What catches your hair on fire?

[Lisbeth]

Two other gestures that really annoy me are:
1) Being squinted at in a "What the heck are you" fashion
2) When someone raises their third finger in a "---- you" attitude

[Cyndi]

"Suck it up."

[hobish]

I just thought of one that makes my head hot just thinking about it ...

I've never read a book in my life!

...and the ones who say that say it with such pride! Grrrrr!!!

My former boss, who i am buddies with now told me that once. I told him he ought to be ashamed of himself, not proud. I am happy to say he actually thought about it and read a book. Just one, but at least he is no longer proud of his ignorance.

[HogwartsAlum]

Personally, i hate being told "grow up." I can't. This is me & this always will be.

POD WITHIN A POD WITH A SIDE HELPING OF POD!

Ah ha ha ha!! Cyndi, that is great!  

I get that too, because I like to watch cartoons.  I watch them because I LIKE them.  Just because I'm 41 years old doesn't mean I HAVE to watch the boring, depressing, scare-mongering news!  I never watch the news unless something major is going on.  When it's over, it's back to the cartoons.  

[Linley]

Ulla, you reminded me of another one of mine, when I tell people I'm a historian they always say "why do you study THAT!" or "I bet you want to be poor if you're studying that" or some other variation thereof. Now that I officially do International Relations in addition to history in grad school I have to listen to everyone's appraisal of the international news. No, I do not want to hear your ill-informed opinion on Iraq, I don't really think that you, Joe Schmoe who knows nothing about this, has a brilliant solution that has been evading us academics.

[Cydrius]

When someone mocks you:

"I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you."

'nuff said.

Being told I'm "too sensitive" when I object to somebody acting in an offensive manner, because they're not willing to acknowledge that they're being offensive.

YES. YES. OH SO VERY YES.

[Cyndi]

Personally, i hate being told "grow up." I can't. This is me & this always will be.

POD WITHIN A POD WITH A SIDE HELPING OF POD!

Ah ha ha ha!! Cyndi, that is great! 

I get that too, because I like to watch cartoons.  I watch them because I LIKE them.  Just because I'm 41 years old doesn't mean I HAVE to watch the boring, depressing, scare-mongering news!  I never watch the news unless something major is going on.  When it's over, it's back to the cartoons. 

Same here! I would much rather be watching anime or Godzilla rather than the boring old news, which is rarely ever good anyway.

Sometimes my dad will burst in on me when I'm drawing and go "Get into the real world once in awhile!" Ooh, that makes me want to scream and throw erasers at his head.

[HushHush]

I can't stand more than anything for someone to say that boys who aren't circumcized are dirty.

Excuse me?!  Nothing gets my hackles raised more than that.  I respect your decision, please respect mine.

I can't stand when strangers call me "Sweetheart" or "honey".  My clients do it sometimes and I'll tell them to stop.

Implying that I'm not a good parent by working.  During an argument my younger sister (my live-in nanny at the time) said that I never spent any time with my son (about 6 months old then) and I almost kicked her onto the streets.  She did immediately apologize probably after she saw the Look of Death and Crushed Spirits.

Saying you want to "communicate" with me.  My ex uses that word and I want to strangle him every single time.  Communicate implies that extra work must be done to have me understand.  TALK to me, express your concerns but for all that's holy DON'T communicate!

[Linley]

Being told that I would be able to find a boyfriend if I would just lower my standards. Uh no.

He!!, anything about my love life, period.

[extranormal]

I've never read a book in my life!

...and the ones who say that say it with such pride! Grrrrr!!!

Seriously? People boast about that? I'm cr*p at math, but at least I have the sense to be ashamed of it.

I realize there are plenty of reasons a person might not be a big reader, but don't try to tell me that's one of your most admirable qualities.

[kingsrings]

I hate it when people use never watching TV as a badge of honor, or ridicule those of us who do enjoy watching TV. "Turn the TV off and pick up a book!" Hello, I do both, thank you.

[sparksals]

I just thought of one that makes my head hot just thinking about it ...

I've never read a book in my life!

...and the ones who say that say it with such pride! Grrrrr!!!

My former boss, who i am buddies with now told me that once. I told him he ought to be ashamed of himself, not proud. I am happy to say he actually thought about it and read a book. Just one, but at least he is no longer proud of his ignorance.

I am not one who has never read a book, but I choose not to because I find it boring.  I had to read hundreds of books during university and I just don't enjoy it.  I haven't read a book in nearly 18 years.  Not one.

Just because someone doesn't read books, doesn't make me or anyone else ignorant.  It's a personal choice for me, and one for which I do not or should not feel ashamed.  

While you're entitled to your opinion, I think it's a tad judgmental.

[sparksals]

I can't stand more than anything for someone to say that boys who aren't circumcized are dirty.

Excuse me?!  Nothing gets my hackles raised more than that.  I respect your decision, please respect mine.

I can't stand when strangers call me "Sweetheart" or "honey".  My clients do it sometimes and I'll tell them to stop.

Implying that I'm not a good parent by working.  During an argument my younger sister (my live-in nanny at the time) said that I never spent any time with my son (about 6 months old then) and I almost kicked her onto the streets.  She did immediately apologize probably after she saw the Look of Death and Crushed Spirits.

Saying you want to "communicate" with me.  My ex uses that word and I want to strangle him every single time.  Communicate implies that extra work must be done to have me understand.  TALK to me, express your concerns but for all that's holy DON'T communicate!

I get the opposite end of the coin on this one.  I don't work.  I'm a housewife with no kids.  We can afford for me to stay home.  I occasionally do temp work to get out of the house, but I take care of the entire household while my dh "brings home the bacon".

What gets my hackles up?  It's happened twice in the last couple weeks.  It bothers me to no end when people say "It's your dh's money" or "he brings home all the money", both of which insinuate I do S.F.A. and freeload off of him.

When I was home over Christmas, I went to Danier (a leather store) on Boxing Day. I bought two gorgeous purses. Classic and will last a long time.  I brought them home and showed my mom.  You know what she said? "Oh CAAATHY!  You shouldn't be spending all Mike's money like that!".  I told her to zip her lip and MYOB!

It also peeves me to no end when people tell me that I'm lucky to have my dh.  I know he's a nice guy.  I love him dearly, but when people say that, they imply, at least to me, that he has settled for me and is not as lucky to have me as I am to have him. 

[TZ]

I hate it when people use never watching TV as a badge of honor, or ridicule those of us who do enjoy watching TV. "Turn the TV off and pick up a book!" Hello, I do both, thank you.

This bothers me, too.  Watching T.V. doesn't make me some illiterate, lazy Yahoo, just like rejecting T.V. doesn't make (general) you an intelligent, dynamic go-getter.  There are plenty of smart, accomplished people who watch television, and there are plenty of them who don't.  People who believe otherwise merely belie their own ignorance with their holier-than-thou attitude.  My cousin was like this until she discovered that Baby Einstein and a playpen enable her to take an uninterrupted shower.

[Lisbeth]

Here's another that really gets to me:

"Get a real job."

Excuse me, but if it's legal, moral, and paying me, it IS a real job.