Believe it or not, there's a history behind the rolling of the eyes. As far back as Shakespeare's time, the eye roll was a form of flirtation. Who knew? We didn't really begin rolling our eyes from annoyance until the 60s. Psychologists study eye-rolling and have suggested it is a form of passive-aggressive behavior in teenagers. I thought it was just a requirement during the teen years because like it or not teens are so adept at eye-rolling it seems to be an innate trait. There is even a how-to for rolling one's eyes on wikiHow. With pictures. Which made me roll my eyes. Ha!
There's no doubt humans communicate with their eyes and facial movements. It's relatively easy to tell whether someone is just a bit annoyed or annoyed to the point of wanting to smack somebody. With that in mind, I've come up with a list of things that result in the rolling of my eyes. Maybe Y'all will find some of these are on your own list of eye-rolling annoyances and hopefully one of those things is not reading blog posts about the rolling of the eyes.
Annoyances that make me roll my eyes:
- When someone tries to be clever and funny but they aren't clever or funny.
- When someone answers a question by telling their life's story or just one story that takes over an hour to tell AND you've heard it a gazillion times.
- When someone tells me the same thing for the five thousandth time. I really don't need to hear more than once that you are going to go to the store.
- When someone has the 100th pity party in the same day.
- Skinny people who say they are fat or need to lose weight.
- Smug superiority.
- People who always steer the conversation to be about them.
- People spout something as gospel that they read from one, noncredible internet source.
- People who believe they are always right.
- People who believe you are entitled to THEIR opinion.
- Starting a sentence with, "I'm not ____, but..." I'm not racist but,... Ummm, I'm thinking maybe you are racist else that thought wouldn't have even come to you.
- Pyramid schemes- Plexus is one I see a lot.
- Pyramid scheme 'ambassadors' who try to friend people on FB just to recruit/sell.
- People who give you a 20 minute rundown on how they are feeling when you ask, "How are you?" Seriously, doesn't the world know we are mostly asking that to be polite not to hear their life's story? When someone has been in poor health the question does sincerely seek information otherwise, no.
- The statement "It is what it is."
- One-uppers.
- Unsolicited advice such as, "You should..." People do not like to be told what to do.
- "No offense, but..." They're obviously about to spout something offensive.
Did Y'all roll your eyes? Did anyone notice I got through this without using the word, stupid? Hey, this is what you get when the Hodgepodge is on break and I'm bored.
Ok, what's on your list?
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