Duncan Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Yuck.I went back to a ward I was in as a young kid with a lot of my family. An old lady came up and started reminiscing about how me and my brothers used to help with the sacrament back in the day and how she misses it. I was the oldest sibling and I was 11 when we left. Lady, you be crazy.I used to say that in our family there were two sets of kids- the God d*m*ed Kids and God blessed kids and they had to guess which was which!
Wants2know Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Wow. ok. Liars. I run onto this so often it has the potential to drive me insane.power outages. mud season.mean people.people who act like they know everything.when toilet paper runs out and noone in the house replacrs it.paperwork.people who use their kids in a divorce and literally make them sick.rush limbaugh 1
Libs Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Those are all good ones, W2K.....especially, the one about changing out the t.p. I must be the only one in my house who knows how to do this. ahem
Storm Rider Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Pet peeves? Hmm, let's see: anyone who writes your for you're or there for their, drivers that take a Sunday drive during rush hour, smug liberals, pseudo intellectuals, men who cannot lift a lid and have no aim whatsoever, travel logs during Sacrament meeting, teachers who are not prepared, testimonies that only consist of, "I know the Church is true" (this is not a peeve as just sad), parents who don't know the ward is not their babysitter during Sacrament meeting or social events, and did I mention anyone who writes your for you're or there for their. Well now, let me go look at myself in the mirror.
LeSellers Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 anyone who writes your for you're or there for their, d...and did I mention anyone who writes your for you're or there for their.Worse still are "it's" for "its" and "its" for it's".I don't see these as stupidity—what it is, is a lack of respect for one's audience. I refuse to be offended, but is is very off-putting.parents who don't know the ward is not their babysitter during Sacrament meetingAs anyone in my ward knows, Brother Sellers (the elder—one of our sons lives in our ward) is more than pleased to be the baby sitter during Sacrament Meeting. If no one offers, I'll take the child (under 4). It's not just because I love children, it's often because I can keep a child from being a distraction better than Mommy'n'Daddy. It's a gift (and a curse). (Whether it's a gift of the spirit or not, is an open debate.)Nowadays, it's usually our two granddaughters from the "other" brother Sellers' home who occupy GrandpaLe's attention, though.Lehi
LeSellers Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 when toilet paper runs out and noone in the house replacrs it.That's why I put four rolls in the bottom vanity drawer, in each bathroom. When it gets down to two, I replace the missing ones. The year's supply is in the garage, and it's a long, lonely trip when one is home alone.Lehi
Kenngo1969 Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Here in montana, spring doesn't usually show it's head until April and even then it'll probably be June before you see the last snow. Your February spring sounds wonderful and makes me wish it came a bit sooner to my neck of the woods. No wonder you have such a high post count! (I know, I know: another pet peeve -- Smart Alecs like me!)
Calm Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 My pet peeve....stupid pet videos with grandiose titles that are just exactly what I see from my dog every day of the week. 1
Peppermint Patty Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) People who write "Keep in touch!" or "Let's hang out this summer!" in your yearbook but never talk to you again;When you're driving and a cigarette butt comes out the window of the car in front of you and it bounces off your car;Athletes who point to the sky after scoring; When people say "carmel" instead of "caramel". Is it really that hard to pronounce that extra letter? andWhen I was a kid, getting fruit in my Halloween Bag. Edited January 10, 2012 by Peppermint Patty
Duncan Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 People who write "Keep in touch!" or "Let's hang out this summer!" in your yearbook but never talk to you again;When you're driving and a cigarette butt comes out the window of the car in front of you and it bounces off your car;Athletes who point to the sky after scoring; When people say "carmel" instead of "caramel". Is it really that hard to pronounce that extra letter? andWhen I was a kid, getting fruit in my Halloween Bag.ha! I don't like it when people "punkin" instead of pumpkin or "liberry" instead of "library"
LeSellers Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 ha! I don't like it when people"punkin" instead of pumpkin or "liberry" instead of "library"'How about "Feboooary" instead of "FebRuary"?Lehi
Duncan Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 How about "Feboooary" instead of "FebRuary"?Lehialso a good one!
Calm Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 I have to admit I used to say "liberry". Am I forgiven because I was quite young at the time (elementary school) and had to go to speech therapy to get my tongue around "r"s? I did occasionally slip when I was older and trying to talk too fast (Mom says I learned to talk too fast as it was the only way that I could get a word in between my older brother and sister) and I would be totally embarrassed when I blew it. Kept mixing up "shoulder" and "soldier"' as well.
Duncan Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 I have to admit I used to say "liberry". Am I forgiven because I was quite young at the time (elementary school) and had to go to speech therapy to get my tongue around "r"s? I did occasionally slip when I was older and trying to talk too fast (Mom says I learned to talk too fast as it was the only way that I could get a word in between my older brother and sister) and I would be totally embarrassed when I blew it. Kept mixing up "shoulder" and "soldier"' as well.Bless you! Mum was a librarian and funnily enough she say "tager" instead of "tiger"
altersteve Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Bad drivers.And the whole concept of "political correctness." Edited January 10, 2012 by altersteve
mercyngrace Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Powerful people with really bad grammar.I occasionally do some work for a company that emphasizes the importance of proper grammar in all submitted reports. They claim to be real sticklers and threaten to reject badly written reports without pay. The funny thing is that every memo from the head office is riddled with grammatical errors. It's so bad that I almost didn't contract with them because I thought they might not be a legitimate business.Fortunately, they write correctly where it counts.... on my paycheck.
LeSellers Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Powerful people with really bad grammar.On a par, if not worse, powerful people whose language changes stylistically depending on the audience or what phase (rabble rousing among the unwashed v. fund raising among the elite) of their campaign is in. You know what I mean: "I'm comin' down like a ton of bricks," v. "I am coming down like a ton of bricks."Lehi
Duncan Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 I occasionally do some work for a company that emphasizes the importance of proper grammar in all submitted reports. They claim to be real sticklers and threaten to reject badly written reports without pay. The funny thing is that every memo from the head office is riddled with grammatical errors. It's so bad that I almost didn't contract with them because I thought they might not be a legitimate business.Fortunately, they write correctly where it counts.... on my paycheck.oh you have no idea how much bad spelling makes me sick!!! countless are the emails that I have sent to businesses that have bad spelling on their adverts or whatever! I refuse to buy a computer from a place that spells it "compueter" or meat from a place that spells "striploin" as "striplion"!!!!!
ERMD Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Mixed metaphorsUsing an apostrophe when a word is simply pluralSaying, "Which begs the question..," when what is really meant is, "Which raises the question..." There is no fallacy involved.Writing "ya" instead of "yeah"When someone calls me on the telephone and either does not identify himself, or when I answer, demands, "Who is this?"People who drive in the far left lane and refuse to move over"Nukyilar" rather than "nuclear"
LeSellers Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) "Nukyilar" rather than "nuclear"Oh, you mean like Walter Mondale?Lehi Edited January 14, 2012 by LeSellers
Duncan Posted January 14, 2012 Author Posted January 14, 2012 Oh, you mean like Walter Mondale?LehiWalter Mondale? Wasn't he the husband on TV's "Maude"?
LeSellers Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Walter Mondale? Wasn't he the husband on TV's "Maude"?No, he was once the VP of USmerica, and the one time Democrat presidential candidate. Lehi
asbestosman Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 People who don't use earphones while watching movies on the bus.People who do use earphones while watching movies on the bus, but have the volume turned up so high even I'm starting to go deaf.
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