Super Peeved
A pet peeve is defined as "something that a particular person finds especially annoying". Well, these are things we find especially annoying. Do you?
Wrong Side Of The Escalator
We all know (or at least we should all know) that the right side of an escalator is for standing and the left side is for walking. We have no problem if someone wants to stand and enjoy the ride. Just DO IT ON THE RIGHT SIDE!
Putting Toilet Paper Rolls The Wrong Way On The Dispenser
The proper way to put the roll on the dispenser is with the toilet paper going over the roll.
Eating Pizza With A Knife And Fork
Pick it up (fold it if you have to) and use your hands.
Cutting Spaghetti
Unless you're a child, don't cut your spaghetti. If you can't figure out how to twirl your fork, then order penne.
Benreis, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
"Expresso"
The word is "espresso". We're not sure what bugs us more: the fact that so many people say "expresso", or that it is slowly becoming acceptable in our lexicon.
Rushing To Get On A Plane
There is an order on how airlines board planes. Business class, people with kids, etc... Which means, if your "section/group" hasn't been called yet, stay seated (or at least stay out of the lineup). What's the rush? The seats aren't first come first served.
Nails On A Chalkboard
This isn't just an expression. It really is irritating and annoying. And in that same vein...
Scraping silverware
Whether on the plate or one's teeth, the sound is brutal.
Turn Off Your Blinkers
We very much appreciate drivers who use their turn signals to indicate they are going to change lanes. But after you get into your new lane...turn off your blinker!
Walking And Looking At The Phone
We aren't trying to be all "get off of our lawn" about technology here. We love our mobile phones and look at them constantly. But not when we are walking down the street (or at least not without paying attention to where we are going). There are few things more annoying than bumping into someone on the sidewalk who has their head down looking at their phone.
Although, on the flip side, there are few things funnier than seeing someone walking down the sidewalk looking at their phone and banging into a light post, fire hydrant, etc.
Show Dog Haircuts
If your dog is a show dog, then we get it—you need to cut their hair like that in order to even have a chance at winning. However, if your poodle isn't going to dog shows, please don't give them that ridiculous puff balls haircut (all the other dogs are just going to make fun of them).
Goochie Poochie Grooming, Pexels
Before You Were Born
It's totally okay not to know about something in history. What really bugs us though, is when someone doesn't know something and justifies it with the excuse that it was something that happened before they were born—as if it's crazy for anyone to have knowledge of anything prior to their physical existence on this planet.
Pick Up After Your Dog
You don't have to have a dog. It isn't mandatory. It's a choice. And one of the things we choose when we make the choice to have a dog as a pet is to pick up their poop. So, do it.
Monika Wisniewska, Shutterstock
Being Late (All The Time)
We get it. Things happen. Everyone is late sometimes. But we also all know someone who is late all the time—and that's super frustrating. Have you started telling them to be places 30-60 minutes earlier just so that they get there close to the right time? We have.
Being Late (Without A Text)
The only thing more frustrating than people who are always late are those folks who don't text (or call) when they are going to be late.
Talking During A Movie (In Theaters)
The only good thing about fewer people going to theaters these days is less "talkers" to deal with. Although...
Talking During Movie (At Home)
Raise your hand if you have a friend or family member who feels like it's okay to talk during a movie when you're watching at home. Well, it isn't!
Café Zoom Meetings
With the proliferation of remote work, cafés have become filled with folks on laptops—and there's nothing wrong with that. Our peeve comes when they start taking lengthy video meetings and talk loud enough for the entire café to know what's going on at their office.
A "Sorry You Feel That Way" Apology
It's sneaky because, yes, it has the word "sorry" in there—but the person isn't actually apologizing for what they did or said.
Tailgating
No, not the awesome parties that take place outside sporting events. We're talking about those drivers that feel the need to be as close to your back bumper as possible. It's so dangerous.
No Napkins
You order something at a drive-thru and drive off only to realize too late that they didn't throw a napkin or two into the bag. Arrggghhhh.
Streaming Services Quickly Playing The Next Episode
The show ends and it's a race to see if you can tap the "x" before the next episode or show starts playing. Give us a moment or two to breathe.
Honking The Second The Light Turns Green
Sometimes, we don't have time to move our foot from the brake to the gas pedal before someone behind us is honking because they have to be somewhere three seconds sooner than they will be now that we didn't move our foot fast enough.
Unskippable YouTube Ads
Is it just us or are there more and more unskippable ads on YouTube these days?
Big Tags On Shirts
With so many shirts either making the tags smaller and moving them to the lower side of the shirt or getting rid of them completely for printed tags—it's always extra annoying whenever we get a tag on the back collar that keeps scratching the back of our neck.
People That Never Answer Their Phone
It's especially annoying when there's something time sensitive and you just know it's going to go right to voicemail—or the text is going to be unread for at least the next 1-5 hours.
Using “Literally” Wrong
You'd think by now we'd all know better—and yet we literally hear people using the word wrong at least 1,000 times per day.
Pushing The Elevator Button When The Light Is Already On
You're standing there waiting for the elevator and someone comes and pushes the button again. First off, don't you see the light is on, indicating it has been pushed? And what did you think—we were just standing there hoping we could control the elevator telepathically?
Coughing In Public Without Covering Your Mouth
Come on, people. We can do better.
People Asking "What?" When You Know They Heard What You Said
We know you're just buying time, so own up to it rather than giving us the "what?"
Businesses That Don't Accept Cash
It's cash! Don't you want money? Isn't that the point of your business—to get money? What if we don't want to use our debit or credit card?
Packing Peanuts
They get everywhere. Why do these even exist anymore? And the Styrofoam ones are terrible for the environment also.
