I've been known to y'know frequently when making nervous conversation in y'know awkward social situations.

One of my pet peeves is when someone is sick and should be resting, but is spending most of the day posting to forums (hint, hint xumelanie).

Ummm..., like, y'know, I don't think so, y'knowwhatImean?

 

Nooooo!  I read this sentence out loud, and now my ears are bleeding!

 

That brings up another pet peeve.  Some people can't more than three words without throwing in the phrase "you know."  Example:  "I went you know, outside to you know, get my mail, and you know, I saw you know, my neighbor."  I'm not making this up.  I really feel like responding with something like "No, I really don't know.  That's why you're telling me!" 

 

Yes. I don't think they even know what they mean because they have not quite learned enough words in their language to quite articulate what they mean... You know what I mean!  :-D

 

 

 

Here is a new peeve....      You're sitting at a light and wanting to turn left...the light turns green and instead of proceeding forward to get into position to make the left turn, the car in FRONT of you remains right where it is....soooooo....this means if the light changes again before they can make the turn, you have to sit through the whole process all over again. You're supposed to proceed forward into the intersection to get ready to make the turn. Another....  when you see a car parked in a busy road for moments at a time having some sort of tea party chit chat....with its operator seemingly expecting the whole world to wait. Sometimes you cannot get around and have no choice.. the car is not stalled, they are not asking for directions, but just chit chatting fr to long...instead of pulling over to engage in their social. If you toot or say c'mon...even after a reasonable time to allow for this thing.... you are scorned with "BLP.. YOU" as though YOU are in the wrong.

Straight leg  jeans look like skinny jeans on me....

 

Your ankles are as wide as your hips?  Unpossible!

 

What if he has really bad cankles?

 

I hate straight and skinny jeans. I like em wide and relaxed, for to accomodate my bulbous American arse. Put em down as a pet peeve.

 

LOL

 

People who begin every sentence and phrase with "Ummm."

 

I want to slap them and shout, " 'Ummm' is not a word! STFU until you figure out what you want to say, and then spit it out!"

 

I think it's even worse when people type out sentences beginning with "Ummm..."  I've seen it commonly used in message boards, blog comments, facebook messages, etc.

I've been known to y'know frequently when making nervous conversation in y'know awkward social situations.

Ummm..., like, y'know, I don't think so, y'knowwhatImean?

 

Nooooo!  I read this sentence out loud, and now my ears are bleeding!

 

That brings up another pet peeve.  Some people can't more than three words without throwing in the phrase "you know."  Example:  "I went you know, outside to you know, get my mail, and you know, I saw you know, my neighbor."  I'm not making this up.  I really feel like responding with something like "No, I really don't know.  That's why you're telling me!" 

 

"Y'know" annoys me. Even on NPR, some guests who should know better (writers, journalists) intersperse their speech heavily with it. As much as I prefer NPR over any commercial FM station, when a guest or host starts spewing y'knows, I punch the "off" button. I'd rather listen to road noise while driving, than put up with an inarticulate speaker.

 

Lately I'm hearing "y'know" less, though. I think "ummm..." has begun to take its place. Even some NPR hosts have begun to use it. It's a stupid hipster affectation, and it ought to be legal to slap people in public for using it. People who use it while speaking on broadcast media should be made to choose between remedial public speaking class and public bare-butt caning.

no Rob it's bad grammar and the texting generation.

 

They have poor communication skills.

 

I had intern interviews and when I ask a question - keep in mind this is PR/Communications - the first word is "umm....." or "haa..." then they finish.  I polite say, "umm" or "haa" is not an answer. 

^ Absolutely correct. Very poor communication and interpersonal skills.

 

All of us have done this now and then....sometimes I still catch myself saying "umm.." But I hate it and know its wrong.....and even more so when I started doing announcing. Basically, it is just filling up dead airspace until the next thought comes....so, one is better off saying nothing. Interviews with sports figures are full of this sort of thing. One or two in a long interview...live...is tolerable...But over and over and over again is really poor. Sometimes it is  purposely used in sarcasm, as in the photo above. Another statement for the introduction of a thought I am tired of is this one: "ITS LIKE!"

Folks. Skinny jeans are not for men/boys/males/a person with penis!

 

I'm going to jail if one more male kid in my family shows up in skinny jeans!

 

I don't understand the fascination!  I just made them change clothes.  I can't look at a teenage boy in those things.  

 

They always wear them with pea coats too. Looks super lame. Another thing I hate is people who wear sunglasses indoors.

 

I don't think I've ever seen a guy wearing skinny jeans with a peacoat.  Are you thinking of straight-leg jeans?

 

I saw one today. I was looking out the window when a car parked outside and a guy mid-twenties got out and went to my neighbor's house. Tall and lanky, all legs, skinny jeans and pea coat.

Folks. Skinny jeans are not for men/boys/males/a person with penis!

 

I'm going to jail if one more male kid in my family shows up in skinny jeans!

 

I don't understand the fascination!  I just made them change clothes.  I can't look at a teenage boy in those things. 

 

They always wear them with pea coats too. Looks super lame. Another thing I hate is people who wear sunglasses indoors.

 

I don't think I've ever seen a guy wearing skinny jeans with a peacoat.  Are you thinking of straight-leg jeans?

 

I saw one today. I was looking out the window when a car parked outside and a guy mid-twenties got out and went to my neighbor's house. Tall and lanky, all legs, skinny jeans and pea coat.

 

You should have taken his pants!

I don't think Testament and Metallica want to hear a bunch of guys tell them the pants they wore in the late '80s and early '90s were fashion don'ts!

I don't think Testament and Metallica want to hear a bunch of guys tell them the pants they wore in the late '80s and early '90s were fashion don'ts!

the late 80s/early 90s were a hot fashion mess themselves.

 

Those guys were just skinny drug users in tight jeans.  None of them had any resemblance of a shape, they were all just bean poles.

Most of them actually took it pretty easy with the drugs. The booze, on the other hand...

When forumers go off their meds en masse.

Folks. Skinny jeans are not for men/boys/males/a person with penis!

 

I'm going to jail if one more male kid in my family shows up in skinny jeans!

 

I don't understand the fascination! I just made them change clothes. I can't look at a teenage boy in those things.

 

They always wear them with pea coats too. Looks super lame. Another thing I hate is people who wear sunglasses indoors.

 

I don't think I've ever seen a guy wearing skinny jeans with a peacoat. Are you thinking of straight-leg jeans?

 

I saw one today. I was looking out the window when a car parked outside and a guy mid-twenties got out and went to my neighbor's house. Tall and lanky, all legs, skinny jeans and pea coat.

 

Yeah, some director at an environmentalist organization that I applied for was dressed like that. He also wore sunglasses inside and apparently orders nothing but "artichokes and pesto" on his pizza". I know that because he asked me a series of personal questions i.e. 'test' questions to see if I'm "one of them'' and should be hired.

When co-workers b*tch and moan about their commute taking an hour and 45 minutes this morning in the snow because they decided to move way the eff out to medina and chardon while having a job in downtown cleveland.

When forumers go off their meds en masse.

 

Now don't single out Dan like that!  He's trying to get an appointment with Rush Limbaugh's doctor!

I hope someone slips some caffeine into your Kool-Aid!!!!

I hope someone slips some caffeine into your Kool-Aid!!!!

 

My skank in law already tried to poison me this weekend, so nothing would surprise me!

With all the hate she has for you, its hard to believe you're still walking!

With all the hate she has for you, its hard to believe you're still walking!

 

I received a belated Christmas gift.  I don't think I'm going to have to worry about her much longer!

 

 

With all the hate she has for you, its hard to believe you're still walking!

 

I received a belated Christmas gift. I don't think I'm going to have to worry about her much longer!

 

 

 

Is it the big D word?

With all the hate she has for you, its hard to believe you're still walking!

 

I received a belated Christmas gift.  I don't think I'm going to have to worry about her much longer!

 

 

 

Is it the big D word?

 

Hopefully!  Then I can kick her ass out!

MTS that's pretty funny, at least it was light and fluffy snow.

 

One of my pet peeves has now turned into an endless source of enjoyment. My semi-weird neighbors rush out and start shoveling and snow blowing as soon as there is any accumulation. I was home yesterday and he must have spent 3 hours or more shoveling and snowing blowing through out the day. All that work for 3 or 4 inches of snow? I went out and shoveled my drive in 40 minutes around 5 PM. Still clear this morning. My wife and I were laughing at the absurdity of it all day long.

 

I am working from home today, he has been at it at least 2 hours already after they cleared everything last night!

With all the hate she has for you, its hard to believe you're still walking!

 

I received a belated Christmas gift.  I don't think I'm going to have to worry about her much longer!

 

Do you see clear evidence that the misfortunes and injuries you've been inflicting on a likeness of her are taking their toll? :evil:

Forumers who take a leave of absence and decide that the moment they come back is the time to unleash whatever pent-up angst they have.

Forumers who take a leave of absence and decide that the moment they come back is the time to unleash whatever pent-up angst they have.

 

Its been a rough week.

• Had to deal with the drones, geeks, nerds and whores in Vegas
  
• Had to deal with the Skank-in-Law (which was extremely draining)
  

Now...HUSH Boo!

 

 

With all the hate she has for you, its hard to believe you're still walking!

 

I received a belated Christmas gift.  I don't think I'm going to have to worry about her much longer!

 

 

 

Is it the big D word?

 

Looks like thats where it's headed.

 

And now that my brother is upset....she and her deceitful mother, brother and sister are catching the full force of my wrath!

People on Cleveland.com (and presumably elsewhere that I just haven't noticed yet) that reference people who comment on articles as "bloggers".

When Cleveland sports fans feel they have to come into Cincinnati sports threads to belittle our teams.  It gets really old, and you don't see the reverse happening too often.

Happens all the time.

Could you post a few examples, because I don't really see that happening hardly ever.

Typical thin skinned Cincinnati fan!

Actually, we in Cincinnati don't need any help from anyone else in belittling our team. We don't have to kick them when they are down, and when they attempt to kick themselves they miss so no one is hurt. Good times.

Could you post a few examples, because I don't really see that happening hardly ever.

 

Take better notes on the forum!

 

.....and you kids are our future.  We're in deep doo-doo!

I rarely venture into the Cleveland sports threads, but when I do it's almost always to congratulate a good performance, or note how nice the city looked on TV.  It's never to rub salt in the wounds of your teams.  When Cincinnati teams do even moderately well, you start to see the haters from Cleveland come in and belittle the teams/city. I can post countless examples, if you'd like.

I rarely venture into the Cleveland sports threads, but when I do it's almost always to congratulate a good performance, or note how nice the city looked on TV.  It's never to rub salt in the wounds of your teams.  When Cincinnati teams do even moderately well, you start to see the haters from Cleveland come in and belittle the teams/city. I can post countless examples, if you'd like.

 

Dude, how many people on this board are sarcastic?  That's a prerequisite!

 

You can't be "that" sensitive, can you?  Come on, roll with the punches!

I rarely venture into the Cleveland sports threads, but when I do it's almost always to congratulate a good performance, or note how nice the city looked on TV. It's never to rub salt in the wounds of your teams. When Cincinnati teams do even moderately well, you start to see the haters from Cleveland come in and belittle the teams/city. I can post countless examples, if you'd like.

 

I like you edale, but with sports, it's a dog eat dog world man.  When you have a favorite team, and you have a rival, your going to crap on your rival all the time.  It's just how it works.  Now, crapping on someone else's town is another thing.  You shouldn't do that.    So, moral of the story as MTS said, role with the punches.  That's why you root so hard for your team, so you don't have to listen to the jibber jabber of haters.  That's the whole thing about sports.  Now, if your team played hard and looked good, maybe you should get a complement.  But, the Bengals performace last Saturday was awful.  That, you have to admit.  And, the Browns throughout the year was awful, and we have to live with that.  Hopefully, next year brings us all better fortunes. 

^Ok, Ok. I was just agitated enough as it was with that terrible performance that I kind of snapped.  But however light hearted or inconsequential the comment, I'm just gonna say that I do think its more one sided.  But, we'll leave it at that, and hope for a better baseball season than football!

Peeve - When people who would benefit greatly from hearing aids, and can afford them, refuse to get them. They make family and friends work extra hard to communicate with them, and then wonder why sometimes we don't try.

 

Hearing loss runs on both sides of my family. Dad's hearing was poor, although sometimes it was selective, too. My next-younger brother's hearing is very poor, but I speculate he lost it through atrophy; even when he could hear, he never listened because he already knows more than anyone about everything.

 

My mom and her sister are both well into their nineties so they have an excuse. Mom has dementia, so there's no use in looking at alternatives there, but her sister still is 120 percent mentally, and has email access but refuses to use it.

 

My speech is impaired as a result of cancer surgery, chemotherapy, and extensive radiation therapy. Most people (except any teenaged girl working in a fast-food place) understand me well enough, so long as I choose words that I can articulate clearly (hard consonants are a problem).

 

People with hearing deficiencies who don't avail themselves of proven technology sometimes require me to repeat and restate, sometimes over and over. Often I carry a notepad and pen just so I can communicate when I absolutely have to. Over the phone, well, it's hopeless. Sometimes I get damned tired of it.

Hearing aids aren't covered by insurance as I understand it, and can be quite expensive, over $1000 for a good one.  I don't know many elderly/retired people (the ones who most need them) who have that kind of disposable income.

I hear ya Robert.  My grandmother is the the most vain 98 yr old woman you will ever meet - bless her heart - and she refuses to wear her hearing aid.  Worse yet, she pretends she can hear you when she can't so you never really know when you have effectively communicated something to her.

Hearing aids aren't covered by insurance as I understand it, and can be quite expensive, over $1000 for a good one.  I don't know many elderly/retired people (the ones who most need them) who have that kind of disposable income.

 

I'm aware of that. The particular individuals I'm talking about could easily afford the price. My aunt is a retired M.D.  My brother didn't have any trouble dropping $30K on a hobby a couple of years ago, and it doesn't seem to have made a dent in his finances.

 

I hear ya Robert.  My grandmother is the the most vain 98 yr old woman you will ever meet - bless her heart - and she refuses to wear her hearing aid.  Worse yet, she pretends she can hear you when she can't so you never really know when you have effectively communicated something to her.

 

Yeah. That's exactly the situation I face, and then something comes up later revealing that they didn't hear what I said. In some cases it's just an aggravation, but I'm involved in a business partnership with my brother. It's more than an aggravation when we're discussing business/legal issues.

 

Maybe I should compensate by buying a bullhorn? About the time I haul out that thing in a restaurant, they might decide it's better to get a hearing aid.:-D

Biggest pet peeve?  Ungrateful arrogance.

My peeve of the moment is people who post an acronym assuming everyone knows what it stands for.  I have run across this a half dozen times over the past few days which forced me to look it up (can't even determine sometimes).  Is it that hard to think of your audience and type out the meaning once?

FWIW and FTW, IMHO IDK WTF & l8r! ;-)

CQTS!

My peeve of the moment is people who post an acronym assuming everyone knows what it stands for.  I have run across this a half dozen times over the past few days which forced me to look it up (can't even determine sometimes).  Is it that hard to think of your audience and type out the meaning once?

 

Use context clues, dummy! :-P

There is no need for name-calling.  After all, this is a thread where people are listing their pet peeves.

Sorry. Didn't mean to offend :angel:

 

If I hear a sentence like "OTOH, I could just do it tomorrow" I just look at the context to figure it out. Maybe he's seeing some very cryptic acronyms - hard to decipher.

Sorry. Didn't mean to offend :angel:

 

If I hear a sentence like "OTOH, I could just do it tomorrow" I just look at the context to figure it out. Maybe he's seeing some very cryptic acronyms - hard to decipher.

 

I'm looking at the context and still can't figure out what OTOH means.