Pet Peeves

[Alexa]

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Man,

I have loads:
- Uneccessary plastic bag use - like you can carry and sandwich 5 metres to you car without a bag!
- People who don't wipe off gym equipment
- People who cycle incorrectly (like coast down a hill and then peddle heavily back up thus delaying me in my massive rush to work)
- Use of the word 'myself' instead of 'me'

I imagine I'll be back...

[sallyseachange]

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Another pet peeve of mine is when people spell Atkins "Adkins".

[Tracie515]

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My biggest ever is when you're in a bar and someone will lean over to put a cigarette out in the ashtray on your table and not do it properly! GRRRRR

OMG THis annoys me to no end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sorry Grant............ LOL

[Grant]

Re: Pet Peeves

Another pet peeve of mine is when people spell Atkins "Adkins".

I was thinking about that today. Wondering why it seems fairly common when on a standard keyboard you'd use a different finger for the D and the T, and when it's spelled correctly right at the top of the page. Was also wondering if it could possibly be a language thing like maybe in Sweden the name is spelled with a D or something.

[mitzimarie]

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I was thinking about that today. Wondering why it seems fairly common when on a standard keyboard you'd use a different finger for the D and the T, and when it's spelled correctly right at the top of the page. Was also wondering if it could possibly be a language thing like maybe in Sweden the name is spelled with a D or something.

Nope, I think these people really think it is Adkins. I have seen posts where they will type it like that several times. The first thing that comes to mind is, how in heck did they find this site if they don't know how to spell Atkins. And, it is an indicator to me that they have not read the book (another pet peeve of mine).

Also, while I don't like cars that go too slow as some have mentioned, I hate it even more when someone rides my a$$ when I am going at least the speed limit or 5 miles over. Let's see, while I am on the subject of cars, please use your blinker (turn indicator)! I can't stand waiting forever for a car to go by so I can pull out, and they turn at the last minute, meaning I have waited there for nothing.

Got another one. This may offend some, but damn it, I can't stand crying kids in the grocery store. You know the ones, where the parents seem to have earplugs in and don't even attempt to intervene. Grrr. It looks like most of the time that this happens, the kids appear absolutely exhausted and the mom took their nap time to go to the grocery store.

Whew, you got me stirred up, Grant. I'll stop now. Don't want to become somebody's pet peeve.

[ghelen]

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People who don't clean out their teeth after eating. Especially when they eat a sandwich at lunch and have white mushy stuff between their teeth. Yuck!

[cocobelle]

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-I'm not sure why - probably left over from an English teacher - but the phrase "How come?" instead of "Why?"
-Agree with the smoking...
-people who bring small children to a nice restaurant and don't ensure that they behave. Instead of smoking/non smoking... I'd prefer children/no children sections...
-blatant typos on news programs/advertisements.... do they not have spell check?

uh-oh... now you've done it Ollie... you've gotten me started! lol

[I_Luv_Pugs]

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People who say," If you really want to know..." after you have asked them a question. Of course I want to know that's why I asked!

The comment,"To tell you the truth" comes in second. What, do you lie to me every other time?


Biggest is people who don't discipline their children and allow them to run wild

[Scooterjam]

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People who say...... 'uh' every other word.

Auguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuughghgh!! (sorry about the ! Grant. haha)

[Richt]

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uh-oh... now you've done it Ollie... you've gotten me started! lol

People that say "gotten" instead of "you have got me"

[Richt]

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ALso, anyone who starts the line

"I am not being nosey but"
or
"I am not being rude but".

They obviously realise that they are being both of those two things, but think that a disclaimer at the start sort of lets them off.

[Lady_Hawke]

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My biggest pet peeve has to do with pets. It kills me the way people will just throw out animals on dirt roads just to get rid of them when they have tired of them or they have gotten to big. Do these people not have a conscience?

that makes my heart feel sad

[Lady_Hawke]

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actually, not to be rude, but uuuuuhhhhhh, people who start to say something and in the middle of saying it say "nevermind" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scooterjam]

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I hate that to.....oh yeah, could you, well, nevermind.

Please come here so I can smack you in the head.

Now I suppose someone will come along and say 'people who smack people in the head for no apparent reason...' or people who use to many '....' in their posts. haha. or people who type 'haha.....'

It is a good life isn't it? Doesn't that American Idol guy (Simon) say that all the time,

'I'm not trying to be rude, but......that was really awful'

[sadie147]

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Another pet peeve of mine is when people spell Atkins "Adkins".

ugggghhh! this is my biggest one as far as the board goes. I've often wondered where this comes from


people that drive and talk on cell phones.

People that talk on cell phones when at the cashier in a store.

people that talk on cell phones in restaurants.

people that talk on cell phones in most public places really.

Yes i own a cell phone, and i do none of these things unless it's an emergency. I have a job that i am on 24 hr oncall so i will use it when paged, but i will leave a store/restaurant and go outside, in my car, i will not call anyone untill i have pulled over. I figure when i'm out, i'm out, leave me alone i will call you when i get home .

I think cell phones have got to be one of the worst things to happen to social etiquette in recent years.

Oh and im amazed by all the other posts how many people live in cities where you can still smoke in bars/restuarants you can't smoke anywhere here anymore.