Nine Pet Peeves from 2004.(Editor's Note)

Claims, January, 2005 by Schreiner, Phil

1. Rude, dumb drivers who are yakking into their hand-held cell phones and not paying attention to what they're doing. Can't we figure out a way to triple their insurance rates?

2. Jesse Jackson's sticking his nose into the presidential vote count in Ohio.

3. Rude people screeching into their cell phones in airport boarding areas. Can't we make a new law and fine them for disturbing the peace?

4. Rude drivers who ignore the fact that pedestrians, in a legal crosswalk, always have the right-of-way, even if they're multi-tasking on their cell phones. Why do these menaces have to maim or kill someone before they get arrested? And is temporary insanity due to road rage a viable defense?

5. Any person dawdling in front of you at a...

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