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15.8 - A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
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So if my pet peeve is people that constantly complain about their life, could I use Life as I Know It?Thanks!
Heather in KS
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Heather in KS"
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so if my pet peeve is when you pubically criticize people (its a huge thing I hate because I was always taught praise in public, critize in private), I could use Public Lives, Private Pleasures??
If my pet peeve is when my 9 year old daughter whines could I use the words nine, daughter, or whine?
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public and private seems very appropriate
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nine is too general - I'm guessing you probably didn't like it when she was 8 and won't find it more pleasant when she's 10! (I sure didn't!)
but daughter and whine will work.
Thanks. I was afraid you'd find 'daughter' too general and I'd be stuck finding a book with the word 'whine'!
I absolutely hate when people are yelling or being super loud when I am trying to go to bed so would Bed of Roses or is it too general
I hate it when people talk while they still have food in their mouth, so could I read Mouths of Babes or The Food of Love?
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this works
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one of my biggest pet peeves is when people tell me to smile. :| number one: i'll smile when i feel like it! number two: i have a down-turned mouth, so if i'm NOT smiling, i look grumpy. can't help it, it's the way i was born. grrrr! so i'm wondering if The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget since it has SMILE in the title. thanks! :)
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I liked that Kiki! I have sooo many pet peeves...1)people passing wind (to put it politely) in public and NOT apologizing!!! Ill Wind
2)being subjected to those damn kisses from everyone at New Year Vampire Kisses
3)long winded stories To Cut a Long Story Short
4)bad parents who can't control their little brats! The Good, The Bad and The Undead
I cannot stand stupid drivers, especially when they make my commute (already long at an hour) hard to handle.Since they are also highly likely to be commuting into work, I had planned to use Commuters. Since I'm not 100% sure that they are also commuting (even though I can't imagine what else they would be doing driving into Houston at 7am), is that still OK.
Christine US wrote: "I cannot stand stupid drivers, especially when they make my commute (already long at an hour) hard to handle.Since they are also highly likely to be commuting into work, I had planned to use [b..."
Mine is along the same line. I commuted an hour (should have been 45 minutes). I hate it when the line of cars for the exit is a mile long and some people feel their time is so much more valuable then the rest of ours and they cut in on the line of cars. I get so ticked off! What words, exactly, from that long rant, are acceptable?
My pet peeves:media alarmism (or people who think everything is the end of the world)
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people who try to convert me to their religion
What words can I use for these? convert, religion I think, but any words for the first?
Manday wrote: "My pet peeves:media alarmism (or people who think everything is the end of the world)
or
people who try to convert me to their religion
What words can I use for these? convert, religion I think,..."
Maybe "crisis" or something along that line??
I have decided that my pet peeve (I have so many peeves) is machines that talk to me as though I am an idiot, particularly when they keep telling me to do something that I have already done. So I think I will read The Machine's Child if I can find a copy.
Manday wrote: "My pet peeves:media alarmism (or people who think everything is the end of the world)
or
people who try to convert me to their religion
What words can I use for these? convert, religion I think,..."
Manday, I think for the first one you need to read an adult version of "Chicken Little, or The Sky IS Falling".
I really dislike when people don't keep something secret/private when I've asked them to. Actually, when I hear anyone telling other people's secrets or gossiping, it really bothers me.Would "secret/s" work for this?
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1)people passing wind (to put it politely) in public and NOT apologizing!!! Ill Wind
2)being subjected to those damn kisses from ever..."
these are all okay (although I'd be a little worried about the bad parents with undead kids!)
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Since they are also highly likely to be commuting into work, I had planned to use [b..."
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Since they are also highly likely to be commuting into work, I h..."
You know, I think you might be better off to look at books you want to read - maybe from your TBR - and see if there are words in the titles that you could work into this complaint - the same thing bugs me, but I'm not sure how I'd put it in words that work with a title.
I have this one on my pile somewhere that might work for you - Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We DoKathryn wrote: "Christine US wrote: "I cannot stand stupid drivers, especially when they make my commute (already long at an hour) hard to handle.
Since they are also highly likely to be commuting into work, I h..."
One of my biggest pet peeves is men whistling/catcalling at me. Would using "men" in the title be too general? (I'm hoping to fit in Men At Arms.)
I also have many pet peeves but the one I am using for this is People changing(switching) the times of events, meetings etc. Would this book work for this task Switched
Thanks for yor help
Sandy wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Christine US wrote: "I cannot stand stupid drivers, especially when they make my commute (already long at an hour) hard to handle.Since they are also highly likely to be commuti..."
Yay. The complaint is pretty long to explain exactly what it is that bothers me (or you or anyone else that feels the same way). I will definitely go through my books and see what might fit.
Sandy wrote: "chucklesthescot wrote: "I liked that Kiki! I have sooo many pet peeves...1)people passing wind (to put it politely) in public and NOT apologizing!!! Ill Wind
2)being subjected to ..."
*grins*
Being grumpy and moaning about everything around me has proved to be a BIG advantage for this task!
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"men" is a little too general, since it doesn't sound as if men as a group are your pet peeve, but only a specific action.
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Would this book work for this task Switched
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that works
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I can't stand when people text message back and forth like 10 times instead of just calling you. Would Messenger work for this task?
I can't stand bad table manners...could I use "Finger Lickin Fifteen"? by Janet Evanovich?
My pet peeve is people who judge someone because of their body size. Can I use Crafting the Body Divine: Ritual, Movement and Body Art?
Sandy wrote: "Riona wrote: "One of my biggest pet peeves is men whistling/catcalling at me. Would using "men" in the title be too general? (I'm hoping to fit in Men At Arms.)""men" is a little too general, s..."
Crap. I'll have to come up with something else. Thanks!
can you find any books with the word whistle in the title?Riona wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Riona wrote: "One of my biggest pet peeves is men whistling/catcalling at me. Would using "men" in the title be too general? (I'm hoping to fit in Men At Arms.)"
"men" is a little to..."
In the UK when guys whistle at you in the street we call it 'wolf whistling'. So that gives you wolf as an option as well
I'm not a big fan of TV noise In general and I really hate it when the TV is left on when nobody's in the room with it! Would Room work as a title or Nobody's Queen?
I hate it when people invade my personal space! I was standing in line at a bank recently and the person behind me was right up against the back of me! Could I use "personal" or "invade" or "space" for this task?
Well, fortunately I'm an irritable person with lots of pet peeves, so I have options. I really hate when I'm cooking (usually something elaborate that requires multitasking and concentration) and people come in the kitchen and distract me. I've made it known that the kitchen is off-limits when I'm cooking, but it never seems to get through! So maybe I can read Kitchen Confidential, it's been on my list forever.I also hate when people leave the lights on when they leave the room, it's such a waste of energy. I think I have several books on my TBR with the word "light" in the title. A possibility?
If neither of these work, let me know, I'm sure I can think of a dozen other pet peeves, heh.
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December 23 is Festivus, and one of the “Festivus traditions” is the Airing of Grievances. Read a book with a word in the title which relates to one of your “pet peeves.”
The word in the title must relate to the grievance. Any noun, verb, adjective or adverb that is included in your statement of your pet peeve will work. Define your gripe, then find one of these types of words in a book title.
Articles, conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns still will not work - no "the" "and" "with" "who" etc.
For instance, if your pet peeve is “people who talk on cell phones while they’re driving,” the key words would be "people," "talk," “cell," "phone," and "driving” – so you could use The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India - the Emerging 21st- Cenury Power, Cell, The Glass Cell, A Phone Call to the Future: New and Selected Poems, Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab. Words such as “who, on, while, they’re” don't work.
REQUIRED: tell us what your "pet peeve" is.