Pet Peeve's
This relates to the discussion's on The Intellectual Insurgents Blog, as well as the thread on this Blog related to rudeness, cluelessness, etc. Besides we need some low brow things to talk about.
I thought I would bring up some of my Pet Peeves. Note, there is no relative ranking, it just is a stream of consciousness. Don't we all actually like to get steamed about a few unimportant matters?
1) The ten items or less line at the Grocery store, and the person in front of you has 20 items plus. They can count.
2) Any level of football official (High School, College or Pro's). You'll have a referee 5 yards away from a play, yet the penalty flag comes flying in suddenly from 30 yards away.
3) Fast Food? The drive up window waiting times are getting ridiculous (I don't do this often but if I have to work late, and I want a quick bite on the way home).
4) Michael Irvin defending Terrel Owens.
5) Lack of 100% "in the box" solutions. No matter where you go to buy your electronics or media products it seems you have to buy high margin accessories to get a complete solution. What happened to simple "plug and play".
6) Professional soccer players taking a fake dive to draw a penalty.
7) Going to Home Depot or some other store, and finding items on the shelf where someone has opened a packaged item to take the one washer, screw, or attachment they broke or lost at home.
8) Squeezing the tooth paste tube in the middle.
9) The person that inevitably waits until the last possible second to merge, like they forgot where they were going at the last minute.
10) Chickenhawks
posted by mrsleep @ 12:53 PM
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6 Comments:
My list
1. People who chew loudly and/or with their mouth open.
2. Bad grammar
3. Whiney voices
4. Tradition
5. People who preface questions with "this is probably a stupid question" and who punctuate statements with "but, it's just my opinion." This one is like nails on a chalkboard.
6. Going to Home Depot on the weekends. Really, go at 8:30 on a Wednesday night. No lines and better staff.
7. Chewing gum
8. People who complain about being fat while drinking soda or eating twinkies.
II your number one and mine are the same. The only exception to the no torture rule should be for people that chew like a cow.
2.Waiting. If a doctor appointment or any appt. is at 2:00 o'clock or what ever time then I damn well want to be in at 2:00.
Is it just me or is punctuality becoming less expected.
II sorry for getting your number two but thats just my opinion.
Was that a stupid statment? ;)
JJ -
We are 100% in agreement for the exception to the no torture rule. I have several family members who send me into a frenzy with their chewing. As a distraction, I start a conversation going or I excuse myself numerous times during the meal.
And you are right about the punctuality of appointments. A friend of mine who is a lawyer jokingly told his doctor that he would charge him his hourly rate for every 15 minutes the office kept him waiting. It worked like a charm. :-)
Ok, you got me.
Number 11 - basic table manners, including no chewing like a cow.
II, tradition? Societal traditions? Can this include family or personal traditions? I can see that tradition could be construed as a negative, if the sole reason for perpetuating it, is "that's the way it's always been done". However, if there is a solid basis or value in continuing ahead, then I embrace it, provided you continually evaluate what you are doing.
It's the "because that's the way it's always been done" mentality that pisses me off. Anything worth doing doesn't need to be called tradition. That something makes sense is good enough reason to do it.
Sleep family tradition. We do it because we are guys. Years ago, we put in a swimming pool at our house, and every year on Christmas Day, we have a Polar Bear Club. The Sleep family males don bathing suits and go outside and one by one, jump into the swimming pool regardless of water temperature.
It is a mindless activity, but a male bonding ritual. We even take in our Male family Dog.
It's a guy thing, and almost all guy things defy reason anyway.
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