Weird rants, pet peeves, etc.

Petunia D. Feeble

Petunia D. Feeble

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I thought this might be an interesting topic. Please share your rants, annoyances, pet peeves, etc. that others might find unusual.

Let's stay away from politics and religion though folks.

Mine that prompted this thread:

I'm not really sure what sparked the thought tonight, but it's something that has puzzled and maybe even slightly annoyed me since I was a child. Why the hell are the last four months of the year the last four months of the year?

Yes, I meant to type that twice.

SEPtember, OCTober, NOVember, DECember... 7, 8, 9 & 10. So why are they 9, 10, 11 & 12? It's confusing!!

I don't know how the months got their names as we use them now, nor do I know how they were placed in the order they're in. I just think it'd make a lot more sense if the ones with Latin numeric prefixes would've lined up with the numbers they represent.

I tried explaining this to my wife and she looked at me like I was insane. She understands the prefixes and all; she just doesn't understand why it bugs me.

I'm sure I've got others to contribute, but that's all that comes to mind now. What else you got?
 
I'll bite (and make my self oh so popular at the same time :
My pet peeve is soot suckers. Why is modern man (assumedly better educated man; scientific man) so obsessed with sucking soot into their lungs if air / oxygen is what belongs in there ? ? ? ?
  • Diesel exhaust (apparently the blacker the better)
  • Cigarette smoke (didn't we learn our lesson in the '90s)
  • Every meal must include smoked meat (can't pass a restaurant without sucking soot into my lungs from the smoker wheather I want to eat there or not)
  • Fire places; camp fires (natural gas & camp stove way less work)
  • etc., etc.,
 
  • Weed wackers, lawn mowers, machinery that creates outdoor noise and air pollution — especially when it disturbs the quiet INSIDE my house or my enjoyment of being outdoors
  • Rap "music"
  • Drivers driving with windows down —blaring the radio
  • Low-flying planes
  • People fixated on their phones in social settings, including driving and crossing the street
  • People who cough or sneeze into their hands and then want to shake mine or proceed to touch all community property
  • Most scents/fragrances (generally man made additives): Fabric softener, scented deodorant, shampoo, air "freshener" (gag), lotion, etc.
  • Fluoride in the water
 
I'm pretty good about most grammar and spelling stuff, but it drives me nuts when people don't get the distinction between less and fewer. I don't say anything, typically, because it's just me being a pedant, but that particular one makes me grind my teeth.
 
  • People that are late, especially for something they scheduled.
  • People that are in front of you just sauntering and/or wandering to where they are going not letting anyone behind them get by. Dawdlers.
  • People over the age of 8 using the word "like" as an adjective.
  • People driving down the highway while doing something else (Shaving, Reading, Putting on Makeup, Texting, etc...). A danger to all.
  • People who are oblivious to the person behind them going in the same door, yet not holding it open.
  • People who are oblivious to the person who just held the door for them, yet don't say thank you.
  • People who talk to the screen at the movies.
  • People who claim anything is good for dinner, yet say no to all options.
  • People that are stupid/ignorant/ill informed, yet act unconvincingly as the expert at every topic of conversation brought up.
In summary, people, I know I'm one of them.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
I'm pretty good about most grammar and spelling stuff, but it drives me nuts when people don't get the distinction between less and fewer. I don't say anything, typically, because it's just me being a pedant, but that particular one makes me grind my teeth.
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I have a couple of those. "Could care less" instead of "couldn't care less", for example.

My latest gripe is "real" used incorrectly where "really" should be used.

"It's real hot", or "it's real far away" o_O As opposed to fake hot or fake far away?

If you want to get my hackles up, use it twice to emphasize. "I'd go but the tickets are real, real expensive.":mad:

It's as accepted as "could care less" or less/fewer. Just one of the little burrs under my saddle.
 
People, ya know, who always add, ya know, the phrase "ya know" in a sentence. "Like" also works.
People who don't use turn signals when changing lanes and/or driving in general.
People who hate all pitbulls. I've owned two in my lifetime. Petey was 12 and Paulie (his son) was 13 before they passed on. Great dogs. I never had trouble with either one.
People who think reality tv is reality.
People who can't cover their mouth when they sneeze or cough.
 
Quick google search

Septembercomes from the Latin root septem-, meaning “seven,” because in the original Roman republican calendar Septemberwas the seventh month of the year rather than the ninth.
http://blog.dictionary.com/september/

I don't really believe in accuracy of historic events from way back in time but perhaps OP can put his mind at ease
 
Rupestris said:
"real" used incorrectly where "really" should be used.
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Look on the bright side; I haven't heard foilage where foliage is what they are attempting to say.
even freekin' news people were saying it incorrectly for quite a while there.
oooooOOOOOHHHHH that makes me real, real, disquieted. :) :)
 
gazz98 said:
People who don't use turn signals when changing lanes and/or driving in general.
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Them blinker switches wear out if you use them. Best to save them for special occasions like going to church.
The same people will drag their brakes to go well under the limit with no one in front of them but then race up to slow moving traffic as if they can make the line of cars move faster rather than coast down to that speed. But then brake repair is cheeper than them blinker switches . . . and the bulbs . . . like gold they are.
 
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Here are a couple (I'm sure I'll think of more):

Folks that go hiking while publicly blaring music from their phones (or whatever). You want to listen to music while hiking? Fine. Use headphones. The rest of us go hiking to escape your crappy music.

Folks that don't clean up after themselves in the backcountry. If you can't "leave it better than you found it," you've got no business being there to begin with.
 
Listening to - reading - others rant or share their pet peeves! :D

(Though I share some of the gripes mentioned above) :rolleyes:

Ray

OH - but having set myself up for your backhands - allow me to say that I really - really - really (that's 3 times not twice) hate the newly discovered use of the word SO. People all through society now use SO to begin an answer to a question. Started about 5 years ago and has now ramped up to common usage. My ears hurt and I stop listening.
 
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4mer_FMF said:
Folks that don't clean up after themselves in the backcountry. If you can't "leave it better than you found it," you've got no business being there to begin with.
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That's why Bob created bears and mountain lions; to clean up those fools. Crunch, gulp, smack, slurp. Nature is perfect.
Had a bear in my drive way about a week ago and not a litter bug in sight . . . poor thing. 'Ocourse it was four in the morning . . .
 
OK
This is THEEE BIG ONE
I would almost rather suffocate from high levels of inefficiently burned hydrocarbons and the eventual, and not too far off, desiccation of all life on the plant from out of control solar bombardment (the temp of the sun (surface) is 10,000°F ((yah count the zeros)) and unprotected objects in space near earth reach 250°F.
do you not realize that ?
anyway
WAY worse than that
my REAL . . . number one . . . pet peeve is :

Haven't these women (and men) ever seen those great old movies with the women with lovely, musical, sultry voices ? Why do they insist on sounding like sick frogs ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
 
OH !
Man !
I may have one more.
NO I do HAVE one more.
Sagging book shelves. Look at those book shelves in the vid above. Saggy assed things ! ! !
People . . . """"DESIGNERS"""" . . . hellooooooo ! ! ! Knock knock.
There are FORMULAS for shelf span lengths for various material used for book shelves.
My very first ever book cases that I made from pine from the Home Depot do not sag with a full load of tall books . . .
Get a clue ! ! !
 
Think you have unleashed something here in this thread. Buckle up :D
 
annr said:
  • Weed wackers, lawn mowers, machinery that creates outdoor noise and air pollution — especially when it disturbs the quiet INSIDE my house or my enjoyment of being outdoors
  • Rap "music"
  • Drivers driving with windows down —blaring the radio
  • Low-flying planes
  • People fixated on their phones in social settings, including driving and crossing the street
  • People who cough or sneeze into their hands and then want to shake mine or proceed to touch all community property
  • Most scents/fragrances (generally man made additives): Fabric softener, scented deodorant, shampoo, air "freshener" (gag), lotion, etc.
  • Fluoride in the water
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You would hate my house. I like hip hop/rap music, I enjoy a well kept lawn, and I'm in the flight path of a nearby airport.

Biggie biggie bigge smalls is the illest.

Fluoride in my city water. Quite fond of my cell phone, and my wife and I smell quite nice (deodorant/perfume/cologne)

Oh yeah, I smoke AND vape too.

I keep my germs to myself at least, and listen to music at a reasonable level unless I'm crushing beers.

My pet peeve is people who don't understand the left lane (passing) of a separated highway. And people traffic should mimic road traffic.

You're on the wrong side!
 
T.L.E. Sharp said:
I thought this might be an interesting topic. Please share your rants, annoyances, pet peeves, etc. that others might find unusual.

Let's stay away from politics and religion though folks.

Mine that prompted this thread:

I'm not really sure what sparked the thought tonight, but it's something that has puzzled and maybe even slightly annoyed me since I was a child. Why the hell are the last four months of the year the last four months of the year?

Yes, I meant to type that twice.

SEPtember, OCTober, NOVember, DECember... 7, 8, 9 & 10. So why are they 9, 10, 11 & 12? It's confusing!!

I don't know how the months got their names as we use them now, nor do I know how they were placed in the order they're in. I just think it'd make a lot more sense if the ones with Latin numeric prefixes would've lined up with the numbers they represent.

I tried explaining this to my wife and she looked at me like I was insane. She understands the prefixes and all; she just doesn't understand why it bugs me.

I'm sure I've got others to contribute, but that's all that comes to mind now. What else you got?
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As someone else mentioned, it is because of the Roman calendar originally had ten months, of which the four you mention were the last four.

January (named for the Roman god Janus) and February (named for a time of ritual purification) were the two to be added, apparently the Romans originally considered winter to be "monthless" and added these two months later.
 
Oh and my pet peeve people who are too lazy to do something themselves so they ask you, and social graces require you do it for them because it's such a small thing. If it's such a small thing then do it yourself.

Call me when you've got a hurdle to climb and I'll give you a lift, but you can tie your own damn shoes!
 
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