Your Biggest Pet Peeves

[IainC]

I have never been evited to anything.  Not ever.  Everyone I know has a computer.  I wonder if they're secretly eviting each other to stuff.   

PS  I'm not upset about it so please don't start sending me pity evites.

If I was hosting an eparty, ewinetasting, eorgy, emovienight or esleepover you'd totally be evited!

[Mattemeo]

Trying to find solid black skate shoes that don't have huge fucking logos in bright colours all over them, that aren't classic vans, that come in my size. Seriously, why is this becoming so hard? I just want my god damned axels back.

Emerica

Outstanding quality and comfort, best skate shoes I've ever owned. Also I'm UK size 12 so you shouldn't have trouble getting them in your size (they do 5-14 US I think)

I don't really know what styles you're after but the for colour/subtlety you want, look at:

B.Herman 2 - black/black/grey
Fat Laced - black
Heath - black/dark grey
Hsu - black/black/grey
Mob - black/gum
Reynolds 3 - black
Reynolds Cruisers - black
Reynolds Lights - black/grey/back
Romero - black/black/gum


these are what I currently wear, with black laces. Aren't being made currently but you should be able to find them pretty much anywhere if they float your boat, though they do have a largish white 'emerica' printed on the heel.

[voodoolily]

Fuck I hate evites. Just put the details in the email and I'll reply to it, don't make me go to another website and fill out forms!

There's no form to fill out, just a box next to "yes", "no", or "maybe". Then you can click a different little box and type the number of guests you're bringing. You don't even have to leave a comment!

[FatuousTwat]

I've only been evited to one thing, and I responded promptly, so I guess my record is flawless as long as no one sends me a new one.

Emerica

Outstanding quality and comfort, best skate shoes I've ever owned. Also I'm UK size 12 so you shouldn't have trouble getting them in your size (they do 5-14 US I think)

I'm a 15 :(. It seems to be the shoe size deadzone, because I can find quite a few different brands that go up to 14, stop, then have like a 17. Do you/anyone else reading this have a suggestion for an online retailer? Zappos was pretty good, but I still have to wait for them to email me when they have something in my size in, and amazon sucked.

[Ingmar]

Fuck I hate evites. Just put the details in the email and I'll reply to it, don't make me go to another website and fill out forms!

There's no form to fill out, just a box next to "yes", "no", or "maybe". Then you can click a different little box and type the number of guests you're bringing. You don't even have to leave a comment!

Unnecessary extra steps! 

It probably doesn't help that my circle of friends uses evite for every imaginable stupid little thing in the world.

[Sky]

cry more argentina

[Mattemeo]

I'm a 15 :(. It seems to be the shoe size deadzone

Oof, I share your pain, I'm size 13 US and it's nigh on impossible to get nice shoes or boots in the UK in my size, let alone another size or more up from there. It took me 5 months to get a pair of biker boots ordered in and once I got them I pretty much wore the soles out in a year, cost me half as much again to have them resoled but it's that or another huge wait on an order.

[Engels]

cry more argentina

I would but I didn't get an evita 

[Yegolev]

Oh dear.

[Mattemeo]

Puns





















...that I didn't make first.

[Sky]

Puns

Clearly someone needs to be punished.

[Sjofn]

You'd think I would finally be numb to wankin' Daffy by now, but he still makes almost everything you post funnier, yet more disturbing.

[Mrbloodworth]

Commercials at the movie theater.

THIS!

Who the fuck said they could do this? There should only be previews, and movies. I went to the movie theater to NOT see commercials, and not watch TV SHOWS, why would i want to see a commercial about a tv show? Dicks.

[Brogarn]

People who leave their cell phones at their desk instead of taking them with them should all be lined up and slapped. Drives me batshit nuts having to hear their "favorite" song or whatever on a loop because they couldn't be bothered to put the damn thing on a belt or in a pocket.

I haven't read through the entirety of this thread yet, so this may have been mentioned. It just now fucking happened and I thought to myself "Hey, f13 has that thread on pet peeves... this is mine... I'll go vent there..."

[Sky]

People who leave their cell phones at their desk instead of taking them with them should all be lined up and slapped.

LIFE IS A HIGHWAY I WANT TO RIDE IT ALLLL NIIIIIGHT LOOONG

 

[Mattemeo]

People who leave their cell phones at their desk instead of taking them with them should all be lined up and slapped. Drives me batshit nuts having to hear their "favorite" song or whatever on a loop because they couldn't be bothered to put the damn thing on a belt or in a pocket.

But what if they'd left it there while they went to the loo?

</unreasonably reasonable pedantry>

[Samwise]

People who leave their cell phones at their desk instead of taking them with them should all be lined up and slapped. Drives me batshit nuts having to hear their "favorite" song or whatever on a loop because they couldn't be bothered to put the damn thing on a belt or in a pocket.

But what if they'd left it there while they went to the loo?

Then they should have turned it off.  Or brought it to the loo with them like every other asshole.

[Ingmar]

That reminds me:

People who talk on their cell phones while in the stall next to me.

[Sjofn]

People who leave their cell phones at their desk instead of taking them with them should all be lined up and slapped.

LIFE IS A HIGHWAY I WANT TO RIDE IT ALLLL NIIIIIGHT LOOONG

 

Fuck, now that's in my head THANK YOU SO MUCH.

New pet peeve: Sky.

[naum]

That reminds me:

People who talk on their cell phones while in the stall next to me.

That is pretty creepy but I witnessed the printer repairman visiting our facility stroll into a stall and not miss a beat with his open laptop…

[Ingmar]

That reminds me:

People who talk on their cell phones while in the stall next to me.

That is pretty creepy but I witnessed the printer repairman visiting our facility stroll into a stall and not miss a beat with his open laptop…

Well who HASN'T done that really! 

[Merusk]

People who leave their cell phones at their desk instead of taking them with them should all be lined up and slapped. Drives me batshit nuts having to hear their "favorite" song or whatever on a loop because they couldn't be bothered to put the damn thing on a belt or in a pocket.

This reminds me of another one.  People with 'funny noise' ring tones.  Meowing kittens, crying babies, yapping dogs,  whatever.  I've suffered through a few bars of some awful songs, but the animal noises make me get out of my seat to turn off their fucking cell phone.  No, I don't care that your kids couldn't get a hold of you for 3 hours because you were too stupid to look at it when you got back.

[Yegolev]

Guy behind me has Austin Powers saying "You got mail, baby, yeah".  EYESTAB

Alright, so I can't take my phone into the shitter and I can't leave it at my desk.  What's a guy to do?  Go up to the sixth floor where no one knows me (very well)?

[Samwise]

Alright, so I can't take my phone into the shitter and I can't leave it at my desk.  What's a guy to do?  Go up to the sixth floor where no one knows me (very well)?

Turn it off (or set to silent/novibrate) if you're not going to be able to answer it?  

[Cyrrex]

That reminds me:

People who talk on their cell phones while in the stall next to me.

I'm not going to lie...when I see people doing this, I make an extra effort to, uh, how do I put this?  I make extra certain that the person on the other end of that phone call can hear that your disgusting ass is having a conversation while in the bathroom. 

I think the idea here is that it's okay to take your phone into the bathroom with you.  Just don't talk on it, fucking pigs!

[voodoolily]

Alright, so I can't take my phone into the shitter and I can't leave it at my desk.  What's a guy to do?  Go up to the sixth floor where no one knows me (very well)?

Change the ringtone to "I Wanna Sex You Up" and take it to the shitter anyways.

[naum]

That reminds me:

People who talk on their cell phones while in the stall next to me.

I'm not going to lie...when I see people doing this, I make an extra effort to, uh, how do I put this?  I make extra certain that the person on the other end of that phone call can hear that your disgusting ass is having a conversation while in the bathroom. 

I think the idea here is that it's okay to take your phone into the bathroom with you.  Just don't talk on it, fucking pigs!

I think it's OK to browse your Google Reader feeds or read F13… …but keep the phone (and camera!) turned off!

[voodoolily]

I work for an environmental firm, yet always have to remind (nay, beg) my coworkers to please use the recycling bins that we have in our lunchroom instead of just throwing things away. I even put out a bag to collect the stuff that can't go into the bins (e.g., plastic bags, wrappers, lids, etc). I even made a handy flyer that lists everything that can be recycled, and where to put it (bin vs. bag). People still throw stuff away.

Now, the new thing is for people to bring in the recyclables that they don't feel like dealing with at home, and throwing them all into the bag, unwashed. Even stuff that can just go into the bins at their own homes. I spent this morning washing someone else's moldy, rotten Toby's tofu spread out of a tub so it could be recycled.

I want to set up a hidden camera to find the culprit(s), and then save up the nasty food containers and pile them on their desk. It honestly affects my every morning and puts me in a sour mood right off the bat. 

[Oban]

Environmentalists that throw their cigarette butts out of car windows and/or on the ground.

[Cyrrex]

I work for an environmental firm, yet always have to remind (nay, beg) my coworkers to please use the recycling bins that we have in our lunchroom instead of just throwing things away. I even put out a bag to collect the stuff that can't go into the bins (e.g., plastic bags, wrappers, lids, etc). I even made a handy flyer that lists everything that can be recycled, and where to put it (bin vs. bag). People still throw stuff away.

Now, the new thing is for people to bring in the recyclables that they don't feel like dealing with at home, and throwing them all into the bag, unwashed. Even stuff that can just go into the bins at their own homes. I spent this morning washing someone else's moldy, rotten Toby's tofu spread out of a tub so it could be recycled.

I want to set up a hidden camera to find the culprit(s), and then save up the nasty food containers and pile them on their desk. It honestly affects my every morning and puts me in a sour mood right off the bat. 

Honestly, judging by how far you go with it...it sounds like they're having fun with you.  I mean, bringing in trash from HOME so that you'll recycle it for them?  Kinda funny.

(and no, I'm not excusing the behaviour)

[01101010]

Ads... on everything, all the time. I lived in Miami Beach for 4 years and even someplace as relaxing as the beach, there were usually 2-4 god damn prop planes flying with banner ads trailing. Can't even read the news without having some 15-30 sec commercial roll. I am just waiting for the day when the Emergency Management System goes off and they show a commercial with a scroll at the bottom telling people that important news is coming right after this word from our sponsors. I have come to terms that we live in a marketing society, but it is going to reach critical mass sometime really soon... like when we will have to get advertisements tattooed on in order to subsidize utility costs.

And I also can't stand all this new safety crap they come up with every year. Bike helmets? really? The only safety device I had growing up on my bike was brakes. Hell, that pseudo-foam stuff on old BMX bikes was considered bad ass safety gear. Car seats for kids under 4'9"? Air bags? How about stop making disposable cars and use some materials instead of cutting corners using less. I know, try using some of that money you are shoveling out for useless ads.

Damn this thread to hell... now I am bitter and stuck at work.

[Brogarn]

Environmentalists that throw their cigarette butts out of car windows and/or on the ground.

"Praise Gaia!" *flick*

Ya... hypocrisy... definitely a pet peeve.

[Sky]

Fuck a recycling. That's right. I said it. Having no children is so liberating, let's rape the shit out of the planet! I want a coal-fired car made out of heavy-gauge steel that belches massive plumes of black smoke whilst I twirl my mustaches that are slicked back with the fat from baby seals.

I'm mostly joking, I recycle because it's easy to do, not because I give a shit. I use a canvas bag at the market most of the time, too, because I hate all those plastic bags. I just discard all the pretentious bullshit of thinking you can save a planet.

01001001010101whateever: The human race will not advance very far until we can wean ourselves off capitalism.

[voodoolily]

Honestly, judging by how far you go with it...it sounds like they're having fun with you.  I mean, bringing in trash from HOME so that you'll recycle it for them?  Kinda funny.

(and no, I'm not excusing the behaviour)

I don't go that far - seriously, our company developed the Energy Star rating system for the USEPA, for fuck's sake. We're an environmental company. The stuff I collect on the side goes to a recycling center in my neighborhood, it's not like I'm asking people to put their lunch leftovers into an in-office worm bin or anything.

I think people are just lazy and don't give a shit, and won't do anything outside of their routine unless they are forced to.

[FatuousTwat]

I think people are just lazy and don't give a shit, and won't do anything outside of their routine unless they are forced to.

What else is new? :P