Posted on 07/12/2005 12:53:31 PM PDT by RockinRight
OK Freepers. What are some of your pet peeves? Political, or otherwise??
People that say "sherbeRt" in reference to the frozen ice-cream-like dessert...I've looked in a dictionary and there's no "r" in the word. It's SHERBET.
Women who refuse to eat an actual meal in a restaurant on a date. God forbid they eat something besides a tiny garden salad and seltzer water. These same women will pig out on ice cream at their next Tupperware party or PartyLite candle meeting.
Idiot liberals who think the death penalty is wrong but abortion is OK.
Anti-war buffoons who get arrested for FIGHTING at the protest
People like Cher that refuse to retire
People who dont use there turn signal or use it after they are already turning.
Overuse of the word "unfortunately," especially as a way of deflecting personal responsibility for a situation, and because the speaker thinks its use makes him/her sound more intelligent.
People who either tailgate or drive too slow--damn traffic situations in general
Ping!
People who leave their grocery carts in the middle of the parking lot, when the cart parking area is twenty feet away.
My pet peeve is Sam.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1441193/posts
On-screen logos and other view obstructiung graphics. Case in point, the coverage of Hurricane Dennis on CNN was, to me, unwatchable because the screen was half-filled with graphics. They want you to watch butit's only to show off their overuse of on-screen graphics. It happens on 99.9% of the other broadcasters as well.
Those are good !! LOL
Life is one big Peeve!!! lol
People who do not know the proper use of the words "there", "they're" and "their". Why, it just makes me crazy!!
I hate "I seen it," "I done it," and "more better."
These might be regional grammatical errors, but they are annoying!
So many, where to start...
The driver in front of me on the freeway with one broken tail light (I attract these people like a magnet).
People who insist on blowing their nose with one index finger and blowing.
Pronouncing Nevada like Ne-vaw-duh.
Give me time, I'll think of more. ;)
My ex-wife.
People who say, if you don't agree with me, you're a bigot (too rich, a rifle toting nutjob, etc. etc.)
People who say you 100% cannot support this or must support this. Or you're wrong.
People taking my stuff.
'Tolerant' people being intolerant.
People saying "if you don't believe what I believe you're going to burn in hell for eternity".
And also the women who won't eat properly on a date. Dammit, that pisses me off.
Oh, also, I don't like small or excessively cars. They are inefficient, since they don't carry what they should, fuel efficiency be damned. Smart cars are ridiculous. At the same time, almost no civilian has a legitimate reason to own a humvee.
"The gentleman then exited the stolen vehicle with a knife to the hostage's neck......"
Newsies are often guilty of the same offense.
The grammatical conundrum involving the proper use of "that" and "which"!
roadside memorials
"That begs the question" used improperly.
OMG.. Makes me crazy too.
How about not knowing the proper use for to and too!
People just dont care about being grammatically correct!
LOL
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