weird pet-peeves.

name some "abnormal" things that annoys you. for me, a few are:

• people that walk funny (not people with physical dissabilities, just people that walk weirdly ).
• people who honk their car horns, seriously.
• people that add you to facebook or msn, but never talk to you.
• when people say something like "i'm not boring you, am i?" or "you're not bored, are you?"

AH! I had someone honk their horn at me the other day. It was the same freaking honking tune as the dukes of hazard! Lol!! Scared the crap out of me.

- People who chew very, very loudly. Seriously, it makes me want to scream at them and slap the food out of their mouth.

- People who stare at you, and when you say something to them they pretend to not realize what they were doing.

- People who watch ME eat.

- People who go into classrooms at lunch time when I'm in there eating, alone, JUST to talk on their cellphone.

- Hypocrites; people who constantly bite their nails, but when they see you doing it, they tell you it's a bad habit or something like that.

...Just noticed, these "pet-peeves" are all people-related. Hahaha! I must hate everyone.. :'(

Off the top of my head.... I may be back to add...

Close talkers! People that feel the need to stand 6 inchs from your face to talk to you and as you back away... they just move in closer!! Grrrrrrrrrr I hate them!

Hmmmm not really an abnormal pet peeve... but this REALLY bothers me.

As far as possibly "abnormal" I cringe at the sound of anything scratching against cardboard!

The sound and texture of cotton balls!

Oh and those damn croc shoes that have taken over the world! They seriously bother me. It's weird, I have never had an article of clothing or shoes that truly bothered me until these awful things. My boyfriend got a pair recently... and i freaked out... he seriously lost like 5 attractive points. I know this is crazy, but I can't help it!

The word "ain't."  It's not a word!!! 

When people use common words incorrectly (e.g. "nowhere" instead of "anywhere" - see below).

I had a tennis teacher in the 8th grade who once said to us, "You ain't going nowhere!" And that phrase has been stuck in my head for almost 30 years!  AAAUUGGHH!

The fact that strange or stupid phrases or pictures get stuck in my head for decades and I cannot get rid of them - they just pop in at will.  And yet I can't remember some important phrases or pictures - like when my DH proposed, or when I graduated college!

• people who pause a lot while they're talking and/or say "uummmm" a lot. Seriously?? JUST SPIT IT OUT!!!
• being made to repeat myself, especially to the same person multiple times
• bad spelling/grammar
• people who smell weird
• people who stand too close to me in line. It's called a personal space bubble... respect it.

Addition:

People who have weird stuff going on with their face. (i.e. white stuff in the corners of their mouths, eye crusties, boogers hanging out, etc.) Come on, you're in public, consult a mirror before leaving the house, restroom, restaurant.

Original Post by michellerc:

Oh and those damn croc shoes that have taken over the world! They seriously bother me. It's weird, I have never had an article of clothing or shoes that truly bothered me until these awful things. My boyfriend got a pair recently... and i freaked out... he seriously lost like 5 attractive points. I know this is crazy, but I can't help it!

 I have to completely agree with you. What makes people think that those stupid things are fashionable?? They don't even look comfortable! They are the ugliest shoes I have ever seen in my life, and they look like they'd make your feet sweat way too much.

Original Post by zarelha:

The word "ain't." It's not a word!!!

If its in the dictionary its a word to me.

Pet peeves drives with no respect. Example sitting at a red light and it turns green. You wait just one second (for I admit up to 5 secs to many close calls) before going and the person behind you starts honking the horn. I am sorry if some people run red lights and I don't wanna get hit by them.

I decided I'm crabby or something.

People who chew gum and keep cracking it, drives me nuts. I could hurt someone.

People who chew with their mouths open.

My hub who stomps through the house.

People who keep saying, "you know"  and "exactly" Honest to God, if someone says  "exactly" on more time I'll scream.

Nose hair, nose pickers. 

People who talk all the time and never stop. It's like they are talking to themselves because no one else is listening.

I work at a school  (in the south) and the adults say, mater for Tomato, fixin instead of I'm going to do it, I'm fixin to do it. What? were in a school. Can we try and pretend we have an education and speak English.

I think that's it for now, I'm sure I have more.  I need to be alone I guess.

When people say costed, as in I don't know how much it costed.  My grandmother would roll in her grave if she heard you say that and she is not even dead.

When people put their windshield wipers on full speed when it is barely raining. I am not really sure why that bothers me so.

Interrupters..... enough said

 

 

• Coughing. Like, not normal coughing, (i.e: Cough cough) but those long, hacking 'clearing-your-throat-so-EVERYONE-can-hear' (i.e:HUUUUUUUUUUUUUK HUUUUK HUUUUUUUK) I swear, this one woman came into the waiting room at my doctors office coughing like that (and smaking her gum, AND talking loudly on her phone. I'm surprised I didn't whoop her [explitive])
  
• People who leave insanely long messages on my phone recorder. I dislike it when people call me PERIOD unless it's an emergency, and even then I like it sweet, short and too the point (I.E: 'Yo I'm being eaten by a cougar I need you to drive me to the hospital, A.S.A.P'). Needless to say, the message is longer than 1 minute I'm deleting it.
  
• Inconsiderate Drivers. I'm a pedestrian, last time I checked in America, Pedestrians have right-of-way, or at least are allowed to use the cross-walk when it's their turn. So next Bozo who stops in the middle of the cross walk and then HONKS at me/yells at me/calls me crude names/throws something at me, I'm going to make you wish you chose an Automatic over a stick shift.
  
• Any person with a 'Holier-than-thou' attitude. You know, it's hard to hear what you're preaching ,why not climb down off that cross of yours so we humble maggots can hear you? [sarcasm]
  
• (I probably shouldn't post this one here but) 'Wana-rexics', or people who have NO intention of getting better from their disease/BRAG about how little they've eaten or complain that they 'had a grape'/Belittle you because even though you HAVE an ED you don't look like a starved waif. Seriously? Who are you trying to impress here?

Uhm...I may add more too, hahaha. Shoot, I must seem really angry.

In NO particular order...

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  • telemarketers, they freakin' irritate me!! I said "NO" how hard is that to understand? I'll hear them out long enough to say 'NO biatch, leave me alone'. but once they ASSUME that I want whatever they're selling and start asking for my shipping address, that REALLY pisses me off! I just hang up on them.
  • people who interrupt you while you're in the middle of talking/telling a story with what they think has something to do with your story. meh... I don't even bother to tell them the rest. that's annoying, I'll usually just leave them there standing. (man, I'm mean)
  • probably my #1 peeve people who fish for compliments!!! they say ugly things about themselves because they're fishing.... that's annoying! there are A LOT of them here on CC. (especially the ones who post half naked pictures of themselves and ask if they look fat at 5'5 110lbs)
  • fair weather fans! ewwww... I don't like posers like that. If they're a fan of "X" team, why do they jump ship when "X" team starts losing??
  • people who go to the bathroom, do their business, then leave without washing their hands (especially in a restaurant). that's just freakin' nasty!! ewww... after their hands were wipping **** and urine from down there, they leave the bathroom and eat. that makes my stomach turn!!
  • people cut in line!! you're waiting in line like everyone else, then comes an idiot who thinks that 'for some unknown reason' he's entitled to be in front.
  • people who reach across the table to grab **** off my plate!! don't get me wrong... I don't mind sharing ANYTHING I have, just don't REACH OVER and assume it's ok to just take it. ask first!! I don't know if you're one of those nasty butt wipers who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. GROOOSSSSS
  • fake toe nails... ewww. I don't even know WHAT to say about that!
  • cheaters!!! I hate when I do my work and someone has the nerve to even ASK to copy my **** !!
  • people who can't watch one channel. they have to change it every 30 seconds. What's the point of even watching tv if you're skimmin' over EVERY movie/program on EVERY channel?
  • pretenders! I can't stand when people brag about **** they pretend to have. Aren't they even a little embarassed?? Be honest and keep it real! if I don't have something, I'll say so.... no pretending to be all high and mighty if I'm not!
  • dumbasses that don't strap their kids in seat belts!!!!!!! HELLO!!?? you're wearing YOURs, there's no reason your kids shouldn't be strapped in too!
  • idiots who don't watch their kids and let them roam around the parking lot! I'm not talking about older kids... I'm talking about 2-5 year olds... some parents are so stupid!!
  • people who are cop haters.... they talk smack about police officers like there's NO tomorrow, yet they call them when they're in trouble! can you say hypocrite?!
  • people who dress their poor little animals in stupid doll clothes! WTF?? I can see little sweaters/jackets in colder regions, but common!!

sheesh.... that's kind of long, huh? the only reason I stopped NOW, is because I promised my daughter I'd take her out for ice cream. :)

This thread reminds me of something I saw on a Daily Show rerun today.  Dick Meyer was the guest; he's the author of this book called 'Why We Hate Us.' I haven't read the book yet, but in the interview they talked for a second about pet peeves and how they can breed emotions ranging from mild annoyance to hate between total strangers. For example, you're on the street and you walk by someone popping their gum too loudly, one of your pet peeves, and you think 'man, i hate that,' or 'that person is such a jerk,' or maybe just 'how annoying!' Whatever it is, a little molecule of hate or dislike has just been released into the atmosphere. And honestly, there's enough hate in the world as it is. 

The only reason this kind of hit me, however, is because the first pet peeve on your list (ericainrecovery) is something that I do. I've always been duck footed; I walk in a turned out position with my hips kind of tucked forward. (I can turn my feet all the way around so that they face backwards.) I used to be self conscious about it, but somewhere along the line I made a decision to start thinking of it as something cool, rather than weird. Also, I started dancing ballet, where my freaky turn out ended up being a major advantage.

Sorry to ramble, I'm kind of in a pensive mood and this just made me think: What if instead of letting people's quirks "peeve" us, we learned to accept or at least tolerate them? I mean, blatant rudeness or insensitivity is a different story. But if everyone in this thread made an effort to accept people's quirks as amusing rather than peevish, there would be a few less peeved people in the world. You could even say that this effort would be taking steps towards the elimination of blind hatred, which is what has led to things like ethnic cleansing and genocide. See how it all ripples?

Anyways, I guess the point of this all is: don't hate on people who walk weird! :)

mini-vans or even full-size vans with all that stupid airbrushing and decals like it's your love den or testament to your manhood or something

people who spit, in general, times 10 if they do it on the sidewalk, times 50 if there's a loud goober noise

litterbugs!

since i work at a restaurant i take this personally: people wo waste food.  i work in a wealthy 'hood and once i decorated HALF CUPCAKES individually for ladies who wanted to share, i.e. taste each identical 1/2 cupcakes decorated identically).  later i came back to the sink to see most of my cupcakes wet and ruined.  these are the same people who don't finish their house salad (2 c. mixed greens, sprouts, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, and cucumber w/ choice of dressing, including plain vinegar or nothing at all). just order what you want or take it to go, don't be like that!

Original Post by hrosent1:

The only reason this kind of hit me, however, is because the first pet peeve on your list (ericainrecovery) is something that I do. I've always been duck footed; I walk in a turned out position with my hips kind of tucked forward.

 I agree with you.... some of the peeves I have read above (no one in particular) are things some people have no control over. 

ok... out for some ice cream!!  Mmmmm 

ps.. I saved up calories for this, I'm so proud ;)

Hey hrosent,I dont' care how you walk. I have a friend that was born without feet and she has artifical ones and they make a clicking noise and some guy getting on an elevator with us said her shoes were noisy. She told him it's not my shoes, I don't have feet and the artifical ones make noise = thought he'd die.  I'm very flat footed and weak arches and had ugly corrective shoe growing up, and since breaking leg last year trying to over come a limp.  I do find it interesting that the way someone walks would bother someone. I hate  noise related things arounds  me and people with the boom, boom music in cars drive me nut. They wake me up at 3a.m.   We'll keep on walking and be glad that we can.  ;  )

Weird pet peeves?  I can only think of one weird one.

People who jump back, or scream, in terror because of my dog.  Look, I understand some people are afraid of dogs but your fear is freaking my dog out.  She's high strung enough, I really don't need you adding to it.  She won't bite you (she'll shed on you though).  Stop acting like she's an evil beast.  She's walking right next to me.  When you jump back that freaks her out.  She how she gets all stiff and weirded out when you do that?  She doesn't like it so please stop.  She's not scary.  She's white and fluffy for cryin' out loud.

people who keep telling us that Crocs are ugly. WE KNOW IT -- honestly we don't care. Not wearing them for fashion, wearing them because they don't exacerbate my plantar faciiatis (sp?)

People who don't rein in their dogs on the sidewalk, bike path. I'm glad you are sure she/he would never bite me -- but she/he is supposed to be on a leash and under control -- and I am afraid of dogs (I was bit by won of those "never bothers anyone" dogs). And no, I don't jump back or scream -- I was taught to just stand still -- but it's hard to control the flop sweats

People who are absolutely positive that I want to hear their music -- mostly the boom boom cars. And it's never music I want to hear. Maybe I wouldn't complain if it was some Frank Sinatra, or Billy Joel, or Meatloaf (ok, yeah I would)

People who interrupt your story to toss theirs in ... because obviously their's is more important than mine.

People who can't look in the mirror and see themselves. Yeah, that means those people who complain about the very things they do....

oh, yeah -- and pretty much most of the rest of moody's peeves

People who take a silly thread seriously.

Oh, and people who ask for opinions and then get mad because people aren't agreeing with them.

Not sure if those are considered weird though. 

hrosent1: i have nothing against you at all, or anyone that walks weird. i even dated a guy who i thought walked funny. it's just a thing, you know? if i knew you and thought you were a nice person, i'd gladly go out for coffee with you or meet up with you at the gym or something. heck, even one of my bestfriends walks funny. it's nothing against you or anyone at all. you can't control your walking, and i can't control my little pet-peeve.

i didn't mean to offend you, sorry :(

Oh no, ericainrecovery, I didn't mean to imply that I was offended! I am totally un-offended, the furthest thing from offended ever. Just trying to introduce another perspective. I have about a billion pet peeves myself, and tomorrow you might just find me posting a thread about how much blind hate I have for people who watch me while I exercise at the gym. HATE.

Also, I just watched Patch Adams on encore and therefore cannot be held responsible for the do-goody feelings/preachiness that I may be spouting. LOL.

Eeeeekkk.... sorry coach!!  I got carried away with the SHaaCaCa word  :/

thanks for the edit instead of deleting the entire post  :)