Know-it-alls

Know-it-alls really make my crazy.  They are so busy patting themselves on the back and one-upping people that they don't even see the eye-rolling or recognize their delusions of grandeur.

You know the type:

1. Loud-mouthed
2. Braggart
3. Me...me...me - we've all heard that song before
4. I've done this...I've done that...I have this...I have that -- yeah, mm hm
5. The great "I am..."
6. They don't know it but immediately preceding their arrival in the room the words, "Oh no, (fill in the name), is here."
7. The, "I'm only telling you this for your own good types..."
8. The constant criticizers of others for mistakes that they are always making.  Eg - they forget to sign out in the office 250 days a year, you forget momentarily, but they are right there to point it out or shout it across the room.
9. They are too sexy for their shirts, hats, shoes, etc.
10. Usually, they are fighting with everyone in their family, their extended family and quite possibly a few friends from grade school. 

These poor unfortunates cannot even begin to pretend that they know the meaning of the quote, "Would you rather be right or happy?"

Poor, poor, pitiful them.  Wait a minute, poor, poor, unfortunate us that have to deal with them on a daily basis.

What drives you crazy about know-it-alls?

PS - check out this website - http://www.magicmud.com/Les%20Petites%20Family.htm for the statue in the picture above - cute - and perfect for this post.

Your Driving!

You can’t drive

Nothing leaves me shrieking swear words, like a trucker’s drunken girl-friend, more than people who cannot drive, but who also have a wanton disregard for the safety of others.

Driver’s I hate:

1. People who text while driving – are you freakin’ insane?  If you hit my car while texting and if I had any life left in my baby-finger I’d use it to poke your eyes out.
2. People who blab on their cell phone like they are driving a kiddie-car…slowing down, speeding up, swerving from lane to lane…again, baby finger.
3. Drivers who speed like maniacs.  I especially appreciate the ones that I catch up to at every stop sign and light.
4. Drivers that don’t know how to merge. 
5. Drivers that consistently go 10 km under the speed limit.
6. Drivers who aren’t paying attention for whatever reason – kids, food, make-up lessons…you wouldn’t be so fal de ral if you could see what your face might look like after crashing through the windshield.
7. People who don’t wait their turn and jump the stop sign – how rude.
8. Red light runners.
9. People who wear headphones in their cars.  Do you think you would actually hear an emergency vehicle’s siren if it hit you on the head with a hammer?
10. And a two for one...drunks and drunk drivers (total jerks!)

What driving behaviours make you want to foam at the mouth?

I hate your manners!

RUDE

ill-mannered: socially incorrect in behavior

ill-bred: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

uncivil: lacking civility or good manners

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Manners are a lost art these days.  From rude kids to rude adults...arggh, I just cannot stand it.  It is never okay to be rude.  Being rude is simply inconsiderate.

Here are some of the rude things I hate:

1. People slamming the door in your face when you're entering a store or, even worse, when someone is holding a door open for you, a spouse or friend, and 13 people zoom in front of you, almost knocking you down, like the door was being held open for them
2. Sneezing or coughing without covering your mouth (disgusting)
3. Rude T-shirts (Mustache Rides 5 cents)
4. Talking with your mouth full of food (can you say bolus)
5. Talking loudly on your cell phone (nobody wants to hear what you have to say and you don't have to shout in order for the person on the other end to hear you)
6. Not saying please or thank you
7. Butting into line
8. Rude language - especially in front of children
9. Treating wait staff or staff at the store like they are your personal slaves
10. UPDATE - Disciplining your children in public - and by that I mean yelling, screaming or hitting - not cool
11. Spitting
12. Blowing the snot out of your nose by holding the other nostril shut
13. Picking your nose (hey, we can see you)
14. Being late (unless you have a good explanation for it.  Do you really think your time is more important than others?)
15. Parking in the handicap parking spot (even if it's raining or "just for a minute")
16. Not allowing elderly or handicapped people to have your seat on public transportation
17. Burping or farting without saying excuse me
18. Racist jokes and/or remarks (not cool, EVER)
19. Sexist jokes and/or remarks (same as above)
20. Making rude comments about the way people look (check out the mirror if you think you're so perfect)

What drives you crazy about people and their manners?