The Pet Peeve Thread

[Marc]

My biggest pet peeve are the folks (often recent high school grads) who can't make change without a calculator.

True story. Went into a candy shop in NJ with a half-off coupon (escorted by my then 8 year old and 10-year old daughters.) Purchase was $5.99.

First girl had no clue what do do. Asks second girl.

Second girl says, "I don't do percents!"

Third girl gets a calculator out, give up and declares "something is wrong it keeps coming out as a negative number".

Finally this lady from back, old enough to be their grandma storms out from back. "get out of the way she says. Takes my $5.00 bill, opens the cash drawer gives me correct change all without any calculating aids.

We walk out of the door and my 10-year old says, "what what that all about Dad? That was so easy." "Stay in school" their mom chimes in. "And pay attention" I add....

How did she give you the half penny?

 

[ctenidae]

How did she give you the half penny?

 

[Marc]

Stupid freakin Aussie's.

I actually have a bunch of US half pennies. I've never seen one in circulation though.

 

[MRGisevil]

People who sit at their desks and have conversations on speakerphone when there are twenty other people around trying to get work done. Like right now.

 

[drjeff]

People who sit at their desks and have conversations on speakerphone when there are twenty other people around trying to get work done. Like right now.

My wife does this all the time Even if she's not doing anything else but making a phone call, she'll always use the g^& d&^* speaker feature while dialing until the person she's calling answers.

 

[Marc]

People who sit at their desks and have conversations on speakerphone when there are twenty other people around trying to get work done. Like right now.

That's the time you walk as close to the phone as you can and let a nice loud fart rip for all to hear.

 

[Paul]

People who sit at their desks and have conversations on speakerphone when there are twenty other people around trying to get work done. Like right now.

That's the time you walk as close to the phone as you can and let a nice loud fart rip for all to hear.

Absolutely.

Or, for the more demure, like our precious snowflake here, whom I'm sure never releases intestinal gas. Go into a prolonged coughing fit. A really bad "smoker's hack" type.

 

[2knees]

people who refer to themselves in the 3rd person.

 

[Paul]

people who refer to themselves in the 3rd person.

Ricky doesn't like your attitude. Ricky thinks there's nothing wrong with this.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

My biggest pet peeve are the folks (often recent high school grads) who can't make change without a calculator.

True story. Went into a candy shop in NJ with a half-off coupon (escorted by my then 8 year old and 10-year old daughters.) Purchase was $5.99.

First girl had no clue what do do. Asks second girl.

Second girl says, "I don't do percents!"

Third girl gets a calculator out, give up and declares "something is wrong it keeps coming out as a negative number".

Finally this lady from back, old enough to be their grandma storms out from back. "get out of the way she says. Takes my $5.00 bill, opens the cash drawer gives me correct change all without any calculating aids.

We walk out of the door and my 10-year old says, "what what that all about Dad? That was so easy." "Stay in school" their mom chimes in. "And pay attention" I add....

Overheard in the Popcorn Record Store, Dedham, MA, 1982:

One pimply-faced, gum-smacking, Jordache-Jean-wearing, teenaged girl to two other pimply-faced, gum-smacking, Jordache-Jean-wearing, teenaged girls:

"No Suh! Paul McCahney was not in no uthah band before he was in Wings!"

 

[2knees]

Ricky doesn't like your attitude. Ricky thinks there's nothing wrong with this.

lol, i posted that after a co-worker was in my office talking about himself that way.

i almost got up and left him talking to my empty chair.

 

[Paul]

lol, i posted that after a co-worker was in my office talking about himself that way.

i almost got up and left him talking to my empty chair.

There was a time when I found it mildly amusing. Now, not so much.

 

[jack97]

Ricky doesn't like your attitude. Ricky thinks there's nothing wrong with this.

I think the 2knees of the world should give some slack to the Ricky Hendersons of the world.


That drives me crazy when athletes starts talking that way.

 

[2knees]

I think the 2knees of the world should give some slack to the Ricky Hendersons of the world.

funny thing, didnt a 43 year old Nolan Ryan throw his 7th no hitter later on the same day ricky broke the record? sort of upstaged ole ricky.


2knees doesnt give anyone slack, 2knees is too hardcore for that.

 

[ckofer]

another one: People who look like hippies that know nothing about the Grateful Dead

 

[billski]

another one: People who look like hippies that know nothing about the Grateful Dead

Tsk, tsk, tsk. And to think. My parents didn't want me to go to Woodstock because they were afraid I would be arrested as a runaway child....

All our tie dies turned out sucky anyways... But I will say, in hindsight, my long hair was better looking than most girls. nowadays, it's all gone and I just look like an ugly old fart.... Thank you Casey Jones....

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

That's the time you walk as close to the phone as you can and let a nice loud fart rip for all to hear.

ahahahahaha

 

[ckofer]

Fax spam. That's today's pet peeve.

 

[Trekchick]

When you ski with a group and someone splits off without telling someone in the group.
Especially when you're in tough, dangerous terrain.
TELL SOMEONE!!!

 

[awf170]

another one: People who look like hippies that know nothing about the Grateful Dead

Crap....



I know they suck, does that count? :razz:





just kidding...