Pet Peeves

[wingsandsword]

I have few. The big one that's RPG related - canon vs. cannon.

The moment I saw a topic on "pet peeves", I came here meaning to post that one myself. It really irritates me. You don't even know the word you're using, don't use it.

While I'm at it, Rogue/Rouge too.

That and people "leetspeek"/chatspeak abbreviations on online message boards. "plz" "OMG" "lol" "LOL" "n00b" ect. If you're on IRC or IM and need to communicate quickly, I can generally understand it (but I still use whole sentences and proper spelling). That's the quickest way to make sure I completely ignore your post, until you can learn to type in English, not Bad English. You're on a message board, you have time to type out your answer properly.

I think it all comes down to: people who butcher and disrespect the written language.

 

[KidCthulhu]

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.

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?!

 

[Alan Shutko]

If it's Sunday night - I know people are doing laundry. I work quickly and promptly. I set a timer in the apartment and always get down to get the laundry within moments of it going off. Yet still - I find my *clean* clothing heaped on the nasty table in the yucky laundry room. Come on people! Be nice!

You know, you could set the timer early and get there on time. This used to be a pet peeve of mine, because so many people felt that their reasons for their 5/10/15 minute delay were more than enough to force me to wait on them. Fortunately, I have my own washer and dryer now.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

You know, you could set the timer early and get there on time. This used to be a pet peeve of mine, because so many people felt that their reasons for their 5/10/15 minute delay were more than enough to force me to wait on them. Fortunately, I have my own washer and dryer now.

Generally, I do try (see laundry peeve #1). Most of the time, I succeed. Though, there are times when it doesn't always work and I may be 5 minutes late. The only time that I would let this happen is if it is a "low traffic" time (say, Tuesday night after 10pm). Despite that, the other resident had little to no respect for my things. They could have just left a post-it that said, "We'd like to use the machine next! Thanks!" and it would have been fine.

Instead, they put their money in (something I could have *easily* abused) and let the water run INTO my spun dry clothing. I don't care how late someone is switching their laundry - that's just rude. But - it is especially annoying when you couldn't be more than 5 minutes behind schedule.

 

[diaglo]

There are two doors, one on each side, why do you have to come in mine?!

guilty as charged.



diaglo "a backdoor mang" Ooi

 

[The_Universe]

I say cool beans...

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

Last week, I got down to the laundry room maybe (MAYBE!) 5 minutes after my laundry got done. It wasn't a heavy traffic time - late on a week night (when I put my laundry in I could tell that no one had even used the washer that day) - yet another resident in my building had put their money in the washer (god forbid I start another load) and then CLOSED THE LID. So - my spun dry clothing were sitting in 2 inches of water. I had to ring everything out by hand before putting it in the dryer and it still took twice as long as normal to dry!

You left your laundry alone? And it was still there when you got back? Amazing! You must go to better laundrymats than I'm used to. Unattended clothes are fair game.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

You left your laundry alone? And it was still there when you got back? Amazing! You must go to better laundrymats than I'm used to. Unattended clothes are fair game.

It's a locked laundry facility in our apartment complex.

 

[Dagger75]

I work in a call center-

When the phone rings

When I ask for a phone number I don't get an Area Code


Online

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.

 

[MojoGM]

I work in a call center-

When the phone rings

When I ask for a phone number I don't get an Area Code

100% agreement on BOTH of these!