My Pet Peeves Those Things That Annoy Me

People who let their kids scream and run around in stores and restaurants

97 points

People who talk on their phones while driving

I admit it - I use my cell phone while I drive, bu more...45 points

I admit it - I use my cell phone while I drive, but only if I have a headset! I've been in many near-accidents because people were busier with their phone conversations than driving. Yikes. :(45 points

People Who Talk At The Movies

So you go to the cinema to see a movie, and the pe more...40 points

So you go to the cinema to see a movie, and the people in the row in front of you do nothing but yack yack yack.40 points

Getting disconnecting after being on hold FOREVER

This always happens when I only have so much time more...40 points

This always happens when I only have so much time too.40 points

Lenses Which Are Just A Lot Of Sales Links

No real content, well maybe a short paragraph if y more...39 points

No real content, well maybe a short paragraph if you are lucky, and then literally hundreds of links to eBay etc... It really gets me mad when they also end up high in the rankings (like one about a very popular bear, that has precious little content but could have been a great lens)39 points

People who cut in line

35 points

Aggressive Dogs Allowed To Be Off The Leash

Their owners feign surprise when these dogs attack more...35 points

Their owners feign surprise when these dogs attack other pooches, so who is really the aggressor?35 points

Cell Phone Users

My biggest pet peeve is when people talk really lo more...30 points

My biggest pet peeve is when people talk really loud on their cell phones right next to me...talk soft please! Geez! Drives me nuts!30 points

Telemarketers

Call over and over everyday30 points

People who can't spell

26 points

People who think they know everything

Done it all & tells you about it. Shut the f*@ more...24 points

Done it all & tells you about it. Shut the f*@K Up I say!24 points

Loud music in the restaurant

This is a no-brainer...I can't even hear myself TH more...23 points

This is a no-brainer...I can't even hear myself THINK!23 points

People smoking when driving with kids in the car.

Really pisses me off!!!!!23 points

People who read their Blackberry while talking to you

Worse yet, people who stare at that thing 24/7. I more...21 points

Worse yet, people who stare at that thing 24/7. I just want to say "hey, you, over here, put that thing away, I'm sitting right in front of you"21 points

People who leave shopping carts in parking spaces

21 points

People who talk too much

You ask a question that needs a simple answer, and more...20 points

You ask a question that needs a simple answer, and he/she gives you a seven tome answer.20 points

Endless Call Trees

You never get the option to talk to a live person!20 points

Poor spelling and grammar

Especially in a professional setting. Memos distri more...20 points

Especially in a professional setting. Memos distributed with your instead of you're, etc. Drives me nuts!20 points

someone pulls out in front of me,then drives 30mph

& being asked a question when I have a mouthfu more...19 points

& being asked a question when I have a mouthful of food19 points

People Who Lie

I can't stand to be lied to.19 points

People Who Park Crooked

Don't you just love those people who park at an an more...18 points

Don't you just love those people who park at an angle so they take up 2 spaces.18 points

People who steal your ideas ...

And then make them look like they are their own.18 points

People who haven't learned the difference between plural and possessive

and write things like "my pet peeve's"18 points

Car turn signals

First I hate it when people *don't* use their sign more...17 points

First I hate it when people *don't* use their signals when they're changing lanes or turning in front of you, or when they turn it on *as* they're changing lanes, as an afterthought. But then secondly I hate it when people don't turn their blinkers *off* and you slow down to let them in... Grrr! Argh!17 points

People who think they own the road

17 points

Bad Pregnancy Etiquitte

Why do people think it's OK to touch a stranger's more...17 points

Why do people think it's OK to touch a stranger's stomach just because she's pregnant? Questions like "So are you pregnant?" "Are you trying/planning to have more?" and such are also rather rude.17 points

Lazy co-workers

i hate co-workers who wont help carry the work loa more...17 points

i hate co-workers who wont help carry the work load!17 points

People who Complain

Like all the time!17 points

comment box spammers

You know who YOU are! lol. Constantly leaving comm more...17 points

You know who YOU are! lol. Constantly leaving comments sprinkled with 2 or 3 subtle links to their lenses.17 points

People Who Stop Their Grocery Carts In The Middle of the Aisle

Should do grocery carts like driving, stay on the more...16 points

Should do grocery carts like driving, stay on the right so people can pass on the left16 points

Businesses with endless call trees vs. someone to talk with

15 points

Bad grocery bagging

I hate it when they bag one item per bag or fill t more...14 points

I hate it when they bag one item per bag or fill the bads so full they break or are too heavy to lift, bag raw meat with foods that are eaten raw, bag soaps and chemicals with food, hide one perisible item in a bad of clothing, bag the bread horizontally so it gets mashed when you pick up the bag, bag heavier items with the bread so it gets mashed . . . the list goes on and on . . .14 points

Constant Spitters

People who find it necessary, to clear their slosh more...14 points

People who find it necessary, to clear their sloshers , anywhere they please, sidewalks, train stations, bus driver's faces. Also people who think it is a birthright, to let out sloshers, like overpaid baseball players: squeeze the crouch, let out a slosher..squeeze the crouch, let out another slosher, fun to watch...real classy!14 points

People who ask you for advice, then Argue with you when you give it to them

12 points

People who interrupt all the time

12 points

Loud Radios and TVs in stores

I know they want to get peoples' attention but do more...11 points

I know they want to get peoples' attention but do they have to bust our eardrums?11 points

Neighbors' cats that potty in your vege garden!!!

I say trap the owners & take THEM to the pound more...11 points

I say trap the owners & take THEM to the pound!11 points

Cashiers using cell phones whilst serving customers

Happened in Tesco's once...11 points

Standing Too Close To Me In Line

We're all in line together and you standing so clo more...11 points

We're all in line together and you standing so close I can smell your shampoo doesn't make the line move any faster.11 points

When cashiers put your change on top of your bills.

Especially at the drive-thru!!!11 points

People who park right in front of the doors and run in.

Go and find a parking spot already. And to top it more...10 points

Go and find a parking spot already. And to top it off they leave the car running.10 points

People who leave chewed wads of gum under tables!

Yeccch. Need I say more?10 points

buying only name brands,

those who won't wear anything but!10 points

People who accept calls while in a waiting room!

Then continue to talk loudly for a long time. Piss more...9 points

Then continue to talk loudly for a long time. Pissed me off for real a few weeks ago9 points

Cell phone users (again) at the check out

Can't be any more rude to service personel at the more...9 points

Can't be any more rude to service personel at the cash register!! Hang it uP already, or set it down. Face to face = more important/pressing9 points

Teenagers texting when you're trying to talk to them

My daughter is a cell phone addict. I can't have a more...8 points

My daughter is a cell phone addict. I can't have a conversation with her without her texting every few minutes unless I take the phone away.8 points

Men who say they will call....then don't.

7 points

Digging for the exact change when at the checkout

This drives me CRAZY!!!7 points

One up man ship !

When you do something and someone feels the need t more...7 points

When you do something and someone feels the need to do you one up!7 points

Cyclists

who ignore traffic lights or insist that yes they more...7 points

who ignore traffic lights or insist that yes they can go the wrong way along a one way street!7 points

People who blow their nose in a restaurant, GRRR!7 points

People that are always late;

It drives me crazy when you set a time to meet som more...7 points

It drives me crazy when you set a time to meet someone and they are always late, not just sometimes but all the time.7 points

Stupid Marketing Terms.

Residual Income? Okay, what kind of residue are th more...6 points

Residual Income? Okay, what kind of residue are the gonna put on my money? Viral, now they are gonna sneeze all over my money. (must be where the residue comes from)6 points

Driving slow in rush hour traffic

Usually talking on the phone at the same time.6 points

Expiration Dates on Food Packages

Can they make them any smaller! Geesh!6 points

Lenses With Unrelated Banner Ads In The Intro

Give me some good content before hitting me with a more...6 points

Give me some good content before hitting me with ads related to the content.6 points

Lensmasters who submit totally irrelevant lenses to your group

You clearly list the citeria. You tell them the ty more...6 points

You clearly list the citeria. You tell them the type of lens you are looking for...grrrrr6 points

People Who Talk To You with Sunglasses On

Now, that's just rude, yall6 points

People who drive with their blinker on and no intention of changing lanes.

You know...they just forget to turn it off. I want more...6 points

You know...they just forget to turn it off. I want to shout at them, "How do you NOT hear the blinker clicking?"6 points

Merging drivers who don't step on the gas pedal

I try not to be in the right lane on a freeway at more...6 points

I try not to be in the right lane on a freeway at on ramps but sometimes I have to be or I will miss my exit. And I do let my foot off of the gas when drivers are merging on. My pet peeve is when drivers merging on to a freeway don't want to STEP ON THE GAS to merge in front of me causing me to brake hard and sometimes almost stop on the freeway! This is not only irritating but very dangerous when traffic behind me is going 45 +.6 points

Baseball players who spit

Drives me nuts when you're watching television and more...5 points

Drives me nuts when you're watching television and there's a closeup of a player who spits. Yuck!5 points

People's cellphone calls with background noise

When you call and the background noise is loud, I more...5 points

When you call and the background noise is loud, I want to shout, "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"5 points

Cashiers that don't count change back.

Seriously, it's not that hard to do, and it means more...5 points

Seriously, it's not that hard to do, and it means never making a mistake. Stores should train staff a little better.5 points

Lens rating system with one bad person

For the most part the rating system is good. But w more...5 points

For the most part the rating system is good. But what happens when your lens hasn't found the traffic and it has received 5*s from 5 people in a row, then one person gives it a 1*. It takes forever to get it back up to 5*s. This has happened to me more than once.5 points

People who ride their bikes in the busy street when there is a sidewalk right there!

I just want to run them over!5 points

People on Twitter who think you want to know they have just uing out their washing!

I go on Twitter to get away from stuff like that, more...5 points

I go on Twitter to get away from stuff like that, for ****'s sake!5 points

People who are naturally gross

Those who don't seem somewhat clean, eat all slopp more...5 points

Those who don't seem somewhat clean, eat all sloppy-like and they just seem to be dirty. They seem to make a mess no matter what they're doing. These same types have been known to have a booger in their nose all day.5 points

People who sit in their cars eating their lunch, then just fling all their trash out the window.

Fat asses that sit in their cars eating their fast more...5 points

Fat asses that sit in their cars eating their fast, (or slow) foods along side a park, eat their food and throw their trash onto to sidewalk or park, as they devour their 4000 calories, while a trash can is close at sight. That really sucks, since some hard working people have to come a clean up after them, at tax payer's expense. Let the lazy bastards, pay for the cleanup, fine them...by the pound!5 points

Writers/teachers using "Where you at?" or "Where's [X] at?"

Use instead: "Where IS X?" "Where A more...5 points

Use instead: "Where IS X?" "Where ARE you?" I hated "where you at" when a poorly-schooled coach used it in the 80s. It means, "At where are you?" That's ugly. Yet lately I've seen variants of "Where [X] at?" as a post title by several teachers and writers discussing educational resources. Eek!5 points

Loud neighbors!!!

Neighbors who listen to loud music after 10PM and more...5 points

Neighbors who listen to loud music after 10PM and bang their doors all day long.... Drives me crazy!!!5 points

Misleading Advertising

Tell me the truth. I'll check out your claim anywa more...5 points

Tell me the truth. I'll check out your claim anyway!5 points

Elevator Button Pushers

Usually done by kids, you get into the lift/elevat more...4 points

Usually done by kids, you get into the lift/elevator and find the buttons pressed for every single floor. 15 floors later you are about ready to scream with pent up anger...4 points

8 hot dog buns and 12 weiners

either way, something is going to waste.....4 points

People who use you as an EXIT

Do I have a people magnet or something? At least l more...4 points

Do I have a people magnet or something? At least look where you're going!4 points

People who leave their car running for no apparent more...4 points

People who leave their car running for no apparent reason4 points

Blurry photos in the Polaroid module!

4 points

Adding a new module & waiting forever to put it in the right place.

Say you add a new module to your lens and you want more...4 points

Say you add a new module to your lens and you want it put near the top. What do you do> You click the arrow up & wait & repeat & repeat & repeat.4 points

Drivers Who Block The Crosswalks

I hate trying to get across the street and there i more...4 points

I hate trying to get across the street and there in middle of it is a stupid car. The can't go anywhere cause there's traffic coming both ways but they think it's ok to block a pedestrian from getting across the street too.4 points

People Who Eat Raw Onions....

Then go to the gym without brushing their teeth fi more...4 points

Then go to the gym without brushing their teeth first. P.U.!4 points

Stumped at McDonald's

People who pull up and can't think of what they wa more...4 points

People who pull up and can't think of what they want- the menu's the same as it was last year!!!4 points

Zigging When You Should Zag

In hindsight you see that your major decisions are more...4 points

In hindsight you see that your major decisions are horribly misguided and incompetent. As soon as you resolve, like George Costanza, to "do the opposite," the planetary polarities suddenly reverse themselves and you would have been better off following your original instinct.4 points

People who don't tell you they don't speak English

We have to ask people medical questions at work. W more...4 points

We have to ask people medical questions at work. We go through the questions and there'll be a guy saying no, no, no, meaning he doesn't have any of the problems listed. Then he will say or do something to make you think he doesn't speak English and you ask him "do you speak English?" and he says "no"! Unbelievable!4 points

Fat people in flip flops making that loud flip flop slap sound...Ugh!!!

Drives me nuts!4 points

Giovanna's Pet Peeves!

*Pet peeves*
1.) putting the toilet tissue in backwards..pulling more...4 points

*Pet peeves*
1.) putting the toilet tissue in backwards..pulling from under is so much better!!

2.) Squeezing the tooth paste tube from anywhere except for the proper place(the bottom!!)

3.)People who like to have lengthy conversations with Tragic Breath!!

4.)When folks ask dumb ass questions like "Are u o.k" even if it's apparent that you've just been hit by a car!!

5.)Anyone one talking to me while I'm obviously busy!

6.)when people let their damn kids run amok in public.. please tell "Li...4 points

People who change baby diapers/nappies in public places

Please wipe up litle bottoms in private, not on a more...4 points

Please wipe up litle bottoms in private, not on a table or chair near me.4 points

People Who Litter

Driving down the highway and the idiot in front of more...4 points

Driving down the highway and the idiot in front of me throws garbage out his/her window4 points

People kicking the back of your seat at the theatre

These jolts to the body of the person seated in fr more...4 points

These jolts to the body of the person seated in front are like electric shocks, just what you need while trying to enjoy a movie4 points

People who sneezes/coughs on you without covering.

Like OMFG!, cover your mouths/nose! Geez.. Don't w more...4 points

Like OMFG!, cover your mouths/nose! Geez.. Don't wanna get sick because of you.4 points

People Who Use the Word "Surreal"

I don't know why, but that's so annoying to me3 points

Taking alot of really good pictures then realizing the memory card wasn't in

3 points

People who sell ebook half-off right after others pay full price...

Great way to make the customer feel like a chump!3 points

Why don't you just tell the truth?

Over and over again. For god sakes if there was a more...3 points

Over and over again. For god sakes if there was a truth I would have said it along time ago.3 points

Loud Sneezers

They think their ear-splitting sneezes are cute. I more...3 points

They think their ear-splitting sneezes are cute. It's just a cheap grab for attention.3 points

People who say they have a question mark.

You have a question fool! A question mark is somet more...3 points

You have a question fool! A question mark is something on a piece of paper!3 points

People who come in an Antique Mall and ask if we BUY antiques!

Nope...we're makin' 'em out back all fresh and nic more...3 points

Nope...we're makin' 'em out back all fresh and nice like. For crying out loud people WHERE do ya think we get them? Wave a magic wand and they suddenly appear?3 points

Rock and Hardcore music

I really hate it when someone listen rock and hardcore more...3 points

I really hate it when someone listen rock and hardcore music...in high volume.
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People Who Misuse Microwaves

You know who you are! You put something in the mic more...2 points

You know who you are! You put something in the microwave, then hit cancel and don't clear the remaining time. When I want to use the microwave after you I don't expect to have to hit Cancel. I also find it really annoying I can't see the tim eon the mocrowave - just the 8 seconds you had left. Grrrhhhhh...2 points

Proving you didn't steal when leaving a store.

You pay. They usually watch you pay. Then they dem more...2 points

You pay. They usually watch you pay. Then they demand to see the recipt. Guilty until proven innocent.2 points

People who spelled their own kid name wrong.

I'm not talking about unique spelling, like K inst more...2 points

I'm not talking about unique spelling, like K instead of C, I'm talking, they spelled it way off - wrong! Look it up, people!2 points

Anyone or any attempt to "Rick Roll" You

Rick Rolling sucks now, let it die please.2 points

People who ram you with shopping trolleys, buggies or mobility scooters

Shopping is enough of a drag without some oaf crip more...2 points

Shopping is enough of a drag without some oaf crippling you with a pushchair to the back of the knee. Even worse when they have a go at you for putting their precious Miley Scroatine Jewel or Wayne David Spitwad at risk.2 points

Use of the word "sucks"

Enough already. Has the meaning and connotation of more...2 points

Enough already. Has the meaning and connotation of this word been forgotten? Be more creative, and let's leave this word and it's image behind. We all know we aren't talking about Vacuum cleaners (hoovers) here. :>(2 points

Pay at the Pump not working

Want to pay at the pump but it's out of paper for more...2 points

Want to pay at the pump but it's out of paper for a receipt or not accepting the credit card, so you still have to go inside and wait in line.2 points

People who leave pets in their cars while they shop.

I see too many pets, usually dogs, left in cars wi more...2 points

I see too many pets, usually dogs, left in cars with a partially opened window in 100 degree heat, while the owner blithely shops in an air conditioned store. Leave the pet at home!!2 points

Slow wide people who block the pavement

When you need to be somewhere and somebody insists more...1 point

When you need to be somewhere and somebody insists on blocking the whole pavement (sidewalk), and moving very slowly. Why can't they just let you pass?1 point

Know it Alls

Know it alls, or people that seem to always think more...1 point

Know it alls, or people that seem to always think they're the smartest in the room.1 point

A great deal of peeves have been mentioned, however:

Drivers who slow down to 8 odd kph for at least a K more...0 points

Drivers who slow down to 8 odd kph for at least a K before they turn blissfully unaware of the guy who just wants to get from a to b and the lines conjuring up like a train about to smash. I'm a woman, are so many others "blessed" with the bottles & nappies talk and it ends there.
Overfriendly people who've just met me - no toothy grins and compliments, gushing etc as they're normally the back-stabbers - and give me my chance - back off because the tragic ending won'd be mine. Myself the most as...0 points

Drivers who come to a full stop before a right-hand turn!

Seriously, unless it is a VERY narrow turn, is tha more...0 points

Seriously, unless it is a VERY narrow turn, is that really necessary!0 points

Having a train delayed, being taken half way to the destination, and then the train taken out of service

Being halfway between A & B without a way to carry more...0 points

Being halfway between A & B without a way to carry on or go back, and already being late means that they've just wasted hours of your time. Have you ever tried to get ticket refunds?
Worse is when they lie on the platform that the train is a minute away- and then adjust which minute for the next half hour!0 points

People who get annoyed because you're in the merging lane... um... merging!

0 points

People who ask you a question after it's too late.

They're already bought the wrong product. They've more...0 points

They're already bought the wrong product. They've already decided what they want to do. Why bother asking then?0 points

My husband who loads dirty dishes into a dishwasher full of clean dishes.

I suspect he does it to avoid having to empty out more...0 points

I suspect he does it to avoid having to empty out the dishwasher before he can get rid of the dirty dishes. But he insists that he doesn't know if they are clean or dirty.0 points

Cashiers who ignor you.

Cashiers who has so little customer service skills more...0 points

Cashiers who has so little customer service skills that they ignor their customers and have a conversation with their colleagues.0 points

People who gather to chat in the middle of the pavement

Never had road rage, but this causes bad pavement more...0 points

Never had road rage, but this causes bad pavement rage!0 points

People who get on the bus and then look for their pass/purse

They have stood at the bus stop/in the queue for t more...0 points

They have stood at the bus stop/in the queue for ten minutes, why have they not taken it out and had it ready in their hand before getting on? Ditto at checkouts!0 points

people who walk down the middle of parking lots while looking for their vehicles

All you have to do is move over 6 feet and others more...0 points

All you have to do is move over 6 feet and others can drive through without following you at 2 mph all the way down the center line.0 points

That really pisses me off!

20 points

Are You KIDDING ME??!!!

14 points

Oh, come ON!

said in a disgusted manner13 points

I don't say, I just look

AKA "Mum's just turned you to stone look!&quo more...11 points

AKA "Mum's just turned you to stone look!"11 points

Drives Me Crazy

7 points

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

6 points

Now, is not the time to annoy me

LOL one of my favorite expressions6 points

No words needed

just a hand gesture, or just the finger works too. more...5 points

just a hand gesture, or just the finger works too. :)5 points

Drives me Up The Wall

4 points

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

4 points

Oh for Heaven's sake!!!!

4 points

That's Annoying!

with a faint smile :)4 points

GOOD GRIEF!

To the kids4 points

Nothing, just an eye roll

4 points

Talk to the Hand

3 points

For f**k sake!!

3 points

You've got to be kidding me!!!

3 points

don't make me hurt you

3 points

http:bluetoothcarreceiver.com

3 points

Ruffles My Fur

2 points

I Wouldn't If I Were You

2 points

ARGGGGGGGGG

2 points

Yeah. Um,...... seriously?

Not really as a question but a statement.2 points

This coversation is over

2 points

Makes Me See Red

1 point

Makes Me Want To Scream

1 point

Cheeses me off.1 point

Does my 'ed in! :)1 point

Shishkabibble

I dunno either, my Dad used to say it! Oh! "S more...1 point

I dunno either, my Dad used to say it! Oh! "Shiskabibble!!"1 point

Say WHAT?!?

while giving a dirty look.. :)1 point

Up Yours!

1 point

(to self) ... "Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better!"

(quote from the first Pink Panther movie "A Shot more...1 point

(quote from the first Pink Panther movie "A Shot in the Dark" -
Herbert Lom is driven absolutely bonkers by Peter Sellers!)1 point

Now you hold it right there

1 point

Do you think much?

Usually followed with, "Deerrrrrrrr!"1 point

You're cruisin' for a bruisin'

1 point

While I appreciate your point of view, and that yo more...1 point

While I appreciate your point of view, and that you have a right to your opinion, right now I would really appreciate it if you would just shut the hell up!1 point

B**ch, please!

1 point

Are you out of your ever lovin' mind?

From Andy Griffith1 point

Gets On My Goat

0 points

Drives Me Round The Bend

0 points

That boat don't float!

0 points

I'm Going to Explode All Over Your Face

0 points

shuuuccckkss!

0 points

Flibberty Gibberty!

0 points

What the? Son of a biscuit eater!

0 points

Don't make me tap dance on your head!

0 points

Don't make me open this can of whup-ass on you!

0 points

Shut your mouth while you're talking to me

0 points

The consitution says I have the right to freedom from your speech

0 points

Really? Are we SERIOUS?

0 points

Laaard tundering geeezus by-uh!

I have no idea how to spell what I've heard people more...0 points

I have no idea how to spell what I've heard people from the east coast of Canada say, but it sure does sound funny!0 points

Arrrggh! Festering sh*tflaps!!!

0 points

Your an A**hole

0 points

Please... STOP THAT CHEWING!

When your in a confined place, like a bus and all more...0 points

When your in a confined place, like a bus and all you hear is some person smacking onto their gum.0 points

Have you tried picking up your teeth with broken fingers?!

OK- this is very over the top but can be delivered more...0 points

OK- this is very over the top but can be delivered with sarcasm!0 points