Ponderings of a Scientist

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Double The Fun.. Half The Time

Category: Pet Peeve of the Week            Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 2:24 pm

The Country Boy posted an interesting question and it got me thinking about other things I’ve seen people do in unison to save time.  The list below of “double the fun” tasks is this weekish period’s Pet Peeve:

  1. Woman that put on make-up while driving - although men putting on make-up while driving is okay, mostly because I would love to see that!
  2. People that read the newspaper while sitting in trafffic.  If you want to read the paper consider public transportation!
  3. People that answer their cell phone’s while doing any of the following:
    • Talking to someone in person, specifically sales clerks, waiters, or other service workers.
    • Excerising at the gym
    • Riding their bikes
    • Riding on public transportation
    • Hanging out at the bookstore or library
    • While calling the cat - Old Man
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Comment by nikkiana

August 23, 2006 @ 2:45 pm

And you can hear the Old Man call the cat when you’re sitting on the other side of the room from whomever he’s talking to on the phone. :P

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Comment by weird old guy

August 23, 2006 @ 10:02 pm

I actually don’t like to talk on the phone and would rather talk to the cat.

This must be pretty odd to you but I didn’t use a phone on a regular (daily) basis until I was in college.

I had a friend who’s apartment in grad school was so small that it did not have a kitchen so he washed his dishes in the bathtub while sitting on the John. I will admit that he was the cleanest person I have ever known so if any one could get away with it he could. He would never do two things at once in his kitchen/bathroom.

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Comment by KP

August 23, 2006 @ 10:42 pm

SSSsssssppppSSSsssssppppSSSsssssppp… HERE CAT!! SSSsssssppppSSSsssssppppSSSsssssppp… HERE CAT!!

Oh, that takes me back to old high school memories of hanging out at Zipy’s place.

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Comment by weird old guy

August 24, 2006 @ 11:08 pm

Should have charged rent and an entertainment fee.

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Comment by scientist

August 25, 2006 @ 8:37 am

Think of how rich you would be, with all those rag-a-muffins paying rent :)

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Comment by maletas

August 25, 2006 @ 4:09 pm

As if we had money.

Here Kittykittykittykittykittykitty

Here Ghost!

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