The Weirdest Pet Peeve You Have?- Page 5

[broadwayboy430]

Posted: 4/12/06 at 8:40pm

oh, I wear flip-flops with jeans all the time, sorry...but I HATE when people where SOCKS WITH THONG FLIP FLOPS. Wow. I also HA-ATE preteens adding syllabals to words, like ath-THA-let-ics. One more is when people refer to a bad situation or person or thing as "retarded". Have some class.
Updated On: 4/12/06 at 08:40 PM

[James885]

Posted: 4/12/06 at 9:38pm

Oh I cannot stand kissing in public. Not like a peck on the cheek kiss, but full-blown lip-locking kissing in public. I was on my way to class the other day and while I was walking on the quad, there was this couple standing IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALK smooching. Keep in mind that this is between classes so there are tons of people using the walk. Everybody that had to walk around them was giving them these dirty looks, which of course they didn't notice. Stuff like that drives me up the wall.

[mrsparker]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 4:36pm

My pet peeve is when an apostrophe is used in a word to show the plural form.

Examples: chair's instead of chairs; movie's instead of movies...and the worst is lady's or ladie's instead of ladies.

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 4:58pm

Ooh. New one.

When people at the doctor's office all sit exactly two seats apart from each other, so that when you go to sit down you're forced to sit beside someone you've never seen before in your life and may possibly be carrying some life-threatening illness.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 5:01pm

What about old people who think they're entitled to special treatment simply due to the fact that they are old?

[DG]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 5:04pm

Cruel - most older folks DO deserve special special treatment, simply for having survived. Which may not be something you end up doing, at your rate.

[xM3L24x]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 5:09pm

One I have that really annoys me, and has been mentioned, is the one where people stop short in halls. It bothers me SO much.

I also hate when people fake allergies at restaurants. I mean, I know that if you tell the guy that you're allergic to strawberries, he definitely won't put them on your food..but it just bothers me for some reason.

Also, people who blame their ADD on everything. I have a friend who literally everything I'd get mad at her for, she'd say "I'm sorry, it's my ADD". No. You didn't ditch me because of your ADD, you ditched me because you're a bitch. I can sympathize with people who have ADD, I have it too..but there are some things that you just can't blame on it.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 5:19pm

People who don't flush the FU&KING toliet. I live in a dorm and I'll see people walk into a stall, pee then leave, without flushing or even washing their hands. It grosses me out. It takes less than a second to hit the handle with your foot and flush, and you don't have to use your hand.

Also I really wish that bathrooms had automatic doors, or something where you hit a switch with your foot and the door opens, because I hate touching bathroom door handles. Ugg.

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 5:45pm

xM3L24x - I can understand where you're coming from, but I've faked allergies many times for the reason that most of the time, when you just ask politely, you end up with that food on your plate anyway. I cannot eat peanuts or peanut butter without gagging, and when I just ask "No nuts, please," the person almost never pays attention.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 5:46pm

Compound names like Marybeth and Ruthann. Just pick one goddamn name parents. Also, if you have a compound name and you write it like MaryBeth or Billie-Joe. Why not make it two separate words?!

I say this because my name is Mary, my middle is Beth and everyone writes it down as Marybeth or MaryBeth.

I HATE compound names.

Posted: 4/13/06 at 7:15pm

I hate people who aren't children who won't finish a whole drink -be it water, tea, beer, etc. and then leave them lying around my flat for me to find later. I'm pretty certain it's not a common occurance, but why does it happen to me?

[sadiem100]

Posted: 4/14/06 at 12:44am

This happens to me all the time- I HATE it when people ask you to buy them something, and they say, "Oh my gosh, thank you SO much... I PROMISE I'll pay you back." And they never do. It just infuriates me. So of course I voice the peeve whenever I'm with people so they know.

[gboogie]

Posted: 4/14/06 at 3:30am

My number one pet peeve is when people/companies spell words wrong on PURPOSE because they think it's cute.

Examples: Kountry Kitchen, Twizzlers Sourz, Pizza Bitz, etc...

And slow walkers! Just today I made the mistake of going shopping in Times Square before work. God bless 8th avenue.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 6:48pm

Aiight thought of another one:

People who use tragedies to make themselves look good. Anyone else run into that?

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 6:58pm

My pet peeve is gaining weight.

[buffyactsing]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 7:23pm

When people try to say I'm not fat when the topic is brought up, or when people say I'm putting myself down by calling myself fat. I'm fat. It's part of my identity. It's ok. I'm not self-hating.

Tied to that, people who give you looks when you're working out. It's like they've never seen a fat person exercise before.

My roomate who pees ON the toilet instead of IN the toilet and then doesn't clean it up.

People who use ADD as an excuse to abuse prescription medication or slack at their work.

When people say they don't like something, then you ask if they've ever seen/heard/read it and they say "No"

Updated On: 4/16/06 at 07:23 PM

[Queenie Was A Blonde]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 7:52pm

Alright. Dont point and laugh, this is an odd one.

eg. It is a Thursday and somone says "I am going to NYC on Friday". WHY don't they just say "I am going to NYC TOMORROW"?. It is totally stupid, I am aware. It annoys me to no end though.

[Addicted to Broadway]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 8:00pm

I have a few. I cannot stand when people chew on wooden pop sickle sticks after they are done with it. Also, I hate it when people scrape their silverwear together! I don't know why, it just makes my skin crawl!

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 8:40pm

I hate when people question me because I virtually live at the gym. All I wanna say to them is, "Why you all up in ma grill?"

And I hate it when I'm studying somewhere quiet like a Quiet Lounge or a library and people breathe loudly. I know that's weird, but I can't stand loud breathers.

[Magical_Ms._Mistoffeles_72]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 9:16pm

I cant stand when people leave doors/cupboards/drawers open, it drives me nuts. When you are finished CLOSE THE DOOR! Is that really so hard???

[Mamie]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 9:26pm

1. I have NO pet peeves. I do have a pet cat. She's quite fat and occasionally pretends to be a dog. I do not consider this to be 'weird' however. I know many people who pretend to be other characters and we simply call them 'actors'.

2. I sincerely hope I never run into any of you while driving, walking, eating in a restaurant, going to the bathroom, seeing a film, attending the theatre, taking a class, going to the doctor, writing a letter, talking on the phone, brushing my teeth, going to the gym, sneezing, listening to music, riding the subway, laughing out loud, ....

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 9:56pm

Wow TheaterAddict, you sound Wes Anderson-like.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 10:01pm

If you leave a computer, and you leave the browser open. I don't know why, but before I get up for ANYTHING I have to minimize it. I just freak out. If I forget and start to leave I remember and have to run back and minimize it.

At least my desktop is pretty.

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 10:14pm

I think this sounds a little more sane, but I can't stand when people talk during my TV shows. I feel bad when I'm intentionally rude to these TV-viewing-ruiners, but I can't follow the plot of the show when people yammer on.

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 4/16/06 at 10:40pm

Mamie - from your posts you seem like a wonderful person, and I would love to meet you in person, but I would hate if it came in the form of any of the above behaviors, because they are TRULY annoying. Somehow, though, I get the feeling that you are both aware and considerate enough not to actually do any of these offenses in the manner in which we are bitching about them.