Pet peeves have always held a certain fascination for me, perhaps because they come in handy in my line of work and I seem to acquire an inexhaustible supply; see examples here, here and here.
So it was with honest admiration that I read this post today – “Die Speech Bubble Logo, Die” – by a fellow named Trevor Elliott.
“It’s frothy out there in web round 2, assuming we’re in round 2, and all those bubbles really add to the effect,” Elliott writes. “Each day, I see more than one new speech bubble logo. Am I the only one who thinks this has passed the point of group think, and entered the realm of comedy?”
Apparently not, as the post has attracted lots of attention. You really need to see his collection of bubble logos.
The bubble business put me in a mood to Google “pet peeve.” Here’s what I found among recent Google News entries. They aren’t mine, necessarily, but I can get behind them from a philosophical point of view.
6. The workplace loud talker. I used to cube next to one and couldn’t possibly have been happier the day he left the company.
5. Limbs dangling out of car windows and kids in the back of pickup trucks. I’ll abide the airplane-flap hand out the window, but toes are a no-go.
4. Online plagiarism … obviously. How about a national “Flog a Splogger Day”?
3. Those incessant commercials for ED and herpes remedies. Even the four-hour business isn’t funny anymore … and don’t get me started on Smiling Bob.
2. People who don’t put shopping carts back in the cart corral. The grocery store is a pet peeve breeding ground.
1. And, finally, my favorite after the speech bubbles: Someone touches the “liberty spikes” in this punker’s hair without asking.
It’s OK if they ask.
