Pet Peeves

[Maritime Q-Scout]

sports interviews as a whole are bad, "well you gotta give the other team credit" "we gave 110% out there tonight Bob", "can't squeeze our sticks to tight", "this is a big game/big win for us"

ugh the cliches drive me through the roof. Why I love watching sporting interviews with people that can give a good interview, and are actually smart enough to say what they want. Conroy was one of the best, as well nutbar coaches like Richard Martel (Chicoutimi) or Doris Labonte (Rimouski, you might get to see some antics of his next week) are always entertaining.

Commentary on Labonte during game 4 Rimouski/Halifax. "Labonte won't be happy with this call, and there he goes! Arms are waiving all over the place, he's screaming at the referee, looks like he's demanding a video review, but we don't have that in this league, he knows that"

Ahhhh why I love junior hockey, the coaches can be just as much of a gong show as the players.

[4X4]

heh heh... Intensive purposes...

On another board, one guy used to say 'grain assault' instead of 'grain of salt'.

Also, my aunt calls alzheimers disease 'alltimers' disease. Its weird because she's no dummy.

[pope04]

Originally posted by Bring_Back_Shantz+May 12 2005, 06:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Bring_Back_Shantz @ May 12 2005, 06:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-pope04@May 12 2005, 11:40 AM
......but there are a couple that really get to me when people mis use them (usually on this boad, as this is the only one I frequent).


Now, that's funny.

Even I can make mistakes to. They're thier for all too see. For all intnesive purposes you know what I meant but you had to throw in you're too sense.

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Your two funny!

[BlackArcher101]

How about when people say:
"Can you borrow me something" or "I'll borrow you my car if you borrow me your truck"

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally posted by BlackArcher101@May 12 2005, 10:53 PM
How about when people say:
"Can you borrow me something" or "I'll borrow you my car if you borrow me your truck"

First time I've heard that usage.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally posted by Flames Draft Watcher+May 12 2005, 03:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Flames Draft Watcher @ May 12 2005, 03:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-BlackArcher101@May 12 2005, 10:53 PM
How about when people say:
"Can you borrow me something" or "I'll borrow you my car if you borrow me your truck"

First time I've heard that usage. [/b][/quote]
I hear it all the time, nearly every day... When they mix up the words loan/lend with borrow...

Such as "I'll borrow you my car" should read "I'll lend/loan you my car"

Consider yourself lucky that you never heard it before.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally posted by BlackArcher101+May 12 2005, 11:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (BlackArcher101 @ May 12 2005, 11:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

First time I've heard that usage.

I hear it all the time, nearly every day... When they mix up the words loan/lend with borrow...

Such as "I'll borrow you my car" should read "I'll lend/loan you my car"

Consider yourself lucky that you never heard it before. [/b][/quote]
I've heard it.

Another one that bothers me is when people use the word "learn" instead of "teach", as in; "That will 'learn' you".

Or when people use "itch" instead of "scratch", as in; "I have to 'itch' something".

I think a lot of the time people do that, they're just trying to be cute, but it still bothers me.

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Another one that bothers me is when people over-pronounce the "g" in words that end with "_ng". Like when they say "wrong-guh" or "sing-guh".

On a personal level, I hate typos. I make way too many of them and (almost) always have to edit my posts.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally posted by fotze@May 12 2005, 04:42 PM
Two Words:

Spare change?

That is why you need a handful of pennies that you are willing to throw away.

You will look like a good guy too!

[4X4]

Originally posted by fotze@May 12 2005, 04:42 PM
Two Words:

Spare change?

HAHA... My favorite response:

"Change comes from within.".

[calgaryred]

I have a lot of pet peeves two of my biggest would be people who chew really loud or snore so loud you can hear them even if their bedroom door is closed!

[Maritime Q-Scout]

just thought of one now reading another thread. I hate when people start to talk about a movie or TV show you want to see but didn't yet. You mention the fact you want to go see it, then they start to tell you what happens!

Like WTF?!?!?!? I just said I wanted to see it.

When I tell stories like that the first words out of my mouth are "Do you want to see it? Do you mind if I tell you this one part" if it's not relevant to the plot I"ll mention it's not relevant to the plot. UGH

Drives me insane.

[calf]

five word responses in threads

[BlackArcher101]

Originally posted by calf@May 12 2005, 08:45 PM
five word responses in threads

Werd

[FlamesKickAss]

I don't know if anyone posted this yet but my biggest pet peeve is when I am in a car with someone, especially when I am driving, and they talk on the cell phone. It bugs the fata out of me.

That and when people drive 80 km/h on the deerfoot or 20 below the limit anywhere for that matter.

[albertGQ]

Originally posted by fotze@May 12 2005, 05:42 PM
Two Words:

Spare change?

If I am downtown and see a bum approach me. I beat him to the punch. I start walking towards him and then ask him for spare change. Then they just say no, and then walk away

[Muta]

Hmmm. Let's see....

1) People who think they're 10 years older than they really are. Example: I'm telling a close friend about this new girl I'm seeing (she's seeing this older dude), and then she seriously says "aww you kids are so cute". What the fata is up with that? I'm no kid, I'm older than her! Or when people my age brag about some bullcrap job title they have, like 'senior junior investment banking operations strategy analyst manager'. Ok, first off you're not old or qualified enough to hold a position like that, and secondly, just say you're a bank teller. No need to falsely impress.

2) At U f C, when people decide its acceptable to block a tight hallway by standing in the middle. Then you say "MOVE" and they just look at you like they don't know what you're talking about.

3) People who decide it is imperative to show off their car, their car stereo and their driving skills when I'm next to them in my car. They look at you, crank up their bass and crappy rap music to annoying levels, and proceed to peel out next to you in the hopes that you now respect and admire them. Example: these two chachi's really wanted to impress me, so they peeled out onto Bow Trail and 11th St, and spun out. I casually drove by and smiled at them.

4) Incompetence. People who don't atleast try to take initiative when they have the opportunity to do so annoys me.

There's more, I'll think about them.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

I forgot one, the lady at the u of c who is in a wheelchair, but she doesn't need the wheelchair, and she thinks that she has the right because she is in the wheelchair to just push people out of the way.

I still can't believe that she actually doesn't need that wheelchair (or at least that is what I am told) why would someone be that lazy to avoid walking.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by albertGQ@May 13 2005, 09:14 AM
If I am downtown and see a bum approach me. I beat him to the punch. I start walking towards him and then ask him for spare change. Then they just say no, and then walk away

I bet you feel really hilarious after you do that.

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by MrMastodonFarm+May 13 2005, 10:38 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MrMastodonFarm @ May 13 2005, 10:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-albertGQ@May 13 2005, 09:14 AM
If I am downtown and see a bum approach me. I beat him to the punch. I start walking towards him and then ask him for spare change. Then they just say no, and then walk away

I bet you feel really hilarious after you do that. [/b][/quote]
Yeah that's ######ed... you deserve a bum punch in the face for doing that albert.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by Mean Mr. Mustard@May 13 2005, 10:06 AM
I forgot one, the lady at the u of c who is in a wheelchair, but she doesn't need the wheelchair, and she thinks that she has the right because she is in the wheelchair to just push people out of the way.

Lord that lady is some kinda bitch. I've seen her whack people with her cane. When I had a place at 28th street NW she was driving her cart up one of the side streets right in the middle of the road. When honked at (to move to a sidewalk, or side of the street) she continued down the middle of the road.