Pet Peeves
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The music they play at work. Thought it was ok, at first.
It is a continuous loop of the same songs everyday. Billy Joel, Elton John, Steely Dan
Some Led Zep.. Bruce.
but..
If I hear "Paradise City" on more time..........
It is a continuous loop of the same songs everyday. Billy Joel, Elton John, Steely Dan
Some Led Zep.. Bruce.
but..
If I hear "Paradise City" on more time..........
Ha! I have an uncle who does something similar, but instead "and stuff" he uses "and what not." Except he has a very southern accent, so it sounds like, "... 'n whutnut!"
I've also fallen into a habit of depending on context starting a sentence with "In any event...". I've actually stopped myself mid phrase, causing some to wonder.
That's great! I'll bet they are thinking you have lost a marble or two.
Usually they're not terribly surprised.
I do the "ya know?" a lot too. Trying to break that habit. I can speak very well when I try to, but when talking casually "Stacey from the 'hood" somehow comes through
People with earphones on that fart in the library, okay, so earphones are optional, butt in this particular case...
..yes, yes my eyes are burning
..yes, yes my eyes are burning
"It is what it is." Can't stand that phrase. What genius thought that one up?
Whatever should be banned from commenting on a situation.
People talking excessively in the movie theater, hipsters, people who berate others who don't subscribe to their own personal opinions; in regards to politics, sociology, religion, ect.
The USA stands as number one marketing more and more realistic hand weapons as toys that are all 'made in China'. Two countries still doing this in the 21st century and still advertising with pride. Sickening!
And it is really easy to shave off the orange color in the front thus making it much easier to think that it is a weapon.
New pet peeve: people who stop in front of me or back into me when I'm wheeling along. Now, you'd think that the foot rests hitting the back of their ankles would be enough satisfaction. But, no, I don't want to hurt anyone. Really. So I installed a bicycle bell to let people know I am coming so I don't damage their legs. *ding* *ding* "Look out, please, I don't want to bang into you."
So, I was tooling along at the L.A. Forum, trying to make it to the bathroom and back before the show starts, ringing my little bell. The one that's meant to protect **them** and some high maintenance only-there-with-her-date fashion plate remarks to her identical friend, "Well she thinks she's special, doesn't she?"
No. I don't. In fact, I'm embarrassed to have to sit in a wheelchair when I can actually walk. Just not very far or for very long. And I sure can't stand for an entire show. It bugs me that my husband has to push me around -- except when I convince him I can roll myself to the loo. I love him and I know he really doesn't mind but I feel bad that he has to do it. It's just uncomfortable for a control freak like myself.
The few perks don't make up for that. /rant
So, I was tooling along at the L.A. Forum, trying to make it to the bathroom and back before the show starts, ringing my little bell. The one that's meant to protect **them** and some high maintenance only-there-with-her-date fashion plate remarks to her identical friend, "Well she thinks she's special, doesn't she?"
No. I don't. In fact, I'm embarrassed to have to sit in a wheelchair when I can actually walk. Just not very far or for very long. And I sure can't stand for an entire show. It bugs me that my husband has to push me around -- except when I convince him I can roll myself to the loo. I love him and I know he really doesn't mind but I feel bad that he has to do it. It's just uncomfortable for a control freak like myself.
The few perks don't make up for that. /rant
I eat lunch with two teachers who do this in every story...drives me insane.Here's a pet peeve that I forgot I had until now. Saying "I go" and "He/She/It goes" when you mean, "I said" and "He/She/It said". Lady in the cube next to me is telling a very long story to someone on the phone. She is doing this and driving me crazy. I want to stand up and say to her, "Just F-ing Go Already!"
I can forgive the math teacher, but the language arts teacher? No, not today.
Love it!
I had a professor in college who said (after every sentence), "With this" or "With that."
Huh? Didn't even make sense.
"You'll need to get your paper to me tomorrow, with this."
"This is an excellent children's story with the theme of love and forgiveness, with that."
After a few classes, my friend and I started making tally marks in our notebooks so we could count how many times she said it during the hour.
Strange.
Ex Atlanta Brave Tim Hudson had a horrible "you know" habit. During a short radio interview I counted him saying "you know" 16 times in 60 seconds.
People who label anything with nudity or sexual situations PORN. Let me give you an example:
Cat A posts that he liked the movie Wolf Of Wallstreet. BLAM, a couple posts later somebody blasts said movie as PORN, thus, anyone reading the thread and who hasn't seen the flick will automatically assume cat A is some greasy little pervert who wants everyone to know how freaky they are. You see my dilemma here?
It's even worse when it's a book. You post that you liked, oh, let's say Ellis's AMERICAN PSYCHO (the novel, now, not that Christian Bale nonsense), and of course, somebody has to show how righteous they are by labeling the book as violent, disgusting PORN, and OH, I'd NEVER read that stuff cause I don't like violence toward women--implying that you do.
I watch a lot of R rated flicks (at forty-one, I think I'm old enough), read a lot of books that contain 'erotic situations', but I don't watch or read PORN. God, sometimes it seems like the literary and cinematic revolution of the sixties NEVER HAPPENED. Let's bring back the Hays Office, the Comics Code, let's ban Howl and Tropic of Cancer again. Let's burn our books and movies and conform to the sanitary, politically correct HIVE MENTALITY overtaking the civilized world.
Whew, rant over. Feel better all ready.
Cat A posts that he liked the movie Wolf Of Wallstreet. BLAM, a couple posts later somebody blasts said movie as PORN, thus, anyone reading the thread and who hasn't seen the flick will automatically assume cat A is some greasy little pervert who wants everyone to know how freaky they are. You see my dilemma here?
It's even worse when it's a book. You post that you liked, oh, let's say Ellis's AMERICAN PSYCHO (the novel, now, not that Christian Bale nonsense), and of course, somebody has to show how righteous they are by labeling the book as violent, disgusting PORN, and OH, I'd NEVER read that stuff cause I don't like violence toward women--implying that you do.
I watch a lot of R rated flicks (at forty-one, I think I'm old enough), read a lot of books that contain 'erotic situations', but I don't watch or read PORN. God, sometimes it seems like the literary and cinematic revolution of the sixties NEVER HAPPENED. Let's bring back the Hays Office, the Comics Code, let's ban Howl and Tropic of Cancer again. Let's burn our books and movies and conform to the sanitary, politically correct HIVE MENTALITY overtaking the civilized world.
Whew, rant over. Feel better all ready.