I could go on a diatribe of things that annoy me, but the list of actual pet peeves is rather short.
1) Whistling. I don't know what it is about someone whistling that irritates me so much, since usually whistling is a sign you are happy, but whenever someone around me is whistling, I want to punch them in the mouth so they are too busy spitting blood to whistle. And I'm not a violent person, that's just how much it bugs me.
2) Overly loud music. Really, if I can hear the lyrics to what is on your radio with my windows rolled up, turn it down. Or neighbors who practice the guitar at 2 in the morning with their amps on 11 and the door open. Alright, you're a jackass. I knew that from meeting you in the day. Now please let me sleep. You might not have to get up at 7:30 or earlier, but I do.
3) It is not my intention to single anyone out with this, but extreme exaggerations irk me. You can exaggerate, but keep it realistic enough to where I don't know you're exaggerating. Dane Cook addressed this one nicely on his new CD. To paraphrase: "My girlfriend was talking to me at dinner the other night and she said 'I was so tired after work today. I came home and took, like, a thousand hour nap.' No you didn't. That is not a nap. That is a coma. Why don't you just say I was so tired I came home and took a coma? At least that makes sense."

ROFL at the third one....
So far would have annoyed a fair few of you...

Hmmmmm...wow!!! Although I'm a very social person and have many friends (not to brag or anything...), like some other people, I can't stand when I'm not part of a conversation or event that is happening with my other friends. It's like I GOTTA BE THERE AND YA SHOULDA INVITED ME!!!! I need to work on not getting so jealous over things my friends talk about.
Also, my school is very clicky, although it has improved in the past few years. You gain your status based upon how many sports you play, how "hot" you are, how many girlfriends you have had. Speaking of girlfriends, the chicks usually only go for the "hot, athletic" guys. What bothers me is that many people do not look deeper than that, seeing if you're a good person, good student, who generally really cares about people. You should see how guys use their girlfriends at school; it's mainly just for status, bragging about how nice her body is, etc. I don't think that way; I want a girlfriend for her personality, the ability to care, is down to earth, I can talk to her about anything, and takes me for who I am, not solely on what I look like (and, ok, she's gotta be attractive http://www.germancarfans.com/images/forums/laugh2.gif , but she doesn't have to be the most drop-dead gorgeous girl in the grade). It's disgusting, and I really don't get what a girl would see in a guy who cares so little about her, but hey, if she gets the hot guy and they both get status, all is well.
I'm also bothered how people are not appreciated for their achievements. I play the clarinet and am in the top band at my school, which only about 50 (out of over 1000) students in my school get the opportunity to participate in. It seems that you are only appreciated if you are the best on your football team or the smartest kid in your class, not the small things in life, such as winning a science competition, doing a community project, helping a friend with homework, etc. It's like you're just left in the wind to blow away... http://www.germancarfans.com/images/forums/crying.gif


Modified by FerrariSheppy36 at 7:57 PM 10/19/2005

1. (auto-related) Hitting the brake every five second with no traffic and in perfect weather conditions
2. Compulsive cleaniness and also messiness, both at extrem (I am somewhere in the middle, maybe more towards the cleaniness part but not too much http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emwink.gif )
3. People being unreasonable and not courtesy to others

Quote, originally posted by FerrariSheppy36 »
Also, my school is very clicky, although it has improved in the past few years. You gain your status based upon how many sports you play, how "hot" you are, how many girlfriends you have had. Speaking of girlfriends, the chicks usually only go for the "hot, athletic" guys. What bothers me is that many people do not look deeper than that, seeing if you're a good person, good student, who generally really cares about people. You should see how guys use their girlfriends at school; it's mainly just for status, bragging about how nice her body is, etc. I don't think that way; I want a girlfriend for her personality, the ability to care, is down to earth, I can talk to her about anything, and takes me for who I am, not solely on what I look like (and, ok, she's gotta be attractive , but she doesn't have to be the most drop-dead gorgeous girl in the grade). It's disgusting, and I really don't get what a girl would see in a guy who cares so little about her, but hey, if she gets the hot guy and they both get status, all is well.

Modified by FerrariSheppy36 at 7:57 PM 10/19/2005
wow. its like ur my 2nd brain. i think of that situation the exact same way and it seems like i am the only one in the school who thinks that way. its kinda cruel and sad.

I thought of another one that I must share... I hate it when somebody teases me and they don't make the least effort to be funny. They would say silly things and make a big deal and talk for DAYS about someone doing something simple as accidentally dropping a pencil in class. http://www.germancarfans.com/images/forums/cwm13.gif I just wanna tell them to STFU and wipe the stupid smirk off their face! I don't even mind it when it's offensive, as long as it's somewhat funny, then I can at least tell them something back. When they say something little and roll out their self satisfying laugh I have nothing else to do other than smile along ..cuz I don't wanna hurt their feelings.
Wow FerrariiSheppy, that truly sucks. I have been lucky enough to go to a high school that's quite the opposite of yours (thank god).
BTW, what's ROFL?



Modified by Comrade at 7:33 PM 10/19/2005

ROFL= Roll on flor laughing
I hear you Comrade, I hear you all too much in fact. I've dealt with that kind of stuff for years and I tried to change the way things worked in my school and in a way I did, but people are stupid wherever anyway.

Quote, originally posted by Comrade »Wow FerrariiSheppy, that truly sucks. I have been lucky enough to go to a school that's quite the opposite of yours (thank god).
hmmmm...i guess i came out a little strong. i gotta say, my school rocks. its just that there are the select group of people that can make some people's lives a living hell. overall, i have a good reputation with my peers, so this doesn't really effect me.

gotcha http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif

Quote, originally posted by Top Secret »I'm the kind of guy who is very modest about stuff, so I do get very annoyed at people who always talk about themselves and who boast about personal achievements.
I'm also the kind of person who gets very jealous when left out of conversations and who always feels left out when not with people I know. That gets me angry. Since I'm the kind of guy who doesn't boast about personal achievements, I also feel left out when people don't appreciate me for what I do. For example, earlier this year, I was in the relay team for Swimming National Championships, but being the kind of guy I am, I didn't notify it to teachers and stuff, and expected people to realise it gradually. Unfortunately, no one did until about two weeks AFTER the race. And by then I was over it.
wow, i know exactly what you mean there. lately at my new high school (where i didn't know anyone from before this school year), i might try to start of a conversation with someone i vaguely know and they just ignore me, although that may be because i don't talk loud enough.
people who say "i'm really smart" when they're talking about themselves annoy me too. i mean, they may be smart but they shouldn't go around flaunting it whenever they get the chance...people tell me i'm smart all the time, half the time i don't really know why, and the other half it's usually just because i helped them with homework or something, but i never say "oh yeah i'm really smart." then again that may just be because i don't have much of a self-esteem. this basically falls under the same category as well: what really drives me crazy are people who think they're just so knowledgeable when they're not.
and hypocrits, i can't stand them. especially when they criticize me about something: the other day this guy in my french class told me to stop *****ing all the time, for example, and then in the next class, PE, i noticed he kept making these snide commentaries about people who weren't playing softball well (i.e., everyone). i think he cussed me out under his breath once because i didn't catch the ball. i mean, it's a game, not world war III.
although admittedly i do "*****" alot of the time, i've been too preoccupied trying to get rid of my other weaknesses to notice that much. and pet peeves i have about myself? hmmm...i'm very anti-social (at least when i don't know anyone), my study habits are so bad they're past laughable (although i still get all As anyway...i attribute that to luck), i feel like i'm inferior to everyone else even though i'm probably not, i regret too many things that i really shouldn't give a second thought to, etc...
i generally try to be out of the way alot of the time so there aren't many pet peeves people have about me that i'm aware of, except that i complain too much...
for some reason i don't like it when people my age are taller than me either...(i'm already 6'1 though...yes, i know i'm ungrateful)

Quote, originally posted by Comrade »http://www.germancarfans.com/images/forums/laugh2.gif I've noticed that. We were talking about Foo Fighters's new album and you simply left the conversation. I thought you forgot, but now I see... It's kinda funny LOL.
Hmm...I think that might be the case of me forgetting the conversation. But I see what you mean.
I think talking on the internet, on a forum, is much different than talking to a person in real life, or something which replicates face-to-face talking, such as AIM or MSN Messenger. When speaking in forums, it doesn't matter about how silent the conversation is, because no one really notices it, but when talking to someone in real life, it's totally different.

Quote, originally posted by Top Secret »
Hmm...I think that might be the case of me forgetting the conversation. But I see what you mean.
I think talking on the internet, on a forum, is much different than talking to a person in real life, or something which replicates face-to-face talking, such as AIM or MSN Messenger. When speaking in forums, it doesn't matter about how silent the conversation is, because no one really notices it, but when talking to someone in real life, it's totally different.
I hear you. In fact I asked to meet Geary at the motor show because it was the only place that made me half confident enough that I would be able to find something to talk about and not just have a whiteout of ideas as usual when I try to speak to someone http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emwink.gif

Sheppy and Yanks, I wouldn't worry too much about all that Highschool social status bologna. Trust me on this. The minute you graduate, ALL of that crap will stop, and most of those people will revert to having normal lives. Heck, I played highschool sports yet had a knack for dating the hell raising girls - not the cheerleaders. You know, the girls that used to skip school to go smoke accross the street. At least 2 of those girls I dated ended up working a strippers at some point in their post highschool carreers (no I'm not kidding). The of course is that paths that life takes. In my HS, the most popular girl in school was student counsel president & valedictorian (in a school with 3,000 kids). On top of that her family was super rich. Guess what, after HS, her father lost everything and she ended up not being able to go to college for a long while. Another guy I knew worked as a gopher at a local radio station. Today he is a popular DJ in NYC.
My point is that no matter what others would like to make you think about yourself or what life should be in HS, life has a funny way of being tailor made for you. Interestingly that highscool heirarchy has very little effect on your future relationships.
I should know, I married the prom queen - and no she wasn't the cheerleader, just a popular hell raiser. her sister was the cheerleader.

ever date a goth?

Quote, originally posted by Naga Royal Guard »ever date a goth?
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A shoutout to Santeno: thanks for your point; i didn't realize that life actually changes alot once you get older and so the peers around you. im glad you made me realize that.
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wow. its like ur my 2nd brain. i think of that situation the exact same way and it seems like i am the only one in the school who thinks that way. its kinda cruel and sad.
haha, i guess its a new york thing http://www.germancarfans.com/images/...lewinkgrin.gif where in NY do you live/what school do you go to? i live in westchester, which is like the wealthiest county in NY (actually, its in the top 5 in the country, and no, im not filthy rich) so alotta rich, snotty people can make alotta people's lives miserable.

yea i also have this annoying habit of shaking my leg, seems to annoy the hell out of people.

I second Santeno's comments about high school, especially status, "clicks", they are all crap. Your reflection does not depend on who you are or how people's perception toward you, epseically in high school.
Don't worry about what other people think about you, it's all articficial. Just go with the flow and the rest will take care of itself. Keep having fun and don't stop being yourself.

sheppy i live on the island in the dix hills/melville area. it is also a very wealthy area. its one of the toughest areas on the island to buy a house cuz they are so high priced.

Quote, originally posted by FerrariSheppy36 »
Also, my school is very clicky, although it has improved in the past few years. You gain your status based upon how many sports you play, how "hot" you are, how many girlfriends you have had. Speaking of girlfriends, the chicks usually only go for the "hot, athletic" guys. What bothers me is that many people do not look deeper than that, seeing if you're a good person, good student, who generally really cares about people. You should see how guys use their girlfriends at school; it's mainly just for status, bragging about how nice her body is, etc. I don't think that way; I want a girlfriend for her personality, the ability to care, is down to earth, I can talk to her about anything, and takes me for who I am, not solely on what I look like (and, ok, she's gotta be attractive , but she doesn't have to be the most drop-dead gorgeous girl in the grade). It's disgusting, and I really don't get what a girl would see in a guy who cares so little about her, but hey, if she gets the hot guy and they both get status, all is well.
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That sounds like most schools...not fun, I was miss hated and used to get beaten up all the time by my horrible yeargroup.

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That sounds like most schools...not fun, I was miss hated and used to get beaten up all the time by my horrible yeargroup.

Uh oh... hello.... I'm listening....

Also I have a habbit of clearing my throat that annoys people and I probably got it from my dad who does the same... all the time!