Pet Peeves

[Kesho]

There's a woman at work who is starting to become the poster child for my pet peeves.

She's constantly saying "Cool beans." Never mind the fact that this phrase is a little dated, it's pretty darn annoying to hear it over and over again all day long. She'll call someone and ask a question, then say "Cool beans! Thanks!" Gaa.

Does she perchance originate from Brooklyn, NY? The only person that I remember who used that phrase was my ex-wife...

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Does she perchance originate from Brooklyn, NY? The only person that I remember who used that phrase was my ex-wife...

It's a common phrase, in my experience (I'm from South Dakota). I use it pretty frequenly, as do many of my close friends (some of which are not from South Dakota... one for sure that spent most of her life in Germany).

*shrug*

 

[sniffles]

The abbriviations, holy god I am so tired of them. DMG, RotJ, RotS, ST:Tos, RAW, RBDM Ugg I hate them. I feel like I need a secret decoder ring to read half the damn posts here at EN World. The movie forum is the worst it seems. One guy asked whats a good TBS? What the hell is a TBS? I shouldn't have to read a paragraph to see its Trade Paperback.

Actually, it's a TPB. Sorry. Couldn't resist. Honestly, though, even if we are on a forum, sometimes you don't have time to type. For example, I'm usually on at work and need to hurry up so no one catches me at it. The poster could even have a disability, such as arthritis. So give them a break.

My pet peeve is people who, when I have helpfully offered to them that they are misusing or mispronouncing a word, reply "Whatever" and continue to misuse/mispronounce that word. How hard is it to say, "Oh, thank you" and remember how to do it right next time? Particularly the word "nuclear". It only has one U in it, people!! Even national newscasters say it wrong!!!

 

[mojo1701]

Particularly the word "nuclear". It only has one U in it, people!! Even national newscasters say it wrong!!!

Even certain teachers in my old high school that had a somewhat-inflated ego.

 

[Chimera]

I have so many pet peeves that the state is investigating me for hoarding. I think they might raid my mind and try to seize them.

I won't let them take my babies away. I need those peeves. They need me. I love them and take care of them. Even the dead ones stored in the fridge.

 

[Chimera]

My biggest pet peeve is people who can't take an answer and shut up.

"Do you want to do X?"
"No"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure I don't want to do X"
"Are you really sure, I mean [blah, blah, blah]"
"Yes, I'm sure"
"But what if....."
"No already"
"Are you sure?"
"I said NO"
"Well if you're not sure..."
"I'm sure I'm going to kill you if you don't take my NO for an answer"
"But what if...."

I SAID NO!!!

Geez, you don't have to get mad at me. I just wanted to be sure....

If I said No the first couple of times, I'm not going to change my mind because you ask me another three to five times. All you're doing is Pissing me off!!!

 

[Arbiter of Wyrms]

This one may be odd, or I may not be alone:

When, going through a set of double doors, someone entering as you are leaving won't bother to open the door on their side, but instead waits to dive through the door on your side after you. Quite possibly getting in your way by being too close to where you would be exiting.

I don't understand why so many people do this unless they have their hands full or something. Really, it's not that big of a task to pull a door open and it would be quicker than waiting for me to get out of the door.

You're not alone. I get this all the time at the university; this or everyone insisting on exiting through the door on their left, my right, agianst what I feel is U.S. convention, and also creating a stream of bodies which block the flow of traffic and prevent access to the other door, thus effectively rendering the door one-way. I also despise when folks insist on walking 3, 4, or more abreast on a sidewalk, thus preventing anyone else from using the same sidewalk in the opposite direction or at a faster speed.

Makes me wish there was a battlerager in the party.

 

[the Jester]

Make that three of us who hate this! I just don't understand it. You drive with one person on each side of the road, you pass in the hallways and sidewalks on one side. There are two doors, one on each side, why do you have to come in mine?!

They're Led Zep fans and they want to go in through the out door?

 

[Finster]

I also despise when folks insist on walking 3, 4, or more abreast on a sidewalk,


Oh yeah, that's a big one for me too. I'm particularly unhappy about this when it happens in a mall or similar enclosed space. I know that it's hard to socialize while walking single file, but try not to plug up the whole darn isle. Oh, and people that think the perfect place for a long conversation is right in front of a door! that honks my horn too.

And don't get me started on phone etiquette: when leaving a message always say your name! If you call my house and don't recognize my voice, don't ask ME who I am. The last thing I want to hear when I answer the phone is "who's this?" Auto-Dialers, need I say more?

The whole Newk-yuh-ler thing has always been a pet peeve of mine too. Ever since the eighties when I first heard it one the A-Team (a television show, for you youngsters). I once had a college physics professor pronounce nuclear in this way. He then asked if anyone knew why we refered to the process we were studying as newk-yuh-ler decay. A student answered that it was because the newk-yuh-luss was losing energy. Nobody laughed. I felt like I was in bizzaro world.

I must stop now. This post is threatening to go on for ever (evar).

 

[Abstraction]

Driving pet peeves: When you see a yellow, you slow down and stop. You do not go charging through. You especially don't if the light is already yellow and about to turn red. That's running a red light, for one, but most importantly, me over there in the turn lane can ONLY move on a yellow. How effing cycles of the traffic light should I wait for all of your rude asses. Also, particularly bad in Colorado, learn how to merge. Use the merge lane to get up to speed and seamlessly blend in with moving traffic. You do not get in the merge lane, slow down, stop and wait like an idiot.

Woman pet peeve: "Should I wear the red dress or the green dress?"
"I don't know"
"Come on, just pick one"
Picking at random "The red one"
"What's wrong with the green one?"
GAH!

Other: I just got DSL. Up until now, I didn't have a land line. Wife and I use cell phones for everything. So now I have a land line which is ONLY for DSL. I plugged a phone in so we would have it for emergencies. Why do I get calls every day on this line? Note that I paid extra so that the number would be unlisted, on the do not call list, etc.