Stupid Pet Peeves

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My new pet peeve is people derailing the pet peeve thread without sharing their pet peeves.

 

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[moevillini]

Was thinking of this thread today. I'm starting therapy soon guys, I promise.

Girls who's toes point outward. Can't stand to watch girls walk when their toes point out and they swing their feet side to side as they walk. I'm usually pretty down on guys for having silly pet peeves about women that cause them to discount perfectly wonderful women but poor posture (this falls under that, imo) is an immediate deal breaker for me. Put your shoulders back, hold your head up and move your feet forward and back when you walk, not side to side.

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funny you should mention this...

not that it's a pet peeve of mine at all, but I just came in from walking to the post office, and the entire way home (about 3 blocks) I was walking behind a young woman who walking with her feet splayed outward. So all the way home I was focused on how my feet were oriented and I made extra sure to keep them pointed straight ahead as I walked.

True Story!

 

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funny you should mention this...

not that it's a pet peeve of mine at all, but I just came in from walking to the post office, and the entire way home (about 3 blocks) I was walking behind a young woman who walking with her feet splayed outward. So all the way home I was focused on how my feet were oriented and I made extra sure to keep them pointed straight ahead as I walked.

True Story!

It just looks terrible, right? Sloppy walking.

Now if you're about 7 months pregnant I will give you a pass, otherwise knocks a girl down a good 2-3 points, depending on severity, on the 10 point scale in my book.

 

[moevillini]

another traffic related pet-peeve (in two parts)

part a: Pedestrians who stop to text while crossing the street
part b: Pedestrians who don't grasp that they should walk on the sidewalk because the street might actually have vehicular traffic


for some reason, autumn always seems to be the worst for this

 

[♪alt13]

another traffic related pet-peeve (in two parts)

part a: Drivers who don't stop before the sidewalk when exiting a parking lot/garage
part b: Drivers who whine about pedestrians as though every year hundreds of drivers are Killed by pedestrians


for some reason, autumn always seems to be the worst for this

I do a lot of driving(60-250 miles a day) but I also get my happy *** up and walk around. Drivers are 100 times worse than pedestrians.

 

[fishonjazz]

I hate it when drivers stop for me at a crosswalk.
I'm a grown man who can look both ways and cross when no cars are coming

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[VINYLONE]

Was thinking of this thread today. I'm starting therapy soon guys, I promise.

Girls who's toes point outward. Can't stand to watch girls walk when their toes point out and they swing their feet side to side as they walk. I'm usually pretty down on guys for having silly pet peeves about women that cause them to discount perfectly wonderful women but poor posture (this falls under that, imo) is an immediate deal breaker for me. Put your shoulders back, hold your head up and move your feet forward and back when you walk, not side to side.

Yeah, this is a new phenomenon that has rooted itself among goth kids and their ilk. Like, they're all shy and withdrawn and feel like they're collapsing on themselves. It's bothersome to be sure. I'm sure that when they drink coffee, they hold their coffee mug with both hands. Oof.

 

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I hate it when drivers stop for me at a crosswalk.
I'm a grown man who can look both ways and cross when no cars are coming

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This, and I hate when I'm walking and not really at the corner yet cars want to stop and wait for me. I'd rather they just go and get completely out of my way before I get there. I don't need them to watch me cross in front of them. I usually just walk behind their car so that they can go. I don't like holding people up or having people wait on me to cross.

When I walk across a crosswalk and there are people waiting to turn I speed it up to a jog. I don't really expect other people to do that but I hate mofos who slow roll that **** like it's cool to take it super ****ing easy. Obviously if its a person who is old or really young or who isn't physically capable of a brisk walk then it's fine.

Another one are the people who walk out of a store and walk diagonally across the traffic lane instead of directly across so that the cars can start moving again. Semi-related is when you have been sitting at the wal-mart entrance for a few minutes as an endless stream of people cross and as soon as there's a gap someone who could go behind or just slow down a bit charges out and forces you to wait for the next endless wave of people.

Did I mention that I hate everyone, like a lot.

 

[LogGrad98]

I am sure this has been mentioned, but people who can't or won't handle a 4-way stop correctly. I HATE people who wave me through an intersection when they clearly had the right of way. I have seen more than 1 accident caused by the confusion of other drivers when one idiot is waving people through out of turn.

 

[LogGrad98]

This, and I hate when I'm walking and not really at the corner yet cars want to stop and wait for me. I'd rather they just go and get completely out of my way before I get there. I don't need them to watch me cross in front of them. I usually just walk behind their car so that they can go. I don't like holding people up or having people wait on me to cross.

When I walk across a crosswalk and there are people waiting to turn I speed it up to a jog. I don't really expect other people to do that but I hate mofos who slow roll that **** like it's cool to take it super ****ing easy. Obviously if its a person who is old or really young or who isn't physically capable of a brisk walk then it's fine.

Another one are the people who walk out of a store and walk diagonally across the traffic lane instead of directly across so that the cars can start moving again. Semi-related is when you have been sitting at the wal-mart entrance for a few minutes as an endless stream of people cross and as soon as there's a gap someone who could go behind or just slow down a bit charges out and forces you to wait for the next endless wave of people.

Did I mention that I hate everyone, like a lot.

Agree with the parking lot thing. I just love it when a family of Walmart Hippos (sadly NOT an endangered species) is spread out across the entire width of the drive aisle, waddling their way forward at a snails pace, not looking around themselves at all, and maintain this formation all the way to the door. Btw, they continue this inside as well.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

I am sure this has been mentioned, but people who can't or won't handle a 4-way stop correctly. I HATE people who wave me through an intersection when they clearly had the right of way. I have seen more than 1 accident caused by the confusion of other drivers when one idiot is waving people through out of turn.

Aw come on. You can hate me, but I love to do this. Wave someone through when it's not their turn, then start to go when they start to go, then stop when they stop and wave them through again, then do it again. It is the most awesome thing. It makes my day better. See how many times you can do it before they snap.