What are your pet peeves?

[RStar]

Hi Ally, long time no see!

~Bob

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

People who call vegetables "rabbit food."

Oh, so you want Munchkin to starve? I see how it is.

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Oh, so you want Munchkin to starve? I see how it is.

I make exceptions for people who actually own rabbits. I've only heard, "I don't eat salad, that's rabbit food," from a handful of people in my life, but I swear to god the next person that says it is getting a Scaeagles style sphincter enlargement via my sesame ginger salad dresing bottle.

[scaeagles]

I think it's illegal to pay for petition signatures, isn't it?

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I think it's illegal to pay for petition signatures, isn't it?

Quibble quibble.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I think it's illegal to pay for petition signatures, isn't it?

In Massachusetts, it's not illegal to fool someone into signing the wrong petition. That's how the anti-marriage equality folk did it here. They told people they were signing petitions to legalize wine sales in grocery stores etc when they were actually signing ban gay marraige petitions...

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

In Massachusetts, it's not illegal to fool someone into signing the wrong petition. That's how the anti-marriage equality folk did it here. They told people they were signing petitions to legalize wine sales in grocery stores etc when they were actually signing ban gay marraige petitions...

and these folk dont read the actual petitions they're signing?
I always stop and talk to the petition folks...many times to see exactly what bill-of-goods they're selling and if its being done on the up and up.
when you start hearing "oh thats just the one to blah blah blah" and they try to rush you through it...yeah, I read every word. I've caught more than one that either has no idea what it is youre being asked to sign (most cases) or has outright lied/been so far wrong as to the intent as to be a lie.

so ok, guess that counts as a peeve of mine.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Capt Jack

and these folk dont read the actual petitions they're signing?

They showed people the real petition (to allow stores to sell wine) and then had them sign a second petition (the anti-marriage equality one). Often they would say, 'Oh this one's full, here sign this one where there's room.' And, yes, people were dumb not to look at the 2nd one.

I gave a lecture to one of Ted Kennedy's interns once. She was having people sign up for his email list or something outside of a Stop N Shop. I told her I didn't sign those in light of the fraudulent petitions going around. "But it's for Senator Kennedy." She told me. I responded, "Well, tell Ted from me that he should look into it. Once he does, then I'll sign up for his email updates."
She looked at me kind of stunned. (She was like 20.)

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

In Massachusetts, it's not illegal to fool someone into signing the wrong petition. That's how the anti-marriage equality folk did it here. They told people they were signing petitions to legalize wine sales in grocery stores etc when they were actually signing ban gay marraige petitions...

Is it illegal to sell wine in liquor stores in MA?

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Is it illegal to sell wine in liquor stores in MA?

Liquor stores can sell wine, grocery stores can't. The new law is trying to make it legal for big grocery stores to do it. The small liquor stores are saying that they will be shut down if this happens. The big stores are saying that they will create a competitive market (so to speak) re: wine prices. I can see both sides of this issue. We'll see what happens.