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Pet Peeves v. u mad?

Impressions count, for the same reason Russell Brandt did the pro drug lobby no favours by showing up to a government enquiry dressed like this...

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Clothes maketh the man I'm afraid
 
The pockets hanging out of cutoffs is a bit annoying but I like the guy's shorts and black t-shirt, trainers combo. On a younger guy that looks quite good I think. Both of them are lean with good bodies so they look good wearing anything anyway.

My pet peeve; raining today and probably tomorrow on our long weekend off when we had plans. Also constant, irritating dermatitis on my hands, is itching and driving me quite mad.
 
Speaking of Russel Brant (and Katy Perry), and Kanye and Kim, and Ashton and Demi, etc...


Celebrity couples... the media attention they get, their constant coupling and re-coupling, and the pretending like their love lives are normal and that they're "just like us." All the attention they get when they break up and get together.


The rich aren't like you and me...
 
while i was in a drive thru today i noticed this guy eating in his car, chewing like a cow and starring inside of the restaurant

so many violations within one man....

you don't fucking stare at people
 
When people hear something from one source, and then proceed to preach all about it without checking its legitimacy.

Textbook example: Kony 2012
 
I hate office jargon:

"shoot you an email," "pull the trigger on this," "I'm not sure this adds value," "soft skills," "skill set," etc...
 
nooneanymore - Oh yes! Fucking office buzzwords. Out of the box, at the end of the day, 360 degree thinking/feedback, clear deliniation, , value-add, push the envelope and MANY more. My husband and his team play 'buzzword bingo' in meetings; someone has drawn up bingo cards with all the classic buzzwords that their executive leadership team (another buzz title) use all the time, and i think whoever wins gets beer or something. I love it :D
 
ebola? said:
I don't like "grow" used as a transitive verb for things that aren't biological (eg, "grow your money...").

ebola
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This in addition to using "flavor" to describe varieties of things that are not edible.


Also, people who use excessive formatting in professional emails. Size sixteen font highlighted in yellow with some words in red does causes me to immediately devalue what you have to say. Using bold or italics sparingly gets your point across much better.

PS: Don't use "urgent" or some derivation of that in the subject line unless it really is urgent.
 
i received an email today from somebody who used the word "principle". except he didn't.

from the context, it is clear that he wanted to use the word principle but he chose to spell it "prince-able". with the fucking hyphen!

i cried a little.

alasdair
 
^ Wow... just wow. *Shakes head*

Peeve: When people don't put away the dry/clean dishes before putting new wet ones in the rack. And when people wash their hands when there's uncovered food nearby/in the sink (like when you strain a pot of pasta, walk away for a minute, and someone decides now would be the ideal time to wash their hands. Yes, there are two sinks, but water/soap/dirt splatters! 8()
 
alasdairm said:
i received an email today from somebody who used the word "principle". except he didn't.

from the context, it is clear that he wanted to use the word principle but he chose to spell it "prince-able". with the fucking hyphen!

i cried a little.

alasdair
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I actually laughed out loud :D Thanks, ali, i needed the comic relief <3

My favourite example of something similar is when I stopped for a coffee at a cafe in the city; the barista was having trouble with the machine, looked at me apologetically and said "i'm so sorry, i won't be a moment, the espresso machine is being very sentimental" :D I thought he'd maybe made a mistake, but no, he said it again - 'they really need to replace this sentimental machine!" =D
 
addictivepersona said:
^ Wow... just wow. *Shakes head*

Peeve: When people don't put away the dry/clean dishes before putting new wet ones in the rack. And when people wash their hands when there's uncovered food nearby/in the sink (like when you strain a pot of pasta, walk away for a minute, and someone decides now would be the ideal time to wash their hands. Yes, there are two sinks, but water/soap/dirt splatters! 8()
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I've never experienced either of these situations and I'm really glad. Good god.
 
the 'if you look up the definition of _____ you'll find a picture of _____'

it's really time for that saying to die
 
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