# What really stupid things do you think less of people for? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 15, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499 "2009-03-15T04:57:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/261 "2009-03-26T17:45:33Z")
I can’t believe I’m the first one to say this, but: chain e-mails!!! I am so sick and tired of seeing some sort of “Someone’s thinking of you. Your smile makes the world a happier place! Now e-mail this to 5 other people.” Thanks, I think I’ll delete it. You know, I should have thought of this years ago: I’ll e-mail back to the person who mailed it to me, but instead of the syrupy stupid thing, I’ll attach one of those [despair.com](http://despair.com) posters. ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/262 "2009-03-26T19:19:40Z")
People who pronounce Mario as “merry-o.” WTF, people? ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/263 "2009-03-26T19:48:33Z")
People who don’t recycle, especially if it’s really easy to do. I just walked in to my office kitchen to see a couple of boxes mashed up in the garbage (they were restocking coffee of something). The paper recycling bin is about 15 steps away. I took it all out and put it into the recycling, but COME ON. I almost sent an email. I’m still thinking about doing it anyhow. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/264 "2009-03-26T19:56:23Z")
Nevermind. (Referencing a disappeared post.) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/265 "2009-03-26T20:04:18Z")
> [@Cagey\_Drifter](#): > > People who pronounce Mario as “merry-o.” WTF, people? Eh? Isn’t that the normal way of pronouncing it in English? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/266 "2009-03-26T20:16:51Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Eh? Isn’t that the normal way of pronouncing it in English? AFAIK that would be Mar-ee-oh. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/267 "2009-03-26T20:36:19Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. > They should be Rikki, Tikki and Tavi. 🙂 What makes it disturbing is naming the next kid “Nagaina”. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/268 "2009-03-26T20:39:46Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > AFAIK that would be Mar-ee-oh. Since there’s probably 60 different ways to pronounce “Mar” to be a little more clear: Mar as in “Mars” or the “Ma” pronounced like “Mah” (or the Southern “Can I go to the fair **Ma**? Pa [same sound] said to check with you.” ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/269 "2009-03-26T20:42:39Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > People who refer to their pets as their babies/children. Also said pet owners who anthropomorphize them to gag inducing degrees. One of my best friends does this with his dog, an it’s everything in my power to try and just ignore it the best I can. He says things like, “I think she’s mad at me because I was out too late,” kinda bullshit. Dood, it’s a fucking dog. They don’t harbor grudges, or have complex self-aware feelings like humans do. > > Dressing your pet in clothes is right out. > > Having more that 2 animals. For some reason, it just screams “I have people issues, and the blind, idiot love of animals are all I can connect to.” > > That said, don’t get me wrong. I love animals as much as much as the next guy, and am very friendly with them and want nothing but for them to be well taken care of and respected. But there’s this strange phenomenon that’s seems to be taking place in this modern era, where pets are being used as some sort of substitute or proxy for human interaction/affection. I think that’s pathetically sad. Of course, they bring happiness and joy and companionship, but to blur the line between that and the more complex counterparts you get from humans, is to have something broken in your head. > > I say this as a former dog, bird(s), guinea pig, and fish owner. Not all at the same time though. > > This goes the same for cat owners, which seems to be even more guiltily egregious of this. I don’t anthromorphize animals - but you are simply factually wrong to state that they can’t hold grudges. Cats most certainly can, and do. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/270 "2009-03-26T20:50:06Z")
Strangers who won’t return a nod, smile, or “hello” when you pass them in the hallway or another public place. Obviously, things like night-time streets or alleys are excepted. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/271 "2009-03-26T21:10:37Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > What makes it disturbing is naming the next kid “Nagaina”. Cool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/272 "2009-03-26T22:25:46Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > People who hold themselves superior to others based on what appears to be petty and inane things. Personally, I don’t think that qualifies as stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/273 "2009-03-26T23:02:21Z")
> [@Cagey\_Drifter](#): > > People who pronounce Mario as “merry-o.” WTF, people? That reminds me: people who pronounce Moreno and Marino the same. Well, not everyone, but at least people who studied at least one week’s worth of Spanish ever in their lives. ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/274 "2009-03-28T02:36:32Z")
Teens and adults who like the Teletubbies. Sadly, I’m not joking. To a lesser extent: anyone who obsesses over pets and/or babies. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/275 "2009-03-28T04:27:18Z")
I don’t know if it’s “stupid”, but when I hear adults talk about school (especially high school) traumas _as if they still matter_… yeah, I lose a little bit of disrespect. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/276 "2009-03-28T04:34:56Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I don’t know if it’s “stupid”, but when I hear adults talk about school (especially high school) traumas _as if they still matter_… yeah, I lose a little bit of disrespect. I lose respect for those who use double negatives. 🙂 Or is that a Malapropism? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/277 "2009-03-28T04:53:31Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I lose respect for those who use double negatives. 🙂 > > Or is that a Malapropism? :smack: (I’ll blame the lateness of the hour. Or my biorhythms. Or something). ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/278 "2009-03-28T05:02:44Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > That’s PDS. What does ‘PDS’ mean in this context? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/279 "2009-03-28T05:07:38Z")
Pretty Damn Stupid. I think. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/280 "2009-03-28T13:22:26Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Pretty Damn Stupid. > > I think. Yes, Sir. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499.md?page=15)