I have never willingly given Michael Jackson a penny of my money. Sure I have bought the occasional Coke or Pepsi and I am sure that he made something off of that from his advertising contracts, but I have never directly let him have a cent. Even back in the early 80s, when everyone else said he was a genius, his music sounded to me like McDonalds commercials. When they all said he was THE GREATEST dancer, it looked to me like he just moved from one pose to another. Now that the rest of the world has woken up and realized that he is a talentless freak, I feel smug.
There are other things that I can feel smug about, but I would like to hear yours.
I worked at a Chinese fast food place for a couple of months in college. These former PepsiCo executives had gotten together and tried to start a chain of Chinese Taco Bell-type places. You could tell they really believed in this project, they really thought it was going to be the next big thing to hit America.
I knew within a day of working there that it was going to flop. Why? Well, for one thing, the food was absolutely vile. I mean it was the kind of food that made you drop to your knees and wail “Why, God? Whyyyyyy???”
But the main reason it tanked was the gimmick: they had a touch-screen menu at the counter where the customers were to punch in their own orders. They just touched the food they wanted, and a little slip printed up in the kitchen. I said to myself “Self, I don’t think people are ready for this. This place is going to do poorly.” And it did. And I laughed. “Ha!” I said.
My vast vast knowledge of various European Royals.
I’m damned cute. And proud of it :
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Okay, I know it’s a fairly shallow thing, but I’m really humble about most everything else. Most everything.
I have never in my life gotten on a bus and paid money to ride… of course, my hometown had quite possibly the worst public transportation system on earth…
And I don’t think San Fransisco street cars count.
my killer abs.
I work pretty hard, figure it’s my right.
Regarding Michael Jackson, what about this?
Cite? Visual, preferably. 
Assuming you mean the famous cable cars, they are used by us folks in San Francisco for transportation.
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I have never ingested an illegal drug (with the exception of the occasional pain pill that I borrowed from someone else when my period was really bad or something). Certainly I do not feel that this makes me better than people who have taken ilicit drugs, but I feel smug that I’ve never, not even once, succumbed to temptation. Because some people find this beyond comprehensible.
I knew who Jim Carrey was way before he became a big hit. Same with Meg Ryan, Billy Bob Thornton, and a score of others. I seem to be able to sniff out future megastars.
I knew that “pets.com” was a really sucky idea. When I saw those ads on TV, I knew they wouldn’t make any money.
It’s a rule that every foreign student of Chinese feels smug when hearing another foreigner talk Chinese. Even if he knows more words, you can always congratulate yourself on your superior pronunciation.
I have never seen any full episodes of any reality show.
I apparantlly have a very cute butt.
Absolutement!
I figure this deserves a cite as well!
What say ye?
Oh God.
I think I’m in love.
I don’t quite think everyone has woken up to it. C’mon I know you saw the crowd outside of his window in the news as well as I did.
What am I smug about? Hmm…
That I can do a number of crafty things most girls in my age group seem to think of as so last century (crochet, sewing, cross-stitch). I love to sit and do them while watching TV or feel pride in framing a new work of art or snuggling under my afghan. So basically I’m smug that I can do useful and pretty crafty things that most girls seem to give up after getting out of home ec.
Maybe they were ahead of their time. Sheetz has these in all their stores, and they are doing quite well for themselves. It also means I never have to deal with having my sandwich incorrectly made.
I, too, pride myself on never having liked Michael Jackson or his music.
Also, despite my 4+ decades on this planet, I have never owned a car. I feel good that there is a little less pollution because of me. And Seattle has an excellent bus system and a lot of great drivers!
One last thing is that I intentionently went 7 years without a television. On of the things that makes me most proud is that I have never seen any of the commercials featuring the Taco Bell chihuahua. 
Tikki’s post regarding TV reminded me of one thing I’m smug about: I don’t have cable, and I never will … AND I spent 3+ years as a producer of local and national TV newscasts.
My TV cow-orkers couldn’t ‘get’ me … how could I keep up with current events without watching CNN? Maroons, all of 'em. Not surprising that I’ve been out of the television-making business for five years …
Also, people routinely estimate my age to be about 10 years younger than I actually am.
I always make real mashed potatoes. My rice does get boiled in a bag. I have never served canned vegetables.
I’m convinced this is the main reason my husband wanted to marry me. The poor thing had been eating Navy food for 8 years before we met.
I cross stitch too! All the ladies at my LNS look at me funny when I go in there. I’m at least 20 years younger and have way more tattoos than the average customer.
Hehe! You too, huh?
I’ve been working on a Teresa Wentzler design for, oh, about 2 years now! I’ve often thought about getting another tattoo that’s designed to look like it was cross-stitched on, but I don’t know how successful it would be.
I guess you could say I’m also pretty smug about this. I was one of the few girls I knew who could cook & sew. I grew up making my own clothes from patterns. My wedding dress was actually home made. It was actually a pattern for a halloween costume – a renaissance type dress.
