What are your top pet peeves?

[Winston Legthigh]

Yeah, what about them? Their just as disgusting.

Just asking if you mind Pakistani born, Taliban trained, US citizens who try to kill guilty Americans.

[LaxR]

On another note.... People who chew with their mouths open

[Winston Legthigh]

On another note.... People who chew with their mouths open

I forgot one of my big ones: Gum chewers!

 

I can't stand it - regardless of whether they keep their mouths closed or not. Just... don't. Most gum chewers don't keep their mouths closed, and that's double disgusting.

[ih8music]

I forgot one of my big ones: Gum chewers!

 

I can't stand it - regardless of whether they keep their mouths closed or not. Just... don't. Most gum chewers don't keep their mouths closed, and that's double disgusting.

Would you rather have people with coffee (or whatever) breath? That's why I chew gum during the day.

[Winston Legthigh]

Would you rather have people with coffee (or whatever) breath? That's why I chew gum during the day.

I never get close enough to someone to smell their breath.

But - what about breathmints or those breath-strips?

[Guest Speed Racer]

Would you rather have people with coffee (or whatever) breath? That's why I chew gum during the day.

 

In my experience, that only gives me minty-coffee breath, which is just as bad (or worse). I chew gum for onion breath, but that's largely for my own benefit. The only things that keep my breath at bay are standard oral hygiene and drinking lots of water.

[bleedorange]

I admit to sometimes popping my gum.

[Guest Speed Racer]

I certainly prefer gum-popping to collar-popping.

[austrya]

I can't stand when words are purposely spelled wrong. The ice cream truck that comes through my neighborhood says "Pleez stop for kids" on the back. For that reason (and besides the fact that I never have cash on me), my kids will never get ice cream from that truck.

 

"Kim's Kountry Kafe" is a restaurant in town that I won't go to because I think the name is stupid.

 

I also hate when kids haveeee toooo typpppeee everyyythinggg likeee thisss. Seems to be mostly middle school and high school kids on FB, but it drives me insane!

[Guest Ordinary Beehive]

You are obviously not cool then.

 

Edit: Intended as response to SP's comment about collar-popping.

Edited May 5, 2010 by Ordinary Beehive

[gogo]

I know there was a thread on these a while back, but: the whole flaunt/flout thing. Even reputable news sources get this wrong, and it makes me nuts.

[austrya]

In my experience, that only gives me minty-coffee breath, which is just as bad (or worse). I chew gum for onion breath, but that's largely for my own benefit. The only things that keep my breath at bay are standard oral hygiene and drinking lots of water.

 

I was listening to an interview with a plastic surgeon and they were talking about things people can do now to help age better. Stuff like sunscreen, sunglasses, staying hydrated, etc. I was kind of surprised when she said not to chew gum for longer than 5-10 minutes at a time. She said that chewing it longer, especially after it starts to get hard works your jaw muscles and can make them more prominent and the way you kind of stretch your lips over your teeth as you chew it can cause wrinkles around your mouth.

[Guest Speed Racer]

I was kind of surprised when she said not to chew gum for longer than 5-10 minutes at a time. She said that chewing it longer, especially after it starts to get hard works your jaw muscles and can make them more prominent and the way you kind of stretch your lips over your teeth as you chew it can cause wrinkles around your mouth.

 

I don't chew my gum for any longer than that because it makes my jaws hurt. Makes sense that it would exacerbate things long term, too.

[austrya]

I don't chew my gum for any longer than that because it makes my jaws hurt. Makes sense that it would exacerbate things long term, too.

 

I'm not supposed to chew gum at all because I clench and grind my teeth so bad. My dentist says I need to relax my jaw muscles and says not to chew gum and to wear my bite guard thingy as much as possible, even during the day. I clench so hard that I've cracked the stupid thing in multiple places. I used to chew gum a lot and now only do every once in a while, but it does make my jaw tired after more than a few minutes.

[Guest Ordinary Beehive]

it does make my jaw tired after more than a few minutes.

 

That's what she said???

[u2roolz]

People who confuse the words illegible and eligible in conversation or in writing.

It is good though for some laughs.

[Dr. Sax]

spitting. on the sidewalk, out the car window, in the urinal (i especially don't get this and I see it all the time . . .)

[Lammycat]

Dudes spitting in a urinal tick you off? Out a car window, even? I can see on the sidewalk, but where urine and car tires travel I'm niot gettin'....

[Lynch]

"Sarcasm" in text messages. You often can't tell if this person is being an asshole, or just trying to be funny. Just say what you mean, please.

[Guest Speed Racer]

Oooh, on that note, people who are constitutionally incapable of detecting sarcasm or hyperbole. I lived with a girl for a year who had NO hyperbole/sarcasm meter. I'd say, "The wind is blowing about 500 miles an hour outside" and she'd say, "I don't think that's possible..." "Class was terrible; the professor went on about coalition governments for about 8 hours, and that's about as exciting as dry toast." "Eight hours? Oh my god, that's, like, against rules or something, isn't it? Why didn't you leave?"

[Oil Can Boyd]

Makes sense that it would exacerbate things long term, too.

One of my colleagues always uses "exasperate" when he means "exacerbate."

[Artifice]

I hate when people use hyperbole to make a point that reality wouldn't support.

[Guest Speed Racer]

As opposed to when hyperbole is used to accurately portray facts?

[Guest Ordinary Beehive]

Oooh, on that note, people who are constitutionally incapable of detecting sarcasm or hyperbole.

 

Yes, yes, yes! I absolutely hated a certain girl in college for this exact reason. After about the third time having to explain that you were being sarcastic or hyperbolic, it becomes burdensome. And she would fail to detect it 100% of the time.

[Guest Speed Racer]

A friend of mine characterizes this occurance as a "sar-chasm."