Don’t Peeve Me Off!
Wow, a Girl Talk Thursday post from me! And only one day after my last post! Look at me, gettin’ my blog on!
So today’s topic is Pet Peeves. A topic near and dear to my heart, because I have hundreds of them. Needless to say, I had to narrow them down so as not to write a sequel to War and Peace here. Pretty much the entire world annoys me. Well, maybe not the entire world. But a huge percentage of it.
- Closed-minded people. Now there’s something to be said for people who hold strong convictions, but there’s a fine line between that and just plain stubbornness. If you dig in your heels and absolutely refuse to even consider a new possibility, I seriously have no time for you.
- Using words like “acrost” instead of “across”. Saying “mute” instead of pronouncing it “moot”. Thank you Archie Bunker for promoting that one.
- Apostrophes in the wrong place. Didn’t we all take 3rd grade English? If it is not a contraction or showing possession, it does NOT belong there.
- Hitting your teeth with a fork or spoon while eating. I would rather listen to Fran Drescher laugh while running her nails down a chalkboard.
- Gum poppers/snappers. You know what I’m talking about. Those vapid, bubble heads who stand there staring at you with that vacant look, all the while chewing gum like a cow chews cud. Followed by a huge bubble. Then “Pop”.
- Assholes who park damn near sideways so that you have to get in your car from the passenger side. Seriously? It should be legal to scrawl “Asshole” on the side of their car as you back out.
- Dogs running loose in the neighborhood. I don’t have a dog. There is a reason for that. The last thing I want to do is run around scooping somebody else’s shit off of my lawn. So I am just so Jacked UP about cleaning up after a dog that isn’t even mine.
- People who park in the middle of the street and chit chat. This may just be a phenomenon of small towns, but people here will literally sit side by side in the street having a gossip, completely blocking the road. Or will stop in their lane to start talking to someone who happens to be walking by. Pull the eff over! Call them when you get home. Mail them a letter. I don’t care. But get the hell off of the road!!!
- Standing in my personal space. I’m not a hugger. I’m not touchy feely. I do not like people all up in my face. If I start backing away, that is not an indication you need to move forward. Stay where you are.
- The twist ties from hell on toys. There’s like 700 of them on each toy. So first, you have to figure out how to get it out of the box, and then you have to meticulously unwind each one, all the while your toddler is standing there turning red with anger because, dammit, I want my toy.!
So now you know some of my pet peeves. I assure you, I only scratched the surface here. Clearly, I have issues.
Dude. I think I’m in loooove
pamela´s last blog ..Pet Peeves
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Agreed on all counts! We get people who stop to chat in the middle of the road here. RIDICULOUS.
MommyGeekology´s last blog ..Pet Peeves {GTT}
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I am 100% with you on the gum poppers and snappers. And really all gum chewing in general, loud or not.
Becky Mochaface´s last blog ..Pet Peeves
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Ha! Is it bad I went “ME TOO!!” to almost every one of those? lol
PrincessJenn´s last blog ..Yoda is a Eunuch
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HULK SMASH the toy packaging. Man alive, that’s some frustration there.
And dogs running loose bother me even more than the freaking neighborhood cats. I should have just left it at “irresponsible pet owners” and called it a day. Blah.
Diane´s last blog ..Girl Talk Thursday – My body is a wonderland
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*snort*
*giggle*
*wheeeez*
you had me laughing .. loudly .. through the whole post. HILARITY = I lurv you!
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Great List – I totally agree with you on the twisty thingies (toy packaging is on my list too!) And I get the personal space thing – I hate when they move toward you as you move away.
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“Hitting your teeth with a fork or spoon while eating.”
Yeah, literally (yes, literally) winced reading that one. Owie.
And, uh, remind me to tell you one day about the van that parked so close Chebbar couldn’t even OPEN his door (never mind get in the car)… O_O
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O. M. G. The apostrophe thing is about enough to make me violent >:[
Tatiana´s last blog ..GTT: Pet Peeves
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Also, re: people parking too close? My husband opens his door and smacks their car anyway. It makes me mad but at the same time I’m like HELL YEAH HONEY.
Tatiana´s last blog ..GTT: Pet Peeves
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“Standing in my personal space. I’m not a hugger. I’m not touchy feely. I do not like people all up in my face. If I start backing away, that is not an indication you need to move forward. Stay where you are.” You and I are cut from the same cloth. See also: close talkers.
Kami´s last blog ..Pet Peeves or Please Stop Doing That!
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People who park in the street and chat! I’m in a city and I’ve encountered it. Not too long ago, my roommate and I were on our way home from Trader Joe’s and someone in an enormous Suburban had parked right smack in the middle of the side road we were traveling down, blocking BOTH LANES, and the driver was chitchatting with some friends who were standing on the road there.
And, of course, because this always happens — when we honked, we got the “how dare you” glare. That’s another peeve!
Teija´s last blog ..Peeves is not just a ghost at Hogwarts.
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omg “acrost” drives me batty. i’ve been known to mock people who say it; “really, acrost, you went acrost?” the worst part is they almost never get it!!!
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It’s almost like toy manufacturers don’t actually want you to be able to play with their products…
Claudia´s last blog ..girl talk thursday: pet peeves
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Those twist ties make me violent.
Aunt Becky´s last blog ..Mail Box Fail + Bloggies
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Right up there with toy package twist ties: the toys that are attached to the packaging with actual SCREWS. Or those sealed hard plastic packages. They all make me want to stab things.
Winsome Lily´s last blog ..Girl Talk Thursday! On a Friday, because that’s how I roll.
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Crap, I am a gum popper. However, I seeing how I only chew it for five minutes at a time and then I’m done with it, you’ll forgive me right? Right?
The amount of twist ties on a My Little Pony are INSANE. It’s like they think the dam pony is trying to escape the loony bin.
Issa´s last blog ..And then there were four
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Oh my goodness, I agreed with all those, especially the silverware on the teeth & people who eat with their mouth wide open so you can see each bite!
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