Do you have any pet peeves or annoyances?

Post » Sun May 13, 2012 8:19 pm

I don't get waht the porbelm is with oethr poelpes selpling, I raed pelnty of tinhgs with msiatkes and make pefrect snese of them.

Yup, that's exactly the sort of post i skip :hehe:

And the expression "like a boss". I have to fight the urge to make a joke about it, mostly i succeed.
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Kirsty Collins
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 6:46 am

How could I forget!? People who don't know how to shake hands! It's not difficult! I honestly want to head butt anyone that gives me the class limp wrist, wet fish hand shake. Make eye contact, squeeze...easy! I meet a lot of new people every week with my job and it's amazing how many grown men shake hands like a [censored].

Rude people too. No excuse for rudeness.
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Maddy Paul
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 11:30 am

How could I forget!? People who don't know how to shake hands! It's not difficult! I honestly want to head butt anyone that gives me the class limp wrist, wet fish hand shake. Make eye contact, squeeze...easy! I meet a lot of new people every week with my job and it's amazing how many grown men shake hands like a [censored].

Rude people too. No excuse for rudeness.

Thank you.
Not really a pet peeve but a regular hand shake goes a long way with me.
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Jennifer Munroe
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 9:03 pm

So many things piss me off but I couldn't list anything. Except my [censored] memory. Damn annoying. :/
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Mason Nevitt
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 3:43 pm

Only two things other people do bother me:

1. Not showering every day. There's nothing worse than the nasty greasy body odor of someone who goes two or three days without stepping in the shower once. I wish I could light a match close to them so it would ignite all the gathered oil and grease on their skin and catch them on fire.

2. Spitting in public. I don't know why, but hate it when I see some kid walking on the sidewalk hock one into the grass. Even worse if you spit while having a conversation with someone. Even WORSE if you spit in front of a lady.

Otherwise I don't really care. Smoking is meh, drinking is meh, regular stupidity is meh. Do what you want.

Just don't forget to take a shower. :stare:

Edit: Oh and ever since summer mentioned it years ago that she hates people using a knife to get jelly out of the jar, instead of a spoon, I feel a little guilty for doing that exact thing. Doesn't stop me from doing it mind you, but I can't help but think "Sorry summer". :P
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Charles Weber
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:52 pm

You get them often? I've barely had any telemarketer call in my life.
Lucky bastard. :tongue:

It's not too bad now, I get one every couple of weeks or so. But some years ago, before I had the number added to NIX (Swedish do-not-call registry), they'd call several times a day.
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Chrissie Pillinger
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 12:04 pm

2. Spitting in public. I don't know why, but hate it when I see some kid walking on the sidewalk hock one into the grass. Even worse if you spit while having a conversation with someone. Even WORSE if you spit in front of a lady.
Never go to a public restroom in Asia. Gawd damn, so nasty. Especially common in China.
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Katie Pollard
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 2:09 pm

Never go to a public restroom in Asia. Gawd damn, so nasty. Especially common in China.

Well, see, I don't really think of the restroom as "public". I'm talking more like spitting on the side of the sidewalk, or spitting into a plant at the mall.

Unless they're spitting on the bathroom floor. That's just gross no matter what pet peeve you have.
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matt white
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 6:57 pm


2. Spitting in public. I don't know why, but hate it when I see some kid walking on the sidewalk hock one into the grass. Even worse if you spit while having a conversation with someone. Even WORSE if you spit in front of a lady.


Can't relate because I'm not bothered by spit at all, in fact, *hrrrrrrrrrrr chow - splatters on the wall*.

I can agree with showering though. I once went 4 days without taking a shower in summer. *shudders*
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Katie Pollard
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 1:36 pm

Unless they're spitting on the bathroom floor. That's just gross no matter what pet peeve you have.

What about guys who spit into the urinal once they're done? Very common and really annoys me. :dry:
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 5:50 pm

My pet peeve of smokers in public places where there's little area to walk around has been disappearing since so few people are doing it nowadays. I remember in these pet peeve topics of yore I basically slammed smoking and smokers, of the few that are left in public, they are far more respectful both in the states and Canada.

OTOH, I have a fairly recent pet peeve which more stems from the more recent generations. I'm sure people have been involved in conversations where they mess up a very small detail on the way to making a pretty long point and someone stops them and goes out of their way to pedantically correct the minor detail (in all likelihood the point was still understood even without the correction), basically derailing he conversation. The sad part is most of those people screw up highly themselves and also, unsurprisingly, get irritated when it happens to them. I've not a clue as to what spawned this type of corrective attitude, however, since it's something I deal with pretty often being around relatively young in-laws (teens to young advlts), it's become an annoyance.

Pedantic spell-correcting nuts on pixels also falls into this category, especially the ones that don't understand that as long as what's being conveyed is understood, the spelling and grammar/punctuation isn't terribly important -- there's also people who simply aren't that accustomed to English as a first language which tends to be overlooked. Nonetheless, I mostly feel sorry that person who needs to correct people all the time, or in any debate or argument needs to resort to being affixed on any sort of crutch to get the upper hand. It must be hard having such an inflated ego.

Hmm, also, excessive public affection. I don't mind hugging or giving a quick kiss to my wife in public but I don't need a makeout session. The only non-television related reason I can think of as to why one would want to do this is because they think of their relationship as a social status/standing and are using it to impress others. Unfortunate, because there's a reality check that will come sometime down the road.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 9:27 am

Nearly everytime I pick up my snake it poos on either me or the couch. I've since learnt that 3 days after feeding is not enough time for it to poo. It smells so bad.
That usually happens after I rub my snake for like 10 minutes.
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Your Mum
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 9:17 am

That usually happens after I rub my snake for like 10 minutes.

Oh...err...sorry...wrong idea. :whistling:
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:41 pm

People who call you ignorant for disliking an ideology. Despite you having put more effort into researching it than them.
People who dont use headphones to listen to music in public.
People who called metal "goth music", what the [censored] ?
People who assume you are gay because you have no GF, and dont really care about dating.
Typing things like "lol".
People who say things like "lol" or "trololol".
Posts on facebook that serve no damn purpose. I rarely use FB. Hell I wouldnt even have it, if I didnt want to stay in touch with friends.
Attention [censored]s *talk about how you feel like [censored]*, *people ask whats wrong*, "nothing".

Thats all I can think of atm.
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Petr Jordy Zugar
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:09 pm

You get them often? I've barely had any telemarketer call in my life.
What's your secret? I need some type of anti-telemarker stealth capability.

if you understand what someone is trying to say, then why the [censored] are you making a problem out of it?
I have Aspberger's Syndrome (autism). One side effect is that, a lot of times, I don't understand what people are trying to say if their grammar is poor. Take this sentence, for instance:

Johnny asked "Is it time to eat grandma?"

When I read this, the only thing I can think is "Why is Johnny asking if it's time to eat his grandmother? What the hell kind of sick individual is he, anyway?"
What else am I supposed to think?
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Krista Belle Davis
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:31 pm

That usually happens after I rub my snake for like 10 minutes.
Oh...err...sorry...wrong idea. :whistling:
:rofl:

...Yeah I don't usually pat it but rather just crawl/wrap around me - bastard got my neck once! - and I can tell when it is about to poop. It stays still, like perfectly, then it's tail lifts slightly and thats when the arms holding the snake get out stretched over the toilet or sink. Bye bye poop :wave: Whaa! Its on my shoes :pinch:
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Daniel Holgate
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 5:32 am

...Yeah I don't usually pat it but rather just crawl/wrap around me - bastard got my neck once! - and I can tell when it is about to poop. It stays still, like perfectly, then it's tail lifts slightly and thats when the arms holding the snake get out stretched over the toilet or sink. Bye bye poop :wave: Whaa! Its on my shoes :pinch:
Totally, I usually play with my snake like every other day, but I see it every time I go to the bathroom so it's not like I neglect it. I wish I could wrap my snake around me, I get emails about pills for making your snake grow, but I dunno if I'd want an enormous snake, you know?
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Adam Baumgartner
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 6:15 pm

What about guys who spit into the urinal once they're done? Very common and really annoys me. :dry:

What's wrong with that?

There's been piss in it ffs!
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:17 am

I've not a clue as to what spawned this type of corrective attitude, however, since it's something I deal with pretty often being around relatively young in-laws (teens to young advlts), it's become an annoyance.

You've just forgotten what it's like to be a teenager. Teenagers know everything.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:54 pm

Totally, I usually play with my snake like every other day, but I see it every time I go to the bathroom so it's not like I neglect it. I wish I could wrap my snake around me, I get emails about pills for making your snake grow, but I dunno if I'd want an enormous snake, you know?
Yeah I hear ya, but the downside of having such a large snake is rather scary to some girls. Its odd that they want it big but not too big. Those pills just make it fat like 5 twinkies together or they make it thin like a pencil, dodgey business man.

You've just forgotten what it's like to be a teenager. Teenagers know everything.
No. I do.
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Kyra
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 3:03 pm

What's wrong with that?

There's been piss in it ffs!

It's not that it's not hygienic. I just don't get why everyone has to do it. What about urinating makes you want to spit?
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:19 pm

It's not that it's not hygienic. I just don't get why everyone has to do it. What about urinating makes you want to spit?

You'd rather I spit outside?

Of course I'd spit in a toilet if I'm gargling bile. That, or in soil.
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David John Hunter
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 8:22 pm

It's not that it's not hygienic. I just don't get why everyone has to do it. What about urinating makes you want to spit?
I do that sometimes, just to "spit on the grave" of the poison that gathered in my kidney/bladder/pee pipe
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Niisha
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 3:44 pm

Well, see, I don't really think of the restroom as "public". I'm talking more like spitting on the side of the sidewalk, or spitting into a plant at the mall.

Unless they're spitting on the bathroom floor. That's just gross no matter what pet peeve you have.
What's wrong with that?

There's been piss in it ffs!
It's more the noise I find unpleasant. Spitting on the grass or the road or in a trash can or whatever is fine by me if you don't make any noise.
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helen buchan
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:05 pm

I can't stand it when people don't push in their chairs.
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