Jamey’s ongoing list of pet peeves, accompanied by his list of life’s little pleasures, or pet pleases, as well as some common misconceptions.
Pet Pleases
#2: Back-to-Back Parking Spaces
#4: When You’re Not in the Wall
#7: The Forgotten Milkshake Phenomenon
#11: Parking Meters with Time Remaining
#12: Unexpected E-Mails from Old Friends
#22: The Parking Spot No One Else Knows About
#23: Someone Else Washing Your Hair
#26: Random Hugs from Little Kids
#34-38: Five Odd Things for Which I’m Thankful
#41: Imbalanced Chocolate Chip Cookies
#42: Surprise Delivery of Preordered Kindle Books
#45: Things That Pay for Themselves
#47: Finishing a Bottle of Chocolate Syrup
#49: Eating Fruit Like an Animal
#51: Playing a Sport Immediately After Watching That Sport on TV
#52: When a Single Kick Fixes a Machine
#55: When Good Magazines Try to Get You to Resubscribe
#56: Reading a Book in the Midst of Everything
#58: Holding Hands for the First Time
#61: Animals Snuggling with Stuffed Animals
#62: People Who Don’t Talk on Their Cell Phones While Walking Their Dogs
#64: When You Get to Make Someone’s Dream Come True
#66: The Moment When Two Voices Join in a Duet
#67-69: Three Quick Pet Pleases
#70: Keeping Your Favorite Stuffed Animal Through Adulthood
#71: When Something Is Too Beautiful for Your Brain to Comprehend
#72: When Scientists Decide That Something Delicious Is Good for You
#73: Remembering Exactly Where You Saved an Elusive File
#77: Learning That an Innocent-Sounding Song Is Actually Quite Naughty
#79: When You Learn That Something You Assumed Was Terrible Isn’t Actually All That Bad
#80: George Lucas No Longer Owns Star Wars
#81: Discovering the Perfect Salsa
#82: Actors and Actresses Who Do Their Own Stunts
#84: When a Real Doctor Confirms Your Self-Diagnosis
#85: Moving Walkways at Airports
#86: When You Discover a Stranger’s Favorite Conversation Topic
#88: When Your Website Is Live Again
#90: When Something Better Is Impending
#91: Rarely Having Dessert as a Kid
#92: Accurate Japanese in Movies
#93: When You Get the Eyelash Out of Your Eye on the First Attempt
#95: When a Website Says Your Password Is Strong
#96: Big Bands in Small Venues
#97: People Who Choose to Live in the City You Love
#98: Singers Who Write Their Own Songs
#101: Not Knowing When a Book Will End
#103: When Bench Players Congratulate Starting Players Who Have No Idea Who They Are
#104: Different Species of Animals Hanging Out with Each Other
#106: A Really Great, Unique Question
#107: Waking Up from a School Dream as an Adult
#108: The Bottom of an Ice Cream Drumstick
#109: Having Leftovers After Eating at a Restaurant
Pet Please/Pet Peeve #106: When You Get All Green Lights
#110/111: Brushing Teeth After a Flight and Filling Up a Tank of Gas
#112: Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
#113: When Boxers Try to Intimidate Each Other but Instead Look Like They’re Going to Kiss
#114: Unplanned Talk Show Anecdotes
#115: Tagged Signature Lines in Long Documents
#116: YouTube’s New Cinematic Format
#117: Remembering All of the Things You Forgot to Add to Your Grocery List
#118: The Raised Ridges on the F and J Keyboard Letters
#119: When You Remember a Friend’s Preferred Physical Greeting
#120: That Feeling You Get After You Fill Up Your Tank with Gas and Feel Like You Can Go Anywhere
#122: Holding Paws with Animals
#123: Having the Exact Number of Items as the Maximum Allowed at the Grocery Store Checkout
#124: YouTube’s Accelerate Feature
#125: People Who Introduce Themselves
#127: Fans Who Gather at Their Home Stadium for Away Games
#129: Discovering a New Computer Shortcut by Accident
#130: Drying Laundry in a Machine
#131: Foods with Few Ingredients
#132: Flickering Lights as an Alternative to Yelling
#134: Grown-Up Gestures Made by Little Kids
#135: Backup Dancers and Singers
#136: Warm Spots Where Your Pets Were Sitting
#137: When You Realize the Worrisome Smell Is Coming from a Different Car
#140: The Ability to Clip Songs That Overstay Their Welcome
#142: Consistent TV Show Callbacks
#146: When the Past Version of Yourself Comes Through in the Clutch
#147: Catching Something with Superhuman Reflexes
#149: Customer Service That Calls You Instead of Leaving You on Hold
#150: Cold Dashes Followed by Hot Showers
#151: When You Figure Out a Voice Actor Without IMDB
#152: Cats Carrying Toys in Their Mouths
#153: Hard Cuts in Movies and TV to Duets
Pet Pleases #155 and #156: Memory and Knots
#158: Wiping Hands on Your Jeans
#160: Stumbling Upon Fellow Travelers You’ve Already Met
#161: People Doing Cool Things for Their Loved Ones
#162: Athletes Celebrating the Assist
#163: Animals Leaning into Affection
#165: Improving Upon the Estimated Arrival Time
#166: Pros Caddying for Other Pros
Pet Peeves
Pet Peeve #2: Coordinated Dances at Weddings
Pet Peeve #3: Not Capitalizing “Is” in Main-Words-Up Heads
Pet Peeve #4: Plastic Utensils
Pet Peeve #5: Shared Facebook Profile Photos
Pet Peeve #7: Online News Videos Without Transcripts
Pet Peeve #8: Glasses in the Sink
Pet Peeve #9: Songs That Contain Traffic Sounds
Pet Peeve #10: Parking Space Stalking
Pet Peeve #11: The Delusion of Bread and Butter Pickles
Pet Peeve #12: Cursive Writing
Pet Peeve #14: Running from Danger in Movies
Pet Peeve #15: Unnecessarily Using Foreign Words
Pet Peeve #16: Text Conversations
Pet Peeve #17: Discontinued Toothpaste
Pet Peeve #19: The Pants Pouch
Pet Peeve #20: Food Explosions in the Microwave
Pet Peeve #21: ESPN Video Analysis
Pet Peeve #23: People Telling You What They Thought You Said
Pet Peeve #24: The Pronuciation of “Thames”
Pet Peeve #25: Your First IM Name Will Never Go Away
Pet Peeve #26: Vastly Underestimating the Number of Groceries
Pet Peeves 28-33: Six Pet Peeves That You’re Not Going to Like
Pet Peeve #34: Obnoxiously Loud Bar Bands
Pet Peeve#35: Companies That Say “Marketing” When They Mean “Sales”
Pet Peeve #36: Dream Sequences
Pet Peeve #38: Album-Only Songs
Pet Peeve #39: “Everything Happens for a Reason”
Pet Peeve #40: “Non-Celebrities Asking Celebrities to Go to the Prom or Ball”
Pet Peeve #43: Cities That Share the Same Name
Pet Peeve #45: Blaming Last-Minute Mistakes for Sports Losses
Pet Peeve #47: When Companies Discontinue Free Services Without First Asking Us to Pay for Them
Pet Peeve #48: Deceptive Bottoms of Ice Cream Pints
Pet Peeve #49: Unexpected Debit Card Renewals
Pet Peeve #50: Netflix Movies That Are Too Good to Watch
Pet Peeve #51: The Non-Metric System
Pet Peeve #52: When You Learn What a Keyboard Button Does by Accidentally Pressing It
Pet Peeve #53: All Gum Is Sugar Free
Pet Peeve #54: Confirmation Emails When You Unsubscribe to Spam
Pet Peeve #55: Video Ads on Internet Videos that Play Better than the Actual Videos
Pet Peeve #56: When People Throw Up on TV
Pet Peeve #57: More Than One Question Mark or Exclamation Point
Pet Peeve #58: Starting Sentences with the Word “Honestly”
Pet Peeve #59: For the Life of Me I Can’t Remember What “TL;DR” Means
Pet Peeve/Pet Please: “If it makes you feel any better,…”
Pet Peeve #60: “Easy Open” Bags That Are Hard for Me to Open
#61: Using Two or Three Question Marks
Pet Peeve #62: American Cheese
Pet Peeve #63: The “Check Engine” Light
Pet Peeve #64: When Something You Order Is Much Smaller Than What You Envisioned
Pet Peeve #65: “On This Date…”
Pet Peeve #66: When Tabloids Make It Look Like Two People Are in the Same Place
Pet Peeve #67: When a Restaurant Changes the Recipe for a Dish You Love
Pet Peeve #68: When Restaurants Don’t Update Their Online Menus
Pet Peeve #69: The Least Effective Introductory Statement
Pet Peeve #70: Deceptive Trailers for Musicals
Pet Peeve #71: Realizing You Do Your Own Pet Peeve
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