Pet Peeves that make you want to SCREAM!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

My personal #1: Women who pee on the toilet seat in a public restroom. This morning at the grocery store, I sat on a puddle of pee, and it was the most disgusting feeling in the world. Unfortunately it was dark in the restroom and I didn't notice before I sat down. I realize that some people don't like to sit on the seat to avoid the germs, so they squat and pee all over the seat instead. I know this is a gross subject, but I find it often in public bathrooms lately, and it makes me want to SCREAM!!

[jeff30997]

1. Reading about pee while I'm eating.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

2. Ugh. Sorry. Guess I shouldn't have posted this near supper hour.

:blush:

[Shine]

3. This is going to sound really judgmental, but I get really annoyed

by bad spelling.

as in, "your kidding me!" Duh. :eyes:

It's not exactly scream-worthy, but it still bugs me.

[aclog]

4. Shirley, you jest!

no bad spelling there :)

[Shine]

9. hehehe. omg, that's HUGH, that's SERIES!!

hey, welcome to DU, btw, aclog!
:hi:

[SharonRB]

23. Drives me nuts, too

As do improper punctuation and grammar. It's all I can do half the time to keep myself from correcting people around here. Sometimes I know it's intentional, but others -- not so much.

[DainBramaged]

5. "Giant" or "Jumbo" sized anything in the food store

and the giant part turns out to be air.:mad:

[Maestro]

6. Not sure why but seeing the word, ridiculous

spelled rediculous. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Shine]

7. Yeah, I'm a spelling nut, too.

I just saw a thread posted over in GD with the headline, "DU your going to die!" :eyes:

[justabob]

26. That one gets me too nt

[qnr]

28. "Congradulations" always annoys me.

[Maestro]

48. Bingo!

That's another one. :)

[aclog]

30. You're being

re-goddamn-diculous

From the lips of the Duke

[Jamastiene]

8. I have a ritual before I will even consider using a public restroom.

First, tear off a strip of TP (for non Beavis & Butthead fans, that means toilet paper). I place it across the right side of the seat (facing the seat.) Next, I do the same for the left side. Next, I do the same for the back. Last, I do two layers for the front where they seem to pee on the seat the most. It's so disgusting. I hate that women haven't evolved any more than that. And the worst part of it is, I know of women who have practiced peeing standing up. They'd never leave the freaking seat down to do it. It has to be what you said. Remember Ellen Degeneres' standup routine about it? It must be true. They are dancing while they are peeing. I don't know how they do it.

I agree with your pet peeve so much that I almost forgot to post one of my own. I hate it when people say "irregardless." That is not a word. It's a double negative. The word is "regardless." It infuriates me.

I also hate it when someone starts a sentence with "I'm not racist but..." That is just so wrong, because they usually say something racist as hell right afterward.

[khashka]

11. Irregardless makes me nearly homicidal!

The other one is when people write "could of" instead of "could've". It's a fucking contraction, damn it! Sure, when you say it the two sound alike. But when professional writers do it, it drives me crazy.

Also, "to make a long story short". By the time that gets said it's already way too late, so why bother?

Khash.

[Jamastiene]

12. They are wrong on so many levels when they

do that. For one thing, the contraction "could've" really stands for "could have" not "could of." That irritates me too. I know to sit down and be prepared to stay a while when they say "to make a long story short." I am in for a long story for sure then.

[SharonRB]

25. Thank you, thank you, thank you

My mother-in-law says "irregardless" all the time and I just want to bitch slap her. But I bite my tongue instead and my husband and I laugh about it.

[purr]

10. I work as an independent contractor and I work in my home taking calls for

a large cellular company.

This company caters to the 'bad credit' consumers who cannot get a contract phone with other carriers.

I answer the phone hello this is tina.. how can i help you. I then usually will get a mumble and I'll say please hold one moment while I access your account.. this is where I get "MAAM" thats it.. they just go "MAAM" im like PLEASE HOLD WHILE I ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT - then 3 seconds later as I'm reviewing "MAAM". I answer about 56-60 calls in 3 hours and I get probably 20 of these A DAY.

Then.. once I'm answering their question I get "MAAM" meaning they dont understand what I just said. I need to get another line - this line is driving me up the wall with the idiots I get on a daily basis.

[NMDemDist2]

14. are they hiring?

PM the info, I could use such a job......

[purr]

16. You got a pm n/t

[BuelahWitch]

29. I'm curious too

I've done phone work before. Would you mind PMing me as well?

[purr]

31. NO!!! :)

I'll send it your way as well :)

[SiobhanClancy]

13. Cell phones..

not the phones,really,but the users. I don't want to be bothered by their ringing in restaurants,theatres,etc. Also,the way some people need to talk really loud on them. This used to happen a lot when I lived in Boston and had to take the T to work early. Also,people walking down the street talking on the cell phones paying no attention to where they're going and walking right into you.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

22. That one made me chuckle because the last time I was in Boston

there was a guy in the restaurant who was yelling at the top of his voice on his cell phone. Wonder if it was the same guy who was annoying you? :freak:
:)

[Lady Effingbroke]

15. .

"loose" ≠ "lose".

[Maestro]

17. Oh yeah! That is another one! -nt

[spindrifter]

18. I try to remember we live in

a crowded urban setting--but why in the H do people think they ought to clip their fingernails in public--especially on a bus? Totally gross. Then there's hair in the sink. Yuk! And of course, people leaving their cell phones on at meetings and in theaters and other performance halls. Either go to the meeting and pretend you need to be there or don't go and talk to whoever it is that needs you right then!

[tallahasseedem]

19. People that chew with their mouth open and

pop their gum.

[SeattleGirl]

20. Gawd, I'm with you on that!

Especially chewing with the mouth open! I used to work with a woman like that. It was a small company and we'd all sit around the conference table eating. I could NOT look at this woman when she was eating! :puke:

[minkyboodle]

27. worst sound ever

... I'll take fingernails on a blackboard any day over someone smacking their lips and chewing loudly. :puke:

[justabob]

21. Krazy Kat Kar Wash et al

Even though I am no great speller, I have a few spelling peeves that drive me nuts.... I hate it when businesses and especially day care/schools use K where there should be a C in their names. For some reason marshall law vs martial law makes me crazy too. I have a great many pet peeves, but I am drawing a blank now.

[Catchawave]

24. Why do women pee standing up in public rest rooms?

The rest areas along I-95 are disgusting!!!! I sit on those damned things too, have never caught a "disease".....BTW, I think Tina Fey addressed this "problem" on SNL UPdate once. She was right.

[aclog]

32. TMI here

but my mom says her mom drilled it into her to never sit on an unknown toilet seat when she was a kid. When we went to Vegas once it was a big problem bc she would always run back to the room to go rather than even venture into a public restroom

EDIT: of course I'm the opposite way. theres a Taco Bell I go to with no door on the stall but I don't fucking care I'm just there to drop a load 8p

[Left Is Write]

33. Was she playing slot machines?

She was undoubtedly coming into contact with more germs from the slot machine than she would have in the bathrooms!

[aclog]

35. Oh yeah

on the plus side she is hella lucky on those things and also lottery tickets

The bad part is when we see her scurrying back to the room we knew we couldn't go back for an hour if it was #2...

[Catchawave]

34. Euwwwww.......

no door on the stall? In a Ladies rest room? That's sick, even "moi" draws a line on "public" peepoops.

[aclog]

36. Men's room

I get a kick out of going in there and seeing some hairy-legged asshole...its tough not to double over in laughter when you see the fucker walk out 5 minutes later. You really have to cop a "what the fuck are you looking at" attitude.

[aclog]

38. About public pees

There was this girl who always left the door open when she went to pee...I'm pretty sure she did it intentionally, but either way it kinda turned me on :)

EDIT: in the privacy of my apartment that is, I don't know what she did in public restrooms, I wouldn't really say she was an exhibitionist or anything...

[Catchawave]

40. If one (generic) has problems using public restrooms.....

do me a favor...don't leave home :) It's bad enough I have to wait for ya'll (generic) to line your toilet seat at 100k plus concert and sports venues...grrrrr.

Do guys do this? I know mine doesn't, he'll look for a bush before he stands on line! Yeesh, embarrassing he is...:loveya:

[tuvor]

37. Things that are "very unique".

Urgh. :mad:

[northofdenali]

39. Tailgaters.

They should be drawn and quartered - especially if I'm on the bike!

[merh]

41. spelling, grammar and punctuation critics

on a public message board.

I have yet to meet a perfect human being, and those that give folks hell for mistakes in their posts are just too extreme for me.

Now, before I post, I will use spell check. If my punctuation or grammar or word usage is incorrect, I do apologize.





:hug: How are you tinfoilfor2005? Love to you and your wonderful husband. :loveya:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

44. Hey Sweetie!

Cold! Going down in the forties tonight and the wind is whipping the boat around like a carnival ride. But I only get to wear these flannel jammies once or twice here in the Keys so I'm actually enjoying it. :)

Thanks for the hearts...they will keep me warm tonight.:pals:

[merh]

46. It's a little chilly here too.

But fortunately, I did get my femansion properly tied down, so no bouncing carnival rides for me.

Always sending you hearts, even if you don't see them. :pals: :loveya:

[Catchawave]

42. Cell phones.....

...after a two thousand mile round trip on I-95, north/south to south/north, the most annoying drivers had cell phones attached to their ears going slow in the passing lane. Pissed me off big time.

[merh]

43. Or how about those people that walk into offices talking

on their cell phones. :banghead:

We had to put up a sign that asks that cell phones be turned off before meetings.

[Catchawave]

45. LOL....bump into those everytime

I visit NYC....on the streets!

[Skittles]

47. hovering....is that what causes pee on the seat?

I never could figure out how women could miss that big a toilet.....I agree; for chrissakes ladies, clean up after yourselves