# The stereotypical doper

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 2, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186 "2011-03-02T08:05:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/61 "2011-03-05T21:10:32Z")

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Dopers: 14 k o c in a l i a

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**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/62 "2011-03-05T21:31:18Z")

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> [@Asimovian](#):
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> Dopers: 14 k o c in a l i a

Oh, you are gonna _get_ it, mister!

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**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/63 "2011-03-05T21:51:07Z")

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> [@robardin](#):
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> “liberal atheists with cats”

This is an absurd over-generalization. After all, I am a \*moderate \*atheist with cats.

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**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/64 "2011-03-06T00:15:34Z")

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> [@Walmarticus](#):
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> Typical doper conversation:
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> **Firefly Reference** : “I’m an atheist, but is the Hebrew tradition more accepting of Jewish apocrypha than Christians are of Christian apocrypha? Again, I’m not a Christian.”
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> **Something About Zombies** : "Well, I’m not a theist, however I’d think the oral tradition of early Judaic law sort of makes it so. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Jewish tradition has more apocryphal works. Looking at it that way, I’d have to say yes. "
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> **Prétentious** : There is no god.
> 
> **Firefly Reference** : "  
> Cite?"
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> **I love Firefly448** : “Regardless of the status of Judaic apocrypha, religion enslaves and exploits the minds of the ignorant (for whom I have no sympathy). Name one rape that was not caused by religion.”

I want to argue with this blunt trauma slam of us as an online community, but I can’t. I just can’t.

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**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/65 "2011-03-06T00:50:01Z")

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**Typical doper** : “Religion is as bad as Joss Whedon is good”

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**Author:** ![Zago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zago)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/66 "2011-03-06T03:07:58Z")

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Middle-aged  
Liberal  
Educated  
Cat owners

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/67 "2011-03-06T03:49:40Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> Yeah, me too.

I think we all agree that we wish **Vinyl Turnip** were better looking and more charismatic.

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**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/68 "2011-03-06T03:50:32Z")

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> [@Zago](#):
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> Middle-aged  
> Liberal  
> Educated  
> Cat owners

What is it with cats? {{shudder}} Vile, vile creatures they be.

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**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/69 "2011-03-06T04:24:18Z")

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> [@Walmarticus](#):
>
> Typical doper conversation:
> 
> **Firefly Reference** : “I’m an atheist, but is the Hebrew tradition more accepting of Jewish apocrypha than Christians are of Christian apocrypha? Again, I’m not a Christian.”
> 
> **Something About Zombies** : "Well, I’m not a theist, however I’d think the oral tradition of early Judaic law sort of makes it so. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Jewish tradition has more apocryphal works. Looking at it that way, I’d have to say yes. "
> 
> **Prétentious** : There is no god.
> 
> **Firefly Reference** : "  
> Cite?"
> 
> **I love Firefly448** : “Regardless of the status of Judaic apocrypha, religion enslaves and exploits the minds of the ignorant (for whom I have no sympathy). Name one rape that was not caused by religion.”

fairly accurate

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**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stereotypical-doper/573186/70 "2011-03-06T19:34:22Z")

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A Doper has too much time on their hands.

Except me, of course.

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