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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):
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Drivers who refuse to use their turn signals.
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Drivers who take forever to make a turn.
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Drivers who drive under the speed limit, in the fast lane.
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Drivers who think the carpool lane is the fast lane
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Drivers who get annoyed and tailgate you when you are going 10 over the speed limit in the carpool or fast lane.
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Construction being done during rush hour traffic, where they have both lanes going toward work narrowed to one and the opposite direction, which has no traffic, open to 2 lanes.
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Parents who let their children run amuck, especially in the store.
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Parents who don't teach their children manners.
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Parents who dress their little toddlers like teenagers, especially little girls.
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Girls who wear tight clothing when they shouldn't.
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Pants or shorts that say things on the butt.
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Boys who wear their pants hanging below the waistline, so you can see their underwear.
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Girls who wear the hip hugger jeans, so you can see their bare hips above the waistline.
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The general conception that thin is in and voluptuous is not.
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Co-workers who constantly have to gossip about everyone and generally don't have anything nice to say.
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Co-workers who mess with your computer settings or things on your desk.
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Co-workers you have to remind again and again to do something.
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People who staple in the middle of the page or who staple pages together crooked.
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Messy offices or desks where no one can find anything.
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Roommates or significant others who don't pick up after themselves.
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People who cuss a lot, like every other word, especially in front of children.
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A president who claims to be fighting the war on terror, but refuses to secure our own countries borders.
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Democrats and Liberals, the logic they use and the way they think!!!!
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Illegal Immigrants and how our government caters to them more than their own legal citizens.
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Installing a toilet paper or a paper towel roll so that the tissue unwraps from the under side of the roll
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Using the toilet paper down to the last ten squares without fetching a new roll or leaving the empty roll
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Not crunching or squishing an empty water or milk gallon container before throwing it in the trash.
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People who leave a container of milk in the fridge, when there isn't but one sip left, if that.
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Paying for 200 channels on cable TV, and not finding ANYTHING worth watching.
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Changing the TV channel without asking when anyone is clearly watching
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Standing in my line of sight to the TV during one of my favorite shows
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Finding a TV remote in the car or anywhere else where it couldn't possibly be used
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Calling in to Customer Service for technical help with something and getting the employee who doesn't want to do his job, so he tells you it can't be fixed. So you call back in and talk to someone else and sure enough, they fix the problem without any hassle.
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Self-Righteous and judgemental people.
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Those folks oblivious to everyone around them who stand or walk slowly in the way of others.
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Being put on the speakerphone without warning.
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Allowing a phone cord or hair dryer cord to become hopelessly tangled.
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Retail clerks that ignore the live customer to help one that interrupts via phone.
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People who give you a guilt trip and/or make nasty comments when they are displeased.
"I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation"
~ Whoopi Goldberg
TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: ofst; petpeeve; silliness
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To: Big Giant Head
Howdy!
Are you northerners heading South for the gathering Sunday?
321
posted on
08/03/2007 7:13:56 PM PDT
by
listenhillary
(¿Qué parter DE "illegal" ousted no entente?)
To: LongElegantLegs
I had fun with the “short legs”. Cute kids you got there LEL.
I’m sorry to report that one of the main draws to San Antonio is no longer. Louise Gentry... the lovely lady who taught me to play golf when I was 8... A truely “great” grandmother to my son... died last month.
But I do promise to call next time I’m down your way. I really should have when the AIA was in town, but it was a pretty wild week.
322
posted on
08/03/2007 7:27:48 PM PDT
by
r-q-tek86
(Jack Bauer would just whack him!)
To: StarCMC
Speaking of whiners:
To: Steelerfan; Shyla
Wally world or Target will have a good selection of tackle, but since you know nothing about fishing, I would suggest Dick’s or Pro Bass shop for knowledgable people.
If he is old enough for Cub or Boy scouts, get him in a pack or troop. Most will do fishing at least once a year, and he can be taught by people who know what to do.
What part of Ohio? Maybe Shy can help you find a river or lake to wet a hook in.
To: Clam Digger
After you pick the neat away from a ton of bones....
To: Lucky9teen
My pet peeves:
Liberals
Baltimore accents
Indecisive people
Bureaucrats
People who think socialized medicine is great
The new silver craze in electronics
Over-personalized welcomes in hotels, like “My name is so-and-so and I had the pleasure of cleaning your room today”
Ivy Leaguers
The fact that Penn State is in the Big Ten
AC/DC
When people say “SATs” instead of “SAT”
Dumb rules
When you’re walking in a crowded hallway and the idiot in front of you stops and turns around to talk to someone
The slang word “pardner”
There are probably more, I just can’t think of them at the moment
326
posted on
08/03/2007 10:05:24 PM PDT
by
G8 Diplomat
(Twelve years of public school and still sane!)
To: G8 Diplomat
Oh yeah, I forgot this one:
Squirrells
I hate those annoying little animals...if they went extinct I wouldn’t care
Also political protests annoy me
So do the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs
327
posted on
08/03/2007 10:06:35 PM PDT
by
G8 Diplomat
(Twelve years of public school and still sane!)
To: G8 Diplomat
One more:
Little dogs, especially white poofy French poodles and chihuahuas
And illegal immigrants
328
posted on
08/03/2007 10:07:36 PM PDT
by
G8 Diplomat
(Twelve years of public school and still sane!)
To: sweetiepiezer; All
Check out my new toy
329
posted on
08/04/2007 6:13:38 AM PDT
by
fredhead
(Teach a man to fish.......and he'll fish for a lifetime.)
To: MeekMom
330
posted on
08/04/2007 6:55:50 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: r-q-tek86
I’m very sorry to hear about your friend.
.
AIA...Association of incidental Aardvarka? ;)
To: LongElegantLegs
American Institute of Architects... or as some call it... Another Ignorant Architect
332
posted on
08/04/2007 8:47:29 AM PDT
by
r-q-tek86
(Jack Bauer would just whack him!)
To: listenhillary
No we’re all sick! I missed my mail route today, even. I gotta be really down to stay home from that.
333
posted on
08/04/2007 8:57:19 AM PDT
by
Big Giant Head
(I should change my tagline to "Big Giant Pancake on my Head")
To: Lucky9teen
I’m a truck driver and my pet peeve is when cars cut me off and then slam on the brakes and look at me like I’m the idiot. I weigh 80,000 lbs to their 4,000 lbs tops and they just don’t realize what it takes to stop the truck. Most people don’t know is that an empty truck is harder to stop than a loaded one. So, if all you FR’ers can pass the word to all your friends, please give truckers the space and respect most of us deserve. Thanks. NH
334
posted on
08/05/2007 12:26:15 AM PDT
by
antiunion person
(If you can see the mirrors, we can't see you.)
To: Lucky9teen
Iâm a truck driver and my pet peeve is when cars cut me off and then slam on the brakes and look at me like Iâm the idiot. I weigh 80,000 lbs to their 4,000 lbs tops and they just donât realize what it takes to stop the truck. Most people donât know is that an empty truck is harder to stop than a loaded one. So, if all you FRâers can pass the word to all your friends, please give truckers the space and respect most of us deserve. Thanks. NH
335
posted on
08/05/2007 12:26:52 AM PDT
by
antiunion person
(If you can't see the mirrors, we can't see you.)
To: oldtimer2
I always enjoy the chances I have to “help” tractor-trailer drivers. When I’m in the passing lane and they signal they want to come out to pass, I slow down a little (if I can do so safely) and flash my lights at them. When they have passed me (it happens once in a while! :) I will flash them - usually after dark - so they know they have completely gone by.
I suppose my pet peeve is the few who don’t flash a “thank you”. All is forgiven if we’re in tight traffic, though - they need to pay attention to avoiding all the other idiots on the road (I suppose some might even include me in that camp!).
Stay safe, FRiend!
336
posted on
08/05/2007 7:34:42 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Have a pheasant plucking day!)
To: All
More:
Humidity on toilets
Last names as first names like Branden or Tyler
The phrase “On the go”
337
posted on
08/05/2007 7:38:47 PM PDT
by
G8 Diplomat
(Twelve years of public school and still sane!)
To: Fawn
I’m sorry I’m late.....did I miss Friday?
To: Maximus of Texas
Nope. I’m here next week.
339
posted on
08/10/2007 9:38:37 AM PDT
by
generally
(Ask me about FReepers Folding@Home)
To: generally
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