Irrational pet peeves

munkii

We're always talking about pet peeves on this board, but we never talk about the ones we know we are riduclous for us to find annoying.  Do you have a pet peeve others may deem irrational?

dvshaw

People who type loudly.

munkii

Here's mine: people suggesting/offering cheese and cracker trays for events.  Why does it peeve me that anyone would think it appropriate to have a cheese and cracker tray at a wedding or other big event?  Because cheese and crackers are snacks and far from elegant!  They're fine for the family GTG, but a formal event?  Seriously.  Why would I pay a caterer big bucks to set up a cheese and cracker tray? 

I'm not knocking you if you had one, btw.  I know this peeve is irrational.  The end

Karen2905

This is not towards anyone on this board... I've actually done this myself... and this is probably PMS talking... but I've had a huge impatience lately for people on thenest.com who ask, "What should I get (enter person here) for (enter event here)?"

How the &^%(@*&#6 should I know? I don't even know your (enter relative here).  You've listed their hobbies, you really can't find something that has to do with those hobbies?

Yyyyyeah... it's probably PMS.

Reinedumonde

I dislike the word "present," as in "birthday present" for some completely irrational reason.   I much prefer "gift."

It also drives me crazy when I'm watching a movie or tv show and they show a character knitting or crocheting, but they're really just throwing yarn around like they're making a salad.

Especially animated shows, like this:

 

 Really?  You went through all the effort to draw it, but you couldn't draw it right?

dvshaw

I hate how southern people say "nekkid" instead of "nayked." And how they also say "appaLATCHan" instead of "appalaychan." DH commits both offenses, and it makes me clench my jaw.

munkii

dvshaw:

I hate how southern people say "nekkid" instead of "nayked." And how they also say "appaLATCHan" instead of "appalaychan." DH commits both offenses, and it makes me clench my jaw.

"AppaLATCHan" gives me chills.  Why must people say it that way?

Reinedumonde

dvshaw:

I hate how southern people say "nekkid" instead of "nayked." And how they also say "appaLATCHan" instead of "appalaychan." DH commits both offenses, and it makes me clench my jaw.

My DH does both of those, too.  Is it a Southern thing?  I've never heard anyone do it up here.

dvshaw

Reinedumonde:

dvshaw:

I hate how southern people say "nekkid" instead of "nayked." And how they also say "appaLATCHan" instead of "appalaychan." DH commits both offenses, and it makes me clench my jaw.

My DH does both of those, too.  Is it a Southern thing?  I've never heard anyone do it up here.

I've never heard anyone from the north say it like that. It HAS to be a southern thing. But I really hate it. I confronted DH about it once or twice, but it's so ingrained in him, I don't think I could ever get him to change. 

Fotophreak4c

I go completely nuts when I am eating or drinking something and someone comes by with a dish cloth and tries to wipe anywhere in the vicinity of my food or drink. I HATE dish cloths because I feel they are germy and when u are slinging it around things that touch my mouth, I go nuts! My mom and DH both do this to me and then they remember I have this problem when I start screaming and scooping up my plate and glass to block it from germs.

Milliechel67

Karen2905:

This is not towards anyone on this board... I've actually done this myself... and this is probably PMS talking... but I've had a huge impatience lately for people on thenest.com who ask, "What should I get (enter person here) for (enter event here)?"

How the &^%(@*&#6 should I know? I don't even know your (enter relative here).  You've listed their hobbies, you really can't find something that has to do with those hobbies?

Yyyyyeah... it's probably PMS.

This bugs me too. BUT I've done it!  What they heck?  Obviously irrational. 

 

karma007

People who join new groups (ie a weight loss chat board) and ask a bunch of questions without reading a single post.

jlk0219

Reinedumonde:

I dislike the word "present," as in "birthday present" for some completely irrational reason.   I much prefer "gift."

It also drives me crazy when I'm watching a movie or tv show and they show a character knitting or crocheting, but they're really just throwing yarn around like they're making a salad.

Especially animated shows, like this:

 

 Really?  You went through all the effort to draw it, but you couldn't draw it right?

LOL This totally reminds me of an old Quilted Northern TP commercial. My mom used to go NUTS about it because it showed a bunch of cartoon ladies "quilting" the toilet paper, only they were using knitting needles. My mom is a quilter so it drove her crazy! Someone must have written into Quilted Northern because not too long after that the commercial was corrected.

Muffin'sMom

dvshaw:

I hate how southern people say "nekkid" instead of "nayked." And how they also say "appaLATCHan" instead of "appalaychan." DH commits both offenses, and it makes me clench my jaw.

Cause that's the way everyone else says it down here!  My grandpa used to say that "naked" means you have no clothes on, but "nekki" means you have no clothes on but you are UP to something!

Muffin'sMom

I can spell...nekkiD   

Mine is watching people NOT control their kids.  Don't take them out if you haven't taught them to behave in public.  Don't take them out at naptime or when they are CLEARLY out of sorts.  They are YOUR children, you birthed them, take some da^n responsibility before I jerk a knot in their tails...and/or yours!

Reinedumonde

jlk0219:

LOL This totally reminds me of an old Quilted Northern TP commercial. My mom used to go NUTS about it because it showed a bunch of cartoon ladies "quilting" the toilet paper, only they were using knitting needles. My mom is a quilter so it drove her crazy! Someone must have written into Quilted Northern because not too long after that the commercial was corrected.

 I heard about that commercial, but never actually saw it myself.  I guess I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by this!

kelnyc

I HATE when I can hear people eating! If your teeth are smacking together so loudly, you're doing something wrong! There's also a new commercial (I don't know what fast food chain it's for, Wendy's maybe?) and they have amplified every second of a guy eating his burger in his car. WHY WOULD I WANT TO HEAR THAT??? IT DOES NOT IN ANY WAY MAKE ME HUNGRY OR WANT TO RUN OUT AND BUY SAID BURGER! Come on people!

Whew, vent over. 

kelliejo83

I thought of one today!  As it was happening, I said to myself, "this is going on the Nest right now!"

All of the phones in our office are set up the same way and we all have caller ID.  Sometimes if it's an outside call, it'll show up as just the number, but if it's an internal call, it ALWAYS shows as "IC "Name."  So if I call you, your phone says "IC Kellie."

Every single time a specific person calls me, I answer and say somthing like, "hi" or "yeah?" and he says "Hi, Kellie it's [name]."  Yes, I know it's you because my phone said it's you.  I know every single freaking time.  You don't have to say who it is!  

Now, THAT is an irrational pet peeve.  

krc18

I hate when people breathe loudly. DH does this randomly sometimes. We will be sitting quietly reading or watching a movie and he's breathing SO loud. Note: I don't mean heavy breathing, like you just ran...I mean people who just breathe loud for no reason. It makes my skin crawl! If your breathing is competing with the volume on the tv, then do not sit by me!

And yes I know it is irrational to be annoyed at the way someone breathes. Even more so to tell my husband to stop doing it. haha