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redweird posted:Birds. - People who use bad grammar, know it and don't want to do anything about it, because hey, you understand it, right? Also, bad grammar in commercials, official letters and letters from school / work. And in newspapers. Don't they have people that proof read what they write? It's so infuriating I just want to phone up the journalist and shout at them. - Kids that get engaged to their first bf/gf when they're 15, because they love each other so much. - People who tell me to cheer up if I don't wear a big loving grin all over my face.
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I hate people not leaving the room to talk on their cell phone. Like, if they're ordering a pizza or something, that's one thing, but an ongoing conversation is the worst. It means everyone else in the room has to now be quiet and quit what they were doing and wait for the person to finish their call. I have stood outside in subzero temperatures to avoid being the rude rear end in a top hat who makes everyone be quiet because I can't be bothered to move. Edit: Also when people comment on my "accent." I have a speech impediment and when I meet a new person they always ask me where I'm from and if I'm British. I don't even sound vaguely British, what are they talking about? 
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Geokinesis posted:People who just kill harmless spiders/moths/insects/etc rather than put them outside. This. I absolutely hate it when someone sees a spider and yells "Kill it!" Is it really that hard to just catch it in a cup and put it outside. - When people say "kiwi bird". I only ever see it online but it really annoys me. The birds are called kiwis, the fruit are called kiwifruit. Not the other way around. 
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I am OK posted:I dunno I guess that most people like to inject a bit of flow and character into their communication rather than exchanging binary streams like some terrible sperg. This is the pet peeves thread, friend. Wanting a concise answer to something instead of spouting a lot of superfluous "flow and character," especially when dealing with time (which is almost always important for most people since, you know, we live our lives by it) is not being a "terrible sperg," "sperging out," or any variation thereof. It's a legitimate complaint and pet peeve to just want the literal time when you don't have very much of it.
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The only one I can think of is when people leave cupboards open. I don't know why it has always bothered me.
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DicktheCat posted:No offense, but that's very odd to me. It's okay, it's your pet peeve and that's fine. I myself would just take it the same as someone saying "Oh, what pretty eyes you have!" (I think it may be a strange idea to me because I'm only like 5'3" so not many people comment on my height.) It gets really old. When I worked as a cashier, every single day at least three people would ask me if I play basketball. At least one classmate in every class I take asks me if I play basketball. I cannot meet a person without them asking me if I loving play basketball. I don't even like basketball. It gets to the point where it feels like the only thing people notice about me is that I'm very tall. I can only remember one time in my adult life when someone commented on my appearance and it wasn't related to my height. Man, even if someone said "Jesus Christ, who beat you with the ugly stick?" I would be less upset than if they said "Wow, you're so tall! Do you play basketball?"
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Jul 7, 2013 06:36
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Lazy people who just don't give a gently caress about their job and want others to do everything. If you don't like it and aren't gonna do it right then find somewhere else to work.
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Jul 7, 2013 07:04
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Bloopsy posted:The only one I can think of is when people leave cupboards open. I don't know why it has always bothered me. I hate it when people leave the cupholder out in my car if there's no cup in it 
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Jul 7, 2013 07:11
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Here are my pet peeves: - People who talk or text on their cell phones. - Anything that the other drivers do while I'm driving. - Fake people.
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Jul 7, 2013 07:22
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DarkHamsterlord posted:People who comment on my height. Sup, 6'5" goon here. There's also "How's the weather up there?"; the king of unoriginal and unfunny height related jokes. That said I don't really mind when people comment on my height as they're usually trying to be nice, just in a pretty unoriginal way. My pet peeve: people who correct others over things that are ultimately trivial. People generally resent being corrected, so why bother making a fuss unless it's serious?
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I fly a lot. I am sitting in an airport terminal right now as I type this. Here's a list of my flying peeves:
And some non-flying pet peeves:
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Jul 7, 2013 13:21
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When somebody on the internet uses the word 'whilst' or 'fortnight' and every American suddenly loses their poo poo. We still use those words in the other English-speaking countries, guys. It might be an insufferable nerd thing in the US but not everybody on the internet is American.
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Jul 7, 2013 13:55
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My biggest pet peeve is when people (mis)use jargon in any setting. It's really obvious when people are just kind of throwing terms around in an effort to appear educated or knowledgeable, instead of thinking critically and phrasing things in their own words.
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People who sarcastically tell me 'You look way too excited to be here' when I'm at work or some other situation that isn't particularly exciting. My 'normal' expression is pretty depressed looking I suppose and I generally have a pretty neutral attitude but it bugs me that now I feel obligated to perk up and explain myself to this person I've met twice in my life because he/she's decided I don't look very happy. It drains me of some weird sort of social energy and I hate doing it.
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Aquatic Giraffe posted:Airplane stuff. As someone that used to fly a lot, I can agree with almost every item on that list, especially the one about people coming to a 90min flight with enough poo poo for a sleepover, but you missed a good one. - the rear end in a top hat that decides to wait until they are on the plane to open up a loving Subway sandwich that reeks of pickles and onions. I saw you buy that drat thing almost an hour ago. Why didn't you eat it before you got on the plane? Now this tube that we're sealed into is circulating your awful Subway smell. One more for fun: - hearing the same tired and lame jokes thrown into the safety announcements from flight attendants (I'm looking at you SouthWest Airlines). Also, nobody gives a poo poo if it is someone's birthday on the flight. I'm really glad I don't fly 4-6 times a month anymore.
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Jul 7, 2013 15:42
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Haha that's a good one.
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“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” -Eleanor Roosevelt I have a peeve of mere acquaintances who believe it not just acceptable but a brilliant idea to ask you to reveal the intimates of your life to them because they perceive it as colloquial. It usually starts with mingling small talk and the question, "So, what have you been up to?" or something quite similar. "Well, my gainful employment is this and that, and my love life is that and the other. Oh, my family is doing one way and a second. Hey, thanks for asking!" is what I and so many others are forced to sound-out from the grinding of our teeth and clenching of our fists but there is only one real answer to the inquiry and the senseless nothings who ask: "Turn the gently caress away right now and don't ever open your cock sucker to me again unless I speak to you first," or something similar. What really exacerbates it is the asker almost never having any actual interest in the asked, doing it as a pity exchange where they feel like a charity worker for making as though they have an interest in their fellow man, and no fewer of them use that information not to inform themselves to who and what you are but to be busybodies with other gossips who can then sit there and dissect others without the first lick of context to any of it. Trash. I want health and happiness for those I want it for, but the moment the details of any of that becomes important or interesting to me is the moment I start gun shopping.
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AlphaDog posted:People who walk into a building or gated area and then stop dead in their tracks to figure out where to go next. I will never understand this and I see it every single day. It's ok, the people stuck behind your lost rear end have nothing better to do than wait for you to get your bearings. I work at a place that has a long driveway leading up to a building with two arches you drive through to enter. I am frequently tasked with standing by the arches, greeting people and seeing if they need any help. Now, here in the U. S., we drive on the right side of the road. So it would be a safe assumption that to drive through the arches you'd drive through the right one, as the left one would, based on how the world is outside, be for traffic travelling in the opposite direction. No. I have to stop at least 10 cars a day from driving through the left arch and plowing into oncoming traffic. If we didn't have that long driveway where I could see the silly geese moving towards the left arch, there would be no time to stop them and there would be an accident. The multiple signs that say KEEP RIGHT might as well be in Martian. Many times a line of cars will come through the right arch and one will swerve off and try to go through the left one like it's a VIP entrance or something. It's also given me a nasty habit of snapping my fingers at these jerks to get their attention, as for some reason yelling and waving my arms like a lunatic doesn't work. I don't want to do that, but for God's sake, pay attention! Gee, that felt pretty good.
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To be fair to those people, some airlines have a policy where you can't board unless everything is in your bag. The only time I caused a childish scene at an airport was because I was refused entry because I had a couple of magazines out already. "I'm just going to get them out again in five seconds when I sit down!!! Just let me board!!!" My pet peeve is screen addiction. Some of my friends have even gone so far as being on their cell phone and tablet at the same time. If you don't want to hang out with me, just tell me. Also, beer snobs. Can't I have just one Bud Light with lime in peace? You don't have to explain "real beer" to me, when all I want is a Bud Light right now. It's not like I don't understand and I'm a big ol' simpleton who don't know no better. I work in the beverage industry! I am fully aware of my options!
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soapgish posted:“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” -Eleanor Roosevelt My pet peeve is my crippling autism too.
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Laverna posted:This. I absolutely hate it when someone sees a spider and yells "Kill it!" Is it really that hard to just catch it in a cup and put it outside. I kill them on sight because I am sick of walking into their webs that they string up in front of doors and across railings. God drat them. e: jumping spiders are ok though
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Mogambo posted:My pet peeve is my crippling autism too. Not trying to be overly nice about it, but you'd never know! It fits you like a dental dam, sister.
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Trying to deal with people who insist on making everything a philosophy debate. A friend of mine has an autistic daughter, and she recently found My Little Pony on Youtube. I warned him about bronies, and the friend went off on this tangent about how we perceive normal and this and this and this. NO YOU FUCKER, I AM TRYING TO WARN YOU SO YOUR DAUGHTER DOESN'T COME ACROSS PONY loving PORN. I don't give a poo poo what bronies or furries do as long as it is between consenting adults, and posting loving clopping stories or pictures where kids see it (because it's right next to the usual pony stuff), as a parent, you need to be aware of it! And that bronies exist, because they aren't 10 year olds like your daughter, they are 20-50 year old men! When my cat eats so much food that she backs away from the dish and throws it all up seconds later. And usually goes back for more. Volunteering your time somewhere, and the place makes you feel lovely if you can't come in and cover a shift or help out on short notice. Weird loving baby names so your kid becomes a unique snowflake. I don't mean poo poo like ethnic or regional names. I mean poo poo like Banksy. My friend's sister-in-law just had a boy, and his name is Banksy Duchamp. Summer hours in places like colleges, where you need paperwork for, say, a job interview, and the hours are so short and days closed here and there that you can't get your poo poo unless you plan a week ahead.
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People using autism or that matter any developmental disability as an insult or slur. When certain buildings have their heating on in the summer, so much so that it is actually cool and refreshing to stand in the direct sunlight without a breeze rather than be inside.
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Jul 7, 2013 16:48
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If people leave cushions on the floor in a living room, especially if they're within my field of view while focusing on something else eg. TV, talking to someone.
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Jul 7, 2013 16:49
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People who get into elevators, trains, before letting people off first. Another one is when people try to talk to me when I have headphones on listening to music, especially while walking the dogs. If I have to take off my headphones because you're trying to ask me something, I am going to be annoyed. Drivers not using their turn signals. The whole ignore a message as a response. Really people? It's sad that common courtesy has died with the "internet age". If I shoot you a text about hanging out, and you can't, just let me know. No big deal. But don't keep me in limbo or hanging like that. Piggybacking on that, people who cancel plans at the last minute repeatedly. I've stopped being friends with people who did this. Especially when they are the ones that are always making the plans in the first place.
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People that clip their nails on the train. I've seen this more than once. People that hog the escalator and don't get out of the way. If you're not in a hurry then just stay on the right side and let others past you. rear end in a top hat. Tourists that come to this city and then go straight to Hard Rock Cafe or Alcatraz or some other lovely place that no locals care about.
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You Are A Elf posted:This is the pet peeves thread, friend. Wanting a concise answer to something instead of spouting a lot of superfluous "flow and character," especially when dealing with time (which is almost always important for most people since, you know, we live our lives by it) is not being a "terrible sperg," "sperging out," or any variation thereof. It's a legitimate complaint and pet peeve to just want the literal time when you don't have very much of it. You're requesting another person to take time out of their busy lives in order to provide you with a favor and then being ungrateful when the result is not delivered to your exacting and arbitrary standards. It takes maybe a second longer for someone to say "a quarter past six" than it does "six fifth-teen". If that delay really irked you that much, why didn't you invest in a watch?
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When people say veggies instead of vegetables. I will never say the word veggies as long as I live.
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Twat McTwatterson posted:When people say veggies instead of vegetables. I will never say the word veggies as long as I live. On this note, I hate the words "boobies" and "titties." That's fine for children, but you're a goddamn adult. Echoing the goon who hates animal abuse, too. I lived in a farming community not long ago and while I can understand the difference in mindset that would normally accompany that sort of lifestyle, those people were above and beyond cruel. Like, turning down free vaccines because if their cat dies, they'll just get another. Or leaving a dog outside in the winter when it can get to -50 F and being baffled when it dies. Or, and I poo poo you not, throwing mice into a fire to hear them scream. The last story was told at a brunch after my sister mentioned how much she loves her pet rats. gently caress those women. People who pick apart my every word. If I use a throwaway description like, "a billion people died," this person has to run to the internet and track down the exact number to... show me up, I guess? And it usually has to be in front of a third party so he/she can guffaw about how off I was. And this one should go without saying, but MRAs and the like. I never realized how important it was to be a feminist until I was told, to my face, "women shouldn't have jobs." I see red. I see red.
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Twat McTwatterson posted:When people say veggies instead of vegetables. I will never say the word veggies as long as I live. The (very good) vegetable pizza from a local delivery place is called "The Vegelicious". I feel like an idiot whenever I order one. On that subject, sort of, I hate when people think that others are interested in what they do or don't eat. I've been vegetarian for a really long time, and I just... don't eat meat. I don't talk about it, I don't subscribe to newsletters, I don't make a scene in restaurants, and I certainly don't think that not eating something makes me special or unique. Too many people I know seem to think dietary restrictions are a good substitute for a personality, and will talk at length about the evils of gluten or whatever. Over Christmas, literally all my boyfriends' mom would talk about was her oil-and-salt-free vegan diet of sadness and how wonderful it was. She would then order a meat dish when we went out, because apparently there's a global conspiracy against vegetarians and she just can't fight it all the time. That was a delightful trip.
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I work as a barista in a coffee shop that is on the premises inside of a supermarket, so I don't have the luxury of having doors to actually lock to show being closed. Despite this, we put a barrier across and also stack chairs in a line to show we're closed off. I guess realistically I should be more understanding when people make the mistake of barging through to ask me if I am indeed as closed as I look, with me out of uniform, counting the money and everything turned off, but it still manages to make me see red each and every time. In connection to that is people on mobile phones when making an order. Calling or texting. I sort of need to actually get the specifics of the order here, it does me no drat good if you're not even bothered to even try and mouth your order to me, and don't look fussed when I ask you what you're ordering. I'm sure that conversation can go on hold for the five seconds it takes to know what you want or better yet, your coffee can wait til this clearly important chat is done with. People that tell me they're late for work so can we hurry their drink along. It's not my fault that you're late, and it isn't gonna make the milk heat any faster than it already does. I'm also not going to cut your drink ahead of other people's, either.
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Basically just driving pretty much anywhere. I grew up in suburbia so I wasn't used to driving in the one-way streets in SF. I still don't like them even though I have gps in my phone, at least BART isn't striking anymore so the drive over is tolerable. Driving in Berkeley also annoys me because it has barely any protected left turns. This isn't so bad except for people that wait loving forever in the turn lane for a break in traffic to turn. Just loving turn on the yellow! Also people who take it too far when I'm coming the opposite direction and keep turning left on red. It infuriates me when I have to stop on a green light because some dipshit is still turning, or even worse, blocking the lane because he turned when it was still backed up. I swear the buses are trying to kill me too. They just don't give a poo poo, either when I'm a pedestrian or driving. There's one street where the two rightmost lanes are both turning lanes but cars and buses often don't know or care that the left lane can turn right too. They just loving turn right into the middle of the street or into the left lane when the right turning lane needs to stay in the right. I give buses a lot of space because obviously they have a wide turning radius but that still doesn't mean you should move over to the left lane during the turn. Also my girlfriend leaving her hair all over the shower. I don't care if it's your shower, but I don't want to look at your disgusting hair murals on the wall. I told her about it but sometimes she forgets.
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DicktheCat posted:My pet peeve is when people treat me like my job is unimportant. The flip side of this is when people get REALLY IMPRESSED by what you do. I get lots of "oooOOOH" and "WHOA" when I tell people I'm a lawyer. I don't tell them I'm temping for my dream firm in legal support, which can be done by an average college graduate with a quasi-legal degree and that I make under $50K a year. And then, of course, come the legal advice solicitations and questions about stuff I have no knowledge about (no, I can't fight your speeding ticket for you, and no, I don't know a lawyer who will represent your friend's cousin's son for free when he gets caught on a drug charge). These solicitations usually come from family members who ask despite having been told repeatedly that I'm not licensed in their state and don't know anything about tax law/divorce law/criminal law. Invent something, and then maybe I can help you. Twat McTwatterson posted:When people say veggies instead of vegetables. I will never say the word veggies as long as I live. Veggies doesn't bother me that much, but I can't stand "Cali," "vacay," or "hubby." Just say the drat word! It's one extra syllable! (OK, two-three in "California" depending on pronunciation, but still.) Another thing that's starting to piss me off is not getting a +1 to weddings. Yeah, I'm going to fly across the country and book a hotel in the middle of nowhere for the weekend to attend your wedding and not even bring my (long-term, live-in) boyfriend? And I'm supposed to drop $200 on a goofy-looking dress, $500 for airfare for destination weddings, bachelorette parties, and showers, plus unspecified amounts on gifts, hair, accessories, shoes, and I still can't bring a date? I get that it's your special day, but you really want me to be the only bridesmaid at your table without a date just because I'm not married? Oh, and if you're GOING to have seven bridesmaids, PLEASE have the venue set up seven place settings. Having an emergency place set for me at the very edge of the table because you hosed up your own seating chart was embarrassing, but it reflects more poorly on you, not me.
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Aquatic Giraffe posted:[*]People who are sitting in a window seat at the very back of the plane who get up as soon as the plane gets to the gate and do that awkward hunched under the bag bins position for 10-15 minutes. Sit down and wait your turn. For anyone over 6 feet after being stuck sitting in a loving uncomfortable seat for the last 5 hours the standing up hunched over position is a dream by comparison.
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Maggie Fletcher posted:The flip side of this is when people get REALLY IMPRESSED by what you do. I get lots of "oooOOOH" and "WHOA" when I tell people I'm a lawyer. I don't tell them I'm temping for my dream firm in legal support, which can be done by an average college graduate with a quasi-legal degree and that I make under $50K a year. And then, of course, come the legal advice solicitations and questions about stuff I have no knowledge about (no, I can't fight your speeding ticket for you, and no, I don't know a lawyer who will represent your friend's cousin's son for free when he gets caught on a drug charge). These solicitations usually come from family members who ask despite having been told repeatedly that I'm not licensed in their state and don't know anything about tax law/divorce law/criminal law. Invent something, and then maybe I can help you. On the same note, when people find out what you do for a living and then expect you to happily do it for them for free.
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Middle-aged women who wear novelty Mickey Mouse watches. Yanno, the ones where his arms are the watch hands. The type of people that wear Winnie-the-Pooh t-shirts and socks. Grow up. Working in a call centre you get to hear the same jokes at least 5 times a day. "Any criminal convictions?" "Well I've not been caught yet... hohoho." "Any items over £10,000?" "I wish... hehehe." "Anything else I can help you with?" "Next week's lottery numbers... hurrrr." No. Just no. 
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Maggie Fletcher posted:Another thing that's starting to piss me off is not getting a +1 to weddings. In your case that was an absolute dick move on the part of the bride, bridal party should always get a +1. However, when the budget starts to get a bit tight, +1s are ALWAYS the first to go. It's money, not a personal slight. I'm personally only letting people bring their SO if they're in a serious relationship and I can pick out their SO from a lineup/at least know their name. If I let all 150 guests bring a +1, my $30/head dinner goes from $4500 to $9000. And I have to buy double the booze and a cake that's twice as big. gently caress that. Third cousin Timmy's girlfriend is just gonna have to stay home. If he gets butthurt about it he can stay home too and that's $30 back in my pocket. Painful Dart Bomb posted:On the same note, when people find out what you do for a living and then expect you to happily do it for them for free. This. I touched on this in my earlier post, but the last thing I want to do in my spare time for free is more of what I already do for 40+ hours a week.
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Dog poo poo all over the sidewalks. I have a dog. She poops a lot. I carry little baggies with me. In the event of the surprise poo poo, I find a discarded cup or flyer or something, anything, and I pick up the poo poo. Why am I even bothering to explain this one? Pick up your dog's poo poo.
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I Might Be Adam posted:- hearing the same tired and lame jokes thrown into the safety announcements from flight attendants (I'm looking at you SouthWest Airlines). Also, nobody gives a poo poo if it is someone's birthday on the flight. I'm really glad I don't fly 4-6 times a month anymore. I was on a Southwest flight at the end of May, and while we were on approach, the stewardess decided to break into a song about how you would have to be crazy to fly any other airline, while everyone just kind of stared at her in silence. I just don't think a 737 is the place for a musical number. On that note, people singing in public. Not at say, actual musical venues, but the people yodeling along to their iPods, usually off-key. Flaccid Trip has a new favorite as of 03:26 on Jul 8, 2013 |
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