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CherryBomb954
07-15-2008, 12:43 AM
My pet peeve is when people stand to close to you in line at the supermarket/any store really. I hate it when I barely look to the side and someone's freakin face is practically on my shoulder.
Speaking of other grocery store woes....
When I am browsing the shelf for something (like, taking a second to compare prices, look at the ounces of something) and someone has to come up and look over my shoulder then try to reach around me to grab something. Just wait a fucking second!!!
Or, when someone in line behind me is huffing and puffing like I'm not going fast enough unloading my shit.
Un-grocery store related, I HATE...
People who say "My Bad".....:bomb: UGH! Just stop! Clueless came out over 10 years ago why hasn't that stupid fucking saying died yet???
When I get told to "Smile!" by random strangers, or when I'm having a shitty day and someone will say "Aw, come on, smile! It isn't that bad!" I guess I just hate being told to smile, especially if I don't know the person.
Those "Viva Viagra" commercials.
and last but not least....guys who wear socks with sandals, or guys who wear those ugly "mandal" sandals.
Sveta
07-15-2008, 01:53 AM
When I get told to "Smile!" by random strangers, or when I'm having a shitty day and someone will say "Aw, come on, smile! It isn't that bad!" I guess I just hate being told to smile, especially if I don't know the person.
argh yes. WTF is up with random strangers in the store telling me to smile? I realize a lot of people out west here DO just walk around smiling, and that's cool...but where I'm from, that will just make people think you're crazy. So I'm not used to doing that. Besides, I'm in the grocery store! What am I supposed to do, stand there grinning like an idiot at the wall of milk cartons?
Those "Viva Viagra" commercials.
:rotfl: those crack me up! Then again, any commercial that involves diarrhea, gas, erectile dysfunction, constipation, "that gotta-go feeling" or any other kind of socially awkward TMI bodily function makes me laugh my ass off. Juvenile perhaps, but I can't help what silly things amuse me. :P
Polekitten
07-15-2008, 02:38 AM
Yey so glad Im not the only one. CK yes I have seen that episode of Sex and the city and it made my blood boil but the end was funny where the woman's kid got told off in the store.
I totally love this episode too and hate being told to take my shoes off.
Tbh, I'd rather have a bit of outside dirt on my carpet than peoples stinky, feet. Feet are really gross and carry althetes foot and fungle infections, gimme dirt over that any time.
shasta
07-15-2008, 02:48 AM
oh i also hate the mandals on straight guys!
rubyredlipsss
07-15-2008, 03:30 AM
i HATE HATE HATE loud chewing...my best friend chews soooooo loudly and it irritates me beyond belief that i avoid eating with her. if we're on the phone and she starts eating, i tell her to call me back once she's finished.
i can't stand the smile thing either. it's really offensive to me because women are expected to smile, whereas men aren't (won't go off on a feminist rant). it almost always happens when i'm doing something completely boring and have no reason to smile. i mean really, if i'm waiting for a to-go order do i need to smile?? no, i'm fucking hungry, it's not like YAY i get to sit here hungry as hell.
scratching, I CANNOT stand the sound of scratching.
and i have so many pet peeves w/ driving, that it would take me forever to list them. but my main one are those who brake too much. i drive stick, so it pisses me off even more than when i drove an automatic.
jaizaine
07-15-2008, 03:54 AM
oh i also hate the mandals on straight guys!
what are mandals?
Lysondra
07-15-2008, 04:03 AM
http://www.h-lame.com/images/mandals.jpg
jaizaine
07-15-2008, 05:06 AM
^^
yuck those are so lame!!
Peanut_Butter
07-15-2008, 05:07 AM
lol. Yes, I hate guys who wear socks with sandals. Pick one! not both!
I also hate random people telling me to smile. I usually reply with " My grandfather died today."
I hate when my boyfriend leaves pee on the toilet seat. In my own home I should not need to check the seat before sitting on it. Fucking wipe your piss up or lift the lid!
I hate it when people go through the self check out and they dont have a fucking clue how to use it. Even worse if they have a whole cart full of shit.
I hate slot machine slappers! Slapping the button loudly doesn't do t any different than pressing the button. no need to slap.
I HATE people who chew with their mouth open or talk with their mouth full. where you born in a barn?
Lysondra
07-15-2008, 05:12 AM
People who have 13 things in the 12 thing isle and think it's okay because two things are the same (like its TWO loaves of bread, that makes 12 things!!!). Arg.
Hello_Kitty27
07-15-2008, 06:34 AM
oh i also hate the mandals on straight guys!
CAN NOT STAND THESE!!!!! On any guy really, they just make me crazy.
Jezzebelle
07-15-2008, 07:33 AM
Check out women who comment on the food Iv bought, like `ooh this looks nice` while they turn it all around and eye it up, almost licking their lips.
Its as bad as someone staring at your dinner and asking about it.
Iv had this everytime Iv bought Brioche in the last 2 weeks! Im not sure I want it after its been checked over so closely by someone drooling over it.
holiday
07-15-2008, 09:18 AM
OH MY GOD I FUCKING HATE IT WHEN GUYS TELL ME TO SMILE ! HATE HATE HATE HATEHATE! It's making me angry just thinking about it. I despise it. I'll walk by a stranger on the street and get, "smile!" It's like, who the fuck are you, that you get a smile?! Do I know you? Did you do something for me to get me to smile at you, WTF are you owed a smile? Are you my boss? I just fucking hate it. GRRRRR.
Glamgirl
07-15-2008, 09:52 AM
:laughing: what?? If I heard someone doing that, I'd be too busy laughing my ass off to get peeved at them.
I do hate it when people make disgusting noises when they eat. Smacking food, chewing so loudly I can hear it on the other end of the table, making that nails-on-chalkboard noise by scraping their fork against the plate, talking with their mouths full so little pieces of chewed food fly out, slurping soup....BLECH!
Its horrible, the ex used to do this all the time, its gross its kinda like hickups and burps but baaaaad!
Oh and a chav must just be a brit thing http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chav
JDanielle
07-15-2008, 10:20 AM
Gum. I can't stand the sound, the smell, the way people look when they're chewing it. And popping and bubble blowing! It's so obnoxious and disgusting, like chewing the same bite of food forever. And even people who don't eat with their mouths open will sometimes chew gum with their mouths open, like that's more acceptable. Kids will grab it with their fingers, stretch it out, and let it snap back into their mouths, and other gross things. Gum is not allowed in my house and if people are chewing gum when they want lap dances, I make them spit it out.
My boyfriend has monster burps. They sound like they hurt and it makes me skin crawl but normally I can deal with it, because I guess he can't help it. But twice in the last two days he has burped while less than a foot away from me, and I smelled it. The second time, I was drunk and queasy anyway, and it made me throw up. Boys are yucky.
CKXXX
07-15-2008, 10:35 AM
Check out women who comment on the food Iv bought, like `ooh this looks nice` while they turn it all around and eye it up, almost licking their lips.
Its as bad as someone staring at your dinner and asking about it.
Iv had this everytime Iv bought Brioche in the last 2 weeks! Im not sure I want it after its been checked over so closely by someone drooling over it.
On this note..when the check out person(usually at Walgreens for some reason...ALL of them! Its happened multiple times in stores all over the country) have to comment on everything you buy. Even flipping through the magazines saying"oh..look at that..thats interesting"
WTF?? I dont have all god dammed day..you WORK here..look through the damn magazines on your own time..I have other things I'd like to do today!!!
Starfire
07-15-2008, 11:37 AM
add me to the list of people who hate being told to smile. Who smiles all the time anyways, unless they're on drugs or mentally ill?
Old men who stare at me in the grocery store really bug me too. *shudder*
CKXXX
07-15-2008, 12:23 PM
add me to the list of people who hate being told to smile. Who smiles all the time anyways, unless they're on drugs or mentally ill?
I know...who just walks around grinning like a Chesire cat 24/7? Want me to smile? MAKE me smile!! Preferably by handing me lots of cash!
Sveta
07-15-2008, 02:35 PM
Gum.
YES. How could I have forgotten that?
UltraViolet
07-15-2008, 03:23 PM
One stood out for me at the moment:
Talking on cell phones when paying for groceries at the cash register or ordering at the drive thru speaker. You can't wait a minute and wrap up your transaction? I hate when I'm in line behind somebody ordering food in a fast food place and they tell the cashier "hold on" while they finish their convo. Bitch, finish your call later!
And I also hate people who get up to order and when they're asked for details (do you want a large or small? What kind of soda? etc) they have to whip out the cell phone and actually CALL right there in the line to ask another person what they want! You should know exactly what you want before getting in line to order!
Hello_Kitty27
07-15-2008, 03:27 PM
One stood out for me at the moment:
Talking on cell phones when paying for groceries at the cash register or ordering at the drive thru speaker. You can't wait a minute and wrap up your transaction? I hate when I'm in line behind somebody ordering food in a fast food place and they tell the cashier "hold on" while they finish their convo. Bitch, finish your call later!
And I also hate people who get up to order and when they're asked for details (do you want a large or small? What kind of soda? etc) they have to whip out the cell phone and actually CALL right there in the line to ask another person what they want! You should know exactly what you want before getting in line to order!
AGREED! I always either hang up with people or put them on hold, depending on who i'm on the phone with. I try not to even walk around the store talking to people, when it happens though, I try to talk quietly (not easy for me!) so that half the store doesn't hear me, B/c I hate that too.
CKXXX
07-15-2008, 03:34 PM
One stood out for me at the moment:
Talking on cell phones when paying for groceries at the cash register or ordering at the drive thru speaker. You can't wait a minute and wrap up your transaction? I hate when I'm in line behind somebody ordering food in a fast food place and they tell the cashier "hold on" while they finish their convo. Bitch, finish your call later!
And I also hate people who get up to order and when they're asked for details (do you want a large or small? What kind of soda? etc) they have to whip out the cell phone and actually CALL right there in the line to ask another person what they want! You should know exactly what you want before getting in line to order!
HA! Or people who stand in line at a fast food place or movie theater concession,then when they get to the front look at the menu and decide.Or wait until THEN to ask the gaggle of kids with them what they all want. Theres a LINE douche...you couldnt figure that out beforehand? Then menu has barely changed in decades anyway..
UltraViolet
07-15-2008, 03:39 PM
^^I usually have a general idea what I want in fast food places but honestly sometimes I'm guilty of taking a second to read the menu because I can't see it from far away (nearsighted?)
VeraLynn
07-15-2008, 04:02 PM
SIGNAL WHEN YOU DRIVE.... and that DOES NOT mean THE SECOND BEFORE YOU TURN or... AS you're changing into th g-ddamn lane!! I figured it out by THEN douche!!
My mother does that. :/
I drive a Mazda Miata. It's got the flip-up headlights that are big and round.. and bright. I HATE it when people flash their high beams at me when my high beams are not even on!
I also have the "Are you out of blinker fluid?" pet peeve.
And people, if you're driving a big huge truck, SUV, or ANYTHING bigger than my Miata - please, please, PLEASE do not tailgate said Miata. You are scaring the daylights out of the cute stripper inside who is afraid she is going to turn into mush if she has to use her brakes in an emergency in front of you! :O
EDIT: CherryBomb... Doh! I had no idea it was even from a movie. I.. just.. say it.... sorry.. lol
CherryBomb954
07-15-2008, 04:17 PM
Lysondra: Thanks for posting the mandal picture! A visual is definitely needed to appreciate the horridness of those things.
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i can't stand the smile thing either. it's really offensive to me because women are expected to smile, whereas men aren't (won't go off on a feminist rant). it almost always happens when i'm doing something completely boring and have no reason to smile. i mean really, if i'm waiting for a to-go order do i need to smile?? no, i'm fucking hungry, it's not like YAY i get to sit here hungry as hell.
Yes! I mean, WTF? Funny too you'd mention waiting for a to-go order, cause it has happened to me a few times doing that! Last time I was at the taco shop waiting for my burrito.....
I also wanted to add that I really think this is an attempt at a pick up by men....
argh yes. WTF is up with random strangers in the store telling me to smile? I realize a lot of people out west here DO just walk around smiling, and that's cool...but where I'm from, that will just make people think you're crazy. So I'm not used to doing that. Besides, I'm in the grocery store! What am I supposed to do, stand there grinning like an idiot at the wall of milk cartons?
I know, right? WTF is it necessary to sit there with a shit eating grin on my face while comparing the price of butter? Like I said I think some people really are just dumb but it is definitely an attempt at trying to start a conversation with us by some of the creeps. Like I'm gonna smile at them when they say "smile" and go "Oh hi, nice to meet you, my name is .....wanna fuck??"
Sveta
07-15-2008, 05:42 PM
oh and...people who are slow annoy the hell out of me. Maybe it's a city thing, but I want to shove people out of my way when they're moving at the speed of a slug.
anomar
07-15-2008, 06:34 PM
The whole 'smile' thing resonates with me too!
This entire thread is pretty great. Thanks ladies!
Stevie06
07-15-2008, 06:53 PM
When people tell me to smile, I always do while telling them to FUCK OFF. I hate that hate that hate that. I dont even tolerate that anymore.
rubyredlipsss
07-15-2008, 08:31 PM
without fail the smile thing always happens when i'm picking up food, or at the grocery store and it's always w/ older men. i mean, really i genuinely look under the age of 20 (even though i'm not), do they think i'll go for someone over twice my age with a big belly and double chin?? i know i'm usually wearing ratty sweats and no make-up but stiiiiiill. i usually don't say anything and just glare at them like wtf
Pretty_Penny
07-16-2008, 12:47 PM
-i know it's "weird" because it's so common, but i'm not fond of people who i don't really know asking me how my day is and then staring off into space when i respond. it's a very "american" thing.. asking questions "for the sake of asking" when you don't really give a shit about the answer. it's fake and it peeves me.
-people who are rude to people in the service industry... ESPECIALLY when the "problem" has absolutely nothing to do with the employee.
-homophobia, sexism, racism
-being licked by animals. i love love love love my pets, but i seriously can't stand licks. cat licks are 3937 times worse than dog licks to me. i -hate- the way their tongues feel.
-wooden spoons and popsicle sticks. just looking at them makes my tongue/teeth feel weird. bleh.
-iceberg lettuce ...... i HATE when restaurants use it as "filler" or "presentation". it's the cheapest lettuce possible and the WORST lettuce to boot. it tastes like bitter water. i won't order a salad unless it has a different type of lettuce. screw iceberg.
-palm trees........ ugliest. fucking. tree. ever. why does everyone feel the need to put pictures of them on everything?
-men yelling at me to get my attention unless i am in some sort of severe danger. i don't mind being approached per say, but don't yell "HEY GIRL!" "HEY SHORTY!" or... worse yet (because 90% of guys do it and think it's clever/original) "HEY RED!" over and over when i am OBVIOUSLY ignoring you. saying "psssssssssssssst" really loud doesn't make me want to stop and talk to you either.
-going along with the last one: strange men who start walking REALLY close (almost touching) to me or behind me when they're trying to hit on me. it's like, hello, i don't know you and that sort of behavior comes across as aggressive and makes me feel extremely defensive.
-people who say "why would you do that?" or "what MADE you do that?" when asking me about my hair/piercings/tattoos. i'm also not fond of "so you like it?" or "so you like that sort of thing?" .....no i fucking hate it.... that's why i did it.
-people who cough/sneeze when standing/sitting close to me without making an attempt to cover their mouth.
-there are a lot of "peeves" that happen at work.. but one of my biggest ones is guys texting/talking on their cell phones right by the stage. omg omg omg >_< go to hell you rude bastard.
Pretty_Penny
07-16-2008, 01:03 PM
RE: THE SMILE THING (because there's too many responses to quote)
i totally agree with all of you. the other day at the grocery store the male cashier goes "how are you?" and i'm like "fine" so he says "you should smile!" and i give like, a half-assed grin. then he says "are you SURE you're ok?" and i'm like "yeah....... i'm fine" and he goes "well it's my job to make sure you're happy" then AGAIN says "you SUUUURE?" in that really patronizing/taunting/talking to a child voice, as if he just said "you want some iccee creaam??"
dude, i -was- fine, but i'm NOT. ANY. FUCKING. MORE.
it's like, christ, i was just standing there waiting for you to ring up my groceries. wtf am i supposed to do? grin the entire time like a maniac???
>_<
UltraViolet
07-16-2008, 01:08 PM
Oh the fucking smile thing....and then if you do anything less than smile for them, you're now the "crabby bitch" ::)
CKXXX
07-16-2008, 02:06 PM
-iceberg lettuce ...... i HATE when restaurants use it as "filler" or "presentation". it's the cheapest lettuce possible and the WORST lettuce to boot. it tastes like bitter water. i won't order a salad unless it has a different type of lettuce. screw iceberg.
-people who say "why would you do that?" or "what MADE you do that?" when asking me about my hair/piercings/tattoos. i'm also not fond of "so you like it?" or "so you like that sort of thing?" .....no i fucking hate it.... that's why i did it.
I thought I was the only one with an aversion to iceberg!! Its so yucky and just provides NO nutrition whatsoever! It irks me that upscale restaurants serve an iceberg wedge as if its a gourmet meal. Its a 2 cent chunk of useless roughage ...and you are charging liek $15 for it?? Please....
And unsolicited opinions on ANYTHING is just SO rude. Guys randomly saying they dont like my dress,or earrings,or whatever..who the FUCK asked your opinion???
Luxurious1
07-16-2008, 02:06 PM
god, i get the smile thing all the freaking time too!!!! always by males. f off!!!
Lysondra
07-16-2008, 05:34 PM
Speaking of the 'why would you do that?' re: tattoos... some guy the other day was all, "You're so beautiful and then that just ruins it! It ruins everything!!"
I rolled my eyes and went, "Thank you sir, I didn't realize. I'll make sure to get it removed tomorrow!"
Yea, I totally fucking get tattoos so I can make one old man happy.
Andygirl
07-16-2008, 10:10 PM
I hate when I'm walking through the club to leave and some dumb bitch says, "OMG, you look just like a teacher!" Or librarian, etc. The reason they say this? Because I wear GLASSES. Yes, idiot, everyone who wears glasses is a teacher. I'm decked out in false eyelashes, a shit ton of makeup, and I'm wearing capris and a t-shirt with no bra. I really look like a teacher, don't I??::)
(I am bitter today.)
Lysondra
07-16-2008, 10:15 PM
I hate when I'm walking through the club to leave and some dumb bitch says, "OMG, you look just like a teacher!" Or librarian, etc. The reason they say this? Because I wear GLASSES. Yes, idiot, everyone who wears glasses is a teacher. I'm decked out in false eyelashes, a shit ton of makeup, and I'm wearing capris and a t-shirt with no bra. I really look like a teacher, don't I??::)
(I am bitter today.)
Everyone fucking says that to me... wtf... I'm wearing glasses and a gstring, "Wow you're a secretary?!"
DAFUCK?
Pretty_Penny
07-16-2008, 10:43 PM
I thought I was the only one with an aversion to iceberg!! Its so yucky and just provides NO nutrition whatsoever! It irks me that upscale restaurants serve an iceberg wedge as if its a gourmet meal. Its a 2 cent chunk of useless roughage ...and you are charging liek $15 for it?? Please....
seriously. perhaps the most "upitty/pretentious" thing i will ever do is completely refuse to return to an upscale restaurant that serves me an expensive salad consisting mostly of iceberg. i just feel blatantly ripped off and patronized.
Pretty_Penny
07-16-2008, 10:46 PM
Speaking of the 'why would you do that?' re: tattoos... some guy the other day was all, "You're so beautiful and then that just ruins it! It ruins everything!!"
I rolled my eyes and went, "Thank you sir, I didn't realize. I'll make sure to get it removed tomorrow!"
i've had that happen too. i think i mentioned on here that an old fat balding man once told me tattoos are "pase" (yeah. he literally said pase) and that i'm "better than that".
ok, mr. mcfatass
rubyredlipsss
07-17-2008, 12:03 AM
^ i hate iceberg lettuce too! it's gross.
i thought another: i used to know this girl who went to parties and tell us which guy she was gonna hook up with that night and to not talk to him (keep in mind she hadn't even talked to the guy yet) maybe this doesn't happen much but it irritated me so much!!!
Sophia_Ashley
07-17-2008, 01:08 AM
Everyone fucking says that to me... wtf... I'm wearing glasses and a gstring, "Wow you're a secretary?!"
DAFUCK?
haha. me too. "naughty teacher" ...only time it amuses me is when it's paying me.
LilyLove
07-17-2008, 01:23 AM
I hate Iceburg too. Its like paying someone to give me lawn grass to eat, except the grass would probably have more nutritional value. The salads they sold premade in my dorms used to be one layer of romaine covering up a bed of iceburg. WTF. It sad that they actually acknowledged the crappiness of the iceburg by HIDING it. grumble.
Sveta
07-17-2008, 01:32 AM
damn...give me your unwanted heads of iceberg! :P I love the stuff. I like raw spinach and mixed spring greens, but nothing's quite got the crunchy deliciousness of iceberg. Drizzle a little olive oil on top, a few splashes of red wine and balsamic vinegars, and some freshly ground black pepper... :drool:
Great, now you're making me want some. :P
I hate romaine though...tastes like metal.
Lysondra
07-17-2008, 02:59 AM
No iceberg! Now rocket...
jaizaine
07-17-2008, 08:00 AM
I thought of another one. when someone wants you to do something for them and they "ask" in this way:
"Do you want to hand me that?"
"Um actually no I don't do YOU want me to hand you that?"
It is:
"Can you please hand me that?"
arrrgghhhhhhhhhh
CherryBomb954
07-17-2008, 02:54 PM
Speaking of the 'why would you do that?' re: tattoos... some guy the other day was all, "You're so beautiful and then that just ruins it! It ruins everything!!"
I rolled my eyes and went, "Thank you sir, I didn't realize. I'll make sure to get it removed tomorrow!"
Yea, I totally fucking get tattoos so I can make one old man happy.
After I got my chest piece I would get this all the time. It pissed me of somethin' fierce.
"Why would you ruin yourself like that?" "Why did you choose to put that tattoo there and ruin your beautiful chest?" "That just really de-feminizes you" De-feminizes???
The beautiful chest thing really amazed me, cause this is coming from guys who wouldn't give me the time of day cause I didn't have big boobs, then all of a sudden oh my god my poor chest it's so beautiful why did I ruin it...
I had a guy one time tell me I would have been so much better off it I would have had the piece tattooed on my lower back instead.
Oh yes, I should have done it on my lower back so I can do what everyone else does and fit into your cookie-cutter society. Damn....I'm such an idiot. I soooo should have taken into consideration all the loser old man regulars who do nothing but hang out at a bar at a SC all day and what they might think.
Hello_Kitty27
07-17-2008, 03:27 PM
I never realized how many people hate iceberg with me. I love spring mix, spinach, etc. Can't stand iceberg. Romaine isn't so good either.
Persona
07-17-2008, 07:41 PM
When I walk into a fast food place and there's no one else there, I stand back from the counter for a second to look over the menu... I fucking HATE it when the twat behind the register leans forward and STARES at me like stares while I'm deciding for a good 20 seconds THEN says "can I help you?" yes you can moron and I'll let you know when I'm ready by WALKING UP TO YOU and placing my order.. you see me looking at the menu don't you? FUCK!
Also I find the shoe removal thing funny.. I'm from eastern Canada and the only time anyone ever leaves their shoes on is at a big stranger-attended party. It's an unspoken and unbroken rule. If anyone coming over for a visit walked in with their shoes on, I'd find it really weird and disrespectful. Like, I had no idea people didn't take off their shoes in someone else's house until we had americans visit for a week when i was younger.
jennahoff
07-17-2008, 07:45 PM
boyfriends who whine when they dont get laid.... grrrrr
got2havespunk
07-18-2008, 08:06 PM
I hate it when people whistle indoors. I can handle itside, but indoors ...it's loud and obnoxious!
There's others, but no time now..E just made tofu nuggets!