Where is a pet peeve thread when you need one?

[mantysk8coach]

Just came across one on Facebook and was reminded how much it makes me want to kick puppies...

"I ordered a dress offline..."

No. You ordered it online. You may have ordered it off of a certain website, but the collective internet is ONLINE.

Okay, I feel better!

 

[DWGal210]

I feel like I have so many pet peeves. I need to lighten up.

* My house is a no gum chewing and no ice crunching zone. I cannot stand the sounds that both of those things make. Ick.

* As a close 2nd to the above: I don't want to hear you smacking your food. I have a friend whose husband is so loud when he eats, it's gross.

* If you're an adult who has lived in the US for the better part of your life, you should know where the states are located. There are only 50 of them, it's not brain surgery. For my job I work with lots of people around the US and am shocked at how often I have to tell them where Iowa is. Like they don't even know it's in the Midwest. Baffling. ("Is that where they grow potatoes?" )

* Dads - when you are spending time with your own children, it's not babysitting. If you created them or adopted them, you are NOT a babysitter. (I'm picking on dads here because I've not heard a mom say it, but I'm sure there are moms out there who have.)

I'm sure there are more but those are just the ones that came to mind the fastest.

 

[JaneBanks]

Liberry is the worst.

It is Li-BRARY!

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

Leggings as pants. I've been seeing WAY too much of that lately. It doesn't matter if your wearing the tall "cute" boots. They are still not pants.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Okay, this is really stupid but when someone calls a Scottish accent a 'brogue' it annoys me. An Irish accent is a brogue. A Scottish accent is known as a burr.

It's just that my crush is a Scot and I hear the word 'brogue' applied to his accent all the time.

I told you it was stupid.

 

[scrapquitler]

My biggest pet peeve: People who are late. If you tell me you are going to meet me somewhere at 5:00, be there at 5:00 not 5:05. I planned and made arrangements so that I would be there BEFORE 5:00 so that I could meet you there AT 5:00

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

When I worked at a bank people would say I want to deposit to my chicken acct. IT'S A CHECKING ACCT people.

 

[Heidi K]

* Dads - when you are spending time with your own children, it's not babysitting. If you created them or adopted them, you are NOT a babysitter. (I'm picking on dads here because I've not heard a mom say it, but I'm sure there are moms out there who have.)

YES! For some reason, it also really bothers me when a husband/dad says, "We're pregnant." No, you're not! SHE's pregnant. It's fine if you want to say "We're having a baby" or "We're going to be parents" or whatever.

 

[Art 1]

Undercooked potatoes. Bothers me to no end.

 

[SLP958]

Leggings as pants. I've been seeing WAY too much of that lately. It doesn't matter if your wearing the tall "cute" boots. They are still not pants.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

An abundance of punctuation.

Does that mean you are really excited!!!!!!!! or really stupid???????

 

[hereyago]

Baby on Board signs: the 80's called and wants them back and if you do have a baby on board stop speeding.

 

[Girlfriday17]

Use of the words irregardless and unthaw. Drives me crazy.

 

[emer95]

I have too many pet peeves to list! Most of the things mentioned bug me too. Solidarity!

My latest pet peeve seems to be an epidemic. It's the ridiculous overuse of ellipses. I see this at work, and all over the Dis. It makes no sense at all. Here is an example of an email I got at work. This woman is incapable of using a single period, and she's an educator!

"Hey everyone...... my class will be taking a field trip..... to the museum...... on Friday..... around 11:00...... so we won't be in the cafeteria for lunch.........

What's the point? Can't you say the same thing quickly and easily without all of that? Not to mention, a real ellipse is only THREE periods.

 

[kimj88]

My biggest pet peeve: People who are late. If you tell me you are going to meet me somewhere at 5:00, be there at 5:00 not 5:05. I planned and made arrangements so that I would be there BEFORE 5:00 so that I could meet you there AT 5:00

I SOOOO agree with this!!!

 

[kaytieeldr]

* If you're an adult who has lived in the US for the better part of your life, you should know where the states are located. There are only 50 of them, it's not brain surgery. For my job I work with lots of people around the US and am shocked at how often I have to tell them where Iowa is. Like they don't even know it's in the Midwest. Baffling. ("Is that where they grow potatoes?" )

Depends. There could be as many as 57 states, although most of us don't seem to know where the newest seven are, or what they're named.

Pet peeves at the moment? Stupid drivers; the repeated use of the non-word "dinning" on the Restaurant forums and other boards here on the DIS. Not a typo, too much usage.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Leggings as pants. I've been seeing WAY too much of that lately. It doesn't matter if your wearing the tall "cute" boots. They are still not pants.

I say this ALLLLL of the time. They are especially not workout attire. (I am referring to true leggings.)

My biggest pet peeve: People who are late. If you tell me you are going to meet me somewhere at 5:00, be there at 5:00 not 5:05. I planned and made arrangements so that I would be there BEFORE 5:00 so that I could meet you there AT 5:00

Me too.

Undercooked potatoes. Bothers me to no end.

I have too many pet peeves to list! Most of the things mentioned bug me too. Solidarity!

My latest pet peeve seems to be an epidemic. It's the ridiculous overuse of ellipses. I see this at work, and all over the Dis. It makes no sense at all. Here is an example of an email I got at work. This woman is incapable of using a single period, and she's an educator!

"Hey everyone...... my class will be taking a field trip..... to the museum...... on Friday..... around 11:00...... so we won't be in the cafeteria for lunch.........

What's the point? Can't you say the same thing quickly and easily without all of that? Not to mention, a real ellipse is only THREE periods.

I am so guilty of this. I mean, I do only use three period though.

 

[sunshinehighway]

My biggest pet peeve right now is people who drive giant vehicles and take up the whole street. As we get more and more snow, our streets (especially sidestreets) are getting narrower and narrower.
Now I realize that giant SUV needs more room but move a little. I don't want to have to drive in a snowbank when we past by one another.

Oh, my other one is people who don't even attempt to clean the snow off the top of their car.

 

[jrmasm]

My biggest pet peeve right now is people who drive giant vehicles and take up the whole street. As we get more and more snow, our streets (especially sidestreets) are getting narrower and narrower.
Now I realize that giant SUV needs more room but move a little. I don't want to have to drive in a snowbank when we past by one another.

Oh, my other one is people who don't even attempt to clean the snow off the top of their car.

That is my #1 right now. The terrible things that go through my mind when I see that.

Cue the excuses.

 

[sunshinehighway]

That is my #1 right now. The terrible things that go through my mind when I see that.

Cue the excuses.

I know. I don't expect someone to get every little piece of snow off their car. At least make some type of attempt to clean it off though. I hate seeing people with 8 inches of untouched snow on the top of their cars.