Pet Peeves

CountryDweller · Post by **CountryDweller** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:54 pm

Does anyone have a pet peeve to share?

Like today, I went to buy groceries and purchased a bag of Columbian whole bean coffee. Ground it at the store because my coffee grinder was broke at home. Get home, make a pot of coffee and what does it taste like? Hazelnut coffee. Why can't these stores have 2 separate grinders-one for regular coffee and one for flavored coffee?!

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:57 pm

heh. Reminds me of the other day. We went to the supermarket and they had a special on these boxes of fresh turnovers. Apple or Cherry. So, my husband, picks up a box of apple (which he LOVES) and a box of Cherry as something different. Get them home. Both boxes are cherry...incorrect labeling. :-5

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:04 pm

last week, a government agency has some irreplaceable original documents of mine. they are going to mail them back to me. i am very adamant and specific about my house number being correct please! ...well a couple days later my mail lady had rescued them from "return to sender" limbo because the house number was wrong. i could have lost them forever if not for my alert mail lady. i LOATHE incompetence!!

CountryDweller · Post by **CountryDweller** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:06 pm

lady cop wrote: i LOATHE incompetence!!

Ditto for me too!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:52 pm

bunch of bastards !

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:06 pm

people who mispronounce the word supposedly. I'm sorry but there is NO "B" in it.anywhere!!:-5

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:07 pm

oh and people who use teh word "irregardless"

That's not even a WORD!!!

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:38 am

Wolverine wrote: people who mispronounce the word supposedly. I'm sorry but there is NO "B" in it.anywhere!!:-5

I HATE THAT!

I also hate people who can't master subject-verb agreement. Example: "Where's the forks?"

Or ending sentences in prepositions...it can be hard to avoid in speech, but when you're writing, for the love of all that is holy, do not stick "at" at the end of the sentence! "Where's the dog at?" UGH! (Worse: Where's the dogs at? I think I would have to kick someone in the kneecap if I saw that written out.)

I also hate the word "guesstimate."

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:46 am

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I also hate the word guesstimate.

Whoops....I use this 'word' sometimes....good alternative ???

ONE of my pet hates. Buying a pie or something in a box....gettiing it home and find it's much smaller than indicated on the box.....rip off !

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:46 am

Nomad wrote: bunch of bastards !:wah: :wah: :wah: !!!

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:48 am

People who cram up my back side in line ups. I had one lady and her daughter read a magazine behind me one day in a walmart line up. They were so close that when I went to turn my head I could feel my hair brush the magazine every time. Now that pushes my boiling point to the limit.

PP number 2 people who aire their dirty laundry in public. They blather all over the place about their troubles with others, but won't either go straight to the sourse and deal with it, or just drop it and avoid further issues. (this particularly irks me with at work situations)

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:16 am

Ok. I just bought a fax/printer/scanner cause the old one crapped out. Now. I go through the whole thing and guess what? NO USB Cable. NO CONNECTION! WTF!!!! There's a little thing on the side of the box saying don't forget your usb cable. Uhhhh...excuse me....WHY ISNT IT PART OF THE DEAL IF IT"S REQUIRED????

:-5 Another friggin' trip to the store! :-5

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:19 am

ubetta wrote: Ok. I just bought a fax/printer/scanner cause the old one crapped out. Now. I go through the whole thing and guess what? NO USB Cable. NO CONNECTION! WTF!!!! There's a little thing on the side of the box saying don't forget your usb cable. Uhhhh...excuse me....WHY ISNT IT PART OF THE DEAL IF IT"S REQUIRED????

:-5 Another friggin' trip to the store! :-5

Kick the sales person, they should be more on the ball than that.

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:20 am

rofl Might make me feel a little better too!

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:28 am

ubetta wrote: rofl Might make me feel a little better too!

Works all the time for me ahahaha my motto, "always blame someone else it feels good" ahahahahahaha

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:48 am

flopstock wrote: So, supposeably, i'm to ask 'Where's at the dogs?'

Personally, I cringe every time I see someone get corrected for something like that. MY six year old says aminals instead of animals. It's just one of those things. I used to break it up into separate sounds and she has no problem with that. But damned if the whole word is coming out correctly. Frustration all around. So, I let it go, because life is just too short and I know what she means.

Bravo, to each his own, and if it is a minor thing that isn't going to maime or kill anyone it should just be left alone. My father says Naybe, instead of Maybe and for the life of me I can't understand why and if I am the only one who hears that so I just let it go. He also says peoples names wrong always, his good buddy Daryl is often called Darren I forgive dad, cause really this is a minor thing I just think his mouth goes faster than his brain most days ahahaha somedays like my typing ahahaha thus my typos ahahahaha but hey if the message gets across what do I care ahahahahaha

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:46 pm

Oh, I never actually CORRECT anyone for their grammar. It just makes me cringe! And again, when you're speaking it's very easy for simple mistakes to pop out. What really bugs me is when it's written...not so much in a forum or something casual, but in an email, or a report....come on, proofread at least. You can't go back and correct your speech but you can always correct your typing! Especially if you're sending it to someone you're working with.

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:47 pm

actionfigurestepho wrote: Especially if you're sending it to someone you're working with.

I just ended my own sentence witha preposition! :-5 At least I didn't use the word "at."

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:58 pm

A college English professor comes in the bar where I work. He will not hesitate to correct grammar. It drives him crazy when people end a sentence in a preposition or use a double negative. I do it all the time to drive him crazy.:sneaky: My favorites are, "I ain't got no"and "that's where it's at". He cringes, I laugh. I hate when he uses words like "colloquialism". Of course, he'll slide that in whenever he can.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:59 pm

I agree that when we are 'professionals' at work we should pay attention to our spelling and grammar ( thanks goodness for spell checks etc) but here in the forum or when I send e-mails I tend to write as I speak....in a far less formal way. I try to correct the typos before I post but sometimes you just want to 'get on with it' and the corrections get misssed.

I also use a lot of ......... don't know if people are irritated by this.

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:05 pm

Peg wrote: A college English professor comes in the bar where I work. He will not hesitate to correct grammar. It drives him crazy when people end a sentence in a preposition or use a double negative. I do it all the time to drive him crazy.:sneaky: My favorites are, "I ain't got no"and "that's where it's at". He cringes, I laugh. I hate when he uses words like "colloquialism". Of course, he'll slide that in whenever he can.

"I ain't got no" is funny. Pretty much everyone knows "ain't" isn't technically a word so when you say it it's almost like you're being facetious. Which is great! I think when you're at a bar it's OK to use informal language. Sometimes when you're at a bar you're lucky to even be able to make complete sentences.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:50 pm

WOMEN drying their nails out of side window at traffic lights:mad:

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:54 pm

My pet peeves:

Weakness

Bleeding hearts

Martyrs

Cry babies

Big egos

Vanity

Liars

Disloyalty

Breaking promises

Headaches

Stupidity

Decaf coffee

The Atkins Diet

The price of gas

Bad porn

Bad breath

Hypocrites

Drunk women

Really long lists

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:57 pm

BabyRider wrote: My pet peeves:

Weakness

Bleeding hearts

Martyrs

Cry babies

Big egos

Vanity

Liars

Disloyalty

Breaking promises

Headaches

Stupidity

Decaf coffee

The Atkins Diet

The price of gas

Bad porn

Bad breath

Hypocrites

Drunk women

Really long listsand you left men out. That's cool:wah:

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:57 pm

[quote=BabyRider]My pet peeves:

Bad porn

Is there GOOD porn then?

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:00 pm

I hate Parsnips & Porn

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:03 pm

Bez wrote:

Is there GOOD porn then?
It's very rare, but it does exist.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:05 pm

I used to get it in emails But Norton Security stopped all that

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:07 pm

Quite right Buzz....can't have you getting involved in that stuff...

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:32 pm

Bad porn ? Whats that ?

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:38 pm

Nomad wrote: Bad porn ? Whats that ?

Anything found on WOW! cable = bad porn.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:42 pm

Bez wrote: [quote=BabyRider]My pet peeves:

Bad porn

Is there GOOD porn then?

yeah,Mine

I hate when the people you are eating around finish their meal and light up a cigerette before you are done eating,as if i enjoy eating and inhaling toxic feums at the same time.

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:17 pm

flopstock wrote: You know it when you see it.

Good porn is that home movie someone forgot to overwrite before the garage sale:p

Or when you're looking for a blank tape so you can record Red Green, and you find a home video that has actually been EDITED with subtitles and commentary and various fun things : )

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:30 pm

capt_buzzard wrote: I hate Parsnips & PornSo what veg do you like in porn? :-3

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:52 am

flopstock wrote: highly recommend the zuchinni over the cucumber, but the bottlenecked summer squash....now you're talkin veggie you can't get enough of!;)

*blank stare*

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:41 am

flopstock wrote: highly recommend the zuchinni over the cucumber, but the bottlenecked summer squash....now you're talkin veggie you can't get enough of!;)Dunno what a bottlenecked summer squash is, but it sounds BIG!!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:30 pm

Had some of those growing in my garden, until the varmints found out how good they taste!

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:07 pm

*claps hands over ears* LA LA LA LA LA!

I'm too young to hear this kind of filth!

:D