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****THE OFFICIAL FRIDAY SILLINESS THREAD****(Salute to Pet Peeves)
Pet Peeves ^

Posted on 08/03/2007 4:45:17 AM PDT by Lucky9teen

A pet peeve (or pet hate) is a minor annoyance that can instill great frustration in an individual.

 

The term originated from the word 'peeve.' A 'peeve,' meaning something that is particularly irritating or annoying, is a relatively recent word. Its first printed usage was in 1911. The term is a back formation from a 14th-century word: 'peevish,' meaning ornery or ill-tempered.

 

Pet peeves involve complaints about specific behaviors, rather than general complaining. Pet peeves often involve specific behaviors of someone close such as a spouse or significant other.  These behaviors may include those of disrespect, those involving manners, personal hygiene, relationships, and family issues. 

 

Here are some of my Pet Peeves (in no particular order):

 

"I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation"
~ Whoopi Goldberg

 



TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: ofst; petpeeve; silliness
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101 posted on 08/03/2007 7:50:37 AM PDT by najida (Just call me a chicken rancher :))
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To: Lucky9teen

Pet peeves:

People who drive slower than I do.

Also people who drive faster.


102 posted on 08/03/2007 7:52:05 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs ("What quails?" asked Jack)
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To: Darksheare

LOL!!!


103 posted on 08/03/2007 7:52:55 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: Darksheare

THat’s competely normal rush hour traffic behavior for the idiots in I55 going into Chicago.


104 posted on 08/03/2007 7:53:45 AM PDT by nuke rocketeer
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To: Darksheare; StarCMC; Clam Digger; girlscout

Drivers in a rush who stop at traffic lights often see red.


105 posted on 08/03/2007 7:55:11 AM PDT by nuke rocketeer
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To: Darksheare

LOL - yeah. And then there are the people, who, have seen the signs for 6 miles that there’s road construction coming up and they decide that even though there’s about a half mile distance between me and the car behind me, they have to cut me off to get in front of me, only to slow down to 5 mph under the posted limit.

A friend of ours from MI had a GREAT idea — everyone, upon renewing their driver’s license, should be given a dart gun that shoots rubber darts and their allotment of 10 rubber darts. Upon encountering a stupid driver, you would then have the option of using one of your rubber darts on their car. Any car seen driving with 3 rubber darts would be immediately pulled over by police and ticketed for being stupid, on the testimony of three witnesses, as evidenced by three rubber darts. :D


106 posted on 08/03/2007 7:56:43 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: StarCMC

What can I say, Buckeyes have a twisted sense of humor.
(I speak with firsthand knowledge.)
;-)


107 posted on 08/03/2007 7:56:57 AM PDT by Darksheare
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To: Clam Digger

pretty much everything irritates the hell out of me. I just dislike people in general.

flipping to a station on TV and arriving 2 seconds before a commercial break. EVERY TIME.

People that don’t put things where they belong. When you need something, you have to stop and look for it. ESPACIALLY TOOLS

And why is it that a bank teller automatically induces incontrolable sleepiness. Have you ever noticed that? When people stand at the bank, they practically lay on the counter. Nobody can stand up straight in front of a bank counter.

Kids who don’t say ‘mr’ or ‘mrs’ or ‘sir’ or ‘maam’

Kids in general.

Fishing for flounder and having them damn crabs stealing your bait.

Two dead 18v Dewalt batteries and an empty charger. (there is no excuse for this)

If you buy a 12pack of beer from the grocery that is not quite cold enough so you stick one in the freezer ~~~ I hate it when someone takes one out of the freezer and does not replace it.


108 posted on 08/03/2007 7:57:33 AM PDT by shbox
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To: Darksheare

I hear you. The speeds some kids drive in commercial business zones is nuts.

I can’t stand the “ricers” either. Their stereo has a higher decibel level than their engine has horsepower.

Cedar Park has an ordinance now that a person can be ticketed if you can feel music vibrations from 30’ or more.


109 posted on 08/03/2007 7:57:53 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Stop the invasion. Secure the borders now.)
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To: nuke rocketeer; StarCMC; Clam Digger; girlscout

There’s an intersection near me with a blinking CAUTION light.
I cannot tell you how many times I have near rear-ended someone who stopped at the caution light in the 55 zone.
But it has been often enough to cause me to yell out the window, “It’s a CAUTION light moron!”


110 posted on 08/03/2007 7:58:48 AM PDT by Darksheare (Woodchuck: a Dire Lemming rampager +9!)
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To: LantzALot; Lucky9teen

CARPOOL lanes — that we even have them is my pet peeve.


111 posted on 08/03/2007 7:59:38 AM PDT by BenLurkin (Mornie utúlië, Mornie alantië)
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To: StarCMC

That would work.


112 posted on 08/03/2007 8:00:23 AM PDT by Darksheare (Woodchuck: a Dire Lemming rampager +9!)
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To: StarCMC

There ya go!!


113 posted on 08/03/2007 8:00:28 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (Don't you worry, never fear, FDT will soon be here. http://www.imwithfred.com)
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To: Arrowhead1952
You will not truly know the stupidity of the average driver until you join me in the cab of an eighteen wheeler. For some reason when the average driver gets in the vicinity of a big truck, his common sense completely leaves him. (or her)
Try to pass him and he will speed up enough to stay just beside my rear trailer wheels, keeping me out in the fast lane for miles. If you come onto a hill, he will automatically slow down enough to stay in the same place. I guess he has never seen a tire blow along side his window.
And don’t mention merging. It is good manners to move left to allow someone to enter the road, but if I have traffic to my left, I am not required to stop so you can merge.
It seems to be getting worse. When I encounter a driver that seems to get it, I am astonished.
114 posted on 08/03/2007 8:00:43 AM PDT by oldtimer2 (A devastated enemy makes a good peace partner.)
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To: All; Millee

Any babes here today?


115 posted on 08/03/2007 8:00:45 AM PDT by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, pull my finger.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Fart Can Exhaust “system”, I’ve heard lawnmowers that sounded far more impressive.
And these kids think it’s cool to sound like their car has an intestinal problem with indigestion due to their stereo having more bass than a Primus concert.


116 posted on 08/03/2007 8:02:13 AM PDT by Darksheare (Woodchuck: a Dire Lemming rampager +9!)
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To: LongElegantLegs

What about people shorter than you?


117 posted on 08/03/2007 8:03:15 AM PDT by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, pull my finger.)
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To: Drawsing

People who say “huh?” when they clearly understood what you said.


118 posted on 08/03/2007 8:05:41 AM PDT by shbox
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To: oldtimer2

I can’t believe it when someone does that — I HATE driving next to an 18 wheeler and when I’m passing one I try to get past as quickly as a safely can. I watched a tire blow on a truck a couple years ago and it confirmed my dislike of being “right there” as we were dodging the tire pieces. People are stupid. All it would take is a little common courtesy! (And yes, I know how to flash my lights to let you know it’s ok to come over on me.)


119 posted on 08/03/2007 8:05:52 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: alarm rider
Adult “bicyclists” with neon spandex butts in the air. GROW UP AND GET OFF THE ROAD, IT WAS NOT MEANT FOR YOUR CHILDISH TOYS.
,br> that depends entirely on how good she looks in spandex :)
120 posted on 08/03/2007 8:06:31 AM PDT by absolootezer0 (stop repeat offenders- don't re-elect them!)
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