PeevePile • A Pet Peeve Archive » When you are waiting in an obviously long checkout line and the person behind starts to sigh- LOUDLY, then starts to complain- LOUDLY, as if to draft you into their small army of self pity.

When you are waiting in an obviously long checkout line and the person behind starts to sigh- LOUDLY, then starts to complain- LOUDLY, as if to draft you into their small army of self pity.

Perhaps they believe you will join forces with them and wage an attack on the cashier, or rise up against the management team at Wal-Mart. After all, why should a person have to wait more than 23 seconds to pay for their cat litter?

— KEGger from philly, PA | Shopping | 11.17.2008 | Comments (2)

I have found that a shock-and-awe approach works wonders to shut these people up. For example, I was waiting to vote on election day and this woman was standing next to me in line saying "Can you believe this? I mean, can you BELIEVE this?" so I said "Yeah, it's almost like in the Congo, where people have to worry about being sodomized with knives for having political views." She grew very uncomfortable and spent the rest of the wait not only silent but also avoiding any and all eye contact: aces!

— Diana posted 11/18/2008

I think when the person behind you does this, they are trying to express their hope that YOU won't take so long as the person in front of you! It's very passive-agressive.

— betty posted 1/3/2010

Saying that men watching their own kids are "babysitting." » 5 stars

Water on the counter at a public bathroom such that when you lean over to wash your hands, your stomach and crotch area get all wet. » 5 stars

When people tell me to "calm down" when I am already calm. » 5 stars

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 » 4.95238 stars

Rolls of toilet paper in which the size and weight to tensile strength ratio renders it impossible to dispense the paper in the usual manner (ie: pull on the end, roll turns, paper advances). » 4.93333 stars

Doctors "shortening" your wait time by making you wait in the exam room instead. » 4.93333 stars

People who touch computer screens. » 4.91667 stars

Using mobile phones at the register. » 127 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. » 41 Comments

People who put ketchup in the refrigerator. » 41 Comments

When pregnant women complain about being pregnant. » 39 Comments

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

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

"Irregardless." » 30 Comments

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

Using mobile phones at the register. » super – luctroyally 2/6

Using mobile phones at the register. » super – Cireekeld 2/6

Using mobile phones at the register. » super – Kannyhila 2/6

Using mobile phones at the register. » super – Steashamate 2/6

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.