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.

[cardinal4]

People who say "ATM Machine."

Or VIN number.

[PJ-Comix]

Power walking. Easily the most ANNOYING exercise "sport" out there. A lot of people think that the Dukakis Snoopy tank ride destroyed his Presidential campaign in 1988. Actually his Jump The Shark moment happened a few weeks earlier when a news broadcast of Dukakis showed him power walking. Of course, it made him look like a complete nerd what with those exaggerated arm movements and those hands grasping weights. Plus if you are ever near a power walker, you are in danger of being accidentally hit by one of those swinging arms. Anyway, power walking did serve one good purpose...It pretty much killed the DUkakis presidential bid.

[Skooz]

Hey, have you seen my new daughter?

[phantomworker]

People who no longer stand and remove their hats for the National Anthem. I usually go over and smack them on the back of the head and make them remove their hats.

I agree! I went to a school performance for parents when my son was in about 2nd grade. There was the National Anthem. And he didn't even stand up. I got on his case real quick and taught him what to do, but realized during all the practices, those teachers must not have taught those kids something really important about patriotism.

Of course, I had to give him a crash course on the honor of being an American!!! But still, what is wrong with some of those teachers!!!

[sassbox]

I live near a large college town so when the weather gets warm, I see the exploding biscuit ladies everywhere. I just don't understand it. Who on earth dresses like that, looks in the mirror, and thinks she looks good? Furthermore, it must be very uncomfortable to have one's skin pinched like that all day long.

The sad thing is, while some of the girls who dress like this are obese, most of them are not. Most have normal, curvy, feminine figures. If they wore clothing that fit them properly and didn't show so much skin they would look perfectly nice. Instead they end up looking fatter than they actually are. One has to be really thin and really toned to pull off the exposed stomach look. I'm a size 4 and I would look like a biscuit can if I wore undersized lowriding pants and a small tight shirt. I thought it was just innate knowledge for women that you don't wear clothes that make you look heavier than you actually are. But I guess not.

[phantomworker]

Oh, oh. I hear a new post coming!! LOL!

[Clemenza]

LOL.

[Drew68]

German toilets. I never actually had to use one but from what I've seen is FRIGHTENING. Basically your poop rests on a ledge and then you have to hope that a blast of water will knock it off that ledge into the flush part of the toilet.

They are frightening! They are like this in Ukraine as well (where I recently traveled). Yep, your turd just sits there and when you flush it enough water will come down to get rid of about half the turd. Meanwile, the stench that has formed in the bathroom peels the paint from the walls.

C'mon! Surely well-functioning American toilets can't be that big of a secret!

[Dashing Dasher]

Agreed.

I live in CA and we have zero smoking around here. I really notice it when I go out of state.

Yikes.

[Clemenza]

Even worse is those European guys actually wear their Speedos at the hotel bar!

[Dashing Dasher]

[Sooner Gal]

Having to "Press 1 for English"

People who type e-mails in all caps

Waiters who think you won't notice if they give you a Pepsi when you order Coke

Contestants on Wheel of Fortune who waste money buying vowels when they already know the answer to the puzzle

People who think thong underwear eliminates panty lines (just moves the panty lines upward)

Athletes who say "it's not about the money"

Athletes who want a new contact and more money when they have a good season, but want to keep the same contract when they have a poor one.

"That's not my job"

"I've always done it this way" (usually have no idea why)

Reality TV

People who cut in line and generally have no awareness of anyone around them.

Waiters who show off by not writing down your order, then get it wrong.

People who insist on getting to know you on a plane when you're clearly trying to read.

Spam, popups, and telemarketers

People who can't go anywhere (even church) without sipping from a water bottle.

People who make YOU return a Christmas gift you gave them.

[teenyelliott]

If they wore clothing that fit them properly and didn't show so much skin they would look perfectly nice.

Exactly. I have two nieces who dress like that all the time, flab hanging everywhere. But they don't care. I guess it just doesn't matter anymore.

If some girl had dressed and squished like that when I was in school, they would have been a laughing stock.

[ADemocratNoMore]

> People who say "ATM Machine." "Machine" is already covered by the "M." Either say "ATM" or "AT Machine," but not (essentially) "Automatic Teller Machine Machine."


"MBNA America Bank, N.A."

Maryland Bank North America America Bank, North America

[teenyelliott]

instinctively remove my hat as soon as I cross through the door.

One of the signs of a true gentleman.

[Drew68]

Car alarms. A useless and annoying invention.

People who spit on the sidewalks.

People who talk on their cellphones in restaurants.

People who don't tip (or who tip a buck or two on a $50 tab).

Adults who dress (and act) like teenagers.

And many more as they come to mind. . .

[teenyelliott]

Why is it whenever you hear loud music whether emanating from someone's home or car, it is always hip-hop?

Because hip-hop and being disrespectful to others go hand in hand.

[wildehunt]

Open gate left shut,
Shut gate left open.

[teenyelliott]

How bout people who say, "If I can just help one person, it's worth it".

[JoeSixPack1]

Grocery store hates:
1. The morons who pay with a hand writen check, but don't even pull out their checkbook until the last item is scanned.
2. The morons who walk the isles with frozen food or meat in their cart for 2 hours and then complain their food is melting because checkout is taking to long.
3. The fish department's "Can I help you" phrase the instant your eyes gaze at the fish. Geezzz, gimmie a minute!!

Gas station/convenience store hates:
1. Morons who pull up to the closest pump leaving you waiting while the front pump is empty.
2. Morons that pre-pay the wrong pump and ask you to move. (Kiss my butt)
3. Indigents buying $43.00 worth of groceries with food stamps from a Shell Station, steal something in plain sight then smile at you.
4. Cashiers that can only count backwards.

Driving:
1. Hang up and drive you idiot!!
2. Hey you old fart, you turning or just trying to burn out a bulb?
3. Get off my butt, or prepare for me to introduce myself to you at the next light.
4. Yes, the sign said 35mph, not 12mph.
5. Doing 85 in the fast lane with a 70mph limit and some puke is riding your bumper.
6. Anyone who's Harley is louder than mine!
7. 200lb dogs drooling out the front window.
8. 150lb dogs riding in pickup beds that bark at me while stopped at a light.

Life:
1. People that scream a sneeze.
2. Spit talkers.
3. Liars.
4. Phone solicitors.
5. Democrats.
6. Female cops.
7. Pre-measured shots of Jack Daniels.
8. Fast food employees.
9. Punks and street thugs.
10. Parents of crying children.
11. Neighbors that strike up a conversation with you the minute you get home, before you had a chance to hit the bathroom.
12. Family members that ignore you until you own a business.
13. Drug addicts.
14. Government employees.
15. Any VA hospital.
16. Tourists that tell you how they do things back home.
17. People that call other people morons!