Pet Peeves
My friend Norma Beishir asked me about Pet Peeves and since I just wrote 500 of them for a twitter site, I have a sampling of a few fresh ones still in my mind. Find out about Norma’s Pet peeves at Windchaser’s Journey.
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My stomach’s growling and I’m out with my skinny friends, but no one is saying anything about lunch.
Getting an immediate email confirmation for a package, that doesn’t even arrive for three weeks.
Getting an immediate email confirmation for a package, that doesn’t even arrive for three weeks.
That miserable sack sitting in his car as if he has all day when there are no other parking spaces.
Like when I’m printing something important and our printer runs out of ink on the last page.
Like when I’m printing something important and our printer runs out of ink on the last page.
The horrible sound of packing tape, squeaking like a wretched mouse caught in a fishhook.
The waitress who stops to ask how your food is when it’s obvious you just took a big bite.
Those swirly bulbs that are definitely not as bright as regular Edison style bulbs.
Women who are in their 80’s or 90’s and think they should dress as if they’re 19.
Women who are in their 80’s or 90’s and think they should dress as if they’re 19.
Short dresses that don’t go at least to my knees. (Just my thing.)
Supermarket employees who have no idea what a parsnip is.
Having to pee right when the movie is getting good.
Having to pee right when the movie is getting good.
Those plus-sized catalogs full of skinny models.
White Yellow pages are very confusing.
Teflon pans that stick--they really suck.
Typos in newspaper headlines.
White Yellow pages are very confusing.
Teflon pans that stick--they really suck.
Typos in newspaper headlines.
Condescension.
Bitter coffee.
Laziness.
Laziness.
The fly.
I was just thinking about writing a blog about MY pet peeves. Now I'll add this one - other bloggers that use your idea before you can (just kidding. I agree with the waitress pet peeve. Every time I take a bite they come over to the table and you have to mumble something like mmrrff. I like the way your blog is shaped like a parsnip or is it a tornado?
ReplyDeleteI didn't mean to steal your idea Deb! LOL
DeleteA delightful way of listing them, but I'd need more than a parsnip for mine. :0)
ReplyDeleteSo do I Carole--this is just a sample of many.
Delete"The waitress who stops to ask how your food is when it’s obvious you just took a big bite."
ReplyDeleteYes! We should start an anti-fan club or something. :)
It happened to me again just yesterday--it's like an epidemic--maybe the servers are trained to do it this way so we don't complain?
DeleteParsnip? What's a parsnip?
ReplyDeleteKidding!
Mark that's okay, you were using some firemen's jargon that flew right over my head a few times!
DeleteWe share a lot of pet peeves! Typos in headlines kill me.
ReplyDelete"Having to pee right when the movie is getting good."
ReplyDeleteWhy does this ALWAYS happen? LOL
Excitement?
DeleteEve, I think someone should form a band called "The Delicious Parsnips!" :-) I enjoyed your droll pet peeves, and I'm sure you and I aren't the only ones who could relate!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite among your gripes was: "That miserable sack sitting in his car as if he has all day when there are no other parking spaces." When we lived in the Bronx, there was a crabby elderly man who was positively sadistic about sitting in his car (sometimes for hours!). He'd hang out in it for hours with the engine running, watching people slowly go mad as they waited in vain for him to leave, which he never did until he damn well felt like it! (I've given him a heavily-disguised cameo in my second novel, SUBURBAN OUTLAWS, though I suspect he shuffled off this mortal coil years ago, making lawsuits superfluous! :-)) Delightful post, Eve, as always!
Congratulations on the second novel Dorian. I'm sure that you write wonderful characters!
DeleteAs my name implies I am a lover of the parsnip.
ReplyDeleteOne of my main pet peeves is comcast !
Where I live, the city is Cox, the county has comcast.
I had to deal with them yet again today. Every week like clock work something is wrong with my cable. argh !
I also really love and appreciate the voice on the phone that tells me to log on to the comcast page to see about outages in your area... hey lady if I had internet I wouldn't be calling you.
Love your page design !
cheers, parsnip
When I saw the title, I thought she was referring to you, Parsnip!
Deleteme too, I thought opps did I stick my rather large foot in my mouth again ?
Deletemy whole name angryparsnip came about in a rather long story about the carrot and why no one knows how great parsnips are and me too !
My beef with Verizon is bigger than a pet peeve. Have an hour?
DeleteAh, yes,the swirly bulbs. They claim there's no difference, and yet you turn it on and it seems like you need an extra lamp....
ReplyDeleteGood pet peeves, Eve!
Thanks William. On top of emitting less light they are also dangerous and contain mercury.
DeleteTypos in headlines...I saw one the other day that misspelled the word "public." I found myself what kind of students go to Pubic Schools....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the plug, Evie!
And that was supposed to read, "I found myself wondering what kind of students go to Pubic Schools."
DeleteYikes, typos in our local paper are pretty common so maybe I'm getting used to them, but that Public school thing could really be a concern to parents. LOL
DeleteWell, as I said on Norma's blog, I don't like people who can't put their shopping carts in the cart corral or back inside the store, and those people who feel the need to walk/run on the road...I'm sure I could think of others, but those two really burn my ass.
ReplyDeleteOr when they leave the shopping cart right in the middle of a parking space and it's the only space left so you have to get out of your car and move it before parking!
DeleteMy peeve? People who hog your popcorn at the movies...especially when I said, "I'll buy you your own bucket." They declined but still chomped on mine. I swear! I could just smack my little grandkids. Kidding! Just kidding. It was a friend of mine who's old enough to know better and buy her own.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever eaten at a buffet with a person on a diet who wants like everything on your plate but didn't pay for a meal of their own? Weird. Thanks for stopping in Em.:)
DeleteOh oh!! I can relate to the car thing in another way...when people get the good tables in Barnes and Noble and they are just reading!!! There are other chairs for that! Some of us job seekers need that table!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think I've been guilty of doing that. Sorry Nicole!
DeleteThis is such a good post! We have so many in common.
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Gina, I'm so happy you stopped in and I wish your website had an automatic link. I'll visit soon.
DeleteHaha. May I add people who text during movies. I just want to grab that person's phone and throw it down the stairs.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind the texting at the movies as much as the guy who brings tacos and smells up the entire theatre.
DeleteGood ones Eve! One of mine is when the rubber on the car's wind shield wiper goes bad, the streak is always in the center of your main viewing area.
ReplyDeleteOh well I don't have that problem too much in the desert. LOL Thanks for stopping in Lynn!
DeleteJust thinking about the sound packing tape makes sets my teeth on edge!
ReplyDeleteOh my friends at the newspaper used to put extra packing tape on the packages they were sending just to get my goat!:)It was meant in a friendly way but they could see my horrified expression!
DeleteGreat post! I love your pet peeves! I can't say I'm keen on parsnips. My mum made us eat them a lot when I was a kid...haven't eaten them since I moved away from home.
ReplyDelete....But when you start getting nostalgic for home you'll try making something with parsnips Sharon and good luck having someone help you find them!
DeleteThat's awesome. I love, love when talented people make a visual thing with their words.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donna, it wasn't that hard.
Deleteomg, I love your list and the way you wrote it. My fav is the email confirmation, and the package doesn't arrive for 3 weeks. How can they say it's been shipped? Fun, fun post. Sure put a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. I love to make you smile!
DeleteHey Eve! I love parsnips...and I share the first pet peeve about being out with friends and no one mentions when or where we're going to eat...that's one reason why I hate staying with people too! It seems I get hungry waaaayyy before anyone else does..
ReplyDelete...and the 'Pubic' School thing, it reminds me that years ago there was a gigantic sign put up on the lawn of a place for sale that was just down the road from us. It said, in huge letters, 'Pubic Viewing Dates:' and proceeded to list all days someone could pop in for a peek...hope things are tickity boo in the desert!
Entertaining list of pet peeves! I really hate those swilry bulbs!! I love parsnips--but I must admit, I didn't learn what they looked like until about seven years ago when I needed some for a recipe;)!
ReplyDeleteThat's a creative and funny list. I must have a strong bladder, as I refuse to go pee during a movie. And the halogen bulbs (my kids call them curly fries) also give off a strange artificial glow. Harsh on the eyes.
ReplyDeleteThat was funny and I love the way you displayed the list. Mine include freezing stores in hot summer and super hot offices in cold winter. And yeah, email that your stuff mailed but you wont get it for weeks sure makes the list!
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