Various Pet Peeves

I don’t know if I’m just grumpy, don’t feel well, or that fact that it’s Monday (or a combo of all three), but people are really getting on my nerves today. All of that resulted in the following list of pet peeves. Hope I don’t sound too much like a complainer!

Mandy’s pet peeves: People who repeat what you’re saying as you’re talking to them.

People who can’t just walk down the hallway, but have to hum, sing, snap or make various other noises.

People who treat me like a child even though I’m 27 and their coworker.

Incorrect use of the word impact. (It’s not a verb, people!)

People don’t help clean up the table after a meal. (It’s good manners!)

People who diss my dog to my face. (or even worse, yell at her in front of me!)

People who drive with the turn signal on (for long periods of time when they are not turning!)

Incorrect usage of I and me. (Learn about objective and nominative case, please!)

People who talk just to hear themselves talk.

People who have to make a big show of whatever they’re doing, even if it’s picking out toothpaste or ordering something at a restaurant.

People who think I’m stupid because I’m a Christian.

People who don’t understand how embarrassed I can get (especially when I’m embarrassed for others!)

People who pass on the right.

Male drivers who speed up when they figure out a girl is trying to pass them.

People who think they know everything about me because we went on a few dates once a long, long time ago.

People who won’t clean up their own messes (especially in the coffee/common room at work!)

People who think I know nothing about baseball or any other sport because I’m a girl.

People who sing Barry Manilow’s song “Mandy” to me constantly.

When people get mad at you because you didn’t take their “side” on an issue (particularly if they’re complaining and you don’t say what they wanted you to.)

The Capitalization Disease and “Quotation Mark Disaster.” (I hate it when people capitalize things for no reason. Pastor should only be capped when it comes before a name or at the beginning of a sentence. Church is only capped if it’s in the actual name of the church, at the beginning of a sentence, or referring to the Catholic Church. Quotation marks are to be used sparingly. People put “things” in quotation marks that really have no reason to be!!!!!)

Incorrect grammar on blogs.

People who think about what they’re going to say next the entire time you’re talking.

People who ask me if I’ve got a boyfriend yet. (Or say that I’m probably turning guys away by the dozens. . .if that were happening, don’t you think I’d mention it? Heck, I’d wear a T-shirt with that fact emblazoned across the front—every day!)

People who don’t have at least a minimum knowledge of current events.

People who don’t think I’m good enough.

People who think it’s weird I name my cars (come on, it’s fun! Lady Jane Gray of Jetta loves her name!!!!)