Can we discuss pet peeves here? (3 Viewers)

[mr. furley]

this is gonna be pretty niche but it's driving me crazy. maybe some of the the SE WI guys will know what i'm talking about.

there's a guy on sports radio out of Milwaukee that unnecessarily adds the word "on" in sentences. it's so petty and minor but it drives me insane.

My MIL does this with the word "then" at the end of sentences. Example: "Well, I'm going to go take a shower, then". Or "What should we do for dinner, then?" I think this is a mid-west thing, but I'm not sure, then.

people outside the Midwest don't say that ?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

this is gonna be pretty niche but it's driving me crazy. maybe some of the the SE WI guys will know what i'm talking about.

there's a guy on sports radio out of Milwaukee that unnecessarily adds the word "on" in sentences. it's so petty and minor but it drives me insane.

My MIL does this with the word "then" at the end of sentences. Example: "Well, I'm going to go take a shower, then". Or "What should we do for dinner, then?" I think this is a mid-west thing, but I'm not sure, then.

people outside the Midwest don't say that ?

Nope. Thank goodness.

 

[Scoresman]

Is it like how people from NY say waiting “on line” instead of waiting “in line”?

On line is something you are doing while on the internet.

 

[belljr]

Is this the pet peeves or looney tunes thread?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Is this the pet peeves or looney tunes thread?

Yes. One of those.

 

[belljr]

My propensity to impulse buy bulk items at Costco that end up tasting like a homeless guy’s bum.

I bought a 456-pack of ‘seaweed snacks’ and just added them to a lunch salad. I used chicken as the protein, but the entire salad tasted like the lowest grade mock-tuna: the kind that would make @Ministry of Pain go ham in a movies theater. It was pretty much unpalatable.

So, now I have a 455-pack of seaweed snacks that I absolutely loathe. Can’t even bring them into work and pawn them off on my co-workers because 1) Who reaches for seaweed snax when they get hungry 2) they are heinous, so even if somebody gets desperate enough to eat one, the smell and retching will warn everyone else not to eat them. Then there’ll be a 454-pack of seaweed snax sitting around taking up valuable real estate in the breakroom.

I hate throwing out food, but can’t in good conscience donate these vile sea vermin snax to any food shelters.

My kids love those seaweed snacks. Ship them my way

Gimme ur address- I’ll send em

one weed at a time......

 

[ProstheticRGK]

That’d be worth the $612 in stamps.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

this is gonna be pretty niche but it's driving me crazy. maybe some of the the SE WI guys will know what i'm talking about.

there's a guy on sports radio out of Milwaukee that unnecessarily adds the word "on" in sentences. it's so petty and minor but it drives me insane.

As in "On, Wisconsin"?

 

[Osaurus]

this is gonna be pretty niche but it's driving me crazy. maybe some of the the SE WI guys will know what i'm talking about.

there's a guy on sports radio out of Milwaukee that unnecessarily adds the word "on" in sentences. it's so petty and minor but it drives me insane.

As in "On, Wisconsin"?

Tommy Thompson must be rolling in his grave

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Got on some business mailing list and wanted to unsubscribe from their promotional messages. Buried at the bottom of the email is this:

Please note that you cannot opt-out of an email that is required to provide you information about your relationship with TriNet. To update the types of communications you receive from TriNet, including opting out of all non-operational email communications, click here to visit the TriNet Communication Preference Center. Or you can mail your unsubscribe request to: TriNet, One Park Place, Suite 600 Dublin, CA 94568.

First sentence: I don't even know what that means other than "Nice try, but we're going to keep spamming you"

Second sentence: I clicked on the link and it prompted me to log in. I have no idea what my login is because I never signed up for these emails. Which I'm sure they knew.

Third sentence: "Oh, you'd still like to unsubscribe? How about a nice warm glass of shut the hell up?"

LOL. I'm hoping there is a new place in Hell just for those people.

BTW, the old lady in the clip is the same one that Jerry Seinfeld stole the loaf of marble rye from.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

My dad likes to email articles he finds interesting. But instead of just sending the link like a normal person, he saves the article as a PDF and sends it as a large attachment. (Mind you, these are generally from free websites, so it's not like he's doing it to circumvent the paywall)

 

[DA RAIDERS]

My propensity to impulse buy bulk items at Costco that end up tasting like a homeless guy’s bum.

I bought a 456-pack of ‘seaweed snacks’ and just added them to a lunch salad. I used chicken as the protein, but the entire salad tasted like the lowest grade mock-tuna: the kind that would make @Ministry of Pain go ham in a movies theater. It was pretty much unpalatable.

So, now I have a 455-pack of seaweed snacks that I absolutely loathe. Can’t even bring them into work and pawn them off on my co-workers because 1) Who reaches for seaweed snax when they get hungry 2) they are heinous, so even if somebody gets desperate enough to eat one, the smell and retching will warn everyone else not to eat them. Then there’ll be a 454-pack of seaweed snax sitting around taking up valuable real estate in the breakroom.

I hate throwing out food, but can’t in good conscience donate these vile sea vermin snax to any food shelters.

My kids love those seaweed snacks. Ship them my way

Gimme ur address- I’ll send em

Please make this happen boys.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Is this the pet peeves or looney tunes thread?

Yes

 

[the moops]

My propensity to impulse buy bulk items at Costco that end up tasting like a homeless guy’s bum.

I bought a 456-pack of ‘seaweed snacks’ and just added them to a lunch salad. I used chicken as the protein, but the entire salad tasted like the lowest grade mock-tuna: the kind that would make @Ministry of Pain go ham in a movies theater. It was pretty much unpalatable.

So, now I have a 455-pack of seaweed snacks that I absolutely loathe. Can’t even bring them into work and pawn them off on my co-workers because 1) Who reaches for seaweed snax when they get hungry 2) they are heinous, so even if somebody gets desperate enough to eat one, the smell and retching will warn everyone else not to eat them. Then there’ll be a 454-pack of seaweed snax sitting around taking up valuable real estate in the breakroom.

I hate throwing out food, but can’t in good conscience donate these vile sea vermin snax to any food shelters.

My kids love those seaweed snacks. Ship them my way

Gimme ur address- I’ll send em

Please make this happen boys.

Oh it's on. I will post pics when the deal is completed

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

My dad likes to email articles he finds interesting. But instead of just sending the link like a normal person, he saves the article as a PDF and sends it as a large attachment. (Mind you, these are generally from free websites, so it's not like he's doing it to circumvent the paywall)

He needs to be on one of those ads about turning into your parents.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

this is gonna be pretty niche but it's driving me crazy. maybe some of the the SE WI guys will know what i'm talking about.

there's a guy on sports radio out of Milwaukee that unnecessarily adds the word "on" in sentences. it's so petty and minor but it drives me insane.

example?

it'll be something like "if you're making brats tonight, go ahead on and add a little Frank's tobasco on in with your ketchup and while you're at it go ahead and throw a little potato salad on in your plate and you're good to go. And if you're feeling thirsty, go ahead and grab yourself a Miller Lite to add on in there."

So basically he says "on" where Canadians would say "eh".

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

this is gonna be pretty niche but it's driving me crazy. maybe some of the the SE WI guys will know what i'm talking about.

there's a guy on sports radio out of Milwaukee that unnecessarily adds the word "on" in sentences. it's so petty and minor but it drives me insane.

example?

it'll be something like "if you're making brats tonight, go ahead on and add a little Frank's tobasco on in with your ketchup and while you're at it go ahead and throw a little potato salad on in your plate and you're good to go. And if you're feeling thirsty, go ahead and grab yourself a Miller Lite to add on in there."

So basically he says "on" where Canadians would say "eh".

I don't think Canadians do that randomly in the middle of sentences.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

My dad likes to email articles he finds interesting. But instead of just sending the link like a normal person, he saves the article as a PDF and sends it as a large attachment. (Mind you, these are generally from free websites, so it's not like he's doing it to circumvent the paywall)

My father-in-law would print out every article he found on the internet and wanted to read. Just think of all the money wasted on paper and printer ink.

 

[Keerock]

My dad likes to email articles he finds interesting. But instead of just sending the link like a normal person, he saves the article as a PDF and sends it as a large attachment. (Mind you, these are generally from free websites, so it's not like he's doing it to circumvent the paywall)

My father-in-law would print out every article he found on the internet and wanted to read. Just think of all the money wasted on paper and printer ink.

@St. Louis Bob loves your FIL

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

My dad likes to email articles he finds interesting. But instead of just sending the link like a normal person, he saves the article as a PDF and sends it as a large attachment. (Mind you, these are generally from free websites, so it's not like he's doing it to circumvent the paywall)

He needs to be on one of those ads about turning into your parents.

I mean, he's 82. That happened a long time ago

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

My dad likes to email articles he finds interesting. But instead of just sending the link like a normal person, he saves the article as a PDF and sends it as a large attachment. (Mind you, these are generally from free websites, so it's not like he's doing it to circumvent the paywall)

My father-in-law would print out every article he found on the internet and wanted to read. Just think of all the money wasted on paper and printer ink.

Back in the early Aughts, I was on a listserv where a woman mentioned an important article that had recently run in the NYT and said, "If anyone wants to read the full article, let me know and I'll type it out and email it to you." I was like, "You know the Times has a free website, right?" (This was years before the Times instituted its paywall).

Her response: "Not everyone on this listserv is so tech savvy."

 

[mr. furley]

headlines like the one i just read "J. Tatum named Hawks head coach"

me: ......dafuq?

article: "Justin Tatum named the head coach of the Illawarra Hawks"

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

headlines like the one i just read "J. Tatum named Hawks head coach"

me: ......dafuq?

article: "Justin Tatum named the head coach of the Illawarra Hawks"

I once saw a headline "Lebron to have season-ending elbow surgery". Clicked through the link: "Minor league pitcher Tommy Lebron will undergo surgery ..."

 

[Snoopy]

this is gonna be pretty niche but it's driving me crazy. maybe some of the the SE WI guys will know what i'm talking about.

there's a guy on sports radio out of Milwaukee that unnecessarily adds the word "on" in sentences. it's so petty and minor but it drives me insane.

As in "On, Wisconsin"?

Tommy Thompson must be rolling in his grave

still living

 

[Osaurus]

this is gonna be pretty niche but it's driving me crazy. maybe some of the the SE WI guys will know what i'm talking about.

there's a guy on sports radio out of Milwaukee that unnecessarily adds the word "on" in sentences. it's so petty and minor but it drives me insane.

As in "On, Wisconsin"?

Tommy Thompson must be rolling in his grave

still living

Close enough

 

[General Malaise]

My dad likes to email articles he finds interesting. But instead of just sending the link like a normal person, he saves the article as a PDF and sends it as a large attachment. (Mind you, these are generally from free websites, so it's not like he's doing it to circumvent the paywall)

My dad copy/pastes them into Word and then sends them to me.

 

[TheBaylorKid]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

I have a cousin
with an "artsy"
background

Her emails to me
are structured
in such a way that
I feel like
I'm reading
some sort
of poem

Even though
the actual words
are completely
prosaic

Honestly,
I'm not even sure
I'd call it a pet peeve

I find it rather
amusing

 

[rockaction]

I have a cousin
with an "artsy"
background

Her emails to me
are structured
in such a way that
I feel like
I'm reading
some sort
of poem

Even though
the actual words
are completely
prosaic

Honestly,
I'm not even sure
I'd call it a pet peeve

I find it rather
amusing

I wish I was as good at blank verse as this

 

[parasaurolophus]

People that name their kids after comic book or star wars characters.

 

[Drunken knight]

People that name their kids after comic book or star wars characters.

Simmer down now solo

 

[jhib]

People who send like five separate texts in under a minute when they could just combine the thoughts into one text message

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

I have a cousin
with an "artsy"
background

Her emails to me
are structured
in such a way that
I feel like
I'm reading
some sort
of poem

Even though
the actual words
are completely
prosaic

Honestly,
I'm not even sure
I'd call it a pet peeve

I find it rather
amusing

Is your cousin e e cummings?

 

[General Malaise]

People who send like five separate texts in under a minute when they could just combine the thoughts into one text message

Android limits my characters

 

[DA RAIDERS]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

Tdoss?

 

[jhib]

People who send like five separate texts in under a minute when they could just combine the thoughts into one text message

Android limits my characters

But I'm talking something like
"Hi jhib"
"That is great"
"Thank you"
"Jim said it went well today"
"Would you be able to do tomorrow too?"

 

[the moops]

People who send like five separate texts in under a minute when they could just combine the thoughts into one text message

Android limits my characters

But I'm talking something like
"Hi jhib"
"That is great"
"Thank you"
"Jim said it went well today"
"Would you be able to do tomorrow too?"

seems fine to me

 

[arrow1]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

I have a cousin
with an "artsy"
background

Her emails to me
are structured
in such a way that
I feel like
I'm reading
some sort
of poem

Even though
the actual words
are completely
prosaic

Honestly,
I'm not even sure
I'd call it a pet peeve

I find it rather
amusing

Haiku FTW

 

[jhib]

People who send like five separate texts in under a minute when they could just combine the thoughts into one text message

Android limits my characters

But I'm talking something like
"Hi jhib"
"That is great"
"Thank you"
"Jim said it went well today"
"Would you be able to do tomorrow too?"

seems fine to me

Well, it's a good thing I didn't try to pass if off as one of your pet peeves then.

Seriously though, there's no reason that couldn't have been two texts max instead of coming in one after another separately like that. It doesn't bother me much when my phone is on do not disturb/mute, but there are times I need notification sounds on. It's even more annoying when coming in through the car when driving.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

People who send like five separate texts in under a minute when they could just combine the thoughts into one text message

Android limits my characters

But I'm talking something like
"Hi jhib"
"That is great"
"Thank you"
"Jim said it went well today"
"Would you be able to do tomorrow too?"

seems fine to me

Well, it's a good thing I didn't try to pass if off as one of your pet peeves then.

Seriously though, there's no reason that couldn't have been two texts max instead of coming in one after another separately like that. It doesn't bother me much when my phone is on do not disturb/mute, but there are times I need notification sounds on. It's even more annoying when coming in through the car when driving.

This wouldn't solve the problem you're describing, but I recommend that everyone go through their phone's notification settings and, for each app, ask if they really need to be notified or if it's just a way for the app developer to drive engagement. Text messages, sure. If your spouse is texting you that they're trapped at the bottom of a well, you need to know that right away. But, for example, do you really need your phone to buzz with news that the Bears' backup punter has a hangnail and may be forced to miss OTAs?

Actually, now that I think of it, that is a pet peeve. I've found Fantasy Life is the best app for breaking alerts, but even though they helpfully categorize Major and Minor alerts, they don't appear to allow you to set different notification preferences based on that. I want to know right away if CMC tore his Achilles, but the news that the Niners signed Heywood Jabloughmie to a futures contract can wait (Oh, who am I kidding? If someone with that name ever made it onto an NFL roster, I'd totally want to know ASAP)

 

[Keerock]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

This is me...

ETA: Do you work for me?

 

[Joe Schmo]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

I feel ya...
My boss is the "Mad Quoter". She "air quotes" all the "time". In emails and "messages" my eyes bleed and when she does it "live" I want to slap her "hands".
She also likes to red ! most emails thereby rendering them all so not important.
grrrr......

 

[DA RAIDERS]

People who send like five separate texts in under a minute when they could just combine the thoughts into one text message

Android limits my characters

But I'm talking something like
"Hi jhib"
"That is great"
"Thank you"
"Jim said it went well today"
"Would you be able to do tomorrow too?"

i havde a friend that does this. its maddening

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

I feel ya...
My boss is the "Mad Quoter". She "air quotes" all the "time". In emails and "messages" my eyes bleed and when she does it "live" I want to slap her "hands".
She also likes to red ! most emails thereby rendering them all so not important.
grrrr......

Have you tried anonymously sending her this link, er, "link"?

The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks

misinterpreting bad punctuation since 2005

www.unnecessaryquotes.com

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

This is me...

ETA: Do you work for me?

How hilarious would it be if you did work together, and you were both wasting time here during the work day? It'd be like a much lower-stakes version of seeing a colleague in a strip club and knowing you're both protected by the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction

 

[Chris B.]

How my boss punctuates most sentences in MS Teams…

He even does it some in emails…

I’m not sure why he does this…

Even talked to him about how I end up waiting for him to finish his thoughts…

Wow…

I have a cousin
with an "artsy"
background

Her emails to me
are structured
in such a way that
I feel like
I'm reading
some sort
of poem

Even though
the actual words
are completely
prosaic

Honestly,
I'm not even sure
I'd call it a pet peeve

I find it rather
amusing

Haiku FTW

More like - Ha-choo! Amirite?

 

[General Malaise]

Not sure if this is a pet peeve or not but my god, is there anything more ridiculous than REALTOR® or whatever they call themselves head shots? It's like they're all pretending to audition for a part in Dallas or Falcon Crest. Get over yourself. You help people sell or buy houses.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Not sure if this is a pet peeve or not but my god, is there anything more ridiculous than REALTOR® or whatever they call themselves head shots? It's like they're all pretending to audition for a part in Dallas or Falcon Crest. Get over yourself. You help people sell or buy houses.

I was a realtor at one point. I was naked from the waist down for my pic.

 

[General Malaise]

Not sure if this is a pet peeve or not but my god, is there anything more ridiculous than REALTOR® or whatever they call themselves head shots? It's like they're all pretending to audition for a part in Dallas or Falcon Crest. Get over yourself. You help people sell or buy houses.

I was a realtor at one point. I was naked from the waist down for my pic.

The purest way to exude confidence in your head shot. Nice.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Not sure if this is a pet peeve or not but my god, is there anything more ridiculous than REALTOR® or whatever they call themselves head shots? It's like they're all pretending to audition for a part in Dallas or Falcon Crest. Get over yourself. You help people sell or buy houses.

I was a realtor at one point. I was naked from the waist down for my pic.

The purest way to exude confidence in your head shot. Nice.

It brought me great joy everytime I handed one out