Still More Pet Peeves

1. Making "quote marks" in the air when you speak.

2. (Forgive me if I offend anyone, but...) Women with tattoos on their breast. Truly, nothing says well-educated, classy, and respectable more than this.

3. In-your-face sarcasm. Good sarcasm is an art form and should be delivered in a subtle manner.

4. People with too many pet peeves. Maybe I should call this "Little Things That Annoy," but then that sounds like I'm never happy. I guess "Peeves" is as good a title as any.

5. When people say "no problem" when you say "thank you." What ever happened to "you're welcome?"

6. Speaking of "thank you" and "you're welcome," have you ever noticed that during a TV or radio interview, when the host says "thank you" or "thanks for joining us," the guest always says "thank you" back? Again, what ever happened to "you're welcome?" It's truly one of those small things that count.

7. For some people, getting carded is annoying, so this could be their pet peeve. When they get carded they get mad; when I get carded, I say "thank you."

8. When you're waiting for something, like to enter a concert, you are not waiting "on line." In case you haven't noticed, there's this little thing called the Internet, and when you're using it, you are "on line." If you are waiting for something, like a concert, in a linear formation, physically, and with other people, and in public - I don't care if you live in New York City and that's how you say it - you are waiting in line. Get with the 21st-and-a-half century there, Duck Dodgers.

9. Why do some men line up new baseball caps in the back of their car between the back seat and the rear window?

10. Speaking of back windows, what is with those little stickers on the back windows of pick-up trucks of Calvin from "Calvin & Hobbes" (along with "The Far Side," one of the greatest comic strips of all time) pissing on a number? Yeah, I know what it's supposed to be - you showing disdain (okay, go look it up) for a rival NASCAR driver, whose number Calvin is desecrating (yes, I'll wait for you to find your dictionary). Please. Like my brother says, if it doesn't involve running or a ball, it's not a sport.