lol

Yep. That, and for me, it's people who use words to make themselves look intelligent, or more intelligent than someone else, when in reality, they are beyond ignorant and stupid (even if they do have a strong vocabulary). I won't even get into any dialogue with morons like that.

eta: When people blame other people for their bad situation or problems. Ex: Blaming an ex because it didn't work out. Complaining because you're in a bad relationship. Blaming someone else for your troubles ignoring the fact that you decide what you allow or disallow.

People who are pompous pricks ( I won't get into any dialogue with people like that, either).

I do too.

No.

You don't know what masculinity is. "Your boys" are an extension of you, so they don't know what it is either.

To me, it’s just as bad as a young man/boy wearing saggy pants. It’s a sign of disrespect for themselves and other folks around them. I don’t hang around disrespectful women and men.

I'm not every "dude" on the planet.

Oh okay.

You should go here: http://www.chunkys.com/

One of the many things in New England that I miss!

Yes!!!

(And I'm using your "Just on Wednesdays" comment. lol)

I also hate when I say, "I need to work out," and people will roll their eyes and say, "Yea, whatever.. I'm sure you do.." or, "Can you even afford to lose another pound?" Um, I didn't say I needed to lose 50 pounds.. I simply said I need to work out. Thin people need some kind of physical activity in their lives, too.

lol

I wasn't going to admit this, but I really have a hard time with people who make a lot of noise when they're eating. That includes crunching, biting, lip smacking, eating with their mouths open - you name it. I absolutely cringe when I see someone pick up an apple, and eat it without cutting it into small pieces first. I know this comes from 1) all of the TMJ problems I've had (jealously) and 2) Emily Post. My very close friends and family refer to it as "doing a Honey", because they KNOW that, if I'm within earshot, steam is coming from my ears!

There's much more, but by far, this is the worst!

Typing "your" when you are trying to say "you are".

Driving 20mph on the highway in the left lane because "OMFG IT'S RAINING AND MY SUV IS GONNA FLIP OVER". (Naturally, when I'm stuck behind one of these idiots, there's usually some impatient asshat behind me who's flashing his brights at ME as if I'M to blame.) If you're that nervous, get into the right lane, or better yet, get off the freaking highway altogether.

Bringing a baby or small child into a restaurant past the child's bedtime. Parents of small children - go out for lunch, go for an early dinner, or get a babysitter. Don't drag your 3yo into a restaurant and let him/her run rampant because s/he really should be in bed.

And on that note, I have a pet peeve with restaurants that offer children's menus that obviously clash with the restaurant's normal offerings. I understand a burger joint offering a small burger and fries as a children's offering. But I have been to Indian restaurants that offer mozzarella sticks and fries on the kids' menu (geez ... offer them a small plate of pakoras or a half-size plate of chicken tikka masala). I could go on from there. If you are going to the trouble to take your child to a <insert cuisine here> restaurant, let him/her order a small plate that adheres to the cuisine. Otherwise you might as well take him/her to McDonald's.

I agree with all of the above (though I would say letting your children run rampant ANYWHERE is annoying). When I take my nephew to eat, I purposely pick places that don't serve chicken fingers or french fries or else the kid will order the same thing EVERY TIME.

I almost didn't post because, in her post immediately before this one, christiangirl did what I'm about to describe. lol Nothing but love for you, cj.

I cringe when I see the words "above" and "below" used as nouns or in an awkward structure.

Noun: See the above for more information.
Awkward: See the above message for more information.
Preferred: See the message above for more information.

The noun/awkward conformations are only marginally correct, imo. On an ironic note, I'm guilty of these unfortunate uses of above/below myself.

There's a guy here at work that is a subcontractor and is just sitting here somewhat tempprarily. He drinks pop, coffee, etc throughout most of the day and slurps so loudly with every sip. It is like fingernails on a blackboard to me.

Also, people that yell about sharing the road with bikers, yet don't follow the rules themselves. Not staying in bike lanes. Blasting through red lights and stop signs. Being mad at pedestrians because they're taking up the sidewalk that the bikers want to ride on. Grr.

lol
Hilarious!

It annoys me when, in the grocery store, people park their carts in the middle of the aisle while reading labels/searching for specific products/etc... I'm all for reading labels and spending time to see what's available, but c'mon. Move your cart to one side or the other so other carts can fit through.

If it gets the kids to STFU, I don't care what they have on the menu. The last thing I want to deal with in a restaurant is overhearing "please, just TASTE IT!" I don't think it's that the parents are "taking the trouble" to take their kid there - more like that's where they want to eat and they're stuck dragging the kid along.

And that's why God gave us babysitters.

You know what I was thinking? I am totally surprised you didn't mention:
this. I thought that would be the first thing you would have said. Forgot? :)

And this is the closest thing I could find to this but I think you'll figure it out.:rolleyes::)

eta: Now that I think about it, I should have mentioned this too -annoying.