Happy Hate Week America!

April 4th-10th is National Hate Week. No, Americans are not asked to celebrate social hate, but are encouraged to spout off about things that drive them crazy...pet peeves, annoyances, and online irritations. So, what gets under your skin and raises the hair on your neck? Do you hate that guy that talks to damn loud on his Bluetooth in the dentist office? Do you hate orange juice pulps or watermelon seeds? Does Facebook irk you, or MySpace bore you? Do you hate online bullies and online ads? Come on, let some recession proof steam off and let the world know what gets your goat and chokes your chicken!

Mike, NY : "I hate knowing that we eat an average of three spiders a year without knowing. Now, every night I'm looking for the little demons."

Matt, PA: "I hate it when you let someone with a few items in front of you in line, then they call there 10 kids with 7 buggies to come from behind the corner and join them!"

Cheer, WV: "I Can Not Stand it when people put so much 'stuff' in their signitures (and any other spots they can find) that it takes you 20 minutes just to decipher and find their comment on a forum or blog!"

Amy, OH "I go nuts when I see families out and about together, turned in separate directions texting, talking, and emailing everyone else. I mean, come on, look at your mother, talk to your daughter, the other guy can wait!"

Kyan (8 years), PA: "I don't like it when people put leashes on kids, but hold their dogs!"

Halley, WV: "I hate it when a driver leaves his high beams on, regardless of on coming traffic. Don't I have a right to see the damn road too?"

Rob, MI : "If I see one more item that is in no way "Green", going green, I am going to pull out my hair (and not even recycle it)!"

Tammy, NY: "Overuse of the words actually, you know, for real, and dude."

Joe, Ca: "Loud music in stores, restaurants, and doctors offices!"

Jim, GA: "Clowns...I hate clowns! They are all up to something under that make-up."

Nat, PA: "I hate strange bugs, the ones you can't find a name for, but are popping up at random times in places like your underwear drawer and tennis shoe."

Tom, NY: "Pointless lies kill me! Why say your car is a 06 when it's a 05? Why say your 120 pounds when your 121 pounds? Why say your 41 when your 42?"

Rue, Pa,: "I want to chew the dash when someone leaves their turn signal on for 18 exits and turns, and NERVER TURNS!"

Random American Pet Peeves:
Chewing with mouth open
Talking in theaters
Automated Customer service
Cell phone use in cars
Waiting in lines/line cutters
Salespeople who don't comprehend..."No, I'm just looking!"
People who drive with lights on in bright sunny weather, and no lights on through fog and rain.

Random Internet Pet Peeves:
People who create pointless Squidoo lens, or create lens that are just random keywords.
Facebook and Twitter peeping toms.
Children's sites that now force parents to purchase a toy or monthly gift card to access.
Internet bullies/Forum bullies that are 'hiders' in their offline life.
People who create several online id's and use one to be a kiss ass and one to be a smart ass.
Irrelevant guestbook links.
Blogging on content sites for articles and writing articles on blog sites.
YouTube videos of kids screaming, falling, cursing, or beating down animals.
People who hide behind the option of "anonymous".
Mature online ads, placed in articles or sites accessible by children.
Sites that have you fill out 10 pages of information, then wait to tell you there is a charge/payment needed on page 11.

Random quotes about hate:
"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar." - Drew Carey

"I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally." - W. C. Fields

"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." - A. Whitney Brown

"I hate crowds and making speeches. I hate facing cameras and having to answer to a crossfire of questions. Why popular fancy should seize upon me, a scientist, dealing in abstract things and happy if left alone, is a manifestation of mass psychology that is beyond me." - Albert Einstein