Here is a list of pet peeves I've gathered that some consider to be the ultimate pet peeves (gross, nerve wrenching, etc.), but in some cases, I consider them to be down right funny. Enjoy...
- Brushing Teeth Outside of the Bathroom. My friend says most hygiene should be kept in the bathroom. "I don't need to see it or smell it."
- Public Spitting. Watching spit leave your mouth and dangle in mid-air like Michael Jordan is disgusting.
- PDFR (Public Displays of Feet Rubbing). Taking your shoes off and rubbing your feet in public can apparently be bothersome. Some say once you rub your feet and touch other objects, "feet juice" will be all over the place. (Just typing this made me chuckle)
- Close Encounters. Talking so close to someone's face that you can smell what they have eaten.
- Touched by Strangers. There's a story to this one. My friend damn near had a conniption when a stranger bumped her and felt so bad about it that they apologized profusely but kept rubbing her back to soothe the pain. My friend didn't want the rubbing. And the pain was gone long before the rubbing...and long after. But the rubbing continued. [LOL]
- Sandwich Pressing. Making a sandwich and pressing down on it with your hands. The imprint of the fingers on the sandwich drives my husband crazy.
- Residual Spit on Books or Magazines. Ever wet your fingers to help turn a page? Leaving something behind other than the occasional ear-mark or highlight is nasty. Ewe.
- Surprise Stepping. There's nothing like fresh-cotton socks. But stepping in a wet spot with socks on is unnerving for some.
- Crowded Food. Different foods touching on a plate. (I don't get this one at all.)
- Share and Share Alike. Ever been in the club and a random stranger asks to use your lip products? Umm yeah...that's not cool and it's gross.
- Blessing Food. Not what you think. It's sneezing over food while preparing it. And folks, I'm not talking about covering your mouth either. Ewe.
- DWP (Driving While Picking). Because you're in a car does not mean you're invisible. There are windows. STOP DRIVING AND DIGGING! :)
- Impolite Flatulence ( a.k.a. - crop dusting). Here is another gym story for you. My friend and I were on the StairMaster and got a sudden and horrible smell. We were already breathing heard so the more we inhaled...you get the point.
- Stop. Drop. Flush. Not abiding by the courteous "drop and flush" bathroom rule is rude to some.
- Food-mobbing. Someone who admires your food and inappropriately smells and/or points at it
- Grab Bag. When someone offers food (i.e. chips) and the person WHIRLS their hand around in the bag before getting what they want out of it...as if each potato chip is different and the choices are immense.
- Toothpaste Squeezing. This is just crazy. The logic behind this (so I've been told) is that if you squeeze in the middle of the tube, you'll have to expend more energy to get the rest of the paste out of the tube as the paste runs out. But if you start to squeeze from the bottom, you'll get more out of the tube. Go figure.
- Tissue Placement. Over not under. (This is another one I don't get. Who cares? Isn't it all going to be used?)
- Show Interruptions. Ever been in the middle of your favorite show and someone walks in and says, "What happened?" Now to fill them in on what they missed, you'll miss at least eight minutes of the show because you know they'll have questions. [smile]
- Live Movie Commentary. Watching a movie with unwanted commentary from the audience like, "Fool, don't go in there!"
- Hairy Soap. Soap with random pieces of hair on it (long, short, etc.) Ewe.
- I don't know what to call this. Waking someone up and then saying, "Oh I'm sorry. Go on back to sleep." Was there another option?
