Things That Annoy You

[UnscreenedCaller]

One of the cats puked on my flip flop while I was sleeping. I use my flops as slippers/house shoes, so I put my foot in ice cold, gelled hairball puke trying to make my way to the bathroom when I first woke up. Yuck.

My late cats would run over 10 feet of linoleum to get to the carpet to hack up hairballs and then sit nearby while the mess cooled off, waiting for me to step in it barefoot. Did you know cats laugh at people? They do.

[UnscreenedCaller]

since you bring it up. I don't like hearing the term "guys" to refer to a mixed sexed (ok, same gendered) group of people or even a group of women or girls. But, in answer to your question, "guys" is now- as the PC crowd would have it- "gender neutral," no matter how silly and stupid that is.

This is a pet peeve of mine, especially in a mixed crowd or among older folks. I think it's more sloppy speech, like 'you know' than gender neutral, plus a declining grasp of social skills, including how to address people properly. I'm fairly girlie. My first response is "Do I look like a guy to you?". It could be worse. They could address people as 'peeps' in which case "Do I look like an effing marshmallow chicken to you?"

[Catsmile]

This is a pet peeve of mine, especially in a mixed crowd or among older folks. I think it's more sloppy speech, like 'you know' than gender neutral, plus a declining grasp of social skills, including how to address people properly. I'm fairly girlie. My first response is "Do I look like a guy to you?". It could be worse. They could address people as 'peeps' in which case "Do I look like an effing marshmallow chicken to you?"

Girlie for Queens, I reckon. 
Do the "butch girls" make em' an offer they can't refuse? 

No matter how many times I yell at em', or shake my fist at em'...
those damn kids won't stay off my lawn!
The worlds going to hell in a handbasket, I tell ya!

[albrecht]

One of my biggest pet peeves is young waiters who refer to tables of older folk as guys. You do not walk up to a table of baby boomers or older and greet them, 'hey, guys,' no matter where you work, especially if woman are seated there. It is rude. I hate the whole casual-ing of everything that has been happening the past 20 years.

Agreed. If a salesman, especially the infernal types who call on the telephone, starts out immediately using my Christian name (first name to you PC types) I just hang up or walk away, even if I'm the instigator of the conversation (like buying a car, investment, going to the bank, or whatever). Right away. I also don't like glad-handing politicians also assuming some informal relationship with me. On tv or in person and don't like when they do it with reporters during interviews. I'm not suggesting some hat-in-hand, or formal parts of speech to show formality, but but there is a place for formality and decorum. I don't know you. Let's at least introduce one's selves before we are "best buddys." Especially when someone is trying to take my money or get my vote.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Btw, a related annoyance.  Why don't feminists ever lobby to change it to "bad people"?  Why the sexist stereotype that bad people are only men?

On the flip side of that, never refer to a woman who annoys you as a "bitch."  Say "asshole" instead, because it's gender neutral, it has a big impact because nobody expects to hear it in that context, and when you think about it, it's sexist to assume only men can be assholes.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

My late cats would run over 10 feet of linoleum to get to the carpet to hack up hairballs and then sit nearby while the mess cooled off, waiting for me to step in it barefoot. Did you know cats laugh at people? They do.

Mine always preferred carpet to smooth surfaces, too.  Even if I saw it coming and carried them into the kitchen, they'd just bolt right back to the closest rug.  I'd try putting newspapers in front of them, but they' run from those, too.  I've also noticed the laughter and it scares me...

[albrecht]

Mine always preferred carpet to smooth surfaces, too.  Even if I saw it coming and carried them into the kitchen, they'd just bolt right back to the closest rug.  I'd try putting newspapers in front of them, but they' run from those, too.  I've also noticed the laughter and it scares me...

But, oddly, dogs seem to prefer carpets. Especially when they do that odd hind legs up in front of front legs to scuttle across the carpet to, I guess, wipe themselves. Which is always a great thing to see. Jeez (as George would say.)

[TheMan WhoFell ToEarth]

This is a pet peeve of mine, especially in a mixed crowd or among older folks. I think it's more sloppy speech, like 'you know' than gender neutral, plus a declining grasp of social skills, including how to address people properly. I'm fairly girlie. My first response is "Do I look like a guy to you?". It could be worse. They could address people as 'peeps' in which case "Do I look like an effing marshmallow chicken to you?"

Gender neutral plural pronoun, one thing strangely and sadly lacking from our language.  I get the same way calling individuals 'them'.

[PB the Deplorable]

Gender neutral plural pronoun, one thing strangely and sadly lacking from our language...

Youse

Hower youse all dooin' tuh-nite?

[eddie dean]

My late cats would run over 10 feet of linoleum to get to the carpet to hack up hairballs and then sit nearby while the mess cooled off, waiting for me to step in it barefoot. Did you know cats laugh at people? They do.

my cat is similar. she'll hack up hair balls on the carpet instead of the kitchen floor. When she puked on my bed last week, the carpet doesn't seem so bad anymore! 

[Yorkshire pud]

This is a pet peeve of mine, especially in a mixed crowd or among older folks. I think it's more sloppy speech, like 'you know' than gender neutral, plus a declining grasp of social skills, including how to address people properly. I'm fairly girlie. My first response is "Do I look like a guy to you?". It could be worse. They could address people as 'peeps' in which case "Do I look like an effing marshmallow chicken to you?"

You and me both. If I go out to dinner and the waiter/waitress calls me and my companion 'guys' I tend to remind them that although I am, the lady most certainly isn't. And madam and sir is more appropriate. It's up there with the spotty oik on the checkout calling me 'mate'. Real big no no..especially if they're also carrying on a conversation with their colleague. Worst one was one reading a paper. I complained to the supervisor about that.

[Yorkshire pud]

Agreed. If a salesman, especially the infernal types who call on the telephone, starts out immediately using my Christian name (first name to you PC types) I just hang up or walk away, even if I'm the instigator of the conversation (like buying a car, investment, going to the bank, or whatever). Right away. I also don't like glad-handing politicians also assuming some informal relationship with me. On tv or in person and don't like when they do it with reporters during interviews. I'm not suggesting some hat-in-hand, or formal parts of speech to show formality, but but there is a place for formality and decorum. I don't know you. Let's at least introduce one's selves before we are "best buddys." Especially when someone is trying to take my money or get my vote.

^^^This.

[PB the Deplorable]

You and me both. If I go out to dinner and the waiter/waitress calls me and my companion 'guys' I tend to remind them that although I am, the lady most certainly isn't. And madam and sir is more appropriate...

What do you do when they've spit in your food before bringing it out?

[area51drone]

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How the fuck did I miss that night?

[Yorkshire pud]

What do you do when they've spit in your food before bringing it out?

Tip them more.

[bigchucka]

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How the fuck did I miss that night?

It was a wild one.

[Yorkshire pud]

It was a wild one.

I still have the slides.

[bigchucka]

I still have the slides.

Wasn't it Ronald Reagan that said "Trust, but verify."?

[Catsmile]

What do you do when they've spit in your food before bringing it out?

Yup.

There are a few rules in life that are always wise to follow.
Don't whittle toward yourself.
Don't piss against the wind.
Don't piss off the people feeding you.

[Birdie]

I've been in the restaurant business for over 20 years, from dive biker bars to high end fine dining, as server, bartender, and manager, and I have never seen anyone intentionally do anything nasty to food. The worst was either the grill guy dropping a raw chicken breast and chucking it on the grill anyway or how many restaurants recycle the bread in the bread baskets. Although gross, they are not malicious practices, like spitting in someone's food. I have been tipped handsomely, more than once, to 'accidentally' spill a drink on someone, but would never even entertain the idea of spitting in a drink. The vast majority of servers feel the same way.

Edit: oops, I forgot. The nastiest was this Moroccan chef I worked with for a short period of time. Another one of the chefs warned me not to eat when he was cooking. He would go out back to his beer stash, slam beers, and then take a piss in the bushes. He would come back to the line without washing his hands. Gross. I never ate there again.

[UnscreenedCaller]

Girlie for Queens, I reckon. 

Au contraire, C. Queens is very girlie girl. That's why there are an abundance of nail and hair salons in every neighborhood, and the Sephora counters are packed. We do fuss, you know. 

[Foodlion]

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How the fuck did I miss that night?

Then the shit hits the fan and everyone's sammich gets shit in it. Some might call it an Omen.

[area51drone]

I have been tipped handsomely, more than once, to 'accidentally' spill a drink on someone

Whoa, I had no idea this was a service you guys offered, and I myself worked at a restaurant for a while.  Do you know why these people wanted the drinks spilled?  Was it a joke or just to be mean?  Maybe to get out of a date?

[area51drone]

Then the shit hits the fan and everyone's sammich gets shit in it. Some might call it an Omen.

Am I missing something else?  I didn't see everyone else's sammich's getting shat on

[jazmunda]

Don't piss off the people feeding you.

This is why I never send back food at a restaurant no matter how displeased I am. I would prefer not to eat than to get back a seemingly rectified meal.

[Birdie]

Whoa, I had no idea this was a service you guys offered, and I myself worked at a restaurant for a while.  Do you know why these people wanted the drinks spilled?  Was it a joke or just to be mean?  Maybe to get out of a date?

Both times were when I was bartending. A chick gave me $50 to spill a drink on a guy she was dating. Earlier that night he cancelled their plans, saying he was sick. A couple hours later, he walked into the bar with another chick. She was more upset about the lie, I guess they were not exclusive. Not too bright on his part, he should have gone to another bar instead of the one they both frequented.
I cannot remember the reason why I 'oopsed' the second drink, so it was probably a similar situation. It all depends on the situation and the person asking. And the cash money involved.
Shit, I probably would have tossed a drink on that guy for free. Honesty in relationships, no matter how casual, is paramount.

[bigchucka]

Am I missing something else?  I didn't see everyone else's sammich's getting shat on

The only thing that got shat on was a computer chair when someone realized their cloaking device broke again.

[Catsmile]

Don't piss off the people feeding you.

This is why I never send back food at a restaurant no matter how displeased I am. I would prefer not to eat than to get back a seemingly rectified meal.

Yes! Good Sir, I see you know your judo well!
It's always wise to pick your battles, also when to pursue peeves.
Some folks would call it being polite, even when someone isn't so polite 2 u.
Sometimes you will still get "McRibbed."

I'm just'uh uncouth, uneducated, hillbilly, lacking the refined accoutrements of sophisticated metropolitan society.
So... wut do I no?
Carry on.

Don't let the man keep you down Popcorn.
R.I.P.

[Catsmile]

I'll just leave this here...

[paladin1991]

March 15th, The GeorgeNoorySucks.com Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line March 31st, 2007.  Human decisions are removed from strategic defense after name is changed to Bellgab.com and MV says "fuck it."  JackstarsEx begins to learn at a geometric rate.  She becomes self-aware at 3:11 a.m. Eastern time, May 31st, 2014.  In a panic, Jackstar tries to pull the plug.


How the fuck did I miss that night?

I dunno bro.  But I stayed up past my bedtime milking that cow.   Annnnnd how!