Pet Peeves!

[slinkedog]

He literally blew up on the hill -- hee hee, picture that!

Ha! This reminds me of the drummer spontaneously combusting in "This is Spinal Tap."

[mimitabby]

and what really drove me crazy was the theme music from 24 hours, a police drama series that my husband watched for a while. yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!

[Aggie_Ama]

2) People who talk on cell phones everywhere. No I am not interested in your conversation!

Amen! I just had to be that person at lunch. My husband's doctor's office called while I was wandering through Linens N Things. I answered the call only to be asked if he was still constipated. Fortunately, the store was empty.

Has anyone heard the Bud Light commercial for the real men of genius? One of the ads is "Mr. Way Too Loud Cell Phone Talker", it is really funny.

[rheidis73]

Hmmmm....? Pet peeves??? Let start a list!

1.) Is when people use "too" and "to" wrong in a sentence....

2.) DRIVERS: Not using signals, or turning them on when they completely stop (I would have like to know a little before where you were going!), stopping at an enterance to a interstate. (Does it not say "yield?" ), going 15 mph in a 45 mph speed zone, (usually this is not a Sunday when this happens), people that drive past me at 70 mph and not move a single inch to the left of me when there is plenty of room, when I see trash being thrown out of a vehicle going down the hwy, (hmmm...? you wonder if they are that clean in there house or does trash land on the floor too?) I should quit while I am ahead.

3.) TRASH: The biggest pet peeve of mine. I live on a pretty busy hwy and it always happens that I have to pick up trash in the morning. It is usually Burger King or McDonalds litter. Hmmmm...? For some reason, I never see an empty granola bag...

4.) SMOKING: People that smoke around me and don't give any consideration in that maybe I don't want to breath in all the toxins that they are enjoying. People that smoke around their children, (I think it is getting a little better now.)

I am sure I have more, but I do not want ya'll to think that all I do is complain...Oh, but wait....That is all I do

[chickwhorips]

when people call me at work and ask for someone's voicemail. once i explain that we don't have voicemail here, they refuse to leave a message with me with their name and number. what were you going to do on voicemail?

when people call me at home, get the answering machine and hang up and call back 10 more times and still don't leave a message. i didn't answer the first 9 times, do you think i'll answer this time?

general pet peeve: stupid people.

[chickwhorips]

this thread also reminded me of this saying:
Some people are like Slinkies...
Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

[Pax]

Hmmm, pet peeves...

I'll go with people who are mean, insensitive, and/or rude. The loud cell phone talking/blocking the aisle at the grocery store/cutting you off in traffic folks pretty much all fit into that one "peeve".

[esther231]

Cell phones!!!!

And mean people.

[salsabike]

this thread also reminded me of this saying:
Some people are like Slinkies...
Not really good for anything, But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

Ha! Nice one.

[Cindyloo]

A big pet peeve of mine are vehicle stickers or accessories that are just plain tasteless. Examples of stickers would be the playboy bunny, the boy peeing on various things, "horn broken, watch for finger", etc. By far the worst accessory that seems ever so popular with the bubbas here in GA are the truck nuts. If you don't know what I am talking about please feast your eyes here: http://www.bumpernuts.com

Hiddeous!

[betagirl]

1) When people come up behind me and read over my shoulder.

2) 12 minute voicemail messages. The purpose of vmail is to let me know you called, not carry out your entire side of the convo.

3) People who cc: everyone on emails. This happened all the time at my old job. We called it email poker, because everyone was always "raising" the ante by adding a higher up on each reply.

4) Politicians in general

5) People who drive slow in the left lane and only move over after you pass them.

6) People who litter

7) People who try to pass themselves off as being smarter than they are by using big words that they use in the wrong context half the time, or discussing things that you covered your 2nd year of college yet they're just learning them now. Like they're some sort of genius for learning the periodic table.

8) People who are generally aloof to others

I think that's it

[Pax]

... By far the worst accessory that seems ever so popular with the bubbas here in GA are the truck nuts. If you don't know what I am talking about please feast your eyes here: http://www.bumpernuts.com

Hiddeous!

I've seen a bunch of those, they're truly nauseating.

[latelatebloomer]

Bumper nuts?
That's it, I'm packing now.
Mongolia, here I come.

[Cindyloo]

I know, I could just heave everytime a see a pair! Testosterone at its finest!

[kelownagirl]

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Professionals who use the word "myself" incorrectly ie. "John and myself will be giving the presentation."

People who turn in front of me and cut me off when I'm riding. I'm so tempted to run right into them but I'd hurt my poor bike.

LateLate - I usually get "you're probably out biking...."