Is this one of your pet peeves????

Yes, it is really annoying when people cannot answer a strightforward question...I mean, is it really that complex to do so? And the "what do you think" thing bugs me too. It's the same as people who make stupid comments or ask really stupid comments, it really angers me so so much, but I have found that I can stop people asking me stupid questions quite easily with some of the answers I give in return. Here are some examples of what I mean, and believe it or not they have happened, and they are my responces too. An example of a stupid comment...I was looking for my housekeys (I have a bit of a memory problem and forget where I leave things!) and my fiancee (at the time) said "they will be the last place you look for them"! Really? I looked back at her and said "well, that is logic, I'm not exactly going to find them and keep looking now am I?" Shortly after that we broke up. An example of a stupid question...I used to be a canine handler for several security companies and I had a lovely German Shepard called Preston who I totally adored and was one of the best dogs I have ever known (he saved my life once too). I had Preston tied to a post in my garden one day and I had him all soaped up as I was washing him when a neighbour popped his head over the fence and said "Are you washing your dog?" IT WAS BLATANTLY OBVIOUS I WAS CLEANIGN MY DOG! I got really angry, but decided I would have some fun and replied "No, I'm not cleaning my dog, and you could well be my hero...you see, I have locked myself out and I thought my only way of getting in was soaping up my ever faithful Preston and pushing him through the letterbox so he could open the door and let me in, but now you are here, have you got a spare coat hanger I could borrow?" For some reason the neighbour went off in a foul mood and never spoke to me again...

yes all what you described above is really annoying, what I would like to also add is when you ask a direct and simple question and the person starts a long story and talks about remotely related things and keep saying he will get to your question at the end! or if they just keep rambling without actually saying anything and just keep 'explaining' forever..

yes this really annoys me especially when they change the subject. it happens to me with a few friends and also family. aahhh it makes me wanna go mad but then i ignore them for a while and then start to be sarcastic with them and in the end they give up ignoring me and changing the subject and finally answer my question

I know what you mean. I hate it when people reply my question with a question. But I know that's retribution because I do that myself sometimes too. :P

you want to know what gets to me? What really gets to me? So the other day I went to the movies with my partner. And all over the theater I kept seeing people opening up their cell phones, and text messenging people. I mean, this is distracting! I understand that they are not speaking on the phone but this is horrible. Every few seconds someone was in their phone pulling peoples attention away from the movie. Am I the only one who turns their phone off?