# Pet Peeves only you have **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 7, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001 "2018-04-07T21:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/283 "2018-04-22T05:46:50Z")
> [@Leo\_Krupe](#): > > I have two: > > The redundancy of $/dollars: “I paid $25 dollars for a brand new Rolls-Royce Camargue.” Either will work. Not both. Wouldn’t bother me to have both of them there, so long as I get a brand-new Rolls-Royce Camargue for twent-five bucks. You know, unless “camargue” is a fancy rich-people’s word that means “keychain,” or something. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/284 "2018-04-22T18:57:48Z")
Decent quality cookware invariably comes with an instruction similar to the following: > [@](#): > > To preserve the quality of your new cookware it is essential that you thoroughly clean it after each use. To which they should also add, but never do: > [@](#): > > And BTW if you use anything more abrasive than wet Kleenex to wipe it with, you’ll damage its surface irreparably. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/285 "2018-04-24T23:58:49Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Even smaller minority here, I don’t like using “adopt” to refer to buying a dog or cat. I’ve adopted two children and it bugs me. I hold no ill will to anyone who uses the term, but I am “pet peeved” by it. I irrationally hold the view that adopt should be exclusive to children, not animals. Uh, so, how do you feel about “adopting” an opinion? Also, here’s one I’m pretty sure only I have-- anymore. Over spring break (I work in a preschool), I dug the old NES out of storage, and started having fun again. I have been playing the Dragon Warrior series of games. They have towns, and for verisimilitude, have people wandering around the towns. There are shops your character can go into-- often NEEDS to go into. Sometimes these random people wander into a doorway, and then just stay there. You have to stand there and wait for them to move. It’s as annoying as that happening in real life, and you can’t even say “EXCUSE ME.” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/286 "2018-04-25T00:40:30Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Uh, so, how do you feel about “adopting” an opinion? > " No problem. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/287 "2018-04-25T16:26:29Z")
> [@Leo\_Krupe](#): > > I have two: > > The redundancy of $/dollars: “I paid $25 dollars for a brand new Rolls-Royce Camargue.” Either will work. Not both. And there’s no excuse for it in professionally written news articles. > > Beginning sentences with “So”-- done often on this very board. I realize it’s a verbal placeholder, like “Umm,” or “Well,” and I mention it for this thread. It doesn’t mean it’s not annoying. But it too will eventually pass. Our mall used to have a store that the name was “Everything’s a $1 Dollar” Really, everything’s a one dollar dollar. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/288 "2018-04-26T21:44:04Z")
> [@Saltire](#): > > Mine isn’t unique, but seems pretty rare. Drivers who stop so I can cross the street, when I’m standing on the sidewalk. Here, pedestrians always have the right of way when they’re in the road. But if I’m up on the curb, the cars have it and they’re just screwing up traffic when they stop before I’ve even made a move to cross. Sometimes, I stand on the sidewalk and I’m not even trying to cross. Or I just want to wait my turn. Or I don’t want to rush across. Or it’ll be dangerous for me to leap into the traffic on the other side, even if you’ve stopped this lane. > > Generally, I’ll decide when and if I cross, and you should keep driving until there’s some indication that I’m about to do it. I am so with you on this one. I have had drivers do this for me, expecting me to take advantage of their extraordinary politeness, despite the fact that traffic in the other lane is whizzing by, making it suicidal to cross. I once went to cross a road near my house. It was a period when there was very little traffic, in fact just one car coming along. I timed my crossing so that the car would be well past me before I got to his lane. The driver screeched to a halt and clearly expected me to cross in front of him. Not a chance, I wouldn’t risk my life crossing in front of someone with such clearly faulty judgement. I altered my course and walked behind him, leaving him fuming at my rudeness. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/289 "2018-04-26T22:06:25Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > No, the stuff made from sweetened milk is pronounced “dulce de leche”. > > One of mine that I know isn’t unique, but must be pretty rare, is mangling of Latin plurals. A lot of people can’t seem to wrap their brains around the concept that the rules of Latin are consistent. Like, if a word ends in -us in the singular, then for the plural, you replace the -us with -i. So, for instance, “alumnus” turns into “alumni” (oh, and by the way, Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr, and Vassar don’t have any alumni; they have alumnae). … > > … Someone (of either gender) who’s graduated from a school is an “alumn”, and a group of them are “alumns”. More than one penis are “penises”. We are speaking English, after all. Just, if you don’t know how to use the Latin rules correctly, then don’t use them at all. My peeve is when people use alum for alumnus or alumna. Alum is aluminum potassium sulfate, an astringent compound used in pickling. Whenever I see alum, my brain pronounces it as alum, NOT uh-LUM! As to the proper pronunciation of Latin plurals on English words, -ae is ALWAYS properly pronounced -ee! Antennae, larvae, alumnae, vertebrae, etc. I was duly informed of this by all of my university science professors, and all my elementary school teachers since they were high priestesses of the Funk and Wagnall’s! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/290 "2018-04-26T22:38:59Z")
> [@Mr.Bill](#): > > I once went to cross a road near my house. It was a period when there was very little traffic, in fact just one car coming along. I timed my crossing so that the car would be well past me before I got to his lane. The driver screeched to a halt and clearly expected me to cross in front of him. Not a chance, I wouldn’t risk my life crossing in front of someone with such clearly faulty judgement. I altered my course and walked behind him, leaving him fuming at my rudeness. In this state, that is the law, the drive must stop. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/291 "2018-04-26T22:59:01Z")
My pet peeve with restaurants is when I order an appetizer and an entree and they are delivered either together or in very quick succession. What do they not understand about an appetizer being a prelude to the main meal? It’s fine for the server to ask if I want them together or separately, but do not assume I want everything dumped in front of me at once. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/292 "2018-04-26T23:00:30Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > In this state, that is the law, the drive must stop. If I am walking behind the car, the driver must stop? In this case it was an absurdity and absolutely not the intent of any such law. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/293 "2018-04-26T23:49:09Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > Actually you do. I have been cautioned by a traffic cop for not having my turn signals on while in a left turn only lane. It wasn’t the reason he pulled me over, but he threw it in. > > Dennis Are you _trying_ to talk me out of a pet peeve only **I** have?? (When I make my turn, I do the half-click thing that causes my blinker to flash three times. I just don’t sit at the light with it on. If that’s wrong, well, just more reason to post in this thread!) ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/294 "2018-04-27T00:18:41Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > Actually you do. I have been cautioned by a traffic cop for not having my turn signals on while in a left turn only lane. It wasn’t the reason he pulled me over, but he threw it in. > > Dennis It’s the law here. You must indicate if turning left or right. No exceptions for turn lanes or T junctions. And it’s not a pet peeve of mind. But I reserve the right to be peeved by stupid laws if I want to 😑 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/295 "2018-04-27T05:14:32Z")
> [@Mr.Bill](#): > > If I am walking behind the car, the driver must stop? > > In this case it was an absurdity and absolutely not the intent of any such law. If you enter a crosswalk, etc, the drivers must stop unless you are on the other side of a divided highway. And in general, the rules of the road require vehicles to yield to pedestrians. I am sorry, he was right, you were wrong. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/296 "2018-04-27T05:17:34Z")
> [@Mr.Bill](#): > > My pet peeve with restaurants is when I order an appetizer and an entree and they are delivered either together or in very quick succession. > > What do they not understand about an appetizer being a prelude to the main meal? It’s fine for the server to ask if I want them together or separately, but do not assume I want everything dumped in front of me at once. Appetizers are kinda my pet peeve, I rarely want both a appetizer and a full meal, and sometimes I order just the appetizer as a meal, but they usually bring that to me before everyone else’s meal. And I dont get them, they dull my appetite, not sharpen it. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/297 "2018-04-27T18:18:21Z")
I too never order a appetizers. They just fill you up before you get an meal you came to the restaurant for. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/298 "2018-04-27T19:20:14Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I too never order a appetizers. They just fill you up before you get an meal you came to the restaurant for. They make sense at a dinner party, where upon arrival everyone is served appetizers and drinks, and there could be a long wait for dinner. But they make little sense at a restaurant, since it takes them just as long to cook the appetizer as the main course, in many cases. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/299 "2018-04-27T19:29:09Z")
Getting back to pet peeves only I have, here’s another one. Fans banging on drums during baseball games, chanting stupid shit, and general level of noise at MLB games. I can see getting excited with something is happening, but we can do without the constant noises, can’t we? I swear to god, I avoid going to Mariner games now when certain pitchers are scheduled, because I cannot stand the “K,K,K,K,K, etc forever” If I lived in Oakland or Cleveland, I’d avoid all games due to excessive mindless noise. I think I’m the only one. . ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/300 "2018-04-27T19:47:12Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > If you enter a crosswalk, etc, the drivers must stop unless you are on the other side of a divided highway. > > And in general, the rules of the road require vehicles to yield to pedestrians. > > I am sorry, he was right, you were wrong. Was he in a cross-walk? I hate a similar thing. Outside of my work, there is a road with no crosswalks. And I have to pretend NOT to be crossing the road, just so some well-meaning but annoying drivers don’t stop in the road and wait for me to cross and make me cross faster than I want to. Just drive your cars people! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/301 "2018-04-27T20:01:29Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Was he in a cross-walk? > > I hate a similar thing. Outside of my work, there is a road with no crosswalks. And I have to pretend NOT to be crossing the road, just so some well-meaning but annoying drivers don’t stop in the road and wait for me to cross and make me cross faster than I want to. Just drive your cars people! I was not in a crosswalk. As I thought I made clear, there was only one car in sight for a couple of hundred yards in either direction and I intentionally timed my walk so that there would be no possible conflict with the driver. Yet he came to a screeching halt forcing me to conclude that he didn’t have a clue. The situation could only have been more absurd if he had backed up to make sure I crossed in front of him. DrDeth - While I respect your opinions, I was there and you were not. _(Unless by some weird twist of fate you were the driver.)_ ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001/302 "2018-04-27T20:06:50Z")
Even if there was no marked crosswalk, if you were crossing at the intersection, there’s (in many places) an implied crosswalk. If you were crossing midblock, there might still be crosswalk but even if not, the driver was doing what we’d been taught; yield to pedestrians. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeves-only-you-have/812001.md?page=16)