# What "innocent" group of people can you simply not stand? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 28, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982 "2015-10-28T16:27:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/241 "2015-11-04T15:08:24Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > People who stand in line as if the person in front of them has ebola. Man up and tighten that line! People who get to the cash register and park their shopping cart somewhere in Kansas. I have no clue how much you have and how many bags you need. And all that back and forth motion is making me seasick. Also, people who dump things anywhere but where they belong. I spend half my time doing cleanup and returns. Either put them back where they belong or give them to the cashier. And don’t complain to me when there’s only one cashier working. ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/242 "2015-11-04T17:37:11Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Also, “one-uppers” - those that converse with you in a way that they wait for openings where they can out-do you on whatever you just said. These people can just STFU. This is such a good one! A high school friend of mine would do this all the time, but often the ‘one-up’ wouldn’t really be a one-up, and instead paled in comparison to the original situation. It was really bizarre. Several of us thought it would be great to have this serve as the inspiration for an irreverent\* greeting card line: **Front of card** : So sorry to hear that mysterious pain in your stomach turned out to be an aggressive uterine cancer that might kill you, or at the very least, will certainly prevent you from being able to have any more children. **Inside of card** : I know just what you’re going through: when McDonald’s stopped serving the McRib in my area, and I knew I might never be able to have another one, it was so, so hard to keep getting up in the morning. I’m sure you’ll be able to take a page from my book and pull through this. > [@Morbo](#): > > My Australian friend told me about a delightful term they have for those people : “black catters” - as in, “My cat is blacker!” I love this! - and, perhaps, oddly specific ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/243 "2015-11-04T17:42:03Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > Fucking hippies. > > Hate every single stupid last one. Where do you live that this is ever a problem? Or has the meaning of the word ‘hippie’ evolved into something else? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/244 "2015-11-04T17:55:38Z")
> [@BrightSunshine](#): > > Are you from the US? In the US apartments are not owned. When it’s a multi-dwelling structure (highrise or otherwise) that’s owner-occupied, it’s called a condo, townhouse, or co-op. There may be some exceptions to this. From a cable show episode I recently saw, I have reason to believe that ‘apartment’ can also denote a very high end co-op or condo unit in NYC. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/245 "2015-11-04T18:16:32Z")
People who think the rules simply cannot be applied to them. The rule is no cell phone usage in the library. Just now a person answers the cell phone. Librarian says “No cell phones in the library.” Person keeps talking. “No cell phones in the library.” Person: This is important! So freaking what? No cell phones in the library. And all those who think the store’s closing time doesn’t apply to their need to come in two minutes before closing and fill up a cart and expect their purchase to be rung up because “I really need these things. I couldn’t get here earlier.” ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/246 "2015-11-04T18:48:33Z")
> [@Richey84](#): > > Barons riding buses? Times really are tough. 😉 I’ve noticed the same thing. I know there’s a Duke of Somewhere on here who mentioned that his father–presumably the previous Duke–had grown up in surprisingly modest circumstances… ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/247 "2015-11-04T19:22:42Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > My arm was bent at the elbow with a full cast and I couldn’t use it. I needed the bars in the handicapped stall to help me stand up after peeing. You need something to grab in order to stand up with one good arm. > > If you don’t believe me, try it sometime. I just did. Got up fine using my quads. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Turpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/248 "2015-11-04T19:49:18Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I see someone’s never been to Thailand, where “6:30ish” means anywhere from 8-12:00. I see someone who’s never been to Germany, where the term “6:30ish” doesn’t exist, and 6:30 means means exactly 6:15. In the US, I would say that “6:30ish” means between 6:15 and 6:45. And it’s your own damn fault if you tell someone to show up within the range of 6:30 and you aren’t ready for them by 6:30. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/249 "2015-11-04T20:28:33Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Where do you live that this is ever a problem? > > Or has the meaning of the word ‘hippie’ evolved into something else? I know people like to think that all the hippies poofed out of existence in 1972, but they’re still around. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/250 "2015-11-04T20:39:31Z")
> [@BrightSunshine](#): > > Are you from the US? In the US apartments are not owned. When it’s a multi-dwelling structure (highrise or otherwise) that’s owner-occupied, it’s called a condo, townhouse, or co-op … > [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > There may be some exceptions to this. From a cable show episode I recently saw, I have reason to believe that ‘apartment’ can also denote a very high end co-op or condo unit in NYC. The usage is somewhat regional but basically “apartment” vs. “condo” or “co-op” are talking about different aspects of the thing. “Apartment” is a style of dwelling in a multi-unit building, whereas “condo” and “co-op” refer to legal terms of ownership. Around here “apartment” does tend to connote a rental but I often hear New Yorkers (real life, not on TV) talking about their “apartments” which they do, in fact, own. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/251 "2015-11-04T20:55:12Z")
> [@stolatt](#): > > People in stores and restaurants that are overly talkative. Gab, gab, gab. People who chew gum. Mentally, the sound I hear is GUM GUM GUM! My wife hates being around anyone who chews gum. Unfortunately, I am hopelessly addicted to nicotine gum. Fortunately, she hates being around smokers more than she hates being around gum chewers. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/252 "2015-11-04T21:05:54Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > There may be some exceptions to this. From a cable show episode I recently saw, I have reason to believe that ‘apartment’ can also denote a very high end co-op or condo unit in NYC. For New Yorkers (and I’ve been one my whole life, and I’ve never lived in anything but an apartment, ever, in my more than 50 years on the planet), an “apartment” is any dwelling that is PART of a larger building that contains one or more other dwelling places. It may be a rental, it may be a co-op (which means that the inhabitant owns shares of the entity that owns the entire building, along with the other residents, who are also shareholders), it may be a condo (which means that the inhabitant actually owns the dwelling itself), but they’re all apartments. Doesn’t matter if it’s high-end or low-end of the market, whether it’s on Park Avenue or East New York. That’s all. There is no other meaning of the word, at least in NYC. An “apartment” is one unit in a multi-dwelling building. Doesn’t matter what the ownership situation is. ---
**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/253 "2015-11-04T21:17:36Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > “Guess what”. > > I hate when a person starts off a conversation with that. No I am NOT going to guess. Just say the freaking thing. I guess you are a jerk! ---
**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:** [November 4, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/254 "2015-11-04T21:21:19Z")
> [@OffByOne](#): > > I guess you are a jerk! Personal insults aren’t allowed in this forum. Please don’t do this again. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/255 "2015-11-04T22:56:21Z")
Seemed like a joke to me… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/256 "2015-11-05T00:16:30Z")
He was saying it to the hypothetical “Guess What?” sayer, not to a Doper, is my take on this ---
**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:** [November 5, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/257 "2015-11-05T00:47:37Z")
I apologize if I’ve misunderstood the joke. You’ll note that there’s a thread in ATMB about mods with great senses of humor, and you’ll note further that no one has mentioned my name within. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/258 "2015-11-05T02:55:27Z")
> [@Turpentine](#): > > I see someone who’s never been to Germany, where the term “6:30ish” doesn’t exist, and 6:30 means means exactly 6:15. Oh yes I have. And Switzerland, where they’re even more strict. Thais love going to both those countries, but I honestly don’t know how they handle the time thing. It must make them suicidal. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/259 "2015-11-05T05:34:22Z")
Anyone I hate deserves to be hated, and thus is not innocent in my eyes. Except short people. They got no reason to live. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982/260 "2015-11-05T05:42:28Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > Anyone I hate deserves to be hated, and thus is not innocent in my eyes. > > Except short people. They got no reason to live. No reason at all! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-innocent-group-of-people-can-you-simply-not-stand/735982.md?page=14)