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mcurban
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(ETA:FF) ridiculously lame pet peeves...GO!
mcurban
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Mine: I can't stand it when people call their boyfriend/girlfriend/partner/spouse their "better half."
ETA: especially when that is ALL they call them everysingletime.
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Re: (ETA:FF) ridiculously lame pet peeves...GO!
Is this flame free?
Related: I hate when people say "we" are pregnant or "they" are pregnant, referring to a couple. And not because I'm all "I am woman, I carried the baby, hear me ROAR" but just because I think it's cheesy and annoying.
I'm trying to think of mine, but unfortunately all of my pet peeves are totally valid and anyone who violates them is terrible. I'll keep thinking though.
In the meantime, my SIL gets really really irritated by anyone who sneezes more than once at a time. Even though she knows that they can't help it.
Also related, DH eats a bowl of pretzels every night. It's awesome to listen to that crunching while trying to follow NCIS: LA.
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I don't know if you'd count this but I absolutely hate, hate, hate that Pumped Up Kicks song. It makes my blood boil.
s/o pp's sniffling post, I hate it when old men (anyone really but it's usually old men) use a handkerchief. I think that is so gross.
I cannot stand when people smack and pop gum.
I also have a very specific football-related pet peeve. If I hear Brent Musberger say "nothin' doin'" one more time, I swear to jimmy I'm going to have to kill him.
I looooooove sneezing. I think it is the second most fun thing our body does. I used to be incredibly jealous of people who had multiple sneezes.
Oh! Thought of one!
When someone is eating and they slide their fork under their top teeth and it makes that awful noise. I want to stab my eyes out. No. Stab their eyes out. DH does this as does his whole family.
But like I said, totally valid and anyone who does it is terrible, so not sure if it really counts for this thread
Y'all know mine:
Peeps who say, "I seen."
My stupid pet peeve is that DH gets frustrated when DD won't let him change her diaper. She's 15 months old - she'd rather run around with a naked booty!
Oh, and people calling other people "backwoods" on TB if they choose to use a midwife rather than an OB.
Oh, similarly, people who say, "Look it."
You would loooooooove to be me right about now. I've been sneezing at least 10 times in a row these days. This morning I went about 25 times in a row. I thought I was going to die.
ACK! YES!
I think "ek-specially" tops my all-time language peeves list.
Because you've heard that people who have multiple sneezes are those who are likely to have multiple orgasms, right?
Most repetitive noises drive me slowly insane, especially if I cannot find their source. Today, there is a tiny whistle somewhere near my office, about once every 20 seconds. Although it has stopped for the last few minutes, I am dreading its return. I suspect the noise might be coming from the chair of the dude whose desk is outside my office, and I am about to ask him to please stop moving. I will do that right after I throat punch the dude down the hall who is clearing his throat every 45 seconds.
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I can't think of any right now for myself, but I know it absolutely drives my uncle crazy if he is around someone and they are standing up to eat. I don't think this applies to being out in public. If you are in your own kitchen in your home and you are standing up to eat, it isn't going to be for long, because he is going to make you sit down.
ETA: I did think of one for myself. I hate words that are not words, but they got used so much that they are now in the dictionary. Irregardless is my most hated word. It means without regard already - no need for the ir! But, if you look it up, it is in the dictionary. Oh, and for some reason, there are a couple people I work with who say supposebly (with a b) instead of supposedly (with a d). I have no idea where this came from, and it sounds very subtle, but you can hear it when they say it. Why oh why?
THIS! my little brother did this all the time as a kid and eventually would sneeze out the longest nastiest snot because he wouldn't blow it out. and now DH does this, and i treat him like a child. "will you go get a tissue and blow out your snot already???"
I was just going to post this!
I was coming on here to write this. IT. KILLS. ME.
True story - I had an English teacher in my TX High School (I spent half of HS in MA) who said this. She was such a red neck and also said "might-could" and "might-should." A little part of my New England prep school raised self died inside every single time she opened her mouth.
I quite enjoy sneezing also and I never sneeze less than 3 times. I want to strangle people who sneeze like a mouse. Instead, I just picture their heads imploding b/c they're trying to be polite and nice about it instead of just letting it go! FWIW, I always cover my mouth/nose when I sneeze, so I'm just loud and not getting my germs all over everything else.
I know I have TONS of lame pet peeves, but I'll have to think about them.
Oh, here's one more: I hate my friend's baby. She's so effing needy and ruins our playdates more than half the time, she pisses me off. I wish my friend had never had that kid. FF! haha!
People who watch NCIS: LA. Awful.
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Hot, but so lame.
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use of the word irregardless
Jay had an employee who did that, after EVERY SINGLE DAMN SENTENCE and I once said to him, "Yes, Mike, I *do* know what you mean." And he had this confused look on his face, like he had no clue he said it so much! I had to tell my husband to fire that guy b/c he was so annoying!
I have a co-worker that says pacific when she means specific. Drives.me.nuts.
She also pronounces tortillas TOR-TILL-YAS. Blah.
It drives me bananas when, in traffic, I let someone in front of me and they wave. Gah. Keep both hands on the wheel, and worry about what's in front of you, please!!
Truth.
Also, use of the phrase "those ones" or "these ones." Makes my teeth itch.
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Mine is incredibly picky: I hate when people lick their fingers with their tongue outside of their mouth. Actually, I hate it when anyone licks their fingers, but find it halfway tolerable if they leave their tongue inside their mouth. I do not want to watch/listen to my dog lick, and I certainly don't want to see you do it. Use a napkin.
Oh - and I totally used the word "quod" while playing Words with Friends. In fact, I find it odd that I wasn't allowed to use the word "Jew" but my opponent used the word "tit." No lie.
All of the language pet peeves previously mentioned - ek-spresso, ek-specially, pacific, made up words, but irregardless is the worst. There was a time, a few years ago, that the word spread around my company like wildfire. Even the higher ups were using it! I cringed each time.
I hate, hate, hate the "thank you" email. Especially when it is followed by a "you're welcome" email. It's fine if the person is thanking me, but when you reply all to say thank you to one person, it really grinds my gears. I get hundreds of emails everyday and I don't need to weed through someone else's thank you email, TYVM. ;-)
OMG - My mom recently started doing this. I finally kind of yelled at her, "Mom! You know how to pronounce the damn word, why are you saying it like that?" I felt bad but come on. It is not tor-till-ya chips. It's just not.