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debm55

(55,441 posts)
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:12 PM Sep 2025

What is an annoying habit a person can have? In my opinion. flicking their long hair back and forth, How about you?

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What is an annoying habit a person can have? In my opinion. flicking their long hair back and forth, How about you? (Original Post) debm55 Sep 2025 OP
Eating With Your Mouth Open! ScoutHikerDad Sep 2025 #1
You got that right. Agree and thank you ScoutHikerDad. debm55 Sep 2025 #3
Chronically arriving late. Raven123 Sep 2025 #2
That is very true. Thank you Raven123. debm55 Sep 2025 #5
I am one of those obsessively on time people. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2025 #41
Lying. SWinter Sep 2025 #4
This one is so true. Thank you SWinter and welcome to DU. debm55 Sep 2025 #6
I would consider that more of a character flaw than a habit. 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #18
Interrupting others in a conversation anciano Sep 2025 #7
Yes, very annoying. Thank you, anciano. debm55 Sep 2025 #9
Jiggling their leg, constantly clicking a ball-point pen, saying "like" all the time. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #8
Agree on all three, Ocelot II. Especially the "like" debm55 Sep 2025 #11
I'm 100% non-jumped up, working class. markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #10
Thank you markodochartaigh. I also find it annoying that people vote aggainst their own best interests. debm55 Sep 2025 #14
Farting in an elevator. Turbineguy Sep 2025 #12
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you Turbineguy. debm55 Sep 2025 #15
write a song about it and get a big hit lol - I whip my hair back and forth etc msongs Sep 2025 #13
Is that real?????????? Thank you, msongs debm55 Sep 2025 #19
Interupting JBTaurus83 Sep 2025 #16
So true, so true. I agree with you JBTaurus83. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Sep 2025 #25
Never shutting the fuck up. SheltieLover Sep 2025 #17
Thank you very much SheltieLover. I agree with you 100% debm55 Sep 2025 #26
That is so stressful JBTaurus83 Sep 2025 #40
Same here & I only speak when I have something to say. SheltieLover Sep 2025 #43
SheltieLover, I couldn't agree more about non stop talkers. Diamond_Dog Sep 2025 #52
Gawd. Don't they realize they have nothing to say that's of value? SheltieLover Sep 2025 #60
My late b-i-l was a compulsive talker Diamond_Dog Sep 2025 #62
Continually saying "What?" or "Huh?" after something is said to them. johnp3907 Sep 2025 #20
Thank you , johnp3907. That would piss me off. debm55 Sep 2025 #27
People who use a catch phrase as a substitute for personality. Aristus Sep 2025 #21
Thank you Aristus. I agree. I can't think of any others. debm55 Sep 2025 #28
Using Yada-Yada-Yada as if it means anything LogDog75 Sep 2025 #22
Agree with you LogDog75. The Yada-Yada-Yada ship sailed long ago. debm55 Sep 2025 #29
People who say, "You know?" and/or "You know what I mean?" at the end of a sentence. catbyte Sep 2025 #23
HAHHAHAHAH. I know what you mean LOL. and the word "like". Thank you catbyte. And I am in the get off my grass age too. debm55 Sep 2025 #24
If it's a cute, long-haired girl doing it around me... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2025 #30
These are women doing this. I always think---tie your hair back, Thank you Buckeye_Democrat debm55 Sep 2025 #31
Popping Gum ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #32
Agree, ProfessorGAC. That is very annoying. debm55 Sep 2025 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author 58Sunliner Sep 2025 #33
Feel bad for them, but I can't stand... Mike Nelson Sep 2025 #34
Thank you very much, Mike Nelson. debm55 Sep 2025 #35
Crunching ice. sinkingfeeling Sep 2025 #37
Complaining about other people JoseBalow Sep 2025 #38
No one mentioned any names, debm55 Sep 2025 #47
Chewing their nails. Yuk! Ziggysmom Sep 2025 #39
Agree. Thank you Ziggysmom. debm55 Sep 2025 #48
Talking during a concert Pinback Sep 2025 #42
Good for you, Pinback. That goes for talking during movies.too debm55 Sep 2025 #49
Not worshipping me properly. Solly Mack Sep 2025 #44
I don't understand debm55 Sep 2025 #50
There's good worship and there's annoying (bad) worship. Solly Mack Sep 2025 #55
Oh. Thank you Solly Mack. debm55 Sep 2025 #65
Look, I left the sack of eels on your doorstep exactly according to sacred writ Orrex Sep 2025 #56
You didn't sing the song. You never sing the song. Solly Mack Sep 2025 #57
*Sigh* I can't hit those notes, but I'll try next time Orrex Sep 2025 #58
Well, OK. The eels were nice. Solly Mack Sep 2025 #59
People that move their hands in and out like they are playing an accordion hydrolastic Sep 2025 #45
HAHAHHAHAH, I really understand that one. Thank you hydrolastic. debm55 Sep 2025 #51
Related to yours--the long hair is divided in two sections, most of it hanging down in front tanyev Sep 2025 #46
Thank you very much tanyev. I totally agree. debm55 Sep 2025 #53
"Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah". Mister Ed Sep 2025 #54
I totally agree. Thank you Mister Ed. It is very annoying.. debm55 Sep 2025 #66
Hey deb, True Dough Sep 2025 #61
HAHAHhAHaHhahhhaha. That is funny. And your posts are NOT annoying. debm55 Sep 2025 #67
I happen to like justaprogressive Sep 2025 #63
Yes, sniffling is a very annoying habit. Thank you, justaprogressive. debm55 Sep 2025 #64

Raven123

(7,506 posts)
2. Chronically arriving late.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:16 PM
Sep 2025

Happens to all of us occasionally, but some people just can’t plan, or just don’t care.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,449 posts)
41. I am one of those obsessively on time people.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 09:37 PM
Sep 2025

It comes in no small part from having spent ten years as an airline ticket agent at DCA. Trust me, airlines care a great deal that flights are on time. If a flight was late, every single minute of the delay had to be attributed to some employee or group of employees. Two minutes to ground handlers (meaning they were slow at opening the cargo doors), three minutes to unloading (five minutes was the allowed time, this took longer), then it loads and the doors close on time. Alas, there's a delay, so five minutes delay now gets blamed on Air Traffic Controls. During the flight, those minutes are made up, but now there's a delay approaching the airport. Six minutes blamed on air traffic control.

I think you get the idea. Being on time is wonderful, fabulous, and everyone should always be on time everywhere. Really, they should. And keep this in mind the next time your flight or bus trip or trip somewhere is delayed.

anciano

(2,192 posts)
7. Interrupting others in a conversation
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:20 PM
Sep 2025

before they can even finish what they are trying to say.

markodochartaigh

(4,987 posts)
10. I'm 100% non-jumped up, working class.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:24 PM
Sep 2025

The only habit that I judge as unacceptable is voting against worker rights, minority rights, or democracy.
Other than that, I'm not really that bothered by anything.

debm55

(55,441 posts)
14. Thank you markodochartaigh. I also find it annoying that people vote aggainst their own best interests.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:26 PM
Sep 2025

msongs

(73,053 posts)
13. write a song about it and get a big hit lol - I whip my hair back and forth etc
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:24 PM
Sep 2025
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JBTaurus83

(864 posts)
16. Interupting
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:31 PM
Sep 2025

While someone else is speaking. Also turning every conversation into something that happened to them that was better or worse. I call those people “one uppers”.

SheltieLover

(76,547 posts)
17. Never shutting the fuck up.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:32 PM
Sep 2025

Ever known someone who talks non-stop every waking moment?

They're exhausting.

JBTaurus83

(864 posts)
40. That is so stressful
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 09:15 PM
Sep 2025

I’m a relatively quiet person, and I think some people fear any type of silence.

Diamond_Dog

(39,730 posts)
62. My late b-i-l was a compulsive talker
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:40 AM
Sep 2025

and told long winded stories plus he talked slowly, plus he told the same stories over and over again! You’re right, it’s exhausting to be around someone like that.

johnp3907

(4,209 posts)
20. Continually saying "What?" or "Huh?" after something is said to them.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:36 PM
Sep 2025

When I notice that someone with no hearing issues does this a lot I stop responding. I don't repeat what I just said, and the vast majority of times they then respond to what I'd orininally said, proving that they heard what I said in the first place and that the "What" or "Huh" was more like a "Ummmm...." or a "Hmmmm..."

Aristus

(71,615 posts)
21. People who use a catch phrase as a substitute for personality.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:38 PM
Sep 2025

For example: Someone who exclaims: "Oh my-LANTA!" long after it stopped being funny.

Pick the most annoying catch phrase you hear constantly, and insert.

LogDog75

(1,093 posts)
22. Using Yada-Yada-Yada as if it means anything
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:40 PM
Sep 2025

If you can complete the thought without resorting to Yada-Yada-Yada, then just keep quiet.

catbyte

(38,630 posts)
23. People who say, "You know?" and/or "You know what I mean?" at the end of a sentence.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:42 PM
Sep 2025

No, no I don't. Stop it.
I just thought of another one. When people say "whenever" when they should say "when." Come on. When means a single event, whenever means you did or saw something multiple times.

Does that make me old? If so, GET OFF MY LAWN!

debm55

(55,441 posts)
24. HAHHAHAHAH. I know what you mean LOL. and the word "like". Thank you catbyte. And I am in the get off my grass age too.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:52 PM
Sep 2025

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,483 posts)
30. If it's a cute, long-haired girl doing it around me...
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 06:05 PM
Sep 2025

... I'm not at all annoyed. I feel like I'm too old to assume she's flirting, however. So I instead say, "SASSY!", but non-verbally (in my imagination only).


Like this:



As for what annoys me lately, I think it's mostly my coworkers who seem to demand praise from others without reciprocating, despite how others are objectively more deserving of it. It was never this bad years ago. I think there's a growing narcissism problem in this country, not just in the White House. Maybe social media is helping to create more praise and self-confirmation addicts?
🤷‍♂️

debm55

(55,441 posts)
31. These are women doing this. I always think---tie your hair back, Thank you Buckeye_Democrat
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 06:21 PM
Sep 2025

Response to debm55 (Original post)

Pinback

(13,494 posts)
42. Talking during a concert
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 09:43 PM
Sep 2025

— particularly a quiet one. I’ve been known to share my feelings about the issue with the people yakking behind me, which is generally not well received but does get them to shut the hell up.

Solly Mack

(96,303 posts)
55. There's good worship and there's annoying (bad) worship.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:04 AM
Sep 2025

There's also not being serious, and I wasn't.

Orrex

(66,658 posts)
56. Look, I left the sack of eels on your doorstep exactly according to sacred writ
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:14 AM
Sep 2025

What more do you want from me?

hydrolastic

(542 posts)
45. People that move their hands in and out like they are playing an accordion
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 11:08 PM
Sep 2025

While they are talking shit about people.

tanyev

(48,636 posts)
46. Related to yours--the long hair is divided in two sections, most of it hanging down in front
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 07:37 AM
Sep 2025

on either side, and then constantly running their hands through it as if to rearrange it. Lady, that hair is in exactly the same place it was before you “fixed” it, so what are you doing? If you’re going to do anything to it, flip it back behind your shoulders, otherwise leave it alone.

There’s a contestant on the new Dancing With The Stars season that does this. It’s probably a nervous habit, but it really is annoying to watch during her interviews.

Mister Ed

(6,797 posts)
54. "Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah".
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:57 AM
Sep 2025

It's become increasingly commonplace to use this phrase the way "mmm-hmm" or "uh-huh" have long been used - interjecting it periodically into a conversation just to show that one is attentive and listening, and is following what the speaker is saying. It has the opposite effect, though, making it seem as though the person rapidly saying "yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah" is bored or annoyed with the speaker.

justaprogressive

(6,288 posts)
63. I happen to like
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:49 AM
Sep 2025

when a woman flicks her long hair After all I flick MY long hair,
why shouldn't they???

Now SNIFFLING on the other hand, that could drive anybody crazy!

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