PeevePile • A Pet Peeve Archive » When there is a standing ovation in a crowd that you don't feel like being part of but eventually have to give into just so you can see the stage (and not feel like an asshole).

When there is a standing ovation in a crowd that you don't feel like being part of but eventually have to give into just so you can see the stage (and not feel like an asshole).

— Biffy from Brooklyn, NY | Public Places | 10.17.2008 | Comments (3)

I also hate when shows manipulate the audience into standing at the end of the show, tricking the audience into doing a standing O. this happened when I saw Mama Mia on b'way (that's a whole 'nother peeve). The cast makes the audience stand up and dance during the last number. And then, whoops, the curtain goes down and we were still standing.

— stinkstunk posted 10/19/2008

Or the fact that an "encore" is now a planned part of the gig and the standing o and endless applause are required to "convince" the star to return?

— Margee posted 10/22/2008

I'm sure I'm on someone's peeve list because I refuse to stand for a standing O unless I think they really deserve it. My mom and I used to joke that people must love performing in Seattle because they essentially get standing O's for breathing on stage. Then I moved and realized that EVERYONE gives EVERY performance a standing o. Lame.

— Jen posted 10/22/2008

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People who touch computer screens. » 4.91667 stars

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People who put ketchup in the refrigerator. » 41 Comments

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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.

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