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Thirteen of Carol’s Pet Peeves  (1) People who use public restrooms and apparently try to see how much urine they can get on the seat and floor. I’m always puzzled how women manage to get it all over everything. Wouldn’t it be simpler to just pee in the toilet? And if you MUST pee on the seat and elsewhere, at least clean up after yourself. (2) People who pass you on the expressway, then pull over in front of you and slow down. (3) Sales personnel who act as though I’m infringing on their time when I ask them a question - although helping customers is what they’re being paid to do. No customers = no business = no job. (4) The telephone rings, and when I say “Hello” there is that brief silence as the computer generated call notifies someone that the call has been answered so they can begin their telemarketing spiel. I always hang up during that brief silence. (5) People who pronounce words incorrectly. For example: saLmon, ofTen. (6) People who mix up similar words in their writing. For example: affect/effect, you’re/your, their/they’re/there, role/roll. Of course sometimes it’s just a typo. I’m talking about people who do it all the time and don’t know the difference. (7) Movies that are a complete waste of my time - like “Failure to Launch.” (8) A commercial I hear on the radio all the time. Don’t know what they’re advertising, but a man is talking about something, and a woman interrupts him to say, “Tell them about the bonus, Harry!” He keeps talking, and she continues interrupting with the same stupid sentence every few seconds until he finally says whatever it is that she wanted him to say. Most annoying commercial I’ve ever heard. So annoying that I have no idea what they’re advertising, and if I DID know, I’d make sure not to buy any of it. Now I change radio stations as soon as I hear it begin. (9) People who always assume the worst in others - the eternal victims. (10) People who send endless forwarded emails with the tender stories that always end with a line about sending it to all your friends… just annoying. I’m good friends with the “delete” key. (11) Adults who pick their nose. (Kids, too - but at least they’re kids. Adult have no excuse except they’re gross.) (12) Negative personalities. No matter what happens, these people automatically see the negative side of it. They complain all the time. They should realize no one feels sorry for them - everyone just doesn’t want to be around them. Life is hard. Deal with it. (13) Online businesses that have shipping and handling charges that are outrageous - way more than it cost to actually package and handle the merchandise. Leave your name in comments, and I’ll link to your Thursday Thirteen here: |
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April 5th, 2006 at 11:52 pm
Tried to do the Mr. Lenky thing - but it took me to a blank page in your blog that says not a valid post? Anyway - you’re… oops, that would “your” (hehe) number 13 is something I have run into just in the last week. The Shipping and Handling was more than the product itself!
April 6th, 2006 at 1:40 am
Oh man, I can relate to a lot of these!
My grandma always tried to get me to hover over the toilet when I was a kid, so I wouldn’t catch anything nasty off of the toilet seat. I always figured the seat can’t be anything worse that what I’m sitting in out in the nasty old uncovered sandbox, right? So, I sit and pee INTO the toilet and I’ve never caught a disease. I wish everyone else would get with the program.
My 13 is up!
April 6th, 2006 at 1:40 am
Mr. Linky won’t work for me.
April 6th, 2006 at 4:51 am
He didn’t work for me either. Your dates have to match. But that’s about all I know. If your entry says April 5 and you used April 6 in the code, it might not work.
I ignore most of the misspellings in e-mail, blogs, etc. I figure I’ll need some forgiveness if I’m whipping it out in a hurry. But I do go back and correct when I see my own mistakes, and I notice many people don’t. Maybe it messes up the automatic feeds.
Thanks for visiting my TT. No comment? You must come back.
April 6th, 2006 at 6:05 am
I’ll try Mr. Linky again next week. For now, I’ll just do the links the old-fashioned way.
Thanks for stopping by Norma, Jen and Melanie! Norma - I got sidetracked trying to copy Mr. Linky from your TT - and forgot to comment. Will do that right now!
April 6th, 2006 at 6:09 am
I can so relate with #13. I’ve got to the stage where if I think the charges are a rip off I’ll go shop somewhere else!
April 6th, 2006 at 7:39 am
2. These people don’t deserve to have the privilege to drive.
My TT is up at greenr, which focuses on making energy, community, and personal life greener and better for both us and the planet we all share.
April 6th, 2006 at 7:47 am
I can relate to almost EVERY one of those!!!
My 13 are up.
April 6th, 2006 at 8:44 am
Good List, Carol.
April 6th, 2006 at 9:16 am
YES x 13!!!! Great list. My T13 is up too.
April 6th, 2006 at 9:37 am
Between emails that promise me good luck if I forward them and emails that tell me the Taco Bell dog will dance if I forward them, I almost hate to open email from certain people.
April 6th, 2006 at 11:32 am
I have my Thursday 13 up.
In regards to #2, I had a motorcylce pass me on the freeway in heavy traffic this morning. You think so? Well, it was on the shoulder of the road. It scared me to death. LOL!
Great list.
April 6th, 2006 at 12:38 pm
I agree with so many of them. Great list.
April 6th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
Adults that pick their noses!
This one made me laugh!
Happy Thursday!
Mine are up.
Diary of the Nello
April 6th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
We could be related! I’m with you on every single one.
I also hang up during the silence before the automated voice begins. Grr.
AND I swear, I’m going to start an all out campaign for people who DO NOT know the difference between “loose” and “lose.” So help me God…
Pessimists - please, is life really that bad?
Thanks for the rants!
Mine are up.