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Re: The Pet Peeve Thread
« Reply #60 on: April 25, 2009, 07:38:08 PM »

Offline fairweatherfan

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When announcers during the playoffs mention that "The team that wins Game X wins the series Y% of the time".  News flash: the team that wins ANY game in a playoff series is more likely to win the series.  For some crazy reason, teams that win games tend to win series, and teams that lose games tend to lose them. 

Wouldn't bug me so much if they didn't do it pretty much every game.  I'm still waiting for them to accidentally put it up during a Game 7...

Re: The Pet Peeve Thread
« Reply #61 on: April 25, 2009, 09:11:57 PM »

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When announcers during the playoffs mention that "The team that wins Game X wins the series Y% of the time".  News flash: the team that wins ANY game in a playoff series is more likely to win the series.  For some crazy reason, teams that win games tend to win series, and teams that lose games tend to lose them. 

Wouldn't bug me so much if they didn't do it pretty much every game.  I'm still waiting for them to accidentally put it up during a Game 7...

Great point, and I would love to see that in Game 7 -- especially when the person gives it with a straight face right into the camera.
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Re: The Pet Peeve Thread
« Reply #62 on: April 27, 2009, 04:03:40 PM »

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toothsuckers

people who whistle a tune in public

people who smoke at a gas station

people who smoke at a gas station and throw their still lit butt on the ground

people who throw their cigarette butt on the ground

choosing the wrong line at the supermarket

friends of my wife's who still write and pronounce our last name wrong after ten years of marriage

being corrected on how to pronounce my own name (yes, this has happened)

drivers who wave people on and create a dangerous situationunpopped zits

tp roll the wrong way


The drivers who wave you on reminded me of another one. It's the person who waves you on, but is oviously annoyed at doing it. I didn't ask you to let me go, you stopped and offered to let me in. Why is it you feel the need to wave franticlly at me and get p---ed that I'm not moving fast enough? It's like you know it's the right thing to do, but it ruins your whole day to do it. Just keep going and what the heck, flip me off while your at it, if that makes you feel better.

Re: The Pet Peeve Thread
« Reply #63 on: April 27, 2009, 04:30:42 PM »

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toothsuckers

people who whistle a tune in public

people who smoke at a gas station

people who smoke at a gas station and throw their still lit butt on the ground

people who throw their cigarette butt on the ground

choosing the wrong line at the supermarket

friends of my wife's who still write and pronounce our last name wrong after ten years of marriage


being corrected on how to pronounce my own name (yes, this has happened)

drivers who wave people on and create a dangerous situation

unpopped zits

tp roll the wrong way


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Re: The Pet Peeve Thread
« Reply #64 on: April 27, 2009, 04:51:47 PM »

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I'm gonna second the Lebron/Kobe/D-Wade talk.  Regardless of who is playing, what the score is, and whether the game is important or not, ESPN commentators inevitably break out into talking about things like the MVP, the best player, and the best closer.  If you watch the same broadcast crew twice in say, like a week, you will hear them talk about the same topics twice.  And it won't be that they've thought of some new argument since the last discussion and thus need to bring the topic up again.  Instead, its the same thing as last time.  Mark Jackson thinks Kobe is the best on the planet.  Van Gundy likes Lebron as the best but would take Kobe in the closing minutes of a game.  They repeat this every week.  Neither can get a job in the NBA.  Wow, I guess they're right.

GRRRRR.
Pet peeve? Jealous fans who are bothered when announcers give credit to anyone not on their team.

Homer fans who love their own super homer announcer, but whine and cry when they have to listen to semi-homer announcers for other teams.

Fan who complain about calls that they couldn't see clearly, before they get to see the replay.

Fans who decide that their team lost because the coach didn't try whatever random move he didn't try, yet don't apply that same logic to the games the team won.

Fans who refuse to give credit to other teams.

People who spill beer on other attendees at sporting events.

Fans who don't like other fans cheering during games.

Fans who get upset when other fans stand up on big plays in the 4th quarter.

Home town fans who wear clothing the same color as the opposing team's uniforms, and who refuse to wear the free home-team color tshirts given out at the game.

Guys who lift their shirt to show their belly on the jumbotron. More women need to do this.

People who wear Gino shirts in the 1st quarter, or when we are losing.

Fans who heckle players on their team when they miss shots, even if the shots were good shots (that sometimes just don't fall -- no one hits them all), yet are satisfied when ill-advised shots go in.

Re: The Pet Peeve Thread
« Reply #65 on: April 27, 2009, 05:26:02 PM »

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toothsuckers

people who whistle a tune in public

people who smoke at a gas station

people who smoke at a gas station and throw their still lit butt on the ground

people who throw their cigarette butt on the ground

choosing the wrong line at the supermarket

friends of my wife's who still write and pronounce our last name wrong after ten years of marriage


being corrected on how to pronounce my own name (yes, this has happened)

drivers who wave people on and create a dangerous situation

unpopped zits

tp roll the wrong way


Tell me if I'm close: "Zz-ded-bay-bee"

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Re: The Pet Peeve Thread
« Reply #66 on: April 27, 2009, 05:42:34 PM »

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gum smacking
gum popping
holding eating utensils incorrectly
local sports radio
baseball fans
overcooked steak
the palm pre not being out yet
NHL on television
bowling on television
poker on television
skip bayless
stupid people
smokers
smokers in my parking garage
people who hate the OKC Thunder (hate the game, not the player)
cramps in my foot
office birthday parties
new money
new money talking about their cars

my short list...i could go on for hours.  i'll continue later..this was good to vent