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Peeves from January-April 1999!!

    --Added 04/19/99-------

  1. I Hate it when movies that are really really good, never end..you know what I mean..you think it is over, and then all of a sudden, someone else dies and then the credits come up..like in "I still know what you did last summer", I thought it was over, then the bum came back and drug her under the bed, just making you HAVE to go and see the next sequal which is guarenteed to be coming out once you are no longer interested in seeing it. What are they gonna call the next one? I Still KINDA know what you did the past TWO summers??? I dont understand these people that make movies!! Holly [Hollywv16@aol.com]

    Thanks to Doktor Eisenbart [beldin@mindspring.com] for the next 3 peeves!
  2. I hate it when people think I'm some kind of weirdo because I listen to heavy metal and country. I just happen to love both. There's nothing wrong with a CD collection that includes KoRn, Clint Black, Pantera, Diamond Rio, Guns 'n Roses, and Deana Carter! And guess what, folks? Kiss was one of Garth Brooks' main influences! Yes, the biggest selling country artist of all time (and biggest selling of ANY music type) is a heavy metal fan!
  3. Next, I can't stand Tom Greene! He's that moron with his own show on MTV. All he does is carry a camera around and do mean things to people. Someone is going to kick his ass royally one of these days.
  4. Another one: I can't stand people who fart and destroy the ozone layer just to keep from spontaneously combusting! I mean, come on! Stop being so selfish! (South Park joke hehehehehehe)

    --Added 04/16/99-------

    Thanks to RAD-Cnsrv for the next 3 peeves
  5. Hangun Control Inc.
  6. Sarah Brady
  7. People that Missouri would be like the wild west if Missouri legalized concealed carry permits - folks, states that have concealed carry have lower crime rates - for instanceFlorida's crime rate went down 43% the first year they had it

    Thanks again to my buddy Melissa T :-) for the next 8 peeves!
  8. I work at a university and it really amazes me how so many students DO NOT READ OR FOLLOW DIRECTIONS! For example, I put a sign on my door saying "Please go to Joe Schmoe Hall to get your student ID's and parking permits." But not a day goes by when at least five students come in and say "can I get my parking permit/student ID here?" ARGGH!
  9. When you bump into someone or step on their toe and say "excuse me" in a polite manner and they STILL give you dirty looks -- hey, it was an accident!
  10. People at work who pile stuff on my desk, like it's some kind of trash pile.
  11. Idiots who walk around with big, ugly (live) snakes coiled around their arms or other body parts. This is illegal here, but people do it anyway. It's a shame that these people have such a low self-esteem that they have to hide behind a nasty-looking reptile.
  12. Walking into an expensive clothing shop and having a snooty looking "sales consultant" look you up and down, and then say "I'm sorry, I don't think we have your size." Like a size 12 is really enormous!
  13. Telling someone you have a cold or flu and they say "stay away from me!" Not only is this rude and insensitive, it's not like you have the plague or something.
  14. People who think mice are cute. They're dangerous, nasty, disease-carrying vermin!!
  15. People like Jonathan below who dislike "fat, ugly people". They have a right to go to the beach, too -- just because you're over a certain size/weight doesn't mean that you don't have the right to enjoy life. My brother is very large (over 300 pounds) and it's really a disgrace what he has to put up with -- and he HAS tried to lose weight, so he's not a fat, lazy slob, as some might think. People come in all shapes and sizes; not everyone can look like Calista Flockhart (and not everyone wants to). It's a shame that this person has such a low opinion of himself.
    NOTE: Because of my numerous peeves, some may think that I'm constantly p**sed off. I'm not, I just get cranky sometimes, like now, when I don't feel well and I had to come into work because I don't have any sick days left!


    Thanks to "Another Disgruntled West Virginian" [Hollywv16@aol.com] for the next 6 peeves!
  16. Yes, I can spell
  17. Yes, My IQ is higher than 5
  18. Yes, I wear shoes!!
  19. No, My mom is not my aunt!
  20. No, My brother is not my uncle!
  21. Why does everyone have to start with me as soon as I say I am from West Virginia? We are normal! Depending on what your definition of "normal" is..We eat at the same resturaunts as you, go to the same gas stations, and yes, we know what a mall is! I do not know anyone with more than one first name (Ex:Jim Bob, Billie Jo, Mary Sue).None of my friends that are girls have more hair on their face than I have on my head, and I have septic, electric, and every other "modern" thing, I mean think about it, I have a computer..right? Well, we dont have electric, the pig stepped on the tin can knocking out the reception to the t.v which caused the electric to go out, but my computer is hooked up to a sun dial and I am here making this peeve from good old West Virginia!Yea right!! Before people judge things, they should stop by a West virginia web page and look at some of the beautiful things that this state has to offer...I look out my back door, and a mountain is 100 ft away from my house, it is beautiful, all the wild life, and I was raised in Maryland, on the shore, near the Ocean, but I wouldnt give up my "Hick State" for nothing! I love it here!!

    Thanks to Steve S. for the next 6 peeves!
  22. -People who do a second-rate version of my writing style. I know I'm good, and imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but plagiarism is really the sign of a lack of creative ability.
  23. Verbally cautious types who, when asked to estimate a numerical value, will instead give a range of values, as if their reputations will suffer irreparable damage if they guess wrong:"Oh, that was about three or four weeks ago..." "Five, six, seven thousand dollars, something like that..." "Feels like about fifty or sixty degrees out there...". You're supposed to be estimating! It doesn't matter if you're not exact!
  24. People who think Bill Clinton is a liberal. Let's run down the list: NAFTA, GATT, dismantling of the welfare system,more drug busts than Bush, the U.S. throwing its military weight around...yeah, he's a liberal, all right. He's a dope-smokin', commie peacenik leading us down the garden path to Socialism.
  25. Anti-smoking fanatics who apparently have such an underdeveloped olfactory sense that they frequently confuse the smell of cured tobacco smoke with that of farts, B.O., and other unpleasantries.
  26. Inconsiderate smokers who say things like "Ya mind if I smoke? Doesn't matter, cause I'm gonna smoke anyway! Ha Ha Ha!" Smokers (like myself) who try to show some consideration for non-smokers are not exactly impressed.
  27. Humor-impaired folks who think that someone who posts a pet peeve against people who post pet peeves couldn't possibly be joking. Unfortunately, medical science has yet to invent a cure for irony deficiency.
  28. Two words: DEAD LINKS. Why is it there are som many invalid links on the web? I assume people create web pages because they feel the need to share their ideas and thoughts with others. Some sites are intended to educate people. Well how well informed and stimulated are you by a dead link? Not very I would imagine. If you do not have sufficient time or the interest in keeping your page valid THEN PULL IT FROM THE NET. We the people of the net are tired of you sorry ass pages. Vecsus [Vecsus@aol.com]

    --Added 04/15/99-------

  29. I am REALLY getting tired of people telling me I am not a good enough Christian because of some of the music I listen to and because I have ONE LINK to a SouthPark site on my page!
  30. I am also getting tired of people on my Ring of Conservative sites who refuse to follow directions!! (no Rad, not you!)
  31. People with dirty nails, if their nails are not clean what else isn't. Carolyne Bell [carolynebell@hotmail.com]

    --Added 04/14/99-------

  32. I get pissed off at smokers that whine about not being allowed to light up whenever and wherever they want. Then they have the gall to bitch about some "foreign guy" that smells a little funky. Last time I checked BO did not give you cancer. Shut-up and get the PATCH. Vecsus [Vecsus@aol.com]
  33. Taxes (of course!) The fact that my taxes get 100 times more complicated because I do soemthing simple, like sell Tshirts!
  34. I HATE how smokers are treated like CRAP! Yeah, it's my fault I smoke. But, I don't go into a restaurant & request to sit in the "non-body odor" section, do I? And if, say, any ethnic group was offensive to me, I really think if I requested them to leave, I'd be told, "If you don't like them, go somewhere else!" Just a thought... Libby [tig_gurr@hotmail.com]

    Thanks to Russell [toby1@ziggycom.net] for the next 13 peeves!
    It's me, Russell-here's some more wonderful peeves!!
  35. Backstreet boys
  36. N'SYNC
  37. Slobedan Milosevic
  38. Bill Clinton
  39. silent, and or compromising republicans who aren't standing on their pricipals.
  40. The fact that three of our men are being held by "slovo", yes I know this happens in war, but I still hate it.
  41. The fact that the vietnam war and it's soldiers were protested but no one's protesting this one-where are the 60's crowd?
  42. People who are complaining about those who smoke and those who have SUV's. I don't smoke and don't like the smoke, but I don't go around whining about it and telling others they can't do it anywhere. I do like SUV's and would like to own one someday, I think the only reason people and the gov't are going after them is the same as the war on tobacco(still a legal thing)-SUV's are popular and generate alot of money in sales. PEOPLE LIKE THEM CALM DOWN!!
  43. COMPACT, SMALL UGLY CARS!!(this might be why there are alot of SUV's on the roads)
  44. People who either speak, or write the lord's name in vain.
  45. Those who complain about christians who are doing what they believe and think is right and just.
  46. People who DON'T work. You know the type. They're the ones lying around for no good reason, laughing at those who are working, pulling their weight and the weight of others who are not toiling at all. The ones who have mastered the welfare system and are abusing it, thus the people who really need it like the disabled who can't work, do not benefit from it thanks to the unworking able. The ones who shout "I want my check" as if they have a right to it, and walking to the mailbox to get it qualifies as work. This is the zenith of shame-inducement.
  47. Once again, I'm reading this fine peeve page when, SHAZAM!!-I see it again. Someone, who after they submitted peeves and said peeves were posted, the last peeve they posted says "People who post pet peeves: like anybody else cares." Why do people send in peeves and them complain about peeve pages and or pet peeves?!?

    Thanks again to Michelle M. for the next 2 peeves!
  48. Ok, I have ranted about this before but feel the need to do so again. BIG RANT AGAINST NON SMOKERS!!!!!!!! GET OFF MY BACK!!!!! I Dont litter, I don't smoke in people's houses that dont smoke, I dont blow my smoke in your faces, but I am getting really REALLY tired of being treated like some kind of damned crimminal because I smoke. IT IS MY CHOICE OK???? If I die from it it's MY fault..not the tobacco companies or any one elses. If you people have such an almighty hang-up about smoking in resturants then QUIT FREQUENTING THE ONES THAT ALLOW SMOKING!!!!!!!!!! USE YOUR DAMN BRAINS!!!! There are a TON of NON-SMOKING places available to you people. What absolutely KILLS me about this is you major bitchers out there keep whining about us and all the while this nations death toll due to drinking is still way up there. How many people are getting killed by smokers behind the wheel? Dang get a new CAUSE already.....we have been taxed to death, run out of most of the public places....it's time to STEP OFF!!!!!!!!
  49. An IDIOT Judge that would allow a case where some smoker sues a tobacco company because they got cancer or whatever is just as ignorant as the idiot doing the suiing. It has been on cigarette packs since the 60's that smoking is harmful to one's health. Now unless you are completly illiterate, dont own

    Thanks to Scott [sctibbs@yahoo.com] for the next 6 peeves
    New pet peeves from my new job!!
  50. People who run off with the forms I am supposed to enter into the computer
  51. Inspectors who don't fill out the forms right.
    Others...
  52. People who don't use turn signals
  53. People who pass on the right
  54. People from Michigan. :-)
  55. "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down"

    --Added 04/12/99-------

    Thanks to Steve S. [yt13004x4@aol.com] for the next 3 peeves
  56. I have not bought a new car in a couple of years, but last time I checked, all the new ones came with ash trays! Next time you're at a major intersection, just check out the pile up of "butts" on the curb.
  57. Oh, and stomping it out after you've thrown it out on the sidewalk does not make it LESS disgusting.
  58. One last thing. 50 blasts of perfume and a box of Altoid mints does not conceal the fact that you have had like 13 cigarettes before sitting next to me on the bus!

    Thanks to Brendt for the next 8 peeves
  59. Online forms that run all the paragraphs together.
  60. Drunken restaurant designers who place non-smoking and smoking tables 6 inches apart, assuming that the smoke will recognize the 3-foot-high wall between them as a border not to be crossed.
  61. The drunken children of the afore-mentioned drunken restaurant designers who get jobs as host or hostess of those restaurants who, when I ask to be seated in "VERY non-smoking--as far from the smoking section as possible," proceed to seat me as NEAR to the smoking section as possible, then sigh loudly and roll their eyes when I ask for a different table.
  62. My wife, who scolds me for pointing out their mistake in an impatient tone. I learned "near" and "far" from Grover on Sesame Street when I was 1/4 their age.
  63. Smokers who attempt to comparatively justify their habit by pointing out how I eat. I'm not projectile-vomiting my chili cheese fries onto their plates.
  64. Smokers who invite me to engage in sexual relations with myself when I ask them politely to smoke somewhere else.
  65. Barbara Bush, for not focusing more of her literacy efforts on smokers, most of whom apparently can't read "No Smoking" signs. I mean, it is a literacy problem, right? They're not just sub-infatile addicts, are they?
  66. The two polite smokers on the planet who keep me from making broad, disparaging remarks about "all smokers".

  67. Getting email like this: "Do you have a log-on for those who would like to receive your e-mail on TWA 800?" What??? Log on for TWA? People want to get my email on TWA????
  68. When I ask the person (above) what they are talking about, they get mad! Then I get mad and send a not too pleasant message, then I feel bad and apologize, while I am still confused as to what on earth the person was talking about in the first place!
  69. The fact that Lillian Axe is playing reunion shows but none are anywhere near me :(

    Thanks to Jonathan [fred_mercury9_5@hotmail.com] for the next 11 peeves
  70. White people who walk around wearing baggy jeans, big bulky sweatshirts, backwards hats and more than 8 earrings and pretend that they are "black" people (as in the harlem rapper sense, and no, I'm not a racist).
  71. Those same people who have their car stereos turned up so damn loud that other people can hear heavily distorted bass from half way across the county.
  72. People who bitch at me for doing something yet don't even notice when ten other people do the same thing.
  73. Man who typie typie in not write good English talkie talkie (people who don't post messages is complete sentences and good, propery English grammer. Minor spelling and/or grammer mistakes are fine, I have probably made several in this paragraph, but no more caveman talk, please!)
  74. When I'm in the _middle_ (not the front) of a long line of people, and the guy behind me says "Hey, hurry up already!"
  75. When fat, ugly people flaunt their bodies at the beach (I myself am a fat ugly person, and I am kind enough to hide my body so other people don't have to look at it).
  76. People who always so "No excuses" and "You have to take responsibility" and "Oh, it's always someone ELSE'S fault, right?" It is very rare that a situation is totally the result of one person's actions, and usually there are many contributing factors. If someone takes the blame for something that is not totally their fault, I see that person a filthy LIAR and no better than the guy who blames stuff on everyone else.
  77. People who don't know when to shut up, like during a movie.
  78. People who fart in my car (or anywhere near a group of people in a confined area) and say "Oh, sorry. I can't help it."
  79. Freshman and Sophomores in highschool who drink one beer and then stumble around saying "Oh wow I'm sooooooooo druuuunk oh wow..aren't I cool...cuz I'm so drunk."
  80. People that use the phrase "buckle-down" (I guess it means to "try really hard" or something)
  81. people with huge overblown egos "unknown"
  82. My pet peeve is when my husband says he will call me then convenetly forgets and wish I could forget sometimes Sherry
  83. SUV's, SUV's, SUV's! People who think they need to have SUV's. Generation "Gimmee" . in SUV's. Soccer moms with stretched skin in SUV's. The sense of utter entitlement of people who drive SUV's. SUV's perpetually in my rear view mirror. Help me! Is this my country? Natalie trapped in SoCal

    Thanks to Steve S. for the next 5 peeves
  84. Kids in libraries: Parents, I'm sorry to break the news to you, but the library is not an auxiliary day care center. Take your goddamn little brats outside when they begin screeching and crying. Don't stand there with an impassive look, as if no one else would mind trying to study or read while your troll screams.
  85. Work-obsessed folks: You know the type. They're the ones lying awake at night, worrying that someone, somewhere, is not devoting his or her life to unceasing toil. The ones who, without any knowledge of the structure or function of the welfare system, see fit to pronounce on "bums" who take a "handout" from the government. The ones who yell "Get a job!", as if that were the zenith of shame-inducement.
  86. Evangelizing Christians: No, I don't want to come to your stupid church and be "saved". I do want to be "saved" from smug religionists.
  87. Apartment neighbors: Hey, crank that goddamn stereo up a little louder! I love it! Blast that TV, and slam every goddamn door in your place with maximum force! I don't need to sleep--your needs come first.
  88. People who post pet peeves: Like anybody else cares.

    Thanks again to Melissa T for the next 6 peeves
  89. That virus that had my name -- I was so sick of hearing "oh, did you cause that virus, ha ha." After the fiftieth time, it wasn't funny anymore. And why was it named the "Melissa Virus"? Why not the "Hortense Virus" or the "Gertrude Virus?" This is definitely going to be on the agenda at the Million Melissa March!
  90. People who ridicule women who like romance novels. No, I'm not particularly fond of the genre, but I don't think that people who like them or stupid or airheads or anything. Some of them can actually be quite well-written.
  91. My trashy neighbors who leave garbage cans full of beer cans, pizza boxes, etc. out all the time. There goes the neighborhood!
  92. People who talk about "the poor". Who do they mean? There's all kinds of poor people: the working poor (people who work, but have jobs so lousy they can barely make ends meet) "middle-class" people who would be poor if they missed a paycheck, women who would be poor if their husbands divorced them (like me), etc. In fact, probably everybody on this Board would be considered "poor" by Bill Gates' standards.
  93. Also don't like the term "inner city". What, exactly, does this mean? If there is an "inner city" is there an "outer city" or a "middle city" -- kinda like Middle Earth? This is just a way to stigmatize people by saying they're "inner city" folks, which brings up all kinds of negative racially-charged connotations.
  94. People who criticize Liddy Dole, the Bush family, and other Republicans because they come from wealthy families. Now, Algore didn't exactly grow up in the poorhouse. Nor did Ted ("the Chappaquidick Kid") Kennedy? How many black or brown folks live in Hyannis Port (not including "the help"). And what about Clinton's rich buddies, such as Steven Spielberg, one of the wealthiest men in the country? I guess it's a "sin" to be rich if you're a conservative, but okay if you're a liberal. (Confidential to Jules: In past times, people used to hang on in the kitchen because it was often the largest room in the house and the warmest, since the cooking fires were located there -- maybe it's ancestral memory that folks like to gather in there now).

    Thanks again to Michelle M. for the next 2 peeves
  95. I hate the fact that Yahoo has a bajillion people using their site and they are so overloaded that their pages dont update half the time. It makes me wanna scream when people go "Smile!!!!" HELLO!!!!!!! I am not a smiley person OK??? Just because I dont walk around with a stupid grin pasted on my face 24-7 doesnt mean I am pissed etc. I just dont smile all the time and I HIGHLY resent some idiot telling me to "smile!!"
  96. Spam email.......I have no idea how people get my server addy email but it grosses me out to get email that invites me to some porno site GAG!!!!!!

    --Added 04/06/99-------

    Thanks to Scott [sctibbs@yahoo.com] for the next 6 peeves!

  97. People who drive 45 mph in a 65 mph zone!
  98. People who say the Los Angeles Lakers is the team to beat in the West, despite the fact that the Utah Jazz have soundly beaten L.A. the last 2 years in the playoffs and are 2-time defending Western Conference Champions. To be the man, you have to beat the man!!
  99. People who say San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson is "soft". A soft player does not grab 1000 rebounds in the regular season.
  100. Businesses who refuse to hire me because I am OVER qualified.
  101. S -- L -- O -- W coffee pots
  102. Webpages where the visited links are the same color as the nonvisited links.

    Thanks to Jules for the next 26 peeves! (one for every letter of the alphabet!

  103. AMERICANS who discriminate non-Americans. For instance, several colleges require you to have American citizenship in order to get a scholar. I'm Canadian, English is my first language, I've lived here for a while and I do well in school but never the less, my scholarship might be passed over to a dumb jock who doesn't know how to order a hamburger at McDonald's.
  104. BAD BREATH. I hate it when people with foul breath talk in your face. Talk about grossing me out!
  105. COMPUTERS. I don't understand why people rely on them so much because they DO flop out from time to time and you're not thinking for yourself. It seems that lately teachers are more concerned about how their students use their calculators rather than the concepts of the subject. Now what is more important knowing how to punch in some keys or learning what a fraction actually is?
  106. DRIVERS that drive on the sidewalk.
  107. ENGLISH TEACHERS that deduct a mark off your paper because of one little typo. Come on! Like I'm sure you never make any errors on your papers yourselves!
  108. FROWNS. Yeah, it's OKAY not to always wear a grin on your face and it is actually kind of silly when you have a constant phony ear-to-ear smile but a frown isn't good either because it puts other people down even though you may not be aware of it. Here's some personal advice: whenever you're having a bad day, put your mouth in a neutral horizontal line instead of an arching frown. A :| is A LOT better than a :(.
  109. GARLIC not listed on menu dishes. Some people go to work after lunch.
  110. HAUGHTY CUSTOMERS who treat sales people like dirt because of the job title. Not all the good people in this World are going to be doctors for several legitiment (I don't know if I spelled it right) reasons so don't be so prejudice.
  111. IDIOTS that think that those who make mistakes are idiots. We are human, we are not God, and we're suppose to make mistakes. If we never made any foul ups, we would never learn.
  112. JUNK-FOOD-ONLY GROCERY SHOPPING. The food that my Mom buys is 90% junk and she's got a chocolate drawer, a potato chips cupboard....Some people want their nutrients!
  113. KITCHENS that are used as hang-outs. There's a reason why dens, family and living rooms have been invented.
  114. LOUD LIBRARIES. If you want to talk, take your books and study in the caf'.
  115. MOLD on food.
  116. NO CLOSINGS when there's freezing rain outside.
  117. OILY AND DANDRUFF HAIR. Ever heard of shampoo?
  118. POP-UP WINDOWS. They slow everything down.
  119. QUESTIONS THAT ARE TRUE OR FALSE. They are too debatable.
  120. RADIO STATIONS that play a golden-oldie at least nine times a week. Hearing an old song that is only played out of the blue makes it a classic because you only hear it rarely but playing it regularly can actually make it a current hit almost.
  121. SINGERS with nasal voices.
  122. TRUCKS and other large vehicles that block the view of the traffic light.
  123. UNPLUGGED MUSIC.
  124. VIEWING only teeny-bopper shows on the tube lately such as Dawson's Creek.
  125. WINE DRINKERS who drink at least a bottle of wine everyday. This is NOT healthy. It's better to get totally blasted once in a while then drink everyday.
  126. X-RAYS taken on my teeth. I hate biting on that huge piece of plastic that's riding up towards my gums.
  127. YOUTHFULNESS that can only be celebrated by those under forty. ATTENTION! Not everybody turns old when they turn fifty. Some people don't age till later while some have it happen earlier in life. Look at Madonna, Harrison Ford and Denise Austin!
  128. ZOOS that keep their animals locked in wired cages and unmated. They have feelings too!

    Thanks to Ellie for the next 3 peeves

  129. UGH!!!! I hate when people SHMACK (chew very loudly) thier gum! They sound like a cow.
  130. I also hate when people have thier hands shoved down thier thorat in order to bite thier nails
  131. I also hate when teachers hate to admit they are wrong! UGH!!!!!!!

    Thanks to Jason Gilbert [jason_psu@hotmail.com] for the next 11 peeves

  132. People who circumisize their boys because it "looks normal." If your kid is showing his penis to everyone asking if it looks normal...I think you have more important things to worry about.
  133. Girls who say abortion should remain legal because its a "choice." Does that mean if I choose to run over someone with my car that should be legal also? Come back to me when you have a good arguement.
  134. These 15 year old's how think they are pimps because they wear their hats backward, walk really slow, pronounce all r's as w's, and call everyone they see "be-atch."
  135. Vegetarians who are so self rightgous. It's called the food chain. look it up.
  136. Guys in movie theaters who get cell phone calls and proceed to talk for 5 minutes, then they get pissed at me when I throw my popcorn and coke at them. Some people are so rude.
  137. Guys who constantly spit. I am a guy and I only spit when I have a cold or flu and evern then I FIND A DAMN BATHROOM!!!!
  138. People in line for the movies that who wait until they are at the ticket counter and say, "Hmmmmm I wonder which one we should see." Beside before you get there moron.
  139. Parents that brag about their kids "pooping in the potty" like its a great feat. Yeah I think your got the next Einstein there.
  140. When I go out to eat and people tell me my smoking is gonna kill me then they order a steak with french fries with bacon on the side and a beer. Smoking is healthy...it cleans out the lungs.
  141. People who live in a democracy and exspect us to tax the rich to death and give all the money to the poor. Thats called socialism. If you like it so much I would buy you a one way ticket to China.
  142. Alec Baldwin, Norman Lear, Richard Drefus, Davud Geffin, That chick from the Practice, Barbara Streisand, and Whopie Goldberg . Do I need a reason?

    Thanks to "A disgruntled West Virginian" for the next 4 peeves

  143. Ignorant people who don't know that the state of West Virginia actually exists. Yes folks, it's on the map.
  144. Once people find out you're from West Virginia, they ask you, "You guys wear shoes? Do you have indoor plumbing, electricity, and television?" (For all of you wondering about the shoes: when a West Virginian leaves the state, he/she recieves a pair of shoes. However, when we come back, we must turn our shoes in. It's the Foot Law.) :)
  145. No, not all West Virginians are related.
  146. I for one do not chew "backy", carry around a shotgun, or sleep with my relatives.

    Thanks to DeathSteed@aol.com for the next 3 peeves

  147. 10,000 people using the network for porno, so when I try to get work done, I get mad lag.
  148. People who don't understand that things are JUST A GAME, (ie LaserTag, LARPs, other high stress games.) and fight about it.
  149. People. All people. I hate when they talk to me, or do anything, cuz it annoys me. Just leave me alone for 10 minutes!

    Thanks to Melissa T again for the next 8 peeves!

  150. People who talk about how "sneaky" cats are. What do they do that's "sneaky?" Cheat on their income tax? Switch price tags in stores? Perjure themselves under oath than lie about it before millions of other felines? (now, that would be CATastrophic)! They slink around like that because they're solitary hunters that have to use stealth and caution -- not like dogs, who hunt in packs.
  151. People who give their kids absurd and/or unpronounceable names, such as Semaj (James spelled backwards) Noelcleisha, Babe (like the pig) or Two (like the number). Then they get mad when you don't know if the kid's a boy or a girl! Stupid names like this should be considered a form of child abuse! It also annoys me when people misspell my name or call me something besides my name -- I've been called Muriel, Michelle, Margaret, and anything else beginning with an "M", which is really annoying, since "Melissa" is a fairly common name (especially for women under 25 or so). In fact, there's so many of us I was thinking of organizing a Million Melissa March (we want a Melissa in the White House)! but I'm too busy organizing the Million Mark March for my husband (do you realize we've never had a president named Mark?)
  152. People at work who put everything on disk, don't back them up on the hard drive, then bug me about finding the lost information!
  153. "Sexy" clothes that are uncomfortable as hell (such as thong panties, push-up bras, garter belts, stiletto heels, etc.). The people that design these instruments of torture should be forced to wear them, non-stop, for a week!
  154. Pantyhose. They run all the time, they're not that comfortable, and they're expensive (the drugstore kind runs in about two minutes after you but them on). Ever try wearing pantyhose in 90 degree weather? It's like you stepped in the La Brea tar pits. I REALLY dislike "control top" pantyhose -- I call them "torture tops!" They should be banned, or at least classified as a form of cruel and unusual punishment. Yeah, so I have a gut -- let the fat fall where it may!
  155. People who say others are "stupid" because they make spelling/grammar mistakes on message boards, etc. Everybody makes speling misttakes sum time -- doesnt meen your stoopid!!
  156. Victoria's Secret -- their clothing looks nice in the catalog, but when you actually receive it, you can tell it's poorly made. I'd rather see them stop spending all that money on "supermodels" and buy some good quality fabric.
  157. Stores with average looking clothing at above-average prices -- e.g., J. Crew, The Gap, Banana Republic, etc.

    Thanks to Branden McGee for the next 2 peeves

  158. People who think that bribes are necessary to get others to pitch in and help out.
  159. People who act like total jerks, and when you get upset at them, they look at you with a puzzled look and ask "What's your problem?"
  160. My biggest pet peeve is poor spelling, and it usually accompanies poor thinking, as evidenced by the spelling of your detractors in the hate mail. But, perhaps my worst pet peeve of all is the practice of forming of a plural by using an apostrophe. It will be a sad day indeed when Merriam-Webster enshrines this carelessness as newly correct grammar! Paul T

    --Added 03/16/99-------

  161. My pet peeve is.........Lazy people who park in handicapped parking spots. They are there for a reason!!! The reason being handicapped folks. Laziness is not a handicapp, it is simply an annoyance. Get a life and be fair. You wouldn't be so happy if someone took over something that was meant for you would you?!!!! Well, then back off and let the people who really need those spots have them. Quit being so pathetically lazy!!! DeeDee
  162. People that get right up on your bumper when you're driving. Hey, am I not going fast enough for you? I can go 15 miles per hour if you want me to. Scott [sctibbs@yahoo.com]

    Thanks to L. Adams [lindor2000@hotmail.com] for the next 7 peeves
  163. Ultra-conservatives.
  164. Ultra-liberals.
  165. Collge GTAs who can't speak English, who are teaching the hardest subjects in the world, who get frustrated at YOU. (Isn't the core of teaching COMMUNICATION?!
  166. People who make up stories to sound interesting, and when you ask them a question about it they say, "I don't remeber," or they take a long time to answer.
  167. How it takes 2 weeks to build a new McDonalds and 2 years to repave the road in front of my house.
  168. People who stand too close to you when they are talking.
  169. People who get offended at everything. They aren't attacking YOU!

    --Added 03/14/99-------

  170. People who think Brazil is a Spanish-speaking country. They speak PORTUGUESE!!! - Doktor Eisenbart [beldin@mindspring.com]
  171. My pet peeve is people like Ian (peeves farther down) who think that drugs are ok and people who speak out against them are liars. Smoking is bad, but marijuana is worse. Ever heard of "mental addiction". I'll bet he smokes pot, there has to be a reason he's so brain dead. Jason L [Jaslan9358@aol.com]

    --Added 03/11/99-------

    Thanks to "Anon" for the next 9 peeves
  172. Neighbors who talk loudly, laugh, MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISES, plays the same music all throughout the night. Some people actually like to sleep at night.
  173. People that stink.
  174. People with nasty breath.
  175. People who think they are the smartest.
  176. People who make hasty judgements about shy people, assuming they are stuck up & or dumb.
  177. Trendy people.
  178. Rude & obnoxious sales people, that ignore you when you walk into a store. You're working retail, get off the f****ing high horse.
  179. Women that act totally different in front of guys. Acting like brainless & silly schoolgirls.
  180. People that think that they own the right to listen to a certain genre of music, just because they dig it. Then judge you for not dressing the part. If only they knew how ridiculous they look.
  181. I can't stand it when a you go to a drive thru window like Wendy's and the person at the window acts like it is a chore to do their job. It is not my fault that they are unhappy doing what they are doing. People should try and make the best out of whatever situation they are in. If your not happy flipping burgers then get another job!! - Courtney [Courtney@f-a-s-t.neT]

    Thanks again to Melissa T for the next 8 peeves!
  182. People who say "oh, smile baby," "smile, it's not that bad" or some other such stupid thing when you're just walking down the street or otherwise minding your own business. I guess they're just trying to be nice, but this is irritating. Maybe I'm not smiling because a) I have a migraine, a toothache and cramps all at the same time; b) my cat was just run over by a Mack truck; c) I just don't FEEL LIKE SMILING!
  183. Like Maureen, I agree that it's annoying to hear statements about "white people". Which white people do you mean? Rich folks on Park Avenue? Po' white folks in Appalachia? And she's right -- the British and Irish are both white and have been at each others' throats for centuries!!
  184. Ditto for remarks about "Hispanics". There's black Hispanics, white Hispanics, even some Spanish-speaking Asians (there are quite a few Japanese, for example, in Brazil). There's Cubans, Mexicans, Filipinos, etc., all who have different cultures and even different Spanish dialects -- they're not a separate race of people! And all Hispanics aren't poor and living in "el barrio!"
  185. People that act like you're nuts if you don't worship The Big Wormy Apple (New York City). Yeah, it's the center of the arts, fashion, the media, etc., but I STILL hate it.
  186. White (and black) liberals who scream about how awful school vouchers are but send their kids to the most exclusive private schools they can find. For example, Norman Lear, founder of the ultra-liberal People For the American Way and a major voice against vouchers. Betcha HE didn't send his kid to P.S. 100!
  187. People who walk their mean dawgs (pit bulls, etc.) without a leash.
  188. Movies such as "Pretty Woman" that glamorize prostitution. This is a terrible way to make a living -- prostitutes are often beaten, raped, and even killed. Very few meet a rich guy who looks like Richard Gere and takes them away from all that.
  189. People who talk about how abortion is a "private decision" but then want public monies to pay for it.

    Thanks to Doktor Eisenbart [beldin@mindspring.com] for the next 4 peeves!
  190. People like Maureen who think someone is racist for preferring the company of their own kind. (btw: the rest of your peeves were great! this one was just a little off base.)
  191. Also, people who misuse the word racism. Look it up. It means the belief that one race is inherently superior to the others. Most people use it interchangeably w/ prejudice and/or bigoted. That's WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!!
  192. Black people who are more racist than Hitler, but think they can't POSSIBLY be racist b/c they're black! (That means YOU, Louis Farrakhan! (did I spell that right?))
  193. MTV! What a bunch of idiots! And they don't even PLAY MUSIC anymore! It should be called BSTV.

    --Added 03/10/99-------

  194. When people keep up their Christmas decorations up for a long time. What do they not know that Christmas is over or are they to lazy to take them down. - Vicki [howardv@excite.com]
  195. I hate having to pay big bucks for popcorn at the movies and then finding out you've got the bottom of the barrel after you've sit down to enjoy the movie!! - Fred

    Thanks to Maureen for the next 25 peeves!
  196. Idiots like Ian who insist that pot doesn't do any harm so therefore it must be ok-umm, has Ian ever researched the negative effects of marijuana?
  197. People who smoke ANYTHING at a concert where the ticket and venue have stated it is not allowed. It is very inconsiderate to others with respiratory problems or allergies, and hey they paid their ticket as well!
  198. Cars that honk at me or creep up on me when i am crossing the street because they want me to run across so they don't lose one second
  199. People who are waiting for someone and honk the horn incessantly. Get off your ass and knock on the door!
  200. Girls who act all proud that they are sexually active like it is some sort of achievement
  201. Anyone who spits or coughs up bile on streets, and makes a loud hacking noise before they do it, too. I really wanna track THAT into my house!
  202. Men who piss on buildings and trees and behind open car doors without even *trying* to conceal what they are doing
  203. People who call me "intolerant" because I disagree with them
  204. Employers who are screw ups but expect you to be perfect
  205. Movie theatres that aren't dark enough, or has a screen the size of a TV
  206. SPAM that starts with, "This isn't SPAM so nyah!:P" GRR!
  207. White people who say they are not racist but send their kids to private schools and live in predominantly white neighborhoods
  208. I hate how the term "white" is used to encompass hundreds of different cultures, some of which HATE each other!
  209. When people write "your" when they should write "you're" You're = You are and your means belonging to you
  210. Websites that ask you to register and when you do you start receiving SPAM! (Thanks very much www.petz.com you bastards!)
  211. I hate the fact that the governmaent has hired many immigrants for federal jobs in the postal Service but they don't know jack about Geography. Train them, at least!! How do you expect them to know where everything goes?
  212. I hate people who have been in the USA for years and still refuse to learn enough english to take a telephone message
  213. I hate when someone's accent is so thick I can't understand them and they get mad at ME!
  214. People who say they believe in "Freedom Of Speech" but then tell Christians they shouldn't speak at all
  215. Nudity in film, it is embarrassing!
  216. people who accuse me of having "something wrong with" my sexuality just because I don't enjoy looking at other women naked. I am heterosexual thank you and it's not my bag, baby. If you want nudity rent a porno!
  217. WebTV Networks who fired me because I commented to soemone that a girl was playing loud reggae music and did ot like it. They told me I was a racist! (She should have stayed in her own cube then, and BTW my own cubemate was a black guy and we got along fine! I just can't work with music on, and I dislike reggae sheeesh! Talk about intolerance, WebTV!
  218. When I answer the phone with , "hello?" and the person on the other end says, "Who's This?"
  219. My landlord who never fixes jack shite, stole money from me by hooking my apartment up to the basement's electricity so I got to pay for the family downstairs, who refused to fix my windows after vandals shot it with BB guns, who refuses to get an exterminator, who installed a tiny water tank so I can't even fill the bathtub halfway before the water gets cold AND WHO Raised the rent to 900 dollars last month!! AND SHE IS ON MEDICAID, gets food stamps, and has a bunch of sons and a husband who works!
  220. when i report people like my landlord to the authorities and they always say, "We can't do anything about it"

    Thanks to Marc [kalah@connect.net] for the next 3 peeves
  221. People who summon the elevator to go down from the second floor.
  222. People who call you on the phone and then sing the song blaring on their radio instead of talking to you.
  223. Drivers who cut in front of you to get one car length ahead in traffic. They don't get anywhere faster. They just slow everyone else down.

    --Added 03/04/99-------

  224. i hate people who stand in line for their movie tickets and they don't know what movie their watching and it holds up the line. [saroeunc@hotmail.com]
  225. My car dying - again! At least it died on my street and not on the highway!
  226. People who can't go a day without being rude or insulting someone.

    --Added 03/01/99-------

  227. This is to the Dave that thinks older people whine about the younger generation and think that a debt a gratitude is owed. Hey toughguy, you need to grow up a little. Didn't your parents teach you to respect your elders? If they didn't, well no suprise, but maybe you shpuld think about what your forefathers have done for you. Oh that's right, you probably slept through history class. People like you give generation xers like myself a bad name. Grow up and quit whining about how tough your own miserable existence is. Dave [dsmith103@hotmail.com]
  228. The Left... err grlls copying off of RIGHTGuyz "Rad" - Rightguyz
  229. People who excuse rape and say the woman "asked for it".

    --Added 02/25/99-------

  230. When a crappy "singer" who relies on shock value to sell his music such as, oh, Marilyn Manson, gets nominated for a grammy (or was it 2?), yet excellent bands such as KoRn get completely left out. WTF? KoRn is starting a rebirth for heavy metal! Manson is just a moronic SOB with no talent! Doktor Eisenbart [beldin@mindspring.com]
  231. Completely totally CLUELESS IDIOTS like Dave below. Go see Saving Private Ryan then come back and tell us that we young people dont owe those guys a HUGE DEBT of gratitude!!!!! Michelle
  232. People who will stand in line for 5 to 20 minutes, get to the counter, wait for all their items to be rung up, THEN begin to write out the check. The least you can do ahead of time is DATE it for god's sake! Lisa in Athens
  233. People who insist upon digging through their purse, then their wallet, then their pockets, then their partner's pockets for a penny when they have a perfectly good nickle in their hand. Lisa in Athens

    Thanks to Kelley [gazelle_sunday@unforgettable.com] for the next 7 peeves!
  234. People who yell and scream at their children in public, and then wonder why their kids are so miserable and whiny. The parents are the ones embarrassing themselves, not the kids!
  235. Kids who completely disrespect their parents, but still expect thousands of dollars worth of material items, as if they're just entitled to it simply because they exist.
  236. College students who don't know how to flush a toilet.
  237. Kids who call in bomb threats to their schools (and don't understand why it's not funny!).
  238. Webpage pop-up ads, javascripts, and background music. No offense, but it's annoying and it crashes my computer!
  239. When I'm in class and some guy (it's always a guy) takes up half the time rambling on and on in an attempt to sound oh-so-intellectual. Ooh, big words! We're SO impressed!
  240. When people are too lazy to throw their garbage away in the dining hall, leaving us dishwashers to deal with it.
  241. The people that benefit from the government most, never pay one cent to taxes. Nanette Winfield - Texas [nwinfield@pdq.net]
  242. Why have I not received one thank you note from not one welfare receipient after all these years of support from my taxes. Nanette Winfield - Texas [nwinfield@pdq.net]

    Thanks to Melissa for the next 7 peeves!
  243. Guys who sit on the bus with their legs two feet apart so nobody can sit next to them.
  244. Running for the bus and the SOB bus driver SEES you running and leaves you anyway.
  245. Getting up late for work, throwing on any old thing, and getting to your job and discovering that your clothes have stains/cat hairs on them.
  246. I have two cats and a dog and it irritates me when people come to visit and say they don't like animals. Hey, you should have told me before and I wouldn't have asked you over!
  247. When my dog (a chihuahua mix) jumps on the table and licks up crumbs.
  248. When my cat jumps on my lap when I'm trying to read a book or write something.
  249. Cats/dogs that puke and you don't discover it until you step on it!!
  250. Girls who whine and bitch about being fat, and then eats at Taco Bell every other day. Dave [bodies@ksu.edu]
  251. Selfish old people who think the younger generation owes them a debt of gratitude for serving in the war or doing manual hard labor, thinking that they helped "shape" this country, when in actuallity they were just working. Like anyone else today. Stop your whining!!! Dave [bodies@ksu.edu]

    --Added 02/18/99-------

  252. When people wear black shoes with blue pants! - Erin
    Thanks to Wayne [coughtry@usa.net] for the next 3 peeves
  253. People drive to slow in the passing lane.
  254. Organizations that Go out of their way to indicate that they promote, encourage, espouse Family Values...What are single people?..Problems for Society.

    --Added 02/16/99-------
  255. Ex-girlfriends who don't have the courtesy to say goodbye the last time they see you - RH

    Thanks to Melanie [Melanie772@aol.com] for the next 5 peeves!

  256. People like "Jim C" (below) who post horrible things on webpages, but won't send mail directly to the person in question, and won't post his email address, the coward!!! And just because I think I am good looking doesn't mean I am stuck up, I know there is a lot more to beauty than on the outside.
  257. Junk e-mail with a subject that sounds like you know the person, then you open it, and you see more X's than you can count!!!
  258. People who don't believe in turn signals.
  259. Customer service reps who act like you are an interuption of their job, rather than the purpose of it!
  260. People that are never in even a remotely good mood.
  261. When you have to share a computer with 50 other people at work and someone constantly alters the settings or else adds some cute screen saver or some other obnoxious crap that screws up the applications I use! Why can't they just leave it alone? It isn't theirs to screw around with! - Matt [lbftaylor@yahoo.com]

    Thanks to Melissa T for the next 7 peeves

  262. Black people who throw around the "n" word all the time and then are outraged when white people use it.
  263. Goofy guys who walk around with their pants hanging off their behinds (like, I really want to see your butt crack and want kind of underwear you have on).
  264. Disgusting, creepy perverts in their 20's, 30's, and even older who try to pick up 13 year old girls.
  265. People who let their stupid dawgs crap all over the place and get mad if you ask them (nicely) to clean it up.
  266. Nose pickers who flick their boogies or else wipe them on some hard surface (bathroom walls seem to popular).
  267. People who call people "fat" when they're not "fat" at all (e.g., Kate Winslet). Kate Winslet is GORGEOUS and has a curvy, womanly figure. Not everyone wants to be a walking pencil like Calista Lockhart. Personally, I don't think protruding collarbones and ribs are attractive.
  268. People who are always talking about how "ugly" someone else is when THEY look like something that the cat dragged in (i.e., Don Imus, Joan Rivers, Howard Stern).
  269. People who use the net to be who or what there aren't. I have met so many phonies on the net that I am sick and tired of the B.S. I have gone from being a chaanel manager on the Undernet (IRC) to avoiding meeting people on the net (IRC, ICQ, Iphone). If you want to get to know me then go to my site at http://www.2scotts.com and see who I am.This is no peeve rather an opinion of mine based on over 4 years of being on the net. - Scott Hubick [hubicks@dlcwest.com]
  270. I am total peeved at people who send me via ICQ one of those "fvriend" pages. If yolu are one of those people that forward those page maybe you should go to the ultimate "Friend" page http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8124/icq.html (LOL) - Scott Hubick [hubicks@dlcwest.com]
  271. People who call themselves vegetarian but eat chicken, fish, and deli meat in their sandwiches. - Caprice
  272. Am I the only person who objects to companies pledging a percentage of the cost of merchandise to some charity they prefer? Makes the company sound altruistic but that's my money they're using, pal. Give me the 1% or 5% or whatever and let me donate to charity of MY choice (and deduct it from MY taxes)if you please. - Wynne [wynne1@mediaone.net]
  273. Also, attention tailgaters, picture this: There are 30 cars in line ahead of me and you insist on driving six feet from my back bumper. I can't go any faster but I promise I will slow down to leave more room between my front bumper and the car ahead of me to give me more time to react in an emergency. - Wynne [wynne1@mediaone.net]

    --Added 02/11/99-------

    Thanks to Linde [mertlace@aol.com] for the next 8 peeves
  274. Many, many, many busy signals from attempting to go online with AOL. I mean 20 or 30 times, buzz, buzz, buzz. Then when you write them they apparently have a prefabricated answer and send you a survey--never addressing the question. damn!
  275. Toothpaste sans a cap
  276. Friends who aren't happy for your accomplishments--only your downfalls!
  277. Damn milk container wings that stick together forcing you to open the wrong end and then hear someone tell you "why you opened the wrong end!"
  278. People that get vicious in their postings. come on people, this isn't war here. just words--be passionate not murderous!
  279. The new stamps that self-stick--great for your tongue, however if one should position them wrong, they are the postal equal of fly paper and bye bye envelope and stamp.
  280. Those cheap air freshners (only bought because they were out of the solids) with the holes and the solid or so they tell you jell. never get an old one--the jell will slime out onto furniture, clothing, floors, YOU!
  281. That ad on tv that asks if the parent had made time or something to that effect for their child. the ad has a basketball with a note and the child says "Yo mom what's up?" why a black child? It just seems so racist to me (and no I am not Black). I have never seen that ad done with any other race of child--sends a bad message and reinforces negative sterotypes--wonder if the Black community is as offended by it as me?

    --Added 02/08/99-------

  282. Idiot parents and teachers who lie to kids about drugs (i.e. marijuana is addictive) and then expect that, when the kids get older and smarter and realize that they've been lied to, the kids will still respect them. Are you people blind? Can't you see that kids aren't sponges for your obvious lies? - Ian [ihatcher@class.unl.edu]
  283. People who are against marijauna legalization. You know, smoking is more dangerous than pot, and it actually IS addictive. You'd think that the products of the 60s would be more open-minded. - Ian [ihatcher@class.unl.edu]
  284. my pet peeve is when people in a movie doesn't do what you say.For example,when someone is behind another in a movie you say look behind you and he dosen't thats what my pet peeve is. If anyone has some advice e-mail me, because i'm doing a report.Please!!!! - Jeanette [ Daizy17607ahotmail.com]

    Thanks to Doktor Eisenbart for the next 5 peeves
  285. people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. That is SICK.
  286. gutless news shows that won't show the story about Jane Doe #5 (ahem, NBC!).
  287. people who think society ows them something because they won't get a job
  288. women who dress in a provacative manner (ie low cut blouses where you can see their boobs, shorts/skirts so short you can see everything, anything see-through, and anything so tight that their body is outlined perfectly), and yet get mad when men look at them! Sheesh, what do you expect, when you let us see you practically naked?
  289. socialist campus newspapers
  290. People who submit peeves with gross language and then whine when I cut out the part that is disgusting. (referring to the male chauvanist below). Most people would have just not posted the peeve - I left most of it but just cut out some gross parts. I rarely do that but I did in this case. Now people are asking why I called him a chauvanist. Fine - here is the part I cut out from the peeve (4 down from this one).
    "The pain of looking in her mirror and seeing her wrinkled face, hanging turkey wattles, gnarled hooked fingers, breasts like withered leather bags, and sagging, cellulite- pocked butt will be all the stronger. As she lays in her stinking, urine soaked bed and croaks weakly for a sponge bath to relieve her roach-infested bedsores, she will endure the disgusted expression of her young, handsome male nurse." - Jim G.
    There. Now Jim and everyone should be happy that his whole peeve is there.
  291. People who label others "Male Chauvinists" simply because they point out a clearly annoying quality in some stuck up women. I guess you can't say anything bad about a woman without being branded a woman-hater. Jim G.
  292. People who run "Pet Peeve" websites, ask for submissions and then cut out parts of what you have to say. This is the last time I view this website. Goodbye from the "Male Chauvinist" who dared to say something bad about a "Womyn". Womyn good, Men bad!Jim G.

    --Added 02/05/99-------

  293. Male chauvinists like the one who submitted the peeve right below this, who then whine and wail when I remove some of the really gross stuff from the peeve.
  294. Stuck-up girls like Melanie below, who think they're all that. She's probably not as hot as she thinks, but if she is, she's not satisfied with the blessing of being born beautiful. She has to begrudge some poor old codger the simple pleasure of admiring her beauty. It boosts her ego to proclaim that she's so hot, and they're so ugly, that they don't even have the right to look at her. Meanwhile, if it was a handsome stud, or an ugly but super- rich guy, it would be a different story. I can't wait until she's old, stringy and dried-out, and nobody looks at her. - Jim G.
  295. Nothing is worse than walking into the bathroom at work and seeing a big turd floating around in the toilet, and to see that no one has bothered to replace the toilet paper and paper towels. - Sam
  296. I HATE when you are on a diet, and you go to TASTE something that isn't on your diet (taste - not gorge on - *taste*) - when you have barely eaten ALL DAY and have been almost perfect for the past 2 weeks on your diet, and people sneer and say "Gee - should you be eating that? Don't complain later, etc" I HATE THAT!! Don't people know that that is the MOST ANNOYING thiing to do to someone?!
    Thanks to Melissa T for the next 10 peeves!
  297. People who hate cats because they're "lazy" -- I mean, what are they supposed to do? Get a job? Join an aerobics class? They're CATS!
  298. People who hate dogs because "they bite" -- usually they don't attack people unless they're doing something to 'em!
  299. Idiots who drive down the street in convertibles blaring obnoxious music (rap, metal - sorry, Caroline) -- listen to that drivel at home!
  300. People who ask "when did you last have it?" when you lost something -- if you knew where you last had it, it wouldn't be lost, now would it?
    The next peeves relate to the joys of public transportation for those of us who vehicularly challenged (too poor to buy a car)
  301. I hate it when you take the wrong bus or train (the 88 instead of the 58 for example) and are absolutely lost, then the bus or train driver gives you some complex directions like: "Go east o' the sun and west o' the moon to the Fountain of Eternal Fear, pay homage to the Beast of the East, climb the Unscalable Mountain, and at the top you will find the 58 bus stop."
  302. People who do inappropriate or disgusting things on the bus like masturbating, rolling joints, having sex (oral), having sex ("real") -- yes, these things DO happen.
  303. What about when you're waiting in the rain for a bus and a car comes by and splashes you on purpose - that is SOOO funny!
  304. Creepy men who holler out stupid things while you're standing at the bus stop.
  305. People who put their books, etc. on the seat next to them so no one can sit down -- I mean, did your damn backpack pay for a seat????
  306. Sitting down on a crowded bus and then someone stands next to you so that their crotch or butt is at the exact same level as your face.
  307. Litttle whiny cry-baby sissies who sit around watching Alley Mcbeal and being sensitive [porterbj@jmu.edu]

    --Added 02/02/99-------

    Thanks to Angie [muchattitude@mailexcite.com] for the next 8 peeves
  308. People who pick their nose while driving instead of while in the privacy of a restroom.
  309. People who look at what they've picked from their nose.
  310. People that spit where others have to walk.
  311. People who make that "hock" sound before spitting.
  312. People who drive ragedy cars and talk on cell phones at the same time!
  313. People who find it necessary to let you know they have a friend who is your race!
  314. Two-faced people.
  315. People who wear a belt and suspenders at the same time!

    Thanks to Melanie [Melanie772@aol.com] for the next 3 peeves
  316. People in front of me in the Drive Thru at McDonald's who specify their order "to go".
  317. People who think they are too good to drive the right way in parking lots.
  318. Nasty, ratty, middle-aged men who stare when I walk by, as if they have ever had a woman in their LIFE!!

    Thanks to Michelle for the next 4 peeves
  319. People who shamelessly advertise their web sites.
  320. Scrollers in chat rooms....grow up.
  321. When you click on a link after a search and get that stupid URL not found message.
  322. Men who pout when they dont get any....we women dont OWE you sex buster.
  323. Well...snuck is actually considered a word. It was added to the new dictionary this year - Paige

    --Added 02/01/99-------

  324. Angelfire.
  325. People who copy and paste their pet peeves from other people's peeve pages (LOL) Duh!
  326. People who take any type of disagreeing comment and call it harassment.
  327. People wail about things you do and then they do the exact same thing!
  328. Jealous people :)
  329. When people talk about nebulous unnamed kids as "little Johnny" or "little Suzi." Where have people been for the last 20 years? Nobody names their kids Johnny or Suzi anymore, for crying out loud. BTW, my web-site is http://members.aol.com/shsnj/stevejones.html - Steve Jones [shsnj@excite.com]
  330. I cannot stand old boyfriends, who you were glad to get rid of in the first place, that suddenly show up at your front door, wanting "to see how you are doing after all these years." And how come the guys you really liked disappear forever, never to be seen again? The other thing that really bugs me are people who try to incite a war over whether a dog is better than a cat, or vice versa. Usually these kind of people have no life anyway. Lisa
  331. I hate when people start a whole long whine baby story with, "Don't be offended, but...." and then continue to be totally offensive. And when you ARE offended, they click their tongue and say, "I TOLD you not to be offended...." and can't believe you are anyway. I also hate when people END a whine session with, "I'm not flaming anyone..." PEOPLE! Weak disclaimers at the end or beginning of your ranting isn't gonna cut it! "Ma'am, please don't be offended, but your baby is butt ugly. I mean, I'm not trying to offend you but... ever think of diapering both ends?!?" - Laurel [lemacd@ivillage.com]
  332. YOU KNOW WHAT MY PEEVE IS? LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE'S PEEVES! - "Rudegirl"

    Thanks to Melissa T for the next 4 peeves
  333. I can relate to the pet peeves about daycare centers because I used to be a preschool teacher. I used to get irritated by:
    a. Parents who bring in their kids as sick as dawg (fevers of 103, dripping green snot) and then get an attitude when you call them to pick the kid up. Then you get sick and have to stay home, and of course in many day care centers the teachers have no benefits or sick days, so you lose money! b. Parents who would bring their kids in wet or poopy.
    c. News reporters/papers that talk about daycare horror stories -- these are the exception; most daycare workers are dedicated individuals who make about $7.00 an hour (and that's with a college degree!!)
    d. Daycare centers too cheap to buy basic supplies and equipment, so the teachers end up buying stuff themselves because they're sick of the bathrooms smelling like pee and not having any materials to do craft projects with.
    e. Politicians talking about tax breaks for parents with kids in day care! I don't have a problem with this, but for godsakes, start paying daycare providers a livable wage and giving them some basic benefits -- then there wouldn't be a turnover rate of 35%!
    f. Having to give kids prescription medicine -- hey, we're not nurses! I don't have anything against unions, but I get sick of some of their greedy leaders always complaining. During the UPS strike, I found out that the drivers make about $21.00 an hour. Now why I am, a college graduate, supposed to feel sorry for these semi-skilled workers making almost twice as much as I am??
  334. I don't have anything against unions, but I get sick of some of their greedy leaders always complaining. During the UPS strike, I found out that the drivers make about $21.00 an hour. Now why I am, a college graduate, supposed to feel sorry for these semi-skilled workers making almost twice as much as I am??
  335. People who sit on public transportation talking very LOUDLY about 1) their illegal activities (drug use, stealing, etc.) 2) sexual exploits, etc., and other obnoxious things.
  336. Those stupid, waste-of-time shows they put on before they Superbowl -- they're just a way for John Madden to make even more money, as if he doesn't have enough. Just show the damn game!

    Thanks to Kit for the next 6 peeves
  337. People such as Mahogany (postings below) who complain about people being stupid and are too stupid themselves to use the right word such as 'their' when it should be 'they're'; or 'snuck' (no such word)when it should be 'sneaked' and 'your' instead of the contraction 'you're' when the word 'are' is required for sense.
  338. Places of business with solid handicap parking across the front of the store; all or almost all the spaces are always empty. It's just ridiculously out of control.
  339. Newer parking lots with the new, narrow, dinky parking spaces. Not everybody drives a goddamned Dixie Cup.
  340. Anybody who spouts politically correct euphimisms. It's just horsesh*t and it's nauseating.
  341. Uninformed voters. They're dangerous and should stay home.
  342. People who whiningly say, "Well, I have a right to my own opinion." Not if you don't have a clue about the real subject matter or one single byte of data in your empty head, you don't. Keep your stupid mouth shut and your ears open.

    --Added 01/25/99-------

  343. People who use DejaNews to post usenet messages, and fail to remove even the most irrelevent portions of quoted text. How difficult is it to "click - drag - delete"? - Mike Thanks to Kaylon for the next 4 peeves!
  344. People who have been warned to lock their car doors and who don't that bitch and whine about their cd player being stolen out of their car.
  345. Customers who stare. I can't fill your presciption any faster while you're staring at me like I'm in a zoo. 3. Customers who don't give me their new insurance cards BEFORE I fill their presciptions. That means I have to go back and redo it and other customers have to wait longer and STARE!
  346. How come if you happen to be nice to a male customer, he acts like you're coming on to him?
  347. OLD men who come in to get prescriptions for Viagra. 5. People on Medicaid (that get their prescriptions practically free) that come up to the pharmacy drive-thru window in big, expensive family vans and new cars.

    --Added 01/24/99-------

  348. Men with long nails - Ewww! - Maryann
  349. My pet peeve is people dumping their infants and toddlers into day care and pretending that this is good for their kids just because their kids haven't run away from home. yet. my absolute peeviest peeve is the people who bring their kids to day care in 30K+ plus vehicles and lament that they HAVE to work to get by - especially those people who come home and gel hours before they pick up their kids at day care. it's only the state of the nation at stake; day care produces higher numbers of aggressive, stupid, antisocial kids. oh well. - jasto http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/2010
  350. People who tell someone next to me the most boring inane story and then when they are done, turn around and tell me the same d*** story - [violete69@hotmail.com ]
  351. Democracies get me because the rich get richer and the poor are left to fend for themslef. - SS
  352. Oh yeah and junk mail of any description, uses too many tress to make a pile of well you know in the bins. - SS
  353. When "it's that time of the month" and I sneeze my tampon out. - mahagony25 [mahagony24@aol.com]
  354. People who don't know their stupid. - mahagony25 [mahagony24@aol.com]
  355. People who know their stupid and act it. example: I have a friend who is so stupid she locked herself out the house, climbed in the window to get her keys, clkimbed back out the window and inlocked the door, instead of just coming out the door. - mahagony25 [mahagony24@aol.com]
  356. Women who say they want to meet and date a nice guy, then hook up with the first smooth-talking bullshit artist that tells them all the right lies. - Steve
  357. The fact that human male castration is actually *illegal* in all 50 states. I can see why involuntary castration might be illegal, but voluntary too?? - Steve
  358. That it's more important to be popular than it is to be right. - Steve
  359. I can't stand runners that keep their feet moving while waiting for a red light to change - forgodsake what are they trying to prove? I gauge my speed to "get" a red light so I can hang on to the nearest pole and hope for a long cycle! - evelyn [ee@ee-world.com]
  360. Oh, and yes, scuba divers that have no control, bopping up and down, cling to you, kick like mad to get who knows where, and then want to surface in 25 minutes because they are out of air. - evelyn [ee@ee-world.com]
  361. Not knowing if someone likes you for you or for the way you look - rozebuddd

    --Added 01/21/99-------

  362. I really hate it when people lick their fingers to make it easier for them to thumb through pieces of paper. That is really unsanitary; besides, why do you think there is a such thing as "Tacky-Finger". - Angie [muchattitude@mailexcite.com]
  363. This phone conversation really irritates me:
    (Phone rings)
    Me: "Hello"
    Them: "Hello"
    Me: "Hello"
    Them: "Hello"
    This goes on for a while and I finally yell, "Who would you like to speak with?"
    Them: "You" Me: "Why didn't you just ask! in the first place!"
    - Angie [muchattitude@mailexcite.com]
  364. I wish my roommate would quit sucking face with her boyfriend right in front of me. It's disgusting. - "CheezyPoof"

    --Added 01/17/99-------

  365. My pet peeve, and I know it has happened to just about everybody: Paper towel dispensers in public restrooms. Why are they installed at just the right height, so that when you reach up to pull down the paper towel , the water runs back down your arms? - Dena
    Thanks to Cheri for the next 4 peeves!
  366. You're in the middle of updating your web page and your computer locks up (usually so bad you have to turn it off and back on again at the power strip to reboot)and you lose all of the work you've done.(Guess what happened to me SEVERAL times today?)
  367. Going to a web page that has an error or some kind of script that crashes your browser. Which makes you lose everything in your system tray. Which means you have to reboot to get it all back.
  368. Answering the phone and hearing a recorded voice saying, "Please hold for important information." If it's that important, hire a human being to make your phone calls!
  369. Calls like the ones above, only their computer isn't working right so when you answer the phone you hear a couple of beeps and then it hangs up on you.

    Thanks to Melissa T for the next 3 peeves!
  370. Lousy calls by NFL officials, such as Seattle @ Jets, Bills @ Pats -- you football fans will know what I mean. Bring back the instant replay!
  371. Rich sports team owners who want public monies to pay for stadiums -- if this isn't corporate welfare, I don't know what is. This is especially annoying when the sports teams in question are lousy (e.g., Jeff Lurie, owner of the 3-13 Philadelphia Eagles, the cheap Rooney family, owner of the 7-9 Pittsburgh Steelers). They should do what the Cook family did for their (former) lousy team, the Washington Redskins -- pay for a stadium with their OWN MONEY!
  372. People who hurt/kill animals. Here a sicko punk poured gasoline on a kitten and set it on fire! The sad thing is, these psychos often "graduate" to hurting people.
  373. US CAPITAL BELTWAY!!!! - P. [pwooton@hotmail.com]
  374. All of those wacky activist people who yell insipid comments like "meat is murder" or "save the whales". For one thing, if you threw an activistin a cage with a large, preadatory annimal, I'm sure it would suffer no great moral dilemma as to wether or not to eat said activist. (Although it would desperately wish that activists bathed more frequently.) And, yes, we SHOULD save the whales... but only until we can find the TARTAR SAUCE!!! - Yo [yoistheman@hotmail.com]

    --Added 01/13/99-------

  375. Medical personel that assume EVERYONE who says that Demerol is the only thing that works for my migraine is an addict looking for a fix. People I have had migraines for 20 years now...and I have tried EVERY new drug down the pike...unfortunately demerol IS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS!! Tell you what....I'll trade you 1 year of my headaches and your snotty attitudes to be headache free. While I realize that many people are in fact addicts not all of us are so take the time to check it out! Michelle
  376. People on welfare with acrylic nails, leather jackets and 20lbs of gold. Anonymous
  377. The drug seeker that comes into our ER with a "hangnail" who is allergic to everything but morphine and needs it NOW! Anonymous
  378. The person with no insurance who calls an ambulance because they had no cab money for the same "hangnail" emergency. Anonymous
  379. The patient who waits in the hallway instead of the exam room who glares at staff as they walk by. They must think that we will come in quicker that way, really it only annoys us. Anonymous

    --Added 01/10/99-------

  380. People who say and do rude, inconsiderate things- not because of any actual beliefs or opinions they "happen" to have, but merely for the sick, twisted pleasure they get from hurting people and stirring up crap.....(for many examples of this type of person, one simply has to read Carolyn's guest book.) Matt [lbftaylor@yahoo.com]
  381. It's really annoying when people have to use obscene language and make extremely rude comments to get their points across. (For example, the emails about abortion in this site.) Jackie
  382. I can't stand people who begin a sentence with, "To be honest with you." Does that mean they haven't been honest with you all along? I also hate rednecks in pickup trucks-they either drive too damn slow or they try to run you off the road! Kaylon
  383. Special thanks to the twit who mowed me down in K Mart last week trying to get to the christmas wrapping at warp speed......I dont need my feet or anything lady :o( Michelle
  384. Special thanks to the idiot who keeps shutting down my system with your handy dandy little program thanks so much I now have to spots on my hard drive fried thanks to you..you ass. Michelle
  385. Bitchy girlfriends who don't appreciate a man who works hard to give them a living,takes in their child as his own and puts up with all the crap her family gives him. [scorpion_53061@yahoo.com]

    --Added 01/04/99-------

  386. What really pee's off is when people ask who my favourite singer is....I answer Van Morrison...they reply..."The guy who was in The Doors"....I tell them NO - Van is not dead. Scott Hubick [hubicks@dlcwest.com]
  387. I get ticked off at people that have pages on free hosts (Geocities etc) and ask you to click on the sponsers link to keep the page free...do people like that think other surfers are that dumb. Scott Hubick [hubicks@dlcwest.com]
  388. PeOpLe WhO CaPiTaLiZe EvErY OtHeR LeTtEr In An AtTeMpT To LoOk LiKe ThEy HaVe A PeRsOnAlItY!!! I mean come on, this crap is hard to read. Matt [lbftaylor@yahoo.com]

    --Added 01/02/99-------

    Thanks to Sandy: the one hour "Photo Girl" [chynadxgrl@aol.com] for the next 11 peeves!
  389. When there are a hundread rolls of film in my lab, 20 customers at the counter, and my backup walks away!!!!!
  390. Listening to the same songs over and over again on the piped in music.
  391. Customers who whistle/ hum/ or sing along with the piped in music!
  392. Getting paid minimum wage to listen to customer's BS!
  393. Fourty year-old male customers who call me honey/ cutie/ etc.... If you don't know me don't use a "term of endearment"
  394. Extremely rude people!!!!!
  395. People who think my photo counter is a customer service desk!
  396. When the next shift calls in sick and I am told by my manager that if I cannot find someone to come in then I have to take those hours too!!! (HELLO THAT'S YOUR JOB!!!)
  397. Customers who want me to ring in thier sales, even though the registers are a few yards away. (can't stand to wait?)
  398. Customers who ask me questions about stuff that's in another department on the other side of the store.
  399. AND FINALLY: NOT BEING ABLE TO QUIT BECAUSE MY TUITION CHECK IS DUE!!!!!!!
  400. I really dislike guest books that are full of "neat site" or "Kewl page". If people like the page then take a bit of effort to say so! Signing a guestbook takes no effort. BTW, you really have "Kewl page" and a "neat site". LOL - Scott Hubick [hubicks@dlcwest.com]
  401. Tall, Blonde, Skinny - Alice
  402. Stating the obvious - Alice
  403. Windows crashing because I opened multiple applications. I even made a banner in honor of this (below!)

    Windows is a pain
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