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For you NEW KIDS, HERE ARE THE RULES: 

"B*TCHFest"  is provided as a public service to those of us who have gripes and grievances but who (whom?), for whatever reason, lack a regular forum in which to air them. You are welcome to voice any problems - large or small, important, mundane or ridiculous -  that currently have your panties wadded, your shorts frosted and your gears ground. Don't hold them in and risk future medical issues, wrinkles and/or those pesky gray hairs.

ANY and ALL issues that are plaguing you are open for you to voice; there are no "sacred cows." They say that "feelings aren't facts", so if you're feeling it, it's legit to you. NO ONE is allowed to flame a poster for something he or she writes, however commiseration is not only welcomed but encouraged. Please, no personal attacks against other OH members (at least, not by name) and  ABSOLUTELY NO SURGERY WARS!

I'll start you off with a few gripes of mine, and you all can join in at any time! No limits - come back as many times as you like!

WARNING! Adult content ahead! Posts may (and probably will) contain "adult" content and language. I know that MINE will. Rated TV-MA.



I'm in a fairly good mood today, so my list will be short. YOU, on the other hand, may feel free to rant until you feel better.

- Waking up this morning to find that my Yahoo email account was "compromised" and having to spend a half-hour trying to get it straightened out. I haven't had this much fun trying to read emails since I left AOL.

- Trying to figure out why my goddamned phone shuts off and restarts pretty much every time I try to use it. The up side is that I'm do for a free upgrade next month, so I only have to swear at it another few weeks.

- Why is that the people who have the most annoying laughs are the ones who laugh the most easily at things?

Okay, that's it for now, since I'm heading out the door with my camera and new lens to go on photo safari. More later, perhaps . . . 

 For real?!  This is perfect!!!

Husband goes on diet (some of you have already heard). He starts eating fruit and yogurt and 10 days through he has lost 16 lbs.  I've been good, following most rules and back on my diet, happy to say I'm down 6 lbs.  BUT 16 ******G POUNDS?!  That is ridiculous!!!!!!  ARGH~!!!!  

My paycheck was due in the mail Monday and it is still not here.  Now my bank account is negative.  

Oh and HELLO PMS, my darling friend.  I need some goddamn chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUPPOSED TO. Not "suppose to."   "We are supposed to go to the store."

USED TO. Not "use to."   "We used to go to that store." 

You're = you are / you were.  "You're having trouble with English?"
Your = possessive.  "Is this YOUR problem?" 


They're = they are   "They're going over there."
Their = possessive  "They're going to their house."
There = a place        "Their house is right there." 

Seriously, screwing these up makes people look like dinguses. There's a guy on my facebook friends list (WHY he's still there, I have NO idea) who constantly screws every single one of these up. His thoughts are unintelligible. I think I keep him on my friends list because it's just so astounding, the level of ineptitude. I keep wondering where it will end. Will he just write, "I am lh6y5 to alfj;yt8 afn tyhu a;l3y" one day? Probably.

Oh, and stop saying, "Will this CURVE my appetite?" It's CURB. Read a book.

Protein is spelled  P-R-O-T-E-I-N. Notice the placement of the E before the I? That's correct.

LOOSE = "My pants sure are loose since I lost weight."
LOSE = " I want to lose weight so my pants will be loose." 
I especially find it 'cute' when people incorporate the word "loose" instead of "lose" into their user names. 
 

Yes, my *****fest totally revolves around spelling and grammar errors. I can't take it. Every single day I think that it can't possibly get worse. But it does. It gets MUCH, MUCH worse. I think it's rude for people to expect others to understand what they're trying to say when they write incoherent posts. Use spell check. Read a dang book once a year. Take a minute out of your busy day to learn a few things. I suck at math but I still research it in an attempt to NOT suck so much. It's not simply a "given" that if you stink at something that you shouldn't try to rectify your stinkiness.

There. I'm done *****ing for the day. Only because I'm going off line and outside to paint, though! 

I especially hate "curve your appetite".  There's a girl at work that says "nick it in the butt" instead of "nip it in the bud"  You have inspired me to correct her next time!!!

Oh He**, I think "Nick it in the butt" is  hysterical.  Don't correct her, laugh like crazy every time she says it. 

OMG.  That might be the best post ever.  I'd like to add:

Irregardless  - NO SUCH WORD.  The word is regardless meaning without regard.  If it were IRregardless, it would mean WITH REGARD, DUH!

This is one I hear in my lovely southern home state a lot  - I'm going to "The Walmarts" - no THE, no S, just Walmart please. 

Like should be used as a comparative word, not as a relentless filler.  "Like I went to the store and Joe was like 'where have you been' and I was like 'Oh Em Gee what are you, like, my mother?"

You know, see above. 

I should of known - no, you should HAVE known that was the wrong way to say it. 

Could of - no, you could HAVE paid more attention in school.

Then/Than  Then is related to time, than is to compare.   If I finish my dinner, then I can have dessert.  But you can have more than I. 

For all intensive purposes -   No, no my child.  It is for all INTENTS and PURPOSES. 

Okay, off the soapbox but that felt good.  :)

Oooh, yours is a good one, too!  

Right after I posted this yesterday, the local newspaper wrote something about an article about women who give up their "baby's" for adoption. I was already in fire breathing grammar dragon mode, so OF COURSE I had to ask them why they would NOT use the plural, "babies?" 

Hope is lost.

I would have said "I have been waiting with bated breath (notice, I didn't say "baited".  That's another one for me!) - women who put their baby's WHAT up for adoption?  Sibling?  Grandparents?  I simply cannot stand the suspense."

Can you imagine being a JOURNALIST and not understanding the difference between "baby's" and "babies"??????  Sheesh.......

You might be right.  I don't hold out much hope either.  Every 25 year old I hire simply cannot write.  And it's no big deal to them,  even in a business setting.  Sigh.....

I get accused of being overly dramatic about spelling and grammar issues, but I find words to be beautiful. To see them butchered and skewed makes me sad. *swoons dramatically and falls in a heap on the floor*   I resent the implication that I'm overly dramatic! Harumph! 

I hardly see that a legitimate case of the vapors could be construed as overly dramatic.  The behavior seems quite appropriate to me. 

From one overly-dramatic grammar snob to the next, I hope you have a great day. 

Oh, and one more affect/effect.  I JUST got an email from the President of my organization that used affect incorrectly.