Can we discuss pet peeves here? (1 Viewer)

[DA RAIDERS]

I don’t like any of the euphemisms. Lost. Passed away etc

I don’t like any of the euphemisms. Lost. Passed away etc

Even croaked? I like that one.

Expired?

Dirt nap? I'm partial to that one.

I’ll accept croaked, dirt nap, kicked the bucket. There may be others.

It’s the PC ones that I can’t stand.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I don’t like any of the euphemisms. Lost. Passed away etc

I don’t like any of the euphemisms. Lost. Passed away etc

Even croaked? I like that one.

Expired?

Dirt nap? I'm partial to that one.

I’ll accept croaked, dirt nap, kicked the bucket. There may be others.

It’s the PC ones that I can’t stand.

Sometimes, joined the Choir Celestial is appropriate. I find the more elaborate they are, the better.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

For mob movie fans, sleeping with the fishes.

 

[joey]

It’s not pining! It’s passed on! This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It’s expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot! It’s a stiff! Bereft of life! It rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies! It’s run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!

 

[brun]

Gone to that great gig in the sky.

 

[Zeppelin]

Eliminated.

 

[Payne]

What am I seeing the term "unaliving" or "unlived" as a replacement for saying someone died or was killed? Is the latter somehow offensive now? Really dumb IMO.

"Unalive" and "Make it make sense" are two trendy phrases that annoy me.

 

[Zeppelin]

Eliminated.

Actually, "bit the dust" is better.

 

[arrow1]

“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.

Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then

Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.

It's like dirt and gravel trucks in the Minnesota summers. Billions of them.

With rocks and dirt clods falling out and bouncing off the roadway into your car.

 

[jhib]

What am I seeing the term "unaliving" or "unlived" as a replacement for saying someone died or was killed? Is the latter somehow offensive now? Really dumb IMO.

"Unalive" and "Make it make sense" are two trendy phrases that annoy me.

And this of course means at the moment we're all undead

 

[Drunken knight]

“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.

Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then

Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.

It's like dirt and gravel trucks in the Minnesota summers. Billions of them.

With rocks and dirt clods falling out and bouncing off the roadway into your car.

rocks and dirt clods were not too bad.

that was terrible when i lived in Colorado doing a commute on I 70 over vail pass. always had broken windshields

 

[ChiefD]

Good friend of mine (may he rest in peace) had a couple of sayings:

1. Living is like not being dead.

2. Life is a like a jet airplane. You go for a ride and then you just get off.

 

[kupcho1]

Good friend of mine (may he rest in peace) had a couple of sayings:

1. Living is like not being dead.

2. Life is a like a jet airplane. You go for a ride and then you just get off.

No disrespect intended for you friend, but those sayings are terrible.

 

[Instinctive]

Good friend of mine (may he rest in peace) had a couple of sayings:

1. Living is like not being dead.

2. Life is a like a jet airplane. You go for a ride and then you just get off.

No disrespect intended for you friend, but those sayings are terrible.

I was born at a young age...

 

[parasaurolophus]

Cant believe Theo croaked.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Cant believe Theo croaked.

he was a frog?!?

 

[parasaurolophus]

Cant believe Theo croaked.

he was a frog?!?

Obviously not.

 

[wlwiles]

People that spout some asinine statement, then follow it with "Change my mind".

100% of the time they are as close-minded as possible, they do not want their mind changed, they want to pretend they are Charlie Kirk and strawman whatever you say to death.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Pizza places that don't cut the slices adequately. Get some frickin' sharks with lasers and cut the stuff! How hard can this be?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Pizza places that don't cut the slices adequately. Get some frickin' sharks with lasers and cut the stuff! How hard can this be?

Every pizza place has better knives than I do. Use the ****ing things.

 

[Dennis Castro]

I don’t like any of the euphemisms. Lost. Passed away etc

I don’t like any of the euphemisms. Lost. Passed away etc

Even croaked? I like that one.

Expired?

Dirt nap? I'm partial to that one.

I’ll accept croaked, dirt nap, kicked the bucket. There may be others.

It’s the PC ones that I can’t stand.

Sometimes, joined the Choir Celestial is appropriate. I find the more elaborate they are, the better.

Shuffled off this mortal coil

 

[General Malaise]

Pizza places that don't cut the slices adequately. Get some frickin' sharks with lasers and cut the stuff! How hard can this be?

Every pizza place has better knives than I do. Use the ****ing things.

We do a lot of grilled pizzas - smaller sized, personal pizzas mostly. I bought myself one of these and it's a game changer!

 

[belljr]

Took my daughter through McDonald's drive thru for the first time in forever

Automated voice.....hello are you using the McDonald's app today?

"No"

Worker : "good evening, are you using the McDonald's app today?"

What's the freaking point of the first one

 

[kupcho1]

People that spout some asinine statement, then follow it with "Change my mind".

A throat punch is the only acceptable response here.

No jury would convict you.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Not a pet peeve per se but here's the stupidest driving thing I've ever seen. Happened tonight...

35W runs from north/south through downtown Minneapolis and I'm headed north. Servere thunderstorm rolls through with some pea sized hail. So what do some of our community of geniuses do? Naturally they completely stopped and parked under overpasses IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!! As in they blocked all five lanes on a major interstate just so they could get their car out of the rain!

 

[Terminalxylem]

Not a pet peeve per se but here's the stupidest driving thing I've ever seen. Happened tonight...

35W runs from north/south through downtown Minneapolis and I'm headed north. Servere thunderstorm rolls through with some pea sized hail. So what do some of our community of geniuses do? Naturally they completely stopped and parked under overpasses IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!! As in they blocked all five lanes on a major interstate just so they could get their car out of the rain!

That's pretty egregious, though I'm guessing they were trying to spare their vehicles from hail damage, to everyone else' s detriment. How long was the delay?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Not a pet peeve per se but here's the stupidest driving thing I've ever seen. Happened tonight...

35W runs from north/south through downtown Minneapolis and I'm headed north. Servere thunderstorm rolls through with some pea sized hail. So what do some of our community of geniuses do? Naturally they completely stopped and parked under overpasses IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!! As in they blocked all five lanes on a major interstate just so they could get their car out of the rain!

That's pretty egregious, though I'm guessing they were trying to spare their vehicles from hail damage, to everyone else' s detriment. How long was the delay?

Sure that's what they were doing. Fortunately one lane opened up. That person must have come to their senses. The other four remained steadfastly selfish.

 

[Gally]

35W runs from north/south

I would be more annoyed that 35W (assuming West) runs North/South

 

[Gally]

Not a pet peeve per se but here's the stupidest driving thing I've ever seen. Happened tonight...

35W runs from north/south through downtown Minneapolis and I'm headed north. Servere thunderstorm rolls through with some pea sized hail. So what do some of our community of geniuses do? Naturally they completely stopped and parked under overpasses IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!! As in they blocked all five lanes on a major interstate just so they could get their car out of the rain!

About a year ago we were driving through Colorado and got hit with a hail storm and rain so thick windshield wipers barely worked. Many cars pulled under overpasses to get out of the hail and ride out the storm. However, they did not block the active lanes and got off the highway. I was in a rental car so just kept going and didn't care about hail damage.

 

[Drunken knight]

Not a pet peeve per se but here's the stupidest driving thing I've ever seen. Happened tonight...

35W runs from north/south through downtown Minneapolis and I'm headed north. Servere thunderstorm rolls through with some pea sized hail. So what do some of our community of geniuses do? Naturally they completely stopped and parked under overpasses IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!! As in they blocked all five lanes on a major interstate just so they could get their car out of the rain!

About a year ago we were driving through Colorado and got hit with a hail storm and rain so thick windshield wipers barely worked. Many cars pulled under overpasses to get out of the hail and ride out the storm. However, they did not block the active lanes and got off the highway. I was in a rental car so just kept going and didn't care about hail damage.

my wife is from CO. in college she spent a summer back home. she had a white toyota. got caught in a hailstorm while in a mall and her car looking like a golf ball afterwards (hail the size of softballs).

 

[nirad3]

35W runs from north/south

I would be more annoyed that 35W (assuming West) runs North/South

I-35 runs (for the most part) north-south in most cities, but it splits into two (35W and 35E) as you approach the Minneapolis/St. Paul metroplex. 35W goes through Minneapolis and 35E takes you through St. Paul.

 

[the moops]

Not a pet peeve per se but here's the stupidest driving thing I've ever seen. Happened tonight...

35W runs from north/south through downtown Minneapolis and I'm headed north. Servere thunderstorm rolls through with some pea sized hail. So what do some of our community of geniuses do? Naturally they completely stopped and parked under overpasses IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!! As in they blocked all five lanes on a major interstate just so they could get their car out of the rain!

I would make it my life goal to ruin these people's lives. Grrrr

 

[wlwiles]

No one in either side of my family can keep track of a remote control. There is a side table at both ends of each couch, plus a coffee table in the middle. Yet every person except me sets the dang thing down next to them on the couch, and it ends up under a blanket, then ends up down in the recesses of the couch every single time. And couches nowadays are a maze of metal brackets and stapled cloth that's come unstapled so random barbs poking out at you and are a death trap for your fingers, rather than the old days of "just lift the cushion and there it is". PUT THE FREAKIN REMOTE BACK ON A TABLE.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Not a pet peeve per se but here's the stupidest driving thing I've ever seen. Happened tonight...

35W runs from north/south through downtown Minneapolis and I'm headed north. Servere thunderstorm rolls through with some pea sized hail. So what do some of our community of geniuses do? Naturally they completely stopped and parked under overpasses IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!! As in they blocked all five lanes on a major interstate just so they could get their car out of the rain!

I would make it my life goal to ruin these people's lives. Grrrr

It would be a favor to the gene pool to do so.

 

[jamny]

Why do people on sites like TripAdvisor insist on posting pictures of themselves and their stupid family. No one logged on to look at your ugly mug.
Although, I admit, this one made me laugh. I hope it was intentionally funny.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Why do people on sites like TripAdvisor insist on posting pictures of themselves and their stupid family. No one logged on to look at your ugly mug.
Although, I admit, this one made me laugh. I hope it was intentionally funny.

Are they recommending that place? They look so pleased to be there.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

No one in either side of my family can keep track of a remote control. There is a side table at both ends of each couch, plus a coffee table in the middle. Yet every person except me sets the dang thing down next to them on the couch, and it ends up under a blanket, then ends up down in the recesses of the couch every single time. And couches nowadays are a maze of metal brackets and stapled cloth that's come unstapled so random barbs poking out at you and are a death trap for your fingers, rather than the old days of "just lift the cushion and there it is". PUT THE FREAKIN REMOTE BACK ON A TABLE.

My kids used to be notorious for this

 

[dino259]

No one in either side of my family can keep track of a remote control. There is a side table at both ends of each couch, plus a coffee table in the middle. Yet every person except me sets the dang thing down next to them on the couch, and it ends up under a blanket, then ends up down in the recesses of the couch every single time. And couches nowadays are a maze of metal brackets and stapled cloth that's come unstapled so random barbs poking out at you and are a death trap for your fingers, rather than the old days of "just lift the cushion and there it is". PUT THE FREAKIN REMOTE BACK ON A TABLE.

Our furniture has large arms that are almost table like. I also put the remotes button side down so it is less likely to slide off.

 

[ChiefD]

Our furniture has large arms that are almost table like. I also put the remotes button side down so it is less likely to slide off.

Look at this warlock.

 

[arrow1]

No one in either side of my family can keep track of a remote control. There is a side table at both ends of each couch, plus a coffee table in the middle. Yet every person except me sets the dang thing down next to them on the couch, and it ends up under a blanket, then ends up down in the recesses of the couch every single time. And couches nowadays are a maze of metal brackets and stapled cloth that's come unstapled so random barbs poking out at you and are a death trap for your fingers, rather than the old days of "just lift the cushion and there it is". PUT THE FREAKIN REMOTE BACK ON A TABLE.

Our furniture has large arms that are almost table like. I also put the remotes button side down so it is less likely to slide off.

#friction

 

[Andy Dufresne]

No one in either side of my family can keep track of a remote control. There is a side table at both ends of each couch, plus a coffee table in the middle. Yet every person except me sets the dang thing down next to them on the couch, and it ends up under a blanket, then ends up down in the recesses of the couch every single time. And couches nowadays are a maze of metal brackets and stapled cloth that's come unstapled so random barbs poking out at you and are a death trap for your fingers, rather than the old days of "just lift the cushion and there it is". PUT THE FREAKIN REMOTE BACK ON A TABLE.

Our furniture has large arms that are almost table like. I also put the remotes button side down so it is less likely to slide off.

I do this too and my wife looks at me like WTH?

It's a burden being an unappreciated genius, isn't it?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

No one in either side of my family can keep track of a remote control. There is a side table at both ends of each couch, plus a coffee table in the middle. Yet every person except me sets the dang thing down next to them on the couch, and it ends up under a blanket, then ends up down in the recesses of the couch every single time. And couches nowadays are a maze of metal brackets and stapled cloth that's come unstapled so random barbs poking out at you and are a death trap for your fingers, rather than the old days of "just lift the cushion and there it is". PUT THE FREAKIN REMOTE BACK ON A TABLE.

Our furniture has large arms that are almost table like. I also put the remotes button side down so it is less likely to slide off.

I do this too and my wife looks at me like WTH?

It's a burden being an unappreciated genius, isn't it?

I do it as well. I don't want to have remotes sliding everywhere. Mansplain it to her. That should do the trick.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Which brings up another peeve. Why are remotes shaped like some girly vibrator? I want a practical, non-slidey remote. Those "ergonomic" things are hardly usable.

 

[kupcho1]

girly vibrator

Begins to ask question, thinks better of it, and sits back down.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Which brings up another peeve. Why are remotes shaped like some girly vibrator? I want a practical, non-slidey remote. Those "ergonomic" things are hardly usable.

Our remote has a tiny solar cell on the non-button side. Seems silly to me.

Do most people’s remotes have a lot of exposure to direct sunlight?