My bloggy friend, Mixy has had a bumpy start to the New Year. As a way to blow off steam, she listed 10 items that she found irritating. When she asked for comments I discovered that I had more than one or two to share. In fact, I came up with an even dozen. Apparently, I have steam to blow off and didn't know it.
Here's my dozen:
1. Reality TV shows – Well, except for Project Runway, of course. The good news is that reality TV shows are self-select items. I don’t have to watch them if I don’t want to.
2. People who make fun of NJ (my home state) but have never been there. I only ridicule locales that I’ve personally visited or resided.
3. Children without manners – We’ve all met them at one point or another.
4. Parents who fill out their kids’ college applications – Seriously, these people exist.
5. Poor grammar - I’m far from perfect. I’m sure there are some English majors out there that have cringed at my use of commas or fragmented sentences. But at least I know enough not to use a double negative.
6. A word that is consistently used incorrectly, works its way into everyday speech, and eventually becomes accepted in its incorrect form. For example: I’ve noticed in my field of work that imagery is incorrectly being used in lieu of images. And being accepted!
7. Clutter – No, I’m not an OCD neat freak but I know that I feel better when there is less mess in the house and I can readily find things.
8. Chewed-on fingernails – Seeing someone else’s chewed fingernails really gives me the heebie-jeebies.
9. Fluorescent light bulbs – I feel like they make me tired. Yes, I know they are more energy efficient but I truly prefer natural light or incandescent light.
10. Driving down the road and glancing into the car next to me to see that a child isn’t buckled into a car seat or seatbelt.
11. The Hyena Laugh – Unfortunately, I hear this laugh on a regular basis.
12. Lima Beans – Pure evil. For the most part, I’m a lover of legumes. But when it comes to my arch-nemesis, Lima and his side-kick, Kidney, I run and hide!
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Your Turn
What irritates you?
6 comments:
Nearly everything irritates me, but not to a degree where I'm perpetually upset.
I LOVE lima beans. Especially mixed with corn, when it becomes succotash.
i agree with your list completely. except #6 grammar was never my strong point. lol
I'm with you on the lima beans. They're the Devil's Instrument.
Alas, need to ponder my Irritations List. Love this idea. Agreed on the poor grammar. Must admit that I have an odd fondness for lima beans though. Go figure :)
So true. Parents who do work for their kids in general is pretty disgusting. I always felt cheated in school when it was obvious that a kid's parents did the project. Most reality shows are terrible, and I get you about NJ. When people make fun of NC, my home state, like we're a bunch of hicks, it really ticks me off.
I get irritated by people who dedicate entire blog posts to things that irritate them. Such a big pet peave of mine! :) :)
(joking)
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