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A couple of things from me. First, why is three in the morning the middle of the night? Second, is twelve midnight, exactly, AM or PM?

Just post whatever insignificant things peeve you here. And if anybody has answers, let us have them by all means.

the phrase "all of a sudden"

A couple of things from me. First, why is three in the morning the middle of the night? Second, is twelve midnight, exactly, AM or PM?

Just post whatever insignificant things peeve you here. And if anybody has answers, let us have them by all means.

Ok, I got your answer. Three in the morning is not necessairly the middle of the night because if you wake up the wrong person at 2:00 or 4:00, they will still want to kick your ass for waking them up in the middle of the night. The same term can be used for day sleepers awakend at 8:00 or 10:00. Same ass whipping same reason.

Second...twelve midnight translates to 0000 Hrs which is AM.

Poeple that drive at about half the speed limit.

The fact that all public offices open after I have to be at work and close before I get off bugs me to no end. I have to take days off to go to a freaking bank!

When people don't throw away pens that don't work anymore.

It's not like some magical ink fairy is going to drop by.

The sheer fact that I am incapable of going to bed at a decent hour, regardless of when I have to get up.

Then theres the people who use gay as an adjective for everything...

I wonder why male rape is tastelessly amusing to talk about and joke about but female rape is strictly off-limits.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I understand why female rape is not a laughing matter. Usually. What I wonder is what sort of creatures we are, especially us men, that can joke about male rape.

Because it is kinda funny, isn't it? In a dark sort of way. You bail a friend out of jail and inquire with a mischievous tone; "Did you get lucky?"

Why do you think that is?

Why do you think that is?

Homophobic, heterosexual orthodoxy.

Most things are its fault.

Homophobic, heterosexual orthodoxy.

Most things are its fault.

That was my first suspicion, and I am not prepared to rule it out.

But I'm certainly no homophobe and I think it's hilarious(when joke about in a correctly satirical manner). On the other hand, I am the Lunatic Goofball. I might be the exception that proves the rule. :p

The uncertainty that is present when I hear the word "you".

Who? Me? One? What are you talking about?

Mariehamn advocates the 3rd person perspective to be used while debating or engaging in any remotely serious speak.

The word dandylion!

I hate it. If you think about it what the hell does it mean. Dandy Lion, that has nothing at all to do with a god dam flower/weed/whatever.

Dandylion :sniper:

The word dandylion!

I hate it. If you think about it what the hell does it mean. Dandy Lion, that has nothing at all to do with a god dam flower/weed/whatever.

Dandylion :sniper:
Uhm. Not to crush your hopes, but it's 'dandelion'.
edit: and just in case you were wondering... etymology: comes from French 'dents de lion', 'lion's teeth'.

The constant redefinition of words to serve marketing purposes, see "punk" or the change of R'n'B from rhythm and blues to rhythm and base
(not that I have a problem with giving new meanings it is after all how language evolves but that it is done to sell CDs)

Intellectual laziness as a whole is just outright annoying

Inappropriate word use. Take "like" for example:

"I was, like, no way! and he was, like, Yeah I know. then I was, like, that's so not cool."

In what way is the word "like" being used to compare or describe how one feels about something. How about "whatever".

"He was, like, shyea so I said whatever!" What the hell does that even mean.
I hate going to the mall. Oh and aint, IT'S NOT A WORD. Oh, this one is the worst; when someone asks if they can something...

"Can I use that lighter?" How the hell am I supposed to know what you can and cannot use? You may use the lighter if you know how, but I don't know if you can or not. How about when an adult says they have to pee. You're an adult say you have to use the bathroom or urinate for crying out loud. It's ok when you're like 3yrs old, but when you're 35 and have a 3yr old you're WAY to old to say pee unless speaking to the 3yr old.

There's lots of other misused words that annoy me, but I've made this post long enough already.

I hate people who don't finish their

I hate people who don't finish their
Cat got your tongue?

I hate the phrase "all but", so for example when someone is saying that a house burnt down it's "all but burnt to the ground" - That would mean its everthing execept burnt down wouldn't it?!
And when sentences are started with conjunctive words.

And when sentences are started with conjunctive words.
Tee-hee. :p

Tee-hee. :p

Yeah :D

Ok big list coming up!!

1. how can Women be attracted to other women and same for men if the primary attraction of men to women is reproduction which is what sex is for, then how can a women find another women sexy?? (same for guys).

2. I hate people that use the words that were purely created because no other word would fit in a place of a long lost book written 8000000 years ago by someone named ralph, the word is not used it is barely in the dictionary why the fu** use it?!?!?!?

3. Why do the penguins always dissapear when i get to the zoo??

4. Why is the bank open on a saturday if i am not able to do anything with my account,except check my balance!!

5. Why get indian sales people to phone my house after they have had a very short english training course and mispronounce alot of words, i cant understand half the things said by the person trying to sell me whatever, i might not hang up if i can understand teh call!! :mad:

6. Why do Jehovas witnesses always arrive when i am half nude/ eating/ with my girlfriend?? do they time it to end like that, why why why!!

7. Why are different people attracted to different body parts??

8. Why on earth in school was french compulsory if the language is dying out??

9. Why do people get beware of the dog signs when their dog is about 3 inches tall and licks everything it can find??

10. Why do people send spam emails to friends it is a pain in teh arse!?!?!?

11. Why is there a sniper smiley it is a piece of sh** you can get teh same results from the machine gun guy, and what the hell is up with this green guy???

12. why am i posting so much?!?!?!?! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

Oh and aint, IT'S NOT A WORD.

ain't ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nt)
Nonstandard

1. Contraction of am not.
2. Used also as a contraction for are not, is not, has not, and have not.

Usage Note: Ain't has a long history of controversy. It first appeared in 1778, evolving from an earlier an't, which arose almost a century earlier as a contraction of are not and am not. In fact, ain't arose at the tail end of an era that saw the introduction of a number of our most common contractions, including don't and won't. But while don't and won't eventually became accepted at all levels of speech and writing, ain't was to receive a barrage of criticism in the 19th century for having no set sequence of words from which it can be contracted and for being a “vulgarism,” that is, a term used by the lower classes, although an't at least had been originally used by the upper classes as well. At the same time ain't's uses were multiplying to include has not, have not, and is not, by influence of forms like ha'n't and i'n't. It may be that these extended uses helped fuel the negative reaction. Whatever the case, criticism of ain't by usage commentators and teachers has not subsided, and the use of ain't is often regarded as a sign of ignorance. ·But despite all the attempts to ban it, ain't continues to enjoy extensive use in speech. Even educated and upper-class speakers see no substitute in folksy expressions such as Say it ain't so and You ain't seen nothin' yet. ·The stigmatization of ain't leaves us with no happy alternative for use in first-person questions. The widely used aren't I? though illogical, was found acceptable for use in speech by a majority of the Usage Panel in an earlier survey, but in writing there is no acceptable substitute for the stilted am I not?

Why do people accept common-day slang as an evolution of language easily enough, but get all worked up about slang that's been around for centuries?

it bothers me when people insist on driving a couple of inches from your bumper... i mean WHY? for the love of god why?! :headbang:

driving there isn't going to get them past you any faster, they have the whole of the rest of the road to drive on (unless you're in queue)... and yet they insist on driving there. apart from anything else its unsafe.

and just pisses me off. nowadays i make a point of slowing down as much as i can (often to snail's pace just before corners) just to piss them off

Drumming on surfaces. Especially when there's other music playing, and it's not at all in time/appropriate for the music. And I live with my brother, a drummer, who does it all the time. Gah.

Similarly, my dad playing on his guitar when we're listening to music or watching TV. Especially when it's supposed to be creating an atmosphere (i.e. a tense, scary film).

I can't think of anything else... Some things will annoy me in a bad mood, but the two above are the only things that pretty much always annoy me.

8. Why on earth in school was french compulsory if the language is dying out??
Wait... what?

Wait... what?
What, in my school french is a compulsory language, or was uptill two years ago. And i say french is dying out for in france i have never met a french person who could not speak english or a form of english. Why then learn teh other language of french and make the word more of a confusing place.

Drumming on surfaces. Especially when there's other music playing, and it's not at all in time/appropriate for the music. And I live with my brother, a drummer, who does it all the time. Gah.

Similarly, my dad playing on his guitar when we're listening to music or watching TV. Especially when it's supposed to be creating an atmosphere (i.e. a tense, scary film).

I can't think of anything else... Some things will annoy me in a bad mood, but the two above are the only things that pretty much always annoy me.
and your boyfriend's a wannabe drummer too :p ;)
*will try not to piss you off* :P
i'll be online sometime soon - it seems the room rearranging has started without me so i don't have anywhere to sit and chat in private at the moment :rolleyes:

oh and if we're talking about things that just piss us off, then i'll say loud eating. i mean its not hard to open your mouth without smacking your lips, and its equally not hard to chew with your mouth closed... and then sometimes you get the heavy breathers who'll, as soon as something goes in their mouth (no dirty thoughs ;)) will start breathing like they've just run a marathon or something. i don't get it!!
and my dad does all of them... all the time :mad:

What, in my school french is a compulsory language, or was uptill two years ago. And i say french is dying out for in france i have never met a french person who could not speak english or a form of english. Why then learn teh other language of french and make the word more of a confusing place.
Haha, that's an interesting view of the world to say the very least :D

I hate people who don't finish their

Ah, incomplete sentences, where an author starts an idea in a sentence but then seems to forget it’s existence and leaves the idea hanging in open air. It is mistakes such as this, where an idea is left incomplete.

Haha, that's an interesting view of the world to say the very least :D
That means i had an interesting thought, IN YOUR FACE SCHOOL!! (I dont do much at school and lots of people call me dumb and dull). :D :D :D

and your boyfriend's a wannabe drummer too :p ;)
*will try not to piss you off* :P
i'll be online sometime soon - it seems the room rearranging has started without me so i don't have anywhere to sit and chat in private at the moment :rolleyes:
Hey, I don't mind drumming. I love drumming. I just prefer actual drumming in music rather than random drumming on tables... And even that I can cope with, just not when it's in the middle of another song!! (I have never used the head banging smiley and never plan to but it's becoming awfully tempting right now... :P)
okay *hugs* don't worry about it - will talk to you later. might tidy my room.... love you *more hugs*
oh and if we're talking about things that just piss us off, then i'll say loud eating. i mean its not hard to open your mouth without smacking your lips, and its equally not hard to chew with your mouth closed... and then sometimes you get the heavy breathers who'll, as soon as something goes in their mouth (no dirty thoughs ;)) will start breathing like they've just run a marathon or something. i don't get it!!
and my dad does all of them... all the time :mad:
:fluffle:

Oh, you just reminded me of something. I hate it when people just seem to ignore what you say. My brother does it when he's eating and you ask him something and fine, he can wait until he's finished eating, but he never gives any indication that he's even heard you... And then sometimes, you'll be waiting for his answer and he'll finish his mouthfull... and then he'll take another! And with my dad, he thinks about what you says before he answers but doesn't show that he's heard what you said and it's like he just hasn't heard you or is ignoring you. He always does that to my mum and it pisses me off.

Anyway, before I give a totally negative view of my family, I'll shut up :p

That means i had an interesting thought, IN YOUR FACE SCHOOL!! (I dont do much at school and lots of people call me dumb and dull). :D :D :D
Lol!
I doubt whether any school appreciates 'interesting' thoughts...
... when I was told my questions were 'interesting' it was usually just a sort-of-polite way to say 'shut it!'
...either because they didn't know the answer or because they really couldn't have cared less.

I do sometimes wonder as to the intellect of the "silent majority", but beyond that, no.

Having about 900 bloody TV channels but only having about 6 that actually show something in my language that isn't a repeat and is vaguely interesting.

That bugs the hell out of me.

Mosquitoes. Somebody please tell me the point of these little buggers, I'm a biologist and I can't figure it out.

People who do not know how to use a roundabout. GIVE WAY TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE!!!

The de-comissioning of concorde, It was cool.

The fact I currently live 200miles from my fiancee. That has to top the list.

That I cannot have absolute control over all matter and time. Just think of all the good things I'd do!

Rap language, it be no kool bro

Different sizes on those graphite pencils you can reload. 0.5, 0.7... I never have the right size!

The fact that "females under 18" completely messes up the IMDb (http://www.imdb.com) voting system

PeOpLe wHo TyPe LiKe ThIs, EsPeCiAlLy WhEn ThEy UsE iNtErNeT sHoRtHaNd

And People Who Insist On Capitalizing Every Word Like They're Making A Pronouncement.

People who spell grammar "grammer".

People who confuse they're, their, and there.

People who honk at me when I'm going 10 miles above the speed limit anyway.

Anyone who thinks rap is a beautiful form of music.

Stupid people.

Hardcore fundamentalists.

That's it for now.

Grammer Nazis. ;)

Grammer Nazis. ;)
*Grammar :p

PeOpLe wHo TyPe LiKe ThIs

Seconded, and not even especially when they're using shorthand - just anytime.

People who go on msn, talk to you all the time, and always, *always* just say 'hey... hows u... im gd thnx... soooooo... soooooo' and just need to STFU.

Religious whackos and fundamentalist extremists who give the rest of us more reasonable types a bad name.

And People Who Insist On Capitalizing Every Word Like They're Making A Pronouncement.
Who? Mr. Everything-Must-Be-A-Proper-Noun-Man? We got one of them here. He's just never on line when I am.

Drives me nuts, man. *twitches*

Who? Mr. Everything-Must-Be-A-Proper-Noun-Man? We got one of them here. He's just never on line when I am.

Drives me nuts, man. *twitches*

Ya Ritalina, or somethin like that. Wrecks my head!!


A pirate walks into a bar with a steerin wheel between his legs. The barman asks if it hurts and he says 'Yargh, it's drivin me nuts!'

Seconded, and not even especially when they're using shorthand - just anytime.

People who go on msn, talk to you all the time, and always, *always* just say 'hey... hows u... im gd thnx... soooooo... soooooo' and just need to STFU.

Religious whackos and fundamentalist extremists who give the rest of us more reasonable types a bad name.

No, it's even more annoying when they use shorthand, because I HATE shorthand. I mean, in online games, I understand using it, but in things where you've got plenty of time to type? Come ON.

The phrase 'now in a minute'

A pirate walks into a bar with a steerin wheel between his legs. The barman asks if it hurts and he says 'Yargh, it's drivin me nuts!'
That's actually pretty good! :p
I don't know if humor exists in Finland, or maybe its just not wet enough. Its mostly below-the-line gut punches, which, if excuted correctly causes a lot of inner bleeding, but not a would lot of wetness.

Well, actually, that depends on the bladder! :D

Ya Ritalina, or somethin like that. Wrecks my head!!


A pirate walks into a bar with a steerin wheel between his legs. The barman asks if it hurts and he says 'Yargh, it's drivin me nuts!'
no, it's an Irishman who walks into the bar.

[more offtopic]An Irishman walks out of a bar[/more offtopic]:D

no, it's an Irishman who walks into the bar.

[more offtopic]An Irishman walks out of a bar[/more offtopic]:D

Why would an Irish man go Yargh?

And why would he walk out of a bar?! The traitor

The phrase 'now in a minute'
I've started using "now" for something that should happen soon.

When I want something done at the present moment, I scream while stamping my feet, working up a nice sweat while allowing the beautiful Afro-English words:
"NOW-NOW!"
, to roll over my tongue. Its beautiful, the reaction you get out of people. They know exactly what you mean!

Why would an Irish man go Yargh?

And why would he walk out of a bar?! The traitor
because he...i dunno, that part's not in the joke

exactly!:D

1. how can Women be attracted to other women and same for men if the primary attraction of men to women is reproduction which is what sex is for, then how can a women find another women sexy?? (same for guys).Even more puzzling: Why do women who claim to not be attracted to men, go about trying to appear as much like a man as they can (manly clothes, speech, haircuts, etc.) in order to attrack another woman like themselves (manly)? People have a right to their own tastes, and I know that not all lesbians are like this, but there are plenty and it just doesn't make any sense!

I hate people who don't finish theirbreakfast. I also hate it when you are standing in a line, and the person

Just post whatever insignificant things peeve you here. And if anybody has answers, let us have them by all means.
How do they get the figs into the fig rolls?

What the hell kind of superhero/villain/dude has a friggin name like STICK?!

(sorry, watching Elektra,lol)

What the hell kind of superhero/villain/dude has a friggin name like STICK?!

(sorry, watching Elektra,lol)

A sentient blob of glue?

A sentient blob of glue?


See? Lame. It's a friggin old guy...with a STICK!!....*grumble*...an old fart with a stick can be a superhero, but they won't make a talking betta fish with psychic powers....I don't get it..

How can fruit salad be angry?

I hate it when people use "another" as a seperable word. That is, they say "it's a whole nother word." Um, no.

why do people ask "how are you?" if they really don't want to know?

why do people call my home phone and ask "where are you?" don't they know where they called me?!


If my child knows it's against the rule to do something why does she do it anyway? She knows that she is going to get caught, she knows the consequence, why do it?:headbang:

I hate it when people use "another" as a seperable word. That is, they say "it's a whole nother word." Um, no.

That's a bizarre thing for people to do. They'd be perfectly correct just by removing the 'n'. Weeeird.

Also! It bothers me when people leave drawers and cupboards fractionally open. Close it all the way! Close it all the way!

... I'm okay.

That's a bizarre thing for people to do. They'd be perfectly correct just by removing the 'n'. Weeeird.

Also! It bothers me when people leave drawers and cupboards fractionally open. Close it all the way! Close it all the way!

... I'm okay.
oh that annoys me too. Also how people will leave a quarter inch of tea in the tea pitcher, it's not even a drink! Like I go to the fridge looking for a 1/3 drink of tea:rolleyes: either pour it in your cup and drink it or leave it on the counter and I will make more tea:headbang:

I HATE:headbang: when people read in the bathroon. Who wants to spend time in the bathroom anyways..gross. You should get in and get out. If you will be in tehir for a while, then you must not have to go. Its so gross.

Inappropriate word use. Take "like" for example:

Yeh I hate that too


. It's ok when you're like 3yrs old,

Please, explain.

oh that annoys me too. Also how people will leave a quarter inch of tea in the tea pitcher, it's not even a drink! Like I go to the fridge looking for a 1/3 drink of tea:rolleyes: either pour it in your cup and drink it or leave it on the counter and I will make more tea:headbang:

Ooh, a similar thing annoys me. Though it's mainly when people put the juice back with less than half a cup worth left. Or when they leave a tiny bit of milk in the bag so that there's nowhere near enough for my cerial. Or when they just use up all the milk but leave it to someone else to set up a new bag. Huh!

it bothers me when people insist on driving a couple of inches from your bumper... i mean WHY? for the love of god why?! :headbang:

driving there isn't going to get them past you any faster, they have the whole of the rest of the road to drive on (unless you're in queue)... and yet they insist on driving there. apart from anything else its unsafe.

and just pisses me off. nowadays i make a point of slowing down as much as i can (often to snail's pace just before corners) just to piss them off
a similar thing used to drive me crazy

i hate it when im in the left lane driving 5mph over the speed limit passing a long line of slower traffic when some assshole comes up behind me flashing his lights as if its my DUTY to get out of his way and maroon myself in this line of people who dont even drive the speed limit.

or he'll come up behind me as im passing someone, drive 2 inches from my bumper, then FLASH just as im almost past the other car as if i dont notice that hes there and dont realize that he's hoping ill move over.

i used to slow down to the speed of the car i was passing for a while just to punish him for being an asshole. then i realized that i was just gonna get shot for it some day so i stopped letting it bother me.

breakfast. I also hate it when you are standing in a line, and the person
in front of you strikes up a conversation with the checker as if they need to catch up on a 20 year seperation. i also hate it when you take the car to the mechanic and he

People who complain about little things that annoy them, and greed.

Seriously, these posts are pretty funny!

in front of you strikes up a conversation with the checker as if they need to catch up on a 20 year seperation. i also hate it when you take the car to the mechanic and he

makes that sucking noise through his teeth as though that justifys the extortionate price. And then I hate it when you try to pay and

makes that sucking noise through his teeth as though that justifys the extortionate price. And then I hate it when you try to pay and

your head explodes.