I didn't think I had a lot of pet peeves until I thought about it this evening, when for the gazillionth time one of my coworkers put me on speakerphone without warning.  (Of course, with my luck, I'm saying completely inappropriate things about people who are within ear shot...) Anyway, I decided that if I'm going to rant, I may as well do it here... Here are a couple from today, in addition to the one I already mentioned.

• When the guy in the car in front of me slams on the breaks right before turning into a turning lane.  I'm equally irritated by people who keep their turning signal on for MILES.
• Condiment packets that don't want to open and then explode all over your hands.  Thank God I have a 2 year old around to take the credit for the mess
• People who give insincere compliments... the ones that lay it on real thick... with the smile that doesn't reach their eyes, and a high pitched voice laced with artificial sweetener.  Yuck.
• People who are afraid to be direct.  Having to sugar coat and beat around the bush at work.  Such a waste of time sometimes.

 

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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when her mother is feeling chilly. ~Ambrose Bierce

- popping nuckles (or whatever the hell this is called)

- usage of smelly lotions in public places (hand lotions)

- histerical clicking of the pen

- "restless leg syndrome"

- biting of the nails

- chewing with open mouth / talking while chewing

- rushing and nervous people

- people who eat food in offices, classrooms, on subways, buses, trains, plains (unless it is a reasonably long flight)

- people who can't part with their gadgets (ear piece, cell phone, computer, etc.)

- people who talk on their cell phones loudly in public places

- tiny dogs with high pitched non-stop barking

- high pitched voices / scratchy voices

- various strong or unpleasant smells

- flowery lotions/scents/perfumes

- the sound of an alarm (any alarm), especially, the alarm clock in the morning ... waking up to classical music instead is much more pleasant

- people who splash water all over the sink (bathroom or kitchen)

- guys who do not put the toilet seat down 

... and the list goes on  

 

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"Some say the Muses are nine: how careless! Look, there's Sappho too, from Lesbos, the tenth." Plato

People that have a lot pet peeves.

Muidugi:

People that have a lot pet peeves.

Good! Then let me list some more:

- insincere compliments

- half-wits

- people with pieces of information that they can't glue together

- fanatics of all sorts

- all knows

- overly defensive and sensitive people

- paranoid people 

- political correctness

-  the smell of cigarettes

- peregar (have no idea how to say this one in English)

- the clothing material that I cannot pronounce (silk and cotton do just fine for me)

- heavy metal

- sharp and squeeky noises

... to be cont'd 

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"Some say the Muses are nine: how careless! Look, there's Sappho too, from Lesbos, the tenth." Plato

- guys who do not put the toilet seat down

 

that has to be the single most sexist thing in America. Nowhere else this is an issue.

If you want equal rights - put the freaking seat down yourself ! 

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- Независимость - это когда в 20-й раз наступаешь на одни и те же грабли, а русские уже ни при чем....

>>>  If you want equal rights - put the freaking seat down yourself ! 

 

kgb: i disagree on that. the most reasonable solution here is for her to put it up (after she's done), and for him to put it down (after he's done). it doesn't have anything to do with equality: just plain common sense combined with some elementary health considerations.

think of the following chain of events:

the sit is down (as she wanted) -> he goes to the restroom -> he puts the seat up (touching it with and transferring bacteria to his hands - btw, how often do you, guys, use tissue when you are lifting the seat? probably not often....especially if you are at home...) -> so, he unbuttons his pants -> pulls out his deeck (touching it and transferring bacteria to it) -> he does his thing -> he puts the seat down -> he washes his hands..

everything seems cool, right? well...depends.. bacteria on his deeck starts multiplying.. spreading all over his balls and ass...

now if 20 minutes later she suddenly decides to get down on him, it'll be in her mouth as well... 

 

now, think of her actually putting the seat up after she's done. no crap ends up on his deeck; no crap ends up in her mouth. both are happy.

 

 

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pomidorchik:

>>>  If you want equal rights - put the freaking seat down yourself ! 

 

kgb: i disagree on that. the most reasonable solution here is for her to put it up (after she's done), and for him to put it down (after he's done). it doesn't have anything to do with equality: just plain common sense combined with some elementary health considerations.

think of the following chain of events:

the sit is down (as she wanted) -> he goes to the restroom -> he puts the seat up (touching it with and transferring bacteria to his hands - btw, how often do you, guys, use tissue when you are lifting the seat? probably not often....especially if you are at home...) -> so, he unbuttons his pants -> pulls out his deeck (touching it and transferring bacteria to it) -> he does his thing -> he puts the seat down -> he washes his hands..

everything seems cool, right? well...depends.. bacteria on his deeck starts multiplying.. spreading all over his balls and ass...

now if 20 minutes later she suddenly decides to get down on him, it'll be in her mouth as well... 

 

now, think of her actually putting the seat up after she's done. no crap ends up on his deeck; no crap ends up in her mouth. both are happy.

 

 

 

Ok, now you have completely grossed me out.

What happens if he puts the seat up for her after he goes, but then he has to go again before she goes at all?  He will still have to raise the seat and touch it...

Notes to self: 1- Buy antibacterial wipes for bathroom, 2- No spontaneous blow jobs, 3- Consider looking up the man who wanted all parties to shower constantly.

>>>> What happens if he puts the seat up for her after he goes, but then he has to go again before she goes at all?

:-) ri-i-i-gh-t:-)

but I think on average things should come out about equal:-)

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Sappho:

- the sound of an alarm (any alarm), especially, the alarm clock in the morning ... waking up to classical music instead is much more pleasant

The exact reason I get alarmed every time I hear Bach's fugue in D Minor.

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Here is another way to deal with toilet seat problem

Pom,

You're weird !

First : I never touch seat in public bathrooms with me hands, you got your feet for it

Second : most studies tell us that public bathroom toilets are cleaner than our faces as far as bacterias are concerned

Third - it is an issue of equality. No one is demanding women to lift it up, we just do it, no fuss, no crying. Only women constantly cry and cry and cry about it.

Lift it or learn to do your things standing up, but stop crying about on every corner, jezzz

 

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- Независимость - это когда в 20-й раз наступаешь на одни и те же грабли, а русские уже ни при чем....

I hear people complain about the toilet seat all the time.  Is it really that big of a deal?  

How about this... seat down, lid closed... looks better, and if you have kids, they are not as tempted to throw things in there

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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when her mother is feeling chilly. ~Ambrose Bierce

KGBMan:

that has to be the single most sexist thing in America. Nowhere else this is an issue.

If you want equal rights - put the freaking seat down yourself ! 

Exactly! If I want equal rights, I should clean dishes after a man is done eating, I should make the bed after he is done sleeping, I should hang his clothes after he is done wearing them. A man's response: "These things are not bothering me, if they are bothering you, then do them!" Now, that's the attitude of one chauvinistic sexist pig of a man.

If I lift the seat, then I shall put it down. This sounds more like an exercise of "equal rights" to me. 

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"Some say the Muses are nine: how careless! Look, there's Sappho too, from Lesbos, the tenth." Plato

Bagel Roll:

I hear people complain about the toilet seat all the time.  Is it really that big of a deal?  

How about this... seat down, lid closed... looks better, and if you have kids, they are not as tempted to throw things in there

It is not a big deal, that's why it's called a "pet peeve," or maybe my understanding of this phrase is incorrect. Pet peeves are little things that irritate someone, so usage of the bathroom continuously resulting in a toilet seat being lifted is a pet peeve of mine, not a big deal, but something that does irritate me. 

The lid closed, especially in someone else's house, is not a good solution, 'cause you never know what's under it! In a public restrooms, if I walk into a stall, and the lid is closed, I walk out because I don't want to find any surprises in other people's bathrooms!

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"Some say the Muses are nine: how careless! Look, there's Sappho too, from Lesbos, the tenth." Plato

Sappho:

It is not a big deal, that's why it's called a "pet peeve," or maybe my understanding of this phrase is incorrect. Pet peeves are little things that irritate someone...

   I bet you're a very meticulous person in life. 

Sappho:

The lid closed, especially in someone else's house, is not a good solution, 'cause you never know what's under it! In a public restrooms, if I walk into a stall, and the lid is closed, I walk out because I don't want to find any surprises in other people's bathrooms!

I wasn't talking about other locations.  I was talking about home.  Putting the lid down forces both parties to do equal amount of work (for those who consider it work/nuisance).  Most public bathrooms that have potential to be truly gross don't have lids... perhaps for the very reason of not wanting to find a little suprise!

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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when her mother is feeling chilly. ~Ambrose Bierce