If you are a Baltimore City music teacher on a local radio program discussing the importance of music education, don't just pick words and expect people to figure out WTF you are talking about from context. "People should be concerned with music education in school because we don't want to raise 1 dimensional children, we want to make wholesome students." Yes, the word she was looking for was well rounded, or even worldly, and I figured that out from context. But after my brain took 2 extra ticks to decipher her comment from context, it was pissed and thought. "Who the hell gave this person a teaching certificate?" This happened to me often in grade school. I had a 2nd grade teacher (Mrs. Parker) who was teaching a geography unit on islands, and not once but twice referred to Greenland as a continent. My young uber-dork brain went ballisitic, I went to the principal with my complaint at her utter lack geographical knowledge only to be explained that she had an utter disrespect for correct geographical terminology. I was poleaxed, my 8 year old (son of a high school social studies teacher) brain was on the verge of explosion. I was told that a student should stay in a student's place and a teacher in a teacher's. So I did. There are at least 20 former Jacobsville Elementary school second graders who think Pangea broke up into Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia, Africa and Greenland. *SMACKS FOREHEAD*

Don't talk back to your teacher, unless you want to go back to where I found you, UNEMPLOYED, IN GREENLAND!

I can't stand it when people scream out of a moving car (i walk a lot) because i can never understand what they are saying, which makes it difficult to give the proper response.
I can't really respond to "Shehhhllaa" it could be anything.

I have two pet peeves.

Only two.

1. Oddly shaped Areolas or obnoxiously large nipples.

2. People who clap after a movie in a theatre, and they are not at the premier.

Stupid commercials that ruin songs for me for the rest of my life. You know the ones: idiot commercials that use songs that you won't be able to listen to ever again getting that mental gag reflex. This song started out decent enough, but now I can't listen to it without picturing that idiot little walking gum thing. Gah.

People who call 911 and ask for the non emergency number for the police, fire or EMS department.

People who call 911 for information on when their power will be restored after a storm.

People who give their children cell phones to play with.

People who won't let scabs heal.

People who drive in the fast lane and drive slow.

People who think my job is fun and "bet I hear alot of weird stuff", as an opening for me to share some stories. Listen to a few bad calls and get back to me.

People who think my dogs are pit bulls and are mean.

Customer service either on the phone or in person. It BLOWS.

I think I've already told you this, but I used to manage a cell phone store, and couldn't believe how many people would come in, upgrade their phone, and hand the old one to their kid as a toy.

I told pretty much every one of my upgrade customers that their disabled phone could still dial 911, and that it wasn't something their kid could play with unless they took the battery out. ;)

I SOOO love you for that ma'am. Unfortunately, too many children around this area have inappropriate toys.

I do giggle every time a child tries to prank me from his home phone. Cause ya know, I am sending the po po to you your house!

pet peeve........hmmmm........the only one i can think of right now would make this thread NSFW so i'll skip those. I hate people who dont signal when changing lanes. in fact thats why i dont carry my gun in my car. oh ya i hate all stupid/self-centered people too. so ya i hate Californians

I used to feel the same way...but lemme tell ya if you plan on having kids, you can pretty much kiss those hershey's kiss size nipples goodbye (make it a long lasting and loving kiss, savor it, SAVOR...good) I'm not saying all women immediately have big ole'sunflowers but all women experience SOME changes. Here's a hint for you, if you REALLY desire nipples with tiny almost non-exsistent areole go for red-heads of Anglo descent. Think Marcia Cross I'm sure her nipples are near pristine even after twins. Myself? I got over it, I like my wife's nipples, I just don't get to see them enough.

It just so happens I have an unnatural fascination with red heads. Score! I can handle nipples with some areola, but if its obviously out of proportion, or i cannot cover it with the palm of my hand, then I have an issue.

Not that this issue will cause me to leave someone, or anything like that, I just find it troubling...

I would have to say:

1. Idiocy...

It pains me to even type this:

Using the word "loose" when you should use the word "lose".

It makes me want to choke anyone that does it.

Don't be such a looser, Moe.

Dammit that one is my favorite.
I hate people that use the word awkward, without it being truly awkward.
"My sister contracted genital herpies yesterday" that is awkward.
"my balls itch"
Not awkward.
Talking about pube length, again not awkward. Talking about the fact that your balls itch from having small insects living in the pores underneath your skin, awkward.
(sorry we had the STD lady come into my school today.)
No she doesn't carry STD's she tells you about them.

What is the non emergency police number?

Look it up in the phone book, duh

And I am ONLY letting this one pass because I wrote it.

I work for a well known (in my area anyway) cookie company. Any time someone recognizes the name of the bakery on my uniform they ask "Ooh, did you bring us some sample cookies?" I hear that around 10 times a week. And have been hearing it for the last 15 years.

The answer is always "No", because I am not willing to get fired for stealing cookies to give away. A lady who works at the bank I use just wouldn't take the hint, so I finally asked her if she could get me some samples of the banks money. She doesn't ask anymore.

Poor spelling and grammar irks me to no end. I hate it with a passion. It makes me want to strangle the person who's misspelling things. Learn proper sentence structure, learn proper grammar, and most of all, learn how to spell properly. Gah!