Pet Peeves

[TripletDaddy]

Has anyone ever had a small sliver or pebble or something in your sock and it is driving you crazy? The small sliver is especially annoying. It pokes at your foot or itches but when you go to find it, it hides within the weave of the cotton. Then you put your sock back on and it starts poking again.

[Clark Addison]

People who show up to play basketball without properly trimmed fingernails.

[San Juan Sun]

People who show up to play basketball without properly trimmed fingernails.

People who play with watches and rings.

[Pheidippides]

People who play with watches and rings.

Or necklaces.

[RobinFinderson]

Has anyone ever had a small sliver or pebble or something in your sock and it is driving you crazy? The small sliver is especially annoying. It pokes at your foot or itches but when you go to find it, it hides within the weave of the cotton. Then you put your sock back on and it starts poking again.

I hate that!

Or how about when you first get on your motorcycle in the morning, and the seat is a bit damp from the morning dew, and then your pants are damp, and something about the damp pants makes them pull on the little hairs on your butt and upper thighs, so that NO seated position on the motorcycle is truly comfortable...

[Surfah]

Being the guy that walks into the bathroom right after someone got done blowing it up, only to have someone else walk in while you're washing your hands and they wrinkle their nose and give you a disgusted look.

[falafel]

I hate that!

Or how about when you first get on your motorcycle in the morning, and the seat is a bit damp from the morning dew, and then your pants are damp, and something about the damp pants makes them pull on the little hairs on your butt and upper thighs, so that NO seated position on the motorcycle is truly comfortable...

That sounds like something a towel (or even a shirt sleeve) would fix.

[PharmCoug]

Being the guy that walks into the bathroom right after someone got done blowing it up, only to have someone else walk in while you're washing your hands and they wrinkle their nose and give you a disgusted look.

I actually enjoy taking credit. I usually say something like, "whew...I feel so much better."

This way the disgusted look is actually warranted.

[Green Monstah]

I just encountered my biggest pet peeve: When a person at my firm sends out an "all attorney" email asking for a good DUI attorney. Someone from our Dallas office just sent one out, and then had the nerve 15 mins later to send a "please don't send any more referrals email" out. I goodled "DUI Attorney Houston", copied and pasted the results and sent them to her in an email. I also let her know that I know lots of good capital murder attorneys if she's ever in need.

I know, I'll be "that guy" in the Houston office, but that seriously drives me insane. I was nearly killed by a drunk driver in late '08, so it strikes a nerve.

[RC Vikings]

I'm standing in line at the post office and this BYU-I co-ed is standing behind me talking on her phone. I had no idea who she was talking to but she was talking about these three boys she liked and where they all fit in her life and then she started talking about an interview she had with her bishop. I didn't want to know all this stuff and I can't imagine anybody else in line wanted to either. I find it strange that people throw out so much personal information on the phone while MANY people are around them.

[mtnbiker]

We had our ward Christmas party last night, and I was asked by the RS pres to take pictures of all the kids sitting (one by one) on Santa's lap. She said she'd take the pics to Costco to get one print made for each picture. The RS pres then had a whole bunch of her grandkids (who don't live in the ward) crash the party. If I was still using wet film, I'd have told her to jump in the lake. With digital, it wasn't all that bad, but I hope she's not going to bill the ward for her grandkids' pics.

Just as bad, if not worse, was my neighbor, who sidled up to me and asked if I could make 3 copies for her. I gave her a funny look and said I was giving the image files to the RS pres. Why do people think others should pay for all their stuff? If you want extra pics, pay for them yourself. Sheesh. Maybe I should slap a copyright notice across every kid's face. (I guess I'm assuming she wanted them for free; she didn't say anything about paying for extra prints.)

Speaking of which, do any of you bother putting copyrights on ward pictures?

[Sullyute]

We had our ward Christmas party last night, and I was asked by the RS pres to take pictures of all the kids sitting (one by one) on Santa's lap. She said she'd take the pics to Costco to get one print made for each picture. The RS pres then had a whole bunch of her grandkids (who don't live in the ward) crash the party. If I was still using wet film, I'd have told her to jump in the lake. With digital, it wasn't all that bad, but I hope she's not going to bill the ward for her grandkids' pics.

Just as bad, if not worse, was my neighbor, who sidled up to me and asked if I could make 3 copies for her. I gave her a funny look and said I was giving the image files to the RS pres. Why do people think others should pay for all their stuff? If you want extra pics, pay for them yourself. Sheesh. Maybe I should slap a copyright notice across every kid's face. (I guess I'm assuming she wanted them for free; she didn't say anything about paying for extra prints.)

Speaking of which, do any of you bother putting copyrights on ward pictures?

I just read in the Ensign that the Church has established a website where members can deposit wholesome media (pictures, songs, music, etc) so that it can be used by the Church and others in need of such. Maybe you could make a deposit.

[Donuthole]

I just read in the Ensign that the Church has established a website where members can deposit wholesome media (pictures, songs, music, etc) so that it can be used by the Church and others in need of such. Maybe you could make a deposit.

How long before someone accidentally deposits some, um, unseemly photographs?

[mtnbiker]

How long before someone accidentally deposits some, um, unseemly photographs?

Wouldn't be surprised if someone already did. Who gets the job of combing through the submissions?

[mtnbiker]

I just read in the Ensign that the Church has established a website where members can deposit wholesome media (pictures, songs, music, etc) so that it can be used by the Church and others in need of such. Maybe you could make a deposit.

That would be pretty funny. Think they'd use pics of kids on Santa's lap in the Ensign or Friend?