Pet Peeves

krashkart · 05-12-10, 05:39 PM

Words/phrases that twist my knickers:

blog - who's the effing genius that came up with that one? Just say "web log" or "diary" FFS.

epic - especially when used in conjunction with "fail"

fail - especially when used in conjunction with "epic"

gay - used to mean "happy", now it means four or five different things.

epic - did I already mention this one?

consumer - I don't know why, it just pisses me off

no beer tonight, honey - pretty much means the relationship is an epic fail... oh dammit!

modders - when used in conjunction with "will fix XYZ game"

There's five seconds of your life you'll never get back. You're welcome.

Weiss Pinguin · 05-12-10, 06:12 PM

"Time to wake up" - probably my most least favorite phrase of all time.

GoldenRivet · 05-12-10, 06:18 PM

One of the Sh5 modders wrote in his blog that his wife told him that there's "no beer money tonight, honey" he told her that their budget was an epic fail and that it was gay that they, as consumers, couldnt buy any beer.

Platapus · 05-12-10, 06:42 PM

The phrase "I could care less"

For the sake of all that is held sacred. The correct phrase is, "I could not care less".

If you could care less about something, then it has some level of importance.

Sledgehammer427 · 05-12-10, 07:35 PM

I hate it when people tend to think I'm sounding meaner than I imply, I actually get annoyed when people start apologizing because my reaction was "firmer than usual" thanks to a splitting headache.

frau kaleun · 05-12-10, 07:43 PM

I couldn't even begin to list the English grammer/spelling/usage ones, I'd be here all night.

My current major pet peeve is the new "feature" on (at least) one local news show called "What Do You Think?" or some such. This involves the news anchors reading messages that people have left on the station's web site in reponse to the online article on whatever "big story" they just finished talking about.

I watch the news for the NEWS, which granted is already an almost losing proposition, but still. What Joe Blow from down the street or across town writes in the comments section of the local news show's web blog (see what I did there?) is NOT NEWS. If I want to know what they think (or, to be more accurate in most cases, "think") I'll go to the freakin' site and read their comments myself. Why five minutes has to be wasted on this nonsense when most of the rest of the show barely scratches the surface of all the news that's out there is beyond me.

Okay, well, it's not totally beyond me. I suspect it's an attempt to generate more hits at the web site by giving its visitors a shot at getting their comments mentioned on air. Or, more likely, to generate better ratings for the TV news program by making visitors to the web site watch it just because they might see their own comments featured in the segment.

Whatever. It's annoying as hell.

TLAM Strike · 05-12-10, 08:14 PM

People who toss glass bottles on the side of the road. I've replaced many tires on my bike because of that.

People who call my work to order food on a cell while driving. Yea hearing every other syllable when you're phone cuts out really helps.

When I tell someone where order will be ready in 20 minutes and they show up 10 minutes before its ready.

People whose cell rigs in the Library or Theater, can't these people read? Turn off cellphones it says that right when you walk in!

Pants sagging below top of @$$ crack, and or underwear showing while standing up. Especially when they are wearing a belt.

Admiral8Q · 05-12-10, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

The phrase "I could care less"

For the sake of all that is held sacred. The correct phrase is, "I could not care less".

If you could care less about something, then it has some level of importance.

Yes either you care more, or you care less.

My pet peeve is people that use the word f**k in every sentence.

Monty Python - Usage Of The Word ****.mp3

frau kaleun · 05-12-10, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Admiral8Q

My pet peeve is people that use the word f**k in every sentence.

Yeah, I f**kin' hate that too.

TLAM Strike · 05-12-10, 08:28 PM

When people at work give their phone number and don't specify they are giving the area code first. Especially when its a out of the region area code and I don't recognize it.

breadcatcher101 · 05-12-10, 08:31 PM

I guess people saying "south" or "east" when they should be saying southern or eastern.

Admiral8Q · 05-12-10, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Yeah, I f**kin' hate that too.

Heh heh, it does identify the quality of ones character though.

krashkart · 05-12-10, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Admiral8Q

Yes either you care more, or you care less.

My pet peeve is people that use the word f**k in every sentence.

I tend to do that when I'm really upset about something, and with more colorful words mixed in to punctuate my distinct unhappiness.

frau kaleun · 05-12-10, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Admiral8Q

Heh heh, it does identify the quality of ones character though.

Generally I think it just identifies the (limited) size of one's vocabulary.

I don't like what I consider to be the overuse of profanity either, mostly because it takes away from the force of such words when they're used for emphasis or to indicate the extreme nature of some situation or emotion. At which point they are very handy to have around, lol.

As Mark Twain said, "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer."

And of course "overuse" is in the ears of the behearer.

Sledgehammer427 · 05-12-10, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

I tend to do that when I'm really upset about something, and with more colorful words mixed in to punctuate my distinct unhappiness.

Me too, I'm always kinda quiet so when I start talking, let alone swearing, people tend to hide
(there was a moment in high school where this girl was throwing paper ((another pet peeve of mine)) at another girl she didn't like, this was going on for a couple of days because our normal teacher had to have surgery and there was an all-too-lenient substitute, well, after this girl she didn't like left the room, she started throwing paper at the sub. That's when I got angry, I yelled "YO, enough with the go***mn paper!" I stood up, stormed over to her desk, looked her in the eye and then the sub telling me to sit down made it into my ears, I picked up the edge of her desk and walked back to mine. Last time she saw my cousin (who is a year behind me) she asked if I still wanted to kill her, to which my cousin replied "no, if he wanted to kill you he would have done so" I love my family)
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05-12-10, 05:39 PM	#1
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Pet Peeves Words/phrases that twist my knickers: blog - who's the effing genius that came up with that one? Just say "web log" or "diary" FFS. epic - especially when used in conjunction with "fail" fail - especially when used in conjunction with "epic" gay - used to mean "happy", now it means four or five different things. epic - did I already mention this one? consumer - I don't know why, it just pisses me off no beer tonight, honey - pretty much means the relationship is an epic fail... oh dammit! modders - when used in conjunction with "will fix XYZ game" There's five seconds of your life you'll never get back. You're welcome. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

05-12-10, 06:12 PM	#2
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	"Time to wake up" - probably my most least favorite phrase of all time. __________________

05-12-10, 06:18 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	One of the Sh5 modders wrote in his blog that his wife told him that there's "no beer money tonight, honey" he told her that their budget was an epic fail and that it was gay that they, as consumers, couldnt buy any beer. __________________

05-12-10, 06:42 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The phrase "I could care less" For the sake of all that is held sacred. The correct phrase is, "I could not care less". If you could care less about something, then it has some level of importance. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-12-10, 07:35 PM	#5
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I hate it when people tend to think I'm sounding meaner than I imply, I actually get annoyed when people start apologizing because my reaction was "firmer than usual" thanks to a splitting headache. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-12-10, 07:43 PM	#6
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I couldn't even begin to list the English grammer/spelling/usage ones, I'd be here all night. My current major pet peeve is the new "feature" on (at least) one local news show called "What Do You Think?" or some such. This involves the news anchors reading messages that people have left on the station's web site in reponse to the online article on whatever "big story" they just finished talking about. I watch the news for the NEWS, which granted is already an almost losing proposition, but still. What Joe Blow from down the street or across town writes in the comments section of the local news show's web blog (see what I did there?) is NOT NEWS. If I want to know what they think (or, to be more accurate in most cases, "think") I'll go to the freakin' site and read their comments myself. Why five minutes has to be wasted on this nonsense when most of the rest of the show barely scratches the surface of all the news that's out there is beyond me. Okay, well, it's not totally beyond me. I suspect it's an attempt to generate more hits at the web site by giving its visitors a shot at getting their comments mentioned on air. Or, more likely, to generate better ratings for the TV news program by making visitors to the web site watch it just because they might see their own comments featured in the segment. Whatever. It's annoying as hell.

05-12-10, 08:14 PM	#7
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	People who toss glass bottles on the side of the road. I've replaced many tires on my bike because of that. People who call my work to order food on a cell while driving. Yea hearing every other syllable when you're phone cuts out really helps. When I tell someone where order will be ready in 20 minutes and they show up 10 minutes before its ready. People whose cell rigs in the Library or Theater, can't these people read? Turn off cellphones it says that right when you walk in! Pants sagging below top of @$$ crack, and or underwear showing while standing up. Especially when they are wearing a belt. __________________

05-12-10, 08:28 PM	#10
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	When people at work give their phone number and don't specify they are giving the area code first. Especially when its a out of the region area code and I don't recognize it. __________________

05-12-10, 08:31 PM	#11
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I guess people saying "south" or "east" when they should be saying southern or eastern.