Pet Peeve Rant

[Kevin Peña]

I'm sorry that I only have an associates degree. Clearly I'm nowhere near as intelligent as you are with your bachelor's/master's/doctorate's/whatever. No my degree is not from some Ivy league school.

I don't like those kinds of people either. I'm seriously smarter than a lot of people from colleges, and I haven't even gone. I don't see the point in paying money to go to a lecture hall to have someone tell you to read a book. People learn mostly on their own from studying in college (what college grads tell me) and I can read a book, so I don't need college. I may not have a degree nor will I ever, but I am already proficient in college-level physics, chemistry, biology, differential calculus, integral calculus, multi-variable calculus, trigonometry, and world history (plus, I have the CLEP test scores to prove it  ). I am in the midst of being certified to perform emergency medicine. Also, I can communicate in English, Spanish, and sign language. So to all of you pompous, arrogant college grads out there --> 

When the weather is beautiful all week, but rains all weekend!

Rain can be fun. Just go outside. So you'll get wet, who cares? Did you never take a shower before?

[Teela Renee]

Laura91

way off topic comment from me, your profile pic fascinates me every time I see it.

[Devlyn]

I'm a dog owner, I am out in rain, snow, and anything else that comes up several times a day! Hugs, Devlyn

[Padma]

My peeve is with myself, I keep eating things I know I can't eat - wheat pasta tonight - and then suffer afterwards. Stop it, you berk!

[GendrKweer]

" AND THEY DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR DOING WRONG! OMFG!!!"

Oh, but they do, my dear. They do. 

As as for gas, come over here to the EU. We're sitting on almost 8 bucks a gallon....

[Kevin Peña]

I thought of a couple more.

For starters, I really don't like it when people speak for other people. Of course if you say something like "He//She needs oxygen to survive." then that's just a fact. It's when people tell me what I want that ticks me off. Every time I tell someone I never want to have kids, they get all up in my case and say, "Oh, you'll change your mind." When will they understand that they don't speak for me?! It's my head, and only I know what goes on in it. Sheesh.

Also, I detest pseudo science and anyone who claims to know facts without abiding by common sense or doing research through valid sources. For example, everyone says that carbs are the devil or that sucralose causes cancer. For Pete's sake, people, beef can cause cancer if eaten in excess. Honestly, I don't like the information age. Any idiot can put false info gained through speculation out there and people in their paranoia will gobble it up.

Speaking of paranoia, how annoying are overprotective parents? I saw a kid on a leash this morning!  Plus, parents make their kids look albino with so much sunscreen of SPF 6000000 or whatever it is, give their kids floating devices instead of teaching them to swim, and keep them from playing in the dirt. Dirt can be good for kids. It helps them build tolerance to bacteria and become immune to certain illnesses and playing in the dirt can give kids access to good bacteria that amplify serotonin production, which allows them to lift their moods and be happy. This upcoming generation is doomed... 

[eli77]

Starting a sentence with a capital is like saying "please read my sentence, good sir/madame." Ending a sentence with a period is like saying "thank you very much for reading my sentence; you are too kind."

Grammar/spelling/punctuation/paragraphing... that's the written form of etiquette. Putting some effort in tells your reader that you care about them, that you want to make it as easy and painless as possible to read your incredibly fascinating and insightful comments. A solid and indigestible block of writing that lacks capitals, punctuation, grammar or any discernible capacity on the part of the author to find the "Enter" key is rather like telling the readers to go f**k themselves.

But don't worry, I am not going to correct you. I'm just not going to read it.

(And, no, you aren't E. E. Cummings. Stop it.)

[Ave]

Lol Sarah7

*******(just realized it came off like this comment was directed at you Sarah7, sorry )*************

Anyway,

Shadiness is one big thing that gets to me. Don't think you're being cute by trying to "code" your shadiness, we all still know what you're talking about.

You don't see me telling everyone about your little bout with syphilis.

oops.

[Jamie D]

Starting a sentence with a capital is like saying "please read my sentence, good sir/madame." Ending a sentence with a period is like saying "thank you very much for reading my sentence; you are too kind."

Grammar/spelling/punctuation/paragraphing... that's the written form of etiquette. Putting some effort in tells your reader that you care about them, that you want to make it as easy and painless as possible to read your incredibly fascinating and insightful comments. A solid and indigestible block of writing that lacks capitals, punctuation, grammar or any discernible capacity on the part of the author to find the "Enter" key is rather like telling the reader to go f**k themselves.

But don't worry, I am not going to correct you. I'm just not going to read it.

(And, no, you aren't E. E. Cummings. Stop it.)

e e cummings

[eli77]

e e cummings

http://www.gvsu.edu/english/cummings/caps.htm

Don't try to out-edit the editor, my love.

[Kevin Peña]

Starting a sentence with a capital is like saying "please read my sentence, good sir/madame." Ending a sentence with a period is like saying "thank you very much for reading my sentence; you are too kind."

Grammar/spelling/punctuation/paragraphing... that's the written form of etiquette. Putting some effort in tells your reader that you care about them, that you want to make it as easy and painless as possible to read your incredibly fascinating and insightful comments. A solid and indigestible block of writing that lacks capitals, punctuation, grammar or any discernible capacity on the part of the author to find the "Enter" key is rather like telling the readers to go f**k themselves.

But don't worry, I am not going to correct you. I'm just not going to read it.

(And, no, you aren't E. E. Cummings. Stop it.)

Screw etiquette, I only use correct grammar and punctuation because I don't want to hear people mope and complain about my lack thereof.

By the way, another pet peeve: Etiquette and being "proper". Honestly, why do people care if I eat with my hands? They're my hands. You know what else is "rude"? Staring at people, regardless of their bad table manners.

Thus, in conclusion, etiquette sucks.

[Jamie D]

http://www.gvsu.edu/english/cummings/caps.htm

Don't try to out-edit the editor, my love.

Damn!

[Ave]

Screw etiquette, I only use correct grammar and punctuation because I don't want to hear people mope and complain about my lack thereof.

By the way, another pet peeve: Etiquette and being "proper". Honestly, why do people care if I eat with my hands? They're my hands. You know what else is "rude"? Staring at people, regardless of their bad table manners.

Thus, in conclusion, etiquette sucks.

Because we're not beasts dearie, we've evolved a bit past that.

[Ave]

Damn!

you got pawned.

[Jamie D]

you got pawned.

Yes, I did.  And I know when to give it up to my betters. 

[eli77]

Yes, I did.  And I know when to give it up to my betters. 

  <3

Thus, in conclusion, etiquette sucks.

You know the coolest thing about etiquette? Etiquette is sexy. No seriously. It really is.

*******(just realized it came off like this comment was directed at you Sarah7, sorry )*************

That's okay. I still love you. But only because you used "dearie." I am so in love with that word. (It may have to do with my obsession with Once Upon a Time's Rumpelstiltskin.)

[Kevin Peña]

Because we're not beasts dearie, we've evolved a bit past that.

I may not have class, but I'm still a very nice person. I'm just different, so  right back at you.

[Ave]

  <3

You know the coolest thing about etiquette? Etiquette is sexy. No seriously. It really is.

That's okay. I still love you. But only because you used "dearie." I am so in love with that word. (It may have to do with my obsession with Once Upon a Time's Rumpelstiltskin.)

I'm an 18 year old who uses the word dearie...such a level of gayness is lethal to behold. Come at me bro

@DianaP I'm just joking snookums, you can eat with your bare hands all you want.

You really shouldn't though, think about where you put your hands and if you want that bacteria in your food

And no, I mean ALL the places you put your hands. 

[Apples Mk.II]

* Programs that steal the window focus. You leave a 20 minutes install in the background, chat with a friend in the meantime, the install finishes ad gets the main focus. You can't stop typing on time and press C. Install cancelled. Start again.

* People that leave the copier's lid raised.

* People that won't separate and recycle rubbish. Even when you know they are going to do it, and you take out the yellow container, open it and put it in front of them so that they get the message, and they still will throw a freaking can to the organics basket

* Not being able to use my fountain pen in a plane. I have to learn a few things about pressure.

* Beggars that have enough money to afford tobacco and a smartphone.

[Kevin Peña]

I'm an 18 year old who uses the word dearie...such a level of gayness is lethal to behold. Come at me bro

@DianaP I'm just joking snookums, you can eat with your bare hands all you want.

You really shouldn't though, think about where you put your hands and if you want that bacteria in your food

And no, I mean ALL the places you put your hands. 

Well, if you want to go there, we put our filthy paws on our plates, utensils, table top, cups, faces, napkins, and more. Thus, I'm pretty sure it gets to our food indirectly anyway. Besides, saliva has anti-bacterial components like lysozyme, so I'm confident that my spit and immune system could handle it.

Another pet peeve: texting. The keys are too darn SMALL and close together!