# What are you a Purist about? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 5, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606 "2003-04-05T01:28:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/21 "2003-04-05T15:14:07Z")
[This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=147085&highlight=monopoly) might be of interest to you, **tanookie**. ---
**Author:** ![S\_or\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@S\_or\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S_or_L)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/22 "2003-04-05T15:17:36Z")
I can’t stand the current PBS series where old blues and soul greats try to sing their songs again in concert. They just can’t hit the notes any more and I have to switch it off. Only original versions of songs will do. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/23 "2003-04-05T15:24:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Turbo Dog \* > \*\ ***whiterabbit** tell me that you at least use the foil packaged cheese Kraft M&C and not the powdered stuff! \*\* Foil packaged? I don’t think I’ve ever had that. I am aware the powdered stuff is crap. But in the realm of boxed M&C, it is all I will eat. Though not often; my little brother went through a stretch of a couple of years where he wouldn’t eat much else, and I got my lifetime supply of the stuff THEN. My typing. My grammar may be messed up, but I must NOT have typos. If I do not know how to spell a word and can’t look it up for some reason, I use a word I do know how to spell. And I correct typos as I go. ---
**Author:** ![Mudling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@Mudling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudling)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/24 "2003-04-05T16:26:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > \*\*Wow mudling that would make me nuts. I hate when stuff ends up maximized. Do you use a really small monitor or just love huge windows? \*\* I just use a normal 15inch. I have a friend who will have many windows open and all just lying around the place so he can see more then one at a time. It irritates the sh\*\* out of me and I have been known to BEG him to maximise everything. 😃 _shakes head with amusement_ ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/25 "2003-04-05T16:47:18Z")
Thanks for the thread link stuyguy 🙂 Aaah Mudling now I understand … I use a 21 with a middle of the road resolution (1280 by 1024) Maximized windows tend to look awfully stretched. If I had a 15 I would have to beat it with a rock so I could replace it. I do hate cluttered desktops though. Keep your icons off my desktop and the windows must be neat. Yay for anything that minimizes to the tray. ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/26 "2003-04-05T16:48:02Z")
Last night reminded me of another – Margaritas Good tequila, bit of triple sec and lime. What’s so hard about that? I do not want ice, sweet mixer, strawberries, blueberries, blue curaçao, Midori, brown sugar or anything else to spoil the exquisiteness that is my margarita. And I most certainly do NOT want a tequila frappé. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/27 "2003-04-05T19:53:13Z")
If it’s not **Jif** , it’s not peanut butter, in my opinion. I don’t know why, but I made this decision as a small child and I stick by it. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/28 "2003-04-05T19:56:20Z")
Iced tea must be southern style. Extra sweet, cold, and none of that crap they call lemon. Also, baloney sandwiches. Others can eat them however they like; however, mine must consist of only bread, baloney, and mayonnaise. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/29 "2003-04-05T20:00:44Z")
Wooden reeds on woodwind instruments. None of that plastic b.s. Regular cameras. Nothing digatal. APS cameras are okay. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/30 "2003-04-05T22:42:52Z")
Technically precise telemark skiing. ---
**Author:** ![shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/31 "2003-04-05T23:05:16Z")
Grade Inflation. I refuse to put my name next to a mark/grade that does not reflect the child’s ability/effort, even if it will make both the school and me look better. I’ve taken a lot of shit over this in the past week, so it’s fresh on the brain. Someone actually said to me, “An honest teacher? That’s novel.” :grumble: ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/32 "2003-04-05T23:14:56Z")
BAGELS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE TOASTED!!! [sub]er … that’s all. [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/33 "2003-04-05T23:21:24Z")
1. Pub Etiquette 2. Tea That is all 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![noodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@noodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noodler)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/34 "2003-04-05T23:41:48Z")
Skim is a sin against milk and 2% isn’t much better, it’s supposed to have a flavor to it. I like my milk straight out of the tank. Holstein milk is good, but Jersey is much better. If I went any farther I’d be drinking colostrum. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/35 "2003-04-05T23:58:58Z")
No alcohol or tobacco. No white bread. No McDonald’s. It is pronounced leftenant. The Final Frontier is not canon. ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/36 "2003-04-06T00:03:17Z")
Iced tea. It has to be sweet. Just the thought of un-sweetened tea makes me cringe in agony. Playing pool in a bar. Quarters on the table, or name on the board. Whoever wins the table keeps it for the next round. Whoever is paying is racking, and the previous winner breaks. Shots must be called, and no sh\*t shots. I don’t know why this is so difficult for people to understand. ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/37 "2003-04-06T03:49:06Z")
Liquor: Must be neat, be it bourbon, scotch, tequila, or rum. Tobacco: No aromatic pipe tobaccos, no Polyethelene Glycol, no flavored cigars. Cigarettes are bad, for they adulterate tobacco horribly AND they add paper to it. ---
**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/38 "2003-04-06T03:53:18Z")
What a great thread! **Bippy the Beardless** Sniff around, there are some cheesemakers around who skirt the law. Additionally, a lot of imported cheese are made to US standards. I am too picky about too many things. I try to compensate by being a very casual conversationalist. No store-bought cleaners ever, only vinegar, baking soda, borax, and the like. I never leave the house without making the bed. I will kill the next server who brings tries to sneak in a substitute (e.g., Lipton tea when I asked about the tea brand, fake ginger ale, Pepsi instead of Coke, some godawful god knows what instead of a mimosa. ) Why do they keep trying to pull this shit? Are there really people who will order a drink made of champagne and orange juice and then happily drink something that seems to be Everclear and Tang? ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/39 "2003-04-06T04:00:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe K \* > **I take my dark, carbonated beverage (Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper) without ice. _Never_ with ice. Not only does the jerk[sup]†[/sup] tend to jam-pack the cup/glass with ice, I find that ice dilutes the ‘bite’ of the soda, which is one of its redeeming factors to me.** [sup]† DITTO!!![/sup] ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606/40 "2003-04-06T04:06:49Z")
It’s not a real Godzilla movie unless it’s made by Toho studios in Japan. The so-called American “Godzilla” was just a generic monster movie and is not part of the canon of real Godzilla movies. Barry [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-about/166606.md?page=3)