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I, freak that I am, have multiple pet peeves. I will try to refrain from listing EVERY one here .. mostly ‘cuz I want to leave a little space on my blog to write about .. ummmm .. some other occasional topic.
The majority of my pet peeves are of the poor manners/ignorant social mores – type.
- Smacking gum, chewing gum, pretty much anything involving gum. C’mon. You look like a cow chewing cud. That is bad enough, but then you have to smack it? Pop it? Suck it through your teeth? Really? Of what purpose does gum serve? I mean if your breath stinks, eat a damn Tic-Tac. This pet peeve is increased 1000% if said gum abuser is a woman. Fewer things are more un-sexy on a woman than a gum-smacker. You might as well pick your nose and eat it. Seriously. Spit the gum out.
- Then there is talking with food in your mouth. Is what you have to say soooooooo important that you can’t wait 5.6 seconds and eat that bite of cheeseburger BEFORE you tell me about what happened at work last night? Why don’t you just spit it out and hand it to me? That would be about the same level of rudeness. Here’s an idea: Eat. Then talk. It’s really pretty simple.
- People who get in an elevator (or bus or train or cab) BEFORE others get out. Newsflash: you are RUDE. Is it not common sense to you that you should let people out of a small enclosed place before you add your selfish ass to said place? Really? These are the people I elbow as I’m getting off the train/bus/cab/elevator. You have been warned.
- People who suck that nasty snot in the back of your throat DOWN instead of blowing it out. I don’t want to hear any excuses. It’s nasty. Spit it out, suck it out, whatever. But swallow it? G.R.O.S.S.
- People who talk out loud in the movie theatre .. during the movie. Seriously, STFU. We are not in your god damn living room. How is this any different than walking up to someone in the middle of a conversation and just talking .. out loud .. about whatever you want to talk about .. but not TO them? In fact, that might be less rude because at least you could start your conversation over or repeat what was just said. In the movies, I can’t push ‘rewind’ on my TiVO and hear what the main character just whispered to the gullible supporting character about the secret plot to destroy the world. Moreover, who gives a shit if you figured out the plot? Do us all a favor, rent ALL movies you wish to see from now on, then you can talk whenever you like. You are ruining the movies for the rest of us. And .. yes, I AM one of those people who will shush you in a heartbeat if you talk .. even during the previews.
- People who shuffle their feet. I mean, really, can you get any lazier? How hard can it be to pick your feet up a 1/4 inch? How do these people not go through 5 pairs of shoes a month? You would think all that shuffling would wear their shoes out, right? PICK.YOUR.FEET.UP. That is all.
- People who wait in line for 15 minutes to order food and then get to the front of the line and take 5 more minutes studying the menu before they finally order. ARRRGGGHHHHH. The sign didn’t move. It was there the whole time. I looked at it. I picked out what I wanted. In fact, I knew what I wanted before I even walked in this place. By the way, what the hell were you DOING while you were standing in line? Updating your Facebook status? How about you put this on your status: ‘at McDonald’s. can’t decide what to eat, but don’t want to look at the menu ‘cuz i’m stupid. lol.’
- People who don’t give a mandatory ‘thank-you wave’ when I let them into traffic. I want to ram my car in to them. I’m from the South, we pride ourselves on our mannerly ways. If I let you out in traffic, you OWE me a wave. It’s in the book of rules. I mean, I was being polite and how do you return the favor? By pulling out in front of me and then ignoring me? These people get the one-finger salute and they screw it up for every other person on my commute who I WOULD have let out in traffic, but now I’m a rambling, screaming mess .. yelling at folks, cutting them off. Politeness goes a long way toward killing road rage, IMHO.
Some of my other pet peeves involve my grammarphobe tendencies:
- The word ‘irregardless’ .. or more specifically, the ‘not-a-word’ word irregardless. I cannot let that one go when I hear someone say it. Can’t do it. I have tried. I nearly had an aneurysm. I.MUST.CORRECT.THIS.
- People who say “On tomorrow, we are going to ….” GAH!
- Folks who wouldn’t know an adverb if they tripped over it and stubbed their toe. When I hear someone say, “She was walking so slow…”, I can be heard shouting “ly”! I know. I am obnoxious. When Apple ran an ad campaign years back with the tagline “Think different”, it drove me absolutely nuts. I sounded like some crazy drunk homeless person shouting out “LY!” at the television every time the ad came on. I even took to writing ‘ly’ at at the end of the tagline when I saw an Apple print ad in a magazine or newspaper. True story.
Ok, I’ll stop there. Tell me your thoughts? What did I miss?
I might have also ranted about this here:
Tags: Girl Talk Thursday, GTT, pet peeves
Rejoice!!!!!! I can actually handle the menu peruser at a sit-down restaurant. It is the slackers at the fast food / sandwich shop / taco stand who couldn’t POSSIBLY have a question about what is on the menu! grrrrrrrr
#1 – I'm guilty of this. I just like the sound of gum smacking for some reason. Chewing gum relaxes me. Sadly I haven't indulged in this habit because my favorite gum in the whole wide world has been discountinued and none of the other gums in the market pleases me. You can now rejoice that there is one less gum smacker in the world.
#7 My boyfriend does this all the time. He'll scan a menu, pick his top 3 picks, then inquires with the waiter about his/her top recommendations before making a decision. Drive.Me.Nuts. Just order a plate, already!
Please please please tell me you cannot resist the urge to correct people?!!?? I don’t do it all the time, but seriously, I can’t let it go at times. Blech.
Irregardless makes my blood BOIL!
Claudia´s last blog ..girl talk thursday: pet peeves
word. It quite literally makes me give stinkface when I hear them.
ah, the courtesy wave. i allowing someone into my lane then yelling at them for two minutes for not giving the wave.
great list!
scadventuregal´s last blog ..Girl Talk Thursday: Peevin’
I can’t stand it when people suck down their snot and stuff with an enormously loud snort. Gross, gross, gross!
I also can’t stand it when people don’t pick up their feet when they wear flip-flops. That “shhhhk-pah!” noise of a flip-flop sliding across the floor and then slapping into their foot just makes me want to hit people.
HAR!!! Nothing wrong with seat squatting .. after all YOU weren’t late!
Hmmmm… one, they are rude. Two, they get the side-eye glare + the point to my mouth to point out the obvious ‘I have food in my mouth’ DUH. Problem solved!
*snort* “Get out of my way”!!!!! I think that should be the title of my memoir!
omg number 3- PISSES ME OFF SO BADLY! I can not stand rudeness like that! then #4, I think i threw up a little reading that! its one of my pet peeves as well, but reading it..eww LOL
It does seem a common theme on this GTT, doesn’t it? I’m glad to hear it because my friends think I am a total snob about it. pfffftttttttt .. I say.
I know, right? Sooooooo damn irritating. I am so obnoxious that I have to say something sometimes. Not so much to strangers, but if I remotely know you … BUSTED!
yes, #7! Please don’t make me wait for things any longer than is necessary. Know what you’re gonna order BEFORE it’s your turn to prevent my skin from crawling while you take your time deciding. MY TIME IS PRECIOUS! I HAVE 2 KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 4! GET OUT OF MY WAY!
Kami´s last blog ..Pet Peeves or Please Stop Doing That!
What about people who ask you a question as soon as you take a bite of food?
OMG, how did I forget about the courtesy wave and the elevator thing? Both of those drive me bat shit insane.
Also? I may be alone in this one, but people who come in late to a movie and then ask YOU to move. When there are still empty seats available. I’m sorry you didn’t get there early enough, but I got there on time and got the seat I wanted. Not moving.
avasmommy´s last blog ..Don’t Peeve Me Off!
I hear you on the “irregardless” and the “-ly”. Really. I picked driving stuff and could have gone on for WEEKS about language use and bad grammar.
OMG, my blood pressure
I have feet-shuffling on my list, too! lol
The elevator and snot things seriously make my blood pressure rise (and my stomach roll).
HA! That is NOT the compliment I expected for my *ahem* long-winded rant on my *cough* many pet peeves! Thanks for justifying my whackiness!
I love how long your list is – and I agree with all of them especially the gross eaters. Blech.
Maria @BOREDmommy´s last blog ..Peeved: A Story of Pet Peeves
Sooooooo true. I ask people “Are you auditioning for the role of a mascot?” It confuses the shit outta them.
Ha! I don’t know if that is good or bad feedback! Of course, my list is *ahem* kind of *cough cough* long. There is that!
I seriously make a loud and obvious gesture when I’m on a train/subway platform and people start getting on before others get off. I’m like: “I’m going to step back HERE (with a large stepping motion) so as NOT to interfere with people trying to GET OFF the train… ‘cuz that is POLITE.” Absolutely true story.
I could not make a list without putting that one in because it is so random. Most people don’t even notice it until I point it out. But it annoys the everloving shit outta me. truly. Thanks for justifying my weirdness!
Thank the snot-gods someone else is disgusted at this. I shoot the look-of-death at people (huzb included) who do that nasty nose-sucking thing. GAHHHHHH!
Oh, the snot sucking. Just BLOW YOUR NOSE before I do it for you! (I have no idea what that would involve, but I swear it would be better than listening to that grossness.)
Diane´s last blog ..Girl Talk Thursday – My body is a wonderland
“Think Different” that had me cracking up….I can see how irritating that is. ^_^
Brittany´s last blog ..Peeved
ON tomorrow?! REALLY?! I have never heard that.
Regarding the elevator, HECK YES. Egress before Ingress! I wish I had a shirt that said that.
jules´s last blog ..up-peeve-al
I pretty sure you didn’t miss a thing.
L.A. Stylist Mom´s last blog ..Only In Lost Angeles (Filed Under: Redonkulous)
AMEN on the shuffling feet. PICK YOUR GODDAMN FEET UP! Flip flops, Uggs and Crocs only encourage this.
Becky Mochaface´s last blog ..Pet Peeves