R is for Really annoying things

I saw this post the other day and have to say, they are pretty spot on.  Buzzfeed The 21 Absolute Worst Things In The World

Here's my take on the ones from their list that really annoy me the most.

#4: The slightly, not-so-perfectly torn perforation of spiral notebook paper.

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This might not be as annoying to people who don't deal with paper on a regular basis.  As a teacher, it is really annoying to have a stack of papers I'm trying to grade stuck together due to some of the students not knowing how/not taking the time to tear the spiraled edges off their papers.  It is so annoying that I have known teachers who take points off of student work if they do not completely take the perforated edges off the paper.

#5: Clothing items getting stuck on objects while you are walking.

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I cannot count how many snags in scarves, sweaters, and even regular cotton t's I have due to this annoyance.  And it is always when I have nothing to mend the clothing with or on a scarf that will be ruined if I leave the snag alone or if I try and get the thread to go back into the correct position.

#6: People who don't know how to squeeze tubes of toothpaste or lotion without the solution getting all over the place.

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I never really thought it would be necessary to have directions on toothpaste tubes that tell you how to squeeze from the bottom to the top instead of right in the middle, but I guess those instructions are necessary - even for people over the age of three.

Perhaps now the tube designers can put some instructions about not getting the paste all over the cap.

So gross.

#14: Silverfish

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I cannot even begin to describe the fright I experienced the first time I saw one of these in my place.  I was freaking out trying to kill it and at the same time count how many freaking legs it had.  These things are so nasty and can be so huge - especially when you see one early in the morning as you are barely awake and turn on the light in the bathroom only to see it as you are in a half-squat ready to sit on the toilet.

Once there was one on the ceiling and it jumped to the ground as I tried to swipe it with the broom.  I heard it land on the floor.

That is how huge it was.  It made a thud as it landed and was almost too shocked to even smash it.

I have tried so many things to get rid of them.  I have thoroughly cleaned.  I have applied borax on the baseboards.  I have left one of them dead on the ground as a warning for its friends.  I have run a dehumidifier to get rid of moisture.

Nothing has worked to rid the house of them.

And, now that I am just a few days from moving out of here, I can say that I have only seen about 5 in the last month (compared to times when I was seeing at least two each day).

I guess they were coming out before to tell me to leave their home, but now that they know I am leaving, they are chillin' like a villain!

What things really annoy you?