Pet Peeves

Kamakura · Post by **Kamakura** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:22 am

But Johnny wasn't high up. he was at ground level looking up... I think.
Also the sanity/insanity aspect isn't in question here, just the name of the lurgy

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:56 am

j$ wrote:More peeves

People who use 'your' when they mean 'you're' and people who use 'its' when they mean 'it's'.

Nevermind

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:00 am

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:
j$ wrote:More peeves

People who use 'your' when they mean 'you're' and people who use 'its' when they mean 'it's'.
Nevermind

What, I'm not allowed to have a peeve unless it's unique?

Or am I missing your point?

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:06 am

Kamakura wrote:But Johnny wasn't high up. he was at ground level looking up... I think.
Also the sanity/insanity aspect isn't in question here, just the name of the lurgy

I was indeed on the ground. However the fear was of falling, by proxy. Therefore I put it down to vertigo. It is totally the fear of slipping and plunging. If there is solid ground beneath my feet I am fine (top of la defense, outside) but if it's even a partly glass floor or a wall lower than say, waist height (the Coit (sp?) Tower in SF ) I have to get down to the ground as quickly as possible (without jumping).

Go figure. It's an perception-related illness but that doesn't make it psychosomatic, imo.

J$

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:08 am

New one - People who edit their posts as I reply, thus rendering my reply meaningless.

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:15 am

j$ wrote:
Dan-O from Five-O wrote:
j$ wrote:More peeves

People who use 'your' when they mean 'you're' and people who use 'its' when they mean 'it's'.
Nevermind
What, I'm not allowed to have a peeve unless it's unique?

Or am I missing your point?

(Says quietly to J$ so as to not call attention) Check out the very first post in this thread.

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:25 am

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:(Says quietly to J$ so as to not call attention) Check out the very first post in this thread.

I did. When it was first posted and twice since you wrote that, to see if I'd skipped a layer of meaning or something. I think I see what you're getting at, but I would point you in any case to the thread title. Pet peeves. My peeves, my business?

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:30 am

Again, nevermind. I knew that was going to make you defensive, that's why I tried to edit it so fast.

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:02 am

Bell Green wrote: "You'll have someone's eye out with that".

We were in a restaurant a while back and at the next table there was a whole group of blind folks. As they were getting up to leave, there were white canes waving everywhere, and I so wanted to say this...

Charles

Freudian Slip · Post by **Freudian Slip** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:51 pm

Leaf wrote:
c hack wrote:Cooking yourself is more expensive than buying crappy pre-made meals at the grocery store. Sucks that it's like that, but it is.

Yeah, and it's also VERY VERY painful.

'Cooking yourself' or the Emergency Room bills? Oh, BTW-- Was that baked, broiled, or fried?

So now I'm thinking of that short story by Stephen King about the self- cannibalizing doctor/heroin dealer castaway with nothing but himself for company, entertainment, and er... sustenance.

Peeve--People who talk about Jerry Springer as if it's "reality TV" at its best. For that matter, "reality TV" and Talk Shows in general.
(Must say, I did enjoy the Weird Al spin on that particular subject, though.

)

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:40 pm

king_arthur wrote:
Bell Green wrote: "You'll have someone's eye out with that".
We were in a restaurant a while back and at the next table there was a whole group of blind folks. As they were getting up to leave, there were white canes waving everywhere, and I so wanted to say this...

Charles

I wish you had. That story cracked me up.

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:30 am

people who say that they like "pretty much everything" when it comes to music.

when people ask, "so, what kind of music do you listen to?" like that can be easily answered. the only good answer is "whatever the hell i want." and it also irks me when the answer to that question is used as a basis for whether you're a cool person or not.

people who don't talk about anything other than bands and music.

scene kids.

when my parents forget to call me on my birthday.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:19 pm

fodroy wrote:people who say that they like "pretty much everything" when it comes to music.

what if it's true?
i understand that for most people, it's not, but i think there are some exceptions

-bill

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:26 pm

I think that "pretty much everything" really seems to mean "everything that I like". so, it really doesn't answer the question, although the second pet peeve:

when people ask, "so, what kind of music do you listen to?" like that can be easily answered. the only good answer is "whatever the hell i want."

...is really the first one rephrased as an intimidating comment!! Fodroy!!! Are you saying that rather than being aloof and obscure, one should be mean and direct?

My pet peeve is thus:

People who glare at you ( I don't mean off into space, I mean AT YOU), but when you ask what's wrong, they say "nothing".

Post by jb » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:32 pm

People asking "What kind of music do you like?" when they really should just ask "What was the last CD you bought?" if they want to get a music discussion started. Because really, asking me what music I like is just inviting a long monologue.

People telling me to smile, assuming I'm unhappy, when I'm really just fine.

This isn't a pet peeve yet, but it's becoming one-- people telling me how thick my hair is. Of course, this happens at the hair cut place, but EVERY TIME. Sheesh.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:42 pm

jb wrote:
This isn't a pet peeve yet, but it's becoming one-- people telling me how thick my hair is. Of course, this happens at the hair cut place, but EVERY TIME. Sheesh.

I get that too... but I find it flattering... except I start to wonder when it will stop? Will they still say this when I'm 64?

Do they run their fingers through it, as if they've found the goldmine of haircutting? Sometimes I wonder about those people... is haircutting a fetish??

A genuine pet peeve of mine, and kind of ironic if you've met me, but when people start abstract converstations at a pub while I'm CLEARLY trying to watch and listen to the band... I try to hide in the corner, and they come up and want to talk about weather and the bartender's shitty service.

Bjam · Post by **Bjam** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:44 pm

jb wrote:This isn't a pet peeve yet, but it's becoming one-- people telling me how thick my hair is. Of course, this happens at the hair cut place, but EVERY TIME. Sheesh.

Well done, you've made this Bjam giggle. Back when I had pink in my hair I always had people ask me "why" or "what happened". Ninjas dropped from the ceiling and dyed my hair. Honestly.

john m · Post by **john m** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:47 pm

Using an abbreviation, only to then put in parentheses what it means, and then never use the abbreviation again in the entire document.

I find that really irritating.

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:45 pm

Leaf wrote:I think that "pretty much everything" really seems to mean "everything that I like". so, it really doesn't answer the question, although the second pet peeve:
when people ask, "so, what kind of music do you listen to?" like that can be easily answered. the only good answer is "whatever the hell i want."
...is really the first one rephrased as an intimidating comment!! Fodroy!!! Are you saying that rather than being aloof and obscure, one should be mean and direct?

"pretty much everything" = "i like all music that exists in the world." many people say this.

and i wouldn't say it in a mean and direct way. i would say it in a sarcasticly goofy yet pleasant way so as to not offend.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 2:00 pm

I have sometimes said "I like a lot of things, do you want a list?"
And then they don't, which shows they didn't really care anyway.
As JB said, it would be a dissertation

Ah, here's a peeve:
- people that ask how you are and don't stick around to hear the answer
- people that ignore you when you say hi to them

In cellphone news, I just had an epic battle between Front Line Assembly and the Yelling Cellphone Man. Not sure who won, though.
-bill

Freudian Slip · Post by **Freudian Slip** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:17 pm

Phones. Corded. Cordless. Cell--
Especially cell phones.
People who believe that just because you HAVE a phone MUST mean you want USE it and or have it with you and ON at all times.
Oh, and phone "text messaging" <sigh> Like I need 50 messages that say... "Hey, I've been trying to call you...why isn't your phone on?"

c hack · Post by **c hack** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:41 pm

Freudian Slip wrote:Phones. Corded. Cordless. Cell--
Especially cell phones.
People who believe that just because you HAVE a phone MUST mean you want USE it and or have it with you and ON at all times.
Oh, and phone "text messaging" <sigh> Like I need 50 messages that say... "Hey, I've been trying to call you...why isn't your phone on?"

I was at a bar in Boston watching the Red Sox win the world series. My friend Lianne was half the time text messaging one of her friends at work who was sitting two seats away at the same table. That was pretty annoying. And then the first thing she did when we got outside was call her brother to tell him, even though he doesn't like baseball. Luckily, I'm not a big baseball fan either.

jb wrote:This isn't a pet peeve yet, but it's becoming one-- people telling me how thick my hair is. Of course, this happens at the hair cut place, but EVERY TIME. Sheesh.

You know what? Kiss my fucking ass