I'm in the mood to start a pet peeve thread...

My three pet peeves for the day:

The pasta boxes...they put the coupon in the box with the pasta. So, when you go to dump the pasta into the boiling water, the coupon falls in there too.

The City of Modesto....every other bill I pay, the face side is the side that has the address. So if you put the stub in face up, the correct address will show through the envelope. The City of Modesto is opposite, you have to insert the stub backwards and upside down. Every freaking month I have to tear apart an already sealed envelope to fix my mistake. Will I ever learn?!

My husband calls me "Man." This is especially embarrassing in public. I'm in Costco today, and he goes "Hey, man...check this out..." I hate it!!!

:p

I don't know why this one bothers me, but guys who say "the wife". Why can't it be "my wife"?

When the VP of the company comes to work...I really don't like the man, and prefer it when he ison caction (which thankfully is about 6 months out of the year!!) Have you seen beer commerical, mister too much cologn wearer? It was made about him :)

Mine..........

The way the air hostresses in the plane come and ask *Would you like some coughaaaaaay?* (that's how they say coffee!!! It sounds like they're going to choke! :o :o), in the strongest British accent, when I'm half asleep! :p No thank you...........I don't want any *coughaaaaaay*. LOL

My main pet peeve is Instant messaging! My daughter only talks to her bofriend this way! they could "talk" for hours online but he refuses to call her! Once I made her leave the computer so I could get on, and she apparently told him she had to go... so a minute later this came across the screen "ok, bye babe"

Well, ya know I couldn't resist! I said, "Gee, I'm honored you feel that way about me! Bye babe too... love Heather's mom." Heee heee.

Come on! pick up the phone and have a half hour conversation instead of taking two hours to type that same thing!

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Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
I don't know why this one bothers me, but guys who say "the wife". Why can't it be "my wife"?

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HAHAha! This made me *LOL* I had this conversation with Mark when we first started going out. If he wanted a "The Wife" then he could just go ahead and hire a maid. I was NOT and am not going to be a "The Wife". :D

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Originally posted by popcornbird
Mine..........

The way the air hostresses in the plane come and ask *Would you like some coughaaaaaay (that's how they say coffee!!! Its sounds like they're going to choke! :o :o), in the strongest British accent, when I'm half asleep! :p No thank you...........I don't want any *coughaaaaaay*. LOL

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LOL!! I almost died cracking up when I read that! :D:D

-imagestation being slow*** b/c I am trying to download pics right now!
-people at work and in general that think they know everything and that everything I do is wrong or not right or I am stupid. I am a reasonably intelligent person and I bet I know a lot of stuff they Don't know!
-when patients/visitors at work OBVIOUSLY don't know where hey are going, I try to give them directions they act Like I am the idiot. Hey, I KNOW where I am going.
-When I go to xray people and they are laying on the table with their right side towards me, if I reach out to touch their right side, I might have to xray their left side but to figger out 'landmarks' I have to touch their right side sometimes they say "Its the other one" usually I know that. Mistakes have happened and the wrong side has been xrayed when people don't speak up so I guess its a lose- lose situation.
-People that stand to close to me when I am in line. HELLO - you are INVADING my space!!!
all I can think of now

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Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
LOL!! I almost died cracking up when I read that! :D:D

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BUT ITS TRUE! :p LOL!!!

Catnapper, I *love* instant messaging! :p I'd take it over talking on the phone any day! I only call one of my friends often. The rest, I IM. Its much more convenient, and I don't exactly feel like chatting on the phone all the time. I not much of a *talker*. My brother on the other hand talks on the phone so much, it sometimes gets on my nerves! Sometimes I feel like hiding his cell phone. :p Just kidding!

Oh man...I have so many, it's hard to keep track of them all. :p

Let's see...I'll just fill you in on my biggest pet peeves. ;)
[list=1][*]When people say something, the person they are talking to doesn't hear them the first time, and they just say "nevermind" instead of repeating themselves[*]Waking up in the middle of the night absolutely freezing...and finding Josh right next to me with all the covers[*]People in malls, hallways, sidewalks, etc. that walk slow and/or in a row that take up the entire hall/sidewalk/etc. and don't let you go around them[*]Extreme PDA[/list=1]

There are tons more...but I think you get the idea. ;) I'm pretty irritable...lol :p

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Originally posted by shais_mom
-imagestation being slow*** b/c I am trying to download pics right now!

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So you are the one tying it up...it is taking forever to load my pictures :D

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Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
So you are the one tying it up...it is taking forever to load my pictures :D

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No..........I think imagestation is mad at us PT'ers. They sent me an email that they're going to unactivate my account if I don't take my pics off of other websites. :eek: I guess we'll have to start using some other site to upload pics, but meanwhile........better delete my trip pics before I lose my account! :eek:

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Originally posted by Tonya
pet peeve ...
My husband calls me "Man."
This is especially embarrassing in public.
... he goes "Hey, man...check this out..." :mad:

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Fight back...

Think up some "endearing term" for HIM...

When he calls you with "Hey MAN...";
Reply, in you loudest "stage voice", with someting like:

Be Right There, "___________"

"Honey Buns"
"Honey Bunny"
"HOT Buns"
"Tootsie Lamb"
"Sweetie Pie"
"Cutie Pie"

or :eek: "Your BOY Friend went over to housewares!"

You'll think of something... :rolleyes:

lol Phred...thanks for the advice, I might use some of those for Josh. ;)

I hate it when I am standing in line somewhere (at the grocery store, at the bank, wherever...) and I change lines because mine is not moving and the minute I get into another line my "old" line becomes the fast line and goes lickety split! :rolleyes:

When people don't answer their call waiting, (I can understand if it is long distance, but come on if you are talking to someone next door or something atleast answer and say I'll call you back)!

When I call someones house their not home so I call their cell phone and you go directly to voice mail. Then that person calls you back from home and asks why you didn't try their cell phone.

When people leave cupboard doors open.

When you slip and fall on ice and people stand around and laugh at you.

When people follow me and around and wont stop talking, (I just want to tell them: I'M TRYING TO WORK LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!)

When you call someone and they get a call on their cell phone so they answer it while they are still talking to you. :mad:

When men leave the toilet seat up!!!!!!! (That's my biggest one.)

I think I have a few to many issues.

Katie

when I am talking to my friends on the phone, and instead of saying just a sec, and covering the phone they just start talking to someone else, and I have no idea if they are talking to me or someone else.

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Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
Fight back...

Think up some "endearing term" for HIM...

When he calls you with "Hey MAN...";
Reply, in you loudest "stage voice", with someting like:

Be Right There, "___________"

"Honey Buns"
"Honey Bunny"
"HOT Buns"
"Tootsie Lamb"
"Sweetie Pie"
"Cutie Pie"

or :eek: "Your BOY Friend went over to housewares!"

You'll think of something... :rolleyes:

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That's great!

"Your boyfriend went to housewares, can I help you?" hehe

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Originally posted by cali
when I am talking to my friends on the phone, and instead of saying just a sec, and covering the phone they just start talking to someone else, and I have no idea if they are talking to me or someone else.

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Ooooh! That's a big one for me! I have a friend that does that.

Also, the #^@^&# earpieces on cell phones. I'll be standing there talking to a co-worker. And all of a sudeen, they're looking at me yet saying something totally odd and irrelevant. It takes me a few seconds to realize that they've answered a phone call on their earpiece in the middle of our conversation.

People that spit in public (mostly men, but I've seen a woman or two do it)

Slow drivers in the fast lane

Drivers who don't park straight or take up two stalls

Able-bodied drivers who park in the handicapped stall

People who slam doors shut

Call-waiting....this has got to be the worst. I hate talking to someone on the phone and they say, "just hold a minute my other line is ringing". I always grunt "just call me back" and hang up.

People who talk and talk about nothing at all

Depressed drunks

People at work who don't wash their own dishes

When I go into a store in a shopping mall and I'm bombarded with sales people "Can I help you" "No thanks, just looking" then it happens a second and third time. I just walk out.

Dog walkers who don't pick up after the dogs

Human children, especially those that yell and scream and the Mom does nothing about it (no bad PM's please...I'm not the only one here)

People at work who do not respect a closed office door

That's about it for now. There are others, but I'll save room for the next person.

There are alot, but Ican't think of them all now.

*When people call and they have nothing to say and you just sit there...and they're just like "watsup", "what are you doing" and they never wanna hang up! lol

*When people don't flush the toilet, lol, everyday at school, every single onel is never flushed:rolleyes:

*When people call you while they have another conversation with someone else while you just sit on the phone and listen

*People always staring at me:p

OOOOH!! This is just my subject!

[list=1][*]When my brother or anyone at school doesn't flush the toilets or leaves their... *ahem* private things IN the toilets at school.[*]SLOW DRIVERS.[*]People who stand in front of doors at school, or stand in large groups in front of the door... GET OUT OF THE WAY![*]People that say "nuttin" instead of "nothing". GOD that bugs me...[*]*******STUPID PEOPLE********* Period. I HATE stupid people. Like big headed celebs. [/list=1]

I WILL be back with more... :D

• When people say one thing, but mean another.
• When people accuse someone of something yet they're the exact same way (i.e. Hypocrites)
• When people stop in the hallways during class changes at school. We have 4 minutes to get where we need to go, most classes are half way across the school from eachother. NO wonder why everyone's always tardy!
• When people smoke in the school bathrooms, or anywhere period.
• When a teacher calls home. IMO they have no right to.
• When people get angry when they're driving. Especially when they start yelling or mumbling something, HELOO!? I'm the only other one in the car you idiot, they can't hear you so SHUT UP!

I'm sure I'll be back!:p

Every morning...first thing out of Jaden's mouth...Before he's even awake..."MOOOOM, I waaaant some breakfaaaast." in the whiniest voice. argh...Let me wake up!

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Originally posted by Tonya
Every morning...first thing out of Jaden's mouth...Before he's even awake..."MOOOOM, I waaaant some breakfaaaast." in the whiniest voice. argh...Let me wake up!

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LMAO!

I feel sorry for his future wife! :p :p

Kayann, I remember when he was about 13 months old...He was a very pudgy baby...always been a big eater...He used to crawl into his highchair in the kitchen at 3 am in the dark...and go "Mamaaaaaa babaaaaaa!" I'd be up in the middle of the night feeding him.

Now, I just get mad. I lay in bed and yell "You aren't going to die if you wait another hour!!!!!!" I think he's starting to get the hint. lol. But he still does it! It's like a habit...because he'll say it, and then remember that he can now get his own self breakfast. He'll go off to the kitchen and pour a bowl of cereal.

Oh! I thought of another one...I work on telephone lines. At least twice a week, some pervert comes up and goes "Hey, baby...wanna come to my house and fix my phones?" Then he high fives his friends and thinks he's brilliant for thinking of this pickup line.

Or"...Hey, baby...my power is out, can you come fix it?" "...Nope, I'm the phone company."

Lmao.. Guys are so stupid. :rolleyes:

The troll at the library yesterday. I had an armful of books, the place is about to shut, and she asked if I had been informed about the fine for a damaged book from a month ago. Noooooo, obviously no one had informed me or I'd have paid the fine or left town, instead of spending the last half hour carefully selecting books :mad:

There are a million people jammed up behind me while we inspect said damaged book (looks like Siamese cat teeth so I admit liability) but there's no way on earth I'm paying $24 on the spot if that bunch of losers hasn't sent me a letter or invoice. I'll pay when I cool off, thank you, bye bye.

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And the post office trolls, too. A parcel didn't arrive, so I rang the central number to get the phone number of the local post office. They asked why I wanted it :confused: Because my parcel is two weeks late and I want to see if it's being held for some reason. Well, I'm not giving you their number because they're not authorised to tell you if you have a parcel or not. :mad: Forget it, I'll burn some petrol and drive over. Thanks, bye bye to you too.

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Originally posted by Miss Meow
The troll at the library yesterday.....And the post office trolls, too.

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Hmmm....Troll...I like that word. I think I'll add it to my vocabulary. :d

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*When people call you while they have another conversation with someone else while you just sit on the phone and listen

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I was gonna say that!!! That irritates the HELL outta me!! You call me to talk to me, then TALK TO ME!!!! :mad: :mad:

People who come through my line at Bed, Bath & Beyond while on cellphones!!! :mad: :mad: Tell them you'll call them back!!!

Litterbugs!! I absolutely HATE people who throw their trash out their car windows. Why do ya think MY car is so filled with junk??? Put a damn bag in your car and throw your trash in THAT!! :mad: :mad:

Stupid STUPID people who don't spay/neuter their pets then wonder WHY they're pregnant!!

People who REFUSE to spay/neuter their pets because "they'll NEVER escape" so why bother???

I think that's a start. I could go on and on, but I'm sure someone else will come along and cover what I missed!!

Turn signals. When I'm in the car with my dad and he turns to go into the other lane and leaves the turn signal on and it goes tick;tick;tick;tick UGGH!! ::pulls hair out:: or when someone else who is like in front of me on the road or something leaves there turn signal on! I just want to make a sign that says Turn your turn signal off! The women who drives me home from school leaves her turn signal on EVERY time she makes a turn and will leave it on for like a min, I wanna reach over and turn it off.


Ashley

I HATE it when people assume things about me. Like for example I had to go to the doctor for this coughing problem I have, and she asked if I smoke, and I said, "No, never smoked in my life, I don't do any of those sort of things", and then she was like: "Psh, yeah right" That makes me SOOO MAD!!:mad: because I DON'T!! I'm not like those stupid teens who go out and get drunk and stuff. I sit at home on my computer, listening to music, and talk about my pets on the different forums I go to LOL! :rolleyes:

I hate it when people don't close the door when they go to the bathroom. -.-' That's just sick.

I hate it when people try to be someone they're not.

I hate it when people disrespect me. I don't like it when they say mean things about me or my family/friends.

I hate it when people ask stupid questions. Like at school, I have these two friends that are soo annoying! Once I had this book out, and one of them was like, "Why do you have your Econ book? Is that your Economics book?" Omg lol obviously yes -.-'

I have other pet peeves but I can't come up with any more right now. :)

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About that instant messaging thing... I personally would rather talk to someone over IM than phone because I don't always know what to say on the phone, but online it's easier to multi-task for me and come up with things to say and stuff. Otherwise, there would be like 5 minutes of silence on the phone after every sentence or something LOL

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Originally posted by BCBlondie
I hate it when people don't close the door when they go to the bathroom. -.-' That's just sick.

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I used to work with a woman who'd always come out of the stall with her pants undone. She'd wash her hands and chat with you before she'd pull her pants all the way up and button them. Drove me nuts!

I once asked her about it and her response was "Ewww, I'm not touching my pants until my hands are clean...I just went to the bathroom..."

Well, I really don't want to see your panties...make a sacrifice. lol.

My new one is (I'd better not call them trolls, Tonya!!! ;)) bozos who ask how old Buffy is, and then ask when I'm going to breed with her. Um, I believe *never* is the response you're getting to that question, thank you, bye bye.


Oooh yeah, handwashing. The last company I worked with supplied lunch for staff and students, and we had one employee who didn't wash her hands after using the toilet. I became so vigilant in getting to the lunch queue before her, ewwwwww!

my pet peeves are:

stinky rat cage

messy room

eye lash in eye

anything in my eye

hair in my mouth

dog hair on my black cloths

tikeya whining really high pitched

having no money and wanted to buy food

touching sticky things

having my hands feel clamy

lol i have alot of pet peeves

I have a *few* :p

People who talk to me (not IM's) while I'm on the computer! Seriously, if you tell me to do something I'll just say "Okay..." and forget about it a few minutes later. :o:p

People who are 3 feet away from the phone, but they ask ***ME*** to pick it up. Lazy people! :rolleyes:

Slow drivers.

Kids. (Nothing personal...I just don't like them, nor will I ever have any...the 2 legged kind! :p)

People who make out at school. I mean, come on! Nobody wants to see that. Get a room! :rolleyes:

People who don't do any work, and complain to the teacher why they're failing. Uhh...isn't it obvious?!?

"Flacky" people. If you say you're going to do something...DO IT.

People who call you, and don't have anything to say. Then why call?

I'm sure I'll be back. ;)

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Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver


People who talk to me (not IM's) while I'm on the computer! Seriously, if you tell me to do something I'll just say "Okay..." and forget about it a few minutes later. :o:p

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You have no idea how many times my mom told me to do stuff while I was on the computer, and I completely forgot. :o

Just this morning, I was talking to ***YOU*** (so the blame goes to you he he he :p), and my mom told me to go downstairs and turn the stove off. I told her *in a minute*, and 2 seconds later, completely forgot! :eek: 5 minutes later, my mom asked *Did you turn off the stove?* OOOOOOPS!!! LOL! I ran down, switched it off, and ran back up. Luckily, the food did not burn. :p

Here's some more:p

*Immature people--like this "friend" I have, whenever she touches a guy or anything like that, she comes up to you and wipes her hand on you:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

*Little kids- Some always stare at me for like 10 minutes just sitting there, it just annoys me.

*Some people who always use my stuff at school without asking. For example, pens...everyone comes to ME for pens. Everyday it would be the same person, why don't they just buy their own pens! Geez...

*People watching my convos on msn...I mean family members

*People in the same room when I'm talking on the phone

*My parents talking to me WHILE I'm saying something with someone on the phone...how do they expect me to answer right away?


I'll probably be back:p

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Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
"Flacky" people. If you say you're going to do something...DO IT.

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I agree. I hate people that are "wishy-washy". Make up your mind. Either you do or you don't.

Another one of mine: verbal diarrhea. Get to the point!!

I am furious at whoever's been at my Powerpoint presentation and put those awful, hideous transitions and noises to introduce every single bullet point. ARGHHHHHHH I removed them all because I hate stupid little gimmicks! :mad: