What really stupid things do you think less of people for?

[cmkeller]

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 posters.

[Cagey_Drifter]

People who pronounce Mario as “merry-o.” WTF, people?

[EmAnJ]

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.

[Eats_Crayons]

Nevermind. (Referencing a disappeared post.)

[Sunspace]

@Cagey_Drifter

People who pronounce Mario as “merry-o.” WTF, people?

Eh? Isn’t that the normal way of pronouncing it in English?

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

@Sunspace

Eh? Isn’t that the normal way of pronouncing it in English?

AFAIK that would be Mar-ee-oh.

[Malthus]

@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”.

[Jragon]

@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.”

[Malthus]

@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.

[Speaker_for_the_Dead]

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.

[carnivorousplant]

@Malthus

What makes it disturbing is naming the next kid “Nagaina”.

Cool.

[ExTank]

@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.

[Gala_Matrix_Fire]

@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.

[Amber_in_Treasury]

Teens and adults who like the Teletubbies. Sadly, I’m not joking.
To a lesser extent: anyone who obsesses over pets and/or babies.

[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.

[carnivorousplant]

@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?

[JohnT]

@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).

[ianzin]

@carnivorousplant

That’s PDS.

What does ‘PDS’ mean in this context?

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

Pretty Damn Stupid.

I think.

[carnivorousplant]

@Really_Not_All_That_Bright

Pretty Damn Stupid.

I think.

Yes, Sir.