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Pet Peeves

I hate the sound of styrofoam. The noise drives me mad. The thought of fingers on a chalkboard, people who stare at you after you smile at them, people who talk on their phones in the grocery store, loud rap music in a car with the bass blasting, people who never use blinkers, my poodle barking, running out of ink, losing something, having to talk on the phone with annoying relatives. That's my short list. :)
 
Ice said:
Oh I can't stand the suped up cars, why can't they use the extra money they've spent on doing it up and just by a decent car in the first place!

What type of Porsche do you drive?
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Ice, I have a 1995 Porsche 911 (993 type) Turbo I just bought 3 weeks ago and I also have a 1987 Porsche 928 S4 manual. I've owned the 928 for almost 7 years now and its soon to be up for sale, its been a trusty old shire horse. I'll be sad to see it go.

I also have old cars I've owned for years, including the first car I ever bought in 1990!
 
Wolf said:
It's nice to be able to buy a porsche. As a tuner, I would still have to fix the imperfections that the factory designs into them. Well, maybe not on a Carrera GT, but anything less would have to have get the treatment. It does annoy me when people mod their cars in ways that hurt performance due to stupidity.
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As Senior R And D Engineer at Jaguar, I have to make decisions which MAKE those compromises I'm afraid....

The nice side is that I know enough technically and understand, so - the first car I ever bought-when I was 17 -way back in 1990, a very skittish and wayward 1970s BMW 323i, gets "re-engineered" to my very own specs every few years, although externally it looks stock. The mods include my OWn camshaft design, new intake manifolding, exhausting, you name it, to push the boundaries and increase fuel economy too....
 
Martin said:
Are you mad! I love those! And thankfully, so does my girlfriend!

Cheers, Martin
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yeah, i love em too, and actually if a girl has a flat ass she looks worse in those types of jeans. now, like me with a good size ass, i look quite nice i assume. it all depends on the buttockular area!
 
Pet peeves...
Walking on wet floors. My uncle has a dog, and this dog drools, a lot. She drools on the floor, and then sheds(also a lot), so walking on it is like... a fuzzy slime. I can't stand wet floors anymore.

Hearing the phrase,"You'll get better, just keep trying". As true as it may be sometimes I hate hearing that. It just makes me so mad. People assume it always sounds encouraging but to me it's just depressing. Don't say it.

Teasing also, a lot of people have told me I take everything way too seriously and personally and that I'm too easy too offend. Maybe that's true, but I can't help but take things to heart, whether it's play or not. Teasing is probably the quickest way to get on my bad side.

Fixed up cars. Or more rather the people who assume everyone else is a die hard fan of making their car look like a hotwheels toy they found at the circus.

Others:
that country "I wana talk about me" song
spiders
spam
socks
closed toe shoes
and now I draw a blank...
 
i ahte it when people say are you ok, when your like sick or injured. last night a neighbor saw my fall downstairs, and then she said are you ok? wtf do u think woman? jesus.
 
"Are you ok?" isn't that bad a question, is it? What else should they ask? "Fancy a game of Airhockey, lad?"?

Cheers, Martin
 
What are yours?

Mine generally relate to family members, friends and teenagers. Three of the most vexing groups known to mankind.

Here's a few.

Text-messaging (does it really need to be done so often?)
Fixation on the weather
Whistling during a good song
Talking while watching TV/or movies
Too much enthusiasm for Super Bown commercials
Pseudo-experts on any subject that might arise
 
Good thread idea!

Students camped out at Barnes & Noble studying (or pretending to study)

People talking on a cell phone while being checked out at a register

People that don't wash their hands after using the bathroom

People that let their kids run amuck in public

Those giant sunglasses women wear

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  • Catchphrase comedy shows annoy me.
  • The shop I sometimes get porridge from of a morning is inconsistent in their presentation.
  • Library fines.
  • Annoying kids who selfishly play music on public transport (without earphones).
 
leaving an empty toilet paper roll on the dowel
receiving nothing but advertisements in the mail
those inserts in magazines that force it open to that page
advertising banners on movies
product placement in movies
advertising in general
 
Having to repeat myself.

People who smack their chewing gum in a theatre or other "hushed" environment or don't switch their cell phones to silent mode.

Know-it-alls who know next to nothing and seem to want to show off their lack of knowledge.

People who smell badly or wear an inordinate amount of cologne/perfume. I have hypersensitive olfactory senses.

Being judged by my looks and not by my intellect. A pretty face does not automatically imply "bimbo". Though I must admit to using this to my advantage many times, especially at the poker table.:eek:
 
Diner party with people you have nothing in commun,non comited converstion.

Tiny skiny guy who become heros when they drive a car.

Girl who act like you try to pick them up when you are not.

People who try their duty free perfume on the plane.

Guys who don't help old people,or give them their sit.

People always in a good mood.(it's ok with dog so!)
 
Cyclists who use the pavement.

Motorists who think that indicators are an optional extra.

Motorists who think that they're allowed to stop on a crossing.

Motorists who use the horn to let you know not to start crossing the road because they have no intention of stopping, even if you have right of way.

People who don't know the difference between 'of' and 'have'. You wouldn't write: 'I want a cup have tea', so don't write: 'He should of got it years ago'.

People who think that intellectual pursuit is bad and not to be trusted.

Fast/junk food.

Tesco.

Boris Johnson – the man is a reactionary buffoon. And he's actually going to cause me to vote for Ken Livingstone.

The homogenisation of our streets in the UK.

The tabloid press and the magazines that do nothing but publish crapulous nonsense such as gossip and rumour, especially when that involves invasion of privacy without any proper public interest argument (the current Max Mosely situation is a case in point). And the people who buy these rags so that they can be titilated before justifying their titilation by being judgmental.

Prudes.
 
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