Overheard and Pet Peeves

OVERHEARD

Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud?

“Oh she’s a crazy pants! A crazy sparkly pants!”

“Well, he bought a bride ya know.”

“I need to come over more often … I’m still not used to the nakedness.”

“My brother and I lick – I mean like – each other.”

“Now that I’ve touched them all, enjoy.”

“I want to be mummified, but I think it’s pretty expensive.”

“He wouldn’t have called you a ‘little wiener’ if he didn’t like you.”

“This song blows. I would like a thumbs down on this song.”

“Everyone makes sense once you understand their story.”

“That woman looks like Vince Lombardi.”

“It’s harder to get in to see you than a foreign car mechanic.”

“It was rated PG-13 and had people ‘doing it’ every 10 minutes. What’s wrong with Europeans?!”

PET PEEVES

Is there something that really irks you, gets your goat, rubs you the wrong way, drives you up the wall, gets you bent out of shape, puts a stick in your craw, or makes you want to throw in the towel?

Drivers operating their vehicle 10mph under the speed limit who, once the speed limit drops from 55mph to 30mph, continue to drive 45mph. What exactly is your whole driving theory here?

The silly 42-word “government warning” that mucks up every beautifully designed beer label in America. The government is not my mother. Get outta my beer!

Putting on clean, fresh socks only to step on a small puddle of water in your kitchen or bathroom right after.

Mistaking laundry softener for laundry detergent.

Mistaking laundry detergent pods for dishwasher detergent pods – the sudsiest mistake you’ll ever make.

The little nubs of fabric that stick out on the upper sleeves of shirts when your clothes hanger is wider than the shoulders of the shirt.

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