What are your top pet peeves?

[bjorn_skurj]

Maybe they all have some sort of autism spectrum disorder. Now, don't you all feel great about yourselves!

[Guest Ordinary Beehive]

Thinking of that certain girl from college sparked another...

 

People that wear clothes that are too small for them. I'm specifically talking about girls that wear tight jeans and spill out over them. Muffin tops. Don't get me wrong, I'm overweight, for sure, but I dress accordingly.

[bjorn_skurj]

Thinking of that certain girl from college sparked another...

 

People that wear clothes that are too small for them. I'm specifically talking about girls that wear tight jeans and spill out over them. Muffin tops. Don't get me wrong, I'm overweight, for sure, but I dress accordingly.

That, and dudes who are fat but still think they can fit into non-fat-people jeans, which only come up to their underflab area, allowing their gut to spill out all over the place.

[austrya]

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?"

 

My 4 year old does this, but on purpose. If I say, "I'm going to run to the store to pick up some stuff." He'll say, "You'll be tired if you run. You should drive instead. And, don't just get stuff, get milk and peanut butter and grapes (or whatever it is we need)." How does a 4 year old know how to be such a smart ass?

[Sir Stewart]

New pet peeve: people whose posts in this thread are not replies to my drivers who don't use their directional signals peeve post.

[gogo]

How does a 4 year old know how to be such a smart ass?

We used to ask this question all the time, when my nephew was younger. He came home from kindergarten all pouty one day, because he'd heard a spoiler (his word) about the end of Finding Nemo. When we asked who told him, he said

One of my "friends".

How does a four yeald old know how to use air quotes?

[gogo]

New pet peeve: people whose posts in this thread are not replies to my drivers who don't use their directional signals peeve post.

In all the areas where I drive regularly (although, I don't drive that often anyway), there is total of one round-about, at a spot where six streets converge at one intersection. People who don't use their turn signal to indicate that they are exiting the round-about automatically go on my list.

[cryptique]

When my girlfriend leaves clothes in the dryer for days, and I go to transfer a load of wash, only to find a full dryer. This happens approximately 90% of the time.

 

Also, she expects me to bring upstairs all of her stuff from the dryer. It's like my little penalty for having discovered it.

[pillowy star]

Also, she expects me to bring upstairs all of her stuff from the dryer. It's like my little penalty for having discovered it.

 

No. It's called "sharing housework".

[cryptique]

No. It's called "sharing housework".

I do my laundry, she does hers. She should at least finish hers.

[pillowy star]

I do my laundry, she does hers. She should at least finish hers.

 

Or help you with yours in return

[Sweet Papa Crimbo]

When my girlfriend leaves clothes in the dryer for days, and I go to transfer a load of wash, only to find a full dryer. This happens approximately 90% of the time.

 

Also, she expects me to bring upstairs all of her stuff from the dryer. It's like my little penalty for having discovered it.

 

I must say I am a bit guilty of that myself. However, as I do ALL the laundry, I am only penalizing myself.

 

A couple of years ago, I bought downtown a nice chaise chair for the bedroom for her to sit in and read or watch TV. She uses it as a clothes rack.

[PopTodd]

When my girlfriend leaves clothes in the dryer for days, and I go to transfer a load of wash, only to find a full dryer. This happens approximately 90% of the time.

 

Also, she expects me to bring upstairs all of her stuff from the dryer. It's like my little penalty for having discovered it.

 

Every single day, I come home from work to find a sink full of dirty dishes, and a dishwasher full of clean dishes. So, I have to unload and put away dishes before being able to load up the dishwasher, just so that I have enough room in the sink to (hand)wash the pots and pans and put them away.

Every.

Single.

Day.

 

And, to top it all off, my kids never rinse their bowls, which previously contained oatmeal, and now only contain the hard, dried crusty remains of said oatmeal. So, I have to scrape that crap off of there before even being able to put it into the dishwasher!

[sonicshoulder]

How about when someone(lets just say my wife) puts things like a pizza box in our 13 gallon garbage can....just happened!

[Calexico]

Every single day, I come home from work to find a sink full of dirty dishes, and a dishwasher full of clean dishes. So, I have to unload and put away dishes before being able to load up the dishwasher, just so that I have enough room in the sink to (hand)wash the pots and pans and put them away.

Every.

Single.

Day.

 

And, to top it all off, my kids never rinse their bowls, which previously contained oatmeal, and now only contain the hard, dried crusty remains of said oatmeal. So, I have to scrape that crap off of there before even being able to put it into the dishwasher!

 

Welcome to my world except for the fact that we don't have a dishwasher. That would be me. Only just this morning I have done two loads of laundry, cleaned and hoovered the house, dumped a load of old clothes, weeded the garden..it's neverfuckingending.

[bttrbuffalo]

1. People who are conversation "one uppers" (like you tell a story and theirs must top it)

2. Putting on clothes in the bathroom if it is still steamy from the shower

3. Shoes with laces

4. Cat people

5. CSI or any of the other cop shows that are like "that"

6. That Sarah McLachlan Dog abuse comerical

7. Nickelback

8. Perez Hilton

9. Guys who don't open the door for ANYONE (male, female, just show some c-l-a-s-s)

10.Shitty Tippers

[sonicshoulder]

1. People who are conversation "one uppers" (like you tell a story and theirs must top it)

2. Putting on clothes in the bathroom if it is still steamy from the shower

3. Shoes with laces

4. Cat people

5. CSI or any of the other cop shows that are like "that"

6. That Sarah McLachlan Dog abuse comerical

7. Nickelback

8. Perez Hilton

9. Guys who don't open the door for ANYONE (male, female, just show some c-l-a-s-s)

10.Shitty Tippers

Just letting you know you've inspired a poll in the "someone else's song" forum. By the way I see you are from N.C., are those four Yuengling Lights one the counter in your profile picture...if so be grateful. It's kind of a long drive from here for one of those.

[bttrbuffalo]

Just letting you know you've inspired a poll in the "someone else's song" forum. By the way I see you are from N.C., are those four Yuengling Lights one the counter in your profile picture...if so be grateful. It's kind of a long drive from here for one of those.

 

They are Yuengling Lights and they are a mighty taste-y beer. Kinda wish I had one now.

[austrya]

My 8 year old cries every time that Sarah McLaughlin commercial comes on and for that reason, I hate it too. It's disturbing enough that it's painful for an adult to watch, but it makes my son cry like a baby, which kills me even more.

[cryptique]

We can't handle that commercial. Hate to say it, but we have to change the channel -- it's too upsetting. We wish we could adopt every single animal that needs a home.

[Guest Ordinary Beehive]

Being interupted.

[sonicshoulder]

Political campaign yard signs. This might actually be my #1, the pain is exponential each month after the election.

[Sweet Papa Crimbo]

People who manage to take a perfectly innocent if not innocuous post on an internet board and turn it into a political diatribe.

[Guest Speed Racer]

People who manage to take a perfectly innocent if not innocuous post on an internet board and turn it into a political diatribe.

 

Passive-aggressive non-confrontation.

[Sweet Papa Crimbo]

Passive-aggressive non-confrontation.

 

Guilty as charged...however, I wasn't talking about you. Feeling guilty about something?