If I had a pet, which I don't, I would name it Peeve.
Basically, I don't understand what "Pet Peeve" means. It doesn't make any sense. If something peeves you, wouldn't a "pet" peeve mean one that you liked best? So if you liked it best, it wouldn't be a peeve at all, but something you liked. Maybe a masochistic spin on things, but what the hey ...
I guess instead of Pet Peeve I should say these are a couple of Things That Piss Me Off because that makes a lot more sense.
1) Christmas Decorations that people keep up after Christmas is over.
The other half of putting up Christmas decorations is taking them down. If you only have the energy to do half the job, then don't put the creepy icicle lights on your house or the inflatable Snowman on the front lawn in the first place. Then it won't piss me off when your house still looks like Christmas Eve at Easter.
2) People who don't refill empty ice cube trays.
People who take the cubes out of a tray, don't refill it and don't put it back into the freezer should have their fingers cut off. And frozen.
3) Calendars on the wrong month and/or day.The point of having a calendar is to tell you what month it is. If you can't keep the page turned to the appropriate month, why bother having one in the first place?
3 comments:
Excellent observation. Indeed there is a contradiction putting "pet" with "peeve" if one is trying to indicate that which pisses them off the most.
I HATE when that happens. That is, when I see how we humans have fowled things up. Then again, the upside is I appreciate those who point it out to me. At least THEY are paying atttention. I LOVE that. If you ask me paying attention is what it's all about. It is what makes us human. (interesting sidebar perhaps: those who PAY attention as a rule -artists, writers etc.- are usually less likely to be able to PAY for other important things like the rent, medical bills etc)
But I digress. What I most wanted to say was that I think I can make sense of it this pet/peeve dichotomy. I think it falls under the category "People Love To Complain." Accordingly, pet peeve might not be a contradictory juxtaposition after all. It might merely refer to our favorite things to complain about.
For example one of my "pet peeves" ironically has to do with peoples favorite pets, dogs, specifically pit bulls. IMHO they, the dogs and their owners, are a menance to society. The only time I have any thought of wanting to own a gun is when I see someone tempting fate by taking one of these monsters for a walk. What the fuck are they trying to prove anyway. It would give me the greatest of pleasures to shoot both pet and owner (though it's difficult to discern which is which) in the head.
guilty as charged re: christmas decorations, icetrays and calendars
my defense/excuse: time goes by way too fast
I would also name my pet Peeve. Or maybe Peeve' just for a little flair.
Or maybe Flair just for a little peeve. Whatever that means.
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