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One of my main pet peeves is people who mix up "good" and "well."
You feel "well," not "good." It tastes "good," not "well." My buddy Paul
started me on in back in high school. He just started correcting
everyone,
and eventually, I started doing it too. Freshman year, when I was in
ROTC, I
even instinctively corrected one of my officers, which wasn't the best
thing
to do. I don't do it as often now, but I still do it from time to time.
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only one or two? i'd have to say that stupid people are in my top
3. they stress me out.
getting no sleep is pretty high up there. i like to be full of
energy...without sleep, this is impossible.
relationship problems. i'm not even in one and i have them...they are
very
frustrating and confusing.
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--I HATE it when people don't use any punctuation or
capitalization. It makes their writing a pain in the ass to read, and
causes
them to look like uneducated idiots on top of it.
--It annoys me like crazy when a person jiggles around, is obnoxiously
loud,
or makes nasty mouth noises like snapping gum.
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I don't like it when comic or Japanese Animation fans try to insist
that their preferred form of media is just as meaningful, literary, and
has
just as much character development as a great novel. Still worse, it
drives
me batty when they refuse to even acknowledge I might have an advantage
in
judging as a graduating English Major that has watched a lot of Anime.
Gah,
just because someone disagrees with a hobby doesn't make them wrong!
It bugs me when people worship something to the point that they can't
even
take a critical, realistic look at it. It's even worse when they can't
even
explain what they LIKE about it, aside from spouting the hobby
propaganda
minted on almost every ranting webpage about it on the net!
I also hate when pets are treated as objects instead of living, feeling
creatures. Owners with that mentality tend to neglect/abandon/kill the
anima
as soon as there is any sort of problem, instead of realizing that it
can
feel and care about others just as well as any intelligent human.
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People that answer cell phone calls (and it's not an emergency)
when you are in a social setting (ie, sitting at a restaurant).
Women who wear make-up and do their hair when working out at the gym.
Puuuulease! As if it wasn't COMPLETELY OBVIOUS why you're at the gym in
the
first place if you're putting that much effort into how you look.
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People who type in ALL CAPS all the time annoy me. So does anyone
who writes 'a lot' as one word.
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People who wait till the last minute and then come to you with the
problem
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1) People who think their opinions are factual
2) The excessive use of buzzwords in the internet industry
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People who sing to themselves in swimming pools.
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That damnable box at the bottom of the screen. Think about retiring
THAT, hoss!
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Imply and Infer. Two different words, with two
entirely separate meanings. Yet, strangely, a
vast majority of the people in the word don't
know the difference, and use the two
interchangeably. It is, in fact, extraordinarily
annoying.
In general, ignorance with respect to the english
language annoys me. I realize that I, myself, fall
far short of perfection in this respect, but I can,
at least, communicate effectively with a minimum
of errors in grammar and spelling. Anyone who
dares pick up a pen or pencil, or sits in front
of a keyboard, should at the very least know enough
to form proper sentences, and spell the majority
of the words they use correctly.
A far greater laxity is permissable when speaking
among friends, but any public speaking, especially
anything persuasive in nature, should be held to
a even higher standard than the written word.
I'm also consistently and increasingly annoyed
by the inclusion of semi-graphic sex and sexual
content in main-stream movies. Rarely is any
storyline enhanced by the inclusion of sex. In
those rare cases where sex between characters is
integral to the story, suggestive scenes and the
once common "fade to black" would be far better
than the sight of two (or more, I suppose)
people in various states of undress simulating
sexual intercourse.
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My Pet Peeve is watching Duke win a basketball game.
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The loss of a sense of community and concern for
fellow human beings. It seems like the social contract
is breaking down--too many people drive like maniacs through family
neighborhoods, display behavior in public that would
have been unthinkable in private a generation ago,
and generally do whatever is convenient for them without
thinking about how it affects others.
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I hate it when the bus drivers are late, especially when I miss my
transfer...and I hate when guys honk at me while driving by, or whistle,
or
leer, or other such annoying actions. It's not flattering, it's just
annoying!
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people who talk on cell phones inside resturaunts and stores and
other public places. I f*cking hate it. GO OUTSIDE!
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I hate tall toilets. Toilets should not be so tall that your feet
dangle. This seems to be the current trend for public restrooms.
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Cell phones in the library. Grrrr.
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1a. People who walk too slow in the middle of the sidewalk and
mysteriously wander over to your side when you try to walk/bike around
them.
1b. When walking with several people, persons in the front of the group
who
turn around to talk and consequently move slower and slower plus fail to
open
doors.
2. Ringing telephones (unless it's someone I want to hear from; but
usually
it's a salesperson or a call I don't want or somebody else's annoying
cell
phone).
3. Links on the Web that pop up in a new window
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Not throwing away trash (leaving it out on the furniture for
someone else to throw away), whether it be at home, at work, or in a
restaurant.
Parents ignoring loud, destructive children in public.
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Right now, it's people who take being treated like shit by their
spouses.
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When I am lied to and when I am blown off.. I REALLY HATE IT!
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SUVs!!!
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When people crinkle their plastic shopping bags or plastic chip
bags too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Complacency. I just can't stand it in myself or others. There are
too many good reasons to excel and to keep growing and learning. Crap,
if
you're a dishwasher, try to be the best damn dishwasher there ever was.
That
and my cat waking me up at 3:00 am because he wants to further expand
his
enormous hangbelly.
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Only one or two? Oh, wow, that's awfully limiting! All right,
here's one: I teach World Geography to high school Freshman. One huge
pet
peeve I have is this: after I've lectured on a topic, given the students
assignments on a topic, had the students read on a topic, and discussed
with
the students that topic, when it's exam time, at least one in each class
we'll raise a hand to ask, "How are we supposed to know this?" It
absolutely
drives me nuts!
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Time to take the pet peeves out for a walk? Okey doke.
People who park poorly. I know there isn't a
lot parkin in Ann Arbor, but really, you're not
helping. The lines are your friends, and if
you're having trouble fitting inside them, perhaps
you might wish to consider not trying to park
your SUV in the space marked Compact Cars.
Perhaps there is no such thing as Courtesy when
Parking in Ann Arbor, but I lament its absence.
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when folks refer to themselves in the third person. we had a
teacher in high school who did that: "mrs. koch doesn't like when the
students are noisy..."
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People chomping on their gum with mouth open when I have a
headache!
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Stupid girls who like to scream or screech at the top of their
lungs for no reason. It's even worse when this is happening at 4 am.
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Yes. People that can't decide on what restaurant they want to go
to (or any activity where a decision needs to be made and they waffle
about
it). I hate that. Pick a place/pick a video/pick a movie/pick a dress
already
and be done with it.
Oh yeah, and people that whistle/sing along to the radio in public.
Have pet peeves? Do I ever!
Stupid people:
-People that drive while holding the phone (get a headset, buddy!)
-People that drive exactly the same speed as the guy next to him not
allowing me to pass
Lazy People:
-People that put their trash next to the dumpster, not in it
-People that toss their used butts out the car window (that's what
the
ash
tray is for!)
The paging system on my phone
Static-electrical shocks
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People who chew gum with their mouth open. You know the ones,
that sound like a cow chewing their cud.
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Women who ask you questions with a preconceived notion of what the
answer should be, and when your's differs changes it to match what they
wanted.
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Peeve 1: People who don't use blinkers to signal lane changes.
Peeve 2: People who follow too close to my vehicle or cut into the area
between myself and the car in front - leaving little or now space.
Peeve 3: People who brake after cutting into the lane.
Peeve 4: Teenagers or other people who have nothing to do, but must get
there NOW.
Peeve 5: Any combination of the above.
Peeve 6: People who don't THINK about thier actions before doing
something.
Yes, they are all automobile related, but for close to 100 years we
removed
horses from the main roads, just to let them back onto the roads with a
drivers license.
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Folks who will not let you merge into the highway. Then they start
road ragin when someone else does the same to them.
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People who walk out of a doorway, take two steps, then STOP. Right
in the middle of the doorway, blocking the exit for any others that want
to
use it.
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A pet peeve of mine is when Donald takes forever to update this
page.
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Oh, yeah, I got pet peeves.
I think the one I'll complain about here is about
being emotionally manipulated by movies or TV. I mean,
most are manipulative in some way, but I suppose it
reaches pet peeve level when it's in the service
of creating some happy ending or some moment that
needs emotional weight that the story, the script,
and the acting haven't earned.