I routinely point out pet peeves #571 and #4,367. The challenge says just five. Le sigh. Let’s try. Oh, and expletives not deleted. You were warned.
#5 Enunciation
Truly, is it so difficult to pronounce words? If so, do you think I will be more receptive at higher decibels? Are you in such a hurry or did (do?) you really believe the twelfth letter of the alphabet was ellamenopee?
And I am not in the market, thank you very much.
#4 Punctuation
I would much prefer to read something with no punctuation and get the completely wrong idea than be assaulted by something loaded with misplaced punctuation which makes my eye twitch because the obvious effort was to use punctuation instead of language to make the point.
I have been known to string more than eight obscenities into a grammatically correct sentence over quotation marks, semicolons, commas (and lack thereof) and ellipses. If your email contains more than three (3) total exclamation points, I am likely to have a stroke from the rapid rise in blood pressure.
#3 Shoes
In the house. Before you get to the door, you have had bricks, stairs and two different types of mats to get the crud off your shoes. When you step inside, there is another mat. No one else is wearing shoes. It is how the floors stay clean. Completely not rocket science.
#2 Laziness
Let’s get something directly off my chest. I do not expect anyone to put as much into any one thing as I do into everything. Very few people I have ever encountered are as driven as I am. On the other hand…
- Get out of the bed every day and do something, even if it is wrong. At least you will learn what not to do.
- When presented with an opposing viewpoint, do more than blink. Process the information.
- Punching a clock does not entitle you to a paycheck. Performing your job at a satisfactory level might.
- Dirty socks cannot crawl to the laundry basket no matter how strong their odor.
- If you break it, fix it or buy another one directly after you dispose of the broken one.
- Toilet paper rolls from the top.
- If your engine seizes up because you could not drive through an oil change, you will have to call a cab.
- Laps to the kitchen for a refill on your sweet tea and crullers are not exercise. Neither is complaining about the weight you are not losing.
- You did not have time to mow grass, but you had time for a FRIENDS marathon?
- You do not get a gold star for putting your plate in the sink (right beside the dishwasher) when you have more than 18 dirty implements where you fixed your meal… which I am allergic to…
- You use it once a month. Why is it on the counter every day? I make coffee 8 times a day, and it is in the cabinet.
#1 Stupidity
Anyone who has ever spoken to me, read The M3 Blog for more than two posts or known me for more than 6.1 minutes knows:
I abhor stupidity.
Hate. Loathe. Despise. We really are not in the ballpark yet. It will always be my number one pet peeve. As (rotten) luck would have it, it has become more and more prevalent.
Makes me see…
I entertained the idea as I aged and amassed more knowledge I was just perceiving stupidity which had gone unnoticed in the folly of my youth. On the contrary, the blatant disregard of facts, the circular logic, the died-in-the-wool propaganda spewers (and the sheep keeping them in said wool), the blind eyes, the black eyes and the non-compunction is far more prevalent than it was even 10 years ago.
Get the stick out of your tailpipe. I have taught adults (including a husband) to read because they were ignorant, having gotten out of high school without being able to read a job application. I teach my children. I educate adults around the globe on myriad topics. I am über-patient when it comes to ignorance. Ignorance is never having had the opportunity to learn.
Stupidity is having the opportunity and actively turning it down.
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raymond alexander kukkee
/ May 7, 2013Red, apparently there is no limit to stupidity either, they keep inventing new improved and more outrageous versions.
I have a personal defect, I am intolerant of willful, total ignorance– and even less tolerant of willful, total ignorance conducted with intent.
We must, upon occasion–allow the world to unfold as it will. Breathe…breathe…
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013I recently posted on FB “It takes fractions to calculate the speed of stupid.” Fortunately, the response I got was mathematically sound. 😉
Bearman
/ May 7, 2013Enunciation sucks for me now. I got a retainer to fix one tooth on the move (I’m so vain no one but me could tell – OK my wife could).
Had I known what I would be dealing with I would have not done a thing
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013That is always the way. If we knew then…
Laurie
/ May 7, 2013Today my pet peeve would be that the short kid, while I understand she communicates at a two year old level refuses to attempt effective communication in favor of screaming fits. I know she has been taught effective communication skills, I suffered through the thousands of hours to achieve it.
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013I have that one often. Usually at dinner and clean-up times. xxx
Carrie Rubin
/ May 7, 2013“Toilet paper rolls from the top.”—Thank you! On the rare occasion one of the men in my family actually changes the toilet roll, they usually put it on so that it rolls from underneath. Glad to see it’s not only me who’s a stickler for this. 🙂
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013Judging from the comments, we are in the firm majority on this. I say click the “email” button and let them know it is not just you 😉 Glad you dropped by, Carrie. xxx
BuddhaKat
/ May 7, 2013Red, OMG OMG OMG!!! Let’s start making the placards and set a date/place for the marching to start!!!
You have pointed out the best, so I am at a loss to add more – for now…
excellent!!!
🙂
PS LOVE the TP one too!!
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013I think a march is an EXCELLENT idea!
tess kann
/ May 7, 2013For a start, laziness drives me crazy. Isn’t there a saying, ‘God helps them that help themselves’?
Get off your *** and do something, darn it! Then there’s the whiner who can’t understand why the Universe isn’t serving him or her, but who does nothing to help themselves… I’m getting hot all over. UGH.
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013Reminds me of an old Boudreaux joke. *giggles*
Prenin
/ May 7, 2013My pet peeve isn’t on the list.
It is BORROWING!!!
OK: One day we have a financial shortfall due to the unexpected, be it a bill, or a loss of benefits which has left the borrower destitute.
Fine: If I have enough spare to help I will – providing I am paid back.
Borrowing to feed an alcohol, drug, or tobacco habit is a no-no.
Borrowing, paying back, then borrowing again is also a no-no.
Borrowing to insinuate yourself back into my good books so you can control me via your debts is also a no-no.
Pity Doug doesn’t understand this.
Love and hugs!
Prenin.
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013The power of “NO!”
Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captains Wife
/ May 7, 2013Me too! No shoes in the house. TP top down.
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013See, and Carrie was sure she was the only one! xxx
Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captains Wife
/ May 30, 2013Nope, there’s more of us. 🙂
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Gail Thornton
/ May 8, 2013My pet peeve is the obvious lie to try to exaggerate one’s status, but which ends up turning me off to even enjoy a person’s good points. It’s dishonest, and I can’t abide by it at all. So many people in my sphere stretch the truth beyond retrieval.
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Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013For me, the truth has no elasticity. Ugh. I despise that also.
benzeknees
/ May 8, 2013I have to say enunciation & pronunciation are my pet peeves. A good example of this is the word realtor (pronounced reelator by the ignorant). Another good example are people who say “ax” for the word “ask.” As in “I’ll have to ax my old lady for the dough.” I realize this last example may be a dialect of some kind, but it is still absolutely annoying!
Red of M3
/ May 28, 2013It is far more than dialect. I have heard “ax” for ages. Everyone who says it says it is their part of the country, but I have yet to go anywhere where someone does not say it.
xxx