Pet Peeves

iKipapa · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:14 pm

JohnTheTinyCowboy wrote:

Pet Peeve: For tomorrow's English class, I have to write a poem. Any kind of poem, as long as it is 12 lines long and uses simile.

Now, is it me or does anyone else think that if you're forced to write a poem, that the whole point of poetry (expressing yourself in the way YOU want) is defeated? Also, did anyone understand that last sentence?

Stupid poem...grumble...

ME TOO!!
But I have write a whole freakin' poem of similes. GAH!!

Mr. Sparkle · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:36 pm

New Pet Peeve:

My parents who won't let me see Star Wars Episode III:Revenge of The Sith until I get my Pre-Algebra grade up to a B. I got until May 19th, but then again, I am getting an F in Science. But my teacher is a mumbling wonder: "And your 17th project this week is due mumbmbmubmubumbadumb..." I also have an F in English because I'm missing 2 assignments. But I have an A in everything else.

Simon Zeno · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:39 pm

Mine would have to be artsy homework assignments.

i.e.: "Create a comic strip about..."
"Make a political cartoon..."
"Make a (insert anything here)..."

I'm far too macho for stuff like that.

iKipapa · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:40 pm

iKi's newset pet-peever:

I hate it when I reach for a really high note while singing, and I think I am gonna hit it, so I start to belt it out. And then I end up missing the note completly, and emitting a loud screech. Not fun.
Rarely happens to me tough. Not to much, at least. It's just when it happens, I hate it.

Mr. Sparkle · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:40 pm

Simon Zeno wrote:

Mine would have to be artsy homework assignments.

i.e.: "Create a comic strip about..."
"Make a political cartoon..."
"Make a (insert anything here)..."

I'm far too macho for stuff like that.

Now that I can live with!

Simon Zeno · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:42 pm

Mr. Sparkle wrote:

Simon Zeno wrote:

Mine would have to be artsy homework assignments.

i.e.: "Create a comic strip about..."
"Make a political cartoon..."
"Make a (insert anything here)..."

I'm far too macho for stuff like that.

Now that I can live with!

Well I can't, because that's the kind of stuff that I can't do in the five minutes before class starts.

iKipapa · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:42 pm

Mr. Sparkle wrote:

Simon Zeno wrote:

Mine would have to be artsy homework assignments.

i.e.: "Create a comic strip about..."
"Make a political cartoon..."
"Make a (insert anything here)..."

I'm far too macho for stuff like that.

Now that I can live with!

I couldn't. I am not artsy-fartsy.
In fact, I hate painting and drawing and all that jazz.
For the Renaissance Project I had to do, I chose to recreate the Mona Lisa, and it didn't turn out so well.

Mr. Sparkle · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:43 pm

iKipapa wrote:

Mr. Sparkle wrote:

Simon Zeno wrote:

Mine would have to be artsy homework assignments.

i.e.: "Create a comic strip about..."
"Make a political cartoon..."
"Make a (insert anything here)..."

I'm far too macho for stuff like that.

Now that I can live with!

I couldn't. I am not artsy-fartsy.
In fact, I hate painting and drawing and all that jazz.
For the Renaissance Project I had to do, I chose to recreate the Mona Lisa, and it didn't turn out so well.

Neither am I, I just like it more than making a 20-page booklet on matter. Whoopee.

Señor · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:43 pm

iKipapa wrote:

iKi's newset pet-peever:

I hate it when I reach for a really high note while singing, and I think I am gonna hit it, so I start to belt it out. And then I end up missing the note completly, and emitting a loud screech. Not fun.
Rarely happens to me tough. Not to much, at least. It's just when it happens, I hate it.

I hate it when that happens to me, except on my trumpet. Grr!

iKipapa · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:47 pm

I also hate it when I pluck the wrong string when I'm playing guitar.
I'm pretty new, so I expected this, but it happens to me a lot.

ramrod · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:56 pm

iKipapa wrote:

I also hate it when I pluck the wrong string when I'm playing guitar.
I'm pretty new, so I expected this, but it happens to me a lot.

It's even worse when you have a guitar stung for rightie and your a leftie. That means I have to buy all new strings....yarr.....

iKipapa · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 10:58 pm

ramrod wrote:

iKipapa wrote:

I also hate it when I pluck the wrong string when I'm playing guitar.
I'm pretty new, so I expected this, but it happens to me a lot.

It's even worse when you have a guitar stung for rightie and your a leftie. That means I have to buy all new strings....yarr.....

Oh. That stinks.
My newest pet-peeve:
Having to get ready for my baseball game, restricting me from my 1000 post. BOOO!!!

ramrod · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 11:11 pm

At least it's good where youare. The weather here is really crappy. It's gonna rain really hard here soon....yarr......

DanBo · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2005 11:15 pm

Ever been to State College? It was 65 degrees one day, sunny, then 32 degrees and blizzard conditions the next. Weather here sucks.

Naked_Lunch · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 12:26 am

Mr. Sparkle wrote:

New Pet Peeve:

My parents who won't let me see Star Wars Episode III:Revenge of The Sith until I get my Pre-Algebra grade up to a B. I got until May 19th, but then again, I am getting an F in Science. But my teacher is a mumbling wonder: "And your 17th project this week is due mumbmbmubmubumbadumb..." I also have an F in English because I'm missing 2 assignments. But I have an A in everything else.

This is an obvious sign that your parents hate you. Suicide's the only choice you have left.

Jitka · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 12:31 am

Naked_Lunch wrote:

Mr. Sparkle wrote:

New Pet Peeve:

My parents who won't let me see Star Wars Episode III:Revenge of The Sith until I get my Pre-Algebra grade up to a B. I got until May 19th, but then again, I am getting an F in Science. But my teacher is a mumbling wonder: "And your 17th project this week is due mumbmbmubmubumbadumb..." I also have an F in English because I'm missing 2 assignments. But I have an A in everything else.

This is an obvious sign that your parents hate you. Suicide's the only choice you have left.

Or he could, you know, bring up his grade?

Or go with a friend? Or something.

Naked_Lunch · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 12:36 am

Nope. Suicide is all he's got now.

Jitka · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 12:39 am

Naked_Lunch wrote:

Nope. Suicide is all he's got now.

Your logic has convinced me. I bow before your persuasive greatness, Captain.

Naked_Lunch · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 12:42 am

Good. Now make me a sandwich, O loyal domestic.

Mr. Sparkle · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 12:52 am

Naked_Lunch wrote:

Mr. Sparkle wrote:

New Pet Peeve:

My parents who won't let me see Star Wars Episode III:Revenge of The Sith until I get my Pre-Algebra grade up to a B. I got until May 19th, but then again, I am getting an F in Science. But my teacher is a mumbling wonder: "And your 17th project this week is due mumbmbmubmubumbadumb..." I also have an F in English because I'm missing 2 assignments. But I have an A in everything else.

This is an obvious sign that your parents hate you. Suicide's the only choice you have left.

Wow, your a bundle of happiness.

ramrod · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 1:21 am

Well, I'd like to say that I'm a complete moron. If you're ondering what I'm talking about, check the post your pic thread.....yarr.....

Jerome · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 10:18 am

...the names of dead people.

Some examples:

People who don't like the new Hitchhiker's Guide movie. They don't like how different it is to the book (what did they expect? I'd have thought it was a given) and say "Douglas Adams is spinning in his grave."

People complaining about the movie version of The Time Machine with Guy Pearce. They say "HG Wells is spinning in his grave."

A surprising amount of Star Trek fans talk no end about "Gene Roddenberry's vision" (WTF?!) and whenever they see a Star Trek product - movie or TV episode - that they don't like, they say "Gene Roddenberry is spinning in his grave" (which is kinda funny since he was cremated).

This begs the question: did these people actually know the person in question? Were they in fact their trusted friend and confidant? Do they actually have authority to say what Douglas/Gene/H.G./Bozo the Clown would have thought? You have to wonder where these people get their superiority complexes from. Do they come on sale?

[Edit by InterruptorJones: Merged with Pet Peeves.]

madefromthebeststuf · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 10:36 am

I don't think you have to know a person to feel that his legacy is being trashed by crappy merchandise. You're not saying they're actually responding, plus I don't think it's bad to say that you don't think they would appreciate what's being done to whatever they created.

Shishu Hiwatari · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 11:51 am

I haven't seen the movie, nor have I even read the book. But I did see something on Attack of the Show about it.

Apparently, this is something that Douglas Adams wanted. He wanted the book to continue in a movie form. He kinda had it planned out. Merchandising, maybe not. But still, it's always impossible to re-create a book into a movie perfectly. Watch it for the movie, not to compare it to the book.

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 11:54 am

ramrod wrote:

iKipapa wrote:

I also hate it when I pluck the wrong string when I'm playing guitar.
I'm pretty new, so I expected this, but it happens to me a lot.

It's even worse when you have a guitar stung for rightie and your a leftie. That means I have to buy all new strings....yarr.....

Jimi Hendrix was a leftie and he had to play a right-handed guitar. He just flipped it around and played it left handed.

Rob · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 11:59 am

New pet peeve (not that bad, and doesn't annoy me much, but still):

The dodgy "speech recognition" thing that comes with Windows XP. It doesn't work with me! Even though I've trained it many times, it still gets everything wrong (and I know what I'm doing).

Two words about that thing: DOESN'T WORK.

OK bye.

TOTPD

ramrod · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2005 2:14 pm

Beyond the Grave wrote:

Jimi Hendrix was a leftie and he had to play a right-handed guitar. He just flipped it around and played it left handed.

It's not that easy. That means all the strings are messed up, and it's even harder to play. You would have to flip the guitar around and buy new strings to restring it, because you can't take off strings and put them back on, because they will snap.

Another thing I hate is that when I have no money, all the crap I need for my compy is on sale, but when I get some money, the prices are all jacked up....yarr.....

PizzaTrophy · **Posted:** Thu May 05, 2005 12:07 am

Peeve - Walking in the shopping centre. If you're walking briskly, chances are that you will eventually catch up and be behind someone really slow. So you move to the side to try and get around them, and they move to the same side as well, like to have a closer look at something in a window. Then you move in the opposite direction, then they decide what they were looking at was not that interesting, and return to their previous path.

Graaaa

ramrod · **Posted:** Thu May 05, 2005 12:14 am

I hate it when my boss will take orders 20 minutes after we close, and will turn back on the fryers to make them...yarr....

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Thu May 05, 2005 3:38 am

Ramrod if your boss here's change jingling in somebody's pocket, he will try to make a sale.

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