From: jennyg@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Jenny Gutbezahl)
Newsgroups: alt.peeves
Subject: Re: Peeves about Teenagers
Date: 2 Jan 1993 13:32:48 GMT
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
NNTP-Posting-Host: titan.ucc.umass.edu

In article <86064@ut-emx.uucp> logan@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Logan Shaw) writes:
>
>Peeve:  That I just don't feel like this post of mine is very original and
>maybe I'm just using it to vent frustration.  Please, nobody respond that
>this is also your peeve, then I'll think it's true.
>

Why, Logan!  Really!  Peeving about the weather unoriginal?  Surely you
jest!  Why, I don't believe anyone's EVER peeved about the weather in the
history of mankind - and certainly not on a.p.

And as for peeving about people peeving about problems that aren't really
problems in your book - well, again, no one's ever done it before -and
it certainly is a legitimate peeve, especially since your own personal
problems (like having to drive on icy roads) are so earth shattering and
unique!!

We at a.p. are all impressed with your ability to withstand these horrifying
experiences and still have the strength of mind and character to write a witty,
insightful post about them.

ObPeeveThatImPrettySureImTheFirstOneOnThisGroupToPeeveAbout:  Had lunch with
my dad the day after Xmas.  It was the first time I'd seen him in about 10
months, and I only met with him because the split-up is leaving me dead
broke and he's rolling in the stuff.  He said he'd to anything to be supportive
to me in these trying times.

Hah!

I ended up not staying for lunch because it only took about ten minutes for
hime to tell me I was a selfish, manipulative piece of shit - this is not
in any way unique.  I'm sure parents say this to their kids all the time. I
know it wasn't the first time I heard it from my dad.

What was unique, was his next remark, which was that he wishes he'd had
a vasectomy before I'd been born.

Just out of curiosity, has anyone else on this group ever had someone tell
them that having part of their ManTool(TM) removed would be small price to
pay for their non-existence?  Or am I correct in assuming that this is a
fairly uncommon occurrance?

Ob!Peeve1: (and believe me, I ain't joking about the Ob): One week till I
get to California!!  And see old friends, and new ones, none of whom have
ever expressed such sentiments to me, and most of whom actaully seem to
think the fact that I exist is a Good Thing.

Ob!Peeve2: Getting highly appropriate Xmas gifts from friends.  My soon-to-
be-ex-husband gave me the one thing that will assure that I will function 
just as well without him - one of those gripper jar opener thingies.  And
our own Mikey sent me gourmet coffee & a small bottle of Irish Cream, bless
his soul.

Ob!Peeve3:  I FINALLY GOT A ROOMATE!!!  He's really cool, plays keyboards
& synthesizers, highly influenced by Bach & Einsturzende Neubauten, is of
Moslem/Soutern Baptist stock & has rejected religion in a most intriguing 
way, and best of all brews his own beer!

>Gosh, it certainly is fun to complain, and to be negative.
>

No - I think I'll leave this one to Banta, I'm sure he'll do a better job
with it than I could.....

Jenny G
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