The Reality Buzz
Open Floor => Post Games => Topic started by: ponytail on September 05, 2012, 11:45:12 AM
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Crabby? Want to vent? Have something you want to get off your chest? I'll start.
Running out of an ingredient right in the middle of making a dish.
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EWWWWW!
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Men/Boys that touch themselfs inapprotriately while looking right at you.
Thats when you laugh and loudly ask they lost is again.
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:) You girls are too funny.
:41: Cleaners who damage your curtains !!
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Slow computers---pop ups, not knowing enough about them to do the stuff I want---my list could go on and on.
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When people leave dirty clothes in the bathroom!
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People that lie over stupid stuff
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When your computer won't work or do what it is supposed to!
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When its the end of September and you already want to put the heat on :'(
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When your Dish network cuts off the Big 10 sports channel right before the game cuz they don't wanna pay out more money. :32:
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Curls that don't want to die when I straighten my hair.
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People who do not appreciate things.
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When you watch certain people on TV who shouldn't be famous.
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politicians....all of them
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Ditto ponytail....what we need to do is get out our :violent-smiley-007: :whoo:
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A car that parks soooo close to you, when there is a zillion other parking spaces. :32:
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A family member who needs to put on the heat ....days after you turned off the a/c. ( 2 guesses who this is)
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I have one of those, too.
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Adult children who don't pick up on phone calls...but,.... expect you to be home at all times when they call. :19:
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junk mail
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Those constant annoying phone calls telling me they can lower my electric bill... drives me :41:
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The two stupid flys who keep flying around and landing in me that I just can't seem to squash no matter how much I try.
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Worrying about the hurricane that might FLOOD MY BASEMENT AGAIN!!!!! :91:
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Stay safe all of you!
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Weather reports that scare you to death.... I know they have to tell us to prepare...but, they have us all in a state of panic right now.
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You will have to make sure you keep us updated, bacali---yikes!
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I'm in the same boat at you New Jersey ladies. They are saying we are going to get it as well. Not sure if we will have a Halloween this year.
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Oh no! It sure looks bad, take care everyone.
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This is the 2nd yr..for Halloween. Last yr it snowed and that was horrible.
So Pet peeve.....bad weather for Trick or Treatin !!!! (I am supposed to go with Liam...first time ???)
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This is the 2nd yr..for Halloween. Last yr it snowed and that was horrible.
So Pet peeve.....bad weather for Trick or Treatin !!!! (I am supposed to go with Liam...first time ???)
Agreed! Don't know how we are going to do trick or treating in the weather they are calling for.
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Going into the store and finding out they don't even carry the product that was advertised in the flyer, so the great deal you thought you were getting is not happening! :32:
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When someone doesn't put more toilet paper in the bathroom when its out!
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socks that scooch down in your shoes
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When people call my cat fat! There is just more to love!
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When you are talking on the phone and people are constantly interrupting for STUPID stuff (that could wait until you got off). :ecomcity:
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That's definitely one of mine, too, sheryl.
When the last person to take a shower didn't turn it off and you get soaked with cold water when you turn the faucet on. Booooo!
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When children find out Santa isn't real... its very dramatic. My 8 year old niece just found out last night and is having a hard time keeping quiet about it.Hopefully she won't ruin it for Aliyah. :41:
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Boo Court! That is a pet peeve of mine as well.
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A Christmas Decoration spotlight on neighbors lawn ..that shines right in MY window!! :violent-smiley-007:
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Giving a bath to a dog that tangled... with a skunk....at midnight.
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When someone opens a Christmas present early and without permission from the person giving the gift.
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That we cannot put people with definitely mental problems who are a danger to themselves or others in institutions because it will violate their civil rights!
I am not only thinking of the recent tragedy but also many others.
There was a man in our community who was forced to shoot and kill his own grown son in self defense. He had called the police to their home many times. He could not get him put in an institution because it would violate his rights. The police could take him in to jail for 24 hours but then he was back out. There are many people out in this world who are afraid of other family members but have to live with it.
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:c029: how unfortunately true!
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I agree with that one. It also isn't fair for people who aren't capable to make their own decisions to be in charge of making their own choices. Take my couisn for example, he is mentally about 12 (he is physically 22) and a few months ago he went out and got two giant tattoo's, got his tongue, eyebrow, upper ear,, lip and belly button pierced just because someone told him it was cool and we couldn't stop him.
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I've come to realize that no matter how hard I try and say I am going to try ... to "get ahead" with all these Christmas preparations ... that I will never win. I'm always rushing and seemingly just making it.
So, at this moment...I am peeved...at whomever decided that Thanksgiving..."the" day when Santa Claus arrives .... is only one month before Christmas !!!!.
Whoever decided "when" the Pilgrims had Thanksgiving...should have said it was ... say... mid Oct...the beginning of Nov.
This way...we all would have so much more tme.
( And, let's think about it... I don't think they celebrated...when it was freezing out.)
So...this is my pet peeve....today... 4 Days before Christmas!!!! :34:
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I've come to realize that no matter how hard I try and say I am going to try ... to "get ahead" with all these Christmas preparations ... that I will never win. I'm always rushing and seemingly just making it.
So, at this moment...I am peeved...at whomever decided that Thanksgiving..."the" day when Santa Claus arrives .... is only one month before Christmas !!!!.
Whoever decided "when" the Pilgrims had Thanksgiving...should have said it was ... say... mid Oct...the beginning of Nov.
This way...we all would have so much more tme.
( And, let's think about it... I don't think they celebrated...when it was freezing out.)
So...this is my pet peeve....today... 4 Days before Christmas!!!! :34:
You guys should celebrate it when we celebrate in Canada which is in October.
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I've come to realize that no matter how hard I try and say I am going to try ... to "get ahead" with all these Christmas preparations ... that I will never win. I'm always rushing and seemingly just making it.
So, at this moment...I am peeved...at whomever decided that Thanksgiving..."the" day when Santa Claus arrives .... is only one month before Christmas !!!!.
Whoever decided "when" the Pilgrims had Thanksgiving...should have said it was ... say... mid Oct...the beginning of Nov.
This way...we all would have so much more tme.
( And, let's think about it... I don't think they celebrated...when it was freezing out.)
So...this is my pet peeve....today... 4 Days before Christmas!!!! :34:
You guys should celebrate it when we celebrate in Canada which is in October.
Good Idea, Court....but, now ...a dilemna. How do I get the whole country to change to Oct? Hmmm? -LOL-
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Let's start a campaign to change Thanksgiving to the first Thursday in Oct. We don't want it to be too close to Halloween either. -loll -loll
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When you keep getting a whiff of cat pee but can't figure out where its coming from :sign0137:
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Football! It's getting old, and I am not a big NFL fan.
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Don't worry Ponytail...the season is almost over! :whoo:
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Golf on TV... sooooo boring. They don't even talk...all you hear is ....woooo, and :clap: :clap: :clap:
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burns....
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Having someone tell me..."read the book" ...just to operate a telephone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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People who mistreat animals.
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People who don't cover their mouth when they cough :96:! Now Aliyah is sick :41:
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Exactly, Court!
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A blizzard forcast on my special day....again ! :'(
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high pitched whiny sounds :41:
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a broken piece of aluminum siding banging for two days on the house behind me. :41:
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That would drive me crazy, too.
muddy footprints on my kitchen floor
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Another dreary day..
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People who use cell phones while driving and don't pay attention to what they are doing
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Calling one of the kids, and they don't pick up...
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I hear you on that one bacali!
big buildups that fall flat
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Already seeing Easter bunny commercials on tv...geesh...wasn't it just :111: time.
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Yes it was!
...the rapid passage of time.
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neighbors who take my garbage can lids
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Unsolicited phone calls from telemarketers, especially those I cannot understand because they are from a foreign country.
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writing a list of things to get and then forgetting the list...do it all the time....grrrrr.
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Sending out occasion cards to family members who never send any back. :96:
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When people send their child to school or daycare sick, :96: its not fair to the other children or adults, who will now also get sick because you sent your sick child.
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Using someone else's car and leaving it needing gas.
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runny noses in little ones...snot everywhere!
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When people send their child to school or daycare sick, :96: its not fair to the other children or adults, who will now also get sick because you sent your sick child.
That is so unfair. I just hate that. I call their mother and send them right back home. :051bye:
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Cashiers who never smile or even look at you.
I am sure some cashiers have to put up with a lot but don't take it out on me.
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It seems, no matter what, I always pick the check out lane that is shortest, but has the longest wait.
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this looks like a fun thread
flat tires on busy highways. I had one yesterday
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Oh my Mystico, that is bad! I hate when that happens.
People who pull out in front of me and I have to slow down and then they poke along. If they have all day why did they pull out in front of me like that had to hurry.
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Definitely!
-Shiver- unrelenting cold and snowy weather
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When people allow their child who is way under 12 years old, to sit in the front seat of a moving vehicle. They are not supposed to sit in the front for a reason! Haven't they ever heard of what happens when an air bag goes off? Its very very bad for the child, even if they are big for their age.
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Oh my Mystico, that is bad! I hate when that happens.
People who pull out in front of me and I have to slow down and then they poke along. If they have all day why did they pull out in front of me like that had to hurry.
<cough, cough>
I know you like to drive fast...I seem to remember a certain roadtrip that you were a little heavy on the pedal -loll
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Ok, not being unappreciative when someone gives flowers at a wake...but, can they at least tell florist who they are.. with their whole name and address.
Do you know how hard it is to send a thank you when all you have to go on is .... for made up purposes..
Minnie and Mickey ?
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Working with STUPID people!!!! :41:
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How about "living" with stupid people... -Dancekick- -Dancekick- hahahaha
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the never ending winter
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People who like to stop in the middle of the aisle in the grocery store and chat for twenty minutes, no one can get around them and they have no intention of moving! :41:
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People who stop "me" to talk in the grocery aisle to tell me alllll about their crazy ex wife....and here I have a hot roast chicken in MY HAND !!!
Of course , it's burning...but, by the time they stop talking....it's ice cold!!! :91:
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Cold, roasted chicken!
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People who like to stop in the middle of the aisle in the grocery store and chat for twenty minutes, no one can get around them and they have no intention of moving! :41:
I hate that too and also hate when the cashier knows someone who is in front of me and stops and talks instead of checking her out. It takes her forever to get the person she is chatting with finished up so she can take me.
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People who like to stop in the middle of the aisle in the grocery store and chat for twenty minutes, no one can get around them and they have no intention of moving! :41:
I hate that too and also hate when the cashier knows someone who is in front of me and stops and talks instead of checking her out. It takes her forever to get the person she is chatting with finished up so she can take me.
:c029: Snowbird...has this been building up for a long time... :85: Feels good to let it out..
Here's another one..the paper delivery person who throws the newpaper on my lawn and KNOWS we are getting a monsoon...and doesn't put my paper in a plastic bag...!!!!
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People that don't flush the toilet after going....we are talking about grown adults here...you guessed it...my family! GROSS!!!! Idk how many times I have to say something before it's gonna click... :41:
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Wow! Thanksgiving Day must be interesting............ :86:
Whoever invented the navy blue sock. If I had a nickel for each time I wore one navy blue and one black sock................
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Germs at Daycare.... our little Grandson missed meeting Elmo today... and Grandma is sooo disappointed. :'(
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Wow! Thanksgiving Day must be interesting............ :86:
Whoever invented the navy blue sock. If I had a nickel for each time I wore one navy blue and one black sock................
The invention of black socks too!! -LOL-
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Germs at Daycare.... our little Grandson missed meeting Elmo today... and Grandma is sooo disappointed. :'(
Dang, bacali, that is terrible, There is nothing worse than a disappointed, sick grandkid, it tears at your heartstrings. :(
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When random people start talking and touching your child. Hands off!
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Yep, that's for sure.
calorie counting--I want those leftover chocolate bunnies
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The better the food taste the more calories it has. It should be the other way around with yucky food being what is fattening.
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Hair in my face as I fall asleep. Drives me insane!
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My back itching where I can't reach it to scratch. It is doing it right now.
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getting something stuck in your teeth and no toothpicks anywhere (This falls under the category petty peeve)
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People who talk on their cell phones when out to dinner. Rude!
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scraping thick ice off your car windows in April
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waiting at the hair salon to get your hair cut...while the stylist is chatting
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Right when you finally settle down and start up a cool tv show on your DVR box and then the phone rings and you have to answer it :( ??? :-\ :embarrassed: 014 :17: :character0029: :91: :banghead: :32: :16: :73: :33: :34: :ecomcity: :41: :bluegrab: :29: -SPLAT-
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People who never answer the phone, they just let it ring and ring...... ::)
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People who use "theory" when they mean "hypothesis." The next time a friend says "I have a theory," interrupt and say, "no you don't, you have a hypothesis." I guarantee it will endear you to him/her.* NOT.
*Excerpt from the non-seller How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, by Merry Prankster.
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MP, you have heard this one before, people who use the "word" IRREGARDLESS. :41:
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Having to get up early on a Saturday to attend a conference. :015:
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MP, you have heard this one before, people who use the "word" IRREGARDLESS. :41:
Yes, and it makes my nerves jangle. The non-word is complete nonsense; it's like a double negative, the prefix and suffix cancel each other out. I think the "ir" somehow migrated over from "irrespective".
Another semantic pet peeve----people who use the phrase "point of fact". It's OK grammatically but it's always followed by a statement of the fact itself. It's like saying "Hey stupid, I'm about to give you a fact so pay attention." I was interviewing for a job one time and the interviewer found a way to shoehorn "point of fact" into every third sentence. By the end of the interview I wanted to give her the Cookie Monster treatment----------whipped cream pie right in the kisser! POW! :72:
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MP, you have heard this one before, people who use the "word" IRREGARDLESS. :41:
Yes, and it makes my nerves jangle. The non-word is complete nonsense; it's like a double negative, the prefix and suffix cancel each other out. I think the "ir" somehow migrated over from "irrespective".
Another semantic pet peeve----people who use the phrase "point of fact". It's OK grammatically but it's always followed by a statement of the fact itself. It's like saying "Hey stupid, I'm about to give you a fact so pay attention." I was interviewing for a job one time and the interviewer found a way to shoehorn "point of fact" into every third sentence. By the end of the interview I wanted to give her the Cookie Monster treatment----------whipped cream pie right in the kisser! POW! :72:
:41: Another one of my personal favorites......henceforth! Hearing that word is like hearing fingernails run down a chalkboard! I went to a ADHD convention a few years back. All the "big guns" in the field were there. One of the psychiatrists, a quite famous psychiatrist in this particular area of study, punctuated every other sentence with HENCEFORTH. I was so irritated by this I started counting the number of times he said that word. My colleague found this very diverting! The grand total, you ask? Thirty four. In one hour.
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MP, you have heard this one before, people who use the "word" IRREGARDLESS. :41:
Yes, and it makes my nerves jangle. The non-word is complete nonsense; it's like a double negative, the prefix and suffix cancel each other out. I think the "ir" somehow migrated over from "irrespective".
Another semantic pet peeve----people who use the phrase "point of fact". It's OK grammatically but it's always followed by a statement of the fact itself. It's like saying "Hey stupid, I'm about to give you a fact so pay attention." I was interviewing for a job one time and the interviewer found a way to shoehorn "point of fact" into every third sentence. By the end of the interview I wanted to give her the Cookie Monster treatment----------whipped cream pie right in the kisser! POW! :72:
:41: Another one of my personal favorites......henceforth! Hearing that word is like hearing fingernails run down a chalkboard! I went to a ADHD convention a few years back. All the "big guns" in the field were there. One of the psychiatrists, a quite famous psychiatrist in this particular area of study, punctuated every other sentence with HENCEFORTH. I was so irritated by this I started counting the number of times he said that word. My colleague found this very diverting! The grand total, you ask? Thirty four. In one hour.
Irregardless is one of my pet peeves too.
The one that really makes me want to scream is a new one on the market, started by teenagers I think, but now it seems everyone under 30 uses it in every sentence at least once, and sometimes more. That is the work "like".
It's like I know that you are like stupid but I like the work like, like is like love except not like as much.
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O Sno, what have you done? "Like"----every cell in my being screams "rant, rant, rant." I will spare you.
Hey guys, I just came up w/a new nonsense word------------"irrespectiveless."
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People that are supposedly your "friends" - that stab you in the back.
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MP, you have heard this one before, people who use the "word" IRREGARDLESS. :41:
Yes, and it makes my nerves jangle. The non-word is complete nonsense; it's like a double negative, the prefix and suffix cancel each other out. I think the "ir" somehow migrated over from "irrespective".
Another semantic pet peeve----people who use the phrase "point of fact". It's OK grammatically but it's always followed by a statement of the fact itself. It's like saying "Hey stupid, I'm about to give you a fact so pay attention." I was interviewing for a job one time and the interviewer found a way to shoehorn "point of fact" into every third sentence. By the end of the interview I wanted to give her the Cookie Monster treatment----------whipped cream pie right in the kisser! POW! :72:
:41: Another one of my personal favorites......henceforth! Hearing that word is like hearing fingernails run down a chalkboard! I went to a ADHD convention a few years back. All the "big guns" in the field were there. One of the psychiatrists, a quite famous psychiatrist in this particular area of study, punctuated every other sentence with HENCEFORTH. I was so irritated by this I started counting the number of times he said that word. My colleague found this very diverting! The grand total, you ask? Thirty four. In one hour.
Irregardless is one of my pet peeves too.
The one that really makes me want to scream is a new one on the market, started by teenagers I think, but now it seems everyone under 30 uses it in every sentence at least once, and sometimes more. That is the work "like".
It's like I know that you are like stupid but I like the work like, like is like love except not like as much.
Oh snow! That one is right up there in my top ten verbal pet peeves! It's like, you know, like bad..........aaaaargh! Drives me bananas!
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Pollen....Just when the weather gets nice enough to venture outdoors and breathe...
-flowergrowing-....
now my eyes are itchy and I keep sneezing!!!
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Now that I started reading all the pet peeves in grammar.
What REALLY bothers me and is my #1 pet peeve...... the use of the word "I" all the time by everyone.
eg..Bob gave the ball to Tony and I....NO NO NO...
It's Bob gave the ball to Tony and ME.
Would you say...Bob gave the ball to I?
You hear this grammatical error by just about everyone! :41:
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Yes you do, bacali, and another one I just hate is I seen instead of I saw. I've heard very educated people use that one all the time.
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Okay, before you guys "proper grammar" me into complete paranoia, a new pet peeve-------Cabdrivers.
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What about people who "steal" your cabs?
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Individuals who commit senseless acts of violence.
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people who take away happiness and fun and replace it with sadness and horror
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Being on time for a meeting and no one else is. :D
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How about showing up for a meeting that was cancelled but no one sent you the memo! :smiley_confused1:
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Another lovely spring day...28 degrees, snowing, and schools closed. :32:
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That darn groundhog! :91:
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I detest most politicians but the media is number two with a bullet. The amount of misinformation put out in connection with Boston is nothing short of appalling. Plus, the mad rush to be first "with the scoop" could well jeopardize the investigation and arrest of those responsible.
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Along with that...all those rabid conspiracy theorists. Yipes!
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I detest most politicians but the media is number two with a bullet. The amount of misinformation put out in connection with Boston is nothing short of appalling. Plus, the mad rush to be first "with the scoop" could well jeopardize the investigation and arrest of those responsible.
MP.. I get you.. misinformation to be first in the reporting... Makes me angry , too. We just have too much media now that we didnt have years ago for everything. The "first with the scoop" isn't always the truth.
But,.. I honestly, now, think these abhorrent beings, and I purposely left out the work "human" , .... will be found due to media.. telling the public who thought they may have not taken any pictures worth of anything.. but, now have gotten from "us" lots and lots of footage.
They will find those responsible. I really believe this. It's amazing what they can do now.
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I detest most politicians but the media is number two with a bullet. The amount of misinformation put out in connection with Boston is nothing short of appalling. Plus, the mad rush to be first "with the scoop" could well jeopardize the investigation and arrest of those responsible.
:bravo_2: I could not agree more. I LOATHE politicians and the media.
Let the investigators do their job, we do not need a blow by blow of the dirty laundry. We do not need to hear old neighbors talk about what a "great guy" this monster was. Enough.
As I am writing this, the entire city is basically on lockdown due to this clown. His brother is dead, as well as a campus cop. Two more bombs were detonated. I am turning off the tv. I feel sick.
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Two men terrorizing a city reminds me of the Fall of 2002 in the DC area. The Beltway Sniper. For weeks, two men had an area paralyzed with fear. I'll never forget the feeling of great unease and constantly peering over my shoulder every time I got gas. I hope they catch the rat *astard soon. I'm normally not an eye-for-an-eye type of guy but I do make exceptions. I'm certainly willing to make one in this instance.
I don't agree with Obama on a lot of things, but I do agree w/him on one thing-----Bostonians are a tough, resilient group. Once the threat is gone Boston will heal and this great community will come back bigger, better and badder than ever.
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Two men terrorizing a city reminds me of the Fall of 2002 in the DC area. The Beltway Sniper. For weeks, two men had an area paralyzed with fear. I'll never forget the feeling of great unease and constantly peering over my shoulder every time I got gas. I hope they catch the rat *astard soon. I'm normally not an eye-for-an-eye type of guy but I do make exceptions. I'm certainly willing to make one in this instance.
I don't agree with Obama on a lot of things, but I do agree w/him on one thing-----Bostonians are a tough, resilient group. Once the threat is gone Boston will heal and this great community will come back bigger, better and badder than ever.
I certainly understand your paranoia... then. How scary that must have been. I remember that time in DC.
I have the same feeling when I travel into NY...and it's 12 yrs since 9/11.
I know that NY will probably sustain something else. "They" are not finished there. Right now... they are building a new WTC bldg.... which looks like just another really high target to me. It's beautiful in the skyline , where I miss seeing the Twin Towers, but.... really high.
Whenever I go through the Lincoln tunnerl...I think... ??? To a show???
Terrible way to feel, but, hey unfortunately it is the world we live in. Other people hate us for our freedoms.
So you don't agree with Obama on a lot of things.... LOL... me either..( but that's a whole other story)
and, I agree with you about Boston and it's not just Boston...look at New York....or any other area in our country.
When ever anywhere is attacked...it affects all of us. We are one. ..with our grief. One with our love of this country.
I agree with the song..."Proud To Be An American"
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Two men terrorizing a city reminds me of the Fall of 2002 in the DC area. The Beltway Sniper. For weeks, two men had an area paralyzed with fear. I'll never forget the feeling of great unease and constantly peering over my shoulder every time I got gas. I hope they catch the rat *astard soon. I'm normally not an eye-for-an-eye type of guy but I do make exceptions. I'm certainly willing to make one in this instance.
I don't agree with Obama on a lot of things, but I do agree w/him on one thing-----Bostonians are a tough, resilient group. Once the threat is gone Boston will heal and this great community will come back bigger, better and badder than ever.
Oh, I remember the Beltway Sniper, that was a nightmare. Much like this moron, holding an entire city hostage. This cretin had to RUN OVER his brother to get away after the robbery. May he rot in hell. Either that or he can stop by my house for a BLT. I have no use for such "individuals."
I disagree with 99.9% of what Obama says/does, but he does have it right. Boston, like NYC, is filled with tenacious people. We will rebound, stronger than before.
If I hear one more person on the news saying "what a great guy he was," I am going to scream. :32:
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Sitting at a dining table with friends and everyone is looking at some device in their hand. ..I hate this.
Guess I am boring? -loll But, I think that they are rude.
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Everywhere you go people are on their phones. Why does everybody have to talk on the phones so much?
But my biggest pet peeve about phones is unsolicited calls. Also when someone has a wrong number and they don't say 'excuse me' but act like it is my fault because I answered the phone. Do they think I intercepted their stupid call and I am not in my own home answering my own phone and they are the ones who made me stop what I was doing to answer the phone when they should have checked the number or dialed more carefully?
Now that is a long question? I hope nobody has a pet peeve about someone asking a long, rambling question. :19: :043:
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When you have been standing in line at the grocery store for a lvery ong time and they open a new line and everyone BEHIND you charges over ahead of you! So annoying!
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Or you go to a short line and find out the lady ahead of you has a handful of coupons and flyers from other stores for price matching.
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Oh I just LOVE coupons in the CASH ONLY EXPRESS LINE! (Insert sarcasm here) :96:
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-goteam- I understand your angst.....but, we should have more patience.....hahahahaha -LOL- ( only kidding)
Now, today my peeve is having Feb temperatures on an April day....boy was it cold out .I've been freezing all day -Shiver-
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I hate standing in line in a store behind someone the cashier knows and they carry on a long conversation.
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Good one Snow! That always happens on the one day you are in a hurry!
Standing in line at Dunkin Donuts waiting to order a cup of coffee behind the person ordering six iced coffees, a coolatta, four breakfast sandwiches (two with extra meat- hold the cheese), and two dozen donuts which she/he selects VERY SLOWLY! Ugh, they need a "coffee only" line at DD!
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!!!I thought I was reading....would you rather... for a second there!!! Ugh is right.
Writing out your grocery list so you won't forget anything...and then forgetting your grocery list.
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Today's pet peeve.......COLD RAIN! Go away!
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!!!I thought I was reading....would you rather... for a second there!!! Ugh is right.
Writing out your grocery list so you won't forget anything...and then forgetting your grocery list.
That happens to me all the time Pony!
Going on a trip, being half way to your destination, and realizing you left your medicine at home.
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Beautiful day....finally ! Clean and scour barbeque ! Go to the store and buy meat to have it deliciously grilled...and half way to dinner......tank is empty !!! :103:
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Having too much to do and not having enough hours in the day to get it done.
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I wait and wait...and get to the party...and it's over ..too, too fast. -duh-
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tossing and turning next to a snorefest :( :sleepy: :41:
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A flat tire. Sheesh!
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People who leave their directionals on for miles and miles (all I can think is, he's going to make his move any time now.....)
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Driving pet peeves are almost endless..........
Two-footed drivers who ride the brake and therefore always have the brake lights on (or off and on) while they're driving.
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People in cars who do not use a turning signal.
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dirty fingernails
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dirty hair and long hair that looks knotty.
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Getting asked to do something the moment you wake up. No I do not want to get you a drink my eyes just opened
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I know that feeling Court. It takes me a while even after I get out of bed to want to hear a human voice, especially wanting something.
I hate for my dog to bark to go out just as I am heading to bed.
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the price of...everything!
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The Donald.
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People who eat on the trams at Disneyland and drop lettuce, tomatoes, and crumbs all over the place! It clearly states "no eating on the trams" yet these people INSIST on eating and dropping food everywhere! :96:
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People who eat on the trams at Disneyland and drop lettuce, tomatoes, and crumbs all over the place! It clearly states "no eating on the trams" yet these people INSIST on eating and dropping food everywhere! :96:
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People we when they take there shoes off, they hit the tv with a shoe :c002: :a012: :sign0065: :104:
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People who guzzle expensive champagne! -Silly face-
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interruptions
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Katie Couric, just looking at her irritates me no end. :96:
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Having to go to the bathroom REALLY, REALLY bad...only to find that someone is in the shower :41:, then remembering that you have another bathroom downstairs -duh-.
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Getting up to go to the bathroom late at night and almost falling into the toilet as SOMEONE left the seat up! :c002: :c002:
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At Walmart yesterday, the woman who was first in line at the check out counter went back to get something else THREE times while the rest of us waited. She had the biggest smile on her face every time she went passed the rest of us and I wanted to knock her head off.
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At Walmart yesterday, the woman who was first in line at the check out counter went back to get something else THREE times while the rest of us waited. She had the biggest smile on her face every time she went passed the rest of us and I wanted to knock her head off.
Oh Snow, that annoys me no end! I would want to wipe that smirk off her face too!
My biggest pet peeve.......entitled teenagers who feel it is beneath them to get a job at McDonald's or BK! Heck, I was all excited to get my first paycheck as a teen from BK! I marched right out and spent it at the record store!
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Insurance companies that call to remind you that it is time to fill your prescription. I can see when i am running out of medicine. This company also sends out so much mail. If they cut down on it maybe insurance would not cost so much.
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Insurance companies that call to remind you that it is time to fill your prescription. I can see when i am running out of medicine. This company also sends out so much mail. If they cut down on it maybe insurance would not cost so much.
If you think it's bad now Snow, just wait until the Unaffordable Health Care Act takes effect.
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The Unaffordable Health Care Act.
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People that eat sun flower seeds and spit the shells all over the place.
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People that eat sun flower seeds and spit the shells all over the place.
Ugh! Did you ever watch the baseball players just let the shells tumble out of their mouths? Gross!
People who spit wherever they want. Disgusting.
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Bad dreams that make you wake up feeling depressed.
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Those annoying phone calls telling me I can save on my electic bill. I get called incessantly. Just now ...this one was on my called ID....international? HUH?
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That reminds me bacali, of the annoying calls that tell me I can save on my credit card. When the recording first starts it sounds like you are behind on your payments which is definitely not me.
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A squeaky clean, nice smelling dog, fresh from the groomers, that goes to the horse pasture the next week and has a roll. Phew!
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A little white ball with dimples that ignores my commands. :c002: :41:
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John Tortorella. Classless.
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Ticks....yuck. I've found three on me the last week or two. Maybe I need to Frontline myself, my dog never gets any!
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Ticks....yuck. I've found three on me the last week or two. Maybe I need to Frontline myself, my dog never gets any!
I just want to second that! Ticks are the WORST!
(the ticks ride the furry buses into the house and onto us, my vet told me some of the tick are becoming IMMUNE to Frontline...ewwwww)
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Another pet peeve! People who don't take care of their dogs, and you see these big, bloated ticks all over them...ish.
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Another pet peeve! People who don't take care of their dogs, and you see these big, bloated ticks all over them...ish.
I have to second this one too, pony! I hate that!
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people who swear in front of little kids--just wanna bonk them.
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people who swear in front of little kids--just wanna bonk them.
That drives me insane!
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Guys who spit all the time--really, I don't want to dodge your lugies!
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mornings. :34:
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WAKE UP, MISTER!
the swift passage of time....
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a bad cup of coffee
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A bad cookie :16: ???
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People who drop their unwanted dogs off by the side of the road. :03: :91:
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Hate, hate, hate that Snowbird.
cigarette smoke
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Beer breath
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:signspamani: :sign0103:
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viagra email.....why the heck am I getting them? :96:
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I am sick to death of people not spaying and neutering their cats. I live in a small town and people down the street from us are cat hoarders. There is always a million cats running around outside. The past three summers we have found three kittens on my property. The first one we kept, the second one we got into a non kill shelter and now the new 6 week old kitten will hopefully be able to go to the non kill shelter tomorrow. This is ridiculous. SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR CATS PEOPLE! The sad part is no one will do anything because of who the people are.
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That is one of my pet peeves too Court. Also goes for dogs. The woman across from us has NINE dogs and all but one of them were strays she took in. One of them had puppies and brought three of them over to our barn when they got older. She spays them usually but this dog she said she could not get her hands on in time. It is utterly ridiculous how people treat their pets. My son lives further down in the country than we do and he is always getting stray animals.
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My vet said there are three houses in town that have tons of cats. She has tried everything. I called animal welfare on them last year but they didn't do anything. I live in a small town, and right in the middle of it is one of the cat hoarders. I think the most cats we have seen outside their house was like 12. And thats just outside one day! Can't even imagine how many are in. Our ministry won't do anything about it because of who the people are. But these cats are getting hit by cars, they are turning feral and running wild all over the place. I've seen countless cats at my house, three is the only that would come near us.
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I have to agree with the above posts! I detest pet hoarders (especially the ones that do not spay/neuter their pets).
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As an animal lover.... ditto to all the former posts...
Now... my peeve of the day.. relatives who can not make up their mind about when( a specific date) to plan a child's party, but, can't come to someone else's family get together because....they "may" be busy with that child on "that" date.. as if we all didn't want to be involved with first child's party. Then what are we all to do ?? or go to??
Make up "YOUR " mind ! :41:
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Callers who say on a recording that I have been approved for one of those "I have fallen down and I can't get up" necklaces and it has already been paid for. Yeah, right! Do they think I was born yesterday? I'm not old enough for one of those things anyway. :41:
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Being asked if I want to open a (insert store name here) charge card at EVERY store I go into! :91:
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...bulging waistlines
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...parts migrating south.....
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I know rain is good for the earth but enough is enough!!! We are drowning down here. :'(
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Mother Nature keeps teasing us here. It will be nice and warm for a day or two and then bam a week of rain and cold and wearing sweaters! It was warm this morning and now its cold. :lol_hitting:
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Zippers that get stuck or break.
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meetings that never end :91: :ecomcity:
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Dogs that roll in manure, again, and have to have their 3rd bath in a month.
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Dogs that roll in manure, again, and have to have their 3rd bath in a month.
-rollinglaugh- WHY must they do that?
The Chicago Blackhawks
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The Florida Gators
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People who walk through the grocery store bent over their carts, trying to steer the cart with one hand while talking on the phone with the other--and then, they just stop moving and hold up all the people behind them while they keep talking. :41:
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I hate that too cak.
People who let their pets run loose to be hit by a car.
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I hate that too cak.
People who let their pets run loose to be hit by a car.
Agreed!
Sand in my bathing suit.
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Being blistered by the sun. It has been a long time since I was foolish enough to stay in the sun too long. :49:
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Junior Mints from the movies rolling around the bottom of my brand new purse and sticking to everything--phone, lipstick, wallet, pen, insides of my purse--followed by grandkids who throw a bottle of water into your purse that isn't tightly capped, soaking everything, including the Junior Mints...and the movie was really dumb...and I have a cracked tooth and can't get to the dentist until Monday, and I am crabby! :41:
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Sending pony a big hug!
When your shoes stick to the floor at the movie theater! :96:
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Ewww...gross, I hear ya.
.....myself...I don't like being crabby!
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Stepping in someone's thrown away gum. What a mess it can make. :73: :91:
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Yup..gum can be sticky.
But better than stepping in dog poop! :32:
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Stepping in someone's thrown away gum. What a mess it can make. :73: :91:
Or having it in someone's hair :96: its not pleasant pulling it out of someone's hair.
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Nosy neighbors
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...or noisy neighbors. Don't have any of them, but it would really annoy me if I did!
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Self-centered people
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cleaning attics...booo...
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Co workers who talk down to you. :91:
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That one co worker who thinks he/she knows EVERYTHING! This is usually the same person who delights in talking down to people.
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Neighbors who have noisy central air conditioning units!! :021:
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lousy food at a restaurant--Boo Chili's!
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lousy food at a restaurant--Boo Chili's!
Pony, last time I went there, my Honey-Chipotle Chicken Crispers (which I loooove) were RAW! Then the waitress asked me if I would like another order of them.....ummmm, thanks but no thanks!
today's pet peeve........HUMIDITY! -SPLAT-
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When people don't listen to me, when I was clearly right. They realize it now, -Silly face- I WAS FREAKING RIGHT! Now they have to deal with the consequences of ignoring me.
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And those types of people never admit it!
visits to the dentist...waaahhh.
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People who have NO idea how to MERGE onto the highway! :41:
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That sounds like my grandson when we were teaching him to drive---scared me good one day, and I had to tell him what was what--yikes. :steeringwheel:
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People who leave nearly empty milk cartons in the fridge.....cookie, I am talking to you! :29:
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The person who decided to offer both navy blue and black socks. The Prankster's feet remain in a semi-permanent condition of black and navy blue.
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The person who decided to offer both navy blue and black socks. The Prankster's feet remain in a semi-permanent condition of black and navy blue.
-rollinglaugh-
Not knowing the exact location of that mysterious place socks go in the washing machine!
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I think all your socks made it here....
Hair in the bathroom drains....yuck
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Mondays.
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Amanda, Helen, Spencer, GinaMarie, Andy, Aaryn. -loll
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Agreed Snowbird. It will be fun watching each and every one bite the dust--some more than others.
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Tourists!!!!!!! :41: :41:
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Losing a toe nail---ouch, that hurt...a lot. :(
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All my bug bites... boy are they itchin me.
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HUMIDITY! :41: <that is what my hair looks like today! -rollinglaugh-
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Yep, those are miserable, bacali, they must love us a lot. Funny how they chomp on some people more than others.
Sleepless nights are one of my pet peeves.
Hahaha Prairie! Mine goes as limp as a noodle!
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People who hang up on you.......VERY RUDE....... :96:
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I know I so hate that too! :41:
My pet peeve is when you are having fun at an amusement park and other people interrupt it! :32:
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One of my pet peeves are grumpy sales clerks. Aren't they suppose to smile and make me feel better after standing in line?
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One of my pet peeves are grumpy sales clerks. Aren't they suppose to smile and make me feel better after standing in line?
Oh I second that!
Another pet peeve, when the cashier at the grocery store is done ringing in all of your items and then he/she just stands there.......like I can GUESS the total cost of my order!!!!!!!!! (and no, at this store you cannot see the screen).
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I hate it when someone leaves a tiny drop of milk in the milk container. Seriously? Open the new bag!
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I hate it when someone leaves a tiny drop of milk in the milk container. Seriously? Open the new bag!
THAT makes me nuts! Also, the empty box of cereal in the pantry......why? :smiley_confused1:
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Seeing a drip of ice cream on a man's beard... Spencer walked last night like this. :-X
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Seeing a drip of ice cream on a man's beard... Spencer walked last night like this. :-X
EWWWWWWW! :49: :(
Just seeing Spencer is my pet peeve!
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HEAT and humidity of over 90 coming back after I had finally been able to open up my windows and breathe fresh air.
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Seeing a drip of ice cream on a man's beard... Spencer walked last night like this. :-X
EWWWWWWW! :49: :(
Just seeing Spencer is my pet peeve!
Spencer IS gross. He sat there in his HOH room eating ice cream from a cup and here was a drip on his beard that he left there for ....the whole time I watched.
Makes you wonder ....what else is hiding in this bush? :d030:
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People who can't make up their minds.
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Blank verse....... -rollinglaugh-
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Seeing a drip of ice cream on a man's beard... Spencer walked last night like this. :-X
Those beards! I saw him eating some of Helen's rice one night--it rolled off his beard and onto the table, but not all of it!
Facial hair around the mouth of any kind! I have to constantly tell my hubby, who has a mustache, to wipe the grilled cheese out of it. Ewwwwsw!
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Verizon ! Why does my set -top box ALWAYS have to be updated.
Then on sunny days, nothing works...an outage somewhere.
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Monotonous, mundane Mondaze.
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Peeling apples....ugh, making apple butter and dried apples today. Lots of work.
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Peeling apples....ugh, making apple butter and dried apples today. Lots of work.
Sergeant,, er, Acting-Corporal Prankster here:
You think that's bad? Try peeling potatoes by the ton.......... :32:
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traffic!
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:signspamani:
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darkness in the early morning :41:
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I agree cak! And darkness at 5:30 pm in the winter, too.
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stale DOUGNUTS -rollinglaugh-
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...and cold coffee.
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Comic Con. First, the Prankster wore a series of superhero costumes in an effort to woo Wonder Woman. She was unimpressed. She wound up running off with Spongebob Squarepants.
Then, just as the Prankster was about to leave he got caught in a rogue transporter beam that had been programmed by CGI. CGI worked out the glitches after a couple of days and the Prankster was freed from his buffer pattern. He has spent the last few days counting his fingers, toes and related knuckles. :c029:
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All I -LOL- -LOL- can say to that is -rollinglaugh- :D :hee20hee20hee: -loll
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Comic Con. First, the Prankster wore a series of superhero costumes in an effort to woo Wonder Woman. She was unimpressed. She wound up running off with Spongebob Squarepants.
Then, just as the Prankster was about to leave he got caught in a rogue transporter beam that had been programmed by CGI. CGI worked out the glitches after a couple of days and the Prankster was freed from his buffer pattern. He has spent the last few days counting his fingers, toes and related knuckles. :c029:
-rollinglaugh- -rollinglaugh- -rollinglaugh- Comic Con can be a very heady experience!
Pet peeve: spiders
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People who let their dogs run all over the neighborhood. My precious cat with three legs, my precious Pixie, was killed two weeks ago by the woman's dogs from across the street. She takes in strays, has nine, but doesn't keep them in a pin. My cat is suppose to stay in the house but she sneaks out. Right after I got her I dreamed that she was surrounded by a pack of dogs and my nightmare came true.
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Potholes. :41:
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That is so sad Snowbird. :03:
Unfortunately, people like that just don't get it, do they. Was she the one that liked to be with you when you were on the computer?
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People who let their dogs run all over the neighborhood. My precious cat with three legs, my precious Pixie, was killed two weeks ago by the woman's dogs from across the street. She takes in strays, has nine, but doesn't keep them in a pin. My cat is suppose to stay in the house but she sneaks out. Right after I got her I dreamed that she was surrounded by a pack of dogs and my nightmare came true.
Agreed! I am so sorry Snow!
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People who let their dogs run all over the neighborhood. My precious cat with three legs, my precious Pixie, was killed two weeks ago by the woman's dogs from across the street. She takes in strays, has nine, but doesn't keep them in a pin. My cat is suppose to stay in the house but she sneaks out. Right after I got her I dreamed that she was surrounded by a pack of dogs and my nightmare came true.
How terrible!
I had a precious little friend, too , for 18 years. We were attacked by a dog one night when I took her out ..on her leash..but, it was I who was hurt.
I send you my sympathy, because, a pet is definitely a member of the family and when you mourn a loss... it' s still hurts. the same... pet or person.
I hope this woman is aware of what happened.
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I was going to complain about my dog bringing stickers into the house that he leaves for me to step on, but after seeing Snowbird's post again, I don't want to complain about my precious pet anymore!
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Every.... Sunday and in between it seems...."listening" to golf!!! That incessant clapping and no one saying anything... enough to :41:
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When people are obviously talking about you right in front of you in a foreign language. I took Aliyah to Build a bear this weekend and the lady in front of us in line kept staring at us and talking to her daughter in a language I couldn't understand. The funny thing was she was the one who looked out of place because both of her daughters were wayyyy to old to be in build a bear.
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When people are obviously talking about you right in front of you in a foreign language. I took Aliyah to Build a bear this weekend and the lady in front of us in line kept staring at us and talking to her daughter in a language I couldn't understand. The funny thing was she was the one who looked out of place because both of her daughters were wayyyy to old to be in build a bear.
I hate that!
This happened to me about a year ago in the mall. I was walking by one of those kiosks in the center of the mall and the woman trying to sell whatever callled me over. When I ignored her she proceeded to say some very unkind things in Spanish. Imagine her surprise (wish you could have seen her face......priceless) when I turned around and told her how rude SHE was in SPANISH!
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Good one! :P to all rude people!
Unexpected car repairs (expensive) when you take good care of your car....
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Every.... Sunday and in between it seems...."listening" to golf!!! That incessant clapping and no one saying anything... enough to :41:
Oh, no........that does sound bad.
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Sometimes-----me.
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How fast my bee-utiful colored leaves fall off the tree. I wait all year and one good rain with some wind..and
off they go !
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turnovers--get your act together Nebraska
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When you are sitting in your car and the person in the car next to you SLAMS their car door right into yours and walks away without a care! :41:
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A long line of trucks, driving at 5 miles under the limit. :steeringwheel:
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paper cuts
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grease spots on shirts
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When random police officers sit outside my window with their light flashing for no apparent reason.
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power outages in the winter!
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When you follow a recipe EXACTLY and turns out like crap....
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The crowds of people waiting to charge into a store at zero dark thirty on Black Friday....... :smiley_confused1:
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Not worth it! I turn around and walk out of a store if the lines are too long.
Shedding dogs--honestly, I have to vacuum every day to get up those tufts of white fur--It's winter, come on!
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Little Danny Snyder. For the past 15 years Napoleon-on-the-Potomac (my apologies to Monsieur Bonaparte) has been the conductor of a slow-motion, never-ending train wreck known as the Washington Redskins. Webster's should include his picture as an illustration of Einstein's definition of insanity. More to come........
(http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/_dev/pubsys/images/1290037123_m_cover_illo.jpg)
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The DSM-V
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Political correctness run amok. Assuming the news reports are true, a six-year old boy has been suspended from school for "sexual harassment." His alleged offense----kissing the hand of a six-year old girl. Sheesh! The boy supposedly has some history of "behavioral issues" but doesn't the school's reaction seem more than a bit over-the-top. If they had had these rules when the Prankster was growing up he would have been doing 5 to 10 at Attica by the age of 8. He can imagine the following conversation with a fellow con:
MP: Hey lefty, what are you in for?
Lefty: Ten armed robberies. Alimony for three exes makes you do strange things. Prankster, what
are you in for?
MP: Not sure----they said I hugged one girl too many.
YIKES!
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Yes, I know what you mean--a little boy I know got in trouble at school for pretty much the same thing--the little girl's mom chewed out and threatened sexual harassment to the parent. He was 5!
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Political correctness run amok. Assuming the news reports are true, a six-year old boy has been suspended from school for "sexual harassment." His alleged offense----kissing the hand of a six-year old girl. Sheesh! The boy supposedly has some history of "behavioral issues" but doesn't the school's reaction seem more than a bit over-the-top. If they had had these rules when the Prankster was growing up he would have been doing 5 to 10 at Attica by the age of 8. He can imagine the following conversation with a fellow con:
MP: Hey lefty, what are you in for?
Lefty: Ten armed robberies. Alimony for three exes makes you do strange things. Prankster, what
are you in for?
MP: Not sure----they said I hugged one girl too many.
YIKES!
This makes me cringe. When did it become a crime for kids to just be kids! Next thing you know they will want him to be registered as a sex offender. :41:
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Soooo true to all these former posts.
It's like arresting a parent for swatting his child on the backside... for child abuse. And, this HAS been done. :smiley_confused1:
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The media vultures. On the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy and despite requests for privacy, the flock descended on Newtown to feast on the grief and tears of those still trying to come to terms with unimaginable loss. Is the endless pursuit of a few more viewers, a few more readers, truly worth the sacrifice of one's humanity? A pox on all of their houses. -Fistshaking- :96:
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A very peeve-worthy post!
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Buying Christmas cards and writing them all out only to find that the glue on the envelope doesn't STICK !!
Now having to put stamps on the back of every card every card.
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My grandchildren wear school uniforms. The girls need something now beside those little skirts and short sleeve shirts. There are only a few stores in our community that carry them. Don't they know they need to keep them in stock all year, not just at the beginning of the school year? Don't they know that children grow fast and also need warmer clothes in the winter?
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Iggy, the Prankster's
derisive name term of endearment for the owner of the Washington Redskins. The team played to its usual level against the G-Men---putrid. 0-8 finish, third last-place finish in the pansy division in the last four years. Shanahan and coaching staff will be gone, 17 players headed to free agency (take them please!), another rebuilding year. The 15th in the last 15 years. Wonder when the contractor will finish? Iggy has fired lots of people, except the only one he needed to fire.<sigh> :91: :character0029: -Crying- :beer:
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Saying goodbye! Not knowing when you will see loved ones the next time....
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People who track snow in and out of the house all day long........ :41:
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People who don't know how to drive in snow. :91: :character0029:
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People who stop in the middle of the aisle in the grocery store and chat with a pal, blocking everyone! :41:
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Having to clean off the snow from my car...or if it's not snow...scrape off the ice. :34:
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The Polar Vortex
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That thing just won't go away....
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Navigating icy walkways in heels! :91:
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when you are trying to get in a hurry on the road and someone is driving 5 miles an hour in a 35 zone and you cannot pass them :33: -SPLAT- :41: :32:
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My deadend street that looks like it just snowed after 2 days. And, It was plowed...but, what an awful job!!
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Winter.... just gonna leave it at that lol
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That Court doesn't visit often enough. Hey Court! :051bye:
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The person that gave me that -1 karma.......how rude.
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Well, I cancelled it out by giving you a +1 Prairie!
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Prairie, I think I know the source of the negative karma (not an active member). If you're interested let me know and I'll send you a PM.
IMHO, an opinion I'm sure is shared by the other active members of TRB, you bring nothing but GOOD KARMA to this site. Have a great Super Bowl weekend!
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Running out of chips before guacamole!
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Warning: Major Rant Alert
What the Prankster is about to discuss is far more than a Pet Peeve, it is a moral outrage. It is about the plight of the stray dogs of Sochi. For those of you who want to witness the pageantry and glory of the Olympics untroubled by what’s happening outside the boundaries of competition (like NBC and most of the mainstream media) you probably should not read on.
My information comes primarily from the insufferably self-righteous, pompous pontificator, Keith Olbermann. He is on a crusade to make the public aware of what’s going on in Sochi. Although The Prankster can’t stand “Mr. Smug†he is in complete agreement with Olbermann on this issue.
There are stray dogs in Sochi estimated to number in the thousands. These are not rabid, wild dogs, but rather well-cared for pets who were abandoned by their owners when the Russian Al Capone and his goon squad displaced these owners from their homes in order to build Putin’s Monuments, i.e., Olympic facilities. By most reports coming out of Sochi, these dogs are largely well-groomed, well-behaved and friendly.
The solution to this problem? Officially, the Russian government says it has hired a firm to capture, house, feed and relocate the dogs. The reality---Sochi has hired an Exterminator Company to kill the strays at the rate of $35 a head. How does the Exterminator accomplish this task? By using some sort of muscle relaxing/paralytic drugs which they place in darts and shoot into the dogs or which they put into raw meat for the dogs to eat. The dogs suffocate to death. One eyewitness reported that a dog on the street shot with a dart took 90 minutes to die. That’s right----90 MINUTES TO SUFFOCATE TO DEATH!
How’s the program going thus far---not too badly from the Exterminator Company’s standpoint. Reportedly it has earned over 10 grand so far (300 dogs) and counting. If they work really hard maybe they can get to a thousand OR MORE before the Games end. Who knows?
And humans have the temerity to believe we’re superior to animals? Each time the Prankster starts to believe this, he will think of the unconscionable cruelty shown to the strays of Sochi, the mass slaughter of animals whose only sin was to trust people to care for them.
What can be done? Not much. The Prankster is sure some petitions must be circulating on the web but they are little more than cries in the wilderness. The Prankster has made a donation to a local group that tries to find homes for stray dogs. Others might wish to do the same.
Boycott watching the Olympics? A mass boycott would probably have some effect, but that is a pipe dream. Hypocrite that he is, the Prankster will watch some of the Olympics, although probably less than he would have otherwise.
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Warning: Major Rant Alert
What the Prankster is about to discuss is far more than a Pet Peeve, it is a moral outrage. It is about the plight of the stray dogs of Sochi. For those of you who want to witness the pageantry and glory of the Olympics untroubled by what’s happening outside the boundaries of competition (like NBC and most of the mainstream media) you probably should not read on.
My information comes primarily from the insufferably self-righteous, pompous pontificator, Keith Olbermann. He is on a crusade to make the public aware of what’s going on in Sochi. Although The Prankster can’t stand “Mr. Smug†he is in complete agreement with Olbermann on this issue.
There are stray dogs in Sochi estimated to number in the thousands. These are not rabid, wild dogs, but rather well-cared for pets who were abandoned by their owners when the Russian Al Capone and his goon squad displaced these owners from their homes in order to build Putin’s Monuments, i.e., Olympic facilities. By most reports coming out of Sochi, these dogs are largely well-groomed, well-behaved and friendly.
The solution to this problem? Officially, the Russian government says it has hired a firm to capture, house, feed and relocate the dogs. The reality---Sochi has hired an Exterminator Company to kill the strays at the rate of $35 a head. How does the Exterminator accomplish this task? By using some sort of muscle relaxing/paralytic drugs which they place in darts and shoot into the dogs or which they put into raw meat for the dogs to eat. The dogs suffocate to death. One eyewitness reported that a dog on the street shot with a dart took 90 minutes to die. That’s right----90 MINUTES TO SUFFOCATE TO DEATH!
How’s the program going thus far---not too badly from the Exterminator Company’s standpoint. Reportedly it has earned over 10 grand so far (300 dogs) and counting. If they work really hard maybe they can get to a thousand OR MORE before the Games end. Who knows?
And humans have the temerity to believe we’re superior to animals? Each time the Prankster starts to believe this, he will think of the unconscionable cruelty shown to the strays of Sochi, the mass slaughter of animals whose only sin was to trust people to care for them.
What can be done? Not much. The Prankster is sure some petitions must be circulating on the web but they are little more than cries in the wilderness. The Prankster has made a donation to a local group that tries to find homes for stray dogs. Others might wish to do the same.
Boycott watching the Olympics? A mass boycott would probably have some effect, but that is a pipe dream. Hypocrite that he is, the Prankster will watch some of the Olympics, although probably less than he would have otherwise.
I heard about this. I am sickened. I was looking forward to Team USA hockey.......but now.......I am boycotting.
Disgusting.
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Pax. :91:
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I second that.
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Potholes----to the left, to the right, in front---they make the Prankster go bump in the night......
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The plow that took down our mailbox! :41:
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Horshack's laugh.
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Clients who throw things at me!
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Pre-storm weather forcasters warning us of another snowapocalypse. :41: :41:
When it happens...I'll see it and deal with it THEN !
-snowplop- -snowplop- -snowplop- -snowplop- -snowplop- -snowplop- -snowplop-
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People who use "point of fact" (mostly idiot lawyers) instead of "in fact"
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People who use "point of fact" (mostly idiot lawyers) instead of "in fact"
Ugh! What the hell is up with that?
People who use the "word" irregardless. :41:
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Clients who throw things at me!
The Prankster forgot to ask, but he is curious. Did you use your blocker pad, catching glove, or just swipe them aside with your stick? :)
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The Bruins.
Hello! Did you have some Xanax in your coffee this weekend?
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The Bruins.
Hello! Did you have some Xanax in your coffee this weekend?
Don't worry PD. The Caps are in town tonight. Their matador defense and swiss-cheese goal-tending should help the Bruins get well. :72:
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skunks.... :32:
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The Bruins.
Hello! Did you have some Xanax in your coffee this weekend?
Don't worry PD. The Caps are in town tonight. Their matador defense and swiss-cheese goal-tending should help the Bruins get well. :72:
Hockey players who cannot skate backwards! LOL! Only kidding MP. That was a good game. Poor Ovie (yep, I said that) is he expected to do EVERYTHING?
In answer to your prior question....I am very good at ducking and deflecting.
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running out of something, and the nearest place to get it is 25 miles away
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running out of something, and the nearest place to get it is 25 miles away
OH! I hate that too!
Black ice
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People that seem to be more interested in what you are doing that what they are doing themselves. :41:
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People that seem to be more interested in what you are doing that what they are doing themselves. :41:
The Prankster agrees. So Cookie, what have you been up to? :)
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A loud motorcycle zooming out of my quiet dead end street. :41:
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incorrectly poured Guinness....... :41:
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callouses
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The closing of mental hospitals in the name of "human rights". Now these poor people are either homeless, in jail, or prison because there is no where else to put them. We have done more harm to them trying to protect their "rights" than we were when we cared for them in hospitals with trained personnel.
Here in Georgia we now have these private "care homes" where a few people live together with care givers. The trouble is the "care givers" are people hired without qualifications (although this is not suppose to be the case), not enough people to do regular checks to be sure they are treated right, and the owners of these homes are making lots of money. We just recently had a case of a women who owned four such houses in middle Georgia, did not check the records of her employees, hired anyone who she could find to work cheap. The people who lived in one of these homes were being beaten and treated badly. The ones doing the abuse said that the owner told them it was okay.
Sorry I got on my soapbox but having grown up in a town that had the largest mental hospital in the states at one time, I have compassion for these people. My father worked in the admission office, my mother was an occupational therapist, and I worked as a secretary in several areas. Now the buildings are left empty and the people are in jails and prisons. The percentage of inmates in jails that have mental problems is ridiculous.
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The closing of mental hospitals in the name of "human rights". Now these poor people are either homeless, in jail, or prison because there is no where else to put them. We have done more harm to them trying to protect their "rights" than we were when we cared for them in hospitals with trained personnel.
Here in Georgia we now have these private "care homes" where a few people live together with care givers. The trouble is the "care givers" are people hired without qualifications (although this is not suppose to be the case), not enough people to do regular checks to be sure they are treated right, and the owners of these homes are making lots of money. We just recently had a case of a women who owned four such houses in middle Georgia, did not check the records of her employees, hired anyone who she could find to work cheap. The people who lived in one of these homes were being beaten and treated badly. The ones doing the abuse said that the owner told them it was okay.
Sorry I got on my soapbox but having grown up in a town that had the largest mental hospital in the states at one time, I have compassion for these people. My father worked in the admission office, my mother was an occupational therapist, and I worked as a secretary in several areas. Now the buildings are left empty and the people are in jails and prisons. The percentage of inmates in jails that have mental problems is ridiculous.
As a mental health practitioner, I could not agree more!
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Killing off Will Gardner (Josh Charles) on The Good Wife.
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Ingrown toenails.
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Killing off Will Gardner (Josh Charles) on The Good Wife.
Exactly! I didn't see that one coming... he was my favorite character.
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SNOW :91: :91: Enough of the fluffy white stuff already!
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Wind and dust! I'll trade you, we could both use a break.
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Unavoidable detours during rush hour. :41:
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getting in line to check out behind the coupon and price matching lady.....
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and having the checker go on a store hunt for the correct price Grrrr :41:
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yeppers! Along that line-- improper codes on scanned items.
I was one of those people one time, I got through the line, got my items scanned, and then the total----240$. I had been charged 170$ for an item. They had to rescan all the things in my cart to figure it out. I had been charged 170$ for an 8$ bunch of tulips....yoiks.
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Barack Obama. The Prankster has disagreed to varying degrees with the policies of each President elected during his lifetime. But he has never lost his respect for any President............until now.
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Abu Bakr (or Baqr) al-Baghdadi. Hopefully, Americans will not have cause to revile him even more than they did Osama Bin Laden.
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tourists :41:
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Putting relatives in nursing homes.....
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Putting relatives in nursing homes.....
I'm truly sorry if you had to do that recently. Been there, done that, it's awful.
Fiddle music. On most nights, the Prankster swears he can hear the sound of a fiddle wafting from an Oval Office.
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Fiddle music. On most nights, the Prankster swears he can hear the sound of a fiddle wafting from an Oval Office.
My brother. MP is such a whiney wimp at times......Sometimes I can't believe we jumped out of the same gene pool.
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Ha MP! I actually saw a political cartoon in the paper of Obama (dressed in Roman robes) fiddling while the mosques burned in the background--did you see it by chance?
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Our (cough, choke) Commander in Chief. -sneaky-
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Normally well behaved dogs who grab a package of teriyaki flavored kangaroo jerky from the end table, eat it all, and have diarrhea for two days...grrrr
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Houseflies (especially when one cannot find his fly swatter).
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attempting to get back onto the Cape on a Friday afternoon! :41:
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Children who are just as headstrong as their Dad! :character0029: :banghead: :41: :beer:
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Being too busy for friends......... :03:
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:'( I second that one PD.
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Tourists! :41:
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Being too busy for friends......... :03:
I know...but, so glad to see you back.
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Tourists! :41:
Were you and Cookie away for the summer... by the water?
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July weather in Sept.
For those of you out of our area...we had the coolest summer on record. Actually, had cool evening, no a/c needed.
Windows opened at night in July. Wonderful!
Today, 9/2...temp was up to 96...hottest day of the year and the kids are going back to school.
Mother Nature ????
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People who play golf at the pace of Jack Nicklaus with the swing of Charles Barkley. :91: :character0029: :banghead: :beer:
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If the Prankster hears the word "protocol" one more time he is going to throw his hazmat helmet through the TV set.
Seriously, amid all ofl the media frenzy and public concern, one thing is worth noting: to date, none of the non-healthcare workers with whom patient zero came into contact has developed ebola.
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fear mongering
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fear mongering
Amen.
BTW, Ponytail you were almost right about MP's Halloween costume. He is under quarantine so he plans to Skype into the Halloween party as an ebola virus. (just kidding!) :32: :sign0103:
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Day light savings time.
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Political ads.
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Party politics, uninformed voters, name calling idiots, and generally lying campaigners.
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Soggy corn flakes
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Black Friday! Let me digest my turkey already!
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extension cords....
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walking pneumonia
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walking pneumonia
Me too...I have had this already this year.... whatever they call it...acute bronchitis...I hate it)
Oh..so they want nothing for Christmas... they tell me...but, then comes the time to exchange gifts and they look at me. My family lies...... -rollinglaugh-
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Waking up an hour and a half earlier than needed and not being able to fall back asleep.
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Waking up an hour and a half earlier than needed and not being able to fall back asleep.
I HATE that!
Mall parking lots at Christmas time!
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Finishing the perfect looking Christmas tree to look at it before going to bed and half the lights are out...... :41:
yes, the whole left bottom and aroung to the right side...whole NEW strand of light ...OUT ! :91:
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Aliyah getting pink eye :32: keep your kid home if they have something contagious people!
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Donating a can of shaving cream to the TSA. Those people must have more toiletries than all of the Wal Mart's combined.
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Protesters on I-93.........during the morning commute........ :41:
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My tv shows pre-empted by news people talking about snow... I can SEE out my window ...I know it snowed !!!! :ecomcity: :ecomcity: :ecomcity:
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Cabin fever! I need out!
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See, this is what happens when I don't get out....
My Z keeps sticking on my keyboard.
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Aaaand my dog will not go outside, even if I try, until I am comfortably seated in my recliner....
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The Koch brothers.... :41: :91:
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The Koch brothers.... :41: :91:
Ok??? who are they? -duh-
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fracking--greenhouse gases, earthquakes-- Keystone XL pipeline
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Noisy neighbours... Go the hell to sleep! :41:
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The Koch brothers.... :41: :91:
fracking--greenhouse gases, earthquakes-- Keystone XL pipeline
Ponytail, you and the Prankster do not see eye-to-eye on matters political but it does not affect his high opinion of you one whit.
The Prankster has a question for you: What is the single greatest act of pollution a person can commit during his/her lifetime?
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Ponytail, you and the Prankster do not see eye-to-eye on matters political but it does not affect his high opinion of you one whit.
The Prankster has a question for you: What is the single greatest act of pollution a person can commit during his/her lifetime?
The answer is: Having a child.
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So, so true! Never looked at it that way!
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wheel-eating potholes
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Oddly enough, I don't have a peeve today!
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Oddly enough, I don't have a peeve today!
You have to get your grump on. Tough to do when it's Springtime.
Cherry blossoms that last for only a few days.
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Not ever seeing those cherry blossoms!
(But we do have the sandhill crane migration)
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Wasting 4 hours to straighten out one doctor bill.
( if this woman had been withing range of us...we would have strangled her)
PS..we have absolutely beautiful cherry blossoms here in a park called Branch Brook Park.
They probably rival Wash. DC.
But, yes, I agree with MP they come, but go way too fast...
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chopping food...I've chopped potatoes, eggs, pickles, onions, tomatoes, cheese, olives, melons (2 kinds) and strawberries--done!!! Too much work!
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chopping food...I've chopped potatoes, eggs, pickles, onions, tomatoes, cheese, olives, melons (2 kinds) and strawberries--done!!! Too much work!
The Prankster noticed that "fingers" was not on the list. Congratulations!
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cold, clammy weather. I want sunshine!
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The common housefly.
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The common housefly.
And, in the same vein...let me add : those teeny,tiny ants that seem to love my kitchen counter( just had Terminex back today), AND, those huge spiders that I seem to be seeing more frequently.....usually right over my bed ! :32:
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ungrateful people
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tv remotes that don't work
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That our hamsters entered the BB house on Sat. and we "live Feeders" have to watch it on tape Wed and Thurs night.
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Very hot and humid weather. :41:
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windows 8.1
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after 140 years, they are changing OREOS!!!!!
They will now be thinner and shiny. :03:
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I just discovered my grandson cannot read cursive! :91: :41:
They do not teach them how to write that way at his school! He is 10! They used to do it in 3rd grade, now not so much. He is a very smart kid, too! What a crying shame.
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I just discovered my grandson cannot read cursive! :91: :41:
They do not teach them how to write that way at his school! He is 10! They used to do it in 3rd grade, now not so much. He is a very smart kid, too! What a crying shame.
That is right. I noticed that my grandchildren stumbled over reading cards I wrote to them...and printed cards they wrote to me. Why? Because they don't learn cursive in school any more.
Unbelievable...!
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Warts...nuff said.
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Fifty million dollars spent to train 5-10 Syrian rebels. Such a waste. Sarge would have done it for 45 million.
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:c029: Sarge should be in the race...everyone else seems to be.
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Today....it's husbands who can go tailgate in the cold at a football game, but, insist that on a 65 degree day that we need the heat on......he's cold!!!!!!
So...put on a coat. I can't breathe!!!!! LOL
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My constant dilemma--the stuff I use is always out and sitting around because the stuff I don't use is taking up all the shelf and cupboard space...grrrr.
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Traffic
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stepping on sharp stuff...like stickers, gravel and ornament hooks from Christmas trees
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Facebook post that say if you don't like and share you will have bad luck or if you do you will be blessed today... or similar crap like that.
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oh,oh oh, oh -rollinglaugh-! Yes Snowbird! I so agree.
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The Prankster assumes Snowbird was never a big fan of chain letters.
Bad coffee.
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No will power (ponytail says as she throws another bag of 75% off Christmas candy into her shopping cart).
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The TSA.
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distorted thinking
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:41: :41: Ok, so they say it's a snow blizzard that will be in the record books! I think we all can tell by looking out our snow covered windows.....BUT, why , oh WHY, if I turn on the tv for a little bit of solace, do I have to see all these channels with their their newcasters standing with long yardsticks telling me this.
New anchors not normally on on a Saturday are right there today.....endlessly telling us.... to go from this frozen news person to another all around a tri state area.
We in NJ are getting hit pretty badly. Hey, Christie stopped campaigning in New England and came ....home?
The poor shore is being hit so badlyagain and still honestly so many of them still have not recovered from Hurrican Sandy ... 3 years ago, bracing for flooding again.
But...sorry for my tangent... pet peeve... the constant snow coverage. Why not some channel put on some good old movies to have families watch when stranded home together!!
Amen. End of my peeve !
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Having to get up early after neighbours were loud late last night..... Just go to sleep!
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That would drive me crazy!
Apartments on the third floor with no elevators...wheeze, wheeze.
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A new pet peeve -- people who take their giant vicious dogs to the community dog park and then act shocked that their dog is aggressive. They say it has not done that before. PUT A COLLAR ON YOUR DANG DOG SO WHEN IT TRIES TO EAT MY PUPPY I HAVE SOMETHING TO GRAB
and I have seen you say that to other people on other days stupid witch.
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When people turn their vehicle right in front of you when you are walking.... its not cool I can touch your car, I have the right of way!
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gerrymandering
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Everyone must be pretty chill these days!
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the aches and pains of old age!
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Similar to yours, Ponytail---just plain growing old. The Prankster just lost a cousin who was like a brother. Hate it!
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So sorry for your loss, MP. I hate this growing old stuff , too. I'm glad that 'we' all are still here and able to post with each other. Each day is a blessing.
Now, a peeve of mine...it's a relatively new one.
Ubers who DON'T show up !!!
Yes, we decided to jump into this new uber call for our trip to see Tom Jones...and the show was in 30 minutes and this uber...still wasn't here!!!! I was frantic.
We had to put in an SOS to our son( in a neighboring town) who thank goodness drove like the devil to get us there in time. Whew!!!!
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A neighbor, across the street, who takes DOWN all her holiday decorations on Dec. 26th!!!
I always ask....why? It's still the holiday week.
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A freshly groomed white dog that goes out and rolls in the dirt!
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teeny tiny writing on pill bottles. I've complained about this before, but it still bugs me a lot!
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Realizing that my grandchildren are not being able to read cards I write to them...and it's not my writing...it's because they can't read cursive!!!
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That is another of my pet peeves as well.
Hot, humid weather...so hot you don't want to even go outside. And the sweat that come with it.
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To veer off a bit from our "pet peeves" topic. How can we , as more mature, older people get this cursive writing put back into our schools?
I find it terrible that the children, as I said in my post, can not read what I write to them.
Why has this been taken out of our schools? And, if the children, future adults and leaders in our country can not read or WRITE cursive...how will they put down their signature when it's required?
S0...they will "print" what they are saying, writing...then again.... print their signature ?? Ridiculous!
Honestly, what can we do? Tell me to bring it up in a town meeting...sure! There are so many other things so wrong in our towns....half these people don't speak correct grammar....cursive....they wouldn't even know what I'm talking about. ....Sad!
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School Boards would probably be the place to start. It is a crying shame!
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Another pet peeve: these same kids who do not know cursive...who can't go for 2 minutes without texting on their cell phones. Stay in the present.....pay attention to those in front of you that are talking to you!!!
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This just happened to me yesterday...When you are waiting in a parking lot for a spot and someone
comes and cuts you off and takes it! :41:
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Never receiving a "Thank You" note when you have given a gift.
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Desserts called after main courses---Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna, and main courses that are called after desserts--Meatloaf Cake with mashed potato frosting. Yukkkk.
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Young people who haven't a clue what it feels like to not be young and feel as well as they do.
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people who think yellow lights don't exist and run red lights. Really bugs me
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When people refer to themselves as “your boy.” You are not my boy, and frankly it makes me dislike you.
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Probably a very common gripe but has anyone yet mentioned the tidal wave of misspelled names adoring the name badges of today's youth? It can take a full 30 seconds sometimes to even guess what that odd collection of y's i's and u's is actually supposed to mean. I saw one contestant on TV a few weeks back that was named 'Destane', which I took to be a misspelling of disdain, weird thing to name your kid for sure, but when the name was spoken aloud it turned out to be yet another unfortunate misspelling of 'Destiny'! Why?!!!
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Ordering online and having the order take way longer than they had said.
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Telemarketing phone calls...these are just driving me crazy. Any time my phone rings
anymore, it seems like it is never anyone I know. I have a device on my phone where
I can block these numbers but then the next time they call they are at a different number! :41:
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People who ask too many questions, especially about things that are none of their business.
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Loud neighbors who play horrible music in their yards
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100 degree + weather! So much to do outside, just can't take the heat! Grrrrr
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this week my pet peeve is toilets. One leaking, one clogged, 2 different days, 2 plumber's bills. Grrrrr!
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My pet peeve, to show how I have aged here ....is waiting for a doctor to call you back! -loll
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I like them, I want them, but I hate to clean and chop them--veggies!
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Just about everything these days -rollinglaugh-