Pet Peeves v. 5.0

[michael]

my current peeve is that i work with a bunch of freaking crybabies.

 

[alasdairm]

even though it makes more sense and is used elsewhere in the world

we agree

I must ask though, in the quote from the constitution, since you placed the comma inside the quotes, that means there is a comma at that point in the quoted material?

absolutely - the comma is part of the quoted material.

I would prefer to see you replace the comma with an ellipsis to indicate that the rest of the sentence following the comma has been truncated

a cursory search of a spattering of sources on the web suggests that this is not common usage. ellipses should not be used at the beginning or end of a quote - rather, to show only that material has been removed from the middle of a quote.

alasdair

 

[alasdairm]

i realise today that i have a pet peeve.

people who tell you the name of a band or a movie or something they like then say to you "you can thank me later".

alasdair

 

[Damien]

^ I laughed out loud. I've never had that happen to me. I don't know what I would think.

a cursory search of a spattering of sources on the web suggests that this is not common usage. ellipses should not be used at the beginning or end of a quote - rather, to show only that material has been removed from the middle of a quote.

Cool. I did not know that.

 

[User Name Here]

People who update their Facebooks with completely inane comments like, "I just had lunch!" or "My child just pooped out green poo LOL." Seriously, no one cares. To elaborate even more: I really can't stand parents who post comments about their child's every move. I don't mind parents sharing photos or milestones--you know, important things that people actually enjoy hearing about and sharing comments on--but I really don't want to hear about your kid's bowel movements (that's a popular one disgustingly enough), I don't want to know they just laughed at the TV, I don't care if they threw up on their new shirt, etc. No one does.

Speaking of stupid comments, I don't get Twitter. No one cares if you just bought a new pair of shoes or got stuck in traffic except for yourself. It seems like nothing more than mutual masturbation to me... Like if you read other peoples' nonsense and post a comment then they'll return the favor, subsequently making you feel like someone actually cares about the fact that you just just watched Jersey Shore.

 

[Fjones]

a cursory search of a spattering of sources on the web suggests that this is not common usage. ellipses should not be used at the beginning or end of a quote - rather, to show only that material has been removed from the middle of a quote.

alasdair

Interesting; I did not know this either. In light of everything that has been said, I am inclined to say we should probably change the rule for punctuation placement. Alas, we're probably stuck doing it the old way "because that's how it's always been done", just like the non-metric system and the war on drugs and other archaic things.


(See what I id there after my quote )

And yes, I realize my first sentence has a fragment before the semicolon. And I just began a sentence with "And". And I did all that to save time, though it took more time to explain than it would have to just write a complete sentence. Oh well.

 

[alasdairm]

there's hope for you yet, fjones

alasdair

 

[fizzle]

Haha look at you go, Fjones! I really dont know what this is about the punctuation being placed only inside the quotations though. Like I mentioned before, I've always been taught that you follow the thing your quoting, (punctuation inside if its part of the quote, outside if its not) and I've only ever been to American schools. Maybe all my teachers were teaching me wrong for American standards?

 

[Fjones]

More English pet peeves. I don't necessarily expect people to know the difference between "averse" and "adverse" (though it's really not that fucking hard), but I DO expect college professors to know the difference, and thus far, it is apparent they do not. Two different professors have repeatedly used the phrase "risk adverse" to refer to people who do not like risk.

COME ON!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jabberwocky]

Many medical articles used litiginous instead of litigious and I still hear MDs say litiginous for litigious. 'Risk adverse' has become a canonized phrase and I don't think it will go away anytime soon.

 

[Keaton]

I hate it when super hackers make my favorite forum disappear.

 

[DJ Revisionist]

I hate it when people on message boards ask stupid questions or ask questions that easily could've been answered by using the search function.

I hate that resetting my sleep schedule is proving to be a monumental task. I'm pretty sure I've been developing delayed sleep phase syndrome over the past year. I'll buy some melatonin and see how that goes.

I hate it when super hackers make my favorite forum disappear.

Most likely a bunch of 13 year old boys no doubt.

 

[Fjones]

'Risk adverse' has become a canonized phrase and I don't think it will go away anytime soon.

At the risk of sounding obtuse, I have no idea what you mean. Are you saying the incorrect usage has become canonized the way phrases such as "rediculous" and "your an idiot" and "I could care less" have become canonized?

 

[Fjones]

SPOILER ALERT for FIGHT CLUB and BOOK OF ELI

DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR THOSE TWO MOVIES!!!!!!!

Major pet peeve - overly helpful movie store clerks offering unsolicited advice. I believe three peeves occurred here in a span of 20 seconds. Actual conversation in quotes; my thoughts in parentheses:

I bring Both movies up to the counter (Fight Club and Book of Eli).

Clerk: "Both excellent movies"

(WTF. Why are you giving me the hard sell here? I already brought both movies up to the counter to check out. We have this thing called "the internet" which allows us to research things before buying or renting them. That I have chosen to pick out these two movies indicates I already want to view them. Your opinion on their quality is unnecessary and pointless.

Also - Fight Club is an excellent movie? REALLY? REALLY??? I had no fucking clue. I just thought the title sounded cool so I grabbed it. I had no idea it is a good movie, since there is no such site as IMDB or Rotten tomatoes, which is a real shame since if these sites did exist, I would know that Fight Club has an 8.8 rating and is number 14 on the top 250 list of all time, or that 81% of Critics give it a "Fresh" review.)

Clerk Continues: "Have you seen them?"

(Wow. Is your job really this boring? Sheesh)

Me (giving a terrible answer, in hindsight): "Yes and no. Not Book of Eli"

(At this point, the clerk probably has an aneurysm which deprived his brain of functioning in a normal manner)

Clerk: "Well, if you like the ending of fight club, you'll like Book of Eli. It has a plot twist at the end"

(WHAT THE GODDAMN FUCKING HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!????????? Why on earth would you tell me that?????????? A plot twist at the end of a movie is just a TINY bit better when YOU DON'T KNOW IT IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, no, I did NOT like the ending of Fight Club. I think it came from nowhere, was inconsistent with the rest of the movie movie, and detracted from the focal point of the movie. I would have preferred the movie did NOT have that twist. I am watching it again years later to see if my opinion changes. Either way, STFU about the ending and plot twist of the movie I just told you I HAVE NOT YET SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

 

[xXBeLikeTyler]

My biggest pet peeve is mods closing my threads and sending me "warnings" for no apparent reason. I have like 10 post on bluelight with legitimate questions but all of these power hungry mods see a newbie and think that they have to mess with them. Can i really not tell someone i e-mailed them in one of my posts? Can i really not start a thread asking a question about taking pills orally? I thought BL was a friendly place where people helped you out... now it's looking like a bunch of mods who got picked on in high school taking it out on people over the internet.

 

[fizzle]

^^@Fjones: I think the real question is why are you still renting movies at a video store where you have to deal with silly clerks, when you have things like the internet, netflix, and redbox??

 

[Fjones]

^^@Fjones: I think the real question is why are you still renting movies at a video store where you have to deal with silly clerks, when you have things like the internet, netflix, and redbox??

This is the school video store and the rentals are free. Next time I am juts going to walk in wearing my I-pod headphones.

Oh, and as for netflix, I want to destroy all humankind when I get to the climax of a movie and the disc starts skipping. Which leads me to another pet peeve -

WHAT THE FUCK DO PEOPLE DO WITH THEIR DVD DISCS???????

I take mine out of the case and place it in the player, then replace it in the box. I have DVDs that are a decade old that are pristine and look brand new. Do people play frisbee with theirs? Why is it that my used DVD purchases usually have a disc that is all scratched up on the back? Why don't people take care of their belongings? I don't get it.

As if that isn't bad enough, purchasing a DVD at a used DVD store always involves trying to scrape a gunky sticker off the DVD case.

WHY THE FUCK are they putting a sticker on the DVD case when the movie itself is wrapped in cellophane or shrink wrap????????? Place the sticker OUTSIDE THE WRAPPING instead of defacing the product I am buying. Are people just retarded?

 

[Damien]

When people quote ridiculously long posts for no good reason (and there are very very few good reasons).

 

[addictivepersona]

Getting oil on a favorite top (now hoodie). GAH!

Maybe since it's the third time it's happened and now it's actually on something I wear pretty frequently I'll have learned my lesson to not use as much oil and to not wear liked clothes while cooking. 8)

 

[fizzle]

When people quote ridiculously long posts for no good reason (and there are very very few good reasons).

Ugh, agreed! Especially when they are the FIRST PERSON TO RESPOND!! If you are the first person to respond, there is no need to quote the OP. Believe me, we know who you're talking to...