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Wikipedia, aka “the website which will get me through medical school”, defines a pet peeve as something which meets the following criteria:

1. The annoyance is “insignificant.”
2. The annoyance is “experienced by all.”
3. The annoyance is specific to “only you and a few others.”

So for example, being insulted by a friend isn’t a pet peeve since many people find that annoying. But, as Wikipedia illustrates, if elevator doors which close before you can get in is something annoying, that could be considered a pet peeve.

Here are some of mine:

• The “swish swish” sound of wind pants.
• Being on speaker-phone (or a three-way phone call) without knowing
• Drivers who practically sit on their steering wheel latching onto it with both their hands as if their car will run away.
  • People who can’t park properly.
  • People who tailgate.
• People who complain about the same thing over and over and over again but do nothing about it.
• Girls who call themselves fat but are half of everyone else’s weight.

Yeah, some of these are bogus, but that’s the point of a “pet peeve.” Now I ask my readership – what are some of your pet peeves?

In other news, I’ve crossed off #2 on my Bucket List.

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As a third year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, my posts are intended to educate others and share my experiences from this incredible journey without violating patient privacy at all costs. These blurbs are not to serve as a replacement for recommendations provided by licensed physicians under any circumstance.