PeevePile • A Pet Peeve Archive

People who insist you repeat unimportant things.
You're in a conversation with a friend and you make a bad joke or something, and they either don't hear it or don't understand it. You say "nevermind" or "don't worry" or "it's not important," but that's not good enough for them. They insist you tell them what it was. And you don't want to, cause it was dumb or embarressing or in some otherway useless. But the push the issue and eventually you tell them and their dissappointed cause it was dumb and you're mad that they didn't take your word for it a leave it alone.

— Matt Parker from New York, NY | Conversation | 11.9.2008 | Comments (4)

When people end a phone conversation with out saying "goodbye."
I used to think this was the sorta thing that only happened in movies, but my girlfriend does it ALL THE TIME!!! We'll be having a conversation and she'll say something like "I'm not sure, I guess we'll meet up later." And I'll respond with something like "Well, let's make a plan. I was thinking..." and after about 2 minutes, I'll realize she hung up when she was done talking. I feel like the cellphone companies need to bring back the dial tone to compensate for these people.

— Matt Parker from New York, NY | Conversation | 11.21.2008 | Comments (7)

When people say "literally" when they mean "figuratively."
This happens all the time to me. People say things like "I hadn't eaten all day, so I was literally starving to death!?" Really? Literally starving to death? Did you stomach bloat out like those kids in Africa? Did Sally Struthers come to your rescue? I was on a date once and the girl said "I'm a Floating Assistant. I literally float from group to group." Uh-huh. So, you're a balloon of some kind then? Is your office flooded and you use water wings to get around? Argh!

— Matt Parker from New York, NY | Conversation | 10.9.2010 | Comments (5)

Putting on a clean pair of socks, entering the bathroom or kitchen and standing in a water splash left on the floor, thus getting your clean socks wet and forcing you to change them. » 5 stars

Excessive and difficult-to-remove packaging » 4.95455 stars

Having to act completely surprised and utterly amazed by any and all gifts given to you in a public setting. » 4.90909 stars

When two light switches control the same light, but one must be off and the other on for the light switch to work. » 4.90909 stars

Driving behind someone with their blinker on for miles. » 4.90909 stars

Being forced to participate in a bouquet/garter toss at a wedding » 4.9 stars

Saying that men watching their own kids are "babysitting." » 4.88235 stars

The dried lotion booger stuck on the nozzle of the lotion bottle. » 4.88235 stars

Using mobile phones at the register. » 127 Comments

When pregnant women complain about being pregnant. » 47 Comments

The non-existance of unpadded bras in cup sizes less than D. Macy's, Victoria's secret, and Bloomingdales do not carry them. unpadded. » 46 Comments

People who put ketchup in the refrigerator. » 44 Comments

People who deliberately pronounce words incorrectly and repeatedly. » 34 Comments

"Irregardless." » 32 Comments

Women who are just so beautiful they don't have to contribute to sex... » 32 Comments

Saying that men watching their own kids are "babysitting." » 27 Comments

The non-existance of unpadded bras in cup sizes less than D. Macy's, Victoria's secret, and Bloomingdales do not carry them. unpadded. » I'm a 36DD. I do need thin padding so no1 loses an eye on cool days & that hasn't been hard to find. What I am having zero success with is a bra my size that offers some semi-thick padding beneath my breasts. I know that the purpose of this padding is to offer girls with a smaller cup sz some added lift, but with DDs I need lift too, just for a different reason. I don't want the "girls" smacking my chin, but I don't want them slapping my knees either. – drinna28 5/15

Touching a pregnant woman's belly without being A) the father, or B) her OB-GYN. » When i was pregnant, my hubby allows me and i also agree with it try it u will hve fun – Atiqa 5/14

When deli sandwiches or bagels with cream cheese are cut in half but the cut does not go all the way through, so you have to tear it in half anyway. The balance and structure of the sandwich are needlessly compromised. » hi there stevo this is the web address info ,give them a call ,tell them gazza recommened you – garydetlon 5/11

Can I Ask You a Question? » Common persons do not have appropriate essays writing abilities. – CraneDora 5/10

10.31.10

Thanks to a recent torrent of spam, I’ve had to disable comments for a while. I’ve now removed the ability to put links in the comments. Email me if you want to put something in, such as five links to knock-off handbag sites, and I’ll happily oblige.

09.10.10

I’ve added two features to the sidebar: Highest Rating and Hotly Debated. They will be updated daily. To my surprise, the ketchup-in-fridge peeve seemed to really incite some anger — it’s clearly a complex situation that affects us all.

It should be noted that the star ratings indicate how much you agree with, or appreciate, the peeve, not how you feel when it happens.

I will be adding a Paragon Peeves section as well, for my and my friends’ personal favorites.

Please enjoy, and contact me if you have any new feature ideas.