# What are you a purist (or not) about? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2010, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755 "2010-11-24T07:00:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/41 "2010-11-24T22:11:50Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I happen to have a case of Springbank in the cellar that needs attending to. When do we start? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/42 "2010-11-24T22:22:20Z")
Vocals. No Auto-Tune. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/43 "2010-11-24T22:54:24Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Ice Cream: Vanilla Ice Cream should contain Cream, Sugar, and Vanilla beam. No guar gum or carragennan gum or any other kind of gum. I _hate_ that Breyerā€™s screwed around with their plain recipe, and refuse to eat their stuff any more. No vanillin. No eggs (I donā€™t want French Vanilla) Cal, you scare me sometimes, because I could have written your post exactly. Seeing as you already posted it for me, Iā€™ll volunteer that there is only one kind of mayonnaise: Hellmanā€™s. (ā€œBest Foodā€™sā€ west of the Rockies!) (Homemade is also acceptable.) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/44 "2010-11-24T22:57:26Z")
Science fiction/fantasy (written) - if the writer didnā€™t invent the world in which the story is set, Iā€™m not interested. That means no books in worlds from originating from movies, TV series or RPGs settings\*, no sequels after the author dies, and no fanfic. Short stories by established writers in ā€œtributeā€ anthologies are borderline acceptable. - If the writer was involved in creating the setting, Iā€™ll accept it, but I retain the right to ignore its existance. ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/45 "2010-11-25T05:40:04Z")
Anti-purist- Christmas trees: the fake ones are the best. They are perfectly proportioned, nicely shaped, donā€™t shed all over the house, and are photogenic. I think they look great in my holiday photos. Purist - Tea: I donā€™t know definitively where tea originated from, but Iā€™m going to guess China. In most east Asian cultures, tea is traditionally taken plain. No sugar, no fruity flavors, none of that nonsense. I canā€™t stand the added sweetness. Just leaves and water, please! ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/46 "2010-11-26T00:29:22Z")
Potato chips. No BBQ, no vinegar, no ranch cool or otherwise. They should taste like potatoes and salt. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/47 "2010-11-26T00:45:58Z")
Purist: Leviā€™s 501 are the only jeans allowed. Dunno why but just the way it is Anti-purist: Jorts are not acceptable wear for a male. Cut off 501ā€™s are fine but taking a pair of jeans, hemming them and then pretending this is some kind of acceptable fashion ranks up there with a bald comb over. Anti-Purist: Single Malt Whisky snobs that ask for 1 single ice cube. If you want to get the chemical interplay, then a little bit of water works. If you want to blasphemy and ice your whskey, then pour it on the rocks already. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/48 "2010-11-26T03:16:11Z")
Purist: Mac and cheese cannot come from a box. The cheese must be real, must be fresh. Anti-purist: Beer. While I donā€™t consider Miller, Budweiser, and Coors to be beer, Iā€™m fine with mass market beers like Yeungling, Samuel Adams, Stella Artois and a few others. Purist: Cheese - Kraft slices are not cheese. Even the package calls them cheese food. Go to the deli and have them slice you some mild cheddar. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/49 "2010-11-26T05:02:01Z")
Purist: Computer, monitor, keyboard: Apple. Camera: Nikon (D90) with Nikon lenses and accessories. Peanut butter: peanuts and salt, period. Spread: Real butter, salted. Crosswords: NYTimes, preferably Sunday. Cookware: Calphalon. Wall paint: Behr. Batteries: Durocell (Energizers donā€™t work in my stationary bicycle). Painting supplies: Lascaux Studio Acrylics, Windsor & Newton 994 series brushes, Fredrix ā€œAlabamaā€ canvas, and Pearl Paint heavy-duty stretchers. Shoes: New Balance, Skechers or Timberland. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/50 "2010-11-26T05:54:53Z")
**Purist:** Coke with NO ICE. Iā€™m sort of like the whiskey guys upthread, except with soda. It has to be Coca-Cola, preferably from a bottle. It can be consumed from the bottle or poured, but it must be cold and not over ice. Ice melts and dilutes it! And every restaurant in existence seems to think I want a glass of ice with some soda added to it! **Purist:** NY Times crosswords AND Suduko, and only Will Shortz. None of that Eugene Maleska crap. Crosswords are to be done in ink with a Pilot extra-fine rolling ball pen. A Bic .7 mm mechanical pencil is used for Suduko. Each are torn neatly from the book or newspaper and done on a clipboard. **Purist:** Stickshift. Dear god, only a true stickshift. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Electric\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/51 "2010-11-26T10:21:54Z")
**Purist** : Anyone who fries eggs in something other than butter is a monster, a monster I tell you! **Purist** : Though I had a ā€œwhat have I become?!ā€ moment after I banned any Dungeons & Dragons edition past 3rd from my gaming table, only a few short years after mocking my old DM for staunchly sticking with his 2nd edition, Iā€™m still not touching 4th. Itā€™s just not D&D. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/52 "2010-11-26T11:15:17Z")
The Designated Hitter rule. An Abomination. Pitchers should be made to hit. ---
**Author:** ![conurepete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@conurepete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conurepete)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/53 "2010-11-26T11:29:14Z")
I prefer my zombies slow. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/54 "2010-11-26T11:35:39Z")
Purist: Beverages - Pepsi, not Coke. Diet Dr. Pepper, no other diet drink. Earl Gray tea, not black or orange pekoe. Condiments - Heinz ketchup. Grey Poupon mustard. Computers - Apple. Iā€™m not a purist about anything else of note. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/55 "2010-11-26T13:15:01Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Ice Cream: Vanilla Ice Cream should contain Cream, Sugar, and Vanilla beam. No guar gum or carragennan gum or any other kind of gum. I _hate_ that Breyerā€™s screwed around with their plain recipe, and refuse to eat their stuff any more. No vanillin. No eggs (I donā€™t want French Vanilla) :eek: Breyerā€™s did _WHAT_? I donā€™t get ice cream often, but I always bought Breyers when I did because they were pretty much true ice cream. I guess itā€™s back to reading labelsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/56 "2010-11-26T13:48:17Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > PURIST: Crossword puzzles: They must be from the New York Times. Suranyi, mah brothah! I was about to post that I am a purist of Nothing, then I saw this post. Yeah, itā€™s gotta be the NYT crossword (even better, the Sunday NYT). Any other I wonā€™t even look at. mmm ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/57 "2010-11-26T14:24:55Z")
Watching movies at home: PURIST: Must not be edited or altered from the directorā€™s version (unless approved or done by the director). Aspect ratio should be original (no Pan and Scan or cropping). When applicable, subtitles, not dubbing! NON-PURIST: The above when it comes to anime. All anime is dubbed so itā€™s hard to be a purist on that account. Plus itā€™s just cartoons anyway. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/58 "2010-11-26T14:33:02Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > **Purist:** NY Times crosswords AND Suduko, and only Will Shortz. None of that Eugene Maleska crap. Crosswords are to be done in ink with a Pilot extra-fine rolling ball pen. A Bic .7 mm mechanical pencil is used for Suduko. Each are torn neatly from the book or newspaper and done on a clipboard. nitpick: sudoku ---
**Author:** ![KittenKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kittenkat/32/306_2.png) [@KittenKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KittenKat)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/59 "2010-11-26T14:44:57Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > Purist: Earl Gray tea, not black or orange pekoe. If Earl Gray is your favorite tea, thatā€™s fine, but your sentiment above doesnā€™t make much sense. Earl Gray _is_ black tea, black tea that has been flavored with oil of bergamot. At least, traditionally it is. If one is going to be an Earl Gray purist, I think one would have to insist that any tea going by that name be black tea, and not some other type of tea flavored with bergamot. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-purist-or-not-about/561755/60 "2010-11-26T15:28:19Z")
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