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2005-07-07 2:34 PM
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Oh I hear you Tania! Hey have fun swimming tomorrow morning! I will go too!!!!!


2005-07-07 3:48 PM
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sranney - 2005-07-03 6:14 AM

People who think "your" and "you're" are interchangeable and people who leave a brand new roll of toilet paper resting on top of the empty one while it's still in the holder!

Arrrrrgghhh! 

SR  




Wait!!! People at your house actually put a NEW ROLL out? Here they just yell for me. Or let me know after the fact. By the way, we're out of toilet paper. (No, we're not out, it's under the !@#$%^& sink with the toilet bowl, comet and sponges, all of which have never been discovered by any other member of this family). Whew. Okay. Done now.
2005-07-07 4:04 PM
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Wookiee - 2005-07-06 5:09 PM
Not being able to find a decent cup of tea in the majority of restaurants I have been to in North America. You pretty much have to bring your own bag and order hot water.



Oh, lordy. Here is one of my pet peeves ... having waitressed for many, many too-long years ... I always hated making hot tea. You see, coffee - it's right there in the urn. You pour it, throw on a couple of creamers and you're done. But hot tea ... it's a whole ordeal. You have to find the box of tea that some idot stashed behind the coffee filters where it shouldn't be in the first place. Find a doily for the little plate. Don't forget the slice of lemon AND the creamer unless you were smart enough to ask in the first place which the tea-drinker preferred. And don't get me started on the idiots (pretending to be tea-drinkers) who put the lemon AND creamer in their tea at the same time, then get all upset when the milk curdles and make you throw the whole darn thing out and start all over again. And then if they want more tea, you have to do the whole thing all over again, because you can't just bring out a pot and refill the cup like you can with coffee.

Sorry, Wookiee. I respect your desire for a good cup of tea and in fact, I absolutely adore hot tea on cold mornings. But I never order it when I'm out because it's a sure way to knock a server right over the edge into the weeds!
2005-07-07 4:41 PM
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2005-07-07 5:33 PM
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Now that I have read all of these peeves at one shot, I am feeling awfully peevish...  where should I start?

When people who live in arid climates water the lawn in the noon day sun.  Or worse, when they water EVERY day in the noon day sun.

When people with long vehicles think they should park on a diagonal so they don't hang out, but the diagonal actually makes them hang out even farther.   Geometry, people!  Or the double space parkers to protect their "nice cars".  When I had an old tiny Toyota Tercel, I would slide right in, HA!

When people say "rate of speed" as if speed was not already a rate (distance over time).

And yes - "orientate", or worse "disorientate".

That America is becoming Walmart dependant.

Now a few of y'alls (and my own) that I voilate :

I put the new toilet paper on top of the empty roll.   Good thing poor Derreck has his own bathroom!

"WhatEver!"   I actully hate, like, when I pick up, ya know?, this kind of phrase.  

And - now that I live in a small town, I am Walmart dependant!  Help me!



Edited by bootygirl 2005-07-07 5:35 PM
2005-07-07 5:40 PM
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I am not a racist, homophobic, idiot, irregardless what any of you think, but I heard Rush say on Fox news that this thread gotten the hell out of control and way off kilter! We should all be running........



Oh yeah.... Peace!


2005-07-07 5:54 PM
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cerveloP3 - 2005-07-07 4:40 PM I am not a racist, homophobic, idiot, irregardless what any of you think, but I heard Rush say on Fox news that this thread gotten the hell out of control and way off kilter! We should all be running........ Oh yeah.... Peace!

Your right.  Are priorities might be different than theres..

What.....ever!

2005-07-07 7:11 PM
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run4yrlif - 2005-07-06 3:29 PM 3)People who think evolution is a lie. I respect everyone's beliefs, but if your belief comes from a place of ignorance, then I have no mercy for you.

People who think evolution is the truth. I respect everyone's beliefs, but if your belief comes from a place of ignorance, then I have no mercy for you.

(doesn't sound like respect for beliefs, does it?)

And I hear you guys about the "orientate" and"irregardless". That one drives me berzerk. Another one: "fustrated". I've even heard this one in commercials. Brutal. New girl at work keeps saying "bungled" when she means "bundled". I have to bite the inside of my cheek to keep a straight face.

2005-07-08 7:28 AM
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Got a new one - a nice long downhill run on a quiet, freshly paved country road...

...with a railroad crossing at the bottom.

buzzkill.

2005-07-08 7:37 AM
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Rennick - 2005-07-07 7:11 PM

People who think evolution is the truth. I respect everyone's beliefs, but if your belief comes from a place of ignorance, then I have no mercy for you.

(doesn't sound like respect for beliefs, does it?)

And I hear you guys about the "orientate" and"irregardless". That one drives me berzerk. Another one: "fustrated". I've even heard this one in commercials. Brutal. New girl at work keeps saying "bungled" when she means "bundled". I have to bite the inside of my cheek to keep a straight face.

I think it's fine if you believe in creationism or intelligent design, as long as you've done your homework and have got a good argument (and not just been, well, preached one side of the story).   What I don't like is when people say creationism is a fact, and when you ask why they believe it they say because it's in the bible.  I think faith is great, but I also think curiosity is better. Do some reading talk to experts on both side of the issue and then form an opinion.

And about the "bungled" and "bundled" thing: I have a friend whose father isn't exactly tech savvy. He thinks a microwave is a xerox, and will ask her to "xerox me one of them burritos."

2005-07-08 7:40 AM
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I have a friend who has said "6 of one a dozen of the other. What is the difference?" Then she looks at me funny when I say "6". I can not tell her that the saying is "6 of one, half dozen of the other" Tee hee.

Then there is a guy at work that keeps telling people that "he completely emphasizes with then" I mean really emphasize / empathize what is the differance right?

Then there are the people that say "figgered" instead of "figured"

You know! I have issues!



2005-07-08 8:09 AM
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Health care professionals who smoke.
2005-07-08 8:53 AM
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Getting into an elevator with a smoker who just took his/her last puff 10 seconds ago. Then you're trapped in the elevator with them and are forced to breathe their lung smoke residue. Gross.

People who "wash" their hands after using the bathroom by just running tap water over them for about a second. Hello?? Do you call that clean? Then why don't you grab that door handle on the way out and deposit a few more germs? USE SOAP please! And of course there are people who don't wash their hands at all...

2005-07-08 9:15 AM
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Pan handlers who are smoking - if you have cash for cigarettes, then why not for food?

Xeroxing a burrito - hehe - maybe he has seen too many Star Treks and wants a replicator.

2005-07-08 9:40 AM
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Speaking of butchering an expression, a few weeks ago a clerk pushed a credit card receipt toward me and asked me put my "John Henry" on it.  I was wondering if she wanted me to sign it or hit it with a hammer.

(For the benefit of those outside the United States)

John Hancock (January 23, 1737–October 8, 1793) was President of the Continental Congress, and the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence. According to legend, he signed his name largely and clearly to be sure King George III could read it, causing his name to become a slang term for "signature". However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.

Steel-drivin' men like John Henry used large hammers and stakes to pound holes into the rock, which were then filled with explosives that would blast a cavity deeper and deeper into the mountain. In the folk ballads, the central event took place under such conditions. Eager to reduce costs and speed up progress, some tunnel engineers were using steam drills to power their way into the rock. According to some accounts, on hearing of the machine, John Henry challenged the steam drill to a contest. He won, but died of exhaustion, his life cut short by his own superhuman effort.



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2005-07-08 11:01 AM
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run4yrlif - 2005-07-08 7:37 AM

And about the "bungled" and "bundled" thing: I have a friend whose father isn't exactly tech savvy. He thinks a microwave is a xerox, and will ask her to "xerox me one of them burritos."

Re CvsE. Fair enough. Re xerox? That is just TOO funny.



2005-07-08 11:07 AM
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Gatsby - 2005-07-08 10:40 AM

Speaking of butchering an expression, a few weeks ago a clerk pushed a credit card receipt toward me and asked me put my "John Henry" on it. I was wondering if she wanted me to sign it or hit it with a hammer.

(For the benefit of those outside the United States)

John Hancock (January 23, 1737–October 8, 1793) was President of the Continental Congress, and the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence. According to legend, he signed his name largely and clearly to be sure King George III could read it, causing his name to become a slang term for "signature". However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.

Steel-drivin' men like John Henry used large hammers and stakes to pound holes into the rock, which were then filled with explosives that would blast a cavity deeper and deeper into the mountain. In the folk ballads, the central event took place under such conditions. Eager to reduce costs and speed up progress, some tunnel engineers were using steam drills to power their way into the rock. According to some accounts, on hearing of the machine, John Henry challenged the steam drill to a contest. He won, but died of exhaustion, his life cut short by his own superhuman effort.



Perhaps, knowing you are a triathlete, they meant your "John Henry."  :-)

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2005-07-08 11:26 AM
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Gwendal - 2005-07-08 11:07 AM
Gatsby - 2005-07-08 10:40 AM
Perhaps, knowing you are a triathlete, they meant your "John Henry."  :-)

Gwendal

She could have asked for your "John Thomas"...



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2005-07-08 11:33 AM
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Oh God! I am afraid to ask, but who is John Thomas?????
2005-07-08 11:37 AM
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2005-07-08 11:43 AM
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Hmmm... ok, well then I guess you really would not want the clerk at the store to ask you to put your John Thomas on a credit card receipt!

I will hang my head in shame now! Why did I ask? why did I ask?


2005-07-08 11:46 AM
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soopergirl - 2005-07-08 11:43 AM Hmmm... ok, well then I guess you really would not want the clerk at the store to ask you to put your John Thomas on a credit card receipt!

Depends on how cute she is, I guess...

2005-07-08 1:22 PM
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"When people who live in arid climates water the lawn in the noon day sun. Or worse, when they water EVERY day in the noon day sun" ... bootygirl

There is one "idiot" in my neighbourhood who waters his lawn all the time.  Walk by any time of day and has that little doohickey going, the one that swivels back and forth and waters the lawn as well as the sidewalk and the street.  Day before yesterday, he outdid himself.  I was walking by and it was raining .... no kidding ... wateringuy is out there with his hose in his hands watering his lawn!!!!!  Somebody explain that one to me!?!



Edited by Machiavelo 2005-07-08 1:23 PM
2005-07-08 1:32 PM
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People...Simple...People in general are my biggest pet peeve...Hard to explain but makes sense to me..
2005-07-08 1:36 PM
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