canadian spelling. It's colour. Neighbour. Favour.
-People who suck their teeth. I sat in front of someone on a 6-hour flight yesterday who made that sickening sound the entire time. I wouldn't be surprised if her enamel is all gone.
-mixing up your and you're
-possessive plurals and other apostrophe mishaps
-people who toss their cigarette butts out the vehicle window thinking that the world is their ashtray
-tailgaters, especially when I'm already driving at least 20 km/h over the speed limit
My pet peeves:
People who decide to go thru life and be perpetual victims.
People who do EVERTHING for their kids and then wonder why they can't graduate from college, get a job or even raise their own kids.
A woman who used to work here and complained to me that the toilet paper was not soft enough (oh the combacks I can think of)
People who think everyone has as much money as they do to spend on the most, the best and the latest of anything. Ofcourse not realizing that some of us need our money for nonsense items like food, rent, etc.
Young men in the bike shop who think that me a woman over 40 would not be interested in a road bike made of carbon fiber
People who get on the elevator before you can get off it
People who want you to change your plans to see your family so that you can go something with them.
Off the soapbox..........
how do you do this? i've never heard of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by carback
And when someone does that, you just HAVE to stop what you're doing and wish they'd hang up the phone...Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
Karen in Boise
I was part of a similar study years ago, except they were broken down as:Quote:
Originally Posted by bcipam
- Courageous (leaders, sales) "Lead, follow.. or get out of my way!"
- Harmonious (extroverts, people-oriented, emotional) "Let's talk about it"
- Organized (managers, number crunchers, planners) "Let me sort it out"
- Analytical (introverts, scientific) "Leave me alone, I'm working"
I scored off the charts as Analytical. The head of the program said it was unusual for an artist, especially a female one. The category had the fewest members of the four groups – just 13% of those studied – and 80% were male. All I can say in my defense is... At least I didn't wear my plastic Spock ears that day!
If I tell you, do you promise to never do it?Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
Imagine you have a piece of food (say, parsley) caught between your two front teeth. Take your tongue and, while placing it on the front of your teeth, apply pressure to your teeth / suck hard enough (ok, that didn't come out right at all) to make a sucking / suction noise. I really can't describe it.
Trust me. It was enough to make me want to reach back & stick my complimentary pretzel mix in her ear.
how about in the other ear while on the phone (cell or otherwise) or in just one ear while dealing with a customer?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tater
And how about loud enough so that people around the user have the user's choice of music inflicted on them too!
Karen in Boise
i tried it (don't worry no one around me to annoy) but i can't get it down. hmmm... you don't have to worry about me annoying you with it. though i can see how that pretzel mix may have wound up in her ear or up her nose. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by carback
Wow - you better not read my posts then or I may peeve you off for the rest of the day.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
I love imagining how you would say the things you write Leslie! Sorry, I think certain accents and turns of speech are just fascinating.
V.
Nearly forgot here is a jab from the Australians to the North Americans. My pet peeve.... adults in the USA that call a trip to the toilet going to the potty. Please I dont know about you but I stopped using a potty when I was about 2. Cute ??? NO it just sounds weird.:D
It must be a comfort thing. My gf does it to me. She'll call me at work and we'll end up chatting for awhile (sometimes up to an hour- my work just *is* that way) and all of a sudden I'll hear a flush.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
"...Uh, Thanks, honey."
Her: "Hehehehe... you like that?"
":rolleyes: I work in a manufacturing facility full of boys and big kids. I would have to, or I'd go nuts."
The other fun part about my job is that since we man the phones 24/7, we actually have to take the phones with us into the bathroom- 8 hr shift means 8 hrs straight. no lunch, no bathroom breaks... so... yeah. It's a common thing for me to radio someone, and have them say they're busy. "Busy" here means anything from "checking out this chick in a plastic clean room suit" to "I'm in the bathroom." so I radio back about 30 secs later to have them push the 'ptt' button and flush.
The appropriate answer is "I'm indisposed at the moment."
:rolleyes:
I guess I would be an analytical owl. Gee that sounds attractive.
Ditto, carback, on the sucking teeth thing. The woman in the office across from me does that and it makes me nauseous everytime. Hers is really juicy sounding too, uggghhhhh!
Dunno... analytical owl sounds better than a china shop storming, "get out of my way" eagle... :(
BTW, when I did the "test" alot of the women were "owls" or analytical. Most of the men were peacocks (no surprise there). Doves were all women. Alot of eagles were men. I really thought it was interesting how the groups were split sexually. I have to say I tend to enjoy the company of men. All my friends are men. I think it's because I'm such a "tomboy" not married and never had kids. But I think most of our personalities are decided in the womb so maybe I ws supposed to be a guy.
Audrey - I agree with all your peeves. Especially these 3:
People who decide to go thru life and be perpetual victims.
People who do EVERTHING for their kids and then wonder why they can't graduate from college, get a job or even raise their own kids.
People who think everyone has as much money as they do to spend on the most, the best and the latest of anything. Of course not realizing that some of us need our money for nonsense items like food, rent, etc.
Have had alot of things bad happen in my life (from being molested as a young child, to being beaten and hospitalized by my mother, a verynasty and butter divorce, an abusive BF) but I've never sat back and Blamed my life on all that. I've always know I have control of what happens. If I want things to be better, than it's up to me to make it better.
I have so many friends whose children (this includes one of my sisters) have failed to "launch." They can't seem to get and keep jobs, make their own money, be independant human biengs but then again these same kids had everything growing up - their parents never said no. Interesting...
For 25 years I had a best friend. She and her husband in the last few years became very sucessful and have lots of money. Theys started taking very nice vacations (next month they got o Italy for a 3 week bike trip =sigh= would love to go) and going to very expensive restaurants etc. I just couldn't hang, couldn't afford to keep up so they are moved on to other friends. To me it's sad that money was the reason we no longer keep in touch. Money should be the last thing. Oh well.
bcipam "What I don't do is make cell phone calls in the bathroom (or answer them). I can't tell you how many times I've been in there and some woman makes a call and then goes into the stall to do her business - I mean her business. Man, that's just creepy!!!!!! There are some places that should always remain private... :mad:"
thank you! I work in call center for a beeeg company and eveyone is doing two things at once these days, calling us and driving (If I could I'd hang up on them) and yes .... that.
I'm in the middle of a complex order with you and **** flush****
yuch. :mad:
also related to what bcipam sed about kids: I get lots of calls from elderly parents, "kid" in the background demanding DSL, wants it NOW needs it NOW whine whine on Mom/Dads line.
Get your own dang line brat.
Sure I *heart* to take the sale but I'm telling your Mom/Dad that the bill, e-mail accounts and contract is part of their account not your brats.
Wow. I've never had the opportunity to hear a flush in the background before!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Most of the time people would go "Can i call you back in 5?".. hint hinting hint.. i'm going to try prolonging the call now...