Pet Peeves (Anything Goes)

Justin1982 said:
Might you give your scrutiny up for these literal specimens? It's quite the exercise to find such a fine example of writing nowadays, especially for a literati such as yourself.
https://amp.businessinsider.com/americans-are-overconfident-in-their-driving-skills-2018-1
https://www.psychologicalscience.or...ple-think-their-skills-are-above-average.html
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You do know I was making a joke, right? No worries. I suppose if you have to explain humor, it wasn't very funny. Carry on.
 
I know this is off topic. Truly I am always happy when both my feet hit the floor in the morning.
 
Ignorant and rude people are a pet peeve of mine:
Was sitting in a doctors office one day last week.
There is a sign taped to the receptionist’s desk and visible to the seating area in the waiting room. It says “Please respect our patients and refrain from cellphone conversations in the waiting room”.
A millennial in a seat across the room from me is not only having a cell phone conversation about an upcoming wedding, but she is doing it via “FaceTime”.
I cleared my throat as loudly and obnoxiously as I could to get her attention. She looked over at me and I pointed to the sign. She rolled her eyes, sucked her teeth and ended the conversation.
Sometimes being a cranky old guy can be pretty cool.
 
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techmitch said:
Bridge pussys, worse yet, Prius driving bridge pussys!
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I hate when Prius drivers ask for a bridge opening when they only need about 5 feet of clearance. I mean seriously, that's what low tide is for.
 
People that use these instead of opening the door manually...!
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Is it really that hard? ;)
 

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Robb Watson said:
People that use these instead of opening the door manually...!
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Is it really that hard? ;)
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This drives me nuts on a daily basis.

My office has 2 sets of double doors to get it. They are large and well balanced but easy to open. Each entrance also has a door open assist button to help handicapped people. The button is mounted on the right; pressing it opens the left door.

Almost EVERY morning someone in front of me will detour to the right, hit the button, and have to wait for the door to open. I simply don't get the purpose. It saves no time. It holds up people behind you. It lets cold air into the building (we're very eco-concious). And you STILL have to press the button! JUST PULL THE HANDLE.

I'm probably sensitive to it because the vast majority of people have zero need for the door assist, while my wife has a issue where she often does need door assist yet doesn't want to use it.
 
My entries today:
1- People who post to threads without reading them first, repeating what has already been plainly stated.
2 - Know the difference - Loose = "The bolt is loose". Lose = "Please don't lose the race Donald".
3 - People that do not know the difference between CO and CO2.
 
Maybe its not the same in the US, but it drives me crazy when I hear adults inserting the word "like" throughout their speech.

So, like, I was talking with my manager, and he, like, says "you need to focus more" and, like, I am thinking, like, how does he know? Its so, like, hard to understand, like, what his priorities are. So, like, I'm like, thinking "whatever" but, like, I have to pretend, like, that I totally get what he is, like, getting at. I am so, like, done with that place, but like, I can't leave until, like, I can find another job.

Almost verbatim what I overheard a woman say to their friend on a train. I don't think they even hear it.
 
Creekwood said:
Maybe its not the same in the US, but it drives me crazy when I hear adults inserting the word "like" throughout their speech.

So, like, I was talking with my manager, and he, like, says "you need to focus more" and, like, I am thinking, like, how does he know? Its so, like, hard to understand, like, what his priorities are. So, like, I'm like, thinking "whatever" but, like, I have to pretend, like, that I totally get what he is, like, getting at. I am so, like, done with that place, but like, I can't leave until, like, I can find another job.

Almost verbatim what I overheard a woman say to their friend on a train. I don't think they even hear it.
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It’s here too, to varying degrees.
 
Creekwood said:
Maybe its not the same in the US, but it drives me crazy when I hear adults inserting the word "like" throughout their speech.

So, like, I was talking with my manager, and he, like, says "you need to focus more" and, like, I am thinking, like, how does he know? Its so, like, hard to understand, like, what his priorities are. So, like, I'm like, thinking "whatever" but, like, I have to pretend, like, that I totally get what he is, like, getting at. I am so, like, done with that place, but like, I can't leave until, like, I can find another job.

Almost verbatim what I overheard a woman say to their friend on a train. I don't think they even hear it.
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The word "like" is being replaced by the word "right" and it is insidious. The implication being that you agree without ZERO input/challenging of the speaker's assertion. This is called Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Essentially, conditioning the brain to accept and inhibit challenging the flawed assertion. NLP is real, and it is effective, especially with people incapable of critical thought.
 
People that use double negatives (I don't have no talent)

People that use the wrong form of a and an (I'll be there in a hour instead of an hour)
 
Uneducated folks in places of power passing laws that other wealthy uneducated folks want shoved down the rest of our throats. That and left lane drivers were tied for first till yesterday.

Now it's my (and your) health insurance companies telling the doctors how to diagnose, and what tests can be done. Doc wants to do a biopsy, they have said no. They want more blood work in two more months...the doc says I have a 30% chance of cancer. Insurance wants me to wait and see.

It really needs to be boating season
 
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