Comments on: Pet Peeves VII http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/ an absolutely mediocre weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:03:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: abby http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1528 abby Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:33:41 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1528 I don't do well with Sentence Finishers/ Alongside Talkers either- they make me feel like I'm taking too much time talking to them and feel the need to speed it up. (Which, honestly, is probably the case, but I digress.) A BIGGER peeve of mine is when you are in a conversation with someone and they check their blackberry/ iphone/ electronic device of choice to see if anyone new has twittered in the past 5 minutes. At some point in the next 20-30 minutes of the time we spend together, I promise I will exit to the bathroom to give you the opportunity to read up on people's fitness stats, breakfast choices, and occasional hilarious joke. The REAL funny stuff will take too long to access from your phone anyway, so you'll have to wait to get home to read Tyler's blog entry or watch that video of someone falling on their head during a ski accident. Don't look so eager. I don't do well with Sentence Finishers/ Alongside Talkers either- they make me feel like I'm taking too much time talking to them and feel the need to speed it up. (Which, honestly, is probably the case, but I digress.)
A BIGGER peeve of mine is when you are in a conversation with someone and they check their blackberry/ iphone/ electronic device of choice to see if anyone new has twittered in the past 5 minutes. At some point in the next 20-30 minutes of the time we spend together, I promise I will exit to the bathroom to give you the opportunity to read up on people's fitness stats, breakfast choices, and occasional hilarious joke. The REAL funny stuff will take too long to access from your phone anyway, so you'll have to wait to get home to read Tyler's blog entry or watch that video of someone falling on their head during a ski accident. Don't look so eager.

]]> By: Anna http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Anna Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:06:45 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1527 People who post their exercise routines on Twitter or Facebook to make the rest of us feel bad. "Four miles today--fastest time ever!" or "Icing my knees after a 12-miler...it hurts so good!" Ok, you're fit, I get it. Now pass me the cheeseburger please while I continue to sit on the couch. People who post their exercise routines on Twitter or Facebook to make the rest of us feel bad. "Four miles today–fastest time ever!" or "Icing my knees after a 12-miler…it hurts so good!"

Ok, you're fit, I get it. Now pass me the cheeseburger please while I continue to sit on the couch.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1522 Sarah Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:08:39 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1522 Maybe it's just me....but children calling adults by their title and their first name. Preschool teachers are the main offenders. What is up with that? Do we think that children are incapable of saying last names? Seriously. I don't care if children call me Ms. Nash (although I insist my students do, of course) or Sarah....but what is the point of calling me Ms. Sarah?!?! Maybe it's just me….but children calling adults by their title and their first name. Preschool teachers are the main offenders. What is up with that? Do we think that children are incapable of saying last names? Seriously. I don't care if children call me Ms. Nash (although I insist my students do, of course) or Sarah….but what is the point of calling me Ms. Sarah?!?!

]]> By: Marcus Williamson http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1508 Marcus Williamson Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:59:27 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1508 Ink for sure. Ink for sure.

]]> By: Alex http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 Alex Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:14:31 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1503 What's really bad is when somebody stabs your computer screen then, after seeing the gigantic rainbow bruise they caused, slowly looks at you and goes, "Awk...ward..." What's really bad is when somebody stabs your computer screen then, after seeing the gigantic rainbow bruise they caused, slowly looks at you and goes, "Awk…ward…"

]]> By: AshleeKV http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 AshleeKV Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:44:42 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1502 It peeves me when people use phrases incorrectly. Examples: 1) "I didn't finish my work today....Granite, I was 2 hours late." Yes, I know someone who uses "granite" instead of "granted". 2) "It never seizes to amaze me..." Do you mean "cease"? Or are you trying to tell me that the "it" in your sentence has seizures? I also hate when someone responds to my status updates on Facebook with a "joke" that I don't understand. I have a friend who always makes comments that are meant to be "funny"...but I never get it, so I either ignore the comment or just reply, "lol"....and hope to God they don't say, "haha--did you get my joke?" It peeves me when people use phrases incorrectly.
Examples:
1) "I didn't finish my work today….Granite, I was 2 hours late."
Yes, I know someone who uses "granite" instead of "granted".
2) "It never seizes to amaze me…"
Do you mean "cease"? Or are you trying to tell me that the "it" in your sentence has seizures?

I also hate when someone responds to my status updates on Facebook with a "joke" that I don't understand. I have a friend who always makes comments that are meant to be "funny"…but I never get it, so I either ignore the comment or just reply, "lol"….and hope to God they don't say, "haha–did you get my joke?"

]]> By: Leigh http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1501 Leigh Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:27:00 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1501 I'm a sentence finisher but I only do it when the one I am talking to can't think of the word. Them: I took my dog to the uh, ummmmm . . . . Me: Vet? Them: Yeah, the vet. I've noticed this happens to people who are texting friends while carrying on a conversation with me . . . Pet Peeve. I'm a sentence finisher but I only do it when the one I am talking to can't think of the word.
Them: I took my dog to the uh, ummmmm . . . .
Me: Vet?
Them: Yeah, the vet.

I've noticed this happens to people who are texting friends while carrying on a conversation with me . . . Pet Peeve.

]]> By: Mary http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1500 Mary Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:11:44 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1500 One time my great aunt was poking my computer screen with a pencil. She is old and didn't understand so I just sat there and cried on the inside. One time my great aunt was poking my computer screen with a pencil. She is old and didn't understand so I just sat there and cried on the inside.

]]> By: Josh LaFayette http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1499 Josh LaFayette Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:55:20 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1499 Our pet peeves have totally synced up in this issue. The biggest bummer is that my wife is an incorrect sentence finisher. Awww... sad. Our pet peeves have totally synced up in this issue. The biggest bummer is that my wife is an incorrect sentence finisher. Awww… sad.

]]> By: Jenni http://www.tylerstanton.com/2009/08/05/pet-peeves-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Jenni Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:13:51 +0000 http://tylerstanton.com/?p=2402#comment-1497 Along with the sentence finisher, my other pet peeve is the person who tries to anticipate what I'm saying and then tries to say it WITH me...at the same time as me. I have several people in my life who do this to me, and I find myself talking faster around them so they can't keep up with me. Along with the sentence finisher, my other pet peeve is the person who tries to anticipate what I'm saying and then tries to say it WITH me…at the same time as me. I have several people in my life who do this to me, and I find myself talking faster around them so they can't keep up with me.

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