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Humor: Pet peeves 35 Articles

  • 1 of 35

    by Carol Gioia

    The uninvited guest Nothing makes me so peevish as to go out for a bite to eat with my husband, and suddenly our cozy twosome becomes an irksome threesome. The food is ordered, and has not yet arrived, when along comes...read more

  • by Courtney Petrella

    Pet peeves are my freaking specialty. I have a lot of those. My biggest ones, would probably be the lovely cashiers who are checking you out slowly, because they are trying to have a conversation with me. And I really ...read more

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    by Patricia Jester

    By all accounts she is an attractive woman. You would not see her on any major magazine cover, but she is in good shape for her age. About 4 months ago, she decided that she needed to loose weight and began a journey that ...read more

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    by Becky Aguiar

    I'm what you would call a girl that has a lot of pet peeves. I don't know when it started or how I can possibly escape them...but they are a part of me and I'm dealing with it. A friend of mine once asked me to make a ...read more

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    by Pat Merewether

    In the grand scheme of things some of my pet peeves may seem, well, petty. But they still annoy the heck out of me and I'd love to see something done about them. These are in no particular order as some days some peeves a...read more

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    by Steve Kitchen

    I hate when you're eating a can of Pringles and your hand just can't reach that last three inches of chips at the bottom of the can. So you have to tilt the can up and then all of the crumbs come tumbling out on you and yo...read more

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    by Jon Coe

    My biggest pet peeve is when I go anywhere where people serve and sell anything that I want to buy. It is not very hard really, I know exactly what I want, yet when I try to buy it, these people seem to make my experience ...read more

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    by Bryan Belrad

    As an author, there is one thing above all others that re-eally ticks me off. Yesterday, I received an email about one of my articles. It wasn't fan mail, and it wasn't hate mail; no, this was something SO much better ...read more

  • 9 of 35

    by Julia O'Donovan

    Too Old? In high school and beyond, I was always known for my Converse basketball shoes. Sometimes I wore hi-tops, sometimes flattops. When I met Lisa, she brought me to her foot doctor just because I had not had my f...read more

  • 10 of 35

    by Tammy Lee White

    In my life, thankfully, I can't justifiably complain about much. I have a wonderful husband, two beautiful children and a happy home. We do, however, have an ample amount of annoying quirks or pet peeves. To be fair, I ...read more

  • 11 of 35

    by Heather Foster

    One of my biggest pet peeves about writing is when I read something someone wrote and find misspelled and misused words. I marvel at how people avoid using a dictionary and thesaurus to find words that mean what the writer...read more

  • 12 of 35

    by MiLa Driver

    Oh, I have some pet peeves alright! I'm not easily annoyed, but there are some things that just plain get on my last nerve. Here are some that come to mind: SKINNY DIETERS Now I'm not talking about the woman who is try...read more

  • 13 of 35

    by Victoria Johnston

    My pet peeve is time. I hate time. I hate having to be on time, time management, its about time, have a good ole time, anything and everything associated with time. We live in a society of calendars, and appointments, ...read more

  • 14 of 35

    by Mariam Demian

    If I were to write out all my pet peeves, I am afraid the humor would be lost to readers thinking that I am certifiably insane. I have pet peeves that have been festering for so long they have become large pests rather tha...read more

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    by Rick Dwinnell

    THE WINTER IS MY DISCONTENT I never seem to be warm in the winter. Shivering is a staple of the season. The problem is, I pick up a chill and can't seem to shake it. The house always seems cold with what feels to be a b...read more

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    by Cloe Marie

    Ah, the never ending pet peeve. Where do you begin on such a topic. If given the chance I think I could come up with a list at least a few miles long. What amazes me the most is that we can have different pet peeves th...read more

  • 17 of 35

    by Mascaretta Shamoo

    My husband finds it quiet humorous that my pet peeve, is, yes it is, road side memorials. We will be out on an excursion or some enjoyable event, bills and problems shoved into the corner of our mind refusing to let them ...read more

  • 18 of 35

    by Pat Gray

    Is it Just Me Or - Is It Getting Harder to Open Packages? I have a lot of pet-peeves, and I am not afraid to go on a little rant now and then. Well, quite often actually. But certain things seem to be getting worse as t...read more

  • 19 of 35

    by Penny Moss

    It was somewhat an impromtu stop to the grocery story, but it was in that second of spontaneity in which suddenly alerted my senses to discord and agitated a minor pet peeve. As I was standing in the middle of a longer th...read more

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    by Dr. Audree Tucker

    Today I want to showcase a couple pet peeves of mine. I am feeling especially grumpy, as I've been battling a severe cold for a week. However, I suspect that when you read these, you'll be in hearty agreement: 1. AUTHOR...read more

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