As a kid, every time I went to the store with my dad, I’d watch him do something I thought was re-fucking-tarded:
As the cashier handed him back his change, he’d refuse the bills and insist, “Please hand me back the loose change first.” I’d roll my eyes to let the cashier know, “I’m on your side. This crazy guy? He’s not even my dad. He kidnapped me and made me live with him. Also forced me to go to Hebrew school, but that’s for another time.”
On our way out of the store, my Dad would complain, “Why oh WHY are these cashiers not trained to hand back change properly?”
An industrial engineer by trade (this was before he became a shrink), he’d explain to me why handing back the bills first was so inefficient. “The change slides around, which is an unnnnbelieeeevable nuisance. It takes me twice as long to put my money away when they do that.” Whatever.
Well, guess who now gets pissy whenever a cashier tries to hand back the bills first?
Correct! Me, I do. “Loose change first, please.” I can’t help it, it’s my pet peeve. Except I can help it, because, just like my dad, I choose to have that pet peeve. In the comments section of my last post, my sister, Marian, wrote:
My pet peeve is “pet peeve.” Why is it a pet? Doesn’t that mean you kind of like the peeve? It’s something you feed and cuddle with. (Or, perhaps it’s the kind of pet you resent and forget to walk.)
That’s about right.
We choose our pet peeves.
We pick ’em out, like they’re puppies playing in a window. And then, we nurture them. Take them everywhere with us in a little Louis Vuitton bag, because we love them. I know I must, because when it comes to pet peeves, I’m like a crazy cat lady. I have hundreds of them, mewing and scratching the furniture. (Why cats and not dogs? Because I hate cats. They’re one of my pet peeves.)
I pick peeves that are practically guaranteed to irritate me every day:
- The sound of whispering
- The sound of someone eating a banana
- People texting while they walk
- People hogging the whole subway pole by leaning against it so they can read
- Ladies who pee on the seat. Hey lady, I know it was you!
- People eating on the subway. P.U.
- When people use “I” instead of “me.” As in, “Would you like to come to the movies with my sister and I?” GAH! What’s wrong with everyone?
And the list goes on.
If I didn’t like to get pissed off, wouldn’t I just drop these pet peeves?
It’s not like they make me special. Who doesn’t want to punch the guy eating hot wings on the 2/3 train?
It’s a choice. So go ahead and complain about your pet peeves, because that’s what they’re there for. But don’t tell me you don’t feed and cuddle them.
What are your pet peeves? And how much do you love them? Tell me in the comments. And please don’t whisper.
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Mine just arrived again freshly. Driving a Escalade. People who go charging into a restaurant or convenience store and make a beeline for the restroom, make their mess and leave. Never patronizing the business. It costs money and manpower to keep a business operating and clean. Buy a cup of coffee or Coke. How would they feel if somebody ran into their home and did the same.
I love this post! Here’s mine:
~ when girls pop their gum
~the sound of someone eating yoghurt – skin crawl!
~when girls wear Uggs or flip flops and don’t pick up their feet when they walk – they just shuffle
~when people stand right in front of the elevator door, as if no one’s coming out!
Ok, I just realized I could go on and on. Pet Peeve-athon may be necessary….
Oh my goodness I am one of those people who eat on the subway ha! I can’t help it. I eat on the subway, while walking, in the taxi, at my desk… Otherwise I get crabby 🙂
Oh my goodness I am one of those people who eat on the subway ha! I can’t help it. I eat on the subway, while walking, in the taxi, at my desk… Otherwise I get crabby 🙂
Hahaha, this is a fantastic post. Here are some of mine:
1. People who use “of” instead of “have”, as in: “He should of gone and done it” I bet atleast SOMEONE here has seen this.
2. People who use “wanna” for “want a”. Wanna is for “want to”!
3. People who use “there” or “their” instead of “they’re”.
4. People who use “your” instead of “you’re”.
5. Grammar Nazis 😀
1. Native English speakers who don’t know the proper use of its vs it’s. Ok, poor spelling in general drives me nuts.
2. People who insist on descending down (their) left side the subway stairs when a mob of passengers is ascending up the right side, the ways it’s supposed to be.
3. Eating a full meal on the subway
4. Moms who allow their kids to drink sugary strawberry milk+ jumbo cupcake for a snack then look bewildered when they have a meltdown.
1. Native English speakers who don’t know the proper use of its vs it’s. Ok, poor spelling in general drives me nuts.
2. People who insist on descending down (their) left side the subway stairs when a mob of passengers is ascending up the right side, the ways it’s supposed to be.
3. Eating a full meal on the subway
4. Moms who allow their kids to drink sugary strawberry milk+ jumbo cupcake for a snack then look bewildered when they have a meltdown.
What did you start here?
1. People who sing out loud at the gym.
2. People who talk on their cell phones at checkout (especially the grocery store checkout), Oh, and people who relay race around the grocery store who appear to be talking to themselves but have one of those bluetooth things in their ear, and at the nail salon. There are signs saying “no cell phones” for a reason.
3. I’m with you Laura! People who eat on the train and fill the air with the aroma of something that stinks and to top it off they don’t have a napkin…you can imagine the rest.
4. One more, people who spam you to check out their blog then you find out they’re spamming everyone to check out their blog. Not a good way to make want to ‘check out your blog.’
Oh boy I could’ve kept going! I feel calm now, thanks Laura!
don’t feed them and they will go away 🙂
1. Thumb rings & eyebrow piercing (too distracting)
2. vegetables, especially in salads that are not uniformly chopped ( I know I am a big weirdo, but that really bugs me)
3. overuse of parentheses and smiley emots (( (:-))))
My annoyance at getting handed coins + bills at the same time has directly influenced type of wallet I buy. I buy the kind with the zipper for change in the middle, between the areas for flat stuff. So, I open the zipper before the clerk hands me the coins-bills, then I can dump the coins in the zipped and stuff the bills in one motion. Occasionally I miss and an errant penny gets loose inside the bills part, which annoys me and I have to stop everything and fix it. I have thought too much about this, but seriously, having to take extra time to sort the coins from the bills is 10 seconds of my life that I won’t get back. The end.
Wow, this was provocative and eye-opening. First of all, I have never even given a thought to whether or not I got bills or change first. Never once. And here there are many people saying they are extremely irked and righteous about how the change comes. This leads me to conclude two things. First, I probably really bug people without knowing it. Second, we cannot assume that other people share our peeves. (because really the only thing I ever heard about change preference was that it is rude to place change on the counter instead of handing it to the person).
That being said- watching people eat bananas as well as the sound is gross, watching people have at it while eating meat off the bone is gross, esp. when they snap and slurp, and haver you ever watched someone drink out of a bottle and they put their tongue in the bottle- ew.
Why would you put your tongue in the bottle? I’m right now miming taking a drink to see if my tongue goes int the imaginary bottle. It does not. If I ever see someone do that, it will be my pet peeve too.
Hope I gave you a new pet peeve with the bills and change thing.
and some more..
1. Umbrellas with one broken spine.
2. People who see that I am engaged with the Alexander Hamilton biography and insist on ruining the end for me (Oh… he was the one who…)
3. Women who leave the toilet seat down (I can’t count the number of times I’ve peed on the seat in the middle of the night)
I think you’re a serial pee slob. You sneak into womens’ restrooms and pee on every seat.
People making me laugh out loud at their blogs & thus wakening baby I’m trying to get off to sleep
Oh, my pet peeve is when peoples’ babies wake up. So I’m really doing myself in.
I was reminded of one of mine today….women who insist on having cell phone conversations while having their nails done, … I dont care if Jimmy’s strep test was positive, and if I was the manicurist I would poke them in the eyes with my emery board.
But worse is this guy who always comes into the salon on my corner for a pedicure (seen him at least 3 times) and interacts with the pedicurist. She’s Guatemalan, so he practices his awful Spanish to show that he’s a man of the world.
I can’t believe it took me this long to read this one! And it featured ME! My pet peeve is when my iPad doesn’t show me a TS blog, and then I’m forced to wait till I have time to sit down at a real computer to read the delicious blog. I just thought of a pet peeve (that I know you share) — the use of the word “delicious” to describe something other than food.
Here’s another: my anti-pet pet peeve: when people who nurture real pets don’t take my allergies seriously and let said pets be in my space and cause me to wheeze and get itchy throat.
That was a delectable comment
Well it’s about time! Wait, my blog doesn’t show in the ipad? Someone else told me that but I thought i’d fixed it. Now then: Ew! Delicious! Hate hate hate.
Tell those people you don’t just get itchy throat, but itchy inside-your-ribs. That’s the worst place. You can’t scratch that at all.
I second Michael Troy’s comment about web-speak below. And may I add one more? I want to throw up when I see the words “awesome sauce.”
My off-the-web pet peeves: people who don’t use turn signals; people who think cigarette butts aren’t litter; bicyclists who take up a whole lane, going slowly and using no hands because they’re TALKING ON THEIR CELL PHONES! (I also hate people who write in all caps, but I couldn’t help myself.
HATE AWESOMESAUCE! Hate hate hate. And using caps is just fine for words you’d shout. Like those.
How about people who think loogies aren’t litter?
I would normally agree about the loogies, but I have this massive head cold right now and have had to do some unsavory loogie-ish things along my morning hiking trail the last few days. I am a bad, bad person.
p.s. do you always stay up this late? if so, I bow down to you…
I pretty much do always stay up this late. That’s right, bow to me and my weird hours. My parents, in their 70s, still stay up this late, too.
Loogies while running or hiking are excused. I’m talking about those guys who hock while they’re walking down the street.
Take it: staying up late is way cooler than waking up early. Unless you wake up crazy early like 4 am to work on your second novel before your day job. Sadly, these days I do neither. Poor, uncool me.
“second novel” is cool at any hour.
Agreed.
Agreed.
Here I thought I was a chill person and now I realize I have some serious pet peeves!
1. People who say ‘irregardless’ instead of ‘regardless’ ARG it hurts my ears!
2. Gross grammatical errors (their, there… your, you’re… two, too, to… etc.)
3. People who say ‘I could care less’ because really? Could you? Then you do actually care? Because the saying is ‘I could NOT care less’
4. People who inch forward in an intersection at a red light, only to be the SLOWEST to get moving once it turns green. DEFIES LOGIC
5. People who speed past you in the merge lane (or worse get in it to get ‘around’ everyone) and then wait to the last possible second to merge – and are shocked and surprised when no one will let them over (and they also refused to turn on their turn signal!) Occasionally a few cross the paint line and just drive on the shoulder, then I get to look around wildly for a police car to pull them over (which totally happened once, BEST FEELING EVER)
6. Whistling – it should be outlawed
7. People at work who hold meetings in the middle of a hallway and then give you the ‘um, some privacy please’ look when you attempt to walk through them. (I somehow manage to not say ‘there are these things called conference rooms, how about you book one?)
8. People on tv or other important events CHEWING GUM! I turn into my mother and am so embarrassed for them.
9. People who continue to talk to you while you are trying to eat lunch at your desk. If I am eating at my desk, I don’t want to talk to people.
10. My own OCD about symmetry and having to have a list of 10 instead of a list of 9.
Peeves 1-3 drive me nuts. I see it constantly from bloggers: “How to get more traffic to you’re blog!” What happened to people? Really.
Actually, with #3, it would be fine if they were being sarcastic. Same as saying “Like I care.” My theory is that people used it that way at one time, and then the dummies didn’t get that it was sarcasm, and started fucking it up.
OK – I forgot one of my favorites. Salespeople who chat on their cell phones while ringing up the goods instead of paying attention to the customers who are paying their salaries and are always right. And the rudeness is even worse if they’re chewing gum, because of course their mouths are open so they can yak.
Do you say, “don’t let me interrupt”?
My pet peeve is stickers left on containers. Pull those scan codes, description of what you bought, stickers off your new containers! It annoys me to even look at them. And if a company puts on the stickers that don’t peel off cleanly, then I really get peeved off!
I’m so pathetic over this, that I pull them off my clients old containers.
Why, oh why, do people leave the stickers on their containers? It’s ugly.
Oh, you and my husband. Steven is always shaking his head at things I left the sticker on. What really gets me, though, is the sticker on the bottom of a shoe. Like, a cheap one bought at Payless.
When my dad is walking with me in the street — if he starts saying something important (e.g. and THAT is why I always check the gas meter…), he stops walking. Drives me nuts. Also dog shit. Definitely dog shit.
That one is so good! I love details about peoples’ dads that totally make you picture the dad. Why are dads so dad-like?
I grew up in NYC when dog shit was everywhere. Know why? There was no law that you had to pick it up! You could just leave it there. Pooper Scooper Law didn’t start till the 80s, if I remember right.
My pet peeves revolve around geek chic speak. 1. The use of the word “interwebs”, and 2. Tweets appended with the words “That is all”.
I feel like screaming shut up, shut-the-hell up you wannabe technorati d-bag.
Ah, that feels better. This blog is very therapeutic.
I hate “interwebs” too! And “the internets”. That joke is so over. And don’t get me started on #thatisall. It would have been, if you hadn’t added #thatisall.
You can come here and scream at d-bags any time you want.
I was going to go lay down to go to bed, but I had to comment. I also shudder with, “me and him are going to the movies.” And children’s book authors who think they’re appealing to kids by imitating the bad vernacular grammar.
I’ve got the change thing, too. Must run in the family. Here’s another: bus drivers who announce, “transfer here for your No. 1 or No. 2 train, your 72nd St. crosstown.” It’s NOT my train or bus. Same with the telephone company when they answer, brightly of course, “Your telephone company.” If it were mine, I’d manage it better.
Oh, and the people who think they’re going to make a basket with their trash but never pick up their misses.
I wish were your telephone company. And then I’d get a family discount.
Those people who don’t make the basket pretend they didn’t see it miss.
now I’m feeling really pissy.
1 – the way my daughter chews loudly just like my exhusband which makes me want to divorce her but i think that’s not allowed until she’s 18. well, except i love her and everything. the rest of the time.
2 – tourists who take up the entire freaking sidewalk with their slow walking
3 – people who put their bag on the seat next to them on the bus even when there’s tons of people standing who need a seat.
4 – when an old lady or 10-month pregnant woman or person with some disability gets on the bus and none of these 20-something super-healthy men get up to let that person sit down, so I do.
5 – when someone pushes my kid on the sidewalk or bus.
6 – people who go to the front of the crowd at the corner but then don’t start walking when the walk sign comes on.
7 – kids age 6-10 who have no where to go after school so they are running amok in the city unsupervised. pet peeve and scary.
Nice list! Your pet peeves are so organized.
1- couldn’t you and your daughter stay together but live in separate apartments across town from each other, like Woody and Mia used to?
2- we call those people “tourons.” Times Square is lousy with them.
6 – fuckin’ walkblockers.
Good ones Liz…this is a family one (right Heather?) when people who live north of your city say “I will be coming up to see soon”, or if they live south of you they say “We are coming down to see your next Saturday”….how do these people drive anywhere?
People who chew with their mouth open must DIE.
And that’s an inherited peeve, direct from my mother. So you know it’s quality.
Agreed! When the revolution comes, they WILL die. They’ll beg for mercy, but too late. The sloppy chewing’s already been done.
Does anybody eat an hamburger? Is my friend an homosexual? Does a woman have an hysterectomy? No, didn’t think so. Why, then, does the media insist on saying “an historical” event? Peeve-a-potomus.
You’ve got a point. I am going to start saying “an hamburger.” I’ll tell people that it’s actually the proper way to say it, and see if it catches on.
Hola Laura,
Here are my biggest ones:
1) People who are unnecessarily rude to others simply because they can. As in dysfunctional employer-employee relationships.
2)People who think they are actually cool or special (as in I am better than others because I have more or because a lot of people know me).
As per my dad, I used to have about a dozen really powerful ones, the kind that would push all my buttons at once and yet, now that he has been gone for a month I would give anything to experience one of those again.
Un abrazo,
Bernardo
Sorry to hear about your dad!
As for number 2, I don’t think I’m cool or special. I KNOW it. Hope that doesn’t bother you.
🙂 you are indeed special (and EXTREMELY talented) and no, it does not bother me
Hola Laura,
Here are my biggest ones:
1) People who are unnecessarily rude to others simply because they can. As in dysfunctional employer-employee relationships.
2)People who think they are actually cool or special (as in I am better than others because I have more or because a lot of people know me).
As per my dad, I used to have about a dozen really powerful ones, the kind that would push all my buttons at once and yet, now that he has been gone for a month I would give anything to experience one of those again.
Un abrazo,
Bernardo
I thought I only had a handful of pet peeves but reading this and the comments are making me realize I have way more. Here are my fav’s:
1) When people say “myself” instead of “I” or “me” as in “Who baked the cookies?” “Oh, it was myself and grandma” or “Myself and Jim went to the party”. I vent about this pet peeve often and nobody seems to know what I’m talking about. Am I taking crazy pills?!
2) Bumper stickers, especially the ones that say you’re a proud parent of an honor roll student
3) When people try to hug me or rub my back when I feel like I’m going to throw up. The extra body heat just makes it feel worse!
4) Women chewing gum with their mouth open, especially when they’re in a business suit.
5) When people say after hearing a story “too funny!”. If was too funny you would actually be laughing.
That’s enough for me. The loose change is a good one and I wouldn’t even consider it a pet peeve – I thought everyone hated that!
I hate myself! No, not like that. I mean, I hate “myself.” Why do people think it sounds more “proper” to use that word everywhere? I will join you in your crusade. Please, sign myself up.
I’m so glad you agree! I thought it was only a few idiots I knew who said it to sound fancier, then I started hearing everyone, even CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies saying it and I started to doubt…myself.
I hate myself! No, not like that. I mean, I hate “myself.” Why do people think it sounds more “proper” to use that word everywhere? I will join you in your crusade. Please, sign myself up.
People who whistle, smile or sing to themselves. People who put their foot on the subway pole like they’re in their living room, say “the following customer” instead of “next,” own, like, or draw cats, say “gal,” “folks” or “cool beans.” People who enjoy walks in the rain, chicken with 40 cloves of garlic or believe in snout to tail eating. Anyone who gets excited by an apple. And we’ve already discussed our mutual banana feeling.
Those are prize-winning pet peeves. “Cool beans” is horrible! And so is anyone who even says they like walks in the rain. Don’t people realize that somewhere between the snout and the tail is a butthole?
How come cashiers at, for example, drug stores, insist on saying “Next guest?”
oooh whistling is the WORST! especially the half-assed between the teeth whistling!
Changing the dictionary because we are too dumb as a culture to understand what a word means: “Inflammable”…it used to be on the side of trucks carrying fluids that would catch fire and blow up…now it has been changed to “Flammable”. Because too many folks thought IN- meant non-. Now when my shoulder starts hurting I might say “Hey! I need an aspirin for this flammation in my shoulder!”…not that anyone cares, but I feel better being pssd off about something.
I didn’t know that! Had no idea it used to be “inflammable” and got changed just because of usage. I’ll tell you the one thing that actually should change in our language: “they” and “their” should be acceptable pronouns when you’re referring to a single person. Who wants to say he/she and his/her? Not me.
…and shouldn’t “they” have a second spelling “thay”? If we can give “gray/grey” all kinds of extra space in the dictionary why not all words ending in -ey. Also people who end all of their (his/hers) sentences with exclamation points! My gosh! What are they/thay so excited about!?! 🙂
PS. Sorry it took me 6 months to get back here…!
Changing the dictionary because we are too dumb as a culture to understand what a word means: “Inflammable”…it used to be on the side of trucks carrying fluids that would catch fire and blow up…now it has been changed to “Flammable”. Because too many folks thought IN- meant non-. Now when my shoulder starts hurting I might say “Hey! I need an aspirin for this flammation in my shoulder!”…not that anyone cares, but I feel better being pssd off about something.
Biggest pet peeve are the things I do to myself. For example, stubbing my toe, hitting my funny bone, messing up my nail polish right after I just painted my nails because I was trying to put pants on, tripping (especially in public), or what I did this morning: hooking up my computer to listen to some awesome tunes while in the shower only to hop in and realize the playlist was on the last song so I only listen to one song and then shower in silence.
My pet peeve I guess is not being able to blame anyone else. So annoying.
Biggest pet peeve are the things I do to myself. For example, stubbing my toe, hitting my funny bone, messing up my nail polish right after I just painted my nails because I was trying to put pants on, tripping (especially in public), or what I did this morning: hooking up my computer to listen to some awesome tunes while in the shower only to hop in and realize the playlist was on the last song so I only listen to one song and then shower in silence.
My pet peeve I guess is not being able to blame anyone else. So annoying.
Ahhh! I hate having no scapegoat. I usually find one, though.
People who race past me only to be “first” at a stoplight. You know how much gas mileage you get idling at a stoplight? Zero. So, Speed Racer, why not slow down and see if you can get through the intersection on green instead of racing past everyone for the privilege of sitting there the longest?
People who race past me only to be “first” at a stoplight. You know how much gas mileage you get idling at a stoplight? Zero. So, Speed Racer, why not slow down and see if you can get through the intersection on green instead of racing past everyone for the privilege of sitting there the longest?
How about drivers who creep forward into the crosswalk when they sense the light’s going to change — as though that’s going to give them a huge head start!
My #1 pet peeve is people who say “I could OF…” because they have no idea that this phrase necessitates a verb, not a preposition.
#2 People who are NOT old (like 60s) who insist on taking an afternoon nap, and plan their whole life around this nap.
#3 People who stand in the middle of the aisles at stores talking to each other, and don’t step to one side when you clearly want by.
There are soooo many more. People eating bananas is a good one – I think I’m going to adopt that.
Amanda, I HATE “could of.” Did no one take English in school? Evidently not.
#2 is hilariously particular. Nice one.
For #3, I sing “scuse meeee” in a really annoyed voice.
I live in South Florida so most of my pet peeves are about driving: not using indicators, forgetting to turn them off, driving too slow, driving too fast, people who cut in front of me, people who won’t let me cut in . . . When these things happen I feel my jaw involuntarily clenching. I don’t think I choose to be irritated. I do, however, choose to pound one fist on the horn while shaking the other out the window.
Oh, driving really opens up a whole world of opportunities to hate more things! Lucky you.
I love it Belgray. My pet peeve is when people don’t pick up their dog shit. Really, I mean, your pet just pooped right in the middle of a common area, or someone else’s property. They KNOW others are going to see it, and know that others may step in it, and they STILL don’t pick it up!!! Maybe picking up dog shit is their pet peeve! :))
Thanks for my mid-day laugh and smile! oxox
Those people are disgusting! I used to be one of them, but I never left it in the street. I’d make my dog poop over a grate, then put the baggie on my hand and shove the poop through the opening. Look out below! What do you want, I was 10. OK, maybe 16.
Okay, I am freakin’ laughing my ass off right now! First of all, your dad…totally agree with the change thing.I completely HATE when cashiers have me all flustered, trying to handle the coins, my wallet, my purse. I tend to be clumsy so usually the change ends up on the floor. So I fixed the prob with just using my credit card (very dangerous I might add to my account).
My total pet peeve has to be people who know it all. I just can’t stand them. They know everything about anything. AND google seems to be their school, too, which pisses me off especially with health and nutrition. Since that is my gig, I get so irritated when people are know it alls and they don’t know shit. Okay, whew, all better now. Thanks for letting me vent about my pet peeve, Laura.
Yeah, you’ve got to love know-it-alls who cite wikipedia. Wow, I can’t believe how many people share the change pet peeve! I wonder if they all got it from my dad. He gets around.
1) Following the word “myriad” with the word “of.”
2) Whistling in public.
3) People walking in front of you smoking cigarettes, so that the second hand smoke blows into your face.
4) People congregating on the sidewalk after an AA meeting, smoking cigarettes.
5) Shish-kebob vendors billowing toxic smoke on the sidewalks.
6) Car stereos that blast bass and synthesized drums.
7) Littering.
8) People stopping you for directions when you’re wearing headphones attached to your iPod.
9) Mariachi musicians on the subway.
10) Musicians playing lousy, overplayed songs on subway platforms.
11) People in public places not covering up missing limbs.
12) Slow moving people in the middle, rather than on the edge, of the sidewalk.
13) Ambulances stuck in traffic blaring sirens for no purpose.
1) Following the word “myriad” with the word “of.”
2) Whistling in public.
3) People walking in front of you smoking cigarettes, so that the second hand smoke blows into your face.
4) People congregating on the sidewalk after an AA meeting, smoking cigarettes.
5) Shish-kebob vendors billowing toxic smoke on the sidewalks.
6) Car stereos that blast bass and synthesized drums.
7) Littering.
8) People stopping you for directions when you’re wearing headphones attached to your iPod.
9) Mariachi musicians on the subway.
10) Musicians playing lousy, overplayed songs on subway platforms.
11) People in public places not covering up missing limbs.
12) Slow moving people in the middle, rather than on the edge, of the sidewalk.
13) Ambulances stuck in traffic blaring sirens for no purpose.
Oh man, that’s a myriad of good ones! Whoops, sorry. I knew you’d come through. I hate “plethora”. Period. People use it properly, but so unnecessarily. Why can’t they just say “a bunch”?
Exposed stumps are gross. I agree. And living in Chelsea, you must see a lot. I don’t know why, but I’ve noticed way more stumps in that neighborhood than anywhere else. There must be a stump club around there.
Do mariachis belong ANYWHERE?
Oh man, that’s a myriad of good ones! Whoops, sorry. I knew you’d come through. I hate “plethora”. Period. People use it properly, but so unnecessarily. Why can’t they just say “a bunch”?
Exposed stumps are gross. I agree. And living in Chelsea, you must see a lot. I don’t know why, but I’ve noticed way more stumps in that neighborhood than anywhere else. There must be a stump club around there.
Do mariachis belong ANYWHERE?
Maybe if we put all these people on the list, none of them will be missed (if you get the reference).
Oooh, ooh. Family Guy?
Oh man, that’s a myriad of good ones! Whoops, sorry. I knew you’d come through. I hate “plethora”. Period. People use it properly, but so unnecessarily. Why can’t they just say “a bunch”?
Exposed stumps are gross. I agree. And living in Chelsea, you must see a lot. I don’t know why, but I’ve noticed way more stumps in that neighborhood than anywhere else. There must be a stump club around there.
Do mariachis belong ANYWHERE?
First of all, I’m right there w/ you and your dad, I effing HATE when people drop the change right on top of the money!
Next, on the bus or the train when people are listening to their music minus headphones…it’s the 2011 equivalent of rockin’ a boombox on your shoulder, a cheap set of headphones costs $10-15, these people need to invest.
Next, when people at the gym use their already sweaty towel to wipe off the machine they just left their sweat all over. I hate this for 2 reasons, one the machine is not cleaner and two now you have other people’s germs on your towel which you’ll wipe on your face shortly. How do more people not make this connection?
I have more but I’ll leave you with this one…the Kardashians. From Kim complaining about turning 30 like it’s the end of the world to the little 12 year old sister “running away” (calling a town car to take her to her sister’s baller mansion) and saying “I’m just so drained, I can’t even talk to him” referring to her dad Bruce Jenner whose just being a concerned dad & doesn’t want boys in her room bc she’s fucking 12 and he’s holding out hope that one of the 5 girls in his family won’t be a major whore. Child pleeeeaaaassseee…
How’d I do?
Kim Kardashian should complain about being 30, because there’s a countdown to the day she becomes useless, which is as soon as she gets lines around her mouth (can’t botox those) and her ass starts to drop like the ball in times square.
Oooh Liz you just reminded me of a good one! People who lean ALL their weight on the handlebars when they’re on the stairmaster then move their legs super fast — getting a good workout there, aren’t ya?
My pet peeve is littering.So annoying. Especially since there is usually a trash can 10 feet ahead. Also, seeing people chew on their fingers as if it was their last supper. Gross! I know there are a million more but those two are the first to pop into my head. Oh, loud chewing is another one:-)
Oh, so annoying. I’m not the one to say “I think you dropped something” (see post on passive aggressiveness) but I will catch the litterbug’s eye and say “UCH!”
Do you think anyone ever asked for fingers as their last supper? That would be cool.
Ohhh, that change thing is a big one for me. And thanks for the idea of actually asking for change first – I’m such a midwestern wuss that it never occurred to me.
I mean, seriously! Why can’t they do it right? It’s such a pain to put money away with one hand (which you have to if you’re holding your wallet with the other) if they hand you bills and change together. I wish that had never been called to my attention.