Pet Peeves

RL & SL:

- When people take FOREVER to type a response and after a 20 second wait all you get is something like "I see"

- When someone pre-judges someone else based on limited information or a very short time after meeting them. This could actually lower the quality of your life by preventing you from getting to know people who are really okay! And the crappy part is that alot of times this is just because of a misunderstanding.

- When people say "I hate people who [do so-and-so]": it may be that the person just has a bad habit (in which case complaints are justified), but alot of times people who otherwise wouldn't ever do something feel they are forced into it because of special circumstances. So instead of saying "people who" I tend to say "when people".

Ex. a driver that "rudely" cuts you off, who only did so because there's a maniac who has been tailgating them for the last two miles and they're trying to get away from the idiot. Or maybe they need to pull off the freeway ASAP because of an emergency, or whatever. The point is that you never know the reasons people do things, so don't assume and don't prejudge unless their motivation is painfully obvious! (And even then accept that sometimes you can be wrong.)

- When people take FOREVER to type a response and after a 20 second wait all you get is something like "I see"

Just as a small aside, sometimes people have real-life conditions that prevent them from typing very quickly. I have two friends who take a long time to type a little bit because of this.

coco

Point taken, but I was thinking very specifically of people (that I've known) who IM and do 3 other things at once while you're trying to give them your full attention. With, definitely, no disabilities or anything. That's entirely different. In SL (or some chat programs) you'd see the typing animation the whole time, so you'd know they're just typing slow, as opposed to someone who takes 2 seconds to type after a 30 second delay.

So I will change that one to:

When people take forever to respond to you in chat, because they're too busy doing other stuff. While it's clear that the other person they're talking to is giving them their full attention. It's rude...at least say that you're also trying to do something else, so that the other person knows they don't need to pay full attention either, rather than letting them figure it out. Not really a big deal, but stuff in this thread isn't supposed to be a big deal!

Outside of SL: People [particularly those with fishies or bumper stickers about Jesus on the back of their cars] who drive like swine. Cigarette smokers. UGH

In SL: People who say things to or treat others in ways they wouldn't dare to, were they in the same room. AVs wearing tacky, overblingy giant jewelry.

-RL: People who use cell phones while operating a vehicle, or when in the supermarket!
(Honey, can you check to see if we're out of peanut butter?) Grrrr! Make a list before you leave the house! lol

-People that do something in traffic that nearly causes an accident, then look at you like you're crazy!

-Car stereos that are playing so loud, they set off other peoples car alarms.

`People who educate themselves in politics by listening to one-sided radio talk shows all day.

-Panhandlers who work the median strip at intersections.

-Individuals that park in handicap spaces, or people that have a handicap sticker that isnt theirs and they use it!


-SL: -Laggy clubs or malls.

-Any game that end with the suffix (ingo).

-Push/eject devices over waterways.

-That pose animation that makes women look like they have an injured arm.

-Anthropomorphic avatars.

`Horrible architecture built near teleport stations designed to trap and hold travelers, forcing them to stop at their equally horrible interiors, forcing your eyes to see all that crap they are selling!

-People that sell art reproductions without giving credit to the original artist or photographer.

Sim Life:

Getting bounced to east jesus because somebody doesn't want me flying near his house.

The fact that I can ban somebody from my land and still be bombed by them.

Prim drift.

-ingo games that aren't run fast enough.

Lag.

Real Life:

The aforementioned kids in public places acting up while their parents stand by doing nothing.

Cable going out ten times a day and getting worse every time they supposedly come fix it and up the signal from the street.

Places where "Adult Tickets" (and their prices) start at age 10.

The IRS expecting everybody to either be an accountant or pay for one.

coco

RL:

Tailgaters, driving 6 inches off my bumper is not going make the traffic go any faster.
Door to door jesus salesmen. If I wanted to go to your church I would be there.
Wrong numbers that just don't get a clue and keep calling. Jane didn't live here yesterday, she dosn't live here today and will not be living here tomorrow.
People who are pissed off at the world. Okay fine your pissed off at the world it does not make you exempt from being civil.
Rebate scams at electronic stores. Buy this 8 foot wide plasma tv for only 25 cents. In very small print after manfacturer rebate
Doctors that can't keep thier appointments. you have a 1 PM and 2:30 they get you in. Even worse You have a 1 PM get there at 1:05 and be told I am sorry missed your appointment you have to set up another one.
Most advertising. "The boss is on vacation and crazy charlie ordered 10 truck loads of tvs" yeah right. The wearing of advertising. You want me to pay money to advertise your product? I have a better idea. you pay me to wear it. The same thing goes when I buy a car. I don't want your dealership painted on the back of my car.
People who buy a house next to a airport then complain about the noise. Didn't the low flying airplanes give you a hint of what was next door? Same with the beautiful people who build a McMansion in the country and bitch about the dairy farm down the road.
Do gooders: Well meaning know nothings who in the long run cause more harm than good.
We have to save children group. Okay fine save your kids leave mine alone.
Safty Nazis. Your too stupid to know standng next to target in lawn darts is a bad thing does not mean you have to out law them.
Warning lables. If your a dumb enough to use a blow dryer in the swiming is a pool. You deserve what is comming to you. Stop dumbing down the gene pool by protecting stupid people.
Political correctness. As a friend says "I am blind, not visually challenged"
People who think I really give shit about thier potlical or moral views of the world. I don't care if you think eatting meat is bad or porngraphy is the scourge of the universe.
People who think they need to sanitize the world for my protection. I don't care if Janet Jackson flashed a tit on tv or Howard Stern said fuck on the radio.
The people who want to outlaw everything. If you don't like casinos, bars, dirty book stores etc. Don't go there. We live in a free society where people are allowed to spend thier money as they see fit.




SL:



The people who take this just a little too seriously. Thinking of the poor gent who typed in caps over and over at me "THIS IS NOT A GAME IT"S REAL" when I said off handed it's a game and nice way to kill some time after work.
Fashion/zoning/good taste police. How dare you dictate to me what my creative vision should be. If you don't like it move on.
Sim police. It's really none of your buisness what I am going to build on my property. The day you pay my tier you have the right to bitch. If you can't see the sun set/sun rise/ocean or what ever. I suggest you turn off the computer get off your lazzy butt and go outside and look at the real thing.
Tattle tales. Oh my god someone said shit in the Welcome Area. Let's go tattle to the nearest Linden about it. Get over it.
The folks who complain about land barons and the price of land. Simple solution don't buy into it. As long as you play thier game it will never change.
Town halls, complete waste of time unitl the Lindens are willing to answer to hard questions andnot just the fluff questions. As a test I took friend along to a town hall.
The game was simple. Hard question/soft question. We took turns asking hard and soft questions. Only the soft questions were answered.
Linden butt kisses. We all the know one of thease people. No matter what the Lindens do or say The Lindnes will always be right.
People who post to the forums just to see thier name in print.
Merchants/ creators who think thier creation is so precious they set all the perms to no. Heaven forbid should you want to give someone a present or help a noob with some goodies.

That about covers it thanks for listening.
(please forgive any typos, doing this half asleep )
Rox

That drives me crazy! Particularly if they "support" their opinions using cliches from the show.
Also, I have aquaintances on both sides of the political spectrum who are forever forwarding me articles from kook websites. I'm talking the fringe ends who see themselves as rightious and anyone who disagrees with them on any level is a nazi.

People who set off nuclear explosions in Linden zoned sims, like the one that came right through the roof of my living room a short while ago. It sent me flying out of my house into another part of the sim, and I was not amused.

My pet peeve? My daughter's cat is brain damaged and can't grasp the concept that if it was raining outside two minutes ago and it doesn't want to get rained on then it will probably *still be raining now*. Repeat every two minutes.

I hate going to get ice out of the ice tray and there only being 1 cube left.

My cat used to get mad at me when it rained. He'd look at me like, "Stop it!" He had to get to be around six years old before he stopped blaming me for the weather.

coco

There's an easy solution to that one you know....

Yes, but are ice cubes really worth a murder rap against your roomie?

I bet theres somebody out there with a Pet Peeve against people who are to lazy to think about their answers completly to posted question. Sorry.

A pet peeve thats been on my mind is people in SL who just put on this constant 'show' in SL with their charector/AV. Watching their little social shows was entertaining maybe the first few times...but when they somehow manage to just do it every time i see them! It kinda makes it hard to stay interested, get to know, or be friends with these people...

Hire you to come over and check on the trays periodically and fill them as necessary?



*ponders for a moment*

That's beautiful, especially on this thread.

RL: Everyone and everything, except the people and stuff I don't hate.

SL: If an AV is annoyed and there is nobody within a 5 sim radius, is he still annoyed?

pet peeves continued

SL: -people who choose the sex scene as a pic in their profile.
-people who have no imagination and have to dress as a slut all the time. sex is good just not 24/7.
-security scripts that toss you sims away even tho you were landing at the parcel next to it to shop around.
-people who say i love so and so on both pages over and over along with some sappy poem.

RL: -men with trophy wives/girlfriends. doesn't the personality count? :/
-people who bring their screaming brats to an R rated movie.
-vegtables. i just hate them.
-people who defend themselves to the death even tho they know they are wrong and start jabbering about things that sound almost like a real defence but actually makes no sense at all.

Oh good timing, I thought of one while on a long drive home and I thought of this thread. (Hey I get bored when driving)
Anyways

RL: People who throw garbage out their vehicles when they drive for others to clean up. I was really grossed out by the huge amounts of trash on the roadside. If folks can't keep their damn trash in their cars until they get home they shouldn't eat while driving! That also goes hand in hand with my pet peeve of people throwing cigarette butts just anywhere they want...especially if they can't even be bothered to put them out!

SL: People who stand outside the chat radius and talk to you. Only because they are too far away you don't hear a peep until they fly up close and yell at you for being rude and ignoring them...while you are standing there bewildered at why they are so angry.

-Sun

Oh good timing, I thought of one while on a long drive home and I thought of this thread. (Hey I get bored when driving)
Anyways

RL: People who throw garbage out their vehicles when they drive for others to clean up. I was really grossed out by the huge amounts of trash on the roadside. If folks can't keep their damn trash in their cars until they get home they shouldn't eat while driving! That also goes hand in hand with my pet peeve of people throwing cigarette butts just anywhere they want...especially if they can't even be bothered to put them out!

SL: People who stand outside the chat radius and talk to you. Only because they are too far away you don't hear a peep until they fly up close and yell at you for being rude and ignoring them...while you are standing there bewildered at why they are so angry.

-Sun
(and a Sun pet peeve...posting under the wrong account. Sorry to those of you who are subscribed to the thread and got this twice!)