Thursday Thirteen People I Hate (#5)

In keeping with my generally depressed and pissy mood, even though I’m kind of happy to be leaving to go out of town today, even though flying and travelling completely freak and stress me out, I’ve decided to go with pet peeves for this week’s Thursday Thirteen. In particular, I’m focusing on pet peeves involving people since it’s people who’ve been irritating and hurting me this week.

I think this will be a good, healthy outlet for the pain.

No. Really.

Thirteen Things about N. Mallory

1. People who insist on entering through the exit door at the (Super)WAL-Mart, blocking the outgoing traffic. How difficult is it to walk another foot or two feet over? I don’t know why I keep bringing this one up but it annoys the shit out of me every friggin’ time.
2. People who insist on sharing their so-called music with the rest of the world from the vehicle. Seriously, it doesn’t make you look cool, it makes me feel sick, and I’m going to laugh my ass off when you can’t hear anything by the time you’re 30.
3. People who refuse to see anyone else’s point-of-view and therefore can never admit they might be wrong on occassion. This is very childish and eventually it’s a skill you’ve got to learn or your just going to end up either bored or alone.
4. People who put music on their website that starts playing as soon as the page loads. Trust me even if you have the most-recommended greatest website for what I’m looking for, I’m hitting the back button and never coming back — and my dog hates it too.
5. People who assume rules are for everyone else but them — “Do not Enter” signs, speed signs, community appearance rules, office fragrance restriction rules, no smoking laws, theater cel phone rules…get over yourselves already. It’s not always about safety. It’s about consideration.
6. People who don’t clean up after their dogs. We all share this planet. It’s not that hard to bring a baggie, bend down and pick up the poop. Trash cans are not that hard to find, except in London and the D.C. Metro.
7. People who only clean up after their dogs if someone catches them. You know who you are. My neighbor is one of you.
8. People who don’t vote. Honestly, you’re worse than the ones who vote for “the other guy”. Especially women who don’t vote. And minorities. We worked too friggin’ hard for the right and privilege to vote. Alice Paul is tossing and turning in her grave.
9. People who thrive on bitterness and making everyone else feel inferior. How sad you must feel in your lonely little houses with your superior-feeling selves. How do those of you at the top choose whose turn it is to nitpick each day?
10. People who let their children run loose in the store and then get offended when you either complain or tell them that someone could easily kidnap one of their children. Yes, it takes a village to raise a child, but I don’t live in the village and I have no desire to visit there. Keep an eye on your children if not for the sanity of the other customers at least for the safety of your children.
11. People who don’t dress in their “Sunday Best” for Church. I’m sorry but I’m old (Sunday) school. I still believe that when you go to Church you should dress up — no denim, shorts, tank tops, flip-flops, high-tops, baseball caps, etc. It’s about respecting the place of worship for God. And I think that’s saying a lot considering I have quite a lot of issues with the Christian Church. Then again, I think you should dress up appropriately for whatever house of worship you’re going to.
12. People who drive 20 miles under the speed limit on the Interstate.
13. People who want to drive 20 miles over the speed limit on the Interstate but are driving 2 inches from your bumper while you try to pass the moron on the right who is driving 20 miles under the speed limit while you drive the speed limit.

Feel free to add the kind of people you hate into the comments…let’s all vent!

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12 comments

1. on September 21, 2006 at 12:09 pm

   Kukka-Maria said:

   Great list…GREAT LIST! Most of these I could have put on there myself! I would add:

   People who call me too much. If you leave me a message, give me a chance to call you back before you call me three more times in the next hour for something so mundane as “What’s up?

   People who don’t realize that little stick on their steering column is a blinker that indicates which direction they intend to turn. Don’t just stop your massive SUV in the middle of the road when you’re in front of me. I can’t look around your wide load and I don’t know what you’re going to do. It pisses me off.

   Thanks for the opportunity to vent these! I feel better now (until I encounter these folks later today). Great TT!

2. on September 21, 2006 at 12:33 pm

   the Schooligan said:

   I also HATE those annoying web pages that play crappy music immediately after it loads up. I too, will leave and not come back. Ugh.

3. on September 21, 2006 at 1:08 pm

   PaxilPrincess said:

   I LOVED your T13!! I agree with all 13 things you listed, but I do have one of my own to add.

   I HATE people who refuse to slow down when they see my blinker on. People here do not slow down or stop, they drive around you on the shoulder…Arrrrgh!!!

   Happy Thursday!

4. on September 21, 2006 at 1:36 pm

   MommaK said:

   Oooooooo, I like this list!! Esp # 2 & 8

   And I used to be a #4 but I realized how annoying it was and soon took it off.

5. on September 21, 2006 at 1:45 pm

   Petroville » Blog Archive » Thursday 13 - September Edition said:

   […] Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Carmen 2. Jacquelyn 3. Chaotic Mom 4. Interstellar Lass 5. Lahdeeda 6. Mar 7. N. Mallory […]

6. on September 21, 2006 at 2:20 pm

   HImself said:

   How about people how talk on their phones while driving. Putting my life at risk for their convenience… oooh, it just makes my blood boil.

7. on September 21, 2006 at 3:54 pm

   Janet said:

   People who snap their chewing gum! GROSS!

8. on September 21, 2006 at 4:08 pm

   JAM said:

   Nope. You pretty much covered them, and then you commenters covered folks who don’t use turn signals, so I’m good. Great T13. The Sunday best thing doesn’t really work too well in Florida. That was a shocker for this guy but I just let it go.

9. on September 21, 2006 at 9:47 pm

   kristarella said:

   Amen to number 4 - I hate autoplay music on websites! Suks heaps when I’m at work and my computer starts whining at me (it’s usually whiny music or gansta rap).

   The interstate driving thing is annyoing.

   Not sure about the church clothes. I always try to dress kind of nice but I’m often wearing jeans. If I’m sick I don’t really want to be wearing my nice and slightly less comfortable clothes either. There needs to be some level of decorum I think. Worship isn’t about going to church though, it’s about how you treat God with your whole life, so if you can hang out with your grandma in jeans, you can do it at church I think.

10. on September 22, 2006 at 12:17 am

    girlseyeviewNU said:

    Thursday Thirteen edition #2…

    Thursday Thirteen for Sept. 21st 2006!!

    ……

11. on September 22, 2006 at 12:22 am

    Jenny said:

    omg your #2. SO ANNOYING. plus it crashes my computer since im on dialup. people should be kicked in the teeth for such crimes against humanity!!

12. on September 23, 2006 at 8:05 pm

    kelly said:

    Note to self: NEVER add music to website.
    Great list!

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