Fingernails on a chalkboard.. What REALLY bugs you???

[SoCalDem]

For me it's bad grammar ..especially from people who ought to know better..

One of the hit parade.. "I SEEN in the paper that......."..

[Loonman]

1. Hipsters

With their Parliament cigarettes and complicated shoes.

Who do they think they are?

[corporatewhore]

4. all the hipsters frat boys and sorority girls that swarm around austin

stupid college kids!!! I pray that i dont turn into one of them next fall.

[Intelsucks]

16. amen to that!

Austin has more "wannabe hipsters" than any place I've ever been.

[the_boxer_]

39. I don't know...Austin's diggible..

Of course I haven't been there in a few years. One of my best friends lives in San Marcos. Need to go back and visit.

[Andyjunction]

60. Harley 's

Why must you be so annoying?

[demnan]

2. John Bastow ads

(you know the six-pack ads guy)

Paris (or whoever the loudmouthed blonde of the week is)

[Red State Rebel]

34. That guy is creepy...can't stand those ads....

[the_boxer_]

42. LOL....

John Bastow...yeah, that commercial freaks me out too! He's got a really weird look.

[terrya]

3. The way certain people pronounce the word "nuclear"

It's NEW-KLEE-ER.

NOT "NUKULAR", President Dumbshit.

I want to hurl objects at my television whenever I hear that.

[smirkymonkey]

29. That one is definitely on my Top 10 list!

another is saying "Ax" instead of "Ask" - arggggggggghhhhhh!

[demsrule4life]

5. People blowing their nose

for me, worse than the chalkboard.

[LynneSin]

6. Wooden Spoons & Sticks

I just got chills thinking about it. You know, those little spoons you get with icecream cups. I can't even touch them. Wooden sticks in Ice Cream bars gross me out too!!!

[oxymoron]

55. EEEEEWWWWW!

Wooden spoons are just wrong! I can't stand to even think about them either. I'm with you.

[KoKo]

64. OMG! I didn't know they still had those. My skin is crawling thinking

about wood spoons! Ack..... Made the hairs on my arms stand up and my tongue shrivel. Wonder what genetic thingy we have in common. I've never heard anyone else talk about it....and I sure didn't want to. Glad to know there's a few of us.....wooden spoons.......creeps

[illini]

7. The Democratic Firing Squad!!

It takes the shape of a circle and all the participants are facing each other.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Talking during live music shows.

Ahem.

I AM HERE TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC, NOT LISTEN TO YOU CHAT WITH MUFFY ABOUT YOUR BANAL EXISTENCE!! SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET ME LISTEN TO THE MUSIC!!!

Thank you.

[wysimdnwyg]

OK, no one else has said it, so...

George W. Bush REALLY, REALLY bugs the crap out of me.

[LynneSin]

15. Well, that's just a given

We wouldn't be at DU if he didn't bug the shit out of us

:D

[Intelsucks]

9. Drivers In Austin, Texas

have to be the worst in the entire world. NOTHING surprises me anymore... Be ready for anything at any time. :mad:

[GOPisEvil]

13. That's 3 complaints about Austin.

It could be worse: we could be in Houston. :puke:

[corporatewhore]

20. you are right it could be houston

and we would all be wearing gas masks.

[GOPisEvil]

21. I've been to LA 4 or 5 times, and I swear the air in Houston is worse.

I feel like I have to cut Houston's air with a freaking knife and chew it, rather than breathe it.

[corporatewhore]

25. It is the smoggiest city in the usa(houston) thanks to El Busho

and his "environmental" policies as gov

[Sequoia]

10. People who just yak, yak, yak...

Too many words to absorb. Especially if they talk about themselves all the time or have all the answers. I can't bear a long phone coversation at all.

[Blade]

11. Me...I personally don't like telling people what bothers me...

then they can use that against me. Otherwise, to answer you question, I'll tell you what bothers me. Consider yourself lucky. :)

Pop culture. People who base their lives around what the Hollywood "A-List" is doing and all the latest trends, just so they can fit in with the rest of the robots. E!, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Globe, National Enquire, US, Star...all that shit and gossip about Hollywood stars. Tell me something: who really gives a magic rat's (no offense to the DUer that goes by the same name) ass on what the stars are doing???

That's what bothers the hell outta me.

[Loonman]

12. ooooo, an obvious one

Cell phones in movie theaters.

They should train special ushers to pull the person out of their seat, frog-march them out of the theater and throw them on the sidewalk.

[jono]

14. People who pop their knuckles and other joints

gratuitously. I can take a stretch here or there, but I swear my partner does it just to annoy me.

That's OK, it bugs the hell out of him when I crease a folded piece of paper between my fingernails. So we get into joint-popping, paper-creasing wars. Strange, but amusing.

[corporatewhore]

17. lets see

Freepers
people who correct my bad grammer
being called naieve or too idealistic
people who think dems are saints (when they aint)

[skippysmom]

18. people who constantly yap on their cell phones

everywhere!

And the conversation is usually the same:

"Hello?" (pause) "I'm at the mall (the movies, the museum, whatever)" (pause) "Uh-huh" (pause) "Uh-huh" (pause) "Bye"

Who the f%$#%k are they talking to????

(oh, and those cell phone musical rings are pretty annoying too.)

[Blade]

22. I know how you feel...

when class is over, people crowd the freaking doorway to check their cell phones for messages when the rest of us want to leave the $%^&ing classroom. That's irritating! Or when a cell phone goes off in the middle of lecture, and the ring is the theme from Bonanza....makes me wanna strangle the person!

[Loonman]

23. How about people who let the whole ring "song" play before they answer?

Drives me up the wall.

[corporatewhore]

27. what about the peole who talkon their cellphones

while in the restroom (stall.) weird and most likely unhygenic.

[GOPisEvil]

28. We have a guy here who plays his Gameboy in the stall.

Of course, he's not always USING the stall for its intended purpose. He's jus looking to get away and screw off. But, he has been known to "grunt" while playing away...

[mlawson]

47. That is ONE of mine!!

And I also wonder, WHO are they TALKING to, and can't it WAIT???????

[myrna minx]

19. People who suck food out of their teeth.

Sheesh--get a tooth pick. My skin crawls whenever I have to hear that sucking sound.

[smirkymonkey]

30. Or people who smack their lips when

they eat or chew with their mouth open...Basically, anything that has to do with eating and making noise drives me insane!!

[TrogL]

24. Don't get me started on noises

• eating noises
  
• gravel
  
• human contact noises eg. kissing, hitting
  
• malfunctioning equipment eg. noisy hard drives
  
• whining
  

[ArmchairActivist]

26. Kelly Anne Conway

...jeebus... talk about nails on a chalkboard. Bleh.

[Bronco69]

31. Certain things belong in certain rooms...

My partner leaves tools in the kitchen or dishes in the living room and it absolutely drives me insane! I constantly have to pick up after him.

[kaybea]

32. Dismissive slang...

1) Whatever.

2) Tell it to the hand.

3) Don't go there.

Pre-emptive censorship. It annoys like a crack-rubbing thong.

[skypilot]

33. I don't know if this counts on this thread but...

...one things that is really bothering me lately (apologies to the ladies and to some men) is this blond hilights craze. I don't know how bad it is where you all live but in my city it is all over the place. What ever happened to straight-up brunettes. I know some women who were very striking brunettes who've gone and done the hilights thing and now they just look kind of bland and washed out. They're not quite brunettes and they're not quite blonde, they're in some diluted in-between stage. I hate it.

[cally]

35. The sound of someone clipping toe or fingernails

Gives me the shivers. I hate it.

Also, the beeps on most electronic equipment. No idea why the drier, dishwasher, or computers beep. Drives me insane.

[kmla]

36. When someone is eating, and they scrape their teeth on their fork...

Drives me ape shit.

[Spirochete]

37. People talking with their mouth full

Stepping in water on the floor in my stocking feet
People with really loud thumping stereos in their cars.

[patdem]

38. Taking the collar of your blouse(shirt for a guy) and rubbing it between

your teeth....why I ever did it...I have no clue, but it gave me chills and even the thought of it gives me chills...??? Weird

[NoPasaran]

40. Guys who constantly jingle the change in their pockets

As if waiting for half an hour at the post office isn't bad enough I have to listen to your goddam change?!?!

[the_boxer_]

41. Fingernails on a chalkboard....that really freaks me out...

It hurts....just thinking about it...

[TEXASYANKEE]

43. Gum snapping/cracking

snoring
eating with mouth open

but gum snapping/cracking is the #1 thing for me

[Kenneth ken]

44. LOLOLOL

what the heck is that supposed to mean?

I understand LOL = laughing out loud
so does LOLOLOL = laughing out loud out loud out loud? that's just vomit-inducing.

speaking of which, I really hate that vomitting emoticon too.

[NightTrain]

45. Twisted phone cords (can't stand the sight of them!), and...

...smokers who tap-tap-tap their unopened cigarette pack against their hand or wrist. Just open the fucking thing and light up, fer chrissake!

[ohiosmith]

46. Rap "music"

[mlawson]

48. Barking dogs!!!

Ever lived next door to one??? Pure, bloody hell!!!

[CBHagman]

49. Oh, how I love this thread!

Thank you, SoCalDem. You are a winner.

Now for the pet peeves:

*Mayhem during Mass. You all know who you are. It's Sunday, the church is full, and you've brought your infernal cell phone and have LEFT IT ON, even though the bulletin says EVERY week that you're supposed to shut the thing off for the whopping 50 minutes or so you're going to condescend to spend with us praying. TURN IT OFF, YOU SOCIAL INCOMPETENTS!

And the same goes for the people who think that mass is a good time to drop coins in the collection box by the candles. You all know who you are. The priest is praying or giving the homily, and all I can hear are the clanking sounds of quarters reverberating in chapel. I'm sure your sinful dead relatives can wait another 50 minutes before you light a candle to them. Now go sit down.

Wow. That felt good, and I'm only just getting started!

[Piltdown13]

59. Not as big of an annoyance, but..

I sometimes get a little irritated by the competition to get a seat in the back couple of rows of pews, and then by watching those folks just keep on going after receiving communion -- right past their seat and out the door. I can understand if it's an emergency, but at that point, there's what, 5 or 10 minutes (tops) left in the service. What's your rush, guys??? (Maybe they're leaving early just in case there's a second collection.)

[JM]

50. Here we go...Pittsburgh drivers, for starters.

2) "Yinzers" speaking
3) REALLLLLLLY stupid customers, which we fortunately only have a select few.
4) Female drivers who have their fingers on the wheel pointed straight up because they just did their nails at the last stoplight.
5) The Pittsburgh highway naming system. Parkway North, Parkway West, Parkway East. "There is an accident on the westbound Parkway East"
6) The fact that Pittsburgh drivers can have sun delays, rain delays, and tunnel delays.

I know I'll think of more.

JM

[Djinn]

51. Most of the above

people who leave the keytones ON when they text message someone - all that bip, beep, bip, bip - actually I pretty much HATE text messaging - takes five times as long to do than just calling.

my boyfriends complete and utter inability to put clothes IN the laundry basket, if you're going to put them next to it how hard is it to put them IN it

people who insist on splitting restaurant bills evenly - I always end up subsidising someone else 3 course meal because I feel cheap pointing out that my meal was $10 and there's was $40 - have just started drinking again so hopefully this one will die down a bit now that I'll be quaffing up the bill

People who don't want to tip no matter how good the service (tipping in general isn't as expected in Aust but the 10% in restaurants is widespread) if you've just spent $30 on a meal is an extra $3 going to bankrupt you??

god I'm a whinging git!

[populistmom]

52. Mispronunciations of certain words

For example, the word often is pronounced OFF-EN, not OFF-TEN! It also bothers me when people use an improper tense, especially when the say "says" when describing a previous conversation with someone else as opposed to "said" or using "don't" when someone in the third person is the subject rather than "doesn't".

Grammer snob.

[Kenneth ken]

53. ...

Dear Grammar snob,

According to this link, both pronunciations for often are allowed.

just thought I'd play spelling fascist for a minute and mess with you. Try not to be offended, it's my teachinig moment for the minute. :evilgrin:

:hi:

:loveya:

:D

[toddzilla]

54. you misspelt teaching !!

mwahaha!!


for me, it HAS to be people that tell me they will "pray" for me or "i'm blessed" for whatever reason. I know they mean well, but they know me well enough to know my complete and total distaste for any and all things related to this mythical god creature.

[Kenneth ken]

56. that's what happens

when you're a fascist - your ignorance always shows up somewhere! :P
I think I'll leave it, not sure if I could still edit it or not anyway.

[Doc_Technical]

57. 100

This number is pronounced just as it is spelt,
(one hundred).

I go nuts when I hear someone pronounce it,
"a hunerd".

[populistmom]

62. Not offended

I didn't know that, so you taught me something, but that particular pronunciation STILL bugs me, okay? Or Illinoisssssss (as in saying the 'S' when it should be silent, but I suppose somewhere THAT'S a proper pronunciation too). I guess my spelling was off too this evening. Ooops! :dunce:

Hiding my head in shame in my claims to be a grammAr snob. :)

Has anyone ever asked you "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" Just wondering because every time I see your handle, that's what I think of.

[Kenneth ken]

66. ok

you can still smack anyone you want who pronounces the "t" in often or hisses out Illinois. :)

I got asked "What's the frequency" a few times when I lived in Tampa. I always said 88.5

88.5 was/is WMNF the only radio worth listening to in Tampa.

Mostly though, I go by Ken, so people rarely made the connection with my name to the song.

[nuxvomica]

61. Oh, baby, you got it.. "Off-ten" drives me up the freakin' wall!

It's a mispronunciation and an affectation, all rolled up in one annoying monkey screech.
It also annoys me when people use "less" instead of "fewer", especially when referring to human beings, as in "With our new system enhancements, we'll need less people."
And another one: neglecting to add the "s" to the possessive form of a single-syllable, singular noun ending in "s". For example: "Wes' new job was acquired by dating the boss' daughter, for Zeus' sake."

[MrScorpio]

58. People who use fucking profanity out of fucking context

That shit should be used to shock and awe, Gawddammit

[KoKo]

63. Faux Music station in all my local stores, grocery, clothing, everywhere..

it has me getting in and outta there so fast I don't "impulse buy." Bad for the stores, good for my wallet. Plus, they play the music LOUD and the sound system is crap.

When they go to the Faux news I've dropped my groceries and run out! (not really....but I make it as quick as I can...and often get odd looks)

[Zomby Woof]

65. endless Dean spamming in GD

"Dean leading in poll of hypersexual florists in Idaho!"

"DEAN helps woman birth 5-headed hydra with harelip!"

"Dean = He keeps you regular!"

Howard Dean will be the first candidate in history to lose an election because his drooling fan club pisses everyone else the fuck off.