Pet Peeves

Retards who are obnoxiously loud at diners or some small restuarant chanis. I just want to stand up and say STFU! People are trying to relax and eat ***holes. A few months ago a group of went to a diner for dinner (i didn't know 5 out of the 10 people) and they were all being loud with the exception of me and one of my friends. Then they started with the tossing of things back and fourth (we had two booths.) Me and my friend were gonna move to another table but there were none. I felt like the immature ***hole that the people there probably thought of us as.

Originally Posted by: schmangeoh man... I've got a whole page of Dad pet peeves that used to drive me nuts.
Like not letting us use the new fireplace because he didn't want to get it dirty.
He also didn't want to ruin the new windows with an air conditioner so he put the air conditioner in the fireplace instead

My dad bitches constantly that he doesn't want things in plain site, "I don't want the neighbors knowing what were doing!" (he owns his own cinstruction co so theres always equipment and trucks here that meed fixing or just parked.) But the other day he bought a house trailer (so he wont have to pay for a motel when he stays overnight in MD) and its been sitting in the drive way for a few days. I just want to slap him upside the head and be like, "WTF do you call that!"

Originally Posted by: schmangeoh man... I've got a whole page of Dad pet peeves that used to drive me nuts.
Like not letting us use the new fireplace because he didn't want to get it dirty.
He also didn't want to ruin the new windows with an air conditioner so he put the air conditioner in the fireplace instead

I've got a bunch about my dad too. Like how he gets really angry when he watches curling on TV. Curling!

Hair on a bar of soap.

Originally Posted by: earthman buckI've got a bunch about my dad too. Like how he gets really angry when he watches curling on TV. Curling!

Hey man, curling can get pretty intense. Back in '81 in the St. Olive national championships, my dad got his leg ripped off by a timber wolf while sweeping. Well, one thing lead to another and the authorities found out the opposing team from Greece had paid that timber wolf off to take out my father. His leg grew back, but the memories still remain. :(

Originally Posted by: grizzlymintHey man, curling can get pretty intense. Back in '81 in the St. Olive national championships, my dad got his leg ripped off by a timber wolf while sweeping. Well, one thing lead to another and the authorities found out the opposing team from Greece had paid that timber wolf off to take out my father. His leg grew back, but the memories still remain. :(

What a tragic tale! Reminds me the tainted hot dog scandal from the 1995 Competitive Eating Competition at Nathans in New York. Horrible. I still have nightmares. I was covering the match for Porcine Monthly as fodder for my column 'Hey Lard-o'. Once the Salmnoella set in, there was complete madness. Chunks of hot dogs and bits of bread flying, people diving under tables. And the screaming. The horrible, horrible screaming....

Thats truly a sad tale hunter. I had no idea that was you. I was that elusive Ted Danson lookalike that was such a big hit there, I'm sure you remember me. I feel for ya though man. The same thing happened to me in the '84 maple smoked bacon eating contest...I shan't say what became of me, but with a little Googling, you'l find out.

New One: Skipping Cd's

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by: grizzlymintNew One: Skipping Cd's

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Skipping cds...dvds....Movies with jumpy picture...BAd radio reception...AARRGGG!!!!

...on the bright side-I'm sure you don't have as much of a problem with this as you did before...

Originally Posted by: ericthecableguySkipping cds...dvds....Movies with jumpy picture...BAd radio reception...AARRGGG!!!!

That's a HUGE peeve for me: when machines that are programmed to do certain things refuse to do those things.

Like if I'm on my computer and I say "Computer! Open a new Internet window!" and it just shuts down, that pisses me off.

On the other hand, computers are complex devices that have many functions. It is much more angering when something like a DVD player (whose only function is to play DVDs) refuses to work.

"DVD player! Play this DVD!"
"I will not, sir!"
"You must!"
"Very well. I will play the video, but with no sound!"
*head explodes due to rage*

Also, I would like to share another Dad-peeve.

My Dad has this habit of shaking his head at everything he sees on TV. This headshaking can mean anything from disapproval to enjoyment, and you never know which it is.

Sometimes I just want to grab him by his ears and shake his head vigorously, shouting "WHAT IS YOUR MOTHER****ING PROBLEM?!?!?!?!"

Originally Posted by: ericthecableguySkipping cds...dvds....Movies with jumpy picture...BAd radio reception...AARRGGG!!!!

...on the bright side-I'm sure you don't have as much of a problem with this as you did before...

Oh screw you man.

Originally Posted by: earthman buckThat's a HUGE peeve for me: when machines that are programmed to do certain things refuse to do those things.

Like if I'm on my computer and I say "Computer! Open a new Internet window!" and it just shuts down, that pisses me off.

On the other hand, computers are complex devices that have many functions. It is much more angering when something like a DVD player (whose only function is to play DVDs) refuses to work.

"DVD player! Play this DVD!"
"I will not, sir!"
"You must!"
"Very well. I will play the video, but with no sound!"
*head explodes due to rage*

Also, I would like to share another Dad-peeve.

My Dad has this habit of shaking his head at everything he sees on TV. This headshaking can mean anything from disapproval to enjoyment, and you never know which it is.

Sometimes I just want to grab him by his ears and shake his head vigorously, shouting "WHAT IS YOUR MOTHER****ING PROBLEM?!?!?!?!"

Uh oh, I do the head shake thing too! Must be an older guy thing. :D

New Peeve:

Being ill all weekend, but just knowing you'll be well enough to work in the morning.... (uuuuurgh)

Originally Posted by: grizzlymintOh screw you man.

I love you too grizzly :cool: .

New Dad-peeve:

How he tries to explain things I already know to me.

Today he was talking about poker chip for some reason, and I couldn't quite hear what he was talking about, so I said "What?"

He said "A poker chip." When I nodded and said "Ah," he decided to go ahead and tell me what a poker chip is and how it works. I was like, "Frick man, I know how a goddamn poker chip works. It's really not that difficult a concept."

He kept going.



One of these days I'm gonna take 'im out back and finish 'im off.

Status/progress bars. Y'know, those bars that fill up when downloading, installing, or for whatever reason have to wait on the computer. There's several reasons for this:
It might load to 83% fairly quickly...then take it's sweet ass time.
The bar gets totally full to 100% Yea! But wait, there's more. Here's another empty bar to replace it.
Granted, sometimes they have 2 bars...the top one being the sub-folders and bottom being the "main" one. But don't count on that one being the only one either...it often gets renewed with another "main" progress bar just as easily, further increasing disappointment and impatience.

Oh well...they don't anger me. Just a peeve. Guess they're still better than an hourglass!

Originally Posted by: earthman buckOne of these days I'm gonna take 'im out back and finish 'im off.

Careful. I'll tell you what my old man always told me. "I may have taught you everything you know, but I didn't teach you everything I know..." He would say that every time it looked like we were getting ready to start smacking each other. :o

Originally Posted by: hunter60Careful. I'll tell you what my old man always told me. "I may have taught you everything you know, but I didn't teach you everything I know..." He would say that every time it looked like we were getting ready to start smacking each other. :o

I love that saying, I want to adopt a kid for a day just so I can say that.


My dad stutters like a mad man on the phone. It drives me crazy. He used to stutter as a kid, and went to classes to correct it. Apparently anti-depressants and alcohol incorrected it. I don't see how he gets any customers, because a good deal of his job (he has a small business as a stone mason) is talking to customers on the phone. I've also heard him cus out a good many customers. In fact, he called and threatened a guy the other day, because the guy has been ducking out of paying my dad 7500 dollars. We're taking them to court and my uncle is a lawyer and is helping and what not. I feel sorry for my uncle, because my dad is going to mess it up. That went into a rant.

And my mom chews really loud.... and by loud I mean I've heard cows that eat quieter.

That is all.

Originally Posted by: iiholly
And my mom chews really loud.... and by loud I mean I've heard cows that eat quieter.

That is all.

Thats enough for me to kill someone, I really hate that.

Originally Posted by: R. ShackleferdStatus/progress bars. Y'know, those bars that fill up when downloading, installing, or for whatever reason have to wait on the computer. There's several reasons for this:
It might load to 83% fairly quickly...then take it's sweet ass time.
The bar gets totally full to 100% Yea! But wait, there's more. Here's another empty bar to replace it.
Granted, sometimes they have 2 bars...the top one being the sub-folders and bottom being the "main" one. But don't count on that one being the only one either...it often gets renewed with another "main" progress bar just as easily, further increasing disappointment and impatience.

Oh well...they don't anger me. Just a peeve. Guess they're still better than an hourglass!

In my computer science class I remember programming a little program that was just a loading bar which went so slow it took almost FOREVER to complete. In fact, at certain points the bar would start to go the other way for a minute or so. When the bar finally finished a message would pop up saying "Please insert Disc 2"

People that explain entire movie plots to you.

I told my bud on the bus that i saw 300 this weekend. He told me he saw two movies. I made the mistake of asking about them.

He literally spent 25 minutes non stop dryly explaining the plots of two stupid films. bah