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NJCher

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141. because

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 05:59 PM

Feb 2015

It demeans the person who is the checker. They have a personality, a voice, a presence. By being on the cell phone, "the customer" is essentially saying: "You're no better than a keypad number at the ATM."

When I go through the checkout stand, I make a point to personalize my encounter. Instead of "have a good one," I'll say something more original. I'm nowhere as good as my spouse, who is a genius at this. He's always able to pick up on something a little more personal. His remarks are met with broad grins and big laughs.

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What is your biggest pet peeve? [View all] marym625 Feb 2015 OP

Tailgaters. nt valerief Feb 2015 #1

Good one! marym625 Feb 2015 #2

Thanks for responding marym625 Feb 2015 #3

Oh..You just wait! It's Saturday. People are still in bed. Later, we DUer's will be... BlueJazz Feb 2015 #5

awesome! marym625 Feb 2015 #7

The only thing worse than a tailgater is a slow poke NightWatcher Feb 2015 #45

Slowpokes can be irritating, too Art_from_Ark Feb 2015 #100

What? You don't like hot bratwurst at a cold football game? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2015 #85

Our politicians are "infested" with the *Dunning and Kruger effect. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #4

That is sure a good one marym625 Feb 2015 #6

People who giggle at human anatomy. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #8

I don't think I know marym625 Feb 2015 #9

I know a couple. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #10

Any chance you live in Chicago? marym625 Feb 2015 #11

Seattle (and before this, Portland) actually :) F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #12

Haha! marym625 Feb 2015 #13

They are great people... F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #14

Oh I hate that! marym625 Feb 2015 #15

related to that noamnety Feb 2015 #21

our pet peeve was the size of a shetland pony olddots Feb 2015 #16

LMAO! marym625 Feb 2015 #17

Try not to fart while you LYAO. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2015 #89

I'll do my best marym625 Feb 2015 #91

My dog does that. murielm99 Feb 2015 #68

LoLoLoL! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2015 #108

People who drive in the fucking fog with vanlassie Feb 2015 #18

Yeah. dangerous marym625 Feb 2015 #19

good one! coast of Maine we get more than our share of fog magical thyme Feb 2015 #113

They think as long as they can see, people can see them? vanlassie Feb 2015 #130

I have so many I can't choose a favorite NV Whino Feb 2015 #20

no! I won't marym625 Feb 2015 #23

My grammar is far from perfect, but poor grammar bugs me. femmocrat Feb 2015 #22

I probably say marym625 Feb 2015 #24

Ouch, I do the "people that" thing. Plus, my writing grammar leaves a lot to be desired. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #26

Heh, my pet peeve is people who complain about poor spelling and grammar. hunter Feb 2015 #29

I certainly don't go around correcting people. femmocrat Feb 2015 #34

Ooops. To clarify, I was speaking in general, not of you... hunter Feb 2015 #36

Sorry! femmocrat Feb 2015 #37

The critic, she is tough! ;-) WinkyDink Feb 2015 #79

I get bothered by "corporations who" Art_from_Ark Feb 2015 #104

Another one marym625 Feb 2015 #25

We've all been here Nac Mac Feegle Feb 2015 #27

Haha! marym625 Feb 2015 #28

I saw a similar cartoon. I can't remember where. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2015 #56

Hahahaha! Right-clicked and saved! WinkyDink Feb 2015 #80

at the grocery store KMOD Feb 2015 #30

YES! marym625 Feb 2015 #31

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Babies and toddlers PasadenaTrudy Feb 2015 #32

LMAO! marym625 Feb 2015 #38

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Awe. marym625 Feb 2015 #61

No worries PasadenaTrudy Feb 2015 #64

That's as it should be marym625 Feb 2015 #67

Mr radio-announcer voice who sits behind me at work. STFU already! kcass1954 Feb 2015 #33

That's annoying regardless of the voice marym625 Feb 2015 #39

rolling roadblocks on multi-lane highways Sancho Feb 2015 #35

Oh my! marym625 Feb 2015 #40

I don't think they ever give tickets for slow in in the left lane here... Sancho Feb 2015 #43

Would drive me nuts too. marym625 Feb 2015 #44

Being asked to name my biggest, most, top, worst, best...whatever. blogslut Feb 2015 #41

alrighty then! marym625 Feb 2015 #42

Lack of turn signal usage, especially lane changes Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #46

I won't let anyone in that doesn't use a turn signal marym625 Feb 2015 #47

Good on you: I do the same thing too. Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #48

Cool marym625 Feb 2015 #51

I have lots of them... truegrit44 Feb 2015 #49

Yeah, that's a big one! marym625 Feb 2015 #52

... NJCher Feb 2015 #140

exactly my peeve as well hopemountain Feb 2015 #180

People who leave their shopping carts in parking spaces at the grocery store. kairos12 Feb 2015 #50

excellent pet peeve! marym625 Feb 2015 #53

Or what about people who leave shopping carts on the sidewalk in front of your house aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #63

As long as we're talking shopping carts: Go through the check-out BEHIND your cart! WinkyDink Feb 2015 #82

What about people who leave their cart in the check-out aisle? aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #137

I think you can omit the "as though"! WinkyDink Feb 2015 #182

OK, one more from me. marym625 Feb 2015 #54

because NJCher Feb 2015 #141

That's great! marym625 Feb 2015 #154

Here's an article marym625 Feb 2015 #155

The Perry's sign is hilarious! NJCher Feb 2015 #179

Yeah, I love the place marym625 Feb 2015 #181

At the moment mine is "It's sad..." frogmarch Feb 2015 #55

I get that marym625 Feb 2015 #59

Headlines like '... (another) senseless shooting....' as if there are sensible shootings? underahedgerow Feb 2015 #57

I agree marym625 Feb 2015 #60

People saying "no problem" in response to "thank you" aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #62

I am with you on the no problem comment. kairos12 Feb 2015 #65

wow marym625 Feb 2015 #66

Maybe I'm just getting too old aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #69

no. not at all marym625 Feb 2015 #71

Gaaahh! That's one of my big ones. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #83

These days, it's people who are in love with their phone. Angleae Feb 2015 #70

couldn't agree more marym625 Feb 2015 #72

Some of mine involve people-moving devices. hifiguy Feb 2015 #73

Yeah, elevator decorum is just hit the skids marym625 Feb 2015 #74

Idiots entering elevators. Nailed it. Inkfreak Feb 2015 #97

re: the escalator discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2015 #107

"Walking vegetables" hifiguy Feb 2015 #146

Cool discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2015 #153

blue hell NJCher Feb 2015 #142

Thank Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. hifiguy Feb 2015 #145

Drivers who don't signal before making a turn. nt raccoon Feb 2015 #76

That's a good one marym625 Feb 2015 #77

Currently, it's the incorrect punctuation of appositives. Commas fore and aft, people! WinkyDink Feb 2015 #78

I over comma marym625 Feb 2015 #81

I confess to comma problems! femmocrat Feb 2015 #84

no offense, but NJCher Feb 2015 #143

So I really hate ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2015 #86

so, I would guess you dislike it because marym625 Feb 2015 #92

because it's just as easy to combine it with the sentence preceding it NJCher Feb 2015 #144

Understood, but .. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2015 #150

yeah, that was my point NJCher Feb 2015 #152

people (usually women in pumps) who make noise when they walk Skittles Feb 2015 #87

interesting marym625 Feb 2015 #93

Very, very annoying NJCher Feb 2015 #147

I sleep with earplugs and a fan because I work night shift Skittles Feb 2015 #149

Loud eaters. 2theleft Feb 2015 #88

Do you work in an area with cubicles? marym625 Feb 2015 #94

see above post NJCher Feb 2015 #148

irregardless. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2015 #90

and we have a winner! marym625 Feb 2015 #95

Nothing a little "nevertheless" can't fix! vanlassie Feb 2015 #96

ok, you got me. marym625 Feb 2015 #98

No, no, no! I was trying to say that if someone vanlassie Feb 2015 #99

That word, "irregardless," makes my skin crawl! marym625 Feb 2015 #101

It's a self-canceling munge of the words regardless and irrespective Xipe Totec Feb 2015 #102

Thank you marym625 Feb 2015 #103

Great use of commas there, marym625! vanlassie Feb 2015 #105

Thanks marym625 Feb 2015 #106

People who steal the squeegees at the gas station. Throd Feb 2015 #109

I'm have to admit, I never thought about that being the reason for the disappearance. marym625 Feb 2015 #110

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If the aisles are narrow enough and the shoppers are self-absorbed enough! Quantess Feb 2015 #128

sh, yes, I have seen that marym625 Feb 2015 #129

It's only annoying when they are oblivious to everyone around them. Quantess Feb 2015 #131

Me too marym625 Feb 2015 #133

People who are habitually late. bigwillq Feb 2015 #112

Yeah, I get that marym625 Feb 2015 #116

Ugh. bigwillq Feb 2015 #117

I know, I know. marym625 Feb 2015 #119

Depends upon the day,,,, benld74 Feb 2015 #114

Oh those are good ones! marym625 Feb 2015 #118

Drivers who park in a traffic lane in front of a store rather than the empty lot a few feet away. kwassa Feb 2015 #120

Oh that's a bad one marym625 Feb 2015 #121

It is very common around here. kwassa Feb 2015 #122

Are they not ticketed? marym625 Feb 2015 #123

no, never, this is suburbia and the number of police is few. kwassa Feb 2015 #124

No move right laws? marym625 Feb 2015 #125

well, I used to live in LA ... kwassa Feb 2015 #126

Same here marym625 Feb 2015 #127

I have another one, and frogmarch Feb 2015 #132

Is that Bill Curtis? marym625 Feb 2015 #134

People over age 8 riding bikes on the sidewalk. KamaAina Feb 2015 #135

Good one! marym625 Feb 2015 #136

I actually mind that less than..... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #139

Improper use of the word "literally." Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #138

I love it when people use it incorrectly marym625 Feb 2015 #156

disorganized people NJCher Feb 2015 #151

Haha! marym625 Feb 2015 #157

I have a couple IrishEyes Feb 2015 #158

All good one marym625 Feb 2015 #159

Since I cannot ohheckyeah Feb 2015 #160

No, I didn't marym625 Feb 2015 #168

Oh ohheckyeah Feb 2015 #173

Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #161

uhm. excuse me? marym625 Feb 2015 #162

It isn't funny. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #164

Not even close marym625 Feb 2015 #165

I hope he'll learn from this one attempt at humor that abuse isn't acceptable. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #166

As do I marym625 Feb 2015 #167

Here's what the jury had to say: In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #169

Ha! marym625 Feb 2015 #170

You In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #163

Well, recently I have been watching many strategy game LPs... malthaussen Feb 2015 #171

excellent pet peeve! marym625 Feb 2015 #172

Motions in court are quashed, not squashed. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #178

Loud eating, loud coworkers Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #174

Can you move? marym625 Feb 2015 #175

She Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #176

except for the typing marym625 Feb 2015 #177