Pet peeves...

stretch · Post by **stretch** » January 6 07, 6:27 pm

cabby7588 wrote:Slow walkers.

I agree with this one.

Post by **Bo Hart** » January 6 07, 10:38 pm

What a great topic!

Some pet peeves of mine:

- I hate people that have poor manners... especially when it's elementary stuff. Like chewing with your mouth open. I'd say like 70% of my friends do this. Nothing annoys me more.

I hate it when friends come over to my house and demand stuff. "Hey, get me a pop." No, I don't. Chances are I payed for that pop (even though I live at home). If you want a pop, ask for something to drink -- don't demand it.

- Phones. Phones suck really bad. Especially at work. I'll be talking on the phone. This will be blatantly obvious. And yet, people still feel compelled to come up to me and ask me a question. It's like they think they have priority over people on the phone since they're at the store in person.

More along the lines of phones at work: when I'm helping someone, their phone will ring and they'll take it out and have a conversation while I just stand there. What do you do? You can't leave, because then I'm just bailing on them. But if you stay, then you feel awkward. You listen to their conversation, even if you don't want to. Then you feel stupid. UGH!

- People who are grammar whores, but at the same time, suck at grammar. I knew this girl in high school. Whenever someone would use "[someone] and me" incorrectly, she would correct them and say, "no, it's actually, "someone and I." And then she would condescendingly snicker or something. But then the irony comes into play: she would use it incorrectly herself. She would think the usage was universal. So she would be talking about a picture and she would say, "In my picture is my friend and I." No, it's, "my friend and me."

I'll post more if I can think of them.

TimeForGuinness · Post by **TimeForGuinness** » January 6 07, 10:42 pm

Bars that don't have Guinness.

ThatGuy · Post by **ThatGuy** » January 7 07, 1:32 am

[expletive], stuck-up cheerleaders who get BMWs from their parents. I've got one living across the street from me. Attractive? Oh yeah. Would I ever waste my time talking to her? Nope.

We have some neighbors down the street who, on their checks, put "Joe Blow, Ph.D" and "Jane Blow, MD." Jane also indentifies her daughters as "the one who drives a BMW" and "the one who drives a Mercedes" whenever her neighbors ask about them. To say the least, Joe and Jane both need a good, swift kick to the back of the head.

GeddyWrox · Post by **GeddyWrox** » January 7 07, 8:45 am

ThatGuy wrote:[expletive], stuck-up cheerleaders who get BMWs from their parents. I've got one living across the street from me. Attractive? Oh yeah. Would I ever waste my time talking to her? Nope.

We have some neighbors down the street who, on their checks, put "Joe Blow, Ph.D" and "Jane Blow, MD." Jane also indentifies her daughters as "the one who drives a BMW" and "the one who drives a Mercedes" whenever her neighbors ask about them. To say the least, Joe and Jane both need a good, swift kick to the back of the head.

OMG. How do you manage to not throw malatov cocktails at their house at 3am???

:blowup:

Sausage_Gravy · Post by **Sausage_Gravy** » January 7 07, 10:41 am

When I'm talking and people interrupt me right in the middle of my sentence or conversation. OR... when people take over the conversation I am having by talking louder or talking more.

ThatGuy · Post by **ThatGuy** » January 7 07, 10:56 am

pujolswrox wrote:OMG. How do you manage to not throw malatov cocktails at their house at 3am???

The thought had never occured to me. I've got pretty good aim, so we'll go from there...

Radio_Bugtussle · Post by **Radio_Bugtussle** » January 8 07, 7:16 am

Cell phones in the ballpark unless carried by working media, those with public safety responsibilities or doctors on call.

Bad/non existant blocking by the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line.

The St. Louis Rams entire defense.

Chiefs fans who cannot understand Herman Edwards.

The geniuses at basketball games that mindlessly yell "SHOOT IT!!"" when a shot under the circumstances would result in a basketball print on the shooter's forehead.

High school or college basketball players who cannot hit even 65% of their FT's.

Airballs.

Bars that only carry AB and Miller products. I want beer that tastes like beer, not water that might have gotten close to some malted barley and hops somewhere between the river and my glass.

Fat_Bulldog · Post by **Fat_Bulldog** » January 8 07, 8:46 am

docellis wrote:I hate it when people drive the exact speed limit and won't let me get around them.

I hate when people get emotional when you say you don't understand their ideas.

I hate when people get emotional and react emotionally to things.

I'm with you on these doc.

People tend to get too emotional too quick and act before they think.

maddash · Post by **maddash** » January 8 07, 10:29 am

People who stop their shopping carts in the middle of a isle. As if suddenly they're the only people in the store and no one is trying to get around them...