Pet Peeves

[Zwak]

Now having discovered GPL, I fell I must vent about one of my biggest pet peeves.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for today and tomorrow morning. Last time I checked it is winter and snow is a naturally occuring part of winter. Why do they have to issue an advisory to warn us that we might be getting some type of weather that is rather common during winter anyway? If that is the case, they should issue Summer Weather advisories when it is going to be sunny, hot, and humid.

A couple other quick peeves.

1. People who fall through the ice even when the weather has been unseasonably warm.

2. High Fives - can't stand them. I never do them

3. People who try to beat the train across the tracks and lose. Stupid..stupid...stupid

[Slap Shot]

1 and 3 are candidates for Darwin Awards.

People that can't drive a consistent speed on the freeway.

People who insist on riding in the left lane that don't notice the half-mile gap between them and the nearest car in front of them, nor the half-mile lineup of cars behind them.

[Hobey Baker]

people who sit directly in front of you in a movie theatre when the place is empty. you have your seat and this jack sits right down in front of you. it drives me crazy!

[jamwall]

people who bring their very very small children to the movie theater who run up and down the isles, crying, screaming, etc. no interest in the movie whatsoever.

get a babysitter!

another one, people who start sobbing in the theater. i remember sitting in front of a hysterical woman who was crying uncontrollably during "king kong"

[sgt.]

1. People who throw cigarettes out of their car! We should be able to make citizen arrests for these wingnuts.

2. Anyone who uses the handicap buttons for doors when they are not handicapped. LAZY, and INSENSITIVE!!

3. Those that are too LAZY to put their shopping carts away.

4. Anyone who uses cell phones in restaurants, movie theatres, and moving cars. One of the best inventions of our time, but people are obnoxious with them.

[gopher wes]

People that can't drive a consistent speed on the freeway.

People who insist on riding in the left lane that don't notice the half-mile gap between them and the nearest car in front of them, nor the half-mile lineup of cars behind them.

this is my big one as well. i just cant stand people that are so inconsiderate to other drivers on the road. there are mirrors on cars for a reason and they should be used for this reason exactly. also when someone pulls out on you and doesnt get up to speed and ends up slowing you down......not cool. when driving you should rive respectfully for others as you would want others to do for you.....its just not that hard.

1. People who throw cigarettes out of their car! We should be able to make citizen arrests for these wingnuts.

heres another good one.....

[Hammy]

1. People who stick their nose in the personal life of others

2. People who talk negatively about the individual goals/dreams of people they know.

3. Political discussions in a non-political forum

4. The driving scenarios Slap Shot listed. It amazes me how out of touch with their surroundings that some drivers can be.

5. When business people (in an office setting) don't reply to an Email after encouraging you to contact them if you have questions for them. It is insincere and unprofessional.

[mingust]

1) People whom don't think they're right...they know they're right, but they're actually wrong

2) People whom laugh at their own jokes

3) The phrase "where you at?"

4) People whom only know how to communicate via text message or IM. Phone calls are much more personal and efficient as far as getting your point across.

[Armadillo]

My biggie? The diarrhea-brained slackjaws who stop dead when they're walking through a crowded area, like a mall or arena concourse. "Hey, what's that over there? We better stop on a dime and stare at it!"

[jallengarry]

1) Plastic packaging

2) The fact all Comcast dvr boxes lag sometimes

3) shoe laces that are so frictionless they constantly come untied

[jamwall]

1. people who take things out of context (i.e. cherrypicking a phrase out of an overall argument and misrepresenting that phrase to mean something diabolical).

2. folks who don't respect your time but expect you to rotate around their time.

3. people who give out, what i call, backhanded apologies following somekind of argument or disagreement. for example, they'll say something like "i'm sorry you're so obtuse and close-minded"

they might as well say "i'm sorry you're such an A-hole."

[boosioux]

People that are always late

[Hobey Baker]

DHG

[Jupiter]

My biggest Pet Peeve is when you wife opens up the door to the basment on New Years Eve and see the carpet soaked with water....

Our sump pump connection broke at the pump and was not pumping out water. I could not refasten it because the tighteners were rusted. So I had to hold the pipe up to the connection. It took about 45 minutes of it being on to get the sump basket empty with water continuously filling it.

My father in law came over in the terrible weather, stopped by Home Depot and got a new pump and new fittings. We are now back in business! The carpet has be vaccumed with the shopvac and we have it off the floor and spread out to dry. If all goes well, we should be fine. If not, we toss the carpet.

Of all the houses near us, we are the only ones with a full basement. The other houses have 1/2 basements with windows at ground level. Since this is the case, most of the water all comes to our system. We have water in our sump basket all year long.

[MNGophers29]

Well this one is really something we all may have done at one time, but my biggest peeve is people who have "sources" It just sounds stupid when you say it. If it is so secretive that you can't say the person that told you, then you shouldn't be repeating it or commenting on it otherwise.

[Hammy]

Well this one is really something we all may have done at one time, but my biggest peeve is people who have "sources" It just sounds stupid when you say it. If it is so secretive that you can't say the person that told you, then you shouldn't be repeating it or commenting on it otherwise.

If your pet peeve is the above, then I can do you a favor by letting you know you should avoid reading my blog cause it will happen there on occasion.

BTW, if the general media were to take your attitude on it, a lot less things would come to light in this world. Using anonymous "sources" happens in all aspects of the media in many different topical areas (politics, sports, etc). Without unnamed "sources", things like Watergate may never have come to light. I take it you are OK with that?

[MNGophers29]

What I am not ok with is people that throw the term around hoping for credibility. I didn't realize the thread turned into a debate as to whether or not "sources" belonged in our society and my or other's attitudes towards them. I am still under the impression it is a simple thread about people's pet peeves.

[Hammy]

Well, it wasn't meant as a debating response. I just had a "source" that wanted to ask the question to you.

[Paladin]

What I am not ok with is people that throw the term around hoping for credibility. I didn't realize the thread turned into a debate as to whether or not "sources" belonged in our society and my or other's attitudes towards them. I am still under the impression it is a simple thread about people's pet peeves.

One of my pet peeves is when people say something and actually cite one of their sources when they probably shouldn't. It has happened on here a few times.

[momo]

some information comes from people that need to remain annonymous that is why they are refered to as sources, if we all were to name our sources alot of the information on this site would dry up due to the lack of information that these sources would be willing to share. the term sources adds credibility to the story,

[Frontroguy]

1. People who throw cigarettes out of their car! We should be able to make citizen arrests for these wingnuts.

I could not possibly agree more.

[jamwall]

i admit it. i'm the secret unnammed source. i'm don lucia's hockey hair consultant, i hear everything.

i'm ordinarily on deep background. people signal me by putting a golden gopher flag in the flower pot.

i usually meet them at a super secret location called "sallys" for beer, shots, and secrets

[solar]

3) shoe laces that are so frictionless they constantly come untied

Thank you for the good laugh...this one is by far my favorite of this whole thread.

How about people who drive Hummer's and actually try and park in normal mall parking lot spaces?

[Zwak]

I was reminded of another one last night. I hate when people don't take the extra five minutes to get the snow of the back window of their car. This is just an accident waiting to happen.

I also hate when I have moments where I feel like I am turning into my dad. Just like after I wrote the above paragraph.

[gator]

I have several, but a couple that stand out while I drive are:
- People who do not use blinkers. 1) when they are merging from lane to lane. 2) What is even worst is at a stop light, your right behind them at a red light and when the light turns green they either do not use it or then they turn the blinker on to turn.
- People who drive in the left lane and do not drive the speed limit or the flow of traffic.
- Cell phones. I do not mind people driving with a cell phone, but learn how to pay attention, drive and then talk. Not talk, drive and then pay attention.

[Zaniah]

I have so many pet peeves, but here are a few...

1. Green houses... too much green with the grass & trees IMO
2. Parents who smoke with their children in the car
3. People who stop their carts in the middle of the aisle
4. People who are too arrogant & who think that the world revolves around them.

[The Rube]

I have so many pet peeves, but here are a few...

4. People who are too arrogant & who think that the world revolves around them.

Like the typical Gopher fan?

I have too many to list, also.

[Greyeagle]

I have so many pet peeves, but here are a few...

4. People who are too arrogant & who think that the world revolves around them.

Like the typical Gopher fan?

My pet peeve are all the little people, like BADger, Sue, Dog, puppy dog, & cow fans.

[Frontroguy]

DHG

[Thirty-Four]

DHG

Agreed

[Bigbeer]

How about people who think other people care what their pet peeves are...and jerks who call them on it.

[gopheritall]

1. Their, there, and they're
2. Your and you're
3. Ironically, Grammar and Spelling Police (which is why I never correct #1 or #2 for others on boards)
4. Oh yeah, stupid jammed together words like nevertheless

[Jupiter]

Here's my pet peeve: Arguing on a message board!!!!

Everyone acts different on message boards. They say things that they normally would not say or do in person. The problem is that most people don't "get" this. All of you know that arguing on a MB is pointless for the most part. Why do you think that I keep politics and relligion off of here? There may not be the "ignore" feature on GPL, but you sure can stop yourself from clicking "Reply". People are gonna bait you... Don't fall for it.


Now... We will wait and see if DHG falls for your pet peeve comment just like you guys fell for his Hirsch comments..... and then we will continue to go around and around.

[Bigbeer]

...and gopheritall.

[Bigbeer]

His Hirsch comment seemed more like someone trying too hard to be funny...no one is that insensitive......right...?...

[MAP]

Zaniah wrote:
I have so many pet peeves, but here are a few...

4. People who are too arrogant & who think that the world revolves around them.


Like the typical Gopher fan?

Incorrect: Gopher hockey fans do not think the world revolves around them, they know it does!!

[Superstar]

1) People whom don't think they're right...they know they're right, but they're actually wrong
2) People whom laugh at their own jokes
3) The phrase "where you at?"
4) People whom only know how to communicate via text message or IM. Phone calls are much more personal and efficient as far as getting your point across.

1. Their, there, and they're
2. Your and you're
3. Ironically, Grammar and Spelling Police (which is why I never correct #1 or #2 for others on boards)

So, I assume the "whom" bugs you? As well as the fact I pointed it out?

Anyone who uses the handicap buttons for doors when they are not handicapped. LAZY, and INSENSITIVE!!

I admit...I've used the button on occasion...but ONLY when I'm carrying something in both hands.

Too many of my own pet peeves to mention. But, I'll add one in the "driving" section...women who put on their make-up in the car. Seriously, if you care so much about how you look, put your make-up on at home. It can't look good if you're rushing to put it on while driving. And if you're late for work, get to work and put your make-up on in the bathroom! At least you're there. (I got stuck behind a chick in the LEFT LANE doing this this morning...of course slowing everyone down.)

[DrunkHockeyGuy]

DHG

Agreed

[Thirty-Four]

As long as things are civil, I don't see a problem with disagreements on a message board. If everyone was in total agreement it would get boring. The best you can hope for is no flaming. This board is quite civil in comparison to most of the boards I visit, which is why I only post on this one. I know I have an issue with Trolls and this board is pretty troll-free.

[Zaniah]

2. Anyone who uses the handicap buttons for doors when they are not handicapped. LAZY, and INSENSITIVE!!

I have used the handicap button many times over the last 6 years just because it is REALLY hard to open up a door by yourself with a stroller, especially a double stroller.... so, I think this should be the exception.

[Armadillo]

1) Message board operators who feel the need to stick their big, ugly noses in other people's business and tell them what to think and what to say on what is supposedly a place of free idea exchange, all the while sitting back in their no-doubt chinchilla-covered luxury massage chair and laughing at all the little peons forced to come to his little corner of the internet to discuss their all-consuming passion while bending over and grabbing their ankles so the aforementioned operator can have his way with them, making the posters feel like less of a man (or woman), when all they wanted to do was talk hockey, but no, you can't talk hockey like adults, you have to do it MY WAY which is totally gay and sucky, you suck@$$ piece of suck!!!

2) People who ramble incoherently.

[Jupiter]

1) Message board operators who feel the need to stick their big, ugly noses in other people's business and tell them what to think and what to say on what is supposedly a place of free idea exchange, all the while sitting back in their no-doubt chinchilla-covered luxury massage chair and laughing at all the little peons forced to come to his little corner of the internet to discuss their all-consuming passion while bending over and grabbing their ankles so the aforementioned operator can have his way with them, making the posters feel like less of a man (or woman), when all they wanted to do was talk hockey, but no, you can't talk hockey like adults, you have to do it MY WAY which is totally gay and sucky, you suck@$$ piece of suck!!!

2) People who ramble incoherently.

Now that's funny right there!

[Zwak]

As long as things are civil, I don't see a problem with disagreements on a message board. If everyone was in total agreement it would get boring. The best you can hope for is no flaming. This board is quite civil in comparison to most of the boards I visit, which is why I only post on this one. I know I have an issue with Trolls and this board is pretty troll-free.

Occasionally the Pioneer Press will allow you to submit a comment about certain articles. I get a kick out of reading them and sometimes will submit comments myself. I was involved in rather lengthy comment boards twice there, one on the new Twins stadium and the other about global warming. Both times they started out civil but ended up with people commenting about their level of higher education, name calling, etc. That got REALLY old.

This board has been a god send for me as it provides a good outlet for my opinions with people who share a common love for college hockey. For the most part it is pretty civil and when it isn't Jupiter brings in the Big Red Spot and locks it

By the way, one last grammar police item and minor pet peeve. When describing somebody's specialty, the proper way to pronounce forte is 'fort'. 'For-tay' is a musical term meaning 'loud'

[DrunkHockeyGuy]

Board founders who out kick their coverage.

[Superstar]

Okay, gotta add another one to the "grammar" area. I hate it when people ask, "Will you borrow me some money?" or say "He borrowed me his car." It's LOAN/LOANED, people!

[stan_5150]

Board founders who out kick their coverage.

truer words have never been spoken

[Superstar]

Board founders who out kick their coverage.

Isn't that a "Kettle=Pot=Black=DHG" scenario?

[DrunkHockeyGuy]

Board founders who out kick their coverage.

Isn't that a "Kettle=Pot=Black=DHG" scenario?

True that!

[davescharf]

Okay, gotta add another one to the "grammer" area. I hate it when people ask, "Will you borrow me some money?" or say "He borrowed me his car." It's LOAN/LOANED, people!

Or people spelling 'Grammar' incorrectly?

[Armadillo]

Here's another one for the spelling/grammar pile:

People who say "If only the Gophers would of scored on that breakaway..."

It's would HAVE, not would OF. Drives me up a damn wall. And learn to use apostrophes, people!!!

Where's my lithium?

[stelly18]

I could go all day on this one...

Here are a couple of food related ones...I hate hearing people eat. It makes my stomach turn. That's a bit hippicritical though cuz it's not like anybody eats quiet when there's no noise in the room.

Also, I'm not sure why, but it really bothers me when people who have a full mouth of food stop in mid chew to take a drink of milk or water or whatever they are drinking.

[Hammy]

I've got another pet peeve. Although it is unavoidable, I hate it when I get finished shoveling (or snowblowing) the driveway and then look out a little later to see a big heavy pile of snow at the end of my driveway courtesy of the city snow plows.

[Bert]

I've got another pet peeve. Although it is unavoidable, I hate it when I get finished shoveling (or snowblowing) the driveway and then look out a little later to see a big heavy pile of snow at the end of my driveway courtesy of the city snow plows.

I agree with this one, what is every worse it when the plow goes into your yard, rips up the grass and breaks the undergroud sprinklers and wont pay for it or fix anything in the spring. Bunch of BS

[MNGophers29]

One more grammar peeve that, honestly, until I started posting on message boards a couple of years ago, I didn't realize was an issue with people. That is their use of the word "to" or "too". "Too" means also and "to" is a function of movement or position. So many times I see people type: "I am going too go too the game tonight."

Probably a little nit-picky, but oh well.

[Armadillo]

One more grammar peeve that, honestly, until I started posting on message boards a couple of years ago, I didn't realize was an issue with people. That is their use of the word "to" or "too". "Too" means also and "to" is a function of movement or position. So many times I see people type: "I am going too go too the game tonight."

Probably a little nit-picky, but oh well.

Oh God, that one drives me insane. Pet peeves are by definiton "nit-picky," so I think you're OK.

[remember89]

lose,lose,lose,lose

not "loose"

[Six Hole]

I was a copy editor in college, so every other sentence on this message board irks me. However, what I see on this board more than I've ever seen elsewhere is the addition of an apostrophe ess (the letter) to a plural noun. It causes my eyeball's to shake.

[Greyeagle]

Folks who use all capital letters in thread titles.

[Hawk]

From all my years in the Navy, and being surrounded by a lot of people who are, grammatically challenged:

"Can I ax you a question?" No, because I'd be dead fool. It's ASK. I cannot tell you how many times I've heard that.

Also, the U of M is in MINNeapolis, not MINDEANapolis. We're nothing like Indianapolis.

Lastly, this might poke some of us right between the eyes, but my roommates while stationed in Japan pointed this out to me. My parents taped and sent me every Gopher series, and I forced my roommates to watch with me, eventhough they were from Texas and didn't know a hockey puck from Wolfgang Puck.

During every intermission, MSC (Man I miss MSC) would interview a Gopher. More often than not, the player would respond something like this:

"Well, YA KNOW, Crowley found me wide open YA KNOW, and I just deked left, YA KNOW, and the goalie went across and lifted it top shelf YA KNOW, just one of those good plays."

[DrunkHockeyGuy]

My biggest pet peeve is people who worry about GRAMMER on a message board. This isn't print media folks.

[Armadillo]

My biggest pet peeve is people who worry about GRAMMER on a message board. This isn't print media folks.

You misspelled grammar.

[Hammy]

You Grammar Police are touchy. Especially when it comes to a message board like this. I could see criticizing errors in educational situations, copywriting in marketing communications or some other professional situations... but a message board is not a place where people usually care if everything is written in perfect form.

edit - DHG snuck in there before me so sorry for the repeat.

[Thirty-Four]

That so many here choose to pile on rather than PM like I try to.

[sunbone]

Customer service people who talk on the phone or with a co-worker while I am waiting in line.

People who drive 50 m.p.h. on residential streets.

Certain people in my house who keep stacking garbage in the can even though it is full, rather than take it outside.

[amandajo]

My biggest pet peeve is having to constantly plan around my brothers schedule (thanks mom)....it seems we do it every holiday...thank goodness we started to at least start without them if they didn't have the courtesy to show up on time. So to sum it up, people who are inconsiderate of others.

[gopheritall]

You Grammar Police are touchy. Especially when it comes to a message board like this. I could see criticizing errors in educational situations, copywriting in marketing communications or some other professional situations... but a message board is not a place where people usually care if everything is written in perfect form.

edit - DHG snuck in there before me so sorry for the repeat.

I kind of started this but I really meant in business, not the message board. GPL is much better at ignoring that than others like USCHO. It lets things stay on the topic (or at least the side topic) rather than grammar and spelling.

amandajo - I agree, people who show up late, constantly, and without regard for others' time trumps everything so far.

[gopherluv]

People who wave their hands at the crowd, thinking they are the ones causing everybody to cheer.

[Thirty-Four]

Paul Shaffer

[Greyeagle]

You Grammar Police are touchy. Especially when it comes to a message board like this. I could see criticizing errors in educational situations, copywriting in marketing communications or some other professional situations... but a message board is not a place where people usually care if everything is written in perfect form.

edit - DHG snuck in there before me so sorry for the repeat.

[Thirty-Four]

Football players that execute elaborate touchdown celebrations in games that they are getting their asses handed to them in.

[Hammy]

Football players that execute elaborate touchdown celebrations in games that they are getting their asses handed to them in.

Or defensive players that make a big hit and act like they just won the Super Bowl (can anybody say Dwayne Rudd?) despite the fact they are losing badly in the game.

[Thirty-Four]

Football players that execute elaborate touchdown celebrations in games that they are getting their asses handed to them in.

Or defensive players that make a big hit and act like they just won the Super Bowl (can anybody say Dwayne Rudd?) despite the fact they are losing badly in the game.

Are you talking about that game he cost Cleveland by ripping his helmet off in? Oh that was a beaut!

[Hammy]

That and how he was on the Vikings too.

[Grittyguy]

Play-by-play announcers that can't pronounce players names correctly or use the same phrase over and over again. The Wilds guy Dan Tehrhaar might be the biggest culprit. He has the hardest time with Dave Scatchard-always calls him "scratch-yerd" and he ALWAYS says, "change on the fly" when teams change lines. Blyleven has the well documented phrase, "Major league" whenever he talks about stats.

[Demsdontgetit]

I can't stand it when people say "I could care less". If you didn't care in the first place, or don't care, then say "I couldn't care less." Bugs me every time. Another one is when someone says, "It doesn't need to be repeated, but....", well then d-bag, don't repeat it.

Driving is the worst for me. Why do people speed up to pass you, get about 10 feet in front of you, and get into your lane only to exit 50 feet later? I mean, it A)is a safety concern for me, B)it's a safety concern for them, and C)it's just stupid. Slow down, get behind me, and then exit jerk!