Saturday, June 11, 2005

Pet Peeves

Drivers....

Bad drivers
Bad drivers with guns
Drivers who don't signal when turning. Wish I had a gun.
Drivers who don't pull over when they are holding up traffic. Looking for an address or are lost. Pull over and call onstar!
Geriatric drivers. One of these pedals makes the car go. Oops, I thought I hit the brakes. If you shrink so much you can no longer see over the dashboard...It's time to give up the old license!
Drivers who cut into your lane at the last minute to enter or exit a freeway. Hey asshole, I waited my turn.
Did I mention road rage?....LOL
Drivers who slam on the brakes when they realize, this is the street! Go around the block or make a u-turn!
Drivers who put on makeup while driving. Get up earlier!
Drivers on a cell phone who don't pay attention. You especially need to pay attention at a 4way stop. Cuz it's not your turn!
Drivers on a cell, putting on makeup, smoking a cigarette and have a manual transmission! The worst!!!!

Grammar......

People who say anyways...please use anyhow, if you cannot refrain from adding the S.
People who pronounce the t in often. I know you can spell it, no need to pronounce the silent T.
Excessive use of the word like. Example: I was like very late for work.... What? You were very late for work!
People who say go in place of said. Example: I go, I told you so...Try this... I said, I told you so.


E-mails....

E-mails that promise you riches if you send it to ten people. Seriously folks!
E-mails that say if you delete it, you will have bad luck. Come on!
E-mails that tell you if you send it to 5 people, something good will happen in 2 hours. Send it to 10 and something great will happen in two days....Ah, who believes this crap?
E-mails that tell you, try it, it works. Something will appear on your screen if you send it on. Has this ever been true????
E-mails that promise Bill Gates or Outback Steak House will send you money if you pass it on. How will they find you people??
E-mails for erectile dysfunction....I don't have this affliction...If I did, I would be rich.


Miscellaneous....

People who leave their little kids in the car, while they run errands...Not even for a minute!
People who don't pick up after their dogs. How about I collect it and deliver it to your yard? Not that I really want to!
People who think road kill can be dinner. Some states actually have this law on the books! If YOU kill it....
People who wait to write a check until after the checker has rung up their purchase. Think ahead! At least get the damn checkbook out ahead of time. You may sign your name, date it and make it out to the store, then write in the amount when the checker is done....How hard is this to do? Better yet, use the ATM card, that's what it is for! But, get it out!
Same goes for people in drive thru's. You know you have to pay. Get the fucking money out already!
People who can't decide what they want to eat....Then step aside and wait til you do know!
The fact that insurance pays for Viagra but not birth control. This is seriously fucked up!
Dry cleaners who charge more for a woman's shirt than a man's. WTF? Most women have smaller shirts! Though, not I.
People who don't replace the bathroom tissue or paper towels when they use the last of them. It only takes a second!
People who don't shut cabinet doors and drawers. If you can open it, you can shut it!
People who sell you something and YOU say thank you. They say, you're welcome. Bassackwards! Teach your employees to say thank you to the customer!

I think this is enough for today! But believe me, I could go on....LMAO

12 comments:

Anne said...

i love that you did this! i have so many similar rants. and it grows daily? are people getting DUMBER? (de-evolution??!!) the driving stuff is crazy. luckily, i rarely get frustrated, unless i go over the hill to the cities over there, or when the turistas come to town. they are rude drivers and rude visitors, who often litter and get in the way! hey! some of us LIVE here! grrrrr. thanks nancy-glad i am not the only picky one...

CrackerLilo said...

Guilty of the grammar ones, but the rest? I think most everyone can relate to them!

Blessed be!

lightfeather said...

I love your rant! Anyway(s), I come here OF-Ten and just have to say, "if you send my comments off to 15 people, your every wish will be granted!"

Funny stuff!
Lightfeather

Cindy said...

Anyhow(s) Lightfeather stole my comment, yes she did! Great minds think alike!
Funny that I could bitch probably longer than you did, but I have to be in the mood. Thankfully, you just made me laugh!!

Jaded said...

Grammar:

People who use "your" and "you're" interchangeably online. Hate that.

People who use "whenever" when they really mean "when." ie: Whenever I went to the mall yesterday, I got new shoes. Hate that.

Just thought I'd share, lol! Loved your list!

Nancy said...

And to add another. The use of the word "our" is practically extinct. Example... Are family went to the beach...Not so much in writing, but in speaking....Listen closely, because now this will drive you crazy too.

Jaded said...

Ohhh...another one that makes me CRAZY...

There, their and they're ....

Three completely different words. UGH!!!

BonnyT said...

IS there anything that you DO like, Nance? ;) Just kidding...

Can I add one to your Grammar section (I thought as I should as a constant offender in the "anyway" category))...

IRregardless is NOT a word.

Grumpy Old Man said...

The abuse of the battered and bruised apostrophe.

Guess I'd better put the laptop down and drive. The light changed.

Heidi said...

Gulp!

Guilty 5 out of 7 with the emails.. :X Not telling which ones.. ;)

Sorry..I'm superstitious...lol

Nancy said...

Annie! LOL at de-evolution! You really think I'm picky? HAHA

Heidi, you are cracking me up! YOU didn't send my those emails! LOL

Yes Jaded, there are three different forms of there.
I was there yesterday.
They're coming by today.
I love their outfits!
And you're right about your comment.

Anyway(s) Lightfeather, I "like" forwarded your comments to everybody in my address book. Only kidding! And naughty you for stealing Cindy's comment! I hope you don't do that of-ten...LOL

Bonn, I thought you wrote irregular. I thought, that is a word. But irregardless, the dictionary says it is still used, but use regardless instead! LOL

And Grumpy, I know you don't use your laptop while driving! That I am aware of anyway.....

author said...

hey... I say often without a silent T
I dont say Off Ten
just often.. are you telling me I am supposed to be saying offen?
what the hell? Have I been saying it wrong for 40 something years.
help am I an idiot ?
do not answer the last one !