pet peeves?

anna.oskar · August 2009

I am totally irked by people that say "flavored" when they mean "scented".Example from the budget board:"fun beer flavored homemade soap from the brewery where the RD is taking place"unless this is edible soap where you can get kids drunk while you wash out their mouths and then that's a different story all together.

eastunder1 · August 2009

It drives me insane when people wear their sunglasses indoors. Not as in on top of their head, I mean actually wearing them. YOURE NOT A CELEBRITY AND ITS NOT SUNNY IN HERE. YOU JUST LOOK LIKE A DOUCHEBAG.I hate people who make smacking or slurping noises when they eat.

anna.oskar · August 2009

I'm with you on that East. I felt like a major douche after I had eye surgery. I had to wear sunglasses 24/7.

ggmae · August 2009

A pet peeve of mine is when someone acts like they know everything. No, you don't. You have your opinion and personal life experiences, but you don't know everything so stop acting so high and mighty. Another is people who park so crooked that you can't pull into the spot next to them. It takes about 15-20 seconds to fix a parking job. Wth. When DH cooks on the stove and doesn't clean up the splatter. I'm sure there are more. I have a lot of pet peeves.

eastunder1 · August 2009

I would have given you a pass on that. Knife or lasers going into eyeballs = sunglasses ok. It's in the rules.

anna.oskar · August 2009

I know I had an excuse but I still got dirty looks from people for wearing the sunglasses in a grocery store at night. now I'm going to have that darn song in my head.

eastunder1 · August 2009

When people wear super skinny jeans with big fat sneakers, a la the Sam Ronson look. Makes me want to scream.

anna.oskar · August 2009

so... you wouldn't be a fan?

saschaduran · August 2009

East's first 2 are at the top of my list. HATE sunglasses inside. Hate smacking noises. It irks me so bad I have literally started crying before.

ggmae · August 2009

When I am talking and people cut me off. I make a conscious effort not to do this to others, so it'd be nice if they'd return the favor. People (like MIL) who complain about being overweight, but who do nothing to lose weight.

lpstl · August 2009

I hate it when I'm out with friends and someone is playing on their phone the entire time. A couple of my close friends do this constantly and I swear one day I'm going to snap, grab the phone, and put it in a big glass of water.

eastunder1 · August 2009

I get annoyed by people who dress like dirtballs to fly. I mean, could you at least change out of the pajama pants you slept in and brush your hair? If you can afford the hundreds of dollars for the ticket, I know you can afford regular pants. I just know it.

saschaduran · August 2009

Full makeup at the gym. Half naked myspace/faceook pics by "professional" photographers. Long fake nails. Platform flip flops. Showing your abs when it is clearly a crinkled muffin top. Extensions with short fried hair poking out about 3 inches down. Huge fake boobs with a push up bra. Fake eyelashes during the day, or on a daily basis, period. Dirty houses. Hostile people. People who say that no man can handle them. People who say cocky phrases such as the one above, or that everyone is just jealous of them, or referring to exes as their leftovers, or calling themselves princesses. Funny how low the standards are for these girls that try to seem so full of self esteem.

ggmae · August 2009

Lpstl - You reminded me of another. When my mom is constantly texting on her phone around myself and others. Anytime I am trying to have a conversation with her, she's on her phone. My aunt (her sister) has mentioned it to her, but she gets all offended. I take full responsibility for teaching her how to text a few years ago. Worst. Mistake. Ever.

eastunder1 · August 2009

i HATE HATE HATE when I tell people in conversation that I don't want kids, they always say "Oh, yes you do." "You'll change your mind" Um, no I won't. I'm quite confident of my own decision making ability, thank you.

saschaduran · August 2009

I admit...I do wear leggings or Juicy sweats oin a plane. I get very uncomfortable if I am sitting in anything that is tight at my waist. And I like to sleep on planes. And I wear flats or gym shoes because of the long distance walking in and out of an airport.

ggmae · August 2009

Sascha - I've only been to a gym a handful of times, but the full face of makeup really boggles my mind. Why bother if you're just going to sweat it off.

eastunder1 · August 2009

YES SASHA, full makeup at the gym irritates me and baffles me all at the same time. I get maybe being too lazy to wash the days old makeup off, but you see people there and it is FRESH. They've just recently done it. To work out. WTF.

anna.oskar · August 2009

You brought up a good one East. I'm going to generalize it. People who think your reproduction is their business. I AM going to create a scene at my shower on Sunday if one more person asks when we're going to have kids.

saschaduran · August 2009

All I can visualize is the pores opening from the sweat and heat being produced and the makeup sinking in and widening the pores and stretching them out and clogging the skin. I could go on for hours. Girls who are always "ready". Full on hair and makeup at all times. It looks so desparate and trying so hard to me. It is possible to look finished and attractive without always looking like you are going to a job interview or a nightclub.

ggmae · August 2009

I wore sweatpants and a hoodie on my flights to and from Australia. No WAY was I wearing jeans or a nice top for 15 hours straight each way. But I understand what you are talking about. I've seen my fair share of disheveled people at the airport.

saschaduran · August 2009

Yeah East...I can tell when someone comes straight from work and is working out, or if they woke up, got dressed, did their hair, and wore their skimpiest workout clothes, then walk around with a shiity look on their face like, Waa, waa, waa, why is everyone staring at me???

eastunder1 · August 2009

I also hate when people take lockers rightnexttomine in the locker room when there are two hundred other lockers in there. How about some personal space for changing and whatnot people?And people who yap on their phones in locker rooms.I have a lot of peeve-ness at the gym, ha!

lpstl · August 2009

I wear comfy clothes for international flights, but not anything like sweats or PJs. I'm just not all decked out. There's a happy medium in there somewhere. Anna, completely agree about people who think your reproductive plans (or lack there of) are any of their business. Yes I'm pregnant, that does not mean it's suddenly OK to ask me about my sex life. It also doesn't mean my experience is anything like your cousin's nanny's daughters.

eastunder1 · August 2009

I hate when people are rude or condescending to store clerks, then look around all triumphant like they expect all the other shoppers in line to agree with them. Makes me want to punch them in the ovaries.

anna.oskar · August 2009

lps: wait until random little old ladies at the grocery store start reaching out to touch your belly without asking.

saschaduran · August 2009

Work pet peeves: Does Carrie shop here? Carrie is a character, not a real person. Do people really BUY these shoes? Yes, we have been in business 5 years and sell over $4,000,000 a year. Yeah, you get a discount right? NOYB. And 30% off of $700 is still expensive. But actually I do not. Why aren't you wearing 4 inch heels? I run up and down stairs 100 times a day...I wear flats. Are these more comfortable than other shoes? 4 inch heels are not made to be comfortable. They are not gym shoes. They are fashion. Fashion is expensive. They are handmade in Italy by craftsmen, not children in China. "My heel got scuffed. I paid too much money for these shoes to be scuffed or missing a crystal." Well, a red carpet couture dress may cost $10,000. Do you wear it in a crowded nightclub and dance all night on top of it and spill shiit all over it and stumble back to your room and expect it to be in perfect condition?

lpstl · August 2009

Anna, if anyone pokes my stomach I'm poking theirs right back. My grandmother sat next to me and rubbed my stomach this weekend, and even that kind of weirded me out. My cousin just had a baby, she said someone randomly came up to her in lowes and said "oh my god, you're huge, are you having twins?". I seriously would have punched them. Next one, people who share too much. I casually asked a coworker how he was doing last week because we were in the elevator together, I got a 5 minute explanation of his wife's shingles.

ggmae · August 2009

Another thing that really irks me is when people don't move over on the sidewalk. I can't tell you how many times I've been run off the sidewalk by a small group of people who refused to move over. Gah.

anna.oskar · August 2009

When a stranger touches your stomach and asks you when you're due, do this: "Actually, it's an inoperable tumor. I'm hoping to have it removed before it kills me." My sister got fed up and used this line to great success.

lpstl · August 2009

mae, you just reminded me of one. People who don't thank me when I let them go ahead of me, cross the road, or let them out in heavy traffic. A little wave goes a long way.

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