What are your pet peeves?

[Joe Fields]

Two of mine have to do with driving. I can't stand for people to be talking on their cell phone and trying to drive at the same time. I can't begin to count the dozens of near misses I've had from people who don't concentrate on driving, when they are behind the wheel.

Another pet peeve is, why don't cities make traffic lights synchronized? Sometimes I feel like I'm a red light magnet. And when there is no traffic in any direction, and still have to stop, for what seems like minutes, it is nothing more than a big waste of time and gasoline for me.

Also, I cannot stand when people chew food with their mouth open.

[Bassic]

1. They are synchronized. They are timed to slow you down.

They do that in some parts of Ottawa, it really ticks me off sometimes.

[Joe Fields]

2. Stop lights are evil! They hunt me down in my dreams.

[taterguy]

3. Total strangers asking me how I'm doing

Sometimes I'll answer the phone at work and the first thing the other person says is: "How are you doing?" Maybe one of these days I should punish them by giving them a 15 minute rant on every thing that's going on in my life

[Joe Fields]

6. Okay. I won't ask.

[taterguy]

12. Online is different

This is written communication. I can respond when / if I feel like it and provide as much detail as I feel like. I just don't like being asked that on the phone by a stranger because it's obvious they don't really care

[MorningGlow]

4. Stupid people in general

But specifically businesspeople who hide behind jargon like "proactive" and "change the paradigm" and "we'll talk offline" (when they're already face-to-face and just mean "privately" or "once we're out of this larger meeting"). People who talk like that should be hit repeatedly with a sock full of rocks.

Oh--and misuse of apostrophes, especially on house signs: "The Johnson's". YERGH.

[Joe Fields]

8. Or "let's have lunch." WTF? Are they asking you on a date?

Why don't they just say what's on their mind, while they have your attention?

[MorningGlow]

15. Au contraire

That's "let's DO lunch"--just to be completely annoying! (And I do believe those same people ask if you want to "come with"--also an irritant!)

[Patiod]

5. Loud talkers on planes & trains

Frequent flyers say "well, wear headphones". Yeah, then I miss the announcements - not too important when flying, but on our public transportation, it's nice to know ahead of time that the train is pulling over and will probably be 30 minutes late.

[MorningGlow]

7. Ooh ooh and

People who wear headsets like they're Hollywood moguls and feel the need to chat about nothing in particular while shopping--they end up shouting into the air in front of them like a crazy person.

Come to think of it...

[NewWaveChick1981]

9. I've got a ton of 'em...

Here are a few:

* People who smack their food and/or crack their chewing gum. :grr: Also, people who eat while they're talking on the telephone. :mad:

* People who don't pay attention when they drive. This includes cell phone usage (hands-free or otherwise), talking to passengers while driving, and fumbling with something while the car is moving. 65 mph is no time to start yelling at your kids. :scared:

* People who expect me to say, "yeah" or "hmmm" or "that's right" during the course of a conversation when I'm just trying to listen to them. It serves no useful purpose. My husband falls into this category (as does his entire family). :eyes: There is this really annoying pause where they expect you to acknowledge what they're saying even when you have been having this conversation with direct eye contact the entire time. Example: They say: "I went to the store the other day." And I'm waiting for them to tell me whatever it is they are going to tell me about the store. I found out that there is this unwritten family rule that says I'm supposed to say something like, "Oh really? What did you do at the store the other day?" I have never had a conversation with any other people--ever---like the ones with hubby and his family. :eyes: (Hubby's mom has all kinds of narcissim issues anyway.) I told hubby I did not converse like this. I refuse to play whatever passive/agressive attention-grabbing game is involved in all of that, so when he pauses, I am silent. I am listening, but my listening is not punctuated by "uh huh" and "yes". It's not necessary and annoys the hell out of me! When it's appropriate, I respond or ask questions (i.e. a normal conversation process).

It takes FOREVER to tell a story like that. Example: "I went to the store the other day." "Oh, really? What did you do at the store?" "I bought groceries." "What groceries did you buy?" "Apples. And bananas." "Did you buy anything else?" "Yes." "What did you buy?" "Paper towels." "Did you buy anything else?" "Yes." "What else did you buy?" and so on. :grr: Normal people say: "I went to the store the other day. I bought apples, bananas, and paper towels, along with some other stuff."

[Joe Fields]

10. lol! I rather enjoy the uncomfortable silence. It throws them off-balanc

[NewWaveChick1981]

11. LOL! They have a very weird family dynamic, especially when

they have conversations. :yoiks: A simple nod of the head won't do. It really is a weird passive-aggressive attention grab. :( Hubby learned that this is how conversations are supposed to go, and I've had to educate him on it.

And you're right---the uncomfortable silence is kinda funny sometimes... :rofl:

[Joe Fields]

13. Yeah. Sometimes, if the pause is long enough, I'll say...

"Well, that was very interesting," and then walk away.

[NewWaveChick1981]

18. LOL! I'm usually a captive audience with in-law conversations,

but I think I'll try that tactic next time... :rofl:

[Joe Fields]

19. love your sig line!

[NewWaveChick1981]

20. Thanks!

:hi: The person who scribbled that on the bathroom wall had no idea how right she was.... :rofl:

[MorningGlow]

14. How about people who automatically make "I'm listening" noises?

Got a coworker who peppers every meeting with "Mm!" "MmHM!" every few seconds while someone's talking. Infuriating!

She also chews with her mouth open. Must feel the need to fill any silence.

[Joe Fields]

16. And don't you just wish a hosefly would fly into their mouth?

[NewWaveChick1981]

17. OMFG, I hate that too...

I had a roommate right before I got married who was just a little too enthusiastic about everything (she was one of those perky cheerleader types), and when I was involved in a conversation with her, she continuously said, "Yes, right, right, right, yes, yes, right, mm-hmmm, etc." :grr: Sounds like your coworker... :rofl: That was almost as annoying as my husband's family.

Ugh. Chewing with her mouth open. :yoiks: I think you're right about needing to fill the silence... :rofl:

[Joe Fields]

21. it's like watching cows chewing their cud.

[MorningGlow]

22. Ew perky cheerleader types

That's another pet peeve.

[NewWaveChick1981]

33. Just makes you wanna bitch-slap 'em, doesn't it???

:grr:

[MorningGlow]

35. Back to that sock full of rocks I mentioned n/t

[bluethruandthru]

25. My husband does the same thing!

It drives me crazy! I don't know anyone else who does this. I tease him about it sometimes and very dramatically say "And then????"

[NewWaveChick1981]

32. OMG! You know EXACTLY what I'm talking about...

:yoiks: It irritates the piss out of me. :grr: I hope to hell the rest of his family doesn't do it, or you'd end up with a clone of my hubby's family. I don't wish that on anyone...

[bluethruandthru]

39. They all do it to some degree ...

but I think my husband is the worst! I think it comes from being one of 5 kids and everyone vying for attention. I think in his mind it's a way to keep people paying attention...which his parents didn't do very often. Just my pop psychology theory. :)

[idgiehkt]

53. pet peeves

Mine are going to sound bitchy I think
1)I hate it when people tell me to smile.
I spend most of my time in the stratosphere so if I am not smiling the way I am supposed to it's because I am thinking, not because I am a bitch or I hate you. I hate it when people tell me to smile.
2)People who act all liberal about gay people but are the first to use words like faggot and bulldyke as soon as gay people leave the room or make other snide remarks. I am one of those people you can't read, I totally pass; I've never even had a gay person clock me until I told them, and I am by far not the only one, so I get to see how people act both around gays and when they leave the room, and alot of times it is not pretty.


Those are the only two I can think of right now. I loved your example about the conversation NWC81. That is so true. I guess I just thought of another one. The men in my family will call you up and then they will NOT TALK on the phone. I have to do all the work. They will sit there in dead silence after you say hello. I hate talking on the phone anyway, and this drives me insane. I have to ask them all kinds of questions or otherwise it is just completely dead silence the entire time. Sometimes I just sit there and count to see how long they will go without saying anything but that is uncomfortable and feels like a waste of time. So I screen all my calls.

[NewWaveChick1981]

57. Those aren't bitchy at all...

And I don't blame you for screening your calls! :hug:

[siouxsiecreamcheese]

60. god i hate that

I work for an answering service for drs and hospitals. Anyway when some people call they tell me thier whole problem and then the last thing they say, without pause, is hello?. then I say yes I'm here, they continue and say hello? hello? again.. it it just so goddamn irritating.. Its not like they have a bad phone connection or anything. Just because I'm quite does not mean I'm not listening or I hung up the phone, when I need more info I'll ask for it. I just want them to spit it out so I can get the message out quicker.

[NewWaveChick1981]

62. OMG, you know exactly what I'm talking about, then...

:grr: I think people like that need some reassurance that they're being listened to. It's damn irrational and irritating....

[1gobluedem]

23. Oh, so many...

Some of my odder ones:

I hate doodling. If someone doodles on my desk calendar, I white it out. I laminate all instruction cards, etc, for my pledge drive volunteers so nobody can doodle on them.

Donut/bagel pinchers. It drives me insane when somebody cuts or pinches a bit from donuts or bagels that are out for all and puts the other part back. Take the whole thing, you don't have to eat it.

People who think there is nobody behind them and stop dead while walking, shopping, etc. I guess that one isn't quite as odd.

[Joe Fields]

24. Good point on shoppers.

It drives me nuts, whenever they either stop, in the middle of an aisle, so you can't get around them, or if there are two or three family members, and they stop at an aisle intersection to talk, as if they are the center of the universe. I want to just ram them with my cart, and then look back at the carnage.

[MorningGlow]

37. My mom's pet peeve with shoppers

People who lean their elbows on the pushbar and walk around all hunched over. She haaaates that--says they should stand up straight. And she's 81 years old.

[Joe Fields]

42. Speaking of shopping carts....

I hate it when people leave their carts anywhere they feel like in the parking lot. How many times has a shopper banged their cart into your car, without so much as an "excuse me," or allowed a cart they just abandoned to roll, until it smacks another vehicle, and then they walk away, as if they had no responsibility in the matter?

Or how about people who park where they aren't supposed to, like they are better than the rest of us?

[MorningGlow]

43. Diagonal parkers

The ones who take up two or three spaces so nobody hits them. Fer chrissakes, if your car is that special, put it in a museum--don't drive it to the supermarket.

My goodness I do have a lot of issues, don't I? :)

There are cupcakes in the breakroom. I think I need to offset my salad lunch with one.

[Joe Fields]

44. lol! You're making me hungry.

[MorningGlow]

47. Sorry! Here--

For you

[bluethruandthru]

26. I hear you on the stopping in the middle of "traffic" thing.

I also hate when there's a large crowd of people exiting a theatre or auditorium...when one person or group decides to stop right in front of the exit thus blocking the way/slowing down the other zillions of people trying to get out!!! Usually they are trying to decide between going left or right!! :grr:

[MorningGlow]

36. LOL on the bagels

Reminds me of a regional VP at a previous job--you always knew he was in the office because there'd be a chunk pinched out of a bagel. The ironic thing is, he ended up eating the whole bagel--just a chunk at a time. Yick.

[radwriter0555]

27. I have 2 peeves, a boy and a girl. One is spotted with lavender eyes

and pointy little up ears; she's a nice chocolate brown, and her name is Lucinda.

The other is named Oscar.. for obvious reasons... he's a dead ringer for his daddy.... and looks just like them.

They're fairly well house trained, although oscar, well, he's got issues.. but that's a WHOLE 'nuther Oprah. They don't like to walk on leashes and are better off just being allowed to follow along. They don't like to ride in the car unless they're in the trunk though.

Those are my pet Peeves...

[Joe Fields]

30. I've heard that peeves DO make good pets.

After they are housebroken.

[radwriter0555]

52. Well that Oscar, he's never been housebroken, and his progeny is just

like him.

Ornery, but loveable.

[otohara]

28. People Who Talk @ Movies and Concert Screamers

I went to several concerts in my days in the record biz and sat infront of many a screaming girls. Everytime Prince would shake his ass "eeeekkkkkk", same with Sting, Steve Winwood, and others. Shut the fuck up!

[Joe Fields]

31. They tend to annoy the musicians, too.

[bluethruandthru]

41. And those who talk at Concerts!!!

This happens alot to me. I was at a Pretenders show a couple of weeks ago and about 5 guys (40ish men) were standing behind me yakking away - very loudly to be heard over the music - about work/sports/etc. Next to me were two young women who talked constantly until I think they got sick of me staring daggers at them and they moved.
Don't they go to concerts to hear the music....not themselves talking?

[Haole Girl]

29. Here are my pet peeves:

On the Phone: When people interrupt, smack their lips while talking/eating on the phone, make little sound effects (tisk, tisk sounds) as if 6 seconds of silence is a bad thing (if they only knew how it hurts my poor ears), and people who yell into the phone when calling their loved-ones...you know the kind... "HONEY, GET OVER HERE, TO THE PHONE...NOW!!" Ouch.

Driving: People who can't negotiate a winding road, with their road hog SUV's, and take up both lanes. Hello!
And, why do people drive slow in the FAST LANE? Ugh.

When Traveling: The overhead bin hogs. They take so much crap on a plane that they can't even lift it into the overhead bin. Invariably, they look at my hubby like he is their personal bell hop..."Can you please help me?" Usually, dear hubby, doesn't even have to be asked. And he never complains. But it is sooooo annoying (and possibly damaging to his back). What were they going to do with all of their crap, if there wasn't a strong man around to help them. Hello!

This Administration: Top on my list is Bush's fake Texan drawl. Give me an f'ing break! Nobody, especially not a Yale graduate, says Umerika instead of America. Knock it off dumbo, and get a better speech coach to learn how to talk like a real Texan. And, Bush's stupid-a$$ news conferences....only when there is something good on TV, because they all know, by now, that the whole country is sick and tired of his lame excuses about why he started this war. Give it up Chimp!

End of rant. I shall have some coffee now. Strangely, I feel better. Thanks.:)

[MorningGlow]

34. More driving

People who use their turn signal on a curve. It's the same damned road! :wtf:

[Haole Girl]

45. I know

What's with that?

[1gobluedem]

38. Luggage cheats -- yes!

I HATE that! Why can't people follow the rules? These are the same people who board before their rows are called so they can fill up the overhead bins.

[Haole Girl]

46. Yes, their only special need is being greedy bin hogs!

And, often, for some inexplicable reason, they won't use the one directly above their seat...even when it's empty. Instead, they take another one. Oh, and how about the idiots who throw their little sweaters or jackets up there. Hello!

[martymar64]

40. Tailgaters

When someone tailgates me on the road, I get crazy mad at them. I was rear-ended before so when someone is behind me too close, I purposely slow down to teach them a lesson. It beats taking out a driver on them ala Jack Nicholson.

[madinmaryland]

48. Screaming children in good restaurants...

:hide:

[Joe Fields]

50. OMG, did you really hit a nerve. Take the kids to Chucky Cheese,

for Chrissakes!

[citizen snips]

63. screaming children anywhere.

:mad:

[Lowell]

49. Whistlers

They drive me insane.

[buddhamama]

51. tardiness

i do not like to be late. and i do not like when others keep me waiting.

for me it is a matter of commitment and respect. if you say you're going to be somewhere at a certain time than you should be, barring any dire emergencies, of course.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

54. Chewing with mouth open...

and people using the word "pop" and "see-ryup." *shudders*

[FILAM23]

55. My biggest pet peeves are

all grammer and spelling Nazis

[VelmaD]

56. people who misspell y'all

It is not spelled "ya'll". The apostrophe goes where the missing letters would be. You all = y'all.

End. Of. Rant.

[Dulcinea]

58. Popping/smacking/cracking gum.

The most disgusting trailer-trash habit EVER. No one should EVER hear or see anything in anyone else's mouth! Whan did it become socially acceptable to crack gum in public? I just want to punch them in the teeth.

Also, people who talk loudly on their dumb-ass cell phones in public. Do you think the rest of us need to hear all about your personal business? Ugghh.

[Mutley]

59. While driving...

people who'll pull out in front of me and drive slower than I was, especially when there was plenty of room to pull out behind me.

Groups of people who stand right in the entrance/exit of a store, making it very difficult to get by. Can ya move over a few feet?

People who throw trash on the street when the trash can is ten feet away. :grr:

[Joe Fields]

64. The driving thing used to happen to me all the time, when I lived in

Oklahoma, for a little over a year, while I was going to school. Okie drivers have been the worst offenders, when it comes to that.

[Poetmnwj28_F_M]

61. People who complain about Health Problems

And They know they Have them and they are Non-Compliant with their Doctor's orders. Sorry, I've worked in healthcare albeit as a peon and not very high up on the social food chain in the system but that to me is one of my biggest pet peeves. To me it is sheer Stupidity and Lack of total Judgement and most of these are people that have health insurance or some that are smart enough to know better because they have seen the consequenses of what others have gone through by not taking care of themselves. I simply tell Tell them To SHUT-UP If they Aren't Going to Buck-Up and do what they are supposed to do. Or stop doing anything and be happy about Dying because that is the End result of what is going to happen.

The other pet peeves just show the lack of brain cells that people use for lack of respect for them selves.

A new poster but a Long Time Lurker

Poet

[Shine]

65. I HATE the plastic sticky tape that closes new CD cases.

It always is such a bitch to get off and it NEVER comes off in one clean piece, it inevitably peels off in these microscopic little pieces that you have to pick off over the course of five minutes, just to get to the damn CD! That very experience happened to me this morning, so it's fresh in my mind. :mad:

Another pet peeve: people who drive for miles and miles in front of you with their turn signal on. I find that EXTREMELY annoying.

That's it for now, but I'm sure I could think of many others if I wanted to. :D

[Joe Fields]

66. And people who don't share...

[taterguy]

67. People that measure distances in time units

I just noticed a post where someone said that someone lived 15 minutes from the other person. That means nothing to me. The distance would depend on the speed limits, amount of traffic and number of stop lights. Why not just say how many miles away the two people lived?