# Lamest/most annoying fanbase?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 3, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558 "2005-10-03T12:18:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Fortean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fortean)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/1 "2005-10-03T12:18:52Z")
What fanbase do you personally find lame or annoying?
People who are into the whole vampire thing seem pretty lame to me – while Trekkies etc like the show because they’re into engineering, utopian societies, etc, it appears that most people only like vampire stuff because they’re miserable bastards.
People who are obsessed with hardcore anime are probably more sad than lame.
While I find all the recent Whedon browncoat stuff a little tedious, the fans are by no means as visible and insistent as Harry Potter fans – so, while I’m fond of the HP books, I can see how if I was not, the fanbase would be as annoying as all hell.
How about you?
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### Author:  [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/2 "2005-10-03T12:41:52Z")
I think Phish fans and these modern college-age wannabe hippies are the lamest. There were a bunch of these guys when I was going to UF in Gainesville, and you could smell them coming a mile away. Many are reasonably intelligent people who just chose to bake their brains with drugs (pot and a lot heavier stuff) and forego personal hygiene. They dance horribly at concerts, failing their arms and bumping into anyone who is close. They cling to '60s hippie ideals, but live hypocritically – so many of these neo-hippies preach about saving the environment, but drive around in gas-guzzling SUVs their parents bought them. I call these people “Trustafarians,” essentially trust fund brats living a fantasy life with droning jam band music, pot, hallucinogens, and a lack of soap and deodorant.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/3 "2005-10-03T14:13:14Z")
I think Trekkies who think Star Trek is the best science fiction show ever are lame, though I don’t encounter that too much.
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### Author:  [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/4 "2005-10-03T14:16:57Z")
Invader Zim, Sonic, Avril Lavigne… come to think of it, any fanbase that involves 13-year-old girls. Ugh. Invader Zim and Sonic annoy me the most, the Zim fanbase for its vain attempts to be “random” (here’s a hint: if you’re TRYING to be random, you have failed) and Sonic for their horribly low average IQ. We’re talking apparent mid-80s here. Gah.
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### Author:  [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/5 "2005-10-03T14:35:14Z")
Dunno, would have to say the vampire fanbase also. And I like vampires, just…not \*that \* much.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/6 "2005-10-03T14:52:06Z")
Phantom “Phans” and RENTheads. No matter how good it is, it’s just a musical, people.
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### Author:  [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/7 "2005-10-03T14:54:53Z")
The people who keep insisted I just _have_ to watch Firefly even though I’m not intrigued and dislike stories that get cut off mid-stream and aaiiieee!
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### Author:  [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/8 "2005-10-03T15:30:51Z")
People who play Magic: The Gathering
People who are obsessed with Anime
People who read third-string sci-fi comics
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### Author:  [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/9 "2005-10-03T15:31:09Z")
> [@csharpmajor](#):
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> Invader Zim, Sonic, Avril Lavigne… come to think of it, any fanbase that involves 13-year-old girls. .
I didn’t think Zim had a fanbase big enough to be annoying.
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### Author:  [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/10 "2005-10-03T15:45:47Z")
I find neo-Pythons to be annoying. And by “neo-Pythons” I mean anyone who became a Monty Python fan post-Spamalot.
Aside from that, I’d like to nominate the fan bases of pretty much any reality TV show and women who are obsessive about “Sex and the City.”
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### Author:  [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/11 "2005-10-03T16:23:52Z")
The Passion of the Christ’s
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### Author:  [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/12 "2005-10-03T16:45:40Z")
Goths. As far as I can tell, it’s a lifestyle based solely on the fact that you’re chronically depressed and see no point to life.
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### Author:  [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/13 "2005-10-03T16:52:49Z")
The worst I’ve seen is the anorexia fans. Yes, there are people who worship this illness…many refer to it as “Ana” as if it’s some kind of lovely new line of clothing. They brag to each other about how they’re more unhealthy than the last person, eg. “I only had 1 piece of dry toast to eat today, I felt really guilty because I didn’t throw it back up” and “I felt really faint all day, I was sure I was going to pass out but it’s worth it to be 100lbs”. Then they bash anyone else who doesn’t look like Skeletor.
Sick and sad.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/14 "2005-10-03T16:54:01Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#):
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> The people who keep insisted I just _have_ to watch Firefly even though I’m not intrigued and dislike stories that get cut off mid-stream and aaiiieee!
Agreed. Hey, I tried to watch Firefly and it just ain’t my cup of tea. I like my sci-fi (or science-fiction, if you must) chock full of aliens.
Also, Buffy fans. If Buffy was indeed the greatest show ever produced by humankind, more people would like it.
Vampires and their supernatural ilk don’t intrigue me.
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### Author:  [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/15 "2005-10-03T16:54:44Z")
All of those previously mentioned rate as quaint curiosities next to the fans of Philadelphia sporting teams. I have never come across a group of people with such an extreme proclivity to being loudmouthed, obnoxious, violent, and unsportsmanlike.
I realize it doesn’t quite fit into the term “fanbase” as being used here, but it has to be said.
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### Author:  [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/16 "2005-10-03T16:56:25Z")
Firefly fans, by far. I happened upon some Serenity screening reactions, and I’ve never seen such a departure from reality. They were convinced that there is a studio conspiracy against Whedon, and that if enough people watch Serenity enough times (people were bragging about how many times they planned to go so it) they can put Firefly back on the air. They were also convinced that the studio was withholding special effects budgets and that Serenity “deserves” a larger budget. They seemed to have no idea that studio don’t fund movies based on what they “deserve.”
Added to that, a number of my friends have been forced to sit through Firefly by their so-called friends, despite their protestations that they just arn’t interested.
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### Author:  [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/17 "2005-10-03T17:15:14Z")
Even, have you noticed this tactic worked for Family Guy fans.
Oh, and I am loath to admit my hate for any group that invokes passionate feelings for the object of interest. However: Fottball fans, both American and european varieties. The Americans due to their refusal to admitt that not everyone likes fotball, and the Euro-trash for pure crazyness.
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/18 "2005-10-03T17:19:23Z")
Packer fans.
Christian rock fans.
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### Author:  [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/19 "2005-10-03T17:24:03Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> Phantom “Phans” and RENTheads. No matter how good it is, it’s just a musical, people.
Oh my god, I saw “Rent” once and it totally freaked me out. These people were screaming concert-style for these actors. It was really irritating.
Granted, one of these actors went on to do quite well on “American Idol”, but still…
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### Author:  [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-most-annoying-fanbase/324558/20 "2005-10-03T17:24:05Z")
Dale Earnhardt fans.
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