Biggest Pet Peeves

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What are some of your biggest pet peeves? The things that are so insignificant you can't help but wonder why they irk you so much.

I'll start it off:

- People who call me "guy"
- When someone does the ol' "pretends the hand is a gun" routine and makes the sound. "Tch Tch"

I have more, but those rile me up!

When someone complains about thier pet peeves as if thier puny existences should matter to me...

Oh. Also, people in general.

- When people I don''t know get in my personal bubble.

People who actually bite their silverware when they''re eating. Drives me nuts!!!!

- Putting Helen Keller on the Alabama quarter

Ahh Ghastly, I knew that would be one of the first responses

Taco, who gets in your bubble? Do you mean people who are ""close-talkers""?

- People who chew with their mouths open or take two bites and try to talk before swallowing
- People who read while I''m typing and say ""Oh, you spelt that wrong"" before I even get a chance to proof it

"Swat" wrote:

Taco, who gets in your bubble? Do you mean people who are ""close-talkers""?

Not necessarilly close talkers, just like when I''m standing in line or waiting around somewhere, someone will just stand next to me or behind me like 1/2 foot away. If I know them and are friends it''s no big deal, but when it''s bubba from nantucket, it makes me a little irky.

Other drivers.
Slow elevators.

"KrazyTaco[FO" wrote:

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Not necessarilly close talkers, just like when I''m standing in line or waiting around somewhere, someone will just stand next to me or behind me like 1/2 foot away. If I know them and are friends it''s no big deal, but when it''s bubba from nantucket, it makes me a little irky.

Look man, Bubba''s not trying to be rude or anything, it''s just that he''s got this huge gut and he can''t HELP but stand close to people when he''s in line.

"Swat" wrote:

- People who call me ""guy""

When it is just me, I don''t care. Most of the time in restaurants I''m with my wife and daughters, yet they insist on calling us ""guys."" Last weekend, we were in Johnny Rockets with my wife, daughters, and a few other girls for my oldest''s birthday party. It was a party of nine, and I was the only male, yet the waitress still called us ""guys"" constantly. As Charlie Brown says, ""Aauuugh!""

The other one that bugs me is people intruding in ""the triangle"" when I''m cooking. The triangle is the area between the sink, stove/oven, and refridgerator. I don''t want to have to worry about hitting anyone in there, I''m moving fast, and I don''t look to see if it is clear. Despite my constant anger and reminders about this, one of the kids is guaranteed to break the rule. Stay out, or cook it yourself!

Well I have to say this since I''m at work and my boss is an obsessive/compulsive: obsessive/compulsives drive me nuts.

:fingergun: tch tch.

I also hate it when the ice melts too fast in my bourbon glass. Gotta have large, crescent-shaped cubes. No more than five. Four is optimal. And the bourbon has to go in about 30 seconds after the ice to allow the glass to get a little cold. If the glass it too warm, the bourbon won''t chill fast enough, and it will melt the ice too fast. Can''t put the glass in the freezer, either. That makes it too cold, and then the ice won''t melt at all. The ice should melt a little, otherwise the texture of the bourbon won''t mellow correctly and will tast too strong. The ice should melt at a slow, even pace. Chips are verboten. Cubes are alright, but they should be large and whole.

Air quotes.

I don''t have a problem with someone going ""hey guys"". Just when they personally call you ""guy"". My name''s not freaking ""guy"".

Picture the typical corporate lacky coming up to you in the office, doing the ""pretend my hand''s a gun"" gesture and going ""hey, guy!"" with a big, sh*t eating grin. Makes me shudder!

Fletcher, you ever think you have a problem abusing the sauce? I think half your posts involve alcohol of some sorts

I don''t have a problem. I can quit anytime, guy. :fingergun: tch tch.

People who spell their first names with an ""I"" instead of a ""Y.""

My name''s not freaking ""guy"".

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Heeyyyyyyy, relax, guy!

The entire population of Miami.

Oh no.. it''s happening again.. twitching in the eyes.. head throbbing.. veins coursing.. temperature rising.. noooooo!

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Doing something for someone above and beyond the norm (doing an unsolicited favor) and then them expecting you to do it everytime... I HATE that.

PAR

obsessive/compulsives drive me nuts.
I also hate it when the ice melts too fast in my bourbon glass. Gotta have large, crescent-shaped cubes. No more than five. Four is optimal. And the bourbon has to go in about 30 seconds after the ice to allow the glass to get a little cold. If the glass it too warm, the bourbon won''t chill fast enough, and it will melt the ice too fast. Can''t put the glass in the freezer, either. That makes it too cold, and then the ice won''t melt at all. The ice should melt a little, otherwise the texture of the bourbon won''t mellow correctly and will tast too strong. The ice should melt at a slow, even pace. Chips are verboten. Cubes are alright, but they should be large and whole.

Hmm....

""Support .+"" car stickers

People who speak with bad english, i.e.

""I seen that movie last week.""
""We''ll get that wrote up.""
""I boughtn that book.""
""Tubing is funner than sledding""
""Taboganning is more funner than tubing.""

The smell of microwave popcorn...

-People who insist of asking all sorts of questions when I''m just trying to watch the tv show or movie. ""What''s that? Why''d he/she just do that? Is he the good guy?"" That type of thing.

Now, what is bad about the smell of microwave popcorn?

People who actually bite their silverware when they''re eating. Drives me nuts!!!!

My wife does that, I want to smack the fork out of her hands.

Oh man, I could go on for days.
[list][*]When someone at work goes to the bathroom, and after finishing, splashes an ATOM of water on their hands; no soap, dries their hands with a dozen paper towels. Hey, pal, either wash your hands or don''t. Simply putting your grimy mitts within six inches of a running faucet does not qualify.
[*]People who drive with their hazards on during crappy weather. Hazard lights signify a stopped, disabled car. That''s what they''re for. Having those things blinking while you''re driving is foolish; it makes people think your car is stopped when in fact it''s moving. Tail lights and the shape of a car alert people to your presence.
[*]Inappropriate use of contractions. When referring to ownership, it''s ""its"" not ""it''s."" As in, ""The dog wagged its tail."" If ever unsure of whether a contraction is appropriate, say out the full version and see how it sounds. ""The dog wagged it is tail"" is not right, therefore ""The dog wagged it''s tail"" wrong. Same rule applies to their and they''re (don''t get me started on they''re/there/their!).
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OK, I''ll stop here before I look like a complete psycho. Oh, and by the way, I always do the finger gun, a wink, and call someone guy, sport, dude, chief, or champ -- just because I know it irritates people. Hmm, that''s probably why everyone writes ""it''s"" to me.

Now, what is bad about the smell of microwave popcorn?

the smell gets into everything and you can smell it for days... I don''t know, I just hate the stench of it

"karmajay" wrote:
obsessive/compulsives drive me nuts.
I also hate it when the ice melts too fast in my bourbon glass. Gotta have large, crescent-shaped cubes. No more than five. Four is optimal. And the bourbon has to go in about 30 seconds after the ice to allow the glass to get a little cold. If the glass it too warm, the bourbon won''t chill fast enough, and it will melt the ice too fast. Can''t put the glass in the freezer, either. That makes it too cold, and then the ice won''t melt at all. The ice should melt a little, otherwise the texture of the bourbon won''t mellow correctly and will tast too strong. The ice should melt at a slow, even pace. Chips are verboten. Cubes are alright, but they should be large and whole.

Hmm....

Don''t you be insinuating anything pal. That man knows how to enjoy his bourbon!

When someone at work goes to the bathroom, and after finishing, splashes an ATOM of water on their hands; no soap, dries their hands with a dozen paper towels. Hey, pal, either wash your hands or don''t. Simply putting your grimy mitts within six inches of a running faucet does not qualify.

The water MOLECULES are actually constructed out of THREE ATOMS... (Appropriately, ""the most thing everyone hates is a smartass"" -- Douglas Adams, HHG2G)

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