http://www.peevepile.com/ PeevePile RSS en-us Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:14:44 CDT Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:14:44 CDT http://peevepile.com biffy@peevepile.com biffy@peevepile.com http://peevepile.com/peeves/2128 When people describe a fun time as a "scream"

Its usually some middle age person at the office describing some mildly funny thing that happened. "You should have seen Mary's husband dressed up as Madonna last Halloween, it was a SCREAM!" Stop trying to make things sound more raucous than they are!

Posted 3.20.2010 by robs from Pittsburgh]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/497 I hate it when people stick their Bluetooth headsets in their ears and walk around when they're not using them. It just looks really, really stupid.



Posted 3.16.2010 by Sara from Ashland, VA]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2105 People who listen to really loud music on a quiet train



It's particularly fun when you're going on a 40min journey and the person is getting off in the same stop as you

Posted 3.15.2010 by Jo from London]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2059 When people make you take your shoes off before entering their house/apartment.

Especially when they have pets, so there's always cat/dog hair all over the floor anyway - are my shoes really going to make your place THAT much dirtier?

Posted 3.14.2010 by M. from Boston, MA]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/184 Corporate Words II: Using "solve" as a noun.

Did you know some people use "solve" as a noun? Like, "There are no easy solves on this one." Does this happen in Calgary?

Posted 3.13.2010 by Stuart]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2115 Describing yourself as 'OCD' just because you like something a certain way.



Har har! The way I feel about loading the dishwasher is totally analogous to the experiences of someone with a serious and widely misunderstood mental disorder!

Posted 3.11.2010 by T. from USA]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2121 Being told other people have it worse when I talk about a problem I have.

Look, I know there are people in this world who don't have any parents/have terminal illnesses/are starving and living in a shanty. I never claimed to be the most unfortunate person on Earth in the first place, but thanks for the guilt trip anyway.

Posted 3.6.2010 by B. Alexander from Long Beach]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2120 Telling me I'm defenseless because I'm a female.



Eg. Don't go in that gas station because you're a female and might get raped.

Posted 3.5.2010 by Haley from SC]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2064 When people say "American" when they mean "White" or "Caucasian."



People do this all the time. A friend of mine had to step out of the room while we were watching a show on TV. She came back and asked what she missed. Her way of asking for clarification was, "Was that the American guy or the Asian?" Both characters were American, most everyone in the show is American. He just happened to be an Asian-American, which threw her off I guess. Once a teacher asked me what ethnicity I was. I proceeded to tell her that my mother is Mexican and my father is a Pacific Islander. She said, "That's very interesting, because your features are so American." Huh?

Posted 3.3.2010 by whothegoods from California]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2113 Receiving an email regarding a phone call.



I abhor when people email asking if there is a good time that they can call you. You have my number, JUST USE IT. CUT OUT THE MIDDLEMAN.

Posted 3.2.2010 by Rakkelle from Nosleep, Brooklyn]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2114 Inappropriate windshield wiper speeds.



If you're at a stoplight and it's drizzling, your wipers don't need to be working so frantically that they screech across the windshield.

Posted 2.26.2010 by Brandi from San Francisco]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/1824 When people ask me if I work at my place of work!



I get this all the time! I'm standing behind the counter, folding merchandise wearing my lanyard, and people still come up and ask me "Do you work here?"

Posted 2.24.2010 by Brooke from Indinanpolis, IN]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/1122 Loud Motorcycles.

Why is there no law against driving one of those motorcycles that is so loud it drowns out all other sounds on the street as it passes by? If you drive one, it means that you are proud of being an asshole. I hope you crash and some quiet person gets your liver.

Posted 2.23.2010 by Stu]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2110 People that leave voicemail messages to tell me they phoned me, despite knowing full well I have caller ID.

Seriously mom, stop it.

Posted 2.22.2010 by personaldecay from Canada]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2108 When the sound transmission delay on your cell phone is such that every time you speak, you accidentally interrupt someone.

"So, how are you?" "..." "I wanted to tell you that my mom died tragically in a vibrator accident last Tues--" "Good."

Posted 2.20.2010 by Diana from Brooklyn, NY]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2085 Cell phone notification beeps.



The people that leave the notification beep feature on their phone never seem to get irritated by the fact that their phone keeps beeping every couple of minutes. I, however, notice and am irritated.

Posted 2.19.2010 by lamer from WI]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/1230 Hallucinating the ring of my cell phone.



Is it because I'm so desperate for human contact that my mind produces phantom rings? A friend of mine feels phantom vibrations of her cell phone.

Posted 2.18.2010 by Hairnette Funicello from Malibu]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2106 When someone answers the phone and immediately has a much nicer voice than they had when they were speaking with you just before.

Posted 2.18.2010 by Gorgo from St. Louis, MO]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/135 Using mobile phones at the register.



I work nights as a grocery store cashier and I'm sick and tired of people coming up to my register on their mobile phones. It always seems to be the people who are awful at multitasking, so it slows up my line--which can negatively affect my performance reviews--and it's just plain rude. Unless you're a doctor walking an intern through a life-saving procedure, why not quit your lame-ass conversation and actually interact with the human being in front of you. I may only earn minimum wage, but you might find the experience pleasurable all the same.

Posted 2.17.2010 by Yiannis from soho, new york]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/1123 People using their cell phone as a speakers.



People walk in the street and share their music with friends on their cell phone, but the speaker is so lame that you can't even recognize the song (and often in France it's bad hip-hop).

Posted 2.17.2010 by speps from France]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/79 People choosing their cellphone ringtone while on the subway.



Sitting next to an adolescent who is scrolling through each and every one of his preset cellphone ringtones for 15 minutes on the V train is a harrowing experience.

Posted 2.16.2010 by Caroline from brooklyn, ny]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/219 When you blame me because my cell phone is breaking up.



Posted 2.16.2010 by Grote from New York City]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/195 The sound of a cell phone battery dying.



My phone uses so much energy to announce to me that it is going to die. Additionally, it uses a lot of energy for a blinking animation of the battery level dropping to nothing. This happens when ever the loud noise happens — it makes me anxious.

Posted 2.15.2010 by Messy from ca]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/1217 Kids with cell phones.



A bad habit that they really could wait a few years before picking up. I think I would rather see them drinking a Bud.

Posted 2.15.2010 by Stu]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2060 When parents start voicemail messages with "hey [name], it's your mother/father."

I've been hearing your voice my entire life, i can probably figure out who it is!

Posted 2.14.2010 by raoul duke from toronto, ontario]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2101 The sound of someone drinking coffee on a silent elevator.



From the first gurgly slurp, to the gulping sound and passage of liquid down your throat, I can hear every last little moment of this process on a silent elevator.

Posted 2.13.2010 by jmc from long island city]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2102 When someone spits on you while talking, especially into your mouth.



It not only annoys me it grosses me out.

Posted 2.12.2010 by Carrie Elle from Indiana]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/2093 Having to act completely surprised and utterly amazed by any and all gifts given to you in a public setting.



Oh my god! You got me something?! For my engagement?! What a surprise, here at my engagement party! Oh what a beautiful ceramic clown! One of a kind! We're going to build a special shrine for it and dedicate our entire living room to its splendor!

Posted 2.11.2010 by CC from new york city]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/149 "Uh-huh" as a response to "excuse me."

Sorry, this drives me nuts. Especially when you're clearly not at any fault or the situation is of equal blame. Example: someone is standing in the isle of a pharmacy reading a magazine. They don't see you approach, you can't squeeze by them because they're enormous, and an alternate route would add 40 extra feet of walking. You say, "excuse me," they don't even look up, just shuffle a token amount to one side and say, "uh-huh". Seriously, I can't stand this. I'm not saying everyone needs to be emily post, but come on.

Posted 2.10.2010 by Webb]]> http://peevepile.com/peeves/1495 Strangers who inform you that the cigarette you're smoking will kill you.



Posted 2.9.2010 by Emyko from Maine]]>