What's your biggest Pet Peeve?

Vanity | Jan 12th, 2006 | Laney

[laney]

Just wondering what truly annoys freepers or drives you nuts?

Besides Democrats, Trolls and Idiots.

[Charles Henrickson]

What about people who don't group the digits of their phone number as three-three-four? Like: 21 255 512 12.

Man, that was really confusing when I've spent time in Sweden! Not all the phone numbers there even have the same number of digits! And knowing what parts at the front were necessary where was confusing too. I was having enough trouble just trying to handle the language!

[Charles Henrickson]

"That was such a wonderful meal, with such large portions, that I think I am going to poop in my panties!" How bout that?

Well, I think you should try to hold it till you get to a bathroom.

[carlr]

OMG,you mean someone else has noticed this too.
The drive thru is intended for quick deposits or cashing a check yet almost everyone uses them to pay their mortgage,car loan,etc out of a paycheck and get back cash at the end.

[PJ-Comix]

Buffets that charge you EXTRA for taking portions of meat. I actually was in such a "buffet" up in Lake Park, FL. I went on the buffet line, piled some chow on my plate and then the cashier charged me a lot more than what the sign outside advertised that the buffet would cost. When I asked why such a big discrepancy, the cashier told me the meat was extra. I just left my tray right there and walked out of that "buffet." Oh, and isn't it FALSE advertising to call such a restaurant a "buffet?"

[teenyelliott]

I don't wear panties. I wear underwear.

[Charles Henrickson]

Pet peeve: putting an aisle on an isle. :-)

[Petronski]

What about the people in the bank or ATM drive-thru who get out of their car? If you know in advance that you cannot maneuver the car close enough to the device, park and go inside.

Or the people who resituate their purse before pulling away from an ATM? Everything is already inside your car: pull forward and then sort out your bits and pieces.

[Charles Henrickson]

I wear underwear.

We're glad to hear that, teeny.

[PJ-Comix]

People who have driver's licenses who STILL can't parallel park. I still can't figure out how they got their licenses in the first place.

[teenyelliott]

I am not kidding you, I was in line for thirty minutes the other day, while some idiot in front of me had to get a pen, then had to get something else, then sat in his truck for freaking ever doing God knows what, then finally sending it in, then the tellers taking forever, I swear I was about to lose my mind. And I was running errands trying to get out of town, which made it worse.

I was a teller when I was in college. We would never wait on people who didn't have their crap together. If someone asked us for something, we would make them go inside.

[teenyelliott]

Okay, this is not a pet peeve, but since you brought up ATMs, why do they have braille info on them? That always cracks me up.

[PJ-Comix]

Speaking of underwear...underpants (usually made in Bangladesh) that are at least two sizes smaller than the marked size. Every try to wear a pair of XL underpants made in Bangladesh. I guess to those hungry folks in Bangladesh what would be Small here is XL there but eating regular meals 3 times a day makes it impossible for Americans to wear the Bangladesh sizes.

[teenyelliott]

Like: 21 255 512 12.

Who in the heck does that?

[Petronski]

I've seen a sign on the door at McDonalds: "Braille Menus Available."

Who's reading that sign?

[MamaTexan]

If the person reading my post is such a dullard that they cannot recognize my sarcasm, I don't want to talk to them anyway.

Good point,Lady!

I'll have to remember that in the future...maybe it will avoid messes like the one I ran into today! :)

[Petronski]

I've had that happen many times. And one time is too many.

[PJ-Comix]

European men who wear tiny waterproof jockstraps and call them them "bathing suits."

[Charles Henrickson]

The fact that almost every Korean I know is named "Kim." What? They couldn't figure out other names for Koreans? Anyway, it is VERY CONFUSING. I figure that 3/4 of the Seoul telephone directory is nothing but "Kim" listings.

You're right. I spent four months in Korea, and if you say, "Mr. Kim," half the room will turn around.

The Koreans are one of the most homogenous nationalities in the world. Only a handful of family names--Kim, Pak (Americanized as "Park"), Ee (Americanized as "Lee"), Chung, Song, and a few more--make up close to half the population.

BTW, in Korea, the family name comes first, then the two personal names.

[carlr]

LOL,why doesn`t spell check know what I mean instead of what I write.

[teenyelliott]

I think those people would fall into my "people I don't want to talk to" category.