people who say things like
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all the time
( Gilgamesh the mild mannered janitor, Thu 8 May 2008, 12:02, 7 replies)

Being touched
Ok, my pet peeve isn't exactly getting touched. I'm a wee bit on the shorter side or tall. (Not quite five foot) and people somehow have taken this as a sign that somehow I won't get annoyed If they jokingly pat me on the head or rest their elbows on it. (generally these days I take that as a sign that they won't in return get mad if I return that with a swift elbow to the ribs)No You cannot erst your pint there. Unless when you say that you really mean spend an evening in casualty after I've smashed it into your face

I don't actually like it when people try to lift me up. Its not cute. Or funny. I will bite.

Actually short jokes in general, or having to pre-empt people and make them myself. I'm not a fucking midget -3 inches too tall actually. The weather is not different down here and if I need something high up I'll get one of you lanky gits to fetch it. I swear to god if one more person asks if I'm going to kick them in the shins I'll kneecap them. Clearly I've noticed that I'm short so please don't point it out to me again. I'm an angry little woman at the best of times. Don't make it worse...
(weekirst23 Irish Bash! Friday Sept 5th!, Thu 8 May 2008, 12:00, 9 replies)

Polyethylene terephthalate
That is what's more commonly known as "PET".

I work with systems that are trying to replace it in the bottling industry. *yawn*

Here at work We're always talking about "Pet Re-Cycling" and I have to stifle giggles as I picture Paris Hilton's pet rat-dog being re-cycled in a big grinder...
( Humpty Dumpty was Pushed now comes in king-size, Thu 8 May 2008, 11:58, 5 replies)

Surf during the week
I have to work monday to friday, with the odd exception.

The weather and the surf is always better during these days of the week.

unfair.
( Vipros We made the big time, malicious and mad..., Thu 8 May 2008, 11:47, Reply)

Brim measure, goverment breaking promises.
Our government cannot be trusted. Way down the list was a pledge to introduce lined glasses throughout the uk on their first election.
did they? did they fuck!
Camra said they thought they would pull out.

It is a rip off, and the expensive places in cities are the worst offenders and the bastards fit sparklers to create foam.

It is our duty to demand a full pint and I do.If that clogs up their trade for the extra time they shouldn`t be so greedy should they?

W/spons and sam smiths usually serve a full pint (even if served by an ex commonwealth accent)
My old boss is also a licensee for a sports club, and at a trade fair got a credit card type plastic calculator which you could hold up to the head on a standard straight glass and look down the price per pint column and find out how much you were being ripped off. THAT WORKS! sadly it doesnt have a column above £2.50 so is out of date

just before the last supposed expression of our democratic rights I got a labour canvasser.
( I`d also had a tory and a few others who demonstrated their inability to read a notice on my door and not ring. All sent off with earfleas)

This one was really keen. "how can I vote for a government that doesn`t keep its promises?" and after stats and speech on education, health etc covering all the other likely things people would be pissed off at he drew a blank, I dropped in that "you promised line measure", and whilst reeling "AND REPRIVATISATION OF OUR PUBLIC TRANPORT!"
He had obviously been told dont turn and run, they might pounce and claw you to bits, so he backed out looking very Prey animal.

Ask for a top up and if you have more than 2mm of foam remaining, and no effort to do it, call the manager, it WILL be a managed house.
(tootired suppository of all knowledge, Thu 8 May 2008, 11:45, 1 reply)

Glue
After yesterdays super glue antics, I have today moved on to Pritt stick.

I hate it.

It feels rubbish, it's leaving lumpy bits on the back of pictures, and it doesn't stick properly.

What kind of glue is it if it isn't sticking stuff to other stuff?


Grr.
(PenguinOfDeath travelled into the future on, Thu 8 May 2008, 11:36, 33 replies)

You know what really grinds my gears......
Work.

I fuckin' hate work... and to make matters worse I didn't win the lotto last night.

Its not that my job is a bad one or that my colleagues are ass holes, because they're not. I just hate having to get up and go to work.....I also don't appreciate the fact that I have to do stuff when I'm there....

I do like getting paid though. Yeah pay-day today.

Oh and another thing Man. Utd. supporters really get on my tits!

That is all.
(Kopite Ceoil agus Craic, Thu 8 May 2008, 11:23, 3 replies)

More peeves
Following on from yesterday's post

41 People who don't take climate change seriously.

42 People who seem to think that only children play computer games.

43 Overzealous spam-filters.

44 The new layout of the BBC news website.

45 The word 'innit' and anyone who uses it.

_{Rest assured my cuddly QOTW'ers, the peeves question will come to an end today.}
( mistaspakkaman needs to spend 70% less time worrying, Thu 8 May 2008, 11:13, 2 replies)

Board Cliques
We all know.
( Mime, Thu 8 May 2008, 11:07, 9 replies)

I bloody hate filing.
When do I get my own 16 year old office monkey to do my bloody filing.

When hell freezes over, that's when.
( Big-girl's-blouse is now au natural in the earlobe deparment, Thu 8 May 2008, 11:03, 13 replies)

Yet another one.................
People who slag off the readers of a particular paper, be it beardy lefty Guardian readers or foaming at the mouth Sun or Mail Nazis......last time I looked, we were living in a democracy (allegedly), which means people have the freedom to express their opinions....

Erm....I know I'm ranting, but how about a bit of tolerance all round?
(wobbegong69 is on the Marston's Old Empire - watch out!, Thu 8 May 2008, 10:59, 3 replies)

Gobbing..............
Specifically, those little arseholes who seem to think it's fantasically cool to spit every third step - it isn't, it's a filthy habit. I'd like to drown the bastards in a vat of saliva......
(wobbegong69 is on the Marston's Old Empire - watch out!, Thu 8 May 2008, 10:54, Reply)

Fucking kettles
Listen, Chinese kettle-makers! I don't fucking care how small your cups are over there! Over here, we have our tea in mugs. Coffee drinkers, the heathens, seem to be using mugs, too.

So why, when I'm making four cups of tea, do I need to fill the fill level up to '6' to get enough water?

Tbh, this really is a 'pet' peeve, and is probably the mildest annoyance listed this week.
( Le Penseur Tear down the walls, Thu 8 May 2008, 10:34, Reply)

If this is true
Then it'll be a mighty peeve.
If it isn't, then I'm just a paranoid wierdo.

I think that the reason we're getting so many repeats of QOTWs is so that the b3ta overlords have enough material for a book.

We're like cattle to them, milk us of stories until we're dry.
(Kaol "I expected him to be smaller... And angrier", Thu 8 May 2008, 10:32, 18 replies)

Self as Benchmark
I am great at grammar, and it irritates me when people get it wrong

Let’s face it, English is a complex thing. Yes, a certain level of competence might reasonably be expected. However I guarantee that a great number of those who throw rocks at people who confuse such things as their/there would have their own written work torn to shreds by genuine experts in the field. Write something lengthy and then engage an expert and see how you fare.


Those people are overweight. That makes me really angry.

(I accept that overweight is not the same as obese but this is a rant thread) so cut me some slack.

Um, why? If you find them unattractive, fair enough. If it’s uncomfortable to be in close proximity to them sometimes (e.g. on a plane), fair enough. If you consider them to be an additional burden on the health system, fair enough. But let’s face it, the above conditions could be met by any number of people and circumstances, be they overweight or not. If you really have an issue with overweight people, for whatever reason, I challenge you to check your own BMI. Consider asking the staff at the local gym to help you calculate the figure. See what it is like to be judged by someone else’s standards and then let’s see what you do about it. I think many of you will get a shock, but if you aren’t in the obese, and hence visibly identifiable category, then why worry hey.


I hate bad drivers. I see them everywhere. They are dangerous.

Driving is a potentially lethal activity and it’s fair to be annoyed by people who drive unsafely. They can cause you and yours great harm, and controlling X ton/tonne of metal is a serious issue. People doing the obviously stupid things, like speeding or talking on the phone, are clearly in the wrong. But how do people see you as a driver? How do we assess our own driving skills? By lack of accidents? By lack of incidents? By lack of beeps? Or do we get our driving skills checked by professional driver trainers? No, we don’t (most of us). Most of us probably haven’t even taken any additional driving training at all. Why not? Is it ok to be annoyed by other drivers doing the wrong thing yet not bother to ensure we are the best possible drivers we can be?

There are lots of holes in what I have written, but the key point is that there is an intrinsic conceitedness in using ourselves as benchmarks - particularly in condemning anyone who doesn’t meet our standards.
( Mime, Thu 8 May 2008, 10:32, 6 replies)