Pet peeves!

[Tsemara]

Unfortunately, there are a lot of things that really irritate me.

I absolutely can't stand those whiney snot nose brats that you hear begging for their parent/guardian/what have you, for something that they don't need or shouldn't have in the first place. THEN they scream when their parents say 'no'. And the parents don't DO ANYTHING about it! They just go do whatever it was that they were doing, letting their kid scream bloody murder. And if anyone tells them to control their devil spawn, even in the nicest, most diplomatic way possible, they act all huffy. "How dare you tell me how to raise my child" indeed. And then there are the weak fools that eventually cave in and get whatever the brat was screaming about in the first place. Yeah, way to reinforce the behavior.

Then, there are the overzealous religious bigot street preachers (In my neck of the woods anyway) that go around telling people that they are sinners and going to hell... right after buying a ticket to a rated R movie for someone who's obviously a minor. Yeah, that makes sense to tell me that I'm going to hell for saying that Jesus was a necromancer, but then allow a minor to watch something that shouldn't have been made in the first place.

And speaking of... I'm getting sick and tired of the media. The world does not revolve around what the hell the celebrities are doing. I don't want to know who's engaged or breaking up, or how hot someone is, or what the latest Wall Mart line of celebrity clothing is. I just want to know the actual news.

And the people that use chat speak in everyday conversations really get on my nerves. I can't take people seriously if they aren't going to at least attempt to speak the bloody language.

And then there are the hunters. And I'm not talking about the people that go out, kill one thing, and eat it for the rest of the year. (Depending on how many they are feeding, and how big their catch was.) It’s the sport hunters that go around with their super powered guns, going after the predators. It’s not the animals’ bloody fault that there isn’t any game left. It’s the abundance of gun nuts shooting everything in sight for their pelt, or their rack, or their bones, or their heads. Then they’d leave the rest to rot because it’s “worthless”. This goes the same with black market traders. It’s illegal for a reason dumbass!

Uh… I think I’m going to stop here. I’m getting a bit miffed.

[Chu]

[Tsemara]

Chu wrote:

I've never thought a lot about hunters. I know Raz goes hunting with his stepdad, but they keep the animal (usually deer) in the back yard and eat off of it like you mentioned before. Why exactly does the latter bother you so much? (Not criticizing; just curious because I don't know about this type of thing.)[/i]

It's a bit complicated. But I'll try to explain.

People who hunt for food are cool. I have no problem with them. Rock on.

I have a problem with sport hunters who will go after... lets say... the buck with the biggest rack in the herd. They get their trophy, woo, whatever. But in the process, they make the strength of the herd weaker. By killing off prominent members, the survival chances plummet. The breeding stock isn't as strong resulting in weaker young. Etc. Etc. etc.

Then, the very same hunters that messed up the prey animal population will blame the dwindling predators for the loss in game. And as said predators start going after domesticated animals, due to the fact that there is no more food left for them to find in the wilds. Propaganda and all that crap is passed around. The end result is a wholesale mass slaughter of animals that have every right to be there.

I have the same problem with people who hunt animals for profit. Cultural meds that use animal parts usually end up with hundreds of animals slaughtered for their bones or organs, leaving the rest to rot. The same goes with hunting for pelts. The fur trade had resulted in the decimation of entire species. Illegal or not, as long as there is someone willing to buy, there will be someone willing to sell. Don't even get me started on cage hunting.

There was one thing that is only slightly related to this that really bugged me a year back. I'm an animal handler. I've had access to wild animals of many species and it's usually my job to educate people about the creatures around them. As I was talking about bobcats, some guy pipes up; "Why bother saving those pests? I shot one of those the other day and had it stuffed and it's on the mantle of my house. Wanna see a picture of it?" What the hell? Why would I want to see a picture of a dead animal that I'm trying to educate people about?

[JLtd]

[aerieyena]

I can't stand the sound that plastic bags make when they crinkle. Like, when you reach into a bag of chips, the noise the bag makes... I hate it! I usually pour chips into a bowl or cut the tops of the bag off.
Paper bags can be annoying, too, but I really hate plastic ones.

And the sound of people chewing/eating. It doesn't always bother me, but sometimes when I hear it it just grosses me out.

[Julia]

It drives me insane when people eat dust that is under their nails. What a great "dinner"! I also don't like when people interrupt me and say the same in other words and want to look very clever. I hate when people don't have their own opinion and just mumble and agree with everyone that is stronger, or have to copy other people.

[Connan]

Trouble with me in RL is... well don't know the english meausre but Im tiny o.o
im 1. 56 meters -.- .... and I don't look like 18 aswell ... so I get a lot of questions if im 12 o.o or 15 ..
once in a while you have these people flyering on the streets. they always come up to me saying ''aww are you still 13? if you are you can go there and there for free!'' some kiddy little play ground O.o then Ill say '' Sorry, but im 18 already -.-'' the most anoying reaction to that was '' are you sure your 18?''

Im not tiny T.T !! That and I can't reach the cookie shelf at my home >. I need a chair T.T

[Kattie]

I really, really dislike when somebody interrupts me when I'm talking. That is to say, when somebody randomly starts talking about something else before I finish.

[Tsemara]

Connan wrote:

Trouble with me in RL is... well don't know the english meausre but Im tiny o.o im 1. 56 meters -.- .... and I don't look like 18 aswell ... so I get a lot of questions if im 12 o.o or 15 .. once in a while you have these people flyering on the streets. they always come up to me saying ''aww are you still 13? if you are you can go there and there for free!'' some kiddy little play ground O.o then Ill say '' Sorry, but im 18 already -.-'' the most anoying reaction to that was '' are you sure your 18?'' Im not tiny T.T !! That and I can't reach the cookie shelf at my home >. I need a chair T.T

I know how you feel. And I'm only slightly taller than you. The problem is, I have a young face. The fact that I don't use makeup like my sisters do also is a factor. At 24, soon to be 25 I look like I'm in my early to mid teens. I've gotten stopped by police saying; "Shouldn't you be in school right now?" OR I get turned away from jobs because they don't believe the age I give them. One person went so far as to say that he was going to confiscate my drivers license and call the cops because he "knew" it was a forgery.

[Twigg]

I have MANY.

Interrupting people.
When people tell a story of something that happened, and they lie about it.
When people quote movies or comedians, or even people wrong.
The sounds of people eating and drinking.
When my mom asks who I'm texting or talking to.



I have more, but I can't think of them right now. Lmao.

[Tsuralin]

Mine stems directly from my mother, but I know there are others out there that do it: "enviormentalists" that throw their cigarette butts on the ground. COME ON. If you're all about saving the planet, learn to not liter. Seriously.

[Paris]

Pet Peeves? Hmm, I guess when people hit dinnerware against their teeth it drives me just a bit nuts. I don't like to see people correct others grammar, seems a bit sad especially when it's correcting one misspelled word.

[Chu]

[Paris]

[Chu]

Haha, he doesn't even try, but I guess it's understandable. He never really gets annoyed otherwise.

True. One thing that bothers me more though is when people don't give someone respect if they don't use proper grammar. It's something I always see in Gaia's feedback forum: "I can't even read your post, so what you say doesn't matter." *headdesk* It's just rude. It's fine if you don't take them as seriously, because honestly it is hard to take someone seriously when they type like a twelve year old, but regardless of that, you should always respect them, and always consider what they have to say. >.>; That may be some of my adapted mod attitude kicking in but still...