PEEVES of LATE ››
March 21st,2010
People who say 'by chance' at the end of a question
'Do you know the time, by chance?' If I know the time it's because I looked when you asked me. If you need to ask me to do something just ask like a normal person.
— janessadawn from Spokane, WA | Conversation | 3.21.2010 | Comments (0)
March 20th,2010
When people describe a fun time as a "scream"
Its usually some middle age person at the office describing some mildly funny thing that happened. "You should have seen Mary's husband dressed up as Madonna last Halloween, it was a SCREAM!" Stop trying to make things sound more raucous than they are!
— robs from Pittsburgh | Conversation | 3.20.2010 | Comments (0)
March 15th,2010
People who listen to really loud music on a quiet train
It's particularly fun when you're going on a 40min journey and the person is getting off in the same stop as you
— Jo from London | Etiquette | 3.15.2010 | Comments (0)
March 14th,2010
When people make you take your shoes off before entering their house/apartment.
Especially when they have pets, so there's always cat/dog hair all over the floor anyway - are my shoes really going to make your place THAT much dirtier?
— M. from Boston, MA | Household | 3.14.2010 | Comments (5)
March 13th,2010
Corporate Words II: Using "solve" as a noun.
Did you know some people use "solve" as a noun? Like, "There are no easy solves on this one." Does this happen in Calgary?
— Stuart from | Language | 3.13.2010 | Comments (0)
March 11th,2010
Describing yourself as 'OCD' just because you like something a certain way.
Har har! The way I feel about loading the dishwasher is totally analogous to the experiences of someone with a serious and widely misunderstood mental disorder!
— T. from USA | Language | 3.11.2010 | Comments (0)
ASSORTED PEEVES ››
Getting rejected for a job by snail mail
You submit a resume to a company for a job opening via email. A few *months* later, a letter arrives via the post office thanking you for your interest but acknowledging that your candidacy doesn't meet the company's present needs.
When the staple won't go all the way through your stack of paper.
When office emailing conventions cause you to write in ways that make you lose respect for yourself.
Hi there, team!
Just a quick FYI about the upcoming PowerPoint seminar! I know that everyone is multi-tasking in anticipation of the holiday closing, but if you could just check in or touch base with me about any feedback you have on draft 168 of the accompanying 72pp report, that would be super!
:)
Diana
People who say "film" instead of "movie" - quit being so damn pretentious!
"Would you like to go see a film? I saw the film The Hangover the other day and it was the best film I've seen all year."
That popular rhetorical device wherein people ask and answer their own questions.
Hairnette: Do I hate when people answer their own questions?
Hairnette: Yes.
Hairnette: Have I done it myself?
Hairnette: Yes.
Newcomers or visitors talking about loving "the energy" of New York
When people try to make you feel bad for not going outside on a beautiful day.
My roommate would do this all the time. She'd go biking or to the park to read, then come home and tell me about how perfect the weather was outside. She'd say, "I can't believe you didn't go outside today, it was the most beautiful day EVER. You really missed out."
I could really care less when I, unlike you, had shit to do! Don't patronize me for staying in one day just because you had one fabulous day out.
Successful people who say they were terrible at the menial job they had when they were younger.
I can't stand it when a very successful person laughs and says that they were terrible at the menial job they had when they were younger. The best example of this is the actress who, in an interview says, "I was a terrible waitress ... ha, ha, ha!" The implication is that waiting tables is beneath them, they were meant for bigger things, and that being a great waitress somehow requires a lack of artistic talent, and a lack of noble ambitions.
Anyone who is intelligent, hardworking, and has a small degree of humility should be a great waitress. It's not funny to muse on how your shitty work ethic allowed you to rise to the top of your profession.
When your favorite porn star gets breast implants.
When a dentist or dental hygenist asks you questions during your cleaning when they clearly realize they have both hands stuck in your mouth and you can't respond.
And the weird part is that every single dentist/hygenist does this and none of them acknowledge that you are unable to respond. So instead they pause and you are forced to mumble out some sort of incoherent response which they can't possibly understand.
Irrational hygiene proclivities.
One time I went on a date with a guy who chastised me for double-dipping, after which he shoved his tongue down my throat.
