Name something that annoys you, but doesn't seem to bother other people. For me, I need a certain

[debm55]

amount of personal space between me and the person I am talking to.When talking to my neighbor, he gets into my personal space, so I step back, he steps forward, and on and on. It annoys me. What annoys you? It doesn't help that he spits the words out. PS. John with the LOUD talking and spitting, I DON't need you in my face.

[wryter2000]

1. People who say

People that... Bugs me.

[Jeebo]

13. They used to teach in journalism school ...

Do not refer to people as "that" but always as "who" or "whom". Is this what you're referring to? I don't know if they still teach that; it has been eight years since I retired after 45 years in that school of journalism.

-- Ron

[wryter2000]

26. That's what I meant

"I dislike people that vote for Republicans." Aaargh.

I just remembered the thing that really pisses me off now, though. It's the fact that TV commercials have forgotten the word "twice" exists. "Taken two times a day." "Is two times more effective." That last one makes me wonder if it's actually 1 plus 2 times more effective, equaling three times as effective. What in hell is wrong with "twice as effective"? This is almost universal these days. Even "two times as effective" would be better.

[ret5hd]

2. People.

[LakeArenal]

3. Repetition in a song...

🎶Jaime’s gotta gun, Jaime’s got a gun, Jaime’s got a gun!🎶

Shoot the damn gun Jaime. Shoot me if it will shut this up.

[Jeebo]

11. That's why I hate the Beatles song "Hey Jude".

That song is SO damn monotonous. And I don't care that much for it even before the monotony begins, but after all the na-na-nas start, it drives me nuts. I love the Beatles, I think they are the greatest band ever, nobody else is even close, but that is one of their most popular songs and I just don't understand what other people see in it.

-- Ron

[BlackSkimmer]

31. I thought I was the only one who disliked that song.

I think it was the first Beatles song I didn't like.

[Wounded Bear]

34. How about the outro to The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel?

Seems like 10 minutes of "Lie, lie, lie..." Love S&G, and actually love the song, but I have no problem fast forwarding through the outro.

[Harker]

52. "Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest"

really nailed it.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. People who crunch ice.

[Niagara]

5. Tailgators!

Get off my ass, I'm not in heat!

[wryter2000]

27. OMG, you are so right

It's damned dangerous, too.

[BlackSkimmer]

32. Yes!

100 times yes!

[GenXer47]

6. mp3 format

This compressed format was never meant for consumer use. The bass is all mud and cymbals...what are those?

[Jeebo]

7. People who wear their baseball cap backward.

I always want to tell them, "Hey dude, that bill is the FRONT of that cap, not the BACK! Would you wear your pants backward? Or your shirt?"

Just one of my pet peeves.

-- Ron

[Lemonwurst]

8. Warming up the car

I live in the upper Northeast, and people here are generally proud of how we get through the cold winters. So for the life of me I don’t understand starting a gasoline auto and letting it run for several minutes just to avoid 2-3 minutes of driving without available heat. We are after all wearing warm jackets, etc. and it’s not like we’ll take them off immediately once we get in the car.

Waste of gas, waste of money, environmental impact, really what is so great about this that I’m missing?

[HoosierDebbie]

37. Yeah

I really hate when cars are idling near my house. Maybe warming up, maybe waiting for all passengers to load up, maybe chatting before dropping off. That sound really irritates me.

[Axelrods_Typewriter]

44. It used to be that people did that to warm up the oil in the engine.

Nowadays (and for the past few decaades) oil is engineered so that warming it up is no longer necessary. If you look in the manual of most modern cars, it will also specifically say there's no benefit to the practice and that it could negatively impact fuel economy. Yet, people think they need to warm the car up for it to run properly or to get good mileage.

[debm55]

9. Not using turn signals--assholes.

[Stuart G]

40. YES, and that one causes accidents too.

[Mark.b2]

10. Coffee slurpers...

The MOST unnecessary human behavior ever.

If I’m ever tried for murder, the victim will have done this in the moments before I needed to act.

[Sky Jewels]

56. Or slurpers of any sort. Bleah!!

So gross!!

[yorkster]

12. Smoke from fire pits or chimneys so reeking creosote smell invades the house.

Then it's run around and shut the windows time plus swearing, of course...

[Chakaconcarne]

14. 90% of all people who camp...

Clueless and oblivious.

[Chainfire]

15. Public use of cell phones.

People who are oblivious to the world around them because they have cell phones glued to their faces.

When that light turns green, I don't want to wait on you to wake the hell up... Nor do I want to have to dodge you crossing the centerline as I am passing because you are texting. I find it ridiculous when I see two young people dining in at a restaurant and both of them are on their phones. It makes me wonder if they are texting while making whoopie? And then there is always the young professional who wants to make sure everyone in the place understands how important that he is by loudly talking business on his phone. It happens in restaurants, doctor's offices, grocery store lines and it makes me fantasize about poking that phone up his dumb ass. (and yes, it is almost always a he)

[debm55]

16. That is so true!!!! Do they text each other while making whoopie-baby,baby,baby

[Jeebo]

25. Cell phone addiction ...

I have thought for a long time that we are becoming WAY too dependent on cell phones. Everywhere you go, half the people there seem to be trying to memorize whatever's on that tiny cell phone screen. It's a psychological dependency, similar to a chemical dependency.

You might enjoy this short video:

-- Ron

[mia]

55. Thank you!

Loved the video.

[Bayard]

17. Hair

More of a phobia, than an annoyance. And its only human hair, not animal.

I am disgusted if I see a hair anywhere in the kitchen. And if its in food--total freak out time. Its why I use liquid soap with a pump in the bathroom. Soap with hair on it really grosses me out.

[debm55]

18. Me too.

[LakeArenal]

19. Oh this drives me NUTZ.

People who don’t know when to use Amount vs Number.

Or

When to use Fewer vs Less.


Nobody seems to mind.

[wryter2000]

28. Saying "less" when you mean "fewer."

To me, the proper use almost always tells me the person is intelligent and eloquent.

[LakeArenal]

30. It leaves almost every news anchor out.

[debm55]

20. Catching those stink bugs in the house. You can't squeeze them with a tissue because they let off

that darn odor. If you flush them, they do the backstroke and come back up. End up throwing them outside.

[Bayard]

21. Me too!

I REALLY hate those little bastards!

You can flush them if you pick them up with TP. My preference is to throw them in the flaming woodstove. I imagine them crackling. In warmer weather, I wad them up in something I think they can't find their way out of, and throw them in the trash. Or, spray them with soap and flush them down the drain.

Die, die die!

[debm55]

24. You know that they hibernate. If you are like me, they hibernate in my attic.Come summer, now, they

starting to come down from the attic. I can't stand them. I use TP, but they just do the backstroke and I have to reflush.

[Bayard]

47. Yes, and they can get in every crook and cranny of a log cabin

And they really invaded the garage. I don't bring any boxes into the house.

We never saw them until a few years ago. Then they started showing up on the houseplants.

[progree]

22. Skyscraper-tall hamburger / chicken sandwiches -- like 4"++ inches high

I don't remember when this trend started in restaurants and bars, it just grew slowly. Anyway ones stacked so high it's impossible to bite into unless crushing down one end hard, and ultimately it falls apart in a mess, so one has to eat it with a knife and fork, and that's just not the same thing.

One place I go to has a Burger Mondays special, but all the choices are these monster tall things. I'd rather have two manageably - sized sandwiches.

[Jeebo]

29. Blame Dagwood Bumstead for that one.

I can't get my mouth open wide enough to eat one of those. I have to cut it up into little bite-sized pieces.

-- Ron

[debm55]

35. And those metal poles that onion rings are stacked on. I like mine in a basket.

[Axelrods_Typewriter]

43. I hate those too!

I need to have more bun than patty, otherwise I get sick. I don't know why, I just do. I can't eat these massive monstrosities.

I also hate those burgers you see where they have tons of toppings. Yeah, the burger has tons of toppings, then one bite and the plate has tons of toppings. Or they don't chop the onion, they use onion slices, so you have to chomp down hard to not pull the onion out. Or they use a thick, watery tomato that makes the burger soggy and blech.

They're burgers made to look good, not taste good.

[progree]

45. One of my workarounds that sometimes works - take out all the tomatos, lettuce,

onions, and that becomes my "side salad". (I eat everything ). I don't like tomatos in sandwiches and I don't miss the onion in a burger, or I leave a little in. Little pickle slices -- I leave about three in.

... and if there is a bun in the middle I take that out too. Even then what's left can be really thick.

[Biophilic]

23. People who turn their turn signal while turning.

Do they think it’s supposed to help the car turn?

[LakeArenal]

33. Plus once you see brake lights and a slow down the signal isn't really worth anything.

[Biophilic]

39. Exactly. It's a totally worthless gesture.

And it ticks me off every time. Oh well I suspect there are lots of things that are more dangerous, but that one gets under my skin.

[debm55]

36. People talking and eating at the same time.

[usonian]

38. Certain classical music pieces beaten to a pulp through constant repetition.

While perfectly wonderful on their own, they're like that pair of lucky socks that you never wash the luck out of. Ugh.

I made a list and buried it. Lucky you!

[Nanuke]

41. The phrase "My Bad"

Hate it.

[debm55]

42. the stuff that gets all over your fingers from eating Cheetos very annoying

[GoodRaisin]

48. Yeah, that.

Tried licking it off my fingers, didn’t help much. Stopped buying cheetos because of that very reason and settled on Fritos instead.

[Scottie Mom]

46. Ending a sentence with a preposition.

Drives me crazy. “Where are you going to?” I want to scream, “Somewhere before that fucking ‘to.’”

😖🤯😡

[Hermit-The-Prog]

50. How about, "Are you coming with"?

Yeah, I'm coming with a running chainsaw. You ready to run?

[Scottie Mom]

51. LOL...

...hope you weren't chasing me!!!!

[GoodRaisin]

49. Watching the same stupid ads get played and replayed over and over and over.

I detest advertising.

[raccoon]

53. Somebody too close to me who talks with their hands, sitting in a crowded circle

Or otherwise having to be too close.

Someone sucking their fingers at the table, Such as sucking off sauce, etc. Yuck.

[debm55]

54. going to the store and seeing items in aisles where they don't belong. For example, milk in the

bread aisle, bag of oranges in the canned goods aisles, etc. Also open bags of chips or cookies.