Your irrational pet peeves

[60sixx]

Loud f-ing sneezers. There's a jerk that I work with that sounds like he is screaming every time he sneezes (which is at least 3 times a day). I can hear him from across the office--and there's this big scream build up, then sneeze. Every time I hear him, I wish someone had invented pocket flamethrowers.

[cheesesteakwithegg]

People who use hashtags on facebook. I am not talking about those who have their accounts synced up so that the status update goes to both FB and twitter. I am talking about the people who have no idea what twitter is, but they see people using hashtags on facebook, and because they are lemmings, they decide to do it, not realizing that the extra keystroke is meaningless.

[PenguinSteve-o]

Giant Eagle prices compaired to Walmart. At GE I wanted a salad for dinner. It cost me $25 bucks for bags of salad, bacon bits, croutons, seasoning, chicken, fruit and something else. Now I could get several uses but GEEZ.

I go to walmart for everything if I can. TP, Soda, all Cooking supplys, chips, cheese, sauce, ketchup, etc...

Giant Eagle only for Meats, Fruit, Eggs, Milk. Dosnt help I can walk to GE but Walmart is 20 minutes away.

A simple example is that a packet of Taco Seasoning (for meat) is .42 cents at WM. But 1.50 at GE and goes on sale for 1.00 sometimes. Generic brand for stuff like this FTW.

[MRandall25]

People who use hashtags on facebook. I am not talking about those who have their accounts synced up so that the status update goes to both FB and twitter. I am talking about the people who have no idea what twitter is, but they see people using hashtags on facebook, and because they are lemmings, they decide to do it, not realizing that the extra keystroke is meaningless.

One could argue it's still meaningless on Twitter

[crokin]

1) People who while a watching TV, feel the need to "surf" between ads senselessly (meaning even if nothing else is on, they will flick between 5 channels or so during a 2.5 minute commercial break just to avoid a commercial).

2) People who keep running for office even after they have been embarrassed and defeated countless times, because they have money to blow (Linda McMahon, Williard Romney).

[ExPatriatePen]

ejrm upi fpm your face

real mature

[meow]

Wal Mart

[PensFanInDC]

Kinda of
Half to

[eddysnake]

When link goes to bottle a fairy, but it replenishes his hearts instead. Get ready for the kicker.... you already had full hearts...

[PghSkins]

2) People who keep running for office even after they have been embarrassed and defeated countless times, because they have money to blow (Linda McMahon, Williard Romney).

You do realize that the former has only run once, while the latter was actually elected Governor, right?

Not disagreeing- just saying that you could probably come up with better examples.

[PghSkins]

People who call him "Depway" .

It's OK to say it like an English speaker if you have trouble with sounding French.

[MRandall25]

People who call him "Depway" .

It's OK to say it like an English speaker if you have trouble with sounding French.

Better than "Dess-press"

[IrishEyes]

Pas-quail.

HATE

[Juice]

Pas-quail.

HATE

PASQUAL DUPREE

[stopper40]

Not searching the whole thread to see if mentioned, but the person on facebook who always posts the virus alerts, the sick baby who neds surgery and facebook will pay for it if they get 1,000 likes. I have a friend who constantly does that and gets mad at me when I post the link to snopes telling them that it's false.

Oh and when people say Feb U ary, it's Feb RU ary

[DudeMan2766]

Oh and when people say Feb U ary, it's Feb RU ary

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[shmenguin]

that god damn geico screaming pig needs to go. if it was easy, i'd seriously switch insurance companies because of those commercials. what idiot green lighted 2 friggin commercials with this stupid bastard hog in them?

[JS©]

When I leave my office door open, nobody comes in for support. They either email me, IM, or call with the response that I looked busy. 99% of the time that isn't the case

The SECOND I close my door - not even a full minute - I have at least one person open my door and ask if I'm busy. When I had the agent here doing my background check, I had 5 people peek in. Today I brought my lunch and closed the door so people weren't walking by watching me eat. I had 4 people in 10 minutes open the door to ask about tickets that they had in the system.

[meow]

When I leave my office door open, nobody comes in for support. They either email me, IM, or call with the response that I looked busy. 99% of the time that isn't the case

The SECOND I close my door - not even a full minute - I have at least one person open my door and ask if I'm busy. When I had the agent here doing my background check, I had 5 people peek in. Today I brought my lunch and closed the door so people weren't walking by watching me eat. I had 4 people in 10 minutes open the door to ask about tickets that they had in the system.

You need a do not disturb sign

[JS©]

When I leave my office door open, nobody comes in for support. They either email me, IM, or call with the response that I looked busy. 99% of the time that isn't the case

The SECOND I close my door - not even a full minute - I have at least one person open my door and ask if I'm busy. When I had the agent here doing my background check, I had 5 people peek in. Today I brought my lunch and closed the door so people weren't walking by watching me eat. I had 4 people in 10 minutes open the door to ask about tickets that they had in the system.

You need a do not disturb sign

Yeah, like they'd read that. They'd still pop their head in and say "oh, sorry. didn't know you were busy."

From what the last guy passed down to me, the door closed is an unwritten rule in the building. You typically leave the door open unless there's a meeting, you're out of the office, or at lunch.

[Physical_Graffiti]

When I leave my office door open, nobody comes in for support. They either email me, IM, or call with the response that I looked busy. 99% of the time that isn't the case

The SECOND I close my door - not even a full minute - I have at least one person open my door and ask if I'm busy. When I had the agent here doing my background check, I had 5 people peek in. Today I brought my lunch and closed the door so people weren't walking by watching me eat. I had 4 people in 10 minutes open the door to ask about tickets that they had in the system.

You need a do not disturb sign

Yeah, like they'd read that. They'd still pop their head in and say "oh, sorry. didn't know you were busy."

From what the last guy passed down to me, the door closed is an unwritten rule in the building. You typically leave the door open unless there's a meeting, you're out of the office, or at lunch.

When you leave your door open, you're probably still doing work, correct? They can see you working and hence, leave you alone. When your door is shut, they don't know what you're doing, so they assume you aren't busy.

Just my $0.02.

[JS©]

When I leave my office door open, nobody comes in for support. They either email me, IM, or call with the response that I looked busy. 99% of the time that isn't the case

The SECOND I close my door - not even a full minute - I have at least one person open my door and ask if I'm busy. When I had the agent here doing my background check, I had 5 people peek in. Today I brought my lunch and closed the door so people weren't walking by watching me eat. I had 4 people in 10 minutes open the door to ask about tickets that they had in the system.

You need a do not disturb sign

Yeah, like they'd read that. They'd still pop their head in and say "oh, sorry. didn't know you were busy."

From what the last guy passed down to me, the door closed is an unwritten rule in the building. You typically leave the door open unless there's a meeting, you're out of the office, or at lunch.

When you leave your door open, you're probably still doing work, correct? They can see you working and hence, leave you alone. When your door is shut, they don't know what you're doing, so they assume you aren't busy.

Just my $0.02.

Yes and no for the first one. If the door is open, I'm typically looking at tickets, maybe looking for info on something that's been an ongoing problem in our system, or screwing off on here. In either case, I typically stop what I'm doing to help somebody that shows up. They are supposed to go through our help desk first, but if it's something I can take care of in a few minutes, I'll take care of the problem, write the ticket afterwards and assign it to myself.

If the door is closed, there is a reason (see earlier explanation about closed doors). To me, it's almost the equivalent of walking into an ongoing meeting several times in one day, especially since today's thing involved the same person opening the door twice in 5 minutes.

Am I making more of an issue than what I should? Probably. That's why it's in the irrational pet peeve thread.

[Physical_Graffiti]

When I leave my office door open, nobody comes in for support. They either email me, IM, or call with the response that I looked busy. 99% of the time that isn't the case

The SECOND I close my door - not even a full minute - I have at least one person open my door and ask if I'm busy. When I had the agent here doing my background check, I had 5 people peek in. Today I brought my lunch and closed the door so people weren't walking by watching me eat. I had 4 people in 10 minutes open the door to ask about tickets that they had in the system.

You need a do not disturb sign

Yeah, like they'd read that. They'd still pop their head in and say "oh, sorry. didn't know you were busy."

From what the last guy passed down to me, the door closed is an unwritten rule in the building. You typically leave the door open unless there's a meeting, you're out of the office, or at lunch.

When you leave your door open, you're probably still doing work, correct? They can see you working and hence, leave you alone. When your door is shut, they don't know what you're doing, so they assume you aren't busy.

Just my $0.02.

Yes and no for the first one. If the door is open, I'm typically looking at tickets, maybe looking for info on something that's been an ongoing problem in our system, or screwing off on here. In either case, I typically stop what I'm doing to help somebody that shows up. They are supposed to go through our help desk first, but if it's something I can take care of in a few minutes, I'll take care of the problem, write the ticket afterwards and assign it to myself.

If the door is closed, there is a reason (see earlier explanation about closed doors). To me, it's almost the equivalent of walking into an ongoing meeting several times in one day, especially since today's thing involved the same person opening the door twice in 5 minutes.

Am I making more of an issue than what I should? Probably. That's why it's in the irrational pet peeve thread.

But they actually don't know that you're busy (where as, when your door is open, they can tell that you are).

Lol, yes and no, and I understand.

[Malkamaniac]

Yea, if the doors are closed here at our office, everyone knows there's a meeting happening.

[Physical_Graffiti]

We have a boardroom.