darkstar Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 i don't like those new hummer ads where the vegetarian so so threatened by the meat eater behind him in line at the grocery that the only way to reclaim his manhood is to buy a hummer. The other one is when the mommy and her brat son are knocked out of line on the slide by a nastier mommy and a brattier son so she "gets her girl on" and grabs the kid, throws him in the mini van and drives to the nearest hummer dealership, blows the sales guy and then buys a hummer. I saw that Mom-Kid ad yesterday. Amazing. What's the message? Life gotcha down? Can't deal? well shit, buy a Hummer. Then every little ting gonna be allright Mon! My pet peeve is these yuppie couples, with the perfect house, the perfect kids, the perfect jobs, the perfect bank account, fucking Stepford Wife shit there. Show a little reality. Behind that perfect facade you know Mom has a bit of a coke or booze problem, Dad is humping his secretary, and little junior is gonna be in dire need of about $50K worth of therapy. It's all a bunch of shite I tell ya! Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 3 year old kids out in public with a pacifier people who don't like blueberry pie Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I saw that Mom-Kid ad yesterday. Amazing. What's the message? Life gotcha down? Can't deal? well shit, buy a Hummer. Then every little ting gonna be allright Mon! My pet peeve is these yuppie couples, with the perfect house, the perfect kids, the perfect jobs, the perfect bank account, fucking Stepford Wife shit there. Show a little reality. Behind that perfect facade you know Mom has a bit of a coke or booze problem, Dad is humping his secretary, and little junior is gonna be in dire need of about $50K worth of therapy. It's all a bunch of shite I tell ya! Who needs the therapy? Also, what would you consider "showing a little reality"? Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing professionally printed signs with spelling or punctuation errors. Can we give all signmakers a lesson on when to use " 's " and when to only use " s "? You do not pluralize nouns with an apostrophe S !!! Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing professionally printed signs with spelling or punctuation errors. Can we give all signmakers a lesson on when to use " 's " and when to only use " s "? You do not pluralize nouns with an apostrophe S !!!WORD!Actually, those usually just make me laff. Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 3 year old kids out in public with a pacifier the same 3 / 4 / 5-year-old kids in strollersparents who bring loud kids / babies to R-rated moviesparents who use the "ignore" technique of parenting when their kid is screeching on an airplaneparents who loudly instruct their kids in bathroom stalls how to urinate and hold their "peanut" and / or ask if they need help being wipedparents who take little league games way too seriouslyparents who thought Baby on Board signs gave them full permission to drive like lunaticsparents who should be legally barred from parenting Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 the same 3 / 4 / 5-year-old kids in strollers You don't have kids, do you? Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing professionally printed signs with spelling or punctuation errors. Can we give all signmakers a lesson on when to use " 's " and when to only use " s "? You do not pluralize nouns with an apostrophe S !!! Frequently seen sign in my 'hood: "Condo's for sale" On principle, I would not buy one from them, even if I were looking. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 You don't have kids, do you?Ya think? Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Frequently seen sign in my 'hood: "Condo's for sale" On principle, I would not buy one from them, even if I were looking. It's totally ridiculous, but neither would I!! Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Who needs the therapy? Also, what would you consider "showing a little reality"? Well, as far as that ad goes, how many people are gonna get dissed at a park, go down to the local Hummer dealer and blow 40K just like that. I mean, I get the ad and all, and they are selling the idea that having a Hummer just makes everything better...It's kind of silly In general though with the yuppie thing...get real I have a ton of friends like that, you know the American Dream thing and all, and pretty much every one of them is dealing with some kind of serious fuck up in their life. I congratulate anyone that remains mostly sane these days. And no I'm certainly not passing judgement, I'm as fucked up as they come...just blowing off steam saying that's my pet peeve. Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Frequently seen sign in my 'hood: "Condo's for sale" On principle, I would not buy one from them, even if I were looking.In that case isn't the apostrophe correct, to stand in for letters omitted from 'condominium'? Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 In that case isn't the apostrophe correct, to stand in for letters omitted from 'condominium'? No. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Remember, too, if it's one-way to one-way, left turn on red is not only allowed, but required.In Michigan, you can turn left on red from a two-way street as long as you're turning onto a one-way street. Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 No.Well, I'm not saying it's common or necessary...just that it may not be completely wrong. Caliber? Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 While one could make that argument, there's no way in hell that that's what the sign company/copy editor intended. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I wouldn't put an apostrophe in "condos." And the next time I go into a grocery store and see a sign advertising "naval" oranges, somebody's going to get a very sharply delivered spelling lesson. Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 In that case isn't the apostrophe correct, to stand in for letters omitted from 'condominium'? The correct abbreviation of "condominiums" is actually "condom's"... Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 No it's condoms Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 While one could make that argument, there's no way in hell that that's what the sign company/copy editor intended. Agreed. The correct abbreviation of "condominiums" is actually "condom's"...Ah, okay. You really do learn something new every day. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I believe it would be correct only if there was one condo for sale: "Condo is (Condo's) for sale." Anyway, another pet peeve: People with the hyphenated last name when they get married. What happens when the offspring get married and do the same thing? And then their kids do it, too? See where I'm going with this? Keep your given last name or take the dude's name, but stop created tongue-twisters for the rest of us because you can't decide or you want to retain some sense of self by clinging to your last name or whatever. If nothing else, think about the damn kids. Well, hopefully that only offended a handful of people. Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 You don't have kids, do you?If I did and they could walk I would destroy every stroller I owned and tell the kid that daddy and mommy couldn't afford a stroller any more. Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 If I did and they could walk I would destroy every stroller I owned and tell the kid that daddy and mommy couldn't afford a stroller any more.Would you let them ride in novelty strollers, like the shark ones at Sea World, even if they could walk? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest baseball bobblehead Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 If I did and they could walk I would destroy every stroller I owned and tell the kid that daddy and mommy couldn't afford a stroller any more.there's a restaurant in the neighborhood where, on sundays especially, lots of young hip urban families would go to, and their offspring would make such incredible messes with their one blueberry pancake or tofu scramble, and after they would leave the waitstaff would take out the broom and mop and there would be a ring of dismantled breakfast around the baby seat. Anyway, one day, after a particularly messy child had departed, the owner took the wooden baby seat out to the sidewalk and smashed it all to pieces and then came in and said "from now on, kids leave their mess on parents laps" and never again was there a baby seat in that dining room. Everyone cheered. Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Would you let them ride in novelty strollers, like the shark ones at Sea World, even if they could walk?No, fuck that. In fact, if they're old enough to walk, they should be pushing ME in a wheelchair when I get too tired to stand in line at Sea World or other such amusements. Link to post Share on other sites
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