Post your strange little pet peeves here!!

[nytemare]

I must be PMSing or something, because I have a sudden desire to talk about things that bug the crap outta me.

People who tap and move their leg, breathe loudly, clank change or keys in their pockets. They can bug me.

Also people who say "for all intensive purposes" and use possessive their in place of the contraction they're or in place of the place there. That aggravates me.

How about you all, anyone else have any bitches??

[AlCzervik]

1. Damn girl, i got lots of bitches, fine ones too!

[nytemare]

4. LOL!

[eoberhauser]

31. How about

I have no ideal (instead of idea)
window "seel" (instead of sill)
warshington
meelk (instead of milk)
cincinnat-a (instead of cincinnat-ee)
des moines, illinois with "s" pronounced

and I agree about the their, there, they're and the too to two that drives me NUTS

ok, that should be fine!

Erin

[Worst Username Ever]

40. Once in college I ran a truck into a ditch

and the tow truck driver kept saying I had to be careful because the dirt road was "awarsh." I had to have him repeat it like 4 times before I finally understood he was saying "awash."

[Carson]

48. Pronouncing "seel" instead of "sill" can be an accent.

Being from the South, you hear this quite often. But those same folks still spell it "sill."

[nytemare]

79. Kerry said "idear"

I think that is a Mass. thing. I thought it was kind of cute.

[Hans Delbrook]

80. You must be hanging out

in the Ohio Valley.

window "seel" (instead of sill)
warshington
meelk (instead of milk)
cincinnat-a (instead of cincinnat-ee)

It may be because I'm from there (Steubenville, OH) but I'd rather hear still meal (steel mill to the rest of you) a hundred times than one wudder (water here in the Philadelphia area.)

[Catfight]

86. In Ohio they say, "clear over there," a lot too. It drives me insane.

Things that drive me mad:

Irregardless

A lot as one word

Chopping gum

Patricia and me

Men that hold cutlery like a Neanderthal

Racial undertones

Talk radio idiosyncrasy

The word "like" and "basically" used more than once in a conversation

[Phillycat]

34. Wow, I spit on myself with that one...

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MissMillie]

98. Not everyone who shakes their leg can help it

Take it from someone w/ PLMD (Periodic Limb Movements Disorder). It's not Tourette's, but it is uncontrollable.

[CO Liberal]

2. People in the Express Line With A Cart Full of Groceries

And when you point out to them that they're in the Express line, they claim they didn't see the signs.....

[Phentex]

6. and people with full carts of groceries who don't let

people with two things go in front of them *especially* when there is no express line.

[lpbk2713]

16. These are the same people who

demand a price check when the amount in question is like two cents, then they hand the cashier a handful of coupons (and argue about the expired ones) and then write a check (and not have a check cashing card or a photo ID).

[CO Liberal]

23. They're Also The Same People...

...who use the handicapped parking spaces and claim they didn't see the signs. (I'm very sensitive to that one, since I have a handicapped placard.)

[Phentex]

66. I truly despise that.

I know it's hard to tell sometimes, but I have seen people misuse this.

[Phentex]

65. and after being quoted the correct price...

they say "Oops! I was talking about another brand!"

(This just happened to me. The lady argued on and on, made the cashier call for a price check, and then realized it was a different brand. Grrr....)

[sleepyhead]

82. and in addition

they don't even *start* looking for their wallet until the checkout person tells them the total. Like it comes as a complete surprise that they will now actually have to pay for their groceries!

[Dora]

3. Yeah, it bugs me when people leave out quotation marks

when a nice set of quotes would help set off a particular word being held up as an example of irritating language use.

:+

On Edit: and "irregardless" causes my teeth to crack.

[nytemare]

10. you didn't mean my little "their/they're/there" tirade did you?

I hope not. :)

[Dora]

32. "Of" "Course" "I" "did"

But it also annoys me when people use "quotations" inappropriately.
:+

[nytemare]

72. yes that bugs me too

There were just so many "theirs..etc" that I figured the quotes would be overkill.

:shrug: :)

[tjdee]

51. What the hell does that even mean? I've heard many intelligent people

use that word. It drives me insane.

It's redundant, for one thing.

[buff2]

5. Going to all these democratic websites.......

and seeing the idiot in thief on the front page. It gets on my last nerve. :argh:

[Z_I_Peevey]

7. Every damn time my mother-in-law calls me,

every single time, no matter what time of day or night, her first words to me are "Did I wake you up?".

And in the 17 years I have been married, not once have I ever been asleep when she calls.

Why does she do this? Why, God, why???????

[qnr]

12. She's implying that you're a lazy bum, of course :) n/t

[nytemare]

13. LOL, my mother always calls when I am sleeping!

I work a night shift and she ticks me off calling me in the day. Then she asks if she woke me up and says I am always sleeping. HELLO!!!

[Beaverhausen]

My mother guesses where I am on my answering machine

"Hi honey. Well maybe you're still sleeping - hope I'm not waking you up. Or maybe you're in the shower. Or maybe you're already out.
I'll call back in an hour..."

I hate that. She does it EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!

[sleepyhead]

84. But she recited a poem for you!

Rhyming and everything!

[ernstbass]

8. Folks who smack their lips

drive me crazy and I'm with you on the breathing too!!!

[nytemare]

18. I KNOW!!

Especially the whistley(sp) nose breathers!! I just want to tell them, hey you can open your mouth just a little to breath so you don't cause everyone else around you to hear your sinus passages!!

[NuckinFutz]

9. Lately, the teethgrinder for me is...

using "I" as a object of a preposition, like "to him and I"....I know it's over-correction and all , but it still bugs me.

I work with people who do it all the time, and they should know better.

Using the word couple to mean "a few" also is annoying. last time I checked, couple means two.

[mainegreen]

11. Foolish use of quotes

Such as:
"New" menu item.

Umm, so it's not new?

or this (saw this recently):

"Turkey" dinner

Umm, so its like turkey, but its not? No thanks.

[Jessica]

19. That's gotta be mine, too.

It drives me crazy, especially in little mom & pop restaurants, which I love, by the way. Try our "Delicious" Blueberry Pie. Okay - is it delicious or not? I need to know.

[asthmaticeog]

70. Superfluous quotation marks drive me up a fucking tree.

(As does calling quotation marks "quotes," but I'll let that one slide this time, since we're commiserating and all. :evilgrin:)

[vinnievin777]

14. When someone recites their favorite talk show host's

lines with more emotion than their idol and acts as if they came up with the thought during your conversation.

Vinnie Vin

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/193285234...

http:www.vinnievin.com

[LynzM]

15. Tow the line, instead of toe the line

That bugs me, and I see it a lot around here. Lots of other nitpicking about grammar... but I'll spare everyone.

[Liberal Veteran]

17. Air quotes.....

You know what I mean. When someone makes quote marks in the air?

[nytemare]

21. like Dr Evil!!! n/t

[Blue in a Red State]

20. Violations of my personal space

People who walk three or more abreast in public and don't yield any space to oncoming pedestrians, children who careen straight for you and make you contort to avoid an impact, that sort of thing. And people who spell definitely "definately" and say lie-berry for library.

[nytemare]

24. yeah the personal space one is a good one

Stay at least arm's length from me, more if you have ick breath! :)

[kittycat1164]

67. ooohh ohhh that's one of mine!!!

I work in an academic libRary and a woman I work with pronounces it without the R!! Drives me nuts!

That and "my bad" ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Blue in a Red State]

71. Where the hell did "my bad" come from, anyway?

I just hate little popular expressions like that.

[Goldeneye]

22. people who bite down on forks.

god what an awful noise.

[mainegreen]

27. I Could never do that

Got a metal filling. Was zapped once. Never again!

[nytemare]

28. I occasionally do that on accident

Sort of like when I bite my cheek or tongue, that hurts!!

[tjdee]

46. ohhhh hate that. how do their teeth not feel gross?

Just a' scraping their teeth along the forks...

[Worst Username Ever]

25. Elevators, and the people on them. Also

using "utilize" instead of "use." Also "verbing;" taking a noun and making it into a verb, such as "I am going to task you with this project." Task is a noun, not a verb.

[Blue in a Red State]

37. Ooooo. I hate "grow"

As in "growing the company". Grow beets, not companies, dammit!

[Dora]

38. But sometimes a project can be quite tasking.

[Worst Username Ever]

41. I believe you mean "taxing?"

:)

[Dora]

50. Who axed you?

:+

[Guaranteed]

49. Oh, geez, mine's the opposite- taking a verb and making it a noun.

As in, "Hun, did you get more BODY WASH?" I HATE that phrase!!

GAAACCK!!!

[nytemare]

26. saying "medium" instead of "median" n/t

[Jessica]

29. And nuc-U-lar instead of nuclear.

[nytemare]

30. How could I forget that one! Dubya's favorite! n/t

[BareskinMatt]

33. Just one

Airborne peeves.

[Dora]

35. My husband always says "the other day"

when he's talking about an event that occurred any time between this morning and last year.

[Texasgal]

36. People who SMACK while eating

I am forever telling my husband to shut his mouth while gobbling!

[smbolisnch]

63. Oh yes.....

nothing irritates me more than people who chew their food with their mouths open, talk while their mouths are full and smack their lips. Oh, and slurp their drink. Grinding teeth is another HUGE peeve of mine. Pretty much any mouth noises will make my skin crawl :)

[loudestchick]

39. "Where do you stay?" I don't "stay" anywhere...I LIVE somewhere

I am not a transient, I have a mortgage...this annoys me greatly!

[proud2BlibKansan]

87. That is a cultural thing

African Americans refer to where they stay. White folks talk about where they live.

[mainegreen]

42. Another one

is when my mom, who is not a native english speaker, forgets a word in mid sentence and just makes this 'aaangangngnagngng' noise. She'll keep it up for minutes or until I guess the word.

Picture me guessing:
Muffler, the muffler was making the noise? Door? Engine? Was it in the car? We're you in the car? We're talking about the car right? Mom? Mom? Is it a noun?

[dean_dem]

43. People who breathe while they chew!

Man, that annoys the crap out of me.

-People that are rude to waiters/waitresses. I will decide whether or not to date someone solely based on that.
-Cell phones. Period.
-The co-worker who is sitting next to me. You should hear her laugh. It will peel the paint off the walls.
-Those idiots that put those loud mufflers on their car. Hey, my car does the same thing, only I wasn't stupid enough to pay for it, just run over a pothole!
-Republicans. All of them.
Edited to add: Snotty people in the GD forums.

[nytemare]

77. Yeah some of those get me too!

No reason to be rude to waiters, they are just doing their jobs. It is those haughty people who think everyone exists to serve them that are mean to waiters.

People who use cells in restaurants and cars when they are moving bug me!

I was going to add another response with the muffler thing, but you did it already! Those buzzy-assed mufflers that sound more like leaf blowers than like they should be on a car are so irritating!! You hear them coming for blocks, and you are thinking "wow, this leaf blower must be flying!" then you see it and the car is only going about 35. I hate those high pitched little whiney cars!!

I have a co-worker who has a laugh that sounds like a mating call for chimps. Highly annoying.

OK, you know reading all of your posts has made me feel so much better, it is quite entertaining.

[Carson]

44. 1. Parents who let their children run amok in restaurants. (and others)

Just because you find every action to be precious does not mean I do. Make them sit in their seats and have them under control.

Also, parents who bring a baby or small child to an adult movie. Get a babysitter or don't go at all.

2. Men who spit in public...tobacco juice, phlegm, whatever.
Just plain disgusting.

3. Using "irregardless" instead of "regardless."

4. People who assume negatives based on my Southern accent. People who make fun of said accent. People who try to imitate the accent, and do it poorly.

[Worst Username Ever]

58. Y'ALL COME BACK NOW Y'HEAR!

I second the children running amok. My parents didn't allow me to do that, why do others? Babysitter or cozy night at home.

[Carson]

59. LOL!

Pitiful. Just pitiful. Work on it a bit and get back to me. ;-)

[underpants]

45. Smoking at gas stations and jewelry

Actually jewelry is more of a fear.

[Guaranteed]

47. People who fart in elevators, tailgaters,

false politeness.

Is holding a fart in an elevator false politeness?

[Marnieworld]

52. I hate it when someone asks me what my pet peeves are.

:D

[nytemare]

74. I was just hoping you would all share the love!!

:)

[Rambis]

53. Poeple do not drink MELK!

You know the stuff from the cow sheesh!

[Maestro]

54. I hate fluorescent lights

I just can't stand them. That bright, blinding light just creates a cold, sterile room for me. I need indirect, warm lighting. Being in a room with fluorescent lights just drives me mad!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

Edit: If I see the word ridiculous spelled rediculous one more time I will scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Worst Username Ever]

55. Seconded. All the rooms in my house have big flourescent bars.

Even the bedroom. Try seeing that first thing in the morning, seriously. A leftover from the ultra-efficient elderly couple from whom I bought the house. Yes, we are working on getting them replaced.

[funkybutt]

56. Freedom! ...really bugs the hell out of me!

[Beware the Beast Man]

57. People who exist.

[nytemare]

75. ROFL!

Yeah those people can really fray your last nerve!!

[Cerridwen]

60. Okay, this one bugs me huge and I think it's dangerous

The correct procedure is:

Activate turn signal THEN brake. The idea being; give the person behind you, next to you, coming at you, a hint that you may be be changing direction at any moment.

Then, turn the signal OFF.

/rant

Thanks for asking.

And I agree with many of previous posters too.

[Mad_Dem_X]

97. Turn signal off AFTER making the turn :)

Many of my pet peeve relate to driving. I hate, hate, hate people who refuse to YIELD!

[quiet.american]

61. Loose vs. Lose

Loose vs. Lose, for one, as in, "I'm afraid I'm going to loose out on this one."

[GingerSnaps]

62. Skanks

Sorry to call people names like that but I don't like skanks. Ugly (on the inside) people that hate other people for years and they don't even know them. It tends to be antisocial people that hate others. That is my pet peeve!

[kedrys]

64. People who take their shoes off at the movies

We're NOT in your living room, dumbass! :wtf:

[Cadence]

68. People chewing ice.

[loudestchick]

94. I chew ice. I hear it's a sign of an iron deficiency.

[kittycat1164]

69. ending a question with the word at

I've noticed many people do that here in Kentucky. Where's Mary at? Where's your coat at? YOU DON'T NEED THE WORD AT IN THAT QUESTION!

[Cuban_Liberal]

73. Cell phones in restaurants, theaters, churches and classrooms.

I wanna pimp-slap someone, whenever their g*ddamned cell phone rings in one of those places.

[nini]

83. YEP

I've seen people answer them in church... unfreakingbelieveable

[Chovexani]

76. Writing "to" instead of "too"

It drives me up the fucking wall, and my boyfriend does it ALL THE TIME. I used to correct him but now I just let it slide and twitch in silence. :P

The only thing that gets on my nerves even more than that is apostrophe abuse, which you touched on.

"Irregardless". Not a fucking word! :argh:

I hate people online who use nothing but AOLisms in their posts: "u" for "you", "r" for are, etc. It makes my head explode. I only post on boards that ban that crap, DU is the exception because most posters don't do it. A couple do, though, and it drives me mad.

[nytemare]

78. I sometimes typo

"to" instead of "too", I suppose my third digit gets lazy at times.
Then when I proof what I write I find it and absolutely cringe! Ugg I can't BELIEVE I did that. Then I call myself a dumb ass and move on.

[Chovexani]

81. Nothing wrong with typoes

I make them all the time. My bf on the other hand? I've never, ever seen him write it properly. He's not stupid either, it's just a mistake he makes over and over and over again. Sometimes I think he does it just to cheese me off. :P

[Jean Louise Finch]

85. People eating popcorn or M&Ms at the cinema

Especially when M&Ms come in a little tub. These people need a good punching.

Chomp chomp chomp
Rattle rattle rattle
Chomp rattle chomp rattle

ARGH! SHUT UP AND WATCH THE MOVIE!

I won't even touch talking in movies or the theatre or at concerts, as that induces a murderous rage.

Breathing loudly also drives me insane but I try to be forgiving as some people can't help it.

[SarahB]

88. When stupid people say "says" when proper tense is "said".

Sometimes "says" does apply as the proper tense, but when it doesn't and people still use it, it just irritates me and I want to punch them. :grr:

[Ladyhawk]

89. I hate it when people use non-specific language.

It annoys me to be around someone who uses the word "thing" too much.

I also hate telephones. I've broken more than one because they bug the shit out of me.

[Zomby Woof]

90. Women calling husbands their "hubby"

It's just so... bourgeois and Tupperware. Cutesy and inane. Too fucking smarmy and Stepfordian.

I just hate it for reasons the above barely skim.

[proud2BlibKansan]

92. I know what you mean

I think that annoys my hubby too. :)

[Mad_Dem_X]

100. I hate when a man refers to his wife as "THE wife"

"Hubby" doesn't bother me; I've written it on occasion. For some reason, "significant other" bugs me. Too, I don't know, generic and cold.

[proud2BlibKansan]

91. Phone calls

can make me crazy.

It annoys me to no end when someone calls, I answer the phone and they say "who is this?" I usually say, "well, you called ME, don't you know?" Some guy did this last week. He said my number was on his caller ID. I said "I don't know who you are since you haven't told me, so how can I tell you if I called you or not?" He hung up. Then he called me back to tell me I was rude to him! So I said "let's start this conversation again. The way it works is when I say 'hello', you say 'hello, my name is ______ and your number was on my caller ID.' " Turned out he had misdialed!! As soon as he realized that, he hung up, didn't say he was sorry and didn't even say goodbye. I really wanted to call him back about an hour later and say "who is this? Your number was on my caller ID"

[ariesgem]

93. I will not light up and always respect non-smokers in their space

but when you come to my house or ride in my car you know what to expect. Do not come with your DRAMA COUGHS!

/end of smoker's rant.

[Liberaltarian]

95. people who turn left from the right-hand side of a one-way street.

maddening.

[fluffernutter]

96. people who say "fact of the matter is..." and when they

want to be able to say the same thing over and over, they say "Again," at the beginning of their next sentence just to make sure you realllly get it.

[Dora]

99. RED LIGHT RUNNERS!!!!

I'm so fucking tired of watching yahoos run through an intersection in the first seconds of a red light. I don't give a rat's ass if it's a big dump truck doing it or an SUV or a crapped out 84 Escort.

It seems so harmless to them I'm sure (the thoughtless cretins), but people are driving so BADLY now, and DANGEROUSLY, and I'm about to have a BABY and I don't want these fuckers messing with my life or the lives of those I love!

If you do this, then yes, I'm talking to you, and I will not lighten up.

It's obvious that law and rules and boundaries mean nothing to anyone anymore, so we might as well just go ahead and declare our revolution. We're getting some guns, locking ourselves up in our nice house with bigass bars in the windows and declaring war on all careless and thoughtless m-f'ers. Anyone who wants to come in and eat pie with us while the games begin, come on ovah.

Oh, and we're installing an RPG launcher on all our cars.

[Courtesy Flush]

101. Crooked patriotic ribbon magnets

You know, the ones that say "support our troops", or whatnot. I have no objection to the ribbons, but people have no idea how to orient them. Because the text is at an angle, people get confused and attach the magnets sideways so the text comes out level. I thought it was just because I live in a hick town, but I drove across five states last month, and everybody does it.

[CarbonDate]

102. old fuddy-duddies who sit around...

...and bitch about other people's little idiosyncracies.... like their own aren't just as annoying.... :P