Patchoulia Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Look--a new and exciting recurring thread--Pet Peeve of the Day!I'll start:Dear Chapters,I was in one of your stores recently and happened to glance at the alphabetized listing of your various departments when I noticed that something was awry...Pray tell, are you actually selling "stationary"? If so, how much do you charge for the opportunity to stand/sit perfectly still?Next question: Where do you keep the dictionaries? If a store that sells books and, presumably, a volume or two on spelling/grammar (including those pesky homonyms) cannot get their signs right, what hope is there for the rest of the english-speaking/-reading/-writing people of the world?Forsooth I do despair,JuliaP.S. Also, Dear Chapters, did you know that one of your exemplary employees enjoys bag-sniffing on the weekends? It's true--his name is POG and he sniffs bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 HA HA HA HA!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 only Country Cowboys now get it right there Stonr...als you were not in my location which will soon be Yonge And Egglinton at the Indigo... Will be workin with my good man Mr Slippery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 P.S. Also, Dear Chapters, did you know that one of your exemplary employees enjoys bag-sniffing on the weekends? It's true--his name is POG and he sniffs bags. bahahahaahahaaaaa no, you can not sniff my bag dude!good to read you are changing stores mang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 PoG, just because at the time you wanted to smell countrybowboy's bag does NOT mean that you do not ask other guys if you can smell their bags.Unfortunately I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 woah now there slugger... just because ive had to fend off your numerous come ons and Julia has held you back because of some sort of feeling of xtc doesnt put you in any place to make such accusations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Shot down again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 there's always Booche... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 I was recently listening to CBC, and someone phoned in to complain about people who walk up escalators, because "escalators are for standing; if you wanna walk, take the stairs". Then, of course, a whole bunch of people called in to complain about people who only stand on escalators, but refuse to move to the right-hand side. Now, I'm a pretty lazy guy and perfectly capable of remaining motionless for extended periods of time, but I still agree with the second group, and find people who stand and block escalators to be infringing on other people, and basically a real "pet peeve". Anyone agree? Anyone get annoyed by people who walk up escalators, instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 I was recently listening to CBC, and someone phoned in to complain about people who walk up escalators, because "escalators are for standing; if you wanna walk, take the stairs". Then, of course, a whole bunch of people called in to complain about people who only stand on escalators, but refuse to move to the right-hand side. Now, I'm a pretty lazy guy and perfectly capable of remaining motionless for extended periods of time, but I still agree with the second group, and find people who stand and block escalators to be infringing on other people, and basically a real "pet peeve". Anyone agree? Anyone get annoyed by people who walk up escalators, instead? I’m too impatient to stand still on escalators. I always thought they were to benefit people who were in a hurry, not the ones who were just lazy. Kinda like those moving runway thingies at the airport… aren’t they for people who are late? You can walk on them and get to your destination WAY faster. Or are you suppose stand on those too??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 "those moving runway thingies at the airport" I love those things. You walk reeeaaall fast and you can actually get a breeze going. My pet peeve of the day is stores that sell out of something and don't realise that means they should order more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 My biggest pet peeve at the restaurant right now is when i ask people if they want something to drink and they say, "No, i'll just have a coffee" oh yeah? and what are you gonna DO with that coffee??? Huh??? :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Able-bodied people who press the wheelchair button to open a door instead of using one of the arm's that god gave 'em! Be thankful you can open a door without electronic aid. Oh yeah, not that I haven't pressed that button myself from time to time. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted October 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 If escalators were made exclusively for walking or exclusively for standing, they would not have signs on them that say, quite clearly, "WALK LEFT, STAND RIGHT"--a wonderful compromise for all to enjoy the wonder that is an escalator--whether your individual preference is to walk, or to stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 If escalators were made exclusively for walking or exclusively for standing, they would not have signs on them that say, quite clearly, "WALK LEFT, STAND RIGHT"--a wonderful compromise for all to enjoy the wonder that is an escalator--whether your individual preference is to walk, or to stand. Woo hoo! I knew that I was not alone in thinking people are nuts for getting annoyed at people who walk on escalators. I just had to check to be sure. (I couldn't believe that caller on CBC!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 the escalator is not a bloody ride at disneyland, it's not really fun to stand still on it, why not just walk, that way you get to where you're going much faster and you don't have to wait for the frickin escalator to get you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 When I was a kid I used to confuse the words escalator and alligator, as well as the words magician and musician. I have learned to tell the difference between an alligator and an escalator, but I'm still fuzzy on the difference between musician and magician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Hmmmm, I can see there being some danger in getting alligator and escalator mixed up. I mean, I don't recommend walking OR standing on an alligator. I think there are other words in our language, though, that are just crying out for a bad incident to happen. For instance: Do we really need to have both words "flammable" and "inflammable"? (Boy, did I learn what that second word means the hard way.... : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 [middle east accent]I have a pet-peeve with herpes.[/middle east accent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 By the way,an escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. You would never see an "Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order" sign, just "Escalator Temporarily Stairs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 What's the opposite of escalate? Are you only truly on an escalator when you're going up? Are you on a diminuator when you ride the thing down? Dear lord I have questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Depends how you think of an escalator. Is it escalate as in going up, or escalate as in going faster? i.e. the contraption is escalating your journey, whether you go up or down. But what about elevators? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 [color:"purple"] I, for one, am totally against standing still on elevators. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 From a post in a topic ("How to get a life") in the "sci.physics" newsgroup:9 Things I Hate About Everyone1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the heck is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?2. People who are willing to get off their butt to search the entire room for the tv remote because they refuse to walk to the tv and change the channel manually.3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". You're right! What good is a cake if you can't eat it?4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the heck would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they?5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor.6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it.8. When people say "life is short". Life is the longest thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone ! asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 The saying finally made sense to me when I realised they meant to say "you want to save your cake and eat it too." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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