15.8 - A Festivus for the Rest of Us!

[Dee]

you could maybe use bubble as well...as in personal bubble...

Valorie wrote: "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"..."

[Diane]

Here is a pet peeve of mine: People who tell you secrets about other people that they have sworn not to tell, and then tell you not to tell anyone (um, note to self: never trust this person with any of MY secrets!). I was thinking of Don't Tell a Soul.

I was also thinking of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close because loud people and people who invade my personal space really bug me.

[Valorie]

Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "you could maybe use bubble as well...as in personal bubble...

Valorie wrote: "I hate it when people invade my personal space! I was standing in line at a bank recently and the person behind me ..."

Thats a good idea too! Thanks!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Christina wrote: "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?"

yes

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Kelly wrote: "I can't stand bad table manners...could I use "Finger Lickin Fifteen"? by Janet Evanovich?"

yes

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Beth NC wrote: "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?"

yes, body works

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Karen GHHS wrote: "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?"

Those are both too general - maybe "television"?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Valorie wrote: "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"..."

yes

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Riona wrote: "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 p..."

light and kitchen are pretty general, unless you just plain don't like light or kitchens

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Diane wrote: "Here is a pet peeve of mine: People who tell you secrets about other people that they have sworn not to tell, and then tell you not to tell anyone (um, note to self: never trust this person with a..."

Both of those are good ones.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

HEADS UP ON THIS TASK

This is turning out to be way too subjective - it's no fun for people if they can't tell whether a book is going to fit without specifically asking, and I know how frustrating that can be. I don't want this to be a big pain.

Therefore, I am redefining the task. The "official" description will be changed, but I wanted to give a heads up here.

Any noun, verb, adjective or adverb that is included in your statement of your pet peeve will work. I am not going to hassle people about general v. specific. Define your gripe, then find one of these types of words in a book title.

Articles, conjunctions, prepositions and pronouns still will not work - no "the" "and" "with" "who" etc.

The challenge is meant to be fun, not a stressor! It's fairly pointless if you don't try to find books that work with the spirit of the challenge and the particular task - but if it's not predictable and something you can work with, then it's a pain, not a pleasure, in your life, and that is something we want to avoid in the challenge.

[Riona]

Awesome. I will probably end up going with my first choice then, Men at Arms. Men in general do annoy me more than lights or kitchens, anyway.

[Dee]

I guess per the rules - I need to get my book approved as it is an ebook with no associated page count right now...

Public Lives, Private Pleasures

its published by Loose-ID and is a short novel according to their description. From the FAQ page, a novel is defined by them as over 35+K words...which if to assume 250 words a page, is 140 pages - am I good?

loose-id FAQ - http://www.loose-id.com/faq.aspx

[Deedee]

I have a book on my TBR which I'm trying to figure out where to fit it. Seems like 15.8 would be good; I just have to figure out a peeve to go with the title.


With Friends Like These: A Novel (2010) by Sally Koslow (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 336 pages)

Any suggestions? Thanks!

[Helen]

My pet peeve is: friends who constantly discuss what they wish would happen instead of working toward making it happen.

Will Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story work for this?

[Christine US]

Deedee wrote: "I have a book on my TBR which I'm trying to figure out where to fit it. Seems like 15.8 would be good; I just have to figure out a peeve to go with the title.

[bookcover:With Friends Like These..."

How about "friends who say they will be on time, but they are not" or "friends who don't understand conversation boundary issues, AKA the friend who want to discuss their child's bowel movements with you in public"

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Helen wrote: "My pet peeve is: friends who constantly discuss what they wish would happen instead of working toward making it happen.

Will Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story work for this?"

sure

[Deedee]

Christine US wrote: "Deedee wrote: "I have a book on my TBR which I'm trying to figure out where to fit it. Seems like 15.8 would be good; I just have to figure out a peeve to go with the title.

into this task, and now I can see a way to do it. How about friends who are verbally always ready to help but when the day comes when help is needed they are nowhere to be found? (Especially when you were there the day that they needed help?)

[Sera]

This task is a riot.

One of my pet peeves is people who procrastinate - would One Day work for that?

Thanks.

[Sera]

Sandy, when you have a moment, would you let me know if the book that I posted in the prior message would work for this task? I finished it earlier tonight.

Many thanks!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Sera wrote: "Sandy, when you have a moment, would you let me know if the book that I posted in the prior message would work for this task? I finished it earlier tonight.

Many thanks!"

I'm sorry, Sera, I thought that I had replied - the book is fine.

[Sera]

No worries - I know how busy you are.

Thanks so much!

[Juli]

One of my biggest pet peeves is people who cheat/have mistresses when they are in committed relationships. Would His Lady Mistress work for this task?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Juli wrote: "One of my biggest pet peeves is people who cheat/have mistresses when they are in committed relationships. Would His Lady Mistress work for this task?"

OK

[Juli]

Great, thanks!

[Casey]

One of my pet peeves is when people refuse to find something in life to be happy about, even something small. Would The Happiness Project work for this? If not, how about Life As We Knew It?

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Casey wrote: "One of my pet peeves is when people refuse to find something in life to be happy about, even something small. Would The Happiness Project work for this? If not, how about [book:Life ..."

The Happiness Project works for me. Seems like a good match for your pet peeve.

[Casey]

Thanks!