Pet Peeves- Page 4

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 5:44pm

"who'd name their kid Gandalf?"

Mr and Mrs Gandalf Twattledorf of course.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 5:51pm

Mansplaining (though this is not exclusive to men at all, though my example is):
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mansplain

This always seems to happen to me when I am at a bar or sporting event. I wish I had a photo for all the males bewildered that my lady bits do not stop me from knowing the basics about American professional sports and quite possibly know more than them about sports.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 6:09pm

Throwing away toothpaste/cereal/etc... when there's still a few more uses/servings in them. Waste! I hate it.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 6:21pm

The dude's real name isn't Gandalf, we just call him that because he has a huge walking stick he carries around and a white beard.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 7:09pm

"Who'd name their kid Gandalf?"

I think she said "We'll just call him Gandalf"

[Marianne2]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 7:19pm

I can't stand people who try to show up others to make themselves look good. And then when something doesn't go their way or they have an opinion, they find a way to try and put that stuff down.

[Ariella]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 1:54pm

People who write "defiantly" instead of "definitely."

People who comment on my wall posts instead of actually writing on my wall.

[Weez]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 3:28pm

Oh boy, I have LOADS of these! I'll stick to the work-based ones, otherwise I'll be here for days. XD

I work in a bookshop. The first thing straight ahead of you when you come in is a staircase. With a BIG YELLOW SIGN saying that books are upstairs And we get SO many people saying "I didn't know you had an upstairs!"!

We had a lot of trouble with people leaving the door open, so we got a thing on the top of the door that makes sure it closes. Makes a bit of a bang, but at least the door SHUTS. And people apologise! Every time! Srsly, guys, we don't mind the door going "bang!". We paid a man to attach a thing that would make it go "bang!". But it gets freakin' OLD listening to you apologising all the freakin' time!

We have more shelf space than stock, for a variety of reasons. Which means we get a lot of people using their most accusatory voice to demand "are you closing down?!". No, there's a recession on, and how would you like it if I came to your house and demanded "are you going bankrupt?!" in my most obnoxious tone of voice?

People who phone you, ask a question, then hang up without saying "thank you" or "goodbye".

People who don't start queries with "hello" or "excuse me". Surely it's only polite to get someone's attention before demanding "TRAVEL?!".

People in a completely different section of the shop who do that are even more annoying, 'cos I can't even hear them most of the time.

And recently, people have taken to coming into the shop and saying "I'm just going to look round, is that all right?". Um, this isn't one of those pushy boutiques, or a freakin' Argos. Of COURSE you can look around, and you really DON'T need to tell me about it!

Oh, and when you ask "do you need a bag?", they can't make up their minds or they give you a great big monologue. Or both! Seriously, just "yes please" or "no thank you". Don't care which!

I have a lot of rage at my job. I'll leave it there, methinks. XD

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 5:53pm

People who don't pay attention on the subway, almost forgetting to get off the train, and then get pissy that they now have to fight their way off the train as the doors are about to close. It's not my fault you are stupid and sat in your seat and/or remained motionless when everyone else was exiting, and you now have to fight your way through the people trying to get on.