Pet Peeve Thursday: Jimmy Can Crack Corn!

(1 Cent): You Talkin’ To Me?

You know what really, really chaps my cheeks? When people call me on the phone, but talk to another person (i.e. someone that is currently with them). I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned this before (right?).

I’m not talking about when you’re out in public and you can hear other people … I’m talking about you calling me … but you mix our conversation with someone else’s. Are you talking to me? Are you talking to them? Are you listening to me? Hello? I loathe it.

I feel like saying, “Why did you even call me, if you’re going to talk to them?” The worst is when I’m done telling a story or relaying something semi-important, and the person who called me says, “I’m sorry … I didn’t get that. Can you repeat that?” Are you serious? You want me to repeat that 5-minute story again, after I thought you were listening?

I just feel like you’re being disrespectful; that my time isn’t important. You’re also burning up my anytime minutes.

To the person who likes to talk to someone while they’re one the phone to cause this beef: stuff a sock in it … and by sock, I mean rabid, spasmodic gerbil with sharp claws and no conscious.

(2 Cent): Keep Dreamin’

I’ve noticed a weird little phenomenon … namely, that there’s been about a half dozen instances where I’ve heard (first hand or from others) that some times women have these fanatical, outrageous dreams and then bring the emotions from them to reality.

For instance, a guy we’ll name “Innocent” was dating someone we’ll name “Former Option A.” Former Option A had a friend/roommate whom we’ll call “Irrational.” Irrational had a dream that Innocent had “taken advantage” of Former Option A and then had bad feelings about Innocent from then on. There was no reason for it; no action in what we call “real life” to found the feelings on … only the dream.

What is this about, ladies? Why do we have to pay for mistakes we males didn’t even do?

Perhaps I had dreamed that you said you were going to give me … a hundred dollars. And then you didn’t. Should I be mad at you in “reality” and hold you up to it? Hey, I dreamed it, right?

All misogyny aside, everyone has to admit it’s a bit kooky, eh? Freud would be proud.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/freud.html

(1/2 Cent): Whoever This Number Is

You know what’s been chapping my cheeks for the past week and a half? This toll free number that has been calling my work about 4 times a day, everyday. I answer it and it always is silence … then, click. No one answers; no one says anything; just silence. Now, I just hang up right away. The number is 1-800-446-1022. If anybody knows what this is from, feel free to let me know. In fact, maybe I should use the White Pages and Google to find out! Hold on a minute.

Okay, so Google gave me a site called something like “whocalledus.com” and some weird webpage. It had some comments from other people receiving many calls each day from the same number … all across the country. A couple of people said it was an HSBC (Household Bank?) telemarketing number or something. Not cool. I can’t even talk to someone to take this number off the call list because no one ever answers. Lame. Any suggestions? They’d be appreciated!


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