Looking back at the blog, I realized that I have made way more videos than I have actually typed anything. So today I am going to be über-profound. I did an interview recently and they asked me what, in life, really bugged me. At the time, I could not think of anything. Well, after many night’s thinking about what I should have said, here is my top 5 things that bug me to death!
5. Nailbiters- First off let me say that I used to be one. But now, thanks to my wife breaking me of the habit, it drives me nuts! That constant clicking sound! Click click click…I am stressing myself out just thinking about it. And let’s not forget what collects under those fingernails… Ok I just threw up in my mouth a little.
4. Loud whisperer in movies- It was hard putting these in order because, on any given day, this could be #1. Seriously how one can accomplish whispering louder than their regular talking voice is beyond me. Talking on your cell phone in the movies is just as bad. This one goes out to our manger…yeah I am talking about you Brickell.
3. Talking through the bubble- I don’t really know what else to call it, but it’s when a person gets that “bubble” thing caught in their throat and when they try to continue talking they sound like kermit the frog. Am I the only one here? Am I crazy? If you have experienced this, please just take a second and swallow so that we don’t expect you to bust out with “the rainbow connection.”
2. Out of control cough- Now I understand that this one is pretty much out of your control, but man! You know when something goes down the wrong way, and off we go!!! It’s not much the initial wave of out of control coughing that bugs me. It’s the random trailing coughs that get me. I sat next to lady on a plane that got choked up on the runway, and 2 whole hours later she was still hacking away every few minutes. Almost pushed me to nailbiting. Our drummer, Robby, has had a slight cough for about 12 years now. He denies it, but I know it’s been at least that long. Everytime he says anything that starts with an “H” he goes into a coughing fit! It kind of goes like this, “Bart do you mind hhhhelping…cough…cough…hack…help…cough…helping me…choke..cough…oh forget it.”
1. The third sneeze- Everyone knows that sneezes come in 2’s. No matter where I am, if I hear a third sneeze I come unglued. The other day this lady sneezed about 20 times in row with some “tickle me elmo” sounding sneeze. I actually fainted.
Well there you have it. My top 5 things that annoy the dog out of me. Please feel free to share your pet peeves. Is it peeves or peaves? Maybe it’s peighves. Yes that is certainly it. Please share your pet peighves with us. Bye bye.
-bart
Linda ditto on the spelling. I drive my siblings crazy when I point out their spelling and grammatical errors. I do think that some people either don’t use spell check because think they they don’t need spell check or they don’t feel like using it for whatever reason. The one thing that is bad about me being a spelling/grammar freak is my friends jump on any chance they see to point out *any* little spelling/grammar error I make.
I went to a camp when I was 6 and I was a nailbiter back then. The counselor came up to me and told me I really shouldn’t do that. She then proceeded to tell me about all the little worms that crawl around under there. Haven’t done it since! And now that I’m a teacher I have a LOT of fun because I get to pass on that lovely story to all the nailbiters in my class!
Oh and my brother’s ex had this thing where she would sneeze 12 times in a row….never any less…and it was a little chipmunk sneeze….so annoying!
Anyways, as for me: (in no particular order)
1. People who recite movies as you’re watching them! If I wanted to hear you recite the movie, I wouldn’t have paid $9 for the ticket!
2. PeOpLe WhO tYpE lIkE tHiS!
3. That annoying beeping your car does when you leave the keys in and have the door open!
Oh, where to begin? There are so many.
I suppose my top three would be:
1. People chewing food- especially my family.
2. Looking over my shoulder while I’m working on the computer. And it can get very dangerous if you chew food and look over my shoulder.
3. Annoying habits- last school year one of my students would suck his thumb and put his finger up his nose, at the same time. Ew! This year, it’s one who rubs her belly button. Constantly. Argh! So very annoying when trying to teach!
I thought of another one….
I DESPISE people who use the word “PWN” Grammatical errors are not meant to be made into “cool” words!!!! They are meant to be corrected!!!!
1.People who never accept responsibility and blame their mistakes or oversights on others
2.Slander or gossip
3.Pride or gloating when someone else was wrong.
4.Loud car radios… I listen loud sometimes but I mean the boom ba boom 3 blocks away
5.Snobs and Liberal politicians… Sorry, gotta throw em both in there on #5.
1.When people put stickers on their cars that belong on Trapper Keepers.
2.Gasoline stations that double as eating establishments. It’s just not right. (i.e. Exxon/McDonalds)
3.DEFINITELY..slow mergers. I live in Dallas and I think the merging process completely baffles these people.
Wow. Well, I feel better.
Kids with handheld games drive me crazy!! My kids have them, but they aren’t anti-social. If someone is talking to you, put the game down, pause it if you must, but look at their face!!!
AUGHH!!!
I was in Walmart early one morning picking up a few things. That early they usually only have one register open. There was a man in front of me whose cart was loaded with groceries. I smiled pleasantly as I thought “I wish there was another lane open”. THEN, his wife comes up with ANOTHER full cart and he starts unloading hers onto the conveyer. THEN, she walks off and minutes later comes back with her arms loaded down with more stuff. THEN, he walks off while she stands there and gets more stuff and comes back with his arms loaded down. I wanted to scream, but in the back of my mind I wondered if I was on Candid Camera. I kept my cool on the outside but on the inside I was fuming. “Bless their hearts!”
Lisa K i got another for you, pokeing. (sorry for all you that hate bad spelling and grammer!)
Robin Cunningham I hear ya with the bone thing! G-R-O-S-S, gross!
Things that bug me:
My ex-husband used to suck his thumb, he was 28 when I divorced him and he still sucks his thumb at 33.He did it in public too!
When people don’t listen to me.
When my husband puts his clothes all over the dresser.
When people scrape a dish with a fork.
The sound of crinkling wrappers or people who put their hands in a chip bag and dig around in it.
When people whine like they are 2 years old…I hungry(but it sounds like “I-e-e-e-e-e- huuuunnngreee…and so on), I tired, I thirsty, I full…my step daughter who is 25 did this the first time I met her and I was so annoyed by the time she left, I could not wait for her to leave.