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Most Annoying GirlsTruth be told, there were a few things on our "10 Annoying Things Girls Do" post that we didn't really agree with. Our main beef was that many of those things, like smoking or getting tattooed, are unisex behaviors, while others, like "Believing knitting is sexy" are just plain weird. Anyone know girls out there who knit because they think it's sexy? Indie, maybe. So maybe sexy by the transitive property, but eh ...

The ladies over at Feministing were annoyed for the same reasons and then some -- and they were riled enough to do a post about it. Two highlights:

rustyspoons said: "These all seem to be his individual preferences. But as a woman with kickass tattoos, I have to say anyone who says 'Ink should be restricted to men only' should f--- off, choke and die. (Or anyone who says ANYTHING should be for men only.)"

Electrickoolaid said: "Why the hell is knitting on there? Seriously? I think it's a very respectable and constructive hobby for women AND men. I love the assumption that every woman who knits is simply trying really hard to be a hot nerd like Tina Fey. And by 'love,' I mean that it makes me want to tear my own eyeballs out and chuck them into a blender."

A few guys took it up on themselves to make up their own lists. Check them out after the jump.

One commenter, Chris, made his own list countering every point of the original. Click here to open the original story in a new window and follow along:

Chris says: Wow. That's a big 0 for 10.

10. Black leggings are (usually) pretty hot, actually. And when they're not, who cares?
9. I'm sure you have a few tics not everyone particularly loves, but I doubt anyone would classify them as cosmos-level irritating.
8. So people who go to Asian-run nail salons are, like, racist or something? That person isn't "slaving" over a girl's cuticles. The girl is PAYING her (usually an awful lot) for WORK which is the OPPOSITE of slavery.
7. So you don't smoke, fine. Hardly a top 10 list-worthy item, especially since smoking isn't a girl-specific behavior.
6. 2002 called. It wants its observation back. (And yes, the '90s just called me to ask for this joke format back.)
5. Who thinks knitting is sexy? Girls might find it fun or relaxing or whatever, but sexy? Please show me some evidence that these girls exist.
4. The whale-tail look? Fine, annoying. But when a thong remains hidden until the right moment, that's usually pretty hot. And what does New Jersey have to do with anything?
3. Again, it's not 2002. Girls know by now that tramp stamps are dumb. But if a girl wants a little star or unicorn or something on her ankle, why does this irritate you?
2. While I'm sure you absolutely hated it in college when the two cute sophomore chicks made out, this is a behavior to be grown out of, not banned.
1. If you want to be single, go be single. If a girl doesn't want you messing around, it's probably because she likes you. In which case, that's not annoying -- it's normal human behavior.

Actual Annoying Things Girls Do (as opposed to personal pet peeves, evidence of a desire to control women, or perfectly reasonable behavior) include:

1. Obsessing over VH-1 and Bravo reality shows.
2. Requiring nightly phone conversations during which we talk about nothing but must fill some arbitrary (and overlong) time period.
3. Any and all passive-aggressive behavior, especially when we go to the bar to watch the game with the guys.
4. Telling us all the office gossip in excruciating detail.
5. Making dogs wear clothes.

Jonny, on the other hand, tried to explain the original list:
1) Leggings--Not really annoying, just a bit distracting. Wearing thin leggings in cold weather then complaining that you're cold--THAT's annoying. I don't know if they're actually warm or not, but if you know your legs get cold easily you'd think you would try something thicker.

2) Hair Twirling--Whether or not you're trying to look cute for us has nothing to do with the fact that some of us find it annoying.

3) Mani-pedi--If you're allowed to find valley-girl accents and the use of "OMG" in public speech annoying then you are allowed to find these words annoying as well.

4) Smoking--I find all smokers annoying. I bet you'd find it on a "guys" list, too.

5) Carrie Bradshaw--People who constantly talk about their sexual escapades are annoying. I know that that's what you girls do, and some guys do it too, but that doesn't change the fact that it is annoying.

6) Believing that knitting is sexy--is annoying. Knitting by itself is not bad; I think that after seeing Tina Fey knit (did she actually do that?) you notice all the knitters around you and it irritates you. Not the ladies' fault.

7) Thongs--This is more against whaletails than thongs themselves. And THAT is annoying. Rarely do you see other types of underwear do that (I haven't). Ask yourself this--How did he know you were wearing a thong?

8) Tattoos--I find large tattoos on a lady irritating. Not all tattoos, just the big ones.

9) Pretending to be lesbians when you're drunk--This is probably the reason that this list was written. Like most forms of public drunken behavior (cursing, stumbling, being overly affectionate, challenging people to fights, etc.) this is extremely annoying. It's just that this one is female-specific. Granted, there's no real reason to approach to a drunk person anyway, but it's still bad to see.

10) Pressuring us into monogamy-- read:marriage. I could write a book on this. I do plan on marrying but I'll pop the question when I'm damn good and ready. When women start asking us "when's the wedding" we (okay, I) feel as if you're ignoring my input on a very important decision, and that feeling gets worse when you issue ultimatums. I'm not saying you should wait around forever, just...chill out a bit.