Friday, March 17, 2006

pet peeves

"i don't have pet peeves, i have kennels of annoyance"
--i don't know who said that, but its a quote from somewhere... i suppose i could google it--

  • people that shuffle their feet when they walk [how difficult is it to pick them up and walk properly, perhaps i should chop them off for you and see if you can shuffle your bluddy stumps?]
  • people that stop in the middle of a busy hall to "take a look around" [shoulder-check and then merge safely to the left or preferably the right, tyvm!]
  • people that light cigarettes just before they leave the non-smoking building... say right behind the glass door... [how rude!]
  • people that do not hold open doors for others behind them. shoulder-check and look. its not that difficult to be polite... [ok for some people it just *might* be]
  • sales associates that ask *as soon as you walk in the door* "May I help you?" [yes, can you please find me a STFU?!]
  • telemarketers [let me call you back during YOUR dinner!]
  • WORSE EVER... automated telemarketers [and the person that created the "spam-dialer". hello ass, meet my foot!]
  • solicitors that just don't "get it" when my dogs are rattling the door and barking their arses off, they still stand there (looking terrified i might add)... [get off my front step, i am NOT interested]
  • flyers [how many times do i have to tell you to stop delivering to my house??]
  • in addition, flyers handed out on the street, promos, coupons, whatever [if it is important enough, i'll read about it on the internet some day]
  • religious sales-people [do you think i have *not* heard of your religion? oh, i have. come in, let me tell you about mine. lucifer might decide to join us]
  • ditch drivers... the people that pull into the median to get around vehicles waiting in line for the light to turn [consider yourself lucky i don't drive a tank!!]
  • unwrapped straws @ fast-food places [as much as i am for save-the-environment, i am also very much for keeping-the-straws-a-bit-more-hygienic]
  • country music [need not qualify this]
there are several more... i just got peeved listing stuff...