The Weirdest Pet Peeve You Have?- Page 3

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:37pm

"I also can't stand when parents let their children misbehave."

Me. Too. Especially when the parents assume you know nothing about children and make it seem like you can't possibly no better than them. I work in a daycare for Christ's sake- if I can handle 8 2-year-olds at the same time, you have no business assuming *I* am ignorant about controlling children just because I ask you to stop letting your one child kick my seat and pull my hair.

My weird pet peeve is when people use the names of psychological conditions and disorders incorrectly, or joke about having them. I am so sick of everyone and their mother saying "I'm SOOOO ADD!" just because they didn't pay attention to one thing. Unless you have the official diagnosis from a doctor, stop. It's not cute and it pisses me off that everyone tries to toss it off as being this fun thing to joke about having when meanwhile, it's currently wrecking havoc on my life.

[downtowndiva84]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:39pm

I sympathize with that peeve, skittles. I'm ADD too (well ADHD) and everyone I know throws the term around. As if everyone has it occasionally.

I'd like to try to see them deal with an actual attention defecit disorder.

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:41pm

That's another one of mine skittles.

[secondstar05]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:44pm

I *really* don't like it when people use the words "gay" and "retarded" as synonyms for "weird" or "stupid."

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:45pm

People who think volleyball isn't a real sport, and that it's really easy.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:47pm

I'm ADHD too. But I guess that doesn't flow as well in conversation as ADD.

I *really* hate when you say you're ADHD and someone else is like "OMG, me too!" and go on to describe it as being this occasional mood they're in, or use it as an excuse for being a complete ditz. That really makes me feel good about other people's perception of my behavior if everything I do is "ditzy" because of this.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:47pm

I hate when I'm driving on a single lane road and someone comes onto the road in front of me and DRIVES SLOWER THAN I WAS GOING, causing me to slow down -- it's even worse if there's plenty of room BEHIND me to cut in. If you KNOW you're a slow driver A)don't go in front of someone when you don't have to, B)NEVER make someone SLOW DOWN so you can get onto the road!!!

Yes. YES. I was reading this thread, trying to jog my memory on a major driving pet peeve I just noticed yesterday, and THAT was it. And it was only one lane too, so not only did buddy cut in, I couldn't change lanes to pass him either! And there wasn't a SINGLE CAR behind me.

And lately, I've been peeved at people who use apostrophes for pluralized words. (i.e. "Do you eat sardine's out of a can?", "I didn't know you could have multiple cherrie's.") What form of English is that??

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:50pm

People who cannot spell ANYTHING right, even when using spellcheck. The occasional word is understandable, but on reports and things when Word underlines it for you, that's just being downright lazy and ignorant. Can't stand it.

[downtowndiva84]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:51pm

I *SO* hear that skittles. People are also constantly referring to me as a ditz, or flighty largely because of my ADHD. And when I tell them, they're just like "Who doesn't have ADD?" Bastards.

My favorite time was once when one of my "friends" said "Could you please just *NOT* be so ADD?" I'm sorry, No, I can't. Believe me if I could I'd turn it off in a second. Sigh.

[Becky2]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 8:56pm

Gum. People chewing gum is the most disgusting thing I can think of, and very poor ettiquite as well.

But the strangest things that bug me are people bouncing their legs, and licking their fingers while leafing through paper/books/magazines.

[opiv]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:52pm

When guys ties are too short. It really bothers me for some reason.

[zepka102]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:59pm

i can't walk into the house talking on my cell phone... i don't get yelled at or anything, i just hate it. even if i know i'm home alone.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 10:10pm

Not really a pet peeve but nail files make me nuts! It's like scratching a chalk board but worse.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 10:48pm

Improper spelling and grammar on message boards. It just bothers me.

I also hate it when people use "gay" as a synonym for stupid or weird. I asked my friends to stop, and while most of them complied, one didn't. She said "You know I don't mean gay as in the homosexual gay, so why can't I say it? Why does it offend you if you're straight?"

I hate PDAs just anywhere.

I hate it when girls kiss other girls for attention. Fine if you're both lesbians or bisexual, but if you're both straight, please don't.

[peggyandvelma]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 10:59pm

I agree My Fair Lady, about the PDA. I know this lesbian couple at my school and one was in front of me on the sidewalk waiting for her girlfriend. Well, the GF stepped right in front of me and just laid a big fat kiss on the other girl. I had to walk around them while they just made out, and very noisily (sp?). I'm fine with the love and all, but not so vocal and in my face.

[Suedenymes]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:03pm

People who are show fanatics and see the same show over and over and over and tell you how much they see the show. I mean I want to scream Get A Life.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:05pm

....

peggyandvelma, are you serious?

My Fair Lady, how do you know whether or not they're just doing it for attention? Do you want all potentially lesbian/bi females to come out to you specifically before they're allowed to kiss, just to confirm that it's okay?

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[boxers7]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:05pm

People who clap for themselves at award shows.

[neomystyk29]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:43pm

I hate when people tell me to get a haircut. Then I feel like when I get a haircut they'll have this "I told you so" attitude about it and also, I look terrible as it is. So as a result I end up not getting a haircut for quite some time until I decide that they forgot that they told me I needed hair cut. Well...yeah...weirdest pet peeve.

Sidebar- there's a nerve in my neck that is positioned in such a way that when they use the buzz cutt thing on the back of my head ends a tickle down to my butt. This happen to anyone else?

My other big pet peeve is the Christian who believes that the bible preaches intolerance, inhumanity, and that all of God's children aren't equal.

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:45pm

Like most city folk, I hate it when those near the doors of a subway car do not get their butts out of the way when the doors open to let riders exit!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:46pm

Sock puppets.

Don't you agree, Suedenymes?

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:47pm

At least it's a clever user name!

[neomystyk29]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:50pm

"You know I don't mean gay as in the homosexual gay, so why can't I say it? Why does it offend you if you're straight?"

I love when that's their defense for being able to say gay. I didn't mean gay as in homosexual gay. As if they meant it as the synonym for happy and festive. Or that gay suddenly has a new meaning that's use didn't stem at all from the sexuality. So ignnorant, so ignorant.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 4/12/06 at 9:28am

Orange, I mean people who are only doing it for attention. I have this friend that hooked up with another friend of mine a few days ago, and they're both girls. The first friend said, "Kissing a girl was too weird. I'd only do it again for attention from guys." That's what she said. Word for word.

[JailyardGuy]

Posted: 4/12/06 at 9:43am

One of my biggest, BIGGEST peeves is when people use the word "forte" to mean a personal strong suit, and they pronounce it in two syllables. I know not many people know this, and I shouldn't be annoyed by it, but if the word is being used in that sense, it is ONE SYLLABLE. "...that's always been my FORT."

If you're going to say "FOR-TAY", you better be talkin' 'bout some loud-ass Beethoven, Willis.