# 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:** 6
**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 16, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/101 "2009-03-16T14:45:09Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > There is no reason for ANYBODY to have JUICY (or most words, for that matter) written across their butts. > > Yes, I think less of pretty much anyone who wears those types of pants in public. > [@](#): > > Also, people who are really, vocally disapproving of tattoos - they’re typically very wrong about the reasons people get them. I don’t care if you don’t have tattoos, why are you so obsessed with mine? Error… does… not… compute. ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/102 "2009-03-16T14:46:43Z")
Liking: country music pro wrestling (WWE, etc.) talk radio (conservative or liberal) People who try to “buy American” ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/103 "2009-03-16T14:54:50Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Error… does… not… compute. Compute: I’m not generally vocally disapproving of said pants. I wouldn’t walk up to a person wearing them and insult them, ever. But people seem to think this is OK when it comes to tattoos. Hence why I used the term “really, vocally disapproving”, and didn’t extend my dislike to all people who dislike tattoos. It’s not the dislike I mind, not everyone is going to like what I like - it’s the obsession some people seem to have with it. ---
**Author:** ![PeskiPiksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/104 "2009-03-16T14:56:41Z")
Things listed in this thread that I’m guilty of: watching reality TV, leaving the TV on for background noise, using Internet Explorer, having a bunch of icons on my desktop, and having a tattoo (although I regret my tattoo and would have it removed if I could afford it, so I have that going for me…) Things in this thread I agree with: bad table manners, trendy-cutesy kid names, little girls dressed like hos. My own contribution: People who have those plastic testicles hanging from the back of their vehicle (usually a large pickup). That tells me pretty much everything I need to know about them right there. ---
**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 16, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/105 "2009-03-16T15:06:36Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > Hence why I used the term “really, vocally disapproving”, and didn’t extend my dislike to all people who dislike tattoos. It’s not the dislike I mind, not everyone is going to like what I like - it’s the obsession some people seem to have with it. Computes now. I thought those Juicy sweatpants were ridiculous when I first saw them, and now I hardly raise an eyebrow at them. Makes me sad. ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@apollonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/106 "2009-03-16T15:13:58Z")
People who think that not caring about fashion makes them somehow morally superior to those of us that do. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/107 "2009-03-16T15:28:00Z")
Scientific illiteracy-I learned about the scientific method and basic and applied research in high school, so it’s not as though the information about how science works is locked away in some arcane college class few people will ever take. I’m annoyed to no end to hear stupid people whining that money is wasted on scientific research. Hey, dumbass, those wonder drugs and new gadgets you love so damn much don’t appear out of nowhere. People who fail to understand that an analogy is not an argument. People who get self-righteous about not eating fast food. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/108 "2009-03-16T15:46:05Z")
Rooting for the New York Yankees. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/109 "2009-03-16T15:58:36Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > People who ignore friendly dogs who want to meet them. I always WANT to pet doggies that look friendly… but once, this dog came up to me (inside of a store!) with her tail wagging, so I pet her. Her owner yelled at me, saying that she was skittish with strangers and might bite, and that I should ask permission before touching someone else’s dog. That experience has changed my way of dealing with other people’s dogs. I won’t pet a dog who is tied up outside a store, and I always ask before touching someone else’s pet. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/110 "2009-03-16T16:07:51Z")
Overly rabid sports fans. A regular fan I can handle. One who eats, breathes, lives, etc. for a team is (IMO) an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/111 "2009-03-16T16:18:59Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > Overly rabid sports fans. A regular fan I can handle. One who eats, breathes, lives, etc. for a team is (IMO) an idiot. Like the idiots in the UK who go around wearing a replica shirt of their favourite team, even when they are abroad on holiday. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/112 "2009-03-16T16:24:19Z")
People at work who talk a lot about God and politics. I have people asking me all the time how I’m going to raise my son - Jewish, Christian or Hindu. What business is it of theirs? And most of them are _very_ conservative and voice it. Loudly. I detest that. People at work with cutesy crap all over their cubes. I get a picture or two that your kid drew. That’s great. But must you really have Hello Kitty crap all over your walls? You’re almost 40, for God’s sake. I was reminded by **apollonia** ’s comment that I also dislike people who dress sloppily at work (when not working from home) and claim that they’re above caring what others thing about them. You social misfit, you - you’re so brave not to care! ---
**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 16, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/113 "2009-03-16T16:25:21Z")
> [@Rayne\_Man](#): > > Like the idiots in the UK who go around wearing a replica shirt of their favourite team, even when they are abroad on holiday. Better still: the ones who dress up their families in matching kit. The surest indicator of the changing seasons in Florida is how many Umbro logos you see in a given day. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/114 "2009-03-16T16:29:50Z")
Using the word ‘borrowed’ when they mean ‘lent’. ‘Axing’ somebody a question also confirms idiocy. Spitting. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/115 "2009-03-16T17:12:43Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Better still: the ones who dress up their families in matching kit. The surest indicator of the changing seasons in Florida is how many Umbro logos you see in a given day. 😃 Mind you, that does act as an early warning system. If you are in Spain and you see a load of these people in a bar then keep away. They will be in there watching Sky Television, drinking British beer and eating “roast dinners just like mother used to make”. I would rather saviour the local atmosphere in an authentic Spanish bar. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/116 "2009-03-16T17:55:25Z")
Savor? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/117 "2009-03-16T18:00:44Z")
I’m beginning to realize that I hate everyone for everything. However, I do make exceptions. ---
**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 16, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/118 "2009-03-16T18:04:51Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > People who don’t pay off their credit cards every month. If you’re maxing it out because you’re out of work and the only things on it are actual living expenses to keep yourself and your family clothed, fed and sheltered, that’s one thing. I’m talking about people who, with some self-restraint, could stop buying toys and making unnecessary purchases, but continue to do so and only pay the monthly minimum, or if they’re really proud of themselves, 2 or 3 times the monthly minimum. A credit card is a good way to pay for things so you don’t have to carry tons of cash on your person all the time. But when you get the bill? Pay it in full, doofus. > > I’ll second the ‘leasing a car you can’t afford’ thing. Is it wrong of me to think less of the 20-something gangsta-looking kid driving a $78,000 Mercedes CLS550? Maybe. I do anyway. > > People who keep their Christmas-light icicles hanging from their gutters all year long. > > Overweight people who load up the checkout conveyor with all manner of sugary drinks, bags of fried pork rinds, Doritos, chips, and convenience foods. > > People who pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a house, and don’t put the slightest effort into maintaining it but let it deteriorate and let it become the neighborhood embarrassment. Why do you hate America? > [@overlyverbose](#): > > People at work who talk a lot about God and politics. I have people asking me all the time how I’m going to raise my son - Jewish, Christian or Hindu. What business is it of theirs? And most of them are _very_ conservative and voice it. Loudly. I detest that. People are already asking my fiancee whether we’re going to raise our kids Methodist or Hindu. Apparently nobody knows I’m actually an atheist. How did you end up with _three_ options? ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/119 "2009-03-16T18:06:31Z")
> [@Rayne\_Man](#): > > Like the idiots in the UK who go around wearing a replica shirt of their favourite team, even when they are abroad on holiday. I’ll second that. And they’re usually fat knackers with a beer gut who wouldn’t fast five minutes in professional football. Other than that, and getting back to people you actually met as opposed to just a certain type, I’ll nominate people who make really stupid bigoted racist statements. ---
**Author:** ![Clare\_de\_Loone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/clare_de_loone/32/3407_2.png) [@Clare\_de\_Loone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clare_de_Loone)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499/120 "2009-03-16T18:11:19Z")
People who make a point of buying American cheese at the deli counter when so many other actual, tasty cheeses are available. You want thinly sliced overprocessed trash? Go buy the prepackaged stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-stupid-things-do-you-think-less-of-people-for/489499.md?page=7)